Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Ooshima

Hiroaki Ooshima 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).

  • Driving support apparatus
    Patent number: 11014556
    Abstract: A driving support control unit of a driving support apparatus executes driving support control for supporting at least part of driving by a driver. A support determining unit determines whether or not predetermined conditions for terminating the driving support control are satisfied. A physical amount acquiring unit acquires a physical amount corresponding to a curviness degree of a driving lane on which an own vehicle drives. A curviness degree determining unit determines whether or not a curviness degree indicated by the physical amount acquired by the physical amount acquiring unit is smaller than a predetermined degree in the case where the predetermined conditions for terminating the driving support control are satisfied. A termination command unit commands the driving support control unit to terminate the driving support control if the curviness degree determining unit determines that the curviness degree is smaller than the predetermined degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Mukai, Hiroaki Ooshima, Hitoshi Wada
  • DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180162395
    Abstract: A driving support control unit of a driving support apparatus executes driving support control for supporting at least part of driving by a driver. A support determining unit determines whether or not predetermined conditions for terminating the driving support control are satisfied. A physical amount acquiring unit acquires a physical amount corresponding to a curviness degree of a driving lane on which an own vehicle drives. A curviness degree determining unit determines whether or not a curviness degree indicated by the physical amount acquired by the physical amount acquiring unit is smaller than a predetermined degree in the case where the predetermined conditions for terminating the driving support control are satisfied. A termination command unit commands the driving support control unit to terminate the driving support control if the curviness degree determining unit determines that the curviness degree is smaller than the predetermined degree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Mukai, Hiroaki Ooshima, Hitoshi Wada