Patents by Inventor Kado Nakagawa

Kado Nakagawa 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).

  • Publication number: 20230129370
    Abstract: Provided is a technology in which a control device of a converter performs gate cutoff for cutting off power supply to a load when one of a battery detection value obtained by a battery voltage sensor or a low-voltage-side detection value obtained by a low-voltage-side voltage sensor or both thereof are abnormal values. After the control device performs the gate cutoff, the control device determines whether or not a main body circuitry is abnormal based on the battery detection value and the low-voltage-side detection value. When the control device determines that the main body circuitry is not abnormal, the control device determines whether one of the battery voltage sensor or the low-voltage-side voltage sensor is abnormal based on the battery detection value, the low-voltage-side detection value, and a high-voltage-side detection value obtained by a high-voltage-side voltage sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kado NAKAGAWA, Jino Yoon, Nobuhiro Kihara, Mai Nakada
  • Publication number: 20220368271
    Abstract: An object is to achieve overheat protection for a converter and stable voltage output thereof. This power supply device includes: a converter connected to power supply voltage and having a plurality of switching elements; a temperature detection circuit for detecting a temperature of the converter; an inverter which is connected between the converter and a load, and which converts output voltage of the converter and outputs resultant voltage to the load; and a control unit for controlling the switching elements of the converter. When the temperature detected by the temperature detection circuit has exceeded a first limitation value, the control unit controls the switching elements so that the output voltage of the converter becomes the power supply voltage at a set change rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki SHOJI, Nobuhiro KIHARA, Kado NAKAGAWA
  • Patent number: 8760341
    Abstract: Provided is a radar device capable of preventing mispairing from occurring, and obtaining a distance to a target and a relative velocity to the target even if at least one of the peak frequencies of beat signals cannot be extracted and pairs of the peak frequencies cannot be generated. A target estimation part (20) estimates a distance (RN) to a target (21, 22) and a relative velocity (VN) to the target (21, 22) based on a distance (RO) to the target (21, 22) and a relative velocity (VO) to the target (21, 22), which have been decided by a target decision part (13) in a previous cycle, when at least one of the peak frequencies of the beat signal cannot be extracted and the pair of the peak frequencies cannot be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Kado Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20120092209
    Abstract: Provided is a radar device capable of preventing mispairing from occurring, and obtaining a distance to a target and a relative velocity to the target even if at least one of the peak frequencies of beat signals cannot be extracted and pairs of the peak frequencies cannot be generated. A target estimation part (20) estimates a distance (RN) to a target (21, 22) and a relative velocity (VN) to the target (21, 22) based on a distance (RO) to the target (21, 22) and a relative velocity (VO) to the target (21, 22), which have been decided by a target decision part (13) in a previous cycle, when at least one of the peak frequencies of the beat signal cannot be extracted and the pair of the peak frequencies cannot be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kado NAKAGAWA
  • Patent number: 8102309
    Abstract: Provided is a radar device capable of accurately calculating directions and the number of targets. A direction calculation unit includes a correlation matrix addition prohibition unit that prohibits, when a peak frequency in a plurality of modulation periods of a target is in the vicinity of 0, addition of a correlation matrix generated from a peak frequency spectrum having the peak frequency in the vicinity of 0, and calculates the direction of the target on the basis of a summed correlation matrix in which correlation matrices generated from peak frequency spectra having peak frequencies out of the vicinity of 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Kado Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 7893868
    Abstract: A radar device is mounted on a vehicle, for detecting an object, and includes: a transmitting unit for transmitting an electromagnetic wave as a transmitter signal; a receiving unit for receiving a reflected signal that is reflected from the object as a receiver signal; a signal processing unit for measuring a distance and a relative velocity between the vehicle and the object on the basis of a beat signal that is obtained by the transmitter signal and the receiver signal; and an interference detecting unit for detecting the interference signal from another radar device or a communication device on the basis of a signal intensity of the frequency range that is not used for measuring the distance to the object and the relative velocity of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Akita, Kado Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20100134343
    Abstract: Provided is a radar device capable of accurately calculating directions and the number of targets. A direction calculation unit includes a correlation matrix addition prohibition unit that prohibits, when a peak frequency in a plurality of modulation periods of a target is in the vicinity of 0, addition of a correlation matrix generated from a peak frequency spectrum having the peak frequency in the vicinity of 0, and calculates the direction of the target on the basis of a summed correlation matrix in which correlation matrices generated from peak frequency spectra having peak frequencies out of the vicinity of 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kado Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 7719460
    Abstract: In a radar device including a transmitting unit for transmitting a transmission signal having plural modulation sections, a receiving unit for receiving a reflection signal obtained through reflection of the transmission signal from a target by an array antenna having plural channels, a mixing unit for mixing the transmission signal with reception signals of the plural channels to obtain beat signals of the plural channels, a frequency analyzing unit for frequency-analyzing the beat signals of the plural channels, and a direction calculating unit for calculating the direction to the target on the basis of frequency analysis results of the plural channels, the direction calculating unit adds correlation matrixes generated from peak frequency spectra of the plural modulation sections to obtain an summed correlation matrix, and calculating the direction to the target on the basis of the summed correlation matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Kado Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20100109939
    Abstract: In a radar device including a transmitting unit for transmitting a transmission signal having plural modulation sections, a receiving unit for receiving a reflection signal obtained through reflection of the transmission signal from a target by an array antenna having plural channels, a mixing unit for mixing the transmission signal with reception signals of the plural channels to obtain beat signals of the plural channels, a frequency analyzing unit for frequency-analyzing the beat signals of the plural channels, and a direction calculating unit for calculating the direction to the target on the basis of frequency analysis results of the plural channels, the direction calculating unit adds correlation matrixes generated from peak frequency spectra of the plural modulation sections to obtain an summed correlation matrix, and calculating the direction to the target on the basis of the summed correlation matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Kado NAKAGAWA
  • Patent number: 7692574
    Abstract: A radar apparatus can improve detection performance of a target, obtain high resolution without changing antenna construction, and suppress calculation load. A target detection unit, which calculates a distance, a relative speed, or a direction of the target based on frequency analysis results for a plurality of channels, includes a channel to channel integration unit that integrates, for each of the same frequencies, beat frequency spectra for the plurality of channels in the form of frequency analysis results for beat signals obtained for each of a plurality of receiving antennas, and a direction calculation unit that calculates the direction of the target from the beat frequency spectra for the plurality of channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Kado Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20090289831
    Abstract: A radar device is mounted on a vehicle, for detecting an object, and includes: a transmitting unit for transmitting an electromagnetic wave as a transmitter signal; a receiving unit for receiving a reflected signal that is reflected from the object as a receiver signal; a signal processing unit for measuring a distance and a relative velocity between the vehicle and the object on the basis of a beat signal that is obtained by the transmitter signal and the receiver signal; and an interference detecting unit for detecting the interference signal from another radar device or a communication device on the basis of a signal intensity of the frequency range that is not used for measuring the distance to the object and the relative velocity of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi AKITA, Kado NAKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20090073026
    Abstract: A radar apparatus can improve detection performance of a target, obtain high resolution without changing antenna construction, and suppress calculation load. A target detection unit, which calculates a distance, a relative speed, or a direction of the target based on frequency analysis results for a plurality of channels, includes a channel to channel integration unit that integrates, for each of the same frequencies, beat frequency spectra for the plurality of channels in the form of frequency analysis results for beat signals obtained for each of a plurality of receiving antennas, and a direction calculation unit that calculates the direction of the target from the beat frequency spectra for the plurality of channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kado NAKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20080100493
    Abstract: A radar device is mounted on a vehicle, for detecting an object, and includes: a transmitting unit for transmitting an electromagnetic wave as a transmitter signal; a receiving unit for receiving a reflected signal that is reflected from the object as a receiver signal; a signal processing unit for measuring a distance and a relative velocity between the vehicle and the object on the basis of a beat signal that is obtained by the transmitter signal and the receiver signal; and an interference detecting unit for detecting the interference signal from another radar device or a communication device on the basis of a signal intensity of the frequency range that is not used for measuring the distance to the object and the relative velocity of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi AKITA, Kado NAKAGAWA
  • Patent number: 7221310
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electric wave axis adjusting apparatus for an on-vehicle radar capable of readily and precisely adjusting an electric wave axis only by making the scanning range and a detection range identical to each other and changing a scanning range, and of adjusting the electric wave axis of an on-vehicle radar without wasting time in order to detect a reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kado Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20060176214
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electric wave axis adjusting apparatus for an on-vehicle radar capable of readily and precisely adjusting an electric wave axis only by making the scanning range and a detection range identical to each other and changing a scanning range, and of adjusting the electric wave axis of an on-vehicle radar without wasting time in order to detect a reflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kado Nakagawa