Abstract: A manufacturing method of a power storage device includes: an arrangement step of arranging a first resin member on a first surface of a metal foil and arranging a second resin member on a second surface of the metal foil; and a welding step of arranging a first pressurizing member and a second pressurizing member on a surface on an opposite side of the first resin member and the second resin member, respectively, from a surface on the metal foil side, and irradiating the end portion of the metal foil with an electromagnetic wave from the first pressurizing member side while pressurizing the end portion with the first pressurizing member and the second pressurizing member so as to weld the first resin member and the second resin member to the metal foil such that the end portion of the metal foil is covered.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a stator for a rotary electric machine includes an installation step of installing coil pieces for a stator coil in a stator core, and a joining step of joining ends of the coil pieces or the end of the coil piece and an end of a busbar by laser welding after the installation step. The joining step includes a setting step of bringing two ends to be joined into contact with each other, an image recognition step of detecting, after the setting step, image features related to non-contact surfaces continuous with contact surfaces of the two ends in an image obtained by imaging the two ends, and a determination step of determining, after the image recognition step, a laser radiation position based on the image features related to the non-contact surfaces subjected to image recognition.

Abstract: An information processing device that is configured to: in a case of annotation of a machine learning model that estimates a state of a party to a conversation from speech data of the conversation, determine whether or not the speech data is an insufficient predetermined annotation candidate, and in a case in which it is determined that the speech data is an insufficient predetermined annotation candidate, request annotation from the party to the conversation, who is at least one of a speaker or a listener of the conversation.

Abstract: A steering system includes a controller configured to execute: an input determination process to determine whether an external force is input to a vehicle based on longitudinal acceleration; a position identification process to identify an input tire that is one of a plurality of tires to which the external force is input based on air pressures of the tires when the external force is determined to be input to the vehicle; a load calculation process to (a) calculate deceleration of the vehicle or obtain information on the deceleration and (b) calculate a load received by the input tire due to the external force based on a difference between the longitudinal acceleration and the deceleration when the input tire is the tire of a steerable wheel; and an abnormality determination process to determine presence or absence of an abnormality of a steering rod based on the load and a steering angle.

Abstract: A determination device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information on a state of a battery mounted on a vehicle, the information including information on a voltage value of the battery, and a determination unit configured to determine that the battery is deteriorated based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit, in a case where a frequency of prohibition of control of the vehicle using the battery exceeds a predetermined first threshold value and a voltage of the battery falls below a predetermined second threshold value.

Abstract: A display control device for a vehicle includes a memory, and at least one processor connected to the memory. The processor displays, on a display portion provided at a front side of a driver's seat, plural icons corresponding to a steering switch group that has a touch-sensor-type first switch and a non-touch-sensor-type second switch. The plural icons include a first icon corresponding to the first switch and a second icon corresponding to the second switch. In a case in which a touch operation of the first switch is sensed, the processor displays both the first icon and the second icon, and, in a case in which a non-touch operation of the second switch is sensed, the processor sets both the first icon and the second icon in non-displayed states.

Abstract: This paper discloses a careless driving determination apparatus. The careless driving determination apparatus captures a plurality of face images of a driver of a vehicle in a predetermined period using a driver monitor camera. Then, it determines whether each of the plurality of face images shows first status in which the driver wears a wearing object or second status in which the driver does not wear the wearing object, the wearing object covering a part of a face of the driver. Then, it calculates a distribution range of angles of face directions or angles of gaze directions of the driver. Then, it sets a threshold range based on ratio of face images that show the first status and ratio of face images that show the second status. Then, it determines that the driver is in a careless driving state when the distribution range is included in the threshold range.

Abstract: A method for an electric vehicle trip simulator is described. The method includes determining parameters for an upcoming trip of an electric vehicle, including at least a start location and a destination location. The method also includes analyzing data associated with a plurality of points of interest between the start location and the destination location. The method further includes selecting a set of locations from the plurality of points of interest for the upcoming trip of the electric vehicle, according to the analyzing of the data. The method also includes displaying a travel order recommendation associated with the set of locations selected for the upcoming trip of the electric vehicle, including at least one charging station location according to a current charge capacity of the electric vehicle.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a joined body according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is a method for manufacturing a joined body in which composite materials in which fibers are impregnated with resins are heated and joined to each other. The method includes: a step of aligning the composite material with each of a plurality of molding dies, heating the molding dies, and semi-curing the resins of the composite materials; and a step of joining the composite materials to each other by combining and heating the molding dies with which the composite materials are aligned after semi-curing the resins of the composite materials. The molding dies used when semi-curing the resins of the composite materials and the molding dies used when joining the composite materials to each other are the same.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to present a plurality of options as a granting method to grant a reward based on a transaction amount by a terminal apparatus on which a plurality of settlement means can be used, the plurality of options including a first granting method that corresponds to a first settlement means used in a transaction by a user of the terminal apparatus, determine whether a reward can be granted by a second granting method selected by the user from among the plurality of options, and grant a reward by the second granting method in a case in which it is determined that a reward can be granted by the second granting method.

Abstract: A health management support system includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about a current state of a user, information about a target health condition of the user after a lapse of a set period, and information about a budget of the user; a plan calculation unit configured to calculate at least one plan for a behavioral item that the user should perform during the set period based on the information about the current state of the user, the target health condition of the user after the lapse of the set period, and the budget; and an output unit configured to output the at least one plan calculated by the plan calculation unit.

Abstract: The main object of the disclosure is to provide electrode active material Si particles that can inhibit fluctuation in constraining pressure of a battery during charge-discharge. The electrode active material Si particles have clathrate-type Si and diamond-type Si in the same particles. The electrode active material Si particles preferably comprise diamond-type Si at an area % of 0.05 to 11.00 with respect to the entire electrode active material Si particles. Preferably, the clathrate-type Si at least partially has a clathrate type II structure. The electrode active material Si particles preferably have a porous structure.

Abstract: When there is a new driving assistance function for a registered driver, which is a driving assistance function enabled for the first time for the relevant registered driver among a plurality of driving assistance functions to be enabled for registered drivers, a test executor executes a driving ability test according to the new driving assistance function for the relevant registered driver. A personalization setter determines recommended setting values of the new driving assistance function based on the result of the driving ability test.

Abstract: A vehicle dispatch system for dispatching an autonomous vehicle in accordance with a vehicle dispatch request is proposed. The vehicle dispatch system is configured to execute generating a transportation route from a pick-up point to a destination point, generating a plurality of candidate dispatch routes for a dispatch route from a current point of the autonomous vehicle to the pick-up point, calculating a degree of overlap between the transportation route and the dispatch route for each of the plurality of candidate dispatch routes, selecting the dispatch route from the plurality of candidate dispatch routes based on the degree of overlap, and causing the autonomous vehicle to travel along the dispatch route and the transportation route.

Abstract: A battery system avoids an over discharge with a simple sensor element is provided. The battery system comprises: a battery pack including a plurality of battery cells connected in series, a monitoring unit that monitors a condition of the battery pack, and a control unit that controls a discharge of the battery pack. The control unit calculates capacity condition A of the battery pack at a first discharge cutoff voltage based on the total voltage and the total current, estimates capacity condition B of the battery pack at the first discharge cutoff voltage based on the total current and the temperature, determines an occurrence of an over discharge based on the capacity condition A and the capacity condition B, changes the first discharge cutoff voltage to a second discharge cutoff voltage that is higher than the first discharge cutoff voltage, when the occurrence of the over discharge is determined.

Abstract: A vehicle underbody structure, including: a case that is provided on a vehicle lower side of a vehicle and has a mount portion on which batteries are mounted; a refrigerant flow passage that is provided on the vehicle lower side of the case and in which heat exchange can take place between the batteries on the mount portion and a refrigerant; and inflow/outflow portions that communicate with the refrigerant flow passage from a vehicle upper side and allow the refrigerant to flow in or flow out between an outside of the refrigerant flow passage and the refrigerant flow passage.

Abstract: Provided is a pressure testing method for a high-pressure tank capable of avoiding a destruction of the high-pressure tank during a pressure test. A pressure testing method includes: extracting a plurality of AE waveforms from output waveforms of an AE sensor while increasing a pressure inside the high-pressure tank; and testing the high-pressure tank based on the extracted plurality of AE waveforms. The method includes: while increasing the pressure inside the high-pressure tank, classifying the extracted AE waveforms into first waveforms and second waveforms with a classifier that is machine-learned so as to classify the plurality of AE waveforms into the first waveforms derived from a macrocrack that increases immediately before destruction of the high-pressure tank, and the second waveforms derived from a microcrack smaller than the macrocrack; and stopping pressurization of the high-pressure tank based on the number of the first waveforms.

Abstract: A logistics robot for transporting a package includes: a robot unit configured to make the logistics robot travel; and a storage unit configured to store the package. The robot unit and the storage unit are separable from each other.

Abstract: An operation terminal is configured to: determine whether or not a directional microphone and/or a directional speaker of a mobile object is facing toward the operation terminal based on the position and the orientation of the mobile object, a sound picking-up angle of the directional microphone of the mobile object and an output angle of the directional speaker thereof, and the position of the operation terminal; set, when the directional microphone and/or the directional speaker of the mobile object is facing toward the operation terminal, a predetermined threshold as a distance threshold, and determines whether or not a distance between the mobile object and the operation terminal is equal to or shorter than the predetermined threshold; and make, when the distance is equal to or shorter than the predetermined threshold, at least one of the mobile object and the operation terminal reduce the volume of its microphone and/or speaker.

Abstract: A control device for an electric vehicle, includes: a DC power supply; a three-phase AC motor; an inverter that converts DC power supplied from the DC power supply into AC power and outputs the AC power to the three-phase AC motor; and a control unit that controls the inverter to control an input voltage to the three-phase AC motor. Further, when a parameter correlated with the input voltage includes a predetermined high frequency component, the control unit performs correction of adding a component for canceling out the high frequency component to the input voltage, and controls the three-phase AC motor based on the corrected input voltage.