Patents by Inventor Marvin RAAIJMAKERS

Marvin RAAIJMAKERS 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).

  • Publication number: 20230093096
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a motor vehicle including at least one optical surroundings sensor which has a detection range in a detection direction. The motor vehicle further includes a deflection arrangement for the surroundings sensor. The deflection arrangement includes an optical arrangement configured to deflect the detection direction and the entire detection range, and an adjustment device configured to move the optical arrangement into and out of the detection range of the surroundings sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Stefan KRÄMER, Marvin RAAIJMAKERS
  • Patent number: 11425314
    Abstract: In a method for suppression of reflections in at least one camera image of a camera of a motor vehicle, the camera generates the at least one camera image and thereby a polarization filter device dampens light incident from a surrounding field in regard to a predetermined polarization direction. An estimator device estimates a respective orientation of a respective surface normal of at least one surface on at least one environment object and an adjusting device determines a respective target polarization direction for the polarization filter device in dependence on the respective estimated orientation of the at least one surface normal, by which a respective representation of reflections at the respective surface is reduced in the at least one camera image, and generates a control signal according to the respectively determined target polarization direction, and the polarization filter device adjusts its polarization direction in dependence on the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Marvin Raaijmakers, Stefan Krämer
  • Publication number: 20220006936
    Abstract: In a method for suppression of reflections in at least one camera image of a camera of a motor vehicle, the camera generates the at least one camera image and thereby a polarization filter device dampens light incident from a surrounding field in regard to a predetermined polarization direction. An estimator device estimates a respective orientation of a respective surface normal of at least one surface on at least one environment object and an adjusting device determines a respective target polarization direction for the polarization filter device in dependence on the respective estimated orientation of the at least one surface normal, by which a respective representation of reflections at the respective surface is reduced in the at least one camera image, and generates a control signal according to the respectively determined target polarization direction, and the polarization filter device adjusts its polarization direction in dependence on the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Marvin RAAIJMAKERS, Stefan KRÄMER
  • Patent number: 10713951
    Abstract: The discloser relates to a method for checking a passing possibility condition, which is fulfilled if a passing process for the passing of a preceding vehicle by a motor vehicle is presumably possible, wherein ego data relating to the driving operation of the motor vehicle and, by means of at least one surroundings sensor of the motor vehicle, surroundings data relating to a stretch of road ahead are detected, whereupon preceding-vehicle data relating to the preceding vehicle are ascertained on the basis of the surroundings data, whereupon on the basis of the preceding-vehicle data and the ego data, a piece of passing information is ascertained, which describes a minimum required driving distance of the motor vehicle along the stretch of road under specific boundary conditions, which is required for passing the preceding vehicle, whereupon the passing possibility condition is evaluated on the basis of the passing information and, if the presence of a road user in a passing lane usable in conjunction with the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Marvin Raaijmakers
  • Publication number: 20190318627
    Abstract: The discloser relates to a method for checking a passing possibility condition, which is fulfilled if a passing process for the passing of a preceding vehicle by a motor vehicle is presumably possible, wherein ego data relating to the driving operation of the motor vehicle and, by means of at least one surroundings sensor of the motor vehicle, surroundings data relating to a stretch of road ahead are detected, whereupon preceding-vehicle data relating to the preceding vehicle are ascertained on the basis of the surroundings data, whereupon on the basis of the preceding-vehicle data and the ego data, a piece of passing information is ascertained, which describes a minimum required driving distance of the motor vehicle along the stretch of road under specific boundary conditions, which is required for passing the preceding vehicle, whereupon the passing possibility condition is evaluated on the basis of the passing information and, if the presence of a road user in a passing lane usable in conjunction with the
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Marvin RAAIJMAKERS