Patents by Inventor Jens Schotte

Jens Schotte 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).

  • Systematic abnormality detection in control commands for controlling power steering system
    Patent number: 10538267
    Abstract: An embodiment of a system of a vehicle includes a power steering system that operates as commanded by control commands, and a control module configured to receive a first control command. The control module is also configured to generate a range signal indicative of a range of command values based on a plurality of input signals, generate a second control command based on a subset of the plurality of input signals, determine whether the first control command is out of the range for longer than a predetermined duration of time, and send the second control command to the power steering system in response to determining the first control command is out of the range for longer than the predetermined duration of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Scott A. Millsap, Ashok Chandy, Kevin L. Derry, Caroline Dannöhl, Hans-Peter Hank, Jens Schotte, Kristian Vetter
  • SYSTEMATIC ABNORMALITY DETECTION IN CONTROL COMMANDS FOR CONTROLLING POWER STEERING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170144699
    Abstract: An embodiment of a system of a vehicle includes a power steering system that operates as commanded by control commands, and a control module configured to receive a first control command. The control module is also configured to generate a range signal indicative of a range of command values based on a plurality of input signals, generate a second control command based on a subset of the plurality of input signals, determine whether the first control command is out of the range for longer than a predetermined duration of time, and send the second control command to the power steering system in response to determining the first control command is out of the range for longer than the predetermined duration of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Scott A. Millsap, Ashok Chandy, Kevin L. Derry, Caroline Dannöhl, Hans-Peter Hank, Jens Schotte, Kristian Vetter
  • Systematic abnormality detection in control commands for controlling power steering system
    Patent number: 9598102
    Abstract: A method of mitigating abnormalities in a first control command for controlling a power steering system is provided. The method generates a range signal indicative of a range of command values based on a plurality of input signals. The method determines whether the first control command is out of the range for longer than a predetermined duration of time. The method limits the first control command to the range and sends the limited first control command to the power steering system in response to determining that the first control command is out of the range for shorter than or equal to the duration of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignees: STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION, BAYERISCHE MOTORENWERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Scott A. Millsap, Ashok Chandy, Kevin L. Derry, Caroline Dannöhl, Hans-Peter Hank, Jens Schotte, Kristian Vetter
  • SYSTEMATIC ABNORMALITY DETECTION IN CONTROL COMMANDS FOR CONTROLLING POWER STEERING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150142268
    Abstract: A method of mitigating abnormalities in a first control command for controlling a power steering system is provided. The method generates a range signal indicative of a range of command values based on a plurality of input signals. The method determines whether the first control command is out of the range for longer than a predetermined duration of time. The method limits the first control command to the range and sends the limited first control command to the power steering system in response to determining that the first control command is out of the range for shorter than or equal to the duration of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Scott A. Millsap, Ashok Chandy, Kevin L. Derry, Caroline Dannöhl, Hans-Peter Hank, Jens Schotte, Kristian Vetter