Patents by Inventor Yoshihisa Yamada
Yoshihisa Yamada 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: 11738762Abstract: A control device includes one or more processors that is configured to: receive a plurality of first requests from a driver assistance system; arbitrate the plurality of first requests; calculate a second request, which has a physical quantity different from the first request, based on an arbitration result; and distribute the second request to at least one of a plurality of actuator systems. When a difference between the second request based on a previous arbitration result and the second request based on a current arbitration result is larger than a threshold value, the one or more processors are configured to distribute a request that is a value between the second request based on the previous arbitration result and the second request based on the current arbitration result.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masumi Dakemoto, Yoshihisa Yamada, Kaiji Itabashi
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Patent number: 11705081Abstract: A display device for vehicle capable of reducing visual recognition burden on a driver and shortening watching time is provided. The display device for vehicle includes a liquid crystal display including a first area, a second area and a third area as display areas, and a CPU configured to switch the liquid crystal display between a normal display mode and a simple display mode. The CPU is configured to, in the normal display mode, make the first area, the second area and the third area to display vehicle information, and in the simple display mode, put the first area and the second area in a non-displayed state and make only the third area to display in digital indication at least speed information among the vehicle information.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshihisa Yamada
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Publication number: 20230192113Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a data set including a requested acceleration as information representing movement of a vehicle in a front-rear direction and any one of a steering angle, a yaw rate, and a rotation radius as information representing movement of the vehicle in a lateral direction from each of a plurality of applications, an arbitration unit configured to perform arbitration of information representing the movement of the vehicle in the front-rear direction and arbitration of information representing the movement of the vehicle in the lateral direction based on a plurality of the data sets received by the receiver, and a first output unit configured to output instruction information for driving an actuator based on an arbitration result of the arbitration unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ikuma SUZUKI, Wataru KANDA, Kaiji ITABASHI, Yoshihisa YAMADA, Kazuki MIYAKE, Tamotsu KONDOH
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Publication number: 20230177950Abstract: A vehicle information processing system includes a vehicle information processing device including one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to receive input information including information on a wheel velocity of a vehicle, and calculate a velocity of the vehicle traveling on an expressway as a feature by using the input information. The input information is information that is received during a period in which a predetermined condition is satisfied out of a period in which the one or more processors receive the input information. The predetermined condition indicates that the vehicle is traveling on the expressway.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2022Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroshi UENO, Yoshihisa YAMADA
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Patent number: 11627317Abstract: A macro block size determining unit 1 determines the size of each macro block on a frame-by-frame basis. A macro block dividing unit 2 divides an inputted image into macro blocks each having the size determined by the macro block size determining unit 1. A macro block coding unit 3 determines a coding mode for each of the macro blocks divided by the macro block dividing unit 2, and codes pixel values in each of the macro blocks in the determined coding mode.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yoshimi Moriya, Shunichi Sekiguchi, Yoshihisa Yamada, Kohtaro Asai
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Patent number: 11608075Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a data set including a requested acceleration as information representing movement of a vehicle in a front-rear direction and any one of a steering angle, a yaw rate, and a rotation radius as information representing movement of the vehicle in a lateral direction from each of a plurality of applications, an arbitration unit configured to perform arbitration of information representing the movement of the vehicle in the front-rear direction and arbitration of information representing the movement of the vehicle in the lateral direction based on a plurality of the data sets received by the receiver, and a first output unit configured to output instruction information for driving an actuator based on an arbitration result of the arbitration unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ikuma Suzuki, Wataru Kanda, Kaiji Itabashi, Yoshihisa Yamada, Kazuki Miyake, Tamotsu Kondoh
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Publication number: 20230082947Abstract: A motion manager configured to request motion of a vehicle according to a kinematic plan on driver assistance of the vehicle to at least one of a plurality of actuators provided in the vehicle includes one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to arbitrate a plurality of kinematic plans respectively set in a plurality of applications, calculate a motion request to the vehicle based on an arbitration result of the kinematic plans, distribute the motion request to at least one of the actuators, and receive, when an abnormality occurs in at least one of the actuators, information indicating a function in which the abnormality occurs and information for setting an operation of an application corresponding to the abnormality from among the applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshihisa YAMADA, Kazuki MIYAKE, Wataru KANDA
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Publication number: 20230079506Abstract: A motion manager configured to request motion of a vehicle according to a kinematic plan on driver assistance of the vehicle to at least one of a plurality of actuators provided in the vehicle includes one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to receive information indicating a plurality of kinematic plans and classify the information into predetermined items such that a realization method of achieving a purpose of each of the kinematic plans is selectable without specifying or distinguishing a setting source of each of the kinematic plans, arbitrate the kinematic plans, calculate a motion request to the vehicle based on a result of arbitrating the kinematic plans, and distribute the motion request to at least one of the actuators.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshihisa YAMADA, Kazuki MIYAKE, Wataru KANDA
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Patent number: 11578974Abstract: A road inclination estimating apparatus is configured to acquire power spectrum density of vertical vibration by a frequency analysis based on the detected vertical acceleration of the sprung mass of a vehicle. The apparatus is configured to determine that a first estimation condition is satisfied, when the power spectrum density has two of the acquired peak frequencies, wherein, one of the two of the peak frequencies is within a predetermined first frequency range, and the other one of the two of the peak frequencies is within a predetermined second frequency range.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yoshihisa Yamada
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Patent number: 11565669Abstract: A braking force controller causes a first actuator unit to generate a target jerk when the target jerk is equal to or larger than a first jerk, causes the first actuator unit to generate the first jerk and a second actuator unit to generate a jerk obtained by subtracting the first jerk from the target jerk as an additional jerk when the target jerk is smaller than the first jerk and equal to or larger than the sum of the first jerk and a second jerk, and causes the first actuator unit to generate the first jerk and the second actuator unit to generate the second jerk as the additional jerk when the target jerk is smaller than the sum of the first jerk and the second jerk.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2022Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shun Sato, Kazuki Miyake, Yoshihisa Yamada, Akitsugu Sakai, Kazumitsu Sugano, Hiroya Fujiwara, Hiromasa Takai
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Patent number: 11554092Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a skin anti-aging agent, an agent for regulating expression of anti-aging related gene, and a cosmetic product comprising the anti-aging agent or the agent for regulating expression of anti-aging related gene which are very safe and can be used reliably for a long term. The skin anti-aging agent, the agent for regulating expression of anti-aging related gene, and the cosmetic product comprising the anti-aging agent or the agent for regulating expression of anti-aging related gene of the present invention comprise a special low molecular DNA and a soybean extract, preferably a soybean sprout extract, as active ingredients. These active ingredients have activating actions on the function of the dermal fibroblast and are hence expected to prevent or improve the skin aging such as the reduction of skin firmness and elasticity, wrinkles and sagging.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2019Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignees: GENETIC BIO-LAB CO., LTD., FINAL FUTURE INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihisa Yamada, Yuya Tada
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Publication number: 20220388520Abstract: A manager is installed in a vehicle. The manager includes: an accepting unit that accepts, from a plurality of advanced driver assistance system applications, a plurality of kinematic plans including first information that is information representing lateral-direction motion of the vehicle; an arbitration unit that performs arbitration of the kinematic plans; a first output unit that distributes a motion request based on a result of arbitration performed by the arbitration unit to at least one of a plurality of actuator systems; and a second output unit that outputs second information used for generating the first information to at least one of the ADAS applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yoshihisa YAMADA
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Publication number: 20220394254Abstract: A macro block size determining unit 1 determines the size of each macro block on a frame-by-frame basis. A macro block dividing unit 2 divides an inputted image into macro blocks each having the size determined by the macro block size determining unit 1. A macro block coding unit 3 determines a coding mode for each of the macro blocks divided by the macro block dividing unit 2, and codes pixel values in each of the macro blocks in the determined coding mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yoshimi MORIYA, Shunichi Sekiguchi, Yoshihisa Yamada, Kohtaro Asai
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Publication number: 20220234553Abstract: A braking force controller causes a first actuator unit to generate a target jerk when the target jerk is equal to or larger than a first jerk, causes the first actuator unit to generate the first jerk and a second actuator unit to generate a jerk obtained by subtracting the first jerk from the target jerk as an additional jerk when the target jerk is smaller than the first jerk and equal to or larger than the sum of the first jerk and a second jerk, and causes the first actuator unit to generate the first jerk and the second actuator unit to generate the second jerk as the additional jerk when the target jerk is smaller than the sum of the first jerk and the second jerk.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shun SATO, Kazuki MIYAKE, Yoshihisa YAMADA, Akitsugu SAKAI, Kazumitsu SUGANO, Hiroya FUJIWARA, Hiromasa TAKAI
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Patent number: 11338779Abstract: A braking force controller causes a first actuator unit to generate a target jerk when the target jerk is equal to or larger than a first jerk, causes the first actuator unit to generate the first jerk and a second actuator unit to generate a jerk obtained by subtracting the first jerk from the target jerk as an additional jerk when the target jerk is smaller than the first jerk and equal to or larger than the sum of the first jerk and a second jerk, and causes the first actuator unit to generate the first jerk and the second actuator unit to generate the second jerk as the additional jerk when the target jerk is smaller than the sum of the first jerk and the second jerk.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shun Sato, Kazuki Miyake, Yoshihisa Yamada, Akitsugu Sakai, Kazumitsu Sugano, Hiroya Fujiwara, Hiromasa Takai
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Publication number: 20220093050Abstract: A display device for vehicle capable of reducing visual recognition burden on a driver and shortening watching time is provided. The display device for vehicle includes a liquid crystal display including a first area, a second area and a third area as display areas, and a CPU configured to switch the liquid crystal display between a normal display mode and a simple display mode. The CPU is configured to, in the normal display mode, make the first area, the second area and the third area to display vehicle information, and in the simple display mode, put the first area and the second area in a non-displayed state and make only the third area to display in digital indication at least speed information among the vehicle information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Yoshihisa YAMADA
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Patent number: 11254355Abstract: An electronic control device controls an electronic power steering apparatus including a motor configured to assist steering of a steering wheel provided in a vehicle and a torque sensor configured to detect a steering torque applied to the steering wheel. The electronic control device includes: a torque current control unit that sets a first current command value to be supplied to the motor according to a value of the steering torque applied to the steering wheel; a differential control unit that calculates a torque differential value as a differential value of the steering torque and sets a second current command value according to the torque differential value and a rotation speed of the motor; and a command value calculation unit that calculates a motor current command value to be supplied to the motor based on the first current command value and the second current command value.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kei Kashiyama, Tomohiro Sakata, Yoshihisa Yamada
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Publication number: 20220047364Abstract: The present invention provides a zirconia sintered body that has less excess material to be removed when making a prosthesis by milling, providing a reduction of work time, more durability for a working tool, and a faster treatment for patients, and that undergoes little deformation during firing, and provides enhanced aesthetics. The present invention relates to a columnar zirconia sintered body having a base and a side face, the base having a surface shape that is neither square nor rectangular but has at least one straight portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2019Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL INC.Inventors: Shinji HARADA, Yoshihisa YAMADA
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Publication number: 20220017062Abstract: A control device for controlling a brake of a vehicle includes an arbitrating unit configured to receive motion requests for a plurality of actuators, which are used for controlling a motion of the vehicle, from a plurality of application requesting units related to driving support functions and to arbitrate the received motion requests, a command distributing unit configured to distribute commands to controllers for controlling the actuators based on an arbitration result obtained by the arbitrating unit, and a feedback controller configured to feed back a control record value indicating the motion of the vehicle, which is measured by using sensor units, to the application requesting units and to realize the motion of the vehicle requested by the application requesting units.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yoshihisa YAMADA
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Patent number: 11225234Abstract: A vehicle braking force control apparatus of the disclosure executes a slip rate reduction control to reduce a slip rate of any of wheels of a vehicle becoming equal to or greater than a predetermined slip rate threshold by automatically changing braking force applied to one or more of the wheels. The apparatus uses a first slip rate threshold as the predetermined slip rate threshold during a normal acceleration-and-deceleration control and a normal steering control. The apparatus uses a second slip rate threshold during a driving assist control. The second slip rate is set to a value smaller than the first slip rate threshold and near and smaller than the slip rate, at which a friction coefficient between the wheel and a surface of a road on which the vehicle moves is maximum.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2019Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroshi Ueno, Yoshihisa Yamada