Patents Examined by Yufeng Zhang
  • Patent number: 11458948
    Abstract: An HV-ECU performs processing including calculating requested system power, calculating requested engine power when an engine activation request has been issued, setting an operating point on a predetermined operating line, setting an upper limit value of magnitude of an amount of lowering in engine rotation speed to a first value when a vehicle is in a sport running state and when the previous operating point is within a forced induction range, setting the upper limit value to a second value when the vehicle is not in the sport running state or when the previous operating point is not within the forced induction range, correcting the operating point, and outputting an engine operation state command, a first MG torque command, and a second MG torque command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi Yonezawa, Satoshi Yoshizaki, Osamu Maeda, Daigo Ando, Yoshikazu Asami, Kenji Itagaki, Shunsuke Oyama, Koichiro Muta
  • Patent number: 11462102
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute a process, the process comprising: calculating parameters of an expression that describes a model that is associated with a traffic system and estimates a traffic volume between a plurality of points, by using a plurality of measurement data measured in the traffic system that connects the plurality of points to each other, by using a method for solving an optimization problem; generating, when an indefinite solution is obtained by the calculating, indefiniteness information related to a range of the indefinite solution in the method for solving the optimization problem; and determining addition of the plurality of measurement data or output of the indefinite solution, depending on the indefiniteness information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Toshio Endoh, Kazuhiro Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11447176
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting a hands-off state of a steering wheel may include acquiring, by a controller, a steering torque, a steering angle and a steering angular speed while driving of a vehicle, determining, by the controller, a variance value of the steering angular speed through cumulation for a designated time, determining, by the controller, a difference value between a steering angular speed estimated through a steering system model determined on an assumption that the steering wheel is in the hands-off state and a measured steering angular speed through cumulation for a designated time, when the variance value of the steering angular speed is less than a first threshold value, and divisionally determining, by the controller, whether or not the steering wheel is in the hands-off state or in the hands-on state according to the difference value between the measured and estimated steering angular speeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dong Hyun Hwang, Jin Hyuck Heo, Kyu Won Kim
  • Patent number: 11447123
    Abstract: A method of controlling a mild hybrid electric vehicle may include determining whether a Start Stop Control (SSC) entrance condition is satisfied when a cruise mode is set; when the SSC entrance condition is determined to be satisfied by the control unit to enter an SSC mode, interrupting a supply of fuel to an engine and turning off the engine; monitoring a vehicle speed, in which when the engine is turned off, the control unit is configured to determine whether an acceleration control or a braking control of the vehicle is required based on a detection signal transmitted from a detecting unit electrically-connected to the control unit; and increasing or decreasing the vehicle speed by controlling the engine, a Mild Hybrid Starter Generator (MHSG), or an Electronic Stability Control (ESC) based on the monitoring of the vehicle speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Hwa Yong Jang
  • Patent number: 11440780
    Abstract: A system of controlling a lowering speed of a work lever of a forklift which includes, a hydraulic motor connected to the work lever through a hydraulic line to transmit a power to the work lever; an electronic solenoid valve for controlling the hydraulic motor connected to the work lever; a weight sensor provided at one side of the work lever, the weight sensor measuring a weight of a load placed on the work lever and transmitting the measured value to a controller; and a controller for controlling an RPM of the hydraulic motor and a current amount of the electronic solenoid valve based on the measured value transmitted from the weight sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: DOOSAN INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaesung Choi, Jinyong Lee, Dongho Han, Beomkyun Yu
  • Patent number: 11433871
    Abstract: An ECU is configured to control an SOC control center of a battery and perform an engine torque suppression control. The engine torque suppression control is a control that suppresses output of an engine during a predetermined period of time after starting a system, and causes motor generators to output torque supplementing the suppressed output of the engine. When a deposition amount of PM on a filter exceeds a first specified amount, the ECU raises the SOC control center by controlling the motor generators before stopping the system as compared to when the deposition amount of PM is lower than a specified amount, and performs the engine torque suppression control at a next start after stopping the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Furuya
  • Patent number: 11420672
    Abstract: A power conversion device includes a first converter connected to first ends of windings of each phase of a motor, a second converter connected to second ends of the windings of each phase, and a switching circuit used to define a neutral point in the windings of each phase on the first inverter side. At least one of a plurality of switches included in the first inverter has a first current capacity, and a plurality of switches included in the second inverter have a second current capacity that is greater than the first current capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiromitsu Ohashi
  • Patent number: 11420635
    Abstract: A device for controlling traveling of a vehicle is provided. The device includes a sensor that obtains vehicle traveling information, a navigation that obtains vehicle position information, and a controller that determines whether the vehicle has entered a building based on the vehicle traveling information and the vehicle position information. The controller calculates a traveling control amount based on the determination result. Accordingly, the device actively adjusts a vehicle height even when the vehicle enters the building and travels on a slope in the building preventing damage to a lower portion of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jae Hyung Park, Woo Sung Lee, Eun Woo Na
  • Patent number: 11414086
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for localizing an occupant within a vehicle includes identifying whether at least one occupant is present within the vehicle based on a signal of an ultrasonic sensor and determining information regarding an inclination of the vehicle based on at least one signal of an inclination sensor. Based on the information regarding inclination of the vehicle, it is determined whether an occupant is present in one of a plurality of predefined sections of the vehicle if the presence of at least one occupant within the vehicle is identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Roland Menne, Christoph Rott, Christian Esser
  • Patent number: 11414201
    Abstract: A system is provided for interfacing a Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) system with engine sensors and actuators using miniaturized Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic (LTCC) substrates operating as smart notes that communicate digitally over a data bus to a miniaturized LTCC operating as a data concentrator. The use of smart nodes and/or data concentrators assembled on LTCC substrates provides enhanced thermal and vibration performance along with resistance to hydration, improved reliability and reduced overall size of the circuitry unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON
    Inventors: Vamsy Chodavarapu, Guru Subramanyam
  • Patent number: 11402830
    Abstract: A collaborative logistic facility management system for a logistic facility includes multiple robot autonomous guided vehicles and a system controller. The vehicles transport logistics goods or pallets between truck portals and storage locations and are configured for autonomous guidance travel, in autonomous mode and include a collaborating operator input for collaborative autonomous guided vehicle navigation and guidance. The system controller commands each vehicle to transfer the logistic goods or pallets between the truck portals and the storage locations, identifies a predetermined truck portal of a corresponding truck to be loaded or to be unloaded, and generates a collaborative zone. The controller generates a queue of robot autonomous guided vehicles on a side of the collaborative zone and commands the multiple robot autonomous guided vehicles disposed to load or unload the corresponding truck to move in autonomous mode into the queue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Teradyne, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Sullivan, Justin Holwell
  • Patent number: 11401003
    Abstract: A human-powered vehicle control device includes an electronic controller that controls a motor, which assists in propulsion of a human-powered vehicle in accordance with a human driving force inputted to the human-powered vehicle. The electronic controller is configured to change a response speed of the motor with respect to a change in the human driving force in accordance with a parameter. The parameter includes at least one of a travel resistance of the human-powered vehicle, a torque of the human driving force, a transmission ratio of the human-powered vehicle, a wheel size of the human-powered vehicle, an air resistance coefficient, a value related to a front surface projection area of a rider of the human-powered vehicle, a wind velocity, a rolling resistance coefficient, a value related to a weight of a carried load of the human-powered vehicle, and an acceleration of the human-power vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Tsuchizawa
  • Patent number: 11400815
    Abstract: A display unit for a hybrid vehicle having at least one internal combustion engine-powered drive and at least one electric motor-powered drive, includes the following components: a first electronic determining module for determining the proportion of the current or averaged total fuel consumption used for charging the energy accumulator for the electric motor-powered drive, and/or for determining the proportion of the current or averaged total fuel consumption used to drive the hybrid vehicle; and a first display element for displaying at least this determined charge-fuel proportion and/or this determined drive-fuel proportion, in addition to the total fuel consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Grigor Zapryanov
  • Patent number: 11397088
    Abstract: A simultaneous localization and mapping method and corresponding system are disclosed. The method comprises: receiving a frame of three dimensional point cloud data from a three dimensional point cloud sensor coupled to a robot; receiving inertial measurement data indicative of a change in pose of the three dimensional point cloud sensor; using the inertial measurement data to estimate a rotation between the received frame of three dimensional point cloud data and a key frame of three dimensional point cloud data; applying a rotation to the received frame of three dimensional point cloud data to obtain an aligned frame of three dimensional point cloud data, the aligned frame of three dimensional point cloud data having an orientation aligned with the key frame of three dimensional point cloud data; and estimating a translation of the aligned frame of three dimensional point cloud data from the key frame of three dimensional point cloud data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Nanyang Technological University
    Inventors: Lihua Xie, Chen Wang, Junsong Yuan
  • Patent number: 11390508
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control method for controlling an actuating device (8) in a handling machine (1) comprising a main movable body (2) and a handling arm (6) intended to receive a load that is to be moved, the actuating device being configured to perform a movement of the handling arm in relation to the main body, the method comprising: measuring a parameter indicative of a tilting force applied to the main body in relation to a tilting axis, and stopping or hindering a movement of the handling arm performed or requested when a stopping condition is met, the stopping condition being dependent on the parameter indicative of the measured tilting force, and, in which, when a reinforced operating mode is selected, the stopping condition is also dependent on a parameter representative of the speed of the movement of the handling arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: MANITOU BF
    Inventor: Sylvain Cadou
  • Patent number: 11390506
    Abstract: A position calculation system includes a managing unit managing a current position of a plurality of automated guided vehicles; and a position calculating unit calculating a position of the target automated guided vehicle based on a detection result, detected by the laser measuring device mounted on the target automated guided vehicle, of detecting each reflection light reflected from a specific number being two or more of reflection sources, position information of which is obtainable, existing at positions on mutually different directions viewing from the target automated guided vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto Kawauchi, Noriyuki Hasegawa, Kensuke Futahashi
  • Patent number: 11383662
    Abstract: An occupant classification system comprises a capacitive sensor configured to measure capacitance. The capacitive sensor is at least partially arranged between a seat frame and at least one of a seat cover and a seat cushion of a seat. A sensor is configured to measure at least one of weight and pressure on the seat. The sensor is at least partially arranged between a vehicle structure and a component of the seat. A controller is configured to generate an occupant classification based on the measured capacitance and the at least one of the measured weight and the measured pressure on the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Carl N. Schaub, Scott D. Thomas, Orhan Demirovic, Chad M. O'Brien, Patricia A. Mccown
  • Patent number: 11372418
    Abstract: A robot according to an embodiment may include at least one driving motor for providing a driving force for driving of the robot, a position detector including at least one sensor or receiver for detecting a position of the robot, a pressure detector including at least one sensor for detecting whether a user who in on board the robot gets off the robot and a processor for detecting the position of the robot through the position detector, recognizing that the user has arrived at the destination when it is detected that the user gets off the robot and recognize that the user has not arrived at the destination when it is not detected that the user gets off the robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Boyeon Kim, Bina Kim, Jinsu Kim, Mina Suh, Jungkyu Son, Hyesun Lee, Jinwon Kang
  • Patent number: 11373520
    Abstract: A method for sensing a traffic environment for use in an electronic device is provided. The method includes: generating local object information by sensing an environment within a first sensing range of the electronic device, wherein the local object information at least includes first geographical distribution information of local objects within the first sensing range; receiving external object information transmitted by at least one node, wherein the external object information includes at least second geographical distribution information of external objects within a second sensing range of the node; and generating object integration information according to the local object information and the external object information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ming-Ta Tu, Ping-Ta Tsai, Chung-Hsien Yang, An-Kai Jeng
  • Patent number: 11358583
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, electric motors, an electric supercharger, a battery, and a controller. The controller determines whether to increase a total electric power supply amount to the electric motor and the electric supercharger from the battery based on a state of charge of the battery. When so determined, electric power supply promotion control is performed to increase the total electric power supply amount from the battery. In the electric power supply promotion control, the controller controls the electric power supply amount to the electric motors and the electric supercharger so as to maximize fuel save rate, which is the percentage of decrease of the fuel consumption of an internal combustion engine relative to an increase in the total electric power supply amount from the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Takasu, Hiroshi Oyagi