Patents by Inventor Hirofumi Udagawa

Hirofumi Udagawa 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: 9043177
    Abstract: A sensor information acquisition section acquires angular velocity information (GX, GY, GZ) around three axes acquired by three angular velocity sensors, and acceleration information (AX, AY, AZ) in three axial directions acquired by three acceleration sensors. A posture information calculation section calculates a posture angle and position coordinates in a virtual three-dimensional space based on the angular velocity information (GX, GY, GZ) and the acceleration information (AX, AY, AZ). The posture information calculation section calculates a fixed coordinate system velocity vector based on an inertial coordinate system acceleration vector (A) obtained from the acceleration information (AX, AY, AZ), and calculates position coordinates in a virtual three-dimensional space corresponding to the fixed coordinate system velocity vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Udagawa, Yoshihiro Kobayashi, Yasushi Nakaoka
  • Publication number: 20110218753
    Abstract: A sensor information acquisition section acquires angular velocity information (GX, GY, GZ) around three axes acquired by three angular velocity sensors, and acceleration information (AX, AY, AZ) in three axial directions acquired by three acceleration sensors. A posture information calculation section calculates a posture angle and position coordinates in a virtual three-dimensional space based on the angular velocity information (GX, GY, GZ) and the acceleration information (AX, AY, AZ). The posture information calculation section calculates a fixed coordinate system velocity vector based on an inertial coordinate system acceleration vector (A) obtained from the acceleration information (AX, AY, AZ), and calculates position coordinates in a virtual three-dimensional space corresponding to the fixed coordinate system velocity vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi UDAGAWA, Yoshihiro KOBAYASHI, Yasushi NAKAOKA
  • Publication number: 20110202300
    Abstract: A turntable (230) is installed so that an upper side (231) of the turntable is horizontal (S10). A posture detection device (1) is secured on a side (211) of a cubic jig (210) so that an X-axis (first axis) perpendicularly intersects a side (212) (second side), a Y-axis (second axis) perpendicularly intersects a side (213) (third side), and a Z-axis (third axis) perpendicularly intersects the side (211) (first side) (S12). The side of the cubic jig opposite to the side (212), (213), or (211) is sequentially secured on the upper side of the turntable (S14, S20, and S26). Detection values of the posture detection device are acquired in a state in which the turntable is stationary or rotated at a predetermined angular velocity (S16, S18, S22, S24, S28, and S30), and correction parameters are created (S32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: EPSON TOYOCOM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi Udagawa, Yoshihiro Kobayashi