公开(公告)号：US20180121218A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-03

申请号：US15543544

申请日：2016-07-14

Applicant: AUDI AG

Inventor： Christian WALL ,  Matthias WUNDERLICH

IPC: G06F9/44 ,  B60Q3/20 ,  B60K35/00 ,  G06Q30/00

CPC classification number: G06F9/453 ,  B60K35/00 ,  B60K2370/161 ,  B60Q3/20 ,  B60W50/08 ,  G06Q30/016

Abstract: The following assistance functions: (a) an operating instruction for the motor vehicle, stored on a memory device of at least one motor vehicle; (b) an operating instruction for the motor vehicle stored on a vehicle-external server device; and (c) a telephone connection to a customer advisor, are made available by an assistance system of at least one motor vehicle and a vehicle-external server device. The assistance system determines a vehicle function of the motor vehicle required to provide requested assistance for a vehicle occupant and generates an output from at least one assistance function, previously made available, by at least one output device of the motor vehicle in accordance with the vehicle function that was determined and/or a sensed user input by the vehicle occupant.

公开(公告)号：US20170178754A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-22

申请号：US15325340

申请日：2015-07-07

Applicant: AUDI AG

Inventor： Matthias WUNDERLICH ,  Lutz DIEDERICHS

IPC: G12B11/04 ,  G02B6/00 ,  B60K35/00 ,  G01D11/28 ,  G01D13/22

CPC classification number: G12B11/04 ,  B60K35/00 ,  G01D11/28 ,  G01D13/22 ,  G01D13/265 ,  G02B6/00

Abstract: A pointer needle for an indication device of a motor vehicle has a transparent optical waveguide that receives light propagating along a direction of propagation at a light-entry side, and emits the light in an emission direction at a light-exit side. The optical waveguide has a scattering side opposite to the light-exit side, the scattering side having steps arranged offset to one another across the propagation direction. When the steps are irradiated by light, the pointer needle provided in the indication device can clearly be perceived in the dark.

公开(公告)号：US20200062265A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-27

申请号：US16467322

申请日：2018-02-20

Applicant: AUDI AG

Inventor： Matthias WUNDERLICH

IPC: B60W40/08 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B60W50/08 ,  B60W30/18 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L25/78

Abstract: The present application relates to a method for operating a motor vehicle in an activated at least semi-autonomous driving mode, with the motor vehicle comprising a control unit which controls the motor vehicle in the at least one activated semi-autonomous driving mode. A detection device arranged in the motor vehicle detects at least one motor vehicle occupant (step S1). An authorization device linked to the detection device checks whether at least one of the at least one detected motor vehicle occupants meets at least one authorization criterion (step S2). If this is the case, the authorization device generates an enable signal (step S3a) and sends it to the control unit, which then activates the at least semi-autonomous drive mode (step S4). If the at least one authorization criterion is not met, the authorization device sends out an inquiry signal to an authorization device external to the vehicle (step S3b) and, depending on the external release signal received in response to the inquiry signal, forwards the enable signal to the control unit.

公开(公告)号：US20180222479A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-09

申请号：US15748512

申请日：2016-07-15

Applicant: AUDI AG

Inventor： Matthias WUNDERLICH

IPC: B60W30/16 ,  B60W50/14 ,  B60K31/00 ,  B60K35/00

CPC classification number: B60W30/16 ,  B60K31/0008 ,  B60K35/00 ,  B60K2031/0016 ,  B60K2350/1024 ,  B60K2350/1072 ,  B60K2350/2008 ,  B60K2350/2052 ,  B60K2350/352 ,  B60W50/08 ,  B60W50/14 ,  B60W2050/146 ,  B60W2520/10 ,  B60W2550/10 ,  B60W2550/30 ,  B60W2550/408 ,  B60W2750/30

Abstract: A method is provided for selecting, by a driver, a road user, the road user being an evaluation object of a function of a driver assistance system of a motor vehicle, using at least one display device which displays the road user. After a first operating action is carried out, a search function is activated in which at least a subset of the shown road users is individually marked on the display device in a sequence containing all road users. When a second operating action is carried out, or after a predetermined first period of time, the currently-marked road user is selected as the evaluation object for the function.

公开(公告)号：US20190031039A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-31

申请号：US16072600

申请日：2017-04-04

Applicant: AUDI AG

Inventor： Matthias WUNDERLICH ,  Christian WALL

IPC: B60L11/18 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  G06Q50/06

Abstract: A method for controlling a state of charge of an energy storage device of a motor vehicle. A control device receives a first operator control signal and, only if the first operator control signal is received by a first operator control element of an operator control device and describes a user request to change a state of charge, a first operating mode of the control device is activated, whereby the control device is coupled to a power control device. A second operating mode of the control device, in which the control device is coupled to a monetarization device, is activated only if the first operator control signal is received by a second operator control element of the operator control device, the signal describing a user request to transmit a monetary value to a data server device external to the motor vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20180286358A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-04

申请号：US15570944

申请日：2016-11-02

Applicant: AUDI AG

Inventor： Matthias WUNDERLICH

IPC: G09G5/373 ,  B60R11/02 ,  B60K35/00

CPC classification number: G09G5/373 ,  B60K35/00 ,  B60K37/04 ,  B60K2350/352 ,  B60K2350/405 ,  B60K2350/925 ,  B60R11/0235 ,  B60R2011/0007 ,  B60R2011/0043 ,  B60R2011/0082 ,  B60R2011/0084 ,  B60R2011/0092 ,  B60R2011/0094 ,  G06F1/1652 ,  G06F1/1677 ,  G09G2380/02 ,  G09G2380/10

Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a display device designed for depicting objects, a computing device for controlling the display device, and a stowage unit in which a first end region of the display device is inserted. In a stowage position of the display device, the entire display device is inserted in the stowage unit, and, starting from the stowage position, a useful region of the display device is extendable out of the stowage unit by a predeterminable use distance. The display device is lockable at different length values of the use distance, and therefore a plurality of different use positions results, and the computing device is designed to adjust the depiction of the objects depending on the current length value of the use distance.

公开(公告)号：US20200047691A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-13

申请号：US16534322

申请日：2019-08-07

Applicant: AUDI AG

Inventor： Matthias WUNDERLICH ,  Arya BHATTACHARYA ,  Richard LUIJKX

IPC: B60R13/02 ,  B32B27/12 ,  B32B21/08 ,  B32B21/14

Abstract: A trim part for a vehicle interior, in particular a visible side decorative strip or panel, with a brittle visible side cover layer that is susceptible to breaking in the event of a crash, in particular in the event of a head impact, such as a wood veneer or a carbon layer, which is injection-molded with a plastic carrier layer, said trim part being loaded in the event of a crash to deflection to breakage of the component. According to exemplary embodiments of the invention, in order to increase the breaking strength in the event of a crash, a fabric layer made from a textile material is integrated in the layer structure of the trim part.

公开(公告)号：US20170276937A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-28

申请号：US15512437

申请日：2015-09-03

Applicant: AUDI AG

Inventor： Matthias WUNDERLICH ,  Tobias SCHUMM

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  B60J1/02 ,  B60R1/12 ,  B60R1/10

CPC classification number: G02B27/0101 ,  B60J1/02 ,  B60R1/10 ,  B60R1/12 ,  B60R2001/1253 ,  B60R2300/205 ,  B60R2300/308 ,  G02B27/0149 ,  G02B2027/011 ,  G02B2027/0156

Abstract: At least one imaging unit for emitting an image in the form of a beam path and at least one mirror module for deflecting the beam path which is emitted by the imaging unit are included in a head-up display for a motor vehicle. The mirror module includes at least two different mirrors which are movable into the beam path, and a respective curvature of the mirrors is matched to respective vehicle-specific windshield variants. The head-up display may be arranged in the motor vehicle by selecting one of the mirrors whose curvature is matched to the windshield variant, embodied in a vehicle-specific manner, and arranging the selected mirror in a region through which the beam path extends in the case of an activated imaging unit.

公开(公告)号：US20170249718A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-31

申请号：US15523376

申请日：2015-10-27

Applicant: AUDI AG

Inventor： Matthias WUNDERLICH ,  Christian WALL

IPC: G06T3/20 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  B60K35/00 ,  B60R1/00

CPC classification number: G06T3/20 ,  B60K35/00 ,  B60K37/06 ,  B60K2370/11 ,  B60K2370/122 ,  B60K2370/141 ,  B60K2370/1438 ,  B60K2370/1442 ,  B60K2370/146 ,  B60K2370/197 ,  B60K2370/199 ,  B60K2370/21 ,  B60K2370/48 ,  B60K2370/52 ,  B60K2370/73 ,  B60K2370/736 ,  B60K2370/739 ,  B60K2370/741 ,  B60R1/00 ,  B60R2300/207 ,  B60W50/10 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F2203/04808 ,  G06K9/00013 ,  G06K9/00362 ,  G06K9/00838

Abstract: A determination is made as to whether a driver or a front-seat passenger of the motor vehicle would like to operate a display device. If it is detected that only the driver would like to operate the display device, the display device is put in a first operating mode in which a graphic user interface is displayed exclusively in a driver-side display region of the display device. If it is detected that only the front-seat passenger of the motor vehicle would like to operate the display device, the display device is put in a second operating mode in which the graphic user interface is displayed exclusively in a front-seat-passenger-side display region of the display device. If it is detected that the driver and the front-seat passenger of the motor vehicle both would like to operate the display device, the display device is put in a third operating mode in which the graphic user interface is displayed in the driver-side display region and at least part of the graphic user interface is additionally also displayed in the front-seat-passenger-side display region.

公开(公告)号：US20170131548A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-11

申请号：US15321785

申请日：2015-11-20

Applicant: AUDI AG

Inventor： Matthias WUNDERLICH

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G02B27/00

CPC classification number: G02B27/0101 ,  B60J3/02 ,  G02B27/0093 ,  G02B2027/0118 ,  G02B2027/014 ,  G02B2027/0187

Abstract: A method for reducing reflection when operating a head-up display of a motor vehicle. The head-up display includes a covering disk element and a dimming element for dimming a deflected light beam of ambient light. A control device determines a light beam path of the deflected light beam, determines a current position and orientation of the dimming element, and determines a region to be kept free of the deflected light beam around the eye point of a user. Based on this, the control device determines whether the deflected light beam passes through the area to be kept free. If so, the control device generates a control signal for adjusting a position of the dimming element to dim the deflected light beam with an adjustment device, and the adjustment device adjusts the position of the dimming element depending on the control signal.