Patents by Inventor Hikaru NISHIWAKI

Hikaru NISHIWAKI 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).

  • Method of controlling sensor system
    Patent number: 10078153
    Abstract: A method of controlling a sensor system of an embodiment is a method of controlling a sensor system that includes a plurality of sensors to acquire a physical quantity according to existence of an object to be detected and that determines whether there is the object to be detected based on a sensing level that is the physical quantity multiplied by a gain parameter, the method including: adjusting the gain parameter in such a manner that the sensing level is equalized among the plurality of sensors in a case where there is no workpiece in a detection range of any of the plurality of sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Hikaru Nishiwaki
  • METHOD OF CONTROLLING SENSOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170090067
    Abstract: A method of controlling a sensor system of an embodiment is a method of controlling a sensor system that includes a plurality of sensors to acquire a physical quantity according to existence of an object to be detected and that determines whether there is the object to be detected based on a sensing level that is the physical quantity multiplied by a gain parameter, the method including: adjusting the gain parameter in such a manner that the sensing level is equalized among the plurality of sensors in a case where there is no workpiece in a detection range of any of the plurality of sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Hikaru NISHIWAKI