Patents by Inventor Shinobu Ochiai

Shinobu Ochiai 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: 11486323
    Abstract: There is provided with an engine control device that can reduce the time it takes to start the monitoring of an output of an engine. The engine control device comprises a monitor unit configured to monitor an output of an engine when engine speed is a threshold or more, and a control unit configured to control the engine based on a result of the monitor unit, wherein the monitor unit includes an output determination unit that determines whether the output of the engine is excessive, and a change unit that changes in accordance with a warm-up state of the engine, the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinobu Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20210262409
    Abstract: There is provided with an engine control device that can reduce the time it takes to start the monitoring of an output of an engine. The engine control device comprises a monitor unit configured to monitor an output of an engine when engine speed is a threshold or more, and a control unit configured to control the engine based on a result of the monitor unit, wherein the monitor unit includes an output determination unit that determines whether the output of the engine is excessive, and a change unit that changes in accordance with a warm-up state of the engine, the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventor: Shinobu OCHIAI
  • Patent number: 9863334
    Abstract: A drive control apparatus in which the target torque which is a target value of an output torque of the prime mover for driving a vehicle, is calculated, and the output torque control is performed so that the output torque of the prime mover coincides with the target torque, is provided. An estimated output torque which is an estimated value of the actual output torque of the prime mover, is calculated, and the torque difference accumulated value which approximates a time-integration value of a torque difference between the target torque and the estimated output torque, is calculated. It is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the output torque control when the torque difference accumulated value exceeds a determination threshold value which is set to a constant value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Arikai, Shinobu Ochiai, Naoki Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20160138494
    Abstract: A drive control apparatus in which the target torque which is a target value of an output torque of the prime mover for driving a vehicle, is calculated, and the output torque control is performed so that the output torque of the prime mover coincides with the target torque, is provided. An estimated output torque which is an estimated value of the actual output torque of the prime mover, is calculated, and the torque difference accumulated value which approximates a time-integration value of a torque difference between the target torque and the estimated output torque, is calculated. It is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the output torque control when the torque difference accumulated value exceeds a determination threshold value which is set to a constant value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Tatsuya ARIKAI, Shinobu OCHIAI, Naoki TSUJI
  • Patent number: 9115656
    Abstract: A control system for an internal combustion engine having a throttle valve disposed in an intake passage of the engine. A target intake air amount of the engine is calculated, and an intake pressure of the engine is estimated. A wide-open intake air amount is calculated according to the engine rotational speed, and a theoretical intake air amount is calculated according to the wide-open intake air amount and the intake pressure. The wide-open intake air amount is an intake air amount corresponding to a state where the throttle valve is fully opened, and the theoretical intake air amount is an intake air amount corresponding to a state where no exhaust gas of the engine is recirculated to a combustion chamber of the engine. further, an exhaust gas recirculation ratio is calculated using the theoretical intake air amount and the target intake air amount, and a target output torque of the engine is calculated using the target intake air amount and the exhaust gas recirculation ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Kosaka, Daisuke Shiomi, Jiro Takagi, Masaya Agata, Kentaro Onuma, Shinobu Ochiai
  • Patent number: 9109528
    Abstract: A control system for an internal combustion engine having a throttle valve disposed in an intake passage of the engine. A target intake air amount of the engine is calculated, and an intake pressure of the engine is estimated. A wide-open intake air amount is calculated according to the engine rotational speed, and a theoretical intake air amount is calculated according to the wide-open intake air amount and the intake pressure. The wide-open intake air amount is an intake air amount corresponding to a state where the throttle valve is fully opened, and the theoretical intake air amount is an intake air amount corresponding to a state where no exhaust gas of the engine is recirculated to a combustion chamber of the engine. further, an exhaust gas recirculation ratio is calculated using the theoretical intake air amount and the target intake air amount, and a target output torque of the engine is calculated using the target intake air amount and the exhaust gas recirculation ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Kosaka, Daisuke Shiomi, Jiro Takagi, Masaya Agata, Kentaro Onuma, Shinobu Ochiai
  • Patent number: 9103291
    Abstract: A control system for an internal combustion engine having a throttle valve disposed in an intake passage of the engine. A target intake air amount of the engine is calculated, and an intake pressure of the engine is estimated. A wide-open intake air amount is calculated according to the engine rotational speed, and a theoretical intake air amount is calculated according to the wide-open intake air amount and the intake pressure. The wide-open intake air amount is an intake air amount corresponding to a state where the throttle valve is fully opened, and the theoretical intake air amount is an intake air amount corresponding to a state where no exhaust gas of the engine is recirculated to a combustion chamber of the engine. further, an exhaust gas recirculation ratio is calculated using the theoretical intake air amount and the target intake air amount, and a target output torque of the engine is calculated using the target intake air amount and the exhaust gas recirculation ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Kosaka, Daisuke Shiomi, Jiro Takagi, Masaya Agata, Kentaro Onuma, Shinobu Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20150184608
    Abstract: A control system for an internal combustion engine having a throttle valve disposed in an intake passage of the engine. A target intake air amount of the engine is calculated, and an intake pressure of the engine is estimated. A wide-open intake air amount is calculated according to the engine rotational speed, and a theoretical intake air amount is calculated according to the wide-open intake air amount and the intake pressure. The wide-open intake air amount is an intake air amount corresponding to a state where the throttle valve is fully opened, and the theoretical intake air amount is an intake air amount corresponding to a state where no exhaust gas of the engine is recirculated to a combustion chamber of the engine. further, an exhaust gas recirculation ratio is calculated using the theoretical intake air amount and the target intake air amount, and a target output torque of the engine is calculated using the target intake air amount and the exhaust gas recirculation ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Kosaka, Daisuke Shiomi, Jiro Takagi, Masaya Agata, Kentaro Onuma, Shinobu Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20150184601
    Abstract: A control system for an internal combustion engine having a throttle valve disposed in an intake passage of the engine. A target intake air amount of the engine is calculated, and an intake pressure of the engine is estimated. A wide-open intake air amount is calculated according to the engine rotational speed, and a theoretical intake air amount is calculated according to the wide-open intake air amount and the intake pressure. The wide-open intake air amount is an intake air amount corresponding to a state where the throttle valve is fully opened, and the theoretical intake air amount is an intake air amount corresponding to a state where no exhaust gas of the engine is recirculated to a combustion chamber of the engine. further, an exhaust gas recirculation ratio is calculated using the theoretical intake air amount and the target intake air amount, and a target output torque of the engine is calculated using the target intake air amount and the exhaust gas recirculation ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Kosaka, Daisuke Shiomi, Jiro Takagi, Masaya Agata, Kentaro Onuma, Shinobu Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20150184602
    Abstract: A control system for an internal combustion engine having a throttle valve disposed in an intake passage of the engine. A target intake air amount of the engine is calculated, and an intake pressure of the engine is estimated. A wide-open intake air amount is calculated according to the engine rotational speed, and a theoretical intake air amount is calculated according to the wide-open intake air amount and the intake pressure. The wide-open intake air amount is an intake air amount corresponding to a state where the throttle valve is fully opened, and the theoretical intake air amount is an intake air amount corresponding to a state where no exhaust gas of the engine is recirculated to a combustion chamber of the engine. further, an exhaust gas recirculation ratio is calculated using the theoretical intake air amount and the target intake air amount, and a target output torque of the engine is calculated using the target intake air amount and the exhaust gas recirculation ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Kosaka, Daisuke Shiomi, Jiro Takagi, Masaya Agata, Kentaro Onuma, Shinobu Ochiai
  • Patent number: 9014950
    Abstract: A control system for an internal combustion engine having a throttle valve disposed in an intake passage of the engine. A target intake air amount of the engine is calculated, and an intake pressure of the engine is estimated. A wide-open intake air amount is calculated according to the engine rotational speed, and a theoretical intake air amount is calculated according to the wide-open intake air amount and the intake pressure. The wide-open intake air amount is an intake air amount corresponding to a state where the throttle valve is fully opened, and the theoretical intake air amount is an intake air amount corresponding to a state where no exhaust gas of the engine is recirculated to a combustion chamber of the engine. further, an exhaust gas recirculation ratio is calculated using the theoretical intake air amount and the target intake air amount, and a target output torque of the engine is calculated using the target intake air amount and the exhaust gas recirculation ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yosuke Kosaka, Daisuke Shiomi, Jiro Takagi, Masaya Agata, Kentaro Onuma, Shinobu Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20120053822
    Abstract: A control system for an internal combustion engine having a throttle valve disposed in an intake passage of the engine. A target intake air amount of the engine is calculated, and an intake pressure of the engine is estimated. A wide-open intake air amount is calculated according to the engine rotational speed, and a theoretical intake air amount is calculated according to the wide-open intake air amount and the intake pressure. The wide-open intake air amount is an intake air amount corresponding to a state where the throttle valve is fully opened, and the theoretical intake air amount is an intake air amount corresponding to a state where no exhaust gas of the engine is recirculated to a combustion chamber of the engine. further, an exhaust gas recirculation ratio is calculated using the theoretical intake air amount and the target intake air amount, and a target output torque of the engine is calculated using the target intake air amount and the exhaust gas recirculation ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Kosaka, Daisuke Shiomi, Jiro Takagi, Masaya Agata, Kentaro Onuma, Shinobu Ochiai
  • Patent number: 7102330
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling charging and discharging of an energy storage device. If the charging voltage that is applied exceeds a restriction determining voltage, the power value at that time is held as the charging power upper limit value. In addition, by multiplying a restriction coefficient by the charging power upper limit value while gradually reducing the restriction coefficient until the voltage drops below a restriction removal determining voltage. By setting its result as a control target value of the charging power, the charging power is gradually restricted. In contrast, if the applied charging voltage drops below the restriction removal determining voltage, the charging power is conversely gradually restored to its original state using a control target value obtained by multiplying the restriction coefficient by the charging power upper limit value while gradually increasing the restriction coefficient until the voltage equals or goes above the restriction determining voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinobu Ochiai, Kiyoshi Asami, Tomohiro Shiraishi
  • Patent number: 7071639
    Abstract: An electric motor control apparatus suppressing power loss caused by driving an electric motor acting as a motor with a generated output of an electric motor acting as a generator. The electric motor control apparatus comprises a PAM controlled motor selecting unit (53) for determining which of “control pattern 1” and “control pattern 2” should be executed by comparison in total power loss, where a voltage control unit on the power generation side (51) performs voltage transformation with a PWM control in a first inverter (30) and generates a drive voltage for a second electric motor (12) with a PAM control in a second inverter (31) in the control pattern 1 and a voltage control unit on the driving side (52) outputs a rectified voltage from a generated voltage of a first electric motor (6) without voltage transformation in the first inverter (30) and generates a drive voltage for the second electric motor (12) with a PWM control in the second inverter (31) in the control pattern 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinobu Ochiai, Keisuke Urushihara
  • Publication number: 20060091835
    Abstract: An electric motor control apparatus suppressing power loss caused by driving an electric motor acting as a motor with a generated output of an electric motor acting as a generator. The electric motor control apparatus comprises a PAM controlled motor selecting unit (53) for determining which of “control pattern 1” and “control pattern 2” should be executed by comparison in total power loss, where a voltage control unit on the power generation side (51) performs voltage transformation with a PWM control in a first inverter (30) and generates a drive voltage for a second electric motor (12) with a PAM control in a second inverter (31) in the control pattern 1 and a voltage control unit on the driving side (52) outputs a rectified voltage from a generated voltage of a first electric motor (6) without voltage transformation in the first inverter (30) and generates a drive voltage for the second electric motor (12) with a PWM control in the second inverter (31) in the control pattern 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinobu Ochiai, Keisuke Urushihara
  • Patent number: 6879888
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle drive system which enables setting of appropriate start-up torque and restraining of progress of battery deterioration. A vehicle drive apparatus having an electric motor, which is driven with electricity supplied by a battery, for driving a vehicle or assisting it while driven by an engine includes: a temperature sensor for detecting the battery temperature, an discharge power upper limit setting means for setting an upper limit for discharge power of the battery depending on the battery temperature, a discharge power computing means for computing battery discharge power, a revolution speed sensor for detecting a revolution speed of the engine, a basic start-up torque setting means for setting basic start-up torque requirement depending on the revolution speed and a start-up torque adjust means for decreasing the start-up torque requirement if the discharge power exceeds the discharge power upper limit during engine start-up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinobu Ochiai, Yasumichi Ohnuki, Atsushi Shibutani
  • Publication number: 20040232883
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling charging and discharging of an energy storage device. If the charging voltage that is applied exceeds a restriction determining voltage, the power value at that time is held as the charging power upper limit value. In addition, by multiplying a restriction coefficient by the charging power upper limit value while gradually reducing the restriction coefficient until the voltage drops below a restriction removal determining voltage. By setting its result as a control target value of the charging power, the charging power is gradually restricted. In contrast, if the applied charging voltage drops below the restriction removal determining voltage, the charging power is conversely gradually restored to its original state using a control target value obtained by multiplying the restriction coefficient by the charging power upper limit value while gradually increasing the restriction coefficient until the voltage equals or goes above the restriction determining voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinobu Ochiai, Kiyoshi Asami, Tomohiro Shiraishi
  • Patent number: 6727676
    Abstract: A control device for a hybrid vehicle which measures the degree of over-discharge of a battery depending on the temperature of the battery, and which performs control for protecting the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shinobu Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20030132730
    Abstract: A control device for a hybrid vehicle which measures the degree of over-discharge of a battery depending on the temperature of the battery, and which performs control for protecting the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2003
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shinobu Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20030088343
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle drive system which enables setting of appropriate start-up torque and restraining of progress of battery deterioration. A vehicle drive apparatus having an electric motor, which is driven with electricity supplied by a battery, for driving a vehicle or assisting it while driven by an engine includes: a temperature sensor for detecting the battery temperature, an discharge power upper limit setting means for setting an upper limit for discharge power of the battery depending on the battery temperature, a discharge power computing means for computing battery discharge power, a revolution speed sensor for detecting a revolution speed of the engine, a basic start-up torque setting means for setting basic start-up torque requirement depending on the revolution speed and a start-up torque adjust means for decreasing the start-up torque requirement if the discharge power exceeds the discharge power upper limit during engine start-up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Applicant: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinobu Ochiai, Yasumichi Ohnuki, Atsushi Shibutani