Patents by Inventor Daisuke Hamano
Daisuke Hamano 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).
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Patent number: 11975532Abstract: Provided are: a holding unit configured to rotatably hold a roll body on which a medium is wound; a transport unit configured to transport the medium unwound from the roll body; a tension applying unit configured to press the medium between the holding unit and the transport unit to apply tension to the medium; a driving portion configured to provide driving force to the tension applying unit; a control unit configured to control the transport unit and the driving portion; and a detector configured to detect a load applied to the transport unit, and the control unit controls the driving force by the driving portion on the basis of the load detected by the detector to adjust the tension applied to the medium.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Daisuke Fujiwara, Ryo Hamano
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Patent number: 11961307Abstract: An external environment recognition device includes: a plurality of external environment recognition sensors each having an information detection unit that detects information of an object outside a vehicle, the plurality of external environment recognition sensors being arranged such that a detection range of the information detection unit includes an overlapping region where at least part of the detection range of the information detection unit overlaps with at least part of the detection range of another one of the information detection units; and a synchronous processing unit that extracts identical objects in the overlapping region from detection results of the external environment recognition sensors, and performs synchronous processing to synchronize the plurality of external environment recognition sensors if there is a deviation in position between the identical objects in the overlapping region.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventor: Daisuke Hamano
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Publication number: 20240116658Abstract: A propeller guard 2 includes: a propeller guard body 10 configured to surround a propeller 30 of a flight vehicle 20; and a rotating member 40 provided on a side surface of the propeller guard body 10, in which the rotating member 40 is able to rotate around at least a horizontal base axis in a case where the rotating member 40 is in contact with a vertical plane located outside the propeller guard body 10.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2020Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke UCHIBORI, Yujin HAMANO, Kazuaki WATANABE, Masafumi NAKAGAWA, Atsushi ARATAKE
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Publication number: 20240085928Abstract: Provided is a crewless aircraft capable of accurately estimating its own position even inside a manhole, as well as a crewless aircraft control method. A crewless aircraft according to the present invention is a crewless aircraft used to inspect an interior of a manhole, and includes: a camera sensor that captures an image of a manhole opening; a plurality of rangefinders that measure a distance to a ground surface or a predetermined surface in the interior; and a control unit that estimates an own position on the basis of recognition information of the manhole opening obtained by performing recognition on image information obtained from the camera sensor, and distance information of the distance to the ground surface or the predetermined surface obtained from the rangefinders.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2019Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke UCHIBORI, Yujin HAMANO, Masafumi NAKAGAWA, Atsushi ARATAKE
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Patent number: 11861956Abstract: In a device (1) for recognizing an external environment of a moving body, an image processing unit (10) generates image data indicating the external environment of the moving body. Using this image data, object data indicating an object around the moving body is generated. At an occurrence of a predetermined event, a control unit (30) records the generated object data in a recording device (35), whereas the image processing unit (10) records, in another recording device (15), the image data corresponding to the object data recorded in the recording device (35). The time information generation unit (40) adds the same time information to the recorded object data and image data.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke Horigome, Daisuke Hamano
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Patent number: 11794655Abstract: A vehicle information display device 100 includes: an environment determination unit (115) that predicts an occurrence of a backward movement of a vehicle based on an output from an environment information acquisition unit, an image processing unit (121) that receives an image captured by a camera and generates an image to be displayed on a display screen, and a display switching unit that switches a display of a monitor screen provided in a vehicle in accordance with a traveling status of the vehicle. When the environment determination unit (115) predicts an occurrence of a backward movement, the image processing unit (121) starts image processing for the backward movement in advance, and When the user performs the backward movement operation, the output image from the image processing unit is displayed on the display screen.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventor: Daisuke Hamano
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Patent number: 11753026Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a plurality of IC units, while maintaining the operational reliability. The vehicle control device includes an IC unit for performing image processing on outputs from cameras; an IC unit for performing recognition processing of an external environment of the vehicle; and an IC unit for performing judgment processing for cruise control of the vehicle. A control flow is provided so as to allow the IC unit to transmit a control signal to the IC units and. The control flow is provided separately from a data flow configured to transmit the output from the cameras, the image data, and the external environment data.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignees: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, NXP B.V.Inventors: Masato Ishibashi, Kiyoyuki Tsuchiyama, Daisuke Hamano, Tomotsugu Futa, Daisuke Horigome, Atsushi Tasaki, Yosuke Hashimoto, Yusuke Kihara, Eiichi Hojin, Arnaud Van Den Bossche, Ray Marshall, Leonardo Surico
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Patent number: 11697413Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: a signal processing IC unit that outputs image processing data; a recognition processing IC unit that performs recognition processing of the external environment of a vehicle to output external environment data obtained through the recognition processing; a judgment processing IC unit that performs judgment processing for cruise control of the vehicle; a power management unit capable of controlling an on or off state of a recognition function of the external environment of the vehicle in the recognition processing IC unit according to the conditions of the vehicle; and a bypass path for enabling data communications from the signal processing IC unit to the judgment processing IC unit without performing the recognition processing of the external environment of the vehicle by the recognition processing IC unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignees: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, NXP B.V.Inventors: Eiichi Hojin, Kiyoyuki Tsuchiyama, Masato Ishibashi, Daisuke Hamano, Tomotsugu Futa, Daisuke Horigome, Atsushi Tasaki, Yosuke Hashimoto, Yusuke Kihara, Arnaud Van Den Bossche, Ray Marshal, Leonardo Surico
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Publication number: 20230134343Abstract: A vehicle power supply system includes a first secondary battery, a second secondary battery whose output voltage is lower than that of the first secondary battery, a power conversion device configured to convert an input AC voltage into a DC voltage and output the DC voltage, a battery pack configured to receive the DC power output from the power conversion device and charge the first secondary battery, DC/DC converters configured to step down an input DC voltage to output the stepped-down DC voltage, and a power control unit configured to control the battery pack. The first secondary battery is connected to input ports of the DC/DC converters via the battery pack. An output port of the DC/DC converter is connected to a video media control unit, and the DC/DC converter is provided separately from the video media control unit. An output port of the DC/DC converter is connected to the second secondary battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Masato ISHIBASHI, Takeshi MATSUKAWA, Shinsuke YOSHITAKE, Daisuke HAMANO, Shingo HIROSE, Keita YOSHIDA
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Patent number: 11565637Abstract: A signal processing IC unit performs image processing with respect to an output from a camera. A recognition processing IC unit performs recognition processing based on the output from the signal processing IC unit. A control IC unit outputs a control signal based on the output from the recognition processing IC unit. A first terminal is electrically connected to the recognition processing IC unit. A second terminal is electrically connected to the control IC unit. The signal processing IC unit, the recognition processing IC unit, and the control IC unit are disposed on a board. The first terminal and the second terminal are provided on an edge portion of the board.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignees: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, NXP B.V.Inventors: Tomotsugu Futa, Kiyoyuki Tsuchiyama, Masato Ishibashi, Daisuke Hamano, Daisuke Horigome, Eiichi Hojin, Atsushi Tasaki, Yosuke Hashimoto, Yusuke Kihara, Arnaud Van Den Bossche, Ray Marshal, Leonardo Surico
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Publication number: 20220242316Abstract: A vehicle information display device 100 includes: an environment determination unit (115) that predicts an occurrence of a backward movement of a vehicle based on an output from an environment information acquisition unit, an image processing unit (121) that receives an image captured by a camera and generates an image to be displayed on a display screen, and a display switching unit that switches a display of a monitor screen provided in a vehicle in accordance with a traveling status of the vehicle. When the environment determination unit (115) predicts an occurrence of a backward movement, the image processing unit (121) starts image processing for the backward movement in advance, and When the user performs the backward movement operation, the output image from the image processing unit is displayed on the display screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2020Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventor: Daisuke HAMANO
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Publication number: 20220237920Abstract: An external environment recognition device includes: a plurality of external environment recognition sensors each having an information detection unit that detects information of an object outside a vehicle, the plurality of external environment recognition sensors being arranged such that a detection range of the information detection unit includes an overlapping region where at least part of the detection range of the information detection unit overlaps with at least part of the detection range of another one of the information detection units; and a synchronous processing unit that extracts identical objects in the overlapping region from detection results of the external environment recognition sensors, and performs synchronous processing to synchronize the plurality of external environment recognition sensors if there is a deviation in position between the identical objects in the overlapping region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2020Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: Mazda Motor CorporationInventor: Daisuke HAMANO
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Publication number: 20220230445Abstract: In a device (1) for recognizing an external environment of a moving body, an image processing unit (10) generates image data indicating the external environment of the moving body. Using this image data, object data indicating an object around the moving body is generated. At an occurrence of a predetermined event, a control unit (30) records the generated object data in the recording device (35) connected to the control unit (30). The external environment of the moving body at the occurrence of the event can be verified by the object data recorded in the recording device (35).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2020Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Daisuke HORIGOME, Daisuke HAMANO
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Publication number: 20220230489Abstract: In a device (1) for recognizing an external environment of a moving body, an image processing unit (10) generates image data indicating the external environment of the moving body. Using this image data, object data indicating an object around the moving body is generated. At an occurrence of a predetermined event, a control unit (30) records the generated object data in a recording device (35), whereas the image processing unit (10) records, in another recording device (15), the image data corresponding to the object data recorded in the recording device (35). The time information generation unit (40) adds the same time information to the recorded object data and image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2020Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke HORIGOME, Daisuke HAMANO
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Publication number: 20220222936Abstract: An external environment recognition device includes: a physical layer circuit that receives an external environment signal; a logical layer circuit that constructs a data row based on the external environment signal received in the physical layer circuit; an environmental data generator that generates environmental data of an autonomous mobile object from the data row; a movement scene determination unit that determines a movement scene of the autonomous mobile object based on the environmental data; and a thinning processing unit that decides a thinning method corresponding to the movement scene determined in the movement scene determination unit and that performs thinning processing on at least one of the data row or the environmental data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2020Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: Mazda Motor CorporationInventor: Daisuke HAMANO
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Publication number: 20210237666Abstract: A signal processing IC unit performs image processing with respect to an output from a camera. A recognition processing IC unit performs recognition processing based on the output from the signal processing IC unit. A control IC unit outputs a control signal based on the output from the recognition processing IC unit. A first terminal is electrically connected to the recognition processing IC unit. A second terminal is electrically connected to the control IC unit. The signal processing IC unit, the recognition processing IC unit, and the control IC unit are disposed on a board. The first terminal and the second terminal are provided on an edge portion of the board.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicants: Mazda Motor Corporation, NXP B.V.Inventors: Tomotsugu FUTA, Kiyoyuki TSUCHIYAMA, Masato ISHIBASHI, Daisuke HAMANO, Daisuke HORIGOME, Eiichi HOJIN, Atsushi TASAKI, Yosuke HASHIMOTO, Yusuke KIHARA, Arnaud VAN DEN BOSSCHE, Ray MARSHAL, Leonardo SURICO
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Publication number: 20210237726Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: a signal processing integrated circuit (IC) unit for performing image processing on an output from a camera mounted in a vehicle and outputting image data obtained through the image processing; a recognition processing IC unit provided as another unit different from the signal processing IC unit, for performing recognition processing for recognizing an external environment of the vehicle based on the image data received from the signal processing IC unit and outputting external environment data obtained through the recognition processing; and a judgment IC unit provided as another unit different from the signal processing IC unit and the recognition processing IC unit, for performing judgment processing for cruise control of the vehicle based on the external environment data received from the recognition processing IC unit and outputting a cruise control signal based on the judgment processing result.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicants: Mazda Motor Corporation, NXP B.V.Inventors: Masato ISHIBASHI, Kiyoyuki TSUCHIYAMA, Daisuke HAMANO, Tomotsugu FUTA, Daisuke HORIGOME, Eiichi HOJIN, Atsushi TASAKI, Yosuke HASHIMOTO, Yusuke KIHARA, Arnaud VAN DEN BOSSCHE, Ray MARSHAL, Leonardo SURICO
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Publication number: 20210241028Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: a signal processing IC unit that outputs image processing data; a recognition processing IC unit that performs recognition processing of the external environment of a vehicle to output external environment data obtained through the recognition processing; a judgment processing IC unit that performs judgment processing for cruise control of the vehicle; a power management unit capable of controlling an on or off state of a recognition function of the external environment of the vehicle in the recognition processing IC unit according to the conditions of the vehicle; and a bypass path for enabling data communications from the signal processing IC unit to the judgment processing IC unit without performing the recognition processing of the external environment of the vehicle by the recognition processing IC unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicants: Mazda Motor Corporation, NXP B.V.Inventors: Eiichi HOJIN, Kiyoyuki TSUCHIYAMA, Masato ISHIBASHI, Daisuke HAMANO, Tomotsugu FUTA, Daisuke HORIGOME, Atsushi TASAKI, Yosuke HASHIMOTO, Yusuke KIHARA, Arnaud VAN DEN BOSSCHE, Ray MARSHAL, Leonardo SURICO
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Publication number: 20210237727Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a plurality of IC units, while maintaining the operational reliability. The vehicle control device includes an IC unit for performing image processing on outputs from cameras; an IC unit for performing recognition processing of an external environment of the vehicle; and an IC unit for performing judgment processing for cruise control of the vehicle. A control flow is provided so as to allow the IC unit to transmit a control signal to the IC units and. The control flow is provided separately from a data flow configured to transmit the output from the cameras, the image data, and the external environment data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicants: Mazda Motor Corporation, NXP B.V.Inventors: Masato ISHIBASHI, Kiyoyuki TSUCHIYAMA, Daisuke HAMANO, Tomotsugu FUTA, Daisuke HORIGOME, Atsushi TASAKI, Yosuke HASHIMOTO, Yusuke KIHARA, Eiichi HOJIN, Arnaud VAN DEN BOSSCHE, Ray MARSHAL, Leonardo SURICO
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Publication number: 20210241001Abstract: A plurality of first cameras are provided in a vehicle so as to surround the vehicle. A plurality of second cameras are provided in the vehicle so as to surround the vehicle. A control unit performs a first operation of outputting a control signal for cruise control of the vehicle based on both outputs from the plurality of the first cameras and outputs from the plurality of the second cameras, a second operation of outputting the control signal based on the outputs from the plurality of the first cameras, and a third operation of outputting the control signal based on the outputs from the plurality of the second cameras.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicants: Mazda Motor Corporation, NXP B.V.Inventors: Masato ISHIBASHI, Kiyoyuki TSUCHIYAMA, Daisuke HAMANO, Tomotsugu FUTA, Daisuke HORIGOME, Atsushi TASAKI, Yosuke HASHIMOTO, Yusuke KIHARA, Eiichi HOJIN, Arnaud VAN DEN BOSSCHE, Ray MARSHAL, Leonardo SURICO