Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Hanzawa
Hiroaki Hanzawa 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: 12145665Abstract: A steer-by-wire steering system includes: a steering device including a steering motor powered by a main power source and/or a backup power source; and a controller configured to control the steering device based on a steering request. When the backup power source is normal, the controller executes an abnormal-situation control based on electric power supplied to the steering motor by the main power source and/or the backup power source when the controller determines that the voltage of the main power source is less than a first threshold. When the backup power source is abnormal, the controller executes the abnormal-situation control based on electric power supplied to the steering motor by the main power source when the controller determines that the voltage of the main power source is less than a second threshold that is greater than the first threshold.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2022Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Atsushi Satou, Yosuke Yamashita, Hiroaki Hanzawa, Kazuaki Iida, Tokuaki Hibino
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Patent number: 12128969Abstract: An electric power source device includes an auxiliary electric power source for a main electric power source that supplies electric power to electric power supply targets, including an electric circuit of a control system for controlling a specific control target and an electric circuit of a power system that requires larger electric power than the electric circuit of the control system; and a selection circuit configured to supply the electric power from one electric power source having a higher voltage, out of the main electric power source and the auxiliary electric power source, to at least the electric circuit of the control system among the electric power supply targets.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2021Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuuta Kajisawa, Fumihiko Sato, Masaharu Yamashita, Atsushi Satou, Masataka Okuda, Toshiyuki Mikida, Hiroaki Hanzawa
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Publication number: 20240162706Abstract: A control device includes: a control section that, on the basis of a first supplied electric power maximum value computed in accordance with a radiation amount with respect to an electric power supplying device, and a second supplied electric power maximum value computed from temporal deterioration of the electric power supplying device, determines an electric power supply maximum value that is a maximum value of electric power to be supplied from the electric power supplying device to at least one external device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Nobuaki TAKAHASHI, Ruibai LI, Hiroaki HANZAWA
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Patent number: 11919579Abstract: A power supply system includes a system control unit, an auxiliary power supply, and an auxiliary-power-supply control unit. The system control unit and the auxiliary-power-supply control unit are configured such that information of at least one control unit of the system control unit and the auxiliary-power-supply control unit is able to be output to another control unit of the system control unit and the auxiliary-power-supply control unit. The at least one control unit is configured to output information indicating that an operation of the at least one control unit is stopped to the other control unit when the at least one control unit stops the operation of the at least one control unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuma Hasegawa, Toshihiro Takahashi, Yuji Fujita, Kenichi Abe, Yugo Nagashima, Yuuta Kajisawa, Takashi Koudai, Hiroaki Hanzawa, Atsushi Satou, Yosuke Yamashita, Shintaro Takayama, Tokuaki Hibino
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Publication number: 20240010364Abstract: A control device includes a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to acquire a status of each of a plurality of power distribution pathways provided at a moving body, and select a power distribution pathway having low resistance from among the plurality of power distribution pathways based on the acquired status, and cause power to be distributed via the selected power distribution pathway.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Hiroaki HANZAWA, Ruibai LI, Shingo HASEGAWA, Kotaro NAKAYAMA
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Publication number: 20230415924Abstract: A control device includes a computation section that computes information related to an effect of radiation received by a rover based on error information of a processing device provided to the rover, and a control section that performs control so as to reduce the effect of radiation received by the rover based on the information related to an effect of radiation computed by the computation section.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Noriyuki NISHI, Hiroaki HANZAWA
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Publication number: 20230029564Abstract: A steer-by-wire steering system includes: a steering device including a steering motor powered by a main power source and/or a backup power source; and a controller configured to control the steering device based on a steering request. When the backup power source is normal, the controller executes an abnormal-situation control based on electric power supplied to the steering motor by the main power source and/or the backup power source when the controller determines that the voltage of the main power source is less than a first threshold. When the backup power source is abnormal, the controller executes the abnormal-situation control based on electric power supplied to the steering motor by the main power source when the controller determines that the voltage of the main power source is less than a second threshold that is greater than the first threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Atsushi SATOU, Yosuke YAMASHITA, Hiroaki HANZAWA, Kazuaki IIDA, Tokuaki HIBINO
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Patent number: 11498609Abstract: A steer-by-wire vehicle includes a steering actuator configured to turn a wheel and a reaction actuator configure to apply a torque to a steering wheel. An electronic control unit of a control apparatus for the vehicle is configured to execute normal steering control for turning the wheel and applying a reaction torque to the steering wheel according to a rotation of the steering wheel, and, when an activation condition including that the normal steering control is not needed is satisfied, execute rotation suppression control for suppressing the rotation of the steeling wheel without prohibiting the rotation of the steering wheel. Specifically, the electronic control unit is configured to, based on a steering speed or a steering torque, determine a rotation suppression torque for suppressing the rotation of the steering wheel, and control the reaction actuator such that the rotation suppression torque is applied to the steering wheel.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masaharu Yamashita, Shintaro Takayama, Yosuke Yamashita, Hiroaki Hanzawa
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Patent number: 11475495Abstract: An information processing device calculates a quoted price to be presented to a purchase contemplation person for a vehicle. The information processing device includes a control unit that calculates a demand forecast when the purchase contemplation person uses the vehicle as a car-sharing vehicle, calculates an expected income when the purchase contemplation person uses the vehicle as the car-sharing vehicle, based on the demand forecast, and calculates the quoted price based on a vehicle price of the vehicle and the expected income, to present the quoted price to the purchase contemplation person.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Xin Jin, Takayuki Murase, Tadahiro Kashiwai, Toru Takashima, Hiroaki Hanzawa, Hideo Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20220169304Abstract: A power supply system includes a system control unit, an auxiliary power supply, and an auxiliary-power-supply control unit. The system control unit and the auxiliary-power-supply control unit are configured such that information of at least one control unit of the system control unit and the auxiliary-power-supply control unit is able to be output to another control unit of the system control unit and the auxiliary-power-supply control unit. The at least one control unit is configured to output information indicating that an operation of the at least one control unit is stopped to the other control unit when the at least one control unit stops the operation of the at least one control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2021Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuma HASEGAWA, Toshihiro TAKAHASHI, Yuji FUJITA, Kenichi ABE, Yugo NAGASHIMA, Yuuta KAJISAWA, Takashi KOUDAI, Hiroaki HANZAWA, Atsushi SATOU, Yosuke YAMASHITA, Shintaro TAKAYAMA, Tokuaki HIBINO
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Publication number: 20220063712Abstract: An electric power source device includes an auxiliary electric power source for a main electric power source that supplies electric power to electric power supply targets, including an electric circuit of a control system for controlling a specific control target and an electric circuit of a power system that requires larger electric power than the electric circuit of the control system; and a selection circuit configured to supply the electric power from one electric power source having a higher voltage, out of the main electric power source and the auxiliary electric power source, to at least the electric circuit of the control system among the electric power supply targets.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuuta KAJISAWA, Fumihiko SATO, Masaharu YAMASHITA, Atsushi SATOU, Masataka OKUDA, Toshiyuki MIKIDA, Hiroaki HANZAWA
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Publication number: 20210357831Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit associates a new rideshare request with a traffic plan of a mobile body based on a user attribute when receiving the new rideshare request including boarding and alighting conditions and the user attribute from a first terminal device, associates the new rideshare request with the traffic plan in which the ancillary conditions and the user attributes of the new rideshare request satisfy the ancillary conditions of the existing rideshare request and the ancillary conditions and the user attributes of the existing rideshare request satisfy the ancillary conditions of the new rideshare request when the new rideshare request includes ancillary conditions and the existing rideshare request associated with the traffic plan includes ancillary conditions, and calculates a fee for the new rideshare request based on at least one of a type and the number of the ancillary conditions for the new rideshare request.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Xin JIN, Takayuki Murase, Tadahiro Kashiwai, Toru Takashima, Hiroaki Hanzawa, Hideo Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20210319488Abstract: An information processing device calculates a quoted price to be presented to a purchase contemplation person for a vehicle. The information processing device includes a control unit that calculates a demand forecast when the purchase contemplation person uses the vehicle as a car-sharing vehicle, calculates an expected income when the purchase contemplation person uses the vehicle as the car-sharing vehicle, based on the demand forecast, and calculates the quoted price based on a vehicle price of the vehicle and the expected income, to present the quoted price to the purchase contemplation person.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Xin JIN, Takayuki MURASE, Tadahiro KASHIWAI, Toru TAKASHIMA, Hiroaki HANZAWA, Hideo HASEGAWA
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Patent number: 11146255Abstract: A power supply circuit includes a first P-channel MOSFET and a first voltage application circuit. The first P-channel MOSFET is provided between an on-board power supply and a vehicular apparatus that is a power supply target, and is configured to switch a power-ON state in which electric power is supplied to the vehicular apparatus and a power-OFF state in which the supply of the electric power is interrupted. The first voltage application circuit is configured to apply a voltage having a potential lower than a potential of the on-board power supply to a gate terminal such that a state of the first P-channel MOSFET is switched to the power-ON state, and apply a voltage having a potential equal to the potential of the on-board power supply to the gate terminal such that the state of the first P-channel MOSFET is switched to the power-OFF state.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Fumihiko Sato, Shingo Suzuki, Hiroaki Hanzawa, Masataka Okuda, Toshiyuki Mikida
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Publication number: 20210312506Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a control unit configured to acquire imaging data obtained by capturing an image of surroundings of a vehicle traveling while presenting an advertisement, and to calculate an advertising fee of the advertisement based on the imaging data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Xin JIN, Takayuki Murase, Tadahiro Kashiwai, Toru Takashima, Hiroaki Hanzawa, Hideo Hasegawa
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Patent number: 11139679Abstract: An auxiliary power source device includes a main power source-side path, an auxiliary power source-side path, a power source control circuit, an analog determination circuit that is provided separately from the power source control circuit, and a power source switching circuit. The power source control circuit controls switching between a conduction state and an interruption state on the main power source-side path and the auxiliary power source-side path. The analog determination circuit determines an occurrence of abnormality in the main power source and generates a switching signal when the occurrence of the abnormality in the main power source is determined. The power source switching circuit switches a power source for supplying power to a power supply target, from the main power source to the auxiliary power source.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Fumihiko Sato, Masataka Okuda, Toshiyuki Mikida, Hiroaki Hanzawa
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Publication number: 20200381936Abstract: An auxiliary power source device includes a main power source-side path, an auxiliary power source-side path, a power source control circuit, an analog determination circuit that is provided separately from the power source control circuit, and a power source switching circuit. The power source control circuit controls switching between a conduction state and an interruption state on the main power source-side path and the auxiliary power source-side path. The analog determination circuit determines an occurrence of abnormality in the main power source and generates a switching signal when the occurrence of the abnormality in the main power source is determined. The power source switching circuit switchs a power source for supplying power to a power supply target, from the main power source to the auxiliary power source.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Fumihiko SATO, Masataka OKUDA, Toshiyuki MIKIDA, Hiroaki HANZAWA
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Publication number: 20200335966Abstract: An electric power supply circuit includes an auxiliary electric power supply; a first MOSFET provided on an auxiliary electric power supply-side feed path, the first MOSFET including a parasitic diode configured to restrict conduction of electric current in a direction from the auxiliary electric power supply toward the feed target; a second MOSFET provided on the auxiliary electric power supply-side feed path, the second MOSFET including a parasitic diode configured to restrict conduction of the electric current in a direction from the feed target toward the auxiliary electric power supply; and a third MOSFET provided on at least one of the auxiliary electric power supply-side feed path and the main electric power supply-side feed path, the third MOSFET including a parasitic diode configured to restrict conduction of the electric current in a direction from the main electric power supply toward the auxiliary electric power supply.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Fumihiko SATO, Masataka OKUDA, Toshiyuki MIKIDA, Hiroaki HANZAWA
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Publication number: 20200313667Abstract: A power supply circuit includes a first P-channel MOSFET and a first voltage application circuit. The first P-channel MOSFET is provided between an on-board power supply and a vehicular apparatus that is a power supply target, and is configured to switch a power-ON state in which electric power is supplied to the vehicular apparatus and a power-OFF state in which the supply of the electric power is interrupted. The first voltage application circuit is configured to apply a voltage having a potential lower than a potential of the on-board power supply to a gate terminal such that a state of the first P-channel MOSFET is switched to the power-ON state, and apply a voltage having a potential equal to the potential of the on-board power supply to the gate terminal such that the state of the first P-channel MOSFET is switched to the power-OFF state.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Fumihiko SATO, Shingo SUZUKI, Hiroaki HANZAWA, Masataka OKUDA, Toshiyuki MIKIDA
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Publication number: 20200307675Abstract: A steer-by-wire vehicle includes a steering actuator configured to turn a wheel and a reaction actuator configure to apply a torque to a steering wheel. An electronic control unit of a control apparatus for the vehicle is configured to execute normal steering control for turning the wheel and applying a reaction torque to the steering wheel according to a rotation of the steering wheel, and, when an activation condition including that the normal steering control is not needed is satisfied, execute rotation suppression control for suppressing the rotation of the steeling wheel without prohibiting the rotation of the steering wheel. Specifically, the electronic control unit is configured to, based on a steering speed or a steering torque, determine a rotation suppression torque for suppressing the rotation of the steering wheel, and control the reaction actuator such that the rotation suppression torque is applied to the steering wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masaharu Yamashita, Shintaro Takayama, Yosuke Yamashita, Hiroaki Hanzawa