Patents by Inventor Norio Neki
Norio Neki 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: 10213925Abstract: The present invention provides a workpiece contact state estimating device and a workpiece contact state estimation method to estimate an actual state of contact of a workpiece A with a peripheral object on the basis of a feasible contact acting force range, which is a feasible range of the value of a contact acting force (the force acting on a manipulator 1 generated by contact) prepared in advance for each of a plurality of types of contact states that are feasible as the states of contact of the workpiece A with the peripheral object, and a measurement value of the contact acting force at the time of contact of the workpiece A with the peripheral object.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2016Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignees: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Oussama Khatib, Shuyun Chung, Norio Neki
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Publication number: 20180071915Abstract: The present invention provides a workpiece contact state estimating device and a workpiece contact state estimation method to estimate an actual state of contact of a workpiece A with a peripheral object on the basis of a feasible contact acting force range, which is a feasible range of the value of a contact acting force (the force acting on a manipulator 1 generated by contact) prepared in advance for each of a plurality of types of contact states that are feasible as the states of contact of the workpiece A with the peripheral object, and a measurement value of the contact acting force at the time of contact of the workpiece A with the peripheral object.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2016Publication date: March 15, 2018Inventors: Oussama Khatib, Shuyun Chung, Norio Neki
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Patent number: 8380348Abstract: Provided is a robot capable of appropriately adjusting a position and the like of a main body in view of executing a specified task involving an interaction with a target object. While the position and posture of the main body (10) are being controlled according to a second target path, the robot (1) moves from a first specified area to a second specified area and stands there. In this state, a second position deviation (=the deviation of the position of the main body from a second target path) and a second posture deviation (=the deviation of the posture of the main body from a second target posture) are determined. According to the determination result, the second target path is corrected so that the subsequent position deviation and the like may be smaller.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2009Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Norio Neki, Koji Okazaki, Takashi Nakayama, Masaaki Muromachi, Satoshi Kaneko, Yuta Kimura
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Publication number: 20100286823Abstract: Provided is a robot capable of appropriately adjusting a position and the like of a main body in view of executing a specified task involving an interaction with a target object. While the position and posture of the main body (10) are being controlled according to a second target path, the robot (1) moves from a first specified area to a second specified area and stands there. In this state, a second position deviation (=the deviation of the position of the main body from a second target path) and a second posture deviation (=the deviation of the posture of the main body from a second target posture) are determined. According to the determination result, the second target path is corrected so that the subsequent position deviation and the like may be smaller.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2009Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Norio Neki, Koji Okazaki, Takashi Nakayama, Masaaki Muromachi, Satoshi Kaneko, Yuta Kimura
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Patent number: 7642745Abstract: An apparatus capable of charging a battery mounted on a robot while allowing the robot to remain stably still in the state of standing on its legs is provided. Driving a first connector backward while it is connected with a second connector would cause a body of the robot to tilt as if being pulled by the first connector. However, it is possible to prevent the posture of the robot from becoming unstable by utilizing the fact that the connected state of first signal terminals and second signal terminals is maintained in that state. The backward driving of the first connector is restricted when a charge control unit is capable of communicating with a control system via the first signal terminals and the second signal terminals. This prevents the undesirable event that the posture of the robot becomes unstable due to the first connector being driven backward unconditionally.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2008Date of Patent: January 5, 2010Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Kaneko, Koji Okazaki, Norio Neki, Hiroyuki Makino, Takashi Nakayama, Masaaki Muromachi
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Publication number: 20090149993Abstract: A robot, capable of appropriately adjusting position and/or posture on a current spot to execute a designated task involving interaction with a target object. The Robot is configured to enable adjustment of the position and/or posture by controlling movement of at least a hip joint mechanism, and a knee joint mechanism in the spot while the robot is allowing each foot to keep its floor-arriving state. Accordingly, when the position and/or posture is inappropriate to execute the designated task while the robot is at a standstill in a second designated area for executing the designated task, the robot can execute the designated task after the position and/or posture has been corrected in the second designated area.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Norio Neki, Koji Okazaki, Takashi Nakayama, Masaaki Muromachi, Satoshi Kaneko, Yuta Kimura
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Publication number: 20080238365Abstract: An apparatus capable of charging a battery mounted on a robot while allowing the robot to remain stably still in the state of standing on its legs is provided. Driving a first connector backward while it is connected with a second connector would cause a body of the robot to tilt as if being pulled by the first connector. However, it is possible to prevent the posture of the robot from becoming unstable by utilizing the fact that the connected state of first signal terminals and second signal terminals is maintained in that state. The backward driving of the first connector is restricted when a charge control unit is capable of communicating with a control system via the first signal terminals and the second signal terminals. This prevents the undesirable event that the posture of the robot becomes unstable due to the first connector being driven backward unconditionally.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2008Publication date: October 2, 2008Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Kaneko, Koji Okazaki, Norio Neki, Hiroyuki Makino, Takashi Nakayama, Masaaki Muromachi