Patents by Inventor Ted SAMUELSSON

Ted SAMUELSSON 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).

  • System for collision prevention
    Patent number: 12663795
    Abstract: A computer system for preventing collisions between a first and a second vehicle operating at a work site is described, along with a corresponding computer implemented method and a computer program product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: VOLVO AUTONOMOUS SOLUTIONS AB
    Inventors: Ted Samuelsson, Markus Rombach
  • Method of operating a fleet of autonomous vehicles
    Patent number: 12153442
    Abstract: The invention relates to method of operating a fleet of autonomous vehicles at a work site having a loading area at which a loading device is provided for loading material onto said autonomous vehicles. The method includes controlling a first vehicle to drive in a first driving mode until it reaches a start position of the loading area, deactivating the first driving mode by controlling the first vehicle to be positioned in the loading area in a second driving mode, controlling a second vehicle to come into contact with and to push the first vehicle along the loading area and past the loading device for loading material onto the first vehicle as the first vehicle passes by the loading device, and reactivating the first driving mode of the first vehicle when the second vehicle has pushed the first vehicle to an end position of the loading area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AB
    Inventors: Ted Samuelsson, Lars Thunberg
  • A SYSTEM FOR COLLISION PREVENTION
    Publication number: 20230092918
    Abstract: A computer system for preventing collisions between a first and a second vehicle operating at a work site is described, along with a corresponding computer implemented method and a computer program product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB
    Inventors: Ted SAMUELSSON, Markus ROMBACH
  • A METHOD OF OPERATING A FLEET OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20230028338
    Abstract: The invention relates to method of operating a fleet of autonomous vehicles at a work site having a loading area at which a loading device is provided for loading material onto said autonomous vehicles. The method includes controlling a first vehicle to drive in a first driving mode until it reaches a start position of the loading area, deactivating the first driving mode by controlling the first vehicle to be positioned in the loading area in a second driving mode, controlling a second vehicle to come into contact with and to push the first vehicle along the loading area and past the loading device for loading material onto the first vehicle as the first vehicle passes by the loading device, and reactivating the first driving mode of the first vehicle when the second vehicle has pushed the first vehicle to an end position of the loading area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Ted SAMUELSSON, Lars THUNBERG