Patents by Inventor Kazuki Kure

Kazuki Kure 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: 11746504
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a work implement. A control system for the work vehicle includes a controller. The controller acquires an end position and a target distance of work performed by a work vehicle. The controller determines, as a start position, a position that is away from the end position by the target distance. The controller generates a command signal to start work from the start position toward the end position and to operate the work implement according to a target design topography. The controller modifies the target distance based on a result of the work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihisa Takaoka, Kazuki Kure
  • Patent number: 11598073
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a work implement. A control system for the work vehicle includes a controller. The controller acquires work range data indicative of a work range. The controller determines a division distance by dividing an entire length of the work range by a predetermined number of divisions. The controller determines a plurality of starting positions so that the distance between each starting position matches the division distance in the work range. The controller generates an instruction signal to actuate the work implement from the plurality of starting positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihisa Takaoka, Kazuki Kure
  • Patent number: 11578473
    Abstract: At least a portion of a first target design topography is positioned below an actual topography. At least a portion of a second target design topography is positioned below the actual topography and is inclined with respect to the first target design topography. A controller generates a command signal to operate a work implement according to the first target design topography in an area where the first target design topography is positioned above the second target design topography. The controller generates a command signal to operate the work implement according to the second target design topography in an area where the second target design topography is positioned above the first target design topography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihisa Takaoka, Kazuki Kure
  • Patent number: 11536006
    Abstract: A controller controls the steering device so as to cause a vehicle body to turn toward the left when a left steering lever is operated without a right steering lever being operated. The controller controls the steering device so as to cause the vehicle body to turn toward the right when the right steering lever is operated without the left steering lever being operated. The controller reduces the rotation speed of the engine when both the left steering lever and the right steering lever are operated and both the operation amount of the left steering lever and the operation amount of the right steering lever are equal to or greater than a first threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kei Nakano, Hiroki Yamamoto, Kazuki Kure, Souichi Tsumura
  • Patent number: 11459734
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a work implement. A control system for the work vehicle includes a controller. The controller determines a target design terrain indicating a target trajectory of the work implement, and operates the work implement to dump materials on a current terrain sequentially from a nearer side to a farther side of the work vehicle in accordance with the target design terrain. At least a part of the target design terrain is located above the current terrain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihisa Takaoka, Kazuki Kure
  • Patent number: 11447933
    Abstract: A control system for a work vehicle includes a controller. The controller determines a work zone at a work site. The controller determines a target design topography at least partially positioned below an actual topography at the work site. The controller specifies a non-work zone. The non-work zone is a portion in which the actual topography is positioned below the target design topography in the work zone. The controller modifies the work zone based on the non-work zone. The controller generates a command signal to operate a work implement of the work vehicle according to the modified work zone and the target design topography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihisa Takaoka, Kazuki Kure
  • Patent number: 11377824
    Abstract: The camera captures an image of a surrounding environment of a work vehicle and outputs image data indicative of the image. The shape sensor measures a three-dimensional shape of the surrounding environment and outputs 3D shape data indicative of the three-dimensional shape. A controller acquires the image data and the 3D shape data. The controller generates a three-dimensional projection model based on the 3D shape data. The three-dimensional projection model portrays the three-dimensional shape of the surrounding environment. The image is projected onto the three-dimensional projection model based on the image data, thereby generating display image data that represents a display image of the surrounding environment of the work vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Yamashita, Soichiro Iwataki, Hiromitsu Fujii, Masataka Fuchida, Alessandro Moro, Hajime Asama, Kazuki Kure
  • Patent number: 11161546
    Abstract: When left and right steering levers are both operated and the operation amount of the left lever is larger than that of the right lever, a controller calculates a correction left operation amount of the left lever according to the operation amount of the right lever, and controls a left steering clutch so as to cause a vehicle body to turn toward the left in accordance with the correction left operation amount. When left and right steering levers are both operated and the operation amount of the right lever is larger than that of the left lever, the controller calculates a correction right operation amount of the right lever according to the operation amount of the left lever, and controls a right steering clutch so as to cause the vehicle body to turn toward the right in accordance with the correction right operation amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kei Nakano, Hiroki Yamamoto, Kazuki Kure, Souichi Tsumura
  • Patent number: 11149412
    Abstract: A controller for a work machine acquires current topography data indicating a current topography to be worked. The controller determines a target design topography based on the current topography. The target design topography indicates a target trajectory of a work implement. The controller generates a command signal to operate the work implement to excavate the current topography according to the target design topography. The controller acquires excavated topography data indicating a current topography that has been excavated. The controller modifies the target design topography to move the target design topography upwardly based on the excavated current topography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihisa Takaoka, Kazuki Kure
  • Publication number: 20210214922
    Abstract: The camera captures an image of a surrounding environment of a work vehicle and outputs image data indicative of the image. The shape sensor measures a three-dimensional shape of the surrounding environment and outputs 3D shape data indicative of the three-dimensional shape. A controller acquires the image data and the 3D shape data. The controller generates a three-dimensional projection model based on the 3D shape data. The three-dimensional projection model portrays the three-dimensional shape of the surrounding environment. The image is projected onto the three-dimensional projection model based on the image data, thereby generating display image data that represents a display image of the surrounding environment of the work vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Atsushi YAMASHITA, Soichiro IWATAKI, Hiromitsu FUJII, Masataka FUCHIDA, Alessandro MORO, Hajime ASAMA, Kazuki KURE
  • Publication number: 20210025142
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a work implement. A control system for the work vehicle includes a controller. The controller determines a target design terrain indicating a target trajectory of the work implement, and operates the work implement to dump materials on a current terrain sequentially from a nearer side to a farther side of the work vehicle in accordance with the target design terrain. At least a part of the target design terrain is located above the current terrain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: KomaTsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihisa TAKAOKA, Kazuki KURE
  • Publication number: 20210002870
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a work implement. A control system for the work vehicle includes a controller. The controller acquires work range data indicative of a work range. The controller determines a division distance by dividing an entire length of the work range by a predetermined number of divisions. The controller determines a plurality of starting positions so that the distance between each starting position matches the division distance in the work range. The controller generates an instruction signal to actuate the work implement from the plurality of starting positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Yukihisa TAKAOKA, Kazuki KURE
  • Publication number: 20200407950
    Abstract: A control system for a work vehicle includes a controller. The controller determines a work zone at a work site. The controller determines a target design topography at least partially positioned below an actual topography at the work site. The controller specifies a non-work zone. The non-work zone is a portion in which the actual topography is positioned below the target design topography in the work zone. The controller modifies the work zone based on the non-work zone. The controller generates a command signal to operate a work implement of the work vehicle according to the modified work zone and the target design topography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Yukihisa TAKAOKA, Kazuki KURE
  • Publication number: 20200370281
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a work implement. A control system for the work vehicle includes a controller. The controller acquires an end position and a target distance of work performed by a work vehicle. The controller determines, as a start position, a position that is away from the end position by the target distance. The controller generates a command signal to start work from the start position toward the end position and to operate the work implement according to a target design topography. The controller modifies the target distance based on a result of the work.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Yukihisa TAKAOKA, Kazuki KURE
  • Publication number: 20200370277
    Abstract: At least a portion of a first target design topography is positioned below an actual topography. At least a portion of a second target design topography is positioned below the actual topography and is inclined with respect to the first target design topography. A controller generates a command signal to operate a work implement according to the first target design topography in an area where the first target design topography is positioned above the second target design topography. The controller generates a command signal to operate the work implement according to the second target design topography in an area where the second target design topography is positioned above the first target design topography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Yukihisa TAKAOKA, Kazuki KURE
  • Patent number: 10787127
    Abstract: A display system includes a work vehicle, a first camera, a computation device, and a display device. The first camera is attached to one side portion of the work vehicle. The first camera has an optical axis inclined downward with respect to a horizontal direction. The first camera captures a first image including a surrounding environment of the work vehicle and a first vehicle body portion. The computation device generates a display image from the first image. The display image includes a surrounding image that depicts the surrounding environment of the work vehicle in a bird's-eye view, and a vehicle image. The vehicle image may combine a vehicle model depicted in the work vehicle and an image of the first vehicle body portion captured by the first camera, or may be an image of the first vehicle body portion. The display device displays the display image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Yamashita, Hajime Asama, Hiromitsu Fujii, Wei Sun, Takashi Tsukamoto, Kazuki Kure
  • Publication number: 20200157773
    Abstract: A controller for a work machine acquires current topography data indicating a current topography to be worked. The controller determines a target design topography based on the current topography. The target design topography indicates a target trajectory of a work implement. The controller generates a command signal to operate the work implement to excavate the current topography according to the target design topography. The controller acquires excavated topography data indicating a current topography that has been excavated. The controller modifies the target design topography to move the target design topography upwardly based on the excavated current topography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Yukihisa TAKAOKA, Kazuki KURE
  • Patent number: 10640950
    Abstract: An operation device includes a hold portion having a base end and a leading end, and an operation portion attached to the leading end of the hold portion. The operation portion includes a finger rest extending substantially along a direction in which the hold portion extends from the base end to the leading end, and first to third operation switches disposed with the finger rest interposed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Kure, Hiroki Yamamoto, Akane Awazu
  • Patent number: 10619327
    Abstract: A bulldozer includes a blade disposed in front of a vehicle body. First and second cameras are disposed to the left and right of the vehicle body, respectively. A first optical axis of the first camera faces forward and downward. The first camera is arranged to capture a first image of a gap between a lower edge of the blade and the left crawler belt. A second optical axis of the second camera faces forward and downward. The second camera is arranged to capture a second image of a gap between a lower edge of the blade and the right crawler belt. A display is configured to display the first and second images side-by-side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Tsukamoto, Kazuki Kure, Etsuo Fujita, Sueyoshi Nishimine, Masahiro Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20200002915
    Abstract: A bulldozer includes a blade disposed in front of a vehicle body. First and second cameras are disposed to the left and right of the vehicle body, respectively. A first optical axis of the first camera faces forward and downward. The first camera is arranged to capture a first image of a gap between a lower edge of the blade and the left crawler belt. A second optical axis of the second camera faces forward and downward. The second camera is arranged to capture a second image of a gap between a lower edge of the blade and the right crawler belt. A display is configured to display the first and second images side-by-side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Takashi TSUKAMOTO, Kazuki KURE, Etsuo FUJITA, Sueyoshi NISHIMINE, Masahiro IKEDA