Abstract: A vehicle control device controls travel of a vehicle by performing state transition for a plurality of control states having different driving assistance levels based on vehicle surrounding information. The vehicle control device comprises: an acquisition unit configured to acquire the vehicle surrounding information; and a control unit configured to control the state transition and braking operation of the vehicle based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit, wherein, based on the information, the control unit is configured to transition from a first control state set for travel of the vehicle to a second control state with a lower driving assistance level in a case where it is determined that another vehicle is crossing a lane line in front of the vehicle in a lane where the vehicle is traveling.

Abstract: A vehicle control device of the embodiment includes a recognizer that recognizes a surrounding situation of a host vehicle; and a driving controller that controls one or both of steering or acceleration/deceleration of the host vehicle to cause the host vehicle to travel, wherein the driving controller causes the host vehicle to travel in any of a plurality of driving modes including a first driving mode in which the host vehicle travels so that the speed of the host vehicle reaches a target speed, and the driving controller restricts the execution of at least the first driving mode when a specific object is recognized in a traveling direction of the host vehicle based on map information or a recognition result from the recognizer during the execution of the first driving mode.

Abstract: An ink heating device (7) includes a heater circuit (91) including a heater (71) which heats ink and an auto-return type bimetal switch (92) which is provided between the heater (71) and a power source (A); a relay (5) provided between the bimetal switch (92) and the power source (A); and a controller (4) which opens or closes the relay (5) according to a state of the heater circuit (91).

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a recognizer configured to recognize a surrounding situation of a vehicle, a driving controller configured to control steering, acceleration, and deceleration of the vehicle independently of an operation of a driver of the vehicle, and a mode decider configured to decide on a driving mode of the vehicle as one of a plurality of driving modes including a first driving mode and a second driving mode. Implementation of the second driving mode is restricted when the interrupting vehicle is recognized and a prescribed condition is satisfied.

Abstract: An inkjet head includes a back end part, a front end part, and a heating plate. The back end part includes an ink passage. The back end part is fed with ink and delivers the fed ink. The front end part is supplied with ink from the back end part. The front end part includes nozzles. The heating plate includes a heating element to produce heat by electricity. The heating plate is disposed between the back end part and the front end part. The heating plate conducts heat from the other side of plane so as to heat the front end part. The heating plate conducts heat from one side of plane so as to heat the back end part.

Abstract: An ink heating device (7) includes a heater circuit (91) including a heater (71) which heats ink and an auto-return type bimetal switch (92) which is provided between the heater (71) and a power source (A); a relay (5) provided between the bimetal switch (92) and the power source (A); and a controller (4) which opens or closes the relay (5) according to a state of the heater circuit (91).

Abstract: Provided is an ink-jet head including: a back end portion; a front end portion which ejects the ink; a heating plate which is arranged between the back end portion and the front end portion, and which heats the back end portion and the front end portion; and a temperature detection device which is provided on the heating plate, and which outputs a value in accordance with a temperature of the front end portion, the temperature detection device being held in direct contact with the front end portion.

Abstract: A control device for a vehicle includes a recognition unit configured to recognize an environment around the vehicle, a travel control unit configured to control traveling of the vehicle based on the environment recognized by the recognition unit, and a prediction unit configured to predict how long a low-speed state in which a speed of the vehicle is lower than a low-speed threshold will continue. The travel control unit determines, based on a prediction result by the prediction unit, whether to transition from a first traveling state to a second traveling state, a driver of the vehicle being less involved in the second traveling state than in the first traveling state.

Abstract: A vehicle control device that controls traveling of a vehicle, the vehicle control device comprises: an acquisition unit configured to acquire information of a periphery of the vehicle; and a control unit configured to, based on the information that the acquisition unit acquired, determine whether or not another vehicle, which travels in one of a plurality of traffic lanes of a merging path that merges into a traffic lane that the vehicle is traveling in, will merge into the traffic lane, and based on the determination, control travel of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle control device controls travel of a vehicle by performing state transition for a plurality of control states having different driving assistance levels based on vehicle surrounding information. The vehicle control device comprises: an acquisition unit configured to acquire the vehicle surrounding information; and a control unit configured to control the state transition and braking operation of the vehicle based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit, wherein, based on the information, the control unit is configured to transition from a first control state set for travel of the vehicle to a second control state with a lower driving assistance level in a case where it is determined that another vehicle is crossing a lane line in front of the vehicle in a lane where the vehicle is traveling.

Abstract: Provided is an ink-jet head including: a back end portion; a front end portion which ejects the ink; a heating plate which is arranged between the back end portion and the front end portion, and which heats the back end portion and the front end portion; and a temperature detection device which is provided on the heating plate, and which outputs a value in accordance with a temperature of the front end portion, the temperature detection device being held in direct contact with the front end portion.

Abstract: An inkjet head includes a back end part, a front end part, and a heating plate. The back end part includes an ink passage. The back end part is fed with ink and delivers the fed ink. The front end part is supplied with ink from the back end part. The front end part includes nozzles. The heating plate includes a heating element to produce heat by electricity. The heating plate is disposed between the back end part and the front end part. The heating plate conducts heat from the other side of plane so as to heat the front end part. The heating plate conducts heat from one side of plane so as to heat the back end part.

Abstract: A vehicle control device of the embodiment includes a recognizer that recognizes a surrounding situation of a host vehicle; and a driving controller that controls one or both of steering or acceleration/deceleration of the host vehicle to cause the host vehicle to travel, wherein the driving controller causes the host vehicle to travel in any of a plurality of driving modes including a first driving mode in which the host vehicle travels so that the speed of the host vehicle reaches a target speed, and the driving controller restricts the execution of at least the first driving mode when a specific object is recognized in a traveling direction of the host vehicle based on map information or a recognition result from the recognizer during the execution of the first driving mode.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: a recognizer configured to recognize a surrounding situation of a vehicle based on an output of an on-board sensor; an interruption vehicle specifier configured to specify an interruption vehicle attempting to interrupt a travel lane from a lateral side of the travel lane in which there is the vehicle based on a recognition result of the recognizer; and a driving controller configured to control at least one of an acceleration or deceleration speed or steering of the vehicle based on a position of the specified interruption vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle control device that controls traveling of a vehicle, the vehicle control device comprises: an acquisition unit configured to acquire information of a periphery of the vehicle; and a control unit configured to, based on the information that the acquisition unit acquired, determine whether or not another vehicle, which travels in one of a plurality of traffic lanes of a merging path that merges into a traffic lane that the vehicle is traveling in, will merge into the traffic lane, and based on the determination, control travel of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: a recognizer configured to recognize a surrounding situation of a vehicle; an interruption vehicle specifier configured to specify an interruption vehicle attempting to interrupt a travel lane from a lateral side of the travel lane of the vehicle based on a recognition result of the recognizer; and a driving controller configured to control at least one of an acceleration or deceleration speed or steering of the vehicle based on a position of the specified interruption vehicle. The interruption vehicle specifier specifies the other vehicle as the interruption vehicle when a side movement amount by which another vehicle on a lateral side of the travel lane heads for the travel lane in a road width direction during a predetermined period exceeds a threshold.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: a recognizer configured to recognize a surrounding situation of a vehicle based on an output of an on-board sensor; an interruption vehicle specifier configured to specify an interruption vehicle attempting to interrupt a travel lane from a lateral side of the travel lane in which there is the vehicle based on a recognition result of the recognizer; and a driving controller configured to control at least one of an acceleration or deceleration speed or steering of the vehicle based on a position of the specified interruption vehicle. The recognizer recognizes an angle formed between a standard direction and a direction which is a direction of a vehicle body derived based on the output of the on-board sensor and is a direction of a vehicle body of another vehicle on a lateral side of the vehicle. The interruption vehicle specifier specifies the other vehicle as the interruption vehicle based on the angle recognized by the recognizer.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: a recognizer configured to recognize a surrounding situation of a vehicle; an interruption vehicle specifier configured to specify an interruption vehicle attempting to interrupt a travel lane from a lateral side of the travel lane of the vehicle based on a recognition result of the recognizer; and a driving controller configured to control at least one of an acceleration or deceleration speed or steering of the vehicle based on a position of the specified interruption vehicle. The interruption vehicle specifier determines whether a side movement amount of another vehicle on the lateral side of the travel lane exceeds a threshold during each of a plurality of predetermined periods in which a traceback amount to the past is different and specifies the other vehicle as the interruption vehicle based on a determination result.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a power supply portion, an operation panel, a document set portion, a plurality of sensing portions including a document set sensing portion that outputs a document set signal at a first level if the document is set, and control portions. The control portions, at transition to the power saving mode, stores flag data if the document set signal is at the first level, and when the level of any of the status signals from the plurality of sensing portions changes while in the power saving mode, even if the level of the document set signal is the first level, if the flag data is stored, the control portion maintains the electric power supply to the operation panel as the electric power supply expected in the power saving mode.

Abstract: The inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording head, a heater, a first control portion, and a second control portion. The recording head is configured to eject ink toward a sheet. The heater is capable of heating the ink on a supply path for the ink leading from an ink containing portion containing the ink to the recording head. The first control portion is configured to comprehensively control the inkjet recording apparatus, and power supply to the first control portion is stopped when a predetermined power supply stop condition is satisfied. The second control portion includes: a temperature detection portion configured to detect a temperature inside the inkjet recording apparatus; and a heater driving portion configured to drive the heater when the temperature detected by the temperature detection portion has become lower than a predetermined reference temperature, and the second control portion is provided separately from the first control portion.