Patents by Inventor Ryouzo Yoshizawa

Ryouzo Yoshizawa 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).

  • Apparatus and method for predicting collision
    Patent number: 8068134
    Abstract: The present invention is a collision prediction apparatus that comprises a plurality of sensors for detecting an object in front of a vehicle by different mechanism and a control unit for selecting a sensor adequate for an input condition and predicting a collision between the vehicle and the object, based on information obtained from the selected sensor, wherein the plurality of the sensors comprise a radar for scanning front of the vehicle and a camera for taking an image of the front of the vehicle, and when a condition that it is lighter outside the vehicle than a predetermined value is input, it is enabled to configure a control unit so as to predict a collision between the vehicle and the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryouzo Yoshizawa
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING COLLISION
    Publication number: 20060274149
    Abstract: The present invention is a collision prediction apparatus that comprises a plurality of sensors for detecting an object in front of a vehicle by different mechanism and a control unit for selecting a sensor adequate for an input condition and predicting a collision between the vehicle and the object, based on information obtained from the selected sensor, wherein the plurality of the sensors comprise a radar for scanning front of the vehicle and a camera for taking an image of the front of the vehicle, and when a condition that it is lighter outside the vehicle than a predetermined value is input, it is enabled to configure a control unit so as to predict a collision between the vehicle and the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryouzo Yoshizawa