Akihito Murai

Title: Akihito Murai: Inventor of a Vehicle Parking-Control Method.

Introduction

Akihito Murai is an inventor associated with Kanagawa, Japan, and Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. His patent work concerns vehicle control for teaching-based parking and autonomous travel.

Latest Patents

Murai is credited with 1 patent: “Vehicle Control Method and Vehicle Control Device for Limiting Steering Rotation Angle During Teaching Traveling Parking Operation.” The invention registers a taught path based on the vehicle’s surroundings as it travels from a predetermined position to a target parking position. During teaching travel, when the vehicle’s speed falls to or below a specified threshold, the system applies resistance to steering-wheel rotation and displays an indicator requesting that the driver limit steering-wheel operation. During autonomous travel, when the vehicle’s speed falls to or below another threshold, the system steers the vehicle by a predetermined angle or more.

Career Highlights

Murai’s listed patent reflects work on vehicle-control technology that combines driver guidance during path teaching with steering control during autonomous parking. He is associated with Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.

Collaborations

The available information identifies Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. as Murai’s company affiliation. It does not specify additional collaborators or co-inventors for the patent.

Conclusion

Akihito Murai’s patent focuses on coordinating steering guidance and autonomous vehicle control to support a taught-path parking operation.