Patents by Inventor Nobukatsu Sugiyama

Nobukatsu Sugiyama 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).

  • Publication number: 20200147804
    Abstract: An operating system according to an embodiment includes a target surface detection unit, a position calculation unit, a direction calculation unit, and a movement control unit. The target surface detection unit detects a target surface of a target object from a depth image obtained by a depth sensor. The position calculation unit calculates a first position for the detected target surface. The direction calculation unit calculates a first direction for the detected target surface. The movement control unit controls an actuator so as to reduce a positional deviation between a second position fixed with respect to the movable member and the first position and to reduce a directional deviation between a second direction fixed with respect to the movable member and the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Nobukatsu SUGIYAMA, Yoshiyuki ISHIHARA, Junji OAKI, Ping JIANG, Seiji TOKURA, Akihito OGAWA
  • Patent number: 10644359
    Abstract: A storage battery controlling device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a battery characteristic estimator configured to calculate an internal resistance of a secondary battery and a function indicating relationship between an open circuit voltage of the secondary battery and a state of charge or an amount of a charge charged of the secondary battery therein, on the basis of data of a temperature, a voltage and a current of the secondary battery which are measured in charging or discharging the secondary battery; and an input/output performance value calculator configured to calculate an inputtable/outputtable power amount of the secondary battery on the basis of the internal resistance and the function calculated by the battery characteristic estimator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yumi Fujita, Tomokazu Morita, Ena Ishii, Nobukatsu Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 10566815
    Abstract: A charge control apparatus according to an embodiment controls charge of a secondary battery to be charged, on the basis of a charge pattern which is calculated from inner state parameters of the secondary battery to be charged, and of a deterioration model or deterioration map of a secondary battery. The charge control apparatus updates the charge pattern on the basis of change of the inner state parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yumi Fujita, Tomokazu Morita, Ena Ishii, Nobukatsu Sugiyama, Wataru Aratani
  • Publication number: 20190293720
    Abstract: An apparatus which is an embodiment of the present invention includes a first estimator, a second estimator and a calculator, and evaluates the present safety of a battery. The first estimator estimates a present deterioration state and a present SOC of the battery. The second estimator estimates, on the basis of first reference data, a calorific value of the battery in an occasion when an external temperature changes. The first reference data is selected as corresponding to the first battery from a plurality of reference data at least indicating relationship between a calorific value of a secondary battery and an external temperature on the basis of the estimated deterioration state and SOC. The calculator calculates, on the basis of the calorific value of the battery, a safety index regarding a temperature of the battery in the occasion when the external temperature changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yumi FUJITA, Tomokazu MORITA, Nobukatsu SUGIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20190269939
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a particle beam treatment system includes a storage, an estimator, a target value generator, and a particle beam treatment device. The storage stores therein a respiratory movement model obtained by synchronizing amount of displacement of an affected area of a subject with a signal related to respiration of the subject and performing modeling. The estimator estimates, based on the measured signal related to respiration and the respiratory movement model, amount of displacement of the affected area corresponding to the measured signal. The target value generator generates a target value, which is used for performing movement control on a platform on which the subject is lying down, corresponding to the estimated amount of displacement of the affected area. The particle beam treatment device irradiates, with particle beams, the affected area of the subject on the platform subjected to movement control according to the target value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Junichiro OOGA, Hideki ITO, Nobukatsu SUGIYAMA, Atsuro OONISHI
  • Publication number: 20190262991
    Abstract: A manipulator system according to an embodiment includes a manipulator, an actuator, and a control device. The actuator is configured to operate the manipulator. The control device is configured to control the actuator so that the manipulator moves while avoiding an obstacle. The control device controls the actuator so that an angle between a moving velocity vector of a first target point on the manipulator and a normal vector at a second target point on a surface of the obstacle is within 90°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Nobukatsu SUGIYAMA, Yoshiyuki ISHIHARA, Junji OAKI, Akihito OGAWA
  • Patent number: 10335612
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a particle beam treatment system includes a storage, an estimator, a target value generator, and a particle beam treatment device. The storage stores therein a respiratory movement model obtained by synchronizing amount of displacement of an affected area of a subject with a signal related to respiration of the subject and performing modeling. The estimator estimates, based on the measured signal related to respiration and the respiratory movement model, amount of displacement of the affected area corresponding to the measured signal. The target value generator generates a target value, which is used for performing movement control on a platform on which the subject is lying down, corresponding to the estimated amount of displacement of the affected area. The particle beam treatment device irradiates, with particle beams, the affected area of the subject on the platform subjected to movement control according to the target value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Junichiro Ooga, Hideki Ito, Nobukatsu Sugiyama, Atsuro Oonishi
  • Patent number: 10338144
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a calculation apparatus includes a first calculator, a second calculator and a third calculator. The first calculator performs a regression analysis to calculate internal state parameters including a quantity of active material and an initial charged capacity of at least the first electrode. The second calculator calculates, based on the internal state parameters, an upper limit charged capacity in a predetermined range based a charged capacity at which an open circuit voltage of the rechargeable battery reaches an upper limit voltage. The third calculator changes the quantity of active material of the first electrode to a fixed value, and recalculates the initial charged capacity of the first electrode used on the fixed value and the upper limit charged capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Nobukatsu Sugiyama, Ena Ishii, Tomokazu Morita, Mitsunobu Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20190198938
    Abstract: A battery safety evaluation apparatus as an aspect of the present invention includes an estimator, a calculator, and an evaluator. The estimator estimates an estimation value of an inner state parameter of a battery to be evaluated on the basis of data of its voltage and current measured in charging or discharging it. The calculator calculates an index regarding swelling risk of the battery on the basis of first reference data. The evaluator evaluates, on the basis of the index, a battery swelling risk of the battery to evaluate safety of the battery. The battery is a secondary battery. The first reference data is reference data considered to correspond to the battery from the reference data on the basis of estimation value. The reference data indicates at least one of relationships between a positive electrode capacity, a negative electrode capacity and an SOC deviation of a secondary battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yumi FUJITA, Tomokazu Morita, Nobukatsu Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20190143525
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an actuation system includes a movable member, an actuator, at least one image taking unit, a coordinate conversion unit and a first actuation control unit. The actuator moves the movable member. The coordinate conversion unit performs coordinate conversion from an image-taking coordinate system of a taken image taken by the image taking unit to an arithmetic coordinate system for performing comparison. The first actuation control unit controls the actuator to reduce a deviation according to visual servo in the arithmetic coordinate system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Ishihara, Nobukatsu Sugiyama, Junji Oaki, Akihito Ogawa
  • Patent number: 10274545
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a calculation apparatus includes a calculator. The calculator calculates a relationship between a charge amount and a potential according to an arbitrary initial charge amount based on a relationship between a charge amount and a potential of an electrode of a secondary battery on a charge side and a relationship between a charge amount and a potential of the electrode on a discharge side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Nobukatsu Sugiyama, Ena Ishii, Tomokazu Morita, Mitsunobu Yoshida
  • Patent number: 10224585
    Abstract: Each of the plurality of battery heat radiation units includes, a battery module, at least one heat pipe thermally connected at a first end of the heat pipe to one surface of the battery module and protruding from the battery module at a second end of the heat pipe, at least one metal heat exchanger plate thermally connected to one surface of the battery module, and at least one heat radiation portion provided at the second end of the heat pipe, the air blowing portion blows air to the heat radiation portion, and one heat radiation portion in the plurality of battery heat radiation units is misaligned with other heat radiation portions in the plurality of battery heat radiation units as viewed from the air blowing portion side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tomonao Takamatsu, Mitsunobu Yoshida, Nobukatsu Sugiyama, Ryosuke Yagi, Norihiro Tomimatsu, Katsumi Hisano, Hideo Shimizu, Masahiro Sekino, Toshinori Uchida, Nagaaki Muro
  • Publication number: 20190067953
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a secondary battery system includes a secondary battery, a first measurement part, a designation part, and a controller. The first measurement part measures a volume change of the secondary battery. The designation part designates a threshold value. The controller controls a current flowing through the secondary battery, based on the volume change of the secondary battery measured by the first measurement part and the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Nobukatsu SUGIYAMA, Ena Ishii, Tomokazu Morita, Yumi Fujita
  • Publication number: 20180267108
    Abstract: A battery safety evaluation apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes a battery characteristic estimator, a heat amount estimator and safety index calculator. The battery characteristic estimator estimates an estimation value of an inner state parameter of a first battery on the basis of data on voltage and current of the first battery measured in charging or discharging. The heat amount estimator estimates a heat amount of the first battery upon change of an external temperature on the basis of first reference data which is at least indicating relationship between a heat amount of a secondary battery and the external temperature and is set to correspond to the first battery on the basis of the estimation value. The safety index calculator calculates a safety index regarding a temperature of the first battery upon change of the external temperature on the basis of the estimated heat amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tomokazu MORITA, Yumi Fujita, Nobukatsu Sugiyama, Ena Ishii, Wataru Aratani
  • Publication number: 20180261893
    Abstract: A charge/discharge control apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention is an apparatus that controls charge or discharge of a secondary battery to be charged or discharged on the basis of at least one condition of use calculated from a deterioration model or a deterioration map of a secondary battery and at least one inner state parameter of the secondary battery to be charged or discharged. The charge/discharge control apparatus updates the condition of use on the basis of change of the inner state parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yumi FUJITA, Tomokazu MORITA, Nobukatsu SUGIYAMA, Ena ISHll, Wataru ARATANI
  • Patent number: 10027136
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a battery includes: a first wire; a second wire; a third wire; a first resistor; a first switch; a second switch; a second resistor; a voltage measurer; and a controller that calculates a second resistance value of the third wire using a first voltage of a first battery when the first switch is turned on and the second switch is turned off, a second voltage of a second battery when the first switch is turned on and the second switch is turned off, a third voltage of the second battery when the first switch is turned off and the second switch is turned off, and a first resistance value of the first resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Nobukatsu Sugiyama, Ena Ishii, Tomokazu Morita
  • Publication number: 20180076633
    Abstract: A charge control apparatus according to an embodiment controls charge of a secondary battery to be charged, on the basis of a charge pattern which is calculated from inner state parameters of the secondary battery to be charged, and of a deterioration model or deterioration map of a secondary battery. The charge control apparatus updates the charge pattern on the basis of change of the inner state parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yumi FUJITA, Tomokazu MORITA, Ena ISHll, Nobukatsu SUGIYAMA, Wataru ARATANI
  • Publication number: 20180006335
    Abstract: A storage battery controlling device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a battery characteristic estimator configured to calculate an internal resistance of a secondary battery and a function indicating relationship between an open circuit voltage of the secondary battery and a state of charge or an amount of a charge charged of the secondary battery therein, on the basis of data of a temperature, a voltage and a current of the secondary battery which are measured in charging or discharging the secondary battery; and an input/output performance value calculator configured to calculate an inputtable/outputtable power amount of the secondary battery on the basis of the internal resistance and the function calculated by the battery characteristic estimator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yumi FUJITA, Tomokazu MORITA, Ena ISHll, Nobukatsu SUGIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20170263984
    Abstract: A storage battery evaluation device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a processor configured to execute a program to provide at least a battery characteristic estimator and a deterioration progress calculator. The battery characteristic estimator estimates a battery characteristic including at least one of battery capacity, internal resistance, and open-circuit voltage of a secondary battery on the basis of data of voltage and current of the secondary battery, the data being measured at the time of charging or discharging of the secondary battery. The deterioration progress calculator calculates a deterioration progress representing the progress of deterioration of the secondary battery, on the basis of a value related to a performance index of the secondary battery, the value being calculated on the basis of the battery characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yumi FUJITA, Tomokazu MORITA, Ena ISHll, Nobukatsu SUGIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20170229883
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a battery includes: a first wire; a second wire; a third wire; a first resistor; a first switch; a second switch; a second resistor; a voltage measurer; and a controller that calculates a second resistance value of the third wire using a first voltage of a first battery when the first switch is turned on and the second switch is turned off, a second voltage of a second battery when the first switch is turned on and the second switch is turned off, a third voltage of the second battery when the first switch is turned off and the second switch is turned off, and a first resistance value of the first resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Nobukatsu SUGIYAMA, Ena ISHll, Tomokazu MORITA