Patents by Inventor Sarah Weissenberger

Sarah Weissenberger 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).

  • Publication number: 20220250645
    Abstract: A method for controlling a plurality of driving functions in an automated or autonomous vehicle, a control unit designed to carry out the method, a computer program, and a machine-readable memory medium on which the computer program is stored are provided. In the method, the plurality of driving functions is described in each case by finite state machines. At least one finite state machine is of the Moore type, and includes a structure with a finite set of states. The states are linked to one another via edges. An edge defines from the finite set of states a transition from a starting state to a target state, in that an associated edge condition is true or false. The finite state machine is accessible during runtime based on the structure, so that an access to the states and the edges is made possible to change the states and/or the edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Lukas Koenig, Michael Messer, Sarah Weissenberger, Thorsten Allgeier
  • Publication number: 20200103354
    Abstract: A device for perceiving an actual state of an interior of a people mover may include at least one imaging sensor for perceiving the actual state of the interior and an evaluation device that is configured to obtain a target state of the interior. The evaluation device may be configured to compare the actual state with the target state in order to determine a difference between the actual state and the target state, and wherein the evaluation device is configured to generate a signal for informing an operator of the people mover of the actual state based on the difference. An interface may also be included for sending the signal to the operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Jörg Angermayer, Christoph Kolesch, Christian Herzog, Anatol Weidenbach, Sarah Weissenberger