Provided is a control device for a vehicle including a first oil pump that is driven by a first drive source driving a drive wheel of a vehicle and configured to supply oil to a hydraulic pressure actuation machine, and a second oil pump that is driven by a second drive source different from the first drive source and configured to supply oil to the hydraulic pressure actuation machine. The control device drives the second oil pump when a start switch of the vehicle is turned on and the first drive source is started for the first time, and drives the second oil pump when the second oil pump is not driven for a first predetermined time after the first drive source is started, and a rotation speed of the second oil pump when the first drive source is started is lower than a rotation speed of the second oil pump after the first drive source is started.
An information processing device includes a communication unit and a controller. The communication unit performs data communication with another vehicle present in a periphery of a host vehicle. The controller controls the data communication performed by the communication unit. The controller identifies a designated moving body, which is the other vehicle for which a quality of communication with the host vehicle does not satisfy a predetermined standard. The controller controls directivity related to wireless communication performed by the communication unit based on a relative positional relationship between a first future position where the host vehicle will travel in the future and a second future position where the designated moving body will travel in the future.
H04B 7/08 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the receiving station
H04W 4/40 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
A grommet includes an umbrella-shaped member that is separate from a grommet body. The umbrella-shaped member has a covering portion that covers an insertion hole of a sound insulator provided on one surface of a vehicle body panel. The covering portion is inclined to increase in diameter toward the sound insulator. The grommet body has an engagement portion that axially locks to a front end of the covering portion, which is the front end of the umbrella-shaped member.
H01B 17/58 - Tubes, sleeves, beads or bobbins through which the conductor passes
B60R 16/02 - Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric
A component comprising: a first case portion having a tunnel portion having an opening end opening toward an axial direction; and a second case portion having a catch tank portion opening upward, wherein the first case portion and the second case portion face each other such that a bottom portion of the tunnel portion and a bottom portion of the catch tank portion are coupled to each other, an opening area of the opening end of the tunnel portion on the second case portion side is larger than an opening area of the opening end of the tunnel portion on a side opposite to the second case portion side, the tunnel portion as a whole is inclined downward from the second case portion side of the tunnel portion to the side opposite to the second case portion side of the tunnel portion, and the second case portion side of the tunnel portion is inclined downward toward the catch tank portion.
H02K 9/193 - Arrangements for cooling or ventilating for machines with closed casing and closed-circuit cooling using a liquid cooling medium, e.g. oil with means for preventing leakage of the cooling medium
F16H 57/04 - Features relating to lubrication or cooling
H02K 7/116 - Structural association with clutches, brakes, gears, pulleys or mechanical starters with gears
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Control Method for Series Hybrid Vehicle and Control Device for Series Hybrid Vehicle
A vehicle is a series hybrid vehicle that drives drive wheels using a travel motor by utilizing power of a power generation motor, which generates power by being driven by motive power of an internal combustion engine provided with a turbo charger. A method for controlling the vehicle includes executing a fuel cut of the internal combustion engine when excess power is greater than at least power that can be inputted in the system and the internal combustion engine is being supercharged.
B60W 20/40 - Controlling the engagement or disengagement of prime movers, e.g. for transition between prime movers
B60W 20/11 - Controlling the power contribution of each of the prime movers to meet required power demand using model predictive control [MPC] strategies, i.e. control methods based on models predicting performance
B60W 20/13 - Controlling the power contribution of each of the prime movers to meet required power demand in order to prevent overcharging or battery depletion
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INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD
An information processing device includes a communication unit and a controller. The communication unit performs data communication with another vehicle present in a periphery of a host vehicle. The controller controls the data communication performed by the communication unit. The controller specifies each second other vehicle for which a quality of communication with the host vehicle does not satisfy a prescribed standard as a designated moving body. The controller identifies a relative position relative to the host vehicle, and a reception power of radio waves received from the designated moving body, for each designated moving body. The controller controls directivity related to wireless communication performed by the communication unit based on the relative position and reception power for each other vehicle.
G08G 1/09 - Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions
G08G 1/052 - Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled with provision for determining speed or overspeed
H04B 7/0404 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas the mobile station comprising multiple antennas, e.g. to provide uplink diversity
A method automatically controls a motor vehicle with wheels including at least two steered wheels. The method includes the following steps: the motor vehicle acquiring parameters relating to an obstacle avoidance trajectory, and a computer computing a provisional control instruction for an actuator for braking the steered wheels, based on the parameters and by way of a closed-loop controller. The method also includes the following steps: acquiring a lateral acceleration or a roll angle to which the motor vehicle is subject, and computing, in open-loop mode, a correction term or the provisional control instruction, based on the acquired lateral acceleration or roll angle.
A charge-discharge control system according to an aspect of the present invention is a charge-discharge control system in which each of a plurality of charge-discharge elements autonomously controls charging-discharging, and the charge-discharge control system includes: an external control device that broadcasts a control signal to the charge-discharge elements that perform charging-discharging; and an authentication device that permits charging-discharging of each of the charge-discharge elements. The charge-discharge elements having received the control signal transmit, to the authentication device, a permission request signal for requesting permission for charging-discharging, which is based on the received control signal. The authentication device having received the permission request signal determines whether the permission request signal is a permission request signal based on the control signal received by the charge-discharge elements, and the authentication device connects a power line for performing charging-discharging to the charge-discharge elements if the authentication device determines that the permission request signal is the permission request signal based on the control signal received by the charge-discharge elements.
A charge/discharge control method for a charge/discharge element includes receiving a request value (Pfr) of a frequency adjustment capacity according to a system frequency (f) of an electric power system (10) based on a priority degree (β) and the request value (Pfr) being received, the priority degree indicating a degree at which charging or discharging of an own element (EV1) is prioritized over charging or discharging of another charge/discharge element (EV2, EV3, . . . ), correcting the output property to increase an upper limit value or a lower limit value of an output range as the priority degree (β) is higher, and performing charging or discharging with an output determined based on a deviation (Δf) between the system frequency (f) measured at a connection end to the electric power system (10) and a reference frequency (fref) of the electric power system (10) and the output property after the correction.
H02J 3/32 - Arrangements for balancing the load in a network by storage of energy using batteries with converting means
H02J 3/02 - Circuit arrangements for ac mains or ac distribution networks using a single network for simultaneous distribution of ac power and of dc power
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
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
A hydraulic actuation device includes a case; an oil passage provided in the case; and a support member provided in the case and configured to support a supported member. The oil passage includes an opening portion that allows the oil passage to communicate with a space inside the case, the support member is inserted into the opening portion, and a communication between the oil passage and the space inside the case is blocked by the support member.
A vehicle body structure includes a floor structure, a rear side member and a reinforcing member. The floor structure at least partially defines a door sill portion, a rear wheel well portion and a rear seat support portion. The rear side member extends wider and is directly attached to a lower surface of the floor structure adjacent to the door sill portion and a forward section of the rear wheel well portion. The reinforcing member is fixedly attached to an upper surface of the floor structure adjacent to the door sill portion and the forward section of the rear wheel well portion such that a portion of the floor structure, a portion of the reinforcing member and a portion of the rear side member are welded together via a plurality of triple welds.
An engine malfunction determination system includes a vehicle engine, an engine sensor system, an engine control module and an electronic display device. The engine sensor system has at least one sensor configured to detect an operation condition of the vehicle engine. The engine control module is in electrical communication with the sensor system to receive a detection signal from the engine sensor system regarding the operation condition of the vehicle engine. The engine control module is programmed to determine an anomaly in the detection signal. The electronic display device is programmed to display an indication of engine malfunction when the engine control module determines that the anomaly in the detection signal exceeds a predetermined threshold.
A continuously variable transmission includes: a first pulley and a second pulley each including a fixed pulley and a movable pulley; and an endless member wound around the first pulley and the second pulley, wherein the continuously variable transmission continuously changes a speed ratio by controlling a thrust of the movable pulley with a hydraulic pressure, the thrust of the movable pulley is made smaller as a rotation speed of the first pulley decreases, and when the rotation speed of the first pulley is lower than a predetermined rotation speed, the thrust of the movable pulley in a case where the speed ratio is on a Low side of the predetermined speed ratio is not made smaller than the thrust of the movable pulley in a case where the speed ratio is on a High side of the predetermined speed ratio.
A power transmission device having: a case formed by assembling a first case member and a second case member; and a shaft member supported by the case, the power transmission device comprising: a protrusion provided to the first case member and protruding in the axial direction along to the direction of assembling the case; and a recess provided to the second case member and recessed in the axial direction. The shaft member is supported by the protrusion in the recess.
The power reception control device is configured to: acquire information indicating differential power obtained by subtracting a current value of total transmission power transmitted to an entirety of a load group via a power supply base point, from a maximum value of the total transmission power transmittable to the entirety of the load group via the power supply base point; calculate element differential power of an own power receiving element by multiplying the differential power indicated by the acquired information by a priority of the own power receiving element, the priority indicating a degree to which power reception of the own power receiving element takes priority over power reception of another power receiving element; and control charging-discharging of the own power receiving element based on the element differential power and a charge-discharge schedule of a power system.
A hydraulic supply device includes: a first oil pump configured to supply oil to a supply passage; a second oil pump driven together with the first oil pump or driven when the first oil pump is stopped; a first check valve provided in a first oil passage that allows a suction side of the second oil pump to communicate with an oil source, and configured to close the first oil passage when the second oil pump is stopped; a second check valve provided in a second oil passage that allows a discharge side of the second oil pump to communicate with the supply passage, and configured to close the second oil passage when the second oil pump is stopped; and a third oil passage into which the oil supplied to the supply passage flows, wherein the oil flowing into the third oil passage is used as an auxiliary pressure for operation of the second check valve when the second oil passage is closed.
F15B 11/17 - Servomotor systems without provision for follow-up action with two or more servomotors using two or more pumps
F15B 13/02 - Fluid distribution or supply devices characterised by their adaptation to the control of servomotors
F16H 61/662 - Control functions within change-speed- or reversing-gearings for conveying rotary motion specially adapted for continuously variable gearings with endless flexible members
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Method for Controlling Hybrid Vehicle and Device for Controlling Hybrid Vehicle
A method for controlling a hybrid vehicle executes control in which a state of charge of the battery at a time point at which the hybrid vehicle reaches a destination is lower than an upper limit state of charge by executing an EV mode until the hybrid vehicle reaches the destination. During execution of the control, if an estimated value of a lowest temperature of an engine coolant until the hybrid vehicle reaches the destination is equal to or higher than a first threshold value, the EV mode is started when the EV mode is continuable to the destination, and if the estimated value of the lowest temperature is lower than the first threshold value, a section for executing the EV mode is shortened compared to when the estimated value of the lowest temperature is equal to or higher than the first threshold value.
B60W 20/13 - Controlling the power contribution of each of the prime movers to meet required power demand in order to prevent overcharging or battery depletion
B60W 10/06 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of propulsion units including control of combustion engines
An automatic transmission, in which when starting with an accelerator pedal opening less than a predetermined opening, the automatic transmission is set to a first speed ratio, and when starting with the accelerator pedal opening equal to or greater than the predetermined opening, the automatic transmission is set to a second speed ratio lower than the first speed ratio.
F16H 61/662 - Control functions within change-speed- or reversing-gearings for conveying rotary motion specially adapted for continuously variable gearings with endless flexible members
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CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE FOR VEHICLE
A control device and method controls a vehicle having an internal combustion engine connected to an automatic transmission via a torque converter with a lockup device. The torque of the internal combustion engine is limited the by a torque limit value based on a speed difference between an input rotational speed and an output rotational speed of the torque converter during acceleration in a non-lockup state. The torque-limiting of the internal combustion engine is prohibited torque-limiting upon a prescribed condition being met. The prescribed condition is met by a heating request, during hill climbing/towing, during travel at high vehicle speeds, when the accelerator pedal opening angle exceeds or is equal to a prescribed opening angle, when the torque limit value is greater than a target torque, in a range other than a D range, or in a mode other than normal mode.
An information processing device, an information processing system, and an information processing method, determine whether an object to be transported is the passenger or the cargo based on a transportation request requesting transportation of the object to be transported, calculate a driving route candidate that passes through a start point candidate for starting transportation and an end point candidate for ending transportation, extracting a driving route from among the driving route candidate based on a travel time until end of transportation of the passenger who is the object to be transported in a case of determining that the object to be transported is the passenger, and based on a movement cost of the vehicle in a case of determining that the object to be transported is the cargo, and outputting the extracted driving route.
INFORMATION PRESENTATION DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, INFORMATION PRESENTATION TERMINAL, INFORMATION PRESENTATION SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PRESENTATION METHOD
An information presentation device is provided with a receiving unit, a transmitting unit and an incentive issuing unit. The receiving unit receives vehicle location data indicating a vehicle location of a vehicle and facility usage data indicating that the vehicle has used a vehicle service facility. The transmitting unit transmits service facility data including location information of a vehicle service facility in a vicinity of the vehicle location or in a vicinity of a travel route of the vehicle, and commercial facility data including location information of a commercial facility associated with the vehicle service facility. The incentive issuing unit issues an incentive to a user or a vehicle to use the commercial facility.
A display control device includes a controller (30). The controller (30) acquires a travel route of a subject vehicle having an autonomous traveling function, acquires information on a state of surroundings of the subject vehicle, performs, based on the state of surroundings of the subject vehicle, safety check required for the subject vehicle to travel on the travel route by autonomous traveling, and causes a display device (31) to display a travel route image including a first range being completed in safety check and a second range other than the first range that are distinguished on the travel route.
A charge-discharge loss reduction device includes a power reception control device that controls power received or discharged by power receiving elements included in a load group, in a power system that supplies electric energy to the load group including the power receiving elements via a power supply base point. The power reception control device is configured to change a priority of an own power receiving element using a charge-discharge state of the own power receiving element, the priority indicating a degree to which power reception of the own power receiving element takes priority over power reception of another power receiving element.
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]
A vehicle article storage structure includes an article storage box (13) provided with an opening (33a) on the upper side forgetting articles in and out, a housing unit (15) provided on the lower side of an instrument panel (3) to house the article storage box (13), and links (35, 37, and 39) configured to movably support the article storage box (13) along a range from a housed position at which the article storage box (13) is housed in the housing unit (15) to a drawn position at which the article storage box (13) is drawn in a vehicle compartment rearward direction from the housed position via an intermediate position at which the article storage box (13) is located between the housed position and the drawn position, the intermediate position being located below the housed position and the drawn position.
B60R 7/06 - Stowing or holding appliances inside of vehicle primarily intended for personal property smaller than suit-cases, e.g. travelling articles, or maps in driver or passenger space mounted on or below dashboards
Provided is an aluminum alloy member for use in laser welding for firmly joining an aluminum alloy and copper, which are materials of different types, by laser welding.
Provided is an aluminum alloy member for use in laser welding for firmly joining an aluminum alloy and copper, which are materials of different types, by laser welding.
The object of the present invention is accomplished by an aluminum alloy member for use in laser welding that includes a nickel plating layer on an aluminum alloy and in which an arithmetic average roughness Sa of a surface of the nickel plating layer is greater than or equal to 100 nm.
A charge port device includes a charge port provided in a port accommodation recess and a lid for concealing the port accommodation recess. A latch is provided in the port accommodation recess on an opposite side to a lid hinge with respect to the charge port. A slit is formed between a surface of a vehicle body and an outer circumferential edge of the lid while the lid is closed. A lamp is provided at a position in the port accommodation recess between the latch and the slit on an opposite side to the lid hinge with respect to the charge port and the position is not visible from outside while the lid is closed. Formed is a light-guiding reflection path that guides a light emitted from the lamp toward the above-mentioned slit as an indirect light by reflecting the light while the lid is closed.
An automatic transmission includes: a transmission mechanism configured to shift rotation of a driving source and transmit the rotation to a driving wheel; and a clutch configured to control transmission of a torque from the driving source to the driving wheel, wherein when a change rate of a rotation speed of the driving source is equal to or higher than a predetermined change rate, a torque transmission capacity of the clutch is reduced.
F16H 61/662 - Control functions within change-speed- or reversing-gearings for conveying rotary motion specially adapted for continuously variable gearings with endless flexible members
F16H 45/02 - Combinations of fluid gearings for conveying rotary motion with couplings or clutches with mechanical clutches for bridging a fluid gearing of the hydrokinetic type
F16H 59/74 - Inputs being a function of engine parameters
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SOFTWARE UPDATING DEVICE, IN-VEHICLE TERMINAL, AND SOFTWARE UPDATING SYSTEM
A software updating device includes a controller and a storage device. The software updating device uses software update data of a vehicle for updating the software. The storage device stores a common package including at least the update data, and an identification package including common package identification information assigned to the common package and vehicle identification information that is associated with the common package identification information and that identifies the vehicle. The controller transmits, to a target vehicle subject to software update, the identification package including the vehicle identification information associated with the target vehicle, and transmits, to the target vehicle in accordance with a request from the target vehicle, the common package to which is assigned the common package identification information included in the identification package.
A computing device includes a first unit and a second unit. In response to receipt of a request corresponding to a computing function, the first unit may: determine an execution context; trigger a first execution of the function on the second unit, this delivering a first comparison parameter, a first temporal execution parameter being associated with the first comparison parameter; trigger a second execution of the function on the second unit, this delivering a second comparison parameter, a second temporal execution parameter being associated with the second comparison parameter; compare the first and second comparison parameters, a temporal comparison parameter being associated with the result of the comparison; and determine a computing status.
B60W 50/023 - Avoiding failures by using redundant parts
G06F 11/14 - Error detection or correction of the data by redundancy in operation, e.g. by using different operation sequences leading to the same result
The sensor arrangement structure includes a pulley that rotates about a rotation axis; and a sensor that detects rotation of the pulley. The pulley includes a fixed pulley, a movable pulley that can be displaced relative to the fixed pulley in a direction of the rotation axis, and a plunger defining an oil chamber on a back of the movable pulley. The plunger is provided with a detection target portion in a region that can be visually recognized from the direction of the rotation axis, and the sensor is provided on a support portion that rotatably supports the fixed pulley in a direction along the rotation axis and faces the region in which the detection target portion is provided.
A control unit (21) causes release of a lockup clutch (3a) when a speed of a vehicle reaches a first vehicle speed value (V1), which is set according to a deceleration rate of the vehicle, during deceleration running of the vehicle. Further, the control unit (21) stops regenerative power generation of an alternator (11) when the speed of the vehicle reaches a second vehicle speed value (V2), which is varied according to the deceleration rate of the vehicle, during the deceleration running of the vehicle. By this control, the stop timing of the regenerative power generation of the alternator (11) during the deceleration running is set in accordance with the deceleration rate of the vehicle whereby the vehicle achieves both of fuel consumption performance and driving performance.
B60W 10/26 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of energy storage means for electrical energy, e.g. batteries or capacitors
B60W 10/02 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of driveline clutches
B60W 10/30 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of auxiliary equipment, e.g. air-conditioning compressors or oil pumps
HYDRAULIC CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYDRAULIC ACTUATION MACHINE, HYDRAULIC CONTROL METHOD FOR HYDRAULIC ACTUATION MACHINE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM
A hydraulic control device for a hydraulic actuation machine including a main oil pump configured to supply oil to the hydraulic actuation machine, a sub oil pump configured to temporarily supply oil to the hydraulic actuation machine based on a drive request so as to compensate for an oil shortfall when supply of oil from the main oil pump to the hydraulic actuation machine is stopped or insufficient, and a drive unit configured to drive the sub oil pump, wherein when an elapsed time elapsed from a time point when the sub oil pump is driven reaches a predetermined time, the hydraulic control device generates an air discharge command for discharging air accumulated in the sub oil pump and outputs the air discharge command to the drive unit, and the drive unit drives the sub oil pump to discharge the air accumulated in the sub oil pump based on the output air discharge command.
A semiconductor device includes: a drift region that is arranged on a main surface of a substrate, and has a higher impurity concentration than the substrate; a first well region that is connected to the drift region; and a second well region that is arranged adjacent to the first well region and faces the drift region. The second well region has a higher impurity concentration than the first well region. A distance between the source region that faces the drift region via the first well region and the drift region is greater than a distance between the second well region and the drift region, in a direction parallel to the main surface of the substrate. A depletion layer extending from the second well region reaches the drift region.
H01L 29/06 - Semiconductor bodies characterised by the shapes, relative sizes, or dispositions of the semiconductor regions
H01L 29/78 - Field-effect transistors with field effect produced by an insulated gate
H01L 29/423 - Electrodes characterised by their shape, relative sizes or dispositions not carrying the current to be rectified, amplified or switched
H01L 29/16 - Semiconductor bodies characterised by the materials of which they are formed including, apart from doping materials or other impurities, only elements of Group IV of the Periodic System in uncombined form
[PROBLEMS] When an acceleration request from a driver is large, upshift is performed under a high engine rotation speed.
[PROBLEMS] When an acceleration request from a driver is large, upshift is performed under a high engine rotation speed.
[SOLUTIONS] Provided is an automatic transmission, including: a torque converter that is disposed downstream of a drive source in a power transmission path and is provided with a lockup clutch; and a transmission mechanism that is disposed downstream of the torque converter and changes a speed ratio between an input shaft and an output shaft, in which in a state where the lockup clutch is engaged, when a rotation speed of the input shaft reaches a first rotation speed, the automatic transmission starts upshift, and in a state where the lockup clutch is disengaged or slips, when the rotation speed of the input shaft reaches a second rotation speed obtained by subtracting a first predetermined rotation speed from the first rotation speed, the automatic transmission starts upshift, and the first predetermined rotation speed decreases as an output torque of the drive source increases.
F16H 61/662 - Control functions within change-speed- or reversing-gearings for conveying rotary motion specially adapted for continuously variable gearings with endless flexible members
F16H 61/14 - Control of torque converter lock-up clutches
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INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, VEHICLE SYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT DEVICE
A vehicle system includes an information providing device, an information collection device, a communication device and a controller. The information providing device provides information to a user of a vehicle about an object that is located in a periphery of the vehicle. The information collection device collects information data related to the object located in the periphery of the vehicle. The communication device communicates with the information collection device and the information providing device. The controller controls the communication device. The controller determines a possibility that an object will enter a monitoring region around the periphery of the vehicle in a case where the vehicle stops at a stop location, and upon determining there is a possibility that the object will enter the monitoring region, information data related to the object is transmitted to an information providing device.
An information processing device and an information processing method control a display unit including a display area that is transparent to surrounding of a vehicle such that the surrounding is visible from a driver's seat of the vehicle, determine whether an object is within a range of a predetermined distance from the vehicle or a route on which the vehicle is scheduled to travel, based on information of the object located in the surrounding of the vehicle, increase a ratio of the display area that allows the surrounding to pass through by changing part or all of an image displayed and superimposed on the display area in a case of determining that the object is within the range.
A method of manufacturing a closed cross-section structural member includes a first panel and a second panel joined to each other to form a closed cross-section, and a fiber reinforced plastic (“FRP”) material bonded to the first panel. The method includes: attaching the FRP material to the first panel with an adhesive; curing the FRP material and the adhesive by heating the FRP material and the adhesive together with the first panel; and joining the second panel to the first panel in which the FRP material and the adhesive are cured.
B32B 37/12 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by using adhesives
B32B 15/08 - Layered products essentially comprising metal comprising metal as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin
B32B 15/20 - Layered products essentially comprising metal comprising aluminium or copper
40.
Anode Current Collector Modification for Lithium Metal Batteries
A lithium metal battery cell has an electrolyte and an anode comprising an anode current collector and a thin film metal layer formed on the anode current collector, the thin film metal layer consisting of a metal that forms a solid solution with lithium metal. The thin film metal layer is configured to promote dense lithium deposition between the thin film metal layer and the electrolyte during charging.
A method controls a motor vehicle equipped with at least two perception sensors to avoid a target. The control method includes: determining data of the sensors, fusing the data of the sensors so as to determine the steering wheel angle, the vehicle speed and the vehicle heading, planning an avoidance path to avoid the target, taking the form of a Euler spiral, refining the avoidance path depending on the steering wheel angle, on the vehicle speed and on the vehicle heading and based on the solution of an optimisation problem, controlling the vehicle so as to follow the refined path, the refining the path including honing the avoidance path depending on the path length, on the direction of steering wheel rotation and on the final heading and refining the honed trajectory depending on the initial heading and on the direction of steering wheel rotation.
A pendulum type mount system includes a pair of upper mounts that mount upper portions of a powerplant unit on a vehicle body, and a pair of first and second lower torque rods. The first and second lower torque rods are located on opposite sides to each other with respect to a reference plane including a gravity center of the powerplant unit. A first spring constant of the first lower torque rod is not smaller than a second spring constant of the second lower torque rod. A distance between a first plane including the first lower torque rod and the reference plane is not larger than a distance between a second plane including the second lower torque rod and the reference plane.
B60K 5/04 - Arrangement or mounting of internal-combustion or jet-propulsion units with the engine main axis, e.g. crankshaft axis, transversely to the longitudinal centre line of the vehicle
F02B 75/20 - Multi-cylinder engines with cylinders all in one line
A fuel cell having a plurality of power generating cells stacked in a thickness direction via an interconnector, the power generating cells comprising a solid electrolyte plate, an anode electrode disposed on one side of the solid electrolyte plate, and a cathode electrode disposed on the other side of the solid electrolyte plate, the interconnector electrically connecting the anode electrode and the cathode electrode, the anode electrode and the cathode electrode having a support layer configured of metal, and the support layer of any one of the anode electrode and the cathode electrode being bonded to the interconnector by welding, and the support layer of the other one of the anode electrode and the cathode electrode being metallic bonded to the interconnector by a method other than welding.
H01M 8/1246 - Fuel cells with solid electrolytes operating at high temperature, e.g. with stabilised ZrO2 electrolyte characterised by the process of manufacturing or by the material of the electrolyte the electrolyte consisting of oxides
H01M 8/1226 - Fuel cells with solid electrolytes operating at high temperature, e.g. with stabilised ZrO2 electrolyte characterised by the electrode/electrolyte combination or the supporting material characterised by the supporting layer
H01M 8/0273 - Sealing or supporting means around electrodes, matrices or membranes with sealing or supporting means in the form of a frame
A lower link (6) is provided with an oil hole (30) in a crank pin bearing portion (11) in order to supply a jet of oil to a connecting portion between an upper pin (4) and an upper link (3). Oil hole (30) is composed of a first oil hole (31) linearly extending from the inner peripheral surface of crank pin bearing portion (11) outwardly in the radial direction, and a second oil hole (32) linearly extending from the outer surface of lower link (6) so as to intersect a distal end portion of first oil hole (31). An inclination angle (θ) of first oil hole (31) with a divided surface (14) set as a reference becomes relatively small, and hence the position of an oil inlet (31b) involving a problem of stress concentration becomes closer to divided surface (14) exhibiting a relatively low stress. Consequently, the stress concentration at oil inlet (31b) is alleviated.
A device includes a case; a first rotating body that has at least a part immersed in the oil in an oil bath; a second rotating body disposed in the case at a position not immersed in the oil in the oil bath; a plate; a first wall portion provided on the plate between the first rotating body and the second rotating body; a second wall portion provided above the first wall portion in a gravity direction and extending toward a direction away from the first rotating body; and a fourth wall portion provided between the first rotating body and the second rotating body and extending in a vertical direction on the plate, wherein the first wall portion is provided on a first rotating body side of the plate, and the fourth wall portion is provided on a second rotating body side of the plate.
A turbine housing has a scroll part, an outlet pipe, and an inlet pipe. A bypass passage is formed on an inner peripheral side of a twisting form leading from the inlet pipe toward the scroll part so as to allow communication between an inlet passage and an outlet passage. Viewing the turbine housing in an axial direction, an opening center of an outlet opening of the bypass passage is located in a quadrant where a mounting flange is located among four quadrants defined by a first imaginary plane that passes through a rotational center and that is parallel to a surface of the mounting flange, and a second imaginary plane that passes through the rotational center and that is orthogonal to the first imaginary plane.
An internal combustion engine is mounted for power generation in a series hybrid vehicle and has an exhaust system with an upstream-side catalytic converter and a downstream-side catalytic converter. After starting of the internal combustion engine, the operation of the internal combustion engine is continued, without stopping the internal combustion engine even when the power generation request ceases, until completion of the warm-up of both of the upstream-side catalytic converter and the downstream-side catalytic converter. The internal combustion engine is operated with ignition timing retardation during a first period from the starting of the internal combustion engine to the completion of the warm-up of the upstream-side catalytic converter. During a second period from the completion of the warm-up of the upstream-side catalytic converter to the completion of the warm-up of the downstream-side catalytic converter, the internal combustion engine is operated without ignition timing retardation.
A charging control method for controlling charging of a secondary battery includes: an acquisition step of acquiring information on heat of the secondary battery; and a control step of setting, based on the information on the heat of the secondary battery, a charging current value of the secondary battery to control an amount of heat generation by the secondary battery to a predetermined value.
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
A rotating electrical machine includes a cylindrical housing having a flow path configured to allow a refrigerant to flow therethrough, an inlet configured to allow the refrigerant to flow into the flow path, and an outlet configured to allow the refrigerant to flow out of the flow path. The flow path being formed so as to spirally surround a circumferential surface of the housing. The flow path includes: a first flow path that is formed along one end surface of the housing and formed such that a width along the circumferential surface increases along a flow direction of the refrigerant from the inlet; and a second flow path that is formed along the other end surface of the housing and formed such that a width along the circumferential surface decreases toward the outlet along the flow direction of the refrigerant.
A plurality of different reference images for specifying a target parking space is preliminarily stored. The different reference images are generated by using an imaging device that captures an image around a subject vehicle. After that, when the subject vehicle is parked in the target parking space, the current image captured around the subject vehicle is verified with at least one reference image of the plurality of different reference images to recognize the target parking space, and the travel operation of the subject vehicle to the target parking space is autonomously controlled based on positional information of the recognized target parking space.
G06V 20/58 - Recognition of moving objects or obstacles, e.g. vehicles or pedestrians; Recognition of traffic objects, e.g. traffic signs, traffic lights or roads
An apparatus includes a case that stores oil inside, wherein the case includes a drain hole that discharges the oil to an outside, and a tubular portion that protrudes in a direction intersecting a direction of gravity, and the drain hole opens in a direction intersecting the direction of gravity on the tubular portion.
Provided is a control method for a vehicle including an internal combustion engine as a driving source, the control method for the vehicle including: executing automatic stop control of automatically stopping the internal combustion engine when a predetermined stop condition is satisfied, and executing automatic restart control of automatically restarting the internal combustion engine when a predetermined restart condition is satisfied during execution of the automatic stop control; performing brake holding control of applying a braking force to wheels to maintain a vehicle stop state during the execution of the automatic stop control; and automatically restarting the internal combustion engine when the restart condition is satisfied, and releasing the brake holding control when a predetermined period elapses since the restart condition is satisfied. Particularly, in this control method, the predetermined period is varied according to an engine revolution speed at a time when the restart condition is satisfied.
B60W 30/192 - Mitigating problems related to power-up or power-down of the driveline, e.g. start-up of a cold engine
B60W 10/06 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of propulsion units including control of combustion engines
B60W 10/184 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of braking systems with wheel brakes
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FRICTION MATERIAL COMPOSITION, FRICTION MATERIAL AND FRICTION MEMBER
To provide a friction material composition which provides a friction material having high friction coefficient during high speed and high temperature braking, high coefficient of static friction and excellent abrasion resistance at high temperature and causing little sticking due to rust, even when the composition includes no antimony element or no copper element, or includes less than 0.5% by mass of copper element if any, in other words even when having a composition environmentally less harmful or less harmful to the human body. More specifically the friction material composition includes a bonding material, an organic filler, an inorganic filler and a fiber substrate, wherein the friction material composition includes no copper element, or includes less than 0.5% by mass of copper element if any, includes no antimony element, includes 5% by mass or less of iron fiber, 1 to 5% by mass of zinc powder, 2.5 to 6% by mass of calcium hydroxide, 0.7 to 1.5% by mass of sodium carbonate and a silicone-containing phenolic resin.
A control method is provided for an internal combustion engine which includes a turbocharger, and which is connected to a stepped automatic transmission. The control method includes judging whether or not an upshift of the automatic transmission is performed; performing a first torque down control by an ignition timing retard of the internal combustion engine during the upshift; judging whether or not a predicted torque estimated from a driving condition of the internal combustion engine is greater than a target torque at an end of the upshift; and performing a second torque down control by the ignition timing retard of the internal combustion engine when the predicted torque is greater than the target torque.
A driving support method and a driving support device set a timing to start an own vehicle based on an elapsed time from a stop of the own vehicle to a start of a preceding vehicle existing in front of the own vehicle, wherein the timing in case that the elapsed time is long is later than the timing in case that the elapsed time is short, and start the own vehicle at the set timing by following the preceding vehicle.
B60W 30/17 - Control of distance between vehicles, e.g. keeping a distance to preceding vehicle with provision for special action when the preceding vehicle comes to a halt, e.g. stop and go
An apparatus includes a case including a heat exchange unit; an inflow port through which a fluid flows into the heat exchange unit; and a discharge port through which the fluid is discharged from the heat exchange unit. In the case, the inflow port and the discharge port are opened in a facing surface facing a component to which the apparatus is assembled, the inflow port is disposed to face a fluid outlet of the component, and a partition wall that separates an inflow port side and a discharge port side is provided on the facing surface.
A high voltage electrical unit is installed above a floor of a vehicle between left and right seats. A bracket is fixed on the floor between the left and right seats, and the high voltage electrical unit is fixed on a bracket top plate of the bracket. A protect cover for covering the high voltage electrical unit is fixed on the bracket. Strength of the protect cover against a lateral load is made higher than strength of the bracket against the lateral load.
A quality evaluation device operates to: detect a defect present in a component based on a detection result obtained by a non-destructive inspection method; extract feature amounts of the defect from detection information of the defect; specify an evaluation target site in which the defect is present in the component; acquire one or more usage state information values associated with the evaluation target site, the usage state information values being estimated values that represent physical characteristics of the evaluation target site when the component is used; and determine, based at least on the feature amounts and the one or more usage state information values, whether or not the defect is an aggressive defect.
A first output limit value is determined as an intersection point of a knock-limit output line which is set according to an exhaust gas recirculation rate and ignition timing and an exhaust-temperature-limit output line which is set according to the exhaust gas recirculation rate and ignition timing; a second output limit value is determined as an intersection point of the knock-limit output line and an air-quantity-limit output line which is set according to the exhaust gas recirculation rate, ignition timing and atmospheric pressure; and a third output limit value is determined as an intersection point of the knock-limit output line and a thermal-management-limit output line which is set according to the exhaust gas recirculation rate, ignition timing and vehicle running speed. A value of the exhaust gas recirculation rate at which the condition “P1≥P2 or P1≥P3” is satisfied is set as a target exhaust gas recirculation rate.
A bumper reinforcement includes a main body made of metal, a reinforcing channel member, and a resin block. A mounting portion of a crash box is formed at a vicinity of each end of the main body. The reinforcing channel member includes a web, an upper flange and a lower flange that are placed on an outer panel, an upper panel and a lower panel of the main body at the mounting portion of the crash box, respectively. The reinforcing channel member is extended outward from the each end of the main body. The resin block is provided on an inner face of the reinforcing channel member. The resin block is contact with or joined to the outer panel and an inner panel of the main body at each end of the main body and extended from the each end to an outer edge of the reinforcing channel member.
B60R 19/04 - Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects formed from more than one section
B60R 19/34 - Arrangements for mounting bumpers on vehicles comprising yieldable mounting means destroyed upon impact, e.g. one-shot type
62.
INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODS
An information processing apparatus includes a communicator for communicating with an on-vehicle communicator mounted on a vehicle and a communication terminal to be operated by a user, and a controller configured to acquire, from the on-vehicle communicator, an update history of at least some of map data stored in a storage medium of the vehicle, determine whether the map data needs to be updated on a basis of the update history, transmit an inquiry signal to the communication terminal via the communicator to inquire whether to allow updating of the map data when the controller has determined to need to update the map data, and transmit an update instruction signal for instructing updating of the map data to the on-vehicle communicator via the communicator when the controller has received an allowance signal for permitting updating of the map data from the communication terminal via the communicator.
H04W 4/48 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] for in-vehicle communication
63.
CONSOLE ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE INTERIOR AND A SAFETY SYSTEM THEREOF
A console assembly for a vehicle interior. The console assembly includes a first box arranged on/in a carrier of the vehicle interior and a second box arranged on/in the first box. The console assembly further includes a first bracket arranged on/in the carrier and/or the first box, and a second bracket adapted to attach the second box and the first box. Further included is a strap adapted to engage with the first bracket and the second bracket. The engaged strap is configured to secure and/or restrict the separation of the second box from the first box, and/or the first box from the carrier.
B60R 7/04 - Stowing or holding appliances inside of vehicle primarily intended for personal property smaller than suit-cases, e.g. travelling articles, or maps in driver or passenger space
B62D 65/14 - Joining sub-units or components to, or positioning sub-units or components with respect to, body shell or other sub-units or components the sub-units or components being passenger compartment fittings, e.g. seats, linings, trim, instrument panels
A vehicle assist device includes a camera that captures the surroundings of a host vehicle at different times, and a controller that processes the plurality of images captured at different times by the camera. The controller extracts a stationary object region, which is a region corresponding to a stationary object, from each of a plurality of images captured at different times, aligns the plurality of images based on the movement amount of the stationary object in the image in the stationary object region, performs super-resolution processing using the plurality of aligned images to generate a super-resolution image that exceeds the resolution of the image captured by the camera, and recognizes a road structure based on the super-resolution image.
G06V 10/24 - Aligning, centring, orientation detection or correction of the image
G06V 10/25 - Determination of region of interest [ROI] or a volume of interest [VOI]
G06V 20/58 - Recognition of moving objects or obstacles, e.g. vehicles or pedestrians; Recognition of traffic objects, e.g. traffic signs, traffic lights or roads
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ON-BOARD EQUIPMENT CONTROL DEVICE AND ON-BOARD EQUIPMENT CONTROL METHOD
An on-board equipment control device includes a storage device a storage device and a controller. The controller performs a first authentication based on a signal transmitted from a wireless device held by a user and performs a second authentication based on biometric data of the user. The controller executes the first authentication before the user boards the vehicle and executes the second recognition after the user boards the vehicle. The controller determines whether the user identified by the first and second authentications are the same user. The controller controls the first on-board equipment or the first functions of the on-board equipment based on the user identified by the first and second authentications.
A front structure of a motor vehicle includes: a bulkhead extending between an engine compartment and a passenger compartment; two front side members connected to the bulkhead; a steering ball joint provided in the bulkhead and projecting into the engine compartment, the steering ball joint having a base and an oblong orifice provided in the base and defining an edge extending around the oblong orifice facing the engine compartment; and a rack installed in the engine compartment and a rack seal designed to engage between the rack and the steering ball joint. The structure also includes a planar annular part surface mounted on the edge and extending around the oblong orifice in order to be able to extend the reception range of the rack seal.
An electric motor control method is an control method which is capable of selecting a first mode or a second mode as a control mode for controlling an operation of the electric motor according to an operating state of the electric motor. The method, when the second mode is selected as the control mode, stops a part of processing in the first mode, and continuously executes other processing including integral calculation except for the part of processing in the first mode. Also, the method, when the control mode is switched from the second mode to the first mode, starts the part of processing by using at least one control value obtained by continuing the other processing.
H02P 21/00 - Arrangements or methods for the control of electric machines by vector control, e.g. by control of field orientation
H02P 21/22 - Current control, e.g. using a current control loop
H02P 27/08 - Arrangements or methods for the control of AC motors characterised by the kind of supply voltage using variable-frequency supply voltage, e.g. inverter or converter supply voltage using dc to ac converters or inverters with pulse width modulation
An inverter unit at an end portion of a motor in a rotation shaft direction, the motor includes a conductive member electrically connected to the inverter unit, the inverter unit includes a control component connected to the conductive member and configured to control driving of the motor, the conductive member extends from the end portion of the motor along a rotation shaft of the motor in a state of being adjacent to the rotation shaft, and the control component is disposed on a radially outer side of the conductive member.
An engine diagnosis method includes: a step of calculating a corrected command torque Ttrg2 by correcting a command torque Ttrg of an engine 1 with a correction amount according to a response characteristic of an engine torque T actually output with respect to the command torque Ttrg; and a step of diagnosing a state of the engine torque T by comparing a diagnostic torque Tdia defined based on the corrected command torque Ttrg2 and an estimated torque Tact. Particularly, in this engine diagnosis method, the correction amount is adjusted with reference to an operating state of the engine 1.
G07C 5/08 - Registering or indicating performance data other than driving, working, idle, or waiting time, with or without registering driving, working, idle, or waiting time
A method for automated steering of a motor vehicle including wheels at least two of which are steered wheels. The method comprising: acquiring parameters relating to a path for avoidance of an obstacle by the motor vehicle, and calculating, by a computer, a first steering setpoint for a steering actuator for the steered wheels and a second steering setpoint for at least one actuator for differential braking of the wheels, depending on the parameters. The first and second steering setpoints are each determined by a controller respecting a model that limits setpoint variation and/or range.
A redundant system is mounted on a vehicle configured to autonomously travel. The redundant system at least includes a first power supply system and a second power supply system different from the first power supply system. The redundant system includes: an operation control main control device that performs a process to cause the vehicle to autonomously travel; and an operation control sub control device used instead of the operation control main control device when abnormality regarding the operation control main control device is detected. The operation control main control device is connected to the first power supply system and is not connected to the second power supply system. The operation control sub control device is connected to the second power supply system and is not connected to the first power supply system.
A lithium metal battery cell has an electrolyte and an anode comprising an anode current collector and a composite interlayer formed on the anode current collector between the anode current collector and the electrolyte. The composite interlayer consists of conductive carbon and a metal additive, the composite interlayer configured to promote dense lithium deposition in the anode during charging. The metal additive in the composite interlayer is a metal that forms a solid solution with lithium metal.
A power system includes a central unit, a zone unit capable of communicating with the central unit, and a downstream unit. The zone unit includes a semiconductor switch capable of electrically connecting the downstream unit to a power supply, and a zone power supply driver capable of waking up the zone unit in response to reception of an unique identifier transmitted from the central unit. The downstream unit is woken up when the semiconductor switch of the zone unit enters an ON state.
B60R 16/03 - Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric for supply of electrical power to vehicle subsystems
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
B60R 16/023 - Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric for transmission of signals between vehicle parts or subsystems
A power system includes a central unit, a zone unit capable of communicating with the central unit, and a downstream electric wire configured to electrically connect a predetermined downstream unit to the zone unit. A central processor of the central unit executes processing including transmitting electric wire characteristic data stored in a central storage device to the zone unit at a predetermined timing. A zone processor of the zone unit executes processing including writing the electric wire characteristic data transmitted from the central unit into a zone storage device in response to reception of the electric wire characteristic data, and determining whether to turn a semiconductor switch coupled to the downstream electric wire to an OFF state, based on the electric wire characteristic data written into the zone storage device and the current detected by a current sensor.
B60R 16/023 - Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric for transmission of signals between vehicle parts or subsystems
B60R 16/033 - Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric for supply of electrical power to vehicle subsystems characterised by the use of electrical cells or batteries
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
A hybrid vehicle includes a motor serving as a drive source, a battery configured to supply electric power to the motor, and an engine capable of supplying electric power to the battery by driving a generator. In the hybrid vehicle, the engine is operated when a magnitude of background noise exceeds a noise threshold value, in a case where an operation parameter for operating the engine when a value of the operation parameter falls below a forced operating threshold value is larger than the forced operating threshold value, the operation parameter being a parameter whose value increases as an operation time of the engine increases.
A semiconductor device includes: a substrate; a source region formed on a main surface of the substrate; a well region electrically connected to the source region; a drift region in contact with the well region; a drain region in contact with the drift region; a first electrode electrically connected to the source region; a second electrode electrically connected to the drain region; a third electrode formed in contact with the source region, the well region, and the drift region through an insulating film; and a parasitic capacitance reduction region formed in contact with the source region and in contact with the third electrode through the insulating film and having a higher resistance value than that of the source region.
H01L 29/78 - Field-effect transistors with field effect produced by an insulated gate
H01L 29/16 - Semiconductor bodies characterised by the materials of which they are formed including, apart from doping materials or other impurities, only elements of Group IV of the Periodic System in uncombined form
H01L 29/08 - Semiconductor bodies characterised by the shapes, relative sizes, or dispositions of the semiconductor regions with semiconductor regions connected to an electrode carrying current to be rectified, amplified, or switched and such electrode being part of a semiconductor device which comprises three or more electrodes
An energy storage device includes a set of electrochemical modules and a housing enclosing the modules. The housing includes a double-walled structure. Each module includes electrochemical cells and an enclosure surrounding the electrochemical cells. The enclosure is provided with at least one weak zone capable of discharging gases contained inside the module. The structure includes an inner wall, an outer wall, and at least one chamber defined between the inner wall and the outer wall. The inner wall is provided with a set of openings positioned opposite the at least one weak zone of each module and the outer wall is provided with at least one discharge opening.
H01M 50/289 - 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
H01M 50/204 - Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells
A resonant power conversion device includes: a main circuit provided with a semiconductor switch, a capacitor and an inductor connected in series or parallel to the semiconductor switch; and a drive circuit configured to drive the switching element. The switching element enters an off-state or an on-state depending on a control voltage input to a gate terminal, and the drive circuit includes two or more types of control voltages, as a control voltage at which the switching element enters an off-state.
H02M 1/00 - APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF - Details of apparatus for conversion
H02M 1/08 - Circuits specially adapted for the generation of control voltages for semiconductor devices incorporated in static converters
H02M 3/156 - Conversion of dc power input into dc power output without intermediate conversion into ac by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a triode or transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only with automatic control of output voltage or current, e.g. switching regulators
H02M 3/00 - Conversion of dc power input into dc power output
81.
CYLINDER HEAD BLANK AND CYLINDER HEAD MANUFACTURING METHOD
A film formation portion is formed on an annular edge portion along an opening portion (16a) of an intake port (16) or an opening portion (17a) of an exhaust port (17). The cross section, along the radial direction of the intake port (16) or the exhaust port (17), of the film formation portion, on which a metal film (5) is formed by spraying a raw material powder using a cold spray method, is formed in a groove shape that includes a flat bottom surface (G1) and a pair of side surfaces (G2) adjacent to the bottom surface.
B22F 5/00 - Manufacture of workpieces or articles from metallic powder characterised by the special shape of the product
82.
MULTILAYER, FLEXIBLE, IMPACT AND PUNCTURE RESISTANT, FLUID IMPERVIOUS, DIELECTRIC INSULATOR SHEET FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY PACK AND MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT THEREWITH
A multilayer, flexible, impact and puncture resistant, impervious, dielectric insulator sheet and mounting arrangement therewith for an electric vehicle battery pack includes a textile layer having generally planar opposite first and second sides and a fluid impervious film fixed to the first side with an adhesive laminate. The adhesive laminate includes a polymeric film sandwiched between opposite first and second layers of adhesive material. The first layer of adhesive material is bonded to the textile layer and the second layer of adhesive material is bonded to the fluid impervious film.
H01M 50/242 - 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 adapted for protecting batteries against vibrations, collision impact or swelling
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
H01M 50/262 - Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders with fastening means, e.g. locks
H01M 50/231 - Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders characterised by the material of the casings or racks having a layered structure
D03D 15/283 - Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used characterised by the material of the fibres or filaments constituting the yarns or threads synthetic polymer-based, e.g. polyamide or polyester fibres
D03D 15/292 - Conjugate, i.e. bi- or multicomponent, fibres or filaments
D03D 1/00 - Woven fabrics designed to make specified articles
D03D 15/49 - Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used characterised by the structure of the yarns or threads crimped
B32B 27/12 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin next to a fibrous or filamentary layer
B32B 5/02 - Layered products characterised by the non-homogeneity or physical structure of a layer characterised by structural features of a layer comprising fibres or filaments
B60L 50/64 - Constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles
83.
Driving Force Control Method and Driving Force Control Device
A driving force control method is executed in a vehicle including first and second electric motors, and distributes a requested driving force for driving at a predetermined distribution ratio according to a traveling state and outputs the requested driving force by the first and second electric motors. The method includes: transferring an output torque from one electric motor to the other in response to a change in the distribution ratio based on the traveling state; setting a slip state parameter indicating a slip state; when the slip state parameter is equal to or smaller than a predetermined threshold value, setting an upper limit of a change speed of the output torque to be transferred to a first upper limit value that is small; and when the slip state parameter exceeds the threshold value, setting the upper limit of the change speed to a second upper limit value that is large.
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
B60K 23/08 - Arrangement or mounting of control devices for vehicle transmissions, or parts thereof, not otherwise provided for for changing number of driven wheels
A display control method used for a control system that controls a behavior of a host-vehicle to perform an automatic lane change includes, when the control system proposes to a driver to perform the automatic lane change, displaying a second character string that includes a first character string and a third character string on a meter display provided to a meter unit that displays a meter of the host-vehicle, when contents of the automatic lane change proposed to the driver by the control system include a first lane change and a second lane change following the first lane change, displaying the second character string, which includes the first character string and the third character string, in the first lane change, and displaying the second character string, which includes the first character string, but does not include the third character string, in the second lane change.
An internal combustion engine (1) automatically stops when a predetermined idle stop condition is satisfied, and automatically restarts when a predetermined idle stop cancel condition is satisfied. The internal combustion engine (1) is controlled so that when fresh air does not flow into a GPF (18) even if fuel injection is stopped during operation of a vehicle, stop of the fuel injection is permitted even when temperature of GPF (18) is high. That is, the internal combustion engine (1) is controlled so that the stop of the fuel injection is forbidden when the temperature of the GPF (18) is higher than a predetermined temperature T1 and the stop of the fuel injection is allowed when the vehicle stops in a state in which the temperature of the GPF (18) is higher than the predetermined temperature (T1).
Disclosed herein is a method for forming a multilayer coating film by sequentially coating an intermediate coating material composition, a base coating material composition and a clear coating material composition on a metal for a motor vehicle body or resin material and then thermally curing the compositions, where the clear coating material composition is obtained by mixing a main agent (A) and a curing agent (B).
C09D 133/08 - Homopolymers or copolymers of acrylic acid esters
C09D 175/14 - Polyurethanes having carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
B05D 7/14 - Processes, other than flocking, specially adapted for applying liquids or other fluent materials to particular surfaces or for applying particular liquids or other fluent materials to metal, e.g. car bodies
B05D 7/00 - Processes, other than flocking, specially adapted for applying liquids or other fluent materials to particular surfaces or for applying particular liquids or other fluent materials
An in-vehicle fuel cell system, including a fuel cell, and an auxiliary machine configured to exchange a gas with the fuel cell, the in-vehicle fuel system including an auxiliary machine structure configured to accommodate the auxiliary machine, wherein the fuel cell includes a first fuel cell fixed to an upper surface of the auxiliary machine structure and a second fuel cell fixed to a lower surface of the auxiliary machine structure, the auxiliary machine structure is disposed at substantially the same position in a height direction as a skeleton member of a vehicle body, and the first fuel cell and the second fuel cell are fixed to the skeleton member via the auxiliary machine structure.
A clutch control method is used in a vehicle that has a dog clutch and an engagement sensor, which detects an engagement of a dog clutch. The clutch control method includes executing an engagement of the dog clutch when a magnitude of a differential rotation of the dog clutch is less than or equal to a prescribed value when the engagement sensor is normal and then determining the engagement of the dog clutch using the engagement sensor. The clutch control method further includes setting the differential rotation of the dog clutch to a value larger than the prescribed value when the engagement sensor has failed and then determining the engagement of the dog clutch based on a difference between the differential rotation of the dog clutch at a time of starting the engagement of the dog clutch and the differential rotation of the dog clutch.
A method for controlling a hybrid vehicle is used for controlling a hybrid vehicle including: an engine connected to a generator and configured to be connected to a driving wheel; and a motor configured to be connected to the driving wheel, the motor being driven by electric power supplied from a battery connected to the generator. The control method including: in a direct drive mode in which the engine is connected to the driving wheel, when the battery is charged and required charging electric power per unit time exceeds a threshold value, switching, by releasing a connection state between the engine and the driving wheel and connecting the motor to the driving wheel, to a series mode in which the engine drives the generator.
B60W 20/20 - Control strategies involving selection of hybrid configuration, e.g. selection between series or parallel configuration
B60K 6/40 - Arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion, e.g. hybrid propulsion systems comprising electric motors and internal combustion engines the prime-movers consisting of electric motors and internal combustion engines, e.g. HEVs characterised by apparatus, components or means specially adapted for HEVs characterised by the assembly or relative disposition of components
Positive Electrode Material for Electric Device, Positive Electrode for Electric Device and Electric Device Using Positive Electrode Material for Electric Device
A means for enhancing capacity performance and charge-discharge rate capability of an electric device uses a positive electrode active material containing sulfur. In the positive electrode material for an electric device, which contains a conductive material having pores, solid electrolyte, and a positive electrode active material containing sulfur, at least a part of the solid electrolyte and at least a part of the positive electrode active material are to be placed on the inner surface of the pores.
A travel control device carries out a travel control for a vehicle based on detected lane boundary lines. A first prescribed position, an absolute vehicle position and an absolute vehicle azimuth angle are stored while changing from a state where the lane boundary lines can be detected to a state where the lane boundary lines cannot be detected. A second prescribed position is stored while changing from a state in which the lane boundary lines cannot be detected to a state in which the lane boundary lines can be detected. The host vehicle is controlled to travel along a travel path connecting the first prescribed position and the second prescribed position where a current absolute position and a current absolute azimuth angle of the host vehicle do not deviate by a prescribed value or more from the stored absolute position and the stored absolute azimuth angle.
A strut cross-member of a motor vehicle includes a central part and two side ends. Each of the ends includes an interface for attachment to the body of the vehicle and an interface for attachment to shock absorber cups. The cross-member is made of cast aluminum.
B62D 29/00 - Superstructures characterised by material thereof
B62D 27/06 - Connections between superstructure sub-units readily releasable
B62D 21/02 - Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted comprising longitudinally or transversely arranged frame members
B62D 21/11 - Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted with resilient means for suspension
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METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE LATERAL POSITION OF A VEHICLE ON A TRAFFIC LANE
A method for controlling the lateral position of a vehicle on a traffic lane includes: a first controlling of the vehicle following a first reference trajectory, alerting the driver if the lateral distance separating the vehicle from the edge of the traffic lane is less than a first threshold, then detecting a command applied to a steering wheel of the vehicle, then a second controlling of the vehicle following a second reference trajectory, the second trajectory being determined depending on the command applied to the steering wheel, and alerting the driver if the lateral distance separating the vehicle from the edge of the traffic lane is less than a second threshold, the second threshold being less than the first threshold.
B62D 6/10 - Arrangements for automatically controlling steering depending on driving conditions sensed and responded to, e.g. control circuits responsive only to input torque characterised by the means for sensing torque
Provided is a fuel cell system that includes a plurality of fuel cell stacks and an exhaust combustor that combusts exhaust gas. The exhaust combustor is located at least between two fuel cell stacks and adjacent to each of the two fuel cell stacks.
A vehicle motion control method controls a motion state of a vehicle during a vehicle transient motion in which an acceleration in a lateral direction is generated in the vehicle. The vehicle motion control method includes: setting a corrected longitudinal acceleration for correcting a basic longitudinal acceleration determined in accordance with a required driving force for traveling of the vehicle; and determining a target longitudinal acceleration from the basic longitudinal acceleration and the corrected longitudinal acceleration, and operating a traveling actuator of the vehicle based on the target longitudinal acceleration. A direction and a magnitude of the corrected longitudinal acceleration are determined from a viewpoint of suppressing a change in a posture of an occupant of the vehicle in a roll direction.
B60W 40/08 - Estimation or calculation of driving parameters for road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub-unit related to drivers or passengers
B60W 50/00 - CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT - Details of control systems for road vehicle drive control not related to the control of a particular sub-unit
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INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM
An information processing device includes a processor that manages allocation of a resource in a storage region of a storage to a plurality of functions. The storage is mounted on a vehicle and includes a dedicated region and a shared region. The dedicated region is configured to be allocated the resource configured to be exclusively used by a specific function, among the functions. The shared region is configured to be allocated the resource configured to be shared by the functions. The resource in the shared region is configured to be dynamically allocated.
A driving control device controls driving of a subject vehicle so that front-rear acceleration of the subject vehicle when traveling along a curved route becomes an acceleration upper limit or less. Provided that a merging point exists in a certain section on the downstream side of the curved route, when the distance between the position of the subject vehicle traveling along the curved route and the merging point is a predetermined distance or less, the control device sets the acceleration upper limit to a corrected acceleration upper limit that is higher than a reference acceleration upper limit when the merging point does not exist in the certain section.
A manufacturing method of a heat shield component includes a mixing step of mixing sol including a ceramic precursor with heat-expandable microspheres having an outer shell formed of thermoplastic resin and encapsulating a foaming agent so as to obtain a mixed solution, a coating step of applying the mixed solution to a substrate to obtain a coated product, and a heating step of heating the coated product to form a base body including a ceramic from the ceramic precursor, and leading the heat-expandable microspheres to foam so as to form a ceramic porous layer including closed pores in the base body. The ceramic porous layer has a porosity in a range of 40% to 70%.
C04B 38/00 - Porous mortars, concrete, artificial stone or ceramic ware; Preparation thereof
C04B 35/48 - Shaped ceramic products characterised by their composition; Ceramic compositions; Processing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products based on oxides based on zirconium or hafnium oxides or zirconates or hafnates
C04B 35/581 - Shaped ceramic products characterised by their composition; Ceramic compositions; Processing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products based on non-oxides based on borides, nitrides or silicides based on aluminium nitride
C04B 38/06 - Porous mortars, concrete, artificial stone or ceramic ware; Preparation thereof by burning-out added substances
C23C 28/04 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and only coatings of inorganic non-metallic material
An electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, includes a current collector; a first electrode active material layer including a first electrode active material, arranged on a surface of the current collector; and a second electrode active material layer including a second electrode active material, arranged on a surface of the first electrode active material layer. The first electrode active material layer includes a binder in a crystallized state, and the second electrode active material layer does not include a binder. A thickness of the second electrode active material layer is 150 μm or more, and a total of a thickness of the first electrode active material layer and the thickness of the second electrode active material layer is 250 μm or more. A ratio of the thickness of the first electrode active material layer to the thickness of the second electrode active material layer is 0.108 or less.
A power control device of the present invention controls the electric power of a vehicle which includes hot-wire heaters provided respectively in a plurality of areas which are obtained by dividing a front window. In particular, the power control device of the present invention switches between alternating control and entire surface control based on an external air temperature of the vehicle and a speed of the vehicle, the alternating control being for sequentially energizing each hot-wire heater provided in each of the plurality of areas, and the entire surface control being for simultaneously energizing all the hot-wire heaters provided in the plurality of areas.
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