Patents by Inventor Akira Tagaki

Akira Tagaki 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).

  • Method of automatically controlling traveling of vehicle
    Patent number: 6138064
    Abstract: A running section on a main line 5 and a branching lane 7, leading to platforms 6, including a branching and merging is represented as a moving target control section 11. The running section of the main lane not including the branching and merging sections is represented as a vehicle-to-vehicle distance control section 12. When a vehicle enters the moving target control section 11, the vehicle is detected by a vehicle detector 13 and the position information, course information, etc., are output to an operation control computer. Based on the detected information the operation control computer temporarily shifts the generation interval of the moving target to be matched to an entry of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Matsumoto, Akira Tagaki, Hiroyuki Mochidome, Hiroshi Saeki