Patents Examined by Hossam M Abd El Latif
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Patent number: 11932253Abstract: A vehicle control method includes: detecting, on a planned travel route of a host vehicle, a merging section in which a travel lane in which the host vehicle is traveling merges with another lane; determining whether or not to execute merging assistance control for assisting the host vehicle to change lanes into the other lane in the merging section; and when the merging assistance control is determined not to be executed in the merging section, controlling the speed of the host vehicle to be a predetermined speed or less before the host vehicle passes through a starting point of the merging section.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2018Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Atsushi Ito
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Patent number: 11872856Abstract: A wheel position detection apparatus applied to a vehicle including a vehicle body attached with multiple travelling wheels. The apparatus includes: multiple transmitters respectively disposed at travelling wheels; and a receiver disposed at the vehicle body. The transmitter includes: an acceleration sensor outputting a detection signal according to an acceleration including a gravitational acceleration component being varied by a rotation of the corresponding travelling wheel attached with the transmitter; and a first controller creating a frame including unique identification information, and transmit the frame in response to the receiver outputting a transmission command.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Takatoshi Sekizawa
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Patent number: 11850999Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling driving of a vehicle are provided. The apparatus includes a sensor configured to obtain driving environment information and vehicle driving information, and a controller configured to calculate a time to collision with a following vehicle based on the driving environment information when a lane change is necessary to be performed while flashing an emergency light, and to control flashing of the emergency light or a turn indicator based on the time to collision and the vehicle driving information when the lane change is performed.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventor: Chan Hee Jung
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Patent number: 11840233Abstract: By a traveling lane estimation apparatus, a traveling lane estimation method, a control program, a computer-readable non-temporary storage medium, a front vehicle is recognized based on a sensing result by a periphery monitoring sensor, a front vehicle traveling trajectory is estimated based on a front vehicle position, map data including lane number information is acquired; a subject vehicle position on a map is identified, an inappropriate traveling trajectory for estimating the subject vehicle traveling lane is determined; and the subject vehicle traveling lane is estimated.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Shunya Kumano, Takeshi Shikimachi, Hiroki Ukai
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Patent number: 11801913Abstract: A bicycle electric component setting system is basically provided a master unit and a plurality of slave bicycle electric components. The master unit is configured to be mounted to a bicycle. The master unit is configured to receive update information from an external terminal device. The slave bicycle electric components are configured to be mounted to the bicycle. The slave bicycle electric components are configured to receive the update information from the master unit to change a setting of at least one of the slave bicycle electric components.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2015Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Akinori Hashimoto, Takaya Masuda
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Patent number: 11753015Abstract: A system for controlling an overtake maneuver of a control vehicle comprises a controller structured to determine an overtake velocity for the control vehicle traveling in a vehicle lane to overtake a front vehicle traveling ahead of the control vehicle in the vehicle lane. The controller determines an overtake time for the control vehicle to overtake the front vehicle based on the overtake velocity. The controller determines a direction of traffic in an overtake lane that is adjacent to the vehicle lane. If the direction of traffic in the overtake lane is the same as a direction of traffic in the vehicle lane, and the overtake velocity is less than or equal to an allowed velocity, the controller executes the overtake maneuver by one of adjusting a parameter of an engine and/or a transmission of the control vehicle or providing a command to an operator of the control vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Cummins Inc.Inventors: Vivek Anand Sujan, Thomas M. Yonushonis
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Patent number: 11745752Abstract: A vehicle control system can have an in-vehicle camera that monitors a state of the driver; a center display and a meter device that notify the occupant of information; and a controller that executes automatic stop control in the case where the driver abnormality is determined. The controller can perform: a first operation to decelerate the vehicle to a specified speed when the abnormality is determined; a second operation to further decelerate and stop the vehicle after the first operation; a third operation to change a lane of the vehicle between the first operation and the second operation; and a fourth operation to move the vehicle to a road shoulder between the first operation and the second operation. The controller can notify the operation performed, and notify of a stop of the operation in the case where the operation performed is stopped.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Akira Kaino, Yoshitaka Fujihara
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Patent number: 11738754Abstract: A vehicle driving assistance system includes a travel route generation system that acquires travel road information and obstacle information acquired by sensor(s), and generates the target travel route, on which a host vehicle travels, on a travel road. When the host vehicle changes lanes, the system acquires information on three peripheral vehicles, which exist near the host vehicle, on a change destination lane from the obstacle information, sets a target space, to which the host vehicle 1 should move, between two each of the three peripheral vehicles on the change destination lane based on this information on the three peripheral vehicles, predicts a change in size of each of the target spaces, and generates the target travel route, on which the host vehicle travels during the lane change, on the basis of this predicted change in the size of each of the target spaces.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventor: Takashi Sugano
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Patent number: 11731632Abstract: A travel control method for executing autonomous lane change control of a vehicle includes, before performing two or more successive lane changes, presenting the driver with first lane change information as to whether or not to accept execution of autonomous control of the successive lane changes; when detecting a first acceptance input made by the driver indicating that the driver accepts the execution of the autonomous control, executing first autonomous lane change control; then presenting the driver with second lane change information as to whether or not to accept execution of the autonomous lane change control after the first lane change; and when detecting a second acceptance input made by the driver, executing the autonomous lane change control after the first lane change. An action load of the second acceptance input is set smaller than an action load of the first acceptance input.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2018Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhisa Hayakawa, Takahiko Oki
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Patent number: 11723742Abstract: A cart for supporting one or more instruments for a computer-assisted, remote procedure can include a base and a support structure extending from the base and adjustable to different configurations, the support structure being configured to support one or more instruments to perform a remote procedure. The cart can further include a steering interface configured to be grasped by a user and a sensor mechanism configured to detect a force applied to the steering interface. The cart also can include a drive system comprising a control module operably coupled to receive an input from the sensor mechanism in response to the force applied to the steering interface and information about a configuration of the support structure, the control module operably coupled to output a movement command based on the received input from the sensor mechanism and the information about the configuration of the support structure.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Paul G. Griffiths, Arjang M. Hourtash, Paul W. Mohr, David W. Robinson, Nitish Swarup, John W. Zabinski, Mark W. Zimmer
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Patent number: 11697416Abstract: A vehicle travel assistance method executed by a processor comprises: setting a travel lane in which a subject vehicle travels based on detection information of a sensor equipped in the subject vehicle, identifying a preceding vehicle traveling ahead of a subject vehicle based on detection information of a sensor, calculating, based on the detection information, a first evaluation value indicating a possibility that the subject vehicle can return to the travel lane from an adjacent lane adjacent to the travel lane after overtaking the preceding vehicle, calculating a shortening width of travel time shortened by overtaking the preceding vehicle based on the vehicle speed of the subject vehicle and the vehicle speed of the preceding vehicle, and determining whether or not to overtake the preceding vehicle based on the first evaluation value and the shortening width.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2018Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiro Takamatsu, Yohei Mishina, Takato Kurokawa
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Patent number: 11685379Abstract: A vehicle control device has a processor configured to assess whether or not a lane change is necessary based on a scheduled route and surrounding environment information for a vehicle and select a traffic lane of the road, to produce a driving lane plan showing the scheduled driving lane, determine the notification priority representing the priority for notifying the driver of the planned lane change, based on at least one item from among the scheduled route, and the result of assessing whether or not the planned lane change is included in a plurality of continuous planned lane changes to be executed for a common purpose, when it has been planned to execute a lane change and suppress notification to the driver of planned lane changes with low notification priority compared to notification to the driver of planned lane changes with high notification priority, using a notification unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takeshi Matsumura, Ryosuke Machida, Ryuta Hashimoto, Yuki Mori, Takamitsu Toyoura
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Patent number: 11679640Abstract: An active control system for a mass traveling along a guideway and method for active control of a mass traveling along a guideway. The active control system includes at least one displacement sensor and at least one motion sensor. Signals from the at least one displacement sensor and the least one motion sensor are processed to adjust a displacement of a reference location on the mass from a fixed reference.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Hyperloop Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Irfan-ur-rab Usman
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Patent number: 11670110Abstract: In an embodiment, a method for authenticating a user of a car includes: transmitting a plurality of radiation pulses through a predetermined portion of a surface of the car towards a portion of a hand of the user using a millimeter-wave radar; receiving a reflected signal from the portion of the hand using the millimeter-wave radar; generating a fingerprint signature based on the reflected signal; comparing the fingerprint signature to a database of authorized fingerprint signatures; and authorizing the user based on whether the fingerprint signature matches an authorized fingerprint signature of the database of authorized fingerprint signatures.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AGInventors: Neha Baheti, Ashutosh Baheti, Avik Santra
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Patent number: 11669093Abstract: Control zones are identified on a thematic map and work machine actuator settings are identified for each control zone. A position of the work machine is sensed and actuators on the work machine are controlled based on the control zone that the work machine is in, and based upon the actuator settings corresponding to the control zone. The control zone is then divided, on a near real-time display, into a harvested portion of the control zone on which an observed condition value is shown, and control zone that has yet to be harvested, on which an estimated value of the condition is shown.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Bhanu Kiran Reddy Palla, Nathan R. Vandike, Noel W. Anderson
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Patent number: 11667281Abstract: A vehicle control method includes recognizing an object, generating a target trajectory of a vehicle, and automatically controlling driving of the vehicle on the basis of the target trajectory, calculating a region between a first virtual line, which passes through a reference point using the vehicle as a reference and a first point present in the vicinity of an outer edge of the object, and a second virtual line, which passes through the reference point and a second point present in the vicinity of the outer edge of the object, as a region through which the vehicle should avoid to travel, and excluding the target trajectory present in the traveling avoidance region, and automatically controlling the driving of the vehicle on the basis of a remaining target trajectory remained without being excluded.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takayasu Kumano, Yuji Yasui
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Patent number: 11667293Abstract: A device for controlling travel of a vehicle is provided. The device includes an information acquiring device that acquires vehicle information and vehicle surroundings information and a controller that determines a location of a traveling lane based on the vehicle information and the vehicle surroundings information. The controller then determines a control state for a lane change based on the location of the traveling lane. Thus, the device allows the lane change to be performed safely while obeying the traffic rules.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Dong Eon Oh, Hoi Won Kim, Doo Jin Um
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Patent number: 11668573Abstract: Various examples are directed to systems and methods for locating a vehicle. A pose state estimator may access a previous position for the vehicle at a first time, wherein the previous position is on a first sub-map of a plurality of sub-maps. The pose state estimator may receive from a first localizer a first position estimate for the vehicle at a second time after the first time. The first position estimate may be on a second sub-map of the plurality of sub-maps. The pose state estimator may send to a second localizer a sub-map change message indicating the second sub-map.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: UATC, LLCInventors: Rachel Ahn, David Prasser, Peter Hansen, Robert Zlot
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Patent number: 11661062Abstract: A driving assist method executes a lane change assist based on a generated target travel route. Upon determining the host vehicle is traveling in a road having several lanes, an determination is made as to whether or not the host vehicle is traveling in a first area where an autonomous lane change can be executed. Next, upon determining that the host vehicle is traveling in the first area, an determination is made as to whether or not the host vehicle is traveling in a predetermined range from an area border, which is a boundary between the first area and a second area where the autonomous lane change cannot be executed. Upon determining the host vehicle is traveling in a predetermined range from the area border, a control for the autonomous lane change is performed so that the host vehicle travels in a traveling lane.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2018Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yohei Taniguchi
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Patent number: 11661065Abstract: When executing the autonomous lane change control of lane change of the subject vehicle from the subject vehicle lane in which the subject vehicle travels to adjacent lane, the autonomous lane change control is executed so as to accelerate the lateral speed of the subject vehicle in the subject vehicle lane and thereafter decelerate the lateral speed in the subject vehicle lane. As a result, it takes longer for the driver of the following vehicle to confirm the lateral movement of the preceding subject vehicle during the lane change of the subject vehicle from the start of the lane change than a lane change in which the lateral speed is decelerated in the adjacent lane. Therefore, it becomes easier to recognize the lane change.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2018Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhisa Hayakawa, Takahiko Oki