Patents by Inventor Simon ULBRICH

Simon ULBRICH 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: 10919531
    Abstract: A method in a transportation vehicle for an automatic drive which includes detecting additional transportation vehicles in the surroundings of the transportation vehicle by at least one sensor system, detecting and identifying lanes by the at least one sensor system, assigning the detected additional transportation vehicles to the detected lanes by a controller, and identifying and evaluating an intention to pass of another transportation vehicle by a pass assistance device. If an intention to pass has been identified, the method also includes calculating a total use of a possible lane change by a predictive device and adapting a drive behavior of the transportation vehicle by the controller, wherein the possible lane change is carried out if the calculated total use reaches or exceeds a specified total use threshold, and the possible lane change is not carried out if the calculated total use does not exceed the specified total use threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Inventors: Simon Ulbrich, Simon Grossjohann, Kai Homeier, Christian Appelt
  • Patent number: 10915110
    Abstract: A method for operating a control device for the autonomous guidance of a motor vehicle, wherein a nominal speed is predetermined as a driving speed to be set by the control device and another vehicle driving in front more slowly than the nominal speed is detected by a detection device of the control device, wherein a speed difference of a driving speed of the other vehicle with respect to the nominal speed is greater than zero but smaller than a predetermined maximum value. In this case, an accumulator value is set to a starting value and a current speed value of the speed difference is detected and depending on the speed value, an advantage value is formed and the advantage value is added to the accumulator value. If the accumulator value meets a predetermined overtaking criterion, an overtaking signal is generated for allowing an overtaking maneuver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Inventors: Simon Ulbrich, Simon Großjohann, Christian Appelt, Kai Homeier
  • Publication number: 20190227564
    Abstract: A method for operating a control device for the autonomous guidance of a motor vehicle, wherein a nominal speed is predetermined as a driving speed to be set by the control device and another vehicle driving in front more slowly than the nominal speed is detected by a detection device of the control device, wherein a speed difference of a driving speed of the other vehicle with respect to the nominal speed is greater than zero but smaller than a predetermined maximum value. In this case, an accumulator value is set to a starting value and a current speed value of the speed difference is detected and depending on the speed value, an advantage value is formed and the advantage value is added to the accumulator value. If the accumulator value meets a predetermined overtaking criterion, an overtaking signal is generated for allowing an overtaking maneuver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Simon ULBRICH, Simon GROSSJOHANN, Christian APPELT, Kai HOMEIER
  • Patent number: 10303177
    Abstract: A method for operating a control device for the autonomous guidance of a motor vehicle, wherein a nominal speed is predetermined as a driving speed to be set by the control device and another vehicle driving in front more slowly than the nominal speed is detected by a detection device of the control device, wherein a speed difference of a driving speed of the other vehicle with respect to the nominal speed is greater than zero but smaller than a predetermined maximum value. In this case, an accumulator value is set to a starting value and a current speed value of the speed difference is detected and depending on the speed value, an advantage value is formed and the advantage value is added to the accumulator value. If the accumulator value meets a predetermined overtaking criterion, an overtaking signal is generated for allowing an overtaking maneuver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Simon Ulbrich, Simon Großjohann, Christian Appelt, Kai Homeier
  • Publication number: 20190047571
    Abstract: A method in a transportation vehicle for an automatic drive which includes detecting additional transportation vehicles in the surroundings of the transportation vehicle by at least one sensor system, detecting and identifying lanes by the at least one sensor system, assigning the detected additional transportation vehicles to the detected lanes by a controller, and identifying and evaluating an intention to pass of another transportation vehicle by a pass assistance device. If an intention to pass has been identified, the method also includes calculating a total use of a possible lane change by a predictive device and adapting a drive behavior of the transportation vehicle by the controller, wherein the possible lane change is carried out if the calculated total use reaches or exceeds a specified total use threshold, and the possible lane change is not carried out if the calculated total use does not exceed the specified total use threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Simon ULBRICH, Simon GROSSJOHANN, Kai HOMEIER, Christian APPELT
  • Publication number: 20170329340
    Abstract: A method for operating a control device for the autonomous guidance of a motor vehicle, wherein a nominal speed is predetermined as a driving speed to be set by the control device and another vehicle driving in front more slowly than the nominal speed is detected by a detection device of the control device, wherein a speed difference of a driving speed of the other vehicle with respect to the nominal speed is greater than zero but smaller than a predetermined maximum value. In this case, an accumulator value is set to a starting value and a current speed value of the speed difference is detected and depending on the speed value, an advantage value is formed and the advantage value is added to the accumulator value. If the accumulator value meets a predetermined overtaking criterion, an overtaking signal is generated for allowing an overtaking maneuver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Simon ULBRICH, Simon GROßJOHANN, Christian APPELT, Kai HOMEIER