Patents by Inventor Michael Hilsch

Michael Hilsch 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: 11875939
    Abstract: A method for controlling a part movable with a coil. In this case, a current flowing through the coil and/or a voltage applied to the coil is/are scanned in order to generate a coil signal. In a further step, at least one movement parameter representing an oscillatory movement of the part is ascertained by using the coil signal. Finally, at least one signal parameter of a dither signal is optionally changed to generate the oscillatory movement by comparing the movement parameter to the at least one setpoint value to adapt the oscillatory movement to the setpoint value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Christof Ott, Daniel Seiler-Thull, Michael Hilsch, Tobias Mauk, Torsten Berger
  • Patent number: 11858511
    Abstract: A control system for a motor vehicle, for outputting a controlled variable, with the aid of which a directly controlled variable of a motor vehicle is adjustable via suitable control operations, in order to adapt the directly controlled variable to a reference variable of the control system. The control system includes a controller, which is configured to output a first output variable on the basis of the directly controlled variable of the motor vehicle, and on the basis of the reference variable of the control system. The control system further includes a predictive model, which may be trained to output a second output variable that reflects a deviation of a driving behavior of a driver of the motor vehicle from the first output variable of the controller. The controlled variable of the control system encompasses an addition of the first output variable and the second output variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Adrian Trachte, Benedikt Alt, Carolina Passenberg, Michael Herman, Michael Hilsch
  • Patent number: 11543266
    Abstract: A method for ascertaining a state variable of a magnetic actuator at a particular point in time. The method includes a step of reading in and a step of calculating. In the step of reading in, a first sensor value and at least one second sensor value are read in, the first sensor value representing a physical variable identical to that of the second sensor value, and the first sensor value having been detected after the second sensor value. In the step of calculating, the state variable is calculated using the first sensor value and the second sensor value as input variables to at least one approximation function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Christof Ott, Michael Hilsch
  • Publication number: 20210364099
    Abstract: A method for controlling a part movable with a coil. In this case, a current flowing through the coil and/or a voltage applied to the coil is/are scanned in order to generate a coil signal. In a further step, at least one movement parameter representing an oscillatory movement of the part is ascertained by using the coil signal. Finally, at least one signal parameter of a dither signal is optionally changed to generate the oscillatory movement by comparing the movement parameter to the at least one setpoint value to adapt the oscillatory movement to the setpoint value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Christof Ott, Daniel Seiler-Thull, Michael Hilsch, Tobias Mauk, Torsten Berger
  • Patent number: 11048281
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for generating a control variable trajectory for an actuator so as to influence an input variable of a system, wherein a set point is supplied to the output variable of the system of a trajectory planning procedure, which from the set point generates a trajectory of constrained input values for a filter integrator chain and a trajectory of flat desired states, wherein the trajectory of constrained input values and the trajectory of flat desired states are supplied to a flatness-based feedforward control procedure that generates therefrom the control variable trajectory for the actuator, wherein in the trajectory planning procedure so as to generate the trajectory of constrained input values at least one constraint is applied in dependence upon the trajectory of flat desired states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Steffen Joos, Matthias Bitzer, Knut Graichen, Michael Hilsch, Adrian Trachte, Steffen Mutschler
  • Publication number: 20210114593
    Abstract: A control system for a motor vehicle, for outputting a controlled variable, with the aid of which a directly controlled variable of a motor vehicle is adjustable via suitable control operations, in order to adapt the directly controlled variable to a reference variable of the control system. The control system includes a controller, which is configured to output a first output variable on the basis of the directly controlled variable of the motor vehicle, and on the basis of the reference variable of the control system. The control system further includes a predictive model, which may be trained to output a second output variable that reflects a deviation of a driving behavior of a driver of the motor vehicle from the first output variable of the controller. The controlled variable of the control system encompasses an addition of the first output variable and the second output variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Adrian Trachte, Benedikt Alt, Carolina Passenberg, Michael Herman, Michael Hilsch
  • Publication number: 20210095998
    Abstract: A method for ascertaining a state variable of a magnetic actuator at a particular point in time. The method includes a step of reading in and a step of calculating. In the step of reading in, a first sensor value and at least one second sensor value are read in, the first sensor value representing a physical variable identical to that of the second sensor value, and the first sensor value having been detected after the second sensor value. In the step of calculating, the state variable is calculated using the first sensor value and the second sensor value as input variables to at least one approximation function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Christof Ott, Michael Hilsch
  • Publication number: 20190377371
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for generating a control variable trajectory for an actuator so as to influence an input variable of a system, wherein a set point is supplied to the output variable of the system of a trajectory planning procedure, which from the set point generates a trajectory of constrained input values for a filter integrator chain and a trajectory of flat desired states, wherein the trajectory of constrained input values and the trajectory of flat desired states are supplied to a flatness-based feedforward control procedure that generates therefrom the control variable trajectory for the actuator, wherein in the trajectory planning procedure so as to generate the trajectory of constrained input values at least one constraint is applied in dependence upon the trajectory of flat desired states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Steffen Joos, Matthias Bitzer, Knut Graichen, Michael Hilsch, Adrian Trachte, Steffen Mutschler
  • Patent number: 8890344
    Abstract: A method for operating a machine located in choppy waters, in particular a wave energy converter, for converting energy from a wave movement of a fluid into another form of energy includes determining measurement variables at a first, relatively early time, and calculating a variable characterizing a wave movement expected at a second, later time on the basis of the determined measurement variables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Hoffmann, Nicolas Houis, Nik Scharmann, Benjamin Hagemann, Jasper Behrendt, Markus Perschall, Alexander Poddey, Daniel Seiler-Thull, Michael Hilsch
  • Patent number: 8884455
    Abstract: A wave energy converter comprises a rotor, which is designed to convert a wave movement of a body of water, in which the wave energy converter is arranged, into a rotational movement of the rotor, wherein a mean density of at least one rotating component of the rotor can be adjusted and/or is lower than the mean density of the fluid surrounding the rotor in the body of water. The disclosure likewise relates to a corresponding control device and an operating method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Reimer, Nicolas Houis, Nik Scharmann, Benjamin Hagemann, Markus Perschall, Alexander Poddey, Yukio Kamizuru, Michael Hilsch, Johannes Nitzsche, Jasper Behrendt
  • Publication number: 20140202146
    Abstract: A method for operating a wave energy converter for converting energy from a wave motion of a fluid into a different form of energy includes at least one rotor and at least one energy converter that is coupled to the at least one rotor. A first torque that acts on the at least one rotor is generated by the wave motion, and a second torque (M1) that acts on the at least one rotor is generated by the at least one energy converter. The second torque (M1) is specified during a control of the energy converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Robert Bosch BmbH
    Inventors: Benjamin Hagemann, Nik Scharmann, Daniel Seiler-Thull, Michael Hilsch
  • Publication number: 20130334821
    Abstract: A wave energy converter comprises a rotor, which is designed to convert a wave movement of a body of water, in which the wave energy converter is arranged, into a rotational movement of the rotor, wherein a mean density of at least one rotating component of the rotor can be adjusted and/or is lower than the mean density of the fluid surrounding the rotor in the body of water. The disclosure likewise relates to a corresponding control device and an operating method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Stefan Reimer, Nicolas Houis, Nik Scharmann, Benjamin Hagemann, Markus Perschall, Alexander Poddey, Yukio Kamizuru, Michael Hilsch, Johannes Nitzsche, Jasper Behrendt
  • Publication number: 20130229013
    Abstract: A wave energy converter for the conversion of energy from the wave motion of a fluid into another form of energy includes a housing upon which at least one rotor is arranged to rotate in an essentially horizontal axis of rotation. The wave energy converter further includes at least one energy converter connected to the minimum of one rotor, at least two floats arranged on the housing at a distance from each other in a perpendicular direction to the axis of rotation, and a control device which is configured, by the corresponding control of the minimum of two floats, to generate a torque which acts on the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Nik Scharmann, Benjamin Hagemann, Daniel Thull, Michael Hilsch
  • Publication number: 20120319406
    Abstract: A method for operating a wave energy converter for converting energy from a wave movement of a fluid into a different form of energy. The wave energy converter including at least one rotor and at least one energy converter coupled to the at least one rotor. A first torque acting on the at least one rotor is generated by the movement of the waves and a second torque acting on the at least one rotor is generated by the at least one energy converter. A desired effective force acting perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the at least one rotor is set by setting the first and/or second torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Hoffmann, Jasper Behrendt, Nicolas Houis, Nik Scharmann, Bejamin Hagemann, Markus Perschall, Alexander Poddey, Daniel Thull, Michael Hilsch