Patents by Inventor Karl-Heinz AMANN

Karl-Heinz AMANN 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 for the avoidance or mitigation of a collision, control apparatus for a driver assistance system and vehicle
    Patent number: 8593271
    Abstract: A method is provided for the avoidance or at least mitigation of a collision between a first vehicle driving in a first lane and a second vehicle driving in a second lane when the second vehicle changes lane from the second lane o to the first lane. The method includes, but is not limited to the following steps. An impending lane change of the second vehicle from the second lane to the first lane is determined, a first distance of the second vehicle from the first vehicle and a first position of the second vehicle are determined. Furthermore, the determined first distance d1 of the second vehicle from the first vehicle is then compared with a first predetermined threshold value. The first predetermined threshold value is direction-dependent and the determined first distance of the second vehicle from the first vehicle is compared with the first predetermined threshold value in the direction of the determined first position of the second vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Amann
  • Method for the avoidance or mitigation of a collision, control apparatus for a driver Assistance system and vehicle
    Publication number: 20110227713
    Abstract: A method is provided for the avoidance or at least mitigation of a collision between a first vehicle driving in a first lane and a second vehicle driving in a second lane when the second vehicle changes lane from the second lane to the first lane. The method includes, but is not limited to the following steps. An impending lane change of the second vehicle from the second lane to the first lane is determined, a first distance of the second vehicle from the first vehicle and a first position of the second vehicle are determined. Furthermore, the determined first distance d1 of the second vehicle from the first vehicle is then compared with a first predetermined threshold value. The first predetermined threshold value is direction-dependent and the determined first distance of the second vehicle from the first vehicle is compared with the first predetermined threshold value in the direction of the determined first position of the second vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz AMANN