Patents Assigned to Honda
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Publication number: 20250145156Abstract: A driving assistance device comprises: an external environment detection sensor of a vehicle; and a controller configured to control a drive source of the vehicle. The controller controls the drive source so as to change acceleration of the vehicle on the basis of relative information including at least any one of an arrival time, a distance, or a relative speed with respect to a predetermined position ahead or another vehicle ahead in a self-vehicle traveling lane in which the vehicle travels, and a traveling status in another traveling lane as a merging destination on the basis of information of the external environment detection sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2024Publication date: May 8, 2025Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyosuke Inada, Masaki Nakagawara
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Publication number: 20250148767Abstract: Provided are a method and device for training an image processing network, and an image processing method and device. The method for training an image processing network includes following. A reference pixel is determined based on a training image annotated with a truth value. With the reference pixel as a starting point and based on a Markov chain of the training image, cropping probabilities of the image processing network processing the training image are determined. A network parameter value and the cropping probabilities of the image processing network are adjusted based on an output result obtained by the image processing network processing a training cropped area and the truth value, to obtain a trained image processing network. The training cropped area is obtained by cropping the training image based on the cropping probabilities.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2024Publication date: May 8, 2025Applicants: SENSETIME GROUP LIMITED, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Hiroki SAKUMA
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Patent number: 12291201Abstract: There is provided a travel control apparatus. A control unit executes, based on a recognition result of the division line by a recognition unit, first control to perform lane keeping of the self-vehicle. In a case in which the recognition result ceases to be satisfied a predetermined condition, the control unit will switch, at a first timing. Even in a case in which the recognition result ceases to be satisfied the predetermined condition, if the predetermined condition ceases to be satisfied due to a recognition result of a width of a travel lane of the self-vehicle, the control unit will switch the control to be executed from the first control to the second control at a second timing earlier than the first timing.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2021Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Daichi Kato
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Patent number: 12294268Abstract: A conductive unit, includes a U-phase conductive member, a V-phase conductive member and an insulating cover. The U-phase conductive member include a U-phase bus bar and a molded member molded integrally with the U-phase bus bar. The V-phase conductive member includes a V-phase bus bar and not including the molded member. The insulating cover separates the U-phase bus bar from the V-phase bus bar apart and is supported only by the molded member.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2023Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuki Ito, Masato Fujioka
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Patent number: 12290021Abstract: A control device for executing travel control of a self-propelled work machine, comprising a turning unit that turns the work machine such that the work machine travels inside a boundary of a work region, an evaluation unit that evaluates complexity of a shape of the boundary in the work region, and a changing unit that changes a turning mode of the work machine when the work machine is turned based on an evaluation result by the evaluation unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuki Matsui, Hideaki Shimamura, Satoshi Onodera
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Patent number: 12291190Abstract: A vehicle turning control device and a method thereof are disclosed. A saturated rear-wheel lateral offset angle when a rear-wheel lateral force is saturated in turning of a vehicle is obtained from a control state amount and a motion state amount of the vehicle detected. An actual rear-wheel lateral offset angle, and a vehicle body lateral offset angular speed, are calculated from the motion state amount. A first correction amount for correcting a comparison value of the saturated rear-wheel lateral offset angle and the actual rear-wheel lateral offset angle is calculated from speed. A second correction amount for correcting the vehicle body lateral offset angular speed is calculated from the speed and the first correction amount. A target yaw momentum is calculated from the saturated rear-wheel lateral offset angle, the actual rear-wheel lateral offset angle, the comparison value, and the vehicle body lateral offset angular speed.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2023Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Naoto Okubo
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Patent number: 12291264Abstract: A driving support device includes: a driving state monitoring portion configured to monitor a plurality of driving states including a gripping position of a steering wheel of an occupant of a vehicle; a positive value calculation portion configured to calculate a positive value indicating a degree of positiveness of the occupant with respect to steering based on the plurality of driving states monitored by the driving state monitoring portion; and a lane keep assistance control portion configured to perform lane keep assistance control of guiding a steering operation of the occupant so that the vehicle does not deviate from a traveling lane based on the positive value calculated by the positive value calculation portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2023Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tatsuya Iwasa, Haruko Okuyama
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Patent number: 12293615Abstract: Provided is a driving evaluation device that enables evaluation of driving for the purpose of improving a driving time in a circuit racecourse, for example. The driving evaluation device includes an evaluation section extractor 24 that detects a deceleration section and an acceleration section in cornering, a section average classifier 25 that calculates, based on a front-rear acceleration and a lateral acceleration, an acceleration norm average value in the deceleration section and that in the acceleration section, and a skill deficiency evaluator 28 that evaluates driving skill based on the acceleration norm average value in the deceleration section and that in the acceleration section.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTDInventors: Yuya Goto, Yoshiaki Kobayashi, Toshiaki Matsuzawa
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Patent number: 12294263Abstract: A stator coil including a continuous three-phase coil group the linear portions in the linear portion groups of the respective phases being arranged side by side in order in the continuous three-phase coil group, wherein in each of first slots that are every other slots from among the slots, the linear portions of a same phase are accommodated in order and stacked in a radial direction of the stator core, and in each of second slots that are every other slots different from the first slots from among the slots, the linear portions of two phases that are same as two phases of the linear portions in the first slots on opposite sides of the second slot are accommodated in a number of layers stacked, the number being equal to a number of layers stacked in the first slots, and stacked in the radial direction of the stator core.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenichi Omagari, Masashi Inoue
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Patent number: 12293658Abstract: A reproduction system includes an external detection unit configured to acquire external information of an own vehicle, a vehicle sensor configured to acquire vehicle information of the own vehicle, a storage medium storing computer-readable instructions, and at least one processor connected to the storage medium, the at least one processor executing the computer-readable instructions to generate external time-series data indicating an external situation of the own vehicle in time series based on the external information, generate vehicle time series data indicating a driving situation of the own vehicle in time series based on the vehicle information, generate, based on the external time-series data and the vehicle time-series data, a moving image that reproduces a movement history of the own vehicle at a specific traffic location, and cause a display device to display the moving image.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2023Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoko Nishino, Masahiro Daimon, Masayuki Sato, Yuya Kishimoto
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Patent number: 12291119Abstract: A power supply system for moving body, includes, a power generation unit, a power storage unit, a converter provided between the power generation unit and the power storage unit, the converter including a power storage unit-side converter terminal and a power generation unit-side converter terminal, an external connection terminal configured to electrically connect to an external device, a first switching unit configured to switch between connected and disconnected of the external connection terminal, the power storage unit, and the power storage unit-side converter terminal, a second switching unit configured to switch between connected and disconnected of the power generation unit-side converter terminal and the external connection terminal, a third switching unit configured to switch between connected and disconnected of the power generation unit-side converter terminal and the power generation unit, and a control device configured to control the first switching unit, the second switching unit, and the thiType: GrantFiled: October 10, 2023Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Ryota Kitamoto
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Patent number: 12291988Abstract: A V-type engine, an outboard motor, and a ship capable of restricting exposure of a catalyst to water. Cylinders where pistons operate are arranged in a V-shape, a crankshaft driven by driving of the pistons is disposed vertically, and exhaust pipes communicating with exhaust openings in the respective banks of a cylinder head and a catalyst holder that holds a catalyst in a merge portion where the exhaust pipes are merged in a site located on an upper side of the banks are included.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2021Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Shohei Kono, Hirosuke Niwa, Hayate Araki
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Electric pulse decomposition method, composite material, and composite material decomposition method
Patent number: 12290821Abstract: An electric pulse decomposition method for separating a composite material by an electric pulse, the composite material being obtained by bonding or joining a plurality of conductors to each other with an insulating member, the electric pulse decomposition method including a protrusion formation step for forming a protrusion in a specific site, on a side on which the composite material is arranged, of at least one of the plurality of conductors, and a separation step for separating the plurality of conductors in the composite material 1 by respectively bringing electrodes into contact with surfaces of the plurality of conductors and applying an electric pulse between the electrodes to destroy the insulating member. This makes it possible to separate the plurality of conductors from the composite material by making a shock wave caused by a current of the dielectric breakdown functioning as an adhesive to effectively destroy the insulating member.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., WASEDA UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITYInventors: Satoshi Oyama, Naoki Kishimoto, Chiharu Tokoro, Soowon Lim, Taketoshi Koita, Masataka Kondo, Takao Namihira -
Patent number: 12291275Abstract: A vehicle body lower structure includes a front cross member, a rear side frame, a floor panel, and a front floor frame. The front cross member is disposed in front of a battery in a vehicle. The rear side frame is connected to an end portion of the front cross member on an outward side in a vehicle width direction. The front floor frame forms a closed cross section together with the floor panel and is coupled to the end portion of the front cross member on the outward side in the vehicle width direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotaka Hayakawa, Shungo Chino, Takashi Nitta, Kazuya Kimura, Shuma Yoshioka
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Patent number: 12291148Abstract: A mounting system and method for a mirror assembly of a vehicle is provided. The mirror assembly includes a plate mounting portion formed along the body plate of the mirror assembly that includes provisions for secure attachment to a door sash of a vehicle. The mirror assembly also includes a base mounting portion formed along an underside of the swivel arm of the mirror assembly that includes provisions for secure attachment to a door skin of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2023Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hunter May, Timothy J. Rupp, Jesse W. Schlabach, Douglas R. Kaltenmark, Babuji K. Tamarapoo, Hirofumi Takemoto
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Patent number: 12291226Abstract: A driving assistance device includes a storage device storing a program and a hardware processor connected to the storage device. The hardware processor reads and executes the program stored in the storage device to recognize a risky physical object located near a mobile object on the basis of an output of a physical object detection device, cause at least one speaker to output a notification sound on the basis of a position of the risky physical object, and when the notification sound is output, cause the at least one speaker to output a first notification sound if the risky physical object is located in a first region including a region in front of the mobile object and cause the at least one speaker to output a second notification sound if the risky physical object is located in a second region including a region behind the mobile object. The first notification sound is a sound having a pitch different from that of the second notification sound.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuji Yasui, Aya Miura, Kenjiro Torii
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Patent number: 12291099Abstract: For a vehicle interior compartment defined by a vehicle floor, opposing sidewalls, a forward end and a rearward end, and a vehicle ceiling covering at least part of the compartment, an end zone overhead display structure includes bulkhead forming attachment elements coupled to a roof strut spanning from sidewall to sidewall of the vehicle roof. The display structure includes an open box-like upper bracket and an open box-like lower bracket coupled together with the roof strut interposed to provide an assembly that reduces unwanted motion, rotation or vibration of the display assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kohei Inoue, Patrick J. Ellison, Taiga Marukawa, Kosaku Tomozawa, Akira Futatsuhashi, Takashi Nakano, Jagpaul S. Pandher, Tsuyoshi Higuchi
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Patent number: 12291308Abstract: A boat includes: a hull; a float that supports the hull; a suspension that is disposed between the hull and the float and absorbs a vibration transmitted from the float to the hull; and a conversion mechanism that converts an energy generated in accordance with a relative movement of the hull and the float in a vertical direction, wherein the conversion mechanism is arranged so as to sandwich a center of gravity of the hull in a forward-rearward direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Keiichi Ohiso
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Patent number: 12291120Abstract: Scheduled usage of an electric moving body that moves using a battery as a power source is acquired; a necessary remaining capacity that is a charging state necessary for the scheduled usage is acquired; and if the necessary remaining capacity is not reached by a start timing of the scheduled usage, a charging plan set in advance prior to the acquired scheduled usage is changed in a manner that the necessary remaining capacity is reached by the start timing of the scheduled usage.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Akira Saita
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Patent number: D1073541Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2023Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Maurizio Carbonara, Satoshi Ito