Patents by Inventor Maroi Kodama

Maroi Kodama 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: 11805720
    Abstract: Provided is an automatic travel system for a work vehicle, wherein: a control unit that causes the work vehicle to automatically travel according to a target path includes a target position setting unit that sets a target travel position to a predetermined position separated by a predetermined distance in an advancing direction from a current position of the work vehicle, and an automatic steering controller that controls operations of a steering unit so that that work vehicle follows the target travel position; and the target position setting unit determines whether the target travel position has reached an end position of a turning path connected to a straight path and, if a determination is made that the target travel position has reached the end position of the turning path, then changes the setting of the target travel position from the position on the turning path to a position on the straight path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Maroi Kodama, Yasuto Nishii
  • Publication number: 20230320246
    Abstract: A positioning unit measures the position of a tractor. An automatic traveling control unit causes the tractor to automatically travel according to a target route on the basis of positioning information of the positioning unit. In the case where the tractor changes its direction on a direction change route, when the distance from a field to an end position at which the front-rear direction of the tractor is switched is less than a predetermined distance, the automatic traveling controller executes deceleration processing of decelerating a target speed of the tractor toward the end position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Maroi Kodama
  • Publication number: 20230031053
    Abstract: Provided is an automatic travel system for a work vehicle, wherein: a control unit that causes the work vehicle to automatically travel according to a target path includes a target position setting unit that sets a target travel position to a predetermined position separated by a predetermined distance in an advancing direction from a current position of the work vehicle, and an automatic steering controller that controls operations of a steering unit so that that work vehicle follows the target travel position; and the target position setting unit determines whether the target travel position has reached an end position of a turning path connected to a straight path and, if a determination is made that the target travel position has reached the end position of the turning path, then changes the setting of the target travel position from the position on the turning path to a position on the straight path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Maroi Kodama, Yasuto Nishii