Patents by Inventor Daisuke NOMA
Daisuke NOMA 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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Patent number: 12637060Abstract: In one mode, with a vehicle control apparatus, a vehicle control method, and a vehicle control system according to the present invention, during roll control based on roll-control driving force and roll-control braking force applied to road wheels of a vehicle, deceleration braking force is allocated such that first deceleration braking force applied to a turning outer front road wheel becomes greater than second deceleration braking force applied to a turning inner front road wheel and third deceleration braking force applied to a turning outer rear road wheel and becomes equal to or greater than fourth deceleration braking force applied to a turning inner rear road wheel. In this way, the roll behavior of the vehicle can be reduced, and the dive behavior toward the turning outer front road wheel can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2022Date of Patent: May 26, 2026Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke Noma, Kentaro Ueno
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Patent number: 12528453Abstract: In one mode, with a vehicle control apparatus, a vehicle control method, and a vehicle control system according to the present invention, a control command is output for operating an actuator unit mounted in a vehicle, so as to obtain a control moment including at least one of a roll moment, a pitch moment, and a yaw moment that are generated for the vehicle before a curve on a traveling road on which the vehicle runs, based on a physical quantity about a curvature ahead on the traveling road and a physical quantity about a speed of the vehicle. In this way, the passenger's sense of security when the vehicle runs on the curve may be improved.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2022Date of Patent: January 20, 2026Assignees: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd., School Judicial Person Ikutoku GakuenInventors: Daisuke Noma, Kentaro Ueno, Makoto Yamakado, Yoshio Kano, Masato Abe
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Patent number: 12311946Abstract: A vehicle control device, a vehicle control method, and a vehicle control system according to the present invention estimate, in response to a deceleration command to a vehicle, the first deceleration generated by a frictional braking force based on characteristics of deceleration with respect to a force acting on a friction pad of a frictional braking device, determine the second deceleration by subtracting the first deceleration from the deceleration command, output the first command for generating the frictional braking force based on the deceleration command, and output the second command for generating the regenerative braking force based on the second deceleration. This allows compensating for uncertainty in achieving deceleration by frictional braking, and improving the accuracy of the actual deceleration with respect to the deceleration command.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2021Date of Patent: May 27, 2025Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuya Iba, Kentaro Ueno, Daisuke Noma
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Patent number: 12252111Abstract: The vehicle control device of the present invention acquires characteristics of a road condition in front of a traveling vehicle based on external information; acquires vehicle behavior control variables for controlling the behavior of the vehicle based on estimated state variables of the vehicle that are obtained based on the characteristics, and control variables concerning speed of the vehicle based on the external information; acquires trajectory tracking control variables for causing the vehicle to track the target trajectory based on the target trajectory on which the vehicle travels that are obtained based on the characteristics and the estimated state variables; and outputs the control commands for controlling the suspension device, steering device, and braking and driving device based on the vehicle behavior control variables and the trajectory tracking control variables. This improves travel stability of the vehicle on a road surface on which an irregularity such as ruts exists.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2020Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke Noma, Kentaro Ueno
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Patent number: 12227165Abstract: A vehicle control device, a vehicle control method, and a vehicle control system according to the present invention perform feedback control to reduce difference in lateral direction or difference in turning direction between an own vehicle and a travel target, so as to acquire a first steering angle control command for increasing a steering angle control amount as the velocity of the own vehicle decreases, acquire a second steering angle control command for decreasing the steering angle control amount with respect to the velocity, compared with a magnitude of the steering angle control amount with respect to the velocity obtained by the first steering angle control command, output the first steering angle control command when the velocity is greater than a predetermined threshold, and output the second steering angle control command when the velocity is equal to, or less than, the predetermined threshold.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2021Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroki Sugawara, Kentaro Ueno, Daisuke Noma
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Publication number: 20250018927Abstract: In one mode, with a vehicle control apparatus, a vehicle control method, and a vehicle control system according to the present invention, during roll control based on roll-control driving force and roll-control braking force applied to road wheels of a vehicle, deceleration braking force is allocated such that first deceleration braking force applied to a turning outer front road wheel becomes greater than second deceleration braking force applied to a turning inner front road wheel and third deceleration braking force applied to a turning outer rear road wheel and becomes equal to or greater than fourth deceleration braking force applied to a turning inner rear road wheel. In this way, the roll behavior of the vehicle can be reduced, and the dive behavior toward the turning outer front road wheel can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2022Publication date: January 16, 2025Inventors: Daisuke NOMA, Kentaro UENO
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Publication number: 20240140399Abstract: In one mode, with a vehicle control apparatus, a vehicle control method, and a vehicle control system according to the present invention, a control command is output for operating an actuator unit mounted in a vehicle, so as to obtain a control moment including at least one of a roll moment, a pitch moment, and a yaw moment that are generated for the vehicle before a curve on a traveling road on which the vehicle runs, based on a physical quantity about a curvature ahead on the traveling road and a physical quantity about a speed of the vehicle. In this way, the passenger's sense of security when the vehicle runs on the curve may be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Daisuke NOMA, Kentaro UENO, Makoto YAMAKADO, Yoshio KANO, Masato ABE
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Publication number: 20230347888Abstract: A vehicle control device, a vehicle control method, and a vehicle control system according to the present invention acquire a first driving area in front of a vehicle, the first driving area being included in a first target command specified by a recognition and determination unit that performs recognition and determination, output a first control command for driving the vehicle at a velocity and on a driving path that are based on a specification relating to driving of the vehicle in the first driving area, acquire a second driving area that partly overlaps the first driving area in front of the vehicle while the vehicle is running in the first driving area, the second driving area being included in a second target command specified by the recognition and determination unit, and output a second control command for driving the vehicle at a velocity and on a driving path that are based on a specification relating to driving of the vehicle in the second driving area.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2021Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Kentaro UENO, Daisuke NOMA
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Publication number: 20230347861Abstract: A vehicle control device, a vehicle control method, and a vehicle control system according to the present invention perform feedback control to reduce difference in lateral direction or difference in turning direction between an own vehicle and a travel target, so as to acquire a first steering angle control conunand for increasing a steering angle control amount as the velocity of the own vehicle decreases, acquire a second steering angle control command for decreasing the steering angle control amount with respect to the velocity, compared with a magnitude of the steering angle control amount with respect to the velocity obtained by the first steering angle control command, output the first steering angle control command when the velocity is greater than a predetermined threshold, and output the second steering angle control command when the velocity is equal to, or less than, the predetermined threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2021Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Hiroki SUGAWARA, Kentaro UENO, Daisuke NOMA
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Publication number: 20230322224Abstract: A vehicle control device, a vehicle control method, and a vehicle control system according to the present invention estimate, in response to a deceleration command to a vehicle, the first deceleration generated by a frictional braking force based on characteristics of deceleration with respect to a force acting on a friction pad of a frictional braking device, determine the second deceleration by subtracting the first deceleration from the deceleration command, output the first command for generating the frictional braking force based on the deceleration command, and output the second command for generating the regenerative braking force based on the second deceleration. This allows compensating for uncertainty in achieving deceleration by frictional braking, and improving the accuracy of the actual deceleration with respect to the deceleration command.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2021Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Tatsuya IBA, Kentaro UENO, Daisuke NOMA
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Publication number: 20220332306Abstract: The vehicle control device of the present invention acquires characteristics of a road condition in front of a traveling vehicle based on external information; acquires vehicle behavior control variables for controlling the behavior of the vehicle based on estimated state variables of the vehicle that are obtained based on the characteristics, and control variables concerning speed of the vehicle based on the external information; acquires trajectory tracking control variables for causing the vehicle to track the target trajectory based on the target trajectory on which the vehicle travels that are obtained based on the characteristics and the estimated state variables; and outputs the control commands for controlling the suspension device, steering device, and braking and driving device based on the vehicle behavior control variables and the trajectory tracking control variables. This improves travel stability of the vehicle on a road surface on which an irregularity such as ruts exists.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2020Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Daisuke NOMA, Kentaro UENO