Patents by Inventor Nils ÅKERMAN

Nils ÅKERMAN 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).

  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PHYSICALLY CONNECTING A FIRST AND A SECOND MODULE TO ASSEMBLE A VEHICLE, A CONTROL DEVICE, A VEHICLE, A SYSTEM, A COMPUTER PROGRAM AND A COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20210269109
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method, performed by a first control device, for controlling physically connecting a first and a second module to assemble a vehicle, wherein the first control device is comprised in the first module, the method comprising: activating a sensor device in the first module; identifying an area between the two modules by means of the sensor device; transmitting information about the identified area to the second module; continuously determining the position of the second module in relation to the first module, by means of the sensor device, while the second module is moving towards the first module, and transmitting the determined position to the second module; and physically connecting the modules when the second module has reached the first module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Scania CV AB
    Inventors: André CLAESSON, Morgan COLLING, Nils ÅKERMAN, Robert SJÖDIN, Linus ÄHRLIG, Mikko KALLIO, Sami TEPPOLA, Tomas SKEPPSTRÖM