Patents by Inventor Kazumori Sakai

Kazumori Sakai 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: 11300658
    Abstract: A sensor axis adjustment method includes: a conveying process of disposing the vehicle V at a vehicle inspection position that is determined in an inspection chamber Rb; a first aiming process of disposing a first target robot T1 at a first inspection position that is determined with respect to the first radar device R1, and adjusting the optical axis of the first radar device R1; and a second aiming process of disposing a second target robot T2 at a second inspection position that is determined with respect to the second radar device R2, and adjusting the optical axis of the second radar device R2. An execution period of the first aiming process and an execution period of the second aiming process at least partially overlap each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Michiaki Okubo, Kazuyuki Fukamachi, Kenichiro ' Kurai, Yasuhiro Okuno, Kazumori Sakai
  • Patent number: 11231485
    Abstract: The optical axis adjustment system 3 adjusts an optical axis O of a radar device R in a vehicle V in which the radar device R that detects an external environment is attached to a vehicle body B, and includes an adjustment target T that is movable in an inspection chamber Rb in which the vehicle body B is disposed, a radar attachment position and direction calculation unit that calculates an attachment position of the radar device R and a direction of the optical axis, a normal posture calculation unit that calculates a normal posture of the adjustment target T on the basis of a calculation result of the radar attachment position and direction calculation unit, and a target movement unit that sets a posture of the adjustment target T to a normal posture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Michiaki Okubo, Kenichiro Kurai, Kazuyuki Fukamachi, Yasuhiro Okuno, Kazumori Sakai
  • Patent number: 11125859
    Abstract: The vehicle inspection device is used to adjust an optical axis of a radar device R in a vehicle in which the radar device R that acquires external environment information is attached to a vehicle body. The vehicle inspection device includes: a target robot T including a corner reflector 75 that reflects an electromagnetic wave emitted from the radar device R, and an electromagnetic wave characteristic measurement device 76 that measures characteristics of the electromagnetic wave emitted from the radar device R; and a control device 6 that controls the target robot T. The control device 6 calculates an attachment position of the radar device R and a direction of an optical axis on the basis of electromagnetic wave characteristics measured by the electromagnetic wave characteristic measurement device 76, and moves the target robot T to an inspection position that is determined on the basis of the calculation result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Michiaki Okubo, Kenichiro Kurai, Kazuyuki Fukamachi, Yasuhiro Okuno, Kazumori Sakai
  • Publication number: 20200096606
    Abstract: The vehicle inspection system inspects a vehicle V in which a radar device R is attached to a vehicle body B. The vehicle inspection system includes: an adjustment target T that is movable in an inspection chamber Rb in which the vehicle body B is disposed; a first marker M1 that is attached to the vehicle body B; a second marker M2 that is attached to the adjustment target T; a position and posture calculation unit that calculates a position and a posture of the vehicle body B and the adjustment target T in the inspection chamber Rb by detecting a position and a posture of the first marker M1 and the second marker M2; and a target movement unit that moves at least one of the vehicle body B and the adjustment target T on the basis of a calculation result of the position and posture calculation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Michiaki Okubo, Kenichiro Kurai, Kazuyuki Fukamachi, Yasuhiro Okuno, Kazumori Sakai
  • Publication number: 20200096607
    Abstract: The vehicle inspection device is used to adjust an optical axis of a radar device R in a vehicle in which the radar device R that acquires external environment information is attached to a vehicle body. The vehicle inspection device includes: a target robot T including a corner reflector 75 that reflects an electromagnetic wave emitted from the radar device R, and an electromagnetic wave characteristic measurement device 76 that measures characteristics of the electromagnetic wave emitted from the radar device R; and a control device 6 that controls the target robot T. The control device 6 calculates an attachment position of the radar device R and a direction of an optical axis on the basis of electromagnetic wave characteristics measured by the electromagnetic wave characteristic measurement device 76, and moves the target robot T to an inspection position that is determined on the basis of the calculation result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Michiaki Okubo, Kenichiro Kurai, Kazuyuki Fukamachi, Yasuhiro Okuno, Kazumori Sakai
  • Publication number: 20200096604
    Abstract: The sensor axis adjustment method is a method of adjusting optical axes of first and second radar devices R1 and R2. The sensor axis adjustment method includes: a conveying process of disposing the vehicle V at a vehicle inspection position that is determined in an inspection chamber Rb; a first aiming process of disposing a first target robot T1 at a first inspection position that is determined with respect to the first radar device R1, and adjusting the optical axis of the first radar device R1; and a second aiming process of disposing a second target robot T2 at a second inspection position that is determined with respect to the second radar device R2, and adjusting the optical axis of the second radar device R2. An execution period of the first aiming process and an execution period of the second aiming process at least partially overlap each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Michiaki Okubo, Kazuyuki Fukamachi, Kenichiro ` Kurai, Yasuhiro Okuno, Kazumori Sakai
  • Publication number: 20200096605
    Abstract: The optical axis adjustment system 3 adjusts an optical axis 0 of a radar device R in a vehicle V in which the radar device R that detects an external environment is attached to a vehicle body B, and includes an adjustment target T that is movable in an inspection chamber Rb in which the vehicle body B is disposed, a radar attachment position and direction calculation unit that calculates an attachment position of the radar device R and a direction of the optical axis, a normal posture calculation unit that calculates a normal posture of the adjustment target T on the basis of a calculation result of the radar attachment position and direction calculation unit, and a target movement unit that sets a posture of the adjustment target T to a normal posture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Michiaki Okubo, Kenichiro Kurai, Kazuyuki Fukamachi, Yasuhiro Okuno, Kazumori Sakai
  • Patent number: 8798843
    Abstract: After a request for first data is received from a first diagnostic unit, when a request for second data is received from a second diagnostic unit, if the first data and the second data of the same type, then a communication unit requests the electronic control unit to send the same type of data, and sends the same type of data received from the electronic control unit to the first diagnostic unit and the second diagnostic unit. If the first data and the second data are of different types, then the communication unit requests the electronic control unit to send the first data and the second data, receives the first data and the second data all together from the electronic control unit, sends the received first data to the first diagnostic unit, and sends the received second data to the second diagnostic unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumori Sakai, Taku Makita, Hiroki Hashimoto, Yuichiro Ikeda, Yosuke Morita
  • Publication number: 20110118933
    Abstract: After a request for first data is received from a first diagnostic unit, when a request for second data is received from a second diagnostic unit, if the first data and the second data of the same type, then a communication unit requests the electronic control unit to send the same type of data, and sends the same type of data received from the electronic control unit to the first diagnostic unit and the second diagnostic unit. If the first data and the second data are of different types, then the communication unit requests the electronic control unit to send the first data and the second data, receives the first data and the second data all together from the electronic control unit, sends the received first data to the first diagnostic unit, and sends the received second data to the second diagnostic unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazumori Sakai, Taku Makita, Hiroki Hashimoto, Yuichiro Ikeda, Yosuke Morita