Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure provides a diagnosis device for an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine 1 includes a variable geometry type turbocharger 14, and the turbocharger includes a variable vane 28, a link mechanism configured to operate the variable vane, and an actuator 29 configured to drive the link mechanism. The diagnosis device includes a control unit 100 configured to control an opening degree of the variable vane by controlling the actuator. The control unit determines that an abnormality has occurred in the link mechanism of the turbocharger when an operating time of the internal combustion engine in a predetermined operating region exceeds a predetermined upper limit value and a differential pressure between a target boost pressure determined according to an operating state of the internal combustion engine and an actual boost pressure exceeds a predetermined upper limit value.

Abstract: This control device is provided with a detection unit that detects a steering angle of a vehicle, a determination unit that determines whether or not the vehicle is moving straight ahead, and an updating unit that, on the basis of the steering angle detected by the detection unit and the determination result in the determination unit, updates play section information indicating an angle range of steering angles corresponding to a play section of the steering of the vehicle. When the vehicle is determined to be moving straight ahead by the determination unit and the steering angle detected by the detection unit is beyond the angle range of steering angles indicating the play section at the current point in time, the updating unit updates the angle range so that the detected steering angle is included in the angle range.

Abstract: A target acceleration/deceleration output unit includes an acceleration/deceleration output unit which outputs an acceleration/deceleration including a deceleration, on the basis of the vehicle-to-vehicle distance from a host vehicle to a preceding vehicle and the relative speed of the host vehicle and the preceding vehicle, and a canceling unit which cancels a deceleration that causes jerking from the deceleration output from the acceleration/deceleration output unit, wherein the acceleration output from the acceleration/deceleration output unit, and the deceleration obtained by the canceling unit are output as a target acceleration/deceleration.

Abstract: Disclosed is a notifying device which reduces notifications that are irritating to a passenger. This notifying device is provided with: a notifying unit which detects an object present at the periphery of a vehicle, and notifies a passenger of the presence of the object; and a notification control unit in which a low departure operation, among the operations of an operating unit for operating the vehicle, for which the intention of the driver to depart is estimated to be at most equal to a predetermined threshold, is set in advance, wherein, if the low departure operation is executed while the vehicle is stopped, the notification control unit controls the notifying unit to suppress the level of notifications compared with a situation in which the vehicle is traveling.

Abstract: A steering gearbox attachment structure according to one embodiment of the present disclosure attaches and secures a steering gearbox to cross members positioned in the vehicle widthwise direction, and is equipped with support parts provided on the cross members, and a steering gearbox housing part which has contact parts. The first attachment surface of the first support part and the second attachment surface of the second support part form an angle which is greater than 90° and less than 180°.

Abstract: Provided are a device for warning of the distance between vehicles and a control method for warning of the distance between vehicles which can further give a sense of security to an occupant. The device for warning of the distance between vehicles comprises: a preceding vehicle specifying unit which specifies a preceding vehicle that travels in front of a vehicle; and a warning output control unit which, when the preceding vehicle is in a stationary state, outputs a warning of the distance between the vehicles from a warning output unit on the condition that the vehicle is executing adaptive cruise control (ACC).

Abstract: Provided are a control device and a vehicle with which rapid and accurate downshifting for maintaining a target vehicle speed can be executed. A control device which is for a vehicle having an automatic transmission that changes the speed for a rotation torque of a drive source using transmission gear ratios of a plurality of travel stages and outputs same to the wheel side, and which executes an auto-cruise travel control for causing the vehicle to travel while maintaining a prescribed speed, the control device being provided with a calculation unit for calculating a decelerated travel stage, which is a travel stage for reducing the current vehicle speed when downshifting from the current travel stage in a condition in which the auto-cruise travel control is being executed and a control for accelerating the vehicle is not being executed while the vehicle speed is increasing.

Abstract: Provided is a driving assistance device that makes it possible to smoothly accelerate from a stop or from a speed close to a stop. A target acceleration/deceleration output unit of the driving assistance device has: a first map that stores first target accelerations which are associated with inter-vehicle distance and with relative speed; a second map that stores second target accelerations which are associated with inter-vehicle distance and with relative speed and which are greater than the first target accelerations with respect to inter-vehicle distance and relative speed; and a selection unit that selects, according to a vehicle speed, whether to use the output of the first map and/or whether to use the output of the second map.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a staggering alarm device and a staggering alarm control method that can realize more effective alarm output. The staggering alarm device comprises: a staggering traveling detection unit which detects the staggering traveling of a vehicle; a waiting time setting unit which sets a waiting time on the basis of the driving proficiency of the driver of the vehicle; and an alarm output control unit which outputs an alarm from an alarm output unit, when the waiting time has elapsed after the detection of the staggering traveling.

Abstract: A battery pack may include battery cells, each of which may have a pair of first surface portions facing each other in a first direction and have a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate stacked so as to be arranged in the first direction, an outer shell portion that houses the stacked battery cells, elastic structures, each of which may be provided between the battery cells adjacent to each other in the first direction, and a plurality of frames that may fix the battery cells to the outer shell portion. The elastic structures may be disposed so as to cover the central portions of the first surface portions and the frames may be disposed so as to cover an outer circumference portions of the first surface portions.

Abstract: Provided are an erratic steering warning device, and a method for controlling an erratic steering warning, capable of suppressing unnecessary warning outputs. The erratic steering warning device includes: an erratic travel detecting unit for detecting erratic travel of a vehicle; and a warning output control unit which, if erratic travel has been detected, does not cause a warning to be output from a warning output unit if control is being executed to prevent the vehicle deviating from a lane, and a driver is not touching a steering operation unit that accepts a vehicle steering operation.

Abstract: A notification device is provided which decreases notifications that passengers find annoying. This notification device is provided with: a notification unit which detects an object that is approaching the vehicle and notifies a passenger of the approach of said object; a water detection unit which detects water present around the vehicle; and a notification control unit which controls the notification unit such that in the case that water has been detected by the water detection unit, the frequency of notifications is suppressed more than in the case that water is not detected.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle inspection management system that can improve convenience for a person engaged in periodic vehicle inspection by reflecting, in an inspection management table, failure prediction results of vehicle components. This vehicle inspection management system is provided with: a management table output unit that outputs an inspection management table on which the expiry of periodic vehicle inspection is recorded for each vehicle so as to be displayed on a display unit in response to an input instruction; a prediction unit that acquires vehicle control information and predicts failure or degradation of vehicle components; and an additional recording unit that, when the failure or the degradation of the vehicle components is predicted by the prediction unit, additionally records a special inspection recommendation item to a field where the periodic inspection expiry has been recorded.

Abstract: Disclosed is a notification device that reduces notifications which an occupant would find irritating. This notification device comprises: a notification unit that detects an object approaching a vehicle, and notifies an occupant of the approach of the object; and a notification control unit that is connected to a wiper of the vehicle, determines the quantity of water present in the vehicle surroundings on the basis of a wiper operation quantity, and when the quantity of water is greater than a prescribed threshold value, controls the notification unit such that the degree of notification is suppressed compared to when the quantity of water is less than or equal to the threshold value.

Abstract: A vehicle control device has a first calculating unit calculating a first arrival time until a vehicle reaches a lane change position where a first lane along which the vehicle is traveling and a second lane merge, or the first lane and the second lane separates, a second calculating unit calculating a second arrival time until another vehicle traveling along the second lane reaches the lane change position, and a speed control unit controlling the speed of the vehicle such that the vehicle enables to make a lane change to the second lane ahead of the other vehicle when the first arrival time is shorter than the second arrival time, and controlling the speed of the vehicle such that the vehicle enables to make a lane change to the second lane behind the other vehicle when the first arrival time is equal to or greater than the second arrival time.

Abstract: A driving assistance device includes a guide line detecting unit configured to detect the guide line, a remaining distance acquiring unit configured to acquire a remaining distance to the scheduled stop position, and a braking control unit configured to control deceleration of a vehicle. The guide line detecting unit detects a base-point mark, a curvature of the guide line, and a curvature feature point. The remaining distance acquiring unit acquires the remaining distance on the basis of the position of the base-point mark when the guide line detecting unit has detected the base-point mark, and acquires the remaining distance on the basis of the position of the curvature feature point when the guide line detecting unit has not detect the base-point mark and has detected the curvature feature point.

Abstract: This arm support structure is equipped with: a bracket on which base end section of an arm of a suspension device is positioned between a pair of facing walls which face one another at a distance in vehicle chassis front-rear direction; axial support members which axially support the base end section on the bracket, by being inserted into long holes formed to pass through facing walls and through-holes formed to pass through the base end section; eccentric plate members which are formed in a circular shape and capable of integrally rotating with axial support members, and have an engaging hole capable of engaging an axial support member formed to pass therethrough at a location offset in radial direction from the circular center thereof; and a plurality of contact parts which contact the circumferential edge of the eccentric plate members, and rotatably support the eccentric plate members.

Abstract: This electric vehicle control device is provided with: an efficiency control unit which, during travel of the electric vehicle, in a state in which the battery is prone to deteriorate, increases the rate of consumption of the power charged in the battery by performing control for reducing the efficiency of the motor; a travelable distance calculation unit which calculates the travelable distance of the electric vehicle using the SOC of the battery and a travel coefficient; and a travel coefficient correction unit which, before and after the efficiency control unit performs control for reducing the efficiency of the motor, corrects the travel coefficient such that change in the travelable distance calculated by the travelable distance calculation unit is reduced.

Abstract: This drive assistance device comprises an ACC unit, an abnormality detection unit for detecting an abnormality from a detector used to perform ACC, and a vehicle stop control unit for performing control to stop an ego vehicle when an abnormality is detected by the abnormality detection unit and an inter-vehicle distance to a preceding vehicle satisfies a certain condition.

Abstract: Provided is a diagnosis device for an internal combustion engine where the internal combustion engine includes a blow-by gas passage through which blow-by gas flows and the diagnosis device includes a temperature sensor which detects a temperature inside the blow-by gas passage and an abnormality detection unit which detects an abnormality in the internal combustion engine based on a detected value of the temperature sensor.