Patents by Inventor Stefan Markus Kaefer

Stefan Markus Kaefer 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: 9134120
    Abstract: A method for calibrating a vehicle surroundings sensor (15) includes the steps of attaching at least one target pair (20, 22) to the rear wheels (12, 14) of a motor vehicle (7); recording the target pair (20, 22) using at least one measuring unit (32, 46) and determining the vehicle axis (64) from the recording; placing a target (16, 18) in a known position relative to a vehicle surroundings sensor adjustment or calibration element (62); fastening at least one measuring unit (32, 46) by means of fastening adapters (34, 48) to a running rail (4, 6); recording the target (18) placed on the vehicle surroundings sensor adjustment and determining the angular position of the vehicle surroundings sensor adjustment or calibration element (62) relative to the vehicle axis (64); aligning the vehicle surroundings sensor adjustment or calibration element (62) relative to the vehicle axis (64); and adjusting the vehicle surroundings sensor (15) relative to the vehicle axis (64).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Schommer, Adriano Macchia, Christian Wagmann, Jochen Backes, Stefan Markus Kaefer
  • Publication number: 20100318307
    Abstract: A method according to the invention for adjusting or calibrating a vehicle surroundings sensor (15) comprises the steps of: attaching at least one target pair (20, 22) to the rear wheels (12, 14) of the motor vehicle (7); recording the target pair (20, 22) using at least one measuring unit (32, 46) and determining the vehicle axle (64) from the recording; placing at least one target (16, 18) in a known position relative to a vehicle surroundings sensor adjustment or calibration element (62); recording the target (18) placed at the vehicle surroundings sensor adjustment or calibration element (62) using the at least one measuring unit (32, 46) and determining the angular position of the vehicle surroundings sensor adjustment or calibration element (62) relative to the vehicle axle (64); aligning the vehicle surroundings sensor adjustment or calibration element (62) relative to the vehicle axis (64); and adjusting or calibrating the vehicle surroundings sensor (15) relative to the vehicle axis (64).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Stefan Schommer, Adriano Macchia, Christian Wagmann, Jochen Backes, Stefan Markus Kaefer
  • Publication number: 20100238291
    Abstract: A method for determining the position and the alignment of a camera of a driver-assistance system of a vehicle relative to the vehicle includes the following steps of recording at least one mark of a measuring target affixed on the left wheel of the rear axle, and at least one mark of a measuring target affixed on the opposite, right wheel of the rear axle in at least two vehicle positions, using two measuring cameras, determining the geometrical axis of motion of the vehicle relative to the two measuring cameras therefrom, recording a calibration target of a driver-assistance system, using the two measuring cameras, determining the position of the calibration target of the driver-assistance system relative to the two measuring cameras therefrom, determining the position and the alignment of the calibration target of the driver-assistance system relative to the geometrical axis of motion of the vehicle, recording the calibration target of the driver-assistance system by the camera of the driver-assistance sys
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Pavel PAVLOV, Stefan Markus Kaefer