Patents by Inventor Yutaka Taruoka

Yutaka Taruoka 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).

  • Systems and methods for controlling the operation of an autonomous vehicle using multiple traffic light detectors
    Patent number: 11753012
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling the operation of an autonomous vehicle are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Hai Jin, Shunsho Kaku, Yutaka Taruoka, Kun-Hsin Chen, Peiyan Gong, Ryan W. Wolcott
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE USING MULTIPLE TRAFFIC LIGHT DETECTORS
    Publication number: 20220097708
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling the operation of an autonomous vehicle are disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Hai Jin, Shunsho Kaku, Yutaka Taruoka, Kun-Hsin Chen, Peiyan Gong, Ryan W. Wolcott
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE WITH RESPECT TO AN INTERSECTION
    Publication number: 20220009491
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a vehicle with respect to an intersection are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of controlling a vehicle with respect to an intersection, includes determining a distance of the vehicle with respect to the intersection, wherein the intersection includes a traffic light, determining a velocity of the vehicle, and receiving traffic light state information regarding the traffic light. The method also includes calculating, based on the distance of the vehicle to the intersection, the velocity of the vehicle, and the traffic light state information, a zone of interest with respect to the traffic light. The method further includes manipulating the velocity of the vehicle to modify a size of the zone of interest when a current trajectory of the vehicle will cause the vehicle to enter the zone of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Yutaka Taruoka, Ryan Marcotte, Hai Jin, Hiroshi Nakamura