Patents by Inventor Naoshi NISHIHASHI

Naoshi NISHIHASHI 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).

  • Vehicle speed estimation method and vehicle speed estimation device for four-wheel drive vehicle
    Patent number: 11932258
    Abstract: A vehicle body speed estimation device and a vehicle body speed estimation method are provided for estimating a vehicle body speed of a four-wheel drive vehicle from a wheel speed of each wheel of the four-wheel drive vehicle. In the vehicle body speed estimation device and a vehicle body speed estimation method, a controller determines whether a deviation of at least two of the wheel speeds among the wheel speeds is within a first prescribed range. The controller switches a method for selecting the wheel speed used for estimating the vehicle body speed between a first method and a second method when a sign of a drive torque that is applied to each of the wheels is reversed and the deviation of at least two of the wheel speeds among the wheel speeds is within the first prescribed range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoshi Nishihashi, Yuki Nakajima
  • VEHICLE SPEED ESTIMATION METHOD AND VEHICLE SPEED ESTIMATION DEVICE FOR FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220041170
    Abstract: A vehicle body speed estimation device and a vehicle body speed estimation method are provided for estimating a vehicle body speed of a four-wheel drive vehicle from a wheel speed of each wheel of the four-wheel drive vehicle. In the vehicle body speed estimation device and a vehicle body speed estimation method, a controller determines whether a deviation of at least two of the wheel speeds among the wheel speeds is within a first prescribed range. The controller switches a method for selecting the wheel speed used for estimating the vehicle body speed between a first method and a second method when a sign of a drive torque that is applied to each of the wheels is reversed and the deviation of at least two of the wheel speeds among the wheel speeds is within the first prescribed range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Naoshi NISHIHASHI, Yuki NAKAJIMA