Patents by Inventor Sebastian Engel

Sebastian Engel 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: 20240383028
    Abstract: A method for bending profiles, wherein the profiles have a profile web and bent or angled profile legs at lateral ends of the profile web, wherein the profile is bent or formed parallel to and in the plane of the profile web and the height of the profile web between the profile legs varies over the length of the profile. The profile is formed with a roll arrangement that has at least one supporting roll, one bending roll, and one forming roll positioned one after the other in the movement direction, wherein the supporting roll, the bending roll, and the forming roll rest against the profile or profile legs in lateral edge regions, and through the adjustment of the distance between the bending roll and the forming roll perpendicular to the movement direction of the profile, it is possible to adjust the bending radius of a profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel Nebeling, Sebastian Groth, Bernd Engel
  • Publication number: 20240353482
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of optimizing cabling of at least one device under test when performing tests on the at least one device under test. At least one device under test with a plurality of connectors is provided. The connectors are capable of supporting different frequencies and/or different signal directions. At least one testing device with a plurality of test ports is provided. The test ports are capable of supporting different frequencies and/or different signal directions. The at least one device under test and the testing device are to be connected with each other via a cabling. The cabling between the at least one device under test and the at least one testing device is optimized by a processing circuit. Further, a system is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Sebastian ENGEL, Kristin SCHWARZMUELLER, Victor ARROYO, Andrew SCHAEFER, Detlef WIESE, RuhUllah SHAH
  • Publication number: 20240223494
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of optimizing a usage distribution in a communications network uses a quantum concept processor. A set of traffic demands for a transfer of determined data volumes between origin nodes and destination nodes among the plurality of communication nodes is captured. The traffic demands are split into sub-demands. A set of optional communication paths for an individual routing of each sub-demand is specified. The edges within the set of optional communication paths are assigned a respective usage capacity limit. Fractional capacity usages of the edges are calculated based on the respective usage capacity limit. The calculated fractional capacity usages are formulated as terms of a quadratic stress function. An optimized routing is determined by using a quantum concept processor, thereby selecting for each sub-demand one communication path from the set of optional communication paths such that the quadratic stress function is minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicants: Fujitsu Technology Solutions GmbH, Deutsche Telekom AG
    Inventors: Fritz Schinkel, Christian Münch, Sebastian Engel, Marc Geitz, Oliver Holschke, Timmy Schüller
  • Publication number: 20240214302
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method optimizes a routing of data traffic in a communications network by using a quantum concept processor. A set of potential short communication paths among possible communication paths between respective origin nodes and respective destination nodes of captured traffic demands is specified. The edges within the set of potential short communication paths are assigned a respective usage capacity limit. Fractional capacity usages of the edges are calculated based on respective usage capacity limits of the edges. The calculated fractional capacity usages are formulated as terms of a quadratic stress function. An optimized routing is determined by using a quantum concept processor, thereby selecting for each traffic demand one short communication path from the set of potential short communication paths such that the quadratic stress function is minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicants: Fujitsu Technology Solutions GmbH, Deutsche Telekom AG
    Inventors: Fritz Schinkel, Christian Münch, Sebastian Engel, Marc Geitz, Oliver Holschke, Timmy Schüller
  • Publication number: 20240168920
    Abstract: A method of assessing a log-file is described. A log-file to be assessed is received. A data storage is accessed that includes several log-files. A group of log-files from the several log-files stored in the data storage is identified. The group of log-files includes log-files that are nearest to the log-file to be assessed. The identified group of log-files is returned to a user for further analysis. Further, a method of grouping several log-files as well as a system for processing at least one log-file are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Sebastian Engel, Detlef Wiese, Agustin Raez-Rus, Fernando Garcia, Andrew Schaefer, Sandra Merkel, Bernhard Sterzbach, Jonas Baehr, Julian Jorczik
  • Patent number: 11967235
    Abstract: A method for determining the position of a non-motorized road user including ascertaining a first geodetic position of the road user in a position determination device, which uses a global navigation satellite system, of the terminal, and transmitting the first geodetic position to a traffic device. In a control unit of the traffic device, ascertaining a second geodetic position of the road user from a geodetic traffic device position and a relative position ascertained from sensor data, showing the road user, of at least one surroundings sensor of the traffic device. At least if a limiting value for a deviation of the first position from the second position is exceeded, transmitting an item of deviation information describing the second position and/or the deviation from the traffic device to the mobile terminal, and using the deviation information to correct the position ascertainment in the position determination device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Andrejs Teuss, Johannes Wallner, Sebastian Engel, Jürgen Richter, David Pankalla, Johannes Wittmann
  • Patent number: 11055933
    Abstract: A method for operating a communication network comprising a plurality of motor vehicles, wherein the motor vehicles each have a sensor device having at least one environmental sensor, wherein at least one motor vehicle, when a malfunction of an environmental sensor is found by its sensor device, transmits the status data describing the malfunction and including position data of the motor vehicle to at least one external evaluation device for determining interference area information describing an interference area for environmental sensors of the motor vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Jan Buchholz, Sebastian Engel
  • Publication number: 20210118304
    Abstract: A method for determining the position of a non-motorized road user including ascertaining a first geodetic position of the road user in a position determination device, which uses a global navigation satellite system, of the terminal, and transmitting the first geodetic position to a traffic device. In a control unit of the traffic device, ascertaining a second geodetic position of the road user from a geodetic traffic device position and a relative position ascertained from sensor data, showing the road user, of at least one surroundings sensor of the traffic device. At least if a limiting value for a deviation of the first position from the second position is exceeded, transmitting an item of deviation information describing the second position and/or the deviation from the traffic device to the mobile terminal, and using the deviation information to correct the position ascertainment in the position determination device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Andrejs TEUSS, Johannes WALLNER, Sebastian ENGEL, Jürgen RICHTER, David PANKALLA, Johannes WITTMANN
  • Patent number: 10650674
    Abstract: In a method for associating a transmitter which transmits at least one communication information in a car-to-car communication with an object in a receiving motor vehicle, wherein the object is described by environmental data from at least one environmental sensor, wherein the association occurs based on comparing environmental data from at least one environmental sensor of the motor vehicle having the transmitter with corresponding environmental data of the receiving motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignees: Audi AG, Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Sebastian Engel, Michael Botsch, Hendrik Rössler
  • Patent number: 10262470
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for geographically localizing triggers for malfunctions in a motor vehicle, wherein the malfunction of the motor vehicle is detected and an error entry describing the malfunction in an error memory of the motor vehicle is generated, and a geo-position (XY) of the motor vehicle is detected and stored by a localization device of the motor vehicle pp(1). Subsequently, during an error diagnosis of the motor vehicle, the error entry from the error memory of the motor vehicle is read out by an analysis device located outside the motor vehicle and a trigger class (14) describing a trigger of the malfunction is received for the error entry. The geo-position (XY) of the motor vehicle and the malfunction are stored in a corresponding digital map for the trigger class.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Jan Buchholz, Sebastian Engel, Björn Hohlstein
  • Publication number: 20190066410
    Abstract: A method for operating a communication network comprising a plurality of motor vehicles, wherein the motor vehicles each have a sensor device having at least one environmental sensor, wherein at least one motor vehicle, when a malfunction of an environmental sensor is found by its sensor device, transmits the status data describing the malfunction and including position data of the motor vehicle to at least one external evaluation device for determining interference area information describing an interference area for environmental sensors of the motor vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: Jan BUCHHOLZ, Sebastian ENGEL
  • Patent number: 10190883
    Abstract: A method for supporting a driver of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, includes automatically detecting with a navigation device of the vehicle whether the vehicle has deviated from a defined driving route determined by the navigation device. When the vehicle has deviated from the defined driving route, it is determined with the navigation device whether an amount of propulsion energy stored in an energy storage device of the vehicle is sufficient to still reach at least one energy refilling station. When an energy refilling station can no longer be reached with the vehicle automatically a phone connection with a vehicle external help center is established with a phone device of the vehicle, prior to the vehicle becoming stranded, or it is automatically displayed to the driver with a display device of the vehicle prior to the vehicle becoming stranded, to establish a phone connection with a vehicle external help central.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Jan Buchholz, Sebastian Engel, Bjõrn Hohlstein
  • Publication number: 20180165890
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for geographically localizing triggers for malfunctions in a motor vehicle, wherein the malfunction of the motor vehicle is detected and an error entry describing the malfunction in an error memory of the motor vehicle is generated, and a geo-position (XY) of the motor vehicle is detected and stored by a localization device of the motor vehicle pp(1). Subsequently, during an error diagnosis of the motor vehicle, the error entry from the error memory of the motor vehicle is read out by an analysis device located outside the motor vehicle and a trigger class (14) describing a trigger of the malfunction is received for the error entry. The geo-position (XY) of the motor vehicle and the malfunction are stored in a corresponding digital map for the trigger class.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: Jan BUCHHOLZ, Sebastian ENGEL, Björn HOHLSTEIN
  • Patent number: 9833215
    Abstract: A method, device, and computer program product for capturing projection images of an object are provided. An x-ray beam source is moved by a control unit on a path into a plurality of positions, in which an x-ray beam is transmitted. An x-ray beam detector is moved by the control unit into a plurality of positions, in which the x-ray beam, penetrating the object, is detected. The x-ray beam source and/or the x-ray beam detector are moved on a calculated path around the object, at a constant distance between the x-ray beam source and the x-ray beam detector or the object. The path is described by an nth degree polynomial and determined by the control unit through an optimization of a path along the central x-ray beam. The polynomial is selected such that a safety clearance with respect to the object is maintained and a distance between the x-ray beam detector and the object is minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignees: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V, Charite—Universitätsmedizin Berlin
    Inventors: Fabian Stopp, Marc Käseberg, Sebastian Engel, Erwin Keeve, Felix Fehlhaber, Eckart Uhlmann
  • Patent number: 9778370
    Abstract: A method for determining a spatially resolved extent of error for position finding with a global navigation satellite system for a target area of interest using field data from a plurality of field apparatuses, particularly motor vehicles, each having a receiver for the global navigation satellite system and which are at least intermittently situated in the target area, comprising the following steps: ascertainment by the field apparatuses of at least one field data record comprising a current GNSS position in the target area and an error value associated with said position, transmission of the field data records to a central computation device, updating of an error map containing the extents of error for various positions and/or subareas of the target area by statistical evaluation of the field data records in the central computation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Jan Buchholz, Sebastian Engel
  • Publication number: 20170023373
    Abstract: A method for supporting a driver of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, includes automatically detecting with a navigation device of the vehicle whether the vehicle has deviated from a defined driving route determined by the navigation device. When the vehicle has deviated from the defined driving route, it is determined with the navigation device whether an amount of propulsion energy stored in an energy storage device of the vehicle is sufficient to still reach at least one energy refilling station. When an energy refilling station can no longer be reached with the vehicle automatically a phone connection with a vehicle external help center is established with a phone device of the vehicle, prior to the vehicle becoming stranded, or it is automatically displayed to the driver with a display device of the vehicle prior to the vehicle becoming stranded, to establish a phone connection with a vehicle external help central.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: JAN BUCHHOLZ, SEBASTIAN ENGEL, BJÕRN HOHLSTEIN
  • Publication number: 20170016994
    Abstract: A method for determining a spatially resolved extent of error for position finding with a global navigation satellite system for a target area of interest using field data from a plurality of field apparatuses, particularly motor vehicles, each having a receiver for the global navigation satellite system and which are at least intermittently situated in the target area, comprising the following steps: ascertainment by the field apparatuses of at least one field data record comprising a current GNSS position in the target area and an error value associated with said position, transmission of the field data records to a central computation device, updating of an error map containing the extents of error for various positions and/or subareas of the target area by statistical evaluation of the field data records in the central computation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: AUDE AG
    Inventors: Jan BUCHHOLZ, Sebastian ENGEL
  • Patent number: 9500491
    Abstract: A method for position determination, in particular of a motor vehicle, includes optically capturing an object having a known geographic position and matching the geographic position of the object with stored map data. The object may be a road sign having distance information, which is optically recognized at the vehicle. The distance information is subsequently evaluated using optical character recognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignees: AUDI AG, VOLKSWAGEN AG
    Inventors: Claudia Kratzsch, Sebastian Engel, Hendrik Rössler
  • Patent number: 9395200
    Abstract: A method provides an operating strategy for a target vehicle which is located together with other foreign vehicles on a track section of a road track. A communication unit of the target vehicle or of an external data server is connected to a respective communication unit of the foreign vehicles via an ad-hoc network, in particular via a car-to-X communication. A foreign vehicle communicates a position signal and/or an information to an operating parameter. A processing unit determines the positions of the foreign vehicles and can determine a digital model for a current traffic situation in the track section using information related to the operating parameter. The digital model describes the track section and the foreign vehicles located thereon and serves as a basis for an operating strategy for operating the target vehicle. A driving recommendation produces a model output for the driver or triggers automatic driving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Claudia Kratzsch, Hendrik Roessler, Sebastian Engel
  • Publication number: 20150345963
    Abstract: A method provides an operating strategy for a target vehicle which is located together with other foreign vehicles on a track section of a road track. A communication unit of the target vehicle or of an external data server is connected to a respective communication unit of the foreign vehicles via an ad-hoc network, in particular via a car-to-X communication. A foreign vehicle communicates a position signal and/or an information to an operating parameter. A processing unit determines the positions of the foreign vehicles and can determine a digital model for a current traffic situation in the track section using information related to the operating parameter. The digital model describes the track section and the foreign vehicles located thereon and serves as a basis for an operating strategy for operating the target vehicle. A driving recommendation produces a model output for the driver or triggers automatic driving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Claudia KRATZSCH, Hendrik ROESSLER, Sebastian ENGEL