Patents by Inventor Yuki Shimano

Yuki Shimano 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: 20180230672
    Abstract: A control device for a construction machine includes an operational amount data acquisition unit configured to acquire operational amount data indicating an operational amount of the working unit, an operation determination unit configured to determine a non-operation state of a bucket on the basis of the operational amount data, a bucket control determination unit configured to determine whether bucket control conditions are satisfied, on the basis of determination of the non-operation state, and a working unit control unit configured to output a control signal for controlling the bucket to maintain a state of the working unit, when the bucket control conditions are determined to be satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Toru Matsuyama, Jin Kitajima, Yuki Shimano
  • Patent number: 10036141
    Abstract: A control system for a work vehicle having a work implement includes a first operating lever for the work implement, a first operating member and a controller. The first operating member is provided on the first operating lever. The controller is configured to perform an automatic control of the work implement. The controller is configured to perform a function of the automatic control, which is allocated to the first operating member, in response to operating the first operating member when a performance condition, including that the first operating lever is located in a neutral position thereof, is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Yokoo, Yuki Shimano, Tomohiro Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20180171598
    Abstract: When correcting an error caused by deviation of an attitude detection device with respect to a work machine including a swing body which swings, a working implement being attached to the swing body, the attitude detection device outputting an attitude of the work machine, the error is corrected by using a first position which is a position of a part of the work machine when the work machine is in a first attitude and a second position which is a position of the part when the work machine is in a second attitude.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Tsutomu IWAMURA, Masanobu SEKI, Masashi ICHIHARA, Kenjiro SHIMADA, Satoru SHINTANI, Yuki SHIMANO, Eiji ISHIBASHI
  • Patent number: 9938694
    Abstract: A control device for a work machine is a device for controlling a working unit of a work machine to excavate an object to be excavated. The control device includes a control unit for controlling the working unit to prevent a working implement of the working unit from crossing a predetermined target profile, and a switching unit for defining the target profile as an offset profile separated by a predetermined distance from a target excavation profile that is a target profile for finishing of the object to be excavated or the target excavation profile, based on an attitude of the working implement relative to the target excavation profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Matsuyama, Yuki Shimano, Masashi Ichihara, Yoshiki Kami
  • Publication number: 20180002901
    Abstract: A control system for a work vehicle includes at least one sensor, an operating device, and a controller. The operating device includes at least one operating member. The controller is programmed to control a work implement of the work vehicle based on signals from the at least one sensor and the operating device. The controller is further programmed to use the signals to obtain a distance between the work implement and a design terrain which represents a target shape of a work object, and to determine whether a surface compaction determination condition indicating that work performed by the work implement is surface compaction work is satisfied. The controller executes a surface compaction control in which a velocity of the work implement toward the design terrain is limited in response to the distance between the work implement and the design terrain when the surface compaction determination condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Yuki SHIMANO, Jin KITAJIMA, Yoshiki KAMI, Masashi ICHIHARA
  • Patent number: 9803340
    Abstract: A control deciding unit for deciding to execute a leveling control for controlling a work implement so that the work implement moves along a design terrain when a leveling determination condition is satisfied. The control deciding unit decides to execute a surface compaction control for limiting the velocity of the work implement toward the design terrain in response to the distance between the work implement and the design terrain when a surface compaction determination condition is satisfied. The control deciding unit maintains the surface compaction control when the leveling determination condition is satisfied while the surface compaction control is being executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Shimano, Jin Kitajima, Yoshiki Kami, Masashi Ichihara
  • Publication number: 20170292247
    Abstract: A control system for a work vehicle having a work implement includes a first operating lever for the work implement, a first operating member and a controller. The first operating member is provided on the first operating lever. The controller is configured to perform an automatic control of the work implement. The controller is configured to perform a function of the automatic control, which is allocated to the first operating member, in response to operating the first operating member when a performance condition, including that the first operating lever is located in a neutral position thereof, is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Takashi YOKOO, Yuki SHIMANO, Tomohiro NAKAGAWA
  • Patent number: 9783961
    Abstract: The present invention includes a stroke sensor which is arranged on a hydraulic cylinder and measures a stroke length of the hydraulic cylinder; a rotary encoder and a magnetic force sensor which measure a reset reference point to reset a value of the stroke length measured by the stroke sensor; a stroke end detection processing unit which detects a stroke end position of the hydraulic cylinder; a calibration processing unit which calibrates the measured value of the stroke length when the reset reference point and/or the stroke end position is detected; an HMI monitor which displays an entire work machine mounted with the hydraulic cylinder when an initial calibration work for the hydraulic cylinder is carried out; and a highlight display processing unit that highlights a moving portion to drive a hydraulic cylinder to be calibrated along with an indication of a driving direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Ikegami, Yoshiki Kami, Yuki Shimano, Hayato Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20170284070
    Abstract: A control device for a work machine is a device for controlling a working unit of a work machine to excavate an object to be excavated. The control device includes a control unit for controlling the working unit to prevent a working implement of the working unit from crossing a predetermined target profile, and a switching unit for defining the target profile as an offset profile separated by a predetermined distance from a target excavation profile that is a target profile for finishing of the object to be excavated or the target excavation profile, based on an attitude of the working implement relative to the target excavation profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Toru Matsuyama, Yuki Shimano, Masashi Ichihara, Yoshiki Kami
  • Publication number: 20170268198
    Abstract: A distance obtaining unit obtains the distance between a work implement and a design terrain. A work aspect determining unit determines a work aspect by the work implement. A limit velocity deciding unit limits the velocity of the work implement when the distance between the work implement and the design terrain becomes smaller. When the work aspect is surface compaction work and the distance between the work implement and the design terrain is within a first range of at least a portion that is equal to or less than a predetermined first distance, the limit velocity deciding unit increases the limit velocity of the work implement in comparison to when the work aspect is an aspect of a work other than surface compaction, or cancels the limiting of the velocity of the work implement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Yuki SHIMANO, Tomohiro NAKAGAWA, Masashi ICHIHARA, Jin KITAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20170268204
    Abstract: A control deciding unit for deciding to execute a leveling control for controlling a work implement so that the work implement moves along a design terrain when a leveling determination condition is satisfied. The control deciding unit decides to execute a surface compaction control for limiting the velocity of the work implement toward the design terrain in response to the distance between the work implement and the design terrain when a surface compaction determination condition is satisfied. The control deciding unit maintains the surface compaction control when the leveling determination condition is satisfied while the surface compaction control is being executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Yuki SHIMANO, Jin KITAJIMA, Kami YOSHIKI, Masashi ICHIHARA
  • Patent number: 9689140
    Abstract: A construction machine control system for a construction machine that includes a work machine including a boom, an arm, and a bucket includes: an adjusting device having a movable spool and being capable of adjusting an amount of operating oil supplied to a hydraulic cylinder that drives the work machine with movement of the spool; an operation command unit adjusting the spool; a storage unit storing a plurality of pieces of correlation data indicating a relation between a cylinder speed of the hydraulic cylinder and an operation command value of operating the hydraulic cylinder according to a type of the bucket; an acquiring unit acquiring type data indicating the type of the bucket; and a control unit selecting one piece of correlation data from the plurality of pieces of correlation data based on the type data and controlling the operation command value based on the selected correlation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Akinori Baba, Katsuhiro Ikegami, Takeshi Takaura, Masashi Ichihara, Yuki Shimano
  • Patent number: 9617717
    Abstract: A construction machine control system controls a construction machine including a traveling device, a work machine having a working tool, and a swing structure to which the work machine is attached and which is attached to the traveling device to swing with respect to the traveling device. The construction machine control system includes a position detection device that detects a first position which is a position of a partial portion of the construction machine and outputs the first position as first position information; a state detection device that detects and outputs operation information indicating an operation of the construction machine; and a processing device that calculates a second position corresponding to the position of the partial portion using the first position information and the operation information and calculates a position of at least a partial portion of the work machine using second position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunichiro Kondo, Daiki Arimatsu, Yoshiki Kami, Yasuo Kanemitsu, Yuki Shimano, Yuto Fujii
  • Patent number: 9556594
    Abstract: A stop control unit carries out control, when a moving speed of a bucket in a direction toward target design topography is the same in both of a first specifying state in which a bucket weight specifying portion specifies a weight of the bucket as large and a second specifying state in which the bucket weight specifying portion specifies a weight of the bucket as small, such that the moving speed of the bucket in the direction toward the target design topography is reduced from a position more distant from the target design topography in the first specifying state than in the second specifying state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Shimano, Yuto Fujii, Takeshi Takaura
  • Patent number: 9551133
    Abstract: A stroke operation calibration control device for a hydraulic cylinder includes: movable portions; hydraulic cylinders; a stroke sensor measuring a stroke length of the hydraulic cylinder; a reset sensor measuring a reset reference point at which a measurement value of the stroke length obtained by the stroke sensor is reset; a stroke end detection process unit detecting a stroke end position of the hydraulic cylinder; a calibration process unit calibrating the measurement value of the stroke length upon the detection of the reset reference point and/or the stroke end position; a malfunction detection unit outputting an error when the stroke length is in the predetermined measurement range; and a control unit prohibiting the reset until the stroke length has passed the reset reference point at power input time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Ikegami, Yoshiki Kami, Yuki Shimano, Hayato Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20170016211
    Abstract: Provided is a display system including: a display unit which displays an image; a vehicle body position data acquisition unit which acquires vehicle body position data indicating a position of a vehicle body supporting a work machine; a process position data storage unit which stores process position data indicating a process position of a process target processed by the work machine; and a display controller which displays an image indicating the process position based on the process position data and an image indicating a specific position of the vehicle body on the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Daiki Arimatsu, Yuki Shimano, Takeshi Takaura, Jason Anetsberger
  • Publication number: 20160376772
    Abstract: A construction machine control system controls a construction machine including a traveling device, a work machine having a working tool, and a swing structure to which the work machine is attached and which is attached to the traveling device to swing with respect to the traveling device. The construction machine control system includes a position detection device that detects a first position which is a position of a partial portion of the construction machine and outputs the first position as first position information; a state detection device that detects and outputs operation information indicating an operation of the construction machine; and a processing device that calculates a second position corresponding to the position of the partial portion using the first position information and the operation information and calculates a position of at least a partial portion of the work machine using second position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Shunichiro Kondo, Daiki Arimatsu, Yoshiki Kami, Yasuo Kanemitsu, Yuki Shimano, Yuto Fujii
  • Patent number: 9447563
    Abstract: A stroke operation diagnosis supporting device for a hydraulic cylinder includes: movable portions; hydraulic cylinders; a stroke sensor measuring a stroke length of the hydraulic cylinder; a reset sensor measuring a reset reference point at which a measurement value of the stroke length obtained by the stroke sensor is reset; a stroke end detection process unit detecting a stroke end position of the hydraulic cylinder; a calibration process unit calibrating the measurement value of the stroke length upon the detection of the reset reference point and/or the stroke end position; and a monitor displaying on a screen at least the measurement value of the stroke length obtained by the stroke sensor and a calibration state obtained by the calibration process unit, wherein the monitor displays continuous time change of the measurement value of the stroke length obtained by the stroke sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Ikegami, Yoshiki Kami, Yuki Shimano, Hayato Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20160265187
    Abstract: A construction machine control system for a construction machine that includes a work machine including a boom, an arm, and a bucket includes: an adjusting device having a movable spool and being capable of adjusting an amount of operating oil supplied to a hydraulic cylinder that drives the work machine with movement of the spool; an operation command unit adjusting the spool; a storage unit storing a plurality of pieces of correlation data indicating a relation between a cylinder speed of the hydraulic cylinder and an operation command value of operating the hydraulic cylinder according to a type of the bucket; an acquiring unit acquiring type data indicating the type of the bucket; and a control unit selecting one piece of correlation data from the plurality of pieces of correlation data based on the type data and controlling the operation command value based on the selected correlation data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Akinori Baba, Katsuhiro Ikegami, Takeshi Takaura, Masashi Ichihara, Yuki Shimano
  • Publication number: 20160258135
    Abstract: A stop control unit carries out control, when a moving speed of a bucket in a direction toward target design topography is the same in both of a first specifying state in which a bucket weight specifying portion specifies a weight of the bucket as large and a second specifying state in which the bucket weight specifying portion specifies a weight of the bucket as small, such that the moving speed of the bucket in the direction toward the target design topography is reduced from a position more distant from the target design topography in the first specifying state than in the second specifying state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Yuki SHIMANO, Yuto FUJII, Takeshi TAKAURA