Patents by Inventor Shinji Kawakami

Shinji Kawakami 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: 12269694
    Abstract: A controller includes: a deformation information obtaining unit configured to obtain information on deformation of a suction portion that suctions an object with negative pressure, and that is deformed by the negative pressure; and an operation control unit configured to control movement of the suction portion in accordance with deformation of the suction portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Sayaka Doi, Hiroki Koga, Shinji Kawakami, Yukihisa Karako
  • Publication number: 20250086341
    Abstract: The present invention generates, from among paths that exist for a task to assemble target objects together, an operation path that can be executed at high speed without a probing operation. An acquisition section 32, for an operation to assemble a main target object 90A gripped by a gripping section of a robot 42 together with an auxiliary target object 90B that is an assembly target, acquires a start position and orientation, and an end position and orientation, of the gripping section relative to the main target object 90A, and acquires environment information. Based on the acquired information, a simulation section 34 performs a simulation of a transition of contact states between the main target object 90A and the auxiliary target object 90B, from a contact state until there is a non-contact state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayoshi ABE, Shinji KAWAKAMI, Akinobu KANAI, Yumi SAITOH
  • Publication number: 20240367328
    Abstract: A robot (10) including a robot arm (12), a robot hand (14) provided to a distal end of the robot arm (12), a finger part (15) provided to the robot hand (14), and a claw part (18). The finger part (15) includes a first mounting/demounting part (16) provided to a distal end of the finger part (15) and capable of mounting and demounting a claw part (18) so that the claw part (18) has a moveable range in a mounted state of the claw part (18). The claw part (18) includes a second mounting/demounting part (20) corresponding to the first mounting/demounting part (16) and capable of mounting and demounting to the distal end of the finger part (15), with the claw part (18) able to grip a workpiece (90) by an opening/closing action of the finger part (15) in a mounted state to the distal end of the finger part (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masayoshi ABE, Shinji KAWAKAMI, Akinobu KANAI, Yumi SAITOH
  • Publication number: 20240351205
    Abstract: An acquisition section (31) acquires command values to execute a task on a target object with a robot (40) and acquires state data representing a state of the robot (40) in a case in which an action of the robot (40) during the task is taught manually, which is state data of plural types including at least action data representing an action of the robot (40), position/orientation data representing a relative position and relative orientation between the robot (40) and the target object, and external force data representing external force received by the target object during the task. A generation section (33) generates a generator for, based on the command values and the state data acquired for corresponding times by the acquisition section (31), generating command values to execute an action with the robot (40) corresponding to the state data that has been input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masayoshi ABE, Shinji KAWAKAMI, Akinobu KANAI, Yumi SAITOH
  • Patent number: 11458841
    Abstract: A display control apparatus comprises: a detection unit configured to analyze a line of sight of a driver of a vehicle, and detect a viewpoint of the driver in a visual field region of the driver that is obtained as a result of the analysis; a display control unit configured to display an image such that the image is superimposed on the visual field region, based on a result of the detection by the detection unit; and a transmission control unit configured to, if a condition is satisfied, transmit related information that is related to information represented by the image to an external terminal, in addition to or instead of the display control unit displaying the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Shinji Kawakami
  • Patent number: 11428931
    Abstract: A display device includes: a light projection device configured to project light including an image; an optical mechanism provided on a path of the light and configured to be capable of adjusting a distance from a predetermined position to a position at which the light is formed as a virtual image; and a control device configured to control the light projection device. The control device corrects a position of an image formed based on an external environment of a vehicle when a distance between a gazing point of an occupant of the vehicle and a vanishing point of a travel lane of the vehicle is less than a predetermined distance, and suppresses the correction of the position of the image when the distance between the gazing point and the vanishing point is equal to or greater than the predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Tatsuya Iwasa, Yuji Kawashima
  • Publication number: 20220212884
    Abstract: A controller includes: a deformation information obtaining unit configured to obtain information on deformation of a suction portion that suctions an object with negative pressure, and that is deformed by the negative pressure; and an operation control unit configured to control movement of the suction portion in accordance with deformation of the suction portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Sayaka DOI, Hiroki KOGA, Shinji KAWAKAMI, Yukihisa KARAKO
  • Publication number: 20220203549
    Abstract: A suction pad suctions an object under a negative pressure, and includes a stationary section fixable on a support, and a deformable section deformable under the negative pressure. The deformable section includes a plurality of marks at a plurality of positions spaced from one another and displaceable with respect to the stationary section in response to deformation of the deformable section. The plurality of marks are optically identifiable. The plurality of marks are continuous across the plurality of positions or are separate at the plurality of positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yukihisa KARAKO, Shinji KAWAKAMI
  • Patent number: 11294176
    Abstract: A display device includes a light projector configured to project light including an image, an optical mechanism provided on a path of the light and capable of adjusting a distance from a predetermined position to a position where the light is formed as a virtual image, a concave mirror configured to reflect light passing through the optical mechanism toward a reflector, a first actuator configured to adjust the distance in the optical mechanism, and a controller configured to control the light projector and the first actuator. The controller causes the first actuator to change the distance and causes the light projector to project light including an opening image, at a time of an operation start of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Tatsuya Iwasa, Yuji Kuwashima
  • Publication number: 20220032462
    Abstract: A robot hand, and a robot hand control method and program are provided that are capable of performing an assembly task at high speed while alleviating shock between a gripped object (20) and an assembly target object (22). A robot hand (100) includes a hand (12), a displacement sensor (14), an estimation section, and a controller (16). The hand (12) includes an anti-slip mechanism at a contact portion with the gripped object (20) and a mechanism capable of anisotropic movement in three degrees of freedom under external force. The displacement sensor (14) is configured to detect a displacement amount of the hand (12) when an external force has been applied to the hand (12) from a state of mechanical equilibrium existing prior to application of the external force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Kawakami, Yukihisa Karako
  • Publication number: 20210291653
    Abstract: A display control apparatus comprises: a detection unit configured to analyze a line of sight of a driver of a vehicle, and detect a viewpoint of the driver in a visual field region of the driver that is obtained as a result of the analysis; a display control unit configured to display an image such that the image is superimposed on the visual field region, based on a result of the detection by the detection unit; and a transmission control unit configured to, if a condition is satisfied, transmit related information that is related to information represented by the image to an external terminal, in addition to or instead of the display control unit displaying the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Masafumi HIGASHIYAMA, Shinji KAWAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20210291736
    Abstract: A display control apparatus comprising: a display control unit configured to display an image such that the image is superimposed on a visual field region of a driver of a vehicle; and a detection unit configured to analyze a line of sight of the driver and detect a viewpoint of the driver in the visual field region that is obtained as a result of the analysis, wherein the display control unit subjects a predetermined region in the visual field region to display control, and based on a result of determination of overlapping between the predetermined region in the visual field region and the viewpoint of the driver detected by the detection unit, if the overlapping satisfies a condition, the display control unit changes a mode of the display of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Masafumi HIGASHIYAMA, Shinji KAWAKAMI
  • Patent number: 11100948
    Abstract: The magnetic recording medium disclosed in the present application includes a non-magnetic support, an undercoat layer, a magnetic layer containing magnetic particles, and a back coat layer. The coercive force Hc of the magnetic layer in the thickness direction at 25° C. is not 4100 oersteds (Oe) or more, and the coercive force Hc of the magnetic layer in the thickness direction at a temperature between 55° C. and 80° C. inclusive is not less than 1200 oersteds (Oe) and not more than 3700 oersteds (Oe).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Maxell Holdings, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Kawakami, Masao Fujita, Toshio Hiroi
  • Patent number: 11056142
    Abstract: The magnetic recording medium includes a non-magnetic substrate, a non-magnetic layer, and a magnetic layer, wherein the magnetic layer contains a hexagonal strontium ferrite magnetic powder, Mr and t satisfy 0.0020 ?T·m?Mr·t?0.0150 ?T·m, where Mr is the residual magnetic flux density of the magnetic layer, and t is the average thickness of the magnetic layer, L1 satisfies 2 nm?L1?6 nm, where L1 is the average thickness of a first mixed layer that is formed on the surface of the magnetic layer opposite to the non-magnetic layer, L2 satisfies 0.1?L2/t?0.45, where L2 is the average thickness of a second mixed layer that is formed on the surface of the magnetic layer facing the non-magnetic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Kawakami, Sadamu Kuse, Kenji Tanaka, Shinji Tsujimoto
  • Patent number: 11009702
    Abstract: A display device includes a controller configured to cause the image generator to generate a virtual image on the basis of at least a state of a vehicle and to adjust the depression angle on the basis of a reception result of a first receptor configured to receive adjustment of the depression angle of the position at which the virtual image is visually recognized by the viewer, wherein, when the depression angle has been adjusted on the basis of a reception result of the first receptor in a case in which the virtual image visual recognition distance is not a predetermined distance, the controller is configured to set the adjusted depression angle as a minimum depression angle and is configured to cause the image generator to generate a virtual image such that the depression angle does not become less than the set minimum depression angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Tatsuya Iwasa, Shinji Kawakami, Yuji Kuwashima
  • Patent number: 11011137
    Abstract: A display device includes a light projection device which projects light including an image onto a reflector reflecting incident light to allow an observer to visually recognize the image included in the light reflected by the reflector as a virtual image, and a control device which causes the light projection device to output first light including a first image in a first case where a surrounding brightness is equal to or greater than a threshold value and causes the light projection device to output second light including a second image in a second case where the surrounding brightness is less than the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Tatsuya Iwasa, Yuji Kuwashima
  • Patent number: 10996479
    Abstract: A display device includes: a light projection device configured to project light; an optical mechanism configured to be able to adjust an optical distance to a virtual image; a concave mirror configured to reflect light toward a reflector; a first actuator configured to adjust the optical distance; a second actuator configured to adjust a reflection angle of the concave mirror; and a control device configured to determine a target optical distance and a target reflection angle based on a vehicle state or a situation around a vehicle, control the first actuator such that the optical distance approaches the target optical distance, and control the second actuator such that the reflection angle approaches the target reflection angle. The control device performs predetermined control such that the virtual image becoming a double image when the target optical distance is equal to or less than a predetermined distance is curbed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Tatsuya Iwasa, Yuji Kuwashima
  • Patent number: 10971116
    Abstract: A display device includes a light projection device which projects light including an image, an optical mechanism which is capable of adjusting a distance from a predetermined position to a position where the light is formed as a virtual image, a concave mirror which reflects light toward a reflector, a concave mirror actuator which adjusts a reflection angle of the concave mirror, and a control device which controls the light projection device and the concave mirror actuator, in which the control device adjusts a projection position on a projection surface of the light projected from the light projection device having an angle formed by a horizontal surface passing through a predetermined position on an image and a segment from the predetermined position to a position where the light is formed as a virtual image so as to curb fluctuation occurring due to movement of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Tatsuya Iwasa, Yuji Kuwashima
  • Patent number: 10928632
    Abstract: A display device mounted in a vehicle includes a light projecting device configured to project light including an image, an optical mechanism provided on a path of the light, an actuator configured to drive the optical mechanism to adjust a distance from a predetermined position to a position where the light is formed as a virtual image, and a control device configured to control the light projecting device and the actuator, wherein the control device is configured to drive the actuator on the basis of a speed of the vehicle to adjust a projection position on a projection surface of the light projected from the light projecting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Yuji Kuwashima, Tatsuya Iwasa
  • Patent number: 10914948
    Abstract: A display device includes an image generation device configured to superimpose an image on a landscape and allow a viewer to visually recognize the image, a control device configured to control the image generation device, and an operation unit configured to receive an operation related to display of the image. The image generation device generates a first image constantly displayed and a second image displayed on the basis of occurrence of a predetermined event, and the control device changes a display mode of one or both of the first image and the second image output by the image generation device on the basis of a content of the image generated by the image generation device and an operation content by the operation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Tatsuya Iwasa, Yuji Kuwashima