Patents by Inventor Kohei MOROTOMI
Kohei MOROTOMI 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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Publication number: 20210253092Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus performs automatic braking control when an execution condition is satisfied, in a case where a lap rate of the obstacle is a threshold lap rate or more. Furthermore, the vehicle control apparatus performs automatic steering control when the execution condition is satisfied, in a case where the lap rate is less than the threshold lap rate and furthermore an avoidance area in which the vehicle can avoid a collision with the obstacle without traveling out of a self-lane and passage of the vehicle is not blocked by a passage inhibition object. The vehicle control apparatus performs the automatic braking control when a special condition including a condition that the execution condition is satisfied at least is satisfied, if the passage inhibition object exists, in a case where the lap rate is less than the threshold lap rate and furthermore the avoidance area does not exist.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yuhei MIYAMOTO, Kohei MOROTOMI, Tooru TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20210229600Abstract: The vehicle notification apparatus comprises: an operation element operated by a driver to activate a turn signal indicator; an information obtaining device that obtains information on an object around the vehicle; an auditory notification device configured to give an auditory notification; a visual notification device configured to give a visual notification; and a control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: Kohei MOROTOMI, Tomohiro TANAKA
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Publication number: 20210206368Abstract: Disclosed is a driving assist apparatus which executes a process for collision avoidance when the possibility of collision of a vehicle with an obstacle is high. When the steering angle of the steering wheel is greater than an angle threshold, the apparatus determines that a driver is trying to avoid the collision by operating the steering wheel and does not execute the collision avoidance process. When the vehicle is making a right turn or a left turn, there arises a possibility that the collision avoidance process is not executed even in a situation where the collision avoidance process must be executed. In view of this, when the vehicle is making a right turn or a left turn, the angle threshold mentioned above is set to a larger value as compared with the case where the vehicle is not making a right turn or a left turn.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Noriyuki TSURUOKA, Kohei MOROTOMI
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Publication number: 20210179093Abstract: A driving support apparatus comprises a controller for performing collision avoidance braking control and lane deviation suppressing control. When a performing condition of the lane deviation suppressing control is satisfied at a timing of the collision avoidance braking control is about to be performed, the controller makes direction determination processing for determining whether or not the own vehicle travels to a direction toward which it will collide with a target object or to a direction toward which it will avoid colliding with the target object. In the direction determination processing, when it is determined the own vehicle travels to a collision direction, the controller stops the lane deviation suppressing control to perform the collision avoidance braking control, and when it is determined the own vehicle travels to a collision avoidance direction, the controller performs cooperative control for making the lane deviation suppressing control cooperate with the collision avoidance braking control.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuhei MIYAMOTO, Kohei MOROTOMI
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Patent number: 11014552Abstract: Disclosed is a driving assist apparatus which executes a process for collision avoidance when the possibility of collision of a vehicle with an obstacle is high. When the steering angle of the steering wheel is greater than an angle threshold, the apparatus determines that a driver is trying to avoid the collision by operating the steering wheel and does not execute the collision avoidance process. When the vehicle is making a right turn or a left turn, there arises a possibility that the collision avoidance process is not executed even in a situation where the collision avoidance process must be executed. In view of this, when the vehicle is making a right turn or a left turn, the angle threshold mentioned above is set to a larger value as compared with the case where the vehicle is not making a right turn or a left turn.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Noriyuki Tsuruoka, Kohei Morotomi
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Publication number: 20210101610Abstract: A driver assistance device includes a one or more processors. The one or more processors is configured to determine whether a pedal misapplication determination condition is satisfied, and output, when the one or more processors determines that the pedal misapplication determination condition is satisfied, at least one of a warning display and warning audio directly instructing a driver to release the pedal that is depressed at a point in time of outputting.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Xi CHEN, Kohei MOROTOMI
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Publication number: 20210039613Abstract: A drive assistance device includes an automatic brake unit configured to perform automatic brake control, a brake hold unit configured to perform a brake hold control keeping the vehicle stopped, a brake hold cancel unit configured to cancel the brake hold control when it is determined that a predetermined cancel condition is satisfied, a surroundings information obtaining unit configured to obtain surroundings information indicating a situation around the vehicle, a maneuver information obtaining unit configured to obtain maneuver information about a driving maneuver performed by a driver of the vehicle, a maneuver determination unit configured to determine, based on the surroundings information and the maneuver information whether the driving maneuver performed during the brake hold control is appropriate for the situation around the vehicle, and a prohibition unit configured to prohibit cancelling the brake hold control as long as it is determined that the driving maneuver is inappropriate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Mafune KAKESHITA, Toshifumi KAWASAKI, Kohei MOROTOMI
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Publication number: 20210024059Abstract: A driving assist ECU determines that a current situation is a specific situation where it is predicted that there is no object that is about to enter an adjacent lane from an area outside of a host vehicle road on which a host vehicle is traveling, when a road-side object is detected at a part around an edge of the adjacent lane, and/or when a white line painted to define the adjacent lane is detected at the part around the edge of the adjacent lane and no object near the detected white line is detected. The driving assist ECU does not perform a steering control for avoiding a collision, the steering control for letting the vehicle enter the adjacent lane, when it is not determined that the current situation is the specific situation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuhei MIYAMOTO, Kohei MOROTOMI
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Patent number: 10882516Abstract: Disclosed is a collision avoidance assisting apparatus which can execute an automatic braking process and an automatic steering process for avoiding collision with an obstacle. When the magnitude of a steering angle exceeds a predetermined threshold, the collision avoidance assisting apparatus determines that a driver has an intention of avoiding the collision by a steering operation and stops the automatic braking process and the automatic steering process. However, in such a case, the automatic braking process and the automatic steering process may be stopped when the steering angle exceeds the threshold as a result of execution of the automatic steering process. In view of this, when both the automatic braking process and the automatic steering process are being executed, the collision avoidance assisting apparatus continues the automatic braking process and the automatic steering process even when the magnitude of the steering angle is greater than the predetermined threshold.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2018Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kohei Morotomi, Noriyuki Tsuruoka
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Patent number: 10755573Abstract: A collision avoidance device includes an electronic control unit configured to: determine whether or not a driver of a host vehicle performs turn-back steering based on a detection value of a steering angle or steering torque detected by a steering sensor of the host vehicle; and execute the collision avoidance control for avoiding a collision between the host vehicle and an obstacle in a case where the electronic control unit determines that there is a collision possibility between the host vehicle and the obstacle based on a path of the host vehicle and a position of the obstacle, wherein the electronic control unit is configured not to execute the collision avoidance control while the electronic control unit determines that the driver of the host vehicle performs turn-back steering.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kohei Morotomi, Masayuki Katoh, Noriyuki Tsuruoka
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Publication number: 20200247398Abstract: Provided is a collision avoidance control apparatus for a vehicle including a first sensor configured to detect a first object present in a first area; a second sensor configured to detect a second object present in a second area; and a controller configured to execute collision avoidance control when determining the first object and the second object as the same object, in which the controller is further configured to determine the first object and the second object as the same object when determining that the first object enters the first area, and determining that at least part of the second object is present in a specific region, the specific region being a region which includes a first object region in which the first object exists, and which includes a part of a region contiguous to the first object region and outside of the first area.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuhei Miyamoto, Kohei Morotomi
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Publication number: 20200238983Abstract: Disclosed is a collision avoidance assisting apparatus which can execute an automatic braking process and an automatic steering process for avoiding collision with an obstacle. When the magnitude of a steering angle exceeds a predetermined threshold, the collision avoidance assisting apparatus determines that a driver has an intention of avoiding the collision by a steering operation and stops the automatic braking process and the automatic steering process. However, in such a case, the automatic braking process and the automatic steering process may be stopped when the steering angle exceeds the threshold as a result of execution of the automatic steering process. In view of this, when both the automatic braking process and the automatic steering process are being executed, the collision avoidance assisting apparatus continues the automatic braking process and the automatic steering process even when the magnitude of the steering angle is greater than the predetermined threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kohei MOROTOMI, Noriyuki TSURUOKA
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Patent number: 10683007Abstract: Provided is a collision avoidance support device capable of terminating traveling direction automatic control at a timing appropriate for a driver.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2017Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kotaro Saiki, Motoki Nishimura, Kohei Morotomi
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Patent number: 10580303Abstract: A collision avoidance device includes an electronic control unit configured to: calculate a deflection angle that is a change angle of a direction of a host vehicle turning in a direction of a blinker in a turn-on state based on a direction of the host vehicle when the host vehicle switches the blinker into the turn-on state; and execute a collision avoidance control for avoiding a collision between the host vehicle and an obstacle in a case where the electronic control unit determines that there is a collision possibility between the host vehicle and the obstacle based on a path of the host vehicle on an intersection and a position of the obstacle, wherein the electronic control unit is configured not to execute the collision avoidance control when the deflection angle is equal to or greater than a deflection angle threshold.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kohei Morotomi, Masayuki Katoh, Noriyuki Tsuruoka
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Publication number: 20200047749Abstract: A vehicle driving assist apparatus of the invention starts a collision avoidance steering assist control to automatically steer the vehicle to avoid a collision of the vehicle with the obstacle in response to a driver performing a collision avoidance steering operation for avoiding the collision when there is a possibility that the vehicle collides with the obstacle. The vehicle driving assist apparatus cancels the collision avoidance steering assist control in response to the driver performing a counter collision avoidance steering operation against automatically steering the vehicle intended to be achieved by the collision avoidance steering assist control after a first predetermined time elapses from starting the collision avoidance steering assist control.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kohei MOROTOMI, Hirotaka HATAKEYAMA, Yuhei MIYAMOTO
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Publication number: 20180326979Abstract: Disclosed is a driving assist apparatus which executes a process for collision avoidance when the possibility of collision of a vehicle with an obstacle is high. When the steering angle of the steering wheel is greater than an angle threshold, the apparatus determines that a driver is trying to avoid the collision by operating the steering wheel and does not execute the collision avoidance process. When the vehicle is making a right turn or a left turn, there arises a possibility that the collision avoidance process is not executed even in a situation where the collision avoidance process must be executed. In view of this, when the vehicle is making a right turn or a left turn, the angle threshold mentioned above is set to a larger value as compared with the case where the vehicle is not making a right turn or a left turn.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Noriyuki TSURUOKA, Kohei MOROTOMI
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Publication number: 20180265083Abstract: A collision avoidance device includes an electronic control unit configured to: determine whether or not an oncoming vehicle enters inside a turning circle of a host vehicle turning; and execute a collision avoidance control in a case where the electronic control unit determines that there is a collision possibility between the host vehicle and the oncoming vehicle, wherein the electronic control unit is configured not to execute the collision avoidance control when the electronic control unit determines that the oncoming vehicle enters inside the turning circle of the host vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kohei MOROTOMI, Masayuki KATOH, Noriyuki TSURUOKA
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Publication number: 20180268702Abstract: A collision avoidance device includes an electronic control unit configured to: calculate a deflection angle that is a change angle of a direction of a host vehicle turning in a direction of a blinker in a turn-on state based on a direction of the host vehicle when the host vehicle switches the blinker into the turn-on state; and execute a collision avoidance control for avoiding a collision between the host vehicle and an obstacle in a case where the electronic control unit determines that there is a collision possibility between the host vehicle and the obstacle based on a path of the host vehicle on an intersection and a position of the obstacle, wherein the electronic control unit is configured not to execute the collision avoidance control when the deflection angle is equal to or greater than a deflection angle threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kohei MOROTOMI, Masayuki KATOH, Noriyuki TSURUOKA
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Publication number: 20180268696Abstract: A collision avoidance device includes an electronic control unit configured to: determine whether or not a driver of a host vehicle performs turn-back steering based on a detection value of a steering angle or steering torque detected by a steering sensor of the host vehicle; and execute the collision avoidance control for avoiding a collision between the host vehicle and an obstacle in a case where the electronic control unit determines that there is a collision possibility between the host vehicle and the obstacle based on a path of the host vehicle and a position of the obstacle, wherein the electronic control unit is configured not to execute the collision avoidance control while the electronic control unit determines that the driver of the host vehicle performs turn-back steering.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kohei MOROTOMI, Masayuki KATOH, Noriyuki TSURUOKA
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Publication number: 20180257644Abstract: Disclosed is a collision avoidance assisting apparatus which can execute an automatic braking process and an automatic steering process for avoiding collision with an obstacle. When the magnitude of a steering angle exceeds a predetermined threshold, the collision avoidance assisting apparatus determines that a driver has an intention of avoiding the collision by a steering operation and stops the automatic braking process and the automatic steering process. However, in such a case, the automatic braking process and the automatic steering process may be stopped when the steering angle exceeds the threshold as a result of execution of the automatic steering process. In view of this, when both the automatic braking process and the automatic steering process are being executed, the collision avoidance assisting apparatus continues the automatic braking process and the automatic steering process even when the magnitude of the steering angle is greater than the predetermined threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kohei MOROTOMI, Noriyuki TSURUOKA