Abstract: An aircraft can include a wing. A morphing member can be operatively connected to the wing. The morphing member can include a base and a shape memory material member operatively connected to the base. The base can be made of a flexible material. When the shape memory material member is activated, a shape of the morphing member can change. As a result, one or more aerodynamic characteristics of the aircraft can be changed. In some arrangements, the flexible material can be a fabric, and the shape memory material member can be a shape memory alloy wire.

Abstract: A decorating part is provided near a boundary between a front fender panel and a front door panel. For example, the decorating part is provided at a front end in a vehicle longitudinal direction of the front door panel. The decorating part is a member extending in a vehicle vertical direction. For example, the decorating part has a color darker than the color of the front fender panel and the front door panel.

Abstract: To predict a direction in which a person will turn more accurately. A turning direction prediction system includes a processor having a leg state detection unit configured to detect whether each of left and right legs of a person is in a swing state or a stance state, a chest rotation detection unit configured to detect information about a rotation of a chest of the person around a pitch axis, a yaw axis, and a roll axis, and a direction prediction unit configured to predict a direction in which the person will turn based on the states of the left and right legs detected by the leg state detection unit and the information about the rotation of the chest detected by the chest rotation detection unit.

Abstract: A battery stack plate including a housing is provided. The housing has a first sub housing and a second sub housing. Each of the first and second sub housings has a coupling portion coupling the first and second sub housings to each other. The coupling portion includes a protruding portion provided on a coupling plate side face on which the first sub housing and the second sub housing are coupled to each other, and a recessed portion provided on the coupling plate side face at a position shifted from the protruding portion in the up-down direction.

Abstract: A vehicle control interface includes: a memory in which a program including a predetermined API defined for each of signals is stored; and a processor configured to perform interfacing between an autonomous driving system and a vehicle platform by executing the program. The vehicle platform is configured to be activated in response to one of a first and second activation commands. The first activation command is a command transmitted from the autonomous driving system to the vehicle platform via the vehicle control interface. The second activation command being a command in response to a manual operation on the vehicle platform. The processor is configured to, when the vehicle platform is activated in response to the first activation command, reduce effectiveness of the manual operation on the vehicle platform compared to when the vehicle platform is activated in response to the second activation command.

Abstract: An information processing device is provided that includes an acquisition unit that acquires information indicating a force generated between a first tool and an object in a trial motion using the first tool by a robot, and an estimation unit that estimates information of executing a specific task using the first tool based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit and information indicating a force generated between a specific tool and the object in the specific task using the specific tool.

Abstract: The first attaching member is configured to be fixed to a portion on the center side of the body of the joint portion to which the brace is attached. The second attaching member is configured to be fixed to a portion of the joint portion opposite to the center side of the body. The pressing member is configured to press a portion of the joint portion that extends when the joint portion bends. The plurality of tension members is configured to pull and connect the first attaching member, the second attaching member, and the pressing member. Each of the plurality of tension members is arranged such that the amount of change in the length of the tension member when the joint portion is bent and extended is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: Systems are provided for a base station to house an air wipe device. Certain embodiments of the base station may include a plunger that activates a pneumatic timer when depressed to compress an accompanying spring. The base station may be formed to optimize the process of removing particles from a driveshaft spline.

Abstract: A method of supporting vehicle panel assemblies of different lengths for a measuring operation using a coordinate measurement machine is provided. The method includes supporting a first vehicle panel assembly having a first length on a holding gage assembly comprising horizontally aligned datum locations of a first set of datum members that support the first vehicle panel assembly thereon. A second vehicle panel assembly having a second length that is greater than the first length is supported on the datum locations of the first set of datum members. The second vehicle panel assembly extends longitudinally beyond the datum locations of the first set of datum members to at least one datum location of a second set of datum members.

Abstract: A seat back table attached to a rear surface of a seat back of an in-vehicle seat includes a base plate fixed to the rear surface of the seat back, and a table plate that is opened and closed by swinging with respect to the base plate, and, in this seat back table, a gap to which a fingertip can be inserted is provided between at least a portion of a peripheral edge of the base plate and the seat back, and at least the portion of the peripheral edge of the base plate functions as a grip portion that is capable of being gripped by a user.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for improving a contact condition between a charging cable and a charging port. A charging cable may be plugged into a charging power to charge an electrical device. A charging cable may include a plug which may mate with prongs of a charging port. The plug may include sensors and a vibrator. The sensors may detect when a user intends to plug the charging cable into the charging port. Upon detection of intent to plug the charging cable into the charging port. The vibrator may be activated and may vibrate the plug. The vibration may generate relative movement between the prongs of the charging port and the plug. The movement may release dirt, dust, and corrosive materials from the charging port and plug, resulting in increased cleanliness. The movement may also assist in forming a more secure connection between the charging cable and plug.

Abstract: A vehicle is configured such that a removable charging apparatus can be attached thereto. An external charging method includes a first charging method and a second charging method different from the first charging method. The first charging method is an external charging method performed while the charging apparatus is not attached to the vehicle. The second charging method is an external charging method performed by activation of the charging apparatus while the charging apparatus is attached to the vehicle. A server includes a processing apparatus and a storage. Tendency information representing a tendency of external charging is stored in the storage. The processing apparatus performs notification processing for notifying a user of recommendation for attachment or removal of the charging apparatus in accordance with the tendency information.

Abstract: The task management device includes a control unit that performs maintenance start control for starting maintenance of the internal environment of the vehicle during a period in which the vehicle operated in the mode corresponding to the application is operated in the first mode, and performs mode switching control for switching the vehicle to the second mode different from the first mode after the maintenance is completed.

Abstract: A vehicle parking assist apparatus acquires a camera image when the vehicle stops by a non-determined parking lot and acquires feature points of a ground of an entrance of the non-determined parking lot as non-compared entrance feature points from the camera image. The vehicle parking assist apparatus determines whether the non-determined parking lot is a registered parking lot by comparing information on the non-compared entrance feature points with registered entrance feature point information. The vehicle parking assist apparatus executes a parking assist control with using the currently-acquired parking lot information and the registered parking lot information when the vehicle parking assist apparatus determines that the non-determined parking lot is the registered parking lot.

Abstract: Supination and pronation of an ankle joint during a lower limb exercise is achieved. A foot-pedaling exercise equipment as a lower limb exercise equipment is a lower limb exercise equipment that enables a lower limb exercise to be performed using a pair of pedal units. Each of pedal units includes: a step part on which a corresponding foot part can be put; a base part; and a joint part that is provided between the step part and the base part and couples the step part to the base part in such a way that the step part can do a pitch turn, a roll turn, and a yaw turn with respect to the base part.

Abstract: A method for proposing to a user a movement plan using a mobile vehicle with an equipment for web meeting is provided. The method comprising the steps of: acquiring user schedule information including a movement from a first point to a second point and a participation in a web meeting before and after the movement; acquiring communication level information in an area including a road from the first point to the second point; generating a candidate of the movement plan, the candidate including a candidate that prohibits the mobile vehicle from being located in a communication district having a communication level lower than a threshold in a time zone scheduled to participate in the web meeting; and transmitting the candidate to a terminal of the user.

Abstract: The route plan generation system generates a route plan for the movement of the user. The route plan generation system includes a user terminal operated by a user, a provider terminal, and a server. The provider terminal is operated by a food provider having a normal provision form of food and a temporary provision form. The server is connected to each of the user terminal and the provider terminal via a communication network. The route plan generation system executes a route plan change process of changing the route plan so that the provision place of the food pertaining to the offer of the offer is the destination or the via place, when the user requests the acquisition of the food pertaining to the offer of the offer of the food in response to the offer of the provision of the food in the temporary provision form from the food provider.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a turbocharger and an upstream pipe. The turbocharger includes a compressor housing and a compressor wheel. The compressor wheel includes main blades and a shaft. The shaft extends parallel to the rotation axis of the compressor wheel. The main blades each project from the shaft in a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis. The main blades are spaced apart from one another in the circumferential direction. The upstream pipe includes a tubular member and guide vanes. The guide vanes each project from the inner wall surface of the tubular member. The guide vanes are spaced apart from one another in the circumferential direction. The number of the guide vanes is a prime number greater than two times the number of the main blades.

Abstract: An electric power supply system includes an electric power storage device, a first relay provided between a first electric power line pair connected to the electric power storage device and a second electric power line pair connected to electrical equipment, a bidirectional electric power conversion device that is configured to be able to bidirectionally convert electric power between the second electric power line pair and an electric power facility outside of a vehicle, a first capacitor provided between the second electric power line pair, and a control device configured to execute first precharge processing of charging the first capacitor prior to turning on the first relay. The bidirectional electric power conversion device includes a switching device. The control device starts the first precharge processing when the bidirectional electric power conversion device is activated.

Abstract: An aircraft can include a wing. The wing can include a tip. A winglet can be pivotably connected to the wing proximate the tip. A connecting member can be operatively connected to the wing and the winglet. The connecting member can include a flexible material with a super elastic material member operatively connected to the flexible material. Thus, the connecting member can allow passive movement of the winglet responsive to real-time operational forces acting upon the aircraft. In some arrangements, the flexible material can be a fabric, and the super elastic material member can be a wire. In some arrangements, the super elastic material member can be configured to exhibit a non-linear stiffness profile. The non-linear stiffness profile can include a region of quasi-zero stiffness. The stiffness profile of the super elastic material member can be selectively varied, such as by controlling a temperature of the super elastic material member.