Patents by Inventor Max Mulder

Max Mulder 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).

  • System provided with an assistance-controller for assisting an operator of the system, control-operation assisting device, control-operation assisting method, driving-operation assisting device, and driving-operation assisting method
    Patent number: 9387878
    Abstract: A target-travel-path generating circuit calculates a target travel path along which a controlled object can travel in the future from a current controlled object position. An ideal-control-signal calculating circuit calculates a control profile to travel along the target travel path, and a difference calculating circuit calculates a difference between an ideal control magnitude and a current control magnitude. A controller controls an operation system based on a magnitude of the difference to assist a control operation and a control-operation-state of an operator, an environment-state, and a required operation-precision. The operator receives assistance corresponding to the magnitude of the difference from an ideal control state, the control-operation-state, the environment-state, and the required operation-precision. An outputted control-operation assistance control is suitable for conditions that characterize the operator state, the environment, and the controlled object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignees: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOTY, ENTROPY CONTROL, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Mulder, David Abbink, Rene Van Paassen, Max Mulder, Frans Van Der Helm, Erwin R. Boer, Yuji Takada
  • SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH AN ASSISTANCE-CONTROLLER FOR ASSISTING AN OPERATOR OF THE SYSTEM, CONTROL-OPERATION ASSISTING DEVICE, CONTROL-OPERATION ASSISTING METHOD, DRIVING-OPERATION ASSISTING DEVICE, AND DRIVING-OPERATION ASSISTING METHOD
    Publication number: 20140046503
    Abstract: A target-travel-path generating circuit calculates a target travel path along which a controlled object can travel in the future from a current controlled object position. An ideal-control-signal calculating circuit calculates a control profile to travel along the target travel path, and a difference calculating circuit calculates a difference between an ideal control magnitude and a current control magnitude. A controller controls an operation system based on a magnitude of the difference to assist a control operation and a control-operation-state of an operator, an environment-state, and a required operation-precision. The operator receives assistance corresponding to the magnitude of the difference from an ideal control state, the control-operation-state, the environment-state, and the required operation-precision. An outputted control-operation assistance control is suitable for conditions that characterize the operator state, the environment, and the controlled object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicants: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Entropy Control, Inc., Delft University of Technology
    Inventors: Mark MULDER, David Abbink, Rene Van Paassen, Max Mulder, Frans Van Der Helm, Erwin R. Boer, Yuji Takada
  • System provided with an assistance-controller for assisting an operator of the system, control-operation assisting device, control-operation assisting method, driving-operation assisting device, and driving-operation assisting method
    Patent number: 8521367
    Abstract: A target-travel-path generating circuit calculates a target travel path along which the controlled object can travel in the future from the current controlled object position, an ideal-control-signal calculating circuit calculates a control profile ? to travel along the target travel path P, and a difference calculating circuit calculates a difference ? between the ideal control magnitude ? and a current control magnitude ?. An operation system assistance controller controls the operation system based on the magnitude of the calculated difference ? to assist the control operation of the operator, the control-operation-state of the operator, the environment-state, and the required operation-precision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Delft University of Technology, Entropy Control, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Mulder, David Abbink, Rene Van Paassen, Max Mulder, Frans Van Der Helm, Erwin R. Boer, Yuji Takada
  • SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH AN ASSISTANCE-CONTROLLER FOR ASSISTING AN OPERATOR OF THE SYSTEM, CONTROL-OPERATION ASSISTING DEVICE, CONTROL-OPERATION ASSISTING METHOD, DRIVING-OPERATION ASSISTING DEVICE, AND DRIVING-OPERATION ASSISTING METHOD
    Publication number: 20110238254
    Abstract: A target-travel-path generating circuit calculates a target travel path along which the controlled object can travel in the future from the current controlled object position, an ideal-control-signal calculating circuit calculates a control profile ? to travel along the target travel path P, and a difference calculating circuit calculates a difference ? between the ideal control magnitude ? and a current control magnitude ?. An operation system assistance controller controls the operation system based on the magnitude of the calculated difference ? to assist the control operation of the operator, the control-operation-state of the operator, the environment-state, and the required operation-precision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Mark Mulder, David Abbink, Rene Van Paassen, Max Mulder, Frans Van Der Helm, Erwin R. Boer, Yuji Takada