Abstract: To provide a separator for all-solid-state batteries, which is configured to achieve both increased tensile strength and excellent ion conductivity, a method for producing the same, and an all-solid-state battery comprising the separator for all-solid-state batteries. Disclosed is a separator for all-solid-state batteries, the separator comprising a first solid electrolyte layer comprising a solid electrolyte and a hydrogenated rubber-based resin where a content of the hydrogenated rubber-based resin in the first solid electrolyte layer is 15% by volume or more and 30% by volume or less, and the separator optionally further comprising, on at least one surface of the first solid electrolyte layer, a second solid electrolyte layer comprising a solid electrolyte and a hydrogenated rubber-based resin where a content of the hydrogenated rubber-based resin in the second solid electrolyte layer is 0.1% by volume or more and less than 15% by volume.

Abstract: A steer-by-wire steering apparatus comprises a plurality of locking projections that project radially outward of a upper shaft; a rotation range limiting projection that is fixed to the upper shaft and has an engaged portion located on the radially outer side of outer peripheral ends of the locking projections; a radially movable lock member that is located on the radially outer side than the locking projections when a drive source switch is ON, and has at least a part located at the same radial position as the locking projections when the switch is OFF; and a rotation range limiting member that has at least a part located at the same radial position as the engaged portion regardless of whether or not a steering actuator that changes steered angle of steered wheels is in an operable state when the switch is at least ON.

Abstract: An automatic driving system includes a control device that controls automatic driving of a vehicle, and a storage device that contains external environment information indicating an external environment of the vehicle. A driving transition zone is a zone in which a driver of the vehicle takes over at least a part of driving of the vehicle, from the control device. A termination target velocity is a target velocity of the vehicle at an end point of the driving transition zone. The control device variably sets the termination target velocity, depending on the external environment at the end point or the external environment surrounding the end point. Then, the control device controls the velocity of the vehicle in the driving transition zone, such that the velocity of the vehicle at the end point is the termination target velocity.

Abstract: An electric pump includes a pump unit, a motor and a controller. The pump unit is configured to pump fluid by a rotating operation. The motor is a brushless direct-current motor and configured to rotationally drive the pump unit. The controller is configured to control a current to be supplied to the motor. The controller is configured to switch between voltage control for controlling the current to be supplied to the motor based on a target voltage and current control for controlling the current to be supplied to the motor based on a target current.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle to vehicle aerodynamics system which communicates information among vehicles to determine aerodynamics of a vehicle and determine changes to the vehicles which may improve aerodynamics of the vehicle and/or overall aerodynamics of a group of vehicles.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell; a supply device; and a control unit configured to lower output voltage of the fuel cell to a target value so as to execute recovery processing to recover power generation performance of the fuel cell. In a case of having an execution request of the recovery processing, the control unit restarts power generation of the fuel cell when open circuit voltage of the fuel cell is lowered to or smaller than a threshold value higher than the target value by controlling a flow rate of a cathode gas while the power generation of the fuel cell is paused, and the control unit executes the recovery processing while controlling an output current value of the fuel cell to be smaller than an idle current value that is an output current value of the fuel cell in an idle operation state.

Abstract: A weather guidance system is configured to guide a weather event having occurred around a user during moving, and includes: a guided event acquiring unit configured to acquire a guided event being a weather event previously guided to the user; and a guidance control unit configured to determine that when a new event being a new weather event having occurred around the user is acquired, the new event that is identical in weather type to the guided event and that has an occurrence region without overlapping with that of the guided event is guided, and the new event that is identical in weather type to the guided event and that has an occurrence region overlapping with that of the guided event is not to be guided.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: first and second power supplies, and a control unit controlling to, when a remaining capacity difference between the first power supply and the second power supply is large, to reduce a first operating range, in which the connection state with the electrical load is controlled to be series connection state of the power supplies, and increase a second operating range, in which the connection state with the electrical load is controlled to be the parallel connection state of the power supplies or the single connection state of one of the power supplies having a larger remaining capacity, as compared with a case where the remaining capacity difference is small.

Abstract: When a vehicle passes through a predetermined spot, a vehicle control device sends a transmission signal including a vehicle number counter set to an initial value in a rearward direction of the vehicle. When the transmission signal is received through the inter-vehicle communication module from a vehicle that leads the own vehicle, the vehicle control device sets the vehicle number counter included in the transmission signal, to an updated value resulting from increasing the vehicle number counter by a predetermined value, and sends a transmission signal including the vehicle number counter set to the updated value in the rearward direction of the vehicle. The vehicle control device sends the vehicle number counter set to the initial value or the updated value, to a center server, if it is determined that there is no vehicle that follows the own vehicle at a relatively short inter-vehicle distance.

Abstract: A controller provided at an information processing apparatus is configured to acquire information indicating driving history regarding traveling of a vehicle, specify a traveling section having a distance equal to or longer than a predetermined distance, in which the vehicle repeatedly travels at a frequency equal to or higher than a predetermined frequency, on the basis of the information indicating the driving history, and send a notification to a driver of the vehicle for encouraging the driver to provide ride sharing using the vehicle in the specified traveling section.

Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a solid electrolyte with high fluoride ion conductivity. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a solid electrolyte to be used for a fluoride ion battery, the solid electrolyte comprising: a composition of Ce1-x-yLaxSryF3-y, in which 0<x, 0<y, and 0<x+y<1; and a crystal phase that has a Tysonite structure.

Abstract: (A) A first lithium-ion battery is prepared. (B) A capacity loss of the first lithium-ion battery is detected. (C) Capacity restoration treatment is performed on the first lithium-ion battery having a detected capacity loss to produce a second lithium-ion battery. The first lithium-ion battery includes at least a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte solution. The electrolyte solution contains a lithium salt, a solvent, and an additive in advance of the detecting a capacity loss. The additive has an oxidation potential. The oxidation potential is higher than an OCP of the positive electrode in the first lithium-ion battery having a state of charge of 100%. The capacity restoration treatment involves charging the first lithium-ion battery in such a way that at least part of the additive is oxidized.

Abstract: A method for forming a multilayer coating film which includes forming an uncured coating film by applying a first aqueous base coating composition, forming an uncured coating film by applying a second aqueous base coating composition, forming an uncured coating film by applying a clear coating composition, and simultaneously heat curing the obtained coating films. The first aqueous base coating composition contains a carbodiimide compound, the clear coating composition contains a hydroxyl group-containing acrylic resin (A) having a hydroxyl value of 120 to 160 mgKOH/g and an acid value of 5 to 10 mgKOH/g, a polyisocyanate compound (B), and a polycarbonate diol compound (C). The component (A) has a hydroxyl group-containing alkyl moiety having 3 or less carbon atoms, and the ratio of the numbers of moles of the isocyanate functional groups of the component (B) and the hydroxyl group functional groups of the component (A) is 1.15 to 1.35.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a solid electrolyte material with excellent fluoride ion conductivity. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a solid electrolyte material to be used for a fluoride ion battery, the solid electrolyte material comprising: a composition of BixM1?xF2+x, in which 0.4?x?0.9, and M is at least one kind of Sn, Ca, Sr, Ba, and Pb; and a crystal phase that has a Tysonite structure.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes: a pressure control valve that is disposed in a supply path for supplying hydrogen and decompresses hydrogen to be supplied to a fuel cell stack; an expander that is disposed upstream from the pressure control valve in the supply path and decompresses and expands hydrogen supplied from a hydrogen tank; a second control valve that is disposed upstream from the expander in the supply path and is able to be switched to one of an open state in which hydrogen is supplied to the expander and a closed state in which a supply of hydrogen to the expander is intercepted or an amount of hydrogen supplied to the expander is less than that in the open state; and a control device including a control unit that controls the second control valve.

Abstract: A side rail includes base members, and plate members that are different in both plate thickness and material from the base members. The base members have a cutout or an opening, and the plate members are fitted into this cutout or opening and joined to the base members by laser welding.

Abstract: Transformers having a plurality of windings from a single Litz wire, as well as systems including such transformers and methods of providing such transformers are disclosed. A transformer includes a core and a single Litz wire having a plurality of individual strands of conductive material. The plurality of individual strands of conductive material are separated into a plurality of groups, each one of the plurality of groups being a winding of the transformer such that the transformer comprises a plurality of windings.

Abstract: An anomaly diagnosing apparatus is adapted for a cooling device in an internal combustion engine. The apparatus is configured to execute an enlarging process, a rate calculating process, and an anomaly determining process. The enlarging process includes enlarging the cross-sectional area of the flow passage between an inner channel and an outer channel in the cooling device. The rate calculating process includes calculating a reference rate for a rate of rise of temperature of cooling water. The anomaly determining process includes determining that an anomaly is present in the check valve if a rate of rise of a detection value of cooling water temperature is smaller than the reference rate. The rate calculating process includes calculating the reference rate such that the reference rate has a smaller value in a case where the enlarging process is executed than in a case where the enlarging process is not executed.

Abstract: Systems and methods negate the effects of increased motor speed by a hybrid electric vehicle during an engine-off, coasting condition. Upon determining that the hybrid electric vehicle is traveling at a relatively high speed, and is experiencing an engine-on, coasting condition, the hybrid electric vehicle is transitioned to an electric motor-only mode of operation. Negative motor torque is generated to decelerate the hybrid electric vehicle while it is coasting. To optimize conditions for regenerative braking, the hybrid electric vehicle may downshift to a lower gear, increasing electric motor speed. However, the amount of negative motor power that is generated by the downshift can result in an undesirable deceleration experience. This negative motor torque can be reduced based upon the torque multiplication factor at the lower gear to mimic negative torque at the wheels had the hybrid electric vehicle not downshifted to the lower gear.

Abstract: A viewing device for a vehicle is provided with plural cameras, an image generation unit, a display and a switching control unit. The plural cameras have different imaging ranges. On the basis of captured images from one or a plural number of the cameras, the image generation unit generates plural viewing images that differ in at least one of viewpoint or viewing angle. The display displays the viewing images. The switching control unit is capable of switching a viewing image being displayed at the display to another of the viewing images.