Abstract: A driver assistance apparatus includes an environment information acquisition unit and an overtaking control processor. The environment information acquisition unit acquires a traveling environment information of an own vehicle. The overtaking control processor executes overtaking control based on relative vehicle speeds and positional relations of the own vehicle with a preceding vehicle and an adjacent-lane vehicle that are detected based on the traveling environment information. The overtaking control processor includes an overtaking schedule generator and an overtaking control execution unit. The overtaking control processor generates, in advance before the overtaking control, an overtaking schedule regarding first automatic lane change control adapted to move the own vehicle to an adjacent lane and second automatic lane change control adapted to cause the own vehicle to overtake the preceding vehicle and return to an original lane.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: first plates; second plates disposed at intervals with each between a pair of the first plates adjacent to each to alternately form first flow paths and second flow paths; and a heat exchange promoting member in the first flow paths. At least one of the first plates and each second plate includes a plurality of protruding portions each of which is formed in a V shape in a plan view such that the protruding portion recesses in a corresponding one of the first flow paths and projects in a corresponding one of the second flow paths. Each protruding portion has a tip end portion and an opening portion arranged in a flow direction in the second flow path, and one of a pair of free end portions is positioned on a first inflow port side and the other is positioned on a first outflow port side.

Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a detector and a processor. The detector is configured to detect a first stop line on the basis of map data stored in a road map database, and detect a second stop line on the basis of traveling environment data acquired by a camera unit. In a case where the detector detects the first stop line, the processor is configured to control a vehicle to decelerate at a first deceleration rate calculated on the basis of a distance from the vehicle to the first stop line. In a case where the detector detects the second stop line after detecting the first stop line, the processor is configured to control the vehicle to decelerate at a second deceleration rate calculated on the basis of a distance from the vehicle to the second stop line and stop at the second stop line.

Abstract: A semiconductor substrate includes a support substrate, a mask pattern located above the support substrate and including a mask portion, a seed portion locally located in a layer above the support substrate in a plan view, and a semiconductor part including a GaN-based semiconductor and located above the mask pattern to be in contact with the seed portion and the mask portion.

Abstract: Provided is a communication apparatus for making connection to a communication network, including: an optical network unit; and an external power supply input/output terminal, the communication apparatus being configured such that electrical power is fed to the optical network unit from an external terminal that is connected to the external power supply input/output terminal and functions as an auxiliary power supply.

Abstract: A control unit having a detection device that includes: a multi-turn detection unit capable of continuing detection of a rotation position of multiple rotations of a steering shaft driven by a motor without power supply from outside; a position detector detecting the rotation position in one rotation of the rotor; a count calculator calculating multiple rotation position information related to the rotation position of multiple rotations based on a detection value of the multi-turn detection unit; and an angle calculator calculating a motor rotation angle related to the rotation position in one rotation based on a detection value of the position detector. The multi-turn detection unit is disposed at a position different from the motor, thereby detection of the rotation position of multiple rotations is continuable even when a supply of electric power from outside is interrupted.

Abstract: A semiconductor substrate includes a heterogeneous substrate, a mask layer having an opening portion and a mask portion, a seed portion overlapping the opening portion, and a semiconductor layer including a GaN-based semiconductor and disposed on the seed portion and the mask portion. An upper surface of an effective portion of the semiconductor layer includes at least one low-level defective region with a size of 10 ?m in a first direction along a width direction of the opening portion and 10 ?m in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and a line defect is not measured by a CL method in the low-level defective region.

Abstract: A travel control apparatus for a vehicle includes a surrounding environment recognition device, a collision time calculator, a collision object estimator, an after-collision travel range estimator, a collision detector, and a travel control unit. The surrounding environment recognition device includes a recognizer, a collision object recognizer that recognizes an object that has a possibility to come into collision with the vehicle, and a safety degree region setter that sets safety degree regions. The collision object estimator estimates a travel route of the object and a collision position on the vehicle. The after-collision travel range estimator estimates a travel range of the vehicle after the collision based on the estimated collision position. When the collision between the vehicle and the object is detected, the travel control unit performs travel control depending on a safety degree in one of the safety degree regions in front of the travel range after the collision.

Abstract: A travel control apparatus for a vehicle includes a surrounding environment recognition device, a collision time calculator, a collision object estimator, and an after-collision travel range estimator. The surrounding environment recognition device includes a recognizer configured to recognize a surrounding environment of the vehicle, and a collision object recognizer configured to recognize an object that has a possibility to come into collision with the vehicle in the recognized surrounding environment. The collision time calculator is configured to calculate a predicted time to the collision between the vehicle and the object. The collision object estimator is configured to, based on the predicted time to the collision, estimate a travel route of the object and a collision position on the vehicle where the object collides with the vehicle. The after-collision travel range estimator is configured to estimate a travel range of the vehicle after the collision based on the estimated collision position.

Abstract: A drive assist apparatus for a vehicle includes one or more processors configured to: obtain a risk degree calculated for an oncoming moving body moving with a velocity component in a direction opposite to a traveling direction of the vehicle in the oncoming moving body on an oncoming lane adjoining a traveling lane of the vehicle, based on a light emission pattern of a light source unit provided in the oncoming moving body; perform, upon determining that the vehicle is highly likely to come into collision with an obstacle, emergency collision avoidance control for avoiding the collision; and recognize the oncoming moving body as the obstacle according to the risk degree and perform, prior to the emergency collision avoidance control, preliminary collision avoidance control for the oncoming moving body.

Abstract: A vehicle driving assist device includes a processor that functions as a receiver, an emergency collision avoidance controller, and a preliminary collision avoidance controller. The receiver receives, in relation to an oncoming moving body moving in an oncoming lane adjacent to a traveling lane of a vehicle and having a velocity component in a direction opposite to a traveling direction of the vehicle, a risk degree calculated based on a history of a distance from a lane marker defining the oncoming lane to the oncoming moving body, by communication with a device outside the vehicle. Upon determination that the vehicle is highly likely to collide with an obstacle, the emergency collision avoidance controller performs emergency collision avoidance control. The preliminary collision avoidance controller recognizes the oncoming moving body as the obstacle in accordance with the risk degree, and performs preliminary control prior to the emergency collision avoidance control.

Abstract: A vehicle driving assist device includes a traveling environment recognizer, an obstacle recognizer, an emergency collision, an oncoming moving body recognizer, a lateral position calculator, a risk degree calculator, and a preliminary collision avoidance controller. The obstacle recognizer recognizes, based on information recognized by a traveling environment recognizer, an obstacle on a vehicle's traveling path. An emergency collision avoidance controller performs emergency collision avoidance control for avoiding a collision with the obstacle. An oncoming moving body recognizer recognizes, an oncoming moving body in an oncoming lane. A lateral position calculator calculates a distance from a lane marker defining the oncoming lane to a reference position of the oncoming moving body. A risk degree calculator calculates a risk degree for the oncoming moving body.

Abstract: A vehicle driving assist device comprises a risk determination region setting unit configured to set a risk determination region for calculating a risk degree that decreases as a distance outward from a center of the oncoming moving body in a width direction of the oncoming moving body increases. The risk determination region setting unit is further configured to set the risk determination region such that the risk degree is zero at a distance in a vehicle width direction between the vehicle and the oncoming moving body matching an average distance. The average distance is calculated based on distances in the vehicle width direction between the vehicle and oncoming moving bodies acquired every time the vehicle passes by the oncoming moving bodies.

Abstract: A vehicle driving assist device includes an oncoming moving body recognizer configured to recognize an oncoming moving body; a lateral position distribution characteristics acquisition unit configured to acquire distribution characteristics of a lateral position of the oncoming moving body; a risk determination region setting unit configured to set, based on the distribution characteristics, a risk determination region for calculating a risk degree; a risk degree calculator configured to calculate the risk degree for the oncoming moving body; and a preliminary collision avoidance controller configured to recognize the oncoming moving body as the obstacle in accordance with the risk degree, and perform preliminary collision avoidance control in response to the oncoming moving body prior to the emergency collision avoidance control.

Abstract: A vehicle driving assist device comprises: an oncoming moving body recognizer configured to recognize an oncoming moving body; a risk determination region setting unit configured to set a risk determination region for calculating a risk degree that decreases as a distance outward from a center of the oncoming moving body in a width direction of the oncoming moving body increases; a risk degree calculator configured to calculate the risk degree for the oncoming moving body in accordance with an overlap state between the target traveling path of the vehicle and the risk determination region; and a preliminary collision avoidance controller configured to recognize the oncoming moving body as the obstacle in accordance with the risk degree, and perform preliminary collision avoidance control in response to the oncoming moving body recognized as the obstacle prior to the emergency collision avoidance control.

Abstract: A control apparatus that controls power consumption in a service providing system configured to provide a service using servers provided, respectively, in a plurality of bases placed in a geographically dispersed manner, the apparatus including: a target power setting unit configured to set target power values of the respective bases based on requests for increases/decreases in power consumption in the bases equipped with the servers; and a load balance setting unit configured to perform load transfer among a plurality of servers based on the target power values.

Abstract: Provided is a communication system including a communication building side communication device in a communication building and a user's home side communication device in a user's home that are connected via an optical fiber and a metal cable. When a power fed to the user's home side communication device from a commercial power supply stops, the communication building side communication device feeds the power to the user's home side communication device via the metal cable to operate the user's home side communication device, and the user's home side communication device communicates with the communication building side communication device via the optical fiber.

Abstract: Provided is a power management apparatus for determining an order of priority with respect to power supply to a consuming device at a target location in a power system that includes a plurality of locations between which power can be interchanged, the target location including at least the consuming device, a power generation unit that generates power from natural energy, a power storage unit, and a commercial power source. The power management apparatus includes a determination unit for determining an order of priority among a plurality of controlled objects including at least power supply from the power generation unit, power supply from the power storage unit, power supply from the commercial power source, and power consumption reduction by transferring a load from the consuming device, and a priority setting unit for setting the order of priority that has been determined by the determination unit for the target location.

Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a detector and a processor. The detector is configured to detect a first stop line on the basis of map data stored in a road map database, and detect a second stop line on the basis of traveling environment data acquired by a camera unit. In a case where the detector detects the first stop line, the processor is configured to control a vehicle to decelerate at a first deceleration rate calculated on the basis of a distance from the vehicle to the first stop line. In a case where the detector detects the second stop line after detecting the first stop line, the processor is configured to control the vehicle to decelerate at a second deceleration rate calculated on the basis of a distance from the vehicle to the second stop line and stop at the second stop line.

Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a vehicle estimator and a stop position setter. The vehicle estimator is configured to make determination on whether an entering vehicle entering an oncoming lane from an intersecting road is present, and estimate an overall length of the entering vehicle upon determining that the entering vehicle is present. The intersecting road intersects a traveling road where a vehicle to which the vehicle control system is applied is traveling. The stop position setter is configured to set a stop position of the vehicle based on the determination made by the vehicle estimator as to whether the entering vehicle is present and the estimated overall length of the entering vehicle.