Patents by Inventor Timo DOBBERPHUL

Timo DOBBERPHUL 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: 11312413
    Abstract: An operating method for a steer-by-wire steering system having a steering gear module, a steering wheel module, and a bus connecting the steering gear module and the steering wheel module, wherein an actual position in the steering gear module is sensed and a setpoint position in the steering wheel module is adjusted in relation to the actual position in the steering gear module by using an association specification. Also disclosed is a control unit for a steer-by-wire steering system, a steer-by-wire steering system, and a transportation vehicle having a steer-by-wire steering system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Inventors: Timo Dobberphul, Christopher Kreis, Tobias Rüger
  • Publication number: 20210284230
    Abstract: An operating method for a steer-by-wire steering system having a steering gear module, a steering wheel module, and a bus connecting the steering gear module and the steering wheel module, wherein an actual position in the steering gear module is sensed and a setpoint position in the steering wheel module is adjusted in relation to the actual position in the steering gear module by using an association specification. Also disclosed is a control unit for a steer-by-wire steering system, a steer-by-wire steering system, and a transportation vehicle having a steer-by-wire steering system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Timo DOBBERPHUL, Christopher KREIS, Tobias RÜGER
  • Patent number: 11104378
    Abstract: A steering control system for operating a steering system for a transportation vehicle according to a steering intervention specification by making available a steering intervention variable, the system having computing units to redundantly calculate a manipulated variable according to a specified calculation algorithm as a function of the steering intervention specification and one or more operating state variables; a switching device for always making available one of the manipulated variables of the computing units as the steering intervention variable to the steering system; and a monitoring device to check the functional capability of the computing units, wherein the switching device is actuated as a function of the result of the check.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Inventors: Timo Dobberphul, Reno Davids
  • Patent number: 10988173
    Abstract: A method for operating a transportation vehicle function based on a natural frequency and/or a moment of inertia of a steering wheel arrangement in a steering system including prespecifying an electromotive steering intervention to move the steering system by providing a steering intervention force or a steering intervention torque; ascertaining a natural frequency and/or a moment of inertia of the steering wheel arrangement depending on the response of the steering wheel arrangement based on the electromotive steering intervention; and operating the transportation vehicle function based on the ascertained natural frequency and/or the ascertained moment of inertia of the steering wheel arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Inventors: Lars Goering, Tobias Rüger, Timo Dobberphul
  • Patent number: 10983519
    Abstract: A functional module for an operational assistance system of a work apparatus or for a driving assistance system of a transportation vehicle for controlling a function of a piece of equipment of the work apparatus or of the transportation vehicle having a main function unit to produce and provide a function parameter set having at least one function parameter for control of the function of the piece of equipment and having a test and auxiliary function unit. The test and auxiliary function unit tests the function parameter set of the main function unit and takes a result of the test as a basis for outputting the function parameter set of the main function unit in a normal mode of operation to control the function of the piece of equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Inventors: Timo Dobberphul, Reno Davids
  • Publication number: 20190126981
    Abstract: A method for operating a transportation vehicle function based on a natural frequency and/or a moment of inertia of a steering wheel arrangement in a steering system including prespecifying an electromotive steering intervention to move the steering system by providing a steering intervention force or a steering intervention torque; ascertaining a natural frequency and/or a moment of inertia of the steering wheel arrangement depending on the response of the steering wheel arrangement based on the electromotive steering intervention; and operating the transportation vehicle function based on the ascertained natural frequency and/or the ascertained moment of inertia of the steering wheel arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Lars GOERING, Tobias RÜGER, Timo DOBBERPHUL
  • Publication number: 20190121359
    Abstract: A functional module for an operational assistance system of a work apparatus or for a driving assistance system of a transportation vehicle for controlling a function of a piece of equipment of the work apparatus or of the transportation vehicle having a main function unit to produce and provide a function parameter set having at least one function parameter for control of the function of the piece of equipment and having a test and auxiliary function unit. The test and auxiliary function unit tests the function parameter set of the main function unit and takes a result of the test as a basis for outputting the function parameter set of the main function unit in a normal mode of operation to control the function of the piece of equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Timo DOBBERPHUL, Reno DAVIDS
  • Publication number: 20190111966
    Abstract: A steering control system for operating a steering system for a transportation vehicle according to a steering intervention specification by making available a steering intervention variable, the system having computing units to redundantly calculate a manipulated variable according to a specified calculation algorithm as a function of the steering intervention specification and one or more operating state variables; a switching device for always making available one of the manipulated variables of the computing units as the steering intervention variable to the steering system; and a monitoring device to check the functional capability of the computing units, wherein the switching device is actuated as a function of the result of the check.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Timo DOBBERPHUL, Reno DAVIDS
  • Patent number: 9840244
    Abstract: An electromechanical brake booster having a plunger rod for connecting a brake pedal lever to a brake master cylinder, a gear motor, which is coupled with the plunger rod, and a control device for driving the gear motor. A pedal force variable representing the pedal force and a plunger rod motion variable representing the motion of the plunger rod are supplied to the control device as input variables. The control device is configured to determine a setpoint return velocity for the plunger rod with the aid of the plunger rod motion variable and an actual return velocity for the plunger rod and the pedal force variable from the setpoint return velocity and to generate an activation signal for the gear motor. This makes it possible to improve the brake release behavior and to reduce high Bernoulli forces at the end stop for the starting position of the brake pedal lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Timo Dobberphul, Thomas Schneider, Joost Kessels, Barbara Neef
  • Publication number: 20170021816
    Abstract: An electromechanical brake booster having a plunger rod for connecting a brake pedal lever to a brake master cylinder, a gear motor, which is coupled with the plunger rod, and a control device for driving the gear motor. A pedal force variable representing the pedal force and a plunger rod motion variable representing the motion of the plunger rod are supplied to the control device as input variables. The control device is configured to determine a setpoint return velocity for the plunger rod with the aid of the plunger rod motion variable and an actual return velocity for the plunger rod and the pedal force variable from the setpoint return velocity and to generate an activation signal for the gear motor. This makes it possible to improve the brake release behavior and to reduce high Bernoulli forces at the end stop for the starting position of the brake pedal lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Timo DOBBERPHUL, Thomas SCHNEIDER, Joost KESSELS, Barbara NEEF