Patents by Inventor Nozomi KOSAKA

Nozomi KOSAKA 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: 20240051518
    Abstract: A turning behavior control device for a vehicle includes a yaw rate detection unit, a brake unit, a drive source, and a travel control unit. The travel control unit includes a deviation value calculation unit that calculates a deviation between a reference yaw rate for determining the degree of understeer during turning of the vehicle and an actual yaw rate detected by the yaw rate detection unit, a braking force control unit that outputs, to the brake unit, a first signal for applying the braking force to a turning inner-side rear wheel or a turning inner-side front wheel when determining that the deviation exceeds a predetermined deviation reference value, and a driving force control unit that outputs, to the drive source, a signal for applying a driving force to a turning outer-side rear wheel or a turning outer-side front wheel when the braking force control unit outputs the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Nozomi KOSAKA, Masahiro SAITO, Koji MATSUNO, Yoshinori MAEDA, Toyoyuki MOTOMURA
  • Publication number: 20230294667
    Abstract: A turning behavior control device for a vehicle includes a yaw rate detector, a front wheel suspension, a rear wheel suspension, a brake device, a hydraulic pressure supplier, and a travel controller. The left and right front wheels of the vehicle are steered wheels and drive wheels. The travel controller includes a deviation value calculator configured to calculate a deviation between a standard yaw rate for determining a degree of understeer during turning of the vehicle and a yaw rate detected by the yaw rate detector, and a braking force controller configured to output, to the hydraulic pressure supplier, a first signal for applying braking forces to left and right front wheels in addition to a turning inner rear wheel when it is determined that the deviation calculated by the deviation value calculator exceeds a predetermined deviation reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Koji MATSUNO, Masahiro SAITO, Kojiro NAKAJIMA, Nozomi KOSAKA, Goichi KOBAYASHI, Yoshinori MAEDA