Patents by Inventor Genpei Naitou

Genpei Naitou 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).

  • Patent number: 7917272
    Abstract: In deceleration control apparatus and method for an automotive vehicle, a deceleration control is performed in accordance with a turning travel situation of the vehicle; and an engine throttle opening angle is controlled gradually in a closure direction at a preset variation degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Suzuki, Genpei Naitou, Shinji Matsumoto, Tomohiro Jimbo
  • Publication number: 20090138164
    Abstract: In deceleration control apparatus and method for an automotive vehicle, a deceleration control is performed in accordance with a turning travel situation of the vehicle; and an engine throttle opening angle is controlled gradually in a closure direction at a preset variation degree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Tatsuya SUZUKI, Genpei Naitou, Shinji Matsumoto, Tomohiro Jimbo
  • Patent number: 7016777
    Abstract: There is provided a deceleration control apparatus for an automotive vehicle, including a target vehicle speed calculation unit that calculates a target vehicle speed and a deceleration control unit that performs deceleration control on the vehicle so that the vehicle reaches the target vehicle speed. The target vehicle speed calculation unit has a first target vehicle speed calculating section to give as the target vehicle speed a first target vehicle speed value by dividing a multiplication product of an estimated road friction coefficient and a predetermined target lateral acceleration limit by a determined actual yaw rate, and a target vehicle speed correcting section to correct the target vehicle speed depending on an accelerator pedal depression and a detected actual lateral acceleration, so as to adjust the amount of deceleration control on the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Suzuki, Genpei Naitou, Shinji Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20050216162
    Abstract: There is provided a deceleration control apparatus for an automotive vehicle, including a target vehicle speed calculation unit that calculates a target vehicle speed and a deceleration control unit that performs deceleration control on the vehicle so that the vehicle reaches the target vehicle speed. The target vehicle speed calculation unit has a first target vehicle speed calculating section to give as the target vehicle speed a first target vehicle speed value by dividing a multiplication product of an estimated road friction coefficient and a predetermined target lateral acceleration limit by a determined actual yaw rate, and a target vehicle speed correcting section to correct the target vehicle speed depending on an accelerator pedal depression and a detected actual lateral acceleration, so as to adjust the amount of deceleration control on the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Tatsuya Suzuki, Genpei Naitou, Shinji Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20050203692
    Abstract: In deceleration control apparatus and method for an automotive vehicle, a deceleration control is performed in accordance with a turning travel situation of the vehicle; and an engine throttle opening angle is controlled gradually in a closure direction at a preset variation degree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Tatsuya Suzuki, Genpei Naitou, Shinji Matsumoto, Tomohiro Jimbo
  • Patent number: 6236926
    Abstract: An upper limit of a target braking force for performing behavior control, and an upper limit of its variation rate, are limited so as not to produce hunting due to interference with an anti-skid control. A microcomputer comprising a braking force controller, in a step 81, calculates a target slip ratio (S1*) before limiting from a target braking force (F0*) before limiting and a wheel braking rigidity coefficient (ks), and when it is determined in a step 82 that (S1*) is larger than a maximum controllable slip ratio (Smax), in a step 84, limits a target slip rate (S2*) after limiting to (Smax) and limits the upper limit of target braking force after limiting, calculated by multiplying (S2*) by (ks), to a maximum value at which slip control is possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Genpei Naitou