Patents by Inventor Stephan Kirstein

Stephan Kirstein 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: 11922701
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for creating a semantic representation of the environment of a vehicle, having the following steps: acquiring (S1) sensor measuring data by means of at least one first (2a) and/or second environment detection sensor (2b) of the vehicle, detecting (S2) objects and free spaces in the environment of the vehicle, creating (S3) a grid map having occupied and free grid cells based on the detected objects and free spaces; determining (S4) height information by means of the at least one first (2a) and/or second environment detection sensor (2b); adding (S5) the height information to each grid cell; allocating (S6) semantic information to the grid cells based on the height information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Stephan Kirstein
  • Publication number: 20210295062
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for creating a semantic representation of the environment of a vehicle, having the following steps: acquiring (S1) sensor measuring data by means of at least one first (2a) and/or second environment detection sensor (2b) of the vehicle, detecting (S2) objects and free spaces in the environment of the vehicle, creating (S3) a grid map having occupied and free grid cells based on the detected objects and free spaces; determining (S4) height information by means of the at least one first (2a) and/or second environment detection sensor (2b); adding (S5) the height information to each grid cell; allocating (S6) semantic information to the grid cells based on the height information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventor: Stephan KIRSTEIN
  • Patent number: 10850743
    Abstract: A method and a device for determining a parking trajectory, in particular for a driver assistance system, for autonomous or partially autonomous maneuvering of a vehicle into a target parking position, is disclosed. A perspective representation of the vehicle surroundings is displayed to a user on a display device and a previously determined parking trajectory is output in the representation of the vehicle surroundings. The previously determined parking trajectory can be influenced by the user by at least one manual operator input. An adjusted parking trajectory is determined in accordance with the manual operator inputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG
    Inventors: Stephan Kirstein, Benedikt Lattke, Stefan Lüke
  • Patent number: 10785910
    Abstract: A sensor assembly for attachment underneath a screen of a combine harvester is provided with a plurality of sensor units having sensor elements, a plurality of which sensor units are arranged one behind the other within a hollow profile which extends in the longitudinal direction of the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Nathan R. Vandike, Volker Fuchs, Hans W. Schaeffer, Wentao W. Yu, Stephan Kirstein, Sebastian Müller, Thomas Herlitzius, Christian Korn
  • Publication number: 20190141893
    Abstract: A sensor assembly for attachment underneath a screen of a combine harvester is provided with a plurality of sensor units having sensor elements, a plurality of which sensor units are arranged one behind the other within a hollow profile which extends in the longitudinal direction of the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Nathan R. Vandike, Volker Fuchs, Hans W. Schaeffer, Wentao W. Yu, Stephan Kirstein, Sebastian Müller, Thomas Herlitzius, Christian Korn
  • Publication number: 20180244287
    Abstract: A method and a device for determining a parking trajectory, in particular for a driver assistance system, for autonomous or partially autonomous maneuvering of a vehicle into a target parking position, is disclosed. A perspective representation of the vehicle surroundings is displayed to a user on a display device and a previously determined parking trajectory is output in the representation of the vehicle surroundings. The previously determined parking trajectory can be influenced by the user by at least one manual operator input. An adjusted parking trajectory is determined in accordance with the manual operator inputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Stephan Kirstein, Benedikt Lattke, Stefan Lüke
  • Publication number: 20170248453
    Abstract: A sensor unit for use in the multiphase flow of a harvesting machine, wherein the sensor unit exhibits sensors for transmitting and/or receiving electromagnetic radiation. In addition, the sensor unit has at least one device for acquiring flow parameters of the multiphase flow. The measuring values of the sensor unit can advantageously be used for controlling the operating mode of the harvesting machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Herlitzius, Christian Korn, Jörg Bernhardt, Matthias Grimsel, Peter Mitlöhner, Martin Gössel, Sebastian Müller, Stephan Kirstein
  • Publication number: 20090018696
    Abstract: A robot controller including a multitude of simultaneously functioning robot controller units. Each robot controller unit is adapted to receive an input signal, receive top-down information, execute an internal process or dynamics, store at least one representation, send top-down information, issue motor commands wherein each motor command has a priority. The robot controller selects one or several motor commands issued by one or several units based on their priority. Each robot controller unit may read representations stored in other robot controller units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: HONDA RESEARCH INSTITUTE EUROPE GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Goerick, Bram Bolder, Herbert Janssen, Stephan Kirstein, Heiko Wersing, Michael Gienger, Hisashi Sugiura, Inna Mikhailova, Tobias Rodemann