Patents by Inventor Mitsuharu Kanaboshi
Mitsuharu Kanaboshi 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: 8755996Abstract: There is provided a system for immediately reflecting an intention of a driver wanting to avoid an obstacle to assistance to an avoidance operation. A vehicular operation assisting system for assisting the avoidance operation made by the driver of a vehicle in avoiding the obstacle includes an avoidance required distance calculating section for periodically calculating an avoidance required distance that is a distance required to avoid the obstacle when the obstacle is detected ahead of the vehicle, an avoidance operation determining section for periodically determining the avoidance operation with respect to the obstacle on the basis of steering maneuvers of the driver and an avoidance operation assisting degree calculating section for periodically calculating an avoidance operation assisting degree per based on the avoidance required distance calculated by the avoidance required distance calculating section and the judgment result of the avoidance operation determining section.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2008Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuharu Kanaboshi, Yukihiro Fujiwara, Yasushi Shoda, Yusuke Nakamura
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Patent number: 7905313Abstract: A vehicle seat-belt apparatus including: a forward monitoring device which conducts monitoring to the front of a vehicle; an avoidance assist device which supports a predetermined avoidance operation in order to avoid an obstacle when it is determined that there is an obstacle to be avoided based on a detection result of the forward monitoring device; a motor which conducts a rotary driving of a belt reel on which a belt is wound; and a control device which controls the motor, wherein the control device conducts a drive control of the motor according to a state of support of the avoidance operation by the avoidance assist device.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2008Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shotaro Odate, Yukihiro Fujiwara, Yasushi Shoda, Mitsuharu Kanaboshi
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Patent number: 7778753Abstract: A vehicle operation assist system includes as assist yaw rate calculator which calculates a necessary moving amount to avoid an obstacle based on a detection result of the obstacle by a radar device, and a vehicle movement controller controls lateral movement of the vehicle based on the calculated moving amount. When an avoiding operation detector determines initiation of an obstacle avoiding operation by the driver, the vehicle movement controller operates a braking device to control the lateral movement of the vehicle, so that the obstacle can be reliably avoided. When a restoring operation detector determines initiation of a restoring operation, the vehicle movement controller operates a power steering device to control the lateral movement of the vehicle, so that delay in the steering operation by the driver, and excessive restoring operation of the steering handle to compensate for the delay are suppressed, thus stabilizing vehicle behavior.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2005Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yukihiro Fujiwara, Mitsuharu Kanaboshi, Yasushi Shoda
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Publication number: 20080300788Abstract: There is provided a system for immediately reflecting an intention of a driver wanting to avoid an obstacle to assistance to an avoidance operation. A vehicular operation assisting system for assisting the avoidance operation made by the driver of a vehicle in avoiding the obstacle includes an avoidance required distance calculating section for periodically calculating an avoidance required distance that is a distance required to avoid the obstacle when the obstacle is detected ahead of the vehicle, an avoidance operation determining section for periodically determining the avoidance operation with respect to the obstacle on the basis of steering maneuvers of the driver and an avoidance operation assisting degree calculating section for periodically calculating an avoidance operation assisting degree per based on the avoidance required distance calculated by the avoidance required distance calculating section and the judgment result of the avoidance operation determining section.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2008Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Mitsuharu Kanaboshi, Yukihiro Fujiwara, Yasushi Shoda, Yusuke Nakamura
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Publication number: 20080264710Abstract: A vehicle seat-belt apparatus including: a forward monitoring device which conducts monitoring to the front of a vehicle; an avoidance assist device which supports a predetermined avoidance operation in order to avoid an obstacle when it is determined that there is an obstacle to be avoided based on a detection result of the forward monitoring device; a motor which conducts a rotary driving of a belt reel on which a belt is wound; and a control device which controls the motor, wherein the control device conducts a drive control of the motor according to a state of support of the avoidance operation by the avoidance assist device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2008Publication date: October 30, 2008Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Shotaro Odate, Yukihiro Fujiwara, Yasushi Shoda, Mitsuharu Kanaboshi
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Patent number: 7283907Abstract: A vehicle operation assisting system includes an assist yaw rate calculator which calculates an assist yaw rate necessary to avoid an obstacle based on a detection result of the obstacle by a radar device, an actual vehicle moving amount calculator which calculates an actual vehicle moving amount from a yaw rate and a lateral acceleration of a vehicle. When an avoiding operation detector determines an avoiding operation of a driver, a target vehicle moving amount setting device replaces a standard moving amount based on an avoiding operation of a driver with the assist yaw rate, and a vehicle movement controller controls lateral movement of the vehicle so that the actual vehicle moving amount agrees with the assist yaw rate.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2005Date of Patent: October 16, 2007Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yukihiro Fujiwara, Mitsuharu Kanaboshi, Yasushi Shoda
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Publication number: 20050267660Abstract: A vehicle operation assist system includes an assist yaw rate calculator which calculates a necessary moving amount to avoid an obstacle based on a detection result of the obstacle by a radar device, and a vehicle movement controller controls lateral movement of the vehicle based on the calculated moving amount. When an avoiding operation detector determines initiation of an obstacle avoiding operation by the driver, the vehicle movement controller operates a braking device to control the lateral movement of the vehicle, so that the obstacle can be reliably avoided. When a restoring operation detector determines initiation of a restoring operation, the vehicle movement controller operates a power steering device to control the lateral movement of the vehicle, so that delay in the steering operation by the driver, and excessive restoring operation of the steering handle to compensate for the delay are suppressed, thus stabilizing vehicle behavior.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2005Publication date: December 1, 2005Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yukihiro Fujiwara, Mitsuharu Kanaboshi, Yasushi Shoda
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Publication number: 20050267683Abstract: A vehicle operation assisting system includes an assist yaw rate calculator which calculates an assist yaw rate necessary to avoid an obstacle based on a detection result of the obstacle by a radar device, an actual vehicle moving amount calculator which calculates an actual vehicle moving amount from a yaw rate and a lateral acceleration of a vehicle. When an avoiding operation detector determines an avoiding operation of a driver, a target vehicle moving amount setting device replaces a standard moving amount based on an avoiding operation of a driver with the assist yaw rate, and a vehicle movement controller controls lateral movement of the vehicle so that the actual vehicle moving amount agrees with the assist yaw rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2005Publication date: December 1, 2005Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yukihiro Fujiwara, Mitsuharu Kanaboshi, Yasushi Shoda