Patents by Inventor Michael SCHLICHTE

Michael SCHLICHTE 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: 12325423
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for operating a lane change assistance system, in which a detection apparatus, which is provided on a front corner of the motor vehicle, monitors an adjacent lane in front and to the side, and in which the detection apparatus detects an object on the adjacent lane and, when the detected object is evaluated by way of an electronic computing apparatus, at least one characterizing parameter of the object is determined, wherein at least one function unit detects an intention of a user of the motor vehicle to change lane and a differential speed between the motor vehicle and the object is determined as a characterizing parameter and the electronic computing apparatus generates at least one control signal for at least one further function unit on the basis of the intention to change lane and the differential speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Michael Schlichte
  • Publication number: 20240001927
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for operating a lane change assistance system, in which a detection apparatus, which is provided on a front corner of the motor vehicle, monitors an adjacent lane in front and to the side, and in which the detection apparatus detects an object on the adjacent lane and, when the detected object is evaluated by way of an electronic computing apparatus, at least one characterizing parameter of the object is determined, wherein at least one function unit detects an intention of a user of the motor vehicle to change lane and a differential speed between the motor vehicle and the object is determined as a characterizing parameter and the electronic computing apparatus generates at least one control signal for at least one further function unit on the basis of the intention to change lane and the differential speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Michael Schlichte
  • Patent number: 11719825
    Abstract: A method for detecting a parallax problem in sensor data from two sensors, wherein the sensors are spaced apart at different positions and at least partly capture the same environment, and one of the sensors provides distance information items. The method includes receiving the acquired sensor data from the sensors; receiving or estimating sensor visual range information items from the other of the sensors; assigning measured values in the acquired sensor data of the one sensor to measured values corresponding to each of them from the other sensor, the assignment taking into account respective imaging conditions; comparing the distance information items and the received or estimated sensor visual range information items on each of the measured values of the sensor data, wherein a parallax problem is detected in response to a distance exceeding a threshold criterion; and outputting a comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Inventors: Simon Steinmeyer, Thorsten Graf, Michael Schlichte
  • Patent number: 11704824
    Abstract: A method for detecting a parallax problem in sensor data from two sensors spaced apart from each other and at least partly capturing the same environment, wherein at least one of the sensors provides distance information. The method includes obtaining the acquired sensor data from the sensors; assigning measured values in the acquired sensor data of one sensor to corresponding measured values in the acquired sensor data of the other sensor, wherein the assignment takes the respective imaging conditions of the two sensors into account; consecutively numbering the measured values in the sensor data; checking whether a sorting order of the numbering of the measured values that correspond to each other matches, a parallax problem being determined in response to a sorting order not matching; and outputting a test result. Also disclosed is an apparatus for detecting a parallax problem in sensor data from two sensors and a transportation vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Inventors: Simon Steinmeyer, Thorsten Graf, Michael Schlichte
  • Publication number: 20210041235
    Abstract: A method for detecting a parallax problem in sensor data from two sensors, wherein the sensors are spaced apart at different positions and at least partly capture the same environment, and one of the sensors provides distance information items. The method includes receiving the acquired sensor data from the sensors; receiving or estimating sensor visual range information items from the other of the sensors; assigning measured values in the acquired sensor data of the one sensor to measured values corresponding to each of them from the other sensor, the assignment taking into account respective imaging conditions; comparing the distance information items and the received or estimated sensor visual range information items on each of the measured values of the sensor data, wherein a parallax problem is detected in response to a distance exceeding a threshold criterion; and outputting a comparison result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Simon STEINMEYER, Thorsten GRAF, Michael SCHLICHTE
  • Publication number: 20210042951
    Abstract: A method for detecting a parallax problem in sensor data from two sensors spaced apart from each other and at least partly capturing the same environment, wherein at least one of the sensors provides distance information. The method includes obtaining the acquired sensor data from the sensors; assigning measured values in the acquired sensor data of one sensor to corresponding measured values in the acquired sensor data of the other sensor, wherein the assignment takes the respective imaging conditions of the two sensors into account; consecutively numbering the measured values in the sensor data; checking whether a sorting order of the numbering of the measured values that correspond to each other matches, a parallax problem being determined in response to a sorting order not matching; and outputting a test result. Also disclosed is an apparatus for detecting a parallax problem in sensor data from two sensors and a transportation vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Simon STEINMEYER, Thorsten GRAF, Michael SCHLICHTE