Patents by Inventor Peter Sautter
Peter Sautter 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).
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Publication number: 20240091845Abstract: A method of feeding an elongate workpiece to a forming machine includes: providing first and second feed units, wherein each of the feed units has a receiving device that receives a workpiece stock in a coil, and a straightening device downstream of the receiving device that straightens the workpiece before it enters the forming machine, wherein the first and second feed units are arranged on a common platform movable between first and second working positions, wherein, in the first working position of the platform, the first feed unit is arranged in a working position suitable for transferring workpiece portions to the forming machine, and the second feed unit is arranged in a setting-up position, and, in the second working position of the platform, the second feed unit is arranged in the working position and the first feed unit in a setting-up position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2021Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Martin Bauer, Andreas Gönninger, Oliver Kuhnert, Robin Sautter, Peter Schwellbach, Tobias Single
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Publication number: 20230294717Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method comprising the following steps: receiving sensor data which have been generated by a sensor system, in a control module of a vehicle computer; inputting the sensor data into a safety algorithm to detect safety-relevant objects; inputting the sensor data into a comfort algorithm to detect comfort-relevant objects; estimating future states of the objects using an environment model which represents the environment of the vehicle and in which the objects are stored and tracked over time; calculating a safety trajectory taking into account safety rules and a comfort trajectory taking into account comfort rules based on the estimated future states of the detected objects; using the comfort trajectory to control the vehicle if the comfort trajectory satisfies the safety rules; and using the safety trajectory to control the vehicle if the comfort trajectory does not satisfy the safety rules.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2021Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Peter Sautter, Georg Mayer, Ulrich Kersken, Folko Flehmig, Christian Connette
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Patent number: 11383730Abstract: A method for assisting a driver during the deactivation of a highly automated driving mode of a vehicle. In this context, a takeover signal, which represents a takeover of control of the vehicle by the driver, and auxiliary information are read in. The auxiliary information includes image information representing the driver and/or vehicle-control information representing a control of the vehicle by the driver. In a further step, a degree of attentiveness of the driver is determined, using the takeover signal and the auxiliary information. Finally, using the degree of attentiveness, an assistance signal is output to assist the driver during the takeover of control, by activating at least one driver-assistance function of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2017Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Claus Marberger, Folko Flehmig, Johannes Foltin, Peter Sautter, Sybille Eisele, Tjark Vandommele, Felix Wulf
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Patent number: 10741068Abstract: A method for recognizing an environment of a vehicle that has at least one environment sensor for furnishing information items regarding features of the environment includes evaluating a first information item that represents at least one feature of a first feature set in order to recognize whether a first situation of the vehicle exists and evaluating a second information item that represent at least one feature of a second feature set in order to recognize whether a second situation of the vehicle, differing from the first situation, exists, where the first and second feature sets have no common features.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Roland Langhans, Bernd Mueller, Peter Sautter
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Patent number: 10656641Abstract: A method and a system for controlling a driving function of a vehicle, whereby in a first operating state, the driving function is controlled by a vehicle guidance system, and in a second operating state, the driving function is controlled by a command of a driver, a transition from the first operating state to the second operating state being accomplished with the aid of an orderly handover through a preset handover procedure when it is recognized that a predetermined first condition is fulfilled, or with the aid of a handover in a fallback solution when it is recognized that a predetermined second condition is fulfilled.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2016Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Carsten Hasberg, Oliver Pink, Peter Sautter, Sybille Eisele
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Publication number: 20200039535Abstract: A method for assisting a driver during the deactivation of a highly automated driving mode of a vehicle. In this context, a takeover signal, which represents a takeover of control of the vehicle by the driver, and auxiliary information are read in. The auxiliary information includes image information representing the driver and/or vehicle-control information representing a control of the vehicle by the driver. In a further step, a degree of attentiveness of the driver is determined, using the takeover signal and the auxiliary information. Finally, using the degree of attentiveness, an assistance signal is output to assist the driver during the takeover of control, by activating at least one driver-assistance function of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2017Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Claus Marberger, Folko Flehmig, Johannes Foltin, Peter Sautter, Sybille Eisele, Tjark Vandommele, Felix Wulf
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Patent number: 10315631Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for operating a motor vehicle brake system that comprises at least one electronic parking brake having at least one actuator, wherein in the presence of a first switching signal at a switching signal input the actuator is controlled so as to activate the parking brake. It is provided that the switching signal input in a normal operating mode is released so as to apply optional switching signals and in a safety operating mode is set to a second switching signal that is different from the first switching signal so that the process of controlling the actuator so as to activating the parking brake is prevented. The disclosure further relates to a control device for a motor vehicle brake system.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2015Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Peter Sautter, Peter Rebholz-Goldmann, Andreas Huth
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Publication number: 20190080597Abstract: A method for recognizing an environment of a vehicle that has at least one environment sensor for furnishing information items regarding features of the environment includes evaluating a first information item that represents at least one feature of a first feature set in order to recognize whether a first situation of the vehicle exists and evaluating a second information item that represent at least one feature of a second feature set in order to recognize whether a second situation of the vehicle, differing from the first situation, exists, where the first and second feature sets have no common features.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventors: Roland LANGHANS, Bernd Mueller, Peter Sautter
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Patent number: 10112591Abstract: An apparatus for operating a vehicle, including a coupling device which is designed to decouple a speed sensor from a primary energy supply of a primary control of a primary brake-control system and to couple it to a secondary energy supply, and a control device which is designed to control the coupling device as a function of an error signal of the primary control, so that in response to an error of the primary control, the speed sensor is able to be decoupled from the primary energy supply and coupled to the secondary energy supply. A method for operating a vehicle, a system for operating a vehicle, as well as a computer program are also described.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventor: Peter Sautter
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Publication number: 20180148027Abstract: A device for operating a motor vehicle, having an input for a respective external rotational speed sensor; a first control device; a second control device having a rotational speed acquisition device for each rotational speed sensor, a rotational speed signal of the rotational speed acquisition devices being capable of being supplied to the first control device and to outputs of the device; a computing device by which wheel rotational speeds can be ascertained; the rotational speed acquisition devices being functionally decoupled from one another; and the second control device being functionally decoupled from the first control device and from the computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2016Publication date: May 31, 2018Inventors: Berthold Fehrenbacher, Peter Rebholz-Goldmann, Peter Sautter, Ruben Obenland
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Publication number: 20180120839Abstract: A method and a system for controlling a driving function of a vehicle, whereby in a first operating state, the driving function is controlled by a vehicle guidance system, and in a second operating state, the driving function is controlled by a command of a driver, a transition from the first operating state to the second operating state being accomplished with the aid of an orderly handover through a preset handover procedure when it is recognized that a predetermined first condition is fulfilled, or with the aid of a handover in a fallback solution when it is recognized that a predetermined second condition is fulfilled.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2016Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Carsten Hasberg, Oliver Pink, Peter Sautter, Sybille Eisele
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Patent number: 9919713Abstract: An actuator system for a vehicle is described that includes a first steering actuator, operated on a first on-board network of the vehicle, a first steering actuator control unit, operated on the first on-board network, for controlling the first steering actuator, and a second steering actuator, operated on a second on-board network of the vehicle that is designed to be redundant in relation to the first on-board network. In addition, the actuator system includes a brake actuator device, operated on the second on-board network of the vehicle, having a brake actuator and a brake actuator control unit for controlling the brake actuator. The brake actuator device includes in addition a second steering actuator control unit, operated on the second on-board network of the vehicle, for controlling the second steering actuator.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventor: Peter Sautter
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Patent number: 9802596Abstract: A method for furnishing a sensor signal in a braking system, in which in the event of a failure of the brake control unit signal transfer is switched over and the signal is transmitted to a further control unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2015Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Helmut Binder, Peter Sautter, Wolfgang Peveling
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Publication number: 20170043755Abstract: An apparatus for operating a vehicle, including a coupling device which is designed to decouple a speed sensor from a primary energy supply of a primary control of a primary brake-control system and to couple it to a secondary energy supply, and a control device which is designed to control the coupling device as a function of an error signal of the primary control, so that in response to an error of the primary control, the speed sensor is able to be decoupled from the primary energy supply and coupled to the secondary energy supply. A method for operating a vehicle, a system for operating a vehicle, as well as a computer program are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: February 16, 2017Inventor: Peter Sautter
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Publication number: 20170028992Abstract: An actuator system for a vehicle is described that includes a first steering actuator, operated on a first on-board network of the vehicle, a first steering actuator control unit, operated on the first on-board network, for controlling the first steering actuator, and a second steering actuator, operated on a second on-board network of the vehicle that is designed to be redundant in relation to the first on-board network. In addition, the actuator system includes a brake actuator device, operated on the second on-board network of the vehicle, having a brake actuator and a brake actuator control unit for controlling the brake actuator. The brake actuator device includes in addition a second steering actuator control unit, operated on the second on-board network of the vehicle, for controlling the second steering actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventor: Peter Sautter
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Publication number: 20160114779Abstract: A method for furnishing a sensor signal in a braking system, in which in the event of a failure of the brake control unit signal transfer is switched over and the signal is transmitted to a further control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2015Publication date: April 28, 2016Inventors: Helmut Binder, Peter Sautter, Wolfgang Peveling
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Publication number: 20150251639Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for operating a motor vehicle brake system that comprises at least one electronic parking brake having at least one actuator, wherein in the presence of a first switching signal at a switching signal input the actuator is controlled so as to activate the parking brake. It is provided that the switching signal input in a normal operating mode is released so as to apply optional switching signals and in a safety operating mode is set to a second switching signal that is different from the first switching signal so that the process of controlling the actuator so as to activating the parking brake is prevented. The disclosure further relates to a control device for a motor vehicle brake system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2015Publication date: September 10, 2015Inventors: Peter Sautter, Peter Rebholz-Goldmann, Andreas Huth
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Patent number: 8423836Abstract: In order to detect a faulty error correcting unit (2) in an embedded system, wherein the error correcting unit (2) receives output data from a data source (20) and determines, whether the received data are incorrect, and wherein if the received data are incorrect, the error correcting unit (2) is expected to correct at least one error within the received data, output the corrected data and manipulate an error vector (4), a method and a system (Ia) are suggested that enable to compare the output data of the error correcting unit (2) with at least one reference data, wherein the at least one reference data originate at least indirectly from the data source (20). Both, the error vector (4) and the result of the comparison are input to a plausibility test in order to decide, whether the error correcting unit (2) is faulty. According to the result of the plausibility test, a failure vector (7) is manipulated in order to indicate whether a failure in the error correcting unit (2) is detected.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2010Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignees: Texas Instruments Incorporated, Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Peter Sautter, Harald Tschentscher, Carsten Gebauer, Berthold Fehrenbacher, Roy M. Haley, Alexandre Palus, Charles Ming-Fong Tsai, Venkata Kishore Gadde, Hoi-Man Low
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Publication number: 20110087932Abstract: In order to detect a faulty error correcting unit (2) in an embedded system, wherein the error correcting unit (2) receives output data from a data source (20) and determines, whether the received data are incorrect, and wherein if the received data are incorrect, the error correcting unit (2) is expected to correct at least one error within the received data, output the corrected data and manipulate an error vector (4), a method and a system (Ia) are suggested that enable to compare the output data of the error correcting unit (2) with at least one reference data, wherein the at least one reference data originate at least indirectly from the data source (20). Both, the error vector (4) and the result of the comparison are input to a plausibility test in order to decide, whether the error correcting unit (2) is faulty. According to the result of the plausibility test, a failure vector (7) is manipulated in order to indicate whether a failure in the error correcting unit (2) is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Peter Sautter, Harald Tschentscher, Carsten Gebauer, Berthold Fehrenbacher, Roy M. Haley, Alexandre Palus, Charles Ming-Fong Tsai, Venkata Kishore Gadde, Hoi-Man Low
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Publication number: 20100011253Abstract: A circuit arrangement, having a circuit and a computer unit is provided, in which the circuit and the computer unit are connected to one another via multiple lines for transmitting a number of signals which are embodied as information signals. The circuit has a multiplexer for combining signals, the multiplexer being connected to the computer unit via an additional line.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2007Publication date: January 14, 2010Inventors: Christian Wenzel-Benner, Markus Bartel, Thomas Kahnert, Peter Sautter, Carsten Gebauer, Harald Tschentscher, Berthold Fehrenbacher, Achim Schaefer, Gotthilf Koerner, Andreas Frey, Helmut Binder, Bernd Stoehr