Patents by Inventor Kento Aono

Kento Aono 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: 12111425
    Abstract: Provided is a simulator device allowing simplification and cost minimization. A simulator device that generates and emits, to a LiDAR shining a laser light at a plurality of scanning locations, a false light corresponding to said laser light, and comprises: a light focusing unit that focuses the laser light shined at the plurality of scanning locations; and a simulator that, in accordance with the laser light focused by the light focusing unit, generates the false light resembling scattered light that is produced in a prescribed location, and emits the false light to the LiDAR via the light focusing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kento Aono, Shoji Matsuda
  • Patent number: 11967187
    Abstract: This vehicle inspection system comprises: a monitor that displays a simulated image captured by a camera and imitating external environment information; a target device that returns an irradiation wave from an electromagnetic sensor as a reflected wave; a simulator device that changes the external environment information by changing the simulated image or the reflected wave; and an inspection device that inspects actuators of a vehicle to be inspected on the basis of the changed external environment information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kento Aono, Takeshi Katamine
  • Patent number: 11935339
    Abstract: Provided are a vehicle inspection system and a vehicle inspection method that can align a vehicle with a constant location of a bench testing machine. The present invention comprises: a bench testing machine that rotatably supports wheels of a vehicle, using rollers that are provided for each of the wheels; and a monitor device that is positioned in a fixed location with regard to the bench testing machine and displays, toward a camera, an image resembling an exterior environment, wherein the bench testing machine has a location adjustment device (turning mechanism, test bench control device) that adjusts the location of the vehicle in the vehicle width direction such that the relative location of the camera in the vehicle width direction with regard to the monitor device is constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kento Aono, Tatsuya Jitsui, Kenichiro Kurai, Yuichi Fukuda, Yasushi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11850691
    Abstract: A fastening system for fastening a fastener to a workpiece, includes a movable carriage on which the workpiece is placed, a coordinate detection unit configured to detect a position of the fastener temporarily tightened onto the workpiece as coordinates in a coordinate system of the movable carriage, a storage device configured to store the coordinates detected by the coordinate detection unit, and a retightening device configured to determine a position of the fastener based on the coordinates stored in the storage device and retighten the fastener that is at the determined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Daisuke Hashimoto, Kento Aono, Ginga Kitase
  • Patent number: 11828870
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle inspection system that enables inspection of an inspection vehicle provided with electromagnetic sensors having different wavelengths. A first absorption member and a second absorption member are provided to non-overlapping positions in front of a position at which the radiation range of radiated waves from the first electromagnetic sensor and the radiation range of radiated waves from the second electromagnetic sensor overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kento Aono, Shoji Matsuda, Yosuke Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20230076763
    Abstract: A fastening system for fastening a fastener to a workpiece, includes a movable carriage on which the workpiece is placed, a coordinate detection unit configured to detect a position of the fastener temporarily tightened onto the workpiece as coordinates in a coordinate system of the movable carriage, a storage device configured to store the coordinates detected by the coordinate detection unit, and a retightening device configured to determine a position of the fastener based on the coordinates stored in the storage device and retighten the fastener that is at the determined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Daisuke HASHIMOTO, Kento AONO, Ginga KITASE
  • Publication number: 20220402515
    Abstract: In this vehicle inspection system for inspecting the driving functionality of a vehicle that carries out automatic driving or driving assistance, when a monitor and the vehicle are being aligned on a bench testing machine, a simulator device displays an image of a straight road on the monitor, a wheel sensor (wheel position sensor) detects the steering direction of a wheel (front wheel) steered using a lane keeping function, and an image position adjustment device (monitor position adjustment device) moves the image in the opposite direction from the steering direction of the wheel until the wheel reaches a neutral state of not being steered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Kento Aono, Kenichiro Kurai
  • Publication number: 20220057481
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle inspection system that enables inspection of an inspection vehicle provided with electromagnetic sensors having different wavelengths. A first absorption member and a second absorption member are provided to non-overlapping positions in front of a position at which the radiation range of radiated waves from the first electromagnetic sensor and the radiation range of radiated waves from the second electromagnetic sensor overlap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Kento Aono, Shoji Matsuda, Yosuke Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20220034754
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle inspection system that makes it possible to perform integrated inspection of external sensors, a vehicle control device, and various types of actuators. The vehicle inspection system is provided with: a simulator for reproducing virtual information that imitates external environment information; a plurality of information output devices that are provided to each of a plurality of external sensors and that cause the corresponding external sensors to detect the virtual information reproduced by the simulator; and a bench test device for detecting operation of a vehicle that performs travel control on the basis of the virtual information. The simulator outputs virtual information corresponding to the same virtual external environment to the plurality of information output devices and synchronizes the virtual information output to the plurality of information output devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Kento Aono, Kenichiro Kurai
  • Publication number: 20220026546
    Abstract: Provided is a simulator device allowing simplification and cost minimization. A simulator device that generates and emits, to a LiDAR shining a laser light at a plurality of scanning locations, a false light corresponding to said laser light, and comprises: a light focusing unit that focuses the laser light shined at the plurality of scanning locations; and a simulator that, in accordance with the laser light focused by the light focusing unit, generates the false light resembling scattered light that is produced in a prescribed location, and emits the false light to the LiDAR via the light focusing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Kento Aono, Shoji Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20210287460
    Abstract: Provided are a vehicle inspection system and a vehicle inspection method that can align a vehicle with a constant location of a bench testing machine. The present invention comprises: a bench testing machine that rotatably supports wheels of a vehicle, using rollers that are provided for each of the wheels; and a monitor device that is positioned in a fixed location with regard to the bench testing machine and displays, toward a camera, an image resembling an exterior environment, wherein the bench testing machine has a location adjustment device (turning mechanism, test bench control device) that adjusts the location of the vehicle in the vehicle width direction such that the relative location of the camera in the vehicle width direction with regard to the monitor device is constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Kento Aono, Tatsuya Jitsui, Kenichiro Kurai, Yuichi Fukuda, Yasushi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20210272391
    Abstract: This vehicle inspection system comprises: a monitor that displays a simulated image captured by a camera and imitating external environment information; a target device that returns an irradiation wave from an electromagnetic sensor as a reflected wave; a simulator device that changes the external environment information by changing the simulated image or the reflected wave; and an inspection device that inspects actuators of a vehicle to be inspected on the basis of the changed external environment information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Kento Aono, Takeshi Katamine
  • Patent number: 10823642
    Abstract: A spoke angle deviation amount measuring system (2) includes a first to fourth support units (21) to (24) configured to support rotatably a first to fourth tires (11) to (14), respectively. Shaft portions (31d) of the support units (21) to (24) are positioned by positioning caps (55) after a vehicle (3) is moved to a measuring position with a steering wheel (4) positioned neutral. With the tires (11) to (14) inclined at a toe angle with respect to a front-and-rear direction, when the vehicle (3) is caused to travel forwards, lateral stress is exerted on the support units (21) to (24), whereby the support units (21) to (24) turn about the corresponding shaft portions (31d). An angle sensor (40) detects turning angles of the support units (21) to (24). A control device (27) calculates a spoke angle deviation amount based on the detected turning angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Kurai, Kento Aono, Masahiro Murata, Tatsuya Sakai, Takayuki Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20190195739
    Abstract: A spoke angle deviation amount measuring system (2) includes a first to fourth support units (21) to (24) configured to support rotatably a first to fourth tires (11) to (14), respectively. Shaft portions (31d) of the support units (21) to (24) are positioned by positioning caps (55) after a vehicle (3) is moved to a measuring position with a steering wheel (4) positioned neutral. With the tires (11) to (14) inclined at a toe angle with respect to a front-and-rear direction, when the vehicle (3) is caused to travel forwards, lateral stress is exerted on the support units (21) to (24), whereby the support units (21) to (24) turn about the corresponding shaft portions (31d). An angle sensor (40) detects turning angles of the support units (21) to (24). A control device (27) calculates a spoke angle deviation amount based on the detected turning angles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Kenichiro Kurai, Kento Aono, Masahiro Murata, Tatsuya Sakai, Takayuki Ogawa
  • Patent number: 10177636
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a laminated core includes inserting permanent magnets 14 into magnet insertion holes 12, 12a of a core body 13; injecting a resin 18 into the holes 12, 12a from resin reservoir pots 17 in the die 15 (16) to fix the magnets 14; placing a dummy plate 19 between the die 15 having the pots 17 and the body 13, the plate 19 having gate holes 35, 35a guiding the resin 18 from the pots 17 into the holes 12, 12a, the hole 35 (35a) overlapping with both of a part of the hole 12 (12a) and a surface of the body 13; poring the resin 18 via the holes 35, 35a and curing the resin 18 in the holes 12, 12a; and separating the plate 19 from the body 13 to remove the resin 18 overflowed from the holes 12, 12a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC.
    Inventors: Yuichi Hirayama, Kento Aono, Naoki Isomura
  • Publication number: 20160352198
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a laminated core includes inserting permanent magnets 14 into magnet insertion holes 12, 12a of a core body 13; injecting a resin 18 into the holes 12, 12a from resin reservoir pots 17 in the die 15 (16) to fix the magnets 14; placing a dummy plate 19 between the die 15 having the pots 17 and the body 13, the plate 19 having gate holes 35, 35a guiding the resin 18 from the pots 17 into the holes 12, 12a, the hole 35 (35a) overlapping with both of a part of the hole 12 (12a) and a surface of the body 13; poring the resin 18 via the holes 35, 35a and curing the resin 18 in the holes 12, 12a; and separating the plate 19 from the body 13 to remove the resin 18 overflowed from the holes 12, 12a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC.
    Inventors: Yuichi Hirayama, Kento Aono, Naoki Isomura
  • Patent number: 9455612
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a laminated core includes inserting permanent magnets 14 into magnet insertion holes 12, 12a of a core body 13; injecting a resin 18 into the holes 12, 12a from resin reservoir pots 17 in the die 15 (16) to fix the magnets 14; placing a dummy plate 19 between the die 15 having the pots 17 and the body 13, the plate 19 having gate holes 35, 35a guiding the resin 18 from the pots 17 into the holes 12, 12a, the hole 35 (35a) overlapping with both of a part of the hole 12 (12a) and a surface of the body 13; poring the resin 18 via the holes 35, 35a and curing the resin 18 in the holes 12, 12a; and separating the plate 19 from the body 13 to remove the resin 18 overflowed from the holes 12, 12a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC.
    Inventors: Yuichi Hirayama, Kento Aono, Naoki Isomura
  • Publication number: 20130228280
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a laminated core includes inserting permanent magnets 14 into magnet insertion holes 12, 12a of a core body 13; injecting a resin 18 into the holes 12, 12a from resin reservoir pots 17 in the die 15 (16) to fix the magnets 14; placing a dummy plate 19 between the die 15 having the pots 17 and the body 13, the plate 19 having gate holes 35, 35a guiding the resin 18 from the pots 17 into the holes 12, 12a, the hole 35 (35a) overlapping with both of a part of the hole 12 (12a) and a surface of the body 13; poring the resin 18 via the holes 35, 35a and curing the resin 18 in the holes 12, 12a; and separating the plate 19 from the body 13 to remove the resin 18 overflowed from the holes 12, 12a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC.
    Inventors: Yuichi Hirayama, Kento Aono, Naoki Isomura