Patents by Inventor Masaki Namie

Masaki Namie 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: 11945147
    Abstract: A vehicle interior and exterior member comprises a fiber molded body and a synthetic resin member fixed to a surface of the fiber molded body. The fiber molded body has a fiber layer including thermoplastic synthetic resin as a base material layer. The base material layer has fiber layer surfaces on its both surfaces or, the base material layer has another fiber layer including the other type of thermoplastic synthetic resin on one of the fiber layer surface to form a fiber laminated body. The fiber molded body is formed by molding the fiber laminated body into a three-dimensional face shape. The synthetic resin member has a fixed portion which is fixed to the fiber molded body by solidifying it in a state that molten synthetic resin has seeped into the fiber layer of the fiber laminated body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Howa Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayo Netsu, Yohei Sone, Masaki Namie
  • Publication number: 20230324854
    Abstract: A control device configured to perform feedback control by transmitting a control signal to a target device based on a physical quantity of the target device measured by a sensor and a command value includes: a receiver configured to receive the physical quantity to which a transmission sequence number incremented for each control cycle is added in a sensor driver; a buffer unit configured to hold an array of a number of elements determined based on a maximum value of a number of delay periods; a control unit configured to generate the control signal based on the physical quantity and the command value; and a transmitter configured to transmit the control signal to the target device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventor: Masaki Namie
  • Publication number: 20230315029
    Abstract: A control system includes a target device configured to be controlled based on a control signal, a sensor configured to measure a physical quantity of the target device, and a control device configured to output the control signal to the target device based on the physical quantity and a command value, and perform feedback control. The control device includes a command value generator configured to generate a command value for the target device, a command speed arithmetic unit configured to calculate a command speed by model predictive control using a dynamic characteristic model indicating a relationship between the control signal and the physical quantity, the command value, and the physical quantity, and a control signal generator configured to generate the control signal by speed control with dead time compensation using a model of the target device, dead time, the command speed, and the physical quantity, and output the control signal to the target device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventor: Masaki Namie
  • Publication number: 20230315030
    Abstract: Provided are a control system, a control device, a control method, and a control program capable of performing stable control so that an offset does not occur with respect to a target value even when dead time is relatively long. A control system includes a target device configured to be controlled based on a control signal, a sensor configured to measure a physical quantity of the target device, and a control device configured to send the control signal to the target device based on a command value and the physical quantity and perform feedback control. The control device includes a calculator that calculates a compensation amount of the control signal based on a set value of dead time and a model of the target device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventor: MASAKI Namie
  • Patent number: 11754992
    Abstract: A control device is connected to a servo mechanism that drives a controlled object and outputs a manipulated variable to the servo mechanism so that a controlled variable tracks a target trajectory. The control device includes a controller and a sensor. The controller acquires a measured value from the sensor and performs model predictive control for each control period using a dynamics model representing a relationship between the manipulated variable and the position of the controlled object to generate the manipulated variable to be output to the servo mechanism. The sensor measures the position of the controlled object. The controller performs model predictive control in a first mode using the measured value when the controlled object has a position within the range, and performs model predictive control in a second mode using an output value of the dynamics model when the controlled object has a position outside the range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Namie, Yukio Iname, Yoshimasa Usui
  • Patent number: 11697129
    Abstract: A control device includes: a first generator generating a first command position of a control object on a plane in each control cycle based on a target trajectory; a first control part generating a first operation amount by model predictive control using a first dynamic characteristic model and the first command position; a second generator generating a second command position of the control object on an orthogonal axis in each control cycle; and a second control part generating a second operation amount by model predictive control using a second dynamic characteristic model and the second command position. Based on shape data indicating a surface shape of an object and the first command position, the second generator generates the second command position so that a distance between the control object and a surface of the object is constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Masaki Namie
  • Patent number: 11660630
    Abstract: A control device includes: a first generator generating a first command position of a control object on a plane in each control cycle based on a target trajectory; a first control part generating a first operation amount by model predictive control using a first dynamic characteristic model and the first command position; a second generator generating a second command position of the control object on an orthogonal axis in each control cycle; and a second control part generating a second operation amount by model predictive control using a second dynamic characteristic model and the second command position. Based on shape data indicating a surface shape of an object and the first command position, the second generator generates the second command position so that a distance between the control object and a surface of the object is constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Masaki Namie
  • Patent number: 11630426
    Abstract: A measurement sensor is integrated with a control object so that a position separated from a processing object by the control object along a target trajectory is a measurement point. A control device includes: a first generator that generates a first command position of the control object on a plane; a first control part that generates a first operation amount using a model predictive control; a second generator that generates a second command position of the control object on an orthogonal axis that is orthogonal to the plane; and a second control part that generates a second operation amount using the model predictive control. The second generator generates the second command position so that the distance between the control object and the surface of an object is constant, based on the measurement result of the measurement sensor and the first command position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Masaki Namie
  • Publication number: 20220176402
    Abstract: A control device is provided with: a first generation unit for generating a first instruction position on a plane of a control subject in each control period on the basis of a target trajectory; a first control unit for generating a first operation amount by model prediction control using a first dynamic characteristic model and the first instruction position; a second generation unit for generating a second instruction position on an orthogonal axis of the control subject in each control period; and a second control unit for generating a second operation amount by model prediction control using a second dynamic characteristic model and the second instruction position. On the basis of shape data indicating a surface shape of an object and the first instruction position, the second generation unit generates the second instruction position in such a manner that a distance between the control subject and a surface of the object is constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Masaki NAMIE
  • Publication number: 20220171350
    Abstract: Multiple control parts include a first control part and a second control part other than the first control part, the first control part showing the slowest response speed of a control amount with respect to a target value. A control device includes: a prediction part for predicting a future control amount for a first control target by using a first model indicating dynamic characteristics of the first control target corresponding to the first control part for each control cycle; and a generation part for generating a future target value of a second control target corresponding to the second control part from the future control amount. The second control part determines an operation amount for the second control target based on the future target value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Masaki NAMIE
  • Publication number: 20220171351
    Abstract: A measurement sensor is integrated with a control object so that a position separated from a processing object by the control object along a target trajectory is a measurement point. A control device includes: a first generator that generates a first command position of the control object on a plane; a first control part that generates a first operation amount using a model predictive control; a second generator that generates a second command position of the control object on an orthogonal axis that is orthogonal to the plane; and a second control part that generates a second operation amount using the model predictive control. The second generator generates the second command position so that the distance between the control object and the surface of an object is constant, based on the measurement result of the measurement sensor and the first command position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Masaki NAMIE
  • Publication number: 20220100164
    Abstract: A control device is connected to a servo mechanism that drives a controlled object and outputs a manipulated variable to the servo mechanism so that a controlled variable tracks a target trajectory. The control device includes a controller and a sensor. The controller acquires a measured value from the sensor and performs model predictive control for each control period using a dynamics model representing a relationship between the manipulated variable and the position of the controlled object to generate the manipulated variable to be output to the servo mechanism. The sensor measures the position of the controlled object. The controller performs model predictive control in a first mode using the measured value when the controlled object has a position within the range, and performs model predictive control in a second mode using an output value of the dynamics model when the controlled object has a position outside the range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Masaki NAMIE, Masaki NAM IE, Yukio INAME, Yoshimasa USUI
  • Publication number: 20220066404
    Abstract: A control device includes a control component that performs model predictive control for each control period using a dynamics model representing a relationship between a manipulated variable and the position of a controlled object to generate a manipulated variable to be output to the servo driver. The dynamics model includes a first dynamics model representing a relationship between the manipulated variable and a position of a servomotor, and a second dynamics model representing a relationship between the position of the servomotor and the position of the controlled object. The second dynamics model is created using a waveform parameter extracted from a vibration waveform of the controlled object. The waveform parameter includes a vibration frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki NAMIE, Yukio INAME, Yoshimasa USUI
  • Publication number: 20210187805
    Abstract: A vehicle interior and exterior member comprises a fiber molded body (2) and a synthetic resin member (4) fixed to a surface of the fiber molded body (2). The fiber molded body (2) has a fiber layer including thermoplastic synthetic resin (13) as a base material layer (11). The base material layer (11) has fiber layer surfaces on its both surfaces or, the base material layer (11) has another fiber layer including the other type of thermoplastic synthetic resin on one of the fiber layer surface to form a fiber laminated body. The fiber molded body (2) is formed by molding the fiber laminated body into a three-dimensional face shape. The synthetic resin member (4) has a fixed portion (6) which is fixed to the fiber molded body (2) by solidifying it in a state that molten synthetic resin has seeped into the fiber layer of the fiber laminated body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Masayo Netsu, Yohei Sone, Masaki Namie
  • Patent number: 10977576
    Abstract: A control device generates a second command value by compensating a first command value output at every control cycle according to a predetermined pattern with a correction amount output at every control cycle according to correction data, updates the correction data based on a deviation between the first command value and a feedback value from the control object, and determines an initial value of the correction data. The control device acquires a response characteristic indicating a relationship between an assigned command value and a feedback value shown in the control object in response to the command value, estimates a feedback value to be shown in the control object based on a value obtained by compensating the first command value with temporary correction data and the response characteristic, and updates the temporary correction data based on a deviation between the first command value and the estimated feedback value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Namie, Takashi Fujii, Akiro Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10732587
    Abstract: Compensation for an external disturbance can be applied without requiring a model of the external disturbance, and, particularly, the amount of control can be accurately predicted even when the amplitude of a waveform representing changes in a predicted error with respect to time is not constant with respect to time in a case in which the predicted error that is an error between an actually-measured value of the amount of control of a control target and a predicted value periodically changes. A controller compensates a predicted value of the current amount of control using a predicted error of a previous period by taking changes in the amplitude of a waveform representing a predicted error that is an error between an actually-measured value of the amount of control and a predicted value into account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Namie, Yukio Iname
  • Patent number: 10656616
    Abstract: A control device, a control program and a control system are provided. The control device includes: a first identification device for giving a first command as a command value to a drive device and determining a torque required for the controlled object to execute the first command; a second identification device for giving a second command as the command value and a third command as a compensation command to the drive device and determining a preceding switching time based on a response from the controlled object; a command value updating device for sequentially updating the command value based on a predetermined target trajectory; and a compensation command updating device for sequentially updating the compensation command based on the command value. The compensation command updating device updates the compensation command according to a moving direction after a reversal of the moving direction of the controlled object in the target trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: SitiAisyah Azizan, Masaki Namie, Mikiko Manabe
  • Patent number: 10620609
    Abstract: A control device, a control program and a control system are provided. The control device includes: a first identification device for giving a first command as a command value to a drive device and determining a torque required for the controlled object to execute the first command; a second identification device for giving a second command as the command value and a third command as a compensation command to the drive device and determining a preceding switching time based on a response from the controlled object; a command value updating device for sequentially updating the command value based on a predetermined target trajectory; and a compensation command updating device for sequentially updating the compensation command based on the command value. The compensation command updating device updates the compensation command according to a moving direction after a reversal of the moving direction of the controlled object in the target trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: SitiAisyah Azizan, Masaki Namie, Mikiko Manabe
  • Patent number: 10571874
    Abstract: A control device (100) for controlling a control subject (2), said control device being equipped with: an instruction value generation part (20) that calculates an instruction value from an instruction pattern; a learning control part (30) that repeatedly calculates correction data containing a correction value for correcting the instruction value calculated from the instruction pattern; and a control part (10) that calculates a corrected instruction value from the instruction value and the correction data, and transmits the corrected instruction value to the control subject. The learning control part (30) generates the correction data from a response delay characteristic of the control subject, and the deviation between a feedback value for the corrected instruction value that has been output for the control subject and the instruction value that has been calculated by the instruction value generation part (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Namie, Masakazu Komatsu, Mikiko Manabe
  • Patent number: 10514666
    Abstract: The present invention simplifies the processing for compensating an influence for a controlled quantity generated from shaping interference in motion control. A controller (10) as a model predictive control device computes an error between an actually measured value of a controlled quantity in a certain action cycle when shaping interfering is applied and a predictive value of the controlled quantity in the certain action cycle, i.e., the model predictive error, and corrects the predictive value in the action cycle after the certain action cycle by using the computed model predictive error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Masaki Namie