A driving skill evaluation method according to one embodiment of the disclosure includes: generating a kernel density estimation image, based on time-series data of a first parameter corresponding to a direction change in a traveling direction of a vehicle, and time-series data of a second parameter indicating a square of a jerk in the traveling direction of the vehicle; and evaluating a driving skill of a driver of the vehicle, by comparing the kernel density estimation image with a reference image.
G06V 10/75 - Organisation of the matching processes, e.g. simultaneous or sequential comparisons of image or video featuresCoarse-fine approaches, e.g. multi-scale approachesImage or video pattern matchingProximity measures in feature spaces using context analysisSelection of dictionaries
G06V 20/59 - Context or environment of the image inside of a vehicle, e.g. relating to seat occupancy, driver state or inner lighting conditions
This vehicle function management device comprises: one or more processors; and a storage medium that stores a program to be executed by said one or more processors. The program includes one or more commands. The commands cause the one or more processors to execute: a certificate acquisition process for acquiring certificate data which includes function setting details in a specific area; a position information acquisition process for acquiring position information of a host vehicle, a position determination process for determining the position of the host vehicle by means of short-range wireless communication; and a function setting process for changing settings regarding functions of the vehicle in accordance with the function setting details in the certificate data when it is determined, on the basis of the position information acquisition process and the position determination process, that the host vehicle is in the specific area designated by the certificate data.
A system detects a status of a user outside a vehicle. The system includes a wireless communication interface to communicate with a portable communication device to be carried by the user; a time managing unit, one or more processors coupled with the wireless communication interface and the time managing unit. and a memory couple with the one or more processors. The memory stores data and program instructions used by the one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to establish a wireless connection between a portable communication device to be carried by a user and a base station mounted in a vehicle; and determine a status of the user away from the vehicle via the wireless connection, and if the status includes an emergency of the user, cause the base station of the vehicle to transmit an emergency signal.
A driving skill evaluation method according to one embodiment of the disclosure includes: performing a detection process of detecting a curve based on traveling data of a vehicle; and performing an evaluation process of evaluating a driving skill of a driver of the vehicle, based on the traveling data at the curve. The detection process includes detecting a first curve and, when a time or a distance after an end of the first curve until detection of a second curve is less than a predetermined amount, treating the first curve and the second curve as one curve.
An operation apparatus for a vehicle includes a first acquirer, a second acquirer, a controller, and a notifier. The first acquirer is configured to acquire, in a driving operation mode, an operation state of an operation member of the vehicle. The second acquirer is configured to acquire, in a game operation mode, the operation state of the operation member. The controller is configured to perform a control on switching of an operation mode. The notifier is configured to notify a driver who drives the vehicle of information on a deviation between the operation state of the operation member acquired by the second acquirer and the operation state of the operation member acquired by the first acquirer, when the controller causes the operation mode to be switched from the game operation mode to the driving operation mode.
A liquid circulator includes a circulation passage, a pump, a cooler, and one or more processors. The circulation passage includes a supply path and a recovery path. The supply path supplies a discharge process liquid to a battery of a mobile body. The recovery path recovers the supplied discharge process liquid. The pump circulates the discharge process liquid in the circulation passage. The cooler cools the discharge process liquid flowing in the circulation passage. The one or more processors control the pump and the cooler to supply the discharge process liquid at a predetermined temperature to the battery.
A charging system includes a vehicle and a server. The vehicle includes a battery that is charged in a contactless manner from a power transmission device. The server communicates with the vehicle. The charging system includes an information acquirer configured to acquire information on a destination, a transit point, and a stay time at the transit point of the vehicle; an electric power amount calculator configured to calculate an electric power amount for the vehicle to arrive at the destination; a charge amount calculator configured to calculate a charge amount with which the battery is chargeable at the transit point; an entry determiner configured to determine whether entry into a charging lane in which the power transmission device is installed is possible, based on the electric power amount and the charge amount; and a navigator configured to navigate the vehicle to the charging lane when the entry is possible.
An information processing device includes a first transmitter, one or more processors, and a recording medium. The first transmitter is configured to transmit first key-identifying information using a radio-frequency electromagnetic wave having a predetermined frequency, the first key-identifying information being linked to a predetermined vehicle. The recording medium stores a program configured to be executed by the one or more processors. The program includes one or more instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to perform a process to stop the first transmitter from transmitting the first key-identifying information when it is determined that the radio-frequency electromagnetic wave having the predetermined frequency has increased in intensity.
The present application provides a driving assistance system or the like capable of appropriately guiding a driving posture in accordance with both a traveling state of a vehicle and a state of a driver who drives the vehicle. In particular, a driving assistance control device 100 has a configuration for guiding a driver state when a driver drives a vehicle M to an appropriate state on the basis of the current driving scene in the vehicle M or both a future predicted driving scene and state of the driver in the vehicle M.
The present invention suppresses glare by achieving an appropriate illumination range even in a vehicle having a high headlight ground level. Provided is a headlight control device (11) for controlling a headlight unit, the headlight control device comprising: a vehicle (100) to which a headlight unit (21) is mounted; an inter-vehicular distance acquisition part (121) that acquires an inter-vehicular distance (d) to a preceding vehicle traveling in front of this vehicle; and an illumination control part (123) that displaces, when the inter-vehicular distance becomes shorter than a predetermined distance (L1), out of an illumination range of a low beam and an illumination range of a high beam set by the headlight unit, at least the illumination range of the low beam downward by a predetermined amount.
B60Q 1/06 - 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 adjustable, e.g. remotely-controlled from inside vehicle
The present invention increases electric power supply efficiency. An electric vehicle according to the present invention has an electric motor coupled to wheels, an accumulator connected to the electric motor, an electric power reception unit that receives electric power from an external power supply, a charger connected to the electric power reception unit and the accumulator, and a control system that controls the electric motor. The electric vehicle includes, as travel modes, a first travel mode and a second travel mode smaller in regenerative electric power at the time of vehicle braking than the first travel mode. The control system executes the first driving mode at the time of no-electric power supply which stops the charger and executes the second driving mode at the time of travel electric power supply which operates the charger.
B60L 5/36 - Current-collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles with means for collecting current simultaneously from more than one conductor, e.g. from more than one phase
B60M 7/00 - Power lines or rails specially adapted for electrically-propelled vehicles of special types, e.g. suspension tramway, ropeway, underground railway
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DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DRIVING ASSISTANCE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
This driving assistance device determines an overconfident state of a driver with respect to execution of a prescribed driving assistance function, determines a function limit state indicating the degree at which safety achieved by the execution of the prescribed driving assistance function is not guaranteed, and, when the driver is in an overconfident state, performs virtual image display for causing the driver to recognize that the function limit state is greater than a prescribed limit reference according to the overconfident state.
A vehicle control system is a system configured to appropriately perform driver assistance such as automatic driving of a vehicle, while reducing risks considering blind spot areas formed by obstacles. In particular, the vehicle control system is configured to set a virtual risk integrated with latent risks generated individually in order to prevent an abrupt change in speed or the like of the own vehicle. Further, even when other risks are generated on a side different from a side on which the blind spot areas are located, the vehicle control system is configured to set the virtual risk having a smaller value than a maximum value of the latent risks to reduce an influence of the virtual risk.
A vehicle control apparatus includes a traveling motor and an accelerator operation part. The traveling motor is coupled to a wheel. The accelerator operation part is to be operated by a driver. The vehicle control apparatus includes a control system including a processor and a memory communicably coupled to each other. A control mode adapted to control the traveling motor includes a torque control mode of feedback-controlling a motor torque and a speed control mode of feedback-controlling a motor rotation speed. When a motor lock is detected, the control system detects an operation amount of the accelerator operation part and calculates a switching threshold by adding a predetermined amount to the operation amount. The control system switches the control mode to the speed control mode when: the accelerator operation part is further operated while the motor lock has continued; and the operation amount exceeds the switching threshold.
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 performanceAdaptation 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
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DRIVING SKILL EVALUATION METHOD, DRIVING SKILL EVALUATION SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM
A driving skill evaluation method according to one embodiment of the disclosure includes: performing a setting process of setting one or more evaluation target curves of two or more curves; and performing an evaluation process of evaluating a driving skill of a driver of a vehicle, based on traveling data of the vehicle at the one or more evaluation target curves. The setting process includes: calculating multiple first similarity levels for each of the two or more curves, by calculating similarity levels between multiple pieces of first data obtained based on traveling data regarding multiple drivers having a first skill level, and multiple pieces of second data obtained based on traveling data regarding multiple drivers having a second skill level; calculating multiple second similarity levels for each of the two or more curves, by calculating similarity levels between the multiple pieces of second data; and setting the one or more evaluation target curves, based on the multiple first similarity levels and the multiple second similarity levels.
A vehicle body pillar structure using a fiber-reinforced resin composite includes two or more tubular members and a metal plate. The two or more tubular members are made of a fiber-reinforced resin and have respective axes along a vehicle body height direction. The metal plate is disposed between two of the two or more tubular members arranged in a vehicle body front-rear direction, and extends along the vehicle body height direction and a vehicle width direction.
In a server apparatus of a traffic control system, a pre-processor records a position of a vehicle in a database. A control information generator periodically generates individual control information regarding vehicles by using information in the database, and transmits the individual control information to each vehicle. Each vehicle controls travel of the subject vehicle by using the individual control information received from the server apparatus. In the server apparatus, an emergency processor is implemented when received travel information includes information that hinders travel of another vehicle, identifies the position of the vehicle related to the travel information, and records passage regulation regions and in the database. The control information generator generates and transmits the individual control information for deceleration or a stop for a vehicle that is likely to travel in the passage regulation regions and in the database.
A motor control device that controls driving of a first inverter and a second inverter each configured to control a supply current to a three-phase alternating-current motor. The motor control device is configured to: switch a control mode between a single-inverter control mode in which one of the first inverter and the second inverter is driven to control the supply current to the motor, and a twin-inverter control mode in which both the first inverter and the second inverter are driven to control the supply current to the motor; calculate each of a first power loss due to the single-inverter control mode and a second power loss due to the twin-inverter control mode; and set the control mode to the first power loss or the second power loss, whichever has a smaller power loss.
H02P 27/06 - Arrangements or methods for the control of AC motors characterised by the kind of supply voltage using variable-frequency supply voltage, e.g. inverter or converter supply voltage using DC to AC converters or inverters
B60L 50/13 - Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by engine-driven generators, e.g. generators driven by combustion engines using AC generators and AC motors
H02M 7/537 - Conversion of DC power input into AC power output without possibility of reversal 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, e.g. single switched pulse inverters
H05K 7/20 - Modifications to facilitate cooling, ventilating, or heating
In a server apparatus of a traffic control system, a pre-processor records a position of a vehicle in a database. A control information generator periodically generates individual control information regarding vehicles by using information in the database, and transmits the individual control information to each vehicle. Each vehicle controls travel of the subject vehicle by using the latest individual control information received from the server apparatus. In the server apparatus, an emergency processor is implemented when received travel information includes information that hinders travel of another vehicle, and generates and transmits information corresponding to the information that hinders the travel of the other vehicle, as the individual control information regarding each of the vehicles.
A driving skill evaluation method according to one embodiment of the disclosure includes: performing an evaluation process of evaluating a driving skill of a driver of a vehicle, based on traveling data of the vehicle; and performing an advice process of giving advice to the driver, based on an evaluation result of the driving skill of the driver. The advice process includes: giving first advice not based on the traveling data to the driver, when the driving skill evaluated by the evaluation process is a first skill level; and giving second advice based on the traveling data to the driver, when the driving skill evaluated by the evaluation process is a second skill level higher than the first skill level.
B60K 35/28 - Output arrangements, i.e. from vehicle to user, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics informationOutput arrangements, i.e. from vehicle to user, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
A headlight controller controls a headlight unit that illuminates a predetermined range in front of a vehicle. The headlight controller includes an inter-vehicle distance obtainer, an illumination controller, and a light distribution controller. The inter-vehicle distance obtainer acquires an inter-vehicle distance from the vehicle on which the headlight unit is mounted to a vehicle in front traveling in front of the vehicle. The light distribution controller partially dims or shades a range corresponding to a position of the vehicle in front, within an illumination range of a high beam. When the inter-vehicle distance is less than a first distance, the illumination controller displaces downward by a predetermined amount at least an illumination range of a low beam out of the illumination range of the low beam and the illumination range of the high beam by the headlight unit, regardless of operation of the light distribution controller.
B60Q 1/08 - 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 adjustable, e.g. remotely-controlled from inside vehicle automatically
B60Q 1/14 - 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 having dimming means
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DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD
A driving assistance device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a control unit capable of predicting the likelihood of a second vehicle making a lane change to enter a first lane from a second lane adjacent to the first lane, ahead of a first vehicle traveling in the first lane. The control unit is capable of performing (1), (2), (3) below. (1) Acquire position information on each of a plurality of third vehicles traveling in the first lane, including the first vehicle, and size information on an inter-vehicular space ahead of the first vehicle (2) Determine, on the basis of the acquired position information and the acquired size information, whether or not the inter-vehicular space is an enterable space that the second vehicle can enter by making a lane change (3) In the case where the inter-vehicular space is an enterable space, predict the likelihood of the second vehicle entering the enterable space on the basis of the length of a waiting period that the second vehicle is expected to spend before starting a lane change into the enterable space or the length of a measured period having a predetermined correlation with the length of the waiting period
B60W 40/12 - Estimation or calculation of driving parameters for road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub-unit related to parameters of the vehicle itself
B60W 50/14 - Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
G08G 1/01 - Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled
A vehicle includes a battery, a battery case accommodating the battery, and a propeller shaft extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle. The propeller shaft is covered by a propeller shaft case. An internal space of the propeller shaft case communicates with an internal space of the battery case. The vehicle is provided with at least one fire extinguishing hole communicating with the internal space of the propeller shaft case.
A vehicle body fastener structure includes: a vehicle body frame on a vehicle body; a sub-frame including an attachment portion attached to the vehicle body frame; a welding pipe nut coupled to the vehicle body frame; and a bolt fastening the attachment portion to the welding pipe nut. The welding pipe nut includes a pipe inserted through the vehicle body frame and having a female thread, and a coupling flange provided at a base of the pipe and coupled to the vehicle body frame. The attachment portion is fastened to the welding pipe nut with the bolt threaded into the female thread, the coupling flange is coupled to the vehicle body frame. A boss protrudes from a surface of the coupling flange. A seat surface is provided on an end surface of the boss. The attachment portion abuts against the seat surface and is fastened with the bolt.
A vehicle floor mat structure configured to guide air-conditioned air blown from below a front seat of a vehicle toward a foot of a passenger seated on a rear seat of the vehicle. The vehicle floor mat structure includes an opening and an inclined portion. The opening is provided in a floor mat below the front seat and serves as an air passage for the air-conditioned air. The inclined portion is provided closer to the rear seat than the opening is to the rear seat. The inclined portion is provided on the floor mat. The inclined portion includes an upward inclined surface toward the rear seat.
A protective structure includes a first bracket and a second bracket. The first bracket includes a first fixing portion protruding toward an upper side of a vehicle. The second bracket is placed on the first fixing portion of the first bracket in a state of being divided from the first bracket and covers a protection target part to be protected from interference of a collision object in a vehicle up and down direction. The second bracket is fixed to a second fixing portion provided on a protection target member including the protection target part on an upper side of the second bracket, and is further fixed to the first fixing portion of the first bracket on a lower side of the second bracket. The first bracket and the second bracket are disposed between the protection target part and an adjacent member disposed adjacent to the second bracket.
B62D 21/15 - Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted having impact absorbing means, e.g. a frame designed to permanently or temporarily change shape or dimension upon impact with another body
B62D 27/06 - Connections between superstructure sub-units readily releasable
A vehicle body front structure includes a cradle, a front side frames in a pair, a radiator support, a control plate, and a beam member. The cradle is disposed below a power unit room disposed in a front portion of a vehicle body. The front side frames extend on a side portion of the power unit room. The radiator support is provided in front of the power unit room and joins a front end of each front side frame to a radiator side frame. The control plate is joined to an outer surface of the front end of each front side frame and the radiator side frame. The beam member is disposed in a vehicle body front space and includes an arc portion having a center portion, and a winding portion joined to the control plate and provided at each of both ends of the arc portion.
B62D 21/15 - Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted having impact absorbing means, e.g. a frame designed to permanently or temporarily change shape or dimension upon impact with another body
B60K 11/04 - Arrangement or mounting of radiators, radiator shutters, or radiator blinds
B62D 21/11 - Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted with resilient means for suspension
A vehicle body front structure includes: front side frames extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle body on left and right sides of the vehicle body; upper side frames disposed on both sides of a power unit room in a vehicle width direction; a radiator support disposed in a front portion of the power unit room and joined to front ends of the upper side frames; and a lower frame disposed below and supported by the front side frames; lower side frame extension members in a pair extending from a front end of the lower frame toward the vehicle body's front and having a front end portion protruding forward of the radiator support; and gussets in a pair extending from the front end of the lower frame toward the vehicle body's front and having front ends outside front ends of the front side frames in the vehicle width direction.
A vehicle drive assist apparatus for a vehicle includes: a forward environment recognition device configured to acquire forward environment information of the vehicle; a lateral environment recognition device configured to acquire lateral environment information of the vehicle; an alarm device configured to alert a driver who drives the vehicle through at least an alarm or a warning display; and a control unit configured to receive surrounding environment information including the forward environment information and the lateral environment information and activate the alarm device. The control unit is configured to compute a cognitive load value of the driver based on an object detected within a cognitive field-of-view area of the driver extracted from the surrounding environment information, and, in accordance with the cognitive load value, variably set a warning level of the alarm device to be activated upon detection of a potential collision object in the lateral environment information.
B60Q 9/00 - Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups
G06V 20/58 - Recognition of moving objects or obstacles, e.g. vehicles or pedestriansRecognition of traffic objects, e.g. traffic signs, traffic lights or roads
G06V 20/59 - Context or environment of the image inside of a vehicle, e.g. relating to seat occupancy, driver state or inner lighting conditions
G07C 5/02 - Registering or indicating driving, working, idle, or waiting time only
A control device includes one or more processors and one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to execute processing. The processing includes: acquiring identification information for identifying a vehicle that is to enter a charging station; associating the identification information with a charger among chargers located in the charging station; and permitting a battery of the vehicle identified by the identification information to be charged using the charger with which the identification information is associated.
A processing apparatus includes one or more processors and one or more memories. The one or more memories are coupled to the one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to execute a process including acquiring abnormality information that is information relating to a charging abnormality in a charging station where charging of a battery of a vehicle is performed and vehicle information that is information relating to the vehicle in such a manner that the abnormality information and the vehicle information are associated with each other, sequentially accumulating the abnormality information and the vehicle information, which are acquired, in the one or more memories in such a manner that the abnormality information and the vehicle information are associated with each other, and searching for the charging station based on the abnormality information and the vehicle information that have been previously acquired and accumulated.
Provided is a control device for a vehicle including an auxiliary device and an auxiliary device battery storing power to be supplied to the auxiliary device, the control device including one or more processors, and one or more memories connected to the processors. The processors execute processing including: temporarily executing voltage determination for determining whether or not a voltage of the auxiliary device battery is equal to or less than a threshold value under a situation where an ignition of the vehicle is turned off; executing charging control for charging the auxiliary device battery if it is determined in the voltage determination that the voltage is equal to or less than the threshold value; and determining a determination timing at which the voltage determination is executed on the basis of an operation state of the auxiliary device.
B60L 58/22 - Balancing the charge of battery modules
B60L 3/00 - Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposesMonitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption
A driving assistance device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is provided with a control unit capable of assisting with driving. The control unit is capable of: controlling projection of a visible laser pattern or an infrared laser pattern; acquiring image data of a snow surface which is in front of a vehicle and onto which the visible laser pattern or the infrared laser pattern is projected; and estimating the shape of the snow surface in front of the vehicle on the basis of the acquired image data.
B60Q 1/18 - 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 being additional front lights
A vehicle body front structure includes a front side frame, a lower side frame, a first crash box, a second crash box, and an inclined plate. The front side frame extends on a side of a power unit room in a front-rear direction of a vehicle body. The lower side frame extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. The first crash box is provided at a front end of the front side frame. The second crash box is provided at a front end of the lower side frame. The inclined plate is fixed to the lower side frame immediately behind the second crash box. The inclined plate is inclined upward of the lower side frame and outward in a vehicle width direction in a state where at least a part of a plate surface of the inclined plate faces an outer surface of the front side frame.
B62D 21/15 - Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted having impact absorbing means, e.g. a frame designed to permanently or temporarily change shape or dimension upon impact with another body
B60K 11/04 - Arrangement or mounting of radiators, radiator shutters, or radiator blinds
A vehicle communication management system includes a communicator, a vehicle position identifier, a storage, a first data amount calculator, and a second data amount calculator. The communicator communicates with the outside of a first vehicle to which the vehicle communication management system is to be applied. The first data amount calculator calculates an amount of download data necessary for the first vehicle. The second data amount calculator accumulates the amounts of the downloadable data until the first vehicle reaches a point where the communication state deteriorates. The communicator starts downloading the download data necessary for the first vehicle, at a point where a sum total of the amounts of the downloadable data accumulated by the second data amount calculator becomes larger than the amount of the download data calculated by the first data amount calculator as being necessary for the first vehicle.
H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
H04W 4/44 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] for communication between vehicles and infrastructures, e.g. vehicle-to-cloud [V2C] or vehicle-to-home [V2H]
A charging system includes a controller, and an in-vehicle device, a notification unit, an operation unit, and a wireless communication unit that are provided in the vehicle. The controller includes a processor, and a memory connected to the processor. The processor executes processing including identifying a charging station at which the vehicle is scheduled to perform charging, deriving a charging time required for the charging before the vehicle arrives at the charging station, deriving an update time required for update of a control program of the in-vehicle device through the wireless communication unit before the vehicle arrives at the charging station, making a notification of the control program as an update target through the notification unit when the update time is equal to or less than the charging time, and updating the control program when the operation unit receives an operation of permitting the update of the control program.
A control device includes one or more processors and one or more memories. The one or more memories are coupled to the one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to execute processing including performing indication processing of indicating charging modes having respective target remaining capacities that are different from each other, each of the target remaining capacities being a target value of a remaining capacity of a battery of a vehicle at completion of charging of the battery, simultaneously indicating, in the indication processing, the target remaining capacities in the charging modes and respective charging times in the charging modes, and performing charging of the battery in a charging mode selected by a driver who drives the vehicle from among the charging modes.
B60L 53/62 - Monitoring or controlling charging stations in response to charging parameters, e.g. current, voltage or electrical charge
B60R 16/033 - Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided forArrangement 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
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DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DRIVING ASSISTANCE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
This driving assistance device: detects driving scenes in which there is a predetermined risk object that obstructs vehicle movement; sets a reference visual recognition pattern, which includes visual recognition points to be visually recognized by a driver, a visual recognition sequence, and visual recognition timings, according to the driving scenes; determines the driver's attention and awareness state by comparing the driver's visual recognition characteristics, which include the driver's visual recognition points, visual recognition sequence, and visual recognition timings as learned for each driving scene in which the risk object exists, with the reference visual recognition pattern; and warns the driver.
A protective structure includes a frame, a base, a first bracket, and a second bracket. The frame forms a skeleton of a vehicle. The base is configured to disperse an impact due to a collision to the frame when the collision occurs. The first bracket is fixed to the base. The second bracket fixes and supports a protection target member to be protected from an impact due to the collision, the second bracket being fixed to the first bracket. The second bracket includes a contact portion protruding toward an adjacent member disposed adjacent to the second bracket. At least a part of the contact portion and a part of the first bracket overlap each other as viewed from a side where the contact portion protrudes.
An automated parking control device includes: a surrounding environment recognition device that acquires surrounding environment information of a vehicle; a parking controller that searches for an available parking area, generate a target route to the available parking area, and control the vehicle to move along the target route; an image processor that estimate a distance to a three-dimensional object and a slippage level of a road surface; an image map generator that generate a road a slippage level map; a wheel selector that predicts routes of vehicle's wheels, superimposes the routes on the map, and selects a wheel expected to pass through a route where the wheel is most unlikely to slip; and a movement amount calculator that acquires a wheel speed pulse of the selected wheel and calculates a movement amount of a reference position of the vehicle.
A drive assist system for a vehicle includes a leading-vehicle registration determiner and a front vehicle monitor. The leading-vehicle registration determiner is configured to registers, as a leading vehicle, a front vehicle driving in front of the vehicle, based on a preset leading vehicle register condition and deregisters the front vehicle, based on a preset leading vehicle deregister condition. The front vehicle monitor is configured to start to monitor the front vehicle registered as the leading vehicle regarding whether the front vehicle will perform a synchro lane change to the same target lane as the vehicle, on condition that the vehicle and the front vehicle are steadily driving in the same lane. The leading-vehicle registration determiner is configured to relax the leading vehicle register condition and the leading vehicle deregister condition when the front vehicle is being monitored, compared with when the front vehicle is not being monitored.
This vehicle is provided with: a charging control unit that executes a charging process for charging an on-vehicle battery to execute a predetermined function of the vehicle while the vehicle is in a stopped state; a wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates with an external device and thereby receives update data for updating a program related to an update target unit provided in the vehicle; and a program update unit that executes an update process for the program related to the update target unit, using the update data. The program update unit includes one or more processors, and one or more memory units connected to the processors. The processor is triggered by the start of the charging process to start the update process for the update target unit that is not related to the predetermined function, using power supplied from the on-vehicle battery.
B60R 16/02 - Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided forArrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric
Problem] To improve an assistance system for a vehicle, said system providing the vehicle with a plurality of services including autonomous driving travel control. [Solution] In an assistance system for a vehicle according to the present invention, an autonomous driving server device executes control for autonomous driving in which the traveling state of the vehicle is determined on the basis of information received from the vehicle and information relating to autonomous driving travel control of the vehicle is generated and transmitted to the vehicle, and relay control, in which information relating to the vehicle including the information acquired from the vehicle is transmitted to a service server device. The service server device uses information from the autonomous driving server device to generate information that can be used for a service of the vehicle without directly transmitting/receiving information to/from the vehicle.
An electronic key for a vehicle includes an operation button, an operation signal transmitter, a light emitter, a light receiver, and a processor. The operation button is configured to perform a door locking and a door unlocking of the vehicle. The operation signal transmitter is configured to transmit an operation signal, based on an operation performed on the operation button. The light emitter is configured to output light, in response to the operation of the operation button. The light receiver is configured to receive reflection light of the light outputted from the light emitter. The processor is configured to refrain from causing the operation signal transmitter to transmit the operation signal that is based on the operation of the operation button, when the light receiver receives the reflection light.
An image processing apparatus includes an encoder and a decoder. The encoder includes a first convolution processor. The first convolution processor generates, based on first feature quantity data and first control data, second feature quantity data by performing a first convolution process on the first feature quantity data. The first feature quantity data includes captured image data and depth image data. The depth image data includes map data on a depth value of a subject corresponding to the captured image data. The first control data includes map data on validity of the depth value corresponding to the depth image data. The encoder generates pieces of feature quantity data including feature quantity data corresponding to the second feature quantity data. The decoder generates, based on the pieces of feature quantity data, an inference result of an environment around an imager that has generated the captured image data.
G06V 10/77 - Processing image or video features in feature spacesArrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using data integration or data reduction, e.g. principal component analysis [PCA] or independent component analysis [ICA] or self-organising maps [SOM]Blind source separation
G06V 10/82 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using neural networks
G06V 20/58 - Recognition of moving objects or obstacles, e.g. vehicles or pedestriansRecognition of traffic objects, e.g. traffic signs, traffic lights or roads
A drive assist system for a vehicle includes: a driving environment recognizer that recognizes driving environment information including a lane marking line and vehicles; a front vehicle extractor that extracts a front vehicle based on the driving environment information; A first driving state classifier that classifies a driving state of the vehicle as one of a first steady driving state, a first lane changing state, and a first target lane driving state, based on lateral movement information of the vehicle and relative position information of the vehicle to the lane marking line; and a second driving state classifier classifies a driving state of the front vehicle as one of a second steady driving state, a second lane changing state, and a second target lane driving state, based on lateral movement information of the front vehicle and relative position information of the front vehicle to the lane marking line.
G06V 20/56 - Context or environment of the image exterior to a vehicle by using sensors mounted on the vehicle
G06V 20/58 - Recognition of moving objects or obstacles, e.g. vehicles or pedestriansRecognition of traffic objects, e.g. traffic signs, traffic lights or roads
A machine learning method includes: inputting pieces of position data to a machine learning model configured to receive the pieces of position data indicating a position of an object at respective first points in time, and output occupancy data and flow data, the occupancy data indicating occupancy probability of the object at a second point in time, the flow data indicating a velocity vector of the object at the second point in time; generating second ground truth occupancy data by performing a process of expanding an occupancy region of the object on first ground truth occupancy data at the second point in time; calculating a loss parameter, based on the occupancy data, the second ground truth occupancy data, the flow data, and ground truth flow data at the second point in time; and updating the machine learning model, based on the loss parameter.
G06V 20/58 - Recognition of moving objects or obstacles, e.g. vehicles or pedestriansRecognition of traffic objects, e.g. traffic signs, traffic lights or roads
A charging system includes: a vehicle including an in-vehicle battery and a control device; and a charging facility capable of charging the vehicle. The control device determines whether a power saving request has been issued to a region to which the charging facility belongs. When the power saving request is determined to have been issued, the control device encourages an occupant of the vehicle to select whether to cooperate with the power saving request. When a selection result indicating cooperation with the power saving request is acquired, the control device encourages the occupant of the vehicle to select whether to charge the vehicle with a first limited charging amount or a second limited charging amount. The control device permits limitation of the charging amount with which the vehicle is charged from the charging facility, based on selected one of the first limited charging amount and the second limited charging amount.
A control system includes one or more processors and one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to execute processing. The processing includes acquiring dimension information indicating a dimension of a vehicle entering a charging station. The processing includes generating travel path information indicating a travel path of the vehicle in the charging station, based on the dimension information and coordinate data of locations located in the charging station. The coordinate data of the locations located in the charging station is different from map data that is coordinate data of locations located outside the charging station. The processing includes executing, based on the travel path information, first automatic travel control to control the vehicle to automatically travel to a charger in the charging station without intervention of a driver who drives the vehicle in the charging station.
A driver's seat heater installed at a seat cushion of an automobile driver's seat that includes a main section for supporting buttocks and thighs of an occupant, and left and right side bolster sections that are provided at seat left-right direction both sides of the main section and that jut out in a seat upward direction further than the main section. The driver's seat heater includes a main heater installed at the main section, and a side heater installed only at the side bolster section on a right side, of the left and right side bolster sections.
A seatback pad that configures a pad member of a seatback of a vehicle seat and that is covered by a cover. The seatback pad includes plural grooves that extend along a seat left-right direction formed at a lower portion of a back face of the seatback pad facing toward a lumber support device installed at the seatback, with the plural grooves being formed in a row along a seat up-down direction.
This control device has one or more processors and one or more memories connected to the processors. The processors each execute processing comprising: executing a reporting process for reporting multiple charging modes which have mutually different target remaining capacities which are each a target value of remaining capacity at the time of completion of charging a vehicle battery; and executing charging of the battery in a charging mode that is selected by a driver of the vehicle from among said multiple charging modes.
This control device includes: one or a plurality of processors; and one or a plurality of memories connected to the one or plurality of processors. Each processor executes a process including: acquiring identification information for identifying a vehicle entering a charging station; linking the identification information with a charger within the charging station; and permitting charging of a battery in the vehicle corresponding to the identification information, which is using the charger to which the identification information is linked.
This charging system comprises: a vehicle having an in-vehicle battery and a control device; and a charging facility capable of charging the vehicle. The control device has one or more processors and one or more memories connected to the processor. The processor performs processing including: determining whether or not a power saving request is made in an area to which the charging facility belongs; prompting an occupant of the vehicle to select whether or not to cooperate with the power saving request when it is determined that the power saving request is made; and, when acquiring a selection result indicating cooperation with the power saving request, permitting, when charging the vehicle from the charging facility, the restriction of a charging amount as compared with when not cooperating with the power saving request.
B60L 53/10 - Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehiclesCharging stations or on-board charging equipment thereforExchange of energy storage elements in electric vehicles characterised by the energy transfer between the charging station and the vehicle
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FUEL CELL DETERIORATION DETERMINATION DEVICE AND FUEL CELL VEHICLE
A fuel cell deterioration determination device includes an impedance measurer and a deterioration determiner. The impedance measurer applies an alternating current signal to a fuel cell stack and measure an alternating current impedance of the fuel cell stack. The deterioration determiner estimates, based on a characteristic of the measured alternating current impedance, a degree of an activation overvoltage in the fuel cell stack as deterioration of the catalyst metal, and also a degree of a diffusion overvoltage in the fuel cell stack as deterioration of the catalyst carrier. The deterioration determiner determines, based on reference values of the activation overvoltage and the diffusion overvoltage with respect to a vehicle travel distance held in advance, progresses of the deterioration of the catalyst metal and the deterioration of the catalyst carrier.
B60L 58/30 - Methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells, specially adapted for electric vehicles for monitoring or controlling fuel cells
B60L 58/40 - Methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells, specially adapted for electric vehicles for controlling a combination of batteries and fuel cells
A vehicle control apparatus includes an air flow sensor provided in an intake passage of an engine. The vehicle control apparatus includes a control system configured to read an output signal from the air flow sensor as first flow rate data. The control system is configured to calculate a coefficient of variation of the first flow rate data, and subject the first flow rate data to a smoothing process to calculate second flow rate data. The control system is configured to correct the second flow rate data based on the coefficient of variation, to calculate corrected flow rate data indicating the intake air flow rate in the intake passage.
F02D 41/26 - Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents characterised by the use of digital means using computer, e.g. microprocessor
In the present invention, a processing device includes one or more processors, and one or more memories connected to the processors. The processors execute processes including: acquiring anomaly information, which is information relating to charging anomalies in a charging stand in which a battery of a vehicle is charged, and vehicle information, which is information relating to the vehicle, each of the sets of information being acquired in association with each other; and performing a search on the charging stand on the basis of the anomaly information and the vehicle information.
A processor of a control device of this charging system executes processing including: receiving a check-in, which is a procedure for starting charging of a vehicle at a charging stand; receiving a reservation of charging of the vehicle at the charging stand before the check-in; acquiring, at the time of the reservation, vehicle identification information, which is information for identifying the vehicle, from the vehicle performing the reservation; acquiring, at the time of the check-in, the vehicle identification information from the vehicle performing the check-in; performing collation to determine whether the vehicle identification information acquired at the time of the reservation matches the vehicle identification information acquired at the time of the check-in; and, if it is determined by the collation that the vehicle identification information at the time of the reservation and the vehicle identification information at the time of check-in match, permitting the check-in so as to enable charging of the vehicle at the charging stand.
This control system includes: one or a plurality of processors; and one or a plurality of memories connected to the one or plurality of processors. Each processor executes a process including: acquiring dimensional information indicating the dimensions of a vehicle entering a charging station; generating, on the basis of the dimensional information, travel path information indicating a travel path within the charging station; and executing, on the basis of the travel path information, a first autonomous travel control by which the vehicle autonomously travels to a charger within the charging station without relying on an operation by a driver of the vehicle within the charging station.
This charging system comprises: a control unit; an on-vehicle device provided to a vehicle; a notification unit provided to the vehicle; an operation unit provided to the vehicle; and a wireless communication unit provided to the vehicle. The control unit has a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The processor performs a process including deriving charging time required for charging the vehicle, deriving update time required for updating a control program for the on-vehicle device through the wireless communication unit, providing, through the notification unit, a notification indicating that the control program is an update target when the update time is equal to or shorter than the charging time, and updating the control program upon reception of an operation to permit updating of the control program in the operation unit.
B60L 3/00 - Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposesMonitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption
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 53/10 - Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehiclesCharging stations or on-board charging equipment thereforExchange of energy storage elements in electric vehicles characterised by the energy transfer between the charging station and the vehicle
In the present invention, a charging system comprises a control unit, a charging stand capable of charging a vehicle, a first vehicle, and a second vehicle. The control unit has a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The processor executes processes including: receiving a reservation for charging the first vehicle in the charging stand; deriving the time of estimated arrival of the first vehicle to the charging stand on the basis of the current position and speed of the first vehicle; and, when the arrival estimation time is later than a start reservation time for charging of the first vehicle, permitting charging of the second vehicle in the charging stand at some or all of the time span from the start reservation time to the arrival estimation time.
This charger for charging the battery of a vehicle comprises: a cable unit that has a charging gun capable of being inserted into the vehicle, a connector capable of being connected to a body section of the charger, and a charging cable having one end to which the charging gun is connected and the end to which the connector is connected; a gun lock mechanism that locks the charging gun; a connector lock mechanism that locks the connector; a current/voltage control unit that applies a test current and a test voltage to the charging gun; a detection unit that detects an abnormality of the charging gun on the basis of the state of the charging gun that is achieved when the test current and the test voltage are applied; and a report control unit that reports the presence/absence of an abnormality detected by the detection unit.
This charger comprises: a gun lock mechanism that locks a charging gun inserted into a supply port of a vehicle; a current/voltage control unit that applies a test current and a test voltage to the charging gun; a detection unit that detects an abnormality of the charging gun on the basis of the state of the charging gun when the test current and the test voltage are applied; and a notification control unit that notifies of the presence or absence of the abnormality detected by the detection unit.
A server device according to the present invention comprises one or more processors and a storage medium in which a program to be executed by the one or more processors is stored, wherein the program includes one or more commands. The commands cause the one or more processors to perform: a process for giving, to a vehicle that can autonomously travel and that belongs to a provider who provides, to a user, a charger installed in a parking lot for provider's own use, an instruction to move to a prescribed waiting position in accordance with alighting of a passenger from the vehicle of the provider, when the vehicle of the provider returns to the parking lot while the parking lot is occupied by a vehicle of the user; a process for giving, to the vehicle of the provider, an instruction to move from the waiting position to the parking lot in response to detection of exit of the vehicle of the user from the parking lot; and a process for transmitting a return notification to the provider in response to return of the vehicle of the provider to the parking lot.
G08G 1/09 - Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions
B60L 53/00 - Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehiclesCharging stations or on-board charging equipment thereforExchange of energy storage elements in electric vehicles
This server device is provided with one or a plurality of processors and a storage medium that stores a program to be executed by the one or plurality of processors, said program including one or a plurality of instructions. The one or plurality of instructions cause the one or plurality of processors to perform: registration processing for registering information about providers who provide chargers at home, and information about users who wish to use chargers at other people's homes; reservation setting processing for, in response to a use request transmitted from a certain user terminal, extracting a provider who matches the use request from the registered information, causing the user terminal to present information about the extracted provider, and setting a reservation according to reservation decision information from the user terminal; and settlement processing regarding a user's use of the provider's charger to charge a vehicle on the basis of the set reservation.
A vehicle door unlocking apparatus is configured to, based on a state of a vehicle, unlock a door of the vehicle locked by a door locker. The vehicle door unlocking apparatus includes a release operator and a module mechanism. The release operator is disposed in the door and configured to unlock the door with a manual operation, and mechanically coupled to the door locker. The module mechanism is configured to cause the release operator to be disposed in the door such that the release operator is protrudable to the outside of the door.
The present invention provides a driving assistance system for assisting with the driving of a vehicle, wherein the system calculates burden state values on the basis of vehicle measurement data including driver state information related to a burden state of a driver of a vehicle and passerby measurement data including passerby state information related to the burden state of a passerby, these data being measured in a predetermined specific travel scenario in which an overall optimum appears. The burden state values indicate changes in the burden state of each of a driver of another vehicle and the passerby present in the predetermined specific travel scenario while the vehicle to be assisted with is traveling in the predetermined specific travel scenario. The burden state values are a first burden state value for the case where the driver of the vehicle to be assisted with changes their driving behavior and a second burden state value for the case where the driver of the vehicle to be assisted with does not change their driving behavior. The system calculates an overall optimum evaluation value, which indicates the impact of the driving behavior of the vehicle to be assisted with on the overall optimum, on the basis of the difference between the first burden state value and the second burden state value.
The present invention provides a driving assistance system that calculates psychological state values on the basis of vehicle measurement data including driver psychological state information related to a psychological state of a driver of a vehicle, the data being measured in a predetermined specific travel scenario set up in advance. The psychological state values indicate changes in the psychological state of a driver of another vehicle present in the predetermined specific travel scenario while the vehicle to be assisted with is traveling in the predetermined specific travel scenario. The psychological state values are a first psychological state value for the case where the driver of the vehicle to be assisted with changes their driving behavior and a second psychological state value for the case where the driver of the vehicle to be assisted with does not change their driving behavior. The system assists with the driving of the vehicle to be assisted with on the basis of a psychological state evaluation value that indicates the difference between the first psychological state value and the second psychological state value.
A vehicle according to the present invention comprises: a vehicle battery; a motor generator that is capable of inputting and outputting electric power to and from the vehicle battery and an external battery which is externally provided; a circuit unit that connects the motor generator to the vehicle battery and the external battery; and a control unit that controls the vehicle battery and the external battery. When electric power is input to and output from both the vehicle battery and the external battery, the control unit restricts input and output of electric power to and from one of the vehicle battery and the external battery on the basis of a load applied to the circuit unit.
An installation structure of a stator core for an axial gap motor includes an annular-shaped stator core having a teeth portion split into pieces combined into an annular shape, and an annular-shaped stator plate having an outer circumference wall part and an inner circumference wall part. The stator core includes stators in a pair mounted between the outer and inner circumference wall parts of the stator plate, with a rotor provided between the stators. The stator core is formed by arc-shaped split stator teeth having outer and inner circumference surfaces provided with tapered portions with which gaps of separation respectively from the outer and inner circumference wall parts of the stator plate widen toward side of the rotor. Each of the arc-shaped split stator teeth is mounted to the stator plate, with each tapered portion engaged to an engagement member fixed to the stator plate.
A vehicle outside air intake structure configured to supply an outside air to an in-vehicle battery to be stored in an underfloor space of a vehicle body of a vehicle includes: an outside air intake port at a front part of the vehicle body; a front trunk in a chamber of the vehicle body; an opening-and-closing lid configured to block an upper surface opening of the front trunk so as to be openable; a first air passage communicating with the outside air intake port, and provided between a front hood of the vehicle body and the opening-and-closing lid; and a second air passage communicating with both of the first air passage and the underfloor space, and provided rearward of the front trunk. The outside air introduced from the outside air intake port is to be blown through the first air passage and the second air passage into the underfloor space.
B60K 11/08 - Air inlets for coolingShutters or blinds therefor
B60K 11/04 - Arrangement or mounting of radiators, radiator shutters, or radiator blinds
B60R 5/02 - Compartments within vehicle body primarily intended or sufficiently spacious for trunks, suit-cases, or the like arranged at front of vehicle
An exhaust gas purification device includes a filter to be provided in an exhaust passage coupled to an engine, a rotary vane to be provided downstream of the filter in the exhaust passage, and a control device including one or more processors and one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to execute, based on a rotational speed of the rotary vane, processing including one or more of estimation processing of estimating an accumulation amount of particulate matter in the filter and regeneration processing of regenerating the filter.
F01N 3/023 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of filters using means for regenerating the filters, e.g. by burning trapped particles
F01N 11/00 - Monitoring or diagnostic devices for exhaust-gas treatment apparatus
A transmission controller is configured to control a transmission configured to transmit power between a primary shaft and a secondary shaft while changing a gear ratio between the primary shaft and the secondary shaft. includes at least one processor and at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to perform processing including: performing first control for upshifting the transmission when a target rotational speed of the primary shaft reaches or exceeds a first threshold; and performing second control for upshifting the transmission when an engine speed reaches or exceeds a second threshold. The second control is executed when the target rotational speed is higher than or equal to a set value set for each gear of the transmission, and is not executed when the target rotational speed is lower than the set value.
A vehicle development support system includes an operation apparatus that outputs an operation signal for an in-vehicle device, in response to an operation input by an operator in a cockpit; an ECU that outputs a control signal for controlling the device in response to the operation signal; a real-time simulator that calculates a physical state quantity for operating the device in response to the control signal to simulate a motion of the device and a vehicle behavior associated with the motion; a synchronization apparatus that synchronizes communication in which the ECU receives a simulation result in the simulator with communication in which the simulator receives the control signal; and a video display apparatus that generates video information for the operator based on the simulation result. The control signal output from the ECU which reflects the simulation result is synchronized with the display in the video display apparatus.
A vehicle development support system includes a frame body equipped with electronic control units installed in a vehicle, a real-time simulator that calculates physical state amounts for operating in-vehicle devices controlled by the electronic control units using control signals for the electronic control units and simulate operations of the in-vehicle devices and a behavior of the vehicle caused by the operations, and a synchronizer that synchronizes communication in which the electronic control units receive outputs from the real-time simulator with communication in which the real-time simulator receives the control signals for the electronic control units. The real-time simulator includes an external information acquisition interface that acquires, as external information, driving information obtained by driving a vehicle in a real space. In a virtual space of a simulation result in which the external information is reflected, driving of the vehicle in which the control signals are reflected is reproduced.
A vehicle development support system includes a visualization apparatus that generates a video including an operation apparatus in a vehicle; a virtual operation apparatus that displays the video and outputs an operation signal corresponding to a pseudo operation input by an operator on the displayed video; an ECU that outputs a control signal for controlling an in-vehicle device in response to the operation signal; a real-time simulator that simulates a motion of the in-vehicle device in response to the control signal and outputs a simulation result to the visualization apparatus and the ECU; and a synchronization apparatus that synchronizes communication in which the simulation result in the real-time simulator is input into the ECU with communication in which the control signal is input into the real-time simulator. The visualization apparatus updates the video including the operation apparatus in accordance with the simulation result in the real-time simulator.
A vehicle battery temperature control mechanism is configured to control a temperature of a vehicle battery of a vehicle. The vehicle battery temperature control mechanism includes a battery set, an inlet, shutters, and a processor. The battery set includes battery modules arranged along a vehicle front-rear direction of the vehicle. The inlet is configured to allow outside air to be blown into the inlet. The shutters are provided together with the battery modules and configured to change between an open state in which the outside air blown in through the inlet hits the battery modules and a closed state in which flow of the outside air toward the battery modules is blocked. The processor is configured to perform an opening and closing control of controlling the shutters into the open state or the closed state.
H01M 10/6563 - Gases with forced flow, e.g. by blowers
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 traffic light recognizing apparatus includes: an imager configured to capture a color image of driving environment; a lighting region detector detecting a lighting region in a traffic light body on the image; a first lamp detector detecting a lamp in an ON state in the traffic light body based on the lighting region; a first search area setter setting search areas having the same dimensions as the lamp and horizontally and vertically aligned with the lamp on the image, in accordance with a lighting color of the lighting region; a second lamp detector evaluating luminances at an edge and in a center of each search area, and detecting lamps in an OFF state in the traffic light body; and an orientation determiner determining whether the traffic light body is horizontally or vertically disposed based on the arrangement of the lamps in the ON and OFF states.
G06V 20/58 - Recognition of moving objects or obstacles, e.g. vehicles or pedestriansRecognition of traffic objects, e.g. traffic signs, traffic lights or roads
G06T 7/70 - Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras
G06V 10/22 - Image preprocessing by selection of a specific region containing or referencing a patternLocating or processing of specific regions to guide the detection or recognition
A mobile body includes a battery, a housing, and a closing member. The housing has a vent hole and accommodates the battery. The closing member closes the vent hole when a temperature of the closing member exceeds a predetermined temperature.
H01M 10/6568 - Liquids characterised by flow circuits, e.g. loops, located externally to the cells or cell casings
H01M 50/249 - MountingsSecondary casings or framesRacks, modules or packsSuspension devicesShock absorbersTransport or carrying devicesHolders specially adapted for aircraft or vehicles, e.g. cars or trains
H01M 50/682 - Containers for storing liquidsDelivery conduits therefor accommodated in battery or cell casings
93.
MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE
A motor control system for an electric vehicle includes: a battery; a motor including a rotor and a stator; two inverter circuits that are each coupled to the stator and are each configured to control driving and regeneration of the motor, and a control apparatus configured to control driving of the two inverter circuits. The control apparatus is configured to cause the battery to discharge by driving the respective two inverter circuits and applying, to the rotor, rotational torques in directions opposite to each other, and execute a deterioration diagnosis process of the battery, based on an output current or an output voltage of the battery upon the discharging.
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]
94.
AIMING SYSTEM AND AIMING METHOD FOR VEHICLE HEADLIGHT DEVICE
Provided is a headlight device equipped with a variable light distribution system that performs ADB control, wherein a glare suppression function provided by ADB control is enabled without adjusting the optical axis of the headlight device at times such as when the headlight device is replaced. An aiming system for a vehicle headlight device comprises an onboard camera that captures a forward image of a host vehicle, a headlight device that sets a light irradiation range in front of the host vehicle, and a control device that performs variable light distribution control for specifying a light reduction or a light shielding region in the light irradiation range on the basis of the image captured by the onboard camera. During initial setting, the control device: sets, in the vehicle headlight device, a specific unit of irradiation at which a specific position in the image captured by the onboard camera, which has captured an image of an illuminated surface for calibration, will be an irradiation position; detects a deviation between the specific position and the irradiation position of the specific unit of irradiation in the image captured by the onboard camera that has captured the image of the illuminated surface for calibration; and corrects the output of the variable light distribution control in accordance with the deviation.
B60Q 1/06 - 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 adjustable, e.g. remotely-controlled from inside vehicle
An airbag apparatus includes an airbag, a collision detector, and a deploying-gas supplier. The airbag is configured to be deployed in front of an occupant sitting in a seat of a vehicle. The collision detector includes a sensor and is configured to detect an occurrence or sign of a collision of the vehicle. The deploying-gas supplier is configured to supply deploying gas into the airbag based on an output of the collision detector. The airbag includes a lower-half-restraining bag and upper-half-restraining bags. The lower-half-restraining bag is configured to be deployed in front of knees of the occupant. The upper-half-restraining bags are configured to be deployed between the lower-half-restraining bag and an upper body of the occupant and in a plane that faces the upper body.
B60R 21/231 - Inflatable members characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration
B60R 21/013 - Electrical circuits for triggering safety arrangements in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting collisions, impending collisions or roll-over
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DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, VEHICLE, RECORDING MEDIUM CONTAINING COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND DRIVER ASSISTANCE METHOD
The application is to provide a driver assistance system, etc. that makes it possible to reduce a risk in consideration of a blind spot region formed by an obstacle and appropriately provide driver assistance in, for example, automated driving of a vehicle. In particular, upon detecting the presence of a blind spot region together with an obstacle, a vehicle control system 10 acquires travel sound related information regarding a subject vehicle 1 with reference to the blind spot region as viewed from the subject vehicle 1, and determines whether or not a travel sound is recognizable in the blind spot region, based on the acquired travel sound related information. Thus, the vehicle control system 10 carries out a driving condition setting process of setting a driving condition of the subject vehicle 1 such as a route and a speed, based on a result of the determination.
B60R 11/02 - Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the likeArrangement of controls thereof
The present invention comprises: a hood that opens and closes an accommodation space in which at least a drive motor is disposed; a link mechanism that is attached to the hood; and a flank that is attached to the link mechanism and that is accommodated in the accommodation space in a state in which the hood is closed. The flank is configured to be movable at least in the front-rear direction via the operation of the link mechanism, and is also configured to be movable forward in a state in which the hood is opened. Consequently, since the flank is configured to be movable forward in a state in which the hood is opened, the flank can be moved to the front side and a stored object can be taken in and out, thereby improving the convenience with which the stored object can be taken into and out from the flank.
B60R 5/02 - Compartments within vehicle body primarily intended or sufficiently spacious for trunks, suit-cases, or the like arranged at front of vehicle
B60R 7/00 - Stowing or holding appliances inside of vehicle primarily intended for personal property smaller than suit-cases, e.g. travelling articles, or maps
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DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DRIVING ASSISTANCE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
This driving assistance device sets a rule deviation risk, indicating the risk of a vehicle deviating from a traffic rule regarding the travel of the vehicle, for a target of the traffic rule according to at least one of the strictness of the traffic rule or the time of day the traffic rule applies, sets a rule deviation tolerance risk, indicating the travelable range of the vehicle, for the rule deviation risk so that the rule deviation tolerance risk increases in proportion to the vehicle speed of the vehicle, and sets a target trajectory and a target speed during autonomous travel of the vehicle on the basis of the rule deviation risk and the rule deviation tolerance risk so that the vehicle travels in a position at which the rule deviation tolerance risk exceeds the rule deviation risk.
An airbag apparatus includes an airbag, a collision detector, and a deploying-gas supplier. The airbag is configured to be deployed in front of an occupant sitting in a seat of a vehicle. The collision detector is configured to detect an occurrence or sign of a collision of the vehicle. The deploying-gas supplier is configured to supply deploying gas into the airbag based on an output of the collision detector. The airbag includes first, second, and third bags. The first bag is configured to be deployed to restrain a right knee and a right shoulder of the occupant. The second bag is configured to be deployed to restrain a left knee and a left shoulder of the occupant. The third bag is configured to be deployed at a position closer to the occupant than the first bag and the second bag and to restrain lumbar and abdomen regions of the occupant.
B60R 21/233 - Inflatable members characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration comprising a plurality of individual compartmentsInflatable members characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration comprising two or more bag-like members, one within the other
B60R 21/0136 - Electrical circuits for triggering safety arrangements in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting collisions, impending collisions or roll-over responsive to actual contact with an obstacle
B60R 21/231 - Inflatable members characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration
A vehicle includes an amount-of-power calculator, a power reception necessity determiner, a power transmission permissibility determiner, and a power transmission determiner. The amount-of-power calculator calculates an amount of necessary power for the vehicle. The power reception necessity determiner determines whether or not power reception of the vehicle from one or more other vehicles is necessary. The power transmission permissibility determiner determines whether or not power transmission from the vehicle to the one or more other vehicles is permissible. When two or more out of the vehicle and the one or more other vehicles make requests for the power reception, the power transmission determiner compares calculation results of the amount-of-power calculator of the vehicle and respective amount-of-power calculators of the one or more other vehicles, to determine priority of the power reception of the vehicle and the one or more other vehicles.
