Patents by Inventor Kenta Osagawa

Kenta Osagawa 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: 10343578
    Abstract: A control system for a dump truck includes a signal reception unit that receives a rising command signal to cause the dump truck including a vessel and a hydraulic cylinder configured to raise and lower the vessel to start a rising action of the vessel, and a vessel control unit that varies an extension speed of the hydraulic cylinder nonlinearly with respect to elapsed time when the signal reception unit receives the rising command signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenta Osagawa, Koji Takeda
  • Publication number: 20190033873
    Abstract: A work machine management apparatus includes: a switchback point setting unit configured to set a plurality of switchback points of a work machine in a work place of a mine; a work point setting unit configured to set at least one work point of the work machine in the work place; a travel track generating unit configured to generate a plurality of target travel tracks along which the work machine travels in the work place based on a position of the at least one work point and a position of each of the plurality of switchback points; and a travel track selecting unit configured to select, among the plurality of target travel tracks, a target travel track along which the work machine travels in the work place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Yosuke Kadono, Takashi Hiranaka, Isao Toku, Kenta Osagawa, Takashi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10108196
    Abstract: A work machine management apparatus includes: a switchback point setting unit configured to set a plurality of switchback points of a work machine in a work place of a mine; a work point setting unit configured to set at least one work point of the work machine in the work place; a travel track generating unit configured to generate a plurality of target travel tracks along which the work machine travels in the work place based on a position of the at least one work point and a position of each of the plurality of switchback points; and a travel track selecting unit configured to select, among the plurality of target travel tracks, a target travel track along which the work machine travels in the work place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Yosuke Kadono, Takashi Hiranaka, Isao Toku, Kenta Osagawa, Takashi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20180284784
    Abstract: A control system for a work vehicle includes a course data generation unit that generates a traveling condition including a traveling route of the work vehicle in a workplace, a service area setting unit that sets a service area which is an area where the work vehicle is serviceable, a passage area setting unit that sets a passage area having a predetermined width along the traveling route generated by the course data generation unit, and an update data generation unit that generates update data for service area data obtained by expanding the service area when the passage area is present on an outer side of the service area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Yuji Kobashi, Kenta Osagawa, Isao Toku, Tomonori Ozaki
  • Publication number: 20180284808
    Abstract: A control system of a transporter vehicle includes a target position data calculation unit configured to calculate target position data of a target point of the transporter vehicle based on positional relationship between a target object whose position data has been identified, and the target point of the transporter vehicle that is input by an input device, and a course data generation unit configured to generate course data of the transporter vehicle at least based on the target position data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Masanori Minagawa, Hiroshi Fuji, Kenta Osagawa
  • Publication number: 20180281656
    Abstract: A control system for a dump truck includes a signal reception unit that receives a rising command signal to cause the dump truck including a vessel and a hydraulic cylinder configured to raise and lower the vessel to start a rising action of the vessel, and a vessel control unit that varies an extension speed of the hydraulic cylinder nonlinearly with respect to elapsed time when the signal reception unit receives the rising command signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Kenta Osagawa, Koji Takeda
  • Patent number: 9842501
    Abstract: A mine management system includes generating unmanned vehicle traveling data including a target traveling route of an unmanned vehicle, acquiring unmanned vehicle current situation data at first time point, acquiring manned vehicle current situation data at the first time point, estimating a range in which the unmanned vehicle may be present at second time point based on the unmanned vehicle traveling data and the unmanned vehicle current situation data, estimating a position where a manned vehicle may be present at the second time point based on the manned vehicle current situation data, and deriving a risk level indicating a possibility of collision between the manned vehicle and the unmanned vehicle corresponding to the second time point at the first time point per position where the manned vehicle may be present based on estimation results of estimating the unmanned vehicle existence range and the manned vehicle existence position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenta Osagawa
  • Publication number: 20170315561
    Abstract: A work machine management apparatus includes: a switchback point setting unit configured to set at least one switchback point of a work machine in a work place of a mine; a work point setting unit configured to set a plurality of work points of the work machine; a travel track generating unit configured to generate, based on a position of each of the plurality of work points and a position of the at least one switchback point in a loading place, a plurality of target travel tracks along which the work machine travels in the work place; and a travel track selecting unit configured to select, among the plurality of target travel tracks, a target travel track along which the work machine travels in the work place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Yosuke Kadono, Takashi Hiranaka, Isao Toku, Kenta Osagawa, Takashi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20170315553
    Abstract: A work machine management apparatus includes: a switchback point setting unit configured to set a plurality of switchback points of a work machine in a work place of a mine; a work point setting unit configured to set at least one work point of the work machine in the work place; a travel track generating unit configured to generate a plurality of target travel tracks along which the work machine travels in the work place based on a position of the at least one work point and a position of each of the plurality of switchback points; and a travel track selecting unit configured to select, among the plurality of target travel tracks, a target travel track along which the work machine travels in the work place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Yosuke Kadono, Takashi Hiranaka, Isao Toku, Kenta Osagawa, Takashi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20170061796
    Abstract: A mine management system includes generating unmanned vehicle traveling data including a target traveling route of an unmanned vehicle, acquiring unmanned vehicle current situation data at first time point, acquiring manned vehicle current situation data at the first time point, estimating a range in which the unmanned vehicle may be present at second time point based on the unmanned vehicle traveling data and the unmanned vehicle current situation data, estimating a position where a manned vehicle may be present at the second time point based on the manned vehicle current situation data, and deriving a risk level indicating a possibility of collision between the manned vehicle and the unmanned vehicle corresponding to the second time point at the first time point per position where the manned vehicle may be present based on estimation results of estimating the unmanned vehicle existence range and the manned vehicle existence position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenta OSAGAWA
  • Patent number: 9037338
    Abstract: Based on initial position information on an instructed fixed switch-back point and position information on a loading point, a relative positional relationship between the loading point and the switch-back point is generated. If the position of the loading point moves, then based on position information on the position-moved loading point, information on a direction of an unmanned vehicle at the loading point and information on a relative positional relationship, a new switch-back point is set at a position where the relative positional relationship can be maintained. When the initial position of the switch-back point is instructed, then on the basis of the initial position information on the switch-back point, a driving path leading to the loading point via the instructed switch-back point is generated and, when the position of the loading point moves, a driving path leading to the position-moved loading point via the new switch-back point is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta Osagawa, Tomonori Ozaki, Koji Takeda, Takashi Hiranaka
  • Patent number: 9008889
    Abstract: Topographical data for a work location is created and information on a new travel route is generated. Next, a work location including the new travel route is constructed on the basis of the created topographical data. Then, the information on the new travel route generated is provided to the vehicle, the vehicle is made to travel along said new travel route in accordance with temporary travel control data, and actual topographical data for the new travel route is acquired. Next, the aforementioned temporary travel control data is corrected on the basis of the acquired actual topographical data for the new travel route. After that, the unmanned vehicle is made to travel in accordance with the corrected travel control data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenta Osagawa, Tomonori Ozaki, Koji Takeda, Takashi Hiranaka
  • Publication number: 20130325208
    Abstract: Based on initial position information on an instructed fixed switch-back point and position information on a loading point, a relative positional relationship between the loading point and the switch-back point is generated. If the position of the loading point moves, then based on position information on the position- moved loading point, information on a direction of an unmanned vehicle at the loading point and information on a relative positional relationship, a new switch-back point is set at a position where the relative positional relationship can be maintained. When the initial position of the switch-back point is instructed, then on the basis of the initial position information on the switch-back point, a driving path leading to the loading point via the instructed switch-back point is generated and, when the position of the loading point moves, a driving path leading to the position-moved loading point via the new switch-back point is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta Osagawa, Tomonori Ozaki, Koji Takeda, Takashi Hiranaka
  • Publication number: 20130238182
    Abstract: Topographical data for a work location is created and information on a new travel route is generated. Next, a work location including the new travel route is constructed on the basis of the created topographical data. Then, the information on the new travel route generated is provided to the vehicle, the vehicle is made to travel along said new travel route in accordance with temporary travel control data, and actual topographical data for the new travel route is acquired. Next, the aforementioned temporary travel control data is corrected on the basis of the acquired actual topographical data for the new travel route. After that, the unmanned vehicle is made to travel in accordance with the corrected travel control data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta Osagawa, Tomonori Ozaki, Koji Takeda, Takashi Hiranaka