Patents by Inventor Yutaka Ono

Yutaka Ono 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: 20230417165
    Abstract: This hydrocarbon deposition amount estimation device comprises a hydrocarbon deposition amount estimation unit that estimates the deposition amount of hydrocarbons deposited in an exhaust gas purification device of an internal combustion engine equipped with an oxidation catalyst on the basis of at least a first measured value corresponding to the intake air temperature of the internal combustion engine, a second measured value corresponding to the temperature of a cooling liquid of the internal combustion engine, and a third measured value corresponding to the exhaust gas flow rate of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuyoshi Kimura, Yutaka Ono
  • Patent number: 11401694
    Abstract: A motor grader includes a vehicular body, a blade, a front wheel located in front of the blade, two rear wheels located in the rear of the blade, a first sensor which detects a position of the vehicular body as first sensor information, a second sensor which detects an inclination of the vehicular body as second sensor information, a first swing member which rotatably supports both of the two rear wheels arranged in the front and rear relation and is swingably supported by the vehicular body, and a third sensor which detects an angle of swing of the first swing member with respect to the vehicular body as third sensor information. A method of controlling a motor grader includes obtaining the first to third sensor information and calculating positions of the rear wheels based on the obtained first to third sensor information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventor: Yutaka Ono
  • Patent number: 11193253
    Abstract: A work vehicle is capable of readily knowing an amount of soil built up on a front surface of a blade. A motor grader includes a vehicular body frame, a blade, and an image pick-up apparatus. The blade is arranged between a front end of the vehicular body frame and a rear end of the vehicular body frame. The blade is supported on the vehicular body frame. The image pick-up apparatus is arranged in front of the blade. At least a part of the blade is included within an angle of view of the image pick-up apparatus. A revolving operation of the blade is automatically controlled based on the amount of soil built up on the front surface of the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventor: Yutaka Ono
  • Patent number: 11008729
    Abstract: A work implement of a motor grader in which a blade can readily be replaced includes a shift cylinder assembly and a blade. The shift cylinder assembly includes a blade shift cylinder and a rail which carries out reciprocating motion with extending and retracting of the blade shift cylinder. The blade is removably attached to the shift cylinder assembly. The blade includes a hook and the shift cylinder assembly includes a hook reception portion. The hook is hooked on the hook reception portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Ono, Akihiko Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 10982977
    Abstract: A pulse signal generator suitable for generating a two-phase pulse signal required as information of a rotation angle of a motor from a motor control device is provided. According to an embodiment, the pulse signal generator includes: a compensation unit that outputs a compensation signal for compensating for the deviation between the angle information representing the rotation angle of the rotor provided in the resolver and the fed back angle information; a counter pulse output unit that outputs a counter pulse having a frequency corresponding to the compensation amount of the compensation signal and code information representing the sign of the compensation signal, and a pulse processing unit that outputs a count value by a counter as the angle information, which counts the pulse according to the code information, the pulse processing unit generating two-phase pulse signals PA and PB using the values of the counter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shimada, Yuji Shimizu, Yutaka Ono
  • Patent number: 10975552
    Abstract: A control system for a work vehicle having a work implement, the control system including: a position measurement unit for measuring a position of a windrow produced by grading work; a work route setting unit for setting a work route based on the position of the windrow that has been measured by the position measurement unit; and a travel control unit for controlling the work vehicle to travel along the work route that has been set by the work route setting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Ono, Akihiko Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 10961685
    Abstract: A motor grader includes a blade between a front wheel and a rear wheel, the blade being attached to a swing circle which adjusts a blade angle. A control method performed in the motor grader includes obtaining current topography in front of the motor grader and adjusting the blade angle to an angle in accordance with the current topography by revolving the swing circle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventor: Yutaka Ono
  • Publication number: 20200378085
    Abstract: A work vehicle capable of readily knowing an amount of soil built up on a front surface of a blade is provided. A motor grader includes a vehicular body frame, a blade, and an image pick-up apparatus. The blade is arranged between a front end of the vehicular body frame and a rear end of the vehicular body frame. The blade is supported on the vehicular body frame. The image pick-up apparatus is arranged in front of the blade. At least a part of the blade is included within an angle of view of the image pick-up apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventor: Yutaka ONO
  • Publication number: 20200325651
    Abstract: A work implement of a motor grader in which a blade can readily be replaced is provided. The work implement includes a shift cylinder assembly and a blade. The shift cylinder assembly includes a blade shift cylinder and a rail which carries out reciprocating motion with extending and retracting of the blade shift cylinder. The blade is removably attached to the shift cylinder assembly. The blade includes a hook and the shift cylinder assembly includes a hook reception portion. The hook is hooked on the hook reception portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka ONO, Akihiko SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200299934
    Abstract: A motor grader includes a vehicular body, a blade, a front wheel located in front of the blade, two rear wheels located in the rear of the blade, a first sensor which detects a position of the vehicular body as first sensor information, a second sensor which detects an inclination of the vehicular body as second sensor information, a first swing member which rotatably supports both of the two rear wheels arranged in the front and rear relation and is swingably supported by the vehicular body, and a third sensor which detects an angle of swing of the first swing member with respect to the vehicular body as third sensor information. A method of controlling a motor grader includes obtaining the first to third sensor information and calculating positions of the rear wheels based on the obtained first to third sensor information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventor: Yutaka ONO
  • Patent number: 10753066
    Abstract: A method of controlling a motor grader including a blade provided between a front wheel and a rear wheel which are attached to a vehicular body and a height adjustment mechanism which adjusts a height of the blade includes obtaining current topography in front of the motor grader and adjusting a height of the blade with respect to the front wheel based on the current topography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventor: Yutaka Ono
  • Patent number: 10753065
    Abstract: A control method is performed in a motor grader, the motor grader including a blade between a front wheel and a rear wheel, the blade being attached to a swing circle which adjusts a blade angle. The control method includes detecting a load applied to the blade and revolving, when the detected load is larger in value than a predetermined reference value, the swing circle in such a direction that the blade angle is smaller than the blade angle at the time of detection of that value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventor: Yutaka Ono
  • Patent number: 10749456
    Abstract: In a sensorless control of a motor, due to the characteristic of a response frequency, an induced voltage, a magnetic pole position estimation gain, a current control gain, and a speed control gain are closely related. An object of the invention is to enable the induced voltage and the frequency characteristic of a magnetic pole position estimation system to be clearly designed and to theoretically and quantitatively design all of the control gains necessary for the sensorless control so as to solve a problem that a method of designing those parameters cannot be established and the parameters have to be adjusted in a try and error manner. A control device has an estimator estimating an estimation induced voltage and a phase error of a motor by applying an induced-voltage observer and a controller controlling the motor on the basis of the estimation induced voltage and the phase error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Reiji Yamasaki, Yutaka Ono
  • Publication number: 20190368899
    Abstract: A pulse signal generator suitable for generating a two-phase pulse signal required as information of a rotation angle of a motor from a motor control device is provided. According to an embodiment, the pulse signal generator includes: a compensation unit that outputs a compensation signal for compensating for the deviation between the angle information representing the rotation angle of the rotor provided in the resolver and the fed back angle information; a counter pulse output unit that outputs a counter pulse having a frequency corresponding to the compensation amount of the compensation signal and code information representing the sign of the compensation signal, and a pulse processing unit that outputs a count value by a counter as the angle information, which counts the pulse according to the code information, the pulse processing unit generating two-phase pulse signals PA and PB using the values of the counter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroshi SHIMADA, Yuji SHIMIZU, Yutaka ONO
  • Publication number: 20190338495
    Abstract: A first switch valve is connected to a cap-side circuit of a lift cylinder. A second switch valve is connected to a head-side circuit of the lift cylinder. A first accumulator is connected to the cap-side circuit of the lift cylinder with the first switch valve being interposed. A second accumulator is connected to the head-side circuit of the lift cylinder with the second switch valve being interposed. A third switch valve is connected between the first accumulator and the second accumulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Muneo HARADA, Yutaka ONO
  • Publication number: 20190260318
    Abstract: In a sensorless control of a motor, due to the characteristic of a response frequency, an induced voltage, a magnetic pole position estimation gain, a current control gain, and a speed control gain are closely related. An object of the invention is to enable the induced voltage and the frequency characteristic of a magnetic pole position estimation system to be clearly designed and to theoretically and quantitatively design all of the control gains necessary for the sensorless control so as to solve a problem that a method of designing those parameters cannot be established and the parameters have to be adjusted in a try and error manner. A control device has an estimator estimating an estimation induced voltage and a phase error of a motor by applying an induced-voltage observer and a controller controlling the motor on the basis of the estimation induced voltage and the phase error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Reiji YAMASAKI, Yutaka ONO
  • Patent number: 10367521
    Abstract: The present invention provides a signal processor that improves a resolution of a phase detection without increasing a clock frequency of a controller or decreasing a frequency of an excitation signal. A signal processor 10 includes a comparator 11 that compares a signal obtained by phase modulating a carrier frequency at a rotor rotation angle of a resolver with a dither signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akane Hiroshima, Yuji Shimizu, Yutaka Ono
  • Patent number: 10320317
    Abstract: In a sensorless control of a motor, due to the characteristic of a response frequency, an induced voltage, a magnetic pole position estimation gain, a current control gain, and a speed control gain are closely related. An object of the invention is to enable the induced voltage and the frequency characteristic of a magnetic pole position estimation system to be clearly designed and to theoretically and quantitatively design all of the control gains necessary for the sensorless control so as to solve a problem that a method of designing those parameters cannot be established and the parameters have to be adjusted in a try and error manner. A control device has an estimator estimating an estimation induced voltage and a phase error of a motor by applying an induced-voltage observer and a controller controlling the motor on the basis of the estimation induced voltage and the phase error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Reiji Yamasaki, Yutaka Ono
  • Publication number: 20190106862
    Abstract: Provided is a control system for a work vehicle having a work implement, the control system including: a position measurement unit for measuring a position of a windrow produced by grading work; a work route setting unit for setting a work route based on the position of the windrow that has been measured by the position measurement unit; and a travel control unit for controlling the work vehicle to travel along the work route that has been set by the work route setting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka ONO, Akihiko SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190093313
    Abstract: A method of controlling a motor grader including a blade provided between a front wheel and a rear wheel which are attached to a vehicular body and a height adjustment mechanism which adjusts a height of the blade includes obtaining current topography in front of the motor grader and adjusting a height of the blade with respect to the front wheel based on the current topography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventor: Yutaka ONO