Patents by Inventor Hiroki Shimoyama

Hiroki Shimoyama 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: 11680638
    Abstract: The present invention provides a shift control method implemented in a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission for controlling an input shaft rotation speed to a target input shaft rotation speed during a shift. The method includes setting of a basic target synchronization rotation speed that is a basic target value of the input shaft rotation speed during the shift, and setting of a corrected target input shaft rotation speed as the target input shaft rotation speed when the shift is a downshift without a requirement for a driving force of the vehicle, The corrected target input shaft rotation speed is obtained by decreasingly correcting the basic target synchronization rotation speed. Further, a decreasing correction amount of the basic target synchronization rotation speed is set so as to become larger as a deceleration of the vehicle becomes larger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Shimoyama, Munetoshi Ueno, Takefumi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20220260154
    Abstract: The present invention provides a shift control method implemented in a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission for controlling an input shaft rotation speed to a target input shaft rotation speed during a shift. The method includes setting of a basic target synchronization rotation speed that is a basic target value of the input shaft rotation speed during the shift, and setting of a corrected target input shaft rotation speed as the target input shaft rotation speed when the shift is a downshift without a requirement for a driving force of the vehicle, The corrected target input shaft rotation speed is obtained by decreasingly correcting the basic target synchronization rotation speed. Further, a decreasing correction amount of the basic target synchronization rotation speed is set so as to become larger as a deceleration of the vehicle becomes larger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki SHIMOYAMA, Munetoshi UENO, Takefumi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20220243805
    Abstract: The present invention provides a shift control method include: setting a basic target synchronization rotation speed that is a basic target value of the input shaft rotation speed during the shift; determining whether or not an accelerating intention is present when the shift is a downshift with a driving force requirement to the vehicle; when the accelerating intention is present, setting a first target input shaft rotation speed as the target input shaft rotation speed, the first target input shaft rotation speed being obtained by increasingly correcting the basic target synchronization rotation speed; and when the accelerating intention is not present, setting a second target input shaft rotation speed as the target input shaft rotation speed, the second target input shaft rotation speed being obtained by maintaining or decreasingly correcting the basic target synchronization rotation speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki SHIMOYAMA, Munetoshi UENO, Takefumi SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 10906403
    Abstract: Provided is a collected current monitoring device enabling an analysis of collected current in each current collector while allowing a reduced equipment cost. The collected current monitoring device of the present disclosure is installed in a railroad vehicle including current collectors, main transformers, and main converters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Central Japan Railway Company
    Inventors: Yuichi Ahiko, Kotaro Nakamura, Hiroki Shimoyama
  • Patent number: 10828988
    Abstract: Provided is a collected current monitoring device. A transformer current acquisition unit acquires a current value Ip of a current flowing through a part of a plurality of transformers. A total collected current calculation unit calculates a current value Iall of a collected current supplied by a plurality of current collectors from the current value Ip by using a following Equation (1): Iall=Ip×(Mall/Mp). A collected current acquisition unit acquires a current value IX of a collected current supplied by the current collector(s) other than one current collector. The collected current calculation unit calculates a current value IY of a collected current supplied by the one current collector by subtracting the current value IX from the current value Iall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: CENTRAL JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY
    Inventors: Yuichi Ahiko, Kotaro Nakamura, Hiroki Shimoyama
  • Publication number: 20200141985
    Abstract: Provided is a collected current monitoring device enabling an analysis of collected current in each current collector while allowing a reduced equipment cost. The collected current monitoring device of the present disclosure is installed in a railroad vehicle including current collectors, main transformers, and main converters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Central Japan Railway Company
    Inventors: Yuichi Ahiko, Kotaro Nakamura, Hiroki Shimoyama
  • Publication number: 20200047621
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a collected current monitoring device installed on a railroad vehicle comprising a first current collector and a second current collector. The collected current monitoring device comprises a detector that detects a first current flowing to the first current collector and a second current flowing to the second current collector, and a determiner that determines whether it is necessary to control collected current of the railroad vehicle based on the first current and the second current detected by the detector. The determiner determines that it is necessary to control the collected current when a sum of a first non-energized time during which the first current is not flowing and a second non-energized time during which the second current is not flowing in a specified counting time exceeds a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Kotaro Nakamura, Hiroki Shimoyama, Shota Mizuno, Yoshitsugu Morita, Ryota Shinmura
  • Publication number: 20190391189
    Abstract: A collected current monitoring device is provided which includes a current-value obtaining unit that obtains a current value I1 and a current value I2, a first RMS-calculation unit that calculates a root mean square RMS1, a second RMS-calculation unit that calculates a root mean square RMS2, an Iu calculation unit that calculates an imbalance current Iu, a change calculation unit that calculates an amount of change ?Iu, an average calculation unit that calculates a time average value ave?Iu, a determining unit that determines whether the time average value ave?Iu is larger than a threshold value, and a signal output unit that outputs an abnormality signal when the time average value ave?Iu is larger than the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Hironobu Sunami, Kazuki Tanaka, Yoshitsugu Morita, Isamu Makara, Yuichi Ahiko, Kotaro Nakamura, Hiroki Shimoyama
  • Patent number: 10377240
    Abstract: A collected-current monitoring device includes a current-value obtaining unit for obtaining current values I1 and I2; a first RMS-calculation unit for calculating a root mean square (RMS) 1 of the current value I1 at a window width W; a second RMS-calculation unit for calculating a root mean square (RMS) 2 of the current value I2 at the window width W; a determining unit for determining whether a combination of the RMS 1 and the RMS 2 satisfies an abnormality condition; an abnormality-signal output unit for outputting an abnormality signal when the abnormality condition is satisfied; an information-obtaining unit for obtaining railway vehicle information; and a setting unit for setting a set-parameter that includes at least one of the window width W or the abnormality condition depending on the railway vehicle information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: CENTRAL JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY
    Inventors: Yuichi Ahiko, Kotaro Nakamura, Hiroki Shimoyama
  • Patent number: 10343526
    Abstract: A collected-current monitoring device includes a current-value obtaining unit for obtaining current values I1 and I2; a first RMS-calculation unit for calculating a root mean square (RMS) 1 of the current value I1 at a window width W; a second RMS-calculation unit for calculating a root mean square (RMS) 2 of the current value I2 at the window width W; a determining unit for determining whether a combination of the RMS 1 and the RMS 2 satisfies an abnormality condition; an abnormality-signal output unit for outputting an abnormality signal when the abnormality condition is satisfied; an information-obtaining unit for obtaining railway vehicle information; and a setting unit for setting a set-parameter that includes at least one of the window width W or the abnormality condition depending on the railway vehicle information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: CENTRAL JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY
    Inventors: Yuichi Ahiko, Kotaro Nakamura, Hiroki Shimoyama
  • Publication number: 20190092172
    Abstract: Provided is a collected current monitoring device. A transformer current acquisition unit acquires a current value Ip of a current flowing through a part of a plurality of transformers. A total collected current calculation unit calculates a current value Iall of a collected current supplied by a plurality of current collectors from the current value Ip by using a following Equation (1): Iall=Ip×(Mall/Mp). A collected current acquisition unit acquires a current value IX of a collected current supplied by the current collector(s) other than one current collector. The collected current calculation unit calculates a current value IY of a collected current supplied by the one current collector by subtracting the current value IX from the current value Iall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Yuichi AHIKO, Kotaro NAKAMURA, Hiroki SHIMOYAMA
  • Patent number: 10131345
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a hybrid vehicle control device capable of shortening the time from an engine start request to the engine start. The hybrid vehicle control device is provided with an integrated controller configured to execute processing for starting an engine by bringing a first clutch into engagement, while slipping a second clutch, and by increasing a torque of a motor generator, when it has been determined that an engine start request is present, and a first clutch engagement control section, which is included in the integrated controller and configured to command a start of engagement of the first clutch once the difference between the torque of the motor generator and a second clutch transmitted torque capacity command value becomes greater than or equal to a preset slip prediction determination threshold value after having been determined that the engine start request is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Matsui, Hiroki Shimoyama
  • Publication number: 20180312064
    Abstract: A collected-current monitoring device includes a current-value obtaining unit for obtaining current values I1 and I2; a first RMS-calculation unit for calculating a root mean square (RMS) 1 of the current value I1 at a window width W; a second RMS-calculation unit for calculating a root mean square (RMS) 2 of the current value I2 at the window width W; a determining unit for determining whether a combination of the RMS 1 and the RMS 2 satisfies an abnormality condition; an abnormality-signal output unit for outputting an abnormality signal when the abnormality condition is satisfied; an information-obtaining unit for obtaining railway vehicle information; and a setting unit for setting a set-parameter that includes at least one of the window width W or the abnormality condition depending on the railway vehicle information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: CENTRAL JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY
    Inventors: Yuichi AHIKO, Kotaro NAKAMURA, Hiroki SHIMOYAMA
  • Patent number: 10005362
    Abstract: An electric vehicle control device includes: a plurality of motors capable of transmitting motive power to a wheel of an electric vehicle; an inverter that supplies electric power to drive the motors; and a controller that controls the inverter and compares, when the electric vehicle drives under a certain velocity condition, a q-axis voltage feedforward value VqFF and a q-axis voltage command value Vq* used for controlling driving of the motors, to detect an occurrence of miswire between the motors and the inverter when the following inequation is satisfied: VqFF?1.5·Vq*.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignees: Central Japan Railway Company, TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirokazu Kato, Hiroki Shimoyama, Kei Sakanoue, Toshiyuki Uchida, Tomoyuki Makino, Hiroaki Otani, Manato Mori
  • Patent number: 10006509
    Abstract: An adaptive control device is provided for a vehicle starting clutch. The adaptive control device includes a reverse brake as the starting clutch, and a clutch adaptive controller. The reverse brake is interposed between an engine and motor/generator, and the left and right rear wheels and is slip-engaged at a time of starting. The clutch adaptive controller performs clutch adaptive control, in which the reverse brake is subjected to a state in which a temperature of the reverse brake is at, or above, a second threshold for a timed period, at least one time before a vehicle begins to move.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Matsui, Hiroki Shimoyama, Hiromichi Murata
  • Publication number: 20170328423
    Abstract: An adaptive control device is provided for a vehicle starting clutch. The adaptive control device includes a reverse brake as the starting clutch, and a clutch adaptive controller. The reverse brake is interposed between an engine and motor/generator, and the left and right rear wheels and is slip-engaged at a time of starting. The clutch adaptive controller performs clutch adaptive control, in which the reverse brake is subjected to a state in which a temperature of the reverse brake is at, or above, a second threshold for a timed period, at least one time before a vehicle begins to move.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroki MATSUI, Hiroki SHIMOYAMA, Hiromichi MURATA
  • Patent number: 9654031
    Abstract: A controlling apparatus includes a storage unit for storing, for each sampling period, a combination of a primary frequency of connected induction motors and the amplitude of a voltage command value, and a gradient detection unit for calculating a value corresponding to an increase in the amplitude of the voltage command value divided by an increase in the primary frequency, and for outputting a failure signal upon determining, when a result of the division is less than a predetermined reference value, that the plurality of induction motors include at least one induction motor having a phase sequence that includes incorrect wiring with respect to the power converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignees: CENTRAL JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY, FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kei Sakanoue, Hirokazu Kato, Hiroki Shimoyama, Tomotaka Nishijima, Junichi Ishii, Yasushi Matsumoto, Toshie Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 9573584
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle control device includes an engine start control unit which, at engine start, starts slipping a second clutch, sets a first clutch to a slip-engaged state, and sets the second clutch transmission torque capacity to less than or equal to a set torque limit value during cranking, maintains the slip state and cranks the engine, and when the engine is put in a drive state, controls the first clutch and the second clutch towards a fully engaged state. The engine start control unit is provided with a second clutch torque increase gradient control unit which, when performing cranking processing, performs first increasing processing for increasing the second clutch transmission torque capacity command value at a first increase gradient, and second increasing processing for increasing said value at a second increase gradient more gradual that the first increase gradient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Matsui, Hiroki Shimoyama
  • Patent number: D867208
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Central Japan Railway Company, A & F Corporation
    Inventors: Yukinobu Abe, Tohru Watanabe, Kiyoshi Morita, Takashi Furukawa, Yuuji Ueno, Yasuhide Ueda, Hajime Ito, Yuichi Ahiko, Hiroki Shimoyama, Tadashi Fujii, Hideto Sanui, Kyohei Suzuki, Tetsuo Fukuda, Ichiro Fukuda
  • Patent number: D884557
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Central Japan Railway Company, A & F Corporation
    Inventors: Yukinobu Abe, Tohru Watanabe, Kiyoshi Morita, Takashi Furukawa, Yuuji Ueno, Hajime Ito, Yuichi Ahiko, Hiroki Shimoyama, Tadashi Fujii, Eiji Sato, Kyohei Suzuki, Tetsuo Fukuda, Ichiro Fukuda