Patents by Inventor Joost POTMA

Joost POTMA 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).

  • Method and arrangement for assessing the roadway surface being driven on by a vehicle
    Patent number: 10467482
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and an arrangement for assessing the roadway surface being driven on by a vehicle. In a method according to the disclosure, on the basis of at least one image recorded with a camera that is present on the vehicle, the roadway surface being driven on by the vehicle is classified using a classifier. The classifier is trained on the basis of image features that are extracted from the at least one image, wherein a plurality of image details are defined in the at least one image. The extraction of image features is performed independently for each of these image details.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohsen Lakehal-Ayat, Joost Potma, Michael Seemann
  • METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR ASSESSING THE ROADWAY SURFACE BEING DRIVEN ON BY A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170236011
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and an arrangement for assessing the roadway surface being driven on by a vehicle. In a method according to the disclosure, on the basis of at least one image recorded with a camera that is present on the vehicle, the roadway surface being driven on by the vehicle is classified using a classifier. The classifier is trained on the basis of image features that are extracted from the at least one image, wherein a plurality of image details are defined in the at least one image. The extraction of image features is performed independently for each of these image details.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mohsen LAKEHAL-AYAT, Joost POTMA, Michael SEEMANN