Patents by Inventor Shunpei MATSUMURA

Shunpei MATSUMURA 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: 11840230
    Abstract: A control apparatus for controlling a vehicle includes a travel controlling unit for executing a one-pedal function for controlling both a driving force and a braking force of the vehicle according to an operation amount of an accelerator pedal, and an output controlling unit capable of displaying, on a display device of the vehicle, a first indicator indicating that the one-pedal function is enabled and a second indicator indicating that a stopped state of the vehicle is being held by a braking force of the one-pedal function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noriaki Suzuki, Yosuke Mizutani, Kohei Maruyama, Shinya Kobayashi, Shunpei Matsumura
  • Patent number: 11235739
    Abstract: A control device configured to control a vehicle is provided. The device comprises a traveling control unit capable of executing a one-pedal function of controlling both a driving force and a braking force of the vehicle in accordance with an operation amount of an accelerator pedal, and an output control unit of notifying a driver of an instruction to depress a brake pedal in a case in which a seatbelt is detached during execution of the one-pedal function and during traveling of the vehicle, and the vehicle stops in that state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD
    Inventors: Noriaki Suzuki, Yosuke Mizutani, Kohei Maruyama, Shinya Kobayashi, Shunpei Matsumura
  • Publication number: 20210206375
    Abstract: A control apparatus for controlling a vehicle includes a travel controlling unit for executing a one-pedal function for controlling both a driving force and a braking force of the vehicle according to an operation amount of an accelerator pedal, and an output controlling unit capable of displaying, on a display device of the vehicle, a first indicator indicating that the one-pedal function is enabled and a second indicator indicating that a stopped state of the vehicle is being held by a braking force of the one-pedal function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noriaki Suzuki, Yosuke Mizutani, Kohei Maruyama, Shinya Kobayashi, Shunpei Matsumura
  • Publication number: 20200101948
    Abstract: A control device configured to control a vehicle is provided. The device comprises a traveling control unit capable of executing a one-pedal function of controlling both a driving force and a braking force of the vehicle in accordance with an operation amount of an accelerator pedal, and an output control unit of notifying a driver of an instruction to depress a brake pedal in a case in which a seatbelt is detached during execution of the one-pedal function and during traveling of the vehicle, and the vehicle stops in that state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Noriaki SUZUKI, Yosuke MIZUTANI, Kohei MARUYAMA, Shinya KOBAYASHI, Shunpei MATSUMURA
  • Patent number: 10457137
    Abstract: Provided is a system for controlling opening/closing of a shutter for a vehicle, which allows the shutter to be appropriately opened and closed on the whole travel path of the vehicle. A control device for the shutter includes: an opening/closing control unit that brings the shutter into an open state when a temperature in an engine room exceeds a predetermined threshold, and brings the shutter into a closed state when the temperature is the threshold or less; and a traveling state predicting unit that predicts a traveling state of the vehicle after a lapse of a predetermined time based on map information and path information. The opening/closing control unit has a threshold changing section that changes the threshold based on the traveling state of the vehicle after the lapse of the predetermined time predicted by the traveling state predicting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Matsumura, Hideki Miura
  • Publication number: 20180022210
    Abstract: Provided is a system for controlling opening/closing of a shutter for a vehicle, which allows the shutter to be appropriately opened and closed on the whole travel path of the vehicle. A control device for the shutter includes: an opening/closing control unit that brings the shutter into an open state when a temperature in an engine room exceeds a predetermined threshold, and brings the shutter into a closed state when the temperature is the threshold or less; and a traveling state predicting unit that predicts a traveling state of the vehicle after a lapse of a predetermined time based on map information and path information. The opening/closing control unit has a threshold changing section that changes the threshold based on the traveling state of the vehicle after the lapse of the predetermined time predicted by the traveling state predicting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Shunpei MATSUMURA, Hideki MIURA