Patents by Inventor Daisuke Oiki

Daisuke Oiki 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).

  • Patent number: 10040474
    Abstract: A steering control device (30) for a vehicle, the steering control device controlling a steering device, the steering device having a steering mechanism (10) configured to steer wheels (15) and a driving device (40) configured to provide the steering mechanism (10) with Steering force for the wheels (15), the steering control device configured to; detect turning of the wheels (15); determine whether the vehicle is in a stationary steering state; and increase, when the vehicle is determined to be in a stationary steering state as a result of determination whether the vehicle is in a stationary steering state, the steering force to be provided to the steering mechanism (10) than a value upon determination that the vehicle is not in a stationary steering state, wherein the steering control device (30) is further configured to decrease the steering force to be provided to the steering mechanism (10) than before when the turning of the wheels (15) is detected as a result of providing the steering force with the st
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Oiki, Masahiko Kikuchi, Akira Morimoto
  • Patent number: 9643601
    Abstract: A driving assistance device improves the accuracy of driving assistance for parking. A traveling controller detects a line positioned on a road surface from a captured image captured by a camera. A parking frame is extracted from the detected line and acceleration suppression control of a vehicle is executed based on the extracted parking frame. At this time, the acceleration suppression control is cancelled if a crossing is detected based on the captured image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Morimoto, Osamu Fukata, Yasuhisa Hayakawa, Daisuke Oiki, Daisuke Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9616885
    Abstract: A vehicular acceleration suppression device reduces the degradation in the drive performance due to the acceleration suppression control activated outside the parking region. A parking frame line candidate which is a candidate of a parking frame line is extracted from a bird's-eye view image acquired by performing a bird's-eye view conversion on a captured image around a vehicle, and a parking frame line candidate corresponding line corresponding the parking frame line candidate is extracted from the captured image of the front of the vehicle. Then, the parking frame line candidate corresponding to the parking frame line candidate corresponding line length of which is longer than a parking frame line length threshold is eliminated from the candidate to be detected as the parking frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Hayakawa, Osamu Fukata, Akira Morimoto, Daisuke Oiki, Daisuke Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9604637
    Abstract: A vehicle acceleration suppression device and a vehicle acceleration suppression method are provided to be capable of suppressing a degradation in a drive performance and suppressing acceleration at the time of an incorrect manipulation of an accelerator, at the time of parking. Based on a parking frame certainty degree indicative of a degree of certainty that there is a parking frame in a vehicle travel direction and a parking frame entering certainty degree indicative of a degree of certainty that the vehicle enters the parking frame, a total certainty degree indicative of a total degree of certainty of the parking frame certainty degree and the parking frame entering certainty degree is set. As the total certainty degree is higher, a suppression degree of the vehicle acceleration to be controlled in response to a manipulation amount of an accelerator pedal manipulated by a driver to instruct a drive force is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Fukata, Yasuhisa Hayakawa, Akira Morimoto, Daisuke Tanaka, Daisuke Oiki
  • Patent number: 9540000
    Abstract: An acceleration suppression device for a vehicle and an acceleration suppression method for a vehicle can reduce a reduction in drivability due to the operation of an acceleration suppression control while crossing an intersection. If it is determined that an intersection lying ahead of an own vehicle is detected, a process is implemented to suppress an acceleration suppression control in a travel distance range in which the travel distance of the own vehicle after detecting the intersection is less than or equal to a preset first travel distance threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Hayakawa, Osamu Fukata, Daisuke Tanaka, Daisuke Oiki, Akira Morimoto
  • Patent number: 9493070
    Abstract: A total certainty factor indicating a total degree of certainty of the parking frame certainty degree and the parking frame entering certainty degree is calculated based on a parking frame certainty degree indicating the degree of certainty that a parking frame is present in a travel direction of a vehicle, and a parking frame entering certainty degree indicating the degree of certainty that the vehicle enters the parking frame. When the total certainty factor is low, acceleration of the vehicle controlled according to an operation amount of an accelerator pedal for instructing a driving force by operation of a driver is suppressed with a low suppression degree, as compared with a case where the total certainty factor is high. Further, the acceleration of the vehicle is suppressed at a low suppression degree according to the travel direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Fukata, Yasuhisa Hayakawa, Daisuke Tanaka, Daisuke Oiki, Akira Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20160264172
    Abstract: A steering control device for a vehicle, the steering control device controlling a steering device, the steering device having a steering mechanism (10) configured to steer wheels (15) and a drive unit (40) configured to provide the steering mechanism (10) with steering force for the wheels (15), the steering control device comprising: a detection unit (30) configured to detect turning of the wheels (15); a determination unit (30) configured to determine whether the vehicle is in a stationary steering state; and a control unit (30) configured to increase, when the vehicle is determined to be in a stationary steering state as a result of the determination of the determination unit (30), the steering force to be provided to the steering mechanism (10) than a value upon determination that the vehicle is not in a stationary steering state, wherein the control unit (30) is further configured to decrease the steering force to be provided to the steering mechanism (10) than before when the turning of the wheels (15)
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Daisuke OIKI, Masahiko KIKUCHI, Akira MORIMOTO
  • Patent number: 9399400
    Abstract: Based on a parking frame certainty degree indicative of a degree of certainty about a presence is a parking frame in the travel direction of the vehicle and a parking frame entering certainty degree indicative of a degree of certainty about whether the vehicle enters the parking frame, a total certainty degree indicative of a total degree of the certainty of the parking frame certainty degree and the parking frame entering certainty degree is calculated. Acceleration of the vehicle is controlled depending on a manipulation amount of an accelerator pedal manipulated by a drive to instruct a driving force and is suppressed in a lower suppression degree when the total certainty degree is lower than when the total certainty degree is higher. Furthermore, the acceleration of the vehicle is suppressed in the suppression degree decreased depending on the travel direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Morimoto, Osamu Fukata, Yasuhisa Hayakawa, Daisuke Oiki, Daisuke Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9393869
    Abstract: A total certainty factor indicating a total degree of certainty of the parking frame certainty degree and the parking frame entering certainty degree is calculated based on a parking frame certainty degree indicating the degree of certainty that a parking frame is present in a travel direction of a vehicle, and a parking frame entering certainty degree indicating the degree of certainty that the vehicle enters the parking frame. When the total certainty factor is low, acceleration of the vehicle controlled according to an operation amount of an accelerator pedal for instructing a driving force by operation of a driver is suppressed with a low suppression degree, as compared with a case where the total certainty factor is high. Further, the acceleration of the vehicle is suppressed with a lower suppression degree as the vehicle speed of the vehicle is higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Oiki, Takuya Inoue, Takeshi Sugano, Toshimichi Gokan, Yasuhisa Hayakawa, Osamu Fukata, Daisuke Tanaka, Akira Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20160137197
    Abstract: An acceleration suppression device for a vehicle and an acceleration suppression method for a vehicle can reduce a reduction in drivability due to the operation of an acceleration suppression control while crossing an intersection. If it is determined that an intersection lying ahead of an own vehicle is detected, a process is implemented to suppress an acceleration suppression control in a travel distance range in which the travel distance of the own vehicle after detecting the intersection is less than or equal to a preset first travel distance threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Yasuhisa HAYAKAWA, Osamu FUKATA, Daisuke TANAKA, Daisuke OIKI, Akira MORIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160039409
    Abstract: A vehicular acceleration suppression device reduces the degradation in the drive performance due to the acceleration suppression control activated outside the parking region. A parking frame line candidate which is a candidate of a parking frame line is extracted from a bird's-eye view image acquired by performing a bird's-eye view conversion on a captured image around a vehicle, and a parking frame line candidate corresponding line corresponding the parking frame line candidate is extracted from the captured image of the front of the vehicle. Then, the parking frame line candidate corresponding to the parking frame line candidate corresponding line length of which is longer than a parking frame line length threshold is eliminated from the candidate to be detected as the parking frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Yasuhisa HAYAKAWA, Osamu FUKATA, Akira MORIMOTO, Daisuke OIKI, Daisuke TANAKA
  • Patent number: 9251426
    Abstract: A three-dimensional object detection device is provided with an image capturing device, a three-dimensional object detection unit, a rainfall state detection unit, a three-dimensional object assessment unit and a controller. The image capturing device captures an area rearward of a vehicle. The three-dimensional object detection unit detects a three-dimensional object rearward of the vehicle and calculating a traveling speed of the three-dimensional object, based on images obtained by the image capturing device. The rainfall state detection unit detects a state of rainfall including cases of rainfall or formation of a water film on a road surface due to rainfall. The three-dimensional object assessment unit accesses the three-dimensional object to be another vehicle when the traveling speed of the detected three-dimensional object lies within a preset setting range. The controller changes the traveling speed setting range to be narrower when the rainfall state detection unit has detected a rainfall state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Hayakawa, Osamu Fukata, Daisuke Oiki, Yukinori Nishida
  • Publication number: 20150321667
    Abstract: A vehicle acceleration suppression device and a vehicle acceleration suppression method are provided to be capable of suppressing a degradation in a drive performance and suppressing acceleration at the time of an incorrect manipulation of an accelerator, at the time of parking. Based on a parking frame certainty degree indicative of a degree of certainty that there is a parking frame in a vehicle travel direction and a parking frame entering certainty degree indicative of a degree of certainty that the vehicle enters the parking frame, a total certainty degree indicative of a total degree of certainty of the parking frame certainty degree and the parking frame entering certainty degree is set. As the total certainty degree is higher, a suppression degree of the vehicle acceleration to be controlled in response to a manipulation amount of an accelerator pedal manipulated by a driver to instruct a drive force is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Osamu FUKATA, Yasuhisa HAYAKAWA, Akira MORIMOTO, Daisuke TANAKA, Daisuke OIKI
  • Publication number: 20150321555
    Abstract: A total certainty factor indicating a total degree of certainty of the parking frame certainty degree and the parking frame entering certainty degree is calculated based on a parking frame certainty degree indicating the degree of certainty that a parking frame is present in a travel direction of a vehicle, and a parking frame entering certainty degree indicating the degree of certainty that the vehicle enters the parking frame. When the total certainty factor is low, acceleration of the vehicle controlled according to an operation amount of an accelerator pedal for instructing a driving force by operation of a driver is suppressed with a low suppression degree, as compared with a case where the total certainty factor is high. Further, the acceleration of the vehicle is suppressed at a low suppression degree according to the travel direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Osamu Fukata, Yasuhisa Hayakawa, Daisuke Tanaka, Daisuke Oiki, Akira Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20150291031
    Abstract: Based on a parking frame certainty degree indicative of a degree of certainty about a presence is a parking frame in the travel direction of the vehicle and a parking frame entering certainty degree indicative of a degree of certainty about whether the vehicle enters the parking frame, a total certainty degree indicative of a total degree of the certainty of the parking frame certainty degree and the parking frame entering certainty degree is calculated. Acceleration of the vehicle is controlled depending on a manipulation amount of an accelerator pedal manipulated by a drive to instruct a driving force and is suppressed in a lower suppression degree when the total certainty degree is lower than when the total certainty degree is higher. Furthermore, the acceleration of the vehicle is suppressed in the suppression degree decreased depending on the travel direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Akira Morimoto, Osamu Fukata, Yasuhisa Hayakawa, Daisuke Oiki, Daisuke Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20150291030
    Abstract: A total certainty factor indicating a total degree of certainty of the parking frame certainty degree and the parking frame entering certainty degree is calculated based on a parking frame certainty degree indicating the degree of certainty that a parking frame is present in a travel direction of a vehicle, and a parking frame entering certainty degree indicating the degree of certainty that the vehicle enters the parking frame. When the total certainty factor is low, acceleration of the vehicle controlled according to an operation amount of an accelerator pedal for instructing a driving force by operation of a driver is suppressed with a low suppression degree, as compared with a case where the total certainty factor is high. Further, the acceleration of the vehicle is suppressed with a lower suppression degree as the vehicle speed of the vehicle is higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Daisuke Oiki, Takuya Inoue, Takeshi Sugano, Toshimichi Gokan, Yasuhisa Hayakawa, Osamu Fukata, Daisuke Tanaka, Akira Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20150258988
    Abstract: A driving assistance device improves the accuracy of driving assistance for parking. A traveling controller detects a line positioned on a road surface from a captured image captured by a camera. A parking frame is extracted from the detected line and acceleration suppression control of a vehicle is executed based on the extracted parking frame. At this time, the acceleration suppression control is cancelled if a crossing is detected based on the captured image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Akira Morimoto, Osamu Fukata, Yasuhisa Hayakawa, Daisuke Oiki, Daisuke Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9092676
    Abstract: A solid object detection device detects solid objects in the periphery of a vehicle. A camera captures images including detection regions set in adjacent traffic lanes to the rear of the vehicle. A solid object assessment unit assesses whether or not a solid object is present in the detection regions. A lateral position detection unit detects a distance between the vehicle position and a dividing line that divides traffic lanes. A region setting unit enlarges the detection region on the side of the dividing line by a greater amount correspondingly with respect to an increase in the distance to the dividing line. A traffic lane change detection unit detects a traffic lane change made by the vehicle. Upon detecting a traffic lane change by the vehicle, a smaller enlarged amount is used when enlarging the size of the predetermined region outward in the vehicle-width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Hayakawa, Chikao Tsuchiya, Osamu Fukata, Yukinori Nishida, Daisuke Oiki
  • Publication number: 20150186733
    Abstract: A three-dimensional object detection device is provided with an image capturing device, a three-dimensional object detection unit, a rainfall state detection unit, a three-dimensional object assessment unit and a controller. The image capturing device captures an area rearward of a vehicle. The three-dimensional object detection unit detects a three-dimensional object rearward of the vehicle and calculating a traveling speed of the three-dimensional object, based on images obtained by the image capturing device. The rainfall state detection unit detects a state of rainfall including cases of rainfall or formation of a water film on a road surface due to rainfall. The three-dimensional object assessment unit accesses the three-dimensional object to be another vehicle when the traveling speed of the detected three-dimensional object lies within a preset setting range. The controller changes the traveling speed setting range to be narrower when the rainfall state detection unit has detected a rainfall state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Hayakawa, Osamu Fukata, Daisuke Oiki, Yukinori Nishida
  • Patent number: 8939479
    Abstract: A bumper absorber (9) has a squared U-shaped cross section formed of: a vertical face (11) extending in a top-bottom direction and a vehicle width direction, and a top face (12) and a bottom face (13) respectively extending rearward from a top end and a bottom end of the vertical face (11). The bumper absorber (9) is configured such that the top face (12) and the bottom face (13) thereof are supported by the bumper reinforcement (10) via multiple attachment members (23 to 27), and an interval between the attachment members adjacent to each other in the vehicle width direction is set to decrease from end portions (9b) in the vehicle width direction toward a central portion (9a) in the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hotaka Ashiya, Kazumi Hisajima, Teruaki Aoki, Takuji Kugaya, Takahide Ishida, Kunji Nagae, Daisuke Oiki, Tarou Ikeda, Masaru Tsuruta, Yasuo Yotsunaga, Shunsuke Ehara, Norimasa Mizutani, Sylvain David, Nobuhiro Iwai