Honda Patent Applications

TRAINING METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING NETWORK, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS

Granted: May 8, 2025
Application Number: 20250148767
Provided are a method and device for training an image processing network, and an image processing method and device. The method for training an image processing network includes following. A reference pixel is determined based on a training image annotated with a truth value. With the reference pixel as a starting point and based on a Markov chain of the training image, cropping probabilities of the image processing network processing the training image are determined. A network…

DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD

Granted: May 8, 2025
Application Number: 20250145156
A driving assistance device comprises: an external environment detection sensor of a vehicle; and a controller configured to control a drive source of the vehicle. The controller controls the drive source so as to change acceleration of the vehicle on the basis of relative information including at least any one of an arrival time, a distance, or a relative speed with respect to a predetermined position ahead or another vehicle ahead in a self-vehicle traveling lane in which the vehicle…

SERVER APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND BASE STATION

Granted: May 1, 2025
Application Number: 20250142311
There is provided a server apparatus including a communication unit to communicate with terminal apparatuses operating as V2X application clients, and a server processing unit to operate as a V2X application server. The server processing unit can access a database indicating a neighbor relationship between predefined geographical areas in which first and second geographical areas being indicated as neighboring areas. The server processing unit configures each terminal apparatus to…

FRICTION STIR WELDING METHOD AND BATTERY PACK

Granted: May 1, 2025
Application Number: 20250140970
A friction stir welding method welds at least two members to be welded by overlapping the members to be welded and moving a welding tool. The friction stir welding method has a step of forming a closed space at a terminal end of a welding line which is a movement track of the welding tool, and a step of moving the welding tool to inside the closed space and pulling out the welding tool from the members to be welded.

USER DEVICE, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

Granted: May 1, 2025
Application Number: 20250140037
A user device mounted on a vehicle is provided. The user device is configured to transmit a message through a sidelink to a surrounding communication device, the message including a first information element indicating an automated driving level of the vehicle and a second information element indicating a traffic situation detected by the vehicle.

Assistance system and computer-implemented method using prediction with human factors

Granted: May 1, 2025
Application Number: 20250136103
The disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method for assisting an agent moving in a dynamic environment, in which at least one other agent is present. The method comprises: obtaining sensor information on the environment of the agent; predicting at least one behavior of at least one of the agent or the at least one other agent based on the obtained sensor information; determining at least one human factor relevant for the predicted at least one behavior; adapting the predicted at…

COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR CHARGING VEHICLES IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM AND SUCH SYSTEM BASED ON LEXICOGRAPHIC OPTIMIZATION IN FIRST PHASE AND OBJECTIVE FUNCTION WITH WEIGHTED OBJECTIVES IN SECOND PHASE

Granted: May 1, 2025
Application Number: 20250135936
The disclosure regards a system and computer implemented method for charging electric vehicles. In a first phase, first charging schedules are generated by performing a lexicographic optimization based on a hierarchy of the charging, wherein charging objectives to be considered in generating the first charging schedule for one or more charging stations of the electric vehicle charging system are obtained, and a hierarchy of the charging objectives is determined. Charging of the electric…

POWER STORAGE SYSTEM

Granted: May 1, 2025
Application Number: 20250135950
A power storage system includes: a battery including a first power storage, a second power storage, and a first switch unit; a three-phase motor in which coils of three phases are connected at a neutral point, the three-phase motor being driven by electric power supplied from the battery; an inverter connected on an electric power transmission path between the battery and the three-phase motor; a DC power supply circuit connected to a first connection portion positioned on an electric…

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SECONDARY BATTERY

Granted: April 17, 2025
Application Number: 20250125423
A method for manufacturing a secondary battery including an electrode laminate obtained by laminating a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer, and an exterior body accommodating the electrode laminate, includes: forming or storing the positive electrode layer; forming or storing the negative electrode layer; and laminating the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer so that the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer are accommodated…

VEHICLE

Granted: April 17, 2025
Application Number: 20250121909
An electric bicycle according to the present invention includes: a rear wheel; a power unit which drives the rear wheel; a battery unit electrically connected to the power unit; and a control circuit which calculates an instruction value or a required value correlated to the power generated from the power unit. The power unit and the battery unit are disposed to be spaced apart from each other, and the control circuit is spaced apart from the power unit and is disposed inside the battery…

VEHICLE

Granted: April 17, 2025
Application Number: 20250121885
A vehicle includes: a vehicle body frame; and a battery pack including a battery and a battery case in which the battery is accommodated and attached to the vehicle body frame. The vehicle body frame includes a pair of side frames extending along a front-rear direction of the vehicle and arranged on both sides in a left-right direction of the vehicle. The battery pack is fixed to the pair of side frames. The battery case includes a case main body on which the battery is disposed, and a…

VEHICLE TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE

Granted: April 10, 2025
Application Number: 20250120046
A vehicle temperature control system is configured to cause a flow regulating valve to close, when temperature of a first temperature control medium detected by a first temperature control medium temperature detector is lower than a predetermined temperature, and cause the flow regulating valve to open, when the temperature of the first temperature control medium detected by the first temperature control medium temperature detector becomes equal to or higher than the predetermined…

PREDICTING TAKEOVERS ACROSS MOBILITIES FOR FUTURE PERSONALIZED MOBILITY SERVICES

Granted: April 3, 2025
Application Number: 20250111459
A method for predicting takeover events across mobilities may monitor responses during takeover events in a car simulation from a plurality of participants. The method may monitor responses during takeover events in a micro-mobility simulation from the plurality of participants. The method may perform statistical analysis to find patterns and deviations between characteristics extracted from the responses during the takeover events in the car simulations and characteristics extracted…

Graph based Memory Extension for Large Language Models

Granted: April 3, 2025
Application Number: 20250111204
The disclosure concerns a method for generating a response to a query from a user or an agent using a vector embedding memory storing vectors and generated chunks of natural language text, and a graph-based memory storing information in the form of nodes interconnected by links. The method retrieves matching vectors from the vector embedding memory based on a semantic proximity of the stored vectors in the vector embedding memory with vectors generated based on the chunks of natural…

MULTI-PROFILE QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING (MPQP) FOR OPTIMAL GAP SELECTION AND SPEED PLANNING OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING

Granted: April 3, 2025
Application Number: 20250108836
A method for generating operable driving areas for an autonomous driving vehicle based on a path trajectory of the autonomous driving vehicle is provided. The method may form a space time (ST) graph indicating a distance of travel along the path trajectory with respect to time of the autonomous driving vehicle and path trajectories of devices intersecting with the path trajectory of the autonomous driving vehicle, wherein the path trajectory of each device is based on current and…

MULTI-PROFILE QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING (MPQP) FOR OPTIMAL GAP SELECTION AND SPEED PLANNING OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING

Granted: April 3, 2025
Application Number: 20250108828
A method for generating operable driving areas for an autonomous driving vehicle based on a path trajectory of the autonomous driving vehicle is provided. The method may form a space time (ST) graph indicating a distance of travel along the path trajectory with respect to time of the autonomous driving vehicle and path trajectories of devices intersecting with the path trajectory of the autonomous driving vehicle. The method may segment the ST graph into cells, wherein viable cells…

MULTI-PROFILE QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING (MPQP) FOR OPTIMAL GAP SELECTION AND SPEED PLANNING OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING

Granted: April 3, 2025
Application Number: 20250108827
A method for generating operable driving areas for an autonomous driving vehicle based on a path trajectory of the autonomous driving vehicle is provided. The method may form a space time (ST) graph indicating a distance of travel along the path trajectory with respect to time of the autonomous driving vehicle and path trajectories of devices intersecting with the path trajectory of the autonomous driving vehicle. The method may segment the ST graph into cells, wherein viable cells…

MULTI-PROFILE QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING (MPQP) FOR OPTIMAL GAP SELECTION AND SPEED PLANNING OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING

Granted: April 3, 2025
Application Number: 20250108801
A method for generating operable driving areas for an autonomous driving vehicle based on a path trajectory of the autonomous driving vehicle is provided. The method may form a space time (ST) graph indicating a distance of travel along the path trajectory with respect to time of the autonomous driving vehicle and path trajectories of devices intersecting with the path trajectory of the autonomous driving vehicle. The method may segment the ST graph into cells, wherein viable cells…

BATTERY PACK AND BATTERY COOLING SYSTEM

Granted: March 27, 2025
Application Number: 20250105394
A battery pack includes plural cells each having a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal; plural battery modules in which the plural cells are laminated; a battery case in which the plural battery modules are accommodated; a water jacket disposed on the battery case or inside the battery case and configured to allow a first refrigerant to flow through the water jacket and perform heat exchange with the plural battery modules; a heat exchanger disposed on the…

BATTERY STATE DETERMINATION METHOD AND BATTERY STATE DETERMINATION SYSTEM

Granted: March 27, 2025
Application Number: 20250100419
A method of determining the state of a battery includes acquiring measurement values of a magnetic field of the battery, which is mounted on a device, measured by a magnetometer, calculating information regarding the relative position of the magnetometer based on the measurement values of the magnetic field of the battery and reference values of the magnetic field of the battery, and determining the state of the battery based on the information regarding the relative position of the…