Patents by Inventor Kazushige TAKAKI

Kazushige TAKAKI 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: 12162737
    Abstract: A control method for a mobile object automatically moving includes: causing the mobile object to move along a first path; causing a sensor of the mobile object to detect a position and an attitude of a target object while the mobile object is moving along the first path; setting a second path up to a target position at which predetermined position and attitude with respect to the target object are achieved based on the position and the attitude of the target object; switching the first path to the second path to move the mobile object along the second path; executing optimization calculation based on an evaluation function, to set a third path; and switching the second path to the third path to move the mobile object along the third path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI LOGISNEXT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo Fujishima, Ryoji Araki, Kazushige Takaki, Kenji Takao, Yohei Chishiki
  • Patent number: 12012905
    Abstract: A control device selects and executes any of normal control of outputting a fuel flow rate command value through feedback control based on a deviation between a target output and an actual output of a gas turbine and load decreasing control of outputting the fuel flow rate command value for reducing an output of the gas turbine to a predetermined target output during a predetermined first time without performing feedback control, and performs control of reducing a flow rate of air flowing into a compressor of the gas turbine such that an air-fuel ratio settles within a predetermined range, in parallel with execution of the load decreasing control when the load decreasing control is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Yamamoto, Kazushige Takaki, Makoto Kishi, Shinya Uchida, Hisashi Nakahara, Hikaru Katano, Yoshikazu Ui
  • Patent number: 11920523
    Abstract: A combustion control device including a bleed valve control unit for controlling a bleed valve disposed on a bleed pipe for performing bleeding so that a part of the compressed air flowing into the casing is not used as combustion air in the combustor, a fuel control unit for controlling a fuel regulating valve for regulating a fuel flow rate of fuel supplied to the combustor, and a temperature acquisition unit. Upon reception of a load rejection signal for cutting off a load from the gas turbine, the bleed valve control unit controls a valve opening degree of the bleed valve from a closed state to an open state with a prescribed opening degree, and the fuel control unit controls the fuel regulating valve such that the acquired flame temperature falls within a predetermined temperature range defined by an upper limit value and a lower limit value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazushige Takaki, Makoto Kishi, Takahiko Sakaki, Kotaro Miyauchi
  • Patent number: 11789444
    Abstract: A movement control method for a multi-vehicle system for moving multiple vehicles to target positions individually set for the vehicles includes: acquiring first positions of the vehicles; determining control input for moving the vehicles from the first positions to second positions away from the target positions by a first distance or more while the vehicles satisfy a predetermined condition; and updating the first distance to be a shorter distance when a distance between the second position and the target position of each of the vehicles becomes equal to or more than the first distance and within an updating distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOKAI NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SYSTEM
    Inventors: Yasuo Fujishima, Kazushige Takaki, Shunichi Azuma
  • Patent number: 11643977
    Abstract: A flow rate per unit time of fuel fed to a gas turbine is calculated. A flow rate per unit time of air fed to the gas turbine is calculated. A turbine inlet temperature is calculated through use of a physical model formula expressing a relationship of input and output of thermal energy relating to a combustor of the gas turbine. A fuel distribution ratio for each of a plurality of fuel supply systems connected to the combustor is calculated based on the turbine inlet temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazushige Takaki, Akihiko Saito, Ryuji Takenaka, Yoshifumi Iwasaki, Koshiro Fukumoto
  • Patent number: 11556135
    Abstract: A method of controlling movement of multi-vehicle includes acquiring a constraint condition under which vehicles move and a calculation cycle for calculating movement routes of the vehicles; acquiring a position of each vehicle; specifying a target position for each vehicle; calculating, based on the position of each vehicle, the target position, and the constraint condition, a movement route for prediction steps of each vehicle; determining, based on the movement routes of the vehicles, a driving condition of each vehicle from a current time to a unit time; and controlling movement of each vehicle. Calculating the movement route including performing optimization calculation based on an evaluation function, evaluation of which becomes higher as a deviation between the vehicle and the target position for each prediction step becomes smaller, and the constraint condition, to calculate the movement route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOKAI NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SYSTEM
    Inventors: Kazushige Takaki, Yasuo Fujishima, Shunichi Azuma
  • Publication number: 20220332554
    Abstract: A control method for a mobile object automatically moving includes: causing the mobile object to move along a first path; causing a sensor of the mobile object to detect a position and an attitude of a target object while the mobile object is moving along the first path; setting a second path up to a target position at which predetermined position and attitude with respect to the target object are achieved based on the position and the attitude of the target object; switching the first path to the second path to move the mobile object along the second path; executing optimization calculation based on an evaluation function, to set a third path; and switching the second path to the third path to move the mobile object along the third path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Logisnext Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo FUJISHIMA, Ryoji ARAKI, Kazushige TAKAKI, Kenji TAKAO, Yohei CHISHIKI
  • Publication number: 20220281444
    Abstract: A path generation method includes: acquiring information about a position of a vehicle; acquiring information about a target position of the vehicle; acquiring information about a position of an obstacle; setting a constraint condition that the vehicle at each of predicted steps does not interfere with the obstacle, based on the position of the vehicle, a size of the vehicle and the position of the obstacle; and calculating a moving path of the vehicle by optimization calculation based on the constraint condition and an evaluation function in which a score becomes higher as a deviation between the position of the vehicle at each of the predicted steps and the target position becomes smaller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Kazushige TAKAKI, Yasuo FUJISHIMA, Ryoji ARAKI, Kenji TAKAO
  • Publication number: 20220228532
    Abstract: A combustion control device including a bleed valve control unit for controlling a bleed valve disposed on a bleed pipe for performing bleeding so that a part of the compressed air flowing into the casing is not used as combustion air in the combustor, a fuel control unit for controlling a fuel regulating valve for regulating a fuel flow rate of fuel supplied to the combustor, and a temperature acquisition unit. Upon reception of a load rejection signal for cutting off a load from the gas turbine, the bleed valve control unit controls a valve opening degree of the bleed valve from a closed state to an open state with a prescribed opening degree, and the fuel control unit controls the fuel regulating valve such that the acquired flame temperature falls within a predetermined temperature range defined by an upper limit value and a lower limit value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Kazushige TAKAKI, Makoto KISHI, Takahiko SAKAKI, Kotaro MIYAUCHI
  • Patent number: 11378019
    Abstract: A first fuel flow rate command value indicating a command value of a fuel input amount is calculated so that an output of a gas turbine matches a target output. An upper limit value of the first fuel flow rate command value is calculated based on a deviation obtained by subtracting, from an estimated value of a turbine inlet temperature of the gas turbine, a second limit value relating to the estimated value set such that the estimated value does not exceed a first limit value of the turbine inlet temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazushige Takaki, Akihiko Saito, Ryuji Takenaka, Koshiro Fukumoto, Tomohide Akiyama, Kazuhito Ohashi, Yoshifumi Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 11359553
    Abstract: A control device for a gas turbine include: a target value calculation part configured to calculate a control target value being a target value of an output of the gas turbine; and a command value calculation part configured to calculate a fuel command value on the basis of a deviation between the control target value and an actual output value of the gas turbine. The target value calculation part is configured to: set the control target value to a value which is greater than an output demand value of the gas turbine immediately before a difference between the output demand value and the actual output value becomes not greater than a threshold; and subtract the control target value from the value after the difference becomes not greater than the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazushige Takaki, Akihiko Saito, Ryuji Takenaka, Yoshifumi Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 11248537
    Abstract: A gas turbine control device includes a first estimation unit configured to estimate a first temperature which is a first turbine inlet temperature estimation value based on a first model which is a physical model using a fuel flow rate to a gas turbine; a second estimation unit configured to estimate a second temperature which is a second turbine inlet temperature estimation value based on a second model which is a physical model using an exhaust gas temperature of the gas turbine; and a correction unit configured to correct the first temperature based on the second temperature to calculate a third turbine inlet temperature estimation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazushige Takaki, Akihiko Saito, Ryuji Takenaka, Koshiro Fukumoto, Yoshifumi Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20210216073
    Abstract: [Problem] Provided is a vehicle control system that can, without needing to specify a self-position based on external reference data, cause a vehicle to arrive at an object with satisfying required conditions for the position and orientation of a vehicle when the vehicle arrives at the object corresponding to the position and orientation of the object. [Solution] The vehicle control system includes a detection device that detects a positional relationship between two reference points of the vehicle and two feature points of the object and a control device that determines a movement route of the vehicle on the basis of only information indicative of the positional relationship between the two reference points and the two feature points detected by the detection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Ryoji ARAKI, Yasuo FUJISHIMA, Kazushige TAKAKI
  • Publication number: 20210200205
    Abstract: A movement control method for multi-vehicle for moving multiple vehicles to target positions individually set for the vehicles includes the steps of: acquiring positions of the vehicles; determining control input for moving the vehicles from the acquired positions to positions away from the target positions by a first distance or more while the vehicles satisfy a predetermined condition; and updating the first distance to a shorter distance when a distance between the position and the target position of each of the vehicles becomes equal to or more than the first distance and within an updating distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Yasuo Fujishima, Kazushige TAKAKI, Shunichi AZUMA
  • Patent number: 11047315
    Abstract: A gas turbine control device includes a detection value acquisition unit that acquires a detection value of at least one of a supply amount of fuel, pressure of compressed air, and electric power generated by a generator; a flue gas temperature acquisition unit that acquires a flue gas temperature detection value; a combustion gas temperature estimate value calculation unit that calculates a combustion gas temperature estimate value based on the detection value; a correction term acquisition unit that calculates a correction term based on a ratio between the combustion gas temperature estimate value and the flue gas temperature detection value; a corrected combustion gas temperature estimate value calculation unit that corrects the combustion gas temperature estimate value using the correction term to calculate a corrected combustion gas temperature estimate value; and a gas turbine controller that controls the gas turbine based on the corrected combustion gas temperature estimate value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazushige Takaki, Akihiko Saito, Ryuji Takenaka, Yoshifumi Iwasaki, Shinichi Yoshioka, Tatsuji Takahashi, Tomohide Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20210148291
    Abstract: A control device selects and executes any of normal control of outputting a fuel flow rate command value through feedback control based on a deviation between a target output and an actual output of a gas turbine and load decreasing control of outputting the fuel flow rate command value for reducing an output of the gas turbine to a predetermined target output during a predetermined first time without performing feedback control, and performs control of reducing a flow rate of air flowing into a compressor of the gas turbine such that an air-fuel ratio settles within a predetermined range, in parallel with execution of the load decreasing control when the load decreasing control is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Keisuke YAMAMOTO, Kazushige TAKAKI, Makoto KISHI, Shinya UCHIDA, Hisashi NAKAHARA, Hikaru KATANO, Yoshikazu UI
  • Publication number: 20210141391
    Abstract: A method of controlling movement of multi-vehicle includes acquiring a constraint condition under which vehicles move and a calculation cycle for calculating movement routes of the vehicles; acquiring a position of each vehicle; specifying a target position for each vehicle; calculating, based on the position of each vehicle, the target position, and the constraint condition, a movement route for prediction steps of each vehicle; determining, based on the movement routes of the vehicles, a driving condition of each vehicle from a current time to a unit time; and controlling movement of each vehicle. Calculating the movement route including performing optimization calculation based on an evaluation function, evaluation of which becomes higher as a deviation between the vehicle and the target position for each prediction step becomes smaller, and the constraint condition, to calculate the movement route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Kazushige Takaki, Yasuo Fujishima, Shunichi Azuma
  • Publication number: 20200340410
    Abstract: A control device for a gas turbine include: a target value calculation part configured to calculate a control target value being a target value of an output of the gas turbine; and a command value calculation part configured to calculate a fuel command value on the basis of a deviation between the control target value and an actual output value of the gas turbine. The target value calculation part is configured to: set the control target value to a value which is greater than an output demand value of the gas turbine immediately before a difference between the output demand value and the actual output value becomes not greater than a threshold; and subtract the control target value from the value after the difference becomes not greater than the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Kazushige TAKAKI, Akihiko SAITO, Ryuji TAKENAKA, Yoshifumi IWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20200217252
    Abstract: A flow rate per unit time of fuel fed to a gas turbine is calculated. A flow rate per unit time of air fed to the gas turbine is calculated. A turbine inlet temperature is calculated through use of a physical model formula expressing a relationship of input and output of thermal energy relating to a combustor of the gas turbine. A fuel distribution ratio for each of a plurality of fuel supply systems connected to the combustor is calculated based on the turbine inlet temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Kazushige TAKAKI, Akihiko SAITO, Ryuji TAKENAKA, Yoshifumi IWASAKI, Koshiro FUKUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200063662
    Abstract: A first fuel flow rate command value indicating a command value CSO of a fuel input amount is calculated so that the output of a gas turbine matches a target output. An upper limit value of the first fuel flow rate command value is calculated. The upper limit value of the first fuel flow rate command value is calculated on the basis of a deviation obtained by subtracting from an estimated value of the turbine inlet temperature of the gas turbine a second limit value relating to the estimated value set such that the estimated value does not exceed the first limit value of the turbine inlet temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Kazushige TAKAKI, Akihiko SAITO, Ryuji TAKENAKA, Koshiro FUKUMOTO, Tomohide AKIYAMA, Kazuhito OHASHI, Yoshifumi IWASAKI