Abstract: A power supply device includes: a first system; a second system; an inter-system switch configured to be able to connect and disconnect between the first system and the second system; a determining unit configured to keep the inter-system switch in an ON state in a normal time, and turn off the inter-system switch and determine which system a ground fault has occurred in, if detecting a ground fault of the first system or the second system; and a suppression circuit configured to suppress an electric discharge of the second power supply and supply electric power for ground fault detection to the second system, and the determining unit determines whether any ground fault has occurred in the second system or not, based on the electric power which is supplied from the suppression circuit to the second system.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid-crystal display module, a holder, an exterior panel, and a fixing part. The liquid-crystal display module includes the liquid-crystal panel and a polarizing plate. The holder holds a back light that is glued to a back surface of the liquid-crystal display module. The exterior panel surrounds a periphery of the liquid-crystal display module. The fixing part fixes the holder and the exterior panel to each other in a part where a straight line and a periphery portion of the holder intersect with each other, the straight line extending in a direction that is different from a light-transmission-axis direction of the polarizing plate.

Abstract: A gas ejection apparatus ejects gas by use of a compressor that compresses the gas, and the gas ejection apparatus includes a detector and a microcomputer. The detector detects a signal relating to an ejection target device. The microcomputer controls the compressor to change a number of times of ejection of the gas in accordance with an amount of time elapsing between a detection of the signal by the detector and a next detection of the signal by the detector.

Abstract: A reproduction device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire sound source information about a sound source; a determination unit configured to determine an output characteristic of the sound source with a virtual speaker arranged in a virtual space, based on a positional relationship between the virtual speaker and a virtual listener arranged in the virtual space; and a reproduction unit configured to reproduce the sound source with a real speaker arranged in a real space, based on the output characteristic determined by the determination unit.

Abstract: An object to reduce a possibility that a detection target appearing in a captured image is not detected. In order to achieve such an object, an image processing device includes: a first detection unit that is configured to detect a predetermined object and a predetermined part of the predetermined object from an acquired captured image; a setting unit that sets a detection range in the captured image based on a detection result of the first detection unit in a case where only the predetermined object out of the predetermined object and the predetermined part has been detected by the first detection unit; and a second detection unit that attempts to detect the predetermined part in the detection range.

Abstract: An onboard power supply device includes: a first system; a second system; a first switch; a second switch; an abnormality detecting unit; and a switch setting unit configured to set a normal state, if occurrence of the power supply fault is not detected, and set a fail-safe state in which the first switch is in an OFF state, if occurrence of the power supply fault is detected, and after the first switch is set to the fail-safe state, with respect to each of the systems, the abnormality detecting unit detects whether any system power supply fault has occurred, and after the first switch is set to the fail-safe state, if occurrence of a system power supply fault is not detected from both of the systems, the switch setting unit sets each of the switches to the normal state.

Abstract: A control system for a hybrid vehicle that reduces delay in engagement of a clutch when shifting an operating mode by manipulating the clutch. A controller is configured to adjust a speed of a first motor to a first standby speed at which the speed difference in a first clutch is reduced when an operating mode will be shifted from a single-motor mode to a first mode, and adjust a speed of the first motor to a second standby speed at which a speed difference in the second clutch is reduced when the operating mode will be shifted from the single-motor mode to a second mode.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display, a loudspeaker and a controller. The controller is configured to: perform, based on one or both of (i) image information of an image that is displayed on the display, and (ii) sound information of sound that is output from the loudspeaker, electric current control processing that controls a sum of an electric current to be supplied to the display and an electric current to be supplied to the loudspeaker.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display and a controller. The controller is configured to receive, from the display, an arithmetic value for electric current consumption of the display; estimate the electric current consumption of the display based on the arithmetic value that was received; and when the estimated electric current consumption of the display is equal to or greater than a predetermined electric current threshold, decrease an electric current to be supplied to the display. The arithmetic value is calculated based on pixel value information.

Abstract: A compressor of an embodiment includes: a piston that is housed in a case and moves back and forth in an axis direction inside the case; a main shaft that i) extends in the axis direction inside the case, and ii) guides the piston to move in the axis direction; and a drive that drives the piston to move along the axis direction. The piston includes: a main shaft bush through which the main shaft passes in the axis direction; and a compression board that has an outer diameter greater than an outer diameter of the main shaft bush, and that is fixed to an end portion of the main shaft bush on a side in the axis direction. Fluid inside the case is compressed, and then is ejected to an outside of the case. The drive is arranged between the compression board and an end portion of the case.

Abstract: A power supply device includes: a first system connected to a first load; a second system connected to a second load; an inter-system switch configured to connect and disconnect the first system and the second system to and from each other; a controller configured to normally supply power of a first power supply to the first system and the second system and, in response to a fault of the first system being detected, turn off the inter-system switch to supply power of a second power supply to the second system; and a backup circuit which includes a discharge regulation unit configured to regulate discharging of the second power supply.

Abstract: An antenna apparatus according to an embodiment includes a linear feed line and a radiating element that protrudes laterally from a first side of the feed line. The radiating element is formed by a conductive pattern, and an opening pattern is located in a portion of the feed line from which the radiating element protrudes. The opening pattern extends into a portion of the radiating element.

Abstract: A drive assist device installed in a tractor vehicle having a connection portion to be connected to a vehicle to be towed, includes: an image acquisition unit which acquires an image taken from a camera that shoots a scene in a shooting range including the connection portion; a position detection unit which detects a position of a counterpart connection portion, to be connected to the connection portion, of the vehicle to be towed; a predicted line generation unit which generates a predicted course line that the connection portion is expected to follow based on a steering angle of the tractor vehicle; a deviation calculation unit which calculates a deviation between the counterpart connection portion and the predicted course line as defined herein; a support image generation unit which generates a support image as defined herein; and an image synthesis unit which generates a synthesized image as defined herein.

Abstract: A radar apparatus includes: a receiving unit including plural receiving antennas including an antenna element, and configured to receive incoming waves whose arrival directions are known; and a calculating unit configured to calculate a correction value for correcting an error component included in a received signal of the incoming waves received by the receiving unit based on the received signal, the correction value being depending on an azimuth of the antenna element.

Abstract: A vehicle control device configured to control charge and discharge of a battery mounted on a vehicle includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain a parking time of the vehicle, a setting unit configured to derive a charge voltage of the battery based on at least the parking time obtained by the obtaining unit, and a voltage control unit configured to control charge of the battery based on the charge voltage of the battery derived by the setting unit when the vehicle is traveling.

Abstract: A gas ejection apparatus ejects gas by use of a compressor that compresses the gas, and the gas ejection apparatus includes a detector and a microcomputer. The detector detects a signal relating to an ejection target device. The microcomputer controls the compressor to change a number of times of ejection of the gas in accordance with an amount of time elapsing between a detection of the signal by the detector and a next detection of the signal by the detector.

Abstract: An information processing device that is mountable on a vehicle, includes: an acquiring unit configured to acquire at least one of internal condition or external condition of a user of a digital content including a virtual space experience; an estimating unit configured to estimate a sickness status of the user based on the at least one of internal condition or external condition acquired by the acquiring unit; and a guidance processing unit configured to perform a guidance processing such that a driving state of the vehicle is guided to suppress sickness, depending on the sickness status of the user estimated by the estimating unit.

Abstract: A vehicle control device configured to control a vehicle configured to rotate each of four or more drive wheels by each of different motors, includes a motor control unit configured to control torques that are generated by the motors, and when oversteer has occurred during turning of the vehicle, the motor control unit performs a control upon oversteer, and when understeer has occurred during turning of the vehicle, the motor control unit performs a control upon understeer.

Abstract: An adhered substance detection apparatus of an embodiment includes a calculator and a determiner. The calculator calculates an edge feature for each cell based on edge vectors of pixels within the cell in a captured image, and further calculates a region feature for each unit region based on the calculated edge features of the cells within the unit region. The determiner determines an adherence state of an adhered substance on a lens of a camera based on the region feature. The calculator calculates, as the region feature, number of the cells having an edge strength of zero. When the number of the cells having the zero edge strength is equal to or greater than a predetermined number in a predetermined attention area in the captured image, the determiner determines not to perform a determination for detecting whether the lens of the camera is entirely covered by the adhered substance.

Abstract: A movement distance calculation device includes: a first movement distance calculation unit which calculates a first movement distance of a movable body based on plural rotation speeds of plural wheels of the movable body and a steering angle of the movable body; a vector detection unit which detects a movement vector of an object included in the acquired images as defined herein; a second movement distance calculation unit which calculates a second movement distance of the movable body based on the movement vector; a first reliability determining unit which determines reliability of the calculated first movement distance as defined herein; a second reliability determining unit which determines reliability of the calculated second movement distance as defined herein; and a movement distance determining unit which determines a movement distance using at least one of the calculated first movement distance and the calculated second movement distance as defined herein.