Patents by Inventor Taisuke Hayashi
Taisuke Hayashi 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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Patent number: 11952002Abstract: A control device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire, from a driving assist system, a requested acceleration and ending information indicating an end of a deceleration control; and a control unit configured to control a powertrain and a brake based on the requested acceleration, and perform a prescribed process of stabilizing a driving force and a braking force that are generated in an ending process of the deceleration control based on the requested acceleration when the acquisition unit acquires the ending information.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akitsugu Sakai, Ryo Sumikura, Taisuke Hayashi, Yuma Mori, Jun Aoki
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Patent number: 11926233Abstract: A vehicle control device configured to control supply of electric power generated by a solar panel mounted on a vehicle includes a supply destination setting unit configured to set, based on a condition of the vehicle, a target device that is a destination for the supply of the electric power generated by the solar panel, a target setting unit configured to set, depending on the target device set by the supply destination setting unit, target output electric power to be output from the solar panel to the target device, and a power controller configured to control the electric power to be supplied from the solar panel to the target device based on the target output electric power set by the target setting unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuma Miyamoto, Masahiro Takahashi, Akinori Kawamura, Taisuke Hayashi, Takashi Fukai, Kohki Ohkoshi
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Publication number: 20230072411Abstract: A solar charging system includes a solar panel, a power conversion unit configured to output electric power generated by the solar panel, a battery configured to be directly charged via the power conversion unit with electric power generated by the solar panel, and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to transmit, to the power conversion unit via a communication line, a signal that controls a charge enable or disable status of charging from the solar panel to the battery, and determine whether an abnormality in the communication line is present based on the electric power generated by the solar panel, and a voltage at a middle point between the solar panel and the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Kohki OHKOSHI, Yuma MIYAMOTO, Taisuke HAYASHI, Takashi FUKAI, Akinori KAWAMURA, Masahiro TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20230063169Abstract: A vehicle power supply control system includes a solar panel, a drive battery, an auxiliary battery, an auxiliary system that is powered by the solar panel and the auxiliary battery, an acquisition unit, and a controller. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire power generated by the solar panel and power consumption of the auxiliary system. The controller is configured to control power supply from the solar panel to the drive battery based on the power generated by the solar panel and the power consumption of the auxiliary system when the power supply from the solar panel to the drive battery is possible.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Taisuke HAYASHI, Yuma MIYAMOTO, Kohki OHKOSHI, Takashi FUKAI, Masahiro TAKAHASHI, Akinori KAWAMURA
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Publication number: 20220297711Abstract: A control device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire, from a driving assist system, a requested acceleration and ending information indicating an end of a deceleration control; and a control unit configured to control a powertrain and a brake based on the requested acceleration, and perform a prescribed process of stabilizing a driving force and a braking force that are generated in an ending process of the deceleration control based on the requested acceleration when the acquisition unit acquires the ending information.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, ADVICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Akitsugu SAKAI, Ryo SUMIKURA, Taisuke HAYASHI, Yuma MORI, Jun AOKI
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Publication number: 20220258615Abstract: An in-vehicle solar charge control system includes a path switching unit provided in parallel with the first DC-to-DC converter on an electrical circuit that connects a solar DC-to-DC converter and a first battery and through which electricity having output power flows, and a switching unit controller which switches the path switching unit between a first state in which the output power is supplied to the first battery without being input to the first DC-to-DC converter, and a second state in which the output power is allowed to be input to the first DC-to-DC converter that is switched to the first operating state by a converter control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2021Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuma MIYAMOTO, Kohki OHKOSHI, Masahiro TAKAHASHI, Akinori KAWAMURA, Taisuke HAYASHI, Takashi FUKAI
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Patent number: 11383729Abstract: A control device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire, from a driving assist system, a requested acceleration and ending information indicating an end of a deceleration control; and a control unit configured to control a powertrain and a brake based on the requested acceleration, and perform a prescribed process of stabilizing a driving force and a braking force that are generated in an ending process of the deceleration control based on the requested acceleration when the acquisition unit acquires the ending information.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, ADVICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Akitsugu Sakai, Ryo Sumikura, Taisuke Hayashi, Yuma Mori, Jun Aoki
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Publication number: 20220153161Abstract: A vehicle control device configured to control supply of electric power generated by a solar panel mounted on a vehicle includes a supply destination setting unit configured to set, based on a condition of the vehicle, a target device that is a destination for the supply of the electric power generated by the solar panel, a target setting unit configured to set, depending on the target device set by the supply destination setting unit, target output electric power to be output from the solar panel to the target device, and a power controller configured to control the electric power to be supplied from the solar panel to the target device based on the target output electric power set by the target setting unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2021Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuma MIYAMOTO, Masahiro TAKAHASHI, Akinori KAWAMURA, Taisuke HAYASHI, Takashi FUKAI, Kohki OHKOSHI
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Publication number: 20220153159Abstract: A vehicle includes a solar panel and a vehicle control device. The vehicle control device is configured to control supply of electric power generated by the solar panel, configured to count the number of power supply operations in which the electric power is supplied from the solar panel to a target device that is a power supply destination, configured to determine whether the number of power supply operations satisfies a first condition, to configured execute power supply from the solar panel to the target device when determination is made that the number of power supply operations satisfies the first condition. The vehicle control device is configured not to execute the power supply from the solar panel to the target device when determination is made that the number of power supply operations does not satisfy the first condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2021Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuma MIYAMOTO, Kohki OHKOSHI, Masahiro TAKAHASHI, Akinori KAWAMURA, Taisuke HAYASHI, Takashi FUKAI
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Publication number: 20210171052Abstract: A control device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire, from a driving assist system, a requested acceleration and ending information indicating an end of a deceleration control; and a control unit configured to control a powertrain and a brake based on the requested acceleration, and perform a prescribed process of stabilizing a driving force and a braking force that are generated in an ending process of the deceleration control based on the requested acceleration when the acquisition unit acquires the ending information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2020Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, ADVICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Akitsugu SAKAI, Ryo SUMIKURA, Taisuke HAYASHI, Yuma MORI, Jun AOKI
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Patent number: 8914193Abstract: The magnitude of a linear damping coefficient Cs is set so as to decrease the greater a maximum amplitude value ? of an intermediate frequency sprung acceleration is. In the case where a damping force control apparatus carries out control for dampening vibrations of a sprung member using a nonlinear H-infinity control theory, the linear damping coefficient Cs is set to a high value when the maximum amplitude value ? of the intermediate frequency sprung acceleration inputted to a suspension apparatus is low. Accordingly, a requested damping force Freq also increases, which makes it possible to quickly dampen vibrations in the sprung member. Meanwhile, in the case where the maximum amplitude value ? of the intermediate frequency sprung acceleration is high, the linear damping coefficient Cs is set to a low value.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2009Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Atsushi Ogawa, Motohiko Honma, Koutaro Okimura, Taisuke Hayashi, Takahito Watanabe
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Patent number: 8843274Abstract: A suspension apparatus 1 includes an electric shock absorber 30 having a motor 40 and a ball screw mechanism 35, an electric circuit 101, an inverting amplification circuit 120, and an inertia compensation capacitor Cp. The electric circuit 101 electrically connects the two electricity supply terminals of the motor 40. The inverting amplification circuit 120 is connected to the electric circuit 101. The inertia compensation capacitor Cp is connected to the output terminal O of the inverting amplification circuit 120. As a result of approaching or separating motion between sprung and unsprung members, not only a generated current but also an inertia corresponding current Im which represents an inertial force of a rotation body, such as the ball screw shaft 36 and the rotor of the motor 40, flows through the motor 40 and the electric circuit 101. A current Ip which is antiphase to the inertia corresponding current Im flows through the inertia compensation capacitor Cp.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2010Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Atsushi Ogawa, Taisuke Hayashi
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Publication number: 20130060422Abstract: A suspension apparatus 1 includes an electric shock absorber 30 having a motor 40 and a ball screw mechanism 35, an electric circuit 101, an inverting amplification circuit 120, and an inertia compensation capacitor Cp. The electric circuit 101 electrically connects the two electricity supply terminals of the motor 40. The inverting amplification circuit 120 is connected to the electric circuit 101. The inertia compensation capacitor Cp is connected to the output terminal O of the inverting amplification circuit 120. As a result of approaching or separating motion between sprung and unsprung members, not only a generated current but also an inertia corresponding current Im which represents an inertial force of a rotation body, such as the ball screw shaft 36 and the rotor of the motor 40, flows through the motor 40 and the electric circuit 101. A current Ip which is antiphase to the inertia corresponding current Im flows through the inertia compensation capacitor Cp.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2010Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Atsushi Ogawa, Taisuke Hayashi
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Patent number: 8321087Abstract: A control mode for a damping force characteristic is set to be a variable control when a product of the sum xb? of sprung member speeds and a sprung-member-unsprung-member-relative-speed xs? is positive. Accordingly, when the vibration in a middle/high frequency range is not being input to a suspension apparatus, an operation of a variable throttle mechanism is controlled so that a step number representing the damping force characteristic of a damper varies with a vibration state of a sprung member HA based on a Nonlinear H? control theory. When the product of xb? and xs? is negative, the control mode is set to be an operation prohibiting control. When the vibration in the middle/high frequency range is input to the suspension apparatus, operation of the variable throttle mechanism is prohibited, and suppresses an increase in the operation frequency or in the operation amount of the variable throttle mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2009Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Taisuke Hayashi, Yuichi Mizuta, Yanqing Liu
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Publication number: 20120046829Abstract: The magnitude of a linear damping coefficient Cs is set so as to decrease the greater a maximum amplitude value ? of an intermediate frequency sprung acceleration is. In the case where a damping force control apparatus carries out control for dampening vibrations of a sprung member using a nonlinear H-infinity control theory, the linear damping coefficient Cs is set to a high value when the maximum amplitude value ? of the intermediate frequency sprung acceleration inputted to a suspension apparatus is low. Accordingly, a requested damping force Freq also increases, which makes it possible to quickly dampen vibrations in the sprung member. Meanwhile, in the case where the maximum amplitude value ? of the intermediate frequency sprung acceleration is high, the linear damping coefficient Cs is set to a low value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2009Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Atsushi Ogawa, Motohiko Honma, Koutaro Okimura, Taisuke Hayashi, Takahito Watanabe
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Publication number: 20120010780Abstract: A control mode for a damping force characteristic is set to be a variable control when a product of the sum xb? of sprung member speeds and a sprung-member-unsprung-member-relative-speed xs? is positive. Accordingly, when the vibration in a middle/high frequency range is not being input to a suspension apparatus, an operation of a variable throttle mechanism is controlled so that a step number representing the damping force characteristic of a damper varies with a vibration state of a sprung member HA based on a Nonlinear H? control theory. When the product of xb? and xs? is negative, the control mode is set to be an operation prohibiting control. When the vibration in the middle/high frequency range is input to the suspension apparatus, operation of the variable throttle mechanism is prohibited, and suppresses an increase in the operation frequency or in the operation amount of the variable throttle mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2009Publication date: January 12, 2012Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Taisuke Hayashi, Yuichi Mizuta, Yanqing Liu
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Publication number: 20100191420Abstract: A damping force control apparatus for a vehicle computes an actual roll angle ? and an actual pitch angle ? in step S11, and computes a difference ?? between a target pitch angle ?a and the actual pitch angle ? in step S12. In step 13, the apparatus computes a total demanded damping force F which must be cooperatively generated by shock absorbers so as to decrease the computed ?? to zero. In step S14, the apparatus distributes the total demanded damping force F in proportion to the magnitude of a lateral acceleration G such that a demanded damping force Fi on the turn-locus inner side becomes greater than a demanded damping force Fo on the turn-locus outer side. In step S15, the apparatus controls the damping force of each of the shock absorbers to the damping force Fi or the damping force Fo. Thus, throughout a turn, a posture changing behavior in which the turn-locus inner side serves as a fulcrum can be maintained.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2008Publication date: July 29, 2010Inventors: Motohiko Honma, Yuichi Mizuta, Taisuke Hayashi, Wataru Tanaka
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Publication number: 20080046148Abstract: Based on respective output signals (S4, S5, S7, S8) satellite sensors (4, 5) provided in an impact zone of a front section of a vehicle (1); an X-direction sensor (7) that detects an impact acceleration of the vehicle in a traveling direction thereof; a Y-direction sensor (8) that detects an impact acceleration in a direction that is orthogonal to the traveling direction, a control unit (6) that controls the operation of an air bag device (2) includes: a selection output portion that fetches, from among output signals (S40, S50) from the satellite sensors (4, 5) and an output signal (S80) from the Y-direction sensor (8), the output signal with the higher value; and a determination portion (9) that performs a collision determination of the vehicle (1) in response to the output signal (S7) from the X-direction sensor (7). A level of a threshold value used for the collision determination performed by the determination portion (9) is set based on the output signal selected by the selection output portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2005Publication date: February 21, 2008Applicant: BOSCH CORPORATIONInventors: Taisuke Hayashi, Ivor Saynisch, Koichi Miyaguchi, Eiichiro Matsui