Patents by Inventor Luca UGOLINI
Luca UGOLINI 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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Patent number: 12662094Abstract: A method for controlling a braking system of a vehicle may include detecting, by a first plurality of detection devices distributed on the braking system of the vehicle, first information representative of a condition of motion of the vehicle. The method may also include detecting, by a second plurality of detection devices belonging to a first driver assistance sub-system associated with the vehicle, second information representative of a condition of motion of the vehicle. The method may also include determining, by a first data processing block, a first control signal of a braking module of the vehicle based on the first information and the second information. The method may also include controlling, by the first data processing block, the braking module of the vehicle based on the determined first control signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2019Date of Patent: June 23, 2026Assignee: Brembo S.p.A.Inventors: Valerio Galizzi, Massimo Di Stefano, Luca Ugolini, Fabrizio Forni, Francesco Camozzi
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Patent number: 12559070Abstract: A method for controlling a vehicle braking system may include receiving a braking request, and first input information representative of the vehicle. The method may also include determining first intermediate information on the basis of first input information and determining a reference force value on the basis of the first input information and of the braking request. The method may also include detecting second input information representative of the braking system at the corner of the vehicle. The method may also include determining an estimated force value on the basis of the first intermediate information and the second input information and determining a control quantity. The method may also include determining a control signal of an electro-mechanical actuator of a braking system brake caliper based on the control quantity and the reference force value. The method may also include providing the control signal to the electro-mechanical actuator.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: February 24, 2026Assignee: Brembo S.p.A.Inventors: Fabrizio Forni, Valerio Galizzi, Massimo Di Stefano, Alessandro Rossi, Luca Ugolini
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Patent number: 12497008Abstract: A method for controlling deceleration of a vehicle is provided. The vehicle has a braking system having a braking actuation lever, a braking actuator, and at least one braking device. The method involves measuring a current lever position of the braking actuation lever and a current lever speed of the braking actuation lever, dynamically mapping the current lever position and the current lever speed, processing a deceleration curve as a function of the dynamic mapping, and decelerating the vehicle according to the deceleration curve for each current lever position measured in a lever stroke.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2021Date of Patent: December 16, 2025Assignee: Brembo S.p.A.Inventors: Valerio Galizzi, Martina Truffello, Francesco Dozzi, Luca Ugolini, Fabrizio Forni, Davide Paolini
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Patent number: 12466369Abstract: A method for controlling wheel slip in a braking system of a vehicle includes receiving, by an input interface module of a slip control module, information representative of the vehicle and information representative of an estimate of the status of the vehicle, outputting, by the input interface module, input wheel slip control information, determining, by a parameter self-loading module, based on information representative of the vehicle and information representative of an estimate of the status of the vehicle, wheel slip control parameters, determining, by a plurality of wheel slip control enabling modules of the slip control module, a plurality of enabling signals of the wheel slip control, and determining, by each closed-loop wheel slip control module of a plurality of closed-loop wheel slip control modules of the slip control module a setpoint value of a control variable to be applied to a respective corner of the vehicle to minimize error between the defined slip setpoint and the estimated wheel slip vType: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: November 11, 2025Assignee: Brembo S.p.A.Inventors: Fabrizio Forni, Luca Ugolini, Luca D'Avico, Davide Paolini, Alessandro Rossi, Davide Isgro′
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Publication number: 20240042978Abstract: A method for controlling deceleration of a vehicle is provided. The vehicle has a braking system having a braking actuation lever, a braking actuator, and at least one braking device. The method involves measuring a current lever position of the braking actuation lever and a current lever speed of the braking actuation lever, dynamically mapping the current lever position and the current lever speed, processing a deceleration curve as a function of the dynamic mapping, and decelerating the vehicle according to the deceleration curve for each current lever position measured in a lever stroke.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2021Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: BREMBO S.p.A.Inventors: Valerio Galizzi, Martina TRUFFELLO, Francesco DOZZI, Luca UGOLINI, Fabrizio FORNI, Davide PAOLINI
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Publication number: 20230303043Abstract: A method for controlling wheel slip in a braking system of a vehicle includes receiving, by an input interface module of a slip control module, information representative of the vehicle and information representative of an estimate of the status of the vehicle, outputting, by the input interface module, input wheel slip control information, determining, by a parameter self-loading module, based on information representative of the vehicle and information representative of an estimate of the status of the vehicle, wheel slip control parameters, determining, by a plurality of wheel slip control enabling modules of the slip control module, a plurality of enabling signals of the wheel slip control, and determining, by each closed-loop wheel slip control module of a plurality of closed-loop wheel slip control modules of the slip control module a setpoint value of a control variable to be applied to a respective corner of the vehicle to minimize error between the defined slip setpoint and the estimated wheel slip vType: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2021Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: BREMBO S.p.A.Inventors: Fabrizio FORNI, Luca UGOLINI, Luca D'AVICO, Davide PAOLINI, Alessandro ROSSI, Davide ISGRO'
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Patent number: 11643059Abstract: A method for controlling the braking action applicable by a brake caliper on a mechanical movement member of a vehicle is described. An electronic control unit operatively connected to an actuator assembly receives an input signal representative of a braking request. The unit determines a first reference value of a position of a component in the actuator assembly and a second reference value of a parameter representative of the braking action applicable by a brake caliper via the actuator assembly. The unit determines at least one feedback value of the position of a component in the actuator assembly. The unit also generates at least one control signal for the actuator assembly based on feedback values and the reference values.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2017Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Brembo S.p.A.Inventors: Alessandro Rossi, Luca Ugolini, Fabrizio Forni, Davide Paolini
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Publication number: 20220017049Abstract: A method for controlling a vehicle braking system may include receiving a braking request, and first input information representative of the vehicle. The method may also include determining first intermediate information on the basis of first input information and determining a reference force value on the basis of the first input information and of the braking request. The method may also include detecting second input information representative of the braking system at the corner of the vehicle. The method may also include determining an estimated force value on the basis of the first intermediate information and the second input information and determining a control quantity. The method may also include determining a control signal of an electro-mechanical actuator of a braking system brake caliper based on the control quantity and the reference force value. The method may also include providing the control signal to the electro-mechanical actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2019Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: FRENI BREMBO S.p.A.Inventors: Fabrizio FORNI, Valerio GALIZZI, Massimo DI STEFANO, Alessandro ROSSI, Luca UGOLINI
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Publication number: 20210221341Abstract: A method for controlling a braking system of a vehicle may include detecting, by a first plurality of detection devices distributed on the braking system of the vehicle, first information representative of a condition of motion of the vehicle. The method may also include detecting, by a second plurality of detection devices belonging to a first driver assistance sub-system associated with the vehicle, second information representative of a condition of motion of the vehicle. The method may also include determining, by a first data processing block, a first control signal of a braking module of the vehicle based on the first information and the second information. The method may also include controlling, by the first data processing block, the braking module of the vehicle based on the determined first control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2019Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicant: FRENI BREMBO S.P.A.Inventors: VALERIO GALIZZI, MASSIMO DI STEFANO, LUCA UGOLINI, FABRIZIO FORNI, FRANCESCO CAMOZZI
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Patent number: 10647308Abstract: A braking system for vehicles having a processing and control unit operatively connected to a pilot pump and a motor for actuating at least one braking device. The processing and control unit being programmed so as to actuate the braking device via the motor as a function of the actuation of the pilot pump through a manual actuation device, in a “by-wire” operating condition.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2016Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Freni Brenbo S.p.A.Inventors: Fabio Alemanno, Francesco Dozzi, Luca Ugolini, Fabrizio Forni, Luca Pagani, Beniamin Szewczyk, Valerio Galizzi
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Publication number: 20200122695Abstract: A method for controlling the braking action applicable by a brake caliper on a mechanical movement member of a vehicle is described. An electronic control unit operatively connected to an actuator assembly receives an input signal representative of a braking request. The unit determines a first reference value of a position of a component in the actuator assembly and a second reference value of a parameter representative of the braking action applicable by a brake caliper via the actuator assembly. The unit determines at least one feedback value of the position of a component in the actuator assembly. The unit also generates at least one control signal for the actuator assembly based on feedback values and the reference values.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2017Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: ALESSANDRO ROSSI, LUCA UGOLINI, FABRIZIO FORNI, DAVIDE PAOLINI
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Publication number: 20190001946Abstract: A braking system for vehicles having a processing and control unit operatively connected to a pilot pump and a motor for actuating at least one braking device. The processing and control unit being programmed so as to actuate the braking device via the motor as a function of the actuation of the pilot pump through a manual actuation device, in a “by-wire” operating condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2016Publication date: January 3, 2019Applicant: FRENI BREMBO S.P.A.Inventors: Fabio ALEMANNO, Francesco DOZZI, Luca UGOLINI, Fabrizio FORNI, Luca PAGANI, Beniamin SZEWCZYK, Valerio GALIZZI