Patents by Inventor Peter Kollberg

Peter Kollberg 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).

  • Publication number: 20260167189
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a computer system including processing circuitry configured to control a cruise control system of a vehicle, the vehicle including a power system configured to provide propulsion power to the vehicle, and an accelerator pedal, wherein the processing circuitry being further configured to: obtain a target speed; on the basis of the target speed, determine a minimal allowed speed to which the vehicle is allowed to reduce; and in response to determining that the accelerator pedal has been depressed, temporarily adjust the minimal allowed speed until a criterion is fulfilled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2025
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Inventors: Anders ERIKSSON, Peter KOLLBERG
  • Publication number: 20260167016
    Abstract: A computer system has processing circuitry to control propulsion of a vehicle. The vehicle has a power unit to propel the vehicle and an accelerator pedal. The processing circuitry is configured to: obtain information indicative of a position of the accelerator pedal, control propulsion of the power unit based on the information indicative of the position of the accelerator pedal; and control the power unit in either a torque control mode or a speed control mode. In the torque control mode, the information indicative of the position of the accelerator pedal is indicative of a target torque of the power unit and the power unit is controlled based on the target torque of the power unit. In the speed control mode, the information indicative of the position of the accelerator pedal is indicative of a target speed and the power unit is controlled based on the target speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2025
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Peter KOLLBERG
  • Patent number: 11858520
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for estimating a wheel base length (D) of at least one trailer (10) of a vehicle combination (100) comprising a towing vehicle (1), the at least one trailer and more than one articulation joint (A1, A2), wherein the towing vehicle comprises at least one wheel identification sensor (2) for identifying wheels (11, 12, 13) of the at least one trailer, the method comprising the following steps: —(S1) performing a plurality of wheel identification measurements on at least one side of the at least one trailer, by means of the at least one sensor during use of the vehicle combination, —(S2) determining a number of identifiable active wheels on the at least one side of the at least one trailer in each one of the plurality of wheel identification measurements, —(S3) determining a total number of active wheels on the at least one side of the at least one trailer, wherein the total number of active wheels is determined based on at least one of the plurality of wheel identificat
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peter Kollberg, Daniel Persson
  • Publication number: 20220169261
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for estimating a wheel base length (D) of at least one trailer (10) of a vehicle combination (100) comprising a towing vehicle (1), the at least one trailer and more than one articulation joint (A1, A2), wherein the towing vehicle comprises at least one wheel identification sensor (2) for identifying wheels (11, 12, 13) of the at least one trailer, the method comprising the following steps: —(S1) performing a plurality of wheel identification measurements on at least one side of the at least one trailer, by means of the at least one sensor during use of the vehicle combination, —(S2) determining a number of identifiable active wheels on the at least one side of the at least one trailer in each one of the plurality of wheel identification measurements, —(S3) determining a total number of active wheels on the at least one side of the at least one trailer, wherein the total number of active wheels is determined based on at least one of the plurality of wheel identificat
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peter KOLLBERG, Daniel PERSSON
  • Patent number: 9067603
    Abstract: An adaptive cruise control system for a motor vehicle includes a forward looking object detecting arrangement for simultaneously detecting several target objects moving in the predicted path and adjacent paths of the equipped vehicle. The detecting arrangement is arranged to continuously monitor velocity and distance to each of the target objects, and a processing arrangement processes signals from the detecting means to provide information of distance to and relative speed of vehicles travelling in front of the equipped vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Volvo Lastvagnar AB
    Inventors: Peter Kollberg, Fredrik Sandblom
  • Publication number: 20140005908
    Abstract: An adaptive cruise control system for a motor vehicle includes a forward looking object detecting arrangement for simultaneously detecting several target objects moving in the predicted path and adjacent paths of the equipped vehicle. The detecting arrangement is arranged to continuously monitor velocity and distance to each of the target objects, and a processing arrangement processes signals from the detecting means to provide information of distance to and relative speed of vehicles travelling in front of the equipped vehicle. The processing arrangement repeatedly generates velocity control signals based on the information of distance to and relative speed of vehicles travelling in front of the equipped vehicle. An arrangement controls velocity of the vehicle in response to the control signals from the processing arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB
    Inventors: Peter Kollberg, Fredrik Sandblom