Patents by Inventor Shigeki Shinoda
Shigeki Shinoda 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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Publication number: 20210181057Abstract: In order to provide an estimating device and the like capable of easily estimating the strength of a pipe, this estimating device is provided with a frequency response calculating unit, a pipe rigidity variable estimating unit, and a strength estimating unit. The frequency response calculating unit calculates a frequency response function of the pipe on the basis of excitation force data representing an excitation force when the pipe is excited, and response data obtained by measuring vibrations propagating through the pipe. The pipe rigidity variable estimating unit estimates a parameter relating to the rigidity of the pipe on the basis of a frequency response function model, which is a model representing the frequency response of the pipe, and the frequency response function. The strength estimating unit estimates the strength of the pipe on the basis of a relationship between the parameter and the strength of the pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2018Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Hirofumi INOUE, Soichiro TAKATA, Shigeki SHINODA, Katsumi KIKUCHI
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Publication number: 20210164859Abstract: Provided are an analyzing device and the like capable of suppressing erroneous determination. This analyzing device is provided with: a cross correlation calculating unit that obtains a cross correlation function with respect to vibrations detected at two points contained in a measurement sector of a pipeline; an estimating unit that estimates a cause of the vibrations, on the basis of the continuity of peaks in the cross correlation function; and an analyzing unit that analyzes the actual generation location of the vibrations and cause of the vibrations on the basis of an estimated generation location of the vibrations and cause of the vibrations and information relating to the configuration of a pipeline network.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2018Publication date: June 3, 2021Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Shigeki SHINODA, Hirofumi INOUE, Takahiro KUMURA, Katsumi KIKUCHI
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Publication number: 20210116323Abstract: A leakage inspection device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: at least one memory storing a set of instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the set of instructions to: determine a measurement time; measure vibration waveforms for the measurement time by using at least two sensors set to a pipe; calculate a cross-correlation function of the measured vibration waveforms; detect peaks of the cross-correlation function at least twice in the measurement time; and determine that leakage occurs in a case where the peaks are repeatedly detected in the measurement time.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2019Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeki SHINODA, Hirofumi INOUE, Junichiro MATAGA, Takahiro KUMURA, Katsumi KIKUCHI
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Publication number: 20210010980Abstract: A system identification device 1 includes an analysis unit 105 that calculates a self-frequency response function on the basis of an input signal and an output signal measured by a measurement unit 103 at a position where a subject physical system 106 has been excited by a vibrating unit 102. The analysis unit 105 performs system identification of the subject physical system 106 by using an impulse response function obtained from the calculated self-frequency response function and an impulse response function of a virtual two-degrees-of-freedom model modeling the subject physical system 106 that is the subject of analysis. This makes it possible to perform system identification of systems with close eigenvalues.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2019Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Soichiro TAKATA, Hirofumi INOUE, Shigeki SHINODA, Katsumi KIKUCHI
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Publication number: 20200333223Abstract: An analyzing device including: a material property calculating unit that calculates a material property of a pipeline being inspected, on the basis of measurement information including a load applied to the pipeline being inspected, and a displacement corresponding to the load applied to the pipeline being inspected; and a degree of deterioration calculating unit that calculates a degree of deterioration of the pipeline being inspected, on the basis of the material property of the pipeline being inspected, calculated by the material property calculating unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2018Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Hirofumi INOUE, Soichiro TAKATA, Shigeki SHINODA, Katsumi KIKUCHI
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Publication number: 20200326193Abstract: The present disclosure provides an information processing apparatus, a notification method, and a non-transitory computer readable medium that can contribute to relief from congestion in an airport facility. The information processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a position of a user and reservation information of an aircraft which the user plans to board; a calculation unit configured to calculate, based on the reservation information, a travel time including a spare time for a scheduled boarding time of the aircraft corresponding to a mode of transportation and a travel route from the position to a scheduled boarding place of the aircraft; and a notification unit configured to notify the user of the travel time corresponding to the mode of transportation and the travel route.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Shigeki SHINODA, Akane ARUGA, Takumi OTANI, Ikumi SAGA, Yuzo SENDA
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Publication number: 20190378181Abstract: [Problem] To provide a diagnosis cost output device with which it is possible to obtain a diagnosis cost. [Solution] This diagnosis cost output device is provided with: a detection performance identifying means for identifying a measuring time required for leak detection with respect to a sensor installation spacing, on the basis of information affecting vibration propagation characteristics of a pipe; and an output means for outputting a diagnosis cost with respect to the installation spacing, on the basis of a sensor installation cost and a measuring cost arising as a result of the leakage detection during the measuring time.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2018Publication date: December 12, 2019Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Shigeki SHINODA, Katsumi KIKUCHI, Hirofumi INOUE
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Publication number: 20190368964Abstract: To reduce erroneous determinations of detecting a leak, a measurement time determination device is provided with: a degree-of-ease calculation unit configured to calculate degree-of-ease of detecting a leak in piping, based on vibration propagating through the piping or a fluid flowing through the piping when the piping is vibrated; and a determination unit configured to determine a measurement time necessary for detecting the leak, based on the degree-of-ease.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Hirofumi INOUE, Katsumi KIKUCHI, Shigeki SHINODA, Shin TOMINAGA
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Patent number: 10036684Abstract: In a related fluid leakage detecting device, erroneous leakage determination may occur due to a change in a state of a fluid in piping. A leakage determination system of the present invention includes a first detection means for detecting a prescribed physical quantity indicating a state of a fluid in piping, a second detection means for detecting vibration propagating through the piping, and a leakage determination means for performing leakage determination based on the physical quantity detected by the first detection means and the vibration detected by the second detection means.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2014Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Shohei Kinoshita, Yasuhiro Sasaki, Nobuhiro Mikami, Masatake Takahashi, Shin Tominaga, Shigeki Shinoda, Soichiro Takata
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Patent number: 9970840Abstract: Each functional configuring unit of a leak inspection device (2000) operates in the manner that follows. A vibration acquisition unit (2020) acquires a signal indicating tubing vibrations or vibrations propagated from tubing. A filtering unit (2040) extracts a signal of a predetermined frequency band from the signal acquired by the vibration acquisition unit (2020). A characteristic value extraction unit (2060) splits the signal extracted by the filtering unit (2040) into predetermined time intervals, calculates for each split signal the absolute value of each extreme value of the magnitude of the signal, performs for each split signal a statistical process with respect to the calculated plurality of absolute values, and considers values calculated by the statistical process to be characteristic values.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2013Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeki Shinoda, Yasuhiro Sasaki, Masatake Takahashi, Junichiro Mataga, Soichiro Takata
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Patent number: 9921097Abstract: A sensor device includes: a first sensor group (13) in which a plurality of first vibration sensors for detecting vibration acceleration in one direction with respect to an object to be detected are arranged to face the same direction; a phase difference calculation unit (220) which, based on a plurality of first signals indicating the vibration acceleration detected by each of the plurality of first vibration sensors included in the first sensor group (13), calculates a first phase difference indicating the phase difference between the plurality of first signals; and an acceleration calculation unit (230) which, using the first phase difference and the plurality of first signals, calculates vibration acceleration in a first direction perpendicular to a surface on which the plurality of first vibration sensors are arranged, and vibration acceleration in a second direction parallel to the surface on which the plurality of first vibration sensors are arranged.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2013Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Junichiro Mataga, Yasuhiro Sasaki, Masatake Takahashi, Shigeki Shinoda
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Patent number: 9876506Abstract: To provide a measuring device wherein a measurement range corresponding to a wave shape to be measured can be set with a simple configuration. A measuring device (100) has: a measuring unit that measures changes of indexes with time, said indexes relating to an object event; a conversion unit that converts a measurement value measured by means of the measuring unit into a predetermined format within a previously set measurement range; and a control unit that controls the measurement range. The control unit changes the measurement range in the cases where a conversion value obtained by converting the measurement value by means of the conversion unit satisfies predetermined conditions in a predetermined period.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2015Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Shigeki Shinoda, Shohei Kinoshita, Yasuhiro Sasaki
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Patent number: 9851331Abstract: Disclosed is a structure analyzing device and a structure analyzing method which can analyze a state change of a structure, which is caused before the structure is destroyed, such as a state change of degradation of the structure or the like. A structure analyzing device (10) includes a vibration detecting unit (11) which detects a vibration of a structure, and an analysis unit (12) which analyzes an output signal of the vibration detecting unit (11). The analysis unit (12) analyzes a state change of the structure by comparing a value of resonant sharpness Q, which is measured by use of the following formula (1) in a state existing when carrying out analysis, with a value of resonant sharpness Q which is measured by use of the following formula (1) in a standard state.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2013Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiro Sasaki, Masatake Takahashi, Shigeki Shinoda
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Publication number: 20170343514Abstract: Degradation of a pipe can be easily detected. A piping inspection system 1 includes an excitation unit 100, a wave detection unit 210, and a diagnosis unit 220. The excitation unit 100 excites waves of different wave modes simultaneously at a first position of a pipe 300. The wave detection unit 210 detects the waves of different wave modes at a second position of the pipe 300. The diagnosis unit 220 diagnoses degradation of the pipe 300 based on a velocity of one of the waves of different wave modes, the velocity being calculated by using a detection time difference between the waves of different wave modes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2016Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Soichiro Takata, Shohei Kinoshita, Hirofumi Inoue, Shigeki Shinoda, Kenichiro Fujiyama, Takahiro Kumura, Shigeru Kasai, Nobuhiro Mikami
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Patent number: 9772251Abstract: A vibration detection device (10) is provided with a vibration detection unit (110), a sensor-side leak determination unit (120), a first transmission unit (130), and a second transmission unit (140). The vibration detection unit (110) detects vibration transmitted through piping (30). The sensor-side leak determination unit (120) determines whether or not there is a possibility of a leak in the piping (30) based on a measurement result of the vibration detection unit (110). When the sensor-side leak determination unit (120) determines that there is a possibility of a leak, the first transmission unit (130) transmits provisional leak information to an information processing device (20). The provisional leak information indicates that there is a possibility of a leak in the piping (30).Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2014Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Shigeki Shinoda, Yasuhiro Sasaki, Masatake Takahashi, Shohei Kinoshita, Hiromi Yamamoto
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Patent number: 9739684Abstract: A signal acquisition unit (2020) acquires a signal. From the signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit (2020), a detection signal extraction unit (2060) extracts, as a detection signal, a signal of any frequency band among a plurality of partial detection frequency bands into which the frequency band that is the subject of detection has been divided. A determination unit (2070) determines, in order, for each detection signal corresponding to each of the different partial detection frequency bands, whether the detection signal shows any leakage, and if at least a prescribed number of the detection signals are not showing any leakage, determines that leakage is not taking place.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2013Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeki Shinoda, Tetsuya Yoshinari, Shohei Kinoshita, Hiromi Yamamoto, Masatake Takahashi, Yasuhiro Sasaki
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Patent number: 9664554Abstract: Provided are a vibration detector and a vibration detecting method, which are power saving, can detect vibration even if the vibration is very weak, and can perform both start-up of the apparatus and collection of data of vibration information by the use of only one sensor. The apparatus includes a vibration detector, a semiconductor switch, a controller and a power supply. The semiconductor switch and the controller are connected to the power supply. The vibration detector detects vibration and consequently generates a vibration voltage. The semiconductor switch includes a voltage divider for generating a bias voltage inside. The semiconductor switch detects a voltage produced by superposing the bias voltage onto the vibration voltage outputted from the vibration detector, and conducts current when the detected voltage is equal to or larger than a certain value. The controller wakes up with the current conducted by the semiconductor switch as a trigger signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2012Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Hideki Kadosawa, Tetsuya Yoshinari, Shigeki Shinoda, Katsumi Abe, Yasuhiro Sasaki
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Publication number: 20170134035Abstract: To provide a measuring device wherein a measurement range corresponding to a wave shape to be measured can be set with a simple configuration. A measuring device (100) has: a measuring unit that measures changes of indexes with time, said indexes relating to an object event; a conversion unit that converts a measurement value measured by means of the measuring unit into a predetermined format within a previously set measurement range; and a control unit that controls the measurement range. The control unit changes the measurement range in the cases where a conversion value obtained by converting the measurement value by means of the conversion unit satisfies predetermined conditions in a predetermined period.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2015Publication date: May 11, 2017Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Shigeki SHINODA, Shohei KINOSHITA, Yasuhiro SASAKI
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Publication number: 20160282219Abstract: In a related fluid leakage detecting device, erroneous leakage determination may occur due to a change in a state of a fluid in piping. A leakage determination system of the present invention includes a first detection means for detecting a prescribed physical quantity indicating a state of a fluid in piping, a second detection means for detecting vibration propagating through the piping, and a leakage determination means for performing leakage determination based on the physical quantity detected by the first detection means and the vibration detected by the second detection means.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2014Publication date: September 29, 2016Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Shohei KINOSHITA, Yasuhiro SASAKI, Nobuhiro MIKAMI, Masatake TAKAHASHI, Shin TOMINAGA, Shigeki SHINODA, Soichiro TAKATA
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Publication number: 20160076964Abstract: A vibration detection device (10) is provided with a vibration detection unit (110), a sensor-side leak determination unit (120), a first transmission unit (130), and a second transmission unit (140). The vibration detection unit (110) detects vibration transmitted through piping (30). The sensor-side leak determination unit (120) determines whether or not there is a possibility of a leak in the piping (30) based on a measurement result of the vibration detection unit (110). When the sensor-side leak determination unit (120) determines that there is a possibility of a leak, the first transmission unit (130) transmits provisional leak information to an information processing device (20). The provisional leak information indicates that there is a possibility of a leak in the piping (30).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Shigeki SHINODA, Yasuhiro SASAKI, Masatake TAKAHASHI, Shohei KINOSHITA, Hiromi YAMAMOTO