Patents by Inventor Hajime Miura
Hajime Miura 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: 11648960Abstract: A control method and a control device are provided for autonomously controlling a host vehicle when turning across an oncoming lane at an intersection with a signal light being green. A determination is made as to whether or not the host vehicle can make a right or left turn while a signal light is still green at a time of the right or left turn, either while the host vehicle in the left lane is waiting in a row of vehicles to make the right turn or while the host vehicle traveling in the right lane is waiting in a row of vehicles to make the left turn at an intersection during travel under autonomous driving. The host vehicle then creeps forward to a start position for starting at a next time the signal light is green upon determining the right or left turn cannot be made.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2018Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hajime Miura
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Patent number: 11305768Abstract: An acceleration rate is controlled so that a vehicle speed during autonomous driving is caused to approach a target vehicle speed. When a host vehicle has caught up with another vehicle traveling ahead of the host vehicle, the vehicle speed of the host vehicle is limited in accordance with a headway distance to the other vehicle. An acceleration rate is changed in accordance with a frequency with which the host vehicle catches up to a preceding vehicle, which is another vehicle immediately ahead of the host vehicle, and to another vehicle ahead of the preceding vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hajime Miura
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Publication number: 20210001849Abstract: An acceleration rate is controlled so that a vehicle speed during autonomous driving is caused to approach a target vehicle speed. When a host vehicle has caught up with another vehicle traveling ahead of the host vehicle, the vehicle speed of the host vehicle is limited in accordance with a headway distance to the other vehicle. An acceleration rate is changed in accordance with a frequency with which the host vehicle catches up to a preceding vehicle, which is another vehicle immediately ahead of the host vehicle, and to another vehicle ahead of the preceding vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2018Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventor: Hajime MIURA
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Publication number: 20200361488Abstract: A control method and a control device are provided for autonomously controlling a host vehicle when turning across an oncoming lane at an intersection with a signal light being green. A determination is made as to whether or not the host vehicle can make a right or left turn while a signal light is still green at a time of the right or left turn, either while the host vehicle in the left lane is waiting in a row of vehicles to make the right turn or while the host vehicle traveling in the right lane is waiting in a row of vehicles to make the left turn at an intersection during travel under autonomous driving. The host vehicle then creeps forward to a start position for starting at a next time the signal light is green upon determining the right or left turn cannot be made.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2018Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventor: Hajime MIURA
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Patent number: 9014948Abstract: A control device for an internal combustion engine of a spark-ignition type that injects fuel directly into a combustion chamber including a temperature detector that detects the temperature of the combustion chamber, a load detector that detects the load of the internal combustion engine, and a controller. The controller performs a first control when the temperature of the combustion chamber is lower than or equal to a predetermined temperature and the load of the internal combustion engine is higher than a predetermined load such that the timing of fuel injection is advanced compared with the timing when the load of the internal combustion engine is lower than or equal to the predetermined load.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2010Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hajime Miura
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Patent number: 8612123Abstract: A variable valve mechanism provided on a exhaust side of an internal combustion engine, in which a most advanced state is set as an initial state, operating condition detecting means for detecting operating conditions, variable valve control means for controlling an operation of the variable valve mechanism in accordance with the operating conditions, engine condition determining means for determining whether the internal combustion engine is in a cold state or a warm state, and stop request determining means for determining whether or not a stop request has been issued in relation to the internal combustion engine are provided. When a stop request is issued in the cold state, the internal combustion engine is stopped after returning the variable valve mechanism to the initial state.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2009Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hajime Miura
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Publication number: 20110048349Abstract: A variable valve mechanism provided on a exhaust side of an internal combustion engine, in which a most advanced state is set as an initial state, operating condition detecting means for detecting operating conditions, variable valve control means for controlling an operation of the variable valve mechanism in accordance with the operating conditions, engine condition determining means for determining whether the internal combustion engine is in a cold state or a warm state, and stop request determining means for determining whether or not a stop request has been issued in relation to the internal combustion engine are provided. When a stop request is issued in the cold state, the internal combustion engine is stopped after returning the variable valve mechanism to the initial state.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2009Publication date: March 3, 2011Inventor: Hajime Miura
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Publication number: 20100332109Abstract: A control device for an internal combustion engine of a spark-ignition type that injects fuel directly into a combustion chamber including a temperature detector that detects the temperature of the combustion chamber, a load detector that detects the load of the internal combustion engine, and a controller. The controller performs a first control when the temperature of the combustion chamber is lower than or equal to a predetermined temperature and the load of the internal combustion engine is higher than a predetermined load such that the timing of fuel injection is advanced compared with the timing when the load of the internal combustion engine is lower than or equal to the predetermined load.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Hajime Miura
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Patent number: 7830633Abstract: A head IC adjusts an amplitude level of a read signal of a head and outputs to a read channel having an AGC amplifier, includes an AGC amplifier. The AGC amplifier has a feedback loop control type first amplifier and a feed-forward control type second amplifier. The precision of control with respect to a target value is improved, and an AGC amplifier with fast response can be configured. Further, increases in the AGC pull-in type can be prevented, stability can be assured, and erroneous AGC judgments can be prevented.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2008Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Toshiba Storage Device CorporationInventor: Hajime Miura
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Publication number: 20090141386Abstract: A head IC adjusts an amplitude level of a read signal of a head and outputs to a read channel having an AGC amplifier, includes an AGC amplifier. The AGC amplifier has a feedback loop control type first amplifier and a feed-forward control type second amplifier. The precision of control with respect to a target value is improved, and an AGC amplifier with fast response can be configured. Further, increases in the AGC pull-in type can be prevented, stability can be assured, and erroneous AGC judgments can be prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2008Publication date: June 4, 2009Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventor: Hajime Miura
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Publication number: 20080080096Abstract: There is provided a head slider supporting device and a storage device capable of reducing the influence of a crosstalk between wirings. A head slider supporting device has one terminal connected to a magnetic head slider and the other terminal connected to a preamplifier IC. The head slider supporting device includes a supporting portion (flexure) that includes a conductor for supporting the magnetic head slider; an insulation portion that includes a dielectric contacting the supporting portion; a heater signal line 31a that is a wiring for connecting the magnetic head slider and preamplifier IC in order to control a heater provided in the magnetic head slider and that contacts the insulation portion; a heater GND line 30a that is a wiring for connecting the magnetic head slider and preamplifier IC in order to connect a heater and a ground and that contacts the insulation portion; and a GND connection line 30b that is a wiring for connecting the heater GND line 30a and supporting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2007Publication date: April 3, 2008Applicant: Fujitsu LimitedInventor: Hajime Miura
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Patent number: 7343886Abstract: An internal combustion engine control apparatus is provided with a hydraulically operated variable valve operating mechanism for varying the valve timing of air intake valves, and a water temperature sensor for sensing engine coolant temperature to estimate the degree of engine warm-up. The valve operating mechanism is controlled to switch the valve timing from the warm-up idle valve timing with a high idling speed to the post-warm-up idle valve timing with a slower idling speed as the engine temperature approaches the warm-up temperature threshold. The switch in valve timings starts before an engine rotational speed falls below a rotational speed threshold lying between the high idling speed during the warm-up idling and the post-warm-up idling speed during the post-warm-up idling such that a sufficient hydraulic pressure switch the valve timing with a specific degree of responsiveness is attained when the engine rotational speed is at or above the rotational speed threshold.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2007Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hajime Miura
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Publication number: 20070215105Abstract: An internal combustion engine control apparatus is provided with a hydraulically operated variable valve operating mechanism for varying the valve timing of air intake valves, and a water temperature sensor for sensing engine coolant temperature to estimate the degree of engine warm-up. The valve operating mechanism is controlled to switch the valve timing from the warm-up idle valve timing with a high idling speed to the post-warm-up idle valve timing with a slower idling speed as the engine temperature approaches the warm-up temperature threshold. The switch in valve timings starts before an engine rotational speed falls below a rotational speed threshold lying between the high idling speed during the warm-up idling and the post-warm-up idling speed during the post-warm-up idling such that a sufficient hydraulic pressure switch the valve timing with a specific degree of responsiveness is attained when the engine rotational speed is at or above the rotational speed threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2007Publication date: September 20, 2007Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hajime Miura
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Patent number: 7100548Abstract: A V-type 8-cylinder four cycle internal combustion engine has a bank angle of 90 deg. and employs a double link type piston-crank mechanism for transmitting the force of each piston to a crankshaft. The double link type piston-crank mechanism comprises an upper link that has one end pivotally connected to the piston, a lower link that is rotatably supported by a crank pin of the crankshaft and has one end pivotally connected to the other end of the upper link, and a control link that has one end pivotally connected to the other end of the lower link and the other end pivotally connected to a cylinder block. Preferably, the crankshaft is of a single plane type in which all of the four throws are in a common plane.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2005Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naoki Takahashi, Katsuya Moteki, Masayuki Hara, Hajime Miura
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Publication number: 20060130463Abstract: An engine exhaust gas temperature control system comprises a combustion chamber, a fuel supplying device, a secondary air supplying device and a control unit. The fuel supplying device is configured and arranged to supply fuel into an intake passage. The secondary air supplying device is configured and arranged to selectively supply secondary air to an exhaust passage. The control unit is configured to execute a secondary air combustion operation in which a valve overlapping period during which an intake valve and an exhaust valve are both open is set and the fuel supplying device is controlled to inject the fuel into the intake passage so that a portion of the fuel that blows by a combustion chamber and into the exhaust passage during the valve overlapping period is combusted by the secondary air supplied by the secondary air supplying device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2005Publication date: June 22, 2006Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hajime Miura
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Patent number: 7021258Abstract: A learning apparatus for a variable valve control of an internal combustion engine includes a variable valve operating mechanism, an actuator that rotationally drives the control shaft, a control shaft sensor that detects an angular position of the control shaft, a reference position determining section that determines whether or not the control shaft has reached a predetermined reference position under the drive from the actuator, a learning section that learns an output value of the control shaft sensor when it is determined that the control shaft has reached the reference position and stores the learned output value as a sensor output reference value, and a learning preparing section that causes the control shaft to be driven by the actuator toward the reference position when a crankshaft of the engine is rotating and supply of fuel to the engine is stopped. A learning method is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2005Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsuneyasu Nohara, Yuuzou Akasaka, Katsuhiko Kawamura, Hajime Miura, Satoshi Nishii
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Patent number: 6971350Abstract: A variable valve control system for an internal combustion engine including a plurality of cylinders, the variable valve control system including a variable lift characteristic control mechanism to adjust a valve lift characteristic of each of intake valves.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2005Date of Patent: December 6, 2005Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuuzou Akasaka, Tsuneyasu Nohara, Katsuhiko Kawamura, Hajime Miura, Satoshi Nishii
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Publication number: 20050263115Abstract: A V-type 8-cylinder four cycle internal combustion engine has a bank angle of 90 deg. and employs a double link type piston-crank mechanism for transmitting the force of each piston to a crankshaft. The double link type piston-crank mechanism comprises an upper link that has one end pivotally connected to the piston, a lower link that is rotatably supported by a crank pin of the crankshaft and has one end pivotally connected to the other end of the upper link, and a control link that has one end pivotally connected to the other end of the lower link and the other end pivotally connected to a cylinder block. Preferably, the crankshaft is of a single plane type in which all of the four throws are in a common plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2005Publication date: December 1, 2005Inventors: Naoki Takahashi, Katsuya Moteki, Masayuki Hara, Hajime Miura
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Publication number: 20050193968Abstract: A learning apparatus for a variable valve control of an internal combustion engine includes a variable valve operating mechanism, an actuator that rotationally drives the control shaft, a control shaft sensor that detects an angular position of the control shaft, a reference position determining section that determines whether or not the control shaft has reached a predetermined reference position under the drive from the actuator, a learning section that learns an output value of the control shaft sensor when it is determined that the control shaft has reached the reference position and stores the learned output value as a sensor output reference value, and a learning preparing section that causes the control shaft to be driven by the actuator toward the reference position when a crankshaft of the engine is rotating and supply of fuel to the engine is stopped.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2005Publication date: September 8, 2005Inventors: Tsuneyasu Nohara, Yuuzou Akasaka, Katsuhiko Kawamura, Hajime Miura, Satoshi Nishii
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Publication number: 20050188931Abstract: A variable valve control system for an internal combustion engine including a plurality of cylinders, the variable valve control system including a variable lift characteristic control mechanism to adjust a valve lift characteristic of each of intake valves.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2005Publication date: September 1, 2005Inventors: Yuuzou Akasaka, Tsuneyasu Nohara, Katsuhiko Kawamura, Hajime Miura, Satoshi Nishii