Patents by Inventor Akifumi Kuroda

Akifumi Kuroda 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).

  • Publication number: 20240046716
    Abstract: A detection process unit detects an error of at least any of a plurality of work vehicles. A report process unit causes, when an error of a work vehicle among the plurality of work vehicles is detected, specific information on the work vehicle to be reported at an operation terminal communicable with each of the plurality of work vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuto NISHII, Masaaki MURAYAMA, Akifumi KURODA, Shinya NISHIBEPPU, Masahito ADACHI
  • Publication number: 20240040948
    Abstract: A setting process unit sets an inter-area route that causes a work vehicle to automatically run on a road that connects a plurality of fields, and sets, as an automatic run permission area that permits the automatic run of the work vehicle, a given range including the plurality of fields and the road which is for entering each of the plurality of fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akifumi KURODA, Yasuto NISHII, Masaaki MURAYAMA, Shinya NISHIBEPPU, Masahito ADACHI
  • Publication number: 20240028037
    Abstract: An autonomous travel system causes a work vehicle to autonomously travel along an inter-field route preset for a road connecting a field and a field. A travel processor causes the work vehicle to be stopped at a route start position of the inter-field route and to resume autonomous travel when a user is within a predetermined distance from the work vehicle in the field corresponding to the stop position of the work vehicle. An announcement process unit causes the work vehicle to announce travel information about travel on the inter-field route in the field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuto NISHII, Masaaki Murayama, Akifumi Kuroda, Shinya Nishibeppu, Masahito Adachi
  • Publication number: 20240004384
    Abstract: A detection process unit detects obstacles while the work vehicle is traveling on the road connecting the fields. A travel processor causes the work vehicle to perform avoidance travel when the obstacles are registered as the avoidance travel target that is a subject to be avoided by the work vehicle's avoidance travel, while it causes the work vehicle not to perform the avoidance travel when the obstacles are registered as the non-avoidance travel target that is a subject not to be avoided by the work vehicle's avoidance travel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuto NISHII, Masaaki Murayama, Akifumi Kuroda, Shinya Nishibeppu, Masahito Adachi
  • Publication number: 20230070542
    Abstract: A route generating processor generates a target route R that includes a plurality of straight routes, along each of which a work vehicle is caused to automatically travel from a start position to an end position. A receiving processor receives a first setting operation to set the work vehicle, after reaching an end position of a first straight route, to travel rearward toward a start position of the first straight route, or a second setting operation to set the work vehicle, after reaching the end position of the first straight route, to make a turn traveling, in a front, up to a second straight route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Nishibeppu, Akifumi Kuroda
  • Patent number: 11442468
    Abstract: A parallel travel work system for an autonomous travel work vehicle, an accompanying travel work vehicle accompanying the autonomous travel work vehicle, and a remote controller for communicating with the autonomous travel work vehicle. The remote controller creates a first preset travel path for the autonomous travel work vehicle and a second preset travel path for the accompanying travel work vehicle travels. The autonomous travel work vehicle is equipped with: a position calculator for calculating a position of the autonomous travel work vehicle using a satellite positioning system, a steering actuator for operating a steering device of the autonomous travel work vehicle, a transceiver for communicating with the remote controller, and a control device for controlling the position calculator, the steering actuator and the transceiver. With the control device, the autonomous travelling of the autonomous travel work vehicle is carried out along the first preset travel path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouhei Ogura, Akifumi Kuroda, Keiji Matsumoto, Hideaki Aoki
  • Publication number: 20220232750
    Abstract: This automatic travel system for a work vehicle has: an automatic travel control unit which, using a satellite positioning system, causes a work vehicle to automatically travel in accordance with a target path at a registered work site; and a standby position setting unit which sets a standby position of the work vehicle. The standby setting unit acquires an entry point at a time when the work vehicle has entered the registered work site from outside thereof, and sets the entry point as a standby position. The automatic travel control unit determines whether or not a condition for causing the work vehicle to stand by at the standby position has been met, and, in the case where the standby condition has been met, causes the work vehicle to travel automatically from the present position to the standby position and then to stand by at the standby position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taiki Shirafuji, Akifumi Kuroda
  • Publication number: 20200348690
    Abstract: A parallel travel work system for an autonomous travel work vehicle, an accompanying travel work vehicle accompanying the autonomous travel work vehicle, and a remote controller for communicating with the autonomous travel work vehicle. The remote controller creates a first preset travel path for the autonomous travel work vehicle and a second preset travel path for the accompanying travel work vehicle travels. The autonomous travel work vehicle is equipped with: a position calculator for calculating a position of the autonomous travel work vehicle using a satellite positioning system, a steering actuator for operating a steering device of the autonomous travel work vehicle, a transceiver for communicating with the remote controller, and a control device for controlling the position calculator, the steering actuator and the transceiver. With the control device, the autonomous travelling of the autonomous travel work vehicle is carried out along the first preset travel path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouhei Ogura, Akifumi Kuroda, Keiji Matsumoto, Hideaki Aoki
  • Patent number: 10747233
    Abstract: A parallel travel work system for an autonomous travel work vehicle, an accompanying travel work vehicle accompanying the autonomous travel work vehicle, and a remote controller for communicating with the autonomous travel work vehicle. The remote controller creates a first preset travel path for the autonomous travel work vehicle and a second preset travel path for the accompanying travel work vehicle travels. The autonomous travel work vehicle is equipped with: a position calculator for calculating a position of the autonomous travel work vehicle using a satellite positioning system, a steering actuator for operating a steering device of the autonomous travel work vehicle, a transceiver for communicating with the remote controller, and a control device for controlling the position calculator, the steering actuator and the transceiver. With the control device, the autonomous travelling of the autonomous travel work vehicle is carried out along the first preset travel path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: YANMAR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouhei Ogura, Akifumi Kuroda, Keiji Matsumoto, Hideaki Aoki
  • Patent number: 10324461
    Abstract: A remote control apparatus capable of communicating with a control apparatus of an autonomously running work vehicle via a communication apparatus, the remote control apparatus comprising a communication apparatus, a control apparatus, a display apparatus, and cameras for obtaining images of the front and rear, wherein the display apparatus is provided with at least a remote control region for controlling the autonomously running work vehicle, a peripheral image region for displaying images captured by the cameras, and a work status display region, wherein the peripheral image region is provided with a frontal view and a rear view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: YANMAR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouhei Ogura, Wataru Nakagawa, Keiji Matsumoto, Akifumi Kuroda
  • Publication number: 20190101931
    Abstract: A parallel travel work system for an autonomous travel work vehicle, an accompanying travel work vehicle accompanying the autonomous travel work vehicle, and a remote controller for communicating with the autonomous travel work vehicle. The remote controller creates a first preset travel path for the autonomous travel work vehicle and a second preset travel path for the accompanying travel work vehicle travels. The autonomous travel work vehicle is equipped with: a position calculator for calculating a position of the autonomous travel work vehicle using a satellite positioning system, a steering actuator for operating a steering device of the autonomous travel work vehicle, a transceiver for communicating with the remote controller, and a control device for controlling the position calculator, the steering actuator and the transceiver. With the control device, the autonomous travelling of the autonomous travel work vehicle is carried out along the first preset travel path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: Yanmar Co,. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouhei OGURA, Akifumi Kuroda, Keiji Matsumoto, Hideaki Aoki
  • Patent number: 10191492
    Abstract: An autonomous travel work vehicle (1), which is provided with a position calculation means that measures the device body position by means of a satellite positioning system, a steering actuator (40) that operates a steering device, an engine rotation control means, a transmission means (44), and a control device (30) that controls each of same, is caused to autonomously travel, along a set travel path stored in the control device (30), by an accompanying travel work vehicle (100) that works while accompanying the travel of the autonomous travel work vehicle (1) by means of attended operation and that is mounted with a remote operation device (112) that can operate the autonomous travel work vehicle, and the control device (30) halts autonomous travel when a signal disruption from the satellites, a large deviation from the set travel path, an abnormal sensor value, fuel exhaustion, or the like is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouhei Ogura, Akifumi Kuroda, Keiji Matsumoto, Hideaki Aoki
  • Patent number: 10126754
    Abstract: For easy setting of a path of an autonomously-traveling autonomous travel work vehicle, provided is a method for setting a path for an autonomous travel work vehicle to run and operate by determining positions with the use of a satellite positioning system so as to drive and carry out an agricultural field operation. The method includes inputting a front-to-back length of a vehicle body, a width of an implement and an overlapping amount of implements (24) in a width direction, positioning a work vehicle at inflection points successively along an outer circumference of the agricultural field and determining positions with the use of the satellite positioning system, setting a work area, an operation start position and an operation end position, a direction for starting reference traveling, headlands (HB) on both ends of the work area (HA), and a travel path (R) within the agricultural field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouhei Ogura, Akifumi Kuroda, Keiji Matsumoto, Hideaki Aoki
  • Publication number: 20170248946
    Abstract: A remote control apparatus capable of communicating with a control apparatus of an autonomously running work vehicle via a communication apparatus, the remote control apparatus comprising a communication apparatus, a control apparatus, a display apparatus, and cameras for obtaining images of the front and rear, wherein the display apparatus is provided with at least a remote control region for controlling the autonomously running work vehicle, a peripheral image region for displaying images captured by the cameras, and a work status display region, wherein the peripheral image region is provided with a frontal view and a rear view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: YANMAR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouhei OGURA, Wataru NAKAGAWA, Keiji MATSUMOTO, Akifumi KURODA
  • Publication number: 20170177002
    Abstract: An autonomous travel work vehicle (1), which is provided with a position calculation means that measures the device body position by means of a satellite positioning system, a steering actuator (40) that operates a steering device, an engine rotation control means, a transmission means (44), and a control device (30) that controls each of same, is caused to autonomously travel, along a set travel path stored in the control device (30), by an accompanying travel work vehicle (100) that works while accompanying the travel of the autonomous travel work vehicle (1) by means of attended operation and that is mounted with a remote operation device (112) that can operate the autonomous travel work vehicle, and the control device (30) halts autonomous travel when a signal disruption from the satellites, a large deviation from the set travel path, an abnormal sensor value, fuel exhaustion, or the like is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: YANMAR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouhei OGURA, Akifumi KURODA, Keiji MATSUMOTO, Hideaki AOKI
  • Publication number: 20170168501
    Abstract: For easy setting of a path of an autonomously-traveling autonomous travel work vehicle, provided is a method for setting a path for an autonomous travel work vehicle to run and operate by determining positions with the use of a satellite positioning system so as to drive and carry out an agricultural field operation. The method includes inputting a front-to-back length of a vehicle body, a width of an implement and an overlapping amount of implements (24) in a width direction, positioning a work vehicle at inflection points successively along an outer circumference of the agricultural field and determining positions with the use of the satellite positioning system, setting a work area, an operation start position and an operation end position, a direction for starting reference traveling, headlands (HB) on both ends of the work area (HA), and a travel path (R) within the agricultural field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: YANMAR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouhei OGURA, Akifumi KURODA, Keiji MATSUMOTO, Hideaki AOKI
  • Patent number: 8838348
    Abstract: In a working vehicle, there is dissolved a risk that a black smoke is discharged, a knocking is generated and an engine stall is caused, if a lot of load is applied to a rotary tiller during various works while traveling at a low speed. In the working vehicle provided with an engine which is mounted to a travel machine body, a common rail type fuel injection device which injects fuel to the engine, and a continuously variable transmission which shifts power from the engine, an engine driving point Q (Q1?Q2) relating to a rotating speed N and a torque T of the engine is changed in such a manner that the rotation speed come to a high speed side rotating speed N2 dissolving an overload, and a change gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission is modified and regulates in such a manner that a vehicle speed V of the travel machine body does not change in the case that the overload acts on the engine of having a low speed N1 in the rotating speed N.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Oouchida, Keiichirou Yuzaki, Akifumi Kuroda, Tadao Hirai, Koji Iwaki, Koji Sakata, Minoru Kamada
  • Publication number: 20130173123
    Abstract: In a working vehicle 141, there is dissolved a risk that a black smoke is discharged, a knocking is generated and an engine stall is caused, if a lot of load is applied to a rotary tiller 24 during various works while traveling at a low speed. In the working vehicle 141 provided with an engine 70 which is mounted to a travel machine body 142, a common rail type fuel injection device 117 which injects fuel to the engine 70, and a continuously variable transmission 159 which shifts power from the engine 70, an engine driving point Q (Q1?Q2) relating to a rotating speed N and a torque T of the engine 70 is changed in such a manner that the rotation speed come to a high speed side rotating speed N2 dissolving an overload, and a change gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission 159 is modified and regulates in such a manner that a vehicle speed V of the travel machine body 142 does not change in the case that the overload acts on the engine 70 of having a low speed N1 in the rotating speed N.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: YANMAR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Oouchida, Keiichirou Yuzaki, Akifumi Kuroda, Tadao Hirai, Koji Iwaki, Koji Sakata, Minoru Kamada
  • Patent number: 7344473
    Abstract: A hydraulic transmission (21) has an electric actuator (86) for changing its output/input rotation speed ratio. A controller (90) of the actuator memorizes a command current value to the actuator supposing that load is not applied on the hydraulic transmission, and calculates a value of load applied on the hydraulic transmission by calculating a difference between an actual command current value to the actuator and the memorized command current value. A command current value is compensated based on the value of load, and the actuator receives feedback to be controlled. A vehicle may have a differential mechanism (10), which combines rotation powers on input side and output side of the hydraulic transmission. A detector (82) detects rotation speed of a main speed change output shaft (27) serving as an output shaft of the differential mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignees: Yanmar Agricultural Equipment Co., Ltd., Yanmar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumio Ishibashi, Yukio Kubota, Yasuo Noma, Akifumi Kuroda
  • Publication number: 20060172853
    Abstract: A hydraulic transmission (21) has an electric actuator (86) for changing its output/input rotation speed ratio. A controller (90) of the actuator memorizes a command current value to the actuator supposing that load is not applied on the hydraulic transmission, and calculates a value of load applied on the hydraulic transmission by calculating a difference between an actual command current value to the actuator and the memorized command current value. A command current value is compensated based on the value of load, and the actuator receives feedback to be controlled. A vehicle may have a differential mechanism (10), which combines rotation powers on input side and output side of the hydraulic transmission. A detector (82) detects rotation speed of a main speed change output shaft (27) serving as an output shaft of the differential mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Fumio Ishibashi, Yukio Kubota, Yasuo Noma, Akifumi Kuroda