Patents by Inventor R. Michael Van Auken

R. Michael Van Auken 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).

  • Merge behavior systems and methods for merging vehicles
    Patent number: 11572099
    Abstract: A merge behavior system assists a host vehicle positioned in a merge lane that is adjacent a mainline lane. The merge behavior system includes an identification module that identifies at least one proximate vehicle in the mainline lane, if present. The merge behavior system also includes a prediction module that selects one or more models based on the at least one proximate vehicle, calculates one or more merge factors corresponding to the one or more models, and predicts a merge location based on the one or more merge factors. The merge behavior system further includes a control module that adjusts a kinematic parameter of the host vehicle to bring the host vehicle within a merging distance of the predicted merge location. The merge behavior system includes a merge module that determines whether a gap at the predicted merge location is a sufficient size for the host vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jovin D'sa, Samer Rajab, Shigenobu Saigusa, Xue Bai, R. Michael Van Auken, Alex J. Chapman
  • MERGE BEHAVIOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MERGING VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20190329778
    Abstract: A merge behavior system assists a host vehicle positioned in a merge lane that is adjacent a mainline lane. The merge behavior system includes an identification module that identifies at least one proximate vehicle in the mainline lane, if present. The merge behavior system also includes a prediction module that selects one or more models based on the at least one proximate vehicle, calculates one or more merge factors corresponding to the one or more models, and predicts a merge location based on the one or more merge factors. The merge behavior system further includes a control module that adjusts a kinematic parameter of the host vehicle to bring the host vehicle within a merging distance of the predicted merge location. The merge behavior system includes a merge module that determines whether a gap at the predicted merge location is a sufficient size for the host vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Jovin D'sa, Samer Rajab, Shigenobu Saigusa, Xue Bai, R. Michael Van Auken, Alex J. Chapman