Patents by Inventor Nicola Natali

Nicola Natali 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 TO DETECT THE PASSAGE OF SMALL ANIMALS THROUGH AN OPENING
    Publication number: 20230168408
    Abstract: A system to detect the passage of a small animal through an opening. The system includes a first capacitor and a second capacitor arranged sequentially along a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the opening. Each of the capacitors includes two electrodes arranged on the outside of the opening and having substantially a U shape. An evaluation unit is electrically connected to the two capacitors to evaluate the change in capacitance of at least one of the two capacitors produced by the passage of an animal through the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: POLITECNICO DI MILANO
    Inventors: Dario Andrea Nicola NATALI, Luis Francisco Mollá MUNILLA
  • System for enhancing cornering performance of a vehicle equipped with a stability control system
    Patent number: 8660750
    Abstract: A system for controlling a vehicle having a brake assembly for exerting braking force on at least one wheel on the basis of a number of control parameters is provided. The system has a vehicle stability control system configured to generate the control parameters as a function of a control quantity associated with the intensity of the braking force to be exerted on the wheels; and a vehicle handling enhancement system configured to calculate, in the presence of cornering acceleration of the vehicle, a reference vehicle yaw rate on the basis of at least the longitudinal velocity of the vehicle and the steer angle of the vehicle, and to adjust the control quantity to zero the difference between the actual yaw rate and the reference vehicle yaw rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A.
    Inventors: Sergio M. Savaresi, Matteo Corno, Sebastian Campo, Andrea Fortina, Nicola Natali
  • System for enhancing cornering performance of a vehicle controlled by a safety system
    Patent number: 8442736
    Abstract: A system for controlling a vehicle having a brake assembly for exerting braking force on at least one wheel on the basis of a number of control parameters is provided. The system has a safety system configured to generate the control parameters as a function of a control quantity associated with the braking force to be exerted on the at least one wheel; and a vehicle handling enhancement system configured to: calculate a reference vehicle yaw acceleration on the basis of at least the longitudinal speed of the vehicle and the steer angle of the vehicle; and adjust the control quantity to zero the difference between the actual yaw acceleration and the reference vehicle yaw acceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A.
    Inventors: Salvatore Casella, Francesco Canuto, Nicola Natali, Andrea Fortina
  • SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING CORNERING PERFORMANCE OF A VEHICLE CONTROLLED BY A SAFETY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110054757
    Abstract: A system for controlling a vehicle having a brake assembly for exerting braking force on at least one wheel on the basis of a number of control parameters is provided. The system has a safety system configured to generate the control parameters as a function of a control quantity associated with the braking force to be exerted on the at least one wheel; and a vehicle handling enhancement system configured to: calculate a reference vehicle yaw acceleration on the basis of at least the longitudinal speed of the vehicle and the steer angle of the vehicle; and adjust the control quantity to zero the difference between the actual yaw acceleration and the reference vehicle yaw acceleration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Salvatore Casella, Francesco Canuto, Nicola Natali, Andrea Fortina
  • SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING CORNERING PERFORMANCE OF A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110054738
    Abstract: A system for controlling a vehicle having a brake assembly for exerting braking force on at least one wheel on the basis of a number of control parameters is provided. The system has a vehicle stability control system configured to generate the control parameters as a function of a control quantity associated with the intensity of the braking force to be exerted on the wheels; and a vehicle handling enhancement system configured to calculate, in the presence of cornering acceleration of the vehicle, a reference vehicle yaw rate on the basis of at least the longitudinal velocity of the vehicle and the steer angle of the vehicle, and to adjust the control quantity to zero the difference between the actual yaw rate and the reference vehicle yaw rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicants: FIAT GROUP AUTOMOBILES S.p.A., POLITECNICO DI MILANO
    Inventors: Sergio M. Savaresi, Matteo Corno, Sebastiano Campo, Andrea Fortina, Nicola Natali