Patents by Inventor Volker Vogel

Volker Vogel 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).

  • Method and control unit for operating a vehicle
    Patent number: 10399545
    Abstract: A method of operating a vehicle (2) which recurrently travels along the same routes (1) with defined stopping points (3) along each of the routes (1). The parameters for operation of the vehicle (2) along the routes (1) are specified, on the basis of which the vehicle (2) can be braked, before the stopping points (3), and brought to rest at the stopping points (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Volker Vogel, Arnold Schlegel
  • METHOD AND CONTROL UNIT FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20180105150
    Abstract: A method of operating a vehicle (2) which recurrently travels along the same routes (1) with defined stopping points (3) along each of the routes (1). The parameters for operation of the vehicle (2) along the routes (1) are specified, on the basis of which the vehicle (2) can be braked, before the stopping points (3), and brought to rest at the stopping points (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Volker VOGEL, Arnold SCHLEGEL
  • Method for determining the axial wear and the counterforce gradient in a multiple disk switching element
    Patent number: 8332110
    Abstract: A method of detecting axial wear and a counterforce gradient of a multiple disc switching element (1) with position-controlled actuation with an electric motor (2), a spur gear stage (3) and a ball ramp (4) by one of a hydraulic pressure actuator and an electromagnetic actuator. The method comprises the step of determining, when a vehicle is at a standstill, the axial wear (J) and the counterforce gradient or the rigidity of the system by an overrun adaptation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Volker Vogel, Rainer Denzler
  • METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE AXIAL WEAR AND THE COUNTERFORCE GRADIENT IN A MULTIPLE DISK SWITCHING ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20100241327
    Abstract: A method of detecting axial wear and a counterforce gradient of a multiple disc switching element (1) with position-controlled actuation with an electric motor (2), a spur gear stage (3) and a ball ramp (4) by one of a hydraulic pressure actuator and an electromagnetic actuator. The method comprises the step of determining, when a vehicle is at a standstill, the axial wear (J) and the counterforce gradient or the rigidity of the system by an overrun adaptation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Volker Vogel, Rainer Denzler