Patents by Inventor Ken INAMI

Ken INAMI 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: 12179733
    Abstract: A travel control device that prevents malfunctioning of an intersection AEB system is provided. The travel control device includes a sensor that detects the front side, and a control unit that controls a brake, based on information from the sensor. When determining that a host vehicle is going to traverse an intersection and make a turn, the control unit carries out control for controlling the brake when the speed of an oncoming vehicle is equal to or higher than a given threshold. When determining that the oncoming vehicle detected by the sensor is going to traverse the intersection and make a turn, the control unit increases the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken Inami, Noriyuki Komatsu
  • Patent number: 12060065
    Abstract: Provided is a technique for controlling a vehicle according to a group type for a target group moving object. Provided are: a group detection unit 102 that detects a group based on signals from sensors 101; an environment information collection unit 105 that collects information on a surrounding environment of a host vehicle; a group type determination unit 103 that determines a group type based on a feature of the group detected by the group detection unit 102 and environment information collected by the environment information collection unit 105; and a risk level determination unit 104 that determines a risk level based on the group type determined by the group type determination unit 103, a speed of the host vehicle and a distance to a group moving object. A warning or vehicle control is performed based on the risk level determined by the risk level determination unit 104.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventor: Ken Inami
  • Publication number: 20230286478
    Abstract: A travel control device that prevents malfunctioning of an intersection AEB system is provided. The travel control device includes a sensor that detects the front side, and a control unit that controls a brake, based on information from the sensor. When determining that a host vehicle is going to traverse an intersection and make a turn, the control unit carries out control for controlling the brake when the speed of an oncoming vehicle is equal to or higher than a given threshold. When determining that the oncoming vehicle detected by the sensor is going to traverse the intersection and make a turn, the control unit increases the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken INAMI, Noriyuki KOMATSU
  • Publication number: 20220009499
    Abstract: Provided is a technique for controlling a vehicle according to a group type for a target group moving object. Provided are: a group detection unit 102 that detects a group based on signals from sensors 101; an environment information collection unit 105 that collects information on a surrounding environment of a host vehicle; a group type determination unit 103 that determines a group type based on a feature of the group detected by the group detection unit 102 and environment information collected by the environment information collection unit 105; and a risk level determination unit 104 that determines a risk level based on the group type determined by the group type determination unit 103, a speed of the host vehicle and a distance to a group moving object. A warning or vehicle control is performed based on the risk level determined by the risk level determination unit 104.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventor: Ken INAMI