Patents by Inventor Kumiko Miyano

Kumiko Miyano 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).

  • Publication number: 20240140529
    Abstract: A driving assistance device includes a sensor configured to detect a moving object ahead of a target vehicle and obstacles including a first obstacle and a second obstacle, and a control device. The control device is configured to determine whether the second obstacle is present. The second obstacle is located opposite to a traveling lane of the target vehicle with respect to the first obstacle in a lateral direction and forces the moving object to move in the lateral direction toward the traveling lane due to collaborative action with the first obstacle. The first obstacle hinders the moving object from moving in a longitudinal direction. The control device is configured to relax an execution condition of steering assistance for detouring around the moving object in a case where the second obstacle is present rather than in a case where the second obstacle is not present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kumiko MIYANO
  • Patent number: 11535297
    Abstract: A driving support system that supports driving of a vehicle executes steering support control that steers the vehicle in a first direction away from a risk factor in front of the vehicle. A target steering amount in the steering support control is represented by a function of a relative relationship parameter including a lateral distance between the vehicle and the risk factor. A straight road is a road having a curvature less than a first curvature. A curved road is a road having a curvature equal to or greater than the first curvature. When a road ahead from the vehicle to the risk factor includes the curved road, the driving support system reduces the target steering amount for the same relative relationship parameter or advances a start timing of the steering support control as compared to when the road ahead is the straight road.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kumiko Miyano, Miyuki Kamatani
  • Publication number: 20210284237
    Abstract: A driving support system that supports driving of a vehicle executes steering support control that steers the vehicle in a first direction away from a risk factor in front of the vehicle. A target steering amount in the steering support control is represented by a function of a relative relationship parameter including a lateral distance between the vehicle and the risk factor. A straight road is a road having a curvature less than a first curvature. A curved road is a road having a curvature equal to or greater than the first curvature. When a road ahead from the vehicle to the risk factor includes the curved road, the driving support system reduces the target steering amount for the same relative relationship parameter or advances a start timing of the steering support control as compared to when the road ahead is the straight road.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kumiko Miyano, Miyuki Kamatani
  • Publication number: 20200231146
    Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus includes: an executor configured to perform at least one of a deceleration control and a steering control of a host vehicle, as an avoidance assistance control; a first determinator configured to determine whether or not the target is a vehicle; a second determinator configured to determine whether the target is a stopped vehicle, which has a possibility to move before the host vehicle passes it, or parked vehicle, which does not have a possibility to move before the host vehicle passes it, if it is determined by the first determinator that the target is a vehicle; and a controller programmed to control the executor to change a control aspect of the avoidance assistance control between if it is determined by the second determinator that the target is the stopped vehicle and if it is determined by the second determinator that the target is the parked vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kumiko Miyano, Miyuki Kamatani, Wataru Sasagawa, Takahisa Awata