A travel controller includes a determiner, a curvature detector, a steering torque detector, an assistance torque setter, a first storage, and a controller. The assistance torque setter calculates one or both of a controlled variable to return a vehicle toward the middle of a lane and a controlled variable to avoid deviation of the vehicle, and sets assistance torque in accordance with the one or both of the controlled variables. The first storage holds map data in which a level of alertness of the driver determined by the determiner, a curvature of the lane detected by the curvature detector, and a first threshold value of the assistance torque are associated. The controller limits the one or both of the controlled variables at least when the steering torque becomes larger than the first threshold value, and afterward, allows the assistance torque setter to set the assistance torque.
A display apparatus includes a traveling route acquirer, a vehicle data acquirer, a merging point detector, a required time calculator, a display information generator, and a display. The merging point detector is configured to detect a merging point, based on a traveling route of a first vehicle to a destination acquired by the traveling route acquirer and a traveling route of a second vehicle to a destination acquired by the vehicle data acquirer. The required time calculator is configured to calculate, at predetermined time intervals, a difference between a first vehicle required time and a second vehicle required time. The display information generator is configured to generate display information on the merging point and the difference between the first vehicle required time and the second vehicle required time. The display is configured to display the display information.
A driving assistance apparatus for a vehicle includes a sliding-down determiner that determines whether sliding-down of the vehicle occurs on a climbing lane; a steering controller that controls steering of the vehicle; a braking-driving controller that controls braking-driving force of each driving wheel at a front side and a rear side of the vehicle; a driving mode switcher that switches a driving mode between a drive mode and a reverse mode; and a vehicle controller that performs control to suppress the sliding-down if the sliding-down of the vehicle occurs. If the sliding-down of the vehicle occurs, the vehicle controller causes the driving mode switcher to switch the driving mode to the reverse mode, causes the braking-driving controller to perform the control to suppress the sliding-down, and causes the steering controller to perform control to turn around a head of a vehicle body of the vehicle to a downward direction.
A driving skill evaluation device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is capable of performing the processes of evaluating the skill of the driver of a vehicle on the basis of travel data, and when it is determined that there is a fellow passenger in the vehicle on the basis of fellow passenger data, presenting a skill evaluation to the driver of the vehicle by using an output method and output details that are different from the output method and output details used for the skill evaluation when it is determined that there is no fellow passenger in the vehicle.
A driver assistance apparatus includes a processor configured to estimate a likelihood of a second vehicle entering an inter-vehicular space ahead of a first vehicle traveling on a first lane by making a lane change from a second lane. The processor is configured to: acquire position data on each of third vehicles traveling on the first lane and size data on the inter-vehicular space ahead of the first vehicle; determine whether the inter-vehicular space is an entry available space, based on the position data and the size data; and when the inter-vehicular space is the entry available space, estimates a likelihood of the second vehicle entering the entry available space, based on a length of a waiting time estimated to be spent by the second vehicle before making the lane change or a length of a measurement time having a predetermined correlation with the length of the waiting time.
A display apparatus is configured to be applied to a vehicle and includes a data acquirer, a display information generator, and a display. The data acquirer is configured to acquire data on a source of electric power supplied to charge a storage battery of the vehicle. The data on the source is source data, and includes a rate of generated electric power that is based on renewable energy of electric power to be supplied to each region and a rate of generated electric power that is based on electric power other than the renewable energy. The display information generator is configured to generate, based on the source data, display information on the rate, for each source, of the electric power stored in the storage battery. The display is configured to display the display information.
A battery heating apparatus includes an electric motor, hydraulic brakes, a battery, a heat exchanger, a rotation detector configured to detect rotation of the electric motor, and a control unit. The control unit performs: supplying, when predetermined heat generation start conditions are satisfied, electric power to the electric motor while driving the electric brake booster, and, after an elapse of a predetermined period of time, stopping the driving of the electric brake booster and performing a heat generation availability determination; repeatedly performing, when the electric motor has not rotated, the heat generation availability determination while increasing the electric power to be supplied to the electric motor; and stopping, when the power supplied to the electric motor reaches predetermined target electric power, driving the electric brake booster and performing heat generation for maintaining a state in which the predetermined target electric power is supplied to the electric motor.
B60W 30/192 - Minimisant les problèmes liés à la mise en marche ou à l'arrêt de la ligne de transmission, p. ex. démarrage d'un moteur à froid
B60W 10/08 - Commande conjuguée de sous-ensembles de véhicule, de fonction ou de type différents comprenant la commande des ensembles de propulsion comprenant la commande des unités de traction électrique, p. ex. des moteurs ou des générateurs
B60W 10/188 - Commande conjuguée de sous-ensembles de véhicule, de fonction ou de type différents comprenant la commande des systèmes de freinage avec des freins de roues freins hydrauliques
B60W 10/26 - Commande conjuguée de sous-ensembles de véhicule, de fonction ou de type différents comprenant la commande des moyens de stockage d'énergie pour l'énergie électrique, p. ex. des batteries ou des condensateurs
H01M 10/48 - Accumulateurs combinés à des dispositions pour mesurer, tester ou indiquer l'état des éléments, p. ex. le niveau ou la densité de l'électrolyte
H01M 10/633 - Systèmes de commande caractérisés par des algorithmes, des diagrammes, des détails de logiciel ou similaires
H01M 10/6568 - Liquides caractérisés par des circuits d'écoulement. p. ex. boucles, situés à l'extérieur des éléments ou des boîtiers des éléments
H01M 10/663 - Relations d'échange de chaleur entre les éléments et d'autres systèmes, p. ex. chauffage central ou piles à combustibles le système étant un climatiseur ou un moteur
H02K 9/19 - Dispositions de refroidissement ou de ventilation pour machines avec enveloppe fermée et circuit fermé de refroidissement utilisant un agent de refroidissement liquide, p. ex. de l'huile
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ADVERTISING INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM, ADVERTISING INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD, AND ADVERTISING INFORMATION GENERATION DEVICE
An advertising information display system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is capable of identifying one or more advertising targets on the basis of vehicle maintenance information of a first vehicle, first product information of a plurality of first products usable for the first vehicle, and usage information of the plurality of first products for one or more second vehicles different from the first vehicle, and outputting product information of the identified one or more advertising targets to an external device.
A driving assistance device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is capable of: predicting whether a second vehicle traveling ahead of a first vehicle will commit a traffic violation, on the basis of travel information of the second vehicle and traffic-related information ahead of the second vehicle; if the second vehicle is predicted to commit a traffic violation, predicting the action of the second vehicle to avoid the traffic violation once the driver of the second vehicle notices the traffic violation; and performing travel control or notification control to prevent the first vehicle from colliding with the second vehicle, on the basis of travel information of the first vehicle, the travel information of the second vehicle, and the predicted action of the second vehicle.
A charger for an electric vehicle includes an NPC multilevel inverter circuit that outputs a driving current to a travel motor. In at least one leg, an upper clamp is an upper switching clamp configured to perform switching operation, and a lower clamp is a lower switching clamp configured to perform switching operation. One of a pair of power lines through which electric power for charging is transmitted is coupled to a connection point of the upper switching clamp and an upper arm. The other one of the power lines is coupled to a connection point of the lower switching clamp and a lower arm. Moreover, a controller is configured to drive the multilevel inverter circuit to step up the electric power for charging by charge pump operation using two capacitors.
B60L 53/62 - Surveillance et commande des stations de charge en réponse à des paramètres de charge, p. ex. courant, tension ou charge électrique
B60L 53/22 - Détails de structure ou aménagements des convertisseurs de charge spécialement adaptés pour recharger des véhicules électriques
H02M 3/07 - Transformation d'une puissance d'entrée en courant continu en une puissance de sortie en courant continu sans transformation intermédiaire en courant alternatif par convertisseurs statiques utilisant des résistances ou des capacités, p. ex. diviseur de tension utilisant des capacités chargées et déchargées alternativement par des dispositifs à semi-conducteurs avec électrode de commande
A driving assistance device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is capable of: estimating the presence of a crossing moving body, the speed of the crossing moving body, and the distance from the crossing moving body to an intersection on the basis of first data obtained when the headlights of a vehicle are on and no crossing moving body is present, and second data obtained when the vehicle is traveling toward the intersection with the headlights on; and performing travel control or notification control to avoid collision of the vehicle with the crossing moving body on the basis of the estimated speed of the crossing moving body, the estimated distance from the crossing moving body to the intersection, and third data of the position and speed of the vehicle.
A vehicle control system comprises: a steering support mechanism that supports a steering wheel in an axially rotatable manner, and supports the left and right sides of the steering wheel in a manner in which the left and right sides of the steering wheel can be relatively pushed and pulled, so that when one of the left and right sides of the steering wheel is displaced rearward in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, the other side is displaced forward in the front-rear direction of the vehicle; and a control device that executes driving assistance control for assisting driving of the vehicle. After a predetermined authority transfer condition for transferring the driving authority of the vehicle to the driver is satisfied during the execution of the driving support control, the control device controls the driving of the vehicle on the basis of a shaft rotation operation and the a right and left push-pull operation of the steering wheel.
[Problem] To more reliably reflect the actual behavior of a peripheral vehicle around the host vehicle in processing of the peripheral vehicle. [Solution] A vehicle travel control device comprises a travel control unit and a sensor that detects a peripheral vehicle around the host vehicle. The travel control unit identifies, by using a relative detection direction and a relative detection distance for the peripheral vehicle detected by the sensor with reference to the host vehicle, a peripheral vehicle lane in map data in which the peripheral vehicle is traveling. When the peripheral vehicle is traveling toward the host vehicle lane after deviating from the peripheral vehicle lane, the travel control unit executes travel control for suppressing interference with the peripheral vehicle.
Provided is a driver assistance system or the like that makes it possible to assist a driver in taking a driving behavior more effectively by stimulating the auditory sense of the driver without executing complicated processing. A management server 20 repeatedly executes a behavior data acquisition process including acquiring behavior data of the driver based on a sound effect and a sound effect output control process including outputting the sound effect into the vehicle 1 while changing an output condition for outputting the sound effect into the vehicle 1. When the result of these processes satisfies a setting condition set in advance, the management server 20 executes an identification process including identifying the output condition corresponding to the result as an optimal output condition.
B60K 35/26 - Dispositions de sortie, c.-à-d. du véhicule à l'utilisateur, associées aux fonctions du véhicule ou spécialement adaptées à celles-ci utilisant une sortie acoustique
B60K 35/29 - Instruments caractérisés par la manière dont les informations sont traitées, p. ex. présentant des informations sur plusieurs dispositifs d’affichage ou hiérarchisant les informations en fonction des conditions de conduite
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ACQUISITION METHOD OF IMAGE DATA TO BE USED IN SUITABILITY DETERMINATION OF DEFECTIVE FALL OF SCRAP, CREATION METHOD OF LEARNED MODEL USING IMAGE DATA ACQUIRED BY THE ACQUISITION METHOD
An acquisition method of image data to be used in a suitability determination of a defective fall of a scrap cut off from a workpiece processed by a press die. The acquisition method causes a computer to perform simulation of operation in which a plurality of the scraps cut off from the workpiece are discharged to outside the press die through a scrap chute. The simulation includes: disposing cameras with respect to the respective scraps, in which the cameras are configured to capture the respective scraps; and before each of the scraps is discharged to outside the scrap chute, when a speed of any one of the scraps becomes zero, allowing an associated one of the cameras to capture the relevant one of the scraps, and allowing the computer to acquire the image data regarding the relevant one of the scraps.
A vehicle suspension includes: suspension devices configured to support left and right wheels; a stabilizer bar configured to couple the suspension devices via respective stabilizer links; a stabilizer sliding mechanism configured to slide the stabilizer bar; and a controller configured to control driving of a drive unit of the stabilizer sliding mechanism. The controller is configured to displace a roll axis by sliding the stabilizer bar via the stabilizer sliding mechanism during cornering of a vehicle.
An airbag apparatus includes a lower chamber disposed on a front surface of a vehicle, and an upper chamber located vertically above the lower chamber and supported by the lower chamber. The lower chamber includes first extensions in a pair and first protrusions. Each first extension extends along a corresponding one of pillars in a pair on sides of a windshield of the vehicle. The first protrusions each protrudes outboard in a vehicle width direction from a corresponding one of the first extensions. Each first protrusion is locked to a side surface of a corresponding one of the pillars during deployment. The upper chamber includes upper chamber extensions in a pair. Each upper chamber extension extends along a corresponding one of the pillars, is located vertically above a corresponding one of the first extensions of the lower chamber, and is supported by the corresponding one of the first extensions.
In a hybrid vehicle having a driving mode including a motor mode in which the engine is controlled to a stopped state and a hybrid mode in which the engine is controlled to an operating state, when the remaining amount of fuel falls below a lower limit value, a control system of the hybrid vehicle starts a drive-sustaining control that prohibits the hybrid mode and executes the motor mode. During execution of the drive-sustaining control, when an SOC of an energy storage device decreases to a drive-termination threshold, the control system sets a drive-disable flag and terminates the drive-sustaining control. Under a state where the drive-disable flag is set and the remaining amount of fuel exceeds the lower limit value by refueling, when a driver who drives the hybrid vehicle performs a start operation at the beginning of driving, the engine is started to start the hybrid mode.
A blow-by gas recirculation device includes a first passage, a second passage, and a flow control valve unit. The first passage provides communication between a crank chamber of an internal combustion engine and a first region of an intake system downstream of a throttle valve, and recirculates blow-by gas to the intake system. The second passage provides communication between the crank chamber and a second region of the intake system upstream of the throttle valve. The flow control valve unit is disposed in the first passage to vary a passage area according to the first region pressure and the crank chamber pressure and includes a first valve that opens when the crank chamber pressure exceeds the first region pressure by a predetermined amount or more and a second valve that opens when the first region pressure exceeds the crank chamber pressure by a predetermined amount or more.
A synthetic data generation system includes a first learning model, a second learning model, and a processor. The first learning model outputs synthetic data upon receiving one or more first data items and a second data item. The synthetic data is a combination of the one or more first data items or one or more third data items corresponding to the one or more first data items and the second data item or a fourth data item corresponding to the second data item. The second learning model outputs a determination result upon receiving the synthetic data and a determination reference. The determination result is a result of a determination regarding the synthetic data based on the determination reference. The processor determines whether the determination result satisfies a selection reference, and causes a plurality of pieces of the synthetic data satisfying the selection reference to be displayed in a list form.
The present invention provides a battery separation device, for an electric vehicle, capable of contributing to keeping a battery away from a person at the time of an abnormality when the battery is overheating. This battery separation device comprises: a support member that supports the battery, which accumulates electric power for traveling, at a lower part of a vehicle body; and a holding mechanism that can hold the battery in a holding space positioned below the lower part of the vehicle body. The support member melts to release the support of the battery, and the holding mechanism holds the battery in a state of being movable to the front of the vehicle body.
B60K 1/04 - Agencement ou montage des ensembles de propulsion électriques des dispositifs d'emmagasinage de l'énergie électrique pour la propulsion
A62C 3/07 - Prévention, limitation ou extinction des incendies spécialement adaptées pour des objets ou des endroits particuliers dans les véhicules, p. ex. les véhicules routiers
B60L 3/00 - Dispositifs électriques de sécurité sur véhicules propulsés électriquementContrôle des paramètres de fonctionnement, p. ex. de la vitesse, de la décélération ou de la consommation d’énergie
H01M 10/48 - Accumulateurs combinés à des dispositions pour mesurer, tester ou indiquer l'état des éléments, p. ex. le niveau ou la densité de l'électrolyte
H01M 50/244 - Boîtiers secondairesBâtisDispositifs de suspensionDispositifs de manutentionSupports caractérisés par leur procédé de montage
H01M 50/249 - MonturesBoîtiers secondaires ou cadresBâtis, modules ou blocsDispositifs de suspensionAmortisseursDispositifs de transport ou de manutentionSupports spécialement adaptés aux aéronefs ou aux véhicules, p. ex. aux automobiles ou aux trains
A driving assistance device according to the present invention is provided with: a driving mode setting unit that sets one of a manual driving mode and a driving assistance mode; a first detection unit that detects physical condition information of a driver; a control intervention determination unit that determines that the driver is normal and continues the manual driving mode when the driver has selected the manual driving mode and the physical condition information falls within an allowable range, and outputs a command signal for switching the driving mode to the driving assistance mode to the driving mode setting unit when the physical condition information falls outside the allowable range; and a second detection unit that detects operation condition information of the driver. The control intervention determination unit outputs a command signal for switching the driving mode to the driving assistance mode when the operation condition information falls outside an allowable range even if the physical condition information falls within the allowable range.
A control device according to the present invention is for a vehicle that comprises auxiliary devices, an auxiliary battery provided as a power source for the auxiliary devices, a relay inserted between the auxiliary battery and the auxiliary devices, and a high-voltage battery having a rated output voltage higher than that of the auxiliary battery and capable of being used as a power source for charging the auxiliary battery, the control device comprising: a control unit that carries out ON/OFF control of the relay; and a switch unit that has a switch mechanism that can switch between an ON state and an OFF state and outputs a signal to the control unit instructing the relay to turn ON in response to the switch mechanism being switched to the ON state. The control unit executes: a process of determining whether an abnormality that leads to smoke or fire has occurred in the high-voltage battery; and a process of, if it is determined that an abnormality has not occurred, controlling the relay to be turned OFF in response to a determination that a state in which the remaining charge of the auxiliary battery is equal to or less than a first margin threshold that is greater than an over-discharge progression prevention threshold and that the auxiliary battery is in a discharge state has continued for a prescribed amount of time or longer, and if it is determined that an abnormality has occurred, controlling the relay to be turned OFF in response to a determination that the remaining charge of the auxiliary battery is equal to or less than the over-discharge progression prevention threshold.
B60L 58/14 - Procédés ou agencements de circuits pour surveiller ou commander des batteries ou des piles à combustible, spécialement adaptés pour des véhicules électriques pour la surveillance et la commande des batteries en fonction de l'état de charge [SoC] empêchant les décharges excessives
B60L 58/20 - Procédés ou agencements de circuits pour surveiller ou commander des batteries ou des piles à combustible, spécialement adaptés pour des véhicules électriques pour la surveillance et la commande des batteries de plusieurs modules de batterie ayant différentes tensions nominales
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BATTERY CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BATTERY UNIT, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
This battery control device for executing a cell balancing process determines whether an inrush current, which is generated when a maximum-capacity battery module is connected to a booster circuit having a capacitor, exceeds a predetermined allowable current upper limit value. When it is determined that the inrush current exceeds the allowable current upper limit value, the battery control device selects a battery module of which the inrush current does not exceed the allowable current upper limit value among battery modules other than the maximum-capacity battery module and connects the selected battery module to the booster circuit, thereby performing a charging process for preventing the inrush current generated when the maximum-capacity battery module is connected to the booster circuit from exceeding the allowable current upper limit value.
This vehicle comprises: a fender; a vehicle body frame; a bracket which connects the fender and the vehicle body frame; an engagement structure whereby the bracket and the vehicle body frame engage with each other; a release device which releases the engagement between the bracket and the vehicle body frame effected by the engagement structure; a collision sensor which detects that an object has collided with a vehicle body; and a control device which controls the release device. The control device uses the release device to release the engagement if a collision between an object and the vehicle body has been detected by the collision sensor.
This control device is for a vehicle including auxiliary equipment, an auxiliary battery provided as a power source for the auxiliary equipment, a relay inserted between the auxiliary battery and the auxiliary equipment, and a high voltage battery having a rated output voltage higher than that of the auxiliary battery and capable of being used as a power source for charging the auxiliary battery. The control device comprises a control unit that performs on/off control of the relay, and a switch unit that has a switch mechanism which can be switched between on and off states, the switch unit outputting a signal for instructing the control unit to turn on the relay in response to the switch mechanism being turned on. The control unit executes processing for controlling the relay to be turned off when it is determined that the remaining charge of the auxiliary battery is equal to or less than an overdischarge progression prevention threshold value, and processing for controlling the relay to be turned off when it is determined that a state in which the remaining charge of the auxiliary battery is equal to or less than a first margin threshold value larger than the overdischarge progression prevention threshold value and the auxiliary battery is in a discharged state has continued for a predetermined time or more.
B60L 58/14 - Procédés ou agencements de circuits pour surveiller ou commander des batteries ou des piles à combustible, spécialement adaptés pour des véhicules électriques pour la surveillance et la commande des batteries en fonction de l'état de charge [SoC] empêchant les décharges excessives
B60L 58/20 - Procédés ou agencements de circuits pour surveiller ou commander des batteries ou des piles à combustible, spécialement adaptés pour des véhicules électriques pour la surveillance et la commande des batteries de plusieurs modules de batterie ayant différentes tensions nominales
A determination device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a determination circuit that is capable of: identifying a partial image that is estimated to be of a tail lamp on the basis of a captured image; calculating a first value that is the sum of signal values of red color difference signals in a first plurality of pixels that are provided near the center of the partial image, and a second value that is the sum of signal values of red color difference signals in a second plurality of pixels that are provided near the edge of the partial image; and determining, on the basis of the first value and the second value, whether the partial image is of a tail lamp.
An airbag apparatus includes a lower chamber disposed on a front surface of a vehicle, and an upper chamber located vertically above the lower chamber and supported by the lower chamber. The lower chamber has an annular shape. The upper chamber includes a first extension and a pair of second extensions. The first extension extending in a vehicle left-right direction of the vehicle along a front portion of the lower chamber.. Each of the second extensions extends in a vehicle front-rear direction of the vehicle along a corresponding one of side portions of the lower chamber.
A vehicle includes a suspended spare-tire attachment mechanism including an attachment linear member and first and second linear members. The attachment linear member supports a spare tire from a vehicle body when the spare tire is in an attached state in which the spare tire is attached to the vehicle. The attachment linear member breaks in case of a rear collision of the vehicle. The first and second linear members support the spare tire from the vehicle body when the attachment linear member breaks and the spare tire falls. The second linear member is disposed behind the first linear member. The first and second linear members have lengths set such that, when the attachment linear member breaks, the spare tire moves downward and forward, and the first and second linear members support the spare tire from the vehicle body while the spare tire is tilted forward and downward.
An information processing apparatus calculates a difficulty level of a predetermined route and includes one or more processors and one or more memories communicably coupled to the one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to: determine an attribute of the predetermined route; acquire information about a plurality of routes each having an attribute similar to the determined attribute; calculate a first probability distribution, indicating an occurrence tendency of a value indicated by at least one first indicator related to a geographical feature in all of the routes, based on the acquired information about the routes; and calculate the difficulty level of the predetermined route based on a position, in the first probability distribution, of the value indicated by the at least one first indicator at a predetermined point or in a predetermined section included in the predetermined route.
A quantitative evaluation method of an engine oil-derived deposit includes pre-processing, generating a deposit, and measuring an amount of deposit generation. In an inert gas atmosphere, the pre-processing heats engine oil to 270° C. or higher and holds the engine oil at the heated temperature in a predetermined period of time. In an air atmosphere, the generating the deposit sets the engine oil having undergone the pre-processing at a fixed temperature and holds the engine oil for 120 minutes or more at the set temperature. The measuring the amount of deposit generation measures the amount of generation of the deposit generated in the generating the deposit.
G01N 17/00 - Recherche de la résistance des matériaux aux intempéries, à la corrosion ou à la lumière
G01N 5/04 - Analyse des matériaux par pesage, p. ex. pesage des fines particules séparées d'un gaz ou d'un liquide en éliminant un constituant, p. ex. par évaporation, et en pesant le reste
A cowl top panel for a vehicle includes a panel and a rib. The rib is provided on a first surface of the panel. The first surface of the panel is on a side where a windshield is provided. The rib protrudes from the first surface in a region different from a region opposed to the windshield and extends in a width direction of the vehicle. The rib includes a distal end extending beyond a rear surface of the windshield in a normal direction of the windshield. The rib has a notch and is configured to, when an airbag is deployed from an airbag device provided between the panel and a front hood to an outside of the vehicle and the panel moves toward the windshield, break at a position where the notch is provided by coming into contact with a lower end part of the windshield.
A control device is configured to control a vehicle-mounted device that is mounted in a vehicle. The control device includes one or more processors and one or more memories. The one or more memories are coupled to the one or more processors such that the one or more memories are capable of communicating with the one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to determine whether an external load is applied to a movable member or an operation member of the vehicle-mounted device, and output, to a driver who drives the vehicle, a setting screen for changing a setting of the vehicle-mounted device to which the external load is applied when it is determined that the external load is applied.
A control apparatus for a vehicle that includes (i) right and left front wheels, (ii) a front-wheel drive apparatus which is configured to drive the front wheels, (iii) right and left rear wheels and (iv) a rear-wheel drive apparatus which is provided independently of the front-wheel drive apparatus and which is configured to drive the rear wheels. The control apparatus includes (a) a pitch-angular-speed calculator configured to calculate an angular speed of a vehicle body that is a body of the vehicle, in a pitch direction of the vehicle body; and (b) a drive controller configured to change a driving force of the front wheels and a driving force of the rear wheels, based on the angular speed of the vehicle body in the pitch direction, for suppressing a posture change of the vehicle body in the pitch direction while keeping a total driving force of the vehicle unchanged.
B60W 30/02 - Commande de la stabilité dynamique du véhicule
B60K 1/02 - Agencement ou montage des ensembles de propulsion électriques comprenant plus d'un moteur électrique
B60K 17/16 - Agencement ou montage des transmissions sur les véhicules caractérisées par la disposition, l'emplacement ou le type de mécanisme de transmission du différentiel
B60K 17/356 - Agencement ou montage des transmissions sur les véhicules pour entraînement simultané des roues avant et arrière, p. ex. véhicules à quatre roues motrices comportant un moteur à fluide ou électrique pour entraîner une ou plusieurs roues
B60K 23/08 - Agencement ou montage des dispositifs de commande pour transmissions de véhicules ou pour des parties de celles-ci, non prévus ailleurs pour le changement du nombre de roues motrices
B60W 10/08 - Commande conjuguée de sous-ensembles de véhicule, de fonction ou de type différents comprenant la commande des ensembles de propulsion comprenant la commande des unités de traction électrique, p. ex. des moteurs ou des générateurs
A driver state management device according to the present invention: acquires first biometric information on the basis of first vital sign data of a driver; acquires second biometric information on the basis of second vital sign data different from the first vital sign data of the driver; if it is determined that there has been a change in the first biometric information, checks whether or not there has been a change in the second biometric information; and if there has been no change in the second biometric information, determines that noise has been mixed into the first vital sign data.
B60W 40/08 - Calcul ou estimation des paramètres de fonctionnement pour les systèmes d'aide à la conduite de véhicules routiers qui ne sont pas liés à la commande d'un sous-ensemble particulier liés aux conducteurs ou aux passagers
A61B 5/18 - Dispositifs pour l'exécution des tests de capacité pour conducteurs de véhicules
A61B 5/0245 - Mesure du pouls ou des pulsations cardiaques utilisant des capteurs engendrant des signaux électriques
A disc brake device includes a rotor, a caliper body disposed near the rotor, a first pad disposed facing the rotor on a first side, a second pad disposed facing the rotor on a second side, a piston that pushes the second pad toward the rotor, a slide pin fixed to the caliper body, a support bracket having an insertion hole in which the slide pin is placed, and a covering member having a pleat and covering a portion of the slide pin that is exposed outside the insertion hole. An internal space defined by the insertion hole and the covering member includes a first internal space provided in the pleat, and a second internal space obtained by excluding the first internal space from the internal space. A volume ratio of the first internal space to the second internal space is set within a predetermined range.
F16D 55/2265 - Freins à surfaces de freinage substantiellement radiales pressées l'une contre l'autre dans une direction axiale, p. ex. freins à disques avec disques ou patins déplaçables selon l'axe pressés contre des organes en rotation situés dans l'axe par serrage entre des organes mobiles de freinage, p. ex. des disques ou des patins de freins mobiles avec un organe d'actionnement commun pour les organes de freinage les organes de freinage étant des patins de freins dans lesquels l'organe d'actionnement commun se déplace axialement le mouvement axial étant guidé par une ou par plusieurs tiges
F16D 55/00 - Freins à surfaces de freinage substantiellement radiales pressées l'une contre l'autre dans une direction axiale, p. ex. freins à disques
F16D 65/18 - Mécanismes d'actionnement pour freinsMoyens pour amorcer l'opération de freinage à une position prédéterminée disposés dans, ou sur le frein adaptés pour rapprocher les organes par traction
An electric motor control apparatus includes a control circuit that generates a first torque command value and a second torque command value that fluctuate at a predetermined frequency, determines a torque of a first electric motor for a front wheel, based on the first torque command value and a third torque command value that corresponds to a driving operation performed by a driver, and determines a torque of a second electric motor for a rear wheel, based on the second torque command value and the third torque command value. The control circuit generates the first and second torque command values to make their phases opposite to each other when a vehicle is in a grip state, and generates the first and second torque command values to make their phases the same as each other when the vehicle is in a stick-slip state.
B60L 15/20 - Procédés, circuits ou dispositifs pour commander la propulsion des véhicules à traction électrique, p. ex. commande de la vitesse des moteurs de traction en vue de réaliser des performances désiréesAdaptation sur les véhicules à traction électrique de l'installation de commande à distance à partir d'un endroit fixe, de différents endroits du véhicule ou de différents véhicules d'un même train pour la commande du véhicule ou de son moteur en vue de réaliser des performances désirées, p. ex. vitesse, couple, variation programmée de la vitesse
B60K 1/02 - Agencement ou montage des ensembles de propulsion électriques comprenant plus d'un moteur électrique
H02P 5/74 - Dispositions spécialement adaptées à la régulation ou la commande de la vitesse ou du couple d’au moins deux moteurs électriques pour commander au moins deux moteurs dynamo-électriques à courant alternatif
H02P 23/14 - Estimation ou adaptation des paramètres des moteurs, p. ex. constante de temps du rotor, flux, vitesse, courant ou tension
40.
COIL END COOLING STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A STATOR
A coil end cooling structure includes an insulator, and first and second covers. The insulator has first and second protrusions provided on respective end surfaces of a stator core of a stator in the axial direction, and a link to link the protrusions. The first and second covers are secured to the insulator and cover the coil end on the respective end surfaces of the stator. The link is provided along an inner wall of the slot. The first and second covers are provided with a supply port and a discharge port for a coolant that cools a stator coil provided in a slot of the stator core. The supply port is provided on a lower side in a direction of gravity, and the discharge port is provided on an upper side in the direction of gravity.
H02K 5/20 - Enveloppes ou enceintes caractérisées par leur configuration, leur forme ou leur construction avec des canaux ou des conduits pour la circulation d'un agent de refroidissement
B60K 11/02 - Dispositions des ensembles de propulsion relatives au refroidissement avec liquide de refroidissement
H02K 5/22 - Parties auxiliaires des enveloppes non couvertes par les groupes , p. ex. façonnées pour former des boîtes à connexions ou à bornes
H02K 9/19 - Dispositions de refroidissement ou de ventilation pour machines avec enveloppe fermée et circuit fermé de refroidissement utilisant un agent de refroidissement liquide, p. ex. de l'huile
H02K 15/36 - Procédés ou appareils pour la torsion simultanée de plusieurs extrémités ouvertes d’enroulements en épingle à cheveux après leur insertion dans la machine
A vehicle rear structure is disposed on a rear portion of a vehicle body to produce an aerodynamic effect. The vehicle rear structure includes a rear spoiler and a vehicle-side facing member. The rear spoiler is a member extending in a width direction of the vehicle body. The vehicle-side facing member is disposed on the vehicle body side and is configured to face the rear spoiler and to protrude toward the rear spoiler.
A vehicle steering device includes: a steering mechanism including a rack shaft that has both ends coupled to left and right steering knuckles supporting left and right steerable wheels and steers the steerable wheels; a suspension arm swingably coupled between a vehicle body and a knuckle arm provided on each of the steering knuckles; and a stabilizer bar disposed along the steering mechanism restrains a roll of the vehicle body. Both ends of the stabilizer bar are coupled to the suspension arms. The vehicle steering device further includes: a stabilizer bush that supports the stabilizer bar rotatably and slidably in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle body with respect to the vehicle body; and a link lever connecting the rack shaft and the stabilizer bar and that relatively slides the stabilizer bar in a direction opposite to a sliding direction of the rack shaft.
A processor of this inspection device executes processing including: acquiring a sound signal of a percussion instrument sound in a first time; calculating a power density corresponding to the time and frequency in the first time; dividing the maximum value of the power density on the high frequency side greater than or equal to a preset frequency threshold by the effective value of the power density in the first time on the high frequency side to calculate a crest factor on the high frequency side; dividing the maximum value of the power density on the low frequency side less than the frequency threshold by the effective value of the power density in the first time on the low frequency side to calculate a crest factor on the low frequency side; and determining whether the result of connector fitting work is good or bad on the basis of the crest factor on the high frequency side and the crest factor on the low frequency side.
G10L 25/51 - Techniques d'analyse de la parole ou de la voix qui ne se limitent pas à un seul des groupes spécialement adaptées pour un usage particulier pour comparaison ou différentiation
H01R 13/64 - Moyens pour empêcher, bloquer ou éviter le couplage incorrect
H01R 43/00 - Appareils ou procédés spécialement adaptés à la fabrication, l'assemblage, l'entretien ou la réparation de connecteurs de lignes ou de collecteurs de courant ou pour relier les conducteurs électriques
A tire-axle-force measuring apparatus includes a trailer to which testing tires are attached; a towing vehicle configured to tow the trailer; a load cell configured to measure an axle force applied to an axle supporting the tire; a heavy construction to each of two vehicle-width-direction sides of which the load cell is fixed; an accelerometer attached to the load cell at a position close to the axle and configured to measure an acceleration acting on an axial center of the axle; and an axle-force calculator configured to calculate a revised axle force compensated for with an inertial force, the inertial force being the acceleration detected by the accelerometer and multiplied by a mass of the load cell at the position close to the axle, the revised axle force being the sum of the axle force measured by the load cell and the inertial force.
G01L 5/00 - Appareils ou procédés pour la mesure des forces, du travail, de la puissance mécanique ou du couple, spécialement adaptés à des fins spécifiques
[Problem] To aggregate information about vehicles traveling on a road, excluding a subject controlled vehicle, in a control server device. [Solution] An infrastructure server device transmits, to a control server device, detection information about a relative positional relationship between a plurality of vehicles traveling on a road. The control server device collates each vehicle included in the detection information received from the infrastructure server device with a subject controlled vehicle to classify the plurality of vehicles traveling on the road into the subject controlled vehicle and unclassified vehicles, maps both the subject controlled vehicle and the unclassified vehicle to a chart corresponding to the road, and determines the possibility of interference. When there is a possibility of interference between the subject controlled vehicle and a surrounding vehicle, and the surrounding vehicle is an unclassified vehicle, the control server device generates individual control information to prevent interference with the surrounding vehicle, and transmits the individual control information to the subject controlled vehicle.
[Problem] To improve automatic driving of a vehicle under server control by a server device. [Solution] In this server control system, a server device periodically transmits travel control information to a traveling vehicle through a base station that wirelessly communicates with the vehicle. A vehicle communication device of the vehicle executes switching control for switching a connection destination from a first base station to a second base station while the vehicle is traveling. A server control unit generates switching prohibition information for prohibiting switching control of a connection destination by the vehicle communication device, and transmits the switching prohibition information to the vehicle together with travel control information for controlling, by the server, travel of the vehicle by automatic driving. Upon receiving the switching prohibition information, the vehicle causes the vehicle communication device to execute switching control of the connection destination, and prohibits subsequent switching control of the connection destination.
A vehicle according to the present disclosure is provided with: a travel battery in which electric energy used for vehicle travel is accumulated; a battery case in which the travel battery is stored; a front sub-frame to which a front suspension is attached; and an additional frame that is fastened to the front sub-frame and the battery case and extends in the vehicle front-rear direction. The additional frame is formed such that a portion between the fastening point thereof with the front sub-frame and the fastening point thereof with the battery case is formed in a linear manner.
A vehicle according to the present disclosure comprises: a travel battery in which electric energy used for vehicle travel is accumulated; a battery case in which the travel battery is stored; and a front sub-frame to which a front suspension is attached. The battery case has a lower case opened upwards, an upper case that closes the opening of the lower case, and a center frame arranged in an internal space formed by the lower case and the upper case. The center frame is fastened to the front sub-frame.
A vehicle according to the present disclosure comprises: a front sub-frame to which a front suspension is attached; a floor panel to which the front sub-frame is fastened and which forms a floor under the feet of the occupant; and a plurality of additional frames that extend in the vehicle front-rear direction and are disposed on the upper surface of the floor panel and fastened to the floor panel. The fastening points of the additional frames with the floor panel are provided with a plurality of locations including a first fastening point at a frontmost position. The first fastening point is provided close to a front fastening point between the front sub-frame and the floor panel.
12 - Véhicules; appareils de locomotion par terre, par air ou par eau; parties de véhicules
Produits et services
Automobiles and their parts and fittings; electric cars and
their parts and fittings; power transmissions and gearing
being machine elements for land vehicles; transmissions for
land vehicles; non-electric prime movers for land vehicles,
not including their parts; engines for land vehicles;
driving motors for land vehicles.
12 - Véhicules; appareils de locomotion par terre, par air ou par eau; parties de véhicules
Produits et services
Automobiles and their parts and fittings; electric cars and
their parts and fittings; power transmissions and gearing
being machine elements for land vehicles; transmissions for
land vehicles; non-electric prime movers for land vehicles,
not including their parts; engines for land vehicles;
driving motors for land vehicles.
An anti-vibration bush includes an outer cylinder, an inner cylinder, an elastic body, a bulging cylinder, a tightening member, and a spacer. The inner cylinder is inside the outer cylinder. The elastic body fills a space between the outer and inner cylinders. The bulging cylinder is at an intermediate part of the inner cylinder in a central axis direction and bulges radially outward relative to the inner cylinder. The tightening member applies a compressive force in the central axis direction to ends of the inner cylinder during tightening. The spacer is between the inner cylinder and the tightening member along the central axis direction of the inner cylinder. The spacer regulates the compressive force when the tightening member is brought into contact with ends of the spacer. The bulging cylinder undergoes radially outward deformation in response to a deformation amount corresponding to the compressive force, thus pressing the elastic body.
F16F 1/38 - Ressorts en matière plastique, p. ex. en caoutchoucRessorts faits d'un matériau à friction intérieure élevée avec manchon de matériau élastique entre un manchon extérieur rigide et un étui intérieur rigide ou une broche
An engine control system includes a communication terminal, a wireless communicator, an engine, a battery, a first detector that is configured to detect a remaining charge of the battery, and one or more controller processors. The one or more controller processors are configured to execute, when the wireless communicator receives startup information from the communication terminal, starting up the engine and operating the engine over a running time that is set in advance, determining whether a predetermined condition related to the battery is met based on at least the remaining charge of the battery, stopping the engine based on the running time that is set in advance elapsing when the predetermined condition is met, and performing an extension of running time of the engine from the running time that is set in advance when the predetermined condition is not met.
F02D 41/06 - Dispositions de circuits pour produire des signaux de commande introduisant des corrections pour des conditions particulières de fonctionnement pour le démarrage ou le réchauffage du moteur
A clutch operation device includes: a clutch operator; a vibration applicator; a transition state detector; and a vibration application controller. The clutch operator is configured to switch between an engaged state and a disengaged state. In the engaged state, power transmission is performed between a traveling power source of a vehicle and wheels of the vehicle. In the disengaged state, the power transmission is cut off. The vibration applicator is configured to apply vibration to the clutch operator. The transition state detector is configured to perform detection of a transition state between the engaged state and the disengaged state. The vibration application controller is configured to activate the vibration applicator in accordance with the detection of the transition state.
G08B 6/00 - Systèmes de signalisation tactile, p. ex. systèmes d'appel de personnes
B60K 23/02 - Agencement ou montage des dispositifs de commande pour transmissions de véhicules ou pour des parties de celles-ci, non prévus ailleurs pour l'embrayage moteur
55.
BATTERY REPAIRING METHOD AND BATTERY CONTROL DEVICE
Provided is a battery repairing method comprising: a repair necessity determination step for determining, on the basis of cell information pertaining to a battery cell including a solid electrolyte, whether repair of the battery cell is necessary; a heating step for heating the solid electrolyte to a temperature not less than a melting temperature when it has been determined in the repair necessity determination step that the repair of the battery cell is necessary; and a recrystallization step for recrystallizing, by lowering the temperature, the solid electrolyte which has been melted in the heating step.
A vehicle includes a towing member, an in-vehicle battery, a power receiving coil, a holder, and a lift. The power receiving coil is configured to receive magnetic flux from a power feed coil included in a towed object and to generate power. The holder is configured to hold the power feed coil directly below the power receiving coil. The lift is configured to position the power receiving coil at a first height corresponding to a minimum ground clearance of the vehicle, in a state in which the holder does not hold the power feed coil. The lift is configured to position the power receiving coil at a second height, which is a height of the power receiving coil at which the power feed coil is at a height that corresponds to the minimum ground clearance of the vehicle, in a state in which the holder holds the power feed coil.
B60L 9/00 - Propulsion électrique par source d'énergie extérieure au véhicule
B60L 50/60 - Propulsion électrique par source d'énergie intérieure au véhicule utilisant de la puissance de propulsion fournie par des batteries ou des piles à combustible utilisant de l'énergie fournie par des batteries
B60L 53/122 - Circuits ou procédés pour entraîner la bobine primaire, c.-à-d. en alimentant la bobine en énergie électrique
B60L 53/16 - Connecteurs, p. ex. fiches ou prises, spécialement adaptés pour recharger des véhicules électriques
H02J 7/34 - Fonctionnement en parallèle, dans des réseaux, de batteries avec d'autres sources à courant continu, p. ex. batterie tampon
H02J 50/10 - Circuits ou systèmes pour l'alimentation ou la distribution sans fil d'énergie électrique utilisant un couplage inductif
57.
FRICTION STIR WELDING METHOD AND FRICTION STIR WELDING APPARATUS
In a friction stir welding method, a tool is inserted into a joint to be made between a first member and a second member while the tool is rotated, and the first member and the second member, and the tool are relatively moved along the joint such that the first member and the second member are softened, to perform friction stir welding of the first member and the second member. The method includes acquiring a proper rotation speed of the tool for at least two relative movement speeds, acquiring a proper condition of the proper rotation speed for the at least two relative movement speeds, based on the proper rotation speed for the at least two relative movement speeds, and performing the friction stir welding in a condition that satisfies the proper condition in a speed range in which the at least two relative movement speeds exceed 3 m/min.
B23K 20/12 - Soudage non électrique par percussion ou par une autre forme de pression, avec ou sans chauffage, p. ex. revêtement ou placage la chaleur étant produite par frictionSoudage par friction
A server apparatus includes one or more processors and a storage medium storing a program. The program includes one or more instructions. The one or more instructions cause the one or more processors to execute: instructing an automatically drivable provider vehicle of a provider who provides a user with a charger installed in a parking space designated for use by the provider to move to a predetermined waiting area; transmitting a provider return notification to the user; instructing the provider vehicle to move from the waiting area to the parking space in accordance with a detection of an exit of the user vehicle from the parking space; transmitting a return notification to the provider in response to a return of the provider vehicle to the parking space; and increasing or decreasing a fee to be paid by the user or a profit to be provided to the provider.
B60W 60/00 - Systèmes d’aide à la conduite spécialement adaptés aux véhicules routiers autonomes
B60L 53/30 - Détails de construction des stations de charge
B60L 53/36 - Moyens pour l’ajustement automatique ou assisté de la position relative des dispositifs de charge et des véhicules par le positionnement du véhicule
B60L 53/62 - Surveillance et commande des stations de charge en réponse à des paramètres de charge, p. ex. courant, tension ou charge électrique
B60L 53/66 - Transfert de données entre les stations de charge et le véhicule
B60W 30/06 - Manœuvre automatique de stationnement
B60W 50/14 - Moyens d'information du conducteur, pour l'avertir ou provoquer son intervention
G07B 15/02 - Dispositions ou appareils pour encaisser le prix des billets ou les droits d’entrée ou de péage en un ou plusieurs points de contrôle prenant en compte un facteur variable tel que la distance ou le temps, p. ex. pour le transport de passagers, les systèmes de parcs de stationnement ou les systèmes de location de véhicules
A charger that charges a battery for a vehicle includes a cable unit, a plug-locking mechanism, a connector-locking mechanism, a current-voltage controller, a detector, a report controller, and an authenticator. The cable unit includes a charging plug that is plugged into the vehicle, a connector that is coupled to a charger's main body, and a charging cable coupled to the charging plug and the connector. The plug-locking mechanism locks the charging plug. The connector-locking mechanism locks the connector. The current-voltage controller applies test current and voltage to the charging plug. The detector detects abnormality of the charging plug based on a condition of the charging plug when the test current and voltage are applied to the charging plug. The report controller reports whether the abnormality is detected by the detector. The authenticator authenticates a provider of the charger. The connector-locking mechanism unlocks the connector when the provider is authenticated.
A vehicle frame structure includes a pair of side rails extending in a vehicle front-rear direction on both sides of a roof opening in a vehicle width direction, a plurality of cross members extending in the vehicle width direction and joining the side rails to each other, and a pair of reinforcing members extending in the vehicle front-rear direction on both sides of the roof opening in the vehicle width direction and disposed on an inner side relative to the side rails in the vehicle width direction. Each reinforcing member includes a plurality of coupling portions extending in the vehicle width direction and coupling the reinforcing member and the cross members to each other.
The present invention suitably adjusts the temperatures of a fixed battery and a replaceable battery to maintain battery performance. This vehicle battery cooling structure comprises a cooling part that cools a battery in a fixed battery unit having a fixed battery and/or a replaceable battery unit having a replaceable battery, and a control part that controls the cooling part. The cooling part is provided with a heat exchanger, and also provided with cooling flow passages for flowing a heat medium, namely a first cooling flow passage for flowing a heat medium into the fixed battery unit through the heat exchanger, a second cooling flow passage for flowing a heat medium into the replaceable battery unit through the heat exchanger, and a third cooling flow passage for flowing a heat medium to the fixed battery unit and the replaceable battery unit through the heat exchanger, such that switching among the cooling flow passages is settable by opening/closing valves. When there is at least one battery which has a temperature beyond an appropriate temperature range, the control part performs opening/closing control of the valves such that one of the first, second, and third cooling flow passages is set on the basis of the temperature.
B60L 58/26 - Procédés ou agencements de circuits pour surveiller ou commander des batteries ou des piles à combustible, spécialement adaptés pour des véhicules électriques pour la surveillance et la commande des batteries pour la commande de la température des batteries par refroidissement
H01M 10/613 - Refroidissement ou maintien du froid
An exhaust purification device for a vehicle with an engine and an electric motor includes: an electrically heated catalyst that is heated by power supply to purify engine exhaust at a predetermined activation temperature or higher; an exhaust pipe with a vacuum layer covering at least an entire side surface of the catalyst; first and second opening/closing valves; and a control unit that controls the power supply and driving of the valves. Upon closing the valves after the vehicle is stopped and the engine is shut down, , the control unit drives the motor to motor the engine and discharge combustion gas from the engine and exhaust pipe, and replaces it with fresh air. The control unit then closes the second valve to heat the catalyst to a target temperature, and thereafter, when the temperature reaches the target temperature, stops the power supply and closes the first valve.
F01N 3/20 - Silencieux ou dispositifs d'échappement comportant des moyens pour purifier, rendre inoffensifs ou traiter les gaz d'échappement pour rendre les gaz d'échappement inoffensifs par conversion thermique ou catalytique des composants nocifs des gaz d'échappement caractérisés par les méthodes d'opérationCommande spécialement adaptés à la conversion catalytique
When it is assessed, on the basis of a vital evaluation value V pertaining to a driver, that the psychological state of the driver is stable, a travel control unit 26 permits switching from an autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode. In such instances, when it is assessed, on the basis of the vital evaluation value V, that the psychological state of the driver before switching to the manual driving mode was unstable, the travel control unit 26 executes a restricted manual driving mode in which intervention of driving assistance control using travel control is permitted for driving operations performed by the driver after switching to the manual driving mode. However, when out-of-vehicle noise that contributes to a change in the vital evaluation value V is occurring, the travel control unit 26 executes an unrestricted manual driving mode in which intervention of driving assistance control is prohibited, even in cases where it is assessed that the psychological state of the driver before switching to the manual driving mode was unstable.
A travel control unit 26 permits switching from an automatic driving mode to a manual driving mode when it is determined that a driver is in a state suitable for manual driving on the basis of vital information about the driver. At that time, the travel control unit 26 estimates the state of each portion of the body of the driver on the basis of the vital information, and adds, to the manual driving mode, travel control for assisting a portion in a poor state when the portion in a poor state is present in the body of the driver.
B60W 30/12 - Maintien de la trajectoire dans une voie de circulation
B60W 30/16 - Contrôle de la distance entre les véhicules, p. ex. pour maintenir la distance avec le véhicule qui précède
B60W 50/12 - Limitation de la possibilité de commande du conducteur en fonction de l'état du véhicule, p. ex. moyens de verrouillage des grandeurs d'entrées pour éviter un fonctionnement dangereux
65.
CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD
This control device is applied to a brake system of a vehicle equipped with a drive motor including a front wheel motor and a rear wheel motor. Upon acquiring a braking request by the driver of the vehicle, one or a plurality of processors included in the control device executes first processing for switching from regenerative braking to reverse-phase braking for one of the front wheel motor and the rear wheel motor when a vehicle speed of the vehicle is equal to or lower than a first vehicle speed, and executes second processing for switching from the regenerative braking to the reverse-phase braking for the other motor different from the one of the front wheel motor and the rear wheel motor when the vehicle speed is equal to or lower than a second vehicle speed different from the first vehicle speed.
An electrified vehicle includes a body framework, a battery, and a fender panel having an outer side surface and an inner side surface. An opening passing from the outer side surface to the inner side surface and housing a lid panel is provided on the fender panel. The electrified vehicle further includes a bracket fixed to the periphery of the opening on the inner side surface, a lid box having the lid panel attached and fixed to the bracket, a charging inlet supplying external electric power to the battery by insertion of an external electric power source connector and fixed to the lid box at a position that is more distant from the lid panel than the lid box is, and a reinforcement member connected to the bracket and the body framework and fixing the bracket to the body framework.
B60L 53/16 - Connecteurs, p. ex. fiches ou prises, spécialement adaptés pour recharger des véhicules électriques
B60L 50/60 - Propulsion électrique par source d'énergie intérieure au véhicule utilisant de la puissance de propulsion fournie par des batteries ou des piles à combustible utilisant de l'énergie fournie par des batteries
A travel control unit 26 determines switching from an automatic driving mode to a manual driving mode on the basis of a prescribed condition. At such time, the travel control unit 26 selects, from among a plurality of types of travel control, a specific travel control to be added to the manual driving mode, said selection being made in accordance with a state of an occupant before switching to the manual driving mode.
B60W 30/12 - Maintien de la trajectoire dans une voie de circulation
B60W 30/16 - Contrôle de la distance entre les véhicules, p. ex. pour maintenir la distance avec le véhicule qui précède
B60W 40/08 - Calcul ou estimation des paramètres de fonctionnement pour les systèmes d'aide à la conduite de véhicules routiers qui ne sont pas liés à la commande d'un sous-ensemble particulier liés aux conducteurs ou aux passagers
B60W 50/14 - Moyens d'information du conducteur, pour l'avertir ou provoquer son intervention
The purpose of the present invention is for a travel control unit 26 to permit switching from an automatic driving mode to a manual driving mode when it is determined that the psychological state of a driver is in a stable state on the basis of a vitals evaluation value V (vitals information) of the driver. At that time, when it is determined that the psychological state of the driver before switching to the manual driving mode is in an unstable state on the basis of the vitals evaluation value V, the travel control unit 26 executes a limited manual driving mode in which intervention of driving assistance control using travel control is permitted for the driving operation of the driver after switching to the manual driving mode. In this case, the travel control unit 26 executes a limited manual driving mode in which travel control for permitting intervention is switched according to the type of vehicle exterior noise when noise that is a main factor causing the psychological state of the driver before switching to the manual driving mode to be in an unstable state is vehicle exterior noise.
When determining, on the basis of vital information of a driver, that the driver is in a state suitable for manual driving, the travel control unit 26 permits switching from an autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode. At this time, when determining, on the basis of the vital information, that before switching to the manual driving mode the driver was in a state unsuitable for manual driving, the travel control unit 26 permits intervention of a driving support control, including limited travel control, from among a plurality of travel controls.
B60W 40/08 - Calcul ou estimation des paramètres de fonctionnement pour les systèmes d'aide à la conduite de véhicules routiers qui ne sont pas liés à la commande d'un sous-ensemble particulier liés aux conducteurs ou aux passagers
B60W 50/12 - Limitation de la possibilité de commande du conducteur en fonction de l'état du véhicule, p. ex. moyens de verrouillage des grandeurs d'entrées pour éviter un fonctionnement dangereux
B60W 60/00 - Systèmes d’aide à la conduite spécialement adaptés aux véhicules routiers autonomes
Upon determining that a driver is in a state suitable for manual driving on the basis of vital information of the driver, a travel control unit 26 permits switching from an autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode. At this time, when determining, on the basis of the vital information, that before the switching to the manual driving mode the driver was in a state unsuitable for manual driving, the travel control unit 26 permits intervention of driving support control including travel control that can control vehicle behavior after switching to the manual driving mode.
B60W 40/08 - Calcul ou estimation des paramètres de fonctionnement pour les systèmes d'aide à la conduite de véhicules routiers qui ne sont pas liés à la commande d'un sous-ensemble particulier liés aux conducteurs ou aux passagers
B60W 50/12 - Limitation de la possibilité de commande du conducteur en fonction de l'état du véhicule, p. ex. moyens de verrouillage des grandeurs d'entrées pour éviter un fonctionnement dangereux
B60W 60/00 - Systèmes d’aide à la conduite spécialement adaptés aux véhicules routiers autonomes
Provided is a vehicle control device capable of decreasing the accumulation of moisture contaminating a lubricating liquid while suppressing component costs and component deterioration. A vehicle control device according to the present invention is provided to an electric vehicle comprising: an electric motor that has motor coils; a power source that includes at least the electric motor; gears that transmit torque between the power source and drive wheels; and a case that accommodates the gears, the motor coils, and a lubricating liquid. The vehicle control device comprises: a measuring instrument that measures an amount pertaining to the humidity of the environment inside the case; and a controller that switches the drive mode of the electric motor from a first mode to a second mode on the basis of a count value that is counted on the basis of outputs from the measuring instrument and pertains to the generation of a condensation environment. In addition, the second mode is a drive mode in which: when the rotational speed of the electric motor and the demand torque are the same as in the first mode, the effective value of the current of the motor coils is higher than in the first mode; and the temperature of the lubricating liquid is raised towards a temperature of 100°C or higher.
B60L 3/00 - Dispositifs électriques de sécurité sur véhicules propulsés électriquementContrôle des paramètres de fonctionnement, p. ex. de la vitesse, de la décélération ou de la consommation d’énergie
B60L 50/14 - Propulsion électrique par source d'énergie intérieure au véhicule utilisant la puissance de propulsion fournie par des générateurs entraînés par le moteur, p. ex. des générateurs entraînés par des moteurs à combustion utilisant des générateurs à courant continu et des moteurs à courant alternatif
F16H 59/68 - Entrées de commande vers des transmissions transmettant un mouvement rotatif pour changements de vitesse ou pour mécanismes d'inversion les entrées étant fonction de l'état de la transmission
F16H 63/50 - Sorties de commande vers les transmissions transmettant un mouvement rotatif pour changements de vitesse ou pour mécanismes d'inversion délivrant des signaux autres que les signaux pour manœuvrer les mécanismes finals de sortie des signaux vers le moteur
An engine control apparatus includes an oil film thickness acquirer and a processor. The oil film thickness acquirer is configured to determine a thickness of an oil film on an inner surface of each of cylinders of an engine. The processor is configured to make a correction of an ignition timing of each of the cylinders in accordance with the determined thickness of the oil film of each of the cylinders.
A front structure of a vehicle comprises a hood for opening and closing a storage space positioned on the front side of a cabin, a pair of side frames set apart from each other in the vehicle width direction, a bumper beam which is fastened to front end parts of the side frames and to which is attached a hood lock for holding the hood in a closed state, a pair of upper frames set apart from each other in the vehicle width direction above the side frames, a sub-frame positioned below the side frames, and a flank stored in the storage space. The bumper beam and the sub-frame are connected by at least two connection members, and the front end of the flank is positioned in front of the front ends of the upper frames.
A screw fastening method for a fastening object member includes: tightening a screw fastening member in a tightening direction up to a first tightening torque; loosening the screw fastening member in a loosening direction opposite to the tightening direction and detecting a maximum value of a loosening torque; re-tightening the screw fastening member in the tightening direction up to a second tightening torque after the maximum value of the loosening torque is detected; and calculating the target tightening torque and tightening the screw fastening member up to the target tightening torque. The target tightening torque is calculated using a loosening direction torsion angle of a bolt of the screw fastening member when the screw fastening member is loosened and a tightening direction torsion angle of the bolt when the screw fastening member is re-tightened.
A vehicle front structure comprises a front trunk provided in a front compartment, a radiator provided below the front trunk and inclined so that the upper end part is positioned further to the rear of the vehicle than the lower end part, a radiator fan provided below and rearward of the radiator and provided so that the rotation axis is orthogonal to the cooling surface of the radiator, and a first air-guiding duct provided on the side of the radiator opposite to the radiator fan and inclined at an angle along the rotation axis of the radiator fan.
A driving assistance apparatus for a vehicle includes a traveling environment information acquirer that acquires information regarding traveling environment ahead of the vehicle; and a vehicle following controller that, when a preceding vehicle most previously traveling in front of the vehicle is detected based on the information regarding traveling environment, perform a vehicle following control with respect to the preceding vehicle. The vehicle following controller includes a registration unit for no-passing target vehicles that performs regarding the preceding vehicle registration as a no-passing target vehicle based on the information regarding traveling environment when the preceding vehicle has departed to a no-passing target lane side or the vehicle has departed to a no-passing lane side, and a no-passing target following controller that performs the vehicle following control with respect to the no-passing target vehicle when the registration unit for no-passing target vehicles has performed the registration as the no-passing target vehicle.
B60W 30/165 - Contrôle de la distance entre les véhicules, p. ex. pour maintenir la distance avec le véhicule qui précède suivant automatiquement le trajet d'un véhicule meneur, p. ex. "barre de remorquage automatique"
A pedestrian airbag device for a vehicle includes a case, a bag, a left inflator, and a right inflator. The bag is stored in the case provided below a hood of the vehicle. The bag is configured to deploy from between the hood and a windshield. The bag has a middle transverse deployment portion that deploys in the vehicle width direction, a left rearward deployment portion connected with the left end of the middle transverse deployment portion, a right rearward deployment portion connected with the right end of the middle transverse deployment portion, and a left standing deployment portion and a right standing deployment portion that are configured to deploy inside the case. The left standing deployment portion is connected with at least the left rearward deployment portion. The right standing deployment portion is connected with at least the right rearward deployment portion.
A malfunction-diagnosing apparatus includes an alternator and a controller. The controller is configured to diagnose a malfunction of the alternator. The alternator includes a power generator configured to generate an alternating-current voltage by using motive power output from an engine, and a rectifier configured to rectify the alternating-current voltage into a direct-current voltage. The rectifier includes a field-effect transistor, and a diode coupled in parallel to the field-effect transistor. The controller is configured to diagnose the malfunction, based on power generation efficiency of the alternator.
A vehicle control apparatus includes a control processor including: a necessary-electric-power-amount calculator calculating a necessary electric power amount that is a sum of an electric power amount suppliable to a first battery and an electric power amount necessary to activate an in-vehicle device; an operation state determiner determining a state of operation of the in-vehicle device; and a switching processor controlling a switchover of a destination of external electric power between the first battery and a second battery. The control processor supplies the external electric power to the first battery, based on the necessary electric power amount, and when the in-vehicle device is switched from an operation state to a non-operation state while the first battery is being supplied with the external electric power, supplies an electric power amount equal to the electric power amount necessary to activate the in-vehicle device, from the external electric power to the second battery.
B60L 1/00 - Fourniture de l'énergie électrique à l'équipement auxiliaire des véhicules à traction électrique
B60L 50/60 - Propulsion électrique par source d'énergie intérieure au véhicule utilisant de la puissance de propulsion fournie par des batteries ou des piles à combustible utilisant de l'énergie fournie par des batteries
A high-voltage circuitry system for a vehicle includes a high-voltage battery unit, a traveling system, a non-traveling system, an electric power distributor, an interlock circuit, and a vehicle control processor. The high-voltage battery unit includes a high-voltage battery and a first switcher. The first switcher is configured to switch a state of supply of electric power from the high-voltage battery between an on state and an off state. The interlock circuit is configured to be brought into an open state upon occurrence of a nonnormal situation. The vehicle control processor is configured to: when the interlock circuit is brought into the open state, block the high-voltage battery by turning off the first switcher; and after blocking the high-voltage battery, confirm that the traveling system and the high-voltage battery are electrically uncoupled from each other, and turn on the first switcher.
B60L 50/60 - Propulsion électrique par source d'énergie intérieure au véhicule utilisant de la puissance de propulsion fournie par des batteries ou des piles à combustible utilisant de l'énergie fournie par des batteries
B60L 1/00 - Fourniture de l'énergie électrique à l'équipement auxiliaire des véhicules à traction électrique
A slip determination apparatus to be applied to a vehicle includes electric motor control circuitry and determination circuitry. The electric motor control circuitry is configured to generate a first torque command value that fluctuates at a predetermined frequency, and determine torque of an electric motor, based on the first torque command value and a second torque command value that depends on a driving operation performed by a driver who drives the vehicle. The determination circuitry is configured to detect a fluctuation component at the predetermined frequency in a number of revolutions of the electric motor, and determine whether the vehicle is slipping, based on the fluctuation component.
An adhesive structure includes a first adherend, a first plasma polymer layer, an adhesive layer, a second plasma polymer layer, and a second adherend in this order. Each of the first plasma polymer layer and the second plasma polymer layer contains an organopolysiloxane as a main component. A thickness of each of the first plasma polymer layer and the second plasma polymer layer is in a range of 10 nm to 100 nm.
B32B 7/12 - Liaison entre couches utilisant des adhésifs interposés ou des matériaux interposés ayant des propriétés adhésives
B32B 15/18 - Produits stratifiés composés essentiellement de métal comportant du fer ou de l'acier
B32B 37/12 - Procédés ou dispositifs pour la stratification, p. ex. par polymérisation ou par liaison à l'aide d'ultrasons caractérisés par l'usage d'adhésifs
87.
ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM, STARTUP CONTROL METHOD FOR TURBINE ENGINE, AND VEHICLE
According to the present invention, if a first battery, which is a power source of a high voltage system, is normal when starting a turbine engine, a turbine control device for controlling the turbine generator assists with starting the turbine engine by driving a power generation inverter by using the power of the first battery, and if the first battery is abnormal, the turbine control device electrically disconnects the first battery and drive inverter and assists with starting the turbine engine by driving the power generation inverter by using power from a second battery, which is a power source of a low voltage system. The amount of power consumption when assisting with starting the turbine engine by using the power of the second battery is made smaller than the amount of power consumption when assisting with starting the turbine engine by using the power of the first battery.
B60W 10/06 - Commande conjuguée de sous-ensembles de véhicule, de fonction ou de type différents comprenant la commande des ensembles de propulsion comprenant la commande des moteurs à combustion
F01D 21/00 - Arrêt des "machines" ou machines motrices, p. ex. dispositifs d'urgenceDispositifs de régulation, de commande ou de sécurité non prévus ailleurs
88.
BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, START CONTROL METHOD FOR POWER SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE
This battery management system comprises a battery control unit that is operated using, as a power source, a first battery of a low-voltage system and controls the state of a second battery of a high-voltage system, and further comprises: a DC-DC converter that steps down the voltage of power supplied from the second battery; and a switch that generates a prescribed electrical signal indicating a state in which power cannot be supplied from the first battery to the battery control unit by switching to a connection state. When the prescribed electrical signal is generated, the power of the second battery stepped down by the DC-DC converter is supplied to the battery control unit, and the battery control unit is operated.
This vehicle body structure includes a cowl top panel provided with a duct connection port, and a cowl top cover provided with an outside air introduction port. The vehicle body structure includes a first flow path component accommodated in a cowl space between the cowl top panel and the cowl top cover, and a second flow path component accommodated in the cowl space. The first flow path component includes a first plate extending downward from the cowl top cover and facing the outside air introduction port. The second flow path component includes a second plate facing a gap between the first plate and the cowl top cover. The second plate includes a notch that guides air from a first surface on the outside air introduction port side to a second surface on the duct connection port side.
An occupant protection device includes an airbag, an airbag opening, an airbag door, and an airbag module. The airbag opening is provided in an instrument panel. The airbag passes through the airbag opening when the airbag is inflated and deployed. The airbag door closes the airbag opening and is torn open when the airbag is inflated and deployed. The airbag opening has a first side, a second side, and a third side. The first side and the third side are continuous at a first corner. The second side and the third side are continuous at a second corner. A first rib portion, a second rib portion, and a third rib portion are provided at an edge of each side of the instrument panel. The first rib portion and the third rib portion of the instrument panel are discontinuous. The second rib portion and the third rib portion are discontinuous.
B60R 21/2165 - Dispositions pour ranger les éléments gonflables non utilisés ou à l'état dégonfléAgencement ou montage des composants ou modules des coussins gonflables caractérisés par le couvercle de l'élément gonflable caractérisés par une ligne de rupture pour définir une ouverture de déploiement
B60R 21/00 - Dispositions ou équipements sur les véhicules pour protéger les occupants ou les piétons ou pour leur éviter des blessures en cas d'accidents ou d'autres incidents dus à la circulation
B60R 21/206 - Dispositions pour ranger les éléments gonflables non utilisés ou à l'état dégonfléAgencement ou montage des composants ou modules des coussins gonflables dans le tableau de bord dans la partie inférieure des tableaux de bord, p. ex. pour protéger les genoux
An engine system includes: an engine including a piston, cylinder, intake valve, and exhaust valve; an intake manifold introducing intake air into the engine; an intake pressure sensor detecting intake pressure; and a control device including a processor(s) and a memory(ies). A first threshold, based on the intake pressure at a first timing during rapid warm-up in the engine's initial state, is prepared. The first timing is within one cycle of the engine, after an intake valve opening timing, and before the piston reaches a bottom dead center. The processor(s) execute a process including: obtaining intake pressure at the first timing during warm-up in the engine's current state; determining whether the intake pressure is less than the first threshold; and when the intake pressure is less than the first threshold, advancing a fuel injection timing according to a pressure difference between the first threshold and the intake pressure.
F02D 41/06 - Dispositions de circuits pour produire des signaux de commande introduisant des corrections pour des conditions particulières de fonctionnement pour le démarrage ou le réchauffage du moteur
F02D 41/40 - Commande de l'injection de combustible du type à haute pression avec des moyens pour commander la synchronisation ou la durée de l'injection
An information presentation device is configured to be provided in a vehicle including a steering device that steers a wheel and has a variable steering gear ratio. The information presentation device includes: an amount-of-steering-operation detector configured to detect an amount of a steering operation by a driver; a steering gear ratio detector 10 configured to detect the steering gear ratio; a vibration waveform generator configured to generate a vibration waveform; a vibrator configured to cause vibration of one or both of the air around an occupant and a member in contact with the occupant, using the vibration waveform; and a gain adjuster configured to increase an output gain of the vibration waveform in accordance with an increase in an absolute value of a differential value of a value obtained by multiplying the amount of the steering operation by a reciprocal of the steering gear ratio.
A driving assistance device according to the present invention comprises: a display unit that is provided to a windshield of a vehicle; a driving environment acquisition unit that acquires driving environment information regarding ahead of the vehicle; a determination unit that, if an intersection is detected by the driving environment acquisition unit, determines a requirement as to whether a constant-bearing decreasing-range situation will occur; and a display control unit that, if the requirement for a constant-bearing decreasing-range situation to occur is satisfied in the determination unit, causes virtual object images to display at predetermined intervals on regions of the display unit that correspond to an intersecting path connected to the intersection. In line with the enlargement of the intersecting path acquired by the driving environment acquisition unit as the vehicle approaches the intersection, the display control unit enlarges the virtual object images in a similar fashion.
12 - Véhicules; appareils de locomotion par terre, par air ou par eau; parties de véhicules
Produits et services
(1) Automobiles and their parts and fittings; electric cars and their parts and fittings; power transmissions and gearing being machine elements for land vehicles; transmissions for land vehicles; non-electric prime movers for land vehicles, not including their parts; engines for land vehicles; driving motors for land vehicles.
12 - Véhicules; appareils de locomotion par terre, par air ou par eau; parties de véhicules
Produits et services
(1) Automobiles and their parts and fittings; electric cars and their parts and fittings; power transmissions and gearing being machine elements for land vehicles; transmissions for land vehicles; non-electric prime movers for land vehicles, not including their parts; engines for land vehicles; driving motors for land vehicles.
12 - Véhicules; appareils de locomotion par terre, par air ou par eau; parties de véhicules
Produits et services
Automobiles and their parts and fittings; electric cars and their parts and fittings; power transmissions and gearing being machine elements for land vehicles; transmissions for land vehicles; non-electric prime movers for land vehicles, not including their parts; engines for land vehicles; driving motors for land vehicles.
12 - Véhicules; appareils de locomotion par terre, par air ou par eau; parties de véhicules
Produits et services
Automobiles and their parts and fittings; electric cars and their parts and fittings; power transmissions and gearing being machine elements for land vehicles; transmissions for land vehicles; non-electric prime movers for land vehicles, not including their parts; engines for land vehicles; driving motors for land vehicles.
99.
ONTOLOGY UPDATE APPARATUS, VEHICLE, AND ONTOLOGY UPDATE METHOD
An ontology update apparatus according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a controller configured to update an ontology. The controller is configured to perform the following two:
(1) determining a similarity level between a surrounding situation of a vehicle and a risk situation described in the ontology, and determining that the surrounding situation is not described in the ontology when the controller determines that the similarity level is low; and
(2) determining whether a risk event is present around the vehicle, based on data that is obtained from a device mounted on the vehicle at a time when the surrounding situation is acquired, and, when the controller determines that a risk event is present around the vehicle, updating the ontology by adding the surrounding situation and the risk event in association with each other to the ontology.
A battery temperature control system to be applied to a vehicle includes a battery, an auxiliary device, and a processor. The auxiliary device includes an air-conditioner. The processor is configured to determine whether the vehicle is in a non-travelable state or a travel unnecessary state. The processor is configured to, upon detecting that the vehicle is in the non-travelable state or the travel unnecessary state, calculate first energy necessary to drive the auxiliary device, and adjust a temperature of the battery to a first battery temperature appropriate for the battery to output the first energy.
B60L 58/24 - Procédés ou agencements de circuits pour surveiller ou commander des batteries ou des piles à combustible, spécialement adaptés pour des véhicules électriques pour la surveillance et la commande des batteries pour la commande de la température des batteries
B60L 58/12 - Procédés ou agencements de circuits pour surveiller ou commander des batteries ou des piles à combustible, spécialement adaptés pour des véhicules électriques pour la surveillance et la commande des batteries en fonction de l'état de charge [SoC]
