Abstract: A motor unit disclosed herein may comprise: a rotor supported rotatably; a stator core facing the rotor in a radial direction; a stator coil disposed on the stator core; and a first busbar having a plate shape and including a base end connected to the stator coil and a distal end including a connection terminal. The first busbar may include a linear section extending along a straight line. The linear section of the first busbar may include a reinforced section where a thickness direction of the first busbar varies along a width direction of the first busbar.

Abstract: A cushion body includes a seat pad having a concave ventilation flow path extending along a pad rear surface of the seat pad, and a planar flow path lid covering the pad rear surface of the seat pad so as to cover the concave ventilation flow path. The seat pad has an expanded flow path in which a flow path width of the ventilation flow path is partially expanded, and the planar flow path lid includes a contact portion in contact with the pad rear surface, and a lid curved to cover the concave ventilation flow path including the expanded flow path at a position retracted to a seat rear side with respect to the contact portion.

Abstract: A heating device for induction-heating a rotor core of an electric motor includes an induction heating coil disposed in a central hole of the rotor core, an alternating current power supply for supplying an alternating current to the induction heating coil, and a first magnetic flux shielding plate disposed on a first end face of the rotor core and having a first opposing surface opposed to the first end face of the rotor core. The first opposing surface of the first magnetic flux shielding plate has a first inner region and a first outer region located radially outward of the first inner region. The first inner region protrudes more toward the first end face than the first outer region. Clearance is formed between the first outer region and the first end face of the rotor core when the first inner region abuts the first end face of the rotor core.

Abstract: The focus-of-expansion locating device includes a loaded state determination unit and a focus-of-expansion locating unit. The loaded state determination unit determines whether the loaded state of the vehicle has changed based on the detection result from the in-vehicle sensor that detects the loaded state of the vehicle. The focus-of-expansion locating unit locates a focus of expansion on the captured image based on the captured image of the camera of the vehicle. The focus-of-expansion locating unit re-locates the focus of expansion when the loaded state has changed.

Abstract: A motor includes a rotor, a stator including a stator core and a coil, a housing, and a first annular member that provides sealing between a first end surface of the stator core in a direction of an axis of the stator core and an inner wall surface of the housing. The first annular member has first holes configured to be passed through by a refrigerant injected toward a first coil end of the coil, the first coil end protruding from the first end surface. The first annular member includes a first section in which at least two of the first holes are arranged in a circumferential direction of the first annular member at a first interval, and a second section in which at least two of the first holes are arranged in the circumferential direction at a second interval that is larger than the first interval.

Abstract: An all-solid-state battery including a cell laminate including two or more unit cells, and a resin layer covering a side surface of the cell laminate, wherein each unit cell includes a positive electrode current collector layer, a positive electrode active material layer, a solid electrolyte layer, a negative electrode active material layer, and a negative electrode current collector layer laminated in this order, at least one of the positive electrode current collector layer, positive electrode active material layer, solid electrolyte layer, negative electrode active material layer, and negative electrode current collector layer includes extending parts which extend more outwardly from the side surface of the cell laminate than the other layers, and gaps are formed between the extending parts, and the ratio of the compressive modulus of the resin layer to the compressive modulus of the cell laminate is 0.4 or less.

Abstract: A onboard power device includes a power storage device, a bidirectional charging circuit connected to the power storage device via a first power line and connected to a second power line, an AC inlet configured to be connectable to an external power source and connected to a third power line, an AC outlet installed in a cabin and connected to a fourth power line, a switching relay configured to selectively connect the second power line to the third power line or the second power line to the fourth power line, and a voltage sensor including an input terminal connected to the third power line and an output terminal connected to a controller. The input terminal is electrically isolated from the portion between the switching relay and the power storage device.

Abstract: A sulfide solid electrolyte material contains element M1, element M2, element M3 and element S. Element M1 is at least one type selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, Mg Ca and Zn, and contains at least one of Li and Na. Element M2 is at least one type selected from the group consisting of P, Sb, Si, Ge, Sn, B, Al, Ga, In, Ti, Zr and V, and contains at least P.

Abstract: A vehicle steering control device includes a control device. The control device is configured to control a steering reaction force to be applied to a steering operation performed by a driver of a driver's vehicle, acquire information on a curved road ahead of the driver's vehicle in a traveling direction, set a guide steering operation amount based on the information on the curved road, predict a time at which the driver starts an actual steering operation for driving the driver's vehicle along the curved road as a steering operation start time, and set, based on a difference between the guide steering operation amount and an actual amount of the steering operation, the steering reaction force at a time earlier by a predetermined period than the steering operation start time.

Abstract: A server includes a communication unit configured to acquire information on a power supply and demand balancing request, and one or more processors configured to control power control in a reservation slot in which a reservation is made for the power control by a user of an electrified vehicle. The processors are configured to execute control to check, with the user during a period from a start of the power control in the reservation slot to a time immediately after an end of the power control, whether the power control responding to the power supply and demand balancing request is executable after the reservation slot.

Abstract: The solar charging system is a solar charging system mounted on a vehicle. The solar charging system includes a power generation module, an auxiliary battery, a high-voltage battery, and a control unit that controls power transfer. When power transfer from the auxiliary battery to the high-voltage battery is requested, the control unit performs the power transfer from the auxiliary battery to the high-voltage battery based on a power storage amount of the auxiliary battery, the power generated by the power generation module, and power consumption of an auxiliary load using the auxiliary battery as a power source.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: a processor; and a steering-by-wire-type electric steering device, which is provided at a vehicle, and which is configured to switch between a first state in which a wheel is steered when a steering wheel is subjected to a rotation operation, and a second state in which the wheel is not steered when the steering wheel is subjected to a rotation operation, in which the processor is configured to execute lane change assistance control, which controls the electric steering device so as to move the vehicle to a target lane selected by a rotation operation of the steering wheel, the target lane being a different lane from a travel lane in which the vehicle is traveling, when the electric steering device of the vehicle is in the second state and the steering wheel has been subjected to a rotation operation.

Abstract: A vehicle travel control device comprising a surrounding information acquisition device that acquires information on targets around an own vehicle, and an electronic control unit configured to execute interruption acceptance control by acceleration/deceleration of the own vehicle so that an adjacent vehicle can interrupt in when it is determined that the adjacent vehicle is attempting to interrupt in front of the own vehicle by flashing blinkers based on the information on targets acquired by the surrounding information acquisition device, and the electronic control unit is configured to terminate the interruption acceptance control when it is determined that the adjacent vehicle is not executing the interruption and the adjacent vehicle has stopped blinking its blinkers in a situation where the interruption acceptance control is being executed.

Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a display and a controller. The display displays a map image. The controller controls the display. The controller controls the display to, when a placement position of at least one power facility is displayed on the map image, display power-rate-related information and the placement position of the at least one power facility on the map image. The at least one power facility supplies electric power to an object having a power storage device mounted thereon, to charge the power storage device. The power-rate-related information is information related to a power rate unit price for charging.

Abstract: A control device for a vehicle is configured to control a vehicle including an electric motor driven by electric power from a battery and an air conditioning device operated by the electric power from the battery. The control device includes a processor. The processor is configured, when the vehicle is not traveling, to execute a calculation process of calculating a predicted electricity consumption rate of the vehicle in future travel. In the calculation process, the processor is configured to correct a basic value of the predicted electricity consumption rate based on past air conditioning operation information of at least one of the vehicle and one or more other vehicles.

Abstract: A control device includes a processor and a storage device, which stores a learned model learned through machine learning. The processor is configured to perform vibration suppression control for suppressing vibration caused by torsional resonance of a drive shaft when the electric vehicle is traveling on an uneven road. The learned model is a model that predicts a vertical load of the drive shaft after a specified time. In the vibration suppression control, the processor uses a prediction result obtained by the learned model to determine whether to perform speed-increasing correction or speed-decreasing correction and switches between the speed-increasing correction and the speed-decreasing correction to increase the rotation speed of the motor when the drive wheel is slipping on a road and decrease the rotation speed of the motor when the drive wheel is gripping the road.

Abstract: A solar charging system mounted on a vehicle includes a power generation module using a solar panel, an auxiliary system including an auxiliary machine battery for storing electric power generated by the power generation module and an auxiliary machine load to which electric power is supplied from the auxiliary machine battery, a high-voltage battery used for driving the vehicle, and a control unit provided between the high-voltage battery and the auxiliary system and controlling power transfer between the high-voltage battery and the auxiliary system. In a case where power transfer from the high-voltage battery to the auxiliary system is requested, when the power generated by the power generation module is not supplied to the auxiliary system, the control unit supplies power of the high-voltage battery to the auxiliary system.

Abstract: A vehicle driving assistance apparatus executes a first control to display a first image by a displaying device and a second control including an autonomous deceleration control to autonomously decelerate the vehicle in response to the traffic information. The first image is an image which displays traffic information on a place where a vehicle will move. The vehicle driving assistance apparatus renders the second control valid or invalid, starts to display the first image at a predetermined valid-state point of time in a situation where the second control is rendered valid, and starts to display the first image at a predetermined invalid-state point of time in a situation where the second control is rendered invalid. The predetermined invalid-state point of time is earlier than the predetermined valid-state point of time.

Abstract: An example operation includes determining an action by a vehicle causing a dangerous situation; setting a driving score, based on a number of occurrences of the action; creating a notification, based on a number of occurrences of the action; responsive to the number of occurrences of the action being above a threshold, sending the notification to the vehicle, wherein the notification includes a modification to the vehicle; and applying the modification to the vehicle to minimize the action, wherein an amount of the modification is related to a change of the threshold.

Abstract: A seat pad having a pad body made of a polyurethane foam molding, a ventilation passage extending along a pad back surface of the pad body, a duct member which is harder than the pad body forming an inner peripheral wall of the ventilation passage, and a back surface member provided along the pad back surface. The duct member and the back surface member are integrally foam-molded with the pad body. The back surface member has an overlapping portion which is not provided on a bottom surface of the ventilation passage but is provided so as to overlap the duct member in the direction perpendicular to the plane in a non-bottom area outside the bottom surface.

Abstract: A notification method for giving a notification to a driver sitting in a driver's seat of a vehicle includes: setting a target level of strength of the notification; when the target level is a first level, giving a visual notification from a visual device of the vehicle without giving a sound notification from a speaker of the vehicle; and when the target level is higher than the first level, giving a strong visual notification from the visual device or the sound notification from the speaker. The strong visual notification is stronger than the visual notification that is given when the target level is the first level.

Abstract: In an insulating protective layer formed on each of two opposite surfaces of a positive electrode connection portion, a yield stress X (N) of a positive electrode plate is set such that “X?0.122 N” is satisfied. “MIN?0.0372 N” is satisfied, where MIN (N) represents a flexural strength of the positive electrode plate including only an inner insulating protective layer formed on a surface of the positive electrode connection portion that is located toward a positive electrode current collector in a stacking direction of an electrode body.

Abstract: A coating apparatus includes: a coating manifold for supplying a coating liquid to a base material; a supply channel for supplying the coating liquid to the coating manifold; and a connection channel connecting the supply channel to the coating manifold. The connection channel includes at least one branch portion, and the at least one branch portion branches into two branch channels that are equal to each other in channel distance.

Abstract: Methods, systems, devices and apparatuses for a trailer detection system. The trailer detection system includes an image sensor configured to detect a trailering load attached to the vehicle, and an electronic control unit (ECU) coupled to the image sensor. The ECU is configured to determine the vehicle is operating in a tow mode, determine a frontal area of the trailering load, determine a category of the trailering load based on the frontal area, and adjust a pedal gain based on the category of the trailering load.

Abstract: The notification device includes an abnormality recognition unit that recognizes an abnormality existing on a road shoulder of an oncoming lane or an oncoming lane based on a detection result of an external sensor provided in the vehicle, an external notification unit that is provided in the vehicle and outputs at least one of sound and light toward the outside of the vehicle, and a notification control unit that performs notification by the external notification unit to an oncoming vehicle traveling on the oncoming lane so as to approach the vehicle in front of the vehicle. The notification control unit determines a notification time according to at least one of an estimated vehicle speed of the oncoming vehicle and a risk degree set in advance according to the type of abnormality.

Abstract: A vehicle cleaning system includes: a vehicle; and a cleaning robot that cleans the vehicle. Further, the vehicle and the cleaning robot mutually perform communication of information necessary for cleaning, and perform cleaning at appropriate timing.

Abstract: When the remaining charge level of the battery decreases to a predetermined first determination value or less, the engine rotational speed increase control unit increases the target lower limit rotational speed of the engine or of the motor to the target lower limit rotational speed so that the operating point of the engine falls within a predetermined engine torque stable region. Then, in a state where the operating point of the engine is within the engine torque stable region, the charge control unit controls the negative torque of the electric motor so that the actual charge level by the electric motor becomes a preset target charge level. The battery can thus be recovered from an insufficient charge level.

Abstract: When the remaining charge amount of the battery decreases to a predetermined value or less, the engine torque reduction control unit reduces the torque of the engine such that the operating point of the engine falls within a predetermined engine torque stable region. Then, in a state in which the operating point of the engine is within the engine torque stable region, the torque of the electric motor is controlled by the charging control unit so that the actual charge amount by the electric motor becomes a preset target charge amount. This makes it possible to recover the battery from a state in which the charge amount is insufficient.

Abstract: A control device for a vehicular illumination is configured to make definition of factors of an illumination control operation with a higher priority unnecessary when definition of factors of the illumination control operation with the higher priority is the same as definition of factors of an illumination control operation with a lower priority than the illumination control operation with a higher priority.

Abstract: An information processing system includes: a mounting device, mounted on a moving body, acquiring position information of the moving body; and an information processing device receive and transmit information with the mounting device. Further, the mounting device inputs a captured image of an occupant to a learning model, outputs an estimation result of an emotion of the occupant, and, when determined the emotion of the occupant is a negative, transmits date and time information and the position information of the moving body at a time when the negative emotion is appeared to the information processing device, and the information processing device acquires and stores the date and time information and the position information from the movable body in a storage unit, and identifying a location or date and time when a specific rule occurs.

Abstract: A vehicle control device including a processor that, after a first lane change control has been executed on a vehicle traveling in a cruising lane to move the vehicle to a target lane, is configured to execute a second lane change control on the vehicle to return the vehicle from the target lane to the cruising lane, and a display device that is configured to display a first image expressing information related to a start of the second lane change control prior to the second lane change control being executed on the vehicle traveling in the target lane.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a processor which, when an operation member operable by an occupant of a vehicle has been operated, causes the vehicle to execute lane change assistance control, wherein the processor: executes first lane change assistance control that moves the vehicle from a travel lane, which is a lane in which the vehicle is traveling, to an adjacent lane when a first operation has been executed with respect to the operation member; and executes second lane change assistance control that moves the vehicle from the travel lane to a distant lane, which is a lane on the opposite side of the travel lane across the adjacent lane, when a second operation different from the first operation has been executed with respect to the operation member.

Abstract: A vehicle notification device is applied to an automated driving vehicle. The vehicle notification device includes one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to execute a notification process of notifying a driver of at least eyes-on request out of hands-on request and the eyes-on request every time a notification interval elapses. The one or more processors are also configured to calculate the notification interval based on driving characteristic information of the driver.

Abstract: A vehicle control device installed at a vehicle configured to perform driving assistance, the vehicle control device comprising a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: in cases in which there is a need to change lanes at or before a specific limit point on a route to a destination, acquire traffic information for a travel route from a current position to the limit point; compute an easiness level of lane change by driving assistance in a plurality of segments on the travel route based on the acquired traffic information; extract any segments for which the easiness level computed is a reference level or higher as viable lane change segments; and in cases in which at least one of the viable lane change segments has been extracted, execute a lane change in any one of the at least one viable lane change segments that have been extracted.

Abstract: A vehicle display control device that determines whether or not a lane change is necessary based on at least one of a planned travel route or area conditions and, in a case in which a lane change is necessary, displays information relating to the lane change in a display area in a vicinity of a driver's seat, wherein the vehicle display control device varies the information displayed in the display area between a lane change with an object of passing a vehicle in front and lane changes with objects other than passing

Abstract: A road surface drawing control device for a vehicle that comprises a target information acquisition device that acquires information on targets around the vehicle; a communication device that communicates with a keyless entry terminal device operated by a user of the vehicle; a road surface drawing device that draws a road surface around the vehicle; a road surface drawing ECU that controls the operation of the road surface drawing device, and when the road surface drawing ECU determines that the user of the vehicle is within a reference distance from the vehicle based on the target information acquired by the target information acquisition device or that the keyless entry terminal device has been operated based on the communication between the communication device and the keyless entry terminal device, the road surface drawing device is activated to draw the road surface.

Abstract: The ECM calculates a peak value of an in-cylinder pressure before ignition based on the operating state of the hydrogen engine. When the peak value of the in-cylinder pressure before ignition exceeds a threshold value, the ECM performs an advancement correction of the ignition timing such that the peak value becomes less than or equal to the threshold value.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle control system. The vehicle control system includes an autonomous driving control system that controls autonomous driving of the vehicle, and a safety control system that communicates with the autonomous driving control system and stops the vehicle when the autonomous driving control system fails or when communication is abnormal. The safety control system notifies the autonomous driving control system of the contents of the failure when a failure of a part of the function of the safety control system occurs. The autonomous driving control system sets a traveling route to a destination during the autonomous driving in accordance with the contents of the failure.

Abstract: An information processing device, including: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to: generate a first virtual machine, and a second virtual machine for analyzing the first virtual machine; allocate a portion of a predetermined resource to the generated first virtual machine; and in a case in which the second virtual machine has been generated, secure, in the predetermined resource, an allocation region allocated to the second virtual machine.

Abstract: In a vehicle capable of executing overtake assistance control including a first lane change control to move a vehicle traveling in a cruising lane to a target lane and a second lane change control to return the vehicle from the target lane to the cruising lane, the overtake assistance control is interrupted when an interrupt condition is established while the overtake assistance control is being executed and a display device extinguishes a first image and displays a second image.

Abstract: A thermal management system includes a thermal management circuit through which a thermal medium flows and an electronic control unit. A first water pump is provided upstream of a second water pump in the direction of flow of the thermal medium with a reservoir tank as a start point when the thermal management circuit is in a series connection state in which the reservoir tank, the first water pump, and the second water pump are connected in series with each other. The electronic control unit drives the first water pump earlier than the second water pump on condition that the thermal management circuit is in the series connection state when the thermal medium is injected into the reservoir tank.

Abstract: Provided is a film forming apparatus for forming a metal film capable of replacing an electrolyte membrane at a proper timing along with further degradation in the electrolyte membrane. The film forming apparatus includes a housing for containing a plating solution, the housing having an electrolyte membrane removably attached thereto; a replacement mechanism configured to replace the electrolyte membrane attached to the housing; a detecting device configured to detect a state of the electrolyte membrane or a state of the surface of the substrate after film formation; and a control device configured to control replacement of the electrolyte membrane. The control device determines whether there is degradation in the electrolyte membrane based on a result of detection by the detecting device, and if it is determined that the electrolyte membrane is degraded, causes the replacement mechanism to replace the electrolyte membrane.

Abstract: An infrared heater is disposed on one side of an electrode sheet transferred along a transfer path. A radiation temperature sensor is disposed on the other side of the electrode sheet to measure the temperature of the back surface of the electrode sheet corresponding to the back side of a front surface portion of the electrode sheet that is the closest to the infrared heater. The radiation temperature sensor is configured such that the peak wavelength of infrared light radiated to the surface of the electrode sheet by the infrared heater is not included in the detectable wavelength range of infrared light detected by the radiation temperature sensor.

Abstract: A water electrolysis cell stack includes a plurality of water electrolysis cells stacked on each other. The water electrolysis cell stack is characterized in that the water electrolysis cells are located adjacent to each other, the water electrolysis cell has an anode separator and a cathode separator, each of the anode separator and the cathode separator has, on its front and back, grooves serving as channels, and a resin is located in at least part of clearance between the adjacent water electrolysis cells in a region where the grooves are located.

Abstract: An anode-side separator that is used in a water electrolysis device includes a metal backing made of titanium or stainless steel, an electroconductive oxide film provided on a surface of the metal backing, the electroconductive oxide film containing indium tin oxide, and a noble metal film provided on a surface of the electroconductive oxide film, the noble metal film containing platinum.

Abstract: A water electrolysis device includes: a water electrolysis stack; and a drain pipe. The water electrolysis stack includes a hydrogen electrode side manifold through which hydrogen generated by water electrolysis flows, an oxygen electrode side manifold through which oxygen generated by the water electrolysis flows, and a water supply manifold through which water to be used for the water electrolysis flows. The hydrogen electrode side manifold and the oxygen electrode side manifold pass in a lamination direction. The drain pipe includes a hydrogen electrode side drain pipe that is connected to the hydrogen electrode side manifold, an oxygen electrode side drain pipe that is connected to the oxygen electrode side manifold, and a connection pipe that connects the hydrogen electrode side drain pipe and the oxygen electrode side drain pipe. The connection pipe includes a drain valve that adjusts the flow rate of water that flows through the connection pipe.

Abstract: A communication system includes a relay device and a diagnosis target device. The relay device includes a port configured to connect a diagnostic tool. The diagnosis target device is connected to the relay device via a bus. When the diagnosis target device has received specific data whose source appears to be the diagnostic tool, the diagnosis target device sends an inquiry signal for inquiring of the relay device about a monitoring result for the specific data. The relay device determines in response to the inquiry signal whether the specific data is legitimate data from the diagnostic tool. The relay device sends the monitoring result including a determination result to the diagnosis target device.

Abstract: A control device executes processing including: executing first elimination processing when there is a history of addition of degradation indicator values ?D and also when degradation indicator value ?D is larger than a first threshold value TH1; measuring a characteristic value of a cell; executing second elimination processing; determining reusability when the characteristic value is within an allowable range; determining unreusability when the characteristic value is out of the allowable range; and executing the second elimination processing when degradation indicator value ?D is first threshold value TH1 or less.

Abstract: A vehicle including an ECU configured to execute software update by using software distributed from a server includes a start switch configured to stop a control system of the vehicle when the start switch is turned OFF, and a control device. The control device is configured to request acceptance to execute activation after the start switch is turned OFF. The control device is configured to, when the ECU is a single-bank computer: download the software; and then instruct the ECU to install the downloaded software in the ECU and activate the installed software after a user accepts to execute the activation. The control device is configured to, when the ECU is a dual-bank computer, instruct the ECU to activate the installed software after the user accepts to execute the activation.

Abstract: An exhaust manifold includes first and second plate members fixed to an inlet of a junction pipe at which exhaust gases from exhaust pipes join together. The first and second plate members are combined with each other so as to partition the inlet for each of the exhaust pipes. The first plate member includes a slit into which the second plate member is inserted. A width of the slit is greater than a plate thickness of the second plate member. The first plate member is provided with first and second contact portions. The first and second contact portions respectively protrude from opposite sides of the slit in a width direction of the slit and contact with the second plate member inserted into the slit.