Patents by Inventor Michael Robert Hafner

Michael Robert Hafner 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).

  • Computationally efficient intersection collision avoidance system
    Patent number: 8965676
    Abstract: A back-propagating intersection collision avoidance system is provided. The system can include a first vehicle and a second vehicle, the first and second vehicles each operable to approach an intersection at a definable velocity and acceleration. In addition, the intersection can have a collision zone in which the first and second vehicles will collide if they are present there at the same time. The first vehicle can have a processing unit with a controller and a microprocessor, the microprocessor having an algorithm with a disturbance model. The processing unit is operable to back-propagate from the collision zone a capture set as a function of a disturbance for the first and second vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Michael Robert Hafner, Drew Cunningham, Lorenzo Caminiti, Domitilla Del Vecchio
  • COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT INTERSECTION COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120330542
    Abstract: A back-propagating intersection collision avoidance system is provided. The system can include a first vehicle and a second vehicle, the first and second vehicles each operable to approach an intersection at a definable velocity and acceleration. In addition, the intersection can have a collision zone in which the first and second vehicles will collide if they are present there at the same time. The first vehicle can have a processing unit with a controller and a microprocessor, the microprocessor having an algorithm with a disturbance model. The processing unit is operable to back-propagate from the collision zone a capture set as a function of a disturbance for the first and second vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicants: The Regents of the University of Michigan, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Robert Hafner, Drew Cunningham, Lorenzo Caminiti, Domitilla Del Vecchio