Patents by Inventor Yoshiyuki Kuroba

Yoshiyuki Kuroba 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).

  • Publication number: 20200364475
    Abstract: An object recognition apparatus mounted in a vehicle including a sensor is provided. The apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect an object present in a same lane as that of the vehicle by using information from the sensor, an acquisition unit configured to acquire information concerning lights which the object turns on by using the information from the sensor, and a determining unit configured to determine a type of the object based on the information concerning the lights. A condition in which the determination unit determines that the type of the object is a two-wheeled vehicle includes a case in which the object includes not less than two lights arrayed in a vertical direction with respect to the ground surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Go Nakamoto, Yoshiyuki Kuroba, Hiroshi Maeda, Masashi Hagimoto
  • Publication number: 20200361554
    Abstract: There is provided with a straddle type vehicle. A grip is gripped by a passenger. A sensing device detects an obstacle around the vehicle by using an ultrasonic wave. An electric harness is connected to the sensing device is arranged in the grip is connected to the sensing device through an interior of the grip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi KUMASAKA, Yoshiyuki KUROBA, Kiyoshi KATAGIRI, Hiroshi MAEDA
  • Patent number: 9751515
    Abstract: A vehicle travel control apparatus includes: a detection part that detects an operation state of an accelerator pedal by a driver; an automatic travel control part that performs an automatic travel control in which a vehicle is automatically stopped according to a predetermined condition and independent of the operation of the driver; and an erroneous start limitation control part that limits a drive amount when the vehicle is started according to the operation state of the accelerator pedal detected by the detection part, wherein the erroneous start limitation control part decreases the degree of limitation of the drive amount when the vehicle is started in a case where the vehicle is automatically stopped according to the automatic travel control compared to a case where the vehicle is stopped according to the operation of the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki Kuroba
  • Publication number: 20160236687
    Abstract: A vehicle travel control apparatus includes: a detection part that detects an operation state of an accelerator pedal by a driver; an automatic travel control part that performs an automatic travel control in which a vehicle is automatically stopped according to a predetermined condition and independent of the operation of the driver; and an erroneous start limitation control part that limits a drive amount when the vehicle is started according to the operation state of the accelerator pedal detected by the detection part, wherein the erroneous start limitation control part decreases the degree of limitation of the drive amount when the vehicle is started in a case where the vehicle is automatically stopped according to the automatic travel control compared to a case where the vehicle is stopped according to the operation of the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki KUROBA
  • Patent number: 9406230
    Abstract: This drive control apparatus, includes: a traveling speed detection portion that detects a traveling speed of an own vehicle; an object detection portion that detects an object around an own vehicle and obtains an object detection result; a time-to-collision calculation portion that calculates time to when the object and the own vehicle collide against each other based on the traveling speed and the object detection result; and an alarm portion that raises an alarm to a driver based on the time to collision, in which the alarm portion: obtains reference alarm start time that is preset as a reference value for starting the alarm, and a predetermined distance that is preset as a minimum value of an error in distance perception of the driver; adds time obtained by dividing the predetermined distance by the traveling speed and raises the alarm to the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kuroba, Hideaki Nara, Kenji Kodaka
  • Publication number: 20140104050
    Abstract: This drive control apparatus, includes: a traveling speed detection portion that detects a traveling speed of an own vehicle; an object detection portion that detects an object around an own vehicle and obtains an object detection result; a time-to-collision calculation portion that calculates time to when the object and the own vehicle collide against each other based on the traveling speed and the object detection result; and an alarm portion that raises an alarm to a driver based on the time to collision, in which the alarm portion: obtains reference alarm start time that is preset as a reference value for starting the alarm, and a predetermined distance that is preset as a minimum value of an error in distance perception of the driver; adds time obtained by dividing the predetermined distance by the traveling speed and raises the alarm to the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kuroba, Hideaki Nara, Kenji Kodaka