Patents by Inventor Jens HOEDT

Jens HOEDT has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11958477
    Abstract: The invention relates to a driver assistance system (11) for an at least partially automatically driving motor vehicle (10), wherein the driver assistance system (11) comprises at least one environment detection means (13) which is designed to detect at least one area of an environment (U) of the motor vehicle (10), an evaluation device (14) which is designed to determine a target trajectory (T) to be traveled by the motor vehicle (10) according to the detected at least one area of the environment (U), and a control device (18) which is designed to adjust the target trajectory (T) determined by the evaluation device (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, AUDI AG
    Inventors: Jens Hoedt, Ulrich Hofmann
  • Patent number: 11745739
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for supporting a lane changing procedure for a vehicle with a cruise control apparatus, wherein the cruise control apparatus adjusts a speed of the vehicle to a target speed, comprising the following steps: receiving environmental data on an environment of the vehicle using an input apparatus, wherein the environmental data at least comprise information on other vehicles in a target lane, determining a current traffic density and a current flow speed in the target lane based on the environmental data using an evaluation apparatus, adapting the target speed based on the determined current traffic density and the current flow speed by using the evaluation apparatus, forwarding the adapted target speed to the cruise control apparatus. The invention further relates to an associated device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Thomas Eigel, Timur Aminev, Stefan Detering, Jens Hoedt, Sören Lindner
  • Patent number: 11697430
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for providing a route stipulation for a route system of a vehicle, comprising the following steps: providing a plurality of detected trajectories of further vehicles in a route section to be used, ascertaining a trajectory stipulation from the detected trajectories, ascertaining a deviation zone from the detected trajectories, wherein the deviation zone is determined on the basis of a deviation of at least individual detected trajectories from the trajectory stipulation, determining the route stipulation at least on the basis of the trajectory stipulation and the deviation zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Thomas Eigel, Timur Aminev, Stefan Detering, Jens Hoedt
  • Publication number: 20210331672
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for supporting a lane changing procedure for a vehicle with a cruise control apparatus, wherein the cruise control apparatus adjusts a speed of the vehicle to a target speed, comprising the following steps: receiving environmental data on an environment of the vehicle using an input apparatus, wherein the environmental data at least comprise information on other vehicles in a target lane, determining a current traffic density and a current flow speed in the target lane based on the environmental data using an evaluation apparatus, adapting the target speed based on the determined current traffic density and the current flow speed by using the evaluation apparatus, forwarding the adapted target speed to the cruise control apparatus. The invention further relates to an associated device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Eigel, Timur Aminev, Stefan Detering, Jens Hoedt, Sören Lindner
  • Publication number: 20210316752
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for providing a route stipulation for a route system of a vehicle, comprising the following steps: providing a plurality of detected trajectories of further vehicles in a route section to be used, ascertaining a trajectory stipulation from the detected trajectories, ascertaining a deviation zone from the detected trajectories, wherein the deviation zone is determined on the basis of a deviation of at least individual detected trajectories from the trajectory stipulation, determining the route stipulation at least on the basis of the trajectory stipulation and the deviation zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Eigel, Timur Aminev, Stefan Detering, Jens Hoedt
  • Publication number: 20210263526
    Abstract: A method for assisting maneuver planning for a transportation vehicle driving by automation or for a robot; wherein a state space of an environment of the transportation vehicle or the robot is discretely described by a Markov decision process; wherein optimal action values for discretized actions are determined by dynamic programming, based on discrete states in the state space; wherein a mapping with states in the state space as input values, and with action values for actions in the state space as output values, is learned by a reinforcement learning method; wherein a reinforcement learning agent is initialized based on the optimal action values determined by the dynamic programming; and wherein the learned mapping is provided for maneuver planning. Also disclosed is a device for assisting maneuver planning for a transportation vehicle driving by automation or for a robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Micha HELBIG, Jens HOEDT, Firas AL-HAFEZ
  • Patent number: 11092965
    Abstract: A method for driving dynamics control for a transportation vehicle, wherein a manipulated variable of the driving dynamics is controlled by a control circuit having two degrees of freedom, consisting of a pilot control and a controller, to drive through a planned trajectory, wherein the control circuit has an iteratively learning controller which cyclically repeats classifying the planned trajectory by a classification device, retrieving a manipulated variable profile for the iteratively learning controller from a database based on the classification, recording a control fault of the control circuit and/or a manipulated variable of the controller when driving through the planned trajectory by a memory, and adapting the manipulated variable profile of the iteratively learning controller based on the recorded control fault and/or the recorded manipulated variable of the controller. Also disclosed is an associated device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventor: Jens Hoedt
  • Publication number: 20210188256
    Abstract: The invention relates to a driver assistance system (11) for an at least partially automatically driving motor vehicle (10), wherein the driver assistance system (11) comprises at least one environment detection means (13) which is designed to detect at least one area of an environment (U) of the motor vehicle (10), an evaluation device (14) which is designed to determine a target trajectory (T) to be traveled by the motor vehicle (10) according to the detected at least one area of the environment (U), and a control device (18) which is designed to adjust the target trajectory (T) determined by the evaluation device (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicants: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, AUDI AG
    Inventors: Jens Hoedt, Ulrich Hofmann
  • Patent number: 11034350
    Abstract: A method for adapting a predefined reference line for a transportation vehicle, a device, and a transportation vehicle. A predefined reference line is received by a control unit. A distance value of a maximum lateral distance from the predefined reference line is received by the control unit from an input device and a permissible area is specified that extends along the reference line and the lateral boundary of which is the maximum distance from the reference line that is specified by the distance value. A driving path optimized for a minimum driving time is calculated by a specified first mathematical optimization method starting from the current transportation vehicle position. The first mathematical optimization method has at least one boundary condition that requires a course of the driving path within the permissible area. The distance value is specified by a user input by the input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventors: Jens Hoedt, Björn Mennenga, Felix Kallmeyer
  • Patent number: 10933870
    Abstract: A driving assistance device for the semi-autonomous and fully autonomous guidance of a transportation vehicle, wherein the driving assistance device calculates potential return trajectories for the respective return of a transportation vehicle from an initial condition, which deviates from a predefined target trajectory, to the target trajectory, wherein each return trajectory satisfies a respective predetermined driving dynamics profile which defines a permissible value range of a total acceleration, and to which a respective degree of autonomy is assigned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Inventors: Felix Kallmeyer, Jens Hoedt, Samuel Schacher
  • Patent number: 10668928
    Abstract: A method and a device for estimating coefficients of friction of a wheel of a vehicle with respect to an underlying surface including decomposing a supplied trajectory into individual curve segments, estimating a lateral force and a slip angle for a front axle of the vehicle, assigning respectively estimated lateral forces and slip angles relating to the associated individual curve segments and storing these value pairs in a memory, estimating a tire characteristic curve for each of the curve segments based on the value pairs stored for the respective curve segment in the memory, estimating a coefficient of friction for each curve segment based on the respectively estimated tire characteristic curve, and storing the estimated coefficients of friction relating to the respectively associated curve segments in a coefficient of friction map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Jens Hoedt, Kristof Van Ende
  • Publication number: 20200026296
    Abstract: A method for driving dynamics control for a transportation vehicle, wherein a manipulated variable of the driving dynamics is controlled by a control circuit having two degrees of freedom, consisting of a pilot control and a controller, to drive through a planned trajectory, wherein the control circuit has an iteratively learning controller which cyclically repeats classifying the planned trajectory by a classification device, retrieving a manipulated variable profile for the iteratively learning controller from a database based on the classification, recording a control fault of the control circuit and/or a manipulated variable of the controller when driving through the planned trajectory by a memory, and adapting the manipulated variable profile of the iteratively learning controller based on the recorded control fault and/or the recorded manipulated variable of the controller. Also disclosed is an associated device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventor: Jens HOEDT
  • Publication number: 20190143974
    Abstract: A method for adapting a predefined reference line for a transportation vehicle, a device, and a transportation vehicle. A predefined reference line is received by a control unit. A distance value of a maximum lateral distance from the predefined reference line is received by the control unit from an input device and a permissible area is specified that extends along the reference line and the lateral boundary of which is the maximum distance from the reference line that is specified by the distance value. A driving path optimized for a minimum driving time is calculated by a specified first mathematical optimization method starting from the current transportation vehicle position. The first mathematical optimization method has at least one boundary condition that requires a course of the driving path within the permissible area. The distance value is specified by a user input by the input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Jens HOEDT, Björn MENNENGA, Felix KALLMEYER
  • Publication number: 20190071078
    Abstract: A driving assistance device for the semi-autonomous and fully autonomous guidance of a transportation vehicle, wherein the driving assistance device calculates potential return trajectories for the respective return of a transportation vehicle from an initial condition, which deviates from a predefined target trajectory, to the target trajectory, wherein each return trajectory satisfies a respective predetermined driving dynamics profile which defines a permissible value range of a total acceleration, and to which a respective degree of autonomy is assigned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Felix KALLMEYER, Jens HOEDT, Samuel SCHACHER
  • Publication number: 20180037234
    Abstract: A method and a device for estimating coefficients of friction of a wheel of a vehicle with respect to an underlying surface including decomposing a supplied trajectory into individual curve segments, estimating a lateral force and a slip angle for a front axle of the vehicle, assigning respectively estimated lateral forces and slip angles relating to the associated individual curve segments and storing these value pairs in a memory, estimating a tire characteristic curve for each of the curve segments based on the value pairs stored for the respective curve segment in the memory, estimating a coefficient of friction for each curve segment based on the respectively estimated tire characteristic curve, and storing the estimated coefficients of friction relating to the respectively associated curve segments in a coefficient of friction map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Jens HOEDT, Kristof VAN ENDE