Patents by Inventor Kazuma Komoda

Kazuma Komoda 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: 20200130192
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an object handling device includes a base, a manipulator, a first camera, a sensor, a manipulator control unit and a calibration unit. The manipulator is arranged on the base, and includes a movable part and an effector that is arranged on the movable part and acts on an object. The first camera and the sensor are arranged on the manipulator. The manipulator control unit controls the manipulator so that the movable part is moved to a position corresponding to a directed value. The calibration processing unit acquires a first error in a first direction based on an image photographed by the first camera, acquire a second error in a second direction intersecting with the first direction based on a detection result obtained by the sensor, and acquire a directed calibration value with respect to the directed value based on the first error and the second error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Akihito OGAWA, Atsushi SUGAHARA, Junya TANAKA, Kazuma KOMODA, Haruna ETO
  • Patent number: 10576635
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an object handling device includes a base, a manipulator, a first camera, a sensor, a manipulator control unit and a calibration unit. The manipulator is arranged on the base, and includes a movable part and an effector that is arranged on the movable part and acts on an object. The first camera and the sensor are arranged on the manipulator. The manipulator control unit controls the manipulator so that the movable part is moved to a position corresponding to a directed value. The calibration processing unit acquires a first error in a first direction based on an image photographed by the first camera, acquire a second error in a second direction intersecting with the first direction based on a detection result obtained by the sensor, and acquire a directed calibration value with respect to the directed value based on the first error and the second error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Akihito Ogawa, Atsushi Sugahara, Junya Tanaka, Kazuma Komoda, Haruna Eto
  • Patent number: 10453028
    Abstract: A store of an embodiment includes a shelf, a conveyor, an elevator mechanism, a robot hand, and a robot mechanism. In the shelf, products can be displayed. The conveyor is arranged along the shelf. The conveyor is configured to convey a container in which the product is placed. The elevator mechanism is configured to move the container up and down. The robot hand is capable of griping the product. The robot mechanism is configured to perform positioning of the robot hand. The robot mechanism is configured to overlap at least a part of the conveyor in a top view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Atsushi Sugahara, Kazuma Komoda, Daisuke Yamamoto, Takafumi Sonoura, Haruna Eto, Akihito Ogawa, Junya Tanaka, Hideichi Nakamoto
  • Publication number: 20190283241
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a holding device includes a holder and a controller. The holder is configured to hold an object. The controller is configured to determine a holding posture and a holding position of the holder with respect to the object so that at least one of protrusion of the holder from an outer shape of the object and protrusion of the object from an outer shape of the holder satisfies a predetermined condition when viewed in a direction in which the object and the holder overlap each other, based on information indicating the outer shape of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Haruna ETO, Akihito OGAWA, Kazuma KOMODA, Seiji TOKURA
  • Publication number: 20190283249
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a grasping control device controls a grasping device including grasping members to grasp an object. The grasping control device includes a selector, a first determination unit and a controller. The selector selects at least one grasping form for the object based on first information relating to the object, from among a plurality of grasping forms determined by a number and an arrangement of the grasping members. The first determination unit determines a usage form realizing the selected grasping form, from among a plurality of usage forms determined by at least one of second information relating to the grasping device and third information relating to an obstacle. The controller controls the grasping device such that at least one of grasping members grasps the object according to the determined usage form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuma KOMODA, Akihito Ogawa, Haruna Eto, Seiji Tokura
  • Publication number: 20190087976
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes a camera and a processing circuit. The camera takes first distance images of an object for a plurality of angles. The processing circuit generates a three-dimensional model of the object based on the first distance image, and generates an extracted image indicating a specific region of the object corresponding to the plurality of angles based on the three-dimensional model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Atsushi Sugahara, Kazuma Komoda, Haruna Eto, Akihito Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20190077023
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a holding device includes a first holder and a first sensor. The first holder includes a first member and a second member. The first holder is configured to hold an object by interposing the object between the first member and the second member. The first sensor is in the first member. The first sensor is configured to detect a vibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Haruna ETO, Akihito Ogawa, Atsushi Sugahara, Kazuma Komoda
  • Publication number: 20190080278
    Abstract: A store of an embodiment includes a shelf, a conveyor, an elevator mechanism, a robot hand, and a robot mechanism. In the shelf, products can be displayed. The conveyor is arranged along the shelf. The conveyor is configured to convey a container in which the product is placed. The elevator mechanism is configured to move the container up and down. The robot hand is capable of griping the product. The robot mechanism is configured to perform positioning of the robot hand. The robot mechanism is configured to overlap at least a part of the conveyor in a top view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Atsushi SUGAHARA, Kazuma KOMODA, Daisuke YAMAMOTO, Takafumi SONOURA, Haruna ETO, Akihito OGAWA, Junya TANAKA, Hideichi NAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180272535
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an object handling device includes a base, a manipulator, a first camera, a sensor, a manipulator control unit and a calibration unit. The manipulator is arranged on the base, and includes a movable part and an effector that is arranged on the movable part and acts on an object. The first camera and the sensor are arranged on the manipulator. The manipulator control unit controls the manipulator so that the movable part is moved to a position corresponding to a directed value. The calibration processing unit acquires a first error in a first direction based on an image photographed by the first camera, acquire a second error in a second direction intersecting with the first direction based on a detection result obtained by the sensor, and acquire a directed calibration value with respect to the directed value based on the first error and the second error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Akihito OGAWA, Atsushi SUGAHARA, Junya TANAKA, Kazuma KOMODA, Haruna ETO
  • Publication number: 20180268353
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an object handling apparatus includes a first mechanism and a second mechanism. The first mechanism draws an adapter arranged in a rack, one or more objects being placed on the adapter. The second mechanism moves the one or more objects toward a side where the one or more objects are taken out from the adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Atsushi SUGAHARA, Kazuma KOMODA, Hideichi NAKAMOTO, Junya TANAKA, Akihito OGAWA, Haruna ETO
  • Publication number: 20180144498
    Abstract: A position detection device according to an embodiment includes a pitch acquisition unit and a position detection unit. The pitch acquisition unit acquires a pitch at which target objects are arranged, based on a spectral analysis performed on captured image data of the target objects. The position detection unit detects positions of the target objects based on the pitch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Atsushi SUGAHARA, Haruna Eto, Kazuma Komoda, Akihito Ogawa