Patents by Inventor Hidenori Ishihama

Hidenori Ishihama 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).

  • Drive simulation apparatus
    Patent number: 6431872
    Abstract: A cockpit is supported by a motion base in a state of being capable of making swinging movement. A host computer calculate vehicle motion information in accordance with operation of various operation equipments performed by a driver accommodated in the cockpit. A simulation image is formed, the cockpit is controlled for swinging movement, and various meters or the like in the cockpit are controlled on the basis of an obtained result of the calculation. Thus, the drive simulation is carried out in a state approximate to that of a real vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Honda Kigen Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shuji Shiraishi, Yuichi Hashimoto, Yutaka Nishi, Mitsuya Serizawa, Osamu Yamamoto, Takashi Nishihara, Hiroyuki Kawagoe, Nobuharu Kuriki, Takuya Sakai, Hidenori Ishihama, Toyotaka Torii, Akihiko Ohtsu