Patents by Inventor Tetsuya Tomonaka

Tetsuya Tomonaka 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: 10953869
    Abstract: An automated driving control device includes a registration unit configured to generate automated driving information used for driving a vehicle automatically based on a first image obtained by capturing an environment around the vehicle in a mode of driver driving; and a control unit configured to automatically drive the vehicle based on the automated driving information and a second image obtained by capturing the environment around the vehicle in a mode of automated driving. The registration unit includes an extraction unit configured to extract candidate feature points existing in the environment around the vehicle based on the first image; and a generation unit configured to select the candidate feature points that are determined to be structures fixed around a target position of the vehicle based on the first images captured while the vehicle moves, as feature points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Iio, Tetsuya Tomonaka, Yusuke Kinouchi, Yasuo Fujishima, Kevin Walters
  • Patent number: 10679507
    Abstract: A parking support system includes a parking path planning unit that plans a trajectory of each unit path when moving a vehicle to a target parking position by repeating a movement of the unit path including one forward movement and one backward movement in succession and calculates a vehicle control signal that causes the vehicle to move along the trajectory such that a steering angle of the vehicle is substantially 0 degrees at an arrival position of each of the forward movement and the backward movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuo Fujishima, Yusuke Kinouchi, Satoshi Iio, Tetsuya Tomonaka, Kevin Walters
  • Publication number: 20190039605
    Abstract: An automated driving control device includes a registration unit configured to generate automated driving information used for driving a vehicle automatically based on a first image obtained by capturing an environment around the vehicle in a mode of driver driving; and a control unit configured to automatically drive the vehicle based on the automated driving information and a second image obtained by capturing the environment around the vehicle in a mode of automated driving. The registration unit includes an extraction unit configured to extract candidate feature points existing in the environment around the vehicle based on the first image; and a generation unit configured to select the candidate feature points that are determined to be structures fixed around a target position of the vehicle based on the first images captured while the vehicle moves, as feature points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Satoshi IIO, Tetsuya TOMONAKA, Yusuke KINOUCHI, Yasuo FUJISHIMA, Kevin WALTERS
  • Publication number: 20190027042
    Abstract: A parking support system includes a parking path planning unit that plans a trajectory of each unit path when moving a vehicle to a target parking position by repeating a movement of the unit path including one forward movement and one backward movement in succession and calculates a vehicle control signal that causes the vehicle to move along the trajectory such that a steering angle of the vehicle is substantially 0 degrees at an arrival position of each of the forward movement and the backward movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Yasuo FUJISHIMA, Yusuke KINOUCHI, Satoshi IIO, Tetsuya TOMONAKA, Kevin WALTERS
  • Patent number: 7123879
    Abstract: A toll charging system of this invention is implemented by a roadside apparatus, onboard device, portable telephone, and charging apparatus. The roadside apparatus is to detect a vehicle entering a charging area and transmit charging information to the vehicle. An onboard device and portable telephone are arranged in the vehicle. The charging information transmitted from the roadside apparatus is received by the onboard device. The onboard device generates vehicle identification information and outputs to the portable telephone instruction information instructing to transmit the charging information and vehicle identification information. On the instruction information, the portable telephone transmits the charging information and vehicle identification information. The charging apparatus receives the charging information and vehicle identification information, identifies the vehicle on the vehicle identification information, and executes charge processing for the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Koketsu, Tetsuya Tomonaka, Tomokazu Shimoda, Ryosuke Okamoto, Yasuo Yoshikawa
  • Publication number: 20030105662
    Abstract: A toll charging system of this invention is implemented by a roadside apparatus, onboard device, portable telephone, and charging apparatus. The roadside apparatus is to detect a vehicle entering a charging area and transmit charging information to the vehicle. An onboard device and portable telephone are arranged in the vehicle. The charging information transmitted from the roadside apparatus is received by the onboard device. The onboard device generates vehicle identification information and outputs to the portable telephone instruction information instructing to transmit the charging information and vehicle identification information. On the instruction information, the portable telephone transmits the charging information and vehicle identification information. The charging apparatus receives the charging information and vehicle identification information, identifies the vehicle on the vehicle identification information, and executes charge processing for the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Koketsu, Tetsuya Tomonaka, Tomokazu Shimoda, Ryosuke Okamoto, Yasuo Yoshikawa