Patents by Inventor Setsuya KISHIMURA

Setsuya KISHIMURA 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).

  • Patent number: 11518405
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle control system capable of, when a swaying phenomenon occurs during towing, preventing the swaying phenomenon from becoming worse due to driving force reduction control based on an increase in steering angle-related value. This vehicle control system comprises a steering wheel, a driving force control mechanism to control a driving force of a vehicle, and a power-train control module to control the driving force control mechanism. The power-train control module is operable, upon an increase in steering angle, to control an engine to reduce an output torque of the engine and, when a reversal of yaw rate of the vehicle is repeated in a situation where the vehicle is performing a towing operation, to restrict the output torque reduction based on the increase in the steering angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisaku Ogawa, Daisuke Umetsu, Setsuya Kishimura
  • Publication number: 20210094563
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle control system capable of, when a swaying phenomenon occurs during towing, preventing the swaying phenomenon from becoming worse due to driving force reduction control based on an increase in steering angle-related value. This vehicle control system comprises a steering wheel (6), a driving force control mechanism to control a driving force of a vehicle (1), and a PCM (16) to control the driving force control mechanism, wherein the PCM (16) is operable, upon an increase in steering angle, to control an engine (4) to reduce an output torque of the engine (4), and, when a reversal of yaw rate of the vehicle (1) is repeated in a situation where the vehicle (1) is performing a towing operation, to restrict the output torque reduction based on the increase in the steering angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisaku OGAWA, Daisuke UMETSU, Setsuya KISHIMURA
  • Patent number: 10576983
    Abstract: A vehicle system comprises a brake system comprising a brake pedal and a braking mechanism configured to apply a braking force to a vehicle, and a vehicle control unit operable to automatically stop an engine when the vehicle is decelerated to a given vehicle speed or less during traveling. When it is detected that the brake pedal is manipulated and the vehicle is stopped after automatically stopping the engine, the vehicle control unit is operable to control the braking mechanism to increase the braking force from a current value according to a manipulation amount of the brake pedal up to a given value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru Takase, Ryohei Yasutomi, Hisanobu Okada, Setsuya Kishimura, Takeshi Yabuki, Keishi Taki, Seiyo Hirano, Akitomo Kume
  • Publication number: 20190071089
    Abstract: The vehicle system comprises: a brake system comprising a brake pedal, and a braking mechanism 13 configured to apply a braking force to a vehicle 3; and a vehicle control unit 15 operable to automatically stop an engine 5 when the vehicle is decelerated to a given vehicle speed or less during traveling, wherein when it is detected that the brake pedal 17 is manipulated and the vehicle 3 is stopped after automatically stopping the engine 5, the vehicle control unit 15 is operable to control the braking mechanism 13 to increase the braking force from a current value according to a manipulation amount of the brake pedal 17 up to a given value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru TAKASE, Ryohei YASUTOMI, Hisanobu OKADA, Setsuya KISHIMURA, Takeshi YABUKI, Keishi TAKI, Seiyo HIRANO, Akitomo KUME