Patents by Inventor Junichi Yuasa

Junichi Yuasa 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: 11917934
    Abstract: An agricultural machine includes one or more tires, a detector to detect a low pressure state in which a pressure of one of the tires is lower than a reference range or a high pressure state in which the tire pressure is higher than the reference range, and a controller to control an operation of at least one of the agricultural machine and an additional agricultural machine to be linked to the agricultural machine. One of the agricultural machine and the additional agricultural machine is a work vehicle that is capable of self-driving, and the other one is an implement to be linked to the work vehicle. The controller causes, in response to detection of the low or high pressure state, at least one of the agricultural machines to perform a specific operation that is different from an operation to be performed when the pressure is in the reference range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Kurata, Junichi Yuasa
  • Publication number: 20230417017
    Abstract: A swiveling work machine includes: a swivel base rotatable about a swivel axis extending in an up-down direction; a working device provided on the swivel base; a position detector provided on the swivel base to detect a position; and a calculator to calculate an orientation of the swivel base based on a detected position which is the position detected by the position detector, in which the calculator is configured or programmed to calculate an axis position which is a position of the swivel axis based on a plurality of the detected positions obtained during rotation of the swivel base about the swivel axis, and calculate the orientation of the swivel base, based on the axis position and the detected position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichi YUASA
  • Publication number: 20230341861
    Abstract: An agricultural machine includes a swath information acquiring module, a first determining module to determine a traveling path of an automatic operation based on a position of a swath, a setting module to set a work continuation width based on the traveling path, a second determining module to determine, when there is a manual operation by a worker during the automatic operation, whether the agricultural machine during the manual operation is within the work continuation width, and an executing module to execute the automatic operation. The executing module restores the agricultural machine to the traveling path after a termination of the manual operation and continues the automatic operation when the agricultural machine is within the work continuation width, and cancels the automatic operation when the agricultural machine is determined to be not within the work continuation width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Shogo HAYASHIDA, Susumu UMEMOTO, Shinnosuke ISHIKAWA, Junichi YUASA
  • Patent number: 11770993
    Abstract: There is provided an agricultural field work vehicle capable of entering a work travel path intended by the driver in transition from manual turn travel to autonomous work travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Yuasa, Yushi Matsuzaki, Shinnosuke Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20230288942
    Abstract: A mobile machine movable between multiple rows of trees includes one or more sensors to output sensor data indicating a distribution of objects in a surrounding environment of the mobile machine, and a data generator. While performing localization, the data generator is configured or programmed to detect trunks of the rows of trees in the surrounding environment of the mobile machine based on the sensor data that is repeatedly output from the one or more sensors, and generate local map data from which to generate environment map data indicating a distribution of the detected trunks of the rows of trees and record the local map data to a storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Junichi YUASA, Shunsuke MIYASHITA, Takuya TAMAI, Shunsuke EDO, Ryo KURATA
  • Publication number: 20230284550
    Abstract: A mobile machine movable between multiple rows of trees includes at least two LiDAR sensors to output two-dimensional or three-dimensional point clouds data indicating a distribution of objects in a surrounding environment of the mobile machine, a storage to store environment map data indicating a distribution of trunks of the multiple rows of trees, a localization processor, and a controller to control movement of the mobile machine in accordance with a position of the mobile machine as estimated by the localization processor. The localization processor is configured or programmed to detect the trunks of the rows of trees in the surrounding environment of the mobile machine based on the point clouds data that is repeatedly output from the at least two LiDAR sensors while the mobile machine is moving, and to perform matching between the detected trunks of the rows of trees and the environment map data to estimate a position of the mobile machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Junichi YUASA, Shunsuke MIYASHITA, Takuya TAMAI, Shunsuke EDO, Ryo KURATA
  • Publication number: 20230288936
    Abstract: A mobile machine movable between multiple rows of trees includes one or more sensors to output sensor data indicating a distribution of objects in a surrounding environment of the mobile machine, a storage to store environment map data indicating a distribution of trunks of the multiple rows of trees, a localization processor, and a controller to control movement of the mobile machine in accordance with a position of the mobile machine estimated by the localization processor. The localization processor is configured or programmed detect the trunks of the rows of trees in the surrounding environment of the mobile machine based on the sensor data that is repeatedly output from the one or more sensors while the mobile machine is moving, and perform matching between the detected trunks of the rows of trees and the environment map data to estimate a position of the mobile machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Junichi YUASA, Shunsuke MIYASHITA, Takuya TAMAI, Shunsuke EDO, Ryo KURATA
  • Patent number: 11726486
    Abstract: An agricultural machine includes a swath information acquiring module, a first determining module to determine a traveling path of an automatic operation based on a position of a swath, a setting module to set a work continuation width based on the traveling path, a second determining module to determine, when there is a manual operation by a worker during the automatic operation, whether the agricultural machine during the manual operation is within the work continuation width, and an executing module to execute the automatic operation. The executing module restores the agricultural machine to the traveling path after a termination of the manual operation and continues the automatic operation when the agricultural machine is within the work continuation width, and cancels the automatic operation when the agricultural machine is determined to be not within the work continuation width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shogo Hayashida, Susumu Umemoto, Shinnosuke Ishikawa, Junichi Yuasa
  • Patent number: 11541925
    Abstract: A working machine includes a machine body capable of traveling, a working device to be attached to the machine body, a steering handle provided to the machine body and capable of being rotatably operated, an assist grip attached to the steering handle to assist a rotating operation of the steering handle, and an operation tool provided to the assist grip to operate devices provided to the machine body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Yuasa, Tsuyoshi Gono
  • Patent number: 11514601
    Abstract: A working vehicle includes a traveling body including a coupler to which a working device is connected, a marker provided to the working device, a marker detector provided to the traveling body to detect the marker, and a status calculator to calculate a status of the working device based on a detection data detected by the marker detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichi Yuasa
  • Publication number: 20220287218
    Abstract: A control system for a work vehicle that performs auto-steer driving includes a storage to store a target path for the work vehicle, and a controller configured or programmed to control steering of the work vehicle so that the work vehicle travels along the target path based on a position of the work vehicle identified by a position identifier and the target path stored in the storage. The target path includes parallel main paths and one or more turning paths interconnecting the plurality of main paths. When the work vehicle is turning along one of the turning paths via automatic steering, if the position of the work vehicle becomes deviated from the turning path by more than a reference distance, the controller is configured or programmed to cause an alarm generator to output an alarm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Junichi YUASA, Ryo KURATA, Hiroaki SASAKI, Yuji OKUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220192075
    Abstract: An agricultural machine includes one or more tires, a detector to detect a low pressure state in which a pressure of one of the tires is lower than a reference range or a high pressure state in which the tire pressure is higher than the reference range, and a controller to control an operation of at least one of the agricultural machine and an additional agricultural machine to be linked to the agricultural machine. One of the agricultural machine and the additional agricultural machine is a work vehicle that is capable of self-driving, and the other one is an implement to be linked to the work vehicle. The controller causes, in response to detection of the low or high pressure state, at least one of the agricultural machines to perform a specific operation that is different from an operation to be performed when the pressure is in the reference range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Ryo KURATA, Junichi YUASA
  • Publication number: 20220117144
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a satellite positioning apparatus, a monitoring camera, a vehicle wireless communicator and an automated travel controller. A monitoring terminal includes an operation interface to be operated by a monitoring person, a monitor capable of displaying a shot image of the monitoring camera and a terminal wireless communicator. A relay apparatus is configured or programmed to relay data communication between the vehicle wireless communicator and the terminal wireless communicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventor: Junichi YUASA
  • Publication number: 20210404812
    Abstract: Provided is a traveling assisting device for a work vehicle which makes it easy to avoid local compaction of the soil. There is provided a route determination section that determines a target traveling route based on a ground-contact expected area which is an area where the traveling device is expected to contact the ground surface in the field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichi YUASA
  • Publication number: 20210201528
    Abstract: A working vehicle includes a traveling body including a coupler to which a working device is connected, a marker provided to the working device, a marker detector provided to the traveling body to detect the marker, and a status calculator to calculate a status of the working device based on a detection data detected by the marker detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Junichi YUASA
  • Publication number: 20210195823
    Abstract: There is provided an agricultural field work vehicle capable of entering a work travel path intended by the driver in transition from manual turn travel to autonomous work travel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Junichi YUASA, Yushi MATSUZAKI, Shinnosuke ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210189688
    Abstract: A working machine includes a machine body capable of traveling, a working device to be attached to the machine body, a steering handle provided to the machine body and capable of being rotatably operated, an assist grip attached to the steering handle to assist a rotating operation of the steering handle, and an operation tool provided to the assist grip to operate devices provided to the machine body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Junichi YUASA, Tsuyoshi GONO
  • Publication number: 20210191408
    Abstract: An agricultural machine includes a swath information acquiring module, a first determining module to determine a traveling path of an automatic operation based on a position of a swath, a setting module to set a work continuation width based on the traveling path, a second determining module to determine, when there is a manual operation by a worker during the automatic operation, whether the agricultural machine during the manual operation is within the work continuation width, and an executing module to execute the automatic operation. The executing module restores the agricultural machine to the traveling path after a termination of the manual operation and continues the automatic operation when the agricultural machine is within the work continuation width, and cancels the automatic operation when the agricultural machine is determined to be not within the work continuation width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Shogo HAYASHIDA, Susumu UMEMOTO, Shinnosuke ISHIKAWA, Junichi YUASA
  • Patent number: 10670731
    Abstract: A position and azimuth measurement device capable of measuring geographical coordinates and azimuth angles and a surveying device are provided. The position and azimuth measurement device includes a GNSS device, having a GNSS antenna for obtaining position information thereof; a horizontal rotating section capable of rotating the GNSS antenna horizontally; a leveling section capable of leveling the horizontal rotating section; a horizontal angle detector configured to detect a horizontal angle of the horizontal rotating section; and a control device. The control device causes the GNSS device to continuously obtain the position information while causing the horizontal rotating section leveled by the leveling section to make one full rotation, and computes geographical coordinates and an azimuth angle on the basis of the position information obtained throughout the full rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichi Yuasa
  • Publication number: 20180038963
    Abstract: A position and azimuth measurement device capable of measuring geographical coordinates and azimuth angles and a surveying device are provided. The position and azimuth measurement device includes a GNSS device, having a GNSS antenna for obtaining position information thereof; a horizontal rotating section capable of rotating the GNSS antenna horizontally; a leveling section capable of leveling the horizontal rotating section; a horizontal angle detector configured to detect a horizontal angle of the horizontal rotating section; and a control device. The control device causes the GNSS device to continuously obtain the position information while causing the horizontal rotating section leveled by the leveling section to make one full rotation, and computes geographical coordinates and an azimuth angle on the basis of the position information obtained throughout the full rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichi Yuasa