Patents by Inventor Masashi Imasaka

Masashi Imasaka 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: 10209159
    Abstract: A displacement detecting device for a structural object is capable of accurately measuring displacement of the structural object. The displacement detecting device includes first and second attitude data calculators, a data extractor, and a displacement calculator. The first attitude data calculator calculates attitude data at a first position by using received positioning signals, and calculates a calculated time point of the attitude data of the first position based on a time of a positioning system. The second attitude data calculator calculates attitude data at a second position by using received positioning signals, and calculates a calculated time point of the attitude data of the second position based on the time of the positioning system. The displacement calculator calculates a displacement amount and a displacement direction of the structural object by using a difference between the attitude data of the first and second positions calculated at the same time point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naomi Fujisawa, Hiraku Nakamura, Masashi Imasaka, Tatsuya Sonomoto
  • Patent number: 10183733
    Abstract: The purpose is to provide a program, method and device for controlling a movable body (e.g., single-propeller single-rudder ship) to move the movable body while keeping it orientated in a given direction. A controlling module may cause the movable body to stay at a fixed point position by controlling a thrust generator and a moving direction adjustor to orient the movable body to a direction of a disturbance estimated by a disturbance direction estimating module so that the movable body is not drifted by the disturbance. Every time the changing module sequentially changes the fixed point position, the controlling module may move the movable body to the changed fixed point position. Thus, the control device of the movable body of this disclosure may sequentially move the movable body while keeping it oriented to the direction of the disturbance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuya Kishimoto, Hitoshi Maeno, Masashi Imasaka
  • Patent number: 10137972
    Abstract: To easily grasp a relationship of parameter values which influence a log velocity of a ship, with the log velocity of the ship caused by the parameters, a ship characteristic estimating device is provided, which includes a data outputter configured to output a plurality of parameter data respectively including rotational speed data of a propeller of a ship, and wind velocity vector data of wind force that may act on the ship, and an estimator configured to receive the plurality of parameter data outputted from the data outputter, estimate values corresponding to the respective parameter data to be log velocity vectors of the ship, and output them as first output values. The rotational speed data are same as each other and the wind velocity vector data are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chizu Kawasaki, Masashi Imasaka, Hitoshi Maeno
  • Patent number: 10000270
    Abstract: A moving body control device includes a moving body direction sensor, a position sensor, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry estimates a direction of disturbance. The processing circuitry sets a target position and a starting position. The processing circuitry controls a propulsion generator and a movement direction adjuster such that a heading direction sensed by the moving body direction sensor is opposite to the direction of the disturbance estimated by the processing circuitry, and when the moving body has been drifted at least a specific distance from the target position, the moving body returns to the starting position, and the heading direction at the starting position is opposite to the direction of the disturbance. The processing circuitry changes the starting position based on a distance between the target position and a position of the moving body sensed by the position sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: FURUNO ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazuya Kishimoto, Hitoshi Maeno, Masashi Imasaka
  • Patent number: 9950777
    Abstract: A vehicle control device is provided. The device includes a target bearing calculating module configured to calculate a target bearing of a vehicle based on a direction of a disturbance, a stern bearing calculating module configured to calculate a stern bearing, and a rudder mechanism drive signal determining module configured to determine a rudder angle command so that the stern bearing approaches the target bearing, and determine a rudder mechanism drive signal based on the rudder angle command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuya Kishimoto, Hitoshi Maeno, Masashi Imasaka, Yuya Takashima, Chizu Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20180015994
    Abstract: The purpose is to provide a program, method and device for controlling a movable body (e.g., single-propeller single-rudder ship) to move the movable body while keeping it orientated in a given direction. A controlling module may cause the movable body to stay at a fixed point position by controlling a thrust generator and a moving direction adjustor to orient the movable body to a direction of a disturbance estimated by a disturbance direction estimating module so that the movable body is not drifted by the disturbance. Every time the changing module sequentially changes the fixed point position, the controlling module may move the movable body to the changed fixed point position. Thus, the control device of the movable body of this disclosure may sequentially move the movable body while keeping it oriented to the direction of the disturbance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Kazuya KISHIMOTO, Hitoshi MAENO, Masashi IMASAKA
  • Publication number: 20170349258
    Abstract: A moving body control device includes a moving body direction sensor, a position sensor, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry estimates a direction of disturbance. The processing circuitry sets a target position and a starting position. The processing circuitry controls a propulsion generator and a movement direction adjuster such that a heading direction sensed by the moving body direction sensor is opposite to the direction of the disturbance estimated by the processing circuitry, and when the moving body has been drifted at least a specific distance from the target position, the moving body returns to the starting position, and the heading direction at the starting position is opposite to the direction of the disturbance. The processing circuitry changes the starting position based on a distance between the target position and a position of the moving body sensed by the position sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Kazuya KISHIMOTO, Hitoshi MAENO, Masashi IMASAKA
  • Publication number: 20170233051
    Abstract: To easily grasp a relationship of parameter values which influence a log velocity of a ship, with the log velocity of the ship caused by the parameters, a ship characteristic estimating device is provided, which includes a data outputter configured to output a plurality of parameter data respectively including rotational speed data of a propeller of a ship, and wind velocity vector data of wind force that may act on the ship, and an estimator configured to receive the plurality of parameter data outputted from the data outputter, estimate values corresponding to the respective parameter data to be log velocity vectors of the ship, and output them as first output values. The rotational speed data are same as each other and the wind velocity vector data are different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Chizu Kawasaki, Masashi Imasaka, Hitoshi Maeno
  • Publication number: 20170059445
    Abstract: A displacement detecting device for a structural object is capable of accurately measuring displacement of the structural object. The displacement detecting device includes first and second attitude data calculators, a data extractor, and a displacement calculator. The first attitude data calculator calculates attitude data at a first position by using received positioning signals, and calculates a calculated time point of the attitude data of the first position based on a time of a positioning system. The second attitude data calculator calculates attitude data at a second position by using received positioning signals, and calculates a calculated time point of the attitude data of the second position based on the time of the positioning system. The displacement calculator calculates a displacement amount and a displacement direction of the structural object by using a difference between the attitude data of the first and second positions calculated at the same time point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Naomi Fujisawa, Hiraku Nakamura, Masashi Imasaka, Tatsuya Sonomoto
  • Publication number: 20160229511
    Abstract: A vehicle control device is provided. The device includes a target bearing calculating module configured to calculate a target bearing of a vehicle based on a direction of a disturbance, a stern bearing calculating module configured to calculate a stern bearing, and a rudder mechanism drive signal determining module configured to determine a rudder angle command so that the stern bearing approaches the target bearing, and determine a rudder mechanism drive signal based on the rudder angle command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Kazuya Kishimoto, Hitoshi Maeno, Masashi Imasaka, Yuya Takashima, Chizu Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 9198408
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a moving body display device, which includes a position calculating module for acquiring a positioning signal of a target moving body and calculating a position of the moving body, a behavior calculating module for calculating a positional change of the moving body based on the positioning signal, and a position storage module for storing a position where the positional change is detected when the positional change that satisfies a determination condition set is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: FURUNO ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Masashi Imasaka, Eisuke Sekine
  • Publication number: 20130286022
    Abstract: An information display device includes a display unit for displaying, on a display screen, a first range and a second range having a display reference position same as that of the first range and being adjacent to the first range in a display area. The device also includes a controller for setting different scales for the first range and the second range and for performing a control to display perimeter information of the device in the display area having the first and second ranges to correspond to a position of the perimeter information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yugo Kubota, Hitoshi Maeno, Masashi Imasaka
  • Publication number: 20110082644
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a moving body display device, which includes a position calculating module for acquiring a positioning signal of a target moving body and calculating a position of the moving body, a behavior calculating module for calculating a positional change of the moving body based on the positioning signal, and a position storage module for storing a position where the positional change is detected when the positional change that satisfies a determination condition set is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Imasaka, Eisuke Sekine
  • Patent number: 5582566
    Abstract: A range-finding system for measuring a target distance from a point of measurement to a target object, comprising a slave unit for calculating and indicating the target distance based on a waiting time from transmission of an interrogation signal to reception of a response signal and a master unit placed at a certain correction distance from the target object for transmitting the response signal when a delay time corresponding to the correction distance has elapsed from reception of the interrogation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1996
    Assignee: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Imasaka, Toshiyuki Shimizu