Patents by Inventor Mark R. Hocevar

Mark R. Hocevar 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).

  • Enhancement of vehicle radar system robustness based on elevation information
    Patent number: 11378652
    Abstract: Systems and methods implemented in a vehicle involve obtaining elevation information and determining a change in elevation of the vehicle. A method includes determining that the change in elevation indicates an increase or a decrease in the elevation of the vehicle. The method also includes adjusting, for a radar system of the vehicle, a range of detection or a detection threshold that defines a minimum reflected energy required to declare a detection based on the determining that the change in elevation indicates the increase or the decrease in the elevation of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Praneeth Nelapati, Jeffrey A. Clark, Mark R. Hocevar
  • ENHANCEMENT OF VEHICLE RADAR SYSTEM ROBUSTNESS BASED ON ELEVATION INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20210063533
    Abstract: Systems and methods implemented in a vehicle involve obtaining elevation information and determining a change in elevation of the vehicle. A method includes determining that the change in elevation indicates an increase or a decrease in the elevation of the vehicle. The method also includes adjusting, for a radar system of the vehicle, a range of detection or a detection threshold that defines a minimum reflected energy required to declare a detection based on the determining that the change in elevation indicates the increase or the decrease in the elevation of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Praneeth Nelapati, Jeffrey A. Clark, Mark R. Hocevar