Abstract: A pull-over control apparatus includes: an input that receives information on a pull-over area determined as a pull-over destination for a vehicle present on a roadway and information on an object recognized in the pull-over area; and a controller that recognizes the pull-over area while dividing the pull-over area into a plurality of partial areas, based on the information on the pull-over area, the plurality of partial areas including at least a first partial area closest to the vehicle and a second partial area adjacent to the first partial area, the controller controlling, based on the information on the object, the vehicle so that the vehicle is pulled over to a first range where pull-over of the vehicle is possible among the plurality of the partial areas.

Abstract: A vehicle state determination device includes an input unit and a controller. The input unit receives sidewalk information indicating a state of a sidewalk region which a moving body passes through and roadway information indicating a state of a roadway region adjacent to the sidewalk region. The controller determines whether or not a sidewalk entering operation is possible based on the sidewalk information and the roadway information. The sidewalk entering operation is an operation in which a vehicle trying to enter the roadway region by crossing the sidewalk region enters the sidewalk region.

Abstract: A determination device includes an input unit and a controller. The input unit receives information on a sidewalk area and information on a target object recognized in the sidewalk area. The sidewalk area exists between a position where a vehicle is present and a non-sidewalk area. The controller (i) divides the sidewalk area into a plurality of partial areas including at least a first partial area and a second partial area based on the information on the sidewalk area, the first partial area being closest to the vehicle among the plurality of partial areas, and the second partial area being adjacent to the non-sidewalk area, and (ii) determines, based on the information on the target object, at least one partial area among the plurality of partial areas to be a range where the vehicle is allowed to enter.

Abstract: A control device for an autonomous driving vehicle includes a first input section, a second input section, and a travel state determination section. The first input section acquires a detection signal of a first sensor that detects another vehicle approaching the intersection. The second input section acquires a detection signal of a second sensor that detects at least one of a gesture of a driver of the other vehicle, a voice of the driver of the other vehicle, a motion of the other vehicle, and a radio signal output from the other vehicle. The travel state determination section generates, upon detection of the other vehicle based on the detection signal of the first sensor, a travel command signal for allowing or restricting entry of the autonomous driving vehicle into the intersection in accordance with an action of the other vehicle predicted based on the detection signal of the second sensor.

Abstract: A vehicle situation determination device includes an input unit and a controller. The input unit receives information about a recognition result of recognizing one or a plurality of moving objects existing in a sidewalk region ahead of a vehicle in an advancing direction. The controller determines, based on the recognition result, that the vehicle is allowed to enter a passing scheduled region in a time period of a sparse state when a transition is made from the sparse state into a dense state. The sparse state is a state where density of the one or plurality of moving objects existing in the passing scheduled region is lower than or equal to a predetermined value. The dense state is a state where the density is higher than the predetermined value.

Abstract: A control device for an autonomous driving vehicle includes a first input section, a second input section, and a travel state determination section. The first input section acquires a detection signal of a first sensor that detects another vehicle approaching the intersection. The second input section acquires a detection signal of a second sensor that detects at least one of a gesture of a driver of the other vehicle, a voice of the driver of the other vehicle, a motion of the other vehicle, and a radio signal output from the other vehicle. The travel state determination section generates, upon detection of the other vehicle based on the detection signal of the first sensor, a travel command signal for allowing or restricting entry of the autonomous driving vehicle into the intersection in accordance with an action of the other vehicle predicted based on the detection signal of the second sensor.

Abstract: A road surface estimation device includes a spatial measurement unit, a filter, and a road surface estimator. The spatial measurement unit measures a three-dimensional measurement point cloud on a road surface on the basis of an image received from a stereo camera or a camera capable of three-dimensional measurement. The filter filters the three-dimensional measurement point cloud on the basis of a road surface model created based on map information so as to obtain road surface candidate points. The road surface estimator estimates the road surface on the basis of the road surface candidate points.

Abstract: A vehicle situation determination device includes an input unit and a controller. The input unit receives information about a recognition result of recognizing one or a plurality of moving objects existing in a sidewalk region ahead of a vehicle in an advancing direction. The controller determines, based on the recognition result, that the vehicle is allowed to enter a passing scheduled region in a time period of a sparse state when a transition is made from the sparse state into a dense state. The sparse state is a state where density of the one or plurality of moving objects existing in the passing scheduled region is lower than or equal to a predetermined value. The dense state is a state where the density is higher than the predetermined value.

Abstract: A vehicle state determination device includes an input unit and a controller. The input unit receives sidewalk information indicating a state of a sidewalk region which a moving body passes through and roadway information indicating a state of a roadway region adjacent to the sidewalk region. The controller determines whether or not a sidewalk entering operation is possible based on the sidewalk information and the roadway information. The sidewalk entering operation is an operation in which a vehicle trying to enter the roadway region by crossing the sidewalk region enters the sidewalk region.

Abstract: A determination device includes an input unit and a controller. The input unit receives information on a sidewalk area and information on a target object recognized in the sidewalk area. The sidewalk area exists between a position where a vehicle is present and a non-sidewalk area. The controller (i) divides the sidewalk area into a plurality of partial areas including at least a first partial area and a second partial area based on the information on the sidewalk area, the first partial area being closest to the vehicle among the plurality of partial areas, and the second partial area being adjacent to the non-sidewalk area, and (ii) determines, based on the information on the target object, at least one partial area among the plurality of partial areas to be a range where the vehicle is allowed to enter.

Abstract: A determination device includes: an input unit that receives sensing result information on a moving object on a roadway in a first area, the first area being a sensing range of a sensor for use in a vehicle; and a controller that determines that another moving object safely enters a second area subsequently to the moving object based on the sensing result information when an acceleration of the moving object traveling from the first area to the second area is equal to or more than a first threshold, the second area being outside the sensing range of the sensor.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a technique for reducing, in an analog circuit that needs trimming adjustment in a semiconductor device, a variation to be caused in the characteristic of the analog circuit while the circuit is kept in stock for a long time after having been packaged or subjected to a reflow process. An analog circuit including a trimming mechanism for output adjustment is formed on a buried oxide film in a semiconductor substrate. A trench structure is provided to surround at least one of elements constituting this analog circuit, and includes an insulating oxide layer having a hollow structure.

Abstract: A voltage detection circuit includes a reference voltage and current supply configured to generate a reference voltage and a reference current; a switching element configured to shift from an off-state to an on-state when the reference voltage is higher than a predetermined threshold voltage; a current mirror circuit allowing a current corresponding to the reference current to flow through the switching element in the on-state; a capacitive element coupled in series to the current mirror circuit and charged with the current flowing through the switching element; and an inverter configured to output an enable signal activated based on a terminal voltage of the capacitive element.

Abstract: A voltage detection circuit includes a reference voltage and current supply configured to generate a reference voltage and a reference current; a switching element configured to shift from an off-state to an on-state when the reference voltage is higher than a predetermined threshold voltage; a current mirror circuit allowing a current corresponding to the reference current to flow through the switching element in the on-state; a capacitive element coupled in series to the current mirror circuit and charged with the current flowing through the switching element; and an inverter configured to output an enable signal activated based on a terminal voltage of the capacitive element.

Abstract: An oscillator circuit comprises a piezoelectric vibrator, an amplifier device including inverters provided in a plurality of stages, and an inverter control device. The inverters provided in the plurality of stages includes a performance-variable inverter configured which is operational in both of an initial phase of oscillation startup and a post-startup phase where the oscillation is stabilized and capable of a variable performance depending on whether the initial phase of oscillation startup or the post-startup phase where the oscillation is stabilized, and an ON/OFF inverter which is operational in the initial phase of oscillation startup and disconnected in the post-startup phase where the oscillation is stabilized.

Abstract: A high performance sealing device having an excellent pressure resistance and realizing a prevention of damage. The sealing device usable at a working pressure of 0 to 2 MPa, and not damaged even if the pressure of high-pressure fuel of 5 MPa or higher is applied thereto, wherein high pressure fuel on the high pressure side is sealed by a first seal part, oil from a cam side on a low pressure side is sealed by a second seal part, and the fuel slightly leaked due to failure of scraping at the first seal part is sealed by the second seal part to form a dual seal structure. A resin ring coming into slidable sealing contact with a shaft is used in the first seal part, whereby abnormal abrasion does not occur even when fuel having less lubricity is used, and the durability of the seal is increased.

Abstract: A combination memory device including a static random access memory (SRAM) and a read only memory (ROM) comprises first memory cells and second memory cells arranged in rows and columns, in which each of the first memory cells includes an SRAM cell and a ROM cell and is arranged adjacent to at least one of the second memory cells, and each of the second memory cells includes an SRAM cell and does not include a ROM cell.

Abstract: An oscillator circuit comprises a piezoelectric vibrator, an amplifier device including inverters provided in a plurality of stages, and an inverter control device. The inverters provided in the plurality of stages includes a performance-variable inverter configured which is operational in both of an initial phase of oscillation startup and a post-startup phase where the oscillation is stabilized and capable of a variable performance depending on whether the initial phase of oscillation startup or the post-startup phase where the oscillation is stabilized, and an ON/OFF inverter which is operational in the initial phase of oscillation startup and disconnected in the post-startup phase where the oscillation is stabilized.

Abstract: A reciprocating seal used, for example, for a shock absorber. A main seal lip has a two-step lip structure including a first lip and a second lip and a plurality of protrusions extending in the direction of the shaft are formed on a sliding contact surface of the second lip, thereby improving frictional force characteristics and, at the same time, improving sealing performance.

Abstract: A combination memory device including a static random access memory (SRAM) and a read only memory (ROM) comprises first memory cells and second memory cells arranged in rows and columns, in which each of the first memory cells includes an SRAM cell and a ROM cell and is arranged adjacent to at least one of the second memory cells, and each of the second memory cells includes an SRAM cell and does not include a ROM cell.