Patents by Inventor Wataru KANDA
Wataru KANDA 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: 11982349Abstract: A control method for a power train system that includes a clutch position sensor, a processor, and a manual transmission includes converting a gear stage selected by a shift lever of the manual transmission to a control shift range of an automatic transmission, sending specific information that enables identification of the converted control shift range to the control device configured to control motion of a vehicle in cooperation with the power train system, and holding, when operation of a clutch is detected by the clutch position sensor configured to detect operation of the clutch, specific information that enables identification of the control shift range at a time at which operation of the clutch is started, as the specific information to be sent to the control device.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2023Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuki Miyake, Wataru Kanda
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Publication number: 20240140455Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a data set including a requested acceleration as information representing movement of a vehicle in a front-rear direction and any one of a steering angle, a yaw rate, and a rotation radius as information representing movement of the vehicle in a lateral direction from each of a plurality of applications, an arbitration unit configured to perform arbitration of information representing the movement of the vehicle in the front-rear direction and arbitration of information representing the movement of the vehicle in the lateral direction based on a plurality of the data sets received by the receiver, and a first output unit configured to output instruction information for driving an actuator based on an arbitration result of the arbitration unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ikuma SUZUKI, Wataru KANDA, Kaiji ITABASHI, Yoshihisa YAMADA, Kazuki MIYAKE, Tamotsu KONDOH
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Patent number: 11897492Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a data set including a requested acceleration as information representing movement of a vehicle in a front-rear direction and any one of a steering angle, a yaw rate, and a rotation radius as information representing movement of the vehicle in a lateral direction from each of a plurality of applications, an arbitration unit configured to perform arbitration of information representing the movement of the vehicle in the front-rear direction and arbitration of information representing the movement of the vehicle in the lateral direction based on a plurality of the data sets received by the receiver, and a first output unit configured to output instruction information for driving an actuator based on an arbitration result of the arbitration unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2023Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ikuma Suzuki, Wataru Kanda, Kaiji Itabashi, Yoshihisa Yamada, Kazuki Miyake, Tamotsu Kondoh
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Publication number: 20240017725Abstract: A motion manager is configured to request at least one of a plurality of actuators provided in a vehicle to move the vehicle in accordance with a kinematic plan. The actuators includes a second holding device having the holding function and being configured to execute backup control. The motion manager includes one or more processors configured to: receive information indicating the kinematic plan from a setting device; distribute, to at least one of the actuators, a motion request for the vehicle calculated by using the kinematic plan; and transmit, to the setting device, predetermined information including information indicating whether an abnormality has occurred in the holding function of the second holding device and information indicating a control status of the second holding device, and not including information for identifying a category of the second holding device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuki MIYAKE, Wataru KANDA
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Publication number: 20230392686Abstract: A control method for a power train system that includes a clutch position sensor, a processor, and a manual transmission includes converting a gear stage selected by a shift lever of the manual transmission to a control shift range of an automatic transmission, sending specific information that enables identification of the converted control shift range to the control device configured to control motion of a vehicle in cooperation with the power train system, and holding, when operation of a clutch is detected by the clutch position sensor configured to detect operation of the clutch, specific information that enables identification of the control shift range at a time at which operation of the clutch is started, as the specific information to be sent to the control device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuki MIYAKE, Wataru KANDA
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Publication number: 20230382358Abstract: A control device configured to control motion of a vehicle includes a controller. The controller is configured to execute braking control that generates a braking force for decelerating the vehicle in response to a braking request. The controller is configured to release the braking force by the braking control when a predetermined condition for continuing the braking control is not satisfied, and to maintain the braking force by the braking control when the predetermined condition is satisfied, in a case where an accelerator pedal is operated during execution of the braking control.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuki MIYAKE, Wataru KANDA
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Publication number: 20230192113Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a data set including a requested acceleration as information representing movement of a vehicle in a front-rear direction and any one of a steering angle, a yaw rate, and a rotation radius as information representing movement of the vehicle in a lateral direction from each of a plurality of applications, an arbitration unit configured to perform arbitration of information representing the movement of the vehicle in the front-rear direction and arbitration of information representing the movement of the vehicle in the lateral direction based on a plurality of the data sets received by the receiver, and a first output unit configured to output instruction information for driving an actuator based on an arbitration result of the arbitration unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ikuma SUZUKI, Wataru KANDA, Kaiji ITABASHI, Yoshihisa YAMADA, Kazuki MIYAKE, Tamotsu KONDOH
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Patent number: 11608075Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a data set including a requested acceleration as information representing movement of a vehicle in a front-rear direction and any one of a steering angle, a yaw rate, and a rotation radius as information representing movement of the vehicle in a lateral direction from each of a plurality of applications, an arbitration unit configured to perform arbitration of information representing the movement of the vehicle in the front-rear direction and arbitration of information representing the movement of the vehicle in the lateral direction based on a plurality of the data sets received by the receiver, and a first output unit configured to output instruction information for driving an actuator based on an arbitration result of the arbitration unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ikuma Suzuki, Wataru Kanda, Kaiji Itabashi, Yoshihisa Yamada, Kazuki Miyake, Tamotsu Kondoh
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Publication number: 20230079506Abstract: A motion manager configured to request motion of a vehicle according to a kinematic plan on driver assistance of the vehicle to at least one of a plurality of actuators provided in the vehicle includes one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to receive information indicating a plurality of kinematic plans and classify the information into predetermined items such that a realization method of achieving a purpose of each of the kinematic plans is selectable without specifying or distinguishing a setting source of each of the kinematic plans, arbitrate the kinematic plans, calculate a motion request to the vehicle based on a result of arbitrating the kinematic plans, and distribute the motion request to at least one of the actuators.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshihisa YAMADA, Kazuki MIYAKE, Wataru KANDA
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Publication number: 20230082947Abstract: A motion manager configured to request motion of a vehicle according to a kinematic plan on driver assistance of the vehicle to at least one of a plurality of actuators provided in the vehicle includes one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to arbitrate a plurality of kinematic plans respectively set in a plurality of applications, calculate a motion request to the vehicle based on an arbitration result of the kinematic plans, distribute the motion request to at least one of the actuators, and receive, when an abnormality occurs in at least one of the actuators, information indicating a function in which the abnormality occurs and information for setting an operation of an application corresponding to the abnormality from among the applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshihisa YAMADA, Kazuki MIYAKE, Wataru KANDA
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Publication number: 20220219711Abstract: A control device to be mounted on a vehicle includes a memory configured to store information related to priority levels of a plurality of applications that implements driving assistance functions and a processor. The processor is configured to receive, from the applications, application requests and identifiers that identify the respective applications. The processor is configured to arbitrate a plurality of the application requests based on the information and the identifiers. The processor is configured to output a request to an actuator based on a result of arbitration of the application requests.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2021Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, ADVICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideki OHASHI, Wataru KANDA, Tatsuya HASEGAWA, Shota HIGASHI
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Publication number: 20200070849Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a data set including a requested acceleration as information representing movement of a vehicle in a front-rear direction and any one of a steering angle, a yaw rate, and a rotation radius as information representing movement of the vehicle in a lateral direction from each of a plurality of applications, an arbitration unit configured to perform arbitration of information representing the movement of the vehicle in the front-rear direction and arbitration of information representing the movement of the vehicle in the lateral direction based on a plurality of the data sets received by the receiver, and a first output unit configured to output instruction information for driving an actuator based on an arbitration result of the arbitration unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ikuma SUZUKI, Wataru KANDA, Kaiji ITABASHI, Yoshihisa YAMADA, Kazuki MIYAKE, Tamotsu KONDOH
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Publication number: 20160325750Abstract: The apparatus determines whether or not the preceding vehicle is travelling in the overtaking lane at a speed lower than a travelling speed of the host vehicle. In a case where it is determined that the preceding vehicle is travelling in the overtaking lane at the speed lower than the travelling speed of the host vehicle, the apparatus performs the travel control of overtaking the preceding vehicle under a predetermined condition. In this way, the travelling of overtaking the preceding vehicle is performed, and then, by the travelling at the speed in line with the travelling speed of the preceding vehicle, it is possible to suppress the deterioration of the traffic flow on the travelling path.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2016Publication date: November 10, 2016Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Wataru KANDA, Norihiro TAKAHASHI, Tomoyuki KURIYAMA