Patents by Inventor Takuji HIROMA
Takuji HIROMA 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: 11511761Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a first actuator that is configured to perform at least any of driving, braking, or steering of a host vehicle, a first controller that is configured to perform traveling control of the host vehicle by controlling the first actuator, a second actuator that is configured to perform at least any of driving, braking, or steering of the host vehicle, a second controller that is configured to perform traveling control of the host vehicle by controlling the second actuator, and a communication line that is interposed between the first controller and the second controller.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2017Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun Ochida, Tadahiko Kanoh, Takuji Hiroma, Kanta Tsuji, Takuyuki Mukai
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Patent number: 11285943Abstract: A vehicle control system includes an automated driving control unit for controlling, based on surrounding environment information of a vehicle, driving, braking, and/or steering of the vehicle without depending on a driving operation of a driver; and a driving support control unit for supporting driving of the vehicle by the driver by controlling driving, braking, and/or steering of the vehicle. The control units are communicably connected. The driving support control unit can control, depending on a reception result of a signal received from the automated driving control unit, steering, and driving and/or braking of the vehicle based on the surrounding environment information without depending on the driving operation of the driver.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTDInventors: Jun Ochida, Mahito Shikama, Takuji Hiroma, Tadahiko Kanoh, Kanta Tsuji, Takuyuki Mukai
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Patent number: 11242049Abstract: A vehicle control system includes an automated driving control unit for controlling, based on surrounding environment information of a vehicle, driving, braking, and/or steering of the vehicle without depending on a driving operation of a driver; and a driving support control unit for supporting driving of the vehicle by the driver by controlling driving, braking, and/or steering of the vehicle. The control units are communicably connected. The driving support control unit can control, depending on a reception result of a signal received from the automated driving control unit, steering, and driving and/or braking of the vehicle based on the surrounding environment information without depending on the driving operation of the driver.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTDInventors: Jun Ochida, Mahito Shikama, Takuji Hiroma, Tadahiko Kanoh, Kanta Tsuji, Takuyuki Mukai
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Patent number: 11203350Abstract: A vehicle control system includes first and second control apparatus for controlling a vehicle and a power supply. Each apparatus includes a detection unit for detecting a surrounding situation of the vehicle, and a driving control unit for executing automated driving control. The power supply includes a first power supply for supplying power to the first control apparatus, and a second power supply for supplying power to the second control apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2019Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun Ochida, Takuji Hiroma, Tadahiko Kanoh, Kanta Tsuji, Takashi Tsujioka, Takuyuki Mukai
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Publication number: 20210163026Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a first actuator that is configured to perform at least any of driving, braking, or steering of a host vehicle, a first controller that is configured to perform traveling control of the host vehicle by controlling the first actuator, a second actuator that is configured to perform at least any of driving, braking, or steering of the host vehicle, a second controller that is configured to perform traveling control of the host vehicle by controlling the second actuator, and a communication line that is interposed between the first controller and the second controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2017Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Jun Ochida, Tadahiko Kanoh, Takuji Hiroma, Kanta Tsuji, Takuyuki Mukai
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Publication number: 20190359226Abstract: A vehicle control system includes first and second traveling control units. Each control unit can perform traveling control of controlling driving, braking, and/or steering of a vehicle. The first and second traveling control units are communicably connected. The first traveling control unit performs the traveling control in a case in which a signal from the second traveling control unit can be confirmed, and performs third traveling control in a case in which the signal from the second traveling control unit cannot be confirmed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Jun OCHIDA, Mahito SHIKAMA, Takuji HIROMA, Tadahiko KANOH, Kanta TSUJI, Takuyuki MUKAI
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Publication number: 20190359207Abstract: A vehicle control system includes an automated driving control unit for controlling, based on surrounding environment information of a vehicle, driving, braking, and/or steering of the vehicle without depending on a driving operation of a driver; and a driving support control unit for supporting driving of the vehicle by the driver by controlling driving, braking, and/or steering of the vehicle. The control units are communicably connected. The driving support control unit can control, depending on a reception result of a signal received from the automated driving control unit, steering, and driving and/or braking of the vehicle based on the surrounding environment information without depending on the driving operation of the driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Jun Ochida, Mahito Shikama, Takuji Hiroma, Tadahiko Kanoh, Kanta Tsuji, Takuyuki Mukai
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Publication number: 20190359221Abstract: A vehicle control system includes first and second control apparatus for controlling a vehicle and a power supply. Each apparatus includes a detection unit for detecting a surrounding situation of the vehicle, and a driving control unit for executing automated driving control. The power supply includes a first power supply for supplying power to the first control apparatus, and a second power supply for supplying power to the second control apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Jun OCHIDA, Takuji HIROMA, Tadahiko KANOH, Kanta TSUJI, Takashi TSUJIOKA, Takuyuki MUKAI
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Patent number: 10262541Abstract: This convoy travel control apparatus includes: a communication portion; a travel control portion; and a joining control portion, wherein when an own vehicle is travelling in convoy, if the communication portion has received, from an independent vehicle not incorporated in group of convoy vehicles travelling in convoy, request information to incorporate the independent vehicle into the group of convoy vehicles, then the joining control portion determines a positional relationship between a position of the group of convoy vehicles and a position of the independent vehicle, and wherein according to the determined positional relationship, then the joining control portion exercises control, which is for incorporating the independent vehicle into the group of convoy vehicles, on the group of convoy vehicles via the communication portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2014Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masako Miyazawa, Hiroyuki Tanabe, Michi Yamane, Naoto Sen, Junpei Yashima, Hideo Nakahama, Mahito Ishiyama, Takuji Hiroma
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Patent number: 9792822Abstract: A convoy travel control apparatus includes: a communication portion; a travel control portion; and a joining control portion, wherein when an own vehicle is travelling in convoy while being incorporated in a group of convoy vehicles travelling in convoy, if the communication portion has received, from an independent vehicle not incorporated in the group of convoy vehicles travelling in convoy, request information to incorporate the independent vehicle into the group of convoy vehicles, then the joining control portion determines a positional relationship between a position of the group of convoy vehicles and a position of the independent vehicle, and wherein if the independent vehicle is travelling along a side of the group of convoy vehicles, then in order to incorporate the independent vehicle into the group of convoy vehicles, the joining control portion exercises control on the group of convoy vehicles via the communication portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takuji Hiroma, Mahito Ishiyama, Masako Miyazawa, Hiroyuki Tanabe, Michi Yamane, Naoto Sen, Junpei Yashima, Hideo Nakahama
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Publication number: 20160267796Abstract: A convoy travel control apparatus includes: a communication portion; a travel control portion; and a joining control portion, wherein when an own vehicle is travelling in convoy while being incorporated in a group of convoy vehicles travelling in convoy, if the communication portion has received, from an independent vehicle not incorporated in the group of convoy vehicles travelling in convoy, request information to incorporate the independent vehicle into the group of convoy vehicles, then the joining control portion determines a positional relationship between a position of the group of convoy vehicles and a position of the independent vehicle, and wherein if the independent vehicle is travelling along a side of the group of convoy vehicles, then in order to incorporate the independent vehicle into the group of convoy vehicles, the joining control portion exercises control on the group of convoy vehicles via the communication portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2014Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Takuji HIROMA, Mahito ISHIYAMA, Masako MIYAZAWA, Hiroyuki TANABE, Michi YAMANE, Naoto SEN, Junpei YASHIMA, Hideo NAKAHAMA
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Publication number: 20160267795Abstract: This convoy travel control apparatus includes: a communication portion; a travel control portion; and a joining control portion, wherein when an own vehicle is travelling in convoy, if the communication portion has received, from an independent vehicle not incorporated in group of convoy vehicles travelling in convoy, request information to incorporate the independent vehicle into the group of convoy vehicles, then the joining control portion determines a positional relationship between a position of the group of convoy vehicles and a position of the independent vehicle, and wherein according to the determined positional relationship, then the joining control portion exercises control, which is for incorporating the independent vehicle into the group of convoy vehicles, on the group of convoy vehicles via the communication portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2014Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Masako MIYAZAWA, Hiroyuki TANABE, Michi YAMANE, Naoto SEN, Junpei YASHIMA, Hideo NAKAHAMA, Mahito ISHIYAMA, Takuji HIROMA