Patents by Inventor Philipp Seifert

Philipp Seifert 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 and device for determining a target position of a surroundings sensor of a vehicle
    Patent number: 12345800
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a method for determining a target position of a surroundings sensor of a vehicle using a vehicle-side attachment element as a calibration object, wherein the sensor and the attachment element are movable relative to each other. The method includes: ascertaining a first position of the surroundings sensor in a first relative pose; moving the sensor and/or the element from the first pose to a second pose between the sensor and the element; ascertaining a second actual position of the surroundings sensor in the second relative pose; and determining the target position of the surroundings sensor by averaging the first position and the second position to form an averaged actual position and assigning the averaged actual position as the target position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Katharina Burger, Willibald Reitmeier, Friedbert Stuhlfelner, Philipp Seifert
  • Method and Device for Determining a Target Position of a Surroundings Sensor of a Vehicle
    Publication number: 20220342066
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a method for determining a target position of a surroundings sensor of a vehicle using a vehicle-side attachment element as a calibration object, wherein the sensor and the attachment element are movable relative to each other. The method includes: ascertaining a first position of the surroundings sensor in a first relative pose; moving the sensor and/or the element from the first pose to a second pose between the sensor and the element; ascertaining a second actual position of the surroundings sensor in the second relative pose; and determining the target position of the surroundings sensor by averaging the first position and the second position to form an averaged actual position and assigning the averaged actual position as the target position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: Vitesco Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Katharina Burger, Willibald Reitmeier, Friedbert Stuhlfelner, Philipp Seifert