Abstract: Provided is a road surface type detection device capable of distinguishing an asphalt reference road surface type from other road surface types in real time from comparison of magnitudes and frequencies of strain sensor signal waveforms that are excellent for information detection in a low-speed range. A road surface type detection device 10 that estimates a plurality of road surface types (asphalt, a gravel road, a grass road) includes at least one sensor element 1, 2, 3 that detects a physical amount of a vehicle, a road surface type estimation unit 4, and a storage unit 411 that stores output values of the sensor element 1, 2, 3 corresponding to the plurality of road surface types. Any one road surface type asphalt, a gravel road, a grass road) is estimated out of the plurality of road surface types on the basis of a magnitude of a waveform of a sensor signal output by the sensor element 1, 2, 3. It is thus possible to distinguish asphalt from other road surface types in real time.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to obtain a step detection device that can accurately detect a step without being affected by weather, environmental conditions, and the like. A step detection device (2) according to the present invention is a step detection device 2 that detects a step (20) in a case where a tire (10) of a vehicle (100) runs over the step, including: a plurality of strain detection elements (1) disposed on a tire inner circumferential surface of the tire at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction of the tire; and a signal processor (4) that processes detection signals of the plurality of strain detection elements. The signal processor detects the step based on detection signals of two or more adjacent strain detection elements among the plurality of strain detection elements.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a strain detection device capable of downsizing and improvement in strain detection accuracy as compared with the conventional functional components without hindering deformation of a tire. An aspect of the present disclosure includes a housing 110 bonded to an inner peripheral surface Ti of a tire T via an elastic adhesive EA, and a recess portion 111c provided on an end surface 111e of the housing 110 facing the inner peripheral surface Ti of the tire T. The strain detection device 100 includes the strain detection element 120 that is disposed at the center part of the recess portion 111c and detects strain of the tire T via the elastic adhesive EA, and the elastic member 130 that is disposed in the inner peripheral edge part of the recess portion 111c and protrudes toward the inner peripheral surface Ti of the tire T relative to the end surface 111e of the housing 110.

Abstract: A physical quantity detecting device (10) detects a plurality of different physical quantities on the basis of an output signal waveform. A strain sensor (3) as one sensor element outputs a sensor signal waveform (15) having a reference level (151), a positive level positively changing from the reference level (151), and a negative level negatively changing from the reference level (151). An estimating unit (4) estimates a first physical quantity corresponding to a peak value (152) of the positive level and a second physical quantity corresponding to a peak value (153) of the negative level on the basis of the sensor signal waveform (15) output by the strain sensor (3).

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to mitigate an influence of a physical quantity other than strain of a tire on a measurement result of a strain sensor and to improve measurement accuracy of the strain sensor. A strain amount detection device according to the present invention calculates an estimation value of a load applied to a tire by using data describing a relationship among an actually measured strain amount, a tire air pressure, a vehicle speed, a tire temperature, and a tire load.

Abstract: An adaptive equalizer includes: a speculative equalization circuit which operates a plurality of first tap coefficients with respect to input data and selects operation data corresponding to the input data from a plurality of operation data obtained by the operation; and an adaptive equalization circuit which generates the plurality of first tap coefficients, on the basis of the input data.

Abstract: An adaptive equalizer includes: a speculative equalization circuit which operates a plurality of first tap coefficients with respect to input data and selects operation data corresponding to the input data from a plurality of operation data obtained by the operation; and an adaptive equalization circuit which generates the plurality of first tap coefficients, on the basis of the input data.

Abstract: There is provided a waveform equalization circuit with pulse width modulation that includes pulse-width adjust-level generation circuits PWCLC1a, PWCLC2a, for generating a pulse-width adjust-level VCNT on the basis of preceding input data units Din_P, Din_N, respectively, pulse-width adjustment circuits PWCC1a, PWCC2a, for adjusting a pulse-width according to VCNT, respectively, and a waveform shaping circuit WAC for shaping a waveform of an output signal from each of the pulse-width adjustment circuits. The pulse-width adjustment circuit has a driving power to be controlled according to a consecutive bits count of each of the preceding input data units, and varies transition time of each of output data units Do1_P, Do1_N, thereby adjusting the pulse width.

Abstract: There is provided a waveform equalization circuit with pulse width modulation that includes pulse-width adjust-level generation circuits PWCLC1a, PWCLC2a, for generating a pulse-width adjust-level VCNT on the basis of preceding input data units Din_P, Din_N, respectively, pulse-width adjustment circuits PWCC1a, PWCC2a, for adjusting a pulse-width according to VCNT, respectively, and a waveform shaping circuit WAC for shaping a waveform of an output signal from each of the pulse-width adjustment circuits. The pulse-width adjustment circuit has a driving power to be controlled according to a consecutive bits count of each of the preceding input data units, and varies transition time of each of output data units Do1_P, Do1_N, thereby adjusting the pulse width.