Abstract: A vehicle electronic control device includes a detection device configured to detect a state of an occupant, a first control device, and a second control device. The second control device is configured to refer to a database defining a relationship between the state of the occupant and a first time and to autonomously drive the vehicle at speeds equal to or lower than the maximum allowable speed from a switching time that is the time at which the first control device becomes unable to control the vehicle. The database is set in such a manner that the maximum allowable speed corresponding to a second state of the occupant is lower than the maximum allowable speed corresponding to a first state of the occupant when the first time corresponding to the second state is longer than the first time corresponding to the first state.

Abstract: A vehicle electronic control device includes a detection device configured to detect a state of an occupant, a first control device, and a second control device. The second control device is configured to refer to a database defining a relationship between the state of the occupant and a first time and to autonomously drive the vehicle at speeds equal to or lower than the maximum allowable speed from a switching time that is the time at which the first control device becomes unable to control the vehicle. The database is set in such a manner that the maximum allowable speed corresponding to a second state of the occupant is lower than the maximum allowable speed corresponding to a first state of the occupant when the first time corresponding to the second state is longer than the first time corresponding to the first state.

Abstract: A vehicle driving assistance system performs traveling assistance control under which an own vehicle automatically travels with. The traveling assistance control includes first constant-speed control for automatically controlling the acceleration of the own vehicle, based on a first vehicle-speed range including a set vehicle speed, such that the vehicle speed of the own vehicle is kept equal to the set vehicle speed, and second constant-speed control for automatically controlling the acceleration of the own vehicle, based on a second vehicle-speed range including the set vehicle speed, such that the vehicle speed of the own vehicle is kept equal to the set vehicle speed. The second vehicle-speed range is set to a wider range than the first vehicle-speed range. The vehicle driving assistance system switches the traveling assistance control between the first constant-speed control and the second constant-speed control, according to the traveling state of the own vehicle.

Abstract: A control apparatus of a power supply system including a battery, a battery sensor to detect a state quantity of the battery, and a generator to generate a power for the battery includes a controller. The controller executes normal charging control to control battery charging based on a detection result from the battery sensor, by controlling an operation of the generator. The controller executes failsafe control to prioritize battery charging regardless of the detection result from the battery sensor, if the battery sensor is determined to be operating abnormally. The controller executes full charging control to charge the battery until the battery is fully charged, when the failsafe control ends. The controller executes the normal charging control after a state-of-charge of the battery used in the normal charging control is set to a value corresponding to a state where the battery is fully charged, when the full charging control ends.

Abstract: A control apparatus of a power supply system including a battery, a battery sensor to detect a state quantity of the battery, and a generator to generate a power for the battery includes a controller. The controller executes normal charging control to control battery charging based on a detection result from the battery sensor, by controlling an operation of the generator. The controller executes failsafe control to prioritize battery charging regardless of the detection result from the battery sensor, if the battery sensor is determined to be operating abnormally. The controller executes full charging control to charge the battery until the battery is fully charged, when the failsafe control ends. The controller executes the normal charging control after a state-of-charge of the battery used in the normal charging control is set to a value corresponding to a state where the battery is fully charged, when the full charging control ends.

Abstract: [Summary] [Object] To accurately detect a state of a secondary battery when the secondary battery is mounted on a vehicle.

Abstract: A horticultural lamp with multichannel LEDs including UVA and near IR (providing an extended range of wavelengths of about 315-800 nm) uses a fluoropolymer diffusing lens to enable excellent transmittance (80 to 90%) of light throughout the extended range while diffusing to create a substantially uniform spectrum throughout the illuminated area by mixing the individual LED wavelength outputs independently of discrete positioning of LEDs on the LED carrier.

Abstract: An opening area between twisted portions of a pair of twisted wires is arranged to be opposite to an opening area of an aperture antenna of each of communication apparatuses. Thus, the use of the pair of twisted wires permits division of electric power among the communication apparatuses and also communication of signals. In particular, among the opening areas between the twisted portions of the pair of twisted wires, only an opening area, which is in between the twisted portion and the twisted portion and is opposite to the aperture antenna, is formed to be larger than a different opening area. This provides a vehicular power line communication system and a transmitter in the system; the system strengthens electromagnetic induction connection between the transmitter and the receiver to permit power line communication.

Abstract: [Object] To accurately detect a state of a secondary battery when the secondary battery is mounted on a vehicle.

Abstract: A current detecting unit (current sensor 12) detecting a current value of a current flowing in a secondary battery 14; an extreme value detecting unit (CPU 10a) detecting a first extreme value of a current after an inrush current flows from the secondary battery to a starter motor after electricity to the starter motor is turned on based on the current value; an inflection point detecting unit (CPU 10a) detecting a first inflection point of the current after the inrush current flows based on a variation of the current value per a predetermined time; and a calculation unit (CPU 10a) selecting the inflection point when timings when the extreme value and the inflection point are detected are separated for a predetermined time or more, and selecting either one of the extreme value or the inflection point in the other cases to set as a starting current, and calculating a starting voltage from the starting current, an internal resistance of the secondary battery, and a voltage before starting being a voltage of the

Abstract: An operating machine includes: a charging time estimation unit that estimates a first estimated charging time required to restore a capacity of a first battery from a first estimated residual capacity to a target capacity value of the first battery and a second estimated charging time required to restore a capacity of a second battery from a second estimated residual capacity to a target capacity value of the second battery; a capacity management implementation unit that implements capacity management on the first battery and the second battery such that the first battery is charged for the first estimated charging time and the second battery is charged for the second estimated charging time; and a discharge amount limitation unit for limiting a discharge amount of the second battery during an idling stop so that a residual capacity of the second battery after discharge is maintained at or above a set value.

Abstract: A battery condition detection sensor (1) for measuring characteristics of a battery (101) includes an electrically conductive battery post terminal (12) and a shunt resistor (13). The battery post terminal (12) is mounted to a battery post (102) provided in the battery (101). The shunt resistor (13) is electrically connected to the battery post terminal (12). The shunt resistor (13) is configured such that a connection terminal (52) of a wire harness (51) can be fixed thereto. The shunt resistor (13) has a rotation-blocking portion (inner walls of the insertion holes (15a, 15b)) for blocking rotation of the connection terminal (52).

Abstract: A crane includes a limiting device to limit a raising/lowering angle of the mast during suspending work to be equal to or less than an upper limit angle which is less than a value of the raising/lowering angle when the mast extends vertically; a release device into which a release instruction for causing the limiting device to release the limitation on the raising/lowering angle of the mast is input; and a first detection section adapted to detect that the mast support device is at an overhanging position where the mast support device pushes up and sets the mast in the work posture. The limiting device is operable whenever the first detection section does not detect that the mast support device is at the overhanging position, even if the release instruction is input into the release device, to prohibit the mast from being tilted rearward beyond the upper limit angle.

Abstract: An opening area between twisted portions of a pair of twisted wires is arranged to be opposite to an opening area of an aperture antenna of each of communication apparatuses. Thus, the use of the pair of twisted wires permits division of electric power among the communication apparatuses and also communication of signals. In particular, among the opening areas between the twisted portions of the pair of twisted wires, only an opening area, which is in between the twisted portion and the twisted portion and is opposite to the aperture antenna, is formed to be larger than a different opening area. This provides a vehicular power line communication system and a transmitter in the system; the system strengthens electromagnetic induction connection between the transmitter and the receiver to permit power line communication.

Abstract: A communication system includes: a master device; and slave devices communicating with the master device via a transmission line. The master device includes: an electric power supply unit for outputting an electric power supply signal having one specific frequency to the transmission line; a master communication unit for communicating with each slave device through a communication signal; and an electric power supply frequency setting unit for setting the one specific frequency. Each slave device includes: an electric power supply signal input and output unit for retrieving the electric power supply signal having a set frequency from the transmission line; a communication signal input and output unit for receiving and transmitting the communication signal to the transmission line; a slave communication unit for communicating with the master device through the communication signal; and a power source for energizing the slave communication unit according to the electric power supply signal.

Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes main circuits, in which switching elements are connected in parallel with diodes, respectively. An auxiliary circuit, which is formed of a series-connected second switching element and a capacitor, is connected in parallel with the diode operating as a freewheeling diode. The switching element of the main circuit, which is opposite to the auxiliary circuit, is set to turn on at a reference time. The second switching element of the auxiliary circuit is set to turn on in advance of the reference time by an interval of a discharging time period of the capacitor in a dead time period.

Abstract: An endoscope system has a light source apparatus and an endoscope including an illumination optical system and an objective optical system. At least the objective optical system of the endoscope is provided with an adjustable diaphragm, and in a light path in one of the light source apparatus, the illumination optical system, and the objective optical system, an insertable/retractable filter for observation for special light is provided. The adjustable diaphragm performs a closing operation or an opening operation only when the filter for observation for special light is inserted into the light path.

Abstract: A current detecting unit (current sensor 12) detecting a current value of a current flowing in a secondary battery 14; an extreme value detecting unit (CPU 10a) detecting a first extreme value of a current after an inrush current flows from the secondary battery to a starter motor after electricity to the starter motor is turned on based on the current value; an inflection point detecting unit (CPU 10a) detecting a first inflection point of the current after the inrush current flows based on a variation of the current value per a predetermined time; and a calculation unit (CPU 10a) selecting the inflection point when timings when the extreme value and the inflection point are detected are separated for a predetermined time or more, and selecting either one of the extreme value or the inflection point in the other cases to set as a starting current, and calculating a starting voltage from the starting current, an internal resistance of the secondary battery, and a voltage before starting being a voltage of the

Abstract: In a communication network system in which a master and a plurality of communication slaves are coupled through a high-potential side bus and a low-potential side bus in a daisy-chain manner, each of the communication slaves includes a control circuit, a resistance element, and a potential difference detecting portion. The control circuit controls communication with the master. The resistance element is inserted into the high-potential side bus at a portion located downstream of a point where the control circuit is coupled with the high-potential side bus. The potential difference detecting portion detects a potential difference between an upstream terminal of the resistance element and the low-potential side bus. The control circuit sets an ID value for communicating with the master in accordance with the potential difference detected by the potential difference detecting portion.

Abstract: An impedance matching apparatus includes: a cable that transmits a rectangular wave outputted from a solid image pickup device; a correlated double sampling circuit that performs scanning of the rectangular wave by sampling the rectangular wave with a timing of a signal clamp pulse being changed, based on a timing of the feed-through sampling pulse fixed at a timing at which the rectangular wave by the cable indicates a high value; a variable resistance provided at a tail end side of the cable; and a resistance value varying unit that, that performs the scanning with a resistance value of the variable resistance being changed, based on a signal outputted from the correlated double sampling circuit, changes a resistance value of the variable resistance so as to match a characteristic impedance of the cable.