Abstract: A drive assist apparatus includes: an avoidance target recognition portion that recognizes an avoidance target which is a target with which a host vehicle should avoid coming into contact when traveling on a road; a steering control portion that assists steering of the host vehicle at a time of the host vehicle and the avoidance target passing each other; a margin detection portion that detects a margin indicating a distance between the host vehicle and the avoidance target at the time of passing each other; and a level change portion that changes a steering assistance degree of the host vehicle by the steering control portion at subsequent times of passing each other based on the margin detected by the margin detection portion.

Abstract: A drive assist apparatus includes: an avoidance target recognition portion that recognizes an avoidance target which is a target with which a host vehicle should avoid coming into contact when traveling on a road; and an output control portion that causes an output device to output an advice for a driver who drives the host vehicle at a plurality of stages which include: a pre-stage before mutual passing between the host vehicle and the avoidance target; and a post-stage after the mutual passing.

Abstract: A battery device is disclosed. The battery device includes a lithium-ion battery cell; a strain gauge attached to a surface of the battery cell; a temperature sensor detecting a temperature of the battery cell; and a measurement device calculating an SOC (State of Charge) of the battery cell a strain amount based on the temperature detected by the temperature sensor and a strain amount of the strain gauge changed according to a volume change due to charge and discharge of the battery cell.

Abstract: A hot air nozzle includes a leading-end face 2 having an outlet, and at least one side face 3 extending between the leading-end face 2 and a base end 4. The leading-end face 2 has a shape that makes a lengthwise direction ? and a widthwise direction of the leading-end face 2 distinguishable, and has a center section 22 in the lengthwise direction ? that protrudes relative to two opposite ends 23 in the lengthwise direction ?. The outlet extends along the protruding shape of the leading-end face 2.

Abstract: There is provided a transverse current suppressing material that suppresses a transverse current of an organic electroluminescent element, a carbazole compound, a hole-injection layer containing the transverse current suppressing material and the carbazole compound and an organic electroluminescent element that has good drive voltage, luminous efficiency and durability and has a lower transverse current. A transverse current suppressing material for an organic electroluminescent element, represented by the formula (1) [In the formula (1), A is represented by the formula (2) or (3), and B is represented by the formula (4)].

Abstract: A camera module (1) which includes a lens (3); a spring member (9a, 9b) which elastically urges the lens (3) toward an initial position along an optical axis direction; an electromagnetic drive means (11) capable of driving the lens (3) along the optical axis direction by producing an electromagnetic force against an urging force of the spring member (9a, 9b); and a control means (12) configured to control a drive current supplied to the electromagnetic drive means (11), wherein the spring member (pa, 9b) contains 2.9% to 3.5% by mass of Ti, with the balance being copper and inevitable impurities, and has a Vickers hardness equal to or greater than 350.

Abstract: A camera module (1) which includes a lens (3); a spring member (9a, 9b) which elastically urges the lens (3) toward an initial position along an optical axis direction; an electromagnetic drive means (11) capable of driving the lens (3) along the optical axis direction by producing an electromagnetic force against an urging force of the spring member (9a, 9b); and a control means (12) configured to control a drive current supplied to the electromagnetic drive means (11), wherein the spring member (pa, 9b) contains 2.9% to 3.5% by mass of Ti, with the balance being copper and inevitable impurities, and has a Vickers hardness equal to or greater than 350.

Abstract: An underground continuous wall building method and apparatus in which a chain cutter 2 provided with excavation blades is obliquely mounted on a running carriage 1. Slanting continuous trenches G1, G2 are excavated by moving the running carriage 1 in a transverse direction while rotating the cutter 2 with the cutter 2 obliquely placed in the ground, and a water cutoff material is poured into the excavated continuous trenches G1, G2 and solidified therein to build slanting continuous walls R1, R2 in the ground.