Patents by Inventor Kazuyuki Fukamachi
Kazuyuki Fukamachi 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).
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Patent number: 11300658Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Michiaki Okubo, Kazuyuki Fukamachi, Kenichiro ' Kurai, Yasuhiro Okuno, Kazumori Sakai
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Patent number: 11231485Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Michiaki Okubo, Kenichiro Kurai, Kazuyuki Fukamachi, Yasuhiro Okuno, Kazumori Sakai
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Patent number: 11125859Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Michiaki Okubo, Kenichiro Kurai, Kazuyuki Fukamachi, Yasuhiro Okuno, Kazumori Sakai
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Publication number: 20200096607Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: Michiaki Okubo, Kenichiro Kurai, Kazuyuki Fukamachi, Yasuhiro Okuno, Kazumori Sakai
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Publication number: 20200096606Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: Michiaki Okubo, Kenichiro Kurai, Kazuyuki Fukamachi, Yasuhiro Okuno, Kazumori Sakai
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Publication number: 20200096604Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: Michiaki Okubo, Kazuyuki Fukamachi, Kenichiro ` Kurai, Yasuhiro Okuno, Kazumori Sakai
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Publication number: 20200096605Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: Michiaki Okubo, Kenichiro Kurai, Kazuyuki Fukamachi, Yasuhiro Okuno, Kazumori Sakai
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Patent number: 7784335Abstract: Wheels of a two-wheeled motor vehicle are supported by support rollers corresponding to each wheel, respectively, and an antilock brake system is operated for each wheel. Measuring means 20 and 31 measure values related to the rotation speed of rollers supporting the wheel for which the antilock brake system operates. Based on the values obtained by the measuring means 20 and 31, the waveform accompanying the change in rotation speed of the wheel that occurs by the operation of the antilock brake system is computed by a computing means 44 based on the values obtained by the measuring means 20 and 31. A determination means 45 determines whether or not a portion of the waveform obtained by the computing means 44 falls within a predetermined range or not.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2005Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuyuki Fukamachi, Masahiko Kaneko, Giuseppe Madonna, Nicola Perretti, Giovanni Papola
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Patent number: 7537378Abstract: A wire disconnection inspecting device includes a vehicle position recognition unit for detecting that a vehicle has reached an inspection position; a preparation timing recognition unit for detecting that a step preceding by one is reached; a terminal for transmitting an operation signal to an ECU so as to make an electrical connection to a heating conductor; an infrared camera for imaging a rear shield of the vehicle; and a main processing unit for acquiring thermal image data from the infrared camera and inspecting disconnection of the heating conductor. The main processing unit recognizes that the vehicle has reached a step preceding by one according to the preparation timing recognition unit and makes electrical connection to the heating conductor via the terminal. The main processing unit acquires the image data from the infrared camera when the vehicle has reached the inspection position.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2005Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: Honda Motor Co., LtdInventors: Keita Sekine, Kazuyuki Fukamachi, Katsumi Takeishi, John Cheek
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Publication number: 20090049901Abstract: Wheels of a two-wheeled motor vehicle are supported by support rollers corresponding to each wheel, respectively, and an antilock brake system is operated for each wheel. Measuring means 20 and 31 measure values related to the rotation speed of rollers supporting the wheel for which the antilock brake system operates. Based on the values obtained by the measuring means 20 and 31, the waveform accompanying the change in rotation speed of the wheel that occurs by the operation of the antilock brake system is computed by a computing means 44 based on the values obtained by the measuring means 20 and 31. A determination means 45 determines whether or not a portion of the waveform obtained by the computing means 44 falls within a predetermined range or not.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2005Publication date: February 26, 2009Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuyuki Fukamachi, Masahiko Kaneko, Giuseppe Madonna, Nicola Perretti, Giovanni Papola
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Publication number: 20080143338Abstract: A wire disconnection inspecting device includes a vehicle position recognition unit for detecting that a vehicle has reached an inspection position; a preparation timing recognition unit for detecting that a step preceding by one is reached; a terminal for transmitting an operation signal to an ECU so as to make an electrical connection to a heating conductor; an infrared camera for imaging a rear shield of the vehicle; and a main processing unit for acquiring thermal image data from the infrared camera and inspecting disconnection of the heating conductor. The main processing unit recognizes that the vehicle has reached a step preceding by one according to the preparation timing recognition unit and makes electrical connection to the heating conductor via the terminal. The main processing unit acquires the image data from the infrared camera when the vehicle has reached the inspection position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2005Publication date: June 19, 2008Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keita Sekine, Kazuyuki Fukamachi, Katsumi Takeishi, John Cheek
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Publication number: 20070296961Abstract: A vehicle lamp inspection equipment comprises a vehicle position recognizing section for detecting arrival of a vehicle at an inspection position, a terminal to be connected with an ECU mounted on the vehicle, cameras for imaging the lamp of the vehicle which has arrived at the inspection position from the right and left front, cameras for imaging from the right and left rear, spot lights for illuminating the right and left wheels and long fluorescent lights for illuminating the right and left rear wheels. When the vehicle has arrived at the inspection position, a main processing section turns on or flashes the lamp through the terminal and the ECU and acquires image data from the cameras, thereby checking the lamp.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2005Publication date: December 27, 2007Inventors: Keita Sekine, Kazuyuki Fukamachi, Kazuaki Funahara, Ryohei Kawaguchi
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Patent number: 7134326Abstract: An apparatus and method for inspecting a motorcycle. A braking force inspecting unit is provided for calculating a braking force from results measured by a torque measuring unit to determine whether the braking force is acceptable or not when a brake is fully applied and the support rollers are rotated by a motor. A speedometer inspecting unit is provided for determining whether a speedometer is acceptable or not from results measured by a rotational speed measuring unit when the support rollers are rendered rotatable and an engine of the motorcycle is operated. A brake system inspecting unit is provided for calculating a change in a vehicle speed of the motorcycle from the results measured by the rotational speed measuring unit and determining whether an ABS and a CBS operate acceptably or not when the engine of the motorcycle is operated.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2003Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuyuki Fukamachi, Sumio Noguchi, Masahiko Kaneko, Yoshiyuki Asada
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Publication number: 20050151415Abstract: Support rollers are provided for seating front and rear wheels of a motorcycle thereon. A braking force inspecting means is provided for calculating a braking force from results measured by a torque measuring means to determine whether the braking force is acceptable or not when a brake is fully applied and the support rollers are rotated by a motor. A speedometer inspecting means is provided for determining whether a speedometer is acceptable or not from results measured by a rotational speed measuring means when the support rollers are rendered rotatable and an engine of the motorcycle is operated. A brake system inspecting means is provided for calculating a change in a vehicle speed of the motorcycle from the results measured by the rotational speed measuring means and determining whether an ABS and a CBS operate acceptably or not when the engine of the motorcycle is operated.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2003Publication date: July 14, 2005Inventors: Kazuyuki Fukamachi, Sumio Noguchi, Masahiko Kaneko, Yoshiyuki Asada
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Patent number: 6257056Abstract: While a vehicle is running on a bench type of testing apparatus for inspecting a cornering control mechanism, the connection of one of drums on which one of the left and right driving wheels is mounted is released from the other drums. Then, the rotational speed of one of the driving wheels increases and the rotational speed of the other of the driving wheels decreases. At this time, a controller mounted on the vehicle judges that the vehicle is in an oversteering state, and the brake of one of the driving wheels is switched on (or operated). Then, based on the deceleration of one of the driving wheels, a discrimination is made as to whether the cornering control mechanism has operated normally or not. Since the rotational speed of one of the driving wheels decreases also when an accelerator is switched off (or pressing down of the accelerator pedal is released), a discrimination is made based on the deceleration of the other of the driving wheels as to whether the accelerator is switched off or not.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 1998Date of Patent: July 10, 2001Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takao Shibayama, Kazuyuki Fukamachi, Keiichiro Maekawa
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Patent number: 5495753Abstract: An apparatus for testing an anti-lock brake system has rolls and device for detecting rotational changes of the rolls. The test is performed by running a vehicle having mounted thereon the anti-lock brake system while wheels of the vehicle are placed on the rolls, actuating the anti-lock brake system when a predetermined speed has been attained, and judging operating conditions of the anti-lock brake system from rotational changes of the rolls at the time of braking. In the apparatus, the friction coefficient of each of the rolls is set to such a value that a frictional force to act between each of the rolls and each of the wheels at the time of braking exceeds an inertia force of each of the rolls.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 1994Date of Patent: March 5, 1996Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinichi Watanabe, Takao Shibayama, Kimitake Uzuyama, Kazuyuki Fukamachi, Keiichiro Maekawa, Masaru Maruo
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Patent number: 5339682Abstract: An apparatus for testing an anti-lock brake system has rolls and device for detecting rotational changes of the rolls. The test is performed by running a vehicle having mounted thereon the anti-lock brake system while wheels of the vehicle are placed on the rolls, actuating the anti-lock brake system when a predetermined speed has been attained, and judging operating conditions of the anti-lock brake system from rotational changes of the rolls at the time of braking. In the apparatus, the friction coefficient of each of the rolls is set to such a value that a frictional force to act between each of the rolls and each of the wheels at the time of braking exceeds an inertia force of each of the rolls.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 1992Date of Patent: August 23, 1994Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinichi Watanabe, Takao Shibayama, Kimitake Uzuyama, Kazuyuki Fukamachi, Keiichiro Maekawa, Masaru Maruo