Patents by Inventor Kazuma Mishima

Kazuma Mishima 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: 12204048
    Abstract: The technique allows avoiding collision with an object that is difficult to detect with a radar sensor. A collision avoidance apparatus is an apparatus for an autonomous vehicle including at least one radar sensor for transmitting a radar wave and receiving a reflected wave from an object. The apparatus includes a processor that obtains, from a signal received by the at least one radar sensor, information about a position of the object and information about a reflected power level of the reflected wave, a generator that generates, in response to the reflected power level being higher than or equal to a predetermined value, information about a travel-restricted area being an area adjacent to the object and in which the autonomous vehicle is restricted from traveling, and an output unit that outputs the information about the travel-restricted area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuma Mishima
  • Patent number: 12023813
    Abstract: A control system (1) includes: a control device (100) that controls a robot (200); a three-dimensional sensor (300) that acquires positional information of a worker and the robot (200), which are included in a viewing-field area in a three-dimensional space; and a support device (400) that provides a user interface (411) for virtually setting a cooperation region in which the worker and the robot (200) are allowed to work. The control device (100) controls stopping or the speed of the robot (200) on the basis of whether or not the position of the worker or the robot (200) calculated on the basis of the positional information is included in the cooperation region, which is set by using the user interface (411), as well as the relative positional relationship between the worker and the robot (200) calculated on the basis of the positional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Akagi, Takeshi Shoji, Kazunori Osako, Xiaoguang Ning, Kazuma Mishima
  • Publication number: 20240149455
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a distance information acquisition unit configured to acquire distance information obtained by measurement by a sensor, an area information acquisition unit configured to acquire information relating to a virtual three-dimensional protection area set within a measurable region of the sensor, a blind spot calculation unit configured to calculate a three-dimensional blind spot region representing a blind spot of the sensor, on the basis of the distance information, and a display unit configured to display the protection area and the blind spot region in a virtual three-dimensional space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Kazuma MISHIMA, Yoichi BAMBA
  • Publication number: 20240123622
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an acquirer configured to acquire distance information measured and output in a state where a sensor is installed so that at least a part of a robot enters a measurable area of the sensor; a recognizer configured to recognize a 3-dimensional operation range of the robot from the distance information measured by the sensor at a plurality of timings while moving the robot; a determiner configured to determine whether there is a change in the 3-dimensional operation range of the robot based on the distance information measured by the sensor during an actual motion of the robot; and a warner configured to give a warning indicating occurrence of a deviation of the sensor when the determiner determines that there is a change in the 3-dimensional operation range of the robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventor: Kazuma MISHIMA
  • Publication number: 20240045024
    Abstract: The technique allows avoiding collision with an object that is difficult to detect with a radar sensor. A collision avoidance apparatus is an apparatus for an autonomous vehicle including at least one radar sensor for transmitting a radar wave and receiving a reflected wave from an object. The apparatus includes a processor that obtains, from a signal received by the at least one radar sensor, information about a position of the object and information about a reflected power level of the reflected wave, a generator that generates, in response to the reflected power level being higher than or equal to a predetermined value, information about a travel-restricted area being an area adjacent to the object and in which the autonomous vehicle is restricted from traveling, and an output unit that outputs the information about the travel-restricted area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventor: Kazuma MISHIMA
  • Patent number: 11782128
    Abstract: In a radar apparatus of the present invention, a ghost deciding unit decides whether or not a first condition that a first object candidate and a second object candidate are in the same direction with respect to the transmission/reception unit is satisfied, and then decides whether or not a second condition that, of the first and second object candidates, a reflection power from the first object candidate located farther away from the transmission/reception unit is smaller than a reflection power from the second object candidate located closer to the transmission/reception unit is satisfied. The ghost deciding unit decides that only when the first condition and the second condition are satisfied, the first object candidate is a ghost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuma Mishima
  • Publication number: 20220362933
    Abstract: A technique shortens the time taken to adjust a protection area. An area setting device includes a setting unit that sets a protection area in at least a part of a surrounding environment of a robot to detect an entry of an object, an obtainer that obtains surrounding information about the robot, and a storage prestoring a set value for the protection area and the surrounding information associated with each other. The setting unit sets the protection area based on the set value read from the storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuma MISHIMA, Tetsuya AKAGI
  • Publication number: 20220241974
    Abstract: A control device for a robot that works in cooperation with a worker includes a radar transmission-reception section that transmits a radar wave to a co-working area in which the worker and the robot work together in cooperation and receives a reflected wave resulting from the radar wave being reflected off an object in the co-working area, a radar data processor that calculates, based on the reflected wave received by the radar transmission-reception section, a reflected power level of the object in the co-working area, and a controller that performs interference reduction to reduce interference between the robot and the worker in response to a presence of an object having a reflected power level calculated by the radar data processor higher than or equal to a predetermined threshold in the co-working area. The technique reduces accidental interference between a robot and a worker working in cooperation with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventor: Kazuma MISHIMA
  • Publication number: 20220176560
    Abstract: A control system (1) includes: a control device (100) that controls a robot (200); a three-dimensional sensor (300) that acquires positional information of a worker and the robot (200), which are included in a viewing-field area in a three-dimensional space; and a support device (400) that provides a user interface (411) for virtually setting a cooperation region in which the worker and the robot (200) are allowed to work. The control device (100) controls stopping or the speed of the robot (200) on the basis of whether or not the position of the worker or the robot (200) calculated on the basis of the positional information is included in the cooperation region, which is set by using the user interface (411), as well as the relative positional relationship between the worker and the robot (200) calculated on the basis of the positional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya AKAGI, Takeshi SHOJI, Kazunori OSAKO, Xiaoguang NING, Kazuma MISHIMA
  • Publication number: 20210003667
    Abstract: In a radar apparatus of the present invention, a ghost deciding unit decides whether or not a first condition that a first object candidate and a second object candidate are in the same direction with respect to the transmission/reception unit is satisfied, and then decides whether or not a second condition that, of the first and second object candidates, a reflection power from the first object candidate located farther away from the transmission/reception unit is smaller than a reflection power from the second object candidate located closer to the transmission/reception unit is satisfied. The ghost deciding unit decides that only when the first condition and the second condition are satisfied, the first object candidate is a ghost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuma MISHIMA
  • Patent number: 10809346
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a burst signal generation unit arranged to generate a burst signal so as to supply the burst signal to a transmission unit that drives a piezoelectric element, a signal processing unit arranged to process a received signal received by the piezoelectric element or another piezoelectric element, and a resetting unit arranged to forcibly reset a filter in the signal processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuma Mishima
  • Patent number: 10397564
    Abstract: An image monitoring apparatus, includes: an abnormality detecting part configured to detect an abnormal output from an imaging device based on frame data input to a display driving device that displays the frame data output from the imaging device on a display device; and a signal output part configured to output an abnormality detection signal when the abnormal output is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuma Mishima
  • Publication number: 20190004143
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a burst signal generation unit arranged to generate a burst signal so as to supply the burst signal to a transmission unit that drives a piezoelectric element, a signal processing unit arranged to process a received signal received by the piezoelectric element or another piezoelectric element, and a resetting unit arranged to forcibly reset a filter in the signal processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuma MISHIMA
  • Patent number: 10002110
    Abstract: A correction arithmetic circuit disclosed herein includes an offset temperature characteristic correction unit that corrects an offset temperature characteristic of an input signal according to an input signal characteristic at a specific temperature and a temperature characteristic at a specific input signal. A signal processor disclosed herein includes a pulse count number setting circuit that generates a pulse count number setting signal in accordance with an input signal and a pulse generation unit that generates a pulse signal by counting a pulse number of a reference clock signal according to the pulse count number setting signal. The pulse count number setting circuit corrects the pulse count number setting signal so as to cancel a frequency temperature characteristic of the pulse signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuma Mishima
  • Publication number: 20180164433
    Abstract: An ultrasonic sensor includes a transmitter configured to transmit an output wave signal in an ultrasonic region using a piezoelectric element, a receiver configured to receive an input wave signal in the ultrasonic region using the piezoelectric element or an additional piezoelectric element, and a logic part configured to control the transmitter and the receiver. The transmitter is configured to superimpose ID information on the output wave signal. The logic part is configured to perform proximity detection and distance measurement of a detection object by identifying the input wave signal based on the ID information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventor: Kazuma Mishima
  • Publication number: 20170339401
    Abstract: An image monitoring apparatus, includes: an abnormality detecting part configured to detect an abnormal output from an imaging device based on frame data input to a display driving device that displays the frame data output from the imaging device on a display device; and a signal output part configured to output an abnormality detection signal when the abnormal output is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventor: Kazuma Mishima
  • Publication number: 20170091149
    Abstract: A correction arithmetic circuit disclosed herein includes an offset temperature characteristic correction unit that corrects an offset temperature characteristic of an input signal according to an input signal characteristic at a specific temperature and a temperature characteristic at a specific input signal. A signal processor disclosed herein includes a pulse count number setting circuit that generates a pulse count number setting signal in accordance with an input signal and a pulse generation unit that generates a pulse signal by counting a pulse number of a reference clock signal according to the pulse count number setting signal. The pulse count number setting circuit corrects the pulse count number setting signal so as to cancel a frequency temperature characteristic of the pulse signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventor: Kazuma Mishima
  • Patent number: 9552329
    Abstract: A correction arithmetic circuit disclosed herein includes an offset temperature characteristic correction unit that corrects an offset temperature characteristic of an input signal according to an input signal characteristic at a specific temperature and a temperature characteristic at a specific input signal. A signal processor disclosed herein includes a pulse count number setting circuit that generates a pulse count number setting signal in accordance with an input signal and a pulse generation unit that generates a pulse signal by counting a pulse number of a reference clock signal according to the pulse count number setting signal. The pulse count number setting circuit corrects the pulse count number setting signal so as to cancel a frequency temperature characteristic of the pulse signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuma Mishima
  • Publication number: 20150357997
    Abstract: A correction arithmetic circuit disclosed herein includes an offset temperature characteristic correction unit that corrects an offset temperature characteristic of an input signal according to an input signal characteristic at a specific temperature and a temperature characteristic at a specific input signal. A signal processor disclosed herein includes a pulse count number setting circuit that generates a pulse count number setting signal in accordance with an input signal and a pulse generation unit that generates a pulse signal by counting a pulse number of a reference clock signal according to the pulse count number setting signal. The pulse count number setting circuit corrects the pulse count number setting signal so as to cancel a frequency temperature characteristic of the pulse signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventor: Kazuma MISHIMA
  • Patent number: 8879866
    Abstract: An image processing circuit includes: a correction amount calculation section which calculates a correction amount from area-by-area correction amounts set respectively for two, corresponding to the hue of input image data, out of a plurality of areas into which the hue/saturation plane is divided; and a color correction processing section which generates output image data by subjecting the input image data to color correction processing according to the correction amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuma Mishima