Patents by Inventor Stefan Habenicht
Stefan Habenicht 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).
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Patent number: 10343883Abstract: A lifting device of an industrial truck includes a load handling arrangement that is raised and lowered on a lifting frame and a hydraulic lift cylinder device that is actuated by an electrically actuatable control valve device, in which an electronic control device is provided to actuate the control valve device. The electronic control device has an automated set-down mode actuated during a lowering of the load handling arrangement. The load is lowered at a lowering speed specified by a deflection of a control element to the designated surface. As the control element continues to be deflected into the lowering position, the lowering of the load handling arrangement is terminated by the electronic control device by actuating the control valve device into a shut-off position to prevent the load handling arrangement from being set down on the designated surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: LINDE MATERIAL HANDLING GMBHInventors: Matthias Haunold, Christoph Lange, Stefan Habenicht
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Publication number: 20170129757Abstract: A lifting device of an industrial truck includes a load handling arrangement that is raised and lowered on a lifting frame and a hydraulic lift cylinder device that is actuated by an electrically actuatable control valve device, in which an electronic control device is provided to actuate the control valve device. The electronic control device has an automated set-down mode actuated during a lowering of the load handling arrangement. The load is lowered at a lowering speed specified by a deflection of a control element to the designated surface. As the control element continues to be deflected into the lowering position, the lowering of the load handling arrangement is terminated by the electronic control device by actuating the control valve device into a shut-off position to prevent the load handling arrangement from being set down on the designated surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2016Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: Matthias Haunold, Christoph Lange, Stefan Habenicht
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Patent number: 9159023Abstract: Provided is a system for predicting a driver's intention to change lanes at a high accuracy involving a minimum amount of time delay. A driver's intention to change lanes is predicted by a prediction unit (9) by comparing motivators and inhibitors (7, 8) which may be determined from the speed of the traffic in particular the vehicle traveling ahead of the vehicle and the traffic in the adjacent lanes in relation to the traveling speed of the ego vehicle by using an ego vehicle sensor (1) and an environmental sensor (3, 4, 5) that may comprise a radio wave, optical or acoustic radar. The criteria for the motivators and inhibitors may be empirically or statistically determined, preferably by conducting a large number of tests on roads. As they can be determined before the vehicle operator starts a lane changing maneuver, the prediction made by the prediction unit may be used on a real time basis in a warning system or steering/acceleration assist system.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2010Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Sven Bone, Hermann Winner, Stefan Habenicht, Jan-Christoph Goos, Fabian Regh
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Patent number: 9092987Abstract: A lane change assist information visualization system allows a vehicle driver to change lanes with minimum effort and stress by displaying a lane change option that suits the particular lane changing situation in an intuitively understandable manner, and information on the surrounding vehicles adequate for the vehicle driver to make a reasonable decision in changing lanes. The system includes a lane change program computing device (9) that computes at least (a) a lane change possibility, (b) a time period that has to elapse before a lane change is allowed if a lane change possibility does not currently exists, or a time period in which a lane change should be made if a lane change possibility currently exists, and (c) a need for acceleration or deceleration, and a display unit (10) for displaying this information.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2011Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Sven Bone, Hermann Winner, Stefan Habenicht, Jewgeni Selinski
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Publication number: 20140074356Abstract: A lane change assist system allows a vehicle driver to change lanes with minimum effort and stress by offering appropriate lane change options depending on the conditions of an ego vehicle and surrounding vehicles. The system includes a driving assessment device (6) configured to determine one of a plurality of driving alternatives according to signals from an ego vehicle sensing device (4), an object vehicle sensing device (2) and a driver intention detecting device (5), the driving alternatives including at least staying on a current lane, changing lanes before the object vehicle and changing lanes behind the object vehicle. The system further comprises a lane change program selection device (7) configured to select one of a plurality of pre-set lane change programs according to the determined driving alternative and other data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2011Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Sven Bone, Jens Gayko, Hermann Winner, Stefan Habenicht
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Publication number: 20140067250Abstract: A lane change assist information visualization system allows a vehicle driver to change lanes with minimum effort and stress by displaying a lane change option that suits the particular lane changing situation in an intuitively understandable manner, and information on the surrounding vehicles adequate for the vehicle driver to make a reasonable decision in changing lanes. The system includes a lane change program computing device (9) that computes at least (a) a lane change possibility, (b) a time period that has to elapse before a lane change is allowed if a lane change possibility does not currently exists, or a time period in which a lane change should be made if a lane change possibility currently exists, and (c) a need for acceleration or deceleration, and a display unit (10) for displaying this information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2011Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Sven Bone, Hermann Winner, Stefan Habenicht, Jewgeni Selinski
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Publication number: 20130085976Abstract: Provided is a system for predicting a driver's intention to change lanes at a high accuracy involving a minimum amount of time delay. A driver's intention to change lanes is predicted by a prediction unit (9) by comparing motivators and inhibitors (7, 8) which may be determined from the speed of the traffic in particular the vehicle traveling ahead of the vehicle and the traffic in the adjacent lanes in relation to the traveling speed of the ego vehicle by using an ego vehicle sensor (1) and an environmental sensor (3, 4, 5) that may comprise a radio wave, optical or acoustic radar. The criteria for the motivators and inhibitors may be empirically or statistically determined, preferably by conducting a large number of tests on roads. As they can be determined before the vehicle operator starts a lane changing maneuver, the prediction made by the prediction unit may be used on a real time basis in a warning system or steering/acceleration assist system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2010Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Sven Bone, Hermann Winner, Stefan Habenicht, Jan-Christoph Goos, Fabian Regh
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Publication number: 20110313665Abstract: The invention relates to a method for automatically detecting a driving maneuver of a motor vehicle (A), in particular an overtaking maneuver or an evasive maneuver, in which the surroundings of the vehicle are covered and an electronic image thereof is created, the electronic image is used for the detection of a traffic lane and/or of a road as well as of-objects (B, C) in the surroundings of the vehicle, longitudinal-dynamics and lateral-dynamics movement information ({dot over (?)}, ?y, ?H, ?FL, ?FR, ?RL, ?RR) of motor vehicle (A) is determined, and the position ({circumflex over (X)}) of motor vehicle (A) is odometrically estimated on the basis of the data (bLane, yLane, ?, c0) of lane detection and/or road detection and/or of the movement information ({dot over (?)}, ?y, ?H, ?FL, ?FR, ?RL, ?RR) of motor vehicle (A), wherein the invention provides that a) the following indicator quantities are formed from the estimated position data ({circumflex over (X)}) of motor vehicle (A): a value of the lateraType: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2010Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicants: ADC AUTOMOTIVE DISTANCE CONTROL SYSTEMS GMBH, CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHGInventors: Stefan Lueke, Ken Schmitt, Rolf Isermann, Stefan Habenicht, Andree Hohm, Roman Mannale, Christian Wojek, Hermann Winner, Bernt Schiele