Patents by Inventor Yuko SUGIMURA

Yuko SUGIMURA 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).

  • Patent number: 12522227
    Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: a recognition unit configured to recognize a surrounding condition of a vehicle; a driving control unit configured to control acceleration, deceleration, and steering of the vehicle based on a recognition result; and a vehicle abnormality detection unit configured to detect an abnormality in an electric parking brake device. When an abnormality in the driver is detected during traveling of the vehicle, the driving control unit performs control to decelerate the vehicle to a predetermined speed greater than zero by braking by a brake device. In a case where an abnormality in the electric parking brake device is detected before or at a time the vehicle is decelerated to the predetermined speed, the driving control unit causes the vehicle to perform traveling along a traveling road until the recognition unit recognizes a preceding vehicle after the vehicle is decelerated to the predetermined speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuma Kobayashi, Yuko Sugimura, Yuichi Masukake, Yugo Kajiwara, Yuichi Komori, Shohei Noai
  • Patent number: 12420836
    Abstract: A vehicle controller is configured to: recognize a surrounding situation of a vehicle; execute first control of giving a first alarm to an occupant of the vehicle in response to a first condition being satisfied; execute second control of controlling braking or steering of the vehicle and giving a second alarm to the occupant in response to a second condition being satisfied; detect an abnormality of the occupant; execute third control of decelerating or stopping the vehicle and giving a third alarm in response to the abnormality of the occupant; and arrange execution of the first, second and third control. The vehicle controller executes the third control with priority over the first control when conditions of the first control and the third control are satisfied; and executes the second control with priority over the third control when conditions of the second control and the third control are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuma Kobayashi, Yuichi Komori, Yuko Sugimura, Yuichi Masukake, Yugo Kajiwara, Shohei Noai
  • Publication number: 20240300534
    Abstract: A vehicle controller is configured to: recognize a surrounding situation of a vehicle; execute first control of giving a first alarm to an occupant of the vehicle in response to a first condition being satisfied; execute second control of controlling braking or steering of the vehicle and giving a second alarm to the occupant in response to a second condition being satisfied; detect an abnormality of the occupant; execute third control of decelerating or stopping the vehicle and giving a third alarm in response to the abnormality of the occupant; and arrange execution of the first, second and third control. The vehicle controller executes the third control with priority over the first control when conditions of the first control and the third control are satisfied; and executes the second control with priority over the third control when conditions of the second control and the third control are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuma KOBAYASHI, Yuichi KOMORI, Yuko SUGIMURA, Yuichi MASUKAKE, Yugo KAJIWARA, Shohei NOAI
  • Publication number: 20240149894
    Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: a recognition unit configured to recognize a surrounding condition of a vehicle; a driving control unit configured to control acceleration, deceleration, and steering of the vehicle based on a recognition result; and a vehicle abnormality detection unit configured to detect an abnormality in an electric parking brake device. When an abnormality in the driver is detected during traveling of the vehicle, the driving control unit performs control to decelerate the vehicle to a predetermined speed greater than zero by braking by a brake device. In a case where an abnormality in the electric parking brake device is detected before or at a time the vehicle is decelerated to the predetermined speed, the driving control unit causes the vehicle to perform traveling along a traveling road until the recognition unit recognizes a preceding vehicle after the vehicle is decelerated to the predetermined speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuma KOBAYASHI, Yuko SUGIMURA, Yuichi MASUKAKE, Yugo KAJIWARA, Yuichi KOMORI, Shohei NOAI