Patents by Inventor Masaya HONJI

Masaya HONJI 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: 11866029
    Abstract: A wagon includes a communication part configured to communicate with other device, an electric motor configured to generate a traveling driving force, a battery configured to supply electric power to the electric motor, a position sensor configured to acquire position information indicating a position of a host wagon, an attitude detection unit configured to acquire inclination information indicating a tilt of the host wagon, and a controller configured to transmit the position information and the inclination information, which were acquired in a same region, to other device via the communication part while associating the position information and the inclination information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Kawai, Masaya Honji
  • Patent number: 11803187
    Abstract: An autonomous work system includes a first work machine, a second work machine, and a setting apparatus, in which the setting apparatus sets a part of an entire work region as a first work region in which the first work machine performs work, and calculates a first work time required for the first work machine to perform the work in the first work region, sets a region other than the first work region in the entire work region as a second work region in which the second work machine performs work, and calculates a second work time required for the second work machine to perform the work in the second work region, changes the first work region and the second work region such that a difference between the first work time and the second work time is within a predetermined value, transmits information regarding the changed first work region to the first work machine, and transmits information regarding the changed second work region to the second work machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Yamamura, Masaya Honji, Tsukasa Sugino, Takayuki Kawai
  • Patent number: 11796341
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a processor configured to: collect monitoring information indicating circumstances of a monitoring area from a plurality of monitoring information acquiring units, detect an object which is located in the monitoring area on the basis of the monitoring information, update map information of the monitoring area using position information indicating a position of the object, and provide the map information to a working machine that performs predetermined work in the monitoring area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsukasa Sugino, Makoto Yamamura, Takayuki Kawai, Masaya Honji
  • Patent number: 11577716
    Abstract: There is provided a cart. An electric motor generates a travel driving force based on a control signal from an external control unit configured to perform control related a travel path of the cart. A battery supplies power to the electric motor. An engine drives a power generator which is configured to be capable of charging the battery. A determination unit determines whether the engine is to be operated, based on a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Kawai, Masaya Honji
  • Patent number: 11538226
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a vegetation analysis section configured to analyze a vegetation state of a monitoring area on the basis of detection information acquired from a detection unit and indicating a status of the monitoring area, a restricted area determination section configured to define a restricted area, where entry is restricted, in the monitoring area on the basis of the vegetation state, and a guidance information providing section configured to provide a terminal device with guidance information indicating restrictions on entry into the restricted area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaya Honji, Makoto Yamamura, Tsukasa Sugino, Takayuki Kawai
  • Publication number: 20220287229
    Abstract: A working machine includes: a working drive source that generates a drive force; a working device that performs a predetermined work using the drive force of the working drive source; a sensor that acquires environmental information that is information on a surrounding environment of the working machine; and a control part that determines whether or not to perform an influence reduction control on the basis of the environmental information acquired by the sensor, and in a case where it is determined that the influence reduction control is to be performed, performs the influence reduction control which is a predetermined control that reduces an influence on the surrounding environment of a sound generated when the working device performs the predetermined work.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Masaya Honji, Makoto Yamamura, Tsukasa Sugino, Takayuki Kawai
  • Publication number: 20220217925
    Abstract: The present invention provides an autonomous work machine including an air blowing portion that is provided in a main body portion and ejects air toward a work plane to generate an airflow, a first acquisition portion that acquires scattered object information regarding scattered objects present in a work area, a second acquisition portion that acquires target information regarding a target position for moving the scattered objects, and a control portion that controls the air blowing portion on the basis of the scattered object information acquired by the first acquisition portion and the target information acquired by the second acquisition portion, wherein the control portion controls a direction and an amount of the air ejected by the air blowing portion so that the scattered objects are moved to the target position by the airflow generated by the air blowing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Tsukasa SUGINO, Makoto YAMAMURA, Takayuki KAWAI, Masaya HONJI
  • Publication number: 20220222605
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus manages work performed in a work region. An acquisition unit acquires information regarding a work result of the work region. An evaluation unit evaluates work performed in the work region based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit. An identifying unit identifies a work subject that has performed work in a region for which an evaluation is performed by the evaluation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Takayuki KAWAI, Makoto YAMAMURA, Masaya HONJI, Tsukasa SUGINO
  • Publication number: 20220222607
    Abstract: A work system comprises: an acquisition unit configured to acquire biological information of a user; a creation unit configured to create a work plan in a work area; a control unit configured to control a work device for performing work in the work area on the basis of the work plan created by the creation unit; and a change unit configured to change the work plan created by the creation unit on the basis of the biological information acquired by the acquisition unit. The control unit controls the work device on the basis of the changed work plan in a case where the work plan created by the creation unit is changed by the change unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Misago ITO, Takayuki KAWAI, Tsukasa SUGINO, Makoto YAMAMURA, Masaya HONJI
  • Publication number: 20220155780
    Abstract: A remote operation system includes a mobile robot, and an operation terminal configured to communicate with the mobile robot with each other. The mobile robot transmits, to the operation terminal, monitor image information based on a captured image by a camera. The operation terminal receives the monitor image information, and displays, on a terminal display unit, an operation screen including a monitor image based on the captured image. A screen display controller displays the operation screen on the terminal display unit, the operation screen including a first sub screen for displaying the monitor image and a second sub screen different from the first sub screen, and changes a display content of the second sub screen in accordance with a predetermined display mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroki Mukai, Masaya Honji, Takeshi Koshiishi
  • Publication number: 20220137632
    Abstract: An autonomous work machine that works in a work area, comprising: a detection unit that detects a plurality of markers arranged to define the work area; a specifying unit that specifies marker information based on a detection result of the detection unit; a setting unit that sets a virtual line connecting the plurality of markers based on the marker information specified by the specifying unit; and a control unit that controls the autonomous work machine such that the autonomous work machine does not deviate to a region beyond the virtual line set by the setting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Takamasa UDAGAWA, Makoto YAMAMURA, Hiroto TAKAHASHI, Masaya HONJI
  • Publication number: 20220137631
    Abstract: An autonomous work machine that works in a work area, the autonomous work machine comprising: a storage unit that stores past captured images including one or more markers arranged to define the work area; a specifying unit that specifies a past captured image stored in the storage unit and similar to a current captured image captured by an image capturing unit; and a control unit that controls the autonomous work machine based on the past captured image specified by the specifying unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Takamasa UDAGAWA, Makoto YAMAMURA, Hiroto TAKAHASHI, Masaya HONJI
  • Publication number: 20210302980
    Abstract: An autonomous work system includes a first work machine, a second work machine, and a setting apparatus, in which the setting apparatus sets a part of an entire work region as a first work region in which the first work machine performs work, and calculates a first work time required for the first work machine to perform the work in the first work region, sets a region other than the first work region in the entire work region as a second work region in which the second work machine performs work, and calculates a second work time required for the second work machine to perform the work in the second work region, changes the first work region and the second work region such that a difference between the first work time and the second work time is within a predetermined value, transmits information regarding the changed first work region to the first work machine, and transmits information regarding the changed second work region to the second work machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Makoto Yamamura, Masaya Honji, Tsukasa Sugino, Takayuki Kawai
  • Publication number: 20210300325
    Abstract: A wagon includes a communication part configured to communicate with other device, an electric motor configured to generate a traveling driving force, a battery configured to supply electric power to the electric motor, a position sensor configured to acquire position information indicating a position of a host wagon, an attitude detection unit configured to acquire inclination information indicating a tilt of the host wagon, and a controller configured to transmit the position information and the inclination information, which were acquired in a same region, to other device via the communication part while associating the position information and the inclination information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Toru Kawai, Masaya Honji
  • Publication number: 20210285789
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a collection unit configured to collect monitoring information indicating circumstances of a monitoring area from a plurality of monitoring information acquiring units; an object determining unit configured to detect an object which is located in the monitoring area on the basis of the monitoring information; a map information managing unit configured to update map information of the monitoring area using position information indicating a position of the object; and a map information providing unit configured to provide the map information to a working machine that performs predetermined work in the monitoring area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Tsukasa Sugino, Makoto Yamamura, Takayuki Kawai, Masaya Honji
  • Publication number: 20210287444
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a vegetation analysis section configured to analyze a vegetation state of a monitoring area on the basis of detection information acquired from a detection unit and indicating a status of the monitoring area, a restricted area determination section configured to define a restricted area, where entry is restricted, in the monitoring area on the basis of the vegetation state, and a guidance information providing section configured to provide a terminal device with guidance information indicating restrictions on entry into the restricted area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Masaya Honji, Makoto Yamamura, Tsukasa Sugino, Takayuki Kawai
  • Publication number: 20210276533
    Abstract: There is provided a cart. An electric motor generates a travel driving force based on a control signal from an external control unit configured to perform control related a travel path of the cart. A battery supplies power to the electric motor. An engine drives a power generator which is configured to be capable of charging the battery. A determination unit determines whether the engine is to be operated, based on a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Toru KAWAI, Masaya HONJI