Patents by Inventor Yasunobu Asada
Yasunobu Asada 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: 9081098Abstract: This disclosure provides a device, which includes a transceiver for outputting a reception signal according to an echo intensity of a transmission signal, a reception signal monitoring module for monitoring an intensity of the reception signal based on a saturation condition, and a transmitting condition setting module for controlling a transmitting power according to the intensity of the reception signal monitored by the reception signal monitoring module.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2011Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: FURUNO ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Satoshi Misonoo, Yasunobu Asada
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Publication number: 20140118184Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a radar device and a velocity calculation method with which velocity can be calculated more accurately. A radar device 1 comprises a transmitter 23, a first velocity calculator 31a, a second velocity calculator 31b, a first velocity corrector 33a, and a second velocity corrector 33b. The transmitter 23 transmits pulse signals at two or more different pulse repetition frequencies. The first velocity calculator 31a calculates a first Doppler velocity based on a first received signal. The second velocity calculator 31b calculates a second Doppler velocity based on a second received signal. The first velocity corrector 33a calculates a first corrected Doppler velocity by folding correction of the first Doppler velocity. The second velocity corrector 33b calculates a second corrected Doppler velocity by folding correction of the second Doppler velocity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: FURUNO Electric Company LimitedInventors: Masahiro MINOWA, Yasunobu ASADA
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Publication number: 20140062760Abstract: A signal processing device is provided. The device includes an echo signal input unit for receiving echo signals resulted from transmission signals reflected on an object. The transmission signals are transmitted from a transmission source at transmission timings at predetermined time intervals, at least one of the transmission timings shifted from the other timings in time. The device includes a complex reception signal generator for generating complex reception signals, a phase calculator for calculating a phase change amount of the complex reception signals with respect to a reference phase, a phase corrector for phase-correcting the complex reception signals and outputting the corrected signals, and a Doppler processor for performing Doppler processing on the corrected signals and outputting the Doppler-processed signals as Doppler echo signals of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasunobu Asada, Akira Okunishi, Koji Dai, Sae Takemoto
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Publication number: 20130342381Abstract: A signal processing device is provided. The device includes a signal input unit for receiving reception signals obtained from transmission signals reflecting on one or more objects, a pulse compressor for pulse compressing the reception signals, an interference detector for detecting a reception signal caused by interference, from the pulse-compressed reception signals, a signal level controlling module for controlling a level of the detected reception signal, and an interpolation processing module for interpolating the level-controlled reception signal in an azimuth direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2013Publication date: December 26, 2013Inventors: Kazuya Nakagawa, Yasunobu Asada
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Publication number: 20130342388Abstract: A target object detection apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a transmitter, a receiver, a threshold determiner, a parameter setter, a parameter selector, and a timing controller. The transmitter repeatedly transmits a transmission pulse at a transmission timing. The receiver receives a reception signal at a reception timing set based on the transmission timing. The threshold determiner determines whether an amplitude value of the reception signal exceeds a predetermined threshold at every sampling point and counts the number of sampling points at which the amplitude value of the reception signal exceeds the threshold. The parameter setter sets a plurality of different parameters for controlling the transmission timing. The parameter selector selects the parameter from the parameter settings, to minimize the number of sampling points counted by the threshold determiner. The timing controller controls the transmission timing, based on the parameter selected by the parameter selector.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2013Publication date: December 26, 2013Inventors: Hitoshi Maeno, Yasunobu Asada
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Patent number: 8488412Abstract: An underwater detection device includes a transceiver module for transmitting underwater an ultrasonic pulse signal that is frequency-modulated and receiving an echo signal corresponding to the transmitted signal, a pulse compression module for pulse-compressing the signal received by the transceiver module and outputting a signal pulse-compressed, a suppression range determining module for determining a suppression range where a range side lobe suppression process is performed for the pulse-compressed signal, an echo determining module for determining whether the data of the pulse-compressed signal at each depth corresponding to a range side lobe, a suppression value determining module for determining a suppression value for the data of the pulse-compressed signal at each depth, a suppression conducting module for performing a calculation to suppress the range side lobe based on the suppression value for the data determined to be data of the pulse-compressed signal corresponding to the range side lobe by theType: GrantFiled: August 19, 2011Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Furuno Electric Company, Ltd.Inventor: Yasunobu Asada
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Patent number: 8391344Abstract: A transceiving device includes a transmission signal generating module for generating a transmission signal that is frequency-modulated by a predetermined frequency sweep width, a transceiver module for transmitting a pulse signal having substantially the same waveform as a waveform of the transmission signal and receiving an echo signal corresponding to the transmission signal from a detection range, and a pulse-compression filter for pulse-compressing the echo signal received by the transceiver module. The pulse-compression filter has an input/output characteristic. The characteristic has, when the pulse-compression filter is inputted with an input signal having substantially the same waveform as the waveform of the transmission signal, a window function shape such that a phase spectrum of an output signal corresponding to the input signal is linear and an amplitude spectrum of the output signal does not have a frequency component other than a frequency band with which a frequency sweep is carried out.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2009Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Furuno Electric Company, Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Watanabe, Yasunobu Asada, Shinji Ogawa
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Patent number: 8295393Abstract: A pulse signal transmitting/receiving device is provided. The device includes a signal generating module for generating a transmitting signal including an amplitude-modulated chirp signal, and a reference signal including a chirp signal having a frequency that changes similarly to that of the transmitting signal, a transmitting module for transmitting a pulse having approximately the same waveform as that of the transmitting signal, a receiving module for receiving an echo signal that is the transmitting pulse reflected from a detection target object, a compensating module for extending a dynamic range of the echo signal received by the receiving module, and a pulse compressing module for outputting a pulse-compressed echo signal, wherein the pulse compression is performed by a correlation calculation between the echo signal having the dynamic range extended by the compensating module, and the reference signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2008Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Watanabe, Yasunobu Asada, Shinji Ogawa
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Publication number: 20120139773Abstract: This disclosure provides a device, which includes a transceiver for outputting a reception signal according to an echo intensity of a transmission signal, a reception signal monitoring module for monitoring an intensity of the reception signal based on a saturation condition, and a transmitting condition setting module for controlling a transmitting power according to the intensity of the reception signal monitored by the reception signal monitoring module.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2011Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi MISONOO, Yasunobu ASADA
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Patent number: 8194499Abstract: The present disclosure provides an underwater detector including a power source for applying a predetermined voltage, a voltage control circuit for controlling the voltage based on a control signal, a gate signal generating module for outputting a gate signal, a switching circuit for outputting a reference signal based on the voltage controlled by the voltage control circuit and the gate signal outputted from the gate signal generating module, and a transducer for transmitting an ultrasonic signal underwater, an envelope of which being controlled based on a waveform of the control signal by being applied with the reference signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2009Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Furund Electric Company LimitedInventors: Masaru Nishida, Itsuo Fukuoka, Yasunobu Asada, Satoshi Misonoo, Mitsuhiro Inouchi, Shinji Ogawa, Satoru Arakane
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Patent number: 8085619Abstract: This disclosure provides a fish finder, which includes a transmission module and a reception module, for outputting an ultrasonic wave underwater, receiving an echo, and outputting a reception signal corresponding to an intensity of the received echo, a control module for generating echo data corresponding to a depth based on the reception signal, a display module for displaying the echo data, and a user interface for receiving a user's operation. The control module causes the display module to display the echo data so that the echo data is displayed in two or more display screens. At least one display screen displays an area having a color different from a background color. A part of the echo data at a depth range corresponding to a height of the area is displayed in the other display screen so as to expand the echo data in a depth direction. The user interface specifies a position and a size of the area via the user's operation.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2010Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Furuno Electric Company, LimitedInventors: Satoshi Misonoo, Yasunobu Asada, Norihiro Nishimoto, Masaaki Matsubara
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Publication number: 20110298633Abstract: An underwater detection device includes a transceiver module for transmitting underwater an ultrasonic pulse signal that is frequency-modulated and receiving an echo signal corresponding to the transmitted signal, a pulse compression module for pulse-compressing the signal received by the transceiver module and outputting a signal pulse-compressed, a suppression range determining module for determining a suppression range where a range side lobe suppression process is performed for the pulse-compressed signal, an echo determining module for determining whether the data of the pulse-compressed signal at each depth corresponding to a range side lobe, a suppression value determining module for determining a suppression value for the data of the pulse-compressed signal at each depth, a suppression conducting module for performing a calculation to suppress the range side lobe based on the suppression value for the data determined to be data of the pulse-compressed signal corresponding to the range side lobe by theType: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2011Publication date: December 8, 2011Inventor: Yasunobu ASADA
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Patent number: 8059487Abstract: An underwater detection device includes a transceiver module for transmitting underwater an ultrasonic pulse signal that is frequency-modulated and receiving an echo signal corresponding to the transmitted signal, a pulse compression module for pulse-compressing the signal received by the transceiver module and outputting a signal pulse-compressed, a suppression range determining module for determining a suppression range where a range side lobe suppression process is performed for the pulse-compressed signal, an echo determining module for determining whether the data of the pulse-compressed signal at each depth corresponding to a range side lobe, a suppression value determining module for determining a suppression value for the data of the pulse-compressed signal at each depth, a suppression conducting module for performing a calculation to suppress the range side lobe based on the suppression value for the data determined to be data of the pulse-compressed signal corresponding to the range side lobe by theType: GrantFiled: June 5, 2009Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Furuno Electric Company, Ltd.Inventor: Yasunobu Asada
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Publication number: 20110187579Abstract: This disclosure provides a transmission device, which includes a signal generating module for generating two or more kinds of pulse-shaped signals of mutually different pulse widths, and an antenna for emitting the pulse-shaped signals to the exterior. For the two or more kinds of pulse-shaped signals generated by the signal generating module, an order of two or more kinds of pulse-shaped signals included in a predetermined time frame differs from an order of two or more kinds of pulse-shaped signals included in a different time frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2011Publication date: August 4, 2011Inventors: Yasunobu ASADA, Hitoshi Maeno
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Publication number: 20100309753Abstract: This disclosure provides a fish finder, which includes a transmission module and a reception module, for outputting an ultrasonic wave underwater, receiving an echo, and outputting a reception signal corresponding to an intensity of the received echo, a control module for generating echo data corresponding to a depth based on the reception signal, a display module for displaying the echo data, and a user interface for receiving a user's operation. The control module causes the display module to display the echo data so that the echo data is displayed in two or more display screens. At least one display screen displays an area having a color different from a background color. A part of the echo data at a depth range corresponding to a height of the area is displayed in the other display screen so as to expand the echo data in a depth direction. The user interface specifies a position and a size of the area via the user's operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2010Publication date: December 9, 2010Applicant: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Misonoo, Yasunobu Asada, Norihiro Nishimoto, Masaaki Matsubara
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Publication number: 20090303835Abstract: An underwater detection device includes a transceiver module for transmitting underwater an ultrasonic pulse signal that is frequency-modulated and receiving an echo signal corresponding to the transmitted signal, a pulse compression module for pulse-compressing the signal received by the transceiver module and outputting a signal pulse-compressed, a suppression range determining module for determining a suppression range where a range side lobe suppression process is performed for the pulse-compressed signal, an echo determining module for determining whether the data of the pulse-compressed signal at each depth corresponding to a range side lobe, a suppression value determining module for determining a suppression value for the data of the pulse-compressed signal at each depth, a suppression conducting module for performing a calculation to suppress the range side lobe based on the suppression value for the data determined to be data of the pulse-compressed signal corresponding to the range side lobe by theType: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2009Publication date: December 10, 2009Inventor: Yasunobu ASADA
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Publication number: 20090296789Abstract: A transceiving device includes a transmission signal generating module for generating a transmission signal that is frequency-modulated by a predetermined frequency sweep width, a transceiver module for transmitting a pulse signal having substantially the same waveform as a waveform of the transmission signal and receiving an echo signal corresponding to the transmission signal from a detection range, and a pulse-compression filter for pulse-compressing the echo signal received by the transceiver module. The pulse-compression filter has an input/output characteristic. The characteristic has, when the pulse-compression filter is inputted with an input signal having substantially the same waveform as the waveform of the transmission signal, a window function shape such that a phase spectrum of an output signal corresponding to the input signal is linear and an amplitude spectrum of the output signal does not have a frequency component other than a frequency band with which a frequency sweep is carried out.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2009Publication date: December 3, 2009Inventors: Kenichi WATANABE, Yasunobu Asada, Shinji Ogawa
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Publication number: 20090201766Abstract: The present disclosure provides an underwater detector including a power source for applying a predetermined voltage, a voltage control circuit for controlling the voltage based on a control signal, a gate signal generating module for outputting a gate signal, a switching circuit for outputting a reference signal based on the voltage controlled by the voltage control circuit and the gate signal outputted from the gate signal generating module, and a transducer for transmitting an ultrasonic signal underwater, an envelope of which being controlled based on a waveform of the control signal by being applied with the reference signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2009Publication date: August 13, 2009Applicant: FURUNO Electric Company LimitedInventors: Masaru NISHIDA, Itsuo Fukuoka, Yasunobu Asada, Satoshi Misonoo, Mitsuhiro Inouchi, Shinji Ogawa, Satoru Arakane
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Publication number: 20090103595Abstract: A pulse signal transmitting/receiving device is provided. The device includes a signal generating module for generating a transmitting signal including an amplitude-modulated chirp signal, and a reference signal including a chirp signal having a frequency that changes similarly to that of the transmitting signal, a transmitting module for transmitting a pulse having approximately the same waveform as that of the transmitting signal, a receiving module for receiving an echo signal that is the transmitting pulse reflected from a detection target object, a compensating module for extending a dynamic range of the echo signal received by the receiving module, and a pulse compressing module for outputting a pulse-compressed echo signal, wherein the pulse compression is performed by a correlation calculation between the echo signal having the dynamic range extended by the compensating module, and the reference signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2008Publication date: April 23, 2009Applicant: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Watanabe, Yasunobu Asada, Shinji Ogawa