Patents by Inventor Toshihiro Yoda

Toshihiro Yoda 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: 11167788
    Abstract: Even in the case that the steered wheels are turned by an actual turning angle due to a disturbance from the road surface, and the steering shaft, which is mechanically connected to the steered wheels, attempts to rotate, a command current to an assist motor is set so that the actual turning angle becomes a corrected target turning angle. The force (torque) that attempts to cause rotation of the steering shaft due to the disturbance input from the road surface is instantaneously canceled by the assist motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soichiro Ito, Norio Yamazaki, Toshihiro Yoda
  • Publication number: 20190291777
    Abstract: A rack axial force is estimated depending on a steering torque detected by a torque sensor and a motor actual current passed through an assist motor, a standard steering torque of the steering is calculated based on the estimated rack axial force, and the motor actual current is feedback-controlled by a FB control section in such a manner that the steering torque of the steering will be the standard steering torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Jun ISHIO, Toshihiro YODA, Kenji TSUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20190161112
    Abstract: Even in the case that the steered wheels are turned by an actual turning angle due to a disturbance from the road surface, and the steering shaft, which is mechanically connected to the steered wheels, attempts to rotate, a command current to an assist motor is set so that the actual turning angle becomes a corrected target turning angle. The force (torque) that attempts to cause rotation of the steering shaft due to the disturbance input from the road surface is instantaneously canceled by the assist motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Soichiro ITO, Norio YAMAZAKI, Toshihiro YODA
  • Patent number: 7311173
    Abstract: A reaction control system controls a reactive force to be applied to an operating device operated by a driver of a vehicle. The system includes a device for measuring a steering speed of steering of the operating device; a device for measuring a steering torque applied to the operating device; and a reactive force correcting device for correcting the reactive force in a manner such that the corrected reactive force increases at least when the measured steering speed is zero, and that the higher the measured steering torque, the higher the corrected reactive force is. The reactive force correcting device may correct the reactive force in a manner such that the higher a speed of the vehicle, the higher the corrected reactive force is. A non-effectivity range of the steering torque in which the corrected reactive force is not influenced by the steering torque may be defined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Shigenori Takimoto, Toshihiro Yoda
  • Publication number: 20060006021
    Abstract: A reaction control system controls a reactive force to be applied to an operating device operated by a driver of a vehicle. The system includes a device for measuring a steering speed of steering of the operating device; a device for measuring a steering torque applied to the operating device; and a reactive force correcting device for correcting the reactive force in a manner such that the corrected reactive force increases at least when the measured steering speed is zero, and that the higher the measured steering torque, the higher the corrected reactive force is. The reactive force correcting device may correct the reactive force in a manner such that the higher a speed of the vehicle, the higher the corrected reactive force is. A non-effectivity range of the steering torque in which the corrected reactive force is not influenced by the steering torque may be defined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigenori Takimoto, Toshihiro Yoda