Patents by Inventor Matthew Nimmo

Matthew Nimmo 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: 20240012151
    Abstract: A method for the at least partly automated guidance of a motor vehicle within a parking lot using at least one surroundings sensor arranged within the parking lot. Each surroundings sensor has a scanning plane which defines in each case a virtual wall of a driving corridor for the motor vehicle. The method includes: receiving measuring data signals which represent measuring data of the at least one surroundings sensor, determining, on the basis of the measuring data, whether an object has crossed the virtual wall, generating control signals for the at least partly automated control of a lateral and/or longitudinal guidance of the motor vehicle based on a result of the determination whether at least one object has crossed the virtual wall, and outputting the generated control signals. The invention further relates to a device, a system, a computer program and a machine-readable storage medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander Pekarovskiy, Matthew Nimmo
  • Publication number: 20220147394
    Abstract: A method for determining a demand for processing resources for carrying out processing of data for at least partly automated guidance of a motor vehicle. Provision is made to adapt available processing resources for carrying out data processing to a determined demand for processing resources. An apparatus, a computer system, a computer program, and a machine-readable storage medium are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas Lehn, Christopher Murphy, Gerrit Quast, Matthew Nimmo, Stefan Nordbruch, Stefan Schaupp, Rolf Nicodemus
  • Patent number: 11130480
    Abstract: An apparatus for operating an electric parking brake of a vehicle includes a generator and a control device. The generator is designed to provide energy for supplying the electric parking brake of the vehicle with energy, and the control device is designed to activate the generator for supplying the electric parking brake with energy depending on a result of a monitoring of an energy supply to the electric parking brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Bohne, Matthew Nimmo, Norbert Kearney, Steffen Ackermann, Steffen Zechmeister
  • Publication number: 20200086841
    Abstract: An apparatus for operating an electric parking brake of a vehicle includes a generator and a control device. The generator is designed to provide energy for supplying the electric parking brake of the vehicle with energy, and the control device is designed to activate the generator for supplying the electric parking brake with energy depending on a result of a monitoring of an energy supply to the electric parking brake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Christian Bohne, Matthew Nimmo, Norbert Kearney, Steffen Ackermann, Steffen Zechmeister
  • Patent number: 10551831
    Abstract: A method is described for operating a vehicle, the driverlessly driving vehicle halting in response to an emergency stop signal in the context of driverless driving of the vehicle within a parking facility, the method being free of a step of checking whether halting is necessary. A corresponding apparatus is described for operating a vehicle, and to a vehicle. A method is described for operating a parking facility for vehicles, and to a corresponding parking facility. A computer program is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Nordbruch, Gerrit Quast, Matthew Nimmo
  • Publication number: 20180341257
    Abstract: A method is described for operating a vehicle, the driverlessly driving vehicle halting in response to an emergency stop signal in the context of driverless driving of the vehicle within a parking facility, the method being free of a step of checking whether halting is necessary. A corresponding apparatus is described for operating a vehicle, and to a vehicle. A method is described for operating a parking facility for vehicles, and to a corresponding parking facility. A computer program is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Nordbruch, Gerrit Quast, Matthew Nimmo
  • Patent number: 8712659
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preventing tip-over of a motor vehicle in the lateral direction, in which a finite number of predefined driving states is specified; in which a determination is made as to which of the predefined driving states the vehicle is in instantaneously, the predefined driving state thus determined being dependent on sensor signals and on that predefined driving state in which the vehicle was most recently; and as a function of the predefined driving state instantaneously present, at least one braking intervention is carried out in order to prevent the tip-over.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Kieren, Gero Nenninger, Matthew Nimmo, Flavio Nardi, Wadim Napolskich, Andris Samsons
  • Patent number: 7848866
    Abstract: A method for improving the efficiency of a driving dynamics regulating system which intervenes in the driving operation in critical driving situations by automatic braking intervention at selected wheels. It is possible for the reaction speed of the brake system 3 to be considerably increased if, before the actual regulating intervention, the imminent critical driving situation is already detected and a slight preparatory brake pressure is already built up at least one wheel at which a future regulating intervention is expected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Matthew Nimmo, Matthias Hey
  • Patent number: 7788006
    Abstract: In a rollover stability method for a vehicle in a situation which is critical with respect to the driving dynamics, a critical rollover situation is detected by analyzing a control variable and the stabilization intervention is activated or de-activated as a function of the control variable. The regulation intervention is maintained even in driving situations featuring relatively low transverse acceleration if the control variable or a characteristic property of the stability algorithm is calculated as a function of the steering angle and/or the longitudinal vehicle velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Matthew Nimmo, Matthias Hey, Christopher Dzumaryk, Flavio Nardi, Andris Samsons
  • Publication number: 20090204318
    Abstract: In a method for detecting the loading state of a motor vehicle, first wheel loads of all wheels are ascertained in the absence of cornering, second wheel loads of at least the rear wheel which is on the inside of the curve and of the front wheel which is on the inside of the curve are ascertained when cornering, and information relating to the loading state of the motor vehicle is ascertained on the basis of the first and second wheel loads of the wheels which are on the inside of the curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Matthew Nimmo, Laszlo Boros, Michael Wommer
  • Publication number: 20090187323
    Abstract: A method for improving the overturn behavior of vehicles in which in an imminent or predictably expected overturn risk at least the rear wheel on the outside of the curve is braked, in an imminent or predictably expected overturn risk the rear wheel on the outside of the curve being braked using a braking force which is a function of the transverse acceleration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: Ernst Schermann, Daniel Fellke, Gero Nenninger, Matthew Nimmo
  • Publication number: 20080262686
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preventing tip-over of a motor vehicle in the lateral direction, in which a finite number of predefined driving states is specified; in which a determination is made as to which of the predefined driving states the vehicle is in instantaneously, the predefined driving state thus determined being dependent on sensor signals and on that predefined driving state in which the vehicle was most recently; and as a function of the predefined driving state instantaneously present, at least one braking intervention is carried out in order to prevent the tip-over.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2005
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Martin Kieren, Gerb Nenninger, Matthew Nimmo, Flavio Nardi, Wadim Napolskich, Andris Samsons
  • Publication number: 20070282510
    Abstract: A method for improving the efficiency of a driving dynamics regulating system which intervenes in the driving operation in critical driving situations by automatic braking intervention at selected wheels. It is possible for the reaction speed of the brake system 3 to be considerably increased if, before the actual regulating intervention, the imminent critical driving situation is already detected and a slight preparatory brake pressure is already built up at at least one wheel at which a future regulating intervention is expected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventors: Matthew Nimmo, Matthias Hey
  • Publication number: 20070112477
    Abstract: The present arrangement relates to a method and a device for optimizing the regulation behavior of a vehicle dynamics control in motor vehicles. An improved regulation behavior may be achieved by making available information on a tire property, such as the tire type, the kind of tire, the tire pressure, the tire temperature, the condition of the tire or the age of the tire, and by transmitting the tire information to a device of a vehicle dynamics control, where it is taken into account by the latter for the regulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2004
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicants: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, SOCIETE DE TECHNOLOGIE MICHELIN
    Inventors: Anton Van Zanten, Matthew Nimmo, Michael Stams, Jacky Pineau, Patrice Gauthier
  • Publication number: 20070078581
    Abstract: A method for rollover stabilization of a vehicle in critical driving situations, in which a rollover stabilization algorithm intervenes in the driving operation in a critical situation, using an actuator in order to stabilize the vehicle. Different loading states of the vehicle may be taken into consideration in that the vehicle mass as well as the characteristic speed and the ratio of the contact patch forces of the wheels are ascertained, and the rollover stabilization algorithm is executed as a function of the vehicle mass and the estimated vehicle center of gravity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Gero Nenninger, Matthew Nimmo, Gerald Graf, Laszlo Brooks
  • Publication number: 20060265108
    Abstract: An arrangement relating to a device and a method for stabilizing a vehicle in a situation critical to rollover, where various controller input variables are measured by a sensor system, and a rollover-stabilization algorithm intervenes in the vehicle operation with the aid of an actuator, in order to stabilize the vehicle. In order to be able to take different loading conditions of the vehicle into account, a rollover tendency of the vehicle is estimated from the relationship between a variable describing the steering behavior of the vehicle and a variable describing the roll behavior of the vehicle, and the rollover tendency is taken into account in rollover stabilization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2004
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Martin Kieren, Gero Nenninger, Matthew Nimmo
  • Publication number: 20060207707
    Abstract: System comprising (1) at least one rolling assembly formed by a rim, a tire and a tire tread support ring, designed to support the tire's load in the event of a substantial pressure loss; and (2) an electronic device for controlling the dynamic behavior of a vehicle equipped with the rolling assembly, wherein the ratio l/L between the respective axial widths l of the support ring and L of the tire tread is smaller than or equal to 0.30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicants: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Robert BOSCH GmbH
    Inventors: Patrick Cohen, Stephan Honle, Matthew Nimmo, Jacky Pineau
  • Publication number: 20050143885
    Abstract: In a rollover stability method for a vehicle in a situation which is critical with respect to the driving dynamics, a critical rollover situation is detected by analyzing a control variable and the stabilization intervention is activated or de-activated as a function of the control variable. The regulation intervention is maintained even in driving situations featuring relatively low transverse acceleration if the control variable or a characteristic property of the stability algorithm is calculated as a function of the steering angle and/or the longitudinal vehicle velocity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Matthew Nimmo, Matthias Hey, Christopher Dzumaryk, Flavio Nardi, Andris Samsons