Patents by Inventor Yuichi UKAI

Yuichi UKAI 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: 20230003862
    Abstract: An object detection system includes: a plurality of object detection units. The object detection units each include a transmission and reception unit configured to transmit an ultrasonic wave and receive a reflected wave generated by reflection of the ultrasonic wave on an object, a reception circuit unit configured to detect a signal level of the reflected wave received by the transmission and reception unit, a detection unit configured to detect the object by comparing the signal level detected by the reception circuit unit with a predetermined signal threshold value, a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of an environment, and a detection sensitivity adjustment unit configured to adjust detection sensitivity of the reception circuit unit based on a second lowest temperature among temperatures detected by the respective temperature sensors in the plurality of object detection units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya HOZUMI, Hisashi INABA, Toshinori TANAKA, Koichi SASSA, Yuichi UKAI, Takuya SAKIUCHI
  • Patent number: 10676081
    Abstract: A driving control apparatus includes: a movement control unit that controls movement of a vehicle in accordance with a first movement path indicating a movement trajectory to a first target position that is a movement destination of the vehicle; and a movement path calculating unit that calculates a second movement path as a movement path to a second target position from a position after the vehicle moves from a current position of the vehicle for a predetermined period of time along the first movement path, wherein the movement control unit controls movement of the vehicle to the second target position in accordance with the second movement path after causing the vehicle to move along the first movement path for the predetermined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Motokatsu Tomozawa, Norio Imai, Yusuke Kiyokawa, Masaya Kato, Yuichi Ukai
  • Patent number: 10618526
    Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus includes: a driving assistance unit configured to control a braking unit which decelerates a moving body, and assist driving of the moving body by automatic driving; and a switching unit configured to perform instructing a driver of the moving body to operate the braking unit which is under control by the driving assistance unit, and switching from the automatic driving to manual driving by transferring an authority of driving to the driver when receiving an operation of the braking unit by the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Norio Imai, Masaya Kato, Yusuke Kiyokawa, Motokatsu Tomozawa, Yuichi Ukai
  • Publication number: 20180273027
    Abstract: A driving control apparatus includes: a movement control unit that controls movement of a vehicle in accordance with a first movement path indicating a movement trajectory to a first target position that is a movement destination of the vehicle; and a movement path calculating unit that calculates a second movement path as a movement path to a second target position from a position after the vehicle moves from a current position of the vehicle for a predetermined period of time along the first movement path, wherein the movement control unit controls movement of the vehicle to the second target position in accordance with the second movement path after causing the vehicle to move along the first movement path for the predetermined period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Motokatsu TOMOZAWA, Norio IMAI, Yusuke KIYOKAWA, Masaya KATO, Yuichi UKAI
  • Publication number: 20180237031
    Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus includes: a driving assistance unit configured to control a braking unit which decelerates a moving body, and assist driving of the moving body by automatic driving; and a switching unit configured to perform instructing a driver of the moving body to operate the braking unit which is under control by the driving assistance unit, and switching from the automatic driving to manual driving by transferring an authority of driving to the driver when receiving an operation of the braking unit by the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Norio IMAI, Masaya KATO, Yusuke KIYOKAWA, Motokatsu TOMOZAWA, Yuichi UKAI