Patents by Inventor Shumpei Kameyama
Shumpei Kameyama 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: 20240337773Abstract: A wind condition learning device according to the present disclosed technique includes: an input terminal to which a learning data set is input; and a calculator including AI to perform learning on the basis of the learning data set, in which one piece of the learning data set is a wind condition altitude distribution model value following a power law on an inflow side, and the other piece of the learning data set includes a wind speed average value, a wind speed maximum value, turbulence energy, or turbulence intensity in a wind condition distribution of an environmental space obtained by simulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2024Publication date: October 10, 2024Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masaharu IMAKI, Shumpei KAMEYAMA, Yusuke ITO
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Publication number: 20240324896Abstract: A respiratory sensor includes: a light wave circuit including a light projecting unit that emits light toward exhaled air or inhaled air and a light receiving unit that receives the light emitted by the light projecting unit, and formed on a semiconductor wafer; and a detection unit that detects a state of the exhaled air or the inhaled air from the light received by the light receiving unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Satoi Kobayashi, Akihiro Fujie, Hiroshi Otsuka, Shumpei Kameyama
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Patent number: 11940564Abstract: A laser radar device includes: a light source for outputting laser light; a scanner for causing the laser light to scan; a first optical system for receiving the laser light caused to scan by the scanner and incident on the first optical system and emitting the incident laser light in such a manner that a horizontal component of the incident laser light is different from a horizontal component of the laser light to be emitted; and a second optical system for receiving the laser light caused to scan by the scanner and incident on the second optical system and emitting the incident laser light in such a manner that an incident area of the incident laser light in the horizontal direction is the same as an incident area of the first optical system in the horizontal direction, and an emission area of the incident laser light is different from an emission area of the first optical system.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yusuke Ito, Takayuki Yanagisawa, Hiroshi Aruga, Masaharu Imaki, Wataru Yoshiki, Shumpei Kameyama
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Patent number: 11933903Abstract: An optical transmission unit (3) transmits an optical signal having a light intensity set as a Low level component of a pulse. An optical partial reflector (6) is provided on a path through which transmission light is transmitted from a circulator (5) to the atmosphere, and reflects the optical signal. A detection unit (11) performs coherent detection on reception light using, as local light, a signal in a Low level section in the optical signal reflected by the optical partial reflector (6).Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Shumpei Kameyama, Eisuke Haraguchi, Yutaka Kajiyama, Nobuki Kotake, Takayuki Yanagisawa, Toshiyuki Ando
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Publication number: 20240069190Abstract: A wind speed prediction device includes processing circuitry configured to acquire a scattering signal that is each of a plurality of beams after being emitted to space and scattered in the space; variably set a range bin width as distance resolution of each of the acquired scattering signals in accordance with an elevation angle of each of the beams emitted to the space, and calculate at least one Doppler frequency of at least one range bin corresponding to a two-dimensional plane including an observation region from the each of the scattering signals; estimate at least one wind speed distribution in the two-dimensional plane from the plurality of Doppler frequencies calculated; and predict a wind speed in the observation region from the at least one wind speed distribution in the two-dimensional plane using a two-dimensional Navier-Stokes equation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Takayuki KITAMURA, Kei SUWA, Shumpei KAMEYAMA, Hiroshi SAKAMAKI, Masaharu IMAKI
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Patent number: 11906545Abstract: A laser radar device calculates a wind speed for each of a plurality of divided sections obtained by dividing a trajectory drawn by a laser beam in front of a wind turbine.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Shumpei Kameyama, Nobuki Kotake, Yutaka Kajiyama
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Publication number: 20230375706Abstract: A signal processing device calculates, as a moving speed of each of a plurality of observation targets, a relative speed of each of the targets with respect to a lidar device. A plurality of light pulses having different frequencies from each other are generated, each of the light pulses radiated and then scattered by each of the targets is received, and multiplexed light of each of the scattered light and the laser beam is detected. The signal processing device includes: a Doppler frequency calculating unit to calculate a Doppler frequency in a frequency of each of the scattered light and due to movement of each of the targets from the frequencies of the plurality of generated light pulses and a detection signal of each of the multiplexed light; and a speed calculating unit to calculate a relative speed of each of the targets from each of the Doppler frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Junia NOMURA, Masaharu IMAKI, Shumpei KAMEYAMA, Yusuke ITO
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Patent number: 11592513Abstract: To provide a laser distance measuring apparatus which can increase the measurement frequency per unit time by suppressing the increase in the data amount expressing the measurement time, while ensuring the distance measurement precision and the measurable distance. A laser distance measuring apparatus measures, with a time resolution, a light receiving time which is a time from a time point when the laser beam generating unit emits the laser beam to a time point when the light receiving unit outputs the light receiving signal; calculates an object distance which is a distance to the object, based on the measurement result of the light receiving time by the time measuring device; and changes the time resolution of the time measuring device used for calculation of the object distance, based on detection information.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Shumpei Kameyama, Takayuki Yanagisawa, Masaharu Imaki, Yusuke Ito, Yosuke Tsuzaki, Masahiro Kawai
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Patent number: 11543524Abstract: A frequency shift correcting unit (25) which corrects a frequency shift of a plurality of first signal spectra within the same time range with respect to a frequency of first laser light beam and corrects a frequency shift of a plurality of second signal spectra within the same time range with respect to a frequency of second laser light beam, and a spectrum integrating unit (26) which integrates a plurality of first signal spectra corrected by the frequency shift correcting unit (25) and integrates a plurality of second signal spectra corrected by the frequency shift correcting unit (25) are provided, and a molecular concentration calculating unit (27) calculates a concentration of molecules in the atmosphere from the first and second signal spectra integrated by the spectrum calculating unit (26).Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2017Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Masaharu Imaki, Shumpei Kameyama
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Patent number: 11474256Abstract: A data processing device of the present invention includes: a data communication device configured to communicate with a laser radar device to acquire a value of line-of-sight wind-speed, a laser emission angle, attitude information, position information, and a time; a storage device configured to store the value of line-of-sight wind-speed and the time; a central processing unit configured to run a data selector to select a value of line-of-sight wind-speed stored in the storage device and being present within a set time period from a time about the value of line-of-sight wind-speed which is newly acquired by the data communication device, and configured to run a wind vector calculator to calculate a wind vector using the newly acquired value of line-of-sight wind-speed and using the selected value of line-of-sight wind-speed; and a memory configured to preserve the data selector and the wind vector calculator.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2016Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Nobuki Kotake, Shumpei Kameyama
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Patent number: 11289872Abstract: Included are: a first dielectric multilayer film (15) for transmitting a wavelength band including a wavelength of signal light (2) and reflecting first excitation light (4), the first dielectric multilayer film (15) being disposed on one of two end surfaces of a core (11), a first inner cladding (12), a first outer cladding (13), and a second outer cladding (14); and a second dielectric multilayer film (12) for transmitting a wavelength band including the wavelength of the signal light (2) and reflecting the first excitation light (4), the second dielectric multilayer film (12) being disposed on the other one of the two end surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2017Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichi Hirosawa, Fumio Shohda, Shumpei Kameyama
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Patent number: 11249190Abstract: The laser radar device includes: a modulated light generator configured to generate modulated laser light using frequency modulation based on a control parameter; an optical combiner configured to combine the received light and the local light to generate interference light; a photodetector configured to detect the interference light and output an electrical signal; a frequency-to-voltage converter configured to convert the electrical signal into a voltage signal; a characteristic calculator configured to measure a characteristic value of the voltage signal; an evaluator configured to evaluate, on a basis of the characteristic value, whether a center frequency of a spectrum of a return signal component is within a range of a demodulation band of a demodulation circuit; and a parameter setting unit configured to change the control parameter when it is evaluated that the center frequency is not within the range of the demodulation band.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2017Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yuichi Nishino, Masaharu Imaki, Shumpei Kameyama
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Patent number: 11187915Abstract: In a plane perpendicular to the optical axis (10) of a lens (2), the direction in which the cylindrical surface has zero curvature is the direction of generatrix of the lens (2), and the direction in which the cylindrical surface has non-zero curvature and that is orthogonal to the direction of generatrix is the direction of curvature of the lens (2). A light source (1) is disposed at the focal position (21) in the direction of generatrix on the side of the incident surface (3) of the lens (2), and emits light toward the incident surface (3) of the lens (2), the light having a difference between the divergence angle in the direction of generatrix of the lens (2) and the divergence angle in the direction of curvature of the lens (2).Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Kohei Sakai, Yukari Takada, Fumio Shohda, Kenichi Hirosawa, Shumpei Kameyama
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Patent number: 11112502Abstract: In conventional laser radar systems, the wind velocity measurement accuracy cannot be improved without changing their time gate widths, which is a problem. A laser radar system according to the present invention includes: an optical oscillator to perform laser light oscillation; an optical modulator to modulate the laser light by oscillation of the optical oscillator; an optical antenna to emit the laser light modulated by the optical modulator into the atmosphere and to receive scattered light from an irradiated target as reception light; an optical receiver to perform heterodyne detection on the reception light received by the optical antenna; and a signal processor to calculate a spectrum of a reception signal obtained by the optical receiver's performing heterodyne detection, to decompose the spectrum using signal-to-noise ratios, and to calculate a velocity of an irradiated target from a decomposed spectrum.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2016Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Nobuki Kotake, Shumpei Kameyama
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Publication number: 20210239805Abstract: A laser radar device includes: a light source for outputting laser light; a scanner for causing the laser light to scan; a first optical system for receiving the laser light caused to scan by the scanner and incident on the first optical system and emitting the incident laser light in such a manner that a horizontal component of the incident laser light is different from a horizontal component of the laser light to be emitted; and a second optical system for receiving the laser light caused to scan by the scanner and incident on the second optical system and emitting the incident laser light in such a manner that an incident area of the incident laser light in the horizontal direction is the same as an incident area of the first optical system in the horizontal direction, and an emission area of the incident laser light is different from an emission area of the first optical system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke ITO, Takayuki YANAGISAWA, Hiroshi ARUGA, Masaharu IMAKI, Wataru YOSHIKI, Shumpei KAMEYAMA
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Publication number: 20210184429Abstract: A laser device that allows its user to change the wavelength of oscillation is obtained. The laser device includes a light source unit provided with a laser element for emitting laser light by forming a laser resonator with an output mirror, the laser element having a rear end surface on which a reflective film is formed; an optical element for determining a wavelength of oscillation emitted from the laser element, on the basis of an angle of the laser light incident on the optical element, the optical element being disposed in an optical path of the laser light emitted from the light source unit; the output mirror for reflecting a part of emission light emitted from the optical element toward the optical element; and angle-of-incidence changing means for changing an angle at which the light emitted from the light source unit is incident on the optical element.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2021Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Fumio SHOHDA, Takayuki YANAGISAWA, Shumpei KAMEYAMA
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Publication number: 20210156999Abstract: The laser radar device includes: a modulated light generator configured to generate modulated laser light using frequency modulation based on a control parameter; an optical combiner configured to combine the received light and the local light to generate interference light; a photodetector configured to detect the interference light and output an electrical signal; a frequency-to-voltage converter configured to convert the electrical signal into a voltage signal; a characteristic calculator configured to measure a characteristic value of the voltage signal; an evaluator configured to evaluate, on a basis of the characteristic value, whether a center frequency of a spectrum of a return signal component is within a range of a demodulation band of a demodulation circuit; and a parameter setting unit configured to change the control parameter when it is evaluated that the center frequency is not within the range of the demodulation band.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2017Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yuichi NISHINO, Masaharu IMAKI, Shumpei KAMEYAMA
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Publication number: 20210063761Abstract: In a plane perpendicular to the optical axis (10) of a lens (2), the direction in which the cylindrical surface has zero curvature is the direction of generatrix of the lens (2), and the direction in which the cylindrical surface has non-zero curvature and that is orthogonal to the direction of generatrix is the direction of curvature of the lens (2). A light source (1) is disposed at the focal position (21) in the direction of generatrix on the side of the incident surface (3) of the lens (2), and emits light toward the incident surface (3) of the lens (2), the light having a difference between the divergence angle in the direction of generatrix of the lens (2) and the divergence angle in the direction of curvature of the lens (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2018Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Kohei SAKAI, Yukari TAKADA, Fumio SHOHDA, Kenichi HIROSAWA, Shumpei KAMEYAMA
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Patent number: 10935662Abstract: To provide a laser distance measuring apparatus that can set the irradiation range of the laser beam to the front ground surface appropriately regardless of the inclination of the front ground surface. A laser distance measuring apparatus controls the scanning mechanism to performs two-dimensional scan which scan laser beam in an irradiation angle range of the right and left direction to the traveling direction of own vehicle and scans laser beam in an irradiation angle range of the up and down direction with respect to the traveling direction of own vehicle; detects a relative inclination information of the up and down direction of a ground surface in front of own vehicle with respect to a ground surface where own vehicle is located; and moves the irradiation angle range of the up and down direction to up side or down side according to the relative inclination information.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CornorationInventors: Masahiro Kawai, Yosuke Takagawa, Shumpei Kameyama
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Publication number: 20210003604Abstract: A laser radar device calculates a wind speed for each of a plurality of divided sections obtained by dividing a trajectory drawn by a laser beam in front of a wind turbine.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Shumpei KAMEYAMA, Nobuki KOTAKE, Yutaka KAJIYAMA