In a battery rental management device for controlling a battery storage apparatus provided in a predetermined management area where a worker works and configured to allow a battery to be rented to be attached and detached, in response to receiving a rental request for the battery which includes identification information of a desiring user, a storage unit configured to store identification information of an authorized user who has an authority to use the battery is referred to, and whether the desiring user is the authorized user is determined based on the identification information of the desiring user, and the desiring user is permitted to rent the battery based on a determination that the desiring user is the authorized user.
A system, adapted for correcting an effect of an external disturbance on a boat. The system includes a control unit including a processor configured to function as: a disturbance obtaining unit, that obtains disturbance information of the boat, the disturbance information of the boat including at least one of a flow direction of the boat, a flow speed of the boat, or a rotation direction of the boat while a propulsion unit of the boat is stopped; a switching unit, that switches a control mode of the control unit to an automatic driving mode; a setting unit, that sets a steering route of the automatic driving mode, wherein, when the control mode is switched to the automatic driving mode, the control unit controls an automatic steering of the boat based on the disturbance information of the boat and the steering route of the automatic driving mode.
G05D 1/02 - Control of position or course in two dimensions
B63B 79/40 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation for controlling the operation of vessels, e.g. monitoring their speed, routing or maintenance schedules
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AUTOMATIC DETERMINATION OF MOORING DIRECTION OF BOAT
A system for automatically determining a mooring direction or a berth approach direction of a boat. The system including a control unit including a processor. The control unit is configured to obtain image information, the image information including information of an other boat that is moored; identify a mooring direction of the other boat based on the image information; determine the mooring direction or the berth approach direction of the boat based on the mooring direction of the other boat, wherein the control unit determines an automatic mooring route of the boat based on the mooring direction or the berth approach direction of the boat, and the control unit outputs a control signal for controlling an automatic mooring of the boat.
Systems and methods are provided to assess water/rain runoff conditions at an area such as a turf or lawnscape. The system can include a computer processor (CP) and a database. The processing can include (a) inputting first data regarding a first candidate ingredient or operation to be considered for application (recommendation, initiation, etc.) to the area; (b) inputting second data regarding a second candidate ingredient or operation to be considered for application to the area; (c) inputting third data including a runoff score for the area; (d) determining a selected candidate ingredient or operation based on the runoff score; and (e) applying the selected candidate ingredient or operation to the area.
To provide a brake system for a saddled vehicle that ensures vehicle's stable behavior when a brake operating element is operated during automatic control. A brake system for a saddled vehicle includes: a control device exerting automatic control over a brake fluid pressure; and a front-wheel brake operating element and a rear-wheel brake operating element for a driver to manually operate a front-wheel brake and a rear-wheel brake. When an operation force is applied to at least one of the front-wheel brake operating element and the rear-wheel brake operating element while the front-wheel brake and the rear-wheel brake are under automatic control of the control device, if a brake fluid pressure corresponding to the operation force is less than a brake fluid pressure generated by the automatic control, the control device maintains the automatic control, and if a brake fluid pressure corresponding to the operation force is equal to or greater than a brake fluid pressure generated by the automatic control, the control device cancels the automatic control and generates the brake fluid pressure corresponding to the operation force.
B60T 8/17 - Using electrical or electronic regulation means to control braking
B60T 8/26 - Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force characterised by producing differential braking between front and rear wheels
A vehicle air conditioning system, having a simple structure and preferable reliability, and capable of suppressing increases in energy consumption and cost, is provided. The vehicle air conditioning system includes: an air conditioning unit, configured to adjust a temperature in a vehicle compartment and including a blower and a temperature control module; and a dehumidification device, configured to adjust a humidity in the vehicle compartment, disposed between the blower and an evaporator of the temperature control module, and enabling a part of air conditioning air flowing in from the blower to flow into the dehumidification device.
To provide a brake system for a saddled vehicle that suppresses the speed at which the vehicle transitions to a front-dropping posture, thereby enhancing the driver's sense of security. A brake system for a saddled vehicle includes a control device exerting automatic control over a brake fluid pressure of a brake according to various information, and a pitch angular velocity detector for detecting a pitch angular velocity of the vehicle according to an output of a pitch angular velocity detection unit. When the pitch angular velocity becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value while the control device is gradually increasing the brake fluid pressure of the front-wheel brake by the automatic control, the control device reduces a degree of increase in the brake fluid pressure or maintains the brake fluid pressure at that time point.
B60T 8/26 - Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force characterised by producing differential braking between front and rear wheels
B60T 8/32 - Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force responsive to a speed condition, e.g. acceleration or deceleration
A rotating electric machine casing includes a flow passage forming wall which spirally extends at a constant inclination angle, at least partially between an upstream end and a downstream end of a spiral passage. The spiral passage includes first and second widened regions. First and second rectifying partition walls extending along the spiral passage is formed in the first and second widened regions.
A riding-type electric work machine including a vehicle body frame, an electrically driven operating unit, a swing arm swingably supported by the vehicle body frame, a traction motor held by the swing arm, a battery and a suspension coupled to the swing arm. The swing arm includes a housing base enclosing the traction motor and an arm connecting the housing base to the swing shaft.
A01D 34/78 - Driving mechanisms for the cutters electric
A01D 34/66 - Mowers; Mowing apparatus of harvesters characterised by features relating to the type of cutting apparatus having rotating cutters having cutters rotating about a vertical axis mounted on a vehicle, e.g. a tractor, or drawn by an animal or a vehicle with two or more cutters
A01D 67/00 - Undercarriages or frames specially adapted for harvesters or mowers; Mechanisms for adjusting the frame; Platforms
This operation handle structure of a device includes a grip (41A, 51A) capable of operating a device (1) and grasped by an operator; and a vibration device (46, 56) that transmits vibration to the grip (41A, 51A) and informs the operator of information. The vibration device (46, 56) is located on a side of an end portion (37e) of the grip (41A, 51A). The vibration device (46, 56) is provided with an actuator (71) and an eccentric weight (72) and is located in a hollow portion (37c) inside the grip (41A, 51A).
A system and method for load profile based removal of greenhouse emissions is provided. The system receives a first load profile associated with a factory. The system receives a second load profile associated with a power plant, wherein the power plant is communicably coupled with the factory and a greenhouse emission capturing device. The system controls the greenhouse emission capturing device to remove greenhouse emissions from a region surrounding the greenhouse emission capturing device, based on the received first load profile associated with the factory and the second load profile associated with the power plant.
An additive manufacturing model assembly includes: an additive manufacturing model formed by additive manufacturing in which laminated metal powder is melted; and a metal non-additive manufacturing model formed by a method different from the additive manufacturing, the additive manufacturing model assembly is configured by assembling the additive manufacturing model and the non-additive manufacturing model, the additive manufacturing model assembly has: a contact portion at which the additive manufacturing model and the non-additive manufacturing model are in contact with each other; and a fixing portion by which the additive manufacturing model and the non-additive manufacturing model are fixed to each other, the fixing portion being located at a same position as the contact portion or a position different from the contact portion, and a thickness of the additive manufacturing model is thinner than a thickness of the non-additive manufacturing model at the contact portion.
A coating nozzle is provided. The coating nozzle includes: a chamber portion, communicated with a coating material supply portion; a supply surface, disposed on a side of the chamber portion; a discharge surface, disposed on other side of the chamber portion opposite to the supply surface and used to discharge the coating material; supply holes, annularly arranged on the supply surface with a first position as a center; discharge holes, arranged into at least one straight line on the discharge surface; and communication hole paths, respectively and correspondingly communicated from the supply holes on the supply surface to the discharge holes on the discharge surface. The communicating holes respectively have different lengths. The communication hole paths include a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion whose diameter is shorter that of the large diameter portion. The small diameter portions respectively have different diameters or lengths.
B05C 5/02 - Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is projected, poured or allowed to flow on to the surface of the work from an outlet device in contact, or almost in contact, with the work
To provide a camera mounting structure that can protect a camera attached to the front of the body from bouncing stones or the like. In a camera mounting structure applied to a saddled vehicle with a body having a front to which a camera is attached, the camera is disposed at a position on the saddled vehicle below a headlamp and above a front fender. The camera is attached to a bracket fixed to the body. A yaw rotation shaft that allows a swinging motion in a yaw direction relative to the body is provided to the bracket. A pitch rotation shaft that allows a swinging motion in a pitch direction of the camera is provided to the bracket.
B62J 45/423 - Sensor arrangements; Mounting thereof characterised by mounting on or besides the wheel
F16M 11/12 - Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting in more than one direction
A vehicle air conditioning system is provided. The vehicle air conditioning system includes: an air conditioning unit, including a blower and a temperature control module; and a dehumidification device, disposed between the blower and an evaporator of the temperature control module, enabling a part of air conditioning air flowing in from the blower to flow into the dehumidification device, and including an air volume adjusting mechanism for forming an air inflow channel of the dehumidification device; an air path switching mechanism for forming an air discharge channel of the dehumidification device; and a dehumidification element disposed on a flow path of the part of the air conditioning air flowing in from the blower between the air volume adjusting mechanism and the air path switching mechanism. The air volume adjusting mechanism and the air path switching mechanism both include a damper structure configured to adjust a degree of opening.
Apparatus and method of powering an outlet in a bed of an all-terrain vehicle. The all-terrain vehicle can include an engine coupled to an electric generator. The method can include activating a generator mode of the engine, generating power by utilizing the electric generator of the all-terrain vehicle coupled to the engine, supplying the power to an inverter, that can convert the power to AC power, and supplying the AC power to the outlet in the bed of the all-terrain vehicle. A controller can discontinue power to at least one accessory when power is supplied to the outlet. The electric generator can be mounted to an air conditioning compressor mount structure of the vehicle.
Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to semiconductor nanoparticles, metal-semiconductor hybrid structures, processes for producing semiconductor nanoparticles, processes for producing metal-semiconductor hybrid structures, and processes for producing conversion products. In an aspect is provided a process for producing a metal-semiconductor hybrid structure that includes introducing a first precursor comprising a metal from Group 11-Group 14 to an amine and an anion precursor to form a semiconductor nanoparticle comprising the Group 11-Group 14 metal; introducing a second precursor comprising a metal from Group 7-Group 11 to the semiconductor nanoparticle to form a metal-semiconductor mixture; and introducing the metal-semiconductor mixture to separation conditions to produce the metal-semiconductor hybrid structure. In another aspect is provided a metal-semiconductor hybrid structure that includes a first component comprising a metal from Group 11-Group 14 and an element from Group 15-Group 16; and a second component comprising a metal from Group 7-Group 11.
A meter structure in which reduction in dimension of a display part can be attained and displays of indicators can be easily seen. The meter structure includes: a meter device provided with a display part; and a light source for indicators on an outer-peripheral side surface of the meter device.
A battery management system includes: a battery module accommodation section; a charging and discharging control section; and a shipping target selection section. The battery module accommodation section is configured to separately accommodate a plurality of battery modules in blocks. The blocks each includes a predetermined number of the battery modules. The predetermined number is greater than or equal to 2. The charging and discharging control section is configured to charge and discharge the battery modules in units of the blocks. The battery modules are accommodated in the battery module accommodation section. The shipping target selection section is configured to select, in units of the blocks, the battery modules serving as shipping targets from the battery modules accommodated in the battery module accommodation section.
G01R 31/3842 - Arrangements for monitoring battery or accumulator variables, e.g. SoC combining voltage and current measurements
B60L 3/00 - Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposes; Monitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption
B60L 58/13 - Maintaining the SoC within a determined range
G01R 31/367 - Software therefor, e.g. for battery testing using modelling or look-up tables
G01R 31/396 - Acquisition or processing of data for testing or for monitoring individual cells or groups of cells within a battery
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ROUTE GENERATION DEVICE FOR AUTONOMOUS MOBILE BODY
A route generation device for an autonomous mobile body 1 is configured to generate a route for the autonomous mobile body 1 based on a cost map of a way serving as the route for the autonomous mobile body 1, the cost map including a plurality of grid cells M1 to M9 into which the cost map is divided. In the cost map, a center of a road RD is assigned with a lower value of cost than an edge zone of the road RD. The route generation device includes a controller that is configured to update the cost map based on a result of detection by an outside recognition device, and generate a route based on the updated cost map.
A system, adapted for a boat to accumulate and utilize information of a port, the system including a control unit having a processor configured to function as a determining part that determines an open berth of the port; and a display part that displays the open berth determined by the determining part on a display. The control unit determines the open berth based on a first data and a second data, the first data includes information of the port obtained at a first timing by a sensor disposed on the boat, the second data includes information of the port obtained at a second timing, wherein the first timing is different from the second timing, and the first timing is a present time.
G01N 27/12 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance of a solid body in dependence upon reaction with a fluid
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SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AUTOMATIC DOCKING IS COMPLETE BY COLLISION
A system, adapted to determine that automatic docking of a boat is completed. The system including a control unit including a processor configured to switch a control mode of the control unit to an automatic docking mode; output a control signal for controlling an automatic steering of the boat when the control mode is switched to the automatic docking mode; obtain a vibration that is exerted on the boat, wherein, when the control unit is in the automatic docking mode, the control unit is configured to end the automatic docking mode when the control unit detects the vibration.
B63B 79/10 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation using sensors, e.g. pressure sensors, strain gauges or accelerometers
B63H 25/04 - Initiating means for steering automatic, e.g. reacting to compass
G05D 1/02 - Control of position or course in two dimensions
A multi-component structure includes a first component of a first material, an insert of a second material different than the first material, a retainer, and a second component. The first component includes a recess in which the insert is arranged. The retainer secures the insert in the recess by covering a portion of a top surface of the insert. To accomplish this, a) the retainer is joined to the first component by a solid-state weld or by solid-state additive manufacturing, or b) the base component and the retainer are of a one-piece construction and the retainer is of the first material. The second component is attached to the insert by a mechanical connection or by a resistance spot weld between the second component and the insert.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an exhaust gas purifying catalyst filter which has enhanced soot collection performance without increasing pressure loss caused by the formation of a catalyst layer in a partition wall of a wall flow type substrate.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an exhaust gas purifying catalyst filter which has enhanced soot collection performance without increasing pressure loss caused by the formation of a catalyst layer in a partition wall of a wall flow type substrate.
A gasoline engine exhaust gas purifying catalyst filter for purifying exhaust gas of a gasoline engine includes: a wall flow type substrate in which an introduction-side cell having an open exhaust gas introduction-side end, and a discharge-side cell adjacent to the introduction-side cell and having an open exhaust gas discharge-side end are defined by a porous partition wall; and a catalyst layer formed in a pore of the partition wall. An absolute value of a maldistribution degree of the catalyst layer formed in the pore of the partition wall is 4.50 or less. A wash coat amount, excluding a mass of a platinum group, of the catalyst layer formed in the pore of the partition wall, is 40 g/L or more and 50 g/L or less. The catalyst layer formed in the pore of the partition wall is a single layer. The catalyst layer is free of Ba.
F01N 3/022 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of filters characterised by specially adapted filtering structure, e.g. honeycomb, mesh or fibrous
A racing kart that is a travel vehicle includes a car body equipped with a seat on which a user can be seated; and a plurality of wheels which are provided to the car body. The seat is configured such that a seating face thereof is positioned lower than the top of the wheels. The car body is provided with a battery housing which is for storing a battery therein and is disposed at the rear of the seat and at a position overlapping at least a part of the seat in a rear view of the car body. The battery housing is slanted such that an upper end thereof is positioned more rearward than a lower end thereof.
On a partition wall splitting the interior of a case into a gear chamber and a motor chamber, a through hole and a gutter member are provided. The through hole is provided for communication between the gear chamber and the motor chamber. The gutter member extends into the gear chamber below the through hole, and a tip end part thereof is provided above an oil storage part. Oil guided from the motor chamber into the gear chamber through the through hole of the partition wall is guided to the oil storage part through the gutter member, so that, for the oil storage part provided at a wall part not the partition wall of the case and not in contact with the partition wall, more oil can be stored.
An information providing apparatus including a microprocessor and a memory storing a map information including a road map. The microprocessor is configured to perform: acquiring from an in-vehicle device, driving information including position information indicating the position of a vehicle detected by a first sensor and measurement error information indicating an occurrence of a measurement error output by a second sensor measuring an external environment of the vehicle, and further acquiring the map information from the memory; determining whether a snowfall has occurred in a predetermined region of the road map, based on the driving information and the map information; and outputting information in which a determination result is associated with the road map. The determining includes when recognizing that the measurement error has occurred while the vehicle is traveling in the predetermined region, determining that the snowfall has occurred in the predetermined region.
B60W 50/14 - Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
B60W 40/02 - Estimation or calculation of driving parameters for road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub-unit related to ambient conditions
A power supply system for moving body, includes, a power generation unit, a power storage unit, a converter provided between the power generation unit and the power storage unit, the converter including a power storage unit-side converter terminal and a power generation unit-side converter terminal, an external connection terminal configured to electrically connect to an external device, a first switching unit configured to switch between connected and disconnected of the external connection terminal, the power storage unit, and the power storage unit-side converter terminal, a second switching unit configured to switch between connected and disconnected of the power generation unit-side converter terminal and the external connection terminal, a third switching unit configured to switch between connected and disconnected of the power generation unit-side converter terminal and the power generation unit, and a control device configured to control the first switching unit, the second switching unit, and the third switching unit.
B60L 53/60 - Monitoring or controlling charging stations
B60L 50/75 - Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by batteries or fuel cells using propulsion power supplied by both fuel cells and batteries
B60L 53/20 - Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehicles; Charging stations or on-board charging equipment therefor; Exchange of energy storage elements in electric vehicles characterised by converters located in the vehicle
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BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND BATTERY MANAGEMENT METHOD
A higher usage fee is set for external supply power as predetermined contract power increases. A battery management system includes: a contract power information acquisition section configured to acquire contract power information indicating the contract power; a power-in-use estimation section configured to estimate power in use in the storage plant in a target time zone in future; a discharge plan creation section configured to create a discharge plan in which discharge power from the battery is supplied as power to be used in the storage plant when the power in use in the target time zone exceeds the contract power; and a discharging control section configured to discharge the battery on the basis of the discharge plan. The power in use in the target time zone is estimated by the power-in-use estimation section.
A control system, adapted for a boat including a motor driving a propeller; a battery supplying electricity to the motor; an actuator moving the battery in a front-rear direction of a boat; a rail guiding a movement of the battery; a sensor detecting a travel speed of the boat, or detecting an electricity consumption amount of the battery. The control system includes a control unit, including a processor, configured to control the actuator to change a position of the battery based on the travel speed of the boat, or based on the electricity consumption amount of the battery.
B60L 50/60 - Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by batteries or fuel cells using power supplied by batteries
B60L 58/10 - Methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells, specially adapted for electric vehicles for monitoring or controlling batteries
B63B 79/10 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation using sensors, e.g. pressure sensors, strain gauges or accelerometers
B63B 79/40 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation for controlling the operation of vessels, e.g. monitoring their speed, routing or maintenance schedules
H01M 10/42 - Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells
H01M 10/48 - Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte
H01M 50/244 - Secondary casings; Racks; Suspension devices; Carrying devices; Holders characterised by their mounting method
H01M 50/249 - Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders specially adapted for aircraft or vehicles, e.g. cars or trains
A terminal device, adapted to control a drone to support navigation of a boat, the terminal device including a control unit and a display unit. The control unit including a processor, configured to obtain a speed of the boat, and receive an image that is imaged by the drone. The display unit including a display for displaying the image that is imaged by the drone, wherein the terminal device is configured to control an altitude of the drone based on the speed of the boat.
A traveling vehicle includes a body having a seat in which a user can sit, and a plurality of wheels provided to the body, the height of a seat surface of the seat being lower than the upper parts of the plurality of wheels. In the body (14), a battery accommodation section that accommodates a battery is provided to a side of the seat. At least part of the battery accommodation section overlaps the seat in a side view of the body, and the battery accommodation section is tilted such that a rear end part is positioned higher than a front end part.
B60L 53/80 - Exchanging energy storage elements, e.g. removable batteries
H01M 50/249 - Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders specially adapted for aircraft or vehicles, e.g. cars or trains
A vehicle front structure, which can improve structural strength to protect a high voltage electrical component and improve collision safety performance, is provided. The vehicle front structure includes: a side frame, disposed on a side part of a vehicle and extending in a vehicle front-rear direction; a sub-frame, installed below the side frame and supporting a suspension component; a high voltage electrical component, disposed below a floor panel and located behind the sub-frame; a reinforcing frame, disposed around the high voltage electrical component; and a block component, disposed at a front end of the reinforcing frame. The block component has an inclined surface, and the inclined surface is inclined upward toward the sub-frame.
B62D 21/15 - Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted having impact absorbing means, e.g. a frame designed to permanently or temporarily change shape or dimension upon impact with another body
B60K 1/04 - Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units of the electric storage means for propulsion
A movable spoiler device includes: a fixed part, fixed on a body of a vehicle; a movable part, configured to be movable between a storage position connected to the fixed part and a deployed position protruding from the fixed part toward rear of the vehicle; an actuator, disposed on the fixed part and drives the movable part to move in a front-rear direction of the vehicle; a link mechanism, connected to the actuator and the movable part, in which the link mechanism includes: a fixed link, rotatably supported on the fixed part with a first axis, and connected to the actuator; a movable link, rotatably supported on the fixed link with a second axis different from the first axis and connected to the movable part. The fixed link is driven to rotate by the actuator, and the movable link drives the movable part to move relative to the fixed part.
A movable spoiler device is provided in the disclosure. The movable spoiler device includes: a fixed part, fixed on a body of a vehicle; a movable part, configured to be movable between a storage position connected to the fixed part and a deployed position protruding from the fixed part toward rear of the vehicle; an actuator, disposed on the fixed part and drives the movable part to move in a front-rear direction of the vehicle; and a cover member, disposed on the fixed part and connected to the movable part so as to be linked with the movable part, in which there is a gap between the movable part and the fixed part due to the movement of the movable part, when the movable part moves from the storage position to the deployed position, the cover member is driven by the movable part to move and cover the gap.
The present invention provides a driving support device for supporting driving of a vehicle, the driving support device comprising: a detection unit configured to detect a current position of the vehicle; an acquisition unit configured to acquire data for updating a driving support function equipped on the vehicle; a control unit configured to control update of the driving support function based on the data acquired by the acquisition unit, wherein the control unit is configured to execute the update in a state in which an ignition of the vehicle is on, in a case of determining, based on the current position detected by the detection unit, that the update is to be completed before reaching a situation in which the driving support function may be activated.
B60W 50/00 - CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT - Details of control systems for road vehicle drive control not related to the control of a particular sub-unit
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NOTIFICATION CONTROL DEVICE, NOTIFICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
A notification control device performs: detecting a sightline of a driver; causing an information output device to output a first warning when a first condition is satisfied; and causing the information output device to output a second warning when a second condition is satisfied. The first condition is a condition that the driver's sight line is out of a predetermined range in which the driver is considered to see a view in front of the mobile object and a state in which the sightline is out of the range is maintained for a first time. The second condition is a condition that the driver's sightline is out of the range, a risky object to be noticed is present in a reference area, and the state in which the sightline is out of the range is maintained for a second time shorter than the first time.
Area monitoring system includes a plurality of sensor devices each installed in a monitoring target area and configured to detect a mobile object moving in the monitoring target area and a determiner configured to determine whether or not mobile objects detected by the plurality of sensor devices are the same physical object on the basis of detection results of the plurality of sensor devices. The plurality of sensor devices include at least a radio wave sensor and an optical sensor. The determiner determines whether or not mobile objects detected by the radio wave sensor and the optical sensor are the same physical object on the basis of information of at least one of feature quantities regarding movements of the mobile objects and reflection intensities corresponding to attributes of the mobile objects when the mobile objects have been detected by the radio wave sensor and the optical sensor.
An information processing apparatus comprising: an acquisition unit configured to acquire physical strength information related to physical strength and time information related to a scheduled farm work time of a work group including at least one worker who performs farm work; a determination unit configured to determine a work ability of the work group based on the physical strength information; and a crop type selection unit configured to select a crop type to be proposed to the work group based on the work ability determined by the determination unit and the time information acquired by the acquisition unit.
A misfire determination apparatus for an internal combustion engine including a rotational speed detector detecting a rotational speed of an engine and a microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to perform calculating a misfire parameter having a correlation with a change amount of the rotational speed in a combustion stroke of each of a plurality of cylinders and increasing as an increase amount of the rotational speed is large based on the rotational speed detected by the rotational speed detector, and determining that a single-cylinder misfire has occurred when the misfire parameter is less than a first predetermined value, while determining that the single-cylinder misfire or a multi-cylinder misfire has occurred when the misfire parameter is less than a second predetermined value greater than the first predetermined value.
A method for producing a gasoline alternative by mixing FT light naphtha obtained through Fischer-Tropsch synthesis using renewable power with bioalcohol obtained from biomass, includes: determining a mixing ratio of the bioalcohol to the FT light naphtha based on an octane value of the FT light naphtha, a blending octane value of the bioalcohol, and a predetermined target octane value; determining a hydrogenation ratio for hydrogenation of olefin contained in the FT light naphtha to paraffin such that the gasoline alternative has an olefin content ratio of 10 vol % or less based on the determined mixing ratio of the bioalcohol and an olefin content ratio of the FT light naphtha; hydrogenating the FT light naphtha according to the determined hydrogenation ratio; and mixing the bioalcohol with the hydrogenated FT light naphtha according to the determined mixing ratio of the bioalcohol.
A power storage system includes a battery including a first power storage unit, a second power storage unit, 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, and a DC power supply circuit connected to a connection portion located on an electric power transmission path between the inverter and the battery. The DC power supply circuit includes a branch circuit connected to the neutral point on a positive electrode side.
B60L 50/51 - Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by batteries or fuel cells characterised by AC-motors
B60L 50/60 - Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by batteries or fuel cells using power supplied by batteries
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
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DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
A driving assistance device includes a storage medium configured to store computer-readable instructions, and a processor that is connected to the storage medium, in which the processor executes the computer-readable instructions to determine to prompt a driver of a mobile object to avoid contact with an object detected by an object detection device whose detection range is at least on a traveling direction side of the mobile object according to steering, and a steering direction for avoiding contact with the object, and when it is determined to prompt the driver of the mobile object to avoid contact with the object according to steering, cause an actuator capable of outputting force to a steering operator to execute outputting, first, a force to reach a first target force in the same direction as the steering direction in a first period to maintain the state, and causing, then, a force output in a second period longer than the first period to reach zero.
In a press forming device and a press forming method for press-forming a workpiece that includes a load control region to which a constant load is to be applied, the press forming device includes a die unit that includes an upper die and a lower die that sandwich the workpiece; a slider that holds the upper die; a bolster that holds the lower die; a pressing mechanism that presses the slider toward the bolster at a plurality of pressing points; and one or more support blocks arranged around the die unit, between the bolster and the slider. The support block is arranged farther outward than the pressing points, on a line that extends, in an arrangement direction of the pressing points, from a reference point on an end portion of the load control region.
This propeller propulsion apparatus for a ship includes a first propeller, a second propeller disposed coaxially with the first propeller and rotating in a direction opposite to the first propeller, a first electric motor configured to drive the first propeller, a second electric motor configured to drive the second propeller, a control unit configured to control each of the first electric motor and the second electric motor, and a memory unit configured to store a combination of rotational frequencies of the first propeller and the second propeller at each vessel speed where total power consumption of the first electric motor and the second electric motor is an optimum value, and the control unit controls the first electric motor and the second electric motor on the basis of the data of the memory unit such that the total power consumption at each vessel speed is the optimum value during an operation of a ship.
A control device for controlling a display device is mounted on a moving body that moves to a target position specified by a user by automatic steering. The moving body is configured to be capable of perpendicular parking into the target position and parallel parking into the target position. When the perpendicular parking or the parallel parking is performed, the control device causes the display device to display a top view image of the moving body and surroundings, and to display a frame image indicating a place set as the target position superimposed on the top view image. The control device is capable of enlarging and displaying the top view image according to an instruction from the user. The control device makes a display range when the top view image is enlarged and displayed different between when the perpendicular parking is performed and when the parallel parking is performed.
A movable spoiler device is provided. The movable spoiler device includes: a fixed part, fixed on a body of a vehicle; a movable part, movable between a storage position and a deployed position; an actuator, disposed on the fixed part and drives the movable part to move in a front-rear direction; a rotating frame, connected to the actuator and rotates synchronously with the actuator; a connecting member, connected to the rotating frame and the movable part; and a locking member, disposed between the actuator and the rotating frame, applies force to the actuator through an elastic member, and is locked on the rotating frame, wherein, when the movable part is in the deployed position and is subjected to a load applied from the rear, the rotating frame is rotated by pushing the locking member against the elastic member to release the fitting of the locking member.
The axle beam type suspension includes: the pair of trailing arms extending in the front-rear direction with the respective front end sections supported on the vehicle body and the respective rear end sections coupled to the wheels; the axle beam extending in the vehicle width direction and coupling the pair of trailing arms to each other; the pair of Watt's linkage mechanisms extending in the vehicle width direction, coupling the pair of trailing arms to each other at a position rearward of the axle beam, and fixed at a middle part to the vehicle body; and the inner shafts as connection members connecting the vehicle-width-direction outer end portions of one of the pair of Watt's linkage mechanisms and the other Watt's linkage mechanism. The inner shafts are characterized in that they are fixed to the trailing arms via the elastic members surrounding the inner shafts.
B60G 21/05 - Interconnection systems for two or more resiliently-suspended wheels, e.g. for stabilising a vehicle body with respect to acceleration, deceleration or centrifugal forces permanently interconnected mechanically between wheels on the same axle but on different sides of the vehicle, i.e. the left and right wheel suspensions being interconnected
An electric propulsion unit for generating propulsion force in an electric moving body includes an electric motor for driving a propulsion force generation member, an operation unit, and a control device. The operation unit is displaceable in normal and reverse directions from a neutral position. The control device controls the electric motor to achieve a target output torque set based on an operation amount of the operation unit. The control device sets the target output torque to a positive value when the operation unit is operated in the normal direction during forward rotation of the electric motor, sets the target output torque to a negative value when the operation unit is operated in the normal direction during reverse rotation of the electric motor, and sets the target output torque to a negative value when the operation unit is operated in the reverse direction during forward rotation of the electric motor.
B60L 15/20 - Methods, circuits or devices for controlling the propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles, e.g. their traction-motor speed, to achieve a desired performance; Adaptation of control equipment on electrically-propelled vehicles for remote actuation from a stationary place, from alternative parts of the vehicle or from alternative vehicles of the same vehicle train for control of the vehicle or its driving motor to achieve a desired performance, e.g. speed, torque, programmed variation of speed
The electric suspension apparatus is mountable in a vehicle and includes: an electric actuator configured to perform a stroke operation in response to behavior by the vehicle; a motor configured to drive the electric actuator; a rotation angle sensor configured to detect an angle of rotation of the motor; and a controller configured to control the electric actuator, wherein the controller calculates a stroke amount for the electric actuator based on an amount of change in the rotation angle detected by the rotation angle sensor, and controls the electric actuator based on the calculated stroke amount.
B60G 17/019 - Resilient suspensions having means for adjusting the spring or vibration-damper characteristics, for regulating the distance between a supporting surface and a sprung part of vehicle or for locking suspension during use to meet varying vehicular or s the regulating means comprising electric or electronic elements characterised by the type of sensor or the arrangement thereof
A gas turbine includes a compressor, a combustor, an air lead-out member, an outer peripheral cover portion, and an auxiliary device member. The outer peripheral cover portion includes outer peripheral concave portions and outer peripheral convex portions, and is formed in a manner so that the outer peripheral concave portions recessed radially inward of the combustor so as to enter between mutually-adjacent combustion cylinders among the plurality of combustion cylinders and the outer peripheral convex portions protruding radially outward of the combustor so as to extend along outer peripheral surfaces of the plurality of combustion cylinders are alternately and continuously arranged in a circumferential direction of the combustor. The auxiliary device member is attached to one of the outer peripheral concave portions.
F02C 3/14 - Gas-turbine plants characterised by the use of combustion products as the working fluid characterised by the arrangement of the combustion chamber in the plant
A rotor core of a rotating electric machine includes a cooling passage. The cooling passage includes an upstream end that opens in a first end surface of the rotor core and a downstream end that opens in a second end surface of the rotor core. The rotating electric machine is further equipped with a rectifying structure for converting the flow direction of gas an axial direction and a circumferential direction of the rotor. The rectifying structure is fixed to a non-rotating portion in a casing so as to face a rotor in an axial direction.
A drive unit is equipped with a rotating electric machine, a transmission, and a cooling structure. The cooling structure includes a first cooling passage configured to cool the rotating electric machine and a second cooling passage configured to cool the transmission. A first cooling passage and a second cooling passage communicate with each other, and a common coolant flows through the first cooling passage and the second cooling passage.
In a state where lift is generated in a front wing and a rear wing, a control device for an aircraft controls the pitch of each blade and the stopped state rotation angle of each VTOL rotor to control the force generated in each VTOL rotor in a state where rotation of the VTOL rotor is stopped, thereby applying a force to a fuselage.
B64C 27/80 - Mechanisms for controlling blade adjustment or movement relative to rotor head, e.g. lag-lead movement for differential adjustment of blade pitch between two or more lifting rotors
B64C 27/26 - Compound rotorcraft, i.e. aircraft using in flight the features of both aeroplane and rotorcraft characterised by provision of fixed wings
A preview road surface detector capable of discontinuing predictive control is provided, which suppresses the energy consumption required to determine whether predictive control should be discontinued. The preview road surface detector includes: a distance sensor provided on a vehicle body member, the distance sensor detecting a value related to a distance between the vehicle body member and a measurement point on a road surface ahead of a vehicle, the measurement point corresponding to at least part of a road surface contact portion of a wheel; and a distance calculator that calculates a road surface distance as the distance from the vehicle body member to the measurement point, based on a detection value detected by the distance sensor, in which the distance sensor is deactivated under a predetermined condition.
B60G 17/019 - Resilient suspensions having means for adjusting the spring or vibration-damper characteristics, for regulating the distance between a supporting surface and a sprung part of vehicle or for locking suspension during use to meet varying vehicular or s the regulating means comprising electric or electronic elements characterised by the type of sensor or the arrangement thereof
A bush includes an outer cylinder fitting to an inner side of a bush mounting part, an inner cylinder arranged inside the outer cylinder, a rubber bush disposed between the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder, and a pair of ring members arranged between the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder and contacting with the outer cylinder and the rubber bush. The inner cylinder includes a bulging part at a portion of a circumferential surface thereof. An outermost diameter of the bulging part is larger than those of other portions in the inner cylinder. The outermost diameter is formed larger than the innermost diameter of each ring member.
A fuel production system and a fuel production method are provided which can efficiently perform adjusting of a synthesis gas composition by hydrogen supply, while suppressing the generated amount of carbon dioxide by a system overall. A fuel production system includes: a gasification furnace which gasifies a biomass raw material to generate a synthesis gas containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide; a liquid fuel production device which produces a liquid fuel from the synthesis gas generated by the gasification furnace; a hydrogen supply pump which supplies hydrogen to a raw material supply area or a synthesis gas discharge area; a temperature sensor which detects a temperature of the gasification furnace; and a controller which switches a hydrogen supply location by the hydrogen supply pump between the raw material supply area and synthesis gas discharge area, based on the temperature detected by the temperature sensor.
A fuel production system and a fuel production method are provided which can efficiently perform adjusting of a synthesis gas composition by hydrogen supply, while suppressing the generated amount of carbon dioxide by a system overall. A fuel production system includes: a gasification furnace which gasifies a biomass raw material to generate a synthesis gas containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide; a liquid fuel production device which produces a liquid fuel from the synthesis gas generated by the gasification furnace; a hydrogen supply pump which supplies hydrogen to a raw material supply area or a synthesis gas discharge area; a byproduct sensor which detects a byproduct amount generated inside the gasification furnace; and a controller which switches a hydrogen supply location by the hydrogen supply pump between the raw material supply area and synthesis gas discharge area, based on the byproduct amount detected by the byproduct sensor.
A coordination support device includes a target traffic area recognizer configured to recognize traffic participants, a predictor configured to predict futures of a plurality of the traffic participants, and a coordination support information notifier configured to notify notification targets. The predictor includes a group classifier configured to divide the plurality of traffic participants into a plurality of moving groups G1 to G9 and acquire moving group information, a first predictor configured to predict whether or not a collision will occur among the moving groups G1 to G9 on the basis of the moving group information and specifies collision sites in the moving groups that are predicted to collide, and a second predictor configured to determine two or more specific traffic participants among the plurality of traffic participants on the basis of the collision sites and predict whether or not a collision will occur among the specific traffic participants.
A predictor 62 of a traffic safety support system includes a movement state information acquirer 620 configured to acquire movement state information of the prediction target, a surrounding state information acquirer 621 configured to acquire surrounding state information, a first movement state predictor 624 configured to predict a first predicted movement state on the basis of the movement state information, a second movement state predictor 625 configured to predict a second predicted movement state on the basis of the driver state information, a collision risk calculator 626 configured to calculate a first collision risk value for the first predicted movement state and a second collision risk value for the second predicted movement state, and a support controller 65 configured to execute support control for the prediction target in a case where at least one of the first and second collision risk values is greater than a predetermined threshold value.
A predictor 62 predicts a future of a prediction target in a monitoring area. The predictor 62 includes a movement state information acquirer 620 configured to acquire movement state information, a surrounding state information acquirer 621 configured to acquire surrounding state information regarding movement states of traffic participants around the prediction target, a confirmation state information acquirer 623 configured to acquire confirmation state information regarding a surrounding confirmation state of a driver of the prediction target, a moving speed predictor 624 configured to predict a future moving speed of the prediction target on a basis of the movement state information, the surrounding state information, and the confirmation state information, and a collision predictor 625 configured to predict whether or not a collision will occur in a future of the prediction target on the basis of the movement state information, the surrounding state information, and the future moving speed.
G06T 7/70 - Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras
G06V 20/58 - Recognition of moving objects or obstacles, e.g. vehicles or pedestrians; Recognition of traffic objects, e.g. traffic signs, traffic lights or roads
G06V 20/59 - Context or environment of the image inside of a vehicle, e.g. relating to seat occupancy, driver state or inner lighting conditions
A management device includes an acquisition unit, a correction unit, and a notification unit. The acquisition unit acquires, from each of at least two of autonomous working machines, position information calculated by the autonomous working machine based on satellite signals. Based on the position information of a first autonomous working machine having relatively high positional accuracy, the correction unit corrects the position information of a second autonomous working machine having relatively low positional accuracy. The notification unit notifies the second autonomous working machine of the position information that has been corrected.
An electric working machine includes: a machine body; a motor mounted on the machine body and driven by electric power supplied from a battery; a working part driven by motive power of the motor to perform work; an operation part operated by a user to control the operation of the motor; and a display device disposed on the machine body and including a display. The display device is disposed to be separated forward from the operation part.
A01D 34/68 - Mowers; Mowing apparatus of harvesters characterised by features relating to the type of cutting apparatus having rotating cutters having cutters rotating about a vertical axis hand-guided by a walking operator with motor driven cutters or wheels
A01D 34/00 - Mowers; Mowing apparatus of harvesters
A01D 34/78 - Driving mechanisms for the cutters electric
An information output device includes a first acquisition unit that acquires request information that is a request of a user, a second acquisition unit that acquires working machine information related to performance of an autonomous working machine and set for each type of the autonomous working machine, and an output unit that outputs recommendation information satisfying the request of the user, based on the request information and each piece of the working machine information. The request information includes information about a working time during which the autonomous working machine works, information about a work region in which the autonomous working machine works, and information about a cost for using the autonomous working machine, and the recommendation information includes information about a model of the autonomous working machine to be recommended to the user for acquisition.
A drive device capable of suppressing the complication of the device configuration in order to realize a plurality of operation modes is provided.
A drive device capable of suppressing the complication of the device configuration in order to realize a plurality of operation modes is provided.
A drive device includes a drive source, a first differential mechanism, a second differential mechanism, a switching mechanism, and a casing. The differential mechanism includes a first side gear connected to a left wheel, a first case connected to the drive source, and a second side gear. The second differential mechanism includes a third side gear connected to a right wheel, a second case, and a fourth side gear connected to the second side gear. The switching mechanism switches the casing, the first case, the second side gear, and the fourth side gear to a connection state and a non-connection state.
A hydraulic circuit for a power transmission device has an oil passage supplying hydraulic pressure of hydraulic fluid to the power transmission device mounted on a vehicle and a hydraulic actuator on which the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the oil passage acts, the oil passage is provided with a concave portion of the inner surface of the oil passage that is recessed upward in the state of mounting on the vehicle. The concave portion is located upstream of the hydraulic actuating portion in the oil passage and above the hydraulic actuating portion when the unit is mounted in the vehicle.
There is provided an electric working machine including a motor, a working unit configured to be driven by the motor to perform work, and a control unit configured to cause a pseudo engine sound to be output from an output unit. There is also provided an information processing device used for an electric working machine configured to be driven by a motor to perform work. The information processing device includes a communication unit configured to communicate with the electric working machine, a working status obtaining unit configured to obtain a working status of the electric working machine via the communication unit, and a control unit configured to cause a pseudo engine sound to be output from an output unit according to the obtained working status of the electric working machine.
An autonomous control system and method for a vessel are provided. The autonomous control system includes a route setting unit, setting a route to a destination; a disturbance data acquisition unit, acquiring disturbance data from sources other than the vessel; an autonomous control unit, performing a control of the vessel based on the route set by the route setting unit and corrects the control of the vessel based on the disturbance data acquired by the disturbance data acquisition unit.
G05D 1/02 - Control of position or course in two dimensions
B63B 79/15 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation using sensors, e.g. pressure sensors, strain gauges or accelerometers for monitoring environmental variables, e.g. wave height or weather data
B63B 79/40 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation for controlling the operation of vessels, e.g. monitoring their speed, routing or maintenance schedules
B63H 21/21 - Control means for engine or transmission, specially adapted for use on marine vessels
B64C 39/02 - Aircraft not otherwise provided for characterised by special use
G05D 1/00 - Control of position, course, altitude, or attitude of land, water, air, or space vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot
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SYSTEM FOR SWITCHING SENSORS WHEN MOORING TO BERTH HAVING ROOF
A control system adapted for a boat having a first sensor including a GNSS receiver detecting a position of the boat, and a second sensor detecting the position of the boat is provided. The control system includes a control unit having a processor, configured to: switch a control mode of the control unit to an automatic docking mode; obtain roof information regarding whether a berth for mooring the boat includes a roof wherein when the control unit determines the berth for mooring the boat includes the roof, the control unit switches, at a predetermined timing, from the first sensor to the second sensor for determining the position of the boat.
B63B 79/40 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation for controlling the operation of vessels, e.g. monitoring their speed, routing or maintenance schedules
B63B 21/00 - Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring
B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids
G05D 1/00 - Control of position, course, altitude, or attitude of land, water, air, or space vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot
G05D 1/02 - Control of position or course in two dimensions
A non-transitory computer readable medium, storing a program causing a computer to execute a process including a step of obtaining, by an input unit, a work area information of an electric lawn mower; a step of calculating, by a processor, a required electricity amount of the electric lawn mower based on the work area information; and a step of outputting, by an output unit, the required electricity amount of the electric lawn mower.
An automatic berthing system and method for a vessel are provided. The automatic berthing system comprises a controller, controlling the vessel; an input part, receiving an input to perform the automatic berthing mode; at least one peripheral sensor, detecting position information and speed information of another vessel other than the vessel to determine whether a wake caused by the another vessel has influence on the vessel. The controller performs an automatic berthing control when the input to perform the automatic berthing mode is received until the vessel reaches a berthing position, and the controller stops the automatic berthing control when the another vessel is located within a predetermined distance from the vessel based on the position information.
G05D 1/02 - Control of position or course in two dimensions
B63B 79/15 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation using sensors, e.g. pressure sensors, strain gauges or accelerometers for monitoring environmental variables, e.g. wave height or weather data
B63B 79/40 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation for controlling the operation of vessels, e.g. monitoring their speed, routing or maintenance schedules
A remote controller (4) for watercraft (6) includes a rod (21) extending downward from the free end part of a lever along a lengthwise direction thereof, a lock release button (14) slidably provided in the free end part so as to be slidable in a first direction different from the lengthwise direction of the lever, and a conversion mechanism provided between the lock release button and the first end of the rod to covert a movement of the lock release button in the first direction to a movement of the rod in a second direction extending along the lengthwise direction of the lever.
B63H 21/21 - Control means for engine or transmission, specially adapted for use on marine vessels
B63H 25/00 - Steering; Slowing-down otherwise than by use of propulsive elements; Dynamic anchoring, i.e. positioning vessels by means of main or auxiliary propulsive elements
A vehicle body lower part structure includes: a side frame that connects a battery pack which is arranged below a floor panel of a vehicle to a side sill which is provided at a further outer position in a vehicle width direction than the battery pack; a lower cross member that is provided within the battery pack, is arranged between batteries, and extends in the vehicle width direction; and a connection portion that is provided within the battery pack and connects the lower cross member to the floor panel. The connection portion is provided at a further outer position in the vehicle width direction than the batteries.
B62D 21/15 - Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted having impact absorbing means, e.g. a frame designed to permanently or temporarily change shape or dimension upon impact with another body
H01M 50/204 - Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells
H01M 50/249 - Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders specially adapted for aircraft or vehicles, e.g. cars or trains
A vehicle body lower part structure includes: a side frame that connects a side sill to a battery pack that is arranged below a floor portion; and a battery frame that supports a battery within the battery pack. A first joint flange that is joined to a case bottom portion of the side frame is arranged such that a second joint flange that is joined to the case bottom portion of the battery frame overlaps an upper side in an upward-downward direction of the first joint flange.
The disclosure provides an installation structure and a vehicle having the installation structure. The installation structure is disposed in a vehicle and configured to install a controller, including: a floor panel, constituting a lower portion of a vehicle body of the vehicle; a floor channel, disposed in the floor panel, located at a center in a width direction of the vehicle, extending along a front-to-back direction of the vehicle, and protruding on an upside of the vehicle; a pair of brackets, connected to a corner formed by a side surface and an upper surface of the floor channel; an insulator, configured to cover the floor panel and the brackets; a carpet, disposed on the insulator; and a bracket protrusion, separated from the upper surface of the floor channel and fixing the controller on the bracket protrusion.
Provided is a production method for a completed component, the production method including: a first step for performing finite element analysis to determine an amount of change at evaluation sites of the completed component on a three-dimensional model of the completed component that occurs when displacement is applied to joining areas between the individual parts on the three-dimensional model; a second step for extracting combinations of critical evaluation sites having a relatively large amount of change among the evaluation sites on the three-dimensional model and their corresponding critical joining areas among the joining areas on the three-dimensional model; a third step for generating regression models through Lasso regression; a fourth step for performing Bayesian estimation; a fifth step for selecting an adjustment site of the individual parts; and a sixth step for producing the completed component.
G06F 30/13 - Architectural design, e.g. computer-aided architectural design [CAAD] related to design of buildings, bridges, landscapes, production plants or roads
G06F 30/23 - Design optimisation, verification or simulation using finite element methods [FEM] or finite difference methods [FDM]
80.
ROUTE GUIDANCE DEVICE, SYSTEM AND ROUTE GUIDANCE METHOD
A route guidance device that guides a user along a movement route, the route guidance device including an acquisition unit configured to acquire, from a communication device, location information including a departure location and a destination location of the user, a search unit configured to search for a plurality of movement routes from the departure location to the destination location, based on the location information acquired by the acquisition unit, and a provision unit configured to provide the communication device with the plurality of movement routes searched for by the search unit, wherein the plurality of movement routes includes a first movement route using a first moving body of a riding type capable of traveling on a roadway, and a second movement route using a second moving body of a self-propelled type capable of traveling on a sidewalk.
A control device performs: setting a moving area including a trajectory along which a mobile object is scheduled to move with behavior of the mobile object and a surrounding area when the mobile object moves straight, turns right, or turns left; controlling an information provision device configured to provide a driver with information such that the driver is notified of presence of a first type of object when a first type of object is present in the surrounding area and the driver does not see the first type of object; and controlling the information provision device such that the driver is re-notified of the first type of object when the first type of object is present in the moving area and the driver does not see the first type of object after the driver has seen the first type of object through the notification.
A control device of an embodiment is a control device that makes a proposal for steering to avoid a risk object present on a traveling direction side of a mobile object to a driver of the mobile object and includes a determiner configured to determine, when it is assumed that the mobile object is caused to travel straight from a current position of the mobile object in a current traveling direction for a predetermined time, whether an assumed reference position of the mobile object intersects a traveling road boundary, and a proposer configured to suppress the proposal when it is determined that the reference position intersects the traveling road boundary, and makes the proposal when it is determined that the reference position does not intersect the traveling road boundary.
A method for manufacturing a rotor including a rotor body, and a sleeve surrounding an outer peripheral portion of the rotor body and applying a pressurizing force toward an inner periphery to the rotor body, includes: preparing the sleeve having a tubular shape and having an inner diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the rotor body; expanding an inner diameter of the sleeve to be larger than an outer diameter of the rotor body, by applying a liquid pressure to an inner diameter portion of the sleeve; inserting the rotor body into the inner diameter portion of the sleeve while applying the liquid pressure; and fixing the sleeve to the rotor body by removing the liquid pressure and contracting the sleeve.
H02K 15/03 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining or repairing of dynamo-electric machines of stator or rotor bodies having permanent magnets
B23P 11/02 - Connecting or disconnecting metal parts or objects by metal-working techniques, not otherwise provided for by making force fits
H02K 1/28 - Means for mounting or fastening rotating magnetic parts on to, or to, the rotor structures
According to an embodiment, an area monitoring system includes a sensor device installed at a position where a monitoring target area can be imaged, an analyzer configured to analyze an image captured by the sensor device, a manager configured to manage a movement situation of a mobile object moving on a road included in the monitoring target area on the basis of an analysis result of the analyzer, and a provider configured to provide prescribed information to the mobile object. The provider provides an action instruction for the mobile object to the mobile object when the mobile object is likely to depart from the road on the basis of the movement situation.
G08G 1/01 - Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled
G06V 20/56 - Context or environment of the image exterior to a vehicle by using sensors mounted on the vehicle
G06V 20/58 - Recognition of moving objects or obstacles, e.g. vehicles or pedestrians; Recognition of traffic objects, e.g. traffic signs, traffic lights or roads
G08G 1/04 - Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled using optical or ultrasonic detectors
H04N 7/18 - Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
A wheel assembly includes a wheel portion and a pair of drive assemblies opposing each other with the wheel portion interposed therebetween. One of the pair of drive assemblies includes a first motor and a first deceleration assembly. The other of the pair of drive assemblies includes a second motor and a second deceleration assembly. The first deceleration assembly includes a first input shaft connected to the first output shaft. The first rotation axis and the second rotation axis are parallel to the rotation axis of the wheel portion and disposed outside the wheel portion in the radial direction of the wheel portion. The first output shaft, the first input shaft, the second output shaft, and the second input shaft extend in a direction away from the wheel portion in a direction along the rotation axis.
A control device is configured to perform: performing a first process when an index value indicating a degree of closeness to a risky object which is present in front of a mobile object is less than a first threshold value; performing a second process when the index value is equal to or greater than the first threshold value and less than a second threshold value greater than the first threshold value; and performing a third process and the second process when the index value is equal to or greater than the second threshold value. The third process includes a fourth process of proposing a driving operation for avoiding the risky object to a driver. The fourth process is not performed when the driver has performed an action for reducing or releasing an operation of an operator instructing an accelerating operation for accelerating the mobile object.
According to an embodiment, a driving assistance device includes a recognizer configured to recognize a surrounding situation of a mobile object, a decider configured to decide whether or not to prompt a driver of the mobile object to perform acceleration or deceleration on the basis of the surrounding situation, and a notification controller configured to cause a speaker to output a notification sound for prompting the driver of the mobile object to perform the acceleration or deceleration on the basis of a decision result. The notification sound is a notification sound obtained by continuously changing a structure of a sound.
B60W 50/00 - CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT - Details of control systems for road vehicle drive control not related to the control of a particular sub-unit
According to an embodiment, an area monitoring system includes a sensor device installed at a position where a monitoring target area can be imaged, an analyzer configured to analyze an image captured by the sensor device, a manager configured to manage a situation of the monitoring target area on the basis of an analysis result of the analyzer, and a provider configured to provide information about the monitoring target area. The manager causes the provider to provide information for promoting maintenance regarding at least one of the monitoring target area or the sensor device when a degree of deviation between a state of a road included in the image and a state of the road based on a predetermined reference image of the sensor device is greater than or equal to a threshold value.
In a press forming method including pressing a plate material to form an intermediate formed body including an intermediate ridge line portion with an edge radius larger than an edge radius of a ridge line portion of a target formed body, and pressing the intermediate formed body to form the target formed body including the ridge line portion, in a cross section of the intermediate formed body along a direction orthogonal to an extending direction of the ridge line portion, the intermediate formed body includes first and second slack portions on both sides of an included-angle center line, the first and second slack portions bulging more outward in a direction of the edge radius than the target formed body, the included-angle center line bisecting an angle between first and second sides that are located on both sides of the ridge line portion of the target formed body.
A press forming method includes a forming step of pressing an intermediate formed body including an intermediate ridge line portion with a large edge radius, into a target formed body. An upper die includes an upper die step portion at a boundary portion between a product portion and a discarded portion. The discarded portion of the intermediate formed body includes a separation portion which is spaced apart from the upper die at an initial stage of the forming step, to provide an elongation allowance for the discarded portion, and a first contact portion and a second contact portion which are brought into contact with the upper die at the initial stage of the forming step, to prevent occurrence of wrinkles.
A power storage system includes a first battery, a three-phase motor, an inverter, a DC power supply circuit, a branch circuit, a capacitor, a pre-charge circuit located on the electric power transmission path between the inverter and the first battery and connected between the inverter and the connection portion of the DC power supply circuit, a converter connected to the pre-charge circuit, and a second battery connected to the converter and having a voltage lower than the first voltage and the second voltage.
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
B60L 58/19 - Switching between serial connection and parallel connection of battery modules
H02M 3/335 - Conversion of dc power input into dc power output with intermediate conversion into ac by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate ac using devices of a triode or a transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only
H02P 27/06 - Arrangements or methods for the control of AC motors characterised by the kind of supply voltage using variable-frequency supply voltage, e.g. inverter or converter supply voltage using dc to ac converters or inverters
This propulsion apparatus for a ship includes an upper case supported by a hull, a lower case pivotably supported by the upper case, a screw disposed in an area submerged in external water in the lower case and configured to generate propulsion power, a feeding flow channel configured to feed a fluid to the lower case from the upper case via relatively pivoting sliding parts of the upper case and the lower case, and a returning flow channel configured to return the fluid to the upper case from the lower case via the sliding parts, an annular space is provided between the sliding part on the side of the upper case and the sliding part on the side of the lower case and the annular space is partitioned into a first arc-shaped passage and a second arc-shaped passage by a plurality of partition walls, any one of the first arc-shaped passage and the second arc-shaped passage is in communication with the feeding flow channel, and the other of the first arc-shaped passage and the second arc-shaped passage is in communication with the returning flow channel.
A control device for a moving body includes a control unit configured to communicate with an information terminal which is portable for a user of the moving body, and perform movement control on the moving body and charge control on a power supply device. The control unit is configured to start the moving body and the charge control, and, in response to receiving an action plan, if a progress state of the charge control does not reach a predetermined state, cause a display unit of the information terminal to display a third display image indicating the progress state, and if the progress state reaches the predetermined state, cause the display unit not to display the third display image, or cause the display unit to display it in an inconspicuous manner in comparison to a case where the progress state does not reach the predetermined state.
An attention attracting system includes an attention attracting device that transmits, to a driver, a possibility of contact between a subject vehicle and an object and that includes a risk identification section identifying a risk position which is a position having a strong possibility of contact occurring between the subject vehicle and the object and a risk level which is a degree of the possibility of the contact occurring at the risk position, and a transmission section which transmits the risk position and the risk level to the driver, which provides a tactile stimulus or an auditory stimulus to the driver through a tactile HMI device or an auditory HMI device at a remarkableness level corresponding to height of the risk level, and which transmits, to the driver through a visual HMI device, visual information indicating a direction of the risk position viewed from the driver.
B60W 50/16 - Tactile feedback to the driver, e.g. vibration or force feedback to the driver on the steering wheel or the accelerator pedal
B60K 35/00 - Arrangement or adaptations of instruments
B60W 30/095 - Predicting travel path or likelihood of collision
B60W 40/08 - Estimation or calculation of driving parameters for road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub-unit related to drivers or passengers
A field magneton of a rotary electric machine includes magnets, and a yoke provided along one of an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface of each magnet. The yoke includes a cylindrical main body extending in an axial direction from a first end surface of each magnet to a second end surface thereof, and an annular flange extending from the main body in a radial direction and including an abutting surface configured to abut against the first end surface of each magnet. The abutting surface is provided with at least one of an annular circumferential groove and radial grooves. The circumferential groove is formed at an intermediate position separated away from a base edge and a tip edge of the abutting surface. The radial grooves are formed at prescribed intervals and extend from the base edge to the tip edge.
H02K 1/2783 - Surface mounted magnets; Inset magnets with magnets arranged in Halbach arrays
H02K 1/20 - Stationary parts of the magnetic circuit with channels or ducts for flow of cooling medium
H02K 21/22 - Synchronous motors having permanent magnets; Synchronous generators having permanent magnets with stationary armatures and rotating magnets with magnets rotating around the armatures, e.g. flywheel magnetos
A frame structure defines a space capable of accommodating a user, and includes a plurality of outline frames that forms an assembly-type framework for the space, a sheet that is stretched over the framework so as to form a floor surface, a side surface, and a top surface of the space, a support frame that supports the floor surface at a position higher than a base surface where the frame structure is placed, a battery attachment portion that enables attachment of a battery to an under surface side of the floor surface, an outlet provided on any of the floor surface, the side surface, and the top surface, and a battery connecting portion that connects the battery attached to the battery attachment portion and the outlet.
A vehicle damper includes: a movable member that moves with linear motion according to a load applied from a wheel; a conversion member that converts the linear motion of the movable member into rotational motion; an electric motor having a rotor that rotates in conjunction with the rotational motion; a motor housing that houses the electric motor; and a damper mount housing that is fixed to a vehicle body and connected to the motor housing via a first elastic member. The vehicle damper dampens the linear motion of the movable member by an electromagnetic force of the electric motor. The vehicle damper has a second elastic member that is provided for at least one of the motor housing or the damper mount housing and abuts on the other of the motor housing or the damper mount housing when the motor housing and the damper mount housing approach each other.
F16F 15/03 - Suppression of vibrations of non-rotating, e.g. reciprocating, systems; Suppression of vibrations of rotating systems by use of members not moving with the rotating system using electromagnetic means
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VEHICULAR STATE ESTIMATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF ACTIVE SUSPENSION APPARATUS
The vehicular state estimation apparatus includes: a physical quantity detector configured to detect a physical quantity indicating behavior by the vehicle; a vehicle behavior estimator configured to estimate current behavior by the vehicle; a distance sensor that is configured to detect a value pertaining to a distance between the vehicle body member and a measurement point on a road surface in front of the vehicle and corresponding to at least a central section of a road surface contact section on a wheel; a distance calculator configured to calculate a road surface distance; a spring constant calculator configured to calculate at least one of spring constants, in a vehicle stopped state; and a suspension controller configured to control operation of the active suspension apparatus based on the spring constants, the road surface distance, and vehicle behavior information.
B60G 17/019 - Resilient suspensions having means for adjusting the spring or vibration-damper characteristics, for regulating the distance between a supporting surface and a sprung part of vehicle or for locking suspension during use to meet varying vehicular or s the regulating means comprising electric or electronic elements characterised by the type of sensor or the arrangement thereof
A gas turbine includes a combustor, an air lead-out member, an outer peripheral cover portion, an inner peripheral cover portion, and a fuel supply unit. A lead-out port of the air lead-out member is located radially outward of one end portion of the combustor. The combustor has a guide wall portion which is formed so as to connect mutually-adjacent combustion cylinders and guides air from an air flow path to an inner space via a communication path. Through holes are formed in the outer peripheral surface of each of the combustion cylinders and open to the inner space to allow air in the inner space to flow into the downstream side of a combustion chamber.
F23R 3/48 - Flame tube interconnectors, e.g. cross-over tubes
F02C 3/14 - Gas-turbine plants characterised by the use of combustion products as the working fluid characterised by the arrangement of the combustion chamber in the plant
F02C 7/04 - Air intakes for gas-turbine plants or jet-propulsion plants
F23R 3/02 - Continuous combustion chambers using liquid or gaseous fuel characterised by the air-flow or gas-flow configuration
A rotor of a rotating electric machine includes a rotor core equipped with a cooling passage, a first retaining member disposed on one end side of the rotor core, and a second retaining member disposed on another end side of the rotor core. An inlet-side through hole of the first retaining member is inclined with respect to an axis of the rotor. An outlet-side through hole of the second retaining member is inclined with respect to the axis of the rotor. When the rotor is rotated, a cooling gas is introduced into the cooling passage through the inlet-side through hole, and the gas is discharged from the cooling passage through an outlet-side through hole.
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