Abstract: A towing vehicle control device includes: a computation device that computes a target vehicle body speed and a target curvature of a towing vehicle from a target vehicle body speed and a target curvature of a towed vehicle configured to travel together with the towing vehicle provided with motive power, and that generates a control signal for the motive power based on the target vehicle body speed of the towing vehicle, the target curvature of the towing vehicle, and a target articulation angle, which is a target value of an articulation angle that is an angle formed between a travel direction of the towing vehicle and a travel direction of the towed vehicle and is computed based on the target curvature of the towed vehicle; and a drive control section that controls the motive power of the towing vehicle in accordance with the control signal.

Abstract: A molding method according to the present invention is a molding method for molding a prepreg by adhering the prepreg to a first mold including an irregular surface, the molding method including the steps of: placing the prepreg on the irregular surface of the first mold; placing, on the prepreg, an elastic sheet including a protrusion having a tip end shape that follows a shape of a recess of the irregular surface; and sealing a space between the first mold on which the prepreg is placed and the elastic sheet, and vacuum suction the space, in which in the vacuum suction step, the prepreg located in the recess is pressed by the protrusion included in the elastic sheet and adheres to the surface of the first mold (11).

Abstract: A method for planning lane-change actions considering string stability in a target lane is provided. The method includes learning a car following model based on training data related to a region, obtaining information about vehicles in a target lane in the region, simulating movements of the vehicles in the target lane responsive to an ego vehicle moving into the target lane based on the learned car following model and the information about the vehicles, determining whether the vehicles in the target lane will be string stable responsive to the ego vehicle moving into the target lane based on the simulated movements of the vehicles in the target lane, and instructing the ego vehicle to change lanes from a current lane to the target lane in response to determining that the vehicles in the target lane will be string stable responsive to the ego vehicle moving into the target lane.

Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for mobile communications including time sensitive communications is provided. A user equipment (UE) receives a medium access control (MAC) control element comprising a value for calculating a propagation delay (PD) compensation. The UE determines a first timing advance (TA) based on matching a value associated with the first TA with one or more first defined values. The UE determines a PD compensation based on the value. The UE performs a timing synchronization based on the PD compensation and determines an uplink timing based on the first TA. The UE then transmits at least one of an uplink signal or an uplink channel based on the determined timing synchronization and the determined uplink timing.

Abstract: An assessment method for a vehicle part includes an identifying feature of the vehicle part with a visual detector. The assessment method includes identifying the vehicle part with a processing unit based on the identifying feature. The assessment method includes detecting a visual quality of the vehicle part with the visual detector. The assessment method includes calculating a present value of the vehicle part with the processing unit. The step of calculating the present value is based at least in part on the visual quality. The assessment method includes determining a recommended use of the vehicle part with the processing unit. The step of determining the recommended use is based on the present value.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a management apparatus that manages settlement devices. The management apparatus manages a first settlement device that performs a settlement for use of a service or purchase of a product and a second settlement device mounted on a vehicle used by a user. The management apparatus comprises one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to execute following two steps. The first step is permitting the first settlement device to perform a first settlement for the use of the service or the purchase of the product until the user using the service or purchasing the product gets in the vehicle. The second step is permitting at least the second settlement device to perform the first settlement after the user using the service or purchasing the product gets in the vehicle.

Abstract: A first piece forms a part of a surge tank. A second piece forms the surge tank together with the first piece. The first piece includes an introduction hole through which blow-by gas is introduced. The first piece includes a first flange fixed to the second piece. The second piece includes a second flange fixed to the first flange. A cover is located inside the surge tank. The cover defines, together with an inner surface of the surge tank, a gas passage extending from the introduction hole into the branch pipe. A part of the cover is sandwiched between the first flange and the second flange.

Abstract: A control system includes at least one temperature sensor positioned in an interior of a vehicle, an imaging device positioned at a footwell of the vehicle, and a controller communicatively coupled to the temperature sensor and the imaging device. The controller is configured to: determine an interior temperature from a temperature signal received from the temperature sensor, determine a footwear type from image data received from the imaging device, and direct air to the footwell when the footwear type is a predetermined footwear type and the interior temperature exceeds a threshold value.

Abstract: The driver assistance system of the present disclosure is configured to execute processing comprising following four processes. The first process is to extract risk target information related to a risk target that causes a collision risk to a vehicle from information related to a peripheral situation of the vehicle. The second process is to obtain natural phenomenon information related to a natural phenomenon that affects the risk target. The third process is to determine a risk parameter that quantifies the collision risk based on the risk target information and the natural phenomenon information. The fourth process is to determine a manipulated variable of an actuator for controlling movement of the vehicle to reduce the collision risk based on the risk parameter.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells and a plurality of separator portions. The battery cells are stacked together in a first direction and each configured to include a first end portion located at one end in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, a second end portion located at the other end in the second direction, and an intermediate portion provided between the first end portion and the second end portion. The separator portions each include a heat insulating member provided between the intermediate portions adjacent to each other in the first direction and a first shielding plate provided between the first end portions adjacent to each other in the first direction, and are each provided between the battery cells adjacent to each other.

Abstract: A vehicle authentication apparatus includes first and second communication devices, first and second area determination devices, and a control execution device. The first communication device specifies a first area as a communication area. The second communication device specifies a second area as the communication area. The first area determination device determines whether the mobile devices are present at the first area based on a communication status of the first communication device with the mobile devices. The second area determination device determines whether at least one of mobile devices is present at the second area based on a communication status of the second communication device with the mobile devices. The control execution device executes predetermined vehicle control in response to determining no mobile devices being present at the first area; and determining at least one of the mobile devices being present at the second area.

Abstract: A friction engagement device includes an elastic member between a piston and a friction plate in an axial direction. Elastic member includes: second engaged portion to be brought into engagement with engagement portion of tubular member so as to be movable in axial direction; and annular plate portion sandwiched between pressing surface of piston and friction plate from both sides in axial direction. Surface of annular plate portion facing first axial side is provided with projection and recess arranged alternately in circumferential direction. Assuming that a phase where radial groove provided in pressing surface and projection provided on annular plate portion are located at corresponding positions in circumferential direction is a particular phase, engagement portion of tubular member, first engaged portion of piston, and second engaged portion of elastic member are formed such that piston and elastic member are unable to come into engagement with tubular member at particular phase.

Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes: a roof panel, a rail disposed below the roof panel and extending in a left-right direction, a brace disposed below the roof panel and coupled to an end of the rail and extending from the rail toward in a front-rear direction, a reinforcing member reinforcing a connection portion where the rail is coupled to the brace. A first end of a main wall of the reinforcing member is welded to a first-end-side flange of the rail. A second end of the main wall is welded to a second-end-side flange of the rail and to an end of the brace on the first side in the front-rear direction. The reinforcing member includes flanges welded to the bottom wall of the rail.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus determines that a control start condition is satisfied when there is an object in an area of a route which the own vehicle moves and executes a steering control of steering the own vehicle to increase a yaw angle of the own vehicle with respect to a moving lane of the own vehicle and decrease the yaw angle to avoid a collision of the own vehicle with the object when determining that control start condition is satisfied. The vehicle control apparatus determines that a control termination condition is satisfied when the yaw angle becomes equal to or smaller than a predetermined yaw angle, and a steering angle of the own vehicle becomes equal to or smaller than a predetermined steering angle after starting steering the own vehicle to decrease the yaw angle in executing the steering control.

Abstract: A clock signal generation circuit for a switched capacitor circuit with a chopping function unit includes: first and second synchronous clock circuits that generate first and second synchronous clock signals, respectively; an edge signal generation circuit that generates one or more rise and fall edge signals by delaying the first synchronous clock signal; a first clock generator that generate a first clock signal group for driving the switched capacitor circuit; and a second clock generator that generates a second clock signal group for driving the chopping function unit. Frequencies of the first and second clock signal groups are respectively defined by the first and second synchronous clock circuits. Rise and fall edges of the first and second clock signal groups are defined by the edge signal generation circuit.

Abstract: In a presentation control, another presentation request of another content is accepted from another application while presenting a content of one application, which content is preferentially presented is arbitrated based on a rule definition including: an attribute of the content that defines either a cancellation for withdrawing the presentation request or an on-standby without withdrawing the presentation request; and a constraint equation that defines an exception rule for defining a setting of the content that has lost arbitration as either the on-standby or the cancellation; and one of the contents arbitrated is presented to a presentation area.

Abstract: A terminal includes a terminal body and a slider. The terminal body is formed by processing a metal sheet. The terminal body is coupled to a front end of an electric wire with respect to an extending direction in which the electric wire extends. The terminal body holds the electric wire. The slider is slidable in the extending direction relative to the terminal body. The terminal body includes connecting tabs that includes contact surfaces contactable with the electric wire. Each of the connecting tabs has a cantilever shape. The slider includes pressing portions that press the connecting tabs so that the connecting tabs deform and the contact surfaces contact the electric wire when the slider is slid. The connecting tabs include burrs that are produced during processing of the metal sheet. The burrs protrude from the contact surfaces toward the electric wire.

Abstract: A center configured to communicate with an OTA master configured to control software updating of a plurality of electronic control units installed in a vehicle includes: a communication device configured to receive, from the OTA master, identification information; a storage device storing propriety determination information used in propriety determination of determining whether the version of software implemented in each of the electronic control units is an implementation management version; and a processor configured to perform the propriety determination based on the identification information and the propriety determination information, and perform, by communicating with the OTA master, restoration control on at least one of the electronic control units regarding which a determination has been made that the version of the software is not the implementation management version.

Abstract: A system includes an acquisition unit that acquires an operation amount or a duration count, and a switching unit that switches a driving state. The switching unit switches the driving state to the cooperative driving state when the operation amount is equal to or greater than an intervention threshold and less than a start threshold or the duration count is equal to or greater than a first threshold and less than a second threshold during the autonomous driving state, switches the driving state to the autonomous driving state when the operation amount is less than the intervention threshold or the duration count is less than the first threshold during the cooperative driving state, and switches the driving state to the manual driving state when the operation amount is equal to or greater than the start threshold or the duration count is equal to or greater than the second threshold.

Abstract: An ammonia synthesis catalyst, includes a composite oxide carrier in which at least one additive metal element selected from the group consisting of titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), aluminum (Al), gallium (Ga), indium (In), silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), and tin (Sn) is solid-solutionized in a composite oxide containing cerium (Ce) and a lanthanide other than Ce and having a composition represented by the following formula: CexA1-x-yByOd (in the formula, A represents a lanthanide other than Ce, B represents the additive metal element, x represents a molar fraction of Ce, y represents a molar fraction of the additive metal element, 1?x?y represents a molar fraction of a lanthanide other than Ce, x and y satisfy 0.1?x?0.9, 0.01?y?0.3, and 0.11?x+y?0.91, d represents a molar ratio of oxygen atoms, and 1.5?d?2 is satisfied); and ruthenium (Ru) supported on the composite oxide carrier.