Abstract: A measurement device includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire positional information of a measurement object stored in a storage unit, a second acquisition unit configured to acquire point group information of points indicating a surrounding feature acquired by an external sensor, and an output unit configured to output reliability of the positional information indicating a predetermined position of the measurement object existing in a predetermined range based on the point group information existing in the predetermined range.

Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic elastomer composition and the like which can have improved vibration-damping properties while retaining properties inherent in a polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer. The thermoplastic elastomer composition contains a polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer (A) and a hydrogenated aromatic vinyl compound-based elastomer (B) having a glass transition temperature Tg of ?10 to 40° C., wherein the hydrogenated aromatic vinyl compound-based elastomer (B) is a hydrogenate of a block copolymer containing a polymer block (a) having a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound and a polymer block (b) having a structural unit derived from a conjugated diene compound, and the ratio by mass of the polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer (A) to the hydrogenated aromatic vinyl compound-based elastomer (B), (A/B) is 99/1 to 1/99.

Abstract: This system for detecting the surrounding conditions of a moving body forcibly changes the state of at least one of a plurality of lighting devices (change from an unlit state to a lighting state or a blinking state, change in the emission color, or change in the luminance) installed inside the moving body, if an object to which attention must be paid during traveling of the moving body is detected in the surroundings of the moving body.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: flat tubes; a plate attached to the flat tubes; a medium tank configured to form a medium flow path by covering openings of flat tubes; and a reinforcing member to reinforce the openings. The reinforcing member includes a pair of leg portions and a connection portion that connects the leg portions. An insertion amount of the leg portions into the opening is larger than a sum of a gap between the connection portion and an inner surface and a length from the opening to a position corresponding to a brazed portion between the flat tube and the plate, or when a protruding portion protruding in a direction opposite an insertion direction is provided in the connection portion, larger than a sum of a gap between the protruding portion and the inner surface and a length from the opening to the position corresponding to the brazed portion.

Abstract: A laminated coil component 1 includes an element body 2, a coil 8 disposed in the element body 2, and a first external electrode 4 and a second external electrode 5, and at least a part of the coil 8 is disposed in a first region A1 and a second region A2 when seen in a facing direction of the pair of side surfaces 2e and 2f, and the coil 8 is not disposed in a third region A3 and a fourth region A4 when seen in the facing direction of the pair of side surfaces 2e and 2f.

Abstract: The present invention provides a means for accurately discriminating whether an onion is an onion with no pungent taste and/or tear-inducing property. The present invention relates to a method of discriminating traits of an onion, comprising a first determination step of determining presence of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 corresponding to alliinase gene 1 in a nucleic acid derived from the onion, and a second determination step of determining presence of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 corresponding to alliinase gene 2, wherein the onion is discriminated to be an onion with no pungent taste and/or tear-inducing property if the presence of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 is not determined in the first determination step and the presence of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 is determined in the second determination step.

Abstract: A control unit 15 of an in-vehicle device 1 configured to acquire, from landmark data LD that is map data including position information of one or more features, plural pieces of position information of a feature which is drawn on a road surface and which exists at or around a vehicle. Then, the control unit 15 is configured to calculate a normal vector of an approximate plane calculated based on the acquired plural pieces of the position information. Then, the control unit 15 is configured to calculate at least one of a pitch angle or a roll angle of the vehicle based on the orientation of the vehicle and the normal vector.

Abstract: The control unit 15 of the in-vehicle device 1 is configured to extract, from voxel data VD that is position information of an object for each of unit areas (voxels) into which a space is divided, the voxel data VD of plural voxels located at or around an own vehicle. Then, the control unit 15 is configured to calculate a normal vector of an approximate plane calculated based on the extracted voxel data VD of the plural voxels. Then, the control unit 15 is configured to calculate at least one of a pitch angle of the own vehicle or a roll angle of the own vehicle based on an orientation of the own vehicle and the normal vector.

Abstract: The control unit 15 of the in-vehicle device 1 is configured to acquire point cloud data outputted by the lidar 2. Then, the control unit 15 is configured to associate, through matching between the acquired point cloud data and voxel data that is position information of an object for each of unit areas (voxels) into which a space is divided, measurement points constituting the point cloud data with voxels, respectively. The control unit 15 performs the position estimation of a moving body equipped with the lidar 2 based on the measurement points associated with any of the voxels which have corresponding voxel data VD and the position information of the object for the associated voxels. The control unit 15 calculates a reliability index of a position acquired by the position estimation based on a DAR that is a ratio of the number of the measurement points associated with any of the voxels to the number of the measurement points constituting the point cloud data.

Abstract: A lever operation device includes an operation lever which rotates integrally with a steering wheel of a vehicle and receives operations at least in upward and downward directions and around which a predetermined region is set so as to prevent the operation lever from contacting with a leg of a user seated in a driver's seat when the steering wheel is rotated to a maximum steering angle, and an operation portion that is arranged on the operation lever so as not to be located out of the region and includes plural operating positions each assigned an executable function.

Abstract: The above measurement device acquires output data from a sensor unit for detecting surrounding feature, and extracts, from the output data, data corresponding to detection result in a predetermined range in a predetermined positional relation with an own position. The predetermined range is determined in accordance with accuracy of the own position. Then, the measurement device executes predetermined processing based on the extracted data.

Abstract: The measurement device acquires positional information of a measurement object stored in a storage unit, and acquires point group information of points indicating a surrounding feature acquired by an external sensor. Then, the measurement device calculates the positional information indicating a predetermined position of the measurement object existing in a predetermined range based on the point group information existing in the predetermined range, and outputs its reliability.

Abstract: An onboard device 1 acquires, from map DB 10 including voxel data, reliability information included in the voxel data corresponding to voxels around the route when determining that the accuracy of an estimated position has decreased. Then, on the basis of the acquired reliability information, the onboard device 1 sets a voxel suitable for estimating the own vehicle position as a reference voxel Btag. Then, the onboard device 1 output, to an electronic control device of the vehicle, control information for correcting the target track of the vehicle so as for the vehicle to pass the position suitable for measuring the reference voxel Btag.

Abstract: A light-emitting device comprises a casing including an upper surface portion having one or more first through holes, and a front surface portion having an opening; a transparent member that closes off the one or more first through holes; one or more light-emitting elements that face the one or more first through holes, respectively, within the casing; and a lid member provided so as to close off the opening, wherein the casing is integrally formed using one material.

Abstract: A block copolymer including a polymer block (A) containing more than 70 mol % of a unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound, and a polymer block (B) containing 30 mol % or more of a unit derived from a conjugated diene compound is provided. The block copolymer satisfies the conditions: (1): a content of the polymer block (A) in the block copolymer is 1 to 70% by mass; (2): a maximum width of a series of temperature regions where tan ? measured in accordance with JIS K7244-10 (2005), under conditions including a strain amount of 0.1%, a frequency of 1 a measurement temperature of ?70 to 100° C., and a temperature rise rate of 3° C./min, is 1.0 or more is less than 16° C.; (3): a temperature at a peak position of tan ? in the condition (2) is 0° C. to +50° C.; and (4): a mobility parameter M indicating a mobility of the polymer block (B) is 0.01 to 0.25 sec.

Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus includes: a body having an inner space and an opening, the body incorporating at least one semiconductor laser element the body being made of a metal; and a sealing glass member joined to the body, to hermetically seal the inner space. The sealing glass member has a surface adjacent to the body, the surface of the sealing glass member being provided with a base joint layer in a joint region where the sealing glass member and the body are joined together, the base joint layer being made of a metal having a thermal expansion coefficient that falls between a thermal expansion coefficient of the sealing glass member and a thermal expansion coefficient of the metal constituting the body. The sealing glass member is joined to the body with the base joint layer and a solder-containing joint layer interposed between the sealing glass member and the body.

Abstract: This system for detecting the surrounding conditions of a moving body forcibly changes the state of at least one of a plurality of lighting devices (change from an unlit sate to a lighting state or a blinking state, change in the emission color, or change in the luminance) installed inside the moving body, if an object to which attention must be paid during traveling of the moving body is detected in the surroundings of the moving body.

Abstract: The distance estimation device acquires distances from a movable body at a first time and a second time to two ground objects, respectively, and acquires a distance between the two ground objects. Then, the distance estimation device calculates a moving distance of the movable body from the first time to the second time based on the acquired results. Thus, the distance estimation device calculates the moving distance of the movable body by using arbitrary ground objects measurable from the movable body.

Abstract: An autonomous driving control unit 18 of an onboard device 1 acquires the positional accuracies in the travelling direction and the lateral direction of the vehicle, respectively. With reference to map DB 10, the autonomous driving control unit 18 acquires normal line information indicative of the orientation of each feature. The autonomous driving control unit 18 outputs, to an electronic control device of the vehicle, control information for controlling the vehicle to increase the detection accuracy of a target feature which faces a direction, either the travelling direction or the lateral direction of the vehicle, whichever positional accuracy is lower.

Abstract: A resin composition or the like may exhibit high vibration damping properties even at a relatively high temperature, have good moldability, and have excellent impact resistance. The resin composition contains a thermoplastic resin (A), a thermoplastic resin (B), and a polar resin (C), wherein the resin composition satisfies (1) to (3): (1) the thermoplastic resin (B) has at least one of a reactive functional group and a monomer unit containing a hetero atom; (2) the thermoplastic resin (A) and the thermoplastic resin (B) are different types of resins; (3) with respect to the total mass of the resin composition, the content of the thermoplastic resin (A) is 1 to 30% by mass, the content of the thermoplastic resin (B) is 1 to 30% by mass, and the content of the polar resin (C) is 40 to 98% by mass.