Patents by Inventor Thomas WIACKER

Thomas WIACKER 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: 11269347
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for operating a partially autonomous or autonomous motor vehicle. A digital three-dimensional height model of an infrastructure interior which has at least one aisle that can be traversed by the motor vehicle can be provided by a data server device of the infrastructure for example. The height model describes a spatial situation within the infrastructure, and the topography of at least one section of a surface of a region of the infrastructure, said motor vehicle being located in the section, is detected by means of a sensor device of the motor vehicle. A controller of the motor vehicle generates a three-dimensional topographical map of the region by means of the height model using the ascertained topography. The controller ascertains the current position of the motor vehicle within the infrastructure using the result of the comparison, and the controller ascertains a route along the at least one aisle using the ascertained current position and the height model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Thomas Wiacker
  • Publication number: 20190258265
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for operating a partially autonomous or autonomous motor vehicle. A digital three-dimensional height model of an infrastructure interior which has at least one aisle that can be traversed by the motor vehicle can be provided by a data server device of the infrastructure for example. The height model describes a spatial situation within the infrastructure, and the topography of at least one section of a surface of a region of the infrastructure, said motor vehicle being located in the section, is detected by means of a sensor device of the motor vehicle. A controller of the motor vehicle generates a three-dimensional topographical map of the region by means of the height model using the ascertained topography. The controller ascertains the current position of the motor vehicle within the infrastructure using the result of the comparison, and the controller ascertains a route along the at least one aisle using the ascertained current position and the height model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventor: Thomas WIACKER