Patents by Inventor Yuji Kobashi

Yuji Kobashi 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: 20230266761
    Abstract: A haul vehicle management system includes: a three-dimensional data acquisition unit that acquires three-dimensional data outside an outline of a traveling area where a haul vehicle can travel; and a course data generation unit that generates a traveling course of the haul vehicle on the basis of outer shape data of the haul vehicle and the three-dimensional data, the traveling course being set in the traveling area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Hiranaka, Atsushi Sakai, Yuji Kobashi, Kenta Osagawa
  • Patent number: 11687085
    Abstract: An unmanned vehicle management device includes an upper limit speed storage unit that stores an upper limit of a traveling speed of an unmanned vehicle on a downhill set based on an inclination angle of the downhill, an input speed acquisition unit that acquires an input value input by an input device, and an output control unit that causes an output device to output upper limit speed data indicating a relationship between the inclination angle and the upper limit, and input speed data generated based on the input value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Kobashi, Hiroshi Fuji, Takashi Hiranaka
  • Publication number: 20220105953
    Abstract: An unmanned vehicle control system includes: a speed limit calculation unit that calculates a speed limit of an unmanned vehicle based on inclination data of a travel path on the front side of the unmanned vehicle; and a travel control unit that causes the unmanned vehicle to travel based on the speed limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenta Osagawa, Tomonori Ozaki, Yuji Kobashi
  • Publication number: 20220056670
    Abstract: A transport vehicle management system includes: a three-dimensional data acquisition unit that acquires three-dimensional data of a work site; a two-dimensional course generation unit that generates a two-dimensional course for a transport vehicle on a two-dimensional plane set at the work site; and a three-dimensional course generation unit that generates a three-dimensional course of the transport vehicle from the two-dimensional course, based on the three-dimensional data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicants: Komatsu Ltd., National University Corporation YOKOHAMA National University
    Inventors: Takashi Maekawa, Riku Usami, Yuji Kobashi
  • Publication number: 20200249686
    Abstract: An unmanned vehicle management device includes an upper limit speed storage unit that stores an upper limit of a traveling speed of an unmanned vehicle on a downhill set based on an inclination angle of the downhill, an input speed acquisition unit that acquires an input value input by an input device, and an output control unit that causes an output device to output upper limit speed data indicating a relationship between the inclination angle and the upper limit, and input speed data generated based on the input value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Yuji Kobashi, Hiroshi Fuji, Takashi Hiranaka
  • Patent number: 10635112
    Abstract: A control system for a work vehicle includes a course data generation unit that generates a traveling condition including a traveling route of the work vehicle in a workplace, a service area setting unit that sets a service area which is an area where the work vehicle is serviceable, a passage area setting unit that sets a passage area having a predetermined width along the traveling route generated by the course data generation unit, and an update data generation unit that generates update data for service area data obtained by expanding the service area when the passage area is present on an outer side of the service area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD
    Inventors: Yuji Kobashi, Kenta Osagawa, Isao Toku, Tomonori Ozaki
  • Publication number: 20200026305
    Abstract: A haul vehicle control system includes a reference line creating unit configured to create, on the basis of a boundary curve of a running area in a work site where a haul vehicle runs, a reference line set in the running area, and a running course creating unit configured to create a running course for the haul vehicle which is set in the running area on the basis of the reference line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Takashi Maekawa, Taketoshi Suzuki, Riku Usami, Yuji Kobashi, Koji Takeda, Tomikazu Tanuki
  • Publication number: 20180284784
    Abstract: A control system for a work vehicle includes a course data generation unit that generates a traveling condition including a traveling route of the work vehicle in a workplace, a service area setting unit that sets a service area which is an area where the work vehicle is serviceable, a passage area setting unit that sets a passage area having a predetermined width along the traveling route generated by the course data generation unit, and an update data generation unit that generates update data for service area data obtained by expanding the service area when the passage area is present on an outer side of the service area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Yuji Kobashi, Kenta Osagawa, Isao Toku, Tomonori Ozaki