公开(公告)号：US11860272B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-02

申请号：US18053583

申请日：2022-11-08

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Klaus Elian ,  Christoph Steiner ,  Horst Theuss ,  Matthias Eberl ,  Fabian Merbeler

IPC: G06F3/043 ,  G01S15/08

CPC classification number: G01S15/08 ,  G06F3/043

Abstract: An ultrasonic touch sensor includes: a covering having a contact face configured to receive a touch; a first ultrasonic transducer element; a first semiconductor chip comprising the first ultrasonic transducer element; a second ultrasonic transducer element; and an acoustic barrier formed between the first ultrasonic transducer element and the second ultrasonic transducer element.

公开(公告)号：US11662443B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-30

申请号：US16910588

申请日：2020-06-24

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Franz Michael Darrer ,  Martin Graefling ,  Boris Kirillov ,  Stefan Mendel ,  Christoph Steiner

IPC: G01S7/4863 ,  G01S7/4865 ,  G01S17/894 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S7/497

CPC classification number: G01S7/4863 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S7/4865 ,  G01S7/497 ,  G01S17/894

Abstract: A method for determining malfunction is provided. The method includes receiving a 1D or 2D luminance image of a scene from a time-of-flight based 3D-camera. The luminance image includes one or more pixels representing intensities of background light received by an image sensor of the 3D-camera. The method further includes receiving a 2D optical image of the scene from an optical 2D-camera and comparing the luminance image to the optical image. If the luminance image does not match the optical image, the method additionally includes determining malfunction of one of the 3D-camera and the 2D-camera.

公开(公告)号：US11415671B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-16

申请号：US16689697

申请日：2019-11-20

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Paul Meissner ,  Michiel Helsloot ,  Alexander Melzer ,  Vladimir Petrovic ,  Christoph Steiner ,  Hendrikus Van Lierop

IPC: G01C3/08 ,  G01S7/48

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor comprising a detector configured to generate a first detector signal at a first delay time following an emission of a first light pulse and to generate at least one second detector signal at the first delay time following an emission of at least a second light pulse; and a processor configured to generate a combined signal for the first delay time based on a combination of the first detector signal and the at least one second detector signal. Depending on the type of combination, the combined signal can be used for interference detection or mitigation.

公开(公告)号：US11079295B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-03

申请号：US16430051

申请日：2019-06-03

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Francesco Solazzi ,  Martin Hassler ,  Christoph Steiner

IPC: G01L9/00 ,  G01L9/06

Abstract: A pressure sensor is configured to monitor a first resistance value of a first resistor and a second resistance value of a second resistor. The first resistor and the second resistor are configured to be sensing elements of a sensing component of a pressure sensor. The pressure sensor is configured to determine, based on a difference between the first resistance value and the second resistance value satisfying a threshold, that a measurement from the sensing component is unreliable. The pressure sensor is configured to perform, based on determining that the measurement from the sensing component is unreliable, an action associated with the pressure sensor.

公开(公告)号：US11675060B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-13

申请号：US16884317

申请日：2020-05-27

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Stefan Mendel ,  Franz Michael Darrer ,  Thomas Gigl ,  Michiel Helsloot ,  Boris Kirillov ,  Francesco Secli ,  Christoph Steiner

IPC: G01S7/4863 ,  G01S17/89

CPC classification number: G01S7/4863 ,  G01S17/89

Abstract: A receiver for a light detection and ranging system includes detecting elements, each configured to convert light into an analog detection signal. The receiver includes a first converting element configured to provide a first digital detection signal in response to a first analog detection signal. The first converting element is configured to use a first number of bits to represent the first analog detection signal. The receiver includes a second converting element configured to provide a second digital detection signal. The second converting element is configured to use a second number of bits to represent the second analog detection signal. The second number of bits is greater than the first number of bits. The receiver comprises a processing module configured to determine a first parameter of an object using the first digital detection signal and a second parameter of the object using the second digital detection signal.

公开(公告)号：US10449811B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-22

申请号：US14739595

申请日：2015-06-15

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Christoph Steiner ,  Ralf-Rainer Schledz

IPC: B60C19/00 ,  B60C23/04

Abstract: Sensor and method for determining operating states associated with one or more tires. The operating state of the tire can be determined based on one or more measures environmental conditions of the tire(s). For example, a controller can be configured to determine a change in one or more environmental conditions, including determining, for example, a rate-of-change value, a variance value, a standard deviation, or the like. The rate-of-change, variance, and/or standard deviation values can be compared to one or more threshold values to determine the operating state(s) associated with the tire(s). The environmental condition can include, for example, acceleration of the tire, pressure of the tire, and/or temperature of the tire. The operating state can be, for example, a filling state indicative of the tire being inflating, and/or a drive state indicative of the tire rotating about its axle.

公开(公告)号：US20190118592A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-25

申请号：US15788088

申请日：2017-10-19

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Benjamin Kollmitzer ,  Christoph Steiner

IPC: B60C23/06

Abstract: Examples provide a method, a component, a tire-mounted TPMS module, a TPMS system and a machine readable storage or computer program for determining a duration of at least one contact patch event of a rolling tire. A method for determining a duration of at least one contact patch event of a rolling tire, comprises obtaining a sequence of acceleration measurement samples of the rolling tire from a tire-mounted acceleration sensor; and determining the duration of the contact patch event based on acceleration measurement samples of the sequence between a first time instance when the acceleration measurement samples cross a first threshold and a second time instance when the acceleration measurement samples cross a second threshold.

公开(公告)号：US20150336434A1

公开(公告)日：2015-11-26

申请号：US14819086

申请日：2015-08-05

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Dirk Hammerschmidt ,  Christoph Steiner

IPC: B60C23/04

CPC classification number: B60C23/0488 ,  B60C23/0459 ,  B60C23/0477

Abstract: An apparatus for determining a driving situation of a vehicle to be monitored is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a provider configured to provide measurement values, wherein the provider is configured to obtain the measurement values at non-equidistant sampling instants, wherein the measurement values comprise information relating to the driving situation of the vehicle to be monitored. The apparatus further comprises an evaluator configured to evaluate a plurality of the measurement values with respect to a measure indicating a temporal variation of the plurality of measurement values.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于确定要监视的车辆的驾驶状况的装置。 所述设备包括被配置为提供测量值的提供商，其中所述提供者被配置为在非等距离采样时刻获得所述测量值，其中所述测量值包括与要监视的车辆的驾驶状况有关的信息。 该装置还包括评估器，被配置为针对指示多个测量值的时间变化的测量值来评估多个测量值。

公开(公告)号：US12086363B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US18456754

申请日：2023-08-28

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Klaus Elian ,  Christoph Steiner ,  Horst Theuss

IPC: G06F3/043 ,  B06B1/02

CPC classification number: G06F3/0436 ,  B06B1/0292 ,  G06F2203/04103

Abstract: A sensor device contains at least one sensor chip having at least one MEMS structure arranged at a main surface of the at least one sensor chip, wherein the at least one sensor chip is configured to transmit ultrasonic signals and/or to receive ultrasonic signals. The sensor device further contains an acoustic coupling medium arranged selectively on the at least one MEMS structure, wherein the acoustic coupling medium is configured to decouple an ultrasonic signal to be emitted from the at least one MEMS structure and/or to inject a received ultrasonic signal into the at least one MEMS structure. The acoustic coupling medium only partially covers the main surface of the at least one sensor chip.

公开(公告)号：US11597243B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-07

申请号：US17443217

申请日：2021-07-22

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Christoph Steiner ,  Michael Kandler ,  Matthias Eberl ,  Franz Michael Darrer

IPC: B60C23/04

Abstract: A tire-pressure monitoring system (TPMS) sensor module comprises a pressure sensor, which is configured to measure an internal air pressure of a tire and to generate tire pressure information, an additional, optional sensor, a transmitting/receiving device, a microcontroller unit which is configured to operate the TPMS sensor module in one of three or more different operating modes, wherein a first operating mode includes an inactive standby state, a second operating mode includes a measurement of a physical parameter using the pressure sensor and/or the additional sensor and reading the pressure sensor and/or the additional sensor using the microcontroller unit, and a third operating mode, and wherein in the second operating mode the microcontroller unit is configured to initiate a changeover from the second operating mode to the third operating mode when reading out a specified measurement event.