Patents by Inventor Martin Kronmueller

Martin Kronmueller 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: 10860467
    Abstract: A configuration system for a test device designed for testing an electronic control unit. The test device is a hardware-in-the-loop simulator or a rapid control prototyping simulator, wherein a software model of a technical system is executed on the test device and the software model communicates electronically via an input/output interface of the test device with a system to be tested that is connected to the test device. Simulation data is electronically transmitted by the communication, and the configuration system is coupled to a modeling system and in the modeling system is a software model characterized by transversely and longitudinally connected function blocks. The configuration system configures the test device by interconnected configuration items such that the configuration items determine the physical characteristics of the input/output interface and/or the connection of the input/output interface with the software model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: dSPACE digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg Hagendorf, Martin Kronmueller
  • Publication number: 20200242018
    Abstract: A configuration system for a test device designed for testing an electronic control unit. The test device is a hardware-in-the-loop simulator or a rapid control prototyping simulator, wherein a software model of a technical system is executed on the test device and the software model communicates electronically via an input/output interface of the test device with a system to be tested that is connected to the test device. Simulation data is electronically transmitted by the communication, and the configuration system is coupled to a modeling system and in the modeling system is a software model characterized by transversely and longitudinally connected function blocks. The configuration system configures the test device by interconnected configuration items such that the configuration items determine the physical characteristics of the input/output interface and/or the connection of the input/output interface with the software model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: dSPACE digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg HAGENDORF, Martin KRONMUELLER
  • Patent number: 10657037
    Abstract: A configuration system for a test device designed for testing an electronic control unit. The test device is a hardware-in-the-loop simulator or a rapid control prototyping simulator, wherein a software model of a technical system is executed on the test device and the software model communicates electronically via an input/output interface of the test device with a system to be tested that is connected to the test device. Simulation data is electronically transmitted by the communication, and the configuration system is coupled to a modeling system and in the modeling system is a software model characterized by transversely and longitudinally connected function blocks. The configuration system configures the test device by interconnected configuration items such that the configuration items determine the physical characteristics of the input/output interface and/or the connection of the input/output interface with the software model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: dSPACE digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg Hagendorf, Martin Kronmueller
  • Patent number: 10452389
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for editing data object variants of at least one software tool is described and presented, whereby the data object variants have at least one common software/hardware attribute and in each case a configuration of the attribute. It is possible to react to changing configurations of hardware attributes of different data object variants and thereby to changing matching groups during the editing of a data object variant in that for at least one attribute matching configurations of the attribute in different data object variants are captured and that for the attribute information on matching groups of data object variants is stored with the matching configurations of the attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: dSPACE digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Kronmueller
  • Publication number: 20190065644
    Abstract: A configuration system of a test device designed for testing an electronic control unit. The test device is a hardware-in-the-loop simulator or a rapid control prototyping simulator. A software model of a technical system is executed on the test device and the software model communicates via an input/output interface of the test device with a device connected to the test device. Data is electronically transmitted by the communication, wherein the configuration system has a plurality of configuration items. The configuration items are assigned technical functional properties of the test device and the test device and/or the communication between the connected device and the software model is configured using the technical functional properties. The configuration items are assigned a functional category and are structured in functional panels in the configuration system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: dSPACE digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH
    Inventor: Martin KRONMUELLER
  • Publication number: 20190065356
    Abstract: A configuration system for a test device designed for testing an electronic control unit. The test device is a hardware-in-the-loop simulator or a rapid control prototyping simulator, wherein a software model of a technical system is executed on the test device and the software model communicates electronically via an input/output interface of the test device with a system to be tested that is connected to the test device. Simulation data is electronically transmitted by the communication, and the configuration system is coupled to a modeling system and in the modeling system is a software model characterized by transversely and longitudinally connected function blocks. The configuration system configures the test device by interconnected configuration items such that the configuration items determine the physical characteristics of the input/output interface and/or the connection of the input/output interface with the software model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: dSPACE digital signal processing and control engin eering GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg HAGENDORF, Martin KRONMUELLER
  • Patent number: 10095194
    Abstract: A method for configuring a test device set up for testing an electronic control unit by a configuration system, whereby a software model of a technical system is executed in the test device and the software model communicates via an input/output interface of the test device with a device connected to the test device, whereby the configuration system has a first configuration element of a first element type and a second configuration element of a second element type, whereby the configuration elements are assigned properties of the test device with which the communication between the connected device and the software model is configured, wherein sorting of the properties occurs in the configuration system, and the sorting is switchable between the sorting types, namely, a union set sort, intersection sort, and condensing sort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: dSPACE digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Tegethoff, Martin Kronmueller, Sebastian Reuschel, Achim Schumacher
  • Publication number: 20170357503
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for editing data object variants of at least one software tool is described and presented, whereby the data object variants have at least one common software/hardware attribute and in each case a configuration of the attribute. It is possible to react to changing configurations of hardware attributes of different data object variants and thereby to changing matching groups during the editing of a data object variant in that for at least one attribute matching configurations of the attribute in different data object variants are captured and that for the attribute information on matching groups of data object variants is stored with the matching configurations of the attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: dSPACE digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH
    Inventor: Martin KRONMUELLER
  • Patent number: 9766882
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for editing data object variants of at least one software tool is described and presented, whereby the data object variants have at least one common software/hardware attribute and in each case a configuration of the attribute. It is possible to react to changing configurations of hardware attributes of different data object variants and thereby to changing matching groups during the editing of a data object variant in that for at least one attribute matching configurations of the attribute in different data object variants are captured and that for the attribute information on matching groups of data object variants is stored with the matching configurations of the attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: dSPACE digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Kronmueller
  • Publication number: 20170242409
    Abstract: A method for configuring a test device set up for testing an electronic control unit by a configuration system, whereby a software model of a technical system is executed in the test device and the software model communicates via an input/output interface of the test device with a device connected to the test device, whereby the configuration system has a first configuration element of a first element type and a second configuration element of a second element type, whereby the configuration elements are assigned properties of the test device with which the communication between the connected device and the software model is configured, wherein sorting of the properties occurs in the configuration system, and the sorting is switchable between the sorting types, namely, a union set sort, intersection sort, and condensing sort.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: dSPACE digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Marc TEGETHOFF, Martin KRONMUELLER, Sebastian REUSCHEL, Achim SCHUMACHER
  • Patent number: 9727044
    Abstract: A method for supporting a configuration of an interface is provided, wherein the configuration environment has an overview region that has several subregions. At least one item of information concerning a part of the configuration is displayed in each subregion. For each subregion, an item of information concerning the part of the configuration associated with the subregion is displayed. In the case of a warning and/or error message, a configuration option is displayed so as to be selectable, via which the warning/error message is resolved. The selection of the displayed configuration option causes a functionality to be started via which the displayed configuration option is made possible. In the case of a change in the status of a subregion, the display of the status and/or warning and/or error message and a configuration option derived therefrom in one subregion or several subregions is automatically updated and adapted to the changed status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: dSPACE digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Lars Grosse, Martin Kronmueller, Holger Naundorf, Matthias Schwarz
  • Publication number: 20170010887
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for editing data object variants of at least one software tool is described and presented, whereby the data object variants have at least one common software/hardware attribute and in each case a configuration of the attribute. It is possible to react to changing configurations of hardware attributes of different data object variants and thereby to changing matching groups during the editing of a data object variant in that for at least one attribute matching configurations of the attribute in different data object variants are captured and that for the attribute information on matching groups of data object variants is stored with the matching configurations of the attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: dSPACE digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH
    Inventor: Martin KRONMUELLER
  • Publication number: 20160203244
    Abstract: A computer-based system and method for assigning at least one signal of a symbol-based program to at least one I/O functionality of a target hardware unit is provided. A modeling tool has a symbol-based program with the signal that is to be assigned. The signal to be assigned of the symbol-based program and the at least one I/O functionality of the target hardware unit are specified in a configuration tool. Using the modeling tool, an I/O functionality of the target hardware unit is assigned in the symbol-based program to the signal that is to be assigned. A signal assignment information item is generated in the modeling tool from this assignment. The signal assignment information item is transmitted from the modeling tool to the configuration tool, and the configuration tool takes over the assignment to the I/O functionality of the target hardware unit of the signal to be assigned of the symbol-based program according to the signal assignment information item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: dSPACE digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Frank MERTENS, Dirk BERNECK, Martin KRONMUELLER, Sebastian SCHULTE, Henrik SUNDER, Frank SCHUETTE
  • Publication number: 20130338801
    Abstract: A method for supporting a configuration of an interface is provided, wherein the configuration environment has an overview region that has several subregions. At least one item of information concerning a part of the configuration is displayed in each subregion. For each subregion, an item of information concerning the part of the configuration associated with the subregion is displayed. In the case of a warning and/or error message, a configuration option is displayed so as to be selectable, via which the warning/error message is resolved. The selection of the displayed configuration option causes a functionality to be started via which the displayed configuration option is made possible. In the case of a change in the status of a subregion, the display of the status and/or warning and/or error message and a configuration option derived therefrom in one subregion or several subregions is automatically updated and adapted to the changed status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Lars GROSSE, Martin KRONMUELLER, Holger NAUNDORF, Matthias SCHWARZ
  • Patent number: 7877153
    Abstract: A configuration device is provided for configuring a control system that includes at least one electronic processing unit and at least one associated I/O device. At least a portion of a control program is generated that corresponds to a configuration and is used for controlling the control system. The configuration device has at least one display device. The display device allows at least one I/O access point to be displayed in a model configuration field and/or at least one hardware functionality to be displayed in a function configuration field and/or at least one hardware interface to be displayed in an interface configuration field. It is possible to associate at least one I/O access point and at least one hardware functionality with one another and/or to associate at least one hardware functionality and at least one hardware interface with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Dspace Digital Signal Processing and Control Engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Olaf Biermann, Lars Grosse, Martin Kronmueller, Frank Mertens
  • Publication number: 20080091279
    Abstract: Disclosed and described is a configuration device (1) for configuring a control system including at least one electronic processing unit and at least one associated I/O device; it being possible to generate at least a portion of a control program that corresponds to the configuration and is intended to be used for controlling the control system; and the configuration device having at least one display device (2); the display device (2) allowing at least one I/O access point (3) to be displayed in a model configuration field (4) and/or at least one hardware functionality (5) to be displayed in a function configuration field (6) and/or at least one hardware interface (7) to be displayed in an interface configuration field (8); it being possible to associate at least one I/O access point (3) and at least one hardware functionality (5) with one another and/or to associate at least one hardware functionality (5) and at least one hardware interface (7) with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: dSpace digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Olaf Biermann, Lars Grosse, Martin Kronmueller, Frank Mertens