Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Igarashi
Kazuhiro Igarashi 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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Publication number: 20230334693Abstract: An information processing apparatus 20 including: a storage section 210 storing relationship information in which a spatial relationship among feature points included in a plurality of target objects is associated with meaning information among the plurality of target objects; and a meaning estimation section 238 estimating, based on a spatial relationship among feature points extracted from a plurality of image objects included in an image and the relationship information, a meaning relationship among the plurality of image objects.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2021Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Yasushi MIYAJIMA, Shingo YAMASHITA, Kazuhiro IGARASHI
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Publication number: 20220355857Abstract: A steering control method includes: detecting a steering angle of a steering wheel; calculating first steering reaction force which becomes greater when the detected steering angle is greater; calculating a delayed steering angle by delaying a phase of the detected steering angle; calculating second steering reaction force which becomes greater when an absolute value of a deviation angle being a deviation between the detected steering angle and the calculated delayed steering angle is greater; and applying steering reaction force based on a sum of the first steering reaction force and the second steering reaction force to the steering wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2020Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventor: Kazuhiro Igarashi
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Patent number: 10094652Abstract: A laser projection method including the steps of: irradiating, from a laser projection unit, a workpiece that is a measurement object, with a laser while controlling a plurality of mirror angles; imaging the workpiece with a stereo camera, extracting a contour of the workpiece, and calculating a three-dimensional coordinate; calculating a positional relationship between the laser projection unit and the workpiece by comparing the calculated three-dimensional coordinate of the workpiece contour with the minor angle; and performing coordinate transformation of CAD data information and drawing CAD data from the laser projection unit to the workpiece, based on the positional relationship between the laser projection unit and the workpiece. The machining method including the steps of: selecting a component of a tool; assembling the component; imaging the tool assembled; and determining whether or not a desired tool has been assembled.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Nakano, Nobuhisa Seya, Daisuke Igarashi, Kazuhiro Igarashi, Youhei Maekawa, Katsuto Numayama
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Patent number: 9701337Abstract: A control computing unit allocates the current axial force and the transverse-G axial force at the predetermined allocation ratio to calculate a feedback axial force which is the steering-rack axial force. Then, the control computing unit drives the reaction force motor on the basis of the calculated feedback axial force. Additionally, the allocation ratio of the transverse-G axial force is set to be greater than the allocation ratio of the current axial force.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2012Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yu wun Chai, Takaaki Eguchi, Yukinobu Matsushita, Kazuhiro Igarashi
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Patent number: 9644942Abstract: A laser projection method including the steps of: irradiating, from a laser projection unit, a workpiece that is a measurement object, with a laser while controlling a plurality of mirror angles; imaging the workpiece with a stereo camera, extracting a contour of the workpiece, and calculating a three-dimensional coordinate; calculating a positional relationship between the laser projection unit and the workpiece by comparing the calculated three-dimensional coordinate of the workpiece contour with the minor angle; and performing coordinate transformation of CAD data information and drawing CAD data from the laser projection unit to the workpiece, based on the positional relationship between the laser projection unit and the workpiece. The machining method including the steps of: selecting a component of a tool; assembling the component; imaging the tool assembled; and determining whether or not a desired tool has been assembled.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2013Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Nakano, Nobuhisa Seya, Daisuke Igarashi, Kazuhiro Igarashi, Youhei Maekawa, Katsuto Numayama
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Patent number: 9505428Abstract: A control computing unit blends a feedforward axial force and a feedback axial force at an allocation ratio, based on an axial force difference, a lateral acceleration, a vehicle velocity, a steering angle, and a steering angular velocity so as to set a final axial force. Then, the control computing unit applies a steering reaction force based on the final axial force that has been set.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2013Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yu Wun Chai, Kazuhiro Igarashi
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Publication number: 20160273905Abstract: A laser projection method including the steps of: irradiating, from a laser projection unit, a workpiece that is a measurement object, with a laser while controlling a plurality of mirror angles; imaging the workpiece with a stereo camera, extracting a contour of the workpiece, and calculating a three-dimensional coordinate; calculating a positional relationship between the laser projection unit and the workpiece by comparing the calculated three-dimensional coordinate of the workpiece contour with the minor angle; and performing coordinate transformation of CAD data information and drawing CAD data from the laser projection unit to the workpiece, based on the positional relationship between the laser projection unit and the workpiece. The machining method including the steps of: selecting a component of a tool; assembling the component; imaging the tool assembled; and determining whether or not a desired tool has been assembled.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Hiroyuki NAKANO, Nobuhisa SEYA, Daisuke IGARASHI, Kazuhiro IGARASHI, Youhei MAEKAWA, Katsuto NUMAYAMA
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Patent number: 9381939Abstract: A vehicle steering control device and a vehicle steering control method achieve an ideal steering feeling. A turning controller is configured to set as a target turning angle of a turning wheel an addition value obtained by adding a steady steer control amount that is a control amount depending on a steering angle and a differential steer control amount that is a control amount depending on a steering angular velocity. In this situation, when a driver is increasingly turning a steering wheel, the differential steer control amount is computed to be smaller than the differential steer control amount when the driver is not increasingly turning the steering wheel. Accordingly, the phase of the turning angle with respect to the steering angle in the steering returning operation can be delayed as compared to the phase in the steering increasing operation.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2013Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yu wun Chai, Kazuhiro Igarashi
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Patent number: 9376140Abstract: A control computing unit calculates current axial force of a steering rack based on a turning current. Moreover, the control computing unit calculates lateral axial force of the steering rack based on a lateral acceleration. Then, the control computing unit calculates steering reaction force based on the current axial force at a time of a steering increasing operation of a steering wheel, and calculates the steering reaction force based on the current axial force and the lateral axial force at a time of a steering returning operation of the steering wheel.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2013Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yu wun Chai, Kazuhiro Igarashi
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Publication number: 20150375780Abstract: A vehicle steering control device and a vehicle steering control method achieve an ideal steering feeling. A turning controller is configured to set as a target turning angle of a turning wheel an addition value obtained by adding a steady steer control amount that is a control amount depending on a steering angle and a differential steer control amount that is a control amount depending on a steering angular velocity. In this situation, when a driver is increasingly turning a steering wheel, the differential steer control amount is computed to be smaller than the differential steer control amount when the driver is not increasingly turning the steering wheel. Accordingly, the phase of the turning angle with respect to the steering angle in the steering returning operation can be delayed as compared to the phase in the steering increasing operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2013Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Yu wun CHAI, Kazuhiro IGARASHI
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Publication number: 20150353124Abstract: A control computing unit calculates current axial force of a steering rack based on a turning current. Moreover, the control computing unit calculates lateral axial force of the steering rack based on a lateral acceleration. Then, the control computing unit calculates steering reaction force based on the current axial force at a time of a steering increasing operation of a steering wheel, and calculates the steering reaction force based on the current axial force and the lateral axial force at a time of a steering returning operation of the steering wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2013Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventors: Yu wun CHAI, Kazuhiro IGARASHI
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Publication number: 20150353126Abstract: A control computing unit blends a feedforward axial force and a feedback axial force at an allocation ratio, based on an axial force difference, a lateral acceleration, a vehicle velocity, a steering angle, and a steering angular velocity so as to set a final axial force. Then, the control computing unit applies a steering reaction force based on the final axial force that has been set.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2013Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventors: Yu wun CHAI, Kazuhiro IGARASHI
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Patent number: 8924084Abstract: A control computing unit allocates a feedback axial force and a feedforward axial force at an allocation ratio based on an axial force difference which is a difference between the feedback axial force and the feedforward axial force to set a final axial force as a steering-rack axial force. The control computing unit drives a reaction force motor on the basis of the set final axial force.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2012Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yu wun Chai, Takaaki Eguchi, Yukinobu Matsushita, Kazuhiro Igarashi
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Publication number: 20140316658Abstract: A control computing unit allocates a feedback axial force and a feedforward axial force at an allocation ratio based on an axial force difference which is a difference between the feedback axial force and the feedforward axial force to set a final axial force as a steering-rack axial force. The control computing unit drives a reaction force motor on the basis of the set final axial force. The changes to the abstract are shown below: A control computing unit allocates a feedback axial force and a feedforward axial force at an allocation ratio based on an axial force difference which is a difference between the feedback axial force and the feedforward axial force to set a final axial force as a steering-rack axial force. The control computing unit drives a reaction force motor on the basis of the set final axial force.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2012Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Yu wun Chai, Takaaki Eguchi, Yukinobu Matsushita, Kazuhiro Igarashi
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Publication number: 20140303850Abstract: A control computing unit allocates the current axial force and the transverse-G axial force at the predetermined allocation ratio to calculate a feedback axial force which is the steering-rack axial force. Then, the control computing unit drives the reaction force motor on the basis of the calculated feedback axial force. Additionally, the allocation ratio of the transverse-G axial force is set to be greater than the allocation ratio of the current axial force.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2012Publication date: October 9, 2014Inventors: Yu wun Chai, Takaaki Eguchi, Yukinobu Matsushita, Kazuhiro Igarashi
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Publication number: 20140148939Abstract: A laser projection method including the steps of: irradiating, from a laser projection unit, a workpiece that is a measurement object, with a laser while controlling a plurality of mirror angles; imaging the workpiece with a stereo camera, extracting a contour of the workpiece, and calculating a three-dimensional coordinate; calculating a positional relationship between the laser projection unit and the workpiece by comparing the calculated three-dimensional coordinate of the workpiece contour with the minor angle; and performing coordinate transformation of CAD data information and drawing CAD data from the laser projection unit to the workpiece, based on the positional relationship between the laser projection unit and the workpiece. The machining method including the steps of: selecting a component of a tool; assembling the component; imaging the tool assembled; and determining whether or not a desired tool has been assembled.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2013Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki NAKANO, Nobuhisa SEYA, Daisuke IGARASHI, Kazuhiro IGARASHI, Youhei MAEKAWA, Katsuto NUMAYAMA
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Patent number: 8532876Abstract: A vehicle steering control apparatus includes an actuator to vary a steering gear ratio of a vehicle wheel steer angle of a steerable wheel to a steering wheel angle. A controller controls the actuator to produce an actuator torque in a steering direction at a start of a driver's steering operation.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2008Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Igarashi, Tomoaki Oida
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Patent number: 8284540Abstract: The present invention provides a process of producing an activated carbon for an electric double layer capacitor, which can produce easily and inexpensively an activated carbon free from fusing of carbon particles during activation and having a small diameter, a uniform particle diameter, and a relatively large specific surface area on a commercial scale. The process comprises the steps of calcining an easily graphitizable carbon material so that the reduction rates of the hydrogen/carbon atomic ratio (H/C) and the volatile components in the carbon material are 4 percent or more and 5 percent or more, respectively after calcination and activating the carbon material thereby producing an activated carbon for an electric double layer capacitor, having an average particle diameter of 0.5 to 7 ?m and a BET specific surface area of 1500 to 3000 m2/g.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2008Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Nippon Oil CorporationInventors: Masaki Fujii, Shinya Taguchi, Keizo Ikai, Hiroshi Kato, Kazuhiro Igarashi, Noriyuki Kiuchi, Tsutomu Nakamura, Kiwamu Takeshita
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Publication number: 20100214722Abstract: The present invention provides a process of producing an activated carbon for an electric double layer capacitor, which can produce easily and inexpensively an activated carbon free from fusing of carbon particles during activation and having a small diameter, a uniform particle diameter, and a relatively large specific surface area on a commercial scale. The process comprises the steps of calcining an easily graphitizable carbon material so that the reduction rates of the hydrogen/carbon atomic ratio (H/C) and the volatile components in the carbon material are 4 percent or more and 5 percent or more, respectively after calcination and activating the carbon material thereby producing an activated carbon for an electric double layer capacitor, having an average particle diameter of 0.5 to 7 ?m and a BET specific surface area of 1500 to 3000 m2/g.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2008Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: NIPPON OIL CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki Fujii, Shinya Taguchi, Keizo Ikai, Hiroshi Kato, Kazuhiro Igarashi, Noriyuki Kiuchi, Tsutomu Nakamura, Kiwamu Takeshita
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Patent number: 7590858Abstract: In an authentication apparatus, coordinates input from a coordinate detector via a plurality of discontinuous holes or openings, cutouts or marks provided on a member which is used to specify the coordinates are detected, and an authentication is made based on a comparison result of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2006Date of Patent: September 15, 2009Inventors: Takeshi Kubo, Kazuhiro Igarashi, Hideyuki Saso