Patents by Inventor Masahiro Yamaura
Masahiro Yamaura 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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Patent number: 10839112Abstract: The disclosure includes a system, method and tangible memory operable to simulate a wind particle. A method may include receiving user input data describing the wind particle. The method may include generating a wind model based on the user input data. The method may include generating a simulation that includes a virtual roadway environment, a virtual wind particle that is configured by the wind model to be variable and dynamic within the virtual roadway environment, a virtual vehicle and a virtualized control software for controlling an operation of the virtual vehicle in the virtual roadway environment and modifying the operation of the virtual vehicle in response to a variable in the simulation. The simulation may be operable to test the virtualized control software and the modifying of the operation of the virtual vehicle in response to the virtual wind particle being the variable in the simulation.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Inventor: Masahiro Yamaura
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Patent number: 10552573Abstract: The disclosure includes a system, method and tangible memory operable to cloud-source vehicle simulation data. The method may include developing a vehicle dynamics model and a control software model for a proposed vehicle. The method may include developing a road model for generating a virtual test environment for testing a virtual vehicle simulating the proposed vehicle, the virtual vehicle being built based on the vehicle dynamics model and the control software model. The method may include compiling an executable file based on the vehicle dynamics model, the control model and the road model. The method may include distributing a plurality of copies of the executable file to a plurality of client devices. The method may include receiving a set of vehicle simulation data from the plurality of client devices. The set of vehicle simulation data may describe a performance of the virtual vehicle in the test environment.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Inventors: Masahiro Yamaura, Shinichi Shiraishi
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Publication number: 20190332743Abstract: The disclosure includes a system, method and tangible memory operable to simulate a wind particle. A method may include receiving user input data describing the wind particle. The method may include generating a wind model based on the user input data. The method may include generating a simulation that includes a virtual roadway environment, a virtual wind particle that is configured by the wind model to be variable and dynamic within the virtual roadway environment, a virtual vehicle and a virtualized control software for controlling an operation of the virtual vehicle in the virtual roadway environment and modifying the operation of the virtual vehicle in response to a variable in the simulation. The simulation may be operable to test the virtualized control software and the modifying of the operation of the virtual vehicle in response to the virtual wind particle being the variable in the simulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventor: Masahiro Yamaura
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Patent number: 10395003Abstract: The disclosure includes a system, method and tangible memory operable to simulate a wind particle. A method may include receiving user input data describing the wind particle. The method may include generating a wind model based on the user input data. The method may include generating a simulation that includes a virtual roadway environment, a virtual wind particle that is configured by the wind model to be variable and dynamic within the virtual roadway environment, a virtual vehicle and a virtualized control software for controlling an operation of the virtual vehicle in the virtual roadway environment and modifying the operation of the virtual vehicle in response to a variable in the simulation. The simulation may be operable to test the virtualized control software and the modifying of the operation of the virtual vehicle in response to the virtual wind particle being the variable in the simulation.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2016Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Inventor: Masahiro Yamaura
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Patent number: 10346765Abstract: The disclosure includes implementations for providing subscription-based safety features in car sharing. A method may include subscription data describing how to modify an operation of a safety system of a vehicle based on the preferences of a driver. The driver may have reserved the vehicle for their use during a time period via a car sharing service. The safety system of the vehicle may be operable to provide a plurality of safety features. Configuration data included in the safety system may define which of the plurality of safety features are provided during the operation of the vehicle. The subscription data may describe the time period when the vehicle is reserved for the driver and a subset of the plurality of safety features for the vehicle that the driver prefers to be active during the time period. The method may include modifying the configuration data based on the subscription data.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Inventors: Shinichi Shiraishi, BaekGyu Kim, Masahiro Yamaura
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Patent number: 10202127Abstract: The disclosure includes implementations for modifying an operation of an Advanced Driver Assistance System (“ADAS system”) of a vehicle based on one or more preferences of a user for the operation of the ADAS system. Some implementations of a method may include receiving a wireless message from a wireless network. The wireless message may include optimization settings data describing how to modify an operation of the ADAS system of the vehicle based on one or more preferences of a user for the operation of the ADAS system. The user may include a human who has reserved the vehicle for their use. The method may include modifying one or more control parameters of the ADAS system based on the optimization settings data so that the operation of the ADAS system conforms with the one or more preferences of the user for the operation of the ADAS system.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2016Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Inventors: Shinichi Shiraishi, Masahiro Yamaura, Chung-Wei Lin
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Publication number: 20180018591Abstract: The disclosure includes implementations for providing subscription-based safety features in car sharing. A method may include subscription data describing how to modify an operation of a safety system of a vehicle based on the preferences of a driver. The driver may have reserved the vehicle for their use during a time period via a car sharing service. The safety system of the vehicle may be operable to provide a plurality of safety features. Configuration data included in the safety system may define which of the plurality of safety features are provided during the operation of the vehicle. The subscription data may describe the time period when the vehicle is reserved for the driver and a subset of the plurality of safety features for the vehicle that the driver prefers to be active during the time period. The method may include modifying the configuration data based on the subscription data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2016Publication date: January 18, 2018Inventors: Shinichi Shiraishi, BaekGyu Kim, Masahiro Yamaura
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Publication number: 20170334450Abstract: The disclosure includes implementations for modifying an operation of an Advanced Driver Assistance System (“ADAS system”) of a vehicle based on one or more preferences of a user for the operation of the ADAS system. Some implementations of a method may include receiving a wireless message from a wireless network. The wireless message may include optimization settings data describing how to modify an operation of the ADAS system of the vehicle based on one or more preferences of a user for the operation of the ADAS system. The user may include a human who has reserved the vehicle for their use. The method may include modifying one or more control parameters of the ADAS system based on the optimization settings data so that the operation of the ADAS system conforms with the one or more preferences of the user for the operation of the ADAS system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2016Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Shinichi Shiraishi, Masahiro Yamaura, Chung-Wei Lin
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Publication number: 20170308641Abstract: The disclosure includes a system, method and tangible memory operable to simulate a wind particle. A method may include receiving user input data describing the wind particle. The method may include generating a wind model based on the user input data. The method may include generating a simulation that includes a virtual roadway environment, a virtual wind particle that is configured by the wind model to be variable and dynamic within the virtual roadway environment, a virtual vehicle and a virtualized control software for controlling an operation of the virtual vehicle in the virtual roadway environment and modifying the operation of the virtual vehicle in response to a variable in the simulation. The simulation may be operable to test the virtualized control software and the modifying of the operation of the virtual vehicle in response to the virtual wind particle being the variable in the simulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2016Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventor: Masahiro Yamaura
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Publication number: 20170270236Abstract: The disclosure includes a system, method and tangible memory operable to cloud-source vehicle simulation data. The method may include developing a vehicle dynamics model and a control software model for a proposed vehicle. The method may include developing a road model for generating a virtual test environment for testing a virtual vehicle simulating the proposed vehicle, the virtual vehicle being built based on the vehicle dynamics model and the control software model. The method may include compiling an executable file based on the vehicle dynamics model, the control model and the road model. The method may include distributing a plurality of copies of the executable file to a plurality of client devices. The method may include receiving a set of vehicle simulation data from the plurality of client devices. The set of vehicle simulation data may describe a performance of the virtual vehicle in the test environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2016Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Masahiro Yamaura, Shinichi Shiraishi