Patents by Inventor KARIN SCHUNK

KARIN SCHUNK 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 of operating a motor vehicle driven electrically at least temporarily on a roadway, control unit for a motor vehicle, and corresponding motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10053096
    Abstract: In a method of operating a motor vehicle driven electrically, at least temporarily, on a roadway, the motor vehicle is moved fully autonomously by a control unit in response to a command for automatic operating mode. After a charging arm of the motor vehicle has been extended, a lateral control of the motor vehicle is executed to bring the extended charging arm into electric contact with a charging line arranged at or on the roadway. As a result, electric energy provided from the charging line to the charging arm is used for charging an energy accumulator of the motor vehicle and/or operating a drive device of the motor vehicle for moving the motor vehicle. A longitudinal control of the motor vehicle is executed to thereby maintain a predefined longitudinal speed of the motor vehicle until a distance of the motor vehicle reaches a predefined minimum distance to a leading vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Karin Schunk, Christoph Ullrich
  • METHOD OF OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVEN ELECTRICALLY AT LEAST TEMPORARILY ON A ROADWAY, CONTROL UNIT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND CORRESPONDING MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170225682
    Abstract: In a method of operating a motor vehicle driven electrically, at least temporarily, on a roadway, the motor vehicle is moved fully autonomously by a control unit in response to a command for automatic operating mode. After a charging arm of the motor vehicle has been extended, a lateral control of the motor vehicle is executed to bring the extended charging arm into electric contact with a charging line arranged at or on the roadway. As a result, electric energy provided from the charging line to the charging arm is used for charging an energy accumulator of the motor vehicle and/or operating a drive device of the motor vehicle for moving the motor vehicle. A longitudinal control of the motor vehicle is executed to thereby maintain a predefined longitudinal speed of the motor vehicle until a distance of the motor vehicle reaches a predefined minimum distance to a leading vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: KARIN SCHUNK, CHRISTOPH ULLRICH