Patents by Inventor Mathias Niepelt

Mathias Niepelt 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: 11052891
    Abstract: An electrohydraulic brake system, comprising a brake master cylinder. A pressure generating device for actuating wheel brakes and an additional brake actuator may both be activated electronically. In a normal mode of operation, an open- and closed-loop control unit detects a braking demand based on the actuation of a brake pedal by the driver and activates the pressure generating device to build up braking torque at the wheel brakes. If the pressure generating device is not activated, the driver gains direct access to the wheel brakes and the control unit activates the additional brake actuator to build up braking torque. In the fallback mode, when a predetermined pedal travel threshold value is reached, the control loop activates the additional brake actuator to build up braking torque. In the event of a succession of brake pedal actuations by the driver, the pedal travel threshold value is increased at least once.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG
    Inventors: Mathias Niepelt, Iris Halbe, Thorsten Wickenhöfer, Ralf Richard Reviol, Klaus Berger
  • Publication number: 20180222464
    Abstract: An electrohydraulic brake system, comprising a brake master cylinder. A pressure generating device for actuating wheel brakes and an additional brake actuator may both be activated electronically. In a normal mode of operation, an open- and closed-loop control unit detects a braking demand based on the actuation of a brake pedal by the driver and activates the pressure generating device to build up braking torque at the wheel brakes. If the pressure generating device is not activated, the driver gains direct access to the wheel brakes and the control unit activates the additional brake actuator to build up braking torque. In the fallback mode, when a predetermined pedal travel threshold value is reached, the control loop activates the additional brake actuator to build up braking torque. In the event of a succession of brake pedal actuations by the driver, the pedal travel threshold value is increased at least once.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Mathias Niepelt, Iris Halbe, Thorsten Thorsten, Ralf Richard Reviol, Klaus Berger
  • Patent number: 9330061
    Abstract: Method and control device for determining a steering angle of a motor vehicle, wherein a theoretical steering angle is calculated by a vehicle model and a measured steering angle is determined with a steering angle sensor, and the difference between the measured and theoretical steering angles is determined, wherein at least one data record including a number of successive measured values is acquired, and a correction constant for the measured steering angle is determined from the mean value of the differences between the theoretical steering angle and the measured steering angle. According to the invention, a confidence level, which changes incrementally between successive data records, is calculated by travel conditions present during the acquisition of the data record and/or an analysis of the data record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Vladimir Koukes, Robert Schmidt, Mathias Niepelt, Jochen Führer, Ralf Herbst
  • Patent number: 8509994
    Abstract: In a method for determining a steering angle for a vehicle, a steering angle is determined using a single-track model of the vehicle, wherein the steering angle is corrected only if the difference between the derivative of a measured steering lock angle and the derivative of a calculated steering lock angle is below a threshold value. Otherwise the measurement is repeated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG
    Inventors: Vladimir Koukes, Ralf Herbst, Mathias Niepelt, Robert Schmidt, Jochen Führer
  • Publication number: 20130151066
    Abstract: Method and control device for determining a steering angle of a motor vehicle, wherein a theoretical steering angle is calculated by a vehicle model and a measured steering angle is determined with a steering angle sensor, and the difference between the measured and theoretical steering angles is determined, wherein at least one data record including a number of successive measured values is acquired, and a correction constant for the measured steering angle is determined from the mean value of the differences between the theoretical steering angle and the measured steering angle. According to the invention, a confidence level, which changes incrementally between successive data records, is calculated by travel conditions present during the acquisition of the data record and/or an analysis of the data record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co., oHG
    Inventors: Vladimir Koukes, Robert Schmidt, Mathias Niepelt, Jochen Führer, Ralf Herbst
  • Publication number: 20110301815
    Abstract: In a method for determining a steering angle for a vehicle, a steering angle is determined using a single-track model of the vehicle, wherein the steering angle is corrected only if the difference between the derivative of a measured steering lock angle and the derivative of a calculated steering lock angle is below a threshold value. Otherwise the measurement is repeated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Vladimir Koukes, Ralf Herbst, Mathias Niepelt, Robert Schmidt, Jochen Führer
  • Publication number: 20070208524
    Abstract: A method serves to compensate the offset of a sensor signal, in particular of an acceleration sensor detecting movements in the driving direction of a vehicle (longitudinal acceleration sensor). The offset of the signal during the lifetime of the vehicle adapted by means of a long-duration offset filter (LZOF). More particularly, the measuring signal for determining the offset, preferably, is not filtered in response to time but in response to travel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Mathias Niepelt, Ralf Herbst, Rene Zieschang
  • Patent number: 6705683
    Abstract: To monitor the emergency braking capability of an electro-hydraulic braking system (EHBwherein, during normal operation, the brake pressure in the wheel brakes is generated by means of a pressure source comprised of a hydraulic pump, an umulator, and hydraulic valves, and wherein a switch-over to a hydraulic connection between a master cylinder and the wheel brakes is executed in the event of an emergency braking situation. With predetermined events, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Mathias Niepelt, Georg Fachinger, Andreas Klein
  • Publication number: 20030038538
    Abstract: To monitor the emergency braking capability of an electro-hydraulic braking system (EHB) wherein, during normal operation, the brake pressure in the wheel brakes (8 to 11) is generated by means of a pressure source comprised of a hydraulic pump (18), an accumulator (16), and hydraulic valves, and wherein a switch-over to a hydraulic connection between a master cylinder (1) and the wheel brakes (8 to 11) is executed in the event of an emergency braking situation, the special feature includes that the emergency braking mode is tested at each initialization of the brake system using the steps mentioned in claim 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Mathias Niepelt, Georg Fachinger, Andreas Klein
  • Patent number: 5407258
    Abstract: A circuit configuration for a vehicle with electronic anti-lock control having circuits for individual control of the braking pressure variation in the wheel brakes of the wheels of one vehicle axle and for limiting the yawing moment owing to braking pressure differences. Circuits (6) detect the pressure reduction signals (PA1, PA2) individually per wheel and determine the pressure difference (DA12) from these signals. In the case of different friction values (.mu.-split situation), the mean pressure build-up gradient at the high-value wheel is varied as a function of the pressure difference (DA12) and the vehicle deceleration. At the time of the appearance of the peak yawing moment, namely directly before the low-value wheel will reenter the stable range, the braking pressure at the high-value wheel will be reduced by a value dependent on the vehicle deceleration and on the pressure difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1995
    Assignee: ITT Automotive Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Giers, Mathias Niepelt, Juergen Woywod, Georg Fachinger, Andreas Wieland