Patents by Inventor Stefan Feick

Stefan Feick 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: 12168484
    Abstract: A railborne driver assistance device for supporting or automating the lateral control of a vehicle includes a first processing unit configured to control a steering torque intervention by establishing a steering angle with a stationary control accuracy of an electrically supported steering system. A second processing unit is configured to adjust the stationary control accuracy of the steering angle via the output of an accuracy request signal to the first processing unit in such a way that there is a scaling of the control accuracy between a lower and an upper threshold value. The second processing unit includes a control unit having an integrator with an input and an output, wherein the output of the integrator is connected to the input in a closed-loop manner with a weighting dependent on the accuracy request signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Feick, Philipp Keßler, Michael Simon
  • Publication number: 20240174292
    Abstract: A system for actuating an electromechanical steering system of a vehicle includes a driver assistance system, which generates a first item of steering control information, and a control unit having a first interface which receives driver torque information, and at least one second interface which receives at least one item of adjustment information which is dependent on the driving state and/or the driving situation. The control unit provides a second item of steering control information which is dependent on the driver torque information and the at least one item of adjustment information, and the system provides a modified item of steering control information to the steering system of the vehicle based on the first and the second item of steering control information, a steering movement being executed on the electromechanical steering system based on the modified item of steering control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: Continental Autonomous Mobility Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Feick, Philipp Keßler
  • Patent number: 11981379
    Abstract: A regulating device for regulating the steering angle of a vehicle includes a first controller unit having at least one integrating component and configured to receive a control difference between first steering angle information, which is deduced from nominal steering angle information, and an actual steering angle. The first controller unit provides actuation information for a motor operating the steering. A compensation control circuit superposed on the first controller unit is provided. The compensation control circuit has a feedback path receives actuation information of the motor, the output torque of the motor, and/or information dependent on the output torque of the motor as the input variable and, based on the input variable, provides steering angle compensation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Keßler, Stefan Feick, Michael Simon
  • Patent number: 11840255
    Abstract: A method for partially or fully autonomously guiding a motor vehicle includes setting a target steering angle for guiding along a target trajectory. It is checked whether a zero point shift exists between a current position of the motor vehicle with respect to the target trajectory. The set target steering angle is adjusted on the basis of a correction constant in the event that a determined zero point shift exceeds a predefined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Ketan Babar, Stefan Feick
  • Patent number: 11840294
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a regulating device for regulating the steering angle for a vehicle, comprising a first controller unit with a controller superposed thereon, the controller having a feedback path and a prefilter. The feedback path provides a first adjustment variable based on actual steering angle information which is provided by the first controller unit as an output variable and the prefilter provides a second adjustment variable based on nominal steering angle information. The controller is configured to form input information for the first controller unit based on the first and the second adjustment variables, wherein the feedback path has a first correction element, the transfer behavior of which can be adjusted. The prefilter has a second correction element, the transfer behavior of which can be adjusted. The controller is configured such that at least the controller gain of the first controller unit can be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Keßler, Stefan Feick, Michael Simon
  • Publication number: 20230174078
    Abstract: A motor vehicle driver assistance system including a vehicular data module configured to derive a trailer weight and a vehicular control parameter determiner configured to determine a parameter value of a vehicular control parameter based on the trailer weight derived.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Meibin Yu, Nobuto Yoshimura, Stefan Feick, Ketan Babar
  • Publication number: 20220289286
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a regulating device for regulating the steering angle for a vehicle, comprising a first controller unit with a controller superposed thereon, the controller having a feedback path and a prefilter. The feedback path provides a first adjustment variable based on actual steering angle information which is provided by the first controller unit as an output variable and the prefilter provides a second adjustment variable based on nominal steering angle information. The controller is configured to form input information for the first controller unit based on the first and the second adjustment variables, wherein the feedback path has a first correction element, the transfer behavior of which can be adjusted. The prefilter has a second correction element, the transfer behavior of which can be adjusted. The controller is configured such that at least the controller gain of the first controller unit can be adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Keßler, Stefan Feick, Michael Simon
  • Publication number: 20220281518
    Abstract: A railborne driver assistance device for supporting or automating the lateral control of a vehicle includes a first processing unit configured to control a steering torque intervention by establishing a steering angle with a stationary control accuracy of an electrically supported steering system. A second processing unit is configured to adjust the stationary control accuracy of the steering angle via the output of an accuracy request signal to the first processing unit in such a way that there is a scaling of the control accuracy between a lower and an upper threshold value. The second processing unit includes a control unit having an integrator with an input and an output, wherein the output of the integrator is connected to the input in a closed-loop manner with a weighting dependent on the accuracy request signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Feick, Philipp Keßler, Michael Simon
  • Publication number: 20220250678
    Abstract: A regulating device for regulating the steering angle of a vehicle includes a first controller unit having at least one integrating component and configured to receive a control difference between first steering angle information, which is deduced from nominal steering angle information, and an actual steering angle. The first controller unit provides actuation information for a motor operating the steering. A compensation control circuit superposed on the first controller unit is provided. The compensation control circuit has a feedback path receives actuation information of the motor, the output torque of the motor, and/or information dependent on the output torque of the motor as the input variable and, based on the input variable, provides steering angle compensation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Keßler, Stefan Feick, Michael Simon
  • Publication number: 20220001890
    Abstract: A method for partially or fully autonomously guiding a motor vehicle includes setting a target steering angle for guiding along a target trajectory. It is checked whether a zero point shift exists between a current position of the motor vehicle with respect to the target trajectory. The set target steering angle is adjusted on the basis of a correction constant in the event that a determined zero point shift exceeds a predefined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Ketan Babar, Stefan Feick
  • Publication number: 20180201242
    Abstract: A method for performing closed-loop control of a motor vehicle having a brake system with a stability control system comprises comparing an actual yaw rate with a setpoint yaw rate which is calculated using a model. A yaw moment of a closed-loop or open-loop assistance control of an assistance system for lane guidance or transverse guidance is taken into account during the calculation of the setpoint yaw rate. An electronic brake control unit which is suitable for carrying out the method and is connected to at least one vehicle sensor, in particular a steering angle sensor, yaw rate sensor and/or wheel rotational speed sensors. The brake control unit can bring about, through actuation of actuators, a driver-independent increase in and a modulation of the braking forces at the individual wheels of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Kai Bretzigheimer, Stefan Feick
  • Patent number: 8695478
    Abstract: In order to impart a pleasant brake pedal feeling to the operator in the transition from a ‘conventional mode’ to a ‘brake-by-wire’ mode, it is disclosed that the travel (s) covered upon application of the brake pedal is determined and subsequently reduced by the operator, and in that upon reduction of the actuating travel (s) by a predetermined value (?s) or in the event of a detected vehicle movement or a positive result of a monitoring function of the connecting and disconnecting device running in the background, the connecting and disconnecting device is activated and the brake booster is actuated by the electronic control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Stefan Feick, Thorsten Ullrich, Klaus Dieter Pagel
  • Publication number: 20100050857
    Abstract: In order to impart a pleasant brake pedal feeling to the operator in the transition from a ‘conventional mode’ to a ‘brake-by-wire’ mode, it is disclosed that the travel (s) covered upon application of the brake pedal is determined and subsequently reduced by the operator, and in that upon reduction of the actuating travel (s) by a predetermined value (?s) or in the event of a detected vehicle movement or a positive result of a monitoring function of the connecting and disconnecting device running in the background, the connecting and disconnecting device is activated and the brake booster is actuated by the electronic control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Stefan Feick, Thorsten Ullrich, Klaus Dieter Pagel
  • Patent number: 7385365
    Abstract: In a method for error detection of a brushless electric motor, at least one first motor parameter is measured or determined, and a second, estimated motor parameter is estimated on the basis of the first motor parameter. The second, estimated motor parameter is compared to a second, measured or determined motor parameter. An error of the electric motor can be found out according to the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventor: Stefan Feick
  • Publication number: 20060186735
    Abstract: A method to prevent injury to a person carrying maintenance work on a brake system is disclosed. During standstill without pedal appication, a brake system having a high-pressure accumulator with an active pressure build-up my clamp on a worker. In order to prevent this danger, the electronic control associated with charging operation of the high-pressure accumulator is deactivated and the separating valve associated with a vehicle axel is closed. Inlet valves associated with the vehicle axle are opened to displace pressure fluid into the wheel brakes while determining values representing the hydraulic pressure introduced into the wheel brakes. The values are evaluated to judge the condition of the wheel brakes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Thorsten Ullrich, Stefan Feick, Jens Lerchenberger
  • Publication number: 20050092105
    Abstract: In a method for error detection of a brushless electric motor, at least one first motor parameter is measured or determined, and a second, estimated motor parameter is estimated on the basis of the first motor parameter. The second, estimated motor parameter is compared to a second, measured or determined motor parameter. An error of the electric motor can be found out according to the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventor: Stefan Feick