Patents by Inventor Masaki Odai
Masaki Odai 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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Publication number: 20240116177Abstract: A control device according to an aspect of the present invention comprises: a progress information output unit that determines the progress of work on the basis of sensor data, obtained from at least one among a work device and the work environment of the work device, and sensor data during normal progress of the work device, and outputs progress information indicating the progress of work; a management unit that generates an operation command of the work device on the basis of the progress information, and outputs the operation command; and a control unit that generates a driving signal for driving the work device on the basis of the operation command and the sensor data, and outputs said driving signal to the work device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2021Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventor: Masaki ODAI
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Publication number: 20230330872Abstract: This mobile robot is provided with a robot power control unit, a mobile unit, an operation unit, and a control unit, wherein: the mobile unit has a function of moving the mobile robot; the operation unit has a function of performing a prescribed operation; the control unit performs calculation for controlling the operation of at least the mobile unit and the operation unit and outputs control commands respectively to the mobile unit and the operation unit; the robot power control unit has a housing for a detachable rechargeable battery; the detachable rechargeable battery housed in the housing supplies power to the mobile unit and the operation unit; and the prescribed operation includes battery replacement operation in which the detachable rechargeable battery housed in the housing is removed from the housing and from the outside, another detachable rechargeable battery is placed in the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2021Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Masaki ODAI, Toru SHIBATA, Terunobu FUNATSU, Manabu OCHI
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Patent number: 10452050Abstract: A positioning unit that performs positioning with respect to a predetermined sample, an imaging unit that obtains an image of the sample, and a processing unit, in which the imaging unit is moved by the positioning unit, and obtains a first image and a second image which is obtained later than the first image, and in which the processing unit obtains a first position shift trend from the first image and the second image, and determines whether or not the positioning is abnormal from a change of the first position shift trend.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2014Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Masaki Odai, Tomohiro Inoue, Isao Takahira, Hiroshi Ikeda
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Patent number: 10296015Abstract: A sinusoidal signal that is frequency-swept so as to have a frequency region in which each frequency has a different number of cycles and/or application duration is applied to a control system in a movement device that moves a movement target, time-series data for transmission characteristics obtained from said control system as a result of the application of the aforementioned sinusoidal signal is acquired, and said time-series data is subjected to spectral analysis. This allows the provision of a positioning control device and a frequency-characteristics measurement method that make it possible to optimize measuring precision while minimizing increases in the amount of time it takes to measure frequency characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Masaki Odai, Yasuyuki Momoi, Hironori Ogawa
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Patent number: 9673021Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a positioning apparatus and a positioning control device that may perform precise positioning by suppressing relative displacement of a movable point and positioning target objects. In a positioning apparatus including a movable stage, a stage position detector that detects a position of the movable stage, a control device that performs positioning of the movable stage, a positioning target object for positioning of the movable stage, and at least one or more sensors in a structure of the positioning target object or the movable stage, the control device includes an amount of relative displacement estimation unit that estimates an amount of relative displacement of the movable stage and the positioning target object using information of the sensor and information of the stage position detector, and a unit that controls the position of the stage using information calculated by the amount of relative displacement estimation unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hironori Ogawa, Tomohiro Inoue, Masaki Odai
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Publication number: 20170115654Abstract: A positioning unit that performs positioning with respect to a predetermined sample, an imaging unit that obtains an image of the sample, and a processing unit, in which the imaging unit is moved by the positioning unit, and obtains a first image and a second image which is obtained later than the first image, and in which the processing unit obtains a first position shift trend from the first image and the second image, and determines whether or not the positioning is abnormal from a change of the first position shift trend.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2014Publication date: April 27, 2017Inventors: Masaki ODAI, Tomohiro INOUE, Isao TAKAHIRA, Hiroshi IKEDA
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Publication number: 20160246305Abstract: A sinusoidal signal that is frequency-swept so as to have a frequency region in which each frequency has a different number of cycles and/or application duration is applied to a control system in a movement device that moves a movement target, time-series data for transmission characteristics obtained from said control system as a result of the application of the aforementioned sinusoidal signal is acquired, and said time-series data is subjected to spectral analysis. This allows the provision of a positioning control device and a frequency-characteristics measurement method that make it possible to optimize measuring precision while minimizing increases in the amount of time it takes to measure frequency characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2013Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Masaki ODAI, Yasuyuki MOMOI, Hironori OGAWA
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Publication number: 20150279613Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a positioning apparatus and a positioning control device that may perform precise positioning by suppressing relative displacement of a movable point and positioning target objects. In a positioning apparatus including a movable stage, a stage position detector that detects a position of the movable stage, a control device that performs positioning of the movable stage, a positioning target object for positioning of the movable stage, and at least one or more sensors in a structure of the positioning target object or the movable stage, the control device includes an amount of relative displacement estimation unit that estimates an amount of relative displacement of the movable stage and the positioning target object using information of the sensor and information of the stage position detector, and a unit that controls the position of the stage using information calculated by the amount of relative displacement estimation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Hironori OGAWA, Tomohiro INOUE, Masaki ODAI
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Publication number: 20090080117Abstract: A head support mechanism includes a head to read/write information, and an actuator for moving the head. Flanges are provided on opposite sides of a load beam of the head support mechanism, and at least one recessed portion is provided on the load beam. A thickness of the load beam at the at least one recessed portion is smaller than a thickness at other portions of the load beam at least one of oscillation damping material and an IC circuit is arranged in the at least one recessed portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2008Publication date: March 26, 2009Inventors: Toshihiko Shimizu, Hiromitsu Masuda, Irizo Naniwa, Mikio Tokuyama, Shigeo Nakamura, Kousaku Wakatsuki, Haruhide Takahashi, Masaki Odai
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Publication number: 20070041129Abstract: A head support mechanism includes a head to read/write information, and an actuator for moving the head. Flanges are provided on opposite sides of a load beam of the head support mechanism, and at least one recessed portion is provided on the load beam. A thickness of the load beam at the at least one recessed portion is smaller than a thickness at other portions of the load beam at least one of oscillation damping material and an IC circuit is arranged in the at least one recessed portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2006Publication date: February 22, 2007Inventors: Toshihiko Shimizu, Hiromitsu Masuda, Irizo Naniwa, Mikio Tokuyama, Shigeo Nakamura, Kousaku Wakatsuki, Haruhide Takahashi, Masaki Odai
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Patent number: 7130159Abstract: A head support mechanism includes a head to write/read information, and a head support member to support the head. The head support member has parts delimiting an opening at a portion thereof in which opposing parts which delimit the opening in a width direction of the head support member are elastically deformable. Protrusions are formed on edges of the opening, and piezoelectric elements are mounted on the protrusions to enable deforming of the head support member in a direction of positioning of the head.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2005Date of Patent: October 31, 2006Assignee: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Japan, Ltd.Inventors: Toshihiko Shimizu, Hiromitsu Masuda, Irizo Naniwa, Mikio Tokuyama, Shigeo Nakamura, Kousaku Wakatsuki, Haruhide Takahashi, Masaki Odai
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Publication number: 20050248887Abstract: A head support mechanism includes a head to write/read information, and a head support member to support the head. The head support member has parts delimiting an opening at a portion thereof in which opposing parts which delimit the opening in a width direction of the head support member are elastically deformable. Protrusions are formed on edges of the opening, and piezoelectric elements are mounted on the protrusions to enable deforming of the head support member in a direction of positioning of the head.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2005Publication date: November 10, 2005Inventors: Toshihiko Shimizu, Hiromitsu Masuda, Irizo Naniwa, Mikio Tokuyama, Shigeo Nakamura, Kousaku Wakatsuki, Haruhide Takahashi, Masaki Odai
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Patent number: 6961201Abstract: A magnetic disk apparatus includes a low-rotation mode for decreasing the revolution number of a disk, in the low-rotation mode, any control signal for decelerating the disk is not generated to permit it to be decelerated owing to inertial drive and when a detected speed falls below a target speed, the disk is accelerated to thereby realize power saving.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2003Date of Patent: November 1, 2005Assignee: Hitachi Ltd.Inventors: Masaki Odai, Kyo Akagi, Ryuji Tsuchiyama
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Patent number: 6724563Abstract: By increasing the gain of a controller for coarse motion CFBV within a frequency band in which the gain of a sensitivity function SP=1/(1+PP·CFBP) of fine motion actuator DP and controller for fine motion CFBP exceeds 0 dB, the gain of a sensitivity function SV=1/(1+PP·CFBV) of coarse motion actuator PV and coarse motion controller CFBV is decreased. Through this, in a two-stage actuator control system, a disk apparatus can be provided in which a sensitivity function SPES=1/(1+PP·CFBP)·1/(1+PP·CFBV) indicative of a disturbance compressive ratio in a signal path ranging from disturbance components to a head position error signal is rendered to be 0 dB or less at all frequencies concerned.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2001Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Masahito Kobayashi, Masaki Odai
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Publication number: 20040057150Abstract: A magnetic disk apparatus includes a low-rotation mode for decreasing the revolution number of a disk, in the low-rotation mode, any control signal for decelerating the disk is not generated to permit it to be decelerated owing to inertial drive and when a detected speed falls below a target speed, the disk is accelerated to thereby realize power saving.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2003Publication date: March 25, 2004Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Masaki Odai, Kyo Akagi, Ryuji Tsuchiyama
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Patent number: 6707633Abstract: A magnetic disk device comprises at least a disk having information, at least a head for reading or writing information from or into the disk, at least a micro actuator for supporting the head and positioning the head, a coarse actuator for carrying the micro actuator and positioning the head, a controller for controlling the micro actuator and the coarse actuator based on the servo information read by the head, and a host controller for determining that information is to be read. In the case where the host controller determines that the operation is in a wait mode, the positioning operation of the micro actuator is stopped.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2001Date of Patent: March 16, 2004Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Okuyama, Masaki Odai, Hidehiko Numasato, Shigeo Nakamura, Masahito Kobayashi
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Patent number: 6624982Abstract: In a magnetic recording apparatus including a support arm movable with respect to a magnetic recording disk, a first actuator for moving the support arm with respect to the magnetic recording disk, a pair of support members at least one of which holds a magnetic head thereon and each of which is connected to the first actuator through the support arm to be driven by the first actuator through the support arm, and a pair of second actuators for moving respectively the support members with respect to the support arm so that the support members are respectively moved with respect to the magnetic recording disk by the first actuator and the second actuators, the second actuators move simultaneously the support members respectively with respect to the support arm in respective directions opposite to each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2001Date of Patent: September 23, 2003Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hiromitsu Masuda, Toshihiko Shimizu, Mikio Tokuyama, Masahito Kobayashi, Masaki Odai
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Patent number: 6614627Abstract: A magnetic disk apparatus of the present invention is equipped with a microactuator for micro motion using piezoelectric elements in addition to a coarse adjustment actuator such as a voice coil motor or the like, eliminates parts that slide between the microactuator and surrounding members, and alleviates stress on the piezoelectric elements even if an impact is given to the magnetic disk apparatus. Thus, a first actuator fixing portion on a carriage side and a second actuator fixing portion on a magnetic head side of a microactuator mounting portion are coupled with a plurality of flexible coupling portions and coupling portions are placed outside the microactuator in substantially symmetric with respect to a centerline in a longitudinal direction of a suspension.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2000Date of Patent: September 2, 2003Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshihiko Shimizu, Hiromitsu Masuda, Irizo Naniwa, Mikio Tokuyama, Shigeo Nakamura, Kousaku Wakatsuki, Haruhide Takahashi, Masaki Odai
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Publication number: 20020012193Abstract: By increasing the gain of a controller for coarse motion CFBV within a frequency band in which the gain of a sensitivity function SP=1/(1+PP·CFBP) of fine motion actuator DP and controller for fine motion CFBP exceeds 0 dB, the gain of a sensitivity function SV=1/(1+PP·CFBV) of coarse motion actuator PV and coarse motion controller CFBV is decreased. Through this, in a two-stage actuator control system, a disk apparatus can be provided in which a sensitivity function SPES=1/(1+PP·CFBP)·1/(1+PP·CFBV) indicative of a disturbance compressive ratio in a signal path ranging from disturbance components to a head position error signal is rendered to be 0 dB or less at all frequencies concerned.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2001Publication date: January 31, 2002Inventors: Masahito Kobayashi, Masaki Odai
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Publication number: 20010024340Abstract: In a magnetic recording apparatus including a support arm movable with respect to a magnetic recording disk, a first actuator for moving the support arm with respect to the magnetic recording disk, a pair of support members at least one of which holds a magnetic head thereon and each of which is connected to the first actuator through the support arm to be driven by the first actuator through the support arm, and a pair of second actuators for moving respectively the support members with respect to the support arm so that the support members are respectively moved with respect to the magnetic recording disk by the first actuator and the second actuators, the second actuators move simultaneously the support members respectively with respect to the support arm in respective directions opposite to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2001Publication date: September 27, 2001Inventors: Hiromitsu Masuda, Toshihiko Shimizu, Mikio Tokuyama, Masahito Kobayashi, Masaki Odai