Patents by Inventor Takami Miura

Takami Miura 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: 8548706
    Abstract: A device operable to control a turning of a vehicle, includes: a motion controller operable to: control a first adjuster so as to increase a drive force applied to at least one of front wheels and rear wheels situated in an inner side of the turning, and control a second adjuster so as to increase the braking force applied to at least one of the front wheels and the rear wheels situated in an outer side of the turning; and control the first adjuster so as to increase the drive force applied to at least one of the front wheels and the rear wheels situated in an outer side of the turning, and control the second adjuster so as to increase the braking force applied to at least one of the front wheels and the rear wheels situated in an inner side of the turning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takami Miura, Kaoru Sawase, Takao Matsui, Yuichi Ushiroda, Naoki Takahashi, Keiji Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8355841
    Abstract: A turning behavior display device, operable to display control condition of a turning behavior control unit which controls turning behavior of a vehicle in a turning direction by using a relative difference between a first torque acting on one of left and right wheels of the vehicle and a second torque acting on the other of the left and right wheels of the vehicle, includes: first display portions, provided for the left and right wheels, and adapted to increase or decrease in the turning direction in accordance with the relative difference from a reference section used when the first torque is equal to the second torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoki Takahashi, Kaoru Sawase, Yuichi Ushiroda, Keiji Suzuki, Takami Miura
  • Patent number: 7949456
    Abstract: A turning control apparatus for a vehicle that improves turning ability while avoiding degradation of acceleration ability is provided. The turning control apparatus comprises: a driving torque controller (31) for adjusting driving torque between a left and right wheels (14L and 14R); a unit (62) for calculating a necessary yaw momentum value indicating degree of necessary yaw momentum for the turning of the vehicle; and a clipping unit (63) for clipping the necessary yaw momentum value as a target yaw momentum at a maximum yaw momentum value, which is defined according to difference between rotation speeds of inside and outside wheels, if the necessary yaw momentum value is over the maximum yaw momentum value. The controller adjusts driving torque of the left and right wheels to generate target yaw momentum at the vehicle corresponding to the target yaw momentum value obtained by the clipping unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takami Miura
  • Patent number: 7920952
    Abstract: A turning control apparatus for a vehicle to improve turning ability and to avoid degradation of acceleration ability is provided. The turning control apparatus comprises a first yaw controller for adjusting at least one of driving torque of a left wheel and a right wheel; a second yaw controller for adjusting a speeds difference between a front wheel and a rear wheel; and an integrated yaw controller for controlling yaw momentum of the vehicle by managing the first and second yaw controller, wherein when the yaw of the vehicle should be reduced, the integrated yaw controller controls the first yaw controller so as to decrease the driving torque of a inside wheel, which is one of the right and left wheel and is near to a center axis of turning, and the second yaw controller so as to decrease the speeds difference between the front and rear wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takami Miura, Keiji Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7797094
    Abstract: The turning control apparatus for a vehicle has a driving torque controlling mechanism adjusting driving torque of left and right wheels. The apparatus includes a maximum-yaw momentum value calculating means having means for estimating an outside-wheel gripping capacity, which is capacity of adhesive friction between the outside-wheel and a road surface, and an inside-wheel gripping capacity, which is capacity of adhesive friction between the inside-wheel and the road surface, and means for calculating a torque adjustment limiting value indicating an adjustment amount of driving torque by the driving torque controlling mechanism so that the adjustment amount does not exceed the gripping capacity. The maximum-yaw momentum value calculating means sets the maximum-yaw momentum value indicating possible yaw momentum, which is estimated if the driving torque is adjusted along with the torque-adjustment-limit value calculated by the torque adjustment limiting value calculating means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takami Miura
  • Patent number: 7761215
    Abstract: A device operable to control a turning of a vehicle, includes: a motion controller operable to: control a first adjuster so as to increase the drive force applied to at least one of front wheels and rear wheels situated in an inner side of the turning, and control a second adjuster so as to increase the braking force applied to at least one of the front wheels and the rear wheels situated in an outer side of the turning; and control the first adjuster so as to increase the drive force applied to at least one of the front wheels and the rear wheels situated in an outer side of the turning, and control the second adjuster so as to increase the braking force applied to at least one of the front wheels and the rear wheels situated in an inner side of the turning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takami Miura, Kaoru Sawase, Takao Matsui, Yuichi Ushiroda, Naoki Takahashi, Keiji Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7734402
    Abstract: A driving-force distribution control device includes a distributing mechanism, a distribution controller, an anti-skid brake system, an acceleration detector, a synthesized acceleration calculator and a control coefficient controller. The distributing mechanism is operable to variably distribute a driving force from an engine to individual drive wheels of a vehicle. The distribution controller is operable to control the distributing mechanism based on a running state of the vehicle. The acceleration detector is operable to detect a first acceleration in a front-rear direction and a second acceleration in a left-right direction of the vehicle. The synthesized acceleration calculator is operable to calculate a synthesized acceleration of the first acceleration and the second acceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuichi Ushiroda, Kaoru Sawase, Kazuhiko Aono, Makoto Sakata, Kazufumi Hayashikawa, Naoki Takahashi, Keiji Suzuki, Takami Miura
  • Patent number: 7628241
    Abstract: A turning control apparatus for a vehicle with improved turning ability and that avoids degradation of acceleration ability is provided. The turning control apparatus comprises: a driving torque controller (31) for adjusting driving torque between a left and right wheels (14L and 14R); a unit(41) for setting a basic-driving-torque-difference value indicating a difference of the driving torque between the left and right wheels (14L and 14R); a unit (42) for obtaining an acceleration/deceleration value indicating a degree of acceleration/deceleration of the vehicle; and a unit (43) for adjusting the basic-driving-torque-difference value, as a target driving torque difference, according to the acceleration/deceleration value and the velocity of the vehicle sensed. The driving torque controller (31) adjusts the driving torque between the left and right wheels (14L and 14R) according to the target driving torque obtained by the basic-driving-torque-difference value adjusting unit (43).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takami Miura
  • Publication number: 20090062998
    Abstract: A driving-force distribution control device includes a distributing mechanism, a distribution controller, an anti-skid brake system, an acceleration detector, a synthesized acceleration calculator and a control coefficient controller. The distributing mechanism is operable to variably distribute a driving force from an engine to individual drive wheels of a vehicle. The distribution controller is operable to control the distributing mechanism based on a running state of the vehicle. The acceleration detector is operable to detect a first acceleration in a front-rear direction and a second acceleration in a left-right direction of the vehicle. The synthesized acceleration calculator is operable to calculate a synthesized acceleration of the first acceleration and the second acceleration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Yuichi USHIRODA, Kaoru Sawase, Kazuhiko Aono, Makoto Sakata, Kazufumi Hayashikawa, Naoki Takahashi, Keiji Suzuki, Takami Miura
  • Publication number: 20090030572
    Abstract: A turning behavior display device, operable to display control condition of a turning behavior control unit which controls turning behavior of a vehicle in a turning direction by using a relative difference between a first torque acting on one of left and right wheels of the vehicle and a second torque acting on the other of the left and right wheels of the vehicle, includes: first display portions, provided for the left and right wheels, and adapted to increase or decrease in the turning direction in accordance with the relative difference from a reference section used when the first torque is equal to the second torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoki TAKAHASHI, Kaoru Sawase, Yuich Ushiroda, Keiji Suzuki, Takami Miura
  • Publication number: 20090018742
    Abstract: A device operable to control a turning of a vehicle, includes: a motion controller operable to: control a first adjuster so as to increase a drive force applied to at least one of front wheels and rear wheels situated in an inner side of the turning, and control a second adjuster so as to increase the braking force applied to at least one of the front wheels and the rear wheels situated in an outer side of the turning; and control the first adjuster so as to increase the drive force applied to at least one of the front wheels and the rear wheels situated in an outer side of the turning, and control the second adjuster so as to increase the braking force applied to at least one of the front wheels and the rear wheels situated in an inner side of the turning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Takami MIURA, Kaoru Sawase, Takao Matusui, Yuichi Ushiroda, Naoki Takahashi, Keiji Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20090018741
    Abstract: A device operable to control a turning of a vehicle, includes: a motion controller operable to: control a first adjuster so as to increase the drive force applied to at least one of front wheels and rear wheels situated in an inner side of the turning, and control a second adjuster so as to increase the braking force applied to at least one of the front wheels and the rear wheels situated in an outer side of the turning; and control the first adjuster so as to increase the drive force applied to at least one of the front wheels and the rear wheels situated in an outer side of the turning, and control the second adjuster so as to increase the braking force applied to at least one of the front wheels and the rear wheels situated in an inner side of the turning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Takami MIURA, Kaoru Sawase, Takao Matsui, Yuichi Ushiroda, Naoki Takahashi, Keiji Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20070265758
    Abstract: The turning control apparatus for a vehicle has a driving torque controlling mechanism adjusting driving torque of left and right wheels. The apparatus includes a maximum-yaw momentum value calculating means having means for estimating an outside-wheel gripping capacity, which is capacity of adhesive friction between the outside-wheel and a road surface, and an inside-wheel gripping capacity, which is capacity of adhesive friction between the inside-wheel and the road surface, and means for calculating a torque adjustment limiting value indicating an adjustment amount of driving torque by the driving torque controlling mechanism so that the adjustment amount does not exceed the gripping capacity. The maximum-yaw momentum value calculating means sets the maximum-yaw momentum value indicating possible yaw momentum, which is estimated if the driving torque is adjusted along with the torque-adjustment-limit value calculated by the torque adjustment limiting value calculating means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takami Miura
  • Publication number: 20070239340
    Abstract: The present invention provides a turning control apparatus for a vehicle to improve turning ability and to avoid degradation of acceleration ability. The turning control apparatus comprises: a driving torque controller (31) for adjusting driving torque between a left and right wheels (14L and 14R); means (41) for setting a basic-driving-torque-difference value indicating difference of the driving torque between the left and right wheels (14L and 14R); means (42) for obtaining an acceleration/deceleration value indicating degree of acceleration/deceleration of the vehicle; and means (43) for adjusting the basic-driving-torque-difference value, as a target driving torque difference, according to the acceleration/deceleration value and the velocity of the vehicle sensed. The driving torque controller (31) adjusts the driving torque between the left and right wheels (14L and 14R) according to the target driving torque obtained by the basic-driving-torque-difference value adjusting means (43).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takami Miura
  • Publication number: 20070222286
    Abstract: The present invention provides a turning control apparatus for a vehicle to improve turning ability and to avoid degradation of acceleration ability. The turning control apparatus comprises: a driving torque controller (31) for adjusting driving torque between a left and right wheels (14L and 14R); means (62) for calculating a necessary yaw momentum value indicating degree of necessary yaw momentum for the turning of the vehicle; and means (63) for clipping the necessary yaw momentum value as a target yaw momentum at a maximum yaw momentum value, which is defined according to difference between the inside-wheel rotation speed and the outside-wheel rotation speed (?), if the necessary yaw momentum value is over the maximum yaw momentum value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takami Miura
  • Publication number: 20070112497
    Abstract: The present invention provides a turning control apparatus for a vehicle to improve turning ability and to avoid degradation of acceleration ability. The turning control apparatus comprises a first yaw controller for adjusting at least one of driving torque of a left wheel and a right wheel; a second yaw controller for adjusting a speeds difference between a front wheel and a rear wheel; and an integrated yaw controller for controlling yaw momentum of the vehicle by managing the first and second yaw controller, wherein when the yaw of the vehicle should be reduced, the integrated yaw controller controls the first yaw controller so as to decrease the driving torque of a inside wheel, which is one of the right and left wheel and is near to a center axis of turning, and the second yaw controller so as to decrease the speeds difference between the front and rear wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takami Miura, Keiji Suzuki