Patents by Inventor Toru Takashima
Toru Takashima 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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Publication number: 20230406334Abstract: A vehicle is operated in accordance with a second operation amount corresponding to a first operation amount of a remote operation member by an operator. A first maximum operation range is a maximum operation range of the remote operation member. A second maximum operation range is a maximum operation range of an operation member of the vehicle. When the first maximum operation range is smaller than the second maximum operation range, a correspondence relationship between the first and second operation amounts is adjusted such that the second operation amount becomes larger than the first operation amount. When the first maximum operation range is larger than the second maximum operation range, an operable range of the remote operation member is restricted or the correspondence relationship is adjusted such that the second operation amount becomes smaller than the first operation amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toru TAKASHIMA, Sho OTAKI, Hiromitsu URANO, Hojung JUNG, Hiromitsu KOBAYASHI, Satoru NIWA, Kosuke AKATAUKA
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Publication number: 20230341872Abstract: A management system of a work site includes: a priority storage unit that stores priority related to traveling continuation of an unmanned vehicle traveling in the work site; an input signal acquisition unit that acquires an input signal related to traveling stop of the unmanned vehicle; a decision unit that decides the traveling continuation or the traveling stop for each of a plurality of the unmanned vehicles traveling in the work site based on the priority and the input signal; and an output unit that outputs a traveling stop command to the unmanned vehicle for which the traveling stop is decided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicants: Komatsu Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takashi Hiranaka, Shota Konishi, Shun Maruyama, Takahiro Okano, Toru Takashima, Shun Mizoo
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Publication number: 20230341858Abstract: A work site management system includes: a traveling path generation unit that generates a traveling path; and a protection area setting unit that sets, for a target vehicle, a protection area in which entry of a second unmanned vehicle is prohibited based on a position of a first unmanned vehicle traveling in a work site along the traveling path.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicants: Komatsu Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takashi Hiranaka, Shota Konishi, Toru Takashima, Shun Mizoo, Shun Maruyama, Takahiro Okano
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Publication number: 20230339537Abstract: A steering control device is configured to control a steering device that changes a transmission ratio between an operation angle of an operation member and a steering angle of a steerable wheel. The steering control device includes: communication lines for transmitting vehicle speed information; and calculators communicably connected to each other and individually connected to the communication lines. Each calculator calculates the transmission ratio based on the vehicle speed information received via a corresponding one of the communication lines and determines whether the received vehicle speed information is valid.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Yosuke YAMASHITA, Masaharu YAMASHITA, Kenji SHIBATA, Koichi NISHIMURA, Takahito ISHINO, Toru TAKASHIMA, Shintaro TAKAYAMA, Yuji FUJITA, Koji ANRAKU, Kenichi ABE
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Publication number: 20230339510Abstract: A management system for an autonomous travel vehicle includes: a work machine position acquisition unit that acquires a position of a work machine operated by an operator and having a travel device; and a target position determination unit that determines a target position of the autonomous travel vehicle based on the position of the work machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicants: Komatsu Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takashi Hiranaka, Shota Konishi, Takahiro Okano, Toru Takashima, Shun Mizoo, Shun Maruyama
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Publication number: 20230339466Abstract: A control system for an autonomous travel vehicle includes: a work machine position acquisition unit that acquires a position of a work machine; an autonomous travel vehicle position acquisition unit that acquires a position of the autonomous travel vehicle; a human information acquisition unit that acquires human information indicating whether or not a person is present inside the autonomous travel vehicle; and a command generation unit that changes control of the autonomous travel vehicle based on the human information and a positional relationship between the work machine and the autonomous travel vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicants: Komatsu Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takashi Hiranaka, Shota Konishi, Toru Takashima, Shun Mizoo, Shun Maruyama, Takahiro Okano
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Publication number: 20230341857Abstract: A work site management system includes: a traveling path generation unit that generates a traveling path; and a protection area setting unit that sets a protection area in which a target vehicle is to be present based on a position of a first unmanned vehicle traveling in a work site along the traveling path.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicants: Komatsu Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takashi Hiranaka, Shota Konishi, Shun Mizoo, Shun Maruyama, Takahiro Okano, Toru Takashima
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Patent number: 11780454Abstract: A vehicle is operated in accordance with a second operation amount corresponding to a first operation amount of a remote operation member by an operator. A first maximum operation range is a maximum operation range of the remote operation member. A second maximum operation range is a maximum operation range of an operation member of the vehicle. When the first maximum operation range is smaller than the second maximum operation range, a correspondence relationship between the first and second operation amounts is adjusted such that the second operation amount becomes larger than the first operation amount. When the first maximum operation range is larger than the second maximum operation range, an operable range of the remote operation member is restricted or the correspondence relationship is adjusted such that the second operation amount becomes smaller than the first operation amount.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toru Takashima, Sho Otaki, Hiromitsu Urano, Hojung Jung, Hiromitsu Kobayashi, Satoru Niwa, Kosuke Akatsuka
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Patent number: 11782454Abstract: An unmanned conveying system includes: plural unmanned conveying vehicles that can convey cargo; a cargo priority order deciding section that decides upon a priority order in which the cargo are to be conveyed, in accordance with conditions of the cargo; and a traveling route setting section that decides upon traveling routes of the unmanned conveying vehicles on the basis of the priority order.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro Okano, Takaaki Yanagihashi, Hiroaki Kiyokami, Toru Takashima, Kenta Miyahara, Yohei Tanigawa
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Publication number: 20230271644Abstract: A steering device turns a tire of a vehicle of a steer-by-wire system in which a steering mechanism and a turning mechanism are mechanically separated from each other and is provided with a turning device including a turning actuator and a turning angle control device. The turning actuator turns tires according to an instructed turning angle. The turning angle control device calculates a turning angle command value corresponding to an inputted steering angle signal and generates a signal driving the turning actuator based on that turning angle command value. The turning angle control device applies limit such that the absolute value of a turning angle velocity becomes equal to or below a turning angle velocity limit value set according to a predetermined parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: MOTOKI TACHIIRI, YUTA SUZUKI, TAKASHI SUZUKI, TORU TAKASHIMA, TAKASHI KODERA
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Publication number: 20230256989Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: a steering device, a steering control device, a surroundings monitoring device, and a controller. The controller is configured to execute: a route calculating process of calculating a target route, a trajectory calculating process of calculating a target trajectory of an own vehicle in one or more roads of the target route; a steering-angle calculating process of calculating a target steering angle; a behavior detecting process of detecting information on a behavior of the own vehicle; a rut determining process of determining presence or absence of a rut on the target trajectory based on a detection result obtained by the surroundings monitoring device and/or a detection result obtained in the behavior detecting process, a drivable or non-drivable determining process of determining whether the own vehicle is drivable over the rut, and a correcting process of correcting the target trajectory and/or the target route.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2022Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro OKANO, Toru Takashima, Shun Maruyama, Shun Mizoo
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Publication number: 20230199303Abstract: An imaging apparatus configured to notify an external control device of information in the imaging apparatus, the imaging apparatus includes: a communication circuitry configured to perform data communication with the control device; and a control circuitry configured to generate notification data in response to an event and control the communication circuitry to transmit the notification data to the control device, the event indicating that a state in the imaging apparatus changes, wherein the notification data includes a data storage region capable of storing data indicating each state in a plurality of types of events.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventor: Toru TAKASHIMA
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Patent number: 11620607Abstract: A delivery system includes a moving apparatus on which a parcel to be transferred to a predetermined region is loaded and that is capable of moving the parcel along a circulation route along which the moving apparatus circulates in the region. The delivery system acquires delivery information including position information about a delivery destination of the parcel, generates a delivery plan for delivering the parcel to the delivery destination, based on the acquired delivery information, and controls the moving apparatus such that the moving apparatus moves the parcel to the delivery destination on the circulation route based on the delivery plan and fulfills the transfer of the parcel when permission information indicating that the transfer of the parcel is permitted has been received.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takaaki Yanagihashi, Takahiro Okano, Toru Takashima, Hiroaki Kiyokami, Kenta Miyahara, Yohei Tanigawa
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Publication number: 20230062961Abstract: A communication method of the present disclosure includes detecting or estimating a decrease in throughput of a first communication terminal mounted on a first vehicle that is remotely driven, and reducing a communication speed of a second communication terminal with which the first communication terminal shares a communication resource in response to detection or estimation of the decrease in the throughput.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toru TAKASHIMA, Takahiro OGAWA, Kenji TADAKUMA, Keisuke MIWA, Shuichi TAMAGAWA, Takahiro OKANO, Shun OTA, Yuki NISHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20230061919Abstract: A remote driving handing over method of a vehicle of the present disclosure, the handing over method including: acquiring a switching request; selecting a new remote operator in charge of remote driving of the vehicle, in response to the switching request; and switching a person in charge of remote driving of the vehicle from a current remote operator to the new remote operator in response to selection of the new remote operator.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toru TAKASHIMA, Takahiro OGAWA, Kenji TADAKUMA, Keisuke MIWA, Shuichi TAMAGAWA, Takahiro OKANO, Shun OTA, Yuki NISHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20230068930Abstract: A server receives a return request of a rental car including information on a usage end position of a car rental service desired by a user from a terminal of the user who has rented a rental car or the rental car. The server searches for a remote driving route of the rental car based on the information on the usage end position and information on a destination of the rental car for after the user finishes using the car rental service. The server compares the remote driving route with a communication area on a map. Then, the server transmits information indicating permission to drop off the rental car to the terminal of the user or the rental car when an entire route of the remote driving route is located inside the communication area.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Toru TAKASHIMA, Takahiro OGAWA, Kenji TADAKUMA, Keisuke MIWA, Shuichi TAMAGAWA, Takahiro OKANO, Shun OTA, Yuki NISHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20230057919Abstract: A multifunctional vehicle includes a traveling input device that is operated by a driver of the multifunctional vehicle; an information processing device that processes operation information of the traveling input device and that switches and executes a normal driving mode for driving the multifunctional vehicle and a remote driving mode for driving the other vehicle; wearable glasses that communicate with another vehicle directly or via the information processing device, and a communication device that communicate with the other vehicle. In the normal driving mode, a vehicle control of the multifunctional vehicle is executed using control information generated based on the operation information. In the remote driving mode, the control information is transmitted to the other vehicle via the communication device. The wearable glasses are configured to display a surrounding image of the other vehicle during execution of the remote driving mode by the information processing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toru TAKASHIMA, Takahiro OGAWA, Kenji TADAKUMA, Keisuke MIWA, Shuichi TAMAGAWA, Takahiro OKANO, Shun OTA, Yuki NISHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20230026554Abstract: A steering control device includes a control unit configured to perform a calculation based on angle information and to control the operation of a turning section based on a turning control amount. The angle information is obtained by relating the turning control amount for operating the turning section to a steering angle that is an angle by which a steering wheel is steered. The control unit includes a speed increase ratio calculation unit configured to calculate a speed increase ratio based on state variables, and an angle information calculation unit configured to calculate the angle information by converting the steering angle using the speed increase ratio obtained by the speed increase ratio calculation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takashi KODERA, Yusuke KAKIMOTO, Toru TAKASHIMA, Hidetsugu TOYAMA
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Publication number: 20220397898Abstract: A remote control request method has requesting, by a computer, a remote operator to perform remote control on an autonomous driving vehicle when the autonomous driving vehicle currently has or is expected to have difficulty in continuing autonomous driving, requesting remote assistance in which the remote operator makes at least a part of determination for the autonomous driving inside an autonomous driving domain, and requesting, outside the autonomous driving domain, remote driving in which the remote operator performs at least one of a steering operation and an acceleration or deceleration operation of the autonomous driving vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiromitsu Urano, Sho Otaki, Takashi Suzuki, Toru Takashima, Hojung Jung, Hiromitsu Kobayashi, Satoru Niwa, Kosuke Akatsuka
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Patent number: 11518431Abstract: A steering system is configured such that a ratio of a turning angle change amount with respect to a steering angle change amount in a first steering angle area is larger than the ratio of the turning angle change amount with respect to the steering angle change amount in a second steering angle area, and a steering angle in the second steering angle is smaller than the steering angle of the first steering angle area. An electronic control unit of the steering system sets a delay degree of a change in turning angle with respect to a change in steering angle in the first steering angle area to be larger than the delay degree of the change in turning angle with respect to the change in steering angle in the second steering angle area regardless of a turning-over operation or a turning-back operation.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toru Takashima, Yusuke Nakano