The purpose of the present invention is to improve the ease with which a pattern drawn on a road surface can be viewed from around the pattern. A road surface drawing device 50 is mounted on a vehicle. When the travel direction of a vehicle 100 is changed by an operation performed by the driver of the vehicle 100, the road surface drawing device 50 draws a pattern P by means of light in an area, on a road surface 500, that includes the side toward which the travel direction is being changed with respect to the vehicle 100, the pattern P indicating the change in travel direction. The pattern P includes a plurality of band-shaped patterns P1 to P4 spaced apart from each other in vehicle width directions Di, Do. The plurality of band-shaped patterns P1 to P4 are such that the closer the band-shaped pattern is to the outside Do in the vehicle width direction, the longer the pattern is in vehicle longitudinal directions Fr, Rr and the more the front end of the pattern is positioned forwardly Fr.
B60Q 1/26 - Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic
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MAP INFORMATION GENERATION DEVICE AND MAP INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD
The present invention more accurately estimates a parking area of a facility when there are a plurality of pieces of parking area polygon information for the vicinity of the facility. A map information generation device 1 comprises: a parking tendency information calculation unit 113 that calculates parking tendency information for the parking area polygon information; a parking area extraction unit 112 that extracts parking area polygon information for which the distance from the center position of one facility is within a prescribed distance; and a parking area determination unit 114 that, if a plurality of pieces of parking area polygon information were extracted by the parking area extraction unit 112, determines a piece of parking area polygon information from among the extracted pieces of parking area polygon information, on the basis of each piece of parking tendency information for the plurality of extracted pieces of parking area polygon information, the pieces of parking tendency information being calculated by the parking tendency information calculation unit 113.
The present invention determines whether a parking lot polygon is a shared parking lot for multiple facilities. A map information creation device 1 comprises: a map information storage unit 122 that stores map information including center position information of multiple facilities and multiple pieces of parking lot polygon information; a facility information storage unit 121 that stores scale information of the facilities; a parking lot area information table 123 that indicates a correspondence relation between the areas or area ranges as the scales of the facilities, and the parking lot areas or parking lot area ranges of the facilities typically estimated according to the scales of the facilities; a facility extraction unit 112 that extracts facility information within a predetermined distance from a parking lot polygon; and a parking lot determination unit 113 that, when multiple pieces of facility information are extracted by the facility extraction unit 112, determines the parking lot polygon as a shared parking lot for multiple facilities if each scale information included in the extracted respective pieces of facility information falls below the scale information of the facility corresponding to the area of the parking lot calculated with reference to the parking lot area information table 123.
The present invention easily links facility information to a parking lot polygon included in map information. A map information creation device 1 comprises: a map information storage unit 122 that stores, as facility information about a plurality of facilities, map information including center position information of each facility, and a plurality of pieces of parking lot polygon information; and a parking lot determination unit 113 that determines a parking lot having the parking lot polygon information, as a parking lot of the facility information having the center position information for which the distance from one node of the parking lot polygon information is the closest.
The invention relates to a method to control a steer-by-wire steering system (1) for a road vehicle, the steer-by-wire steering system (1) comprising a steering wheel (3), a road wheel actuator (5) to actuate road wheels (4), and a feedback actuator (10) for applying a feedback torque to the steering wheel,wherein the following steps are provided:a) Providing steering wheel angular acceleration (11) with sign, steering wheel angular speed (13) with sign and vehicle speed (12) to a control unit,b) deciding on the basis of the steering wheel angular acceleration (11) whether the steering wheel is accelerating in the direction of turning or deaccelerating against the direction of turning, and calculating a corresponding steering wheel torque with a corresponding tuning map(17,18) by means of the control unit,c) calculating a vehicle speed gain with a vehicle speed tuning map (19)applied to the vehicle speed (12) by the control unit,d) deciding whether the steering wheel (3) turns clockwise or counterclockwise based on the steering wheel angular speed (13) by the control unit,e) calculating an output torque (16) counteracting the acceleration of the steering wheel (3) based on the results of steps b) to d), andf) sending the output torque (16) to the feedback actuator (10).
A management device (10) comprises: an acquisition unit (72) that acquires, from a mobile body (30) and through a communication network (20), driver determination information used to determine a driver (40) that drives the mobile body; and a determination unit (74) that determines the difference between the driver determination information obtained during a first period and the driver determination information acquired during a second period subsequent to the first period.
Provided is a battery sharing system comprising a battery exchange station that enables lending of a battery to a successfully authenticated user, a terminal application that is executed by a user's terminal device and that displays on the terminal device information relating to the battery exchange station, and a management device that acquires, from the battery exchange station, station information including information relating to a battery which can be lent from the battery exchange station, and that transmits the station information to the terminal device, wherein terminal application causes the terminal device to execute: a user authentication process for requesting user authentication of the user with respect to the management device; and a display control process for displaying on a map the position of the battery exchange station on the basis of the station information and for displaying on the map the remaining power of the battery that can be lent from the battery exchange station, in a manner according to the result of the user authentication, and in association with the battery exchange station.
This management device (1) comprises: an acceptance unit (102) that accepts the reservation of a charging facility (200) that charges a moving body (100) with electricity and accepts the reservation of a substitute moving body (300) that the user of the moving body can use while the moving body is being charged with electricity; and a reservation processing unit (103) that performs reservation processing on the basis of the contents of reservations accepted by the acceptance unit.
[Problem] To provide an electric propulsion unit capable of switching between the forward and reverse movements of an electric moving body with a simple operation and in a seamless manner. [Solution] An electric propulsion unit 1 has an electric motor 8, a battery 9, a first operation unit 30, a second operation unit 31, and a control device 10. The first operation unit receives a change operation for changing the output torque T of the electric motor. The second operation unit receives a switching operation for switching the direction of the output torque of the electric motor and is configured so as to selectively take a first state and a second state and allow the switching operation independently of the first operation unit. The control device sets the target output torque of the electric motor to a positive value while the second operation unit is in the first state and sets the target output torque of the electric motor to a negative value while the second operation unit is in the second state. When the state of the second operation unit is switched while the first operation unit is in operation, the control device performs a drive control after performing a regenerative control.
H02P 29/20 - Arrangements for regulating or controlling electric motors, appropriate for both AC and DC motors for controlling one motor used for different sequential operations
B63H 20/00 - Outboard propulsion units, e.g. outboard motors or Z-drives; Arrangements thereof on vessels
[Problem] To provide a connector that can be engaged with an engagement portion provided in a fuel cell and that is easily secured to the engagement portion. [Solution] This connector 1 is detachable from a fuel cell 3, the fuel cell comprising a plurality of plates 9 arranged at intervals in a predetermined stacking direction and each plate 9 having a receiving recess 11, and each receiving recess of the plates being provided with an engagement portion 21, the connector comprising a housing 25 that can be inserted into the receiving recesses of the plurality of plates, a terminal member 27 held by the housing and electrically connected to a plate when the housing is inserted into a receiving recess, a lever 31 that can be inserted into the housing, and a lock member 29 that engages with the engagement portion by rotating about an axis extending in the stacking direction in response to a pressing force being applied by insertion of the lever.
[Problem] To promote use of a movable body which is movable by a built-in main battery and a sub-battery owned by a user, by means of a management server, a movable body providing system, a movable body providing program, and a movable body providing method which are for renting out and/or sharing the movable body. [Solution] A management server 10 for executing a process for renting out and/or sharing a movable body 2 that can be moved or assisted in movement by a built-in main battery 14 and a sub-battery 7 owned by a user in response to a request from the user. Information about presence of the sub-battery is held for each user, and when a request is received from the user who owns the sub-battery, an incentive is provided to the user who has made the request different from when a request is received from a user who does own the sub-battery.
[Problem] To promote the use of electric moving bodies for a management server for operating a system that receives applications for use from users and provides electric moving bodies. [Solution] A management server 10 for receiving, at a terminal 8 held by a user, an application for use, presenting candidate electric moving bodies 2 corresponding to the application, acquiring the user's selection input, and providing the user with the electric moving body selected by the user, wherein said management server 10: acquires battery possession information indicating whether or not the user possesses a sub-battery for providing power to the electric moving body; sets, on the basis of the battery possession information, an available application time period during which the user can apply for use of the electric moving body; and transmits information about the available application time period to the terminal.
This mobile body control system accumulates information on obstacles detected in the past in each divided region made by dividing the peripheral region of the mobile body, and has the accumulated obstacle information forgotten according to a prescribed forgetting rate allocated to each divided region. This mobile body acquires captured images, detects obstacles included in the captured images, and generates an occupancy map showing the occupancy of obstacles for each divided region according to the accumulated obstacle information and the detected obstacles for the current peripheral region of the mobile body.
A battery condition evaluation device that evaluates a battery condition comprises: an acquisition unit that acquires first information regarding electrical characteristics of the battery and second information regarding external causes of deterioration of the battery; and an evaluation unit that outputs a comprehensive evaluation result regarding the condition of the battery on the basis of a first evaluation result based on the first information acquired by the acquisition unit and a second evaluation result based on the second information.
G01R 31/392 - Determining battery ageing or deterioration, e.g. state of health
G01R 31/382 - Arrangements for monitoring battery or accumulator variables, e.g. SoC
G01R 31/385 - Arrangements for measuring battery or accumulator variables
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
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
A saddled vehicle (10) includes: an adjustment unit (40) that adjusts the height (H) of a seat (22); and a control device (150) that controls the adjustment unit to adjust the height. The control device includes: a height acquisition unit (170) that acquires the height; a velocity acquisition unit (172) that acquires a velocity (V) at which the saddled vehicle travels; and a display control unit (180) that displays an alert on a display unit (194) when, during travelling of the saddled vehicle, the velocity is no more than a first predetermined value (V3) and, also, the height differs from the height (H0) at a time of starting of travelling of the saddled vehicle.
The present disclosure provides a new configuration which enables improvement of a flow of exhaust gas to a catalyst in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine. An exhaust device ED according to an embodiment of the present invention is for an internal combustion engine (10) equipped with a catalyst (42) and comprises: a joint pipe (46) that extends along the longitudinal-direction axis (42A) of the catalyst (42); and an intersection pipe (48) that extends to the upstream side of the joint pipe (46) and that is connected to the joint pipe (46) from a direction intersecting the longitudinal-direction axis (42A). In the joint pipe (46): an end wall (46a) intersected by the longitudinal-direction axis and a peripheral wall (46b) to which the intersection pipe (48) is connected partition and form a catalyst upstream-side space S that extends along the longitudinal-direction axis in the joint pipe (46); and the center line (48A) of the intersection pipe (48) in an exhaust flowing direction directly intersects a recessed curve wall surface (46c) opposing the same in the joint pipe (46).
F01N 13/08 - Other arrangements or adaptations of exhaust conduits
F01N 3/24 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust characterised by constructional aspects of converting apparatus
This image processing apparatus comprises: an acquisition unit that acquires a captured image obtained by capturing an image of the surrounding of a mobile body by a camera mounted on the mobile body, an input indicative statement inputted by a person relating to the mobile body, and gesture information relating to a gesture performed by the person; an extraction unit that extracts, by performing a first prescribed process on the input indicative statement, at least one indication included in the input indicative statement; a first generation unit that generates, by performing a second prescribed process on the gesture information, an estimated distribution relating to a position indicated by the person; a second generation unit that generates, from the captured image, a probabilistic scene graph in which probability is added to each object included in the captured image; and an identification unit that identifies an object, in the captured image, indicated by the person, on the basis of said at least one indication, the estimated distribution, and the probabilistic scene graph.
The present disclosure is directed to providing, in a saddle riding-type vehicle, a configuration which makes it possible to effectively dispose a three-way catalyst and a NOx storage catalyst in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine. A saddle riding-type vehicle 1 according to one embodiment comprises a three-way catalyst 53a which is disposed in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine 20, and a NOx storage catalyst 53b which is disposed downstream of the three-way catalyst in the exhaust passage. At least a part of a first exhaust purification unit 51d comprising the NOx storage catalyst is exposed to the outside in the width direction of the vehicle.
F01N 3/24 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust characterised by constructional aspects of converting apparatus
B62M 7/02 - Motorcycles characterised by position of motor or engine with engine between front and rear wheels
F01P 1/02 - Arrangements for cooling cylinders or cylinder heads, e.g. ducting cooling-air from its pressure source to cylinders or along cylinders
F01P 5/06 - Guiding or ducting air to or from ducted fans
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MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD
A management system (16) comprises: a management device (400); a mobile terminal (200) carried by a user; and a terminal device (300) carried by a delivery person. The management system further comprises: a position information acquisition unit (412) which is provided to the management device and which acquires delivery person position information; an information generation unit (418) that generates delivery person information, which is information regarding a delivery person who can deliver a mobile battery (100) to the user, on the basis of user position and the delivery person position; and an information provision unit (216) which is provided to the mobile terminal and which provides the delivery person information to the user.
A management system (16) assists a collection/delivery person who collects and delivers mobile batteries (100) to be shared by a plurality of users, the system comprising: a working status information acquisition unit (458) that acquires working status information regarding the working status of the collection/delivery person; an information generation unit (418) that generates break-taking recommendation information for recommending the collection/delivery person to take a break, on the basis of the working status information; and an information provision unit (316) that is provided to a terminal device (300) and provides the break-taking recommendation information to the collection/delivery person.
This management system (16) comprises: a position information acquisition unit (412) which acquires at least either of information indicating the position of a user and information indicating the position of a mobile apparatus; and a delivery request information distribution unit (478) which distributes, to a portable terminal (200) held by a user located at a predetermined distance from a delivery station (12), delivery request information generated on the basis of at least either of the number of users within a predetermined region and the number of mobile apparatuses within the predetermined region in order to request the delivery of mobile batteries (100).
A management system (16) includes a management device (400) and a mobile terminal (200) that is possessed by a user and communicable with the management device, the management device includes a usage demand information acquisition unit (472) for acquiring usage demand information that indicates usage demand of a mobile battery (100) within a predetermined range from a battery station (12), and an operation instruction notification unit (474) for notifying operation instruction that issues an instruction for the operation of the battery station on the basis of the usage demand information.
This object detection device comprises: a control unit that performs control for causing a transmission/reception unit to transmit a transmission wave at a prescribed transmission timing; a distance computation unit that computes a distance to an object on the basis of the transmission wave and a reception wave; and a determination unit that determines a random time, such determination being in accordance with a normal state in which the distance to the object is greater than a first distance or in which no object is detected, a first approach state in which the distance to the object is not greater than the first distance, and a second approach state in which the distance to the object is not greater than a second distance that is smaller than the first distance. The control unit controls the transmission/reception unit so as to transmit the transmission wave at a new transmission timing, which is obtained by delaying the transmission timing by the random time that has been determined.
An object detection device according to an embodiment of the present invention is mounted to a vehicle and detects an object that is present in the surroundings of the vehicle, the object detection device comprising: a control unit that controls a transmission/reception unit so as to transmit a transmission wave at a prescribed transmission timing, the transmission/reception unit transmitting a reception wave and receiving a reception wave that is generated by reflection of the transmission wave by an object; and a determination unit that determines a random time which is a wait time for offsetting the transmission timing in accordance with a shift position which is the position of a shift lever for switching a transmission of the vehicle, the control unit controlling the transmission/reception unit so as to transmit the transmission wave at a new transmission timing that is obtained by delaying the transmission timing by the determined random time.
A battery sharing system comprising a battery exchange station, a terminal app that is executed on the user terminal device, and a management device that acquires, from the battery exchange station, station information including information relating to batteries stored in the battery exchange station, wherein the management device acquires, as the station information, information including the exchange history of the batteries in the battery exchange station and/or charging time required to complete battery charging of each of the batteries and uses the acquired station information to estimate availability regarding the battery lending capacity at a predetermined timing at the battery exchange station, and the terminal app receives a designation of the battery exchange station and the timing as estimation conditions for said availability, transmits the estimation conditions to the management device, and causes the user terminal device to execute processing for acquiring and displaying said availability estimated under the estimation conditions by the management device.
H01M 10/42 - Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
H02J 7/02 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries for charging batteries from ac mains by converters
H02J 13/00 - Circuit arrangements for providing remote indication of network conditions, e.g. an instantaneous record of the open or closed condition of each circuitbreaker in the network; Circuit arrangements for providing remote control of switching means in a power distribution network, e.g. switching in and out of current consumers by using a pulse code signal carried by the network
Provided is a management device comprising: an acquisition unit which acquires, as payment status information pertaining to a battery sharing service, payment status information including one or both of a loan payment status of an apparatus to be used of a user and the status of payment for the battery sharing service of the user; a stop processing unit which, when the payment status information indicates non-payment by the user, executes stop processing for disabling user authentication for the user, wherein the battery sharing service is for renting a battery detachable for the apparatus to be used, which is mounted and used on the apparatus to be used and can be detached from the apparatus to be used, at a battery exchange station including an authentication interface for the user authentication.
A motorcycle (1) comprises: a front brake lever (532) that is provided to one side of a handle (521) in the vehicle width direction, and actuates a front brake (61) for braking a front wheel (FW); a rear brake lever (542) that is provided to the other side of the handle (521) in the vehicle width direction, and actuates a rear brake (62) for braking a rear wheel (RW); and a step (80) that retains a driver's foot. The step (80) comprises a first retention part (81) that has a first retention surface (801) retaining the driver's foot, and a second retention part (82) that is provided further forward than the first retention part (81) and has a second retention surface (802) retaining a region of the driver's foot that is further forward than the arch.
Disclosed is an air intake structure for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders 7, the air intake structure comprising an air intake passage 30 through which air is introduced from an air cleaner 106 into a combustion chamber 9, a fuel injection device 22 that supplies a fuel to the air intake passage 30, and a throttle valve 55 that adjusts the flow rate of the air introduced into the combustion chamber 9, wherein: the air intake structure has, downstream of the throttle valve 55, a tumble valve 57 and a plurality of air intake passages 31, 32 for generating a tumble flow; the air intake structure is provided with a resonator 45 by which the plurality of air intake passages 31, 32 communicate with one another, the resonator 45 being provided downstream of the tumble valve 57; and even when the resonator is provided to the internal combustion engine, which has a plurality of cylinders and in which a tumble flow is generated, the air intake structure makes it possible to suppress any increase in the size of the internal combustion engine without providing a resonator to each air intake port.
This system for receiving and managing reservation information of a reservation target comprises: a reception unit that receives the reservation information including a selection condition for selecting a reservation target to be used by a user from among reservation target candidates and importance information designating the importance of the selection condition; and a storage unit that stores the selection condition and the importance information in association with each other. This method for receiving and managing reservation information of a reservation target comprises: a step for receiving the reservation information including a selection condition for selecting a reservation target to be used by a user from among reservation target candidates and importance information designating the importance of the selection condition; and a step for storing the selection condition and the importance information in association with each other.
A vehicle communication system that assists the traveling of a plurality of vehicles that configure a traveling group communicates with a positioning measurement device external to the vehicles to obtain time-series traveling position information on the vehicles, calculates the output characteristic information on each vehicle by using parameters indicating the driving state of the driver of each vehicle acquired on the basis of the measurement information obtained by means of the vehicle state measuring means of each vehicle, identifies a predetermined position on a road where the plurality of vehicles have traveled on the basis of the traveling position information, and calculates comparison information by comparing output characteristic information of each vehicle traveling at a predetermined location within a predetermined period.
This mobile body providing system, for providing at least one of a plurality of mobile bodies to a user, provides: a battery holder, a mobile body providing system, and a mobile body providing method, in which the user can easily recognize the position of the mobile body at a station where the mobile body is mounted. The battery holder for placing a battery in the mobile body comprises a notification device that sends a notification to the outside when a corresponding wireless signal is transmitted.
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
B62J 43/13 - Arrangements of batteries for propulsion on rider-propelled cycles with additional electric propulsion
The present disclosure is intended to provide a configuration with which it is possible to promote the generation of vortex flow in a combustion chamber over a wider operating range while minimizing any increase in the number of components of an internal combustion engine. An intake structure S for an internal combustion engine according to one embodiment comprises: a partition 62 that is provided in an intake passage 38 connected to a combustion chamber 20 so as to separate the intake passage into a first intake passage 64 and a second intake passage 66, and that has a communication part 102 that allows communication between the first intake passage 64 and the second intake passage 66; and a curved part 100 of the intake passage 38 provided upstream of the communication part 102. The curved part 100 is formed such that when a straight line IL parallel to the axis 40AX of an intake path 40a connected to the upstream side of the curved part 100 is determined, the straight line IL passes through the inside of the intake path 40a and extends from the second intake passage 66 to the first intake passage 64 via the communication part 102.
This information processing device comprises: an acquisition unit which acquires an image obtained by imaging, by means of a camera, the periphery of a movement position of a moving body; a detection unit which detects one or more targets included in the image and a spatial relationship between the one or more targets; an addition unit which adds general knowledge information to at least one of the detected one or more targets or the spatial relationship; and a determination unit which determines the movement position of the moving body on the basis of the addition result of the general knowledge information.
This management system (16) comprises a management device (400), a portable terminal (200) held by a user, and a terminal device (300) held by a retrieval person, the management system (16) also comprising: a position information acquisition unit (412) that acquires retrieval-person position information, the position information acquisition unit (412) being provided to the management device; an information generation unit (418) that generates retrieval-person information on the basis of a user position and a retrieval-person position, the retrieval-person information relating to the retrieval person, who can retrieve a mobile battery (100) held by the user; and an information provision unit (216) that provides the retrieval-person information to the user, the information provision unit being provided to the portable terminal.
A management system (16) is provided with: a management device (400); a position information acquisition unit (412) that includes a portable terminal (200) carried by a user and a terminal device (300) carried by collection/delivery personnel, and with which the management device is provided to acquire collection/delivery personnel position information; an information generation unit (418) that generates collection/delivery personnel information which is information regarding the collection/delivery personnel that could perform collection/delivery of a mobile battery (100) for the user, on the basis of a user position and a collection/delivery personnel position; and an information providing unit (216) that displays the collection/delivery personnel information on a display unit (204) provided in the portable terminal.
A management system (16) comprises a management device (400), a terminal device (300) to be carried by a collector, and a portable terminal (200) to be carried by a user, and includes: a position information acquisition unit (412) provided in the management device to acquire user position information; an information generation unit (418) that generates user information, which is information regarding a user for whom collection of a mobile battery (100) may be required, on the basis of a user position and a collector position; and an information providing unit (316) that displays the user information on a display unit (304) provided in the terminal device.
A management system (16) comprising a management device (400), a terminal device (300) that is possessed by a collection/delivery person, and a mobile terminal (200) that is possessed by a user, and additionally comprising a location information acquisition unit (412) that is provided to the management device and acquires user location information, an information generation unit (418) that, on the basis of a user location and a collection/delivery person location, generates user information, which is information relating to a user who may need the collection or delivery of a mobile battery (100), and an information provision unit (316) that displays the user information on a display unit (304) that is provided to the terminal device.
This management system (16) comprises a management device (400), wherein the management device includes: a use demand information acquisition unit (472) which acquires use demand information that indicates a use demand of a mobile battery in a prescribed range; and an operation place notification unit (476) which notifies an operation place of a mobile station (24) on the basis of the use demand information.
This management system (16) comprises a management device (400), the management device being provided with: a usage record information acquisition unit (426) that acquires usage record information indicating a usage record pertaining to a mobile battery (100); and a state assessment unit (428) that, on the basis of the usage record information, assesses whether the mobile battery has reached a usage limit state at which usage thereof should be limited.
A management system (16) comprises a management device (400) and a terminal device (300) that is held by a collection/delivery person, wherein the management device includes a stock shortage station determination unit (434) that determines a stock shortage station and a stock excess station determination unit (436) that determines a stock excess station, and the terminal device includes an information provision unit (316) that provides the collection/delivery person with information pertaining to the stock shortage station and/or the stock excess station.
This clutch control device comprises a clutch device (26) that connects and disconnects motive power transmission between a prime mover (13) of equipment (1) and an output target (21), and a clutch actuator (50) that outputs driving force for actuating the clutch device (26). The clutch actuator (50) is provided with an electric motor (52) serving as a drive source, a release shaft (53) that turns upon receiving input from the electric motor (52), and a reduction gear mechanism (51) that connects the electric motor (52) and the release shaft (53) together. A drive shaft (55) of the electric motor (52), the release shaft (53), and center shafts (56c, 57c, 58c) of the gears of the reduction gear mechanism (51) have mutually parallel axial directions, and when viewed from the axial directions, the axial centers (C0, C1, C2, C3, C4) of these shafts are aligned on the same straight line (T1).
B60K 23/02 - Arrangement or mounting of control devices for vehicle transmissions, or parts thereof, not otherwise provided for for main transmission clutches
Provided is a mobile body capable of taking into consideration the intent of an instruction issuing party who has issued an ambiguous instruction involving a vague spatial designation relative a target location and searching for an appropriate area in the vicinity of the target location in order for the mobile body to achieve a specified state in response to the instruction. A model is constructed using, as input data, a user instruction and scene graphs SG1 to SG3 created on the basis of an environment image corresponding to the position of a moving body 20 and the direction from which a designated location is viewed. The feature amounts of primary nodes constituting a state scene graph SG1 are defined according to the relative positional relationships (distance and angle) with each object based on the position of the moving body 20. The feature amounts of the primary nodes constituting the state scene graph SG1 are defined according to the space occupation state of each object.
A management system (1) comprises: a battery replacement unit (3) that holds a plurality of batteries (2); and a server (4). The battery replacement unit (3) comprises a plurality of battery replacement devices (30). The server (4) comprises a server communication unit and a server processing unit. The server processing unit determines a battery (2) to be lent on the basis of at least one of a plurality of items consisting of: the current state of the battery (2); the current degree of degradation of the battery (2); the past manner of use of the battery (2); the history of charging and discharging of the battery (2); the position of the battery (2) or a battery holding unit (32) in the battery replacement device (30); the stored period of the battery (2) in the battery replacement device (30); the position of a housing (31); and a power device (6) to which the battery (2) is to be mounted.
H01M 10/42 - Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
H02J 7/02 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries for charging batteries from ac mains by converters
In the present invention, a battery exchanger (electric power device) comprises an external electric power supply connection portion that is connected to an external electric power supply, a housing (2), an internal connection portion that is connected to a battery disposed in the interior of the housing (2), an electric power conversion unit (73) that is provided on an electric power transmission path connecting the external electric power supply connection portion and the internal connection portion, and a pressing member (75). The internal connection portion has a plurality of internal connection portions that are respectively connected to a plurality of batteries, and the electric power conversion unit (73) has a plurality of electric power conversion units that respectively electrically connect the external electric power supply connection portion and the internal connection portions. The plurality of internal connection portions are arranged near one another in a first region of the housing (2), and the plurality of electric power conversion units are arranged near one another in a second region (32) of the housing (2). The pressing member (75) secures the plurality of electric power conversion units to the housing (2) in bulk.
Provided is an accommodation device which can improve drainage performance for water having entered the inside of a housing. An accommodation device 1 comprises: a housing 10 that has six substantially square surfaces facing in different directions from one another and that is formed into a substantially polygonal shape; and an accommodation part that is provided inside the housing 10 and that accommodates an accommodation target object in a manner of allowing the object to be taken in and out. The housing 10 is provided with: a first member and a second member respectively attached to the accommodation part; and two third members, in each of which, one end side is fixed to the first member and the other end side is fixed to the second member. The second member is fixed to the opposite side from the first member relative to the accommodation part. The first member, the second member, and the two third members are connected to one another in a frame-like shape surrounding the accommodation part. The housing 10 is provided with a fourth member attachably/detachably fixed to the first member, the second member, and the two third members. The fourth member has provided therein a through-hole for connecting the inside and outside of the housing 10 in a fixed state.
Provided is a system whereby the intentions of an instructing person latent in an instruction in which spatial specification using a target location as a reference is ambiguous are taken into account and it is possible to search for a suitable area in the area surrounding the target location so that a moving body achieves a specified state in accordance with the instruction. A trained model is built using input data, namely, scene graphs SG1 to SG3 created on the basis of user instructions and an environment image corresponding to the location of a moving body 20 and a direction facing a specified location. A feature amount of a primary node constituting a state scene graph SG1 is defined in accordance with a relative arrangement relationship (distance and angle) of individual objects based on the location of the moving body 20. The feature amount of the primary node constituting the state scene graph SG1 is defined in accordance with how each of the objects occupies space.
In an electric vehicle (10), a rear wheel (24) is arranged in an offset manner with respect to a motor (38) so as to be away from a second side cover (56) in a left-right direction. A first side cover (54) is closer to the rear wheel (24) than the second side cover (56) is, and has a greater fixation force with respect to an outer rotor (52) than the second side cover.
This vehicle illumination device (1) comprises: a low beam irradiation unit (low beam unit (7)) that irradiates a bottom irradiation region (low beam irradiation region (11)) in front of and below the vehicle; a high beam irradiation unit (high beam unit (6)) that irradiates a top irradiation region (high beam irradiation region (10)) that is above and more to the center side in the vehicle width direction than the bottom irradiation region (11); and a variable pattern irradiation unit (projector unit (8)) that irradiates, in the form of a changeable irradiation pattern, a lateral top irradiation region (right-side pattern irradiation region (12)), which is a lateral region outside the top irradiation region (10) in the vehicle width direction and above the bottom irradiation region (11). In one aspect, the variable pattern irradiation unit (8) is changed such that the irradiation pattern takes the form of a first irradiation pattern (15) or a second irradiation pattern (16) in accordance with whether the high beam irradiation unit (6) is lighted on or off. This makes it possible to improve the overlooking of pedestrians by the driver, even under adverse conditions such as nighttime or rainy weather.
B60Q 1/04 - Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights
B60Q 1/00 - Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
F21V 14/04 - Controlling the distribution of the light emitted by adjustment of elements by movement of reflectors
F21W 102/155 - Arrangement or contour of the emitted light for high-beam region or low-beam region the light having cut-off lines, i.e. clear borderlines between emitted regions and dark regions having inclined and horizontal cut-off lines
F21W 102/17 - Arrangement or contour of the emitted light for regions other than high beam or low beam
49.
KEEPING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE DEVICE
A management system (1) comprises a battery replacement unit (3) that holds a plurality of batteries (2), and a server (4). The battery replacement unit (3) comprises a plurality of battery replacement devices (30). The server (4) comprises a server communication unit and a server processing unit. The server processing unit determines an exchanged replacement device housing (31), which is a housing (31) among housings (31) of the plurality of battery replacement devices (30) that has a battery holding unit (32) for receiving a battery (2), or which is a housing (31) that has a battery holding unit (32) that provides a battery (2) being kept. The server processing unit determines the exchanged replacement device housing (31) on the basis of the position of each housing (31) on a communication path of the plurality of battery replacement devices (30).
H02J 7/02 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries for charging batteries from ac mains by converters
A swapping device (1) comprises a housing (10), a slot (40) for housing a battery in a removable manner, and a temperature adjustment device (50) for adjusting the internal temperature of the housing (10). The slot (40) is disposed on the front surface facing a first direction among the side surfaces of the housing (10). The temperature adjustment device (50) is disposed on the rear surface facing a second direction different from the first direction among the side surfaces of the housing (10).
Provided is a method for managing an electric bicycle (10) comprising a vehicle body frame (67) and a motor (M), the method comprising: a step for acquiring any two of a vehicle body number, a power unit number, communication address information of a control circuit (40), a battery number, a vehicle ID, and information for identifying an owner or the like of the electric bicycle (10), as first identification information and second identification information; and a step for associating the acquired first identification information and second identification information with each other.
An electrical bicycle (10) comprises: a crank pedal (79); a rear wheel (78); a motor M that drives the rear wheel (78); a control circuit (40) that controls the motor M; an input torque acquisition unit (35) that acquires an input torque; a cadence acquisition unit (39) that acquires cadence; and an acceleration acquisition unit (30) that acquires acceleration. The control circuit (40) permits the motor M to generate motive force when the input torque is greater than or equal to a first threshold value, the cadence is greater than or equal to a second threshold value, or the acceleration is greater than or equal to a third threshold value.
This saddle-type vehicle comprises: a seat (8) where an rider sits; a handle (2) gripped by the rider; a floor part (9) that is disposed between the handle (2) and the seat (8) and that forms a footrest board (9a) where the rider places their feet; a motor (30) that generates a driving force for vehicular travel; a battery (100) that stores power for driving the motor (30); and an inverter (33) that converts a direct current supplied by the battery (100) to an alternating current and supplies the alternating current to the motor (30). At least one of the inverter (33) and the battery (100) is a subfloor electrical component disposed below the floor part (9). The subfloor electrical component is disposed in a recessed structure (50) having an opening (53) facing the lower side of the vehicle.
This scooter-type electric vehicle comprises: a seat (8) on which an occupant sits; a handlebar (2) to be gripped by the occupant; a floor portion (9) that is disposed between the handlebar (2) and the seat (8) and forms a foot-rest surface (9a) on which the occupant places his or her feet; a motor (30) that generates driving force for running; and a battery (100) that stores electric power for driving the motor (30). The battery (100) and the motor (30) are fixedly supported on a vehicle body (11A). A swing arm (20) that supports a drive wheel (4) is pivotally connected to the vehicle body (11A). The battery (100) is disposed under the seat (8). The motor (30) is disposed under the battery (100).
This charger search device comprises: a required replenishment charge amount calculation unit that calculates a required replenishment charge amount, which is the expected power shortfall if an electric automobile equipped with a battery were to travel a first route composed of planned road links for traveling from a first point to a second point, on the basis of the remaining power amount of the battery at the first point and the power consumption; a suppliable power amount estimation unit that estimates, on the basis of the power consumption, the amount of power that can be supplied to the battery at the point in time when the electric automobile passes an anticipated speed-change point where the travel speed of the electric automobile is anticipated to change on the first route; a planned charge amount calculation unit that calculates a planned charge amount for the battery on the basis of the required replenishment charge amount and a pre-set margin; and a charger search unit that searches for a charger capable of charging the battery on the basis of the suppliable power amount and the planned charge amount.
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
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 58/12 - Methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells, specially adapted for electric vehicles for monitoring or controlling batteries responding to state of charge [SoC]
G08G 1/0969 - Systems involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle having a display in the form of a map
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PARKING LOT ZONE ESTIMATING DEVICE, AND PARKING LOT ZONE ESTIMATING METHOD
The objective of the present invention is to estimate more accurately the shape of a parking lot in a facility. A parking lot zone estimating device 30 comprises: a vehicle parking information recording unit 312 for determining that a vehicle is parked if there is no change in position information for at least a predetermined period of time, and recording, as vehicle parking information, a parking location of the vehicle and a parking time that can be calculated from time information; a parking feature quantity calculating unit 313 for setting, as feature quantities of grids into which a region included in map information is divided, at least one of a parking frequency and a vehicle parking time, calculated on the basis of the vehicle parking information for each grid; and a facility parking lot estimating unit 314 for extracting the grids located within a prescribed range from a facility, and clustering the grids using the feature quantity to identify a parking lot of the facility.
A suspension control system according to the present invention comprises: a road-surface-distance detection unit (12) which, by means of a distance sensor (11) mounted to a vehicle body, detects a surface distance from the distance sensor to a position on a road surface where a wheel W passes; a mean-road-surface-displacement calculation unit (4) which calculates a mean road surface displacement of a plurality of road surface displacements that are obtained by subtracting a vehicle height from road surface distances at multiple positions corresponding to the length of tire-ground contact length in the rolling direction of the wheel; and an actuator control unit (5) which, on the basis of the mean road surface displacement, controls an active suspension in such a manner as to cause the attitude of the vehicle body to stabilize at a prescribed vehicle height. The suspension control system is configured to perform appropriate preview control according to road surface unevenness.
A control unit (10) of an electric artificial leg (1) controls a motor (M) on the basis of a torque target value that is the target value of a torque correlated with the torque of an expanding/contracting device (200) in a standing phase that is a weighted state, and controls the motor (M) on the basis of a position target value that is the target value of the position of the expanding/contracting device (200) in an idling-leg phase that is a non-weighted state.
A control unit (10) of an electric prosthetic leg (1): performs control to achieve a first connection state in which either one of a first connection/disconnection mechanism (210) or a second connection/disconnection mechanism (220) is connected during a stance phase, which is a weighted state; and performs control to achieve a disconnection state in which the first connection/disconnection mechanism (210) and the second connection/disconnection mechanism (220) are disconnected, or performs control to achieve a second connection state in which the other of the first connection/disconnection mechanism (210) or the second connection/disconnection mechanism (220) is connected, during a swing phase, which is a non-weighted state.
A rotational connector device (6) comprises: a stator (10); a rotator (20); a holder attachment part (70); and a cable holder (80). The holder attachment part (70) includes a holder attachment hole (71). The cable holder (80) is detachably attached to the holder attachment hole (71), and in a state where a harness connector (8A) is connected to a rotator-side connector (22) of the rotator (20), the cable holder holds a cable (8B). The cable holder (80) and the holder attachment part (70) have an engagement structure.
This terminal device comprises a wireless communication unit that communicates wirelessly via a wireless link between the terminal device and a base station and a sidelink between the terminal device and another terminal device, and a control unit that controls the wireless communication of the wireless communication unit. The control unit can be operated in a DRX mode during wireless communication via the sidelink, and in accordance with a predetermined condition, the control unit generates an emergency message including emergency information of which the other terminal device is to be notified in a geographical area where the terminal device is located. In accordance with the generation of the emergency message, the control unit uses a request field provided at the head of a transmission frame section corresponding to an ON section of a DRX cycle, and transmits, via the sidelink, a transmission request for transmitting the emergency message to the other terminal device within the same DRX cycle.
This terminal device is capable of operating in a DRX mode, and comprises a wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication via a wireless link between the terminal device and a base station and sidelinks between the terminal device and other terminal devices, and a control unit that controls the wireless communication performed by the wireless communication unit. The control unit uses a first transmission field in a transmission frame section corresponding to the ON interval of a DRX cycle to receive, via a sidelink, an emergency message transmitted from a terminal device positioned in a first physical area. The control unit uses a second transmission field in a transmission frame interval corresponding to the ON interval of the same DRX cycle as for the first transmission field to receive the received emergency message via a sidelink for the purpose of relaying said message to a terminal device positioned in a second physical area that is adjacent to the first physical area.
Disclosed is a motorcycle in which an undercover 12 fixed to a body frame 2 covers the body from below, a rear part 12r of the undercover is provided extending toward a catalyst device 44, a plate member 15 that extends forward with at least a rear part 15r attached to the lower part of a crankcase 22 is disposed so as to cover the catalyst device 44 from below, an air guide port 17 that guides travel air to the catalyst device 44 is formed between a rear end edge 12re of the undercover 12 and a front end edge 15f of the plate member 15, and when an internal combustion engine 21 swings relative to the body frame 2, the open area of the air guide port 17 increases, whereby a catalyst 44a can be activated quickly during warm-up operation, and the catalyst temperature can be kept from becoming excessively high during high-load operation to reduce the amount of harmful substances emitted.
Provided is a method that is for treating a battery member containing a sulfide, and that is capable of effectively removing hydrogen sulfide generated when the battery member is brought into contact with a treatment liquid. The method is for treating a battery member containing lithium metal and a sulfide, the method comprising: a nitrification step S1 for bringing the battery member into contact with nitrogen gas to obtain a substance containing lithium nitride and the sulfide; and a treatment step S2 for bringing the substance containing lithium nitride and the sulfide into contact with a treatment liquid containing water.
This power conversion device converts power in order to transfer power in both directions between a first apparatus and a second apparatus and comprises: a transformer unit having a core, a plurality of primary-side windings wound around the core, and a secondary-side winding wound around the core; a first circuit for transferring power between each of the plurality of primary-side windings and the first apparatus; and a second circuit for transferring power between the secondary-side winding and the second apparatus. The plurality of primary-side windings are each connected to the first circuit via a separate filter so that the frequency bands of power whereby each of the primary-side windings are made to operate differ from each other between the plurality of primary-side windings, and the first circuit and the second circuit are configured so that the frequency of power whereby the transformer unit is made to operate can be changed in accordance with the primary-side winding used for power conversion in the transformer unit among the plurality of primary-side windings.
H02M 3/28 - 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
66.
CONFIRMATION METHOD, CONFIRMATION DEVICE, POWER STORAGE DEVICE, CONFIRMATION SYSTEM, PROGRAM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM
Provided is a confirmation method having: a step in which first verification information is transmitted to a device to be confirmed; a step in which the first verification information is converted on the basis of second verification information, and third verification information is generated; a step in which there is received, from the device to be confirmed, (i) fifth verification information that is generated by the device to be confirmed by converting the first verification information on the basis of fourth verification information that satisfies a first mathematical relationship with the second verification information, or (ii) sixth verification information that is derived from the first verification information and fourth verification information or derived from the fifth verification information by the device to be confirmed using a second mathematical relationship that the third verification information and fifth verification information should satisfy when the device to be confirmed is a regular device; and a step in which a determination as to whether the device to be confirmed is a regular device is made on the basis of the third verification information and the fifth verification information or sixth verification information.
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
The present invention suppresses overshoot of actual acceleration relative to target acceleration when controlling vehicle acceleration by integral control. A vehicle control device (10) comprises: an actual acceleration recognition unit (23) that recognizes actual acceleration of a vehicle (1); an integral value calculation unit (24) that calculates a time integral value of the difference between predetermined target acceleration and the actual acceleration; a control instruction value setting unit (26) that sets control instruction values for a drive device (40) of the vehicle (1) on the basis of the time integral value; and an integration processing limiting unit (25) that limits the calculation of the time integral value by the integral value calculation unit (24) so that the time integral value of when a predetermined limiting condition is satisfied is smaller than that of when the limiting condition is not satisfied.
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
This vehicle (100) includes a front wheel (1), a rear wheel (2), a steering part (43) for steering the front wheel (1), and a steering shaft (41) that connects the front wheel (1) and the steering part (43), the steering shaft (41) being provided so as to turn about a turning shaft. The steering shaft (41) has a connecting part (411) that can be bent around a connecting shaft (413) extending in a direction orthogonal to the axis of the steering shaft (41), and the vehicle (100) has a recess (26) that is formed in an upward-facing surface of the vehicle (100), the recess (26) accommodating at least part of the bent steering shaft (41).
Provided is an information processing device characterized by comprising: a receiving means for receiving monitoring information which is acquired from a monitoring device for a storage battery and which includes a remaining battery power of the storage battery; an acquiring means for acquiring disaster information which includes a current disaster situation and/or a future disaster prediction for the location of the storage battery; and an implementing means for implementing countermeasures for the storage battery on the basis of the monitoring information and the disaster information.
H02J 13/00 - Circuit arrangements for providing remote indication of network conditions, e.g. an instantaneous record of the open or closed condition of each circuitbreaker in the network; Circuit arrangements for providing remote control of switching means in a power distribution network, e.g. switching in and out of current consumers by using a pulse code signal carried by the network
70.
BATTERY LENDING SYSTEM, BATTERY LENDING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
Provided is a battery lending system comprising: a battery exchange device that lends a battery to an authenticated user or collects a battery from an authenticated user; an authentication unit that uses a device attached to the battery exchange device so as to authenticate a user; and a lending management unit which, when a battery is to be lent, links and manages identification information of a user to whom the battery will be lent, and identification information of the battery to be lent. When the identification information of a user who has returned a battery does not match the identification information of the user linked to the battery in advance, the lending management unit outputs non-matching information including the identification information of the user who returned the battery and identification information of the battery that was returned, and then causes the battery exchange device to lend out a new battery to the user who returned the battery.
This information processing device comprises: a first acquisition unit that acquires the movement state amount of a moving body including an exhaustion part that becomes exhausted; and an estimation unit that estimates the exhaustion level and/or the service life of the exhaustion part on the basis of the movement state amount acquired by the first acquisition unit. The first acquisition unit may acquire the movement distance and the movement state amount of the moving body. The estimation unit may estimate the exhaustion level and/or the service life on the basis of the movement distance and the movement state amount acquired by the first acquisition unit. The moving body may be a vehicle. The movement distance may be the travel distance of the vehicle. The movement state amount may be at least one physical amount indicative of the travel state of the vehicle.
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 53/80 - Exchanging energy storage elements, e.g. removable batteries
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
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
A service system (1) comprises: an investment device (2) that solicits investment from investors by securitizing funds for at least new construction or operation of a rental charging station (4) for a battery (11) that is detachable from a vehicle (5); and a distribution device (3) that distributes to the investors the profits from the battery (11) rented out by the rental charging station (4). A battery operating company guarantees the quality, and the battery operating company has ownership, of the battery (11) rented out by the rental charging station (4).
Provided is a container device capable of cooling an electric power device contained therein. A container device 1 comprises a housing 10, and a container unit that is provided inside the housing 10 to contain a contained item in a removable manner. The container unit includes an opening for entering and removing the contained item, a bottom portion provided in a position opposite the opening, and a tube portion that is continuous with the bottom portion and surrounds the periphery of the contained item contained in the container unit. When, on one and the same plane orthogonal to a direction in which the contained item is removed from and entered into the container unit, a first direction through a fourth direction are defined in sequence in directions differing from each other by 90 degrees, the container unit includes a first outer surface facing the first direction and a second outer surface facing the second direction of the tube portion, as well as a first member 32a having at least a part of the bottom portion, a third outer surface facing the third direction and a fourth outer surface facing the fourth direction of the tube portion, and a second member 32b having at least a part of the bottom portion.
H01M 50/202 - Casings or frames around the primary casing of a single cell or a single battery
H01M 50/209 - Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells characterised by their shape adapted for prismatic or rectangular cells
H01M 50/233 - Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders characterised by physical properties of casings or racks, e.g. dimensions
H01M 50/291 - Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders characterised by spacing elements or positioning means within frames, racks or packs characterised by their shape
H01M 50/296 - Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders characterised by terminals of battery packs
74.
METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR MANAGING MOBILE OBJECT, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE
This method for managing a mobile object has: a step (S200) for acquiring, at a first time, first information correlating to movement energy or movement loss when a mobile object is moving through a first geographic location; a step (S200) for acquiring, at a second time after the first time, second information correlating to movement energy or movement loss when the mobile object is moving through the first geographic location; and a step (S206) for comparing the first information and the second information at a third time after the second time.
B60C 23/00 - Devices for measuring, signalling, controlling, or distributing tyre pressure or temperature, specially adapted for mounting on vehicles; Arrangement of tyre inflating devices on vehicles, e.g. of pumps or of tanks; Tyre cooling arrangements
Provided are a resin decomposition treatment method and a decomposition treatment device with which it is possible to safely and efficiently carry out a decomposition treatment. The resin decomposition treatment device 10 comprises: a cylinder 12; a resin supply part 11 that supplies a thermoplastic resin to the cylinder 12; a screw 12a that conveys the supplied thermoplastic resin and the thermoplastic resin that has been melt plasticized; a liquid supply part 13 that supplies a heated and pressurized liquid into the cylinder, to subject the melt plasticized thermoplastic resin to a decomposition treatment in subcritical state or in a supercritical state; an extrusion part 14 that is provided at the front end of the cylinder 12 and discharges the decomposition product of the thermoplastic resin to the outside of the cylinder; a rotary drive mechanism 15 that rotationally drives the screw 12a; and a reverse flow suppressing mechanism 16 that suppresses reverse flow of the melt plasticized thermoplastic resin inside the cylinder 12.
C08J 11/10 - Recovery or working-up of waste materials of polymers by chemically breaking down the molecular chains of polymers or breaking of crosslinks, e.g. devulcanisation
76.
INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
An information processing device provided in an information processing system comprising a battery station having a charging control unit that charges batteries and a charge management unit that assesses whether the batteries are usable, said information processing device comprising: a battery information acquisition unit that acquires information indicating a number of usable batteries in the battery station; and a display data generation unit that generates display data for displaying, on a mobile terminal used by a user who is to use a battery, the number of usable batteries in the battery station, wherein the display data generated by the display data generation unit is for displaying, in a displayed form that is visually recognizable for the user, the number of usable batteries in the battery station on a screen of the mobile terminal having a map displayed thereon.
The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a composite oxide having improved catalytic performance for converting carbon dioxide to methanol; a catalyst for methanol production, said catalyst containing the composite oxide; and a composite oxide production method that is suitable for producing the composite oxide. Provided are: a composite oxide that contains Cu, Zn, and Zr, has a specific surface area of 50 m2/g or greater, and has a Cu dispersion degree of 6.5% or greater; a catalyst for methanol production, said catalyst containing the composite oxide; and a composite oxide production method that is suitable for producing the composite oxide.
B01J 23/80 - Catalysts comprising metals or metal oxides or hydroxides, not provided for in group of the iron group metals or copper combined with metals, oxides or hydroxides provided for in groups with zinc, cadmium or mercury
C07C 29/153 - Preparation of compounds having hydroxy or O-metal groups bound to a carbon atom not belonging to a six-membered aromatic ring by reduction of oxides of carbon exclusively with hydrogen or hydrogen-containing gases characterised by the catalyst used
The present invention is a cylinder block for an internal combustion engine. The cylinder block keeps heat from a combustion chamber from increasing the temperature of the oil in an oil supply passage of the cylinder block and thereby contributes to energy efficiency. Disclosed is a cylinder block 42 for an internal combustion engine 4 that comprises: a crankcase 40 that rotatably supports a crankshaft 41; the cylinder block, which is connected to the crankcase and forms a cylinder 42a; and a cylinder head 43 that is connected to the cylinder block, has an intake port 45 and an exhaust port 46 formed therein, and comprises a valvetrain 60. The cylinder block is provided with an oil supply passage 91 that runs from the crankcase side to the cylinder head side. Oil that circulates through the internal combustion engine is supplied into the oil supply passage. A gap 95 is provided between the oil supply passage and the cylinder formed by the cylinder block.
Provided is a fee charging system for charging a user of a service provided by a business operator for use fees for the service, said fee charging system comprising: a use amount acquisition unit that acquires the use amount of the service used by the user; a billing condition setting unit that receives an operation by the business operator and that sets a billing condition for the use fees; and a use fee calculation unit that calculates the use fees for the service for which the user is billed on the basis of the billing condition set by the billing condition setting unit and the use amount, wherein the billing condition setting unit determines one or more ranges for the use amount, and, for each of the one or more ranges, sets, as the billing condition, the slope of the ratio at which the use fees are determined for the use amount, and the use fee calculation unit calculates the use fees on the basis of said slope corresponding to a range including the amount of use by the user among the one or more ranges.
The present invention provides good comfortability even when the distance between occupants is narrowed. In a face-to-face type vehicle (10) having face-to-face type seating surfaces (12F, 12R), the height of one seating surface (12F) of the face-to-face type seating surfaces is different from that of the other seating surface (12R). Therefore, even when the distance between occupants (UF, UR) is narrowed, contact between the knees of the like of the occupants (UF, UR) can be avoided, whereby good comfortability for the occupants (UF, UR) can be attained.
In a server (28) (information processing device), information processing system (10), and information processing method, a replacement timing of a first battery (30) mounted in a first electric power device (12) is first acquired. Then, the required time for delivering a second battery (38) from a charging place (34) to a place (42) where the first electric power device (12) is used is acquired. Then, on the basis of the replacement timing and the required time, delivery information provided for the delivery of the second battery (38) is generated.
According to one embodiment, the present invention provides a server device comprising a communication unit that communicates with one or more terminal devices each operating as a client of a V2X application and a server processing unit that operates as a server of the V2X application. The server processing unit can access a database that indicates a risk level for each of a plurality of geographical areas defined in advance for the V2X application. The server processing unit receives location information for a first terminal device via the communication unit, uses the location information to determine that the first terminal device is positioned in a first geographical area among the plurality of geographical areas, and if the database indicates that the risk level for the first geographical area is high, notifies the first terminal device that operation in a discontinuous reception mode is not permitted.
This gear stage estimation method estimates the gear stage of a switchable transmission device (30) of an electric-assisted bicycle (10) that comprises a motor (M) and the switchable transmission device (30), the switchable transmission device (30) being provided in a power transmission path between the motor (M) and a rear wheel (78) and is capable of switching n gear stages. The gear stage estimation method comprises: a step for acquiring, at a first time, a detected gear ratio Rd that is the gear ratio in a transmission section constituting the entirety or a part of the power transmission path including the switchable transmission device (30); and a step for comparing the acquired detected gear ratio Rd with n preset gear ratios Ri that are set within the range of gear ratios that the n gear stages may take, and estimating that the gear stage of the switchable transmission device (30) is an m-th stage if the detected gear ratio Rd matches an m-th preset gear ratio Ri.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a server device is provided that includes a communication unit that communicates with one or more terminal devices operating as clients of a V2X application, and a server processing unit that operates as a server of the V2X application. The server processing unit is capable of accessing a database that indicates an adjacency relation among a plurality of geographical areas, with first and second geographical areas being indicated as adjacent areas. The server processing unit sets each of the one or more terminal devices to receive a warning message relating to on-road safety via a sidelink, receives location information of a first terminal device via the communication unit, determines that the first terminal device is situated within the first geographical area on the basis of the location information, and instructs the first terminal device to relay the warning message received in the first geographical area via the sidelink.
H04W 40/20 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing based on geographic position or location
H04W 92/18 - Interfaces between hierarchically similar devices between terminal devices
H04W 4/46 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] for vehicle-to-vehicle communication [V2V]
H04W 84/18 - Self-organising networks, e.g. ad hoc networks or sensor networks
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USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD
This user equipment is to be mounted on a vehicle and comprises a transmission unit for transmitting a message to surrounding communication devices via a sidelink, the message including a first information element indicating an autonomous driving level of the vehicle and a second information element indicating a traffic condition detected by the vehicle.
G08G 1/00 - Traffic control systems for road vehicles
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
B60W 40/10 - Estimation or calculation of driving parameters for road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub-unit related to vehicle motion
G08G 1/01 - Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled
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POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM
According to the present invention, a power supply device comprises a first integration unit that integrates (i) a first usage history, which is a usage history of a power storage device when the power storage device is attached to a first power device in a first period, and (ii) a second usage history, which is a usage history of the power storage device when the power storage device is attached to the first power device or a second power device in a second period different from the first period. The power supply device comprises a second integration unit that integrates (iii) a third usage history, which is a usage history of the power storage device when the power storage device is electrically connected to a first connection unit of the power supply device in a third period different from the first and second periods, and (iv) a fourth usage history, which is a usage history of the power storage device when the power storage device is electrically connected to the first connection unit of the power supply device in a fourth period different from the first, second, and third periods.
B60L 53/80 - Exchanging energy storage elements, e.g. removable batteries
B60L 58/16 - Methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells, specially adapted for electric vehicles for monitoring or controlling batteries responding to battery ageing, e.g. to the number of charging cycles or the state of health [SoH]
This image processing device comprises: an image conversion unit that performs an anonymization process on a plurality of input images having imaged time-sequentially; and an image determination unit that determines whether the input images having undergone the anonymization process satisfy prescribed requirements. The image determination unit performs a prescribed process on the input images having undergone the anonymization process upon determination that the input images having undergone the anonymization process satisfy the prescribed requirements. The anonymization process includes a process for changing the face of a person captured in the input images to the face of another person. The prescribed requirements include a requirement in which the face of the person tracked as the same person in the input images is the same face in the input images having undergone the anonymization process.
A light guide 1 guides light input from a light entry surface 10a to a light exit surface 20a different from the light entry surface, and outputs the light from the light exit surface. The light guide 1 comprises: a light entry portion 10 that has a light entry surface through which light enters in the Z-axis direction; a light guide portion 20 that is disposed on the light exit surface side to guide the light in the Y-axis direction and to output the light from the light exit surface; and a continuous portion 31 and a discontinuous portion 32 which are disposed at the boundary of the light entry portion and the light guide portion, the continuous portion 31 making the light entry portion and the light guide portion continuous, and the discontinuous portion 32 spacing the light entry portion and the light guide portion apart from each other. In this way, the light that is input into the light entry portion in the Z-axis direction through the light entry surface enters the light guide portion through the continuous portion, which is disposed at the boundary of the light entry portion and the light guide portion to make the same continuous, and the light is then guided inside the light guide portion in the Y-axis direction. Thus, the light collected by the light entry portion can be output from the light exit surface with almost no leakage.
Disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure are a training method for an image processing network, and an image processing method and apparatus. The training method comprises: determining a reference pixel on the basis of a training image in which true vales are labeled; with the reference pixel as a starting point, determining the cropping probability when the image processing network processes the training image on the basis of a Markov chain of the training image; on the basis of an output result of the image processing network processing a training cropped area and the true values, adjusting network parameter values and the cropping probability of the image processing network so as to obtain a trained image processing network, the training cropped area being obtained by cropping the training image on the basis of the cropping probability. Thus, the Markov chain is introduced for estimating the cropping probability of a training image, and the cropping probability and the network parameter values are adjusted by means of the output result and the true values of the training image, thereby optimizing the cropping probability and the network parameter values, and further improving the performance of the trained image processing network.
According to the present invention, a mobile body that can be boarded by an occupant includes a drive device that causes the mobile body to travel, a control device that controls the drive device, a sensing device for acquiring a situation on at least an advancing direction side of the mobile body, and a first manipulator that is provided to an armrest of the mobile body. The control device automatically generates a target path for changing the advancing direction of the mobile body on the basis of the situation on the advancing direction side that is acquired, in accordance with an operation instructing one of left and right performed with respect to the first manipulator, and controls the drive device such that the mobile body travels along the target path.
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
B60W 50/12 - Limiting control by the driver depending on vehicle state, e.g. interlocking means for the control input for preventing unsafe operation
B60W 60/00 - Drive control systems specially adapted for autonomous road vehicles
Provided is a mobile body that a passenger can board, the mobile body comprising: a drive apparatus for moving the mobile body; a sense apparatus for sensing a situation at least ahead of travel of the mobile body; an operating element which is provided on an armrest of the mobile body and that can be operated at least left and right so that the passenger can indicate a travel direction for the mobile body; and a control apparatus for causing the mobile body to run in a mode in which acceleration and steering are performed automatically. In accordance with the operation performed on the operating element to indicate the travel direction, the control apparatus automatically generates a target trajectory for the mobile body to change the travel direction on the basis of the situation that has been sensed ahead of travel, and controls the drive apparatus so that the mobile body moves along the target trajectory.
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
B60W 50/14 - Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
This mobile body, which can be boarded by an occupant, comprises: a drive device for moving the mobile body; a control device for controlling the drive device; a detection device for acquiring at least a travel-direction-side condition of the mobile body; and a first operating element provided to an armrest of the mobile body. In response to an operation performed on the first operating element for directing right or left, the control device automatically generates a target path for the mobile body to change the travel direction on the basis of the travel-direction-side condition, and controls the drive device so as to cause the mobile body to move along said target path.
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
This image processing device comprises: an acquisition unit that acquires the size of a face captured in an input image or the distance from a photographing point of the input image to the face; and an image conversion unit that performs an anonymization process on the input image. The image conversion unit determines, on the basis of the size or the distance, whether to perform the anonymization process by using a first method or to perform the anonymization process by using a second method different from the first method, for the face captured in the input image.
An image processing device comprising an image conversion unit that performs anonymization processing on an input image, and an image assessment unit that assesses whether or not the input image that has undergone the anonymization processing satisfies prescribed requirements. When it is assessed that the input image that has undergone the anonymization processing satisfies the prescribed requirements, the image assessment unit applies prescribed processing to the input image that has undergone the anonymization processing. The anonymization processing includes a process for changing the face of a person who appears in the input image to the face of another person. The prescribed requirements require that direction information pertaining to the face of the person in the input image matches direction information pertaining to the face of the other person in the input image that has undergone the anonymization processing.
This image processing device comprises an image attribute acquisition unit that acquires an image attribute which is a capturing mode of an input image, an image conversion unit that performs an anonymization process on the input image, and an image determination unit that determines whether the input image that has been subjected to the anonymization process satisfies a predetermined requirement. If it is determined that the input image that has been subjected to the anonymization process satisfies the predetermined requirement, the image determination unit performs a predetermined process on the input image that has been subjected to the anonymization process. The predetermined requirement is determined in accordance with the acquired image attribute.
This rental car management device (1), which manages a rental car (5) in a sharing manner in which a plurality of users jointly use the car, comprises: a map information storage unit (151) which stores information about a station at which map information and a rental car are disposed; an information input unit (12) which inputs, from a communication terminal (2) of a user, reservation request information including a user ID, a use initiation time of the rental car, a use end time, a departure location, and use information about a small vehicle that is different from the rental car; a car selection unit (143) which selects a rental car candidate from among rental cars disposed at a station in a prescribed range including the departure location on the basis of stored information and the reservation request information; and an information output unit (13) which outputs, to the communication terminal of a user, information indicative of a station at which the selected rental car candidate and the rental car candidates are disposed. The car selection unit extends a prescribed range and selects the rental car candidate when the user uses the small vehicle, as opposed to when the user does not use the vehicle.
G08G 1/123 - Traffic control systems for road vehicles indicating the position of vehicles, e.g. scheduled vehicles
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INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, POWER STORAGE DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
Provided is an information processing method comprising: a first checking step in which a first device checks whether a second device is a normal device; and a second checking step in which the second device checks whether the first device is a normal device. The second checking step may include a step in which the second device, which has been checked to be the normal device in the first checking step, checks whether the first device, which has checked that the second device is the normal device in the first checking step, is the normal device. When the first device has been checked to be the normal device in the second checking step, an update step may be further included in which information-to-be-updated, which is stored in a storage unit of the second device, is updated on the basis of an update request transmitted by the first device.
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
98.
DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND PROGRAM
A driving assistance device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a recognition unit that recognizes the surrounding situation of a vehicle; a driving control unit that executes lane keep control for controlling at least steering of the vehicle such that the vehicle travels within a predetermined lane, on the basis of the recognition results of the recognition unit; and a reception unit that receives a vehicle lane change intention through an operation by an occupant of the vehicle. The driving control unit stops the lane keep control when the reception unit receives the lane change intention during the execution of the lane keep control, and restarts the lane keep control at a timing earlier than completion of the lane change.
An information processing device comprising: a recognition unit that recognizes an object included in captured image data of the surroundings of a moving body; a prediction unit that predicts a future trajectory of the object; and a notification control unit that, on the basis of the future trajectory of the object, causes a notification device to notify the occupants of the moving body of the presence of the object. The notification control unit causes the notification device to notify in different modes when the object is predicted to approach the moving body from behind and when the object is predicted to pass by the side of the moving object.
Provided is a driving permissibility determination device (10, 110) that determines whether or not a driver can drive an apparatus (1), said driving permissibility determination device (10, 110) comprising a transmission device (23) that is provided to a terminal (20A, 120A) which can be carried by the driver, and a reception device (26) that is mounted on the apparatus (1) and that receives information transmitted from the transmission device (23), wherein: the terminal (20A, 120A) is provided with a sensor (21) that measures movement of the body of the driver carrying the terminal (20A, 120A) and a storage device (22) that stores data measured by the sensor (21); and the permissibility of driving the apparatus (1) is determined on the basis of the data measured by the sensor (21).
B60K 28/02 - Safety devices for propulsion-unit control, specially adapted for, or arranged in, vehicles, e.g. preventing fuel supply or ignition in the event of potentially dangerous conditions responsive to conditions relating to the driver
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