Patents by Inventor Jonatan SILVLIN

Jonatan SILVLIN 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: 11776392
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and arrangements for assigning a vehicle to a lane in a road for a vehicle. The proposed solution obtains an estimated pose for the vehicle, projects the pose to nearby lanes, obtains uncertainty values for the pose and lanes, creates a distribution by combining the pose and lane uncertainties, creates a momentary likelihood for the vehicle being in each lane, adjusts the momentary likelihoods with prior values obtained in a previous iteration, and determines the most likely lane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Zenuity AB
    Inventors: Viktor Runemalm, Markus Hammarsten, Jonatan Silvlin, Albin Manhof
  • Publication number: 20200118426
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and arrangements for assigning a vehicle to a lane in a road for a vehicle. The proposed solution obtains an estimated pose for the vehicle, projects the pose to nearby lanes, obtains uncertainty values for the pose and lanes, creates a distribution by combining the pose and lane uncertainties, creates a momentary likelihood for the vehicle being in each lane, adjusts the momentary likelihoods with prior values obtained in a previous iteration, and determines the most likely lane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Viktor RUNEMALM, Markus HAMMARSTEN, Jonatan SILVLIN, Albin MANHOF
  • Patent number: 10435017
    Abstract: A method is for providing an object prediction representation. In an embodiment, the method includes simulating movement of a host vehicle and an object in a longitudinal-lateral coordinate system based on their initial positions at the starting time and a movement of the host vehicle and determined movement of the object. Points in time when at least one reference point of the host vehicle and an object reference point of a plurality of object reference points have the same longitudinal position are detected. Further, for each detected point in time, an associated lateral position of the object reference point at the detected point in time is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignees: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION, VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Madas, Jonatan Silvlin, Andreas Eidehall, Peter Sundstrom
  • Patent number: 10410521
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining an evasive path for a host vehicle (10), the method i.a. comprising: establishing (S1) a predicted traffic environment (12) of the host vehicle in a time-lateral position domain, the predicted traffic environment comprising an object prediction representation (16) of a traffic object; determining (S2) a start node (24) for the host vehicle; defining (S3) an end node (26) for the host vehicle; placing (S4) several boundary nodes (28) relative to the object prediction representation; setting (S5) node connections (30, 32, 34a-b, 36a-b, 38, 40, 42) between the start node, the boundary nodes, and the end node; and traversing (S6) the nodes using a graph-search algorithm in order to find a path from the start node to the end time with a lowest cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignees: Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Truck Corporation
    Inventors: David Madas, Jonatan Silvlin, Andreas Eidehall, Peter Sundstrom
  • Patent number: 10108195
    Abstract: A gap selection method performed by a gap selection system for a vehicle. The vehicle travels on a road having a first lane and a second lane adjacent to the first. The vehicle travels in the first lane, a first surrounding vehicle travels in the second lane, a second surrounding vehicle travels in the second lane ahead of the first surrounding vehicle with a first gap between the first and second surrounding vehicles. The method includes determining a first minimum safety margin between the first surrounding vehicle and the vehicle, determining a second minimum safety margin between the second surrounding vehicle and the vehicle, evaluating the first gap by determining a minimum limit for a longitudinal position of the vehicle, determining a maximum limit for a longitudinal position of the vehicle, and determining a lane change appropriateness value of the first gap utilizing the minimum limit and the maximum limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Jonatan Silvlin, Mattias Erik Brannstrom, Julia Nilsson, Mohammad Ali
  • Publication number: 20180001927
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and arrangement for safe limiting of torque overlay intervention in a power assisted steering system of a road vehicle having an autonomous steering function arranged to selectively apply a steering wheel overlay torque to a normal steering assistance torque. A wheel self-aligning torque (ƒR) of the road vehicle is modelled for a current vehicle velocity (?) and pinion angle (?w). A steering wheel overlay torque request (?R) is received. Based on the received steering wheel overlay torque request (?R) is provided a steering wheel overlay torque (?A) in hands-off applications limited to a safe set interval that is symmetrical around the modeled wheel self-aligning torque (ƒR).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mats HOWING, Lars Johannesson MARDH, Malin HAGLUND, Jonatan SILVLIN
  • Patent number: 9764735
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for suppressing or deactivating a lane keeping assist (LKA) system in a host vehicle. The method may include retrieving environmental data from a data gathering system, determining a current lane width based on the environmental data retrieved from the data gathering system, and comparing the current lane width with a pre-set lane width. The method may also include determining that the current lane width is smaller than the pre-set lane width, detecting the presence of an obstacle on the traveling path which obstacle will be passed by the host vehicle or which obstacle will pass the host vehicle within a pre-determined time period, and deactivating or suppressing the lane keeping assist (LKA) system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventor: Jonatan Silvlin
  • Publication number: 20170102705
    Abstract: A gap selection method performed by a gap selection system for a vehicle. The vehicle travels on a road having a first lane and a second lane adjacent to the first. The vehicle travels in the first lane, a first surrounding vehicle travels in the second lane, a second surrounding vehicle travels in the second lane ahead of the first surrounding vehicle with a first gap between the first and second surrounding vehicles. The method includes determining a first minimum safety margin between the first surrounding vehicle and the vehicle, determining a second minimum safety margin between the second surrounding vehicle and the vehicle, evaluating the first gap by determining a minimum limit for a longitudinal position of the vehicle, determining a maximum limit for a longitudinal position of the vehicle, and determining a lane change appropriateness value of the first gap utilizing the minimum limit and the maximum limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonatan SILVLIN, Mattias Erik BRANNSTROM, Julia NILSSON, Mohammad ALI
  • Publication number: 20170053532
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining an evasive path for a host vehicle (10), the method i.a. comprising: establishing (S1) a predicted traffic environment (12) of the host vehicle in a time-lateral position domain, the predicted traffic environment comprising an object prediction representation (16) of a traffic object; determining (S2) a start node (24) for the host vehicle; defining (S3) an end node (26) for the host vehicle; placing (S4) several boundary nodes (28) relative to the object prediction representation; setting (S5) node connections (30, 32, 34a-b, 36a-b, 38, 40, 42) between the start node, the boundary nodes, and the end node; and traversing (S6) the nodes using a graph-search algorithm in order to find a path from the start node to the end time with a lowest cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicants: Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Truck Corporation
    Inventors: David MADAS, Jonatan SILVLIN, Andreas EIDEHALL, Peter SUNDSTROM
  • Publication number: 20170043769
    Abstract: A method is for providing an object prediction representation. In an embodiment, the method includes simulating movement of a host vehicle and an object in a longitudinal-lateral coordinate system based on their initial positions at the starting time and a movement of the host vehicle and determined movement of the object. Points in time when at least one reference point of the host vehicle and an object reference point of a plurality of object reference points have the same longitudinal position are detected. Further, for each detected point in time, an associated lateral position of the object reference point at the detected point in time is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicants: Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Truck Corporation
    Inventors: David MADAS, Jonatan SILVLIN, Andreas EIDEHALL, Peter SUNDSTROM
  • Publication number: 20160339910
    Abstract: A method performed by an evasive maneuver system for providing a driver behavior adapted evasive maneuver to a vehicle at risk of an impending or probable collision. The evasive maneuver system detects a driving environment, determines that the vehicle is at risk of colliding with an obstacle, determines a drivable zone considered safe driving for the vehicle, detects a driver initiated collision avoidance maneuver, and intervenes in control of the vehicle, such that the vehicle is maintained within the drivable zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Mats JONASSON, Derong YANG, Jonatan SILVLIN
  • Patent number: 9358984
    Abstract: A driver intention estimation arrangement is provided to estimate a level of overtaking intention of a driver of a vehicle hosting the arrangement. The arrangement includes a driver eye monitoring unit configured to monitor a gaze direction (g) of at least one eye of the driver, and a processing unit configured to analyze the gaze direction (g). The processing unit is configured to estimate the level of overtaking intention on the basis of the gaze direction (g). A forward collision warning system, an autonomous brake system, a vehicle, and a method of estimating a level of overtaking intention of a host vehicle driver are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventor: Jonatan Silvlin
  • Publication number: 20150344029
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for suppressing or deactivating a lane keeping assist (LKA) system in a host vehicle. The method may include retrieving environmental data from a data gathering system, determining a current lane width based on the environmental data retrieved from the data gathering system, and comparing the current lane width with a pre-set lane width. The method may also include determining that the current lane width is smaller than the pre-set lane width, detecting the presence of an obstacle on the traveling path which obstacle will be passed by the host vehicle or which obstacle will pass the host vehicle within a pre-determined time period, and deactivating or suppressing the lane keeping assist (LKA) system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventor: Jonatan SILVLIN
  • Publication number: 20150266486
    Abstract: A driver intention estimation arrangement is provided to estimate a level of overtaking intention of a driver of a vehicle hosting the arrangement. The arrangement includes a driver eye monitoring unit configured to monitor a gaze direction (g) of at least one eye of the driver, and a processing unit configured to analyze the gaze direction (g). The processing unit is configured to estimate the level of overtaking intention on the basis of the gaze direction (g). A forward collision warning system, an autonomous brake system, a vehicle, and a method of estimating a level of overtaking intention of a host vehicle driver are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventor: Jonatan SILVLIN