Patents by Inventor Yusuke KAKIMOTO
Yusuke KAKIMOTO 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: 11840295Abstract: A steering system includes a steering shaft; a motor configured to generate a torque applied to the steering shaft; and a control unit configured to control the motor. The control unit has a function of performing steering angle feedback control for causing a steering angle that is a rotation angle of a steering wheel to reach a target steering angle that is set based on a point of view of adjusting a rotational position of the steering wheel, as an adjustment process of adjusting the rotational position of the steering wheel. The control unit is configured to set a limit value for limiting a change range of the target steering angle with respect to the steering angle at each moment in a period in which automatic rotation of the steering wheel is hindered in a case where the automatic rotation is hindered while the adjustment process is being performed.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yusuke Kakimoto, Yoshiyuki Uchino, Kenji Shibata, Takafumi Sato
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Patent number: 11834115Abstract: A steering system includes a steering shaft; a reaction motor; and a control unit configured to control the reaction motor. The control unit has a function of performing a correction process of rotating the steering wheel using the reaction motor such that a displacement in a rotational position of the steering wheel with respect to a correct rotational position corresponding to a turning position of the turning wheels decreases when a power supply of the vehicle is turned on and the rotational position of the steering wheel is different from the correct rotational position. The control unit is configured to perform the correction process when the displacement is equal to or greater than a predetermined permissible value and not to perform the correction process when the displacement is less than the permissible value.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yusuke Kakimoto, Yoshiyuki Uchino, Kenji Shibata, Takafumi Sato
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Patent number: 11814121Abstract: A steering device includes a steering shaft, a motor, a stopper mechanism, and a controller. The controller is configured to execute a first process and a second process when a determined condition is established. The first process includes causing the steering wheel to operate to a first operation end through control of the motor and thereafter operate in reverse to a second operation end. The second process includes computing a neutral position of the steering wheel based on a rotational angle of the motor at a time when reverse operation of the steering wheel is started and at a time when the reverse operation of the steering wheel is ended.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke Kakimoto, Yoshiyuki Uchino, Kenji Shibata, Takafumi Sato
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Publication number: 20230294761Abstract: A steering device includes a steering shaft, a motor, a stopper mechanism, and a controller. The controller is configured to execute a first process and a second process when a determined condition is established. The first process includes causing the steering wheel to operate to a first operation end through control of the motor and thereafter operate in reverse to a second operation end. The second process includes computing a neutral position of the steering wheel based on a rotational angle of the motor at a time when reverse operation of the steering wheel is started and at a time when the reverse operation of the steering wheel is ended.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke KAKIMOTO, Yoshiyuki UCHINO, Kenji SHIBATA, Takafumi SATO
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Publication number: 20230286569Abstract: A steering control device calculates a target angle of a shaft that rotates in conjunction with a turning operation of a turning wheel that is isolated from dynamic power transmission with a steering wheel, depending on a steering state of the steering wheel, and executes a feedback control to cause an actual angle to follow the target angle, for controlling electricity supply to a turning motor to turn the turning wheel, the steering control device including: a first processing unit to execute a process to alter the target angle independently of the steering state of the steering wheel; and a second processing unit to calculate a turning state amount for a guide monitor function to assist traveling of a vehicle, by reducing or removing an influence of an alteration of the target angle on the actual angle of the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Junya MIYAKE, Atsushi Ishihara, Yusuke Kakimoto, Hidetsugu Toyama, Tomoyuki Iida
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Patent number: 11702128Abstract: A steering device includes: a mechanism configured to turn turning wheels of a vehicle; a motor configured to generate drive force that is applied to the mechanism; and a controller configured to control the motor in accordance with a steering state. The controller includes a determination circuit configured to determine whether or not one of the turning wheels is in contact with an obstacle based on at least a value of electric current that is supplied to the motor and a vehicle speed. The controller is configured to, when one of the turning wheels is in contact with the obstacle, notify a driver that one of the turning wheels is in contact with the obstacle.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2020Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Isao Namikawa, Koji Anraku, Yusuke Kakimoto, Yoshio Kudo
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Patent number: 11661103Abstract: A steering control device for a steering system includes an electronic control unit configured to: calculate target torque that is a target value of the motor torque; control operation of the motor; calculate a vehicle speed basic axial force based on a detected vehicle speed; calculate another state quantity basic axial force based on a state quantity other than the detected vehicle speed; calculate a distributed axial force by adding the vehicle speed basic axial force and the other state quantity basic axial force at individually set distribution ratios; calculate the target torque based on the distributed axial force; and reduce the distribution ratio of the vehicle speed basic axial force when the detected vehicle speed is abnormal as compared to when the detected vehicle speed is normal.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takashi Kodera, Isao Namikawa, Yusuke Kakimoto, Yoshio Kudo
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Patent number: 11661107Abstract: A steering control device includes control circuitry configured to perform synchronization control.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiyuki Uchino, Yusuke Kakimoto, Koji Anraku, Isao Namikawa, Kenji Shibata, Takafumi Sato
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Publication number: 20230026554Abstract: A steering control device includes a control unit configured to perform a calculation based on angle information and to control the operation of a turning section based on a turning control amount. The angle information is obtained by relating the turning control amount for operating the turning section to a steering angle that is an angle by which a steering wheel is steered. The control unit includes a speed increase ratio calculation unit configured to calculate a speed increase ratio based on state variables, and an angle information calculation unit configured to calculate the angle information by converting the steering angle using the speed increase ratio obtained by the speed increase ratio calculation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takashi KODERA, Yusuke KAKIMOTO, Toru TAKASHIMA, Hidetsugu TOYAMA
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Patent number: 11485404Abstract: In a controller for a steering device, the steering device includes a structure where motive power transmission between a steering unit and a turning unit is separated. The controller includes a control circuit configured to control operation of a steering-side motor that is provided in the steering unit to give steering reaction force that is force against the steering input into the steering unit. In a case where turning of the turning wheels to one direction is restricted, the control circuit is configured to calculate restriction reaction force for restricting steering that is to turn the turning wheels to the one direction. The control circuit is configured to calculate the restriction reaction force based on information on the steering unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koji Anraku, Isao Namikawa, Yusuke Kakimoto, Yoshio Kudo, Tetsuya Morino
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Patent number: 11400970Abstract: A steering system includes a mechanism configured to turn a steer wheel of a vehicle, a motor configured to generate driving force that is applied to the mechanism, and a controller configured to control the motor according to a steering status. The controller includes a limiting control circuit configured to limit a current that is supplied to the motor to a limiting value, a determining circuit configured to determine whether the steer wheel is in contact with an obstacle by using at least a comparison between a value of the current that is supplied to the motor and a threshold, and a threshold computing circuit configured to compute the threshold that is used by the determining circuit, the threshold computing circuit being configured to compute a value less than the limiting value according to the limiting value as the threshold.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Isao Namikawa, Koji Anraku, Yusuke Kakimoto, Yoshio Kudo
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Patent number: 11325642Abstract: A steering apparatus includes: a mechanism that turns a turning wheel; a first motor that generates a driving force that is given to the mechanism; and a control device. The control device includes: a first computation circuit that computes a first limiting value to which an electric current to be supplied to the first motor is limited in a particular situation; a determination circuit that determines whether the turning wheel is in touch with an obstacle; a second computation circuit that computes a second limiting value to which the electric current to be supplied to the first motor is limited when the determination circuit determines that the turning wheel is in touch with the obstacle; and a third computation circuit that computes the threshold to be used by the determination circuit, based on a smaller limiting value of the first limiting value and the second limiting value.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Isao Namikawa, Koji Anraku, Yusuke Kakimoto
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Patent number: 11292510Abstract: A steering control device includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit controls operation of a steering-side motor so as to apply a steering reaction force that resists a steering operation input to the steering wheel. The electronic control unit computes an obstruction strike reaction force for regulating a steering operation that steers a steered wheel toward an obstruction. The electronic control unit generates determination information indicating that the steered wheel is struck by an obstruction. The determination information includes first determination information indicating that the left side of the steered wheel is struck by an obstruction, and second determination information indicating that the right side of the steered wheel is struck by an obstruction. The electronic control unit sets a direction in which the obstruction strike reaction force is applied based on the generated determination information.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignees: JTKEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koji Anraku, Isao Namikawa, Yusuke Kakimoto, Yoshio Kudo
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Publication number: 20220097761Abstract: A steering control device includes a target torque generating unit configured to generate a target torque which is a target value of a motor torque. The target torque generating unit includes an axial component calculating unit. The axial component calculating unit includes a first calculation system configured to calculate a vehicle-speed-based axial force, a second calculation system configured to calculate an other-state-quantity-based axial force, and an output switching unit. The output switching unit is configured to output the vehicle-speed-based axial force as the axial component by validating the first calculation system when a state of the vehicle speed is normal and to output the other-state-quantity-based axial force as the axial component by validating the second calculation system when the state of the vehicle speed is abnormal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke KAKIMOTO, Takashi KODERA
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Publication number: 20220097757Abstract: A steering control device includes a target torque generator configured to generate a target torque which is a target value of the motor torque and a control signal generator configured to generate a control signal for controlling the motor such that the motor torque corresponding to the target torque is generated. The target torque generator includes a pre-adjustment axial force calculator, a first axial force calculator, a second axial force calculator, a post-adjustment axial force calculator, and a target torque calculator. The post-adjustment axial force calculator is configured to set a proportion of a first axial force contributing to a post-adjustment axial force to be smaller when a state of a vehicle speed is abnormal than when the state of the vehicle speed is normal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yusuke KAKIMOTO, Takashi KODERA, Yoshio KUDO
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Publication number: 20220081025Abstract: A steering control device includes an electronic control unit configured to calculate a target reaction torque that is a target value of a steering reaction force that is a force against steering input to a steering unit and to control operation of a steering-side motor provided in the steering unit such that a motor torque corresponding to the target reaction torque is generated. The electronic control unit is configured to calculate an angle axial force, as an axial component based on an axial force acting on a turning shaft that operates to turn turning wheels, the angle axial force being an axial force in which road-surface information is not reflected, and the angle axial force being determined according to an angle convertible to a turning angle of the turning wheels. The electronic control unit is configured to perform a guard process such that the angle axial force is not excessive.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yusuke KAKIMOTO, Takashi KODERA, Yoshio KUDO
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Publication number: 20210394824Abstract: A steering device includes a steering shaft, a motor, a stopper mechanism, and a controller. The controller is configured to execute a first process and a second process when a determined condition is established. The first process includes causing the steering wheel to operate to a first operation end through control of the motor and thereafter operate in reverse to a second operation end. The second process includes computing a neutral position of the steering wheel based on a rotational angle of the motor at a time when reverse operation of the steering wheel is started and at a time when the reverse operation of the steering wheel is ended.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke KAKIMOTO, Yoshiyuki UCHINO, Kenji SHIBATA, Takafumi SATO
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Publication number: 20210394820Abstract: A steering system includes a steering shaft that rotates along with an operation of a steering wheel; a motor configured to generate a torque that is applied to the steering shaft; and a control unit configured to control the motor. The control unit is configured to control the motor such that a rotation speed of the steering wheel decreases gradually to zero when automatic rotation of the steering wheel is stopped, in a case where the steering wheel is automatically rotated as an adjustment process of adjusting a rotational position of the steering wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yusuke KAKIMOTO, Yoshiyuki UCHINO, Kenji SHIBATA, Takafumi SATO
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Publication number: 20210394825Abstract: A steering system includes a steering shaft; a motor configured to generate a torque applied to the steering shaft; and a control unit configured to control the motor. The control unit has a function of performing steering angle feedback control for causing a steering angle that is a rotation angle of a steering wheel to reach a target steering angle that is set based on a point of view of adjusting a rotational position of the steering wheel, as an adjustment process of adjusting the rotational position of the steering wheel. The control unit is configured to set a limit value for limiting a change range of the target steering angle with respect to the steering angle at each moment in a period in which automatic rotation of the steering wheel is hindered in a case where the automatic rotation is hindered while the adjustment process is being performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yusuke KAKIMOTO, Yoshiyuki UCHINO, Kenji SHIBATA, Takafumi SATO
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Publication number: 20210394821Abstract: A steering system includes a steering operation shaft in which power transmission to and from a steering wheel is disabled and that steers a steered wheel of a vehicle, a steering operation motor that generates a steering operation force that is a torque applied to the steering operation shaft so as to steer the steered wheel, and a control device that controls the steering operation motor. When a rotation position of the steering wheel is different from a rotation position corresponding to a steered position of the steered wheel, the control device executes a process for correcting the steered position of the steered wheel to a position corresponding to the rotation position of the steering wheel through the steering operation motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yusuke KAKIMOTO, Takashi KODERA, Kenji SHIBATA, Takafumi SATO