Patents by Inventor Kevin A. O'Dea, III

Kevin A. O'Dea, III 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: 10077050
    Abstract: The methods and system described herein may be used to assist an automated driving system of a host vehicle. The methods and system may, in an exemplary embodiment, be used to determine whether a host vehicle or a target vehicle is cutting out and, accordingly, control the acceleration and/or other driving features of the host vehicle. Generally, the methods described herein contain the steps of determining that a vehicle is cutting out, determining which vehicle is cutting out, and then controlling the acceleration of the host vehicle based on the previous determinations. The determination of which vehicle is cutting out is made based on readings gathered by the host vehicle from one or more automated driving sensors. By using target vehicle sensor data in conjunction with lane marking sensor data, the host vehicle can determine, not only that a vehicle is cutting out, but which vehicle(s) are cutting out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Akshat Rajvanshi, Kevin A. O'Dea, III, Kevin P. Conrad, III
  • Publication number: 20170341647
    Abstract: The methods and system described herein may be used to assist an automated driving system of a host vehicle. The methods and system may, in an exemplary embodiment, be used to determine whether a host vehicle or a target vehicle is cutting out and, accordingly, control the acceleration and/or other driving features of the host vehicle. Generally, the methods described herein contain the steps of determining that a vehicle is cutting out, determining which vehicle is cutting out, and then controlling the acceleration of the host vehicle based on the previous determinations. The determination of which vehicle is cutting out is made based on readings gathered by the host vehicle from one or more automated driving sensors. By using target vehicle sensor data in conjunction with lane marking sensor data, the host vehicle can determine, not only that a vehicle is cutting out, but which vehicle(s) are cutting out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Akshat Rajvanshi, Kevin A. O'Dea, III, Kevin P. Conrad, III