Patents Assigned to Honda Môtor Co., Ltd.
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Patent number: 11958201Abstract: Systems and methods for visuo-tactile object pose estimation are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving image data about an object and receiving depth data about the object. The method also includes generating a visual estimate of the object based on the image data and the depth data. The method further includes receiving tactile data about the object. The method yet further includes generating a tactile estimate of the object based on the tactile data. The method includes estimating a pose of the object based on the visual estimate and the tactile estimate.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Nawid Jamali, Huckleberry Febbo, Karankumar Patel, Soshi Iba, Akinobu Hayashi, Itoshi Naramura
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Publication number: 20240116374Abstract: A control system, adapted for a boat including a motor driving a propeller; a battery supplying electricity to the motor; an actuator moving the battery in a front-rear direction of a boat; a rail guiding a movement of the battery; a sensor detecting a travel speed of the boat, or detecting an electricity consumption amount of the battery. The control system includes a control unit, including a processor, configured to control the actuator to change a position of the battery based on the travel speed of the boat, or based on the electricity consumption amount of the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yutaka HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20240116384Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Ryota KITAMOTO
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Publication number: 20240115998Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an exhaust gas purifying catalyst filter which has enhanced soot collection performance without increasing pressure loss caused by the formation of a catalyst layer in a partition wall of a wall flow type substrate. A gasoline engine exhaust gas purifying catalyst filter for purifying exhaust gas of a gasoline engine includes: a wall flow type substrate in which an introduction-side cell having an open exhaust gas introduction-side end, and a discharge-side cell adjacent to the introduction-side cell and having an open exhaust gas discharge-side end are defined by a porous partition wall; and a catalyst layer formed in a pore of the partition wall. An absolute value of a maldistribution degree of the catalyst layer formed in the pore of the partition wall is 4.50 or less. A wash coat amount, excluding a mass of a platinum group, of the catalyst layer formed in the pore of the partition wall, is 40 g/L or more and 50 g/L or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., N.E. CHEMCAT CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi MORI, Shinichiro OTSUKA, Yoshiaki HATAKEYAMA, Mahiro SHIROTORI
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Publication number: 20240116608Abstract: A system, adapted to determine that automatic docking of a boat is completed. The system including a control unit including a processor configured to switch a control mode of the control unit to an automatic docking mode; output a control signal for controlling an automatic steering of the boat when the control mode is switched to the automatic docking mode; obtain a vibration that is exerted on the boat, wherein, when the control unit is in the automatic docking mode, the control unit is configured to end the automatic docking mode when the control unit detects the vibration.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke NOJIRI, Ryota HISADA
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Publication number: 20240118695Abstract: A terminal device, adapted to control a drone to support navigation of a boat, the terminal device including a control unit and a display unit. The control unit including a processor, configured to obtain a speed of the boat, and receive an image that is imaged by the drone. The display unit including a display for displaying the image that is imaged by the drone, wherein the terminal device is configured to control an altitude of the drone based on the speed of the boat.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryuta SUZUKI, Takashi HASHIZUME
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Publication number: 20240117875Abstract: On a partition wall splitting the interior of a case into a gear chamber and a motor chamber, a through hole and a gutter member are provided. The through hole is provided for communication between the gear chamber and the motor chamber. The gutter member extends into the gear chamber below the through hole, and a tip end part thereof is provided above an oil storage part. Oil guided from the motor chamber into the gear chamber through the through hole of the partition wall is guided to the oil storage part through the gutter member, so that, for the oil storage part provided at a wall part not the partition wall of the case and not in contact with the partition wall, more oil can be stored.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Moe WATANABE, Yoshihito Kurizuka, Kazuaki Watanabe
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Publication number: 20240118228Abstract: A system, adapted for a boat to accumulate and utilize information of a port, the system including a control unit having a processor configured to function as a determining part that determines an open berth of the port; and a display part that displays the open berth determined by the determining part on a display. The control unit determines the open berth based on a first data and a second data, the first data includes information of the port obtained at a first timing by a sensor disposed on the boat, the second data includes information of the port obtained at a second timing, wherein the first timing is different from the second timing, and the first timing is a present time.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Makoto YAZAKI
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Patent number: 11955872Abstract: A drive device includes: a drive unit including a rotary electric machine and a drive unit case that houses the rotary electric machine; a control unit including a control device configured to control the rotary electric machine; and a connection unit including a connection line that electrically connects the rotary electric machine and the control device. The control unit is disposed at a position facing the outer peripheral surface of the drive unit case. A space portion is provided between the outer peripheral surface of the drive unit case and the control unit. The connection unit is provided such that the connection line electrically connects the rotary electric machine and the control device through the space portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Hiroshi Kunii
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Patent number: 11951942Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: a key authentication unit for permitting use of a vehicle in a portable key ride mode when an authentication with a portable key is successful, and permitting use of the vehicle in an electronic key ride mode when an authentication with an electronic key is successful; a power state recognition unit for recognizing a state of power of the vehicle; a door opening and closing recognition unit for recognizing an open and closed state of a door of the vehicle, a notification control unit for issuing a first notification in the portable key ride mode and issuing a second notification in the electronic key ride mode, when the door opening and closing recognition unit recognizes that the driver's seat door of the vehicle is switched from a closed state to an open state while the power state recognition unit recognizes that the power is on.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Shigenori Hiruta, Hiroyuki Hayashi
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Patent number: 11952070Abstract: A straddle type vehicle includes a front cowl configured to cover a front part of the vehicle, a shield arranged above the front cowl, and a detecting unit configured to detect a situation in front of the vehicle. The detecting unit includes at least an image capturing unit that is positioned above a lower end of the front cowl and in a central portion of the straddle type vehicle in a vehicle width direction, and is arranged in a position where the shield does not interfere with an image capturing range. The image capturing unit is arranged behind an upper portion of the front cowl.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kuroba, Hiroshi Maeda, Masashi Hagimoto
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Patent number: 11952016Abstract: A driving assistance control section of a vehicle control apparatus has an operation state of a driver's vehicle transition from a stop state to a start-stand-by state keeping a second assistance state, if an accelerating operation larger than a predetermined first threshold acceleration is performed and there is an ahead-located vehicle, and has the driving assistance state transition from the second assistance state to a first assistance state and has the operation state transition from the stop state to the start-stand-by state if an accelerating operation larger than a predetermined second threshold acceleration is performed over a longer time than a predetermined threshold duration and there is an ahead-located vehicle, if follow-up running control is being performed in the second assistance state in which it is not necessary for a driver to hold a steering wheel to continue to have a driving assistance function performed.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Daisuke Nakanishi, Kentaro Ishisaka, Yuki Imanishi, Takuma Kobayashi
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Patent number: 11956498Abstract: Movie creation method for creating movie by photographing video clips, including: executing movie project. Movie project includes: determining number of video clips to be photographed by camera; outputting control signal to camera to photograph determined number of video clips; outputting control signal to positioning unit to acquire position information on photographing location of each of video clips; calculating total travel distance for photographing determined number of video clips by connecting photographing location by straight line in order of photographing; setting first incentive for user of camera based on total travel distance; setting second incentive for user when photographing location is predetermined location; calculating first travel distance required to set first incentive; calculating second travel distance required to set second incentive; and outputting control signal to display to display first travel distance and second travel distance on one single display screen in order of distance.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Makiko Ikarashi, Takaya Higuchi, Haruka Miyata, Arisa Omura
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Patent number: 11952067Abstract: An airbag device for saddle-type vehicles including: an inflator; an airbag adapted to be expanded by gas discharged from the inflator; and a retainer accommodating the airbag, in which the inflator and the retainer are disposed as separate members. The retainer is provided on a turning axis of a handle stem in a side view of a vehicle, the inflator 53 provided around a head pipe in a top view of the vehicle, and the retainer and the inflator are coupled to each other with a connection tube.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2018Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Yutaka Aikyo
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Patent number: 11952032Abstract: To display information appropriately without making an occupant feel annoyed, a steering operation element 10 of a vehicle 2 includes a hub part 31 provided rotatably with respect to a vehicle body 15; an extending part 32 extending radially outward from an outer circumference of the hub part; an outer edge part 33 provided on an outer edge of the extending part; a display 40 provided on the hub part; at least one first light source 27A provided on the extending part; and an interface control device 41 configured to control the display and the first light source, wherein the interface control device is configured to cause the display to display an image corresponding to at least one of vehicle state information indicating a state of the vehicle and environment information indicating a surrounding environment of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuki Aoki, Yosuke Shimizu, Takeyuki Suzuki
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Patent number: 11952068Abstract: Intake efficiency in an intake system is improved. An intake system takes air through an air inlet duct extending from an air cleaner case, and includes a vortex generator that causes the flow of the intake air inside the air inlet duct to rotate around an axis of the air inlet duct.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takayuki Haramoto, Hiroki Mori, Satoshi Seo, Yasunori Iwaya
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Patent number: 11953892Abstract: A selection support device that supports selection of a work machine to be used for work from among a plurality of work machines, the selection support device including: a history information acquisition unit configured to acquire history information on a use history of each work machine; a specifying unit configured to specify a degree of use of each work machine based on the history information; and a selection unit configured to preferentially select a work machine with a small degree of use as a work machine to be used for work.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Megumi Hirakawa, Satoshi Murata, Sota Sakaguchi, Shohei Namiki, Ryota Hisada, Ryuichi Kimata
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Patent number: 11955617Abstract: A vehicle battery pack includes a first battery module and a second battery module, a fan which includes a blade body configured to rotate about a rotary shaft, the fan being configured to supply air to the first battery module and the second battery module, and a housing configured to accommodate the first battery module, the second battery module, and the fan. The first battery module and the second battery module are arranged side by side in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. In the first battery module, the plurality of cells are bound in the first direction by a binding member. The binding member is a plate-like member which is made of metal. The fan is arranged in such a manner that the rotary shaft faces the binding member.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryo Kaneshima, Kazuya Nakano, Tsubasa Ikeya
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Patent number: 11953895Abstract: A fraudulent diagnostic machine detection apparatus capable of preventing the occurrence of fraudulent processing due to a fraudulent diagnostic machine being connected in parallel with a legitimate diagnostic machine is a fraudulent diagnostic machine detection apparatus comprising node ECUs of a diagnosis target connected to a communication line and a gateway connected between the communication line and a diagnostic machine connection coupler, wherein the gateway detects an electrical circuit change caused by a pin connection of the diagnostic machine connection coupler being branched and the plurality of diagnostic machines being connected in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomonori Yokota, Tatsuro Saito
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Patent number: D1021695Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryo Ito, Akiko Sakai, Terukazu Kumagai