Patents by Inventor Tadahiro Oshiumi

Tadahiro Oshiumi 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).

  • Vehicle drive apparatus
    Patent number: 8783390
    Abstract: A vehicle drive apparatus independently controls drive forces for a front-right drive wheel, a front-left drive wheel, a rear-right drive wheel, and a rear-left drive wheel using a front-right electric motor, a front-left electric motor, a rear-right electric motor, and a rear-left electric motor, respectively. The drive forces for the drive wheels of a vehicle incorporating the vehicle drive apparatus are determined based on the target moments in the yaw and roll directions of the vehicle, the total drive for the drive wheels, and the drive reaction forces at the drive wheels. Thus, the performance desired by the driver can be achieved, and the drivability therefore improves accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Maeda, Akihiro Hosokawa, Yousuke Suzuki, Michitaka Tsuchida, Kazuya Okumura, Tadahiro Oshiumi, Kensuke Yoshizue, Koji Sugiyama
  • VEHICLE DRIVE APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20090108671
    Abstract: A vehicle drive apparatus independently controls drive forces for a front-right drive wheel, a front-left drive wheel, a rear-right drive wheel, and a rear-left drive wheel using a front-right electric motor, a front-left electric motor, a rear-right electric motor, and a rear-left electric motor, respectively. The drive forces for the drive wheels of a vehicle incorporating the vehicle drive apparatus are determined based on the target moments in the yaw and roll directions of the vehicle, the total drive for the drive wheels, and the drive reaction forces at the drive wheels. Thus, the performance desired by the driver can be achieved, and the drivability therefore improves accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshinori Maeda, Akihiro Hosokawa, Yousuke Suzuki, Michitaka Tsuchida, Kazuya Okumura, Tadahiro Oshiumi, Kensuke Yoshizue, Koji Sugiyama