Patents by Inventor Akira MITSUTA

Akira MITSUTA 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).

  • EXTERNAL SENSING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE, METHOD OF CORRECTING AXIAL DEVIATION AND RECORDING MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20140340518
    Abstract: A driving support device has a lane marking recognition unit that recognizes at least two lane markings based on a taken image; a deviation angle calculation unit that calculates a deviation angle based on at least the two lane markings; an obstacle recognition unit that recognizes an obstacle position based on the taken image; a camera deviation angle correction unit that corrects the obstacle position recognized by the obstacle recognition unit by the deviation angle; a radar deviation angle correction unit that corrects the obstacle position detected by a radar by the deviation angle; and a driving support processing unit that executes a driving support process based on the corrected obstacle positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Nidec Elesys Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi KAMBE, Kazuyuki SEKINE, Akira MITSUTA