Patents by Inventor Jonas Schönichen

Jonas Schönichen 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: 11822344
    Abstract: A method and corresponding device for the decentralized cooperative coordination of at least two vehicles includes: determining an abstract driving maneuver to realize at least one nominal driving maneuver by a first vehicle, determining driving maneuver information regarding the first vehicle's at least one abstract driving maneuver, transmitting the first vehicle's driving maneuver information to at least one further vehicle, calculating or reconstructing the first vehicle's nominal trajectory and/or nominal driving maneuver based on the received driving maneuver information by the further vehicle, comparing the first vehicle's reconstructed nominal trajectory and/or the reconstructed nominal driving maneuver with the further vehicle's nominal trajectory and/or nominal driving maneuver and, if a conflict exists between the nominal trajectory and/or the nominal driving maneuver of the first vehicle and the nominal trajectory and/or the nominal driving maneuver of the further vehicle, transmitting a cooperati
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventors: Sebastian Strunck, Thomas Grotendorst, Jonas Schönichen
  • Patent number: 11535247
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of cooperatively coordinating future driving maneuvers of a vehicle with fellow maneuvers of at least one fellow vehicle, wherein trajectories for the vehicle are rated with an effort value each, trajectories and fellow trajectories of the fellow vehicle are combined into tuples, the trajectory and the associated effort value of a collision-free tuple are selected as reference trajectory and reference effort value, trajectories with a lower effort value than the reference effort value are classified as demand trajectories, trajectories with higher effort value than the reference effort value are classified as alternative trajectories, and a data packet having a trajectory set consisting of the reference trajectory and the associated reference effort value as well as at least one trajectory from a group comprising the demand trajectories and the alternative trajectories as well as the respective effort values is transmitted to the fellow vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignees: Robert Bosch GMBH, Continental Automotive Technologies GMBH
    Inventors: Hendrik Fuchs, Florian Wildschütte, Thomas Michalke, Ignacio Llatser Marti, Maxim Dolgov, Sebastian Strunck, Jonas Schönichen, Thomas Grotendorst
  • Patent number: 11377118
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of cooperatively coordinating future driving maneuvers of a vehicle with fellow maneuvers of at least one fellow vehicle, wherein a fellow data packet is received from the fellow vehicle, in which a fellow trajectory set of a fellow reference trajectory is contained, a trajectory from a trajectory set for the vehicle is selected as a reference trajectory for the vehicle using the fellow reference trajectory, wherein a trajectory which is collision-free towards the fellow reference trajectory is selected, the trajectories of the trajectory set are rated using limit trajectories, and at least one cooperation trajectory is selected from the trajectories of the trajectory set using the reference effort value, wherein a data packet containing the reference trajectory and the cooperation trajectory is transmitted to the fellow vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignees: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHG
    Inventors: Hendrik Fuchs, Florian Wildschütte, Thomas Michalke, Ignacio Llatser Marti, Maxim Dolgov, Sebastian Strunck, Jonas Schönichen, Thomas Grotendorst
  • Publication number: 20210146922
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of cooperatively coordinating future driving maneuvers of a vehicle with fellow maneuvers of at least one fellow vehicle, wherein trajectories for the vehicle are rated with an effort value each, trajectories and fellow trajectories of the fellow vehicle are combined into tuples, the trajectory and the associated effort value of a collision-free tuple are selected as reference trajectory and reference effort value, trajectories with a lower effort value than the reference effort value are classified as demand trajectories, trajectories with higher effort value than the reference effort value are classified as alternative trajectories, and a data packet having a trajectory set consisting of the reference trajectory and the associated reference effort value as well as at least one trajectory from a group comprising the demand trajectories and the alternative trajectories as well as the respective effort values is transmitted to the fellow vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Hendrik FUCHS, Florian WILDSCHÜTTE, Thomas MICHALKE, Ignacio LLATSER MARTI, Maxim DOLGOV, Sebastian STRUNCK, Jonas SCHÖNICHEN, Thomas GROTENDORST
  • Publication number: 20210031800
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of cooperatively coordinating future driving maneuvers of a vehicle with fellow maneuvers of at least one fellow vehicle, wherein a fellow data packet is received from the fellow vehicle, in which a fellow trajectory set of a fellow reference trajectory is contained, a trajectory from a trajectory set for the vehicle is selected as a reference trajectory for the vehicle using the fellow reference trajectory, wherein a trajectory which is collision-free towards the fellow reference trajectory is selected, the trajectories of the trajectory set are rated using limit trajectories, and at least one cooperation trajectory is selected from the trajectories of the trajectory set using the reference effort value, wherein a data packet containing the reference trajectory and the cooperation trajectory is transmitted to the fellow vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Hendrik FUCHS, Florian WILDSCHÜTTE, Thomas MICHALKE, Ignacio LLATSER MARTI, Maxim DOLGOV, Sebastian STRUNCK, Jonas SCHÖNICHEN, Thomas GROTENDORST
  • Publication number: 20190243381
    Abstract: A method and corresponding device for the decentralized cooperative coordination of at least two vehicles includes: determining an abstract driving maneuver to realize at least one nominal driving maneuver by a first vehicle, determining driving maneuver information regarding the first vehicle's at least one abstract driving maneuver, transmitting the first vehicle's driving maneuver information to at least one further vehicle, calculating or reconstructing the first vehicle's nominal trajectory and/or nominal driving maneuver based on the received driving maneuver information by the further vehicle, comparing the first vehicle's reconstructed nominal trajectory and/or the reconstructed nominal driving maneuver with the further vehicle's nominal trajectory and/or nominal driving maneuver and, if a conflict exists between the nominal trajectory and/or the nominal driving maneuver of the first vehicle and the nominal trajectory and/or the nominal driving maneuver of the further vehicle, transmitting a cooperati
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Sebastian Strunck, Thomas Grotendorst, Jonas Schönichen
  • Publication number: 20180284810
    Abstract: A method for establishing a cooperation partner for executing a driving maneuver, includes emission of a cooperation request by a first vehicle and receiving of the cooperation request by a second vehicle. The method also includes establishing of a significance value for cooperation on the basis of information included in the cooperation request, using information relating to the second vehicle, by the second vehicle. The method also includes emission of a piece of information focused on the cooperation request by the second vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Sebastian Strunck, Marc Menzel, Jonas Schönichen, Thomas Grotendorst, Marc Simon