Patents by Inventor Rani Faddoul

Rani Faddoul 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).

  • Systems and methods for vehicle steering control
    Patent number: 11318962
    Abstract: A method for providing operating mode transition for a vehicle includes receiving an input indicating a request to transition from a first operating mode of the vehicle to a second operating mode of the vehicle and determining a first planned trajectory corresponding to the first operating mode. The method also includes determining a second planned trajectory corresponding to the second operating mode. The method also includes determining a first road wheel actuator angle corresponding to the first planned trajectory and determining a second road wheel actuator angle corresponding to the second planned trajectory. The method also includes determining a difference between a current handwheel actuator angle and a handwheel actuator angle corresponding to the second road wheel actuator angle and, in response to a determination that the difference is less than a threshold, transitioning from the first operating mode to the second operating mode over a determined period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Salaheddine Safour, Rani Faddoul, Pierre C. Longuemare, Joachim J. Klesing
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL
    Publication number: 20200290646
    Abstract: A method for providing operating mode transition for a vehicle includes receiving an input indicating a request to transition from a first operating mode of the vehicle to a second operating mode of the vehicle and determining a first planned trajectory corresponding to the first operating mode. The method also includes determining a second planned trajectory corresponding to the second operating mode. The method also includes determining a first road wheel actuator angle corresponding to the first planned trajectory and determining a second road wheel actuator angle corresponding to the second planned trajectory. The method also includes determining a difference between a current handwheel actuator angle and a handwheel actuator angle corresponding to the second road wheel actuator angle and, in response to a determination that the difference is less than a threshold, transitioning from the first operating mode to the second operating mode over a determined period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Salaheddine Safour, Rani Faddoul, Pierre C. Longuemare, Joachim J. Klesing