Patents by Inventor Keisuke AMPO

Keisuke AMPO 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: 12618686
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to suppress deterioration of comfort of autonomous driving due to on-road parking on a general road.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Ando, Keisuke Ampo
  • Patent number: 12275411
    Abstract: An electronic control device apparatus includes a storage apparatus, a communication apparatus, and a processing apparatus. The processing apparatus determines, based on the level of the shape data included in external map information acquired by the communication apparatus, one of the plurality of control modes with different control methods of the vehicle as the control mode of the autonomous driving control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Mashimo, Keisuke Ampo
  • Patent number: 12195034
    Abstract: An electronic control device is mounted on a vehicle and executes automatic driving control using a plurality of pieces of map information. Each piece of the map information includes one or more pieces of partial data corresponding to a predetermined geographical area and being information of a predetermined attribute related to a road of the predetermined geographical area. The electronic control device includes a storage unit that stores one or more pieces of the map information, a specification unit that specifies the map information corresponding to a traveling position of the vehicle, and a control unit that determines a control method of the vehicle at a traveling position of the vehicle according to the partial data included in the map information specified by the specification unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Mashimo, Akihiko Sato, Keisuke Ampo
  • Publication number: 20240295409
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to suppress deterioration of comfort of autonomous driving due to on-road parking on a general road.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi ANDO, Keisuke AMPO
  • Patent number: 11862012
    Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a control unit for vehicle control and a server which distributes map information to the control unit. The map information includes information on a first type of road whereby full or partial driving assistance of the vehicle is possible, and information on a second type whereby full or partial driving assistance of the vehicle are not possible. The server includes an output unit which transmits information on a second type of road existing in a predetermined range from a first type of road on which the vehicle is traveling, and such that the first and second types of road form a predetermined angle or less. The control unit includes a map management unit including information on the first and second types of road, and a vehicle control unit controlling the vehicle by using the information on the first and second types of road.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi Ando, Keisuke Ampo, Tao Lin
  • Publication number: 20230077342
    Abstract: An electronic control device that is mounted on a vehicle and performs automated driving control using map information includes: a storage unit that stores basic map data; a communication unit that communicates with a data center to acquire map data managed by the data center as external map data; and a processing unit that determines a control mode of the automated driving control according to the acquired external map data and performs the automated driving control based on the determined control mode, position information of the vehicle, the basic map data, and the external map data. With the configuration, availability of map information is secured and continuity of an automated driving function is improved even in a case where a communication situation is not good while a required storage capacity is suppressed by limiting the map information stored in the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Daisuke MASHIMO, Keisuke AMPO
  • Publication number: 20220324478
    Abstract: An electronic control device is mounted on a vehicle and executes automatic driving control using a plurality of pieces of map information. Each piece of the map information includes one or more pieces of partial data corresponding to a predetermined geographical area and being information of a predetermined attribute related to a road of the predetermined geographical area. The electronic control device includes a storage unit that stores one or more pieces of the map information, a specification unit that specifies the map information corresponding to a traveling position of the vehicle, and a control unit that determines a control method of the vehicle at a traveling position of the vehicle according to the partial data included in the map information specified by the specification unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke MASHIMO, Akihiko SATO, Keisuke AMPO
  • Publication number: 20220283593
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic control device that acquires route information to a destination based on first map information, and when a part of the route to the destination is outside a map range of any one of the first map information and second map information having a map range different from the first map information, changes the destination to generate a route to the destination based on the second map information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi TERAOKA, Keisuke AMPO, Takeyuki TOMINAGA
  • Publication number: 20210396529
    Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a control unit for vehicle control and a server which distributes map information to the control unit. The map information includes information on a first type of road whereby full or partial driving assistance of the vehicle is possible, and information on a second type whereby full or partial driving assistance of the vehicle are not possible. The server includes an output unit which transmits information on a second type of road existing in a predetermined range from a first type of road on which the vehicle is traveling, and such that the first and second types of road form a predetermined angle or less. The control unit includes a map management unit including information on the first and second types of road, and a vehicle control unit controlling the vehicle by using the information on the first and second types of road.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi ANDO, Keisuke AMPO, Tao LIN