Patents by Inventor Kai Uwe KREHER

Kai Uwe KREHER 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: 11385638
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a procedure for operating a safety system for a motor vehicle for driving beyond a system boundary. The motor vehicle moves autonomously within a predetermined area, defined by the system boundary, in an autonomous driving mode from a delivery point to a predetermined position and back to the delivery point. To drive beyond the system boundary, a mechanical blocking device of the safety system is first detected by a detection device of the motor vehicle, the mechanical blocking device forming part of the system boundary. Subsequently, a current driving mode of the motor vehicle is detected. Next, a driving mode message is output by a communication device of the motor vehicle for opening the mechanical blocking device. Finally, the mechanical blocking device is opened when the motor vehicle is in a non-autonomous driving mode according to the driving mode message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: David Alexander Badouin, Kai Uwe Kreher
  • Publication number: 20190339698
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a procedure for operating a safety system for a motor vehicle for driving beyond a system boundary. In an example, the motor vehicle moves autonomously within a predetermined area, which is defined by the system boundary, in an autonomous driving mode from a delivery point to a predetermined position and then from the predetermined position back to the delivery point. To drive beyond the system boundary, a mechanical blocking device of the safety system is first detected by means of a detection device of the motor vehicle, the mechanical blocking device forming part of the system boundary. Subsequently, after detecting the mechanical blocking device, a current driving mode of the motor vehicle is detected. In a further procedure step, a driving mode message is output by a communication device of the motor vehicle for opening the mechanical blocking device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: David Alexander BADOUIN, Kai Uwe KREHER