Patents by Inventor Masahiro Tokutsu

Masahiro Tokutsu 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: 7046191
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a radar unit and provides a radar angle correction method for correcting an error in a radar angle caused by the front cover of an antenna. The radar angle correction method comprises the steps of: measuring a peak power of a beam received from a reference target at each of a plurality of radar angles; plotting a theoretical quadratic curve whose beam width corresponds to a value specified for the radar and whose peak indicates an average of peak values; adopting a difference between a theoretical value indicated by the theoretical quadratic curve and a received beam power as a correction value with which the received beam is corrected; and subtracting the correction value from the received beam power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited
    Inventors: Masahiro Tokutsu, Tokio Shinagawa
  • Publication number: 20040239557
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a radar unit and provides a radar angle correction method for correcting an error in a radar angle caused by the front cover of an antenna. The radar angle correction method comprises the steps of: measuring a peak power of a beam received from a reference target at each of a plurality of radar angles; plotting a theoretical quadratic curve whose beam width corresponds to a value specified for the radar and whose peak indicates an average of peak values; adopting a difference between a theoretical value indicated by the theoretical quadratic curve and a received beam power as a correction value with which the received beam is corrected; and subtracting the correction value from the received beam power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Masahiro Tokutsu, Tokio Shinagawa
  • Patent number: 6686868
    Abstract: In a target merging process in a radar ranging device, determination of continuity is accurately performed and output processing of newly appearing targets is performed rapidly. The current target position (data prior to merging) is calculated (S1), and a predicted position is calculated (S2). The continuity of targets whose previous position and current position satisfy predetermined conditions (S3 to S5) is determined (S6 to S7). After the data prior to merging is stored in a buffer (S9), the merging process is performed. By storing the data prior to merging in the buffer, continuity is determined for each detected target and, therefore, even if the position of a target changes after merging, subsequent determination of continuity can be performed accurately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited
    Inventors: Masahiro Tokutsu, Masayuki Kishida, Tokio Shinagawa
  • Publication number: 20030090409
    Abstract: In a target merging process in a radar ranging device, determination of continuity is accurately performed and output processing of newly appearing targets is performed rapidly. The current target position (data prior to merging) is calculated (S1), and a predicted position is calculated (S2). The continuity of targets whose previous position and current position satisfy predetermined conditions (S3 to S5) is determined (S6 to S7). After the data prior to merging is stored in a buffer (S9), the merging process is performed. By storing the data prior to merging in the buffer, continuity is determined for each detected target and, therefore, even if the position of a target changes after merging, subsequent determination of continuity can be performed accurately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Applicant: Fujitsu Ten Limited
    Inventors: Masahiro Tokutsu, Masayuki Kishida, Tokio Shinagawa