Patents by Inventor Kazutoshi SIMO

Kazutoshi SIMO 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).

  • Automatic steering device, automatic steering method and automatic steering program
    Patent number: 11383813
    Abstract: An automatic steering device may include a route calculator, an indirect target point calculating module, a command steering angle calculating module, and a steering controlling module. The route calculator may calculate a route of a ship based on positions of a plurality of target points. The indirect target point calculating module may calculate an indirect target point ahead of the ship. The command steering angle calculating module may calculate a command steering angle based on a positional relation between the route and the indirect target point. The steering controlling module may control a steering mechanism of the ship based on the command steering angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: FURUNO ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazuya Kishimoto, Kazutoshi Simo
  • AUTOMATIC STEERING DEVICE, AUTOMATIC STEERING METHOD AND AUTOMATIC STEERING PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20190344875
    Abstract: An automatic steering device may include a route calculator, an indirect target point calculating module, a command steering angle calculating module, and a steering controlling module. The route calculator may calculate a route of a ship based on positions of a plurality of target points. The indirect target point calculating module may calculate an indirect target point ahead of the ship. The command steering angle calculating module may calculate a command steering angle based on a positional relation between the route and the indirect target point. The steering controlling module may control a steering mechanism of the ship based on the command steering angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuya KISHIMOTO, Kazutoshi SIMO