A plurality of images of an imaging subject are captured by using a plurality of cameras. The plurality of images are synthesized to generate a synthesized image viewing the imaging subject from a virtual perspective. The synthesized image is displayed on a screen. When a user operation for changing the position of the virtual perspective is detected, the position of the virtual perspective in the synthesized image is changed.
B60R 25/102 - Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles actuating a signalling device a signal being sent to a remote location, e.g. a radio signal being transmitted to a police station, a security company or the owner
B60R 25/31 - Detection related to theft or to other events relevant to anti-theft systems of human presence inside or outside the vehicle
B60R 25/30 - Detection related to theft or to other events relevant to anti-theft systems
H04N 7/18 - Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
G06T 3/40 - Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting
G06V 20/52 - Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects
A problem is for saving space of an extraneous-matter removing apparatus. In order to solve this problem, one aspect of embodiments is of an extraneous-matter removing apparatus for removing an extraneous matter attached to a camera and includes an air compressing unit. The air compressing unit includes a cylinder and a vane that is provided in the cylinder to be rotatable around a rotation axis, and ejects a compressed air generated by rotation of the vane to the camera.
A controller according to an embodiment includes a main processing unit and a storage. The main processing unit shifts, when receiving an updating request of a control program during executing this control program, to program shifting through a restart in a state where a device power source is held. The program shifting starts an updating program for updating the control program instead of the control program. The storage is configured to be able to hold information while the device power source is held. The main processing unit causes the storage to store, before the restart, update requesting information indicating that the updating request is received, causes the storage to store a history of the restart, and performs a start determination on the updating program on the basis of the update requesting information and the history that are referred after the restart.
An electric storage apparatus according to one exemplary aspect of an embodiment of the disclosure includes a battery unit, a determination unit, and a connection controlling unit. In the battery unit, a plurality of storage batteries is connected in parallel. Each of the storage batteries includes serially connected electric storage elements.
An electric storage apparatus according to one aspect of an embodiment includes a battery unit, a determination unit, a virtual processing unit, and a connection controlling unit. The battery unit includes storage batteries to be connected in parallel. The determination unit determines, when the battery unit is started up, a startup type indicating a discharge start or a charge start. The virtual processing unit generates connection orders. Each of the connection orders is obtained by virtually and sequentially connecting in parallel storage batteries, of the storage batteries, having potential differences within a predetermined range so as to equalize electric potentials of the storage batteries. The connection controlling unit selects, among from the connection orders, a connection order in which the equalized electric potential is an electric potential according to the startup type determined by the determination unit, so as to connect in parallel the storage batteries.
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
G01R 31/36 - Arrangements for testing, measuring or monitoring the electrical condition of accumulators or electric batteries, e.g. capacity or state of charge [SoC]
G01R 31/396 - Acquisition or processing of data for testing or for monitoring individual cells or groups of cells within a battery
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Electric storage apparatus and electric-storage controlling method
An electric storage apparatus according to one aspect of an embodiment includes a plurality of storage batteries, a virtual processing unit, and a connection controlling unit. The virtual processing unit virtually and sequentially connects in parallel two or more storage batteries, of the plurality of storage batteries, having a potential difference or potential differences within a predetermined range so as to equalize electric potentials of the two or more storage batteries. The connection controlling unit connects in parallel the two or more storage batteries in a connection order for maximizing the number of the two or more storage batteries to be connected in parallel when the virtual processing unit sequentially connects in parallel the two or more storage batteries in an order from highest electric potential to lowest one and in an order from lowest electric potential to highest one.
An air compressor according to an embodiment, which includes a cylinder and a rotating body provided to be rotatable around a rotation axis in the cylinder so as to generate compressed air through intake and exhaustion caused by rotation of the rotating body, includes an intake valve. The intake valve takes air in the intake and exhaustion. The intake valve is provided in the cylinder.
A rotation device according to an embodiment includes a first gear, a second gear, and an energizing part. The first gear includes a toothless part and is connected with a rotation driving source. The toothless part is obtained by cutting a part of continuous teeth of the first gear. The second gear is arranged to be able to be engaged with the first gear and is rotated, when engaged with the first gear, in a predetermined direction by a rotation of the rotation driving source in one direction. The energizing part energizes the second gear in a direction reverse to the predetermined direction when the second gear is in a free state in which an engagement of the second gear with the first gear is released by the toothless part.
F04C 29/00 - Component parts, details, or accessories, of pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids, not provided for in groups
B60S 1/56 - Cleaning windscreens, windows, or optical devices specially adapted for cleaning other parts or devices than front windows or windscreens
B60S 1/54 - Cleaning windscreens, windows, or optical devices using gas, e.g. hot air
B08B 5/02 - Cleaning by the force of jets, e.g. blowing-out cavities
F04C 21/00 - Oscillating-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids
F16H 19/00 - Gearings comprising essentially only toothed gears or friction members and not capable of conveying indefinitely-continuing rotary motion
F16H 33/02 - Rotary transmissions with mechanical accumulators, e.g. weights, springs, intermittently-connected flywheels
B08B 3/02 - Cleaning by the force of jets or sprays
An extraneous-matter removing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a connector, a detector, and a removal unit. The connector is connected with a branch wire branching from a camera wire. The camera wire transmits a start-up signal for starting up a camera provided outside of a vehicle. The detector detects the start-up signal flowing through the branch wire connected with the connector. The removal unit performs, when the detector detects the start-up signal, a removing operation of an extraneous matter attached to the camera.
B60S 1/56 - Cleaning windscreens, windows, or optical devices specially adapted for cleaning other parts or devices than front windows or windscreens
B60R 1/00 - Optical viewing arrangementsReal-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
B60S 1/54 - Cleaning windscreens, windows, or optical devices using gas, e.g. hot air
B60S 1/58 - Cleaning windscreens, windows, or optical devices specially adapted for cleaning other parts or devices than front windows or windscreens for rear windows
An optical unit includes an optical sensor, a nozzle and a fixing part. The nozzle is positioned and configured to eject fluid onto an optical surface of the optical sensor. The fixing part is slidably engaged over the optical sensor and the nozzle from a side of the optical sensor having the optical surface and integrally fixes the optical sensor and the nozzle to each other.
An antenna apparatus includes: an antenna array that: i) includes a plurality of antennas arranged next to each other in a predetermined direction, ii) is supplied with power from a power source, and iii) transmits radio waves; and a plurality of dummy antennas that: i) are provided on opposite sides of the antenna array in the predetermined direction, ii) are supplied with power from an electric field leaked from the antennas of the antenna array, and iii) transmit radio waves. Thus, it is possible to prevent an accuracy of detecting a target from deteriorating.
H01Q 21/06 - Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart
H01Q 19/02 - Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic Details
H01Q 13/20 - Non-resonant leaky-waveguide or transmission-line antennas Equivalent structures causing radiation along the transmission path of a guided wave
H01Q 3/26 - Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elementsArrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture
When a crankshaft reversely rotates immediately before a stoppage of an engine, the amount of fuel injection in a cylinder in an expansion stroke is controlled to acquire a target air-fuel ratio in accordance with the amount of air in the cylinder. When the electronic control unit determines that the exhaust valve is opened at the time of reverse rotation, the amount of fuel injection is determined by considering a change in the amount of air due to exchange of gas with an exhaust path.
F02D 41/40 - Controlling fuel injection of the high pressure type with means for controlling injection timing or duration
F02P 5/04 - Advancing or retarding electric ignition sparkControl therefor automatically, as a function of the working conditions of the engine or vehicle or of the atmospheric conditions
F02N 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
F02D 41/38 - Controlling fuel injection of the high pressure type
F02N 19/00 - Starting aids for combustion engines, not otherwise provided for
An operation button includes: a body that is in a tubular shape; a top which has a light-transmitting portion and which is attached to the body at its one end; a plurality of legs that are provided at the other end of the body at intervals from each other in the circumferential direction; and a flange arranged between the one end and the other end of the body.
H01H 13/02 - Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch Details
H01H 19/02 - Switches operated by an operating part which is rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof and which is acted upon directly by a solid body external to the switch, e.g. by a hand Details
H03J 1/04 - Indicating arrangements with optical indicating means
H01H 11/00 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches
H01H 25/06 - Operating part movable both angularly and rectilinearly, the rectilinear movement being along the axis of angular movement
An attachable matter detection apparatus according to an embodiment includes an acquirement unit, a creation unit, and a determination unit. The acquirement unit acquires a determination target area of an attachable matter from a photographic image. The creation unit creates histograms of at least an edge intensity, luminance, and saturation for the determination target area acquired by the acquirement unit. The determination unit determines whether or not the attachable matter exists in the determination target area on the basis of a ratio of frequency of each grade in each of the histograms created by the creation unit.
G06K 9/46 - Extraction of features or characteristics of the image
G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
B60R 1/00 - Optical viewing arrangementsReal-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
A reception device according to an embodiment includes a main terminal, a sub-terminal, a demultiplexer, and a noise reducing unit. To the main terminal, a main signal is input. The main signal includes a broadcast wave. To the sub-terminal, a multiple signal is input. The multiple signal is obtained by multiplex a noise signal and a sub-signal including the broadcast wave. The demultiplexer demultiplexes the noise signal and the sub-signal from the multiple signal input from the sub-terminal. The noise reducing unit reduces a noise component included in the main signal by using the noise signal demultiplexed by the demultiplexer.
H04B 1/00 - Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission
H04W 52/52 - Transmission power control [TPC] using AGC [Automatic Gain Control] circuits or amplifiers
A control device according to an embodiment includes a storage, a determining unit, and a driving unit. The storage stores therein information on a hysteresis area of an actuator. The determining unit determines, based on a control mode, a target current value according to the hysteresis area whose information is stored in the storage. The driving unit supplies a driving current according to the target current value determined by the determining unit to the actuator.
A water-droplet detecting apparatus according to an embodiment includes a setting unit, a first extraction unit, a second extraction unit, and a determination unit. The setting unit sets concentric circles having a center at arbitrary one point of a captured image of an image capturing unit. The first extraction unit extracts candidate pixels based on gradients of pixels on a circumference of each of the concentric circles. The candidate pixels are candidates for pixels that are estimated to indicate a water droplet adhered to the image capturing unit. The second extraction unit extracts one or more candidate circles based on the candidate pixels extracted by the first extraction unit. The one or more candidate circles are candidates for circles that indicate a shape of the water droplet. The determination unit determines whether or not the water droplet is adhered based on an extraction result of the second extraction unit.
TOSHIBA INFORMATION SYSTEMS (JAPAN) CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
Ichikawa, Masaki
Nagata, Koichi
Esaka, Shigeaki
Nagata, Motoi
Takahashi, Hirotoshi
Abstract
A terminal detection method that includes a search step, a first acquisition step, a second acquisition step, and a detection step. The search step transmits a response request through broadcast communication and searches a terminal device that exists within a predetermined range. The first acquisition step acquires, from the terminal device, at least specific information of the terminal device. The second acquisition step executes communication with the terminal device based on the specific information acquired in the first acquisition step and acquires second information that indicates a function possessed by the terminal device. The detection step detects that the terminal device has a desired function based on the first information acquired in the first acquisition step and the second information acquired in the second acquisition step.
H04W 68/00 - User notification, e.g. alerting or paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like
H04W 4/00 - Services specially adapted for wireless communication networksFacilities therefor
H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
A vehicle comprises a motor configured to output a power for driving; a power storage device configured to supply electric power to the motor; a main relay provided between the motor and the power storage device; a power receiving connector configured to be connectable with a power feed connector of an external charger; and a charging relay connected with the power receiving connector and connected with the power storage device via the main relay. This vehicle further comprises a control device configured to determine whether electric power from the external charger is supplied to the power receiving connector during charging of the power storage device with the electric power from the external charger in closed positions of the main relay and the charging relay and to open the main relay when it is determined that the electric power from the external charger is not supplied to the power receiving connector.
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
B60L 53/30 - Constructional details of charging stations
B60L 53/18 - Cables specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
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]
B60L 3/00 - Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposesMonitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption
Provided is a video processing device that generates a display video signal to be supplied to a liquid crystal display having a liquid crystal that is driven by a frame inversion scheme and includes a control microcomputer and a video signal processor. The control microcomputer controls a data enable signal such that a display invalid section having a predetermined number of fields is set for an interlace video signal at a predetermined period based on a vertical synchronization signal included in the interlace video signal input from outside. The video signal processor generates the display video signal by setting the display invalid section for the interlace video signal based on the data enable signal and outputs the display video signal to the liquid crystal display.
G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals
H04N 5/12 - Devices in which the synchronising signals are only operative if a phase difference occurs between synchronising and synchronised scanning devices, e.g. flywheel synchronising
H04N 5/14 - Picture signal circuitry for video frequency region
H04N 5/913 - Television signal processing therefor for scrambling
H03L 7/199 - Indirect frequency synthesis, i.e. generating a desired one of a number of predetermined frequencies using a frequency- or phase-locked loop using a frequency divider or counter in the loop a time difference being used for locking the loop, the counter counting between numbers which are variable in time or the frequency divider dividing by a factor variable in time, e.g. for obtaining fractional frequency division with reset of the frequency divider or the counter, e.g. for assuring initial synchronisation
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Controller, input device, input system, display apparatus, and control method
A controller includes a position detecting unit, switching unit, vibration controlling unit, and vibration detecting unit. The position detecting unit detecting a contact position with an operation surface. The switching unit switches between vibration and detection modes of at least one vibration element in accordance with temporal change in contact position detected by position detecting unit, the vibration mode being a mode wherein at least one vibration element vibrates, and detection mode being a mode wherein at least one vibration element detects vibration. The vibration controlling unit causes one or more first vibration elements to vibrate so as to vibrate the operation surface, at least one vibration element including one or more first vibration elements. The vibration detecting unit detects an operation surface's vibration based on vibration's detection results detected by one or more second vibration elements, at least one vibration element including the one or more second vibration elements.
G06F 3/041 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
G06F 3/023 - Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes
G06F 3/0354 - Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the userAccessories therefor with detection of 2D relative movements between the device, or an operating part thereof, and a plane or surface, e.g. 2D mice, trackballs, pens or pucks
G06F 3/044 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means by capacitive means
An input apparatus according to one aspect of an embodiment includes a contact detecting unit and an operation detecting unit. The contact detecting unit detects, with a predetermined period, a switch having a contact with a user among a plurality of arrayed switches. The operation detecting unit detects a touch operation or a slide operation on the basis of a distance between the switch detected at the present time and the switch detected at the last time.
G06F 3/0484 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
An antenna device according to an embodiment includes a plurality of plane-shaped antennas that is attached to one or more windows of a vehicle. The plurality of antennas includes a loop antenna and a monopole antenna corresponding to the loop antenna.
H01Q 9/30 - Resonant antennas with feed to end of elongated active element, e.g. unipole
H01Q 7/00 - Loop antennas with a substantially uniform current distribution around the loop and having a directional radiation pattern in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the loop
H01Q 1/32 - Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles
H01Q 21/28 - Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems
An automotive vehicle on which a motor for traveling, a battery configured to supply electric power to the motor, and a charging system configured to charge the battery, are installed. The automotive vehicle includes an abnormality informing unit configured to immediately inform occurrence of an abnormality regarding the charging system when the abnormality is detected, on a condition that the abnormality is a first abnormality that affects traveling, and inform occurrence of an abnormality when a next trip is started, on a condition that the abnormality is a second abnormality that does not affect traveling.
B60L 11/18 - using power supplied from primary cells, secondary cells, or fuel cells
B60L 3/00 - Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposesMonitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption
A power supply control apparatus controls supply of power to an accessory device connected to a first battery. The power supply control apparatus includes a power supply controller that switches a power supply state from a first state to a second state. In the first state, power is supplied to the accessory device via a power converter from a second battery that has a charge/discharge efficiency higher than the first battery. In the second state, the power is supplied from the second battery to the accessory device not via the power converter with the first battery disconnected from the accessory device.
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
B60W 20/00 - Control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles
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 10/08 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of propulsion units including control of electric propulsion units, e.g. motors or generators
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
H02J 7/14 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries for charging batteries from dynamo-electric generators driven at varying speed, e.g. on vehicle
B60R 16/03 - 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
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
F02D 41/06 - Introducing corrections for particular operating conditions for engine starting or warming up
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
F02N 11/08 - Circuits specially adapted for starting of engines
F02N 11/00 - Starting of engines by means of electric motors
F02N 11/04 - Starting of engines by means of electric motors the motors being associated with current generators
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Input system for determining position on screen of display device, detection device, control device, storage medium, and method
Provided with an input system including: a detection device that contains a detection sensor which detects a user operation and is arranged apart from a display device, and an output circuit which outputs detected information indicating the user operation detected by the detection sensor; an input device which inputs the detected information; and a control device that contains a control means implemented by a programmed processor which, when the user operation is judged to indicate an operation performed at a prescribed position on the basis of the detected information input by the input device, determines the display position of an indicator on a screen of the display device as a specific position.
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
G06F 3/044 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means by capacitive means
B60K 35/00 - Instruments specially adapted for vehiclesArrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
G06F 3/0488 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
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Controller and abnormality detecting method of air-fuel-ratio sensor
A controller of an air-fuel-ratio sensor according to an embodiment includes a current supplying unit, a sweep processing unit, and an abnormality detecting unit. The current supplying unit supplies a current to the pump cell through a first terminal connected with the pump cell so as to control the pump cell. The sweep processing unit executes a sweeping process in which a predetermined voltage or a predetermined current is applied to the detection cell through a second terminal connected with the detection cell so as to change a voltage and a current of the detection cell. The abnormality detecting unit detects a short-circuited state between the first terminal and the second terminal on the basis of a fluctuation in a voltage or a current, generated by the sweeping process, of the first terminal.
A controller of an air-fuel-ratio sensor includes a control unit, a voltage-abnormality detecting unit, and a short-circuit-abnormality detecting unit. The control unit controls a current and a voltage of a gas sensor element through a plurality of terminals connected with the gas sensor element. The voltage-abnormality detecting unit changes, when at least one of voltages of the plurality of terminals is out of a predetermined range, a voltage level of an output voltage. The short-circuit-abnormality detecting unit causes, when the voltage level of the output voltage changes from a first voltage into a second voltage, a control unit to perform for a predetermined time a protective operation that suppresses currents from the control unit to the plurality of terminals, and detects, when the voltage level of the output voltage is the second voltage after the protective operation is released, a short-circuit abnormality.
F01N 11/00 - Monitoring or diagnostic devices for exhaust-gas treatment apparatus
G01D 3/028 - Measuring arrangements with provision for the special purposes referred to in the subgroups of this group mitigating undesired influences, e.g. temperature, pressure
G01D 3/08 - Measuring arrangements with provision for the special purposes referred to in the subgroups of this group with provision for safeguarding the apparatus, e.g. against abnormal operation, against breakdown
G01R 31/02 - Testing of electric apparatus, lines, or components for short-circuits, discontinuities, leakage, or incorrect line connection
F02D 41/20 - Output circuits, e.g. for controlling currents in command coils
To provide an art of making a position of an operation section adjustable. An operation unit including an operation section, a supporter that supports the operation unit, and an elastic member that is held between the operation unit and the supporter are included, and the operation unit is brought into pressure contact with the supporter by an elastic force of the elastic member, and thereby the operation unit is slidably assembled to the supporter.
A radar apparatus derives (i) first target information of a first target existing in the transmission range of the transmission wave, the first target being a rear end portion of a vehicle and (ii) second target information of a second target existing in the transmission range of the transmission wave, the second target being a portion of the vehicle other than the rear end portion of the vehicle. The radar apparatus calculates a distance difference between the first target and the second target, and predicts, in a case where the first target information of the first target derived in a previous target information derivation process is not derived in a latest target information derivation process, a position of the first target, using the distance difference and the second target information of the second target derived in the latest target information derivation process.
G01S 13/93 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes
G01S 13/42 - Simultaneous measurement of distance and other coordinates
G01S 7/41 - Details of systems according to groups , , of systems according to group using analysis of echo signal for target characterisationTarget signatureTarget cross-section
G01S 13/72 - Radar-tracking systemsAnalogous systems for two-dimensional tracking, e.g. combination of angle and range tracking, track-while-scan radar
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Voltage detecting device and voltage detecting method
A voltage detecting device according to an aspect of embodiments includes a detecting unit and a mode switching unit. The detecting unit detects voltages of battery cells of a battery stack in which the battery cells are connected to each other. The mode switching unit switches between an active mode in which the detecting unit detects the voltages and a standby mode in which a current flowing into the detecting unit is less than a predetermined value. Moreover, the detecting unit includes a voltage detecting unit that detects the voltages of the battery cells and/or a voltage of a power supply of the detecting unit in a predetermined interval. The mode switching unit switches between the active mode and the standby mode in accordance with a timing at which the voltage detecting unit detects the voltage (s).
An electrical leakage detection apparatus includes a microcomputer and a relay. The microcomputer is configured to perform an electrical leakage diagnosis to determine whether or not a direct-current leakage exists from a secondary battery that provides and receives electricity to/from an alternating-current power system that includes an electrical leakage detector that detects an alternating-current leakage of alternating-current power supplied from a utility power source. The relay disconnectably connects the secondary battery with the microcomputer.
G01R 31/02 - Testing of electric apparatus, lines, or components for short-circuits, discontinuities, leakage, or incorrect line connection
G01R 31/36 - Arrangements for testing, measuring or monitoring the electrical condition of accumulators or electric batteries, e.g. capacity or state of charge [SoC]
H01H 47/00 - Circuit arrangements not adapted to a particular application of the relay and designed to obtain desired operating characteristics or to provide energising current
H02H 1/00 - Details of emergency protective circuit arrangements
H02H 3/04 - Emergency protective circuit arrangements for automatic disconnection directly responsive to an undesired change from normal electric working condition, with or without subsequent reconnection Details with warning or supervision in addition to disconnection, e.g. for indicating that protective apparatus has functioned
There is provided a flux applying apparatus configured to jet and apply a flux to a target, whereby the flux applying apparatus is capable of rapidly collecting a surplus flux in a sub-tank and returning the same to the main tank for further jetting and applying. In particular, the flux applying apparatus is coupled to a control unit capable of estimating a flux amount trapped in the sub-tank on the basis of a time period for which the flux is to be jetted from the nozzle.
B23K 1/20 - Preliminary treatment of work or areas to be soldered, e.g. in respect of a galvanic coating
H05K 3/34 - Assembling printed circuits with electric components, e.g. with resistor electrically connecting electric components or wires to printed circuits by soldering
B05B 7/24 - Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas with means, e.g. a container, for supplying liquid or other fluent material to a discharge device
B23K 1/08 - Soldering by means of dipping in molten solder
There is provided a flux applying method using a flux applying apparatus configured to jet and apply a flux to a target. The flux is supplied to a nozzle of the flux applying apparatus. A gas is applied to a foaming pipe with a porous filter included in the nozzle. The gas is jetted from the porous filter of the foaming pipe to the flux supplied to the nozzle, thereby jetting foamed flux to the target.
There is provided a radar device. The radar device is configured to derive information on a target existing in a surrounding area of a vehicle which is equipped with the radar device on the basis of a reception signal obtained by receiving a reflected wave which is obtained by reflection of a transmission wave transmitted to the surrounding area, from the target. A determining unit is configured to determine whether the target is related to an upper object, on the basis of an integrated value of a reception level of the reception signal related to the target, and an integrated value of ground velocity related to the target.
G01S 7/41 - Details of systems according to groups , , of systems according to group using analysis of echo signal for target characterisationTarget signatureTarget cross-section
G01S 13/931 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes of land vehicles
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Radar device and vertical axis-misalignment detecting method
There is provided a radar device which is mounted on a moving object and configured to detect a target on the basis of reception signals acquired by receiving reflected waves from the target by receiving antennae. A transmitting unit has a transmission axis substantially parallel to a traveling direction of the moving object. The transmitting unit is configured to transmit transmission waves around the transmission axis as a center thereof. A determining unit is configured to determine upward axis misalignment or downward axis misalignment of the transmission axis, on the basis of the reception signals acquired by receiving the reflected waves of the transmission waves.
G01S 13/50 - Systems of measurement based on relative movement of target
G01S 13/93 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes
G01S 13/34 - Systems for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated using transmission of continuous, frequency-modulated waves while heterodyning the received signal, or a signal derived therefrom, with a locally-generated signal related to the contemporaneously transmitted signal
G01S 13/536 - Discriminating between fixed and moving objects or between objects moving at different speeds using transmission of continuous unmodulated waves, amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated waves
G01S 13/58 - Velocity or trajectory determination systemsSense-of-movement determination systems
There is provided a radar device that calculates an angle of a target based on a phase difference between reception signals obtained by receiving reflected waves from the target. A transmitting unit alternately transmits first and second transmission waves having different beam patterns. A calculating unit calculates reception levels of the reception signals, and an estimate angle at which the target is estimated to exist. A first determining unit determines a degree of reliability of a level difference between the reception levels, on the basis of a comparison between the level difference with a reference value which is associated with the estimate angle in advance. A second determining unit determines whether the target exists at the estimate angle, on the basis of a determination result and the reception level based on the first transmission wave.
G01S 13/524 - Discriminating between fixed and moving objects or between objects moving at different speeds using transmissions of interrupted pulse modulated waves based upon the phase or frequency shift resulting from movement of objects, with reference to the transmitted signals, e.g. coherent MTi
G01S 13/72 - Radar-tracking systemsAnalogous systems for two-dimensional tracking, e.g. combination of angle and range tracking, track-while-scan radar
A radar device derives, plurality of parameters according to a target and target detection distances, based of received signals that are acquired by receiving reflected waves, each of which is a radar transmission wave transmitted toward vicinity of an own vehicle and then reflected from the target existing in the vicinity. The radar device computes, from likelihood models in which first and second already-known correlations are modeled for each of the detection distances, an indicator based on likelihood ratios, which correspond to derived parameters and detection distances, of a stationary vehicle and upper object, in which the first already-known correlations correlate parameters and likelihoods of the stationary vehicle with each other and second already-known correlations correlate the parameters and likelihoods of the upper object with each other. The radar device performs a threshold determination on the computed indicators to determine whether the target is the stationary vehicle or upper object.
G01S 13/931 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes of land vehicles
G01S 13/34 - Systems for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated using transmission of continuous, frequency-modulated waves while heterodyning the received signal, or a signal derived therefrom, with a locally-generated signal related to the contemporaneously transmitted signal
G01S 13/536 - Discriminating between fixed and moving objects or between objects moving at different speeds using transmission of continuous unmodulated waves, amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated waves
G01S 13/58 - Velocity or trajectory determination systemsSense-of-movement determination systems
G01S 13/32 - Systems for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated
There is provided a radar device. An estimating unit estimates peak signals corresponding to a target in the latest periods of each of UP and DOWN beat sections of a beat signal on the basis of histories of peak signals corresponding to the target in past periods of the UP and DOWN beat sections. A pairing unit extracts peak signals within predetermined ranges defined with reference to the estimate peak signals on the basis of the histories, and pairs the extracted peak signals. In a case where a distance to the target is equal to or shorter than a predetermined value, the pairing unit extracts peak signals corresponding to the target, from a first range which is a predetermined angular range defined with reference to the estimate peak signals, or a second range which is a predetermined transverse position range defined with reference to the estimate peak signals.
G01S 13/34 - Systems for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated using transmission of continuous, frequency-modulated waves while heterodyning the received signal, or a signal derived therefrom, with a locally-generated signal related to the contemporaneously transmitted signal
G01S 13/93 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes
There is provided a radar device. A signal processing unit is configured to: acquire first and second estimate peaks estimated as a first peak in a rising section and a second peak in a falling section; extract first and second history peaks existing in a predetermined range from the first and second estimate peaks. A determining unit is configured to determine that the signal processing unit has erroneously extracted the first peak corresponding to a still object as the first peak corresponding to a moving object, if an accuracy of pairing of the first history peak and a second object peak existing in a predetermined range apart from the first history peak by a predetermined distance is larger than an accuracy of pairing of the first and second history peaks in a situation where a distance between the radar device and the moving object decreases.
G01S 13/931 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes of land vehicles
G01S 13/34 - Systems for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated using transmission of continuous, frequency-modulated waves while heterodyning the received signal, or a signal derived therefrom, with a locally-generated signal related to the contemporaneously transmitted signal
A radar device includes a signal processing unit and a target information output unit. The target information output unit outputs only pair data having addition reliability equal to or larger than a threshold to the outside of the radar device as target information. The signal processing unit determines whether a first target and a second target belong to the same object. The first target is pair data derived later than the second target. If it is determined that the first target and the second target belong to the same object, the signal processing unit transfers reliability of the second target to the first target.
G01S 13/34 - Systems for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated using transmission of continuous, frequency-modulated waves while heterodyning the received signal, or a signal derived therefrom, with a locally-generated signal related to the contemporaneously transmitted signal
G01S 13/88 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications
G01S 7/00 - Details of systems according to groups , ,
G01S 13/44 - Monopulse radar, i.e. simultaneous lobing
There is provided a radar device. An extracting unit is configured to extract peak signals from a frequency difference between a transmission signal and a reception signal, in a first range of each of a first period and a second period. An estimating unit is configured to estimate a current peak signal on the basis of a previous peak signal extracted by the extracting unit. A first setting unit is configured to set the first range on the basis of the estimation result. A second setting unit is configured to set a second range different from the first range, if the peak signal is extracted in the first range of the second period and the peak signal cannot be extracted in the first range of the first period. A re-extracting unit is configured to extract the peak signal in the second range of the first period.
G01S 13/34 - Systems for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated using transmission of continuous, frequency-modulated waves while heterodyning the received signal, or a signal derived therefrom, with a locally-generated signal related to the contemporaneously transmitted signal
G01S 13/42 - Simultaneous measurement of distance and other coordinates
G01S 13/93 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes
G01S 13/00 - Systems using the reflection or reradiation of radio waves, e.g. radar systemsAnalogous systems using reflection or reradiation of waves whose nature or wavelength is irrelevant or unspecified
43.
Control device and control method for occupant protection device
A control device for an occupant protection device includes a power supply unit and a controller. The power supply unit performs supply of power to a squib for activating the occupant protection device. The controller causes the power supply unit to perform the supply of power at a first timing when a first condition is satisfied and causes the power supply unit to perform the supply of power at a second timing when a second condition is satisfied. At least one of the controller and the power supply unit prohibits, for a predetermined time after performing the supply of power at an earlier one timing of the first and second timings, the supply of power at another timing when the first and second conditions are satisfied.
B60R 21/015 - Electrical circuits for triggering safety arrangements in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting the presence or position of passengers, passenger seats or child seats, e.g. for disabling triggering
B60R 21/017 - Electrical circuits for triggering safety arrangements in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including arrangements for providing electric power to the safety arrangements
B60R 21/01 - Electrical circuits for triggering safety arrangements in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents
There is provided a radar device. A detecting unit is configured to detect a lateral location of a target relative to a vehicle equipped with the radar device, on the basis of reflected waves from the target. A selecting unit is configured to select a predetermined number of detection values from a detection value history including detection values of the lateral location detected by the detecting unit in chronological order. The predetermined number depends on a turning radius of the vehicle. A determining unit is configured to determine a definite value of the lateral location on the basis of the detection values selected by the selecting unit.
G01S 13/60 - Velocity or trajectory determination systemsSense-of-movement determination systems wherein the transmitter and receiver are mounted on the moving object, e.g. for determining ground speed, drift angle, ground track
G01S 13/931 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes of land vehicles
G01S 13/42 - Simultaneous measurement of distance and other coordinates
G01S 13/93 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes
G01S 13/34 - Systems for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated using transmission of continuous, frequency-modulated waves while heterodyning the received signal, or a signal derived therefrom, with a locally-generated signal related to the contemporaneously transmitted signal
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Hybrid vehicle and control method for hybrid vehicle
When an output limitation value of a battery is equal to or less than a threshold, an electronic control unit determines that basic torque is able to be output from a second motor to a drive shaft. Then, the electronic control unit sets a predetermined value as a target motoring rotation speed for ending motoring of an engine by a first motor. When the output limitation value is greater than the threshold, the electronic control unit determines that the basic torque is unable to be output from the second motor to the drive shaft at the time of starting the engine, and sets a value smaller than the predetermined value as the target motoring rotation speed.
B60W 10/08 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of propulsion units including control of electric propulsion units, e.g. motors or generators
B60K 6/445 - Differential gearing distribution type
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
B60K 6/365 - 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 transmission gearings with the gears having orbital motion
B60K 6/383 - One-way clutches or freewheel devices
B60W 20/00 - Control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles
B60W 20/10 - Controlling the power contribution of each of the prime movers to meet required power demand
B60W 20/40 - Controlling the engagement or disengagement of prime movers, e.g. for transition between prime movers
B60W 20/19 - Control strategies specially adapted for achieving a particular effect for achieving enhanced acceleration
B60K 6/26 - 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 motors or the generators
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Radar device and method of determining phase difference folding
There is provided a radar device. A transmission unit includes a transmission antenna for transmitting a signal of a first frequency and a signal of a second frequency. A reception unit includes a first receiving antenna and a second receiving antenna for receiving a first signal obtained by bouncing the signal of the first frequency off a target, and a second signal obtained by bouncing the signal of the second frequency off the target. A control unit determines folding of a first phase difference, based on the first phase difference between the first signal received by the first receiving antenna and the first signal received by the second receiving antenna, a second phase difference between the second signal received by the first receiving antenna and the second signal received by the second receiving antenna, and a difference between the first phase difference and the second phase difference.
G01S 13/38 - Systems for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated with phase comparison between the received signal and the contemporaneously transmitted signal wherein more than one modulation frequency is used
G01S 13/44 - Monopulse radar, i.e. simultaneous lobing
A parking assist device for assisting parking of a vehicle, includes: a detecting unit that detects whether there is any obstacle and detects available parking areas for the vehicle, on the basis of a taken image of the surrounding area of the vehicle; and a selecting unit that selects an available parking area where the vehicle is parked with low risk of contact with the obstacle, from the detected available parking areas, on the basis of whether there is the obstacle.
A vehicle power supply control apparatus controls (i) storage of electricity generated by an alternator powered by an internal combustion engine of a vehicle and (ii) main and auxiliary power supplies that supply stored electricity to a load. The apparatus includes a first switch, a second switch, a controller and a switching circuit. The first switch is provided between the main power supply and the alternator. The second switch is provided between the auxiliary power supply and the alternator. The controller controls a connection state of the first switch and a connection state of the second switch based on a state of the vehicle. The switching circuit turns on the first switch and/or the second switch in a case where a first voltage of the main power supply is smaller than a second voltage of the auxiliary power supply by a threshold value or greater.
B60L 3/00 - Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposesMonitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption
B60R 16/03 - 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
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
H02J 7/14 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries for charging batteries from dynamo-electric generators driven at varying speed, e.g. on vehicle
H02J 7/34 - Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other DC sources, e.g. providing buffering
A lane departure warning apparatus that issues a warning for a lane departure of a vehicle monitors a change amount of a location of the vehicle relative to a division line that defines a travelling lane, in a case where the lane departure warning apparatus has detected the lane departure of the vehicle from the travelling lane. The lane departure warning apparatus is issues the warning to an output device in at least one of cases in which (i) the change amount monitoring part determines that the change amount of the location of the vehicle is equal to or greater than a first threshold value and (ii) the change amount monitoring part determines that the change amount per a unit of time is equal to or greater than a second threshold value.
A speaker unit according to an embodiment includes a diaphragm, a frame, and a current plate. The frame supports an outer circumferential portion of the diaphragm. The current plate is provided in the frame so as to be located at a backside of the diaphragm, and its principal surface is arranged in a direction along an amplitude direction of the diaphragm.
H04R 1/28 - Transducer mountings or enclosures designed for specific frequency responseTransducer enclosures modified by provision of mechanical or acoustic impedances, e.g. resonator, damping means
A control device according to an embodiment includes a driving unit that supplies, to a control target, a current or a voltage on which an Alternating-Current (AC) component is superimposed, an Analog-to-Digital (AD) converter, and an AD conversion controller. The AD conversion controller causes, in an AC cycle of the AC component, the AD converter to execute a first AD conversion in synchronization with a starting timing of the AC cycle, and then to execute second and subsequent AD conversions at predetermined time intervals in response to a trigger by an internal timer of the AD converter.
A power-supply monitoring device includes a capacitor that is connected to an insulated electric power source to execute charging/discharging. A power-supply monitoring device including this capacitor forms a charging path for detecting deterioration in an insulation resistance of an electric power source, and detects a voltage of the capacitor when being charged through this charging path. A vehicle controller specifies an abnormal part based on whether or not the voltage of the capacitor detected by the power-supply monitoring device is within a predetermined range.
G01R 31/00 - Arrangements for testing electric propertiesArrangements for locating electric faultsArrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
G01R 31/12 - Testing dielectric strength or breakdown voltage
G01R 31/28 - Testing of electronic circuits, e.g. by signal tracer
A switching device according to an embodiment includes a circuit board, a laminated body, and an air layer. The circuit board is provided with an electrode which detects change in electrostatic capacitance that is caused by a touch operation of a user. The laminated body is laminated on the circuit board, and includes a touch panel member that receives the touch operation. The air layer is arranged at a position that corresponds to the electrode between the circuit board and the laminated body.
A weld detection apparatus is mounted on a vehicle and measures first and second voltages of a first capacitor. The first voltage is measured when the first capacitor is charged while connected in series to a power supply and a ground of a vehicle body while switches that connect the power supply to a load circuit are controlled to be in a first state. The second voltage is measured at a predetermined timing, when the first capacitor is charged while connected in series to the power supply and the ground of the vehicle body while the switches are controlled to be in a second state different from the first state. The apparatus performs a weld detection process to decide which of the switches is welded in an ON-state when a difference between the first and second voltages is equal to or smaller than a predetermined threshold value.
G01R 31/00 - Arrangements for testing electric propertiesArrangements for locating electric faultsArrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
G01R 31/02 - Testing of electric apparatus, lines, or components for short-circuits, discontinuities, leakage, or incorrect line connection
B60L 3/00 - Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposesMonitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption
G01R 31/327 - Testing of circuit interrupters, switches or circuit-breakers
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Abnormality detection device and method for insulation and welding
G01R 31/00 - Arrangements for testing electric propertiesArrangements for locating electric faultsArrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
G01R 31/12 - Testing dielectric strength or breakdown voltage
G01R 31/327 - Testing of circuit interrupters, switches or circuit-breakers
G01R 31/02 - Testing of electric apparatus, lines, or components for short-circuits, discontinuities, leakage, or incorrect line connection
An image processing apparatus includes a detector, an estimator and a determiner. The detector detects a candidate region of a captured image captured by a camera, the candidate region serving as a candidate for a water drop region affected by a water drop on the lens of the camera, based on an edge strength of each pixel in the captured image. The estimator estimates, based on the candidate region, a circle that includes the candidate region. The determiner determines whether or not the candidate region is part of the water drop region based on the edge strength of some of the pixels in the circle.
An input device according to an embodiment includes a detection unit, a touch position number calculation unit, a vibration unit, and a vibration control unit. The detection unit detects one or more touch positions on an operation surface. The touch position number calculation unit calculates the number of the touch positions detected by the detection unit. The vibration unit vibrates the operation surface. The vibration control unit controls the vibration unit to provide different vibration modes depending on the number of the touch positions calculated by the touch position number calculation unit.
G06F 3/048 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
G06F 3/0488 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
An input device according to the present embodiment includes a detection unit, a vibration unit, and a vibration control unit. The detection unit detects a touch position on an operation surface. The vibration unit vibrates the operation surface. The vibration control unit controls the vibration unit to provide different vibration modes between a case where a direction of movement of the touch position is a first direction defined on the operation surface and a case where the direction of movement is a second direction different from the first direction.
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
G06F 3/041 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
B60K 35/00 - Instruments specially adapted for vehiclesArrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
B60K 37/06 - Arrangement of fittings on dashboard of controls, e.g. control knobs
G06F 3/0488 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
B60H 1/00 - Heating, cooling or ventilating devices
G06F 3/0484 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
59.
Voltage detecting device and voltage detecting method
There is provided a voltage detecting device. A plurality of detecting units are configured to detect voltages of a plurality of battery stacks of a battery pack having the plurality of battery stacks each having a plurality of battery cells connected, at intervals of a predetermined period, respectively. A mode switching unit is configured to perform switching between an active mode in which the detecting units detect the voltages and a standby mode in which the value of an electric current flowing in the detecting units is smaller than a predetermined value. A timing changing unit is configured to change start timings or/and finish timings of the active mode.
G01R 31/36 - Arrangements for testing, measuring or monitoring the electrical condition of accumulators or electric batteries, e.g. capacity or state of charge [SoC]
G01R 19/00 - Arrangements for measuring currents or voltages or for indicating presence or sign thereof
60.
Vehicle control apparatus and vehicle control method
A vehicle control apparatus that is mounted in a vehicle issues a warning to a driver of the vehicle to stop the vehicle in a case where the collision has occurred between the vehicle and an object. The vehicle control apparatus stops the vehicle regardless of an operation by the driver after issuing the warning to the driver, in a case where the vehicle is not detected to be stopped. Thus, while giving a priority on prompting the driver to voluntarily stop the vehicle, it is possible to prevent the driver from fleeing a scene of the accident or the like.
An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a service providing unit, a driving load determining unit, a service load determining unit, and a provision controller. The service providing unit provides one or more kinds of services in a vehicle. The driving load determining unit determines a driving load of a driver that is driving the vehicle. The service load determining unit determines a service load that is a load applied on the driver by a service provided by the service providing unit. The provision controller controls provision of the service on the basis of a total value of the driving load and the service load.
To allow acquisition of information corresponding to running conditions of a vehicle and presentation of the information to a passenger. A vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus acquires information on vehicle surroundings while floating a floating body equipped with a sensor including at least an image-taking apparatus in the vehicle surroundings and presents the information to a passenger. The vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus includes processing means for controlling at least one of a method for acquiring the information on the vehicle surroundings and a method for presenting the information to a passenger in accordance with running conditions of a vehicle.
B64C 39/02 - Aircraft not otherwise provided for characterised by special use
H04B 1/3822 - Transceivers, i.e. devices in which transmitter and receiver form a structural unit and in which at least one part is used for functions of transmitting and receiving specially adapted for use in vehicles
An input apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a detector, a vibration element, and an element controller. The detector detects a touch on an operation surface. The vibration element vibrates the operation surface. The element controller reduces or stops a vibration of the vibration element based on a continuation time of the touch that is detected by the detector in a state where the operation surface is being vibrated.
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
G06F 3/0488 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
G06F 3/041 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
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Input device, display apparatus, and vibration state detecting method of input device
An input device according to an embodiment includes a plurality of vibration elements that vibrate an operation surface and a controller. The controller detects, in a state where the controller causes one or more of the plurality of vibration elements to vibrate the operation surface, a vibration state of the operation surface by using at least one of other vibration elements of the vibration elements.
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
G06F 3/041 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
G06F 3/0488 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
The present invention addresses the problem of providing an adhering object removal device (1) which occupies a reduced space. The adhering object removal device (1) of one of the embodiments of the present invention removes an object adhering to a camera (100) and is provided with an air compression section (10). The air compression section (10) is provided with a cylinder (20) and a blade (40) which is provided within the cylinder (20) so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis (C). The air compression section (10) ejects onto the camera (100) compressed air formed by the rotation of the blade (40) .
B60S 1/60 - Cleaning windscreens, windows, or optical devices specially adapted for cleaning other parts or devices than front windows or windscreens for signalling devices, e.g. reflectors
An input device according to an embodiment includes a vibration element, an acquisition unit, and an element controller. The vibration element causes an operation surface to vibrate. The acquisition unit acquires information on at least one of a traveling state and a traveling environment of the moving body. The element controller causes the vibration element to vibrate at a vibration strength according to at least the one of the traveling state and the traveling environment.
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
G06F 3/0488 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
In a case where an actual parking technique of a driver in a parking condition is different from a parking technique shown by a parking technique model generated in a same parking condition, a parking assist apparatus outputs a question to the user about whether or not assistance for the parking operation is desired to park the vehicle. In a case where the driver accepts the assistance for the parking operation, the parking assist apparatus provide the assistance for the parking operation to park the vehicle. Thus, useless parking assistance that the driver does not desire can be prevented, and parking assistance that is truly desired by the driver can be executed.
B60W 30/00 - Purposes of road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub-unit, e.g. of systems using conjoint control of vehicle sub-units
An information processing apparatus including: a control unit to generate a display image including running images of one or more applications each containing one or more operation device images attaining predetermined functions; an output unit to display the display image generated by the control unit; and an input unit to accept an operation performed on the operation device image contained in the running image, wherein the control unit extracts the functions associated with the operation device images equal to or smaller than a predetermined maximum count and contained in the running image of the application, based on priority levels of the functions associated with the operation device images contained in one or more applications, and generates the display image including the running image containing the operation device images associated with the extracted functions.
G06F 3/0481 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
B60K 37/06 - Arrangement of fittings on dashboard of controls, e.g. control knobs
B60K 35/00 - Instruments specially adapted for vehiclesArrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
G06F 3/0482 - Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
G06F 3/0488 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
G06F 3/0484 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
An electric field intensity calculation apparatus specifies, by analyzing a measurement result for a near magnetic field intensity distribution on a component side of a printed circuit, a maximum intensity of an evaluation target frequency component of a near magnetic field of the printed circuit and an area of a range, on the printed circuit, delimited by using, as its boundary, positions where intensity of the evaluation target frequency component of the near magnetic field attenuates by a predetermined factor relative to the maximum intensity, and calculate a far electric field intensity for the evaluation target frequency at a place at a distance from the printed circuit, based on the area, an electronic current value of an electronic current that generates a near magnetic field having the maximum intensity when flowing through the component side of the printed circuit, the evaluation target frequency, the distance, and a proportional coefficient.
G01R 25/00 - Arrangements for measuring phase angle between a voltage and a current or between voltages or currents
G01R 29/08 - Measuring electromagnetic field characteristics
G01R 31/00 - Arrangements for testing electric propertiesArrangements for locating electric faultsArrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
G01R 31/28 - Testing of electronic circuits, e.g. by signal tracer
A power supply monitoring apparatus includes: a plurality of power supplies that are connected in series; and a capacitor that is connected to each of positive and negative electrodes of the plurality of power supplies via a plurality of switch elements. The power supply monitoring apparatus determines states of the plurality of switch elements, using a voltage value of the capacitor that is acquired when a first switch element of the plurality of switch elements is turned on, the first switch element being connected to one of a total negative-electrode side and a total positive-electrode side of the plurality of power supplies.
G01R 31/26 - Testing of individual semiconductor devices
B60L 11/18 - using power supplied from primary cells, secondary cells, or fuel cells
G01R 31/327 - Testing of circuit interrupters, switches or circuit-breakers
G01R 31/36 - Arrangements for testing, measuring or monitoring the electrical condition of accumulators or electric batteries, e.g. capacity or state of charge [SoC]
G01R 31/00 - Arrangements for testing electric propertiesArrangements for locating electric faultsArrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
An insulation problem detection apparatus includes a microcomputer configured to: control a voltage detecting circuit to measure an insulation resistance of a vehicle based on a voltage at which a capacitor in the vehicle is charged, the microcomputer controlling the voltage detecting circuit to connect the capacitor in series to a power supply mounted in the vehicle and a ground of a body of the vehicle to measure the voltage at which the capacitor is charged; obtain a total voltage of the power supply from an external apparatus that is external to the microcomputer when the insulation resistance of the vehicle is measured by the voltage detecting circuit; and detect whether there is an insulation problem of the vehicle based on (i) the total voltage of the power supply obtained from the external apparatus and (ii) the insulation resistance of the vehicle measured by the voltage detecting circuit.
G01R 31/12 - Testing dielectric strength or breakdown voltage
G01R 31/00 - Arrangements for testing electric propertiesArrangements for locating electric faultsArrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
G01R 27/02 - Measuring real or complex resistance, reactance, impedance, or other two-pole characteristics derived therefrom, e.g. time constant
72.
Drive recorder, recording method of drive recorder, and computer-readable medium
A drive recorder according to an embodiment includes a capture unit and an access controller. The capture unit captures an outside of a vehicle. The access controller sets access limitation, which limits an access from a person other than an occupant of the vehicle, for traveling images of the vehicle. The traveling images are captured by the capture unit and stored in a storage medium. When an event arising from the vehicle meets a predetermined condition that indicates at least level of urgency, the access controller removes the access limitation.
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
G07C 5/00 - Registering or indicating the working of vehicles
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Radar device, signal processing device and signal processing method for radar device
There is provided a radar device. A transmitting unit transmits a transmission signal in which an up period and a down period are repeated. A receiving unit receives reception signals from a target. A distance measuring unit computes the distance between the target and the radar device based on a reception signal corresponding to the up period, as an up-side distance, and computes the distance between the target and the radar device based on a reception signal corresponding to the down period, as a down-side distance. An aliasing determining unit determines whether velocity aliasing has occurred, based on the up-side distance and the down-side distance. A velocity measuring unit computes the relative velocity between the target and the radar device, based on the result of determination on velocity aliasing, and one of the reception signal of the up period and the reception signal of the down period.
G01S 13/42 - Simultaneous measurement of distance and other coordinates
G01S 13/34 - Systems for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated using transmission of continuous, frequency-modulated waves while heterodyning the received signal, or a signal derived therefrom, with a locally-generated signal related to the contemporaneously transmitted signal
G01S 13/58 - Velocity or trajectory determination systemsSense-of-movement determination systems
G01S 13/00 - Systems using the reflection or reradiation of radio waves, e.g. radar systemsAnalogous systems using reflection or reradiation of waves whose nature or wavelength is irrelevant or unspecified
An input device according to an embodiment includes an electrostatic sensor, an operation surface, and a sensitivity adjusting layer. The electrostatic sensor includes a planar detection surface. The operation surface is non-parallel to the detection surface. The sensitivity adjusting layer is adjusted so that a region in which a distance between the operation surface and the detection surface is larger has a higher electric permittivity.
A driving support device is connected with a control device, a positioning unit and a driver-state detection device, and communicates with dangerous-spot analysis device, the control device outputting a behavior signal indicating that a dangerous behavior of a vehicle occurred, the dangerous-spot analysis device outputting driver information indicating a state of a driver of the vehicle, the dangerous-spot analysis device. The driving support device includes: a dangerous-spot notification unit; a state judgment unit that acquires the driver information from the driver-state detection device and that judges whether the state of the driver is a state of increasing a risk, based on the driver information; and a warning unit that warns in a case where there is a possibility of passing through the risky spot specified by the dangerous-spot analysis device and where the state judgement unit judges that the state of the driver is the state of increasing the risk.
Even if a problem has occurred with respect to a multimedia micro-computer that generates a composite image including guiding lines, while a gearshift of a vehicle is in reverse, a reset process is not performed for the multimedia micro-computer. The reset process is performed after the gearshift is determined to have moved from reverse.
B60R 1/00 - Optical viewing arrangementsReal-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
G06K 9/00 - Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints
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Radar device signal processing device and signal processing method for radar device
There is provided a radar device. A transmitting unit transmits a first transmission signal generated based on a first parameter for computing a relative velocity or a distance in a first detection range, and a second transmission signal generated based on a second parameter for computing a relative velocity or a distance in a second detection range narrower than the first detection range. A receiving unit receives first and second reception signals from a target. A measuring unit computes a first relative velocity or a first distance in the first detection range based on the first reception signals, and compute a second relative velocity or a second distance in the second detection range based on the second reception signals, and selects any one of the first and second relative velocities, or any one of the first and second distances, as the result of measurement.
G01S 13/34 - Systems for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated using transmission of continuous, frequency-modulated waves while heterodyning the received signal, or a signal derived therefrom, with a locally-generated signal related to the contemporaneously transmitted signal
78.
Solenoid valve device and method of controlling a solenoid valve
A solenoid valve device according to an aspect of an embodiment includes a solenoid valve, a determination unit, a setting unit, and a correction setting unit. The solenoid valve is provided on a fluid channel with a fluid passing there through and adjusts a flow rate of the fluid. The determination unit determines a target degree of valve opening of the solenoid valve. The setting unit sets a driving signal for driving the solenoid valve in such a manner that a degree of valve opening of the solenoid valve is the target degree of valve opening. The correction setting unit sets a differential pressure correction signal for driving the solenoid valve in accordance with a differential pressure on the fluid channel between a front and a back of the solenoid valve.
There is provided an image processing device. An object detecting unit is configured to detect objects from each frame image sequentially input from an imaging device. A selecting unit is configured to select objects positioned at the lowest portions, from the objects included in a plurality of individual segment areas constituting the frame image and existing side by side in a left-right direction. A highlighting-image generating unit is configured to generate highlighting images for highlighting the objects selected by the selecting unit.
There is provided an image processing device. A feature point acquiring unit acquires a plurality of feature points of objects of each frame image. A grouping unit performs a grouping process of dividing the feature points into groups corresponding to the individual objects. A masking unit performs a masking process of excluding feature points included in some areas of the frame image. A highlighting-image generating unit generates highlighting images for highlighting objects of the frame image corresponding to the feature point groups. A superimposed-image generating unit superimposes the highlighting images on the frame image, thereby generating a superimposed image.
There is provided a vehicle state determining device. An extracting unit is configured to extract feature points from images acquired by an imaging device mounted on a vehicle. An estimating unit is configured to estimate the movement amount of the vehicle at each time set at intervals of a predetermined time, on the basis of the feature points extracted by the extracting unit. A determining unit is configured to perform determination on movement of the vehicle on the basis of the movement amount estimated by the estimating unit, and the change amount of the movement amount.
An in-vehicle driving assistance apparatus includes an automatic garage leaving control unit that performs automatic garage leaving cooperation control in which the automatic garage leaving control unit cooperates with a shutter control apparatus to cause a vehicle to automatically leave the garage. The automatic garage leaving control unit acquires vehicle surrounding information on presence or absence of abnormality around the vehicle when the automatic garage leaving control unit accepts an automatic garage leaving request signal, transmits an open request signal requesting to open a shutter to the shutter control apparatus when the automatic garage leaving control unit determines based on the vehicle surrounding information that a space around the vehicle is safe, and suspends the automatic garage leaving cooperation control when the automatic garage leaving control unit determines that abnormality is present around the vehicle.
G05B 1/02 - Comparing elements, i.e. elements for effecting comparison directly or indirectly between a desired value and existing or anticipated values electric for comparing analogue signals
G05D 1/02 - Control of position or course in two dimensions
There is provided a radar device. A Fourier transform unit decomposes each of respective beat signals into a plurality of frequency components. A bearing computing unit specifies arrival angles of reflected-wave signals based on peak frequency components included in the plurality of frequency components, and calculates the signal intensities of arrival angle components of the reflected waves with respect to a plurality of neighborhood frequency components of the peak frequency components when the plurality of arrival angles of the reflected-wave signals are specified. A calculating unit selects one frequency component having the highest signal intensity from among the plurality of neighborhood frequency components, with respect to each of the arrival angles specified at a plurality of frequencies, and computes a distance between the radar device and a target on the basis of the one frequency component selected with respect to each of the arrival angles.
G01S 13/34 - Systems for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated using transmission of continuous, frequency-modulated waves while heterodyning the received signal, or a signal derived therefrom, with a locally-generated signal related to the contemporaneously transmitted signal
G01S 13/42 - Simultaneous measurement of distance and other coordinates
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Authentication apparatus with changing interval between adjacent working time periods of transceiver
In the case where the scheduled use start time has been acquired, the controller shortens the interval between the adjacent working time periods of the transceiver as the scheduled use start time approaches. Thus, in a case where there is a long time before the scheduled use start time, the power consumption is decreased. As the scheduled use start time approaches, the transceiver verifies the user immediately.
G07B 15/02 - Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points taking into account a variable factor such as distance or time, e.g. for passenger transport, parking systems or car rental systems
G07C 9/00 - Individual registration on entry or exit
H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
H04L 29/06 - Communication control; Communication processing characterised by a protocol
H04W 64/00 - Locating users or terminals for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
A first roof extends over and covers an area above an aperture through which an input connector is accessible, so as to receive water drops flowing down along a side surface of a case. A first reinforcement reinforces a fixture by which the case is fixed to a fixed surface. The first roof and the first reinforcement are a single piece of material. Thus, since the first roof and the first reinforcement are the single piece of material, if the first roof is provided to the case, there is no need to form the first roof and the first reinforcement separately. Therefore, it is possible to prevent generation of additional mold production cost and material cost for the first roof.
There is provided an input device. A panel has an input operation surface. A detecting unit detects a user's touch operation on the input operation surface. A vibrating element can vibrate the panel, thereby capable of changing the frictional force of the input operation surface. A panel supporting unit supports the panel such that the panel can move in a direction parallel with or perpendicular to the input operation surface.
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
G06F 3/041 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
G06F 3/0488 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
An object detection apparatus includes: an image processing circuit configured to: (i) derive optical flows based on feature points of captured images periodically captured by a camera that captures images of the surroundings of the vehicle; (ii) group the feature points relating to the optical flows based on positions of the feature points to derive one or more groups; and (iii) detect the object based on a size of each of the one or more groups; and a microcomputer that communicates with the image processing circuit and is configured to: (a) obtain a speed of the vehicle; and (b) set a parameter that affects the size of the one or more groups such that as the speed of the vehicle is slower, the size of the one or more groups is greater.
B60R 1/00 - Optical viewing arrangementsReal-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
G06T 7/246 - Analysis of motion using feature-based methods, e.g. the tracking of corners or segments
An image display apparatus according to embodiments includes a display that includes a planar display surface on which an image is displayed, a cover member that includes a curved operation surface being a target for a touch operation, and a touch sensor that detecting the touch operation with respect to the operation surface. Between the cover member and the display, a clear resin body is arranged that is a transmission body that fills a space between the cover member and the display so that the space is not hollow.
G02F 1/00 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulatingNon-linear optics
A display screen of a display apparatus of an image display system includes a one-way mirror on a front side of the display screen. In an image processing apparatus, an image signal input obtains a captured image signal representing a captured image captured by a camera that captures an image of surroundings of the vehicle; an image generator that generates the display image from the captured image signal; an image output that outputs the display image to the display apparatus to cause the display image to be displayed on the display screen of the display apparatus; and a processor that controls the image generator to cause a partial region of the display image to be a black image so that a portion of the display screen at which the black image is displayed functions as a mirror.
H04N 5/232 - Devices for controlling television cameras, e.g. remote control
B60R 1/12 - Mirror assemblies combined with other articles, e.g. clocks
B60R 1/00 - Optical viewing arrangementsReal-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
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Information presentation device, on-vehicle device, information presentation system, and information presentation method
An information presentation device according to embodiment includes acquisition unit, generation unit, and output unit. Acquisition unit acquires information of driving history with respect to driving position in driving lane of vehicle, where information is generated by on-vehicle device based on image captured by imaging device that is mounted on vehicle. Generation unit generates information of graph that indicates transition of positional change of vehicle in driving lane, based on information of driving history acquired by acquisition unit. Output unit outputs information of graph generated by generation unit to display device. Acquisition unit acquires information of driving history that includes distances of right and left edge of driving lane with respect to vehicle. Generation unit generates information of graph based on difference between distances of right and left edge of driving lane with respect to vehicle that is included in information of driving history acquired by acquisition unit.
There is provided an abnormality detecting circuit. A clamp unit is configured to clamp an output voltage which is output from another device, such that the upper limit of the output voltage becomes a first clamp voltage which is generated on the basis of a constant voltage generated from a power supply voltage, or a second clamp voltage which is generated on the basis of the power supply voltage and which varies depending on the power supply voltage. A short-to-power detection unit is configured to compare the output voltage clamped by the clamp unit, with a predetermined threshold value which is generated on the basis of the power supply voltage, thereby detecting occurrence of a short to power.
An audio amplifier and a warning sound amplifier are connected in parallel to each other, relative to a voice coil of a loudspeaker. A resistor having an impedance greater than an impedance of the voice coil is connected to the voice coil and is also connected to the warning sound amplifier. An audio signal from the warning sound amplifier is input to the voice coil via the resistor. Thus, since the warning sound amplifier is connected to the resistor having the impedance greater than the impedance of the voice coil of the loudspeaker, even in a case where only the audio amplifier is operated, a large current is prevented from flowing into the warning sound amplifier.
A driving support device according to an embodiment includes an estimation unit, a rendering unit, and an erasing unit. The estimation unit estimates a running state of a movable body based on an image taken on the movable body. The rendering unit produces a prediction line that indicates a predicted direction of travel of the movable body based on the running state estimated by the estimation unit, and superimposes and renders the prediction line on the taken image. The erasing unit erases the prediction line rendered by the rendering unit in a case where the estimation unit estimates that the movable body is stopped.
G06T 11/60 - Editing figures and textCombining figures or text
H04N 7/18 - Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
B60R 1/00 - Optical viewing arrangementsReal-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
A visual line detection device according to an embodiment includes a detection unit, an acquisition unit, a determination unit, a calculation unit, and a calibration unit. The detection unit detects a visual line direction of a driver in a vehicle. The acquisition unit acquires a running state of the vehicle. The determination unit determines whether or not the running state acquired by the acquisition unit is a gazing state where the driver is gazing at a particular position. The calculation unit calculates a representative value for a detection result of the detection unit in a case where the determination unit determines that the running state is the gazing state. The calibration unit executes calibration for detection of the visual line direction by the detection unit in such a manner that the representative value calculated by the calculation unit is a reference thereof.
There is provided an object alarm device and an object alarm method, which can surely alarm a driver of a high-risk target object. The object alarm device according to the embodiment includes a detecting unit, a selecting unit and, an alarm information generating unit. The detecting unit detects one or more objects from images captured on a movable body. The selecting unit selects a moving object and a still object from among the objects detected by the detecting unit, in which the still object has a contact possibility with the movable body. The alarm information generating unit generates alarm information on the objects selected by the selecting unit.
B60Q 1/00 - Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
B60Q 9/00 - Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups
B60R 1/00 - Optical viewing arrangementsReal-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
A detection apparatus according to an embodiment includes an acquisition unit, a calculation unit, and a detection unit. The acquisition unit acquires, via an antenna positioned on a movable body, data on which signal groups with different base frequencies are superimposed. The calculation unit calculates, based upon a frequency spectrum of the data acquired by the acquisition unit, the base frequencies of the respective signal groups. The detection unit detects signals in the respective signal groups based upon the base frequencies calculated by the calculation unit.
A drive recorder sends to a server a moving image file showing a situation of surroundings of vehicle in a moment at which large acceleration occurred. The server determines, based on moving image file, whether or not to prohibit from being overwritten moving image file showing surroundings of vehicle in a moment at which an event occurred. Based on a determination result determined by the server, the drive recorder prohibits from being overwritten an image data set showing the moment 1) at which the event occurred or 2) optionally before and/or after the event occurred including the moment at which the event occurred. Thus, the drive recorder can surely prohibit the image data set to be prohibited from being overwritten. Moreover, it is possible to effectively use a storage area of a memory by allowing overwriting image data set that does not necessarily need to be prohibited from being overwritten.
B60R 1/00 - Optical viewing arrangementsReal-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
G07C 5/00 - Registering or indicating the working of vehicles
G07C 5/02 - Registering or indicating driving, working, idle, or waiting time only
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
H04N 5/77 - Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus between a recording apparatus and a television camera
H04N 9/82 - Transformation of the television signal for recording, e.g. modulation, frequency changingInverse transformation for playback the individual colour picture signal components being recorded simultaneously only
G06F 17/30 - Information retrieval; Database structures therefor
A display panel can transition between a fixed state and an inclined state, in accordance with linear reciprocal movement relative to a main body section of a main slider. When the main slider travels a prescribed distance in the forward direction from a position in the fixed state, a motion link comes in contact with the main slider.
A parking assist device for assisting parking of a vehicle, includes: a detecting unit that detects whether there is any obstacle and detects available parking areas for the vehicle, on the basis of a taken image of the surrounding area of the vehicle; and a selecting unit that selects an available parking area where the vehicle is parked with low risk of contact with the obstacle, from the detected available parking areas, on the basis of whether there is the obstacle.
In a state where an engaging tab and a tab receiver are engaged with each other, the engaging tab is elastically deformed and thus a first end of a second portion applies a force to the tab receiver, the force applied toward a first side of a case.
