Patents by Inventor Luca Liotti
Luca Liotti 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).
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Publication number: 20210389760Abstract: System to cause a motor vehicle equipped with an automotive automated driving system to perform a Follow-Me low-speed manoeuvre under the control of a user terminal from the outside of the motor vehicle. The motor vehicle comprises automotive on-vehicle systems comprising a propulsion system, a braking system, a steering system, a sensory system; an automotive communications system to communicate with communications systems of user terminals; and an automotive electronic control unit configured to be connectable to the automotive on-vehicle systems and to the communications system, and to cooperate with the automotive on-vehicle systems to implement said automotive automated driving system. The user terminal comprises a digital image capture device and a communications system to communicate with automotive communications systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2019Publication date: December 16, 2021Applicant: C.R.F. SOCIETA' CONSORTILE PER AZIONIInventor: Luca LIOTTI
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Patent number: 9731648Abstract: An automotive electronic control unit (4) configured to control operation of automotive direction indicators (2) based on motor vehicle-related data and by receiving current steering wheel angle (?) and motor vehicle speed (v), determining an initial steering wheel angle (?0) when a direction indicator (2) is activated, determining minimum and maximum steering wheel angles (?min, ?max) reached during the period that the direction indicator is active, computing a steering wheel release angle (?r) based on the current motor vehicle speed (v), the steering wheel release angle (?r) representing the steering wheel angle (?) beyond which the motor vehicle's steering wheel is to be turned in the direction indicated by the active direction indicator to cause, when the steering wheel is turned in the opposite direction at the end of steering manoeuvre, the automatic deactivation of the active direction indicator (2), and determining if and when to deactivate the active direction indicator (2) based on the current steeType: GrantFiled: June 19, 2014Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: C.R.F. Societa' Consortile per AzioniInventors: Luca Liotti, Fabrizio Picariello, Antonella Toffetti
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Publication number: 20160129831Abstract: An automotive electronic control unit (4) configured to control operation of automotive direction indicators (2) based on motor vehicle-related data and by receiving current steering wheel angle (?) and motor vehicle speed (v), determining an initial steering wheel angle (?0) when a direction indicator (2) is activated, determining minimum and maximum steering wheel angles (?min, ?max) reached during the period that the direction indicator is active, computing a steering wheel release angle (?r) based on the current motor vehicle speed (v), the steering wheel release angle (?r) representing the steering wheel angle (?) beyond which the motor vehicle's steering wheel is to be turned in the direction indicated by the active direction indicator to cause, when the steering wheel is turned in the opposite direction at the end of steering manoeuvre, the automatic deactivation of the active direction indicator (2), and determining if and when to deactivate the active direction indicator (2) based on the current steeType: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2014Publication date: May 12, 2016Applicant: C.R.F. Societa' Consortile per AzioniInventors: Luca Liotti, Fabrizio Picariello, Antonella Toffetti
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Patent number: 8477192Abstract: An optical detection system per motor-vehicles, suitable to detect the condition of the road surface on which the vehicle is travelling, comprising a photodetector unit composed of a camera having a matrix of pixels composed of photodetectors based on a photosensitive material suitable to detect both radiations in the visible and near infrared, i.e. having a wavelength comprised between 380 and 900 nanometres, and radiations in the short wavelength infrared, i.e. having a wavelength comprised between 900 and 1700 nanometres.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2010Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: C.R.F. Societa Consortile per AzioniInventors: Davide Capello, Nereo Pallaro, Luca Liotti, Cosimo Carvignese
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Patent number: 8350910Abstract: An optical device for motor vehicles, designed to detect the condition of the road surface, comprises a unit for the emission of electromagnetic radiation in the direction of the road surface to be detected, a receiving unit coupled to an optical element for focusing the radiation back-diffused by the road surface and an electronic control and processing unit for receiving signals at output from said receiving unit and for processing them in order to determine the condition of the road surface, on the basis of a reference map. Appearing in said map are the values of the intensity of radiation Iref back-reflected at a reference wavelength and at least one second wavelength. The map is divided into subareas identified beforehand as corresponding to the different conditions of the road surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2009Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: C.R.F. Società Consortile per AzioniInventors: Davide Capello, Nereo Pallaro, Luca Liotti, Luca Guglielmetto
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Publication number: 20110149076Abstract: An optical detection system per motor-vehicles, suitable to detect the condition of the road surface on which the vehicle is travelling, comprising a photodetector unit composed of a camera having a matrix of pixels composed of photodetectors based on a photosensitive material suitable to detect both radiations in the visible and near infrared, i.e. having a wavelength comprised between 380 and 900 nanometres, and radiations in the short wavelength infrared, i.e. having a wavelength comprised between 900 and 1700 nanometres.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Inventors: Davide CAPELLO, Nereo Pallaro, Luca Liotti, Cosimo Carvignese
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Patent number: 7960856Abstract: The system allows the generation and distribution of energy on board a motor vehicle provided with a propulsion unit, a tank for fuel at least one distribution network or line for electric energy, electrical energy generation devices connected to the at least one distribution network or line, and a plurality of selectively activatable electrical utilizer devices or apparatus connected or connectable to the at least one distribution network or line. The electrical energy generator devices includes (at least) a microcombustor electricity generator matrix or battery connected to the fuel tank, and a supervision and control unit associated with this generator matrix or battery and coupled to the distribution network or line and arranged to control the operation of the generator matrix or battery in a predetermined manner as a function of the electrical power required or consumed by the network or line.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2008Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: CRF Societa Consortile per AzioniInventors: Gianfranco Innocenti, Pietro Perlo, Cosimo Carvignese, Luca Liotti, Roberto Finizio, Piermario Repetto, Daniele Pullini, Marco Pizzi
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Patent number: 7817183Abstract: A system with a multifunctional integrated visual sensor using a CMOS or CCD technology matrix having a sensitive area divided into Sub-areas dedicated to a series of specific functions.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2004Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: CRF Societa Consortile per AzioniInventors: Nereo Pallaro, Piermario Repetto, Filippo Visintainer, Marco Darin, Luca Liotti, Emilio Mosca
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Publication number: 20100141765Abstract: An optical device for motor vehicles, designed to detect the condition of the road surface, comprises a unit for the emission of electromagnetic radiation in the direction of the road surface to be detected, a receiving unit coupled to an optical element for focusing the radiation back-diffused by the road surface and an electronic control and processing unit for receiving signals at output from said receiving unit and for processing them in order to determine the condition of the road surface, on the basis of a reference map. Appearing in said map are the values of the intensity of radiation Iref back-reflected at a reference wavelength and at least one second wavelength. The map is divided into subareas identified beforehand as corresponding to the different conditions of the road surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2009Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventors: Davide Capello, Nereo Pallaro, Luca Liotti, Luca Guglielmetto
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Patent number: 7724212Abstract: A luminous display for automotive satellite navigation systems includes a panel equipped with light sources, for example made up of LEDs, arranged in a pre-ordered configuration of discrete segments, which can be combined with one another according to paths corresponding to the representation of a plurality of encoded generally arrow-shaped pictograms, each of which indicates a respective direction to follow indicated by the navigation system. The path to follow is highlighted with respect to possible alternative paths represented by the pictograms.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2007Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: C.R.F. Societa Consortile per AzioniInventors: Piermario Repetto, Denis Bollea, Stefano Bernard, Cosimo Carvignese, Roberto Finizio, Luca Liotti
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Publication number: 20090236505Abstract: Multifunctional optical sensor, comprising a matrix of photodetectors of the CCD or CMOS type, having a sensitive area divided into sub-areas, each of which, individually or combined with others, is dedicated to a specific function of monitoring the scene or measuring environmental parameters. The optical sensor comprises a matrix of microlenses, each of which is set to focus the radiation coming from a portion of solid angle on the associated photodetector or cluster of mutually contiguous photodetectors. Each function is associated to a single microlens or to a single subgroup of mutually contiguous microlenses or to multiple, not mutually contiguous microlenses or to multiple, not mutually contiguous subgroups of microlenses. The angular separation between the central directions of the portions of solid angle subtended by adjacent photodetectors or adjacent clusters of photodetectors is not constant within the matrix.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2008Publication date: September 24, 2009Inventors: Nereo Pallaro, Davide Capello, Piermario Repetto, Roberto Finizio, Cosimo Carvignese, Luca Liotti
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Patent number: 7518099Abstract: Multifunctional optical sensor, comprising a matrix of photodetectors of the CCD or CMOS type, having a sensitive area divided into sub-areas, each of which, individually or combined with others, is dedicated to a specific function of monitoring the scene or measuring environmental parameters. The optical sensor comprises a matrix of microlenses, each of which is set to focus the radiation coming from a portion of solid angle on the associated photodetector or cluster of mutually contiguous photodetectors. Each function is associated to a single microlens or to a single subgroup of mutually contiguous microlenses or to multiple, not mutually contiguous microlenses or to multiple, not mutually contiguous subgroups of microlenses. The angular separation between the central directions of the portions of solid angle subtended by adjacent photodetectors or adjacent clusters of photodetectors is not constant within the matrix.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2006Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: C.R.F. Societa Consortile Per AzioniInventors: Nereo Pallaro, Davide Capello, Piermario Repetto, Roberto Finizio, Cosimo Carvignese, Luca Liotti
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Patent number: 7477453Abstract: An optical system for image projection, particularly for projection devices of the “head-mounted”type, includes a display, an optical system for focusing an image formed by the display, and a light guide having an extended body, with two opposite, longitudinal, plane and parallel faces, and opposite ends which define first reflecting surface for coupling into the light guide and second reflecting surface for extracting the image from the light guide. Each light ray which propagates through the light guide undergoes at least three internal total reflections on the parallel plane faces of the light guide. At least a surface of the focusing optical system is a portion of a surface free of rotational symmetry axes. Moreover, the two reflecting surfaces of the light guide are portions of surfaces free of rotational symmetry axes. Finally, the inlet pupil of the light guide coincides with the outlet pupil of the focusing system.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2006Date of Patent: January 13, 2009Assignee: C.R.F. Societa Consortile per AzioniInventors: Piermario Repetto, Stefano Bernard, Davide Capello, Roberto Finizio, Luca Liotti, Cosimo Carvignese, Denis Bollea
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Publication number: 20080309159Abstract: The system allows the generation and distribution of energy on board a motor vehicle provided with a propulsion unit, a tank for fuel at least one distribution network or line for electric energy, electrical energy generation devices connected to the at least one distribution network or line, and a plurality of selectively activatable electrical utiliser devices or apparatus connected or connectable to the at least one distribution network or line. The electrical energy generator devices includes (at least) a microcombustor electricity generator matrix or battery connected to the fuel tank, and a supervision and control unit associated with this generator matrix or battery and coupled to the distribution network or line and arranged to control the operation of the generator matrix or battery in a predetermined manner as a function of the electrical power required or consumed by the network or line.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2008Publication date: December 18, 2008Inventors: Gianfranco INNOCENTI, Pietro Perlo, Cosimo Carvignese, Luca Liotti, Roberto Finizio, Piermario Repetto, Daniele Pullini, Marco Pizzi
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Patent number: 7385309Abstract: The system allows the generation and distribution of energy on board a motor vehicle provided with a propulsion unit, a tank for fuel at least one distribution network or line for electric energy, electrical energy generation devices connected to the at least one distribution network or line, and a plurality of selectively activatable electrical utiliser devices or apparatus connected or connectable to the at least one distribution network or line. The electrical energy generator devices includes (at least) a microcombustor electricity generator matrix or battery connected to the fuel tank, and a supervision and control unit associated with this generator matrix or battery and coupled to the distribution network or line and arranged to control the operation of the said generator matrix or battery in a predetermined manner as a function of the electrical power required or consumed by the said network or line.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2005Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: CRF Societa Consortile per AzioniInventors: Gianfranco Innocenti, Pietro Perlo, Cosimo Carvignese, Luca Liotti, Roberto Finizio, Piermario Repetto, Daniele Pullini, Marco Pizzi
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Patent number: 7333073Abstract: Interface system for assisting an operator during a work stage comprising a support structure wearable by the operator, with a transparent screen placed in front of the operator's eyes to permit him to see a portion of a background; a virtual image generator for producing an optical signal directed towards the operator's retina so as to form a virtual image at a predetermined distance from the operator's eyes and superimposed on the background; a recording device integral with the operator's head, to record part of the operator's visual field and make available a signal representative of the visual field; a processing device for processing the signal from the recording device and generating a visual information signal of use to the operator for carrying out the work stage; and a device of reception/transmission for sending the signal from the recording device to the processing device, and rendering the information signal to the virtual image generator.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2004Date of Patent: February 19, 2008Assignee: CRF Societa Consortile per AzioniInventors: Piermario Repetto, Stefano Bernard, Luca Liotti, Nereo Pallaro, Roberto Finizio, Cosimo Carvignese
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Publication number: 20070188409Abstract: A luminous display for automotive satellite navigation systems includes a panel equipped with light sources, for example made up of LEDs, arranged in a pre-ordered configuration of discrete segments, which can be combined with one another according to paths corresponding to the representation of a plurality of encoded generally arrow-shaped pictograms, each of which indicates a respective direction to follow indicated by the navigation system. The path to follow is highlighted with respect to possible alternative paths represented by the pictograms.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2007Publication date: August 16, 2007Applicant: C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONIInventors: Piermario REPETTO, Denis BOLLEA, Stefano BERNARD, Cosimo CARVIGNESE, Roberto FINIZIO, Luca LIOTTI
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Publication number: 20070153395Abstract: An optical system for image projection, particularly for projection devices of the “head-mounted” type, includes a display, an optical system for focusing an image formed by the display, and a light guide having an extended body, with two opposite, longitudinal, plane and parallel faces, and opposite ends which define first reflecting surface for coupling into the light guide and second reflecting surface for extracting the image from the light guide. Each light ray which propagates through the light guide undergoes at least three internal total reflections on the parallel plane faces of the light guide. At least a surface of the focusing optical system is a portion of a surface free of rotational symmetry axes. Moreover, the two reflecting surfaces of the light guide are portions of surfaces free of rotational symmetry axes. Finally, the inlet pupil of the light guide coincides with the outlet pupil of the focusing system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2006Publication date: July 5, 2007Applicant: C.R.F. Societa Conrostile per AzioniInventors: Piermario Repetto, Stefano Bernard, Davide Capello, Roberto Finizio, Luca Liotti, Cosimo Carvignese, Denis Bollea
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Publication number: 20070096010Abstract: Multifunctional optical sensor, comprising a matrix of photodetectors of the CCD or CMOS type, having a sensitive area divided into sub-areas, each of which, individually or combined with others, is dedicated to a specific function of monitoring the scene or measuring environmental parameters. The optical sensor comprises a matrix of microlenses, each of which is set to focus the radiation coming from a portion of solid angle on the associated photodetector or cluster of mutually contiguous photodetectors. Each function is associated to a single microlens or to a single subgroup of mutually contiguous microlenses or to multiple, not mutually contiguous microlenses or to multiple, not mutually contiguous subgroups of microlenses. The angular separation between the central directions of the portions of solid angle subtended by adjacent photodetectors or adjacent clusters of photodetectors is not constant within the matrix.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2006Publication date: May 3, 2007Inventors: Nereo Pallaro, Davide Capello, Piermario Repetto, Roberto Finizio, Cosimo Carvignese, Luca Liotti
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Publication number: 20050189771Abstract: The system allows the generation and distribution of energy on board a motor vehicle provided with a propulsion unit, a tank for fuel at least one distribution network or line for electric energy, electrical energy generation devices connected to the said at least one distribution network or line, and a plurality of selectively activatable electrical utiliser devices or apparatus connected or connectable to the said at least one distribution network or line. The said electrical energy generator devices comprise (at least) a microcombustor electricity generator matrix or battery connected to the fuel tank, and a supervision and control unit associated with this generator matrix or battery and coupled to the distribution network or line and arranged to control the operation of the said generator matrix or battery in a predetermined manner as a function of the electrical power required or consumed by the said network or line.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2005Publication date: September 1, 2005Inventors: Gianfranco Innocenti, Pietro Perlo, Cosimo Carvignese, Luca Liotti, Roberto Finizio, Piermario Repetto, Daniele Pullini, Marco Pizzi