Patents by Inventor Terutaka Tamaizumi

Terutaka Tamaizumi 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).

  • Publication number: 20250100616
    Abstract: A vehicle steering system has a power transmission path cut off between a steering unit that is steered by a steering wheel of a vehicle and a turning unit that operates to turn a turning wheel of the vehicle. A steering control device for the vehicle steering system includes a processor that controls operation of the turning unit. The processor executes a target turning angle calculation process of, based on a steering angle representing a rotation position of the steering wheel, calculating a target turning angle that is a target of a turning angle representing a turning position of the turning wheel and is a control amount for operating the turning unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYATA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi HOSONO, Terutaka TAMAIZUMI, Yuki INDEN, Saki TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20250100613
    Abstract: A motor control device includes: a manual steering command value generation unit that generates a manual steering command value; an integrated angle command value calculation unit that calculates an integrated angle command value by adding the manual steering command value to an automatic steering command value provided in a driver assist mode; and a control unit that performs angle control on an electric motor for steering angle control based on the integrated angle command value. The manual steering command value generation unit generates the manual steering command value based on an equation of motion including road reaction force characteristic coefficients. The motor control device further includes a road reaction force characteristic changing unit that changes a value of at least one of the road reaction force characteristic coefficients included in the equation of motion, based on vehicle environment information that is information on an environment in which a vehicle travels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki SHOJI, Hidenori ITAMOTO, Terutaka TAMAIZUMI, Hiromasa TAMAKI, Shingo NITTA, Xin ZHOU, Shunsuke TSUJII
  • Publication number: 20250083736
    Abstract: A target motor torque command value setting unit includes a basic torque command value setting unit that sets a basic torque command value, a correction unit that corrects a basic target torque set by a basic target torque setting unit using resonance control torque, and a motor torque command value computation unit that computes a motor torque command value based on the basic target torque following correction by the correction unit. The resonance control torque is a sum of a first torque obtained by multiplying a differential value of steering torque by a predetermined first gain, and a second torque obtained by multiplying the steering torque by a predetermined second gain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki SHOJI, Hidenori ITAMOTO, Terutaka TAMAIZUMI, Hiromasa TAMAKI, Shingo NITTA, Xin ZHOU, Shunsuke TSUJII
  • Publication number: 20250065943
    Abstract: The steering control device includes a software processing device. The software processing device is configured to execute assist amount setting processing, axial force setting processing, and reaction force application processing. In the assist amount setting processing, an assist amount is set while an output value of first damping processing that outputs a first damping correction amount having a correlation with a steering angular velocity is used. In the axial force setting processing, the axial force is set while an output value of second damping processing that outputs a second damping correction amount having a positive correlation with the steering angular velocity is used. In the reaction force application processing, a value obtained by subtracting the axial force from the assist amount is an input and a reaction force motor is operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuto NAKAGAWA, Terutaka TAMAIZUMI, Yuki INDEN, Saki TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20250058828
    Abstract: A motor control device includes a manual steering command value generation unit that generates a manual steering command value, and a hands-on/off determination unit that determines whether a driver is in a gripping state in which the driver is gripping a steering wheel or in a released state in which the driver is not gripping the steering wheel. The manual steering command value generation unit is configured to generate the manual steering command value based on an equation of motion. The motor control device further includes a coefficient value changing unit that changes a value of at least one coefficient among coefficients included in the equation of motion based on a determination result from the hands-on/off determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki SHOJI, Hidenori ITAMOTO, Terutaka TAMAIZUMI, Hiromasa TAMAKI, Shingo NITTA, Xin ZHOU, Shunsuke TSUJII
  • Publication number: 20250050940
    Abstract: A manual steering command value calculation unit is configured to use road information including information on a road reaction torque to calculate a manual steering command value when a first condition that at least one of input torques for which a dead zone processing unit is provided is outside a dead zone range is satisfied, and not to use the road information to calculate the manual steering command value when the first condition is not satisfied. When alert vibration torque is being applied, the manual steering command value calculation unit uses the road information to calculate the manual steering command value for a predetermined period from a time when a state in which the first condition is satisfied changes to a state in which the first condition is not satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xin ZHOU, Naoki SHOJI, Hidenori ITAMOTO, Terutaka TAMAIZUMI, Hiromasa TAMAKI, Shingo NITA, Shunsuke TSUJII
  • Publication number: 20240425108
    Abstract: A steering control device controls a steering system including a reaction force motor that gives a steering reaction force to a steering shaft and a turning motor that turns a turning wheel in a state where dynamic power transmission from the steering shaft is blocked. The steering control device includes a processor that executes a reaction force setting process and a reaction force giving process. In the reaction force setting process, the processor sets the steering reaction force using a predetermined-component reflecting process. In the reaction force giving process, the processor operates the reaction force motor such that the reaction force motor gives the steering reaction force set by the reaction force setting process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi HOSONO, Terutaka TAMAIZUMI, Yuki INDEN, Naru TAKATA, Saki TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 12168485
    Abstract: In a steering control device configured to control a steering system where a steering torque required for steering a steering wheel is changed using a motor torque, a processing circuit includes a first calculation situation where a calculational hysteresis component for adding a first hysteresis characteristic to a torque component is calculated and a second calculation situation where the calculational hysteresis component for adding a second hysteresis characteristic to the torque component is calculated. In the second calculation situation after change from the first calculation situation, the processing circuit calculates a value corresponding to an origin in the second hysteresis characteristic at a time when the calculational hysteresis component enabling a value of the calculational hysteresis component at a timing of the change from the first calculation situation to be maintained is calculated, and calculates the calculational hysteresis component using the calculated value as the origin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenji Yoshida, Isao Namikawa, Terutaka Tamaizumi, Kosuke Akatsuka, Yoshio Kudo
  • Publication number: 20240400131
    Abstract: A steering control device includes a processor that controls, as a target, a steering system including a reaction force motor that applies a steering reaction force to a steering shaft and a turning motor that turns a turning wheel, and that executes a reaction force setting process, a phase compensation process, and a reaction force application process. The reaction force setting process is a process of setting the steering reaction force using the phase compensation process. The reaction force application process is a process of operating the reaction force motor so as to produce a reaction force as set by the reaction force setting process. The phase compensation process is a process of performing phase compensation of the steering reaction force in a different manner when a travel mode of a vehicle is different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi HOSONO, Terutaka TAMAIZUMI, Yuki INDEN, Saki TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20240400134
    Abstract: A steering control device includes a processor that controls, as a target, a steering system including a reaction force motor that applies a steering reaction force to a steering shaft and a turning motor that turns a turning wheel in a state where power transmission from the steering shaft is cut off. The processor executes a reaction force setting process, a reaction force application process, and an interlocking process. The reaction force setting process is a process of setting the steering reaction force, and the reaction force application process is a process of operating the reaction force motor. A reaction force adjustment process is a process of adjusting the steering reaction force, and a phase compensation process is a process of performing phase compensation of the steering reaction force separately from the reaction force adjustment process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi HOSONO, Terutaka TAMAIZUMI, Yuki INDEN, Saki TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20240400130
    Abstract: A processor is configured to execute reaction force setting processing, reaction force application processing, axial force gradient calculation processing, and interlock processing. The reaction force setting processing is processing of setting steering reaction force using phase compensation processing. The reaction force application processing is processing of operating a reaction force motor with reaction force set by the reaction force setting processing as input. The axial force gradient calculation processing is processing for calculating an axial force gradient as a variable indicating the ratio of the change in resisting force against rotation of the steering shaft to the change in rotation angle of the steering shaft. The interlocking processing is processing of changing one of both the value of a phase compensation regulation variable as a variable for regulating a manner of the phase compensation and the axial force gradient according to the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi HOSONO, Terutaka TAMAIZUMI, Yuki INDEN, Saki TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 12157527
    Abstract: This steering control device is provided with a microcomputer. The microcomputer includes: a basic assist component calculation unit for calculating a basic assist component; an angle command value calculation unit for calculating an angle command value; an angle feedback control unit that calculates an assist command value via angle feedback control in which a pinion angle is made to follow the angle command value; and a control signal generation unit that generates a motor control signal on the basis of the assist command value. The basic assist component calculation unit includes: a torque command value calculation unit for calculating a torque command value that is a target value for steering torque to be input by a driver; and a torque feedback control unit that calculates the basic assist component via torque feedback control in which the steering torque is made to follow the torque command value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeto Matsuo, Terutaka Tamaizumi, Akihiko Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20240391520
    Abstract: A motor control device controls a motor of a mechanical device. The motor control device includes a command value calculation unit that calculates a command value for controlling the motor, and a disturbance observer unit for estimating a disturbance applied to the mechanical device, based on the command value and rotation information of the motor, and to correct the command value based on the disturbance that is estimated. The disturbance observer unit has parameters that are adjusted to compensate for effects of the disturbance having a specific frequency that is an object of suppression. The parameters are adjusted such that a disturbance, applied to the mechanical device after effects of the disturbance are compensated for, has frequency characteristics corresponding to antiresonance characteristics of the mechanical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Terutaka TAMAIZUMI, Yufeng LIN, Hiromasa TAMAKI, Hidenori ITAMOTO, Muhammad Iqmal ABD RAHIM, Atsuo SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20240208565
    Abstract: A steering control device includes a processor. The processor is configured to execute a process in a state where dynamic force transmission between a steering wheel and a turning wheel is not performed. The process includes: a process of controlling a reaction force that is given to the steering wheel, by operating torque of the reaction force motor depending on the value of a reaction force command variable; a process of reflecting a predetermined component of a frequency signal that is given to the turning wheel in the value of the reaction force command variable; and a process of restricting the degree of contribution of the predetermined component to the value of the reaction force command variable, to a smaller degree, in a situation where a steering system including the steering wheel is unstable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuto NAKAGAWA, Terutaka TAMAIZUMI, Yuki INDEN, Saki TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 11964714
    Abstract: A steering control apparatus controls a motor used to turn a steered wheel of a vehicle, which synchronizes with a steering wheel, based on a command value. The steering control apparatus includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to compute a feedback control torque to be reflected in the command value. The electronic control unit is configured to compute a disturbance torque based on the feedback control torque and a predetermined angle. The electronic control unit is configured to correct the feedback control torque by using the disturbance torque. The electronic control unit is configured to correct the command value reflecting the corrected feedback control torque, based on an applied torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Inden, Terutaka Tamaizumi
  • Patent number: 11897554
    Abstract: A turning control system includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to perform: a steering operation amount calculating process of calculating a steering operation amount; an angle command value calculating process of calculating an angle command value; an angle operation amount calculating process of calculating an angle operation amount; an operation process of operating a drive circuit of an electric motor; an adjustment process of adjusting a magnitude of a value obtained by subtracting the angle operation amount which is reflected in the operation process from the angle operation amount; and a correction process of correcting a magnitude of an input when the angle command value is calculated in the angle command value calculating process to be less when the magnitude of the subtracted value is great than when the magnitude of the subtracted value is small.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Terutaka Tamaizumi
  • Publication number: 20240034406
    Abstract: A steering computing device for calculating state quantity of a steering apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to execute a steering angle variable acquisition process, an output shaft angle variable acquisition process, and a joint angle variable calculation process. The steering angle variable acquisition process is a process of acquiring a value of a steering angle variable. The output shaft angle variable acquisition process is a process of acquiring a value of an output shaft angle variable as a variable indicative of a rotation angle of an output shaft of the steering apparatus. The joint angle variable calculation process is a process of calculating a value of the joint angle variable. The joint angle variable is a variable defining an angle formed between an axial direction of an input shaft of the steering apparatus and an axial direction of the output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunsuke TSUJII, Yufeng LIN, Hidenori ITAMOTO, Terutaka TAMAIZUMI
  • Publication number: 20240034399
    Abstract: A steering computing device that calculates a value of a state variable about a steering apparatus includes a storage device and an execution device. The execution device is configured to execute a bending angle acquisition process and a tilt angle calculation process, and the bending angle acquisition process is a process of acquiring a first bending angle and a second bending angle. The tilt angle calculation process is a process of calculating a tilt angle. The first bending angle is an angle formed between an input shaft of the steering apparatus and an intermediate shaft of the steering apparatus. The second bending angle is an angle formed between an output shaft of the steering apparatus and the intermediate shaft, and the tilt angle is a variable indicative of an angle formed between an axial direction of the input shaft and a reference direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunsuke TSUJII, Yufeng LIN, Hidenori ITAMOTO, Terutaka TAMAIZUMI
  • Publication number: 20240034394
    Abstract: A turning control device for controlling, as a controlled object, a turning apparatus including a steering wheel, an input shaft, an intermediate shaft, an output shaft, a first Cardan joint, a second Cardan joint, steered wheels, and an assist motor includes a control device. The control device configured to execute: a torque acquisition process of acquiring a detection value of a torque applied to a position closer to the steered wheels than the second Cardan joint; a steering angle variable acquisition process of acquiring a value of a steering angle variable indicative of a steering angle as an angle of the steering wheel; and an assist control process including a fluctuation torque control process of fluctuating the torque of the assist motor in accordance with the steering angle with the value of the steering angle variable being taken as an input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunsuke TSUJII, Yufeng LIN, Hidenori ITAMOTO, Terutaka TAMAIZUMI
  • Patent number: 11738798
    Abstract: A turning control system includes a controller. The controller is configured to perform a decrease process of decreasing a magnitude of an angle operation amount which is reflected in an operation process with respect to the magnitude of the angle operation amount calculated in an angle operation amount calculating process when a vehicle speed is equal to or lower than a prescribed speed and a magnitude of an input torque of a steering wheel is equal to or less than a prescribed value. The controller is configured to perform a correction process of correcting an input when the decrease process is performed such that a magnitude of the input decreases when an angle command value calculating process calculates an angle command value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Terutaka Tamaizumi