Patents by Inventor Stefan Nordbruch

Stefan Nordbruch 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: 11938956
    Abstract: A method, device, and computer-readable medium for checking whether a rolling chassis on which a vehicle body is arranged, is being used admissibly is provided. A first specification signal is received which represent a first specification of the rolling chassis. The first specification comprises stipulations for admissible use of the rolling chassis in a motor vehicle. A motor vehicle state signal is received which represent a motor vehicle state. The rolling chassis is checked to determine whether the rolling chassis is being used in accordance with the stipulations for admissible use based on the first specification and the motor vehicle state. A result signal is generated which represent a result of the check, and the generated result signal is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Stefan Nordbruch
  • Patent number: 11938964
    Abstract: A method for safely ascertaining infrastructure data for driving a motor vehicle in at least partially automated fashion. The method includes receiving data signals, which represent infrastructure sensor data generated by at least one infrastructure sensor and/or motor vehicle data generated by at least one source motor vehicle, receiving safety condition signals, which represent at least one safety condition for safely ascertaining infrastructure data based on the data, checking whether the at least one safety condition is fulfilled, ascertaining infrastructure data, on the basis of which it is possible to drive a destination motor vehicle in at least partially automated fashion, based on the data as a function of a result of the check as to whether the at least one safety condition is fulfilled, generating infrastructure data signals, which represent the ascertained infrastructure data, outputting the generated infrastructure data signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Stefan Nordbruch
  • Publication number: 20240092349
    Abstract: A method for determining the position and orientation of a vehicle within a retrieval position which is encompassed by a parking area and at which the vehicle is to be retrieved after an automatic parking process. The position and orientation of the vehicle within the retrieval position are determined on the basis of at least one specified comfort condition. In particular, the comfort condition comprises: —a minimum distance between one or more lateral surfaces or doors of the vehicle and one or more structural elements of the parking area and/or other vehicles and/or a lane and/or a pedestrian path; and/or—a specific orientation of the vehicle with respect to a lane direction. The vehicle is automatically provided in the specified position and orientation within the retrieval position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Rolf Nicodemus, Stefan Nordbruch
  • Publication number: 20240010243
    Abstract: A device for infrastructure-supported assistance of a motor vehicle. The device includes: a communication device that is configured to receive surroundings signals that represent the surroundings of the motor vehicle; a processor device that is configured to ascertain, based on the surroundings signals, infrastructure assistance data for infrastructure-supported assistance of the motor vehicle; the communication device being configured to send infrastructure assistance data signals that represent the ascertained infrastructure assistance data; the communication device and the processor device each being configured to continue operating in the event of an error, in such a way that the communication device continues to receive surroundings signals, the processor device continues to ascertain, based on the surroundings signals, infrastructure assistance data for assisting the motor vehicle, and the communication device continues to send the infrastructure assistance data signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Gabb, Stefan Nordbruch
  • Publication number: 20240013656
    Abstract: A method for the infrastructure-supported assistance of a motor vehicle. The method includes: receiving surroundings signals which are representative of surroundings of the motor vehicle; analyzing the surroundings in order to determine a traffic situation, in which the motor vehicle is located; determining a suggestion for a traffic-directing traffic control measure for the infrastructure-supported assistance of the motor vehicle for an operator based on the determined traffic situation; outputting suggestion signals which are representative of the determined suggestion. A device, a computer program and a machine-readable storage medium are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventor: Stefan Nordbruch
  • Publication number: 20230406130
    Abstract: An automated charging process for a battery of a motor vehicle. The method includes: transmitting a charging request for the battery from a first data transmission unit to a second data transmission unit which is part of a charging management system and is connected to a computing unit of the charging management system, the charging management system being assigned a parking lot for motor vehicles which includes a plurality of stop positions; determining a battery status of the battery; determining a charging strategy for the motor vehicle for charging the battery by the computing unit taking into account the battery status; and moving the motor vehicle to a suitable charging position of the parking lot and charging the battery of the motor vehicle according to the charging strategy in the suitable charging position by a charging station assigned to the suitable charging position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Benoit Budiscak, Rolf Nicodemus, Ronald Remy, Stefan Nordbruch
  • Publication number: 20230394841
    Abstract: A method for analyzing the surroundings of a motor vehicle. The surroundings are analyzed multiple times in order to determine multiple results in each case. Each of the multiple results indicates at least whether an object is located in the surroundings of the motor vehicle or not. It is determined, as an overall result, that an object is located in the surroundings of the motor vehicle if a majority of the multiple results indicates that an object is located in the surroundings of the motor vehicle. It is determined, as an overall result, that no object is located in the surroundings of the motor vehicle if a majority of the multiple results indicates that there is no object in the surroundings of the motor vehicle. A device, a system, a computer program, and a machine-readable storage medium are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventor: Stefan Nordbruch
  • Publication number: 20230375352
    Abstract: A method for optimizing a service life of a drive battery of an electric motor vehicle. The method includes: receiving drive battery charging state signals representing a drive battery charging state of the drive battery; generating care suggestion signals based on the drive battery charging state signals and based on at least one recommendation for drive battery care to optimize a service life of the drive battery of the electric motor vehicle, wherein the care suggestion signals represent a care suggestion for caring for the drive battery; outputting the generated care suggestion signals. A device, a computer program and a machine-readable storage medium are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Rolf Nicodemus, Stefan Nordbruch
  • Patent number: 11809180
    Abstract: A method for controlling a motor vehicle remotely. The method includes: receiving requirement signals, which represent at least one requirement that is in force for a restricted geographic region and must be followed by motor vehicles; receiving navigation signals, which represent a route to be traveled by the motor vehicle; based on the navigation signals, checking if the at least one requirement is being followed by the motor vehicle; the checking including a check as to whether the route to be traveled by the motor vehicle violates the at least one requirement; generating remote control signals for controlling a lateral and/or longitudinal guidance of the motor vehicle remotely, based on a result of the check as to whether the at least one requirement is being followed by the motor vehicle; outputting the generated remote control signals. A device, a computer program and a machine-readable storage medium, are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Rolf Nicodemus, Stefan Nordbruch
  • Publication number: 20230347783
    Abstract: A method for replacing a drive battery of an electric motor vehicle. The method includes: determining that the drive battery of the electric motor vehicle needs to be replaced, in response to the determination, controlling a drive battery replacement device such that it automatically replaces the drive battery of the electric motor vehicle while the electric motor vehicle is carrying out an AVP operation in a parking lot. A device, a system for replacing a drive battery of an electric motor vehicle, and a computer program and a machine-readable storage medium, are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventor: Stefan Nordbruch
  • Publication number: 20230311856
    Abstract: A method for performing an AVP operation of a motor vehicle within a parking lot. During a performance of the AVP operation based on one AVP type selected from the following group of AVP types: AVP type 1, AVP type 2 and AVP type 3, wherein AVP type 1 is a vehicle-centered AVP operation, wherein AVP type 2 is an infrastructure-centered AVP operation, and wherein AVP type 3 is a shared vehicle-infrastructure AVP operation, a test is carried out as to whether at least one predetermined switching condition is fulfilled for a planned switch of the performance of the AVP operation from the one AVP type to another AVP type. Depending on the test, the planned switch is released in order to continue the AVP operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventor: Stefan Nordbruch
  • Publication number: 20230294735
    Abstract: A method for carrying out an at least partly automated driving function provided by means of a motor vehicle. The method includes: determining that an infrastructure element is located in an environment of the motor vehicle, wherein the infrastructure element is part of an event chain for the at least partly automated guidance of a motor vehicle during a trip that is guided in an at least partly automated manner; determining a minimum safety integrity level that the event chain must have; determining which safety integrity level the event chain maximally fulfills; determining, based on the minimum safety integrity level and the maximum safety integrity level of the event chain, whether the driving function may be carried out; and carrying out the driving function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventor: Stefan Nordbruch
  • Publication number: 20230298466
    Abstract: A method for checking an effect chain, which includes multiple components, for an infrastructure-based, at least semiautomated control of a motor vehicle within an infrastructure. The method includes: receiving state signals which represent a state of the effect chain, setting up at least one digital twin of the components of the effect chain based on the state signals, checking the effect chain with the aid of the at least one digital twin to determine whether the effect chain is suitable for an infrastructure-based, at least semiautomated control of a motor vehicle, determining whether the effect chain is suitable for an infrastructure-based, at least semiautomated control of a motor vehicle within the infrastructure based on the check.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventor: Stefan Nordbruch
  • Publication number: 20230296399
    Abstract: A method for releasing a digital map of an infrastructure for use for infrastructure-based, at least partly automated guidance of a motor vehicle within the infrastructure. The method includes: receiving area signals representing an area of the infrastructure; testing the digital map for suitability for use for infrastructure-based, at least partly automated guidance of a motor vehicle within the infrastructure based on the area signals; releasing the digital map of the infrastructure for use for infrastructure-based, at least partly automated guidance of a motor vehicle within the infrastructure based on the test of the digital map for suitability. A device, a computer program, and a machine-readable storage medium, are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventor: Stefan Nordbruch
  • Publication number: 20230266755
    Abstract: A method for the safe, at least semi-automated guidance of a motor vehicle, supported by an infrastructure. During the infrastructure-supported, at least semi-automated guidance of the motor vehicle, control signals are generated for the at least semi-automated control of a lateral guidance and/or longitudinal guidance of the motor vehicle without infrastructure support, and a functionality of a support by the infrastructure for an at least semi-automated guidance of the motor vehicle is checked, the infrastructure-supported, at least semi-automated guidance of the motor vehicle being terminated depending on a result of the check and the control signals being output in order to guide the motor vehicle in at least semi-automated fashion based on the generated output control signals, without support by the infrastructure. A device, a computer program, and a machine-readable storage medium are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventor: Stefan Nordbruch
  • Publication number: 20230245567
    Abstract: A method for the infrastructure-supported assistance of a motor vehicle during a trip guided in at least partially automated fashion within a parking facility. The method includes: receiving area signals representing an area of the parking facility at an instantaneous time; comparing the area to a reference area associated with the area to recognize a change between the area and the reference area; detecting an object located in the area, if a change is recognized between the area and the reference area, where, if an object situated in the area is detected, its existence is checked for plausibility; ascertaining infrastructure assistance data for infrastructure-supported assisting of the motor vehicle for a trip guided in at least partially automated fashion through the area, based on the checking of the existence of the object for plausibility; outputting infrastructure assistance data signals that represent the ascertained infrastructure assistance data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventor: Stefan Nordbruch
  • Publication number: 20230211805
    Abstract: A method for at least partially automated driving of a motor vehicle includes the steps of: determining that a need exists for infrastructure-based, at least partially automated driving of the motor vehicle, and transmitting, via a communication network, a request to transmit a plurality of infrastructure data based on which the motor vehicle is drivable in an at least partially automated manner, in response to determining that a need exists for infrastructure-based, at least partially automated driving of the motor vehicle. Receiving, via the communication network, the infrastructure data in response to transmitting the request. Generating a plurality of control signals for at least partially automated controlling of a lateral and/or a longitudinal operation of the motor vehicle based on the infrastructure data, and outputting the generated control signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicants: Robert Bosch GmbH, ASFINAG Maut Service GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Nordbruch, Michael Gabb, Uwe Wilbrand, Nico Latsch, Jacqueline Erhart, Yannick Wimmer, Friedrich Vogl
  • Publication number: 20230186773
    Abstract: A system for the infrastructure-based assistance of a motor vehicle driven in an at least semi-automated manner within a parking facility. The system includes: a parking facility management system configured to operate the parking facility including planning of a drive of the motor vehicle drive in an at least semi-automated manner within the parking facility, a first base unit situated within the parking facility, communicatively linked to the parking facility management system, and connected to at least one surroundings sensor situated within the parking facility in the surroundings of the first base unit, the first base unit being configured to ascertain first infrastructure assistance data for the infrastructure-based assistance of the motor vehicle driven in an at least semi-automated manner within the parking facility, and a wireless communication interface configured to transmit the ascertained first infrastructure assistance data to the motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Stefan Nordbruch, Anna Gaszczak, Rolf Nicodemus
  • Publication number: 20230186772
    Abstract: A system for the infrastructure-based assistance of a motor vehicle driven in an at least semi-automated manner within a parking facility. The system includes: multiple base units, each connected to a surroundings sensor which detect an area of the parking facility. The base units aid the motor vehicle during its drive through the respective area driven in an at least semi-automated manner based on surroundings sensor data of the respective surroundings sensor corresponding to the respective detection. Infrastructure assistance data are ascertained based on the surroundings sensor data, which are transmitted wirelessly to the motor vehicle. Each base unit is responsible for one area. The responsibility for aiding the motor vehicle is forwarded from base station to base station as the motor vehicle drives through the individual areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Stefan Nordbruch, Anna Gaszczak, Felix Hess
  • Publication number: 20230130675
    Abstract: A method for the at least partially automated guidance of a motor vehicle within an infrastructure. The method comprises receipt of an instruction for the at least partially automated guidance of the motor vehicle within the infrastructure. In the event of a positive check of the instruction, the motor vehicle is guided in an at least partially automated manner within the infrastructure. A corresponding system, a computer program, and a machine-readable storage medium, are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Rolf Nicodemus, Stefan Nordbruch