Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi AKAHOSHI

Tsuyoshi AKAHOSHI 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).

  • Vehicle control device with road identification
    Patent number: 11512965
    Abstract: The present invention provides a technique to accurately recognize a position of a vehicle even in a vicinity of a branch road or a junction road, neither of which is included in map data. The present invention provides a vehicle control device. When a vehicle is traveling on a road that is not described in map data, the vehicle control device is configured to determine whether or not the vehicle is traveling on a junction road or a branch road, based on a positional relationship between a position of the vehicle and a starting point of the junction road or a starting point of the branch road.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Kawabata, Tsuyoshi Akahoshi
  • RECOMMENDED LANE DETERMINATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210148725
    Abstract: The present invention provides a technology than can continue automatic driving even when a sudden event has occurred such that a vehicle cannot travel in a recommended lane. This recommended lane determination device outputs a plurality of candidates for recommended lanes in which it is recommended that the vehicle travel, and sets a preference level for each candidate, said preference level expressing the degree to which it is recommended that the vehicle travel in said candidate, and then outputs said preference levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicants: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd., NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki WATAHIKI, Tsuyoshi AKAHOSHI
  • VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210055115
    Abstract: The present invention provides a technique to accurately recognize a position of a vehicle even in a vicinity of a branch road or a junction road, neither of which is included in map data. The present invention provides a vehicle control device. When a vehicle is traveling on a road that is not described in map data, the vehicle control device is configured to determine whether or not the vehicle is traveling on a junction road or a branch road, based on a positional relationship between a position of the vehicle and a starting point of the junction road or a starting point of the branch road.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro KAWABATA, Tsuyoshi AKAHOSHI
  • VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210010815
    Abstract: The present invention provides a technique to accurately recognize a position of a vehicle even in a vicinity of a branch road or a junction road, neither of which is included in map data. The present invention provides a vehicle control device. When a vehicle is traveling on a road that is not described in map data, the vehicle control device is configured to determine whether or not the vehicle is traveling on a junction road or a branch road, based on a positional relationship between a position of the vehicle and a starting point of the junction road or a starting point of the branch road.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro KAWABATA, Tsuyoshi AKAHOSHI