Patents by Inventor Takuya Taniguchi
Takuya Taniguchi 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).
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Patent number: 11634125Abstract: In a drive assistance device, a required space estimation unit estimates a required space which is a space required for a subject vehicle to complete a starting. A required time estimation unit calculates an estimated required time which is an estimate value of a time required to complete the starting at a time of starting the subject vehicle. A collision time estimation unit calculates an estimated collision time which is an estimate value of a time until when an obstacle reaches the required space. A start margin calculation unit calculates a start margin indicating a temporal margin for the subject vehicle to complete the starting until the obstacle reaches the required space based on the estimated required time and the estimated collision time. The notification processing unit notifies a driver of the subject vehicle of the start margin.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masahiro Yata, Takuya Taniguchi
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Patent number: 11618469Abstract: An approaching moving object detecting unit that detects an approaching moving object existing within a predetermined range on a rear side of an own vehicle based on outputs of a periphery monitoring camera that acquires an image of the rear side of the own vehicle and a sensor that detects an approaching moving object, a relative speed detecting unit that detects relative speeds of an approaching moving object and the own vehicle, and a warning output determiner that, when an approaching moving object is detected and the own vehicle is attempting to change lane, causes a warning of a warning output unit to be generated when a relative speed detected by the relative speed detecting unit exceeds a reference relative speed with respect to which a lane change can be carried out, are provided with an object of restricting an excessive notification when notifying of the existence of an approaching moving object.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2018Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Noritaka Kokido, Takuya Taniguchi
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Publication number: 20230092806Abstract: A wiring module includes: a functional sheet disposed between a panel and an interior member in a vehicle; a transmission member disposed on one surface side of the functional sheet; and a conductive sheet covering a part of the transmission member. The functional sheet includes a conductive layer and a layer having a function of at least one of a thermal adjustment function or a sound insulation function, and the conductive sheet is electrically connected to the conductive layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yuriya KATO, Kosuke SONE, Ai TAKEHISA, Takuya TANIGUCHI
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Patent number: 11607121Abstract: A mounting member includes: a body portion provided in a camera head including an image sensor, the body portion being rotatable about a first axis that passes through the body portion and connectable with an endoscope; a locking protrusion provided in the body portion and configured to lock with the endoscope; a detachable button configured to be movable with respect to the body portion and control attachment and detachment of the endoscope to and from the body portion; and a spring whose load applied to the locking protrusion changes according to an advancing/retreating operation of the detachable button with respect to the body portion. The detachable button includes a sliding portion extending in an advancing/retreating direction with respect to the body portion and configured to slide with respect to the body portion. The body portion includes a guide portion configured to guide a moving direction of the sliding portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.Inventor: Takuya Taniguchi
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Publication number: 20230057079Abstract: A conventional millimeter wave radar cannot detect a failure when there is not satisfied the condition that a road exists in front of a vehicle or that in two or more radar apparatuses, a leakage electric wave from another radar can be detected. A failure detection apparatus according to the present disclosure calculates reception power values from a reception processing signal for each antenna and compares the reception power value with a reference power value determined by a reference power calculation unit so as to perform a failure determination. There is provided a failure determination unit that compares the reference power value for a failure determination with the power value obtained from a reception processing signal outputted from each of receivers so as to perform a failure determination for each of the receivers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2020Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takuya TANIGUCHI, Yuichi GODA, Yukihiro TAHARA
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Patent number: 11577780Abstract: Provided are a lane separation line detection correcting device/method and an automatic driving system for stabilizing the behavior of a vehicle by correcting overestimated curvature information resulting from an erroneous detection of a curvature of a lane separation line. A travel speed detecting circuit detects, for example, a target travel speed as vehicle sensor information. A maximum curvature estimating circuit estimates, based on the target travel speed, a maximum curvature of a road along which an own vehicle is traveling. A curvature correcting circuit corrects a curvature of a lane separation line input thereto based on the maximum curvature. A control unit controls steering of the own vehicle based on the lane separation line having a corrected curvature. As a result, vehicle steering can be automatically controlled so as to prevent the own vehicle while traveling from departing from a driving lane.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takuya Taniguchi, Noritaka Kokido, Koji Iida
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Patent number: 11565751Abstract: Provided are a lane separation line detection correcting device/method and an automatic driving system for stabilizing the behavior of a vehicle by correcting overestimated curvature information resulting from an erroneous detection of a curvature of a lane separation line. A travel speed detecting circuit detects, for example, a target travel speed as vehicle sensor information. A maximum curvature estimating circuit estimates, based on the target travel speed, a maximum curvature of a road along which an own vehicle is traveling. A curvature correcting circuit corrects a curvature of a lane separation line input thereto based on the maximum curvature. A control unit controls steering of the own vehicle based on the lane separation line having a corrected curvature. As a result, vehicle steering can be automatically controlled so as to prevent the own vehicle while traveling from departing from a driving lane.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CornorationInventors: Takuya Taniguchi, Noritaka Kokido, Koji Iida
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Publication number: 20220287548Abstract: An imaging apparatus for endoscope includes: a coupler configured to hold an endoscope for capturing an image of a subject, and emit the image of the subject; an imaging apparatus main body connected to the coupler so as to be relatively rotatable with respect to the coupler around an optical axis of the endoscope, the imaging apparatus main body being configured to capture the image of the subject emitted from the endoscope; and a posture keeping member configured to maintain a posture of the imaging apparatus main body with respect to the optical axis of the endoscope by generating a desired physical quantity between the coupler and the imaging apparatus main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.Inventors: Takuya TANIGUCHI, Atsuomi OHNO
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Publication number: 20220289254Abstract: To provide an other vehicle behavior prediction apparatus, an other vehicle behavior prediction method, and an automatic driving system which can determine the presence absence of the lane change of the other vehicle with good accuracy, regardless of the change of road shape. An other vehicle behavior prediction apparatus, including: a periphery detector that detects other vehicle which exists around an own vehicle; a road shape detector that detects a road shape where the other vehicle is located; and a lane change predictor that predicts presence or absence of a lane change of the other vehicle based on a detection result of the other vehicle, and changes a determination value which is used when predicting the presence or absence of the lane change of the other vehicle, based on the road shape where the other vehicle is located.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Naoyuki TSUSHIMA, Takuya TANIGUCHI, Nariaki TAKEHARA
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Publication number: 20220283620Abstract: A power control apparatus for an in-vehicle camera includes a temperature sensor which measures the temperature in a camera unit; a temperature data acquisition section which acquires periodically measured temperature data; a predicted temperature calculation section which calculates a temperature gradient from the acquired temperature data group and, based on the temperature gradient, calculates a future predicted camera unit temperature; a power supply section which supplies power to an image processing section; a temperature determination section which determines whether predicted temperature is within an operation guarantee temperature of camera unit component parts; and a power supply control section which, based on a determination result, issues a control command to start or stop power supply to the component parts from the power supply section, the power supply being started or stopped with appropriate timing using the predicted temperature, thereby enabling expeditious protection of the component partType: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2019Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yoichi KATO, Tetsuya OBA, Takuya TANIGUCHI, Takuto YANO
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Patent number: 11427251Abstract: Provided are a lane separation line detection correcting device/method and an automatic driving system for stabilizing the behavior of a vehicle by correcting overestimated curvature information resulting from an erroneous detection of a curvature of a lane separation line. A travel speed detecting circuit detects, for example, a target travel speed as vehicle sensor information. A maximum curvature estimating circuit estimates, based on the target travel speed, a maximum curvature of a road along which an own vehicle is traveling. A curvature correcting circuit corrects a curvature of a lane separation line input thereto based on the maximum curvature. A control unit controls steering of the own vehicle based on the lane separation line having a corrected curvature. As a result, vehicle steering can be automatically controlled so as to prevent the own vehicle while traveling from departing from a driving lane.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takuya Taniguchi, Noritaka Kokido, Koji Iida
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Patent number: 11401896Abstract: A sleeve structure comprises a plurality of sleeve main bodies fitted respectively into intake ports of a cylinder head of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine and a shared base provided on one end of the plurality of sleeve main bodies. By fixing this sleeve structure to the cylinder head, an amount of labor involved in a fixing operation for fixing sleeves to a cylinder head is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2015Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hironao Netsu, Takuya Taniguchi, Yukihiro Hayashi
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Patent number: 11370488Abstract: Provided are a lane separation line detection correcting device/method and an automatic driving system for stabilizing the behavior of a vehicle by correcting overestimated curvature information resulting from an erroneous detection of a curvature of a lane separation line. A travel speed detecting circuit detects, for example, a target travel speed as vehicle sensor information. A maximum curvature estimating circuit estimates, based on the target travel speed, a maximum curvature of a road along which an own vehicle is traveling. A curvature correcting circuit corrects a curvature of a lane separation line input thereto based on the maximum curvature. A control unit controls steering of the own vehicle based on the lane separation line having a corrected curvature. As a result, vehicle steering can be automatically controlled so as to prevent the own vehicle while traveling from departing from a driving lane.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takuya Taniguchi, Noritaka Kokido, Koji Iida
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Publication number: 20220151476Abstract: Provided are a mount member and an endoscope device by which length of cleaning time can be shortened. A mount member 9 includes a first member 91; a second member 92; and a restriction member 93 that restricts the second member 92 from moving in the direction of a first axis L1, by clamping the second member 92 in a manner allowing rotation, through the first member 91, and that has at least one first cutout cut out such as to expose, to the exterior, a part of a contact section 9211 of the second member 92 clamped through the first member 91.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2020Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.Inventor: Takuya TANIGUCHI
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Patent number: 11307553Abstract: A control device includes a first processor that acquires a synchronization signal that is generated every first period, and a second processor that generates a second period that is obtained by dividing the first period by n (n?1), generates a control signal, using a timer, every third period that is obtained by dividing the second period by m (m?2), where at least one of a plurality of control signals generated in the first period is a control signal that should be synchronous with the synchronization signal, and in a case where occurrence of an error between timings of the synchronization signal and the control signal that should be synchronous with the synchronization signal is detected, the second processor corrects the error by temporarily changing a width of the timer that is to be started at next and later times.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventor: Takuya Taniguchi
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Publication number: 20220111794Abstract: Provided is a driving support device configured to: generate a bird's-eye view image around an own vehicle from periphery images acquired from a plurality of periphery monitoring cameras, and generate a cropped bird's-eye view image by cropping an image of a cropping range including a blind spot range from the generated bird's-eye view image; generate a rear-lateral side converted image by converting a rear-lateral side direction image acquired from a rear-lateral side monitoring camera into an image in which left and right are inverted; and generate a combined image in which the generated cropped bird's-eye view image and the generated rear-lateral side converted image are arranged, and control a display device such that the generated combined image is displayed by the display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2019Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takuya TANIGUCHI, Noritaka KOKIDO, Nariaki TAKEHARA
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Patent number: 11214248Abstract: An in-vehicle monitoring camera device 100 includes: an obstacle detection unit 3 that detects, as first obstacles, obstacles detected by a millimeter-wave radar 11 which might collide with the host vehicle; a collision risk determination unit 4 that detects the time before the respective first obstacles and the vehicle come into contact with each other; a distortion correction unit 2 that generates image 2 by correcting distortion in image 1 captured using a wide-angle lens; and a camera-viewpoint display control unit 5 that generates image 3 by cutting out, from image 2, an image of the first obstacle having the shortest time to collision. Therein, a radar chart 31 indicating the visual field range or the center direction of the visual field of image 3 is superimposed on image 3.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2017Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takuya Taniguchi, Noritaka Kokido, Nariaki Takehara
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Publication number: 20210295481Abstract: In a video image recording device, when a scene outside of a vehicle is recorded through a wind shield, a scene on the inside of a vehicle room is reflected by the wind shield and reflection glare is produced. In order to reduce the influence of this reflection glare, the video image recording device is provided with a video image capture device which obtains a first data on a general video image and a second data on a predetermined part in a vehicle room, wherein the general video image is with a reflection video image, of the predetermined part and also with a transmission video image, a graphical image conversion device which converts the second data into a third data, the third data corresponding to a reflection video image by the wind shield, and a graphical image correction device which corrects the first data based on the third data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2018Publication date: September 23, 2021Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yoichi KATO, Nariaki TAKEHARA, Takuya TANIGUCHI, Kunio UEDA
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Publication number: 20210282625Abstract: A mounting member includes: a body portion provided in a camera head including an image sensor, the body portion being rotatable about a first axis that passes through the body portion and connectable with an endoscope; a locking protrusion provided in the body portion and configured to lock with the endoscope; a detachable button configured to be movable with respect to the body portion and control attachment and detachment of the endoscope to and from the body portion; and a spring whose load applied to the locking protrusion changes according to an advancing/retreating operation of the detachable button with respect to the body portion, wherein at least one of the body portion and the detachable button includes a through-hole forming a part of a flow path of a liquid to a space in which the locking protrusion in the body portion and the spring member are arranged.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.Inventor: Takuya TANIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20210282629Abstract: A mounting member includes: a body portion provided in a camera head including an image sensor, the body portion being rotatable about a first axis that passes through the body portion and connectable with an endoscope; a locking protrusion provided in the body portion and configured to lock with the endoscope; a detachable button configured to be movable with respect to the body portion and control attachment and detachment of the endoscope to and from the body portion; and a spring whose load applied to the locking protrusion changes according to an advancing/retreating operation of the detachable button with respect to the body portion. The detachable button includes a sliding portion extending in an advancing/retreating direction with respect to the body portion and configured to slide with respect to the body portion. The body portion includes a guide portion configured to guide a moving direction of the sliding portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.Inventor: Takuya TANIGUCHI