Patents by Inventor Daiki Yokoyama
Daiki Yokoyama 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).
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Publication number: 20240362817Abstract: A position estimation device that estimates a position of a moving object includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a captured image including the moving object from an imaging device; a position calculation unit that calculates a local coordinate point that indicates the position of the moving object in a local coordinate system using the captured image; a type identification unit that identifies a type of the moving object included in the captured image; and a position transformation unit that transforms the local coordinate point into a moving object coordinate point that indicates the position of the moving object in a global coordinate system using an imaging parameter calculated based on the position of the imaging device in the global coordinate system and a moving object parameter determined according to the type of the moving object.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kento IWAHORI, Daiki YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20240361774Abstract: A remote control system includes: a moving object including command accepting and first communication units, the command accepting unit being switchable between valid and invalid states, the valid state accepts a remote control command supplied from outside the moving object, the invalid state rejects the remote control command, the first communication unit transmits at least one information of first and second information, the first information indicating a sign that the operating state will switch to the valid state, the second information indicating that the operating state has switched to the valid state; and a controller including second communication and judging units, the second communication unit receives the at least one information, the judging unit permits switching of the operating state to the valid state when the judging unit judges that the second communication unit has received the at least one information and a predetermined permission condition is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kento IWAHORI, Shogo YASUYAMA, Daiki YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20240359655Abstract: A seat belt retractor includes a housing including a pair of side walls facing each other, a winding drum configured to wind up a webbing, a locking base being prevented from being rotated in the pull-out direction, in an emergency of a vehicle, an impact energy absorbing member connecting the winding drum and the locking base so as to be integrally rotatable in a normal state, an impact energy absorbing wire housed in a slot provided in the winding drum so as to form an opening in the first end surface of the winding drum, a ring provided integrally with or separately from the locking base, and a stopper member being configured to define an allowable amount of relative rotation between the winding drum and the locking base in a case where the impact energy absorbing member absorbs the impact energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Taro YOKOYAMA, Satoshi SUMINAKA, Takayoshi IJIRI, Noriko KURAUCHI, Eri FUJIWARA, Daiki HIJIKATA
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Publication number: 20240356353Abstract: A charging system includes a remote control unit configured to run the vehicle by remote control in the manufacturing process of the factory, wherein the vehicle is capable of running on track in the factory by remote control, wherein the vehicle includes a communication device having a communication function and a secondary battery for running mounted on the vehicle before running the track; a manufacturing status acquiring unit configured to acquire a manufacturing status in a post-process part, the post-process part is destination of the vehicle running the track from a pre-process part where the secondary battery mounted on the vehicle is charged or a charged secondary battery is mounted; and a charging rate determination unit configured to determine a charging rate at the time of mounting using the acquired manufacturing status in the post-process part, wherein the charging rate at the time of mounting is a charging rate of the secondary battery at the time of mounting the secondary battery on the vehiclType: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kento IWAHORI, Daiki YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20240345587Abstract: A remote control device includes a step information acquisition unit that acquires production step information; a target setting unit that sets a target distance between a front moving object and a rear moving object according to the production step information; a signal generation unit that generates at least one of a front first control signal as a control signal to define the running operation of the front moving object and a rear first control signal as a control signal to define the running operation of the rear moving object so as to set the actual distance between the front moving object and the rear moving object to the target distance; and a transmission unit that transmits the first control signal to the moving object subjected to control of the operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2024Publication date: October 17, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Noritsugu IWAZAKI, Daiki Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20240345589Abstract: A moving object management device manages a plurality of moving objects, each moving object having a remote control function to move by remote control. The moving object management device includes an information acquisition unit configured to acquire vulnerability information regarding vulnerability of the remote control function; and a disablement instruction unit configured to instruct a moving object having the vulnerability extracted by using the vulnerability information to disable the remote control function.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2024Publication date: October 17, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shogo YASUYAMA, Keigo IKEDA, Daiki YOKOYAMA, Yasuhiro SAITO
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Publication number: 20240346861Abstract: A controller includes a determining unit configured to determine a work assistance operation to be performed by a target moving object, the work assistance operation being an operation to assist work on a moving object, the target moving object including at least one of the moving object and another moving object being located around the moving object, the moving object configured to be operable by unmanned driving, the another moving object configured to be operable by unmanned driving and an instructing unit configured to instruct the target moving object to perform the work assistance operation determined by the determining unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2024Publication date: October 17, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kento IWAHORI, Daiki YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20240327122Abstract: An unmanned driving system includes a moving object configured to be movable by remote control; a remote control unit configured to perform remote control for the moving object, wherein the remote control unit moves the moving object that has been finished a first work at a first place in a factory to a second place in the factory by the remote control, wherein the moving object is produced in the factory, wherein the second place is a place for performing a second work on the moving object; and an information acquisition unit configured to acquire information indicating that a predetermined number or more of another moving objects of the same type as the moving object and having an abnormality arrive at the second place within a predetermined period, wherein when the information acquisition unit acquires the information, the remote control unit moves the moving object that has not been started the second work to a third place in the factory, wherein the third place is different from both the first place andType: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kento IWAHORl, Daiki YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20240329648Abstract: A remote control system includes: a moving object configured to be movable by remote control, the moving object including a deactivation execution unit configured to reversibly or irreversibly deactivate the remote control; a position information acquisition unit configured to acquire position information regarding the moving object; a determination unit configured to determine whether the moving object is located inside a predetermined first region and whether the moving object is located inside a predetermined second region using the position information, the second region being different from the first region; and a deactivation command unit configured to supply a first command to the moving object when the determination unit determines that the moving object is located inside the first region, the first command being a command for causing the deactivation execution unit to reversibly deactivate the remote control, the deactivation command unit configured to supply a second command to the moving object wheType: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keigo IKEDA, Daiki YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20240329651Abstract: A technique that can prevent conveyance of a moving object from delaying when the moving object stops during autonomous driving by a remote operation. A control device includes a switching execution unit that, when a predetermined first switching condition is satisfied, switches a driving mode of the moving object from a remote autonomous driving mode to a remote manual driving mode, and the first switching condition includes as a condition a case where, during running in the remote autonomous driving mode, the moving object falls in at least one state of (1a) a first state where a state of the moving object has become an abnormal state, (1b) a second state where a moving object has intruded a surrounding area set in advance to surroundings of the moving object, and (1c) a third state where a failure has occurred during the running in the remote autonomous driving mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keigo Ikeda, Rio Suda, Yoshinori Watanabe, Daiki Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20240329650Abstract: A system includes: a remote control unit that causes a moving object to move by remote control, the moving object being able to move by the remote control in a manufacturing process in a factory that manufactures the moving object, the moving object including a communication unit and a driving control unit, the communication unit having a communication function, the driving control unit executing driving control of the moving object; a disabling execution unit that selectively executes one of irreversible disabling processing for irreversibly disabling the remote control, and reversible disabling processing for reversibly disabling the remote control; and a disabling instruction unit that determines which one of the irreversible disabling processing and the reversible disabling processing to execute using shipping destination information related to the remote control at a shipping destination to which the moving object after manufacturing is shipped.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keigo IKEDA, Daiki YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20240329656Abstract: An abnormality detection device includes: an abnormality detection unit that detects an abnormality by analyzing a result of detection of at least one of a target object on a track of a vehicle, a target object around the vehicle, and a target object installed in the vehicle, the vehicle being capable of running by unmanned driving, the result of detection being by a detection device that is capable of detecting the at least one target object; and an output unit that, when the abnormality is detected, outputs a signal that is different from a signal output when the abnormality is not detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kento Iwahori, Daiki Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20240329652Abstract: A moving object movable by remote control comprises: a moving object communication unit for receiving a request for driving control from outside the moving object; a driving controller capable of implementing driving control over the moving object in response to the request for driving control during a course of manufacture in a factory for manufacture of the moving object; a signal detection unit for detecting an disablement signal at a predetermined place along a moving route of the moving object; and an disablement implementation unit that performs an disablement process for disabling the remote control if a first condition is fulfilled. The first condition includes an event that the disablement signal is detected or an event that the disablement signal having been detected becomes no longer detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keigo IKEDA, Daiki Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20240329644Abstract: An unmanned driving system includes a moving object movable by remote control; a moving object configured to be movable by remote control; a remote control unit configured to perform the remote control for the moving object, wherein the remote control unit moves the moving object that has been finished a first work at a first place in a factory to a second place in the factory by the remote control, wherein the first work is a work using production equipment, wherein the second place is a place for performing a second work on the moving object; an information acquisition unit configured to acquire abnormality information, wherein the abnormality information includes at least one of information regarding abnormality in the production equipment, information regarding abnormality in the moving object, and information regarding abnormality in another moving object of the same type as the moving object; and an estimation unit configured to estimate whether or not the moving object has an abnormality using the abnoType: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kento IWAHORl, Daiki YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20240329645Abstract: A remote control system includes: a moving object configured to be movable by remote control, the moving object including a deactivation execution unit configured to deactivate the remote control; a position information acquisition unit configured to acquire position information regarding the moving object; a determination unit configured to determine whether the moving object is located inside or outside a predetermined first region using the position information; and a deactivation command unit configured to transmit a deactivation command to the moving object when the determination unit determines that the moving object is located outside the first region, the deactivation command being a command for causing the deactivation execution unit to deactivate the remote control.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keigo IKEDA, Daiki YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20240329649Abstract: A system includes: a remote control unit that causes a moving object to move by remote control, the moving object being able to move by the remote control in a manufacturing process in a factory that manufactures the moving object, and in a conveyance process outside the factory, the conveyance process shipping the moving object after manufacturing from the factory and conveying the moving object to a destination, the moving object including a communication unit and a driving control unit, the communication unit having a communication function, the driving control unit executing driving control of the moving object; a disabling execution unit that executes disabling processing for disabling the remote control; and a disabling instruction unit determining whether or not to execute the disabling processing using transit point information related to the remote control at at least one transit point at which the moving object transits in the conveyance process, the disabling instruction unit instructing the disablType: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shogo YASUYAMA, Daiki YOKOYAMA
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Patent number: 12107451Abstract: A charge control system includes: a charging device having a first processor configured to store electric power to be supplied to a preset area; and a charge control device having a second processor configured to acquire brightness information in the area, calculate a charge amount of the charging device on a basis of the acquired brightness information, and perform charge control of the charging device on a basis of the calculated charge amount. Further, when calculating the charge amount, the second processor calculates the charge amount in such a manner that the charge amount decreases as brightness in the area increases.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daiki Yokoyama, Daiki Kawachino, Shota Tsukamoto, Rie Yayabe, Masaaki Sato
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Publication number: 20240317340Abstract: A control system for controlling transport of a vehicle in any of steps from production to shipment of the vehicle includes a state identification unit that identifies a vehicle state that is a state of the vehicle, and a control notification unit that determines a control content of the vehicle by using the identified vehicle state and notifies the vehicle of the control content. The control notification unit determines to control at least either one of a transport route of the vehicle and a timing of starting the transport as the control content such that a magnitude of a difference between the vehicle state and a preset target state is suppressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2024Publication date: September 26, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shogo YASUYAMA, Daiki YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20240319740Abstract: A system comprises: a remote controller that causes a vehicle to run by remote control, the vehicle being capable of running along a track in a factory during a course of manufacture, the vehicle including a vehicle communication unit and a driving controller, the vehicle communication unit having a communication function, the driving controller implementing driving control over the vehicle; a track information acquisition unit that acquires track information that is information about an environment of a track on which the vehicle is configured to run by the remote control; and a running method determination unit that determines a running method using the acquired track information, the running method including at least one of a possibility or impossibility of running of the vehicle and a running route along which the vehicle is to run.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2024Publication date: September 26, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shogo YASUYAMA, Takeshi KANOU, Kento IWAHORI, Daiki YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20240308608Abstract: A controller used in a system that moves a moving object by remote control comprises: a whereabouts determination unit, if a first detection unit provided at the system detects a target person, the whereabouts determination unit determining whereabouts of the target person on the basis of a detection result of the target person by the first detection unit; a moving object specification unit that specifies the moving object being controlled by the remote control and likely to approach the target person on the basis of the determined whereabouts; and a signal transmission unit that transmits a control signal to the specified moving object. The control signal is a signal for changing a driving mode of the moving object to an alert mode for giving an alert against the target person.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2024Publication date: September 19, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kento IWAHORI, Takuro SAWANO, Yuka YOKOI, Daiki YOKOYAMA