Patents by Inventor Sebastian STRASSER

Sebastian STRASSER 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).

  • Patent number: 10358030
    Abstract: A method for operating a drivetrain for a motor vehicle, said method includes: reducing a transmission torque transmitted between a primary drive axle operatively connected with a secondary drive axle of the motor vehicle via a clutch configured to allow adjustment of the transmission torque when determining at the secondary drive axle a wheel slip which exceeds a defined slip threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Michael Sagefka, Sebastian Strasser, Michael Bär, Christian Knely, Thomas-Willibald Meier, Adrian Mihailescu, Stefan Hüfner
  • Patent number: 9623748
    Abstract: A method for operating a drive train of a motor vehicle includes the steps: detecting at least one variable; quantifying and/or influencing a movement of the motor vehicle; depending on the variable, switching on an all-wheel drive of the motor vehicle; wherein it is estimated on the basis of the at least one variable whether a relevant driving situation is impending and in this case the all-wheel-drive is switched on before occurrence of the relevant driving situation. A system for operating a drive train of a motor vehicle is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Sebastian Strasser, Michael Bär
  • Publication number: 20170096061
    Abstract: A method for operating a drivetrain for a motor vehicle, said method includes: reducing a transmission torque transmitted between a primary drive axle operatively connected with a secondary drive axle of the motor vehicle via a clutch configured to allow adjustment of the transmission torque when determining at the secondary drive axle a wheel slip which exceeds a defined slip threshold value
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: MICHAEL SAGEFKA, SEBASTIAN STRASSER, MICHAEL BÄR, CHRISTIAN KNELY, THOMAS-WILLIBALD MEIER, ADRIAN MIHAILESCU, STEFAN HÜFNER
  • Publication number: 20150291027
    Abstract: A method for operating a drive train of a motor vehicle includes the steps: detecting at least one variable; quantifying and/or influencing a movement of the motor vehicle; depending on the variable, switching on an all-wheel drive of the motor vehicle; wherein it is estimated on the basis of the at least one variable whether a relevant driving situation is impending and in this case the all-wheel-drive is switched on before occurrence of the relevant driving situation. A system for operating a drive train of a motor vehicle is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: Sebastian Strasser, Michael Bär
  • Patent number: 8700245
    Abstract: In a motor vehicle having two, in particular electrical, drives, a partial torque is in each case intended to be assigned to the individual drives from a demanded total torque, to be precise taking account of the energy efficiency on the one hand and the stability of the vehicle on the other hand. A first controller is responsible for taking account of the energy efficiency, and predetermines a bandwidth of possible partial torques for an individual drive. This bandwidth may be restricted by a second controller, when driving stability requires this. The second controller is coupled to appropriate sensors (yaw rate sensor, lateral acceleration sensor, longitudinal acceleration sensor) and knows the steering angle ?. In the course of interchanging data signals with a first control device, the partial torques are defined with the involvement of the second control device, for which purpose the first control device emits control commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Meitinger, Michael Wein, Sebastian Strasser, Martin Werner
  • Patent number: 8649929
    Abstract: In a vehicle having an all-wheel drive system in which the front axle and the rear axle of the vehicle can be driven with differently sized front-axle and rear-axle torques, a rotational-speed difference between a front-axle-side rotational speed and a rear-axle-side rotational speed is established from a torque difference between the front-axle and rear-axle torques. The vehicle includes a unit for determining a road friction coefficient, which unit measures the rotational-speed difference and determines the road friction coefficient based on a value pair derived from the rotational-speed difference and the torque difference or determined from a parameter correlating therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventor: Sebastian Strasser
  • Publication number: 20130325232
    Abstract: In a vehicle having an all-wheel drive system in which the front axle and the rear axle of the vehicle can be driven with differently sized front-axle and rear-axle torques, a rotational-speed difference between a front-axle-side rotational speed and a rear-axle-side rotational speed is established from a torque difference between the front-axle and rear-axle torques. The vehicle includes a unit for determining a road friction coefficient, which unit measures the rotational-speed difference and determines the road friction coefficient based on a value pair derived from the rotational-speed difference and the torque difference or determined from a parameter correlating therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventor: Sebastian Strasser
  • Patent number: 8506439
    Abstract: The invention relates to an axle drive device for an axle of a motor vehicle, with a drive assembly and a differential. Here, it is provided that the drive assembly is in the form of an electrical drive assembly and the differential has at least one override unit. The invention furthermore relates to a motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Sebastian Strasser, Ralf Schwarz
  • Publication number: 20130035818
    Abstract: In a motor vehicle having two, in particular electrical, drives, a partial torque is in each case intended to be assigned to the individual drives from a demanded total torque, to be precise taking account of the energy efficiency on the one hand and the stability of the vehicle on the other hand. A first controller is responsible for taking account of the energy efficiency, and predetermines a bandwidth of possible partial torques for an individual drive. This bandwidth may be restricted by a second controller, when driving stability requires this. The second controller is coupled to appropriate sensors (yaw rate sensor, lateral acceleration sensor, longitudinal acceleration sensor) and knows the steering angle ?. In the course of interchanging data signals with a first control device, the partial torques are defined with the involvement of the second control device, for which purpose the first control device emits control commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Meitinger, Michael Wein, Sebastian Strasser, Martin Werner
  • Publication number: 20100240485
    Abstract: The invention relates to an axle drive device (4) for an axle (2, 3) of a motor vehicle (1), with a drive assembly (5, 13) and a differential (6, 14). Here, it is provided that the drive assembly (5) is in the form of an electrical drive assembly and the differential (6) has at least one superposition unit (7, 8). The invention furthermore relates to a motor vehicle (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: Sebastian STRASSER, Ralf Schwarz