Patents by Inventor Motoaki Hachisuka

Motoaki Hachisuka 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).

  • Publication number: 20240109475
    Abstract: In a vehicle headlamp control apparatus, a light distribution control section controls light distribution of a headlamp based on a detected light control target object ahead of a vehicle and a detected behavior of the vehicle or an expected change thereof. When the behavior is in a first behavior state in which a change in the headlamp irradiation area becomes equal to or less than a predetermined amount or the behavior is expected not to change from the first behavior state, the light distribution control section causes the headlamp to project light in a standard pattern. When the behavior is in a second behavior state in which the change in the headlamp irradiation area exceeds the predetermined amount or the behavior is expected to change to the second behavior state, the light distribution control section causes the headlamp to project light in a pattern different from the standard pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Motoaki HACHISUKA
  • Patent number: 11818470
    Abstract: An image generation device acquires first received light data and second received light data from an image sensor. The image sensor receives invisible light and visible light separately through a filter. The first received light data indicates the received light result of the invisible light. The second received light data indicates the received light result of the visible light. In addition, the image generation device generates an image by performing demosaicing for at least one of the first received light data and the second received light data based on illuminance information. The illuminance information indicates the illuminance of the surrounding environment of the image sensor. When the illuminance is less than a first threshold value, the image generation device generates an invisible light image by performing first demosaicing for the first received light data without performing second demosaicing for the second received light data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Motoaki Hachisuka
  • Publication number: 20230278483
    Abstract: A vehicle control device for controlling illumination of a headlight of a vehicle. The vehicle control device determines whether a preset illumination target approach area condition is satisfied, detects an illumination target including a pedestrian in front of the vehicle by increasing a horizontal width of an illumination range of the headlight compared to a case where the illumination target approach area condition is not satisfied when the illumination target approach area condition is determined to be satisfied, and perform spot illumination of the illumination target by the headlight when the illumination target is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Motoaki Hachisuka
  • Publication number: 20230068983
    Abstract: A driving assist system installed on a vehicle includes a controller. The controller executes a drawing process that controls a luminescent device to draw an assist figure with a lateral width corresponding to a vehicle width of the vehicle on a road surface along a direction of travel of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Motoaki Hachisuka, Tetsuya Ikuta, Yoshinori Kano
  • Publication number: 20230029982
    Abstract: An image generation device acquires first received light data and second received light data from an image sensor. The image sensor receives invisible light and visible light separately through a filter. The first received light data indicates the received light result of the invisible light. The second received light data indicates the received light result of the visible light. In addition, the image generation device generates an image by performing demosaicing for at least one of the first received light data and the second received light data based on illuminance information. The illuminance information indicates the illuminance of the surrounding environment of the image sensor. When the illuminance is less than a first threshold value, the image generation device generates an invisible light image by performing first demosaicing for the first received light data without performing second demosaicing for the second received light data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Motoaki Hachisuka