Patents by Inventor Matthias Althoff

Matthias Althoff 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: 20230339465
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adaptive cruise control system for a vehicle configured for determining, for each preceding vehicle driving ahead of the vehicle, a candidate target acceleration for modifying the acceleration of the vehicle depending on whether the vehicle is in an inevitable collision state and on how comfortably a respective safety distance can be established. Thereby, the acceleration of the vehicle is always adapted with an optimal balance between safety and comfort. The invention further relates to a vehicle incorporating such an adaptive cruise control system and to a corresponding method of determining a target acceleration of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Matthias Althoff, Sebastian Maierhofer, Christian Pek
  • Publication number: 20210387341
    Abstract: An anti-collision safety device/method for a modular robot is provided which automatically derives a new/updated geometric model for the kinematic chain when the robot has been reconfigured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Stefan Boson Liu, Matthias Althoff