Patents by Inventor Meghashree Kowshika RAMACHANDRA

Meghashree Kowshika RAMACHANDRA 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: 10899366
    Abstract: A method to assist with control of a vehicle in road traffic is provided. Parameters including a distance, direction and speed of other road users are detected. The parameters are used to determine a strategy for the driver to start an intended control action. A time window is determined that enables the driver to start the intended control action and is displayed in a graphical representation to scale to the driver through a driver-vehicle interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Philipp Carlhoff, Meghashree Kowshika Ramachandra, Georg Neugebauer, Stephan Strahl
  • Patent number: 10902742
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for teaching and/or evaluating driving behavior of a driver of an autonomous-capable vehicle. The vehicle is operated in a manual-control mode wherein a driver has manual control, and a communication device (audio speaker, visual display, etc.) issues an instruction to the driver to perform a task. As the driver is attempting to perform the task, a sensor monitors the driver's behavior. A driver instruction module (that interfaces with the vehicle's autonomous driving module) determines a deviation between the driver's behavior and a desired behavior to perform the task. If the deviation exceeds a permissible amount, the vehicle is placed under autonomous control (control is taken away from the driver) and the task is completed in a manner that is in accordance with the desired behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Meghashree Kowshika Ramachandra, Andreas Ortseifen, Yuliya Aksyutina, Julian David Pott
  • Publication number: 20180334174
    Abstract: A method to assist with control of a vehicle in road traffic is provided. Parameters including a distance, direction and speed of other road users are detected. The parameters are used to determine a strategy for the driver to start an intended control action. A time window is determined that enables the driver to start the intended control action and is displayed in a graphical representation to scale to the driver through a driver-vehicle interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Philipp CARLHOFF, Meghashree Kowshika RAMACHANDRA, Georg Neugebauer, Stephan STRAHL
  • Publication number: 20180197440
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for teaching and/or evaluating driving behavior of a driver of an autonomous-capable vehicle. The vehicle is operated in a manual-control mode wherein a driver has manual control, and a communication device (audio speaker, visual display, etc.) issues an instruction to the driver to perform a task. As the driver is attempting to perform the task, a sensor monitors the driver's behavior. A driver instruction module (that interfaces with the vehicle's autonomous driving module) determines a deviation between the driver's behavior and a desired behavior to perform the task. If the deviation exceeds a permissible amount, the vehicle is placed under autonomous control (control is taken away from the driver) and the task is completed in a manner that is in accordance with the desired behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Meghashree Kowshika RAMACHANDRA, Andreas ORTSEIFEN, Yuliya AKSYUTINA, Julian David POTT