Abstract: A steering control device is provided with at least one of a first torque correction computing part and a second torque correction computing part; wherein the first torque correction computing part is equipped with a weight computing part which computes an increment of weight based on a magnitude of the driver torque, and accumulates the increment of weight to generate a weight, a clip value computing part which computes an automatic driver torque clip value according to the weight, and a clip processing part which clip processes the automatic driver torque with the automatic driver torque clip value; and the second torque correction computing part is equipped with a gain computing part which computes an increment of gain according to the driver torque, and accumulates the increment of gain to generate a gain, and a gain processing part which outputs an automatic driver torque multiplied by the gain.

Abstract: An object is to provide a technique of suppressing increase in a calculation load by an elaborate vehicle model. A control calculation apparatus includes: a first trajectory generation unit generating a first trajectory of a vehicle in a first prediction period based on a first vehicle model and a first place; a second trajectory generation unit generating a second trajectory of the vehicle in a second prediction period based on a second vehicle model having a degree larger than a degree of the first vehicle model, a second place different from the first place, and the first trajectory; and a target value calculation unit calculating and outputting a target value based on the second trajectory.

Abstract: A working machine includes a working part; a motor configured to drive the working part; a motor housing covering at least a part of the motor; an outer housing covering at least a part of the motor and at least a part of the motor housing; and a light emitter disposed at a part of the motor housing that is covered by the outer housing. The outer housing includes an opening at a part of the outer housing that faces the light emitter. The opening allows light emitted from the light emitter to pass through the opening.

Abstract: A power cutter disclosed herein may include: a disk blade; a body configured to rotatably support the disk blade about a rotation axis and comprising an electric motor for rotationally driving the disk blade; a plurality of battery packs detachably attached to the body and configured to supply electric power to the electric motor; a grip disposed on the body and configured to be gripped by a user; and a main switch disposed on the grip and configured to electrically connect the plurality of battery packs to the electric motor when the user activates the main switch; wherein a central axis of the grip extends along a reference plane which is perpendicular to the rotation axis of the disk blade, and a distance from the reference plane to the disk blade is less than or equal to 1.5 times a width of the grip.

Abstract: To provide a control calculation apparatus which can generate the target trajectory according to the state of deviating, and can suppress that the riding comfort is deteriorated, even if the vehicle deviates from the initial trajectory for the lane change due to disturbance, such as the override. A control calculation apparatus calculates a target value of vehicle control variable, which includes at least a steering angle, for the own vehicle to travel along the target trajectory, based on the traveling state and the target trajectory; and after the generation start of the target trajectory for the lane change, generates the target trajectory for the lane change which passes through a position within a prescribed distance range from the current position of the own vehicle detected based on the traveling state.

Abstract: There is provided a vehicle control apparatus that can correctly determine that lane changing is possible in a situation that by accelerating or decelerating, an ego vehicle can perform the lane changing without interfering with an obstacle, and that raises the comfortability for the drier. In the vehicle control apparatus, a target trajectory for performing lane changing under restriction of not entering an entry prohibition region is calculated; a determination section determines whether or not lane changing is possible, based on at least information on a position of the ego vehicle in the target trajectory; in the case where it is determined that lane changing is possible, the ego vehicle is made to change a lane, by use of the target trajectory.

Abstract: Provided is an obstacle avoidance apparatus that can specify a distance between a subject vehicle and an obstacle when making the subject vehicle avoid the obstacle. An obstacle avoidance apparatus includes: an obstacle movement predictor that predicts movement of the obstacle; and a constraint generator that establishes a constraint on a state quantity or a control input of the subject vehicle by determining whether to steer right or left around the obstacle and defining a no-entry zone for preventing the subject vehicle from colliding with the obstacle. The constraint generator incorporates, into the no-entry zone, an area to the left of the obstacle when determining to steer right around the obstacle, and incorporates, into the no-entry zone, an area to the right of the obstacle when determining to steer left around the obstacle.

Abstract: The automatic steering control that changes the traveling direction of the vehicle according to the road information on the travel path to the own vehicle that is automatically driven on the travel path, based on the steering force of the driver's operation of the steering wheel detected by the steering force detector and the lateral deviation of the own vehicle detected by the lateral deviation calculator in the direction perpendicular to the travel direction on the travel path, compared to when the lateral deviation is small corresponding to the magnitude of the lateral deviation, when the lateral deviation is large, the automatic steering control amount acting on the steering force is controlled so that the automatic steering control amount acting on the steering force of the steering wheel operation by the driver becomes larger.

Abstract: A working machine includes a working part; a motor configured to drive the working part; a motor housing covering at least a part of the motor; an outer housing covering at least a part of the motor and at least a part of the motor housing; and a light emitter disposed at a part of the motor housing that is covered by the outer housing. The outer housing includes an opening at a part of the outer housing that faces the light emitter. The opening allows light emitted from the light emitter to pass through the opening.

Abstract: A steering control device is provided with at least one of a first torque correction computing part and a second torque correction computing part; wherein the first torque correction computing part is equipped with a weight computing part which computes an increment of weight based on a magnitude of the driver torque, and accumulates the increment of weight to generate a weight, a clip value computing part which computes an automatic driver torque clip value according to the weight, and a clip processing part which clip processes the automatic driver torque with the automatic driver torque clip value; and the second torque correction computing part is equipped with a gain computing part which computes an increment of gain according to the driver torque, and accumulates the increment of gain to generate a gain, and a gain processing part which outputs an automatic driver torque multiplied by the gain.

Abstract: The vehicle steering system includes: a predicted lateral deviation fluctuation amount calculation circuitry to calculate a predicted lateral deviation fluctuation amount predicted as a lateral deviation fluctuation amount with respect to the target traveling line of the vehicle; and a steering control amount limiting circuitry to output a limited steering control amount to which the steering control amount is limited by the steering control amount limit value on the basis of a steering force and the predicted lateral deviation fluctuation amount, and in a case where the absolute value of the steering force is the same, when the absolute value of the predicted lateral deviation fluctuation amount is large, the steering control amount limiting circuitry sets the steering control amount limit value to a value larger than or equal to that when the absolute value of the predicted lateral deviation fluctuation amount is small.

Abstract: An object is to provide a technique capable of accurately determining an awakening degree. An awakening degree determination apparatus includes a change amount acquisition unit, a frequency calculation unit, and an awakening degree determination unit. The change amount acquisition unit acquires an angle change amount, an inclination change amount, and a position change amount. The frequency calculation unit calculates an angle frequency, an inclination frequency, and a position frequency. When at least one of the angle frequency, the inclination frequency, and the position frequency exceeds a fourth threshold value, a fifth threshold value, and a sixth threshold value, the awakening degree determination unit determines that an awakening degree of a driver of the vehicle decreases.

Abstract: Provided is a collision avoidance apparatus that can avoid a collision through both steering and braking. In a collision avoidance apparatus, a no-entry zone defining unit defines a no-entry zone for preventing a subject vehicle from colliding with an obstacle around the subject vehicle, based on obstacle information including information on a position of the obstacle and based on lane information that is information on a traveling lane of the subject vehicle. A following determination unit determines whether the obstacle is an avoidance target or a following target, based on the position of the obstacle or a position of the no-entry zone. A constraint establishing unit establishes a constraint on a state quantity or a control input of the subject vehicle to prevent the subject vehicle from at least entering the no-entry zone.

Abstract: A power cutter disclosed herein may include: a disk blade; a body configured to rotatably support the disk blade about a rotation axis and comprising an electric motor for rotationally driving the disk blade; a plurality of battery packs detachably attached to the body and configured to supply electric power to the electric motor; a grip disposed on the body and configured to be gripped by a user; and a main switch disposed on the grip and configured to electrically connect the plurality of battery packs to the electric motor when the user activates the main switch; wherein a central axis of the grip extends along a reference plane which is perpendicular to the rotation axis of the disk blade, and a distance from the reference plane to the disk blade is less than or equal to 1.5 times a width of the grip.

Abstract: An object is to provide a technique capable of accurately determining an awakening degree. An awakening degree determination apparatus includes a change amount acquisition unit, a frequency calculation unit, and an awakening degree determination unit. The change amount acquisition unit acquires an angle change amount, an inclination change amount, and a position change amount. The frequency calculation unit calculates an angle frequency, an inclination frequency, and a position frequency. When at least one of the angle frequency, the inclination frequency, and the position frequency exceeds a fourth threshold value, a fifth threshold value, and a sixth threshold value, the awakening degree determination unit determines that an awakening degree of a driver of the vehicle decreases.

Abstract: A sterilization apparatus characterized in that the sterilization apparatus comprises a reactive oxygen species irradiation unit for irradiating a reactive oxygen species-containing gas which is a reaction product of plasma generated using an alternating current and a water-containing gas containing steam, the sterilization apparatus further containing an inlet unit for steam flow for supplying the water-containing gas heated to a temperature of from 50° to 300° C., wherein the reactive oxygen species-containing gas contains water in an amount equal to or greater than the amount of saturated steam. The sterilization apparatus of the present invention shows excellent sterilization activity, so that it can be suitably used in sterilization of containers for foodstuff, bottle caps sealing the openings of the containers, medical devices, foodstuff such as vegetables and meat, and the like.

Abstract: Provided is an obstacle avoidance apparatus that can specify a distance between a subject vehicle and an obstacle when making the subject vehicle avoid the obstacle. An obstacle avoidance apparatus includes: an obstacle movement predictor that predicts movement of the obstacle; and a constraint generator that establishes a constraint on a state quantity or a control input of the subject vehicle by determining whether to steer right or left around the obstacle and defining a no-entry zone for preventing the subject vehicle from colliding with the obstacle. The constraint generator incorporates, into the no-entry zone, an area to the left of the obstacle when determining to steer right around the obstacle, and incorporates, into the no-entry zone, an area to the right of the obstacle when determining to steer left around the obstacle.

Abstract: Provided is a collision avoidance apparatus that can avoid a collision through both steering and braking. In a collision avoidance apparatus, a no-entry zone defining unit defines a no-entry zone for preventing a subject vehicle from colliding with an obstacle around the subject vehicle, based on obstacle information including information on a position of the obstacle and based on lane information that is information on a traveling lane of the subject vehicle. A following determination unit determines whether the obstacle is an avoidance target or a following target, based on the position of the obstacle or a position of the no-entry zone. A constraint establishing unit establishes a constraint on a state quantity or a control input of the subject vehicle to prevent the subject vehicle from at least entering the no-entry zone.

Abstract: In a sterilizing system, a sterilizing device receives supply of oxygen and steam. The sterilizing device produces oxygen plasma containing ozone from the supplied oxygen and discharges the produced oxygen plasma and reactive oxygen produced through reaction between the supplied steam and the oxygen plasma as a sterilizing agent. And, the sterilizing system includes an ozone collecting unit for collecting ozone contained in the discharged oxygen plasma.