Patents by Inventor Mathias Ams

Mathias Ams 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: 20240012413
    Abstract: A method using a redundant safety system and a redundant safety system for a mobile machine having at least one controller, having a first localization system for localizing a position of at least one safe point of interest, having a detection system for detecting a feature of the safe point of interest, wherein a position of the safe point of interest can be detected by means of the localization system and a feature of the safe point of interest can be detected by means of the detection system, with a safe zone of interest associated with the safe point of interest being able to be activated by means of the controller on detection of the position of the safe point of interest and of the feature of the safe point of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Mathias AMS, Stefan SCHWÖRER, Eduard MOSGALEWSKY, Jörg RÖWEKÄMPER, Santosh TAVANSHI
  • Patent number: 11674641
    Abstract: A safety system and a method having a safety system for localizing and identifying a person or an object, a control and evaluation unit, at least one radio location system, and having at least one identification sensor for identifying the person or the object, wherein a marking is arranged on the person or on the object, wherein the radio location system has arranged radio stations, wherein at least one radio transponder is arranged on the person or on the object, wherein position data of the person or of the object can be determined by means of the radio location system, and wherein the position data can be transmitted from the radio station of the radio location system to the control and evaluation unit, and identification data from the marking on the person or the object can be determined by means of the identification sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: SICK AG
    Inventors: Fabio Brunner, Markus Hammes, Mathias Ams
  • Patent number: 11576007
    Abstract: A safety system and a method for localizing at least one object having a control and evaluation unit have at least one radio location system. The radio location system has at least three arranged radio stations. Position data of the object can be determined by means of the radio location system and can be transmitted to the control and evaluation unit. At least three radio transponders are arranged at the object, each arranged spaced apart from one another and the three radio transponders form different points on a plane and unambiguously define the plane in space. The control and evaluation unit is configured to compare the position data of the radio transponders and to form checked position data of the object. The control and evaluation unit is configured to form orientation data of the object from the position data of the radio transponders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: SICK AG
    Inventors: Fabio Brunner, Markus Hammes, Mathias Ams
  • Publication number: 20220300875
    Abstract: The present invention teaches a system having at least one plant system having at least a plurality of agents, having at least a plurality of autonomous mobile robots, movable machinery, and a plurality of sensors for generating data for use for the safety relevant securing of the plant system, wherein a local plant safety system associated with the plant system is present, wherein data of the local plant safety system are stored in a first database, wherein the local plant safety system has a first data model having datasets of the plant system, wherein a decentral public plant library system associated with the local plant safety system is present, wherein the plant safety system and the plant library system are connected to one another via an interface, and wherein data and datasets can be transmitted between the plant safety system and the plant library system via the interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventor: Mathias AMS
  • Publication number: 20220187806
    Abstract: A method and a safety system for localizing at least two objects with varying locations, having at least one control and evaluation unit, having at least one radio location system, wherein the radio location system has at least three arranged radio stations, wherein at least one respective radio transponder is arranged at the objects, wherein first objects are persons and second objects are mobile objects, wherein the radio transponders have identification, wherein a respective radio transponder is at least associated with either a respective person or a mobile object, whereby the control and evaluation unit is configured to distinguish the persons and mobile objects, and wherein the control and evaluation unit is configured to associate a risk classification with each person at least in dependence on the position of the person with respect to at least one mobile object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Markus HAMMES, Patrik FETH, Magnus ALBERT, Andreas SIXT, Tobias HOFMANN, Eduard MOSGALEWSKY, Dominic RUH, Matthias NEUDORF, Lasse DAU, Jan SCHLEMMER, Mathias AMS, Hagen FETH, Holger WAIBEL
  • Publication number: 20220187413
    Abstract: A method and a safety system for localizing at least two objects has a control and evaluation unit, and at least one radio location system. The radio location system has at least three arranged radio stations, wherein at least two respective radio transponders are arranged at the objects. The two radio transponders are arranged spaced apart from one another. Position data of the radio transponders and thus position data of the objects can be determined by means of the radio location system, and the position data can be transmitted from the radio station of the radio location system to the control and evaluation unit and/or the position data can be transmitted from the radio transponder to the control and evaluation unit. The control and evaluation unit is configured to cyclically detect and compare the position data of the radio transponders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Markus HAMMES, Patrik FETH, Magnus ALBERT, Andreas SIXT, Tobias HOFMANN, Eduard MOSGALEWSKY, Dominic RUH, Matthias NEUDORF, Lasse DAU, Jan SCHLEMMER, Mathias AMS, Hagen FETH
  • Publication number: 20210348718
    Abstract: A safety system and a method having a safety system for localizing and identifying a person or an object, a control and evaluation unit, at least one radio location system, and having at least one identification sensor for identifying the person or the object, wherein a marking is arranged on the person or on the object, wherein the radio location system has arranged radio stations, wherein at least one radio transponder is arranged on the person or on the object, wherein position data of the person or of the object can be determined by means of the radio location system, and wherein the position data can be transmitted from the radio station of the radio location system to the control and evaluation unit, and identification data from the marking on the person or the object can be determined by means of the identification sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Fabio BRUNNER, Markus HAMMES, Mathias AMS
  • Publication number: 20210235228
    Abstract: A safety system and a method for localizing at least one object having a control and evaluation unit have at least one radio location system. The radio location system has at least three arranged radio stations. Position data of the object can be determined by means of the radio location system and can be transmitted to the control and evaluation unit. At least three radio transponders are arranged at the object, each arranged spaced apart from one another and the three radio transponders form different points on a plane and unambiguously define the plane in space. The control and evaluation unit is configured to compare the position data of the radio transponders and to form checked position data of the object. The control and evaluation unit is configured to form orientation data of the object from the position data of the radio transponders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Fabio BRUNNER, Markus HAMMES, Mathias AMS
  • Publication number: 20210232102
    Abstract: A method of localizing a person or object in a monitored zone using a safety system, having a movable machine, having a control and evaluation unit, having at least one radio location system, and having at least one spatially resolving sensor for the position determination of the person or object, wherein the radio location system has arranged radio stations, wherein at least one radio transponder is arranged at the person or object, wherein position data of the person or object can be determined by means of the radio location system, and wherein the position data are transmitted from the radio stations of the radio location system to the control and evaluation unit and position data of the person or object are determined by means of the spatially resolving sensor, wherein the control and evaluation unit compares the position data of the radio location system and the position data of the spatially resolving sensor and forms tested position data on an agreement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Markus HAMMES, Mathias AMS
  • Publication number: 20210124357
    Abstract: A movable machine (1) and a method having a safety system (2), having a safety controller (7), having a localization system (3), having a distance sensor (4) for an at least areal monitoring of a monitored zone, and having a contour recognition unit (6), wherein a position (9) of a safe point of interest (8) can be identified by means of the localization system (3) and a contour (10) of the safe point of interest (8) can be identified by means of the distance sensor (4) and the contour recognition unit (6), with a change of the safety function of the safety system (2) taking place by means of the safety controller (7) on an identification of the position (9) of the safe point of interest (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventor: Mathias AMS
  • Patent number: 10761505
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a safety controller for the safety-directed monitoring and control of a machine, said safety controller having at least one monitoring input that is configured to receive a detection signal from a protective device; at least one control output that is configured to output a shutdown signal to the machine to be monitored and to be controlled; at least one bypass input that is configured to receive a bypass demand from an independent control system. The invention further relates to a safety system having a safety controller and having at least one protective device connected to the safety controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: SICK AG
    Inventors: Danilo Knab, Mathias Ams, Dennis Münich
  • Publication number: 20190155240
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a safety controller for the safety-directed monitoring and control of a machine, said safety controller having at least one monitoring input that is configured to receive a detection signal from a protective device; at least one control output that is configured to output a shutdown signal to the machine to be monitored and to be controlled; at least one bypass input that is configured to receive a bypass demand from an independent control system. The invention further relates to a safety system having a safety controller and having at least one protective device connected to the safety controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Danilo KNAB, Mathias AMS, Dennis MÜNICH
  • Publication number: 20190105862
    Abstract: A safe control apparatus (10) for adjusting the stroke length of an eccentric press (100), wherein the eccentric press (100) has a plunger (102) that is driven via a connecting rod (104) by an eccentric system (106) that comprises an eccentric shaft (108) and an eccentric bushing (114) that can be released from one another and then rotated against one another for the adjustment of the stroke length; wherein the control apparatus (10) has an encoder (12) for determining the rotational position of the eccentric shaft (108) and a control logic (10) to generate a first switching signal at at least one first rotational position (BDC, TDC). The control logic (10) is here configured to automatically readjust the first rotational position (BDC, TDC) on an adjustment of the stroke length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Mathias AMS, Jörg MODDEMANN, Fabian MERKLER
  • Publication number: 20180195882
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optoelectronic position detection system for position determination having a positioning scale with position marks and a sensor apparatus with two sensor units each consisting of a light receiver for generating received signals from received light that was reflected by the position marks and each having an evaluation unit for evaluating the received signals and outputting the evaluation results. To provide a position detection system that works more robustly and more reliably and that in particular satisfies the functional safety such as is demanded by the relevant safety standards, it is proposed that the sensor units are configured as identical. The invention further relates to a method for failsafe position determination in which position marks on a positioning scale are detected by an optoelectronic position detection system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas FEHRENBACH, Sebastian TSCHUCH, Martin FISCHER, Mathias AMS, Stefan SCHWÖRER
  • Patent number: 8310196
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for the failsafe monitoring of an electromotive drive without additional sensors, including a drive having a three-phase control of an electric motor, detection of the current and voltage profiles of each of the three phases, as they are forwarded to the motor by drive electronics, determination of the load speed while using the detected current and voltage values, where the determination of the load speed takes place by calculating an observer model with reference to the detected current, to the detected voltage, to the frequency preset by the control and to the characteristic data of the motor and generation of a failsafe switch signal for the motor when the calculated load speed does not correspond to a preset desired speed within the framework of preset tolerances. The load torque can also be determined and monitored with reference to the observer model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Sick AG
    Inventor: Mathias Ams
  • Patent number: 8294410
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for the failsafe monitoring of an electromotive drive without additional sensors, including a drive having a three-phase control of an electric motor, detection of the current and voltage profiles of each of the three phases, as they are forwarded to the motor by drive electronics, determination of the load speed while using the detected current and voltage values, where the determination of the load speed takes place by calculating an observer model with reference to the detected current, to the detected voltage, to the frequency preset by the control and to the characteristic data of the motor and generation of a failsafe switch signal for the motor when the calculated load speed does not correspond to a preset desired speed within the framework of preset tolerances. The load torque can also be determined and monitored with reference to the observer model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Sick AG
    Inventor: Mathias Ams
  • Publication number: 20110084643
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for the failsafe monitoring of an electromotive drive (10) without additional sensors. The apparatus comprises a drive having a three-phase control of an electric motor, means (20) for detecting the current and voltage profiles of each of the three phases (U, V, W), as they are forwarded to the motor (10) by drive electronics (12), means (26) for determining the load speed (nL) while using the detected current and voltage values, wherein the determination of the load speed (nL) takes place by calculating an observer model with reference to the detected current, to the detected voltage, to the frequency fFU preset by the control and to the characteristic data of the motor (10) and means (28) for generating a failsafe switch signal (30) for the motor (10) when the calculated load speed (nL) does not correspond to a preset desired speed within the framework of preset tolerances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: SICK AG
    Inventor: Mathias AMS
  • Publication number: 20110084642
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for the failsafe monitoring of an electromotive drive (10) without additional sensors. The apparatus comprises a drive having a three-phase control of an electric motor, means (20) for detecting the current and voltage profiles of each of the three phases U(, V, W), as they are forwarded to the motor (10) by drive electronics (12), means (26) for determining the load speed (nL) while using the detected current and voltage values, wherein the determination of the load speed (nL) takes place by calculating an observer model with reference to the detected current, to the detected voltage, to the frequency fFU preset by the control and to the characteristic data of the motor (10) and means (28) for generating a failsafe switch signal (30) for the motor (10) when the calculated load speed (nL) does not correspond to a preset desired speed within the framework of preset tolerances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: SICK AG
    Inventor: Mathias AMS