Abstract: An electric motor disclosed herein may comprise a rotor core fixed to a shaft, a stator, and first and second refrigerant passages. The stator may include coil ends at both ends. The first refrigerant passage may be provided in the shaft and arranged outside the rotor core in an axial direction of the shaft. The second refrigerant passage may extend inside the rotor core. A first outlet of the first refrigerant passage may be provided on the shaft, and an ejecting direction of refrigerant at the first outlet may be directed towards one of the coil ends. The rotor core is cooled by the refrigerant flowing in the second refrigerant passage. The coil ends are cooled by the refrigerant flowing in the first refrigerant passage, that is, the refrigerant that has not cooled the rotor.

Abstract: A motor may include a rotor; a stator including a stator core and a coil; a housing that houses the rotor and the stator; and a first annular member that provides a seal between a first end face of the stator core in an axial direction of the stator core and an inner wall surface of the housing. The first annular member may be arranged so as to surround an outer periphery of a first coil end. The first annular member may include first holes through which refrigerant is injected toward the first coil end. At least one opening of the first holes may have a shape in which a maximum value of a first width, which is a dimension in a circumferential direction of the stator core, is greater than a maximum value of a second width, which is a dimension in the axial direction of the stator core.

Abstract: A motor may include a rotor; a stator comprising a stator core and a coil; a housing that houses the rotor and the stator; and a first annular member that provides a seal between a first end face of the stator core in an axial direction of the stator core and an inner wall surface of the housing. The first annular member may include a plurality of first holes through which refrigerant is injected toward a first coil end of the coil protruding from the first end face of the stator core. At least one of the plurality of first holes may be covered with at least one mesh filter.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a lithium-ion rechargeable battery includes manufacturing a positive electrode plate that includes a positive electrode mixture layer containing a positive electrode active material, lithium hydroxide, and lithium acetate; manufacturing a negative electrode plate that includes a negative electrode mixture layer containing a negative electrode active material and a sodium salt; and injecting a non-aqueous electrolyte solution including LiBOB into a case that accommodates the positive and negative plates. When “A” represents a mole number of the lithium hydroxide added in the manufacturing the positive electrode plate, “B” represents a mole number of the lithium acetate formed in the manufacturing the positive electrode plate, and “C” represents a mole number of the sodium salt added in the manufacturing the negative electrode plate, 0.04?B/A?0.06 and 1.9?B/C are satisfied. Lithium acetate has a higher solubility in the non-aqueous electrolyte solution than sodium acetate.

Abstract: A solid-state battery having a first current collector layer, a first active material layer, a solid electrolyte layer, a second active material layer, and a second current collector layer in order as stated is provided. The first current collector layer and the second current collector layer have extended portions, the first current collector layer and the second current collector layer are joined to each other via a thermoplastic resin layer between the extended portions thereof, and (i) an extended portion of the solid electrolyte layer and the second current collector layer are joined to each other via the thermoplastic resin layer or (ii) an extended portion of the first active material layer and the second current collector layer are joined to each other via the thermoplastic resin layer.

Abstract: A steering control device that controls a steering device, includes a processing unit. The processing unit executes; a target rudder angle variable acquisition process of acquiring a value of a target rudder angle variable, an attention information acquisition process, a target rudder angle correction process of correcting the value of the target rudder angle variable by a play compensation amount corresponding to a steering direction, a restriction process of restricting the correction of the value of the target rudder angle variable by the play compensation amount depending on the information, and a rudder angle control process of operating a motor. In the rudder angle control process a steering angle depending on a rotation angle of a steering shaft is adopted as a control amount and the value of the target rudder angle variable is adopted as a target value of the control amount.

Abstract: A driving support apparatus comprises a camera, and a controller for executing a support control for supporting the vehicle turning at an intersection. The controller stores a prohibited direction in which a road arrow marked on a lane prohibits the vehicle from turning. The controller executes the support control when the controller detects the intersection and a turn direction is not the prohibited direction. The controller deletes the prohibited direction when the vehicle travels on a lane that is not a one-lane on one side and a travel distance after the vehicle passes through the road arrow is equal to or longer than a first delete distance, and deletes the prohibited direction when the vehicle travels on the one-lane on one side and the travel distance is equal to or longer than a second delete distance shorter than the first delete distance.

Abstract: A charging control device includes: a contact-type automatic charger arranged under a floor and having an opening that opens to an outer surface of a vehicle body; a protective cover that opens and closes the opening; a cooling water circuit that cools at least one of an internal combustion engine prime mover or an electric unit; and a heating unit that is provided on a high water temperature path of the cooling water circuit and heats the contact-type automatic charger.

Abstract: An alert apparatus starts alerting a driver of a host vehicle, when an oncoming vehicle, that is an other vehicle traveling in an oncoming lane with respect to a traveling lane in which the host vehicle is traveling so as to approach the host vehicle and that is predicted to pass through on a specific direction side with respect to a current position of the host vehicle, is present, a turn signal indicator of the host vehicle corresponding to the specific direction side is being operated, and it is likely that the host vehicle starts turning to the specific direction side.

Abstract: A vehicle control device that is mounted on a vehicle and controls the vehicle includes a sensor unit that detects a target, a first acquisition unit that acquires information from a roadside sensor that detects the target, a second acquisition unit that acquires position information of the vehicle, and a control unit that determines whether to use one or both of the first target information obtained by the sensor unit and the second target information obtained by the roadside sensor based on the first position of the target, the second position of the vehicle, and the third position of the roadside sensor, and controls the vehicle based on the determination content.

Abstract: A steering control device includes a processor. The processor is configured to execute a target rudder angle correction process, a restriction process, and a rudder angle control process. The target rudder angle correction process is a process of correcting the value of the target rudder angle variable by a play compensation amount corresponding to a steering direction. The restriction process is a process of restricting the magnitude of the play compensation amount to a small side depending on the traveling route at a current position of the vehicle and the traveling route at a movement-directional forward position. The rudder angle control process is a process of operating the motor by a control in which a steering angle is adopted as a control amount and the value of the target rudder angle variable is adopted as a target value of the control amount.

Abstract: A steering control device controls a steering device. The steering device includes a steering shaft, a turning wheel of a vehicle, the turning wheel turning due to rotation of the steering shaft, and a motor rotating the steering shaft. The steering control device includes a processor that executes a traveling environment information acquisition process and a look-ahead compensation process. In the traveling environment information acquisition process, the processor acquires information relevant to a traveling environment of the vehicle. In the look-ahead compensation process, the processor preliminarily rotates the steering shaft depending on a play compensation amount relevant to a predetermined turn direction. The processor determines an appropriate turn direction for the vehicle, as the predetermined turn direction, from the information relevant to the traveling environment.

Abstract: A mounting structure for an electric motor including a stator core having a cylindrical shape along an axis, having a plurality of teeth in an inner peripheral portion, and having a plurality of holes in an outer peripheral portion at equal angular intervals about the axis, (a) the stator core is fastened to the case by bolts inserted through at least three fastening holes out of the plurality of holes, (b) by different fastened states between the stator core and the case by the bolts, respectively, the radial rigidity of the stator core attached to the case symmetry about the axis is broken, (c) polygon formed by connecting the fastening holes as viewed in the direction of the axis includes the axis.

Abstract: A steering control device is configured to control a steering device. The steering device includes a steering wheel, a steering shaft coupled to the steering wheel, a turning wheel of a vehicle, and a motor configured to rotate the steering shaft. The turning wheel is configured to turn along with rotation of the steering shaft. The steering control device includes a processor. The processor is configured to execute an alarm information acquisition process of acquiring information indicating that an alarm needs to be issued to a driver of the vehicle, and a vibration process of vibrating the steering wheel in a predetermined region by operating the motor, in a situation where the alarm needs to be issued. The predetermined region is a region where a turning angle of the turning wheel does not change even when the steering wheel rotates.

Abstract: An aluminum alloy member having a satisfactory mechanical strength, an aluminum alloy for casting from which such an aluminum alloy member having a satisfactory mechanical strength can be manufactured, and a method for manufacturing such an aluminum alloy member are provided. In an aspect according to the present disclosure, an aluminum alloy for casting contains, in mass %, Si: 4.0-7.5%, Cu: 1.5-4.0%, Zn: 1.0% or more, and Mg: 0.2-0.8%, in which a remainder of the aluminum alloy for casting consists of Al and unavoidable impurities. Note that a content of Zn may be limited to, in mass %, 1.0% or more and 5.0% or less. Further, a content of Mg may be limited to, in mass %, 0.5% or more and 0.8% or less.

Abstract: A control system for preventing a drop in driving force in a vehicle having a momentary type shifting device. In the shifting device, the N position corresponding to the N range and the default position are located between the D position corresponding to the D range and B position corresponding to the B range. The controller is configured to establish the neutral range in a case that the shift lever which is moved to the N position is maintained thereto for the threshold, and the neutral range maintaining action is executed after the lapse of the threshold time.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing device that includes at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: acquire a satellite image of the ground, which is captured by an artificial satellite, for a target area based on disaster information; based on the satellite image, detect an obstruction on a road which relates to passage of a vehicle; and output a road for which no obstruction is detected as a traversable road.

Abstract: The information processing device acquires a satellite image captured by an artificial satellite in a range from a current position of the vehicle to a destination, acquires preference information regarding a preference of the driver, evaluates a traveling route to the destination based on the satellite image and the preference information, and outputs an evaluation result of the traveling route.

Abstract: An information processing device includes: an acquiring section acquiring small angle scattering data obtained by measuring a material, and supplemental information that is two-dimensional data of the material; and a predicting section that, by using the small angle scattering data and the supplemental information as input, predicts a three-dimensional structure of the material from output of a prediction model that is learned in advance and that is for predicting the three-dimensional structure of the material.

Abstract: A tow hook assembly including a housing, a receiving member, and a pin. The housing includes a side wall defining an asymmetric opening having a cam surface and an end wall. The pin is rotatably couples the receiving member to the housing between an extended position and a rotated position. The pin includes an extended portion received within the asymmetric opening of the housing. In the extended position, the extended portion abuts against the end wall to inhibit rotation of the receiving member with respect to the housing in a first direction. Upon an application of a force exceeding a predetermined threshold, the extended portion abuts and deforms against the cam surface to permit rotation of the receiving member in a second direction opposite the first direction to rotate the receiving member from the extended position towards the rotated position.

Abstract: In a vehicle drive system, in at least either of a case where a first ECU receives a collision detection signal or a case where an interlock line is disconnected, the first ECU controls a relay such that electrical connection between a battery and a motor device is disconnected. The motor device includes an electric motor for traveling, a PCU, a second ECU, and a backup power supply. The PCU includes one or more capacitors. When the interlock line is disconnected, the second ECU is activated by electric power supplied from the backup power supply activated along with the disconnection. Under the condition that the second ECU does not receive, from the first ECU, a discharge command to discharge residual charge or that a determination that a collision occurs is made, the second ECU controls the PCU such that the PCU executes a discharge control.

Abstract: Bioactive coatings that include a base and a protein associated with the base for actively promoting the removal of organic stains are provided. In aspects, bioactive coatings that are stabilized against inactivation by weathering are provided including a base associated with a chemically modified enzyme, and, optionally a first polyoxyethylene present in the base and independent of the enzyme. The coatings are optionally overlayered onto a substrate to form an active coating facilitating the removal of organic stains or organic material from food, insects, or the environment.

Abstract: An information processing device including a conversion section that converts plural data related to plural materials into vectors in a latent space, and a reception section that displays a graph plotted with the plural data according to the vectors in the latent space, that receives a specification of at least one of the data on the graph, and that also receives a change to a secrecy level or authorized disclosure parties of the data specified.

Abstract: In the power supply system, DC/DC converter may perform a first operation of converting a voltage of the output node into a charging voltage and supplying the charging voltage to the sub power supply, and a second operation of converting a voltage of the sub power supply into an output voltage and supplying the output voltage to the output node. The load is connected to the output node via a power supply line, and includes a voltage detection unit that detects a voltage output from the power supply line. Control unit (control unit and the control unit) is to conduct the first switch, by causing DC/DC converter to execute the first operation, to charge the sub power supply, after charging the sub power supply, switching the first switch to non-conductive, DC/DC converter to execute the second operation, detects an abnormality based on the voltage detected by the voltage detection unit.

Abstract: An information processing device, that acquires, from a plurality of user terminals, measurement data measured by a plurality of analytical method; quantifies the acquired measurement data using a predetermined statistical method; and displays, on a display of at least one user terminal of the plurality of user terminals, a necessary analytical method among the plurality of analytical method based on results of the quantification.

Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus includes a tollgate type determiner and a travel controller. The tollgate type determiner determines whether or not a tollgate present in front of a vehicle is a speed-limit tollgate, on the basis of positional information on the vehicle and map information. The travel controller controls a travel speed of the vehicle in accordance with the result of determination by the tollgate type determiner. When the tollgate is the speed-limit tollgate, the travel controller performs speed-limiting control such that, while passing through the tollgate, the vehicle has the travel speed limited not more than a speed limit for the speed-limit tollgate. When the tollgate is not the speed-limit tollgate, the travel controller does not perform the speed-limiting control.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a controller configured to execute, as a specification of a vehicle to be ordered, receiving order data specifying a first body color and a first vehicle model from a user, and determining a content of an incentive to be provided to the user based on order records of the first vehicle model having the first body color in a past predetermined period.

Abstract: The present disclosure proposes a technique regarding a control apparatus for controlling a vehicle. The control apparatus is configured to execute the following first to third processes. The first process is determining whether or not a required space for performing a lane change is secured in an adjacent lane in response to a request for the lane change to the adjacent lane of the vehicle. The second process is operating a direction indicator of the vehicle when the required space is not secured. The third process is starting the lane change to the adjacent lane of the vehicle by autonomous driving when the required space is secured.

Abstract: A vehicle notification device acquires a congestion situation of rest facilities existing on a guidance route on an expressway, acquires position information of a first rest facility that is the closest rest facility to a current location of an own vehicle and position information of a second rest facility that is the next closest rest facility to the current location following the first rest facility, among rest facilities for which determination is made that a rest is possible from the congestion situation, predicts time required to move from the first rest facility to the second rest facility, and when the time is more than a preset threshold value, performs notification prompting a rest at the first rest facility.

Abstract: The vehicle control device includes an imaging device capable of capturing an image of a lane marking line and acquiring lane marking line information, and a control unit capable of executing lane tracing assist control that assists a steering operation of a driver of the vehicle. The control unit is configured to switch a target position from the predetermined first position in the first lane to the predetermined second position in the second lane when the predetermined specific condition including the predetermined first condition that is satisfied when the intention to change the lane in the predetermined direction of the driver is detected during execution of the lane tracing assist control in the first lane and the predetermined second condition that is satisfied when there is a high possibility that the second lane adjacent to the first lane in the predetermined direction is present.

Abstract: A method of producing a SmFeN-based rare earth magnet, the method including: heat-treating a SmFeN-based anisotropic magnetic powder having a surface coated with a phosphate at a temperature of at least 80° C. but lower than 150° C.; mixing the heat-treated SmFeN-based anisotropic magnetic powder and a Zn-containing modifier powder by dispersion using resin-coated metal media or resin-coated ceramic media to obtain a powder mixture containing the SmFeN-based anisotropic magnetic powder and the modifier powder; compacting the powder mixture in a magnetic field to obtain a magnetic field compact; and pressure-sintering the magnetic field compact to obtain a sintered compact.

Abstract: A processing server detects an incident of a vehicle by analyzing one of position information about the vehicle, image information about the periphery of the vehicle, and traveling data about the vehicle, which are acquired from the vehicle, and selects a new function corresponding to the detected incident. Then, the processing server gives notice of the proposal for the new function to the vehicle, as an estimated timing when a user having encountered the incident has cooled down while the user's memory about the incident is clear.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein support enhanced computer vision capabilities which may be applicable to, for example, autonomous vehicle operation. An example method includes generating a latent space and a decoder based on image data that includes multiple images, where each image has a different viewing frame of a scene. The method also includes generating a volumetric embedding that is representative of a novel viewing frame of the scene. The method includes decoding, with the decoder, the latent space using cross-attention with the volumetric embedding, and generating a novel viewing frame of the scene based on an output of the decoder.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus for performing autonomous driving of a host vehicle. The vehicle control apparatus includes an operating section information acquisition unit configured to acquire operating section information that is information of an operating section in which vehicle stability control by brake control has been operated in a vehicle in autonomous driving in the past; an operation plan generation unit configured to generate an operation plan of autonomous driving of the host vehicle based on a preset target route and map information; and a vehicle controller configured to perform autonomous driving along the operation plan, wherein the operation plan generation unit generates the operation plan so that the host vehicle does not stop in the operating section.

Abstract: A method of producing an electrode includes: (a) forming an active material layer; and (b) forming a groove on a surface of the active material layer by laser processing of the surface of the active material layer. In the laser processing, a pulsed laser having a pulse width of 200 ns or less is used; an ambient pressure is 980 hPa or more; and assist gas has a flow rate of 5 m/s or less.

Abstract: Systems and methods for modeling and predicting scene occupancy in an environment of a robot are disclosed herein. One embodiment processes past agent-trajectory data, map data, and sensor data using one or more encoder neural networks to produce combined encoded input data; generates a weights vector for a Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM) based on the combined encoded input data; produces a volumetric spatio-temporal representation of occupancy in an environment of a robot by generating, for a plurality of modes of the GMM in accordance with the weights vector, corresponding sample probability distributions of scene occupancy based on respective means and variances of the plurality of modes, wherein the respective means and variances sample coefficients of a set of learned basis functions; and controls the operation of the robot based, at least in part, on the volumetric spatio-temporal representation of occupancy.

Abstract: An automated transportation system comprises: an automated transportation device configured to transport an object to be conveyed, a stereo camera configured to obtain an image of the identification code and the stop position confirmation marker, and an information processing device configured to obtain a three-dimensional stop position information of the automated transportation device and the identification information from the taken image. The automated transportation device includes an identification code and a stop position confirmation marker attached to the automated transportation device. The identification code indicates an identification information to identify at least either one of the object to be conveyed and the automated transportation device. The stereo camera is arranged at a predetermined stop position of the automated transportation device.

Abstract: A steering control apparatus includes a processing unit configured to execute, a target steering angle variable acquiring processing of acquiring a value of a target steering angle variable, a target steering angle correcting processing of correcting the value of the target steering angle variable by a play compensation amount according to a steering direction, a gradually changing processing of gradually changing a magnitude of the play compensation amount, and a steering angle control of operating the motor through control with a steering angle according to a rotation angle of the steering shaft being as a control amount and with the value of the target steering angle variable being as a target value of the control amount.

Abstract: An optical axis position adjuster according to the present disclosure includes a target board, a leg portion that supports the target board, and an installation auxiliary jig that connects the leg portion and the vehicle. The leg portions can be installed horizontally with respect to the ground. The installation auxiliary jig is connected to a connecting portion provided in the leg portion and is connected to an emblem provided in the vehicle. The connecting portion is disposed at the center of the leg portion, and the emblem is disposed at the center of the vehicle in the vehicle width direction. Therefore, it is possible to connect the vehicle and the leg portions such that the center of the target board and the center of the vehicle in the vehicle width direction coincide with each other in a plan view.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining parking spaces to rent to the public. The systems and methods can determine a plurality of time bins and receive data on the occupancy of parking spaces for each time bin. A determined number of reserved spaces can be calculated for each time bin. Restrictions associated with the parking space can also be determined. A final number of parking spaces to rent can be determined based on the determined number of reserved spaces and the restrictions.

Abstract: A system for supplying a gas to a supply target from a fluid of a gas-liquid mixture stored in a pressure vessel, comprising: a first line connected to a layer of the gas in the pressure vessel; a second line connected to a layer of the liquid in the pressure vessel and having a vaporizer in the middle and merging into the first line downstream of the vaporizer; a valve disposed between the pressure vessel and the vaporizer in the second line; a pressure gauge for obtaining a pressure in the pressure vessel; and a control device, wherein the control device receives pressure information from the pressure gauge and, when the internal pressure of the pressure vessel falls below a predetermined value, controls to open the valve and supply the vaporized gas in the vaporizer in the second line from the first line to the pressure vessel.

Abstract: A leak diagnosis device for a fuel vapor treatment apparatus, comprising: a first diagnosis unit that performs a leak diagnosis of a fuel tank based on a tank internal pressure in a closed state of a sealing valve; a determination unit that opens a sealing valve in a state where a purge valve and a switching valve are closed when the tank internal pressure is within a normal range, and determines whether there is an influence on the valve openability of the switching valve; and a second diagnosis unit that performs a leak diagnosis of the canister based on the tank internal pressure or the canister internal pressure when the determination unit makes a negative determination, and performs a leak diagnosis of the canister based on the canister internal pressure after closing the closed valve when the determination unit makes an affirmative determination.

Abstract: A vehicle power supply system including a battery that supplies electric power to an in-vehicle load, comprising: an acquisition unit that acquires information on discharging of a battery; a derivation unit that derives a current life discharge amount of the battery based on information on discharging of the battery acquired by the acquisition unit and a correlation between a discharge depth of the battery and a life discharge amount; and an calculation unit that calculates data related to determination of a softening deterioration state of the battery based on the current life discharge amount of the battery derived by the derivation unit and information on discharging of the battery acquired by the acquisition unit.

Abstract: A method of managing electric power supply and demand with a computer includes sending, from the computer, a message for making a request of an electrified vehicle with a driver and a passenger to participate in a demand response for adjusting supply or demand of electric power in a power grid, acquiring, by the computer, passenger information on at least one of an attribute and a preference of the passenger, and setting, by the computer, a first incentive for prompting the passenger to participate in the demand response based on the passenger information.

Abstract: An information processing device includes: a control section controlling rewriting of a recording device installed in a vehicle; and a setting section that, on the basis of a first maximum number of times of rewriting that corresponds to a first interval in which functions of the recording device are guaranteed, sets a second maximum number of times of rewriting in a second interval that is an interval that is shorter than the first interval.

Abstract: An information processing device for constructing a traffic digital twin synchronized with a real space in a virtual space based on data received from a plurality of devices, the information processing apparatus comprising: an acquisition unit that acquires information on service provision from an application; a setting unit that sets an update cycle for updating the traffic digital twin based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit; and a communication unit that receives data from the plurality of devices according to the update cycle set by the setting unit.

Abstract: A method for representing atomic structures as Gaussian processes is described. The method includes mapping a crystal structure of chemical elements in a real space, in which atoms of the chemical elements are represented in a unit cell. The method also includes learning, by a machine learning model, a 3D embedding of each of the chemical elements in the real space according to the mapping of the crystal structure of the chemical elements. The method further includes training the machine learning model according to a representation of the atoms of the chemical elements in the unit cell based on the mapping of the crystal structure of the chemical elements. The method also includes predicting a material property corresponding to a point within the real space.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus for determining a specification of a vehicle ordered by a user, comprises a controller unit configured to execute: receiving designation of a body color of the vehicle from the user; and proposing to the user to overcoat the vehicle with a second body color by an easily peelable paint after ordering the vehicle having any of a plurality of first body colors when the second body color that is not included in the plurality of first body colors set as a base color of the vehicle is designated by the user.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein support enhanced computer vision capabilities which may be applicable to, for example, autonomous vehicle operation. An example method includes generating, through training, a shared latent space based on (i) image data that include multiple images, where each image has a different viewing frame of a scene, and (ii) first and second types of embeddings, and training a decoder based on the first type of embeddings. The method also includes generating an embedding based on the first type of embeddings that is representative of a novel viewing frame of the scene, decoding, with the decoder, the shared latent space using cross-attention with the generated embedding, and generating the novel viewing frame of the scene based on an output of the decoder.

Abstract: A hemming system includes a processing station; a processing robot for performing hemming on a workpiece in the processing station; a die storage for storing dies for hemming in association with types of workpiece; a first-stage changing station in which a die used by the processing robot when performing hemming on a next different type of workpiece and corresponds to the next different type of workpiece is disposed on standby; first transfer means for transferring the die in the first-stage changing station to the processing station; a second-stage changing station in which the die disposed in the processing station is temporarily disposed; second transfer means for transferring the die disposed in the processing station to the second-stage changing station; and a mobile robot for moving the die from the second-stage changing station to the die storage and move the die from the die storage to the first-stage changing station.