Patents by Inventor Yasuhiko Tomokuni
Yasuhiko Tomokuni 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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Patent number: 11749001Abstract: A behavior control system includes: a behavior control device for changing a behavior of a moving body; an imaging device for acquiring images ahead of the moving body; and a control device for controlling the behavior of the moving body based on the images acquired by the imaging device. The control device includes: a feature point extraction unit configured to extract feature points from the images acquired by the imaging device; a straight moving state storing unit configured to store, as a reference feature point state, a feature point state when the moving body is in a straight moving state, the feature point state being obtained based on a temporal change of the feature points; and a moving body control unit configured to control the behavior control device when the feature point state obtained based on the temporal change of the feature points differs from the reference feature point state.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuhiko Tomokuni, Shuichi Okada
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Publication number: 20230234582Abstract: Path generation apparatus configured to generate target travel path of own vehicle traveling in travel lane, includes: external sensor mounted on own vehicle and configured to detect external situation centered on advancing direction of own vehicle; vehicle speed sensor configured to detect travel speed of own vehicle; and electronic control unit including processor and memory coupled to processor. Electronic control unit is configured to perform: setting target passing point on travel lane based on external situation; and generating target travel path from current location point of own vehicle to target passing point. Setting target passing point includes setting target passing point after predetermined time period when travel speed is equal to or higher than predetermined value, while setting target passing point to predetermined distance ahead from current location point when travel speed is lower than predetermined value.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Kazuki Tomioka, Yasuhiko Tomokuni
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Publication number: 20210303918Abstract: A behavior control system includes: a behavior control device for changing a behavior of a moving body; an imaging device for acquiring images ahead of the moving body; and a control device for controlling the behavior of the moving body based on the images acquired by the imaging device. The control device includes: a feature point extraction unit configured to extract feature points from the images acquired by the imaging device; a straight moving state storing unit configured to store, as a reference feature point state, a feature point state when the moving body is in a straight moving state, the feature point state being obtained based on a temporal change of the feature points; and a moving body control unit configured to control the behavior control device when the feature point state obtained based on the temporal change of the feature points differs from the reference feature point state.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Yasuhiko TOMOKUNI, Shuichi OKADA
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Patent number: 8463522Abstract: A vehicle running control device including: a vehicle speed sensor which detects an actual vehicle speed; a target vehicle speed setting unit; a target drive force calculation unit; a drive force control unit; a vehicle speed lowering allowance value setting unit; and a target drive force upper limit calculation unit. If the actual vehicle speed lowering amount with respect to the target vehicle speed is within the lowering allowance value, the target drive force calculation unit limits the target drive force to be not greater than the target drive force upper limit and the drive force control unit executes drive force control in accordance with the limited target drive force.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2009Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhiko Tomokuni, Naoto Sen, Akira Sugiyama, Tadayoshi Okada, Hiroshi Sato
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Patent number: 8374762Abstract: A travel speed limiting apparatus including: a travel speed measurement device which measures a travel speed of a vehicle; a speed limit memory device which stores a speed limit set by an operator; a first driving force limit value calculation device which calculates a first driving force limit value based on a deviation of the travel speed from the speed limit; a requested driving force calculation device which calculates a requested driving force based on an operator's acceleration operation; and a second driving force limit value calculation device which calculates a second driving force limit value based on the requested driving force, wherein the driving force limiting device sets an eventual driving force limit value to the smaller of the first driving force limit value and the second driving force limit value, and controls the driving force of the vehicle to be less than the eventual driving force limit value.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2008Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naoto Sen, Hiroshi Sato, Tadayoshi Okada, Kenichi Nishida, Yasuhiko Tomokuni, Hideo Nakahama
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Publication number: 20110246042Abstract: A vehicle running control device including: a vehicle speed sensor which detects an actual vehicle speed; a target vehicle speed setting unit; a target drive force calculation unit; a drive force control unit; a vehicle speed lowering allowance value setting unit; and a target drive force upper limit calculation unit. If the actual vehicle speed lowering amount with respect to the target vehicle speed is within the lowering allowance value, the target drive force calculation unit limits the target drive force to be not greater than the target drive force upper limit and the drive force control unit executes drive force control in accordance with the limited target drive force.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2009Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuhiko Tomokuni, Naoto Sen, Akira Sugiyama, Tadayoshi Okada, Hiroshi Sato
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Publication number: 20090037067Abstract: A travel speed limiting apparatus including: a travel speed measurement device which measures a travel speed of a vehicle; a speed limit memory device which stores a speed limit set by an operator; a first driving force limit value calculation device which calculates a first driving force limit value based on a deviation of the travel speed from the speed limit; a requested driving force calculation device which calculates a requested driving force based on an operator's acceleration operation; and a second driving force limit value calculation device which calculates a second driving force limit value based on the requested driving force, wherein the driving force limiting device sets an eventual driving force limit value to the smaller of the first driving force limit value and the second driving force limit value, and controls the driving force of the vehicle to be less than the eventual driving force limit value.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2008Publication date: February 5, 2009Applicant: Honda Motor Co., LTD.Inventors: Naoto SEN, Hiroshi SATO, Tadayoshi OKADA, Kenichi NISHIDA, Yasuhiko TOMOKUNI, Hideo NAKAHAMA
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Patent number: 7433774Abstract: In a control system for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders and mounted on a vehicle, in which the engine operation is switched based on the throttle opening between a full-cylinder operation in which all of the cylinders are operative and a cut-off cylinder operation in which some of the cylinders are inoperative, and a running control including a cruise control in which the vehicle runs at a desired vehicle velocity and a preceding vehicle follow-up control in which the vehicle runs at a desired vehicle velocity to maintain a desired inter-vehicle distance from a preceding vehicle are conducted. In the system, an acceleration suppression control is conducted if the engine operation is switched from the cut-off cylinder operation to the full-cylinder operation when the running control is in progress. With this, sharp or drastic acceleration accompanying torque fluctuation is effectively avoided, when the engine operation is switched to the full-cylinder operation.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2004Date of Patent: October 7, 2008Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naoto Sen, Tadayoshi Okada, Akira Sugiyama, Kenichi Nishida, Yasuhiko Tomokuni
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Patent number: 7308962Abstract: In a control system for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders and mounted on a vehicle, in which the engine operation is switched based on the throttle opening between a full-cylinder operation in which all of the cylinders are operative and a cut-off cylinder operation in which some of the cylinders are inoperative, and a running control including at least a cruise control in which the vehicle runs at a desired vehicle velocity is conducted, the engine operation is switched to the full-cylinder operation when it is determined that deceleration is required in the running control, so as to increase pumping loss (engine loss). With this, it becomes possible to generate the deceleration sufficiently as desired, when, for example, the vehicle descends a downhill.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2004Date of Patent: December 18, 2007Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naoto Sen, Tadayoshi Okada, Akira Sugiyama, Kenichi Nishida, Yasuhiko Tomokuni, Mahito Ishiyama, Kazuo Yamashita
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Patent number: 6988481Abstract: In a control system for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders whose operation of the engine can be switched between full-cylinder operation during which all of the cylinders are operative and cut-off-cylinder operation during which some of the cylinders are non-operative, and running control, i.e., either cruise control during which the vehicle is controlled to run at a desired vehicle velocity or preceding vehicle follow-up control during which the vehicle is controlled to run at a desired vehicle velocity to maintain a desired inter-vehicle distance from a preceding vehicle, is performed in response to an instruction of an operator, it is judged whether a velocity error between a detected vehicle velocity and the desired vehicle velocity and load of the engine are equal to or smaller than corresponding threshold values.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2004Date of Patent: January 24, 2006Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naoto Sen, Tadayoshi Okada, Akira Sugiyama, Kenichi Nishida, Yasuhiko Tomokuni
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Publication number: 20040231634Abstract: In a control system for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders whose operation of the engine can be switched between full-cylinder operation during which all of the cylinders are operative and cut-off-cylinder operation during which some of the cylinders are non-operative, and running control, i.e., either cruise control during which the vehicle is controlled to run at a desired vehicle velocity or preceding vehicle follow-up control during which the vehicle is controlled to run at a desired vehicle velocity to maintain a desired inter-vehicle distance from a preceding vehicle, is performed in response to an instruction of an operator, it is judged whether a velocity error between a detected vehicle velocity and the desired vehicle velocity and load of the engine are equal to or smaller than corresponding threshold values.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2004Publication date: November 25, 2004Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoto Sen, Tadayoshi Okada, Akira Sugiyama, Kenichi Nishida, Yasuhiko Tomokuni
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Publication number: 20040163866Abstract: In a control system for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders and mounted on a vehicle, in which the engine operation is switched based on the throttle opening between a full-cylinder operation in which all of the cylinders are operative and a cut-off cylinder operation in which some of the cylinders are inoperative, and a running control including at least a cruise control in which the vehicle runs at a desired vehicle velocity is conducted, the engine operation is switched to the full-cylinder operation when it is determined that deceleration is required in the running control, so as to increase pumping loss (engine loss). With this, it becomes possible to generate the deceleration sufficiently as desired, when, for example, the vehicle descends a downhill.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2004Publication date: August 26, 2004Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoto Sen, Tadayoshi Okada, Akira Sugiyama, Kenichi Nishida, Yasuhiko Tomokuni, Mahito Ishiyama, Kazuo Yamashita
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Publication number: 20040158383Abstract: In a control system for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders and mounted on a vehicle, in which the engine operation is switched based on the throttle opening between a full-cylinder operation in which all of the cylinders are operative and a cut-off cylinder operation in which some of the cylinders are inoperative, and a running control including a cruise control in which the vehicle runs at a desired vehicle velocity and a preceding vehicle follow-up control in which the vehicle runs at a desired vehicle velocity to maintain a desired inter-vehicle distance from a preceding vehicle are conducted. In the system, an acceleration suppression control is conducted if the engine operation is switched from the cut-off cylinder operation to the full-cylinder operation when the running control is in progress. With this, sharp or drastic acceleration accompanying torque fluctuation is effectively avoided, when the engine operation is switched to the full-cylinder operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2004Publication date: August 12, 2004Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoto Sen, Tadayoshi Okada, Akira Sugiyama, Kenichi Nishida, Yasuhiko Tomokuni