公开(公告)号：US11550332B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-10

申请号：US16837327

申请日：2020-04-01

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Tomohisa Takai ,  Yuhei Yamaguchi ,  Satoshi Toyoshima ,  Yuta Watanabe ,  Mikio Honda ,  Shiro Oda ,  Tetsuya Taira ,  Nobuhisa Otsuki

IPC: G01C22/00 ,  G05D3/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B66B1/34

Abstract: An autonomous moving apparatus control system including a range sensor, a reflection plate, and a control unit. The range sensor is installed in a cage of an elevator and detects a distance to an object by receiving reflected light of signal light applied to the object. The reflection plate is disposed in an elevator hall of a floor on which the elevator stops, and reflects the signal light. The control unit determines whether or not a mobile robot, which is an autonomous moving apparatus, can get on and off the elevator based on a detected distance, the detected distance being a distance to the reflection plate detected by the range sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20220203553A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-30

申请号：US17558834

申请日：2021-12-22

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Shiro Oda ,  Tetsuya Taira ,  Satoshi Toyoshima ,  Yuta Watanabe ,  Takeshi Matsui ,  Takayoshi Nasu ,  Kei Yoshikawa ,  Yusuke Ota ,  Yutaro Ishida ,  Yuji Onuma ,  Kyosuke Arai

IPC: B25J11/00 ,  B25J9/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G06V20/52 ,  G06K7/14 ,  G01G19/52

Abstract: A robot control system according to a present embodiment is a robot control system for controlling a mobile robot that is configured to autonomously within a facility. When it is detected that one or more used trays, among a plurality of trays used for meal service within the facility, are returned to a first prescribed place, the system instructs the mobile robot to collect the trays returned to the first prescribed place and deliver the trays to a second prescribed place.

公开(公告)号：US11353880B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-07

申请号：US16410012

申请日：2019-05-13

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Daisaku Honda ,  Tetsuya Taira

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  B25J9/16 ,  G05D1/00

Abstract: Provided is an autonomous moving body configured to move along a planned movement path, including: an external sensor configured to recognize another autonomous moving body and an operation state of the another autonomous moving body; a movement determination unit configured to determine, when it is predicted by the external sensor that the another autonomous moving body is positioned at a via point or a destination point of the own autonomous moving body at the same time that the own autonomous moving body is, whether to continue or suspend movement based on whether a task of the another autonomous moving body estimated from the operation state or a task of the own autonomous moving body has a higher priority; and a movement control unit configured to control a moving unit based on the determination of the movement determination unit.

公开(公告)号：US11241790B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-08

申请号：US16406578

申请日：2019-05-08

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Tetsuya Taira ,  Daisaku Honda ,  Shohei Yanagimura

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  B25J9/16 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B25J13/08

Abstract: Provided is an autonomous moving body configured to move along a planned movement path to execute a given task, including: an external sensor configured to recognize another autonomous moving body given another task and an operation state of the another autonomous moving body; an overtaking determination unit configured to determine, when it is recognized by the external sensor that the another autonomous moving body moves along the movement path, whether to overtake the another autonomous moving body; and a movement control unit configured to control a moving unit based on the determination of the overtaking determination unit.

公开(公告)号：US10894541B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-19

申请号：US15825541

申请日：2017-11-29

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Nobuyuki Tomatsu ,  Takashi Inoue ,  Sokfan Yee ,  Tetsuya Taira ,  Keiji Yamashita ,  Takato Masuda

IPC: B60T7/12 ,  B60W30/14 ,  B60W50/14

Abstract: A vehicle speed limiter system installed on a vehicle includes a detection unit to detect a speed limit value of a road while the vehicle is traveling; a setting unit to set the speed limit value; a limiter unit to limit the vehicle speed, based on the speed limit value; an obtainment unit to obtain a stepping amount on an accelerator pedal; a calculation unit to calculate a parameter depending on the stepping amount in a state where the vehicle speed is being limited by the limiter unit; and a display unit to display information based on the parameter, in a case where a speed limit value newly detected by the detection unit is greater than the speed limit value previously set by the setting unit, before the setting unit sets the speed limit value newly detected.

公开(公告)号：US10160317B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-25

申请号：US15133516

申请日：2016-04-20

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Keiji Yamashita ,  Takashi Inoue ,  Tetsuya Taira ,  Takato Masuda ,  Nobuyuki Tomatsu ,  Sokfan Yee

IPC: B60W30/14 ,  B60W30/18 ,  B60K31/00

Abstract: A vehicle's accelerator pedal depression amount is detected; a speed limit of a road on which the vehicle is traveling is determined; a start of a lane change is estimated; an upper-limit speed is determined each time when the speed limit changes; and the travelling speed is controlled to not exceed the upper-limit speed even if the accelerator pedal depression amount increases to cause the speed of the vehicle to exceed the upper-limit speed. The speed of the vehicle is controlled, until a predetermined timing, to not exceed the upper-limit speed determined before the start of a lane change is estimated, if (i) the start of a lane change is estimated, and (ii) a reduction in the speed limit is determined. After the predetermined timing, the speed of the vehicle is controlled to not exceed the currently determined upper-limit speed.

公开(公告)号：US09855949B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-02

申请号：US15089986

申请日：2016-04-04

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Nobuyuki Tomatsu ,  Takashi Inoue ,  Sokfan Yee ,  Tetsuya Taira ,  Keiji Yamashita ,  Takato Masuda

IPC: B60T7/12 ,  B60W30/14 ,  B60W50/14

CPC classification number: B60W30/146 ,  B60W50/14 ,  B60W2050/146 ,  B60W2540/10 ,  B60W2550/22 ,  B60W2550/30 ,  B60W2720/10

Abstract: A vehicle speed limiter system installed on a vehicle includes a detection unit to detect a speed limit value of a road while the vehicle is traveling; a setting unit to set the speed limit value; a limiter unit to limit the vehicle speed, based on the speed limit value; an obtainment unit to obtain a stepping amount on an accelerator pedal; a calculation unit to calculate a parameter depending on the stepping amount in a state where the vehicle speed is being limited by the limiter unit; and a display unit to display information based on the parameter, in a case where a speed limit value newly detected by the detection unit is greater than the speed limit value previously set by the setting unit, before the setting unit sets the speed limit value newly detected.