Patents by Inventor Kevin M. O'Dea

Kevin M. O'Dea 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for isolating safety functions in a motion control system for a vehicle
    Patent number: 9244460
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an automated system for use in connection with longitudinal deceleration, longitudinal acceleration, and lateral acceleration functions. The system includes an interface receiving signals from and transmitting signals to a controller. The system also includes a safety kernel system comprising safety kernel software and a set of safety rules. Also disclosed are methods for use in a motion control system in connection with vehicle deceleration, acceleration, and lateral acceleration. The methods in some cases include receiving an initial request into a safety kernel software and determining whether the safety kernel software has received an override. The methods can also include detecting a violation of any primary safeguards defined by the safety kernel software, detecting a violation within a set of secondary safeguards defined by the safety kernel software, and adjusting the initial request to a modified level; and transmitting the modified level to an actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Rami I. Debouk, Thomas E. Fuhrman, Stephen M. Baker, Kevin M. O′Dea, Jeffrey Joyce
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ISOLATING SAFETY FUNCTIONS IN A MOTION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150185732
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an automated system for use in connection with longitudinal deceleration, longitudinal acceleration, and lateral acceleration functions. The system includes an interface receiving signals from and transmitting signals to a controller. The system also includes a safety kernel system comprising safety kernel software and a set of safety rules. Also disclosed are methods for use in a motion control system in connection with vehicle deceleration, acceleration, and lateral acceleration. The methods in some cases include receiving an initial request into a safety kernel software and determining whether the safety kernel software has received an override. The methods can also include detecting a violation of any primary safeguards defined by the safety kernel software, detecting a violation within a set of secondary safeguards defined by the safety kernel software, and adjusting the initial request to a modified level; and transmitting the modified level to an actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: RAMI I. DEBOUK, Thomas E. Fuhrman, Stephen M. Baker, Kevin M. O'Dea, Jeffrey Joyce