Patents by Inventor Robert Klarner
Robert Klarner 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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Patent number: 11030900Abstract: The invention relates to a system and a method for automatically controlling a vehicle F in a traffic network, comprising a central unit which provides respective envelopes EHi of a number I of flat geographical sub-regions TBi of the traffic network, as well as an assigned attribute Ki for each of the geographical sub-regions TBi, wherein the attribute Ki indicates the intensity of a risk posed to the vehicle F itself and/or to objects arranged in the sub-region TBi if the vehicle F should enter the respective geographical sub-region TBi, the central unit and the vehicle F being designed and set up to communicate data, the vehicle F featuring: a first unit for determining the current position POSF of the vehicle F in the traffic network, a second unit for determining the distance dEH*(POSF) of the vehicle F from the envelope EH* of the sub-region TB* closest to the position POSF, and a third unit for carrying out automatic control interventions SEG in the longitudinal and/or transversal control or regulationType: GrantFiled: March 20, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.Inventors: Robert Klarner, Hartmut Runge
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Patent number: 10836385Abstract: A lane keeping assistance system including position means for determining a first position of the vehicle in a network with a first accuracy; first interface for providing trajectory of the vehicle in the network; second interface for providing position data of right boundary objects and position data of left boundary objects, and radar signatures of these boundary objects; radar system to scan right and left lateral environments of the vehicle and determine distances to objects on a right of the vehicle and radar signatures thereof, and distances to objects on a left of the vehicle and radar signatures thereof; evaluation unit to perform identification of acquired objects based on the first position, the provided data, and the determined data, and to determine a second position of the vehicle with a second position accuracy; and control device to control the vehicle taking into consideration the target trajectory and the second position.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2016Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V.Inventors: Hartmut Runge, Robert Klarner
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Publication number: 20200098256Abstract: The invention relates to a system and a method for automatically controlling a vehicle F in a traffic network, comprising a central unit which provides respective envelopes EHi of a number l of flat geographical sub-regions TBi of the traffic network, as well as an assigned attribute Ki for each of the geographical sub-regions TBi, wherein the attribute Ki indicates the intensity of a risk posed to the vehicle F itself and/or to objects arranged in the sub-region TBi if the vehicle F should enter the respective geographical sub-region TB, the central unit and the vehicle F being designed and set up to communicate data, the vehicle F featuring: a first unit for determining the current position POSF of the vehicle F in the traffic network, a second unit for determining the distance dEH*(POSF) of the vehicle F from the envelope EH* of the sub-region TB* closest to the position POSF, and a third unit for carrying out automatic control interventions SEG in the longitudinal and/or transversal control or regulationType: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2018Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: Robert Klarner, Hartmut Runge
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Patent number: 10538243Abstract: Driver assistance system and method of assisting a driver when operating a vehicle in a transportation route network. The system includes a first interface to provide navigation data relating to the network, a position detection unit to provide a position of the vehicle, a second interface to provide first data relating to first objects, arranged along transportation routes of the network, a sensor system to sense current surroundings of the vehicle at the position in order to generate surroundings data, a first evaluation unit to determine second data relating to second objects based on the surroundings data, a fusion unit to match and fuse the first data and the second data to form third data, and a control unit to execute at least one assistance function in order to assist operation of the vehicle, wherein the assistance function is executed depending on the third data and the navigation data.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.Inventors: Robert Klarner, Hartmut Runge
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Patent number: 10228456Abstract: A device includes a first means for determining a first position of a vehicle, a second means for determining a movement direction of the vehicle, a third means for providing a number of fixed point data that specify, at least for significant radar objects on a planet surface, radar signature thereof and position thereof, a radar system for scanning a current surrounding area of the vehicle and detecting radar data, wherein, for a number of radar objects present in the surrounding area, radar signatures thereof and relative positions thereof in relation to the vehicle are determinable from the radar data, and wherein the radar system is configured to determine a second position, and the first means is configured such that the first position is correctable based on the second position and/or a warning is issuable if the first position and the second position differ by more than a predefined value.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2014Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V.Inventors: Hartmut Runge, Robert Klarner
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Publication number: 20180326977Abstract: Driver assistance system and method of assisting a driver when operating a vehicle in a transportation route network. The system includes a first interface to provide navigation data relating to the network, a position detection unit to provide a position of the vehicle, a second interface to provide first data relating to first objects, arranged along transportation routes of the network, a sensor system to sense current surroundings of the vehicle at the position in order to generate surroundings data, a first evaluation unit to determine second data relating to second objects based on the surroundings data, a fusion unit to match and fuse the first data and the second data to form third data, and a control unit to execute at least one assistance function in order to assist operation of the vehicle, wherein the assistance function is executed depending on the third data and the navigation data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2017Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Robert Klarner, Hartmut Runge
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Publication number: 20180208197Abstract: A lane keeping assistance system including: means for determining a first position of the vehicle in a network with a first accuracy; first interface for providing trajectory of the vehicle in the network; second interface for providing position data of right boundary objects and position data of left boundary objects, and radar signatures of these boundary objects; radar system to scan right and left lateral environment of the vehicle and determine distances to objects on a right of the vehicle and radar signatures thereof, and distances to objects on a left of the vehicle and radar signatures thereof; evaluation unit to perform identification of acquired objects based on the first position, the provided data, and the determined data, and to determine a second position of the vehicle with a second position accuracy; and control device to control the vehicle taking into consideration the target trajectory and the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2016Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: Hartmut Runge, Robert Klarner
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Publication number: 20160202352Abstract: The invention relates to a device and to a method for determining the position of a vehicle on or above a planet surface. The proposed device comprises a first means (101) for determining a first position (P1(t)) of the vehicle, a second means (102) for determining a movement direction (BR(t)) of the vehicle, a third means (103) for providing a number (n) of fixed point data, wherein the fixed point data specify, at least for significant radar objects (FROi) arranged in a stationary manner on the planet surface, the radar signature (RSFROi) thereof and the position (PFROi) thereof, where i=1, 2, . . .Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2014Publication date: July 14, 2016Applicant: Deutsches Zentrum Für Luft- und Raumfahrt E.V.Inventors: Hartmut Runge, Robert Klarner