Abstract: [Problem] The present invention provides a NOx purification catalyst which utilizes Ag as one of the catalyst components and exhibits NOx purification performance without adjustment to a special exhaust gas composition, as well as a method of producing the same. [Means for Solution] The present invention provides a nitrogen oxide purification catalyst in which particulates are supported on a metal oxide carrier, wherein the aforementioned particulates consist of Ag and Ni and the aforementioned Ag and Ni are at least partially alloyed. Also provided is a method of producing the aforementioned catalyst, comprising the step of preparing a colloidal suspension in which the ratio of Ag is 10 to 90 at % with respect to the total amount of Ag and Ni.

Abstract: Disclosed is a damping force control device for a vehicle that controls the damping coefficient of a damping force generation device on the basis of a final target control amount that is based on the target control amount for attitude control, which suppresses changes in the vehicle body attitude in at least the rolling direction, and the target control amount for riding comfort control, which increases riding comfort with regards to vehicle body vibrations in at least the rolling direction. The target control amount for riding comfort control is a control amount calculated as the total of a fixed basic control amount and a variable control amount.

Abstract: A control unit of a vehicle power control apparatus performs an operation described below. The control unit fluctuates a voltage of an alternating-current power output from a discharging terminal with a power supplier when the control unit detects that a receiving terminal of an alternating-current load or a charging terminal is connected to the discharging terminal, or that a supply terminal of an alternating-current power supply or the discharging terminal is connected to the charging terminal. Also, the control unit directs a notifying portion to perform a notifying operation when the control unit detects that a voltage of alternating-current power input to the charging terminal is fluctuating in the same manner that a voltage of alternating-current power output from the discharging terminal is fluctuating.

Abstract: A vehicular vibration damping control device that performs vibration damping of pitch/bounce vibrations of a vehicle through drive output control includes a vibration damping control portion that controls a driving torque of an engine to perform pitch/bounce vibration damping, and a compensation component adjustment portion that reduces the magnitude of a compensation component for compensating for a wheel torque calculated by the vibration damping control portion on the basis of an amount of change in the throttle opening degree of the engine. The compensation component is reduced when the temperature of a conductor for supplying a current to a throttle motor for adjusting a throttle opening degree estimated on the basis of the amount of change in throttle opening degree becomes higher than a predetermined value.

Abstract: When an ECU disconnects a second power storage device BAT2 from a drive device 90 while a hybrid vehicle is traveling, ECU disconnects one of a contact point B1 and a contact point G2 of a system main relay SMR2 and causes the vehicle to continue traveling using electric power supplied from a first power storage device BAT1 to drive device. After the vehicle finishes traveling, ECU performs a discharging operation for discharging a charge remaining in a first capacitor C1 and a second capacitor C2 with the one contact point of system main relay SMR2 being disconnected. If the charge is not discharged appropriately, ECU determines that welding occurs in at least one of system main relay SMR1 and system main relay SMR2.

Abstract: A vehicular wheel house portion structure that can improve working efficiency when applying a sealer is obtained. In unhemmed portions, an end portion of a wheel house outer panel is cut off in alignment with an application center position of a sealer in a hemmed portion. Because of this, a sealer application center position in the hemmed portion and sealer application center positions in the unhemmed portions become substantially the same.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for an oxygen sensor that includes an oxygen sensor element includes: coating both surfaces of a solid electrolyte element of the oxygen sensor element with Pt films as a pair of electrodes; and heating at least one of the coated Pt films, coated on a side exposed to measured gas, in a gas atmosphere having a higher oxygen gas concentration than atmospheric gas to align a crystal orientation of the at least one of the Pt films with a (001) plane.

Abstract: Provided is an electromotive force device which is mounted to a hybrid vehicle or the like, causes an internal combustion engine to drive effectively, and thus make the vehicle travel efficiently. A start control device acquires a battery current output from a battery ammeter and a battery voltage output from a battery voltmeter in a set manual calculation period to calculate a battery average output. The start control device sets a start timing of a gas turbine on the basis of the battery average output calculated by a battery average output calculation unit and the current SOC calculated by a SOC calculation unit.

Abstract: An electromagnetic linear valve includes a housing including a core closing an opening at one end portion of the body portion, and a separation portion separating an interior into a first liquid chamber located in a core side and a second liquid chamber; a plunger disposed in the first liquid chamber so as to move along the axis in a state in which one end thereof faces to the core and the other end can sit on a hole; an elastic member applying a force to move the plunger away from the core; and a coil generating magnetic field to move the plunger toward the core. A recess is formed in a section of an inner circumferential portion of the body portion which intersects with an end face of the core in the first direction.

Abstract: A negative-electrode active material characterized by containing a silicon oxide represented by a general formula SiOx (0<x<2) and a silicate compound represented by a composition formula MaSibOc-m(OH)-n(H20), and a method for the production of a negative-electrode active material which includes a mixing step of mixing a silicon oxide that is represented by a general formula SiOy (0<y<2) and a metal oxide, and a heat treatment step of performing a heat treatment on the mixture that is obtained in the mixing step in a non-oxidizing atmosphere and in which the negative absolute value of the standard Gibbs energy of the oxidation reaction of the metal oxide at the heating temperature in the heat treatment step is smaller than the negative absolute value of the standard Gibbs energy of the oxidation reaction of Si at the heating temperature in the heat treatment step.

Abstract: A control device of a vehicle drive device includes a hydraulic power transmission device having an input-side rotating element to which power from an engine is input and an output-side rotating element outputting power to drive wheels, a first electric motor coupled to the input-side rotating element, and a second electric motor coupled to the drive wheels, the vehicle drive device having an electric path through which power is electrically transmitted between the first electric motor and the second electric motor and a mechanical path through which power is mechanically transmitted via the hydraulic power transmission device, the control device controlling an operating point of the engine by adjusting a torque of the first electric motor, the control device changing a proportion of power transmitted through the electric path and power transmission through the mechanical path based on a request amount when the operating point of the engine is controlled.

Abstract: A parking device includes a drive cam disposed around an MG shaft that transmits a drive force of a second motor generator by being coupled with a parking gear, a driven cam disposed around an MG shaft so as to be able to rotate integrally with the MG shaft and capable of moving in the axial direction of the MG shaft by a relative rotation generated between the driven cam and the drive cam when the parking gear is locked by a pilot clutch, and a dog type brake that engages the parking gear with the MG shaft and a transaxle case accommodating the parking device by the movement of the driven cam. With the configuration, a shock load at the time of operation can be suppressed and the parking device can be reduced in size.

Abstract: An electric vehicle includes: a vehicle-mounted electric power storage device; an electric power generation mechanism that is configured to generate charging electric power for charging the electric power storage device; an electric power supply device that is configured to supply electric power to external equipment that is not a component of the electric vehicle, by using output electric power from the electric power storage device; and a controller that is configured to control electric power to be supplied by the electric power supply device, according to information indicative of an upper limit of the electric power for charging the electric power storage device.

Abstract: To provide a driving system for a vehicle that can fulfill both drivability and regeneration efficiency. The driving system for the vehicle includes: an engine; a motor generator connected to a wheel; a clutch that changes transmission state between a disengagement state in which the engine is disengaged from the motor generator and an engagement state in which the engine is at least slightly engaged with the motor generator; and a one-way clutch capable of transmitting only power in a forward rotational direction from the engine to the motor generator, in which, when the power of the engine is transmitted to the motor generator, a first transmission method for transmitting the power through the one-way clutch with the clutch left disengaged and a second transmission method for transmitting the power through the clutch with the clutch engaged are changed in accordance with a vehicle state.

Abstract: An environmental movement detection section detects the speed of a vehicle and detects a mobile object in the vicinity of the vehicle. A collision probability prediction section predicts the probability of a prospective collision between the vehicle and the detected vicinity mobile object. On the basis of approach speeds, collision probabilities and sideward passing speeds when passing other mobile objects to sideward that have been determined from standard movements, a movement standard learning section learns relationships between approach speed, collision probability and sideward passing speed. On the basis of learning results at the movement standard learning section, a path characteristic point generation section determines a standard sideward passing speed for when passing the vicinity mobile object to sideward that corresponds with the detected approach speed and the predicted collision probability. Thus, standard mobile object states may be determined efficiently.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a delta-sigma-modulator and a delta-sigma-A/D converter. By speeding up the settling time constant of an integrator at the last stage with a simple configuration, the sampling frequency is sped up in the delta-sigma-modulator as a whole. Specifically, in the delta-sigma-modulator including multiple integrators connected in cascade, the integrator positioned at the last stage is a passive integrator not using an amplifier circuit, and one or more integrators positioned at stages preceding the last stage by one or more stages are active SC integrators using amplifier circuits and switched capacitor circuits, respectively. Also, each of the integrators performs integral calculation by alternately repeating a first operation phase to charge a sampling capacitor by sampling an input signal, and a second operation phase to perform a summing integration by transferring an electric charge charged in the sampling capacitor to an integration capacitor.

Abstract: A fuel cell stack includes: a first module configured to include an electrolyte membrane, an anode and a cathode; a second module configured to include a separator and placed adjacent to one surface of the first module via a first sealing member; and a third module configured to include a separator and placed adjacent to the other surface of the first module via a second sealing member. In this fuel cell stack, the first sealing member has the greater peel strength to the first module than the peel strength to the second module, and the second sealing member has the greater peel strength to the first module than the peel strength to the third module.

Abstract: A seat-mounted airbag apparatus includes an inflator that is provided in a vehicle seat and generates gas by being activated; a shoulder airbag that is formed in a long bag shape and is housed in one side portion of a seatback of the vehicle seat, with one longitudinal end portion being fixed to a seatback frame, the shoulder airbag inflating and deploying by the gas being supplied there into, and extending from an upper end portion of the side portion toward a vehicle front side; and an expanding member that expands between the inflated and deployed shoulder airbag and the seatback frame, and that opposes one shoulder of a seated occupant from a side, and keeps the other longitudinal end portion of the shoulder airbag in a position opposing the one shoulder from the front.

Abstract: A hydraulic brake system includes: a hydraulic pressure source provided for a vehicle, and including a hydraulic-pressure generating device and a reservoir; a plurality of hydraulic brakes provided for respective wheels of the vehicle, and configured to restrain rotations of the respective wheels; and a control valve device including at least one hydraulic-pressure control valve group disposed between the hydraulic-pressure generating device and at least one of brake cylinders of the hydraulic brakes and/or between the reservoir and the at least one of the brake cylinders. Each of the at least one hydraulic-pressure control valve group includes (a) at least one ON/OFF control valve and (b) at least one linear control valve that are disposed in parallel with each other.

Abstract: A magnesium secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator membrane and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution includes nitrogen-containing heterocyclic magnesium halide and an organic ether solvent.