Patents by Inventor Thorsten Schori

Thorsten Schori 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).

  • Publication number: 20230137313
    Abstract: A method for operating a single-track or multi-track vehicle including a driver-assistance system. In the method, a speed of the vehicle and a distance of the vehicle from a vehicle in front are controlled. The speed is controlled within a system-related speed range of the driver-assistance system using a position of an operating element of the vehicle and is controlled up to an optional target speed that is selectable within the speed range. Before an upper limit of the speed range is exceeded, a warning signal is provided to a driver of the vehicle. The distance is controlled within the speed range in a speed-dependent distance buffer region depending on the position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Schoenherr, Mathieu Grelaud, Thorsten Schori
  • Patent number: 11590973
    Abstract: A driver assistance system for motor vehicles, including a locating system for locating preceding vehicles and a longitudinal guidance module for controlling the longitudinal movement of the host vehicle as a function of location data of located objects. The longitudinal guidance module includes a driving path module, for defining a driving path ahead of the host vehicle, and an adaptive cruise control function, which adjusts a time gap between the host vehicle and a target object located within the driving path to a setpoint value. The longitudinal guidance module includes a dynamic function which, under certain conditions indicating that the target object will leave the driving path, modifies the longitudinal guidance function within the context of a more rapidly commencing acceleration in response to a command of the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Lukas Kohler, Thorsten Schori
  • Publication number: 20230001925
    Abstract: A method for controlling an approach of a traveling vehicle to at least one preceding reference vehicle. The method includes using an automated distance setting between the vehicle and the reference vehicle, at an acceleration that may be applied for the vehicle and that is a function of an operating position of a control element of the vehicle that is actuatable by the driver of the vehicle, and that is associated with a temporal acceleration profile for the automated distance setting. A maximum highest acceleration value of the acceleration profile implementing the automated distance setting is specified as a function of the operating position. A distance controller, a computer program, and a memory unit are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Martin Weissert, Thorsten Schori
  • Publication number: 20230001927
    Abstract: A method for controlling an approach of a driving vehicle to at least one preceding reference vehicle using an automated distance setting as a function of a setpoint distance between the vehicle and the reference vehicle. The setpoint distance is calculated as a function of an operating position of an operating element of the vehicle, which is actuatable by the driver of the vehicle and controls a drive of the vehicle. The setpoint distance being reduced directly or indirectly by actuating an actuating element of the vehicle, which has an actuating position, is actuatable by the driver of the vehicle, and controls a braking deceleration of the vehicle. A distance control system, a computer program, and a memory unit, as also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventor: Thorsten Schori
  • Patent number: 11541852
    Abstract: A method for operating an accelerator pedal-controlled distance controller of a vehicle. The distance controller regulates a distance to a target vehicle as a function of an actuator pedal value of the vehicle and activates automatic braking operations as necessary. A braking operation is aborted when the accelerator pedal value is increased during the braking operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Thorsten Schori
  • Patent number: 11420626
    Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle. When an autonomous cruise control is in the activated state, a switch is made to an accelerator-pedal-controlled distance controller in response to an acceleration command indicated by an override of an accelerator pedal of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Lucas, Sebastian Baier, Thorsten Schori
  • Patent number: 11186280
    Abstract: A method for controlling a distance of a vehicle to a preceding vehicle, characterized in that, in a step of limiting, the distance is limited to a preselected distance target value and, in a step of setting, the distance target value is set using a change of an accelerator pedal angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Baier, Thorsten Schori
  • Patent number: 11148679
    Abstract: A method for operating a driver-assistance system of a vehicle includes switching from a distance controller of the driver-assistance system to an adaptive cruise control of the driver-assistance system as a function of a driver input by a driver of the vehicle expressed by an angular position of an accelerator pedal of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Gudehus, Thorsten Schori
  • Patent number: 11097744
    Abstract: A method for operating a driver assistance system of a vehicle, in which interventions activated by the driver assistance system in a travel mode of the vehicle are at least partially suspended for a predetermined time window when an override intent of a driver of the vehicle is recognized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Baier, Thorsten Schori
  • Publication number: 20210162999
    Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle. When an autonomous cruise control is in the activated state, a switch is made to an accelerator-pedal-controlled distance controller in response to an acceleration command indicated by an override of an accelerator pedal of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Bernhard Lucas, Sebastian Baier, Thorsten Schori
  • Publication number: 20210155234
    Abstract: A driver assistance system for motor vehicles, including a locating system for locating preceding vehicles and a longitudinal guidance module for controlling the longitudinal movement of the host vehicle as a function of location data of located objects. The longitudinal guidance module includes a driving path module, for defining a driving path ahead of the host vehicle, and an adaptive cruise control function, which adjusts a time gap between the host vehicle and a target object located within the driving path to a setpoint value. The longitudinal guidance module includes a dynamic function which, under certain conditions indicating that the target object will leave the driving path, modifies the longitudinal guidance function within the context of a more rapidly commencing acceleration in response to a command of the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Lukas Kohler, Thorsten Schori
  • Publication number: 20210146893
    Abstract: A method for operating an accelerator pedal-controlled distance controller of a vehicle. The distance controller regulates a distance to a target vehicle as a function of an actuator pedal value of the vehicle and activates automatic braking operations as necessary. A braking operation is aborted when the accelerator pedal value is increased during the braking operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventor: Thorsten Schori
  • Publication number: 20210107502
    Abstract: A method for operating a driver assistance system of a vehicle in an assistance mode. A driver input instantaneously expressed by a driver of the vehicle by an angular position of a gas pedal of the vehicle is converted into a power setpoint value of the vehicle influencing a vehicle acceleration of the vehicle, as a function of an instantaneous vehicle acceleration value of the vehicle and a target acceleration value of a target vehicle, to assist the driver with imitating a driving behavior of the target vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Camillo Mazza, Thorsten Schori
  • Publication number: 20200017119
    Abstract: A method for operating a driver-assistance system of a vehicle includes switching from a distance controller of the driver-assistance system to an adaptive cruise control of the driver-assistance system as a function of a driver input by a driver of the vehicle expressed by an angular position of an accelerator pedal of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Thorsten Gudehus, Thorsten Schori
  • Publication number: 20200017121
    Abstract: A method for operating a driver assistance system of a vehicle, in which interventions activated by the driver assistance system in a travel mode of the vehicle are at least partially suspended for a predetermined time window when an override intent of a driver of the vehicle is recognized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Sebastian Baier, Thorsten Schori
  • Publication number: 20190232961
    Abstract: A method for controlling a distance of a vehicle to a preceding vehicle, characterized in that, in a step of limiting, the distance is limited to a preselected distance target value and, in a step of setting, the distance target value is set using a change of an accelerator pedal angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Sebastian Baier, Thorsten Schori