Patents by Inventor Jochen Lackner

Jochen Lackner 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: 8170826
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the calibration of a position determination system of a rear axle steering actuator for a motor vehicle. The rear axle steering actuator has an actuator element which can be driven by a rotary movement of a rotor to a translation movement and whose geometrical center position is determined by a reference measurement. The position determination system includes a linear sensor and a rotary sensor. During calibration, a piece of calibration information is generated which includes a piece of zero point information of the linear sensor and a piece of sector information. The measurement range of the rotary sensor is divided into at least two sectors. The sector information identifies that angle at which the angular position of the rotor lies when the actuator element is arranged in its geometrical center position. The calibration information is stored in the linear sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: MAGNA Powertrain AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Gert Krammer, Michael Erhart, Jochen Lackner
  • Publication number: 20100010766
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the calibration of a position determination system of a rear axle steering actuator for a motor vehicle. The rear axle steering actuator has an actuator element which can be driven by a rotary movement of a rotor to a translation movement and whose geometrical center position is determined by means of a reference measurement. The position determination system includes a linear sensor and a rotary sensor. During the calibration of the position determination system, a piece of calibration information is generated which includes a piece of zero point information of the linear sensor and a piece of sector information. The measurement range of the rotary sensor is divided into at least two sectors. The sector information identifies that angle at which the angular position of the rotor defined by the rotary sensor lies when the actuator element is arranged in its geometrical center position. The calibration information is stored in the linear sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: MAGNA POWERTRAIN AG & CO KG
    Inventors: Gert Kammer, Michael Erhart, Jochen Lackner