Patents by Inventor Julien BIDOT

Julien BIDOT 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).

  • Target arrangement, method, and control unit for following a target vehicle
    Patent number: 11661087
    Abstract: Method, control unit, and target arrangement of a leading vehicle for triggering a follower vehicle, which is situated at a lateral distance from the leading vehicle, to coordinate its movements with the leading vehicle. The target arrangement comprises a target configured to be placed at a lateral distance from to the leading vehicle. The target is also configured to be recognized by at least one forwardly directed sensor of the follower vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Scania CV AB
    Inventors: Marcello Cirillo, Magnus Granström, Mattias Nilsson, Julien Bidot, Jiwung Choi, Rui Oliveira
  • Method and control unit for ground bearing capacity analysis
    Patent number: 11608606
    Abstract: A method (400) and a control unit (210) for ground bearing capacity analysis. The method (400) steps include determining (401) a shape of the terrain segment (130) ahead of a vehicle (100), based on sensor measurements; predicting (402) a distance between a sensor (120) of the vehicle (100) and the ground (110) at the terrain segment (130), before the vehicle (100) moves into the terrain segment (130); measuring (403) the distance between the sensor (120) of the vehicle (100) and the ground (110) when the vehicle (100) has moved into the terrain segment (130); and determining (404) that the terrain segment (130) is to be avoided due to insufficient bearing capacity when the predicted (402) distance between the sensor (120) and the ground (110) exceeds the measured (403) distance between the sensor (120) and the ground (110). Also, a method (600) and control unit (210) for route planning of the vehicle (100) are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Scania CV AB
    Inventors: Mattias Nilsson, Marco Trincavelli, Samuel Malinen, Magnus Granström, Julien Bidot, Marcello Cirillo
  • TARGET ARRANGEMENT, METHOD, AND CONTROL UNIT FOR FOLLOWING A TARGET VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210139051
    Abstract: Method, control unit, and target arrangement of a leading vehicle for triggering a follower vehicle, which is situated at a lateral distance from the leading vehicle, to coordinate its movements with the leading vehicle. The target arrangement comprises a target configured to be placed at a lateral distance from to the leading vehicle. The target is also configured to be recognized by at least one forwardly directed sensor of the follower vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Scania CV AB
    Inventors: Marcello CIRILLO, Magnus GRANSTRÖM, Mattias NILSSON, Julien BIDOT, Jiwung CHOI, Rui OLIVEIRA
  • METHOD AND CONTROL UNIT FOR GROUND BEARING CAPACITY ANALYSIS
    Publication number: 20190360165
    Abstract: A method (400) and a control unit (210) for ground bearing capacity analysis. The method (400) steps include determining (401) a shape of the terrain segment (130) ahead of a vehicle (100), based on sensor measurements; predicting (402) a distance between a sensor (120) of the vehicle (100) and the ground (110) at the terrain segment (130), before the vehicle (100) moves into the terrain segment (130); measuring (403) the distance between the sensor (120) of the vehicle (100) and the ground (110) when the vehicle (100) has moved into the terrain segment (130); and determining (404) that the terrain segment (130) is to be avoided due to insufficient bearing capacity when the predicted (402) distance between the sensor (120) and the ground (110) exceeds the measured (403) distance between the sensor (120) and the ground (110). Also, a method (600) and control unit (210) for route planning of the vehicle (100) are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Mattias NILSSON, Marco TRINCAVELLI, Samuel MALINEN, Magnus GRANSTRÖM, Julien BIDOT, Marcello CIRILLO