Patents by Inventor Hisateru Asanuma

Hisateru Asanuma 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: 10718862
    Abstract: There is provided a radar device which detects targets by performing a signal processing procedure based on a frequency-modulated continuous wave and the reflected waves of the transmission wave from the targets. A signal processing unit is configured to periodically perform the signal processing procedure based on beat signals which are differential waves between the transmission wave and the reflected waves. A monitoring unit is configured to monitor each of processing states of processes which are sequentially performed in the signal processing procedure. A changing unit is configured to change a processing condition for the subsequent-stage processes of a process, according to the processing state of the process, if the monitoring unit detects that the process is in a high load state, from the processing states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Hisateru Asanuma, Yasuhiro Suedomi
  • Patent number: 10712428
    Abstract: There is provided a radar device for detecting a target based on a frequency-modulated transmission wave and reflected waves of the transmission wave from the target. An extracting unit configured to extract peaks corresponding to the target based on beat signals which are differential waves between the transmission wave and the reflected waves. A generating unit configured to generate instantaneous values corresponding to the peaks based on the peaks extracted by the extracting unit. A filtering unit configured to generate a target data item corresponding to the instantaneous values by performing chronological filtering on the instantaneous values generated by the generating unit. The filtering unit can assign a plurality of instantaneous values to an assignment range corresponding to one target data item, based on individual elements included in the instantaneous values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Seiya Fujitsu, Hisateru Asanuma
  • Patent number: 10571563
    Abstract: There is provided a radar device. A detecting unit is configured to detect a lateral location of a target relative to a vehicle equipped with the radar device, on the basis of reflected waves from the target. A selecting unit is configured to select a predetermined number of detection values from a detection value history including detection values of the lateral location detected by the detecting unit in chronological order. The predetermined number depends on a turning radius of the vehicle. A determining unit is configured to determine a definite value of the lateral location on the basis of the detection values selected by the selecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventor: Hisateru Asanuma
  • Patent number: 10534069
    Abstract: There is provided a radar device. An extracting unit extracts history peak signals according to estimated peak signals, from a difference frequency between a transmission signal and a reception signal obtained by receiving a reflected wave of a transmission wave based on the transmission signal from a target, in a first period and a second period. An estimating unit estimates current peak signals as the estimated peak signals based on extracted previous peak signals. A pairing unit pairs the history peak signal of the first period and the history peak signal of the second period. A re-pairing unit re-pairs the paired history peak signals, based on peak signals existing in a predetermined range including the paired history peak signals. An information generating unit generates information on the target based on a result of the pairing and a result of the re-pairing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventor: Hisateru Asanuma
  • Patent number: 10451721
    Abstract: There is provided a radar device. An extracting unit is configured to extract peak signals from a frequency difference between a transmission signal and a reception signal, in a first range of each of a first period and a second period. An estimating unit is configured to estimate a current peak signal on the basis of a previous peak signal extracted by the extracting unit. A first setting unit is configured to set the first range on the basis of the estimation result. A second setting unit is configured to set a second range different from the first range, if the peak signal is extracted in the first range of the second period and the peak signal cannot be extracted in the first range of the first period. A re-extracting unit is configured to extract the peak signal in the second range of the first period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventor: Hisateru Asanuma
  • Patent number: 10386472
    Abstract: There is provided a radar device. A transmitting unit transmits a first transmission signal generated based on a first parameter for computing a relative velocity or a distance in a first detection range, and a second transmission signal generated based on a second parameter for computing a relative velocity or a distance in a second detection range narrower than the first detection range. A receiving unit receives first and second reception signals from a target. A measuring unit computes a first relative velocity or a first distance in the first detection range based on the first reception signals, and compute a second relative velocity or a second distance in the second detection range based on the second reception signals, and selects any one of the first and second relative velocities, or any one of the first and second distances, as the result of measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventor: Hisateru Asanuma
  • Publication number: 20180313935
    Abstract: There is provided a radar device for detecting a target based on a frequency-modulated transmission wave and reflected waves of the transmission wave from the target. An extracting unit configured to extract peaks corresponding to the target based on beat signals which are differential waves between the transmission wave and the reflected waves. A generating unit configured to generate instantaneous values corresponding to the peaks based on the peaks extracted by the extracting unit. A filtering unit configured to generate a target data item corresponding to the instantaneous values by performing chronological filtering on the instantaneous values generated by the generating unit. The filtering unit can assign a plurality of instantaneous values to an assignment range corresponding to one target data item, based on individual elements included in the instantaneous values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Seiya FUJITSU, Hisateru ASANUMA
  • Patent number: 10031224
    Abstract: A radar device which receives reflected waves from objects, and derives still targets, includes: a determining unit that determines whether any other still target exists at a position in the vicinity of a reference target which is a still target existing at a position closest to a position of a vehicle in a longitudinal direction; and a setting unit that makes it easy to determine the reference target as a roadblock, in a case where the number of other still targets existing at positions in the vicinity of the reference target is equal to or less than a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinya Aoki, Hisateru Asanuma
  • Publication number: 20180203107
    Abstract: There is provided a radar device which detects targets by performing a signal processing procedure based on a frequency-modulated continuous wave and the reflected waves of the transmission wave from the targets. A signal processing unit is configured to periodically perform the signal processing procedure based on beat signals which are differential waves between the transmission wave and the reflected waves. A monitoring unit is configured to monitor each of processing states of processes which are sequentially performed in the signal processing procedure. A changing unit is configured to change a processing condition for the subsequent-stage processes of a process, according to the processing state of the process, if the monitoring unit detects that the process is in a high load state, from the processing states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: DENSO TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Hisateru ASANUMA, Yasuhiro SUEDOMI
  • Publication number: 20170363716
    Abstract: There is provided a radar device. An extracting unit extracts history peak signals according to estimated peak signals, from a difference frequency between a transmission signal and a reception signal obtained by receiving a reflected wave of a transmission wave based on the transmission signal from a target, in a first period and a second period. An estimating unit estimates current peak signals as the estimated peak signals based on extracted previous peak signals. A pairing unit pairs the history peak signal of the first period and the history peak signal of the second period. A re-pairing unit re-pairs the paired history peak signals, based on peak signals existing in a predetermined range including the paired history peak signals. An information generating unit generates information on the target based on a result of the pairing and a result of the re-pairing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventor: Hisateru ASANUMA
  • Publication number: 20170356990
    Abstract: There is provided a radar device. An extracting unit is configured to extract peak signals from a frequency difference between a transmission signal and a reception signal, in a first range of each of a first period and a second period. An estimating unit is configured to estimate a current peak signal on the basis of a previous peak signal extracted by the extracting unit. A first setting unit is configured to set the first range on the basis of the estimation result. A second setting unit is configured to set a second range different from the first range, if the peak signal is extracted in the first range of the second period and the peak signal cannot be extracted in the first range of the first period. A re-extracting unit is configured to extract the peak signal in the second range of the first period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventor: Hisateru ASANUMA
  • Publication number: 20170350975
    Abstract: There is provided a radar device. A detecting unit is configured to detect a lateral location of a target relative to a vehicle equipped with the radar device, on the basis of reflected waves from the target. A selecting unit is configured to select a predetermined number of detection values from a detection value history including detection values of the lateral location detected by the detecting unit in chronological order. The predetermined number depends on a turning radius of the vehicle. A determining unit is configured to determine a definite value of the lateral location on the basis of the detection values selected by the selecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventor: Hisateru ASANUMA
  • Patent number: 9658327
    Abstract: A radar device according to an embodiment includes a transmission unit, a reception unit, a processing unit, a first determination unit, and a second determination unit. The transmission unit emits transmission signals. The reception unit receives reception signals acquired by reflecting the transmission signals on an object. The processing unit detects object data corresponding to the object from the reception signals. The first determination unit determines object data included in a predicted range based on past object data detected in the past as past correspondence data having time continuity with respect to the past object data. In a case where parameters of new data that has not been detected in the past and the past correspondence data have predetermined relation, the second determination unit determines that the new data and the past correspondence data correspond to the same object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Seiji Kawabe, Hisateru Asanuma
  • Publication number: 20170123059
    Abstract: There is provided a radar device. A transmitting unit transmits a first transmission signal generated based on a first parameter for computing a relative velocity or a distance in a first detection range, and a second transmission signal generated based on a second parameter for computing a relative velocity or a distance in a second detection range narrower than the first detection range. A receiving unit receives first and second reception signals from a target. A measuring unit computes a first relative velocity or a first distance in the first detection range based on the first reception signals, and compute a second relative velocity or a second distance in the second detection range based on the second reception signals, and selects any one of the first and second relative velocities, or any one of the first and second distances, as the result of measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventor: Hisateru ASANUMA
  • Patent number: 9618607
    Abstract: There is provided a radar apparatus capable of extracting a peak signal obtained from a difference frequency between a transmitting signal and a receiving signal during first and second periods and deriving target information based on the extracted peak signals. A pairing unit pairs the peak signals extracted in the first and second periods. A judging unit judges whether or not the derived target is an overhead object based on the number of paired data of a stationary object existing within a predetermined range from the radar apparatus, among the paired data obtained by pairing the peak signals in the pairing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventor: Hisateru Asanuma
  • Patent number: 9575167
    Abstract: There is provided a radar apparatus capable of emitting a transmission wave relating to a transmitting signal which is frequency-modulated, and receiving a reflection wave coming from a target at which the transmission wave is reflected as a receiving signal, to derive at least position information of the target based on the receiving signal. A deriving unit derives a fluctuation value of a signal level relating to the receiving signal for a stationary target among the targets. A calculating unit calculates a fluctuation integrated value integrated by the fluctuation value. A judging unit judges the stationary target as a target other than a control subject if the fluctuation integrated value is below a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Hisateru Asanuma, Hiroyuki Ishimori
  • Patent number: 9442183
    Abstract: There is provided a radar apparatus capable of extracting a peak signal obtained from a difference frequency between a transmitting signal and a receiving signal during first and second periods and deriving target information based on the extracted peak signals. A predicting unit derives a predicted peak signal obtained by predicting a current peak signal based on the peak signal obtained in a previous process. An extracting unit extracts a peak signal included within a predetermined frequency range, with the predicted peak signal being as a base point, in each of the first and second periods. A pairing unit pairs the peak signals extracted in the first and second periods. The pairing unit changes a pairing method according to the number of the peak signals extracted in each of the first and second periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventor: Hisateru Asanuma
  • Patent number: 9429649
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, there is provided a radar device including a generating unit, an estimating unit, and a determining unit. The generating unit generates a frequency spectrum from a beat signal corresponding to a predetermined period. The estimating unit estimates a peak frequency corresponding to a target on the basis of location information of the target corresponding to a past period. The determining unit determines, with respect to the frequency spectrum corresponding to the latest period, whether the peak frequency is a peak corresponding to the target by comparing power near the peak frequency estimated by the estimating unit with a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Seiji Kawabe, Hisateru Asanuma
  • Patent number: 9372261
    Abstract: A radar device according to an embodiment includes a transmission unit, a reception unit, and a processing unit. The transmission unit emits a transmission wave relating to a frequency-modulated transmission signal. The reception unit receives a reflected wave acquired by reflecting the transmission wave on an object as a reception signal. The processing unit detects object data corresponding to the object from the reception signal, outputs the object data to the vehicle control device that controls the vehicle, and removes object data satisfying the removal condition that is a condition used for determining whether or not object data is to be removed from an output target for the vehicle control device and includes at least the distance and the relative speed of the object data with respect to the speed of the vehicle as conditions from output targets for the vehicle control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Masatoshi Aoki, Hisateru Asanuma, Yasuhiro Kurono
  • Patent number: 9354299
    Abstract: There is provided a radar apparatus. A derivation unit derives target information which is information relating to a target detected on the basis of a transmission signal of which a frequency changes with a predetermined cycle and a reception signal corresponding to a reflected wave coming from an object at which a transmission wave corresponding to the transmission signal is reflected. A determination unit determines reliability of the target information. A decision unit decides whether the detected target is true or false, based on the target information. The decision unit changes a method of deciding whether the target is true or false in accordance with a determination result of the reliability by the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ishimori, Masayuki Kishida, Hisateru Asanuma, Masatoshi Aoki