Patents by Inventor Yutaka Mikuriya
Yutaka Mikuriya 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: 11869362Abstract: A controller is configured to set a stopping order of a plurality of vehicles, which indicates the vehicle order at a stop location in a stopping area. The controller is further configured to estimate an arrival order, which indicates the order in which the plurality of vehicles arrive at a prescribed location, based on position information of the plurality of vehicles. The controller is further configured to determine whether the arrival order differs from the stopping order The controller is further configured to control the travel of at least one vehicle from among the plurality of vehicles upon determining that the arrival order differs from the stopping order, such that the arrival order is the same as the stopping order by a time the plurality of vehicles arrive at the prescribed location.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Renault S.A.S.Inventors: Masahide Nakamura, Yutaka Mikuriya, Yoshitaka Takagi
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Patent number: 11853947Abstract: A vehicle dispatching method is provided for managing a dispatch to a user of a first vehicle reserved by a user as a dispatch vehicle or a second vehicle that can be dispatched to a scheduled boarding point in which the user boards the dispatch vehicle, using a controller for communicating with communication devices in the first vehicle and the second vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Renault S.A.S.Inventors: Yoshitaka Takagi, Yutaka Mikuriya, Masahide Nakamura
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Publication number: 20230196922Abstract: A controller is configured to set a stopping order of a plurality of vehicles, which indicates the vehicle order at a stop location in a stopping area. The controller is further configured to estimate an arrival order, which indicates the order in which the plurality of vehicles arrive at a prescribed location, based on position information of the plurality of vehicles. The controller is further configured to determine whether the arrival order differs from the stopping order The controller is further configured to control the travel of at least one vehicle from among the plurality of vehicles upon determining that the arrival order differs from the stopping order, such that the arrival order is the same as the stopping order by a time the plurality of vehicles arrive at the prescribed location.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2020Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Masahide NAKAMURA, Yutaka MIKURIYA, Yoshitaka TAKAGI
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Publication number: 20230196916Abstract: A controller includes an extraction unit, an arrival time calculation unit, a departure time calculation unit, a stop location calculation unit and a transmission unit. The extraction unit extracts stop-scheduled vehicles, which are scheduled to stop in a stopping area. The arrival time calculation unit calculates arrival times when the stop-scheduled vehicles will arrive at the stopping area based at least on user-side information of users who use the stop-scheduled vehicles, or on position information of the stop-scheduled vehicles. The departure time calculation unit calculates a scheduled departure order indicating an order in which the stop-scheduled vehicles will depart the stopping area. The stop location calculation unit calculates stop locations of the stop-scheduled vehicles based on the scheduled departure order. The transmission unit transmits information indicating the stop locations to the stop-scheduled vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2020Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Masahide NAKAMURA, Yutaka MIKURIYA, Yoshitaka TAKAGI, Eijo IWASAKI, Narihiro AKARI
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Patent number: 11670174Abstract: A reserved vehicle control method includes a step of acquiring positional information of a terminal device, a step of acquiring positional information of a reserved vehicle, a step of determining whether a distance between the terminal device and the reserved vehicle is a predetermined value or less, in accordance with the positional information of the terminal device and the positional information of the reserved vehicle, and a step of outputting, to the terminal device, allowing information indicating that an operation on a light-emitting device mounted on the reserved vehicle is allowed, when determining that the distance between the terminal device and the reserved vehicle is the predetermined value or less.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., RENAULT S.A.S.Inventors: Yutaka Mikuriya, Eijo Iwasaki, Takashi Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20230169430Abstract: A vehicle dispatching method is provided for managing a dispatch to a user of a first vehicle reserved by a user as a dispatch vehicle or a second vehicle that can be dispatched to a scheduled boarding point in which the user boards the dispatch vehicle, using a controller for communicating with communication devices in the first vehicle and the second vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2020Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicants: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., RENAULT S.A.S.Inventors: Yoshitaka Takagi, Yutaka Mikuriya, Masahide Nakamura
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Publication number: 20230115990Abstract: A stop position control system of the present invention includes a controller configured to control the stop position of a stop vehicle that is to stop in a stop area. In the stop position control system, vehicle information on the stop vehicle and luggage information on luggage possessed by a user who is using the stop vehicle are acquired, a necessary stop interval required for loading/unloading the user's luggage from the stop vehicle in the stop area is set based on the vehicle information and the luggage information, and the necessary stop interval is transmitted to an adjacent vehicle that is to stop adjacent to the stop vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahide Nakamura, Yutaka Mikuriya, Yoshitaka Takagi
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Publication number: 20220036736Abstract: A reserved vehicle control method includes a step of acquiring positional information of a terminal device, a step of acquiring positional information of a reserved vehicle, a step of determining whether a distance between the terminal device and the reserved vehicle is a predetermined value or less, in accordance with the positional information of the terminal device and the positional information of the reserved vehicle, and a step of outputting, to the terminal device, allowing information indicating that an operation on a light-emitting device mounted on the reserved vehicle is allowed, when determining that the distance between the terminal device and the reserved vehicle is the predetermined value or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2018Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicants: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., RENAULT S.A.S.Inventors: Yutaka Mikuriya, Eijo Iwasaki, Takashi Hashimoto
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Patent number: 10414438Abstract: A parking assistance device generates a route along which a vehicle is to travel to a parking spot via a reversing position. The parking assistance device looks up attitude angles of the vehicle at the reversing position based on the width of the vehicle passage to enable generation of the route in which a front portion of the vehicle will not interfere at the reversing position with an obstacle adjacent to the vehicle passage in a width direction thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2015Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yutaka Mikuriya, Akinobu Goto, Satoshi Tange
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Publication number: 20180162446Abstract: A parking assistance device generates a route along which a vehicle is to travel to a parking spot via a reversing position. The parking assistance device looks up attitude angles of the vehicle at the reversing position based on the width of the vehicle passage to enable generation of the route in which a front portion of the vehicle will not interfere at the reversing position with an obstacle adjacent to the vehicle passage in a width direction thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2015Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventors: Yutaka Mikuriya, Akinobu Goto, Satoshi Tange
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Patent number: 9994249Abstract: Maneuverability and stability of a suspension unit for a vehicle are improved. A vehicle includes: a steer-by-wire system detecting a displacement of a steering wheel and displacing a steering rack steering steerable wheels on a basis of a detection result of the displacement and a suspension unit suspending the steerable wheels, the suspension unit including: wheel hub mechanisms, each wheel hub mechanism supporting a tire wheel on which a tire is attached, and a plurality of link members supporting the wheel hub mechanisms on the vehicle body; and a kingpin axis passing through an upper pivot point of the link members and lower pivot point of the link members being set to pass through a road surface contact area of the tire at a neutral position of the steering wheel.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2013Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yusuke Kageyama, Yutaka Mikuriya
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Patent number: 9669869Abstract: A vehicle suspension apparatus is constructed to improve stability and controllability. Suspension apparatus includes; a tire wheel to be equipped with a tire; a wheel hub mechanism to support the tire wheel; a first link member connecting the wheel hub mechanism and a vehicle body on a lower side of an axle in an vehicle up and down direction; a second link member connecting the wheel hub mechanism and the vehicle body on the lower side of the axle in the vehicle up and down direction and intersecting the first link member in a vehicle top view; and a steering rack moving in a vehicle widthwise direction and steering the wheel hub mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2012Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yusuke Kageyama, Yutaka Mikuriya
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Patent number: 9499193Abstract: Maneuverability and stability of a suspension unit for a vehicle are improved. A vehicle includes: a steer-by-wire system detecting a displacement of a steering wheel and displacing a steering rack steering steerable wheels on a basis of a detection result of the displacement and a suspension unit suspending the steerable wheels, the suspension unit including: wheel hub mechanisms, each wheel hub mechanism supporting a tire wheel on which a tire is attached, and a plurality of link members supporting the wheel hub mechanisms on the vehicle body; and a kingpin axis passing through an upper pivot point of the link members and lower pivot point of the link members being set to pass through a road surface contact area of the tire at a neutral position of the steering wheel.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2011Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yusuke Kageyama, Yutaka Mikuriya
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Publication number: 20140014433Abstract: Maneuverability and stability of a suspension unit for a vehicle are improved. A vehicle includes: a steer-by-wire system detecting a displacement of a steering wheel and displacing a steering rack steering steerable wheels on a basis of a detection result of the displacement and a suspension unit suspending the steerable wheels, the suspension unit including: wheel hub mechanisms, each wheel hub mechanism supporting a tire wheel on which a tire is attached, and a plurality of link members supporting the wheel hub mechanisms on the vehicle body; and a kingpin axis passing through an upper pivot point of the link members and lower pivot point of the link members being set to pass through a road surface contact area of the tire at a neutral position of the steering wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yusuke KAGEYAMA, Yutaka Mikuriya
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Publication number: 20140008141Abstract: A vehicle suspension apparatus is constructed to improve stability and controllability. Suspension apparatus includes; a tire wheel to be equipped with a tire; a wheel hub mechanism to support the tire wheel; a first link member connecting the wheel hub mechanism and a vehicle body on a lower side of an axle in an vehicle up and down direction; a second link member connecting the wheel hub mechanism and the vehicle body on the lower side of the axle in the vehicle up and down direction and intersecting the first link member in a vehicle top view; and a steering rack moving in a vehicle widthwise direction and steering the wheel hub mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2012Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yusuke Kageyama, Yutaka Mikuriya
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Publication number: 20130245890Abstract: Maneuverability and stability of a suspension unit for a vehicle are improved. A vehicle includes: a steer-by-wire system detecting a displacement of a steering wheel and displacing a steering rack steering steerable wheels on a basis of a detection result of the displacement and a suspension unit suspending the steerable wheels, the suspension unit including: wheel hub mechanisms, each wheel hub mechanism supporting a tire wheel on which a tire is attached, and a plurality of link members supporting the wheel hub mechanisms on the vehicle body; and a kingpin axis passing through an upper pivot point of the link members and lower pivot point of the link members being set to pass through a road surface contact area of the tire at a neutral position of the steering wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2011Publication date: September 19, 2013Inventors: Yusuke Kageyama, Yutaka Mikuriya
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Patent number: 8255120Abstract: An automotive vehicle with a steering apparatus includes a steering wheel, front and rear steerable road wheels, and a steering mechanism for steering the front and rear steerable road wheels. The steering apparatus measures a steering wheel angle of the steering wheel; sets a desired position of a center of rotation about which the vehicle is to rotate for changing a heading angle of the vehicle with respect to a path of the vehicle; sets a desired turning behavior of the vehicle in accordance with the measured steering wheel angle and the desired position of the center of rotation; sets the desired front and rear road wheel steer angles in accordance with the desired turning behavior; and controls the steering mechanism in accordance with the desired front and rear road wheel steer angles.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2008Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yutaka Mikuriya, Tadashi Tamasho, Masahiro Miura, Tetsurou Kamada, Toru Okubo
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Patent number: 8160776Abstract: An automotive vehicle with a steering apparatus includes a steering wheel, front and rear steerable road wheels, and a steering mechanism for steering the front and rear steerable road wheels. The steering apparatus measures a steering wheel angle of the steering wheel; sets a desired position of a center of rotation about which the vehicle is to rotate for changing a heading angle of the vehicle with respect to a path of the vehicle; sets a desired turning behavior of the vehicle in accordance with the measured steering wheel angle and the desired position of the center of rotation; sets the desired front and rear road wheel steer angles in accordance with the desired turning behavior; and controls the steering mechanism in accordance with the desired front and rear road wheel steer angles.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2008Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yutaka Mikuriya, Tadashi Tamasho, Masahiro Miura, Tetsurou Kamada, Toru Okubo
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Patent number: 7793955Abstract: To control a camber angle to an adequate value by the use of a lateral force acting on a wheel, without causing a displacement of a tire ground contact point. A suspension device includes a link mechanism replaceable by a first virtual link 11 which, when a lateral force acts at a tire ground contact point, inclines a wheel in a camber angle direction with respect to a vehicle body so as to increase the lateral force, and a second virtual link 12 which is connected virtually and rotatably between the first virtual link 11 and the vehicle body 1 and which is arranged to allow the wheel 2 to move in the up-and-down direction with respect to the vehicle body 1 in accordance with a load variation of the wheel in the up-and-down direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2006Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takuma Suzuki, Tadashi Tamasho, Yutaka Mikuriya
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Publication number: 20090256321Abstract: [Problem] To control a camber angle to an adequate value by the use of a lateral force acting on a wheel, without causing a displacement of a tire ground contact point. [Means for solution] A suspension device includes a link mechanism replaceable by a first virtual link 11 which, when a lateral force acts at a tire ground contact point, inclines a wheel in a camber angle direction with respect to a vehicle body so as to increase the lateral force, and a second virtual link 12 which is connected virtually and rotatably between the first virtual link 11 and the vehicle body 1 and which is arranged to allow the wheel 2 to move in the up-and-down direction with respect to the vehicle body 1 in accordance with a load variation of the wheel in the up-and-down direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2006Publication date: October 15, 2009Inventors: Takuma Suzuki, Tadashi Tamasho, Yutaka Mikuriya