Patents by Inventor Jun Kinugawa

Jun Kinugawa 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).

  • Working support robot system
    Patent number: 8682482
    Abstract: The working support robot system of the present invention includes: a robot arm (11); a measuring unit (12) for measuring the worker's position; a work progress estimation unit (13) for estimating the work progress based on data input from the measuring unit (12) while referring to data on work procedure, and for selecting objects necessary for the next task when the work is found to have advanced to the next procedure; and an arm motion planning unit (14) for planning the trajectory of the robot arm (11) to control the robot arm (11) based on the work progress estimated by the work progress estimation unit (13) and selected objects. The working support robot system can deliver objects such as tools and parts to the worker according to the work to be performed by the worker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignees: Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc., Tohoku University
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kosuge, Yusuke Sugahara, Jun Kinugawa, Yuta Kawaai, Akiyoshi Ito, Yoichi Matsui, Shinji Kawabe
  • WORKING SUPPORT ROBOT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110184555
    Abstract: The working support robot system of the present invention includes: a robot arm (11); a measuring unit (12) for measuring the worker's position; a work progress estimation unit (13) for estimating the work progress based on data input from the measuring unit (12) while referring to data on work procedure, and for selecting objects necessary for the next task when the work is found to have advanced to the next procedure; and an arm motion planning unit (14) for planning the trajectory of the robot arm (11) to control the robot arm (11) based on the work progress estimated by the work progress estimation unit (13) and selected objects. The working support robot system can deliver objects such as tools and parts to the worker according to the work to be performed by the worker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicants: KANTO AUTO WORKS, LTD., TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kosuge, Yusuke Sugahara, Jun Kinugawa, Yuta Kawaai, Akiyoshi Ito, Yoichi Matsui, Shinji Kawabe