Patents by Inventor Thomas B. Gussner

Thomas B. Gussner 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).

  • Use of driver assistance collision mitigation systems with autonomous driving systems
    Patent number: 11370419
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a vehicle. The system includes one or more sensors positioned on the vehicle and configured to sense an environment surrounding the vehicle, a collision mitigation subsystem configured to control a braking system of the vehicle, and an autonomous driving subsystem communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors and the collision mitigation subsystem. The autonomous driving subsystem is configured to receive sensor information from the one or more sensors and generate, based on the sensor information, a model of the environment surrounding the vehicle. The autonomous driving subsystem is configured to determine, based on the model of the environment surrounding the vehicle, a plurality of possible trajectories for the vehicle and to select, from the plurality of possible trajectories, a travel path for the vehicle. The autonomous driving subsystem is configured to transmit the travel path to the collision mitigation subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver F. Schwindt, Thomas B. Gussner
  • USE OF DRIVER ASSISTANCE COLLISION MITIGATION SYSTEMS WITH AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20210139018
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a vehicle. The system includes one or more sensors positioned on the vehicle and configured to sense an environment surrounding the vehicle, a collision mitigation subsystem configured to control a braking system of the vehicle, and an autonomous driving subsystem communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors and the collision mitigation subsystem. The autonomous driving subsystem is configured to receive sensor information from the one or more sensors and generate, based on the sensor information, a model of the environment surrounding the vehicle. The autonomous driving subsystem is configured to determine, based on the model of the environment surrounding the vehicle, a plurality of possible trajectories for the vehicle and to select, from the plurality of possible trajectories, a travel path for the vehicle. The autonomous driving subsystem is configured to transmit the travel path to the collision mitigation subsystem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Oliver F. Schwindt, Thomas B. Gussner