Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Morikami

Tomohiro Morikami 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).

  • Electronic power steering apparatus
    Patent number: 9802644
    Abstract: An electronic power steering apparatus for a vehicle having a steering mechanism to generate a steering assisting force includes: a steering angle sensor; a steering torque sensor; a target steering torque setting unit for setting a target steering torque based on the detected steering angle; a torque deviation computing unit for computing a torque deviation between the target steering torque and the detected steering torque; a first target current value computing unit for computing a first target current value for generating a steering assisting force by the motor based on the computed torque deviation; and a vehicle speed sensitivity adjusting unit that adjusts the first target current value, at least corresponding to a detected vehicle speed, and outputs the adjusted first current value as a second target current value. The motor control unit controls the motor to generate the steering assisting force based on the second target current value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Nakamura, Kazuhiko Inaba, Shigenobu Sekiya, Tomohiro Morikami, Junichi Seto, Satoshi Kawabe, Norio Yamazaki
  • ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20140019008
    Abstract: An electronic power steering apparatus for a vehicle having a steering mechanism to generate a steering assisting force includes: a steering angle sensor; a steering torque sensor; a target steering torque setting unit for setting a target steering torque based on the detected steering angle; a torque deviation computing unit for computing a torque deviation between the target steering torque and the detected steering torque; a first target current value computing unit for computing a first target current value for generating a steering assisting force by the motor based on the computed torque deviation; and a vehicle speed sensitivity adjusting unit that adjusts the first target current value, at least corresponding to a detected vehicle speed, and outputs the adjusted first current value as a second target current value. The motor control unit controls the motor to generate the steering assisting force based on the second target current value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouji Nakamura, Kazuhiko Inaba, Shigenobu Sekiya, Tomohiro Morikami, Junichi Seto, Satoshi Kawabe, Norio Yamazaki