Abstract: A collision damage reduction device of the present disclosure includes: a departure judgment unit which detects that a vehicle is in a departing state; a departing-state acceleration velocity determination unit which determines upper limits for an acceleration and a velocity of the vehicle, when the vehicle is in the departing state; and a control unit which controls the acceleration and the velocity of the vehicle on the basis of upper limits determined by the departing-state acceleration velocity determination unit. Even in a situation in which an obstacle is not detected, the departing-state acceleration velocity determination unit determines, as first upper limits, such upper limits for the acceleration and the velocity that do not cause serious damage even if the vehicle contacts with assumed said obstacle.

Abstract: This object detection device includes: a radar erroneous detection determination unit which sets, as true, a radar erroneous detection suspicion flag for radar detected object information determined to be suspected as erroneous detection; a fusion processing unit which outputs fusion object information on the basis of second sensor detected object information and the radar detected object information acquired from the radar erroneous detection determination unit; and a radar erroneous detection removal unit which removes fusion object information determined to be suspected as erroneous detection. When a fusion object is determined to be an object detected by only a radar, the fusion processing unit sets a single-sensor detection flag for the fusion object information, as true. The radar erroneous detection removal unit removes the fusion object information for which the radar erroneous detection suspicion flag is true and the single-sensor detection flag is true.

Abstract: A behavior management server includes: a desired behavior specification unit that acquires, from a desiring user included in a plurality of users, a desired behavior including at least a destination desired to be visited by the desiring user; a route determination unit that determines a route to the destination; a congestion prediction unit that predicts whether or not an element included in the route becomes congested; an alternative plan determination unit that determines an alternative plan indicative of at least an alternative element that is an alternative to a congestion element, which is an element predicted to become congested, in order to avoid congestion of the congestion element; a target user decision unit that decides a target user to whom the alternative plan is to be proposed out of the plurality of users; and a proposal unit that proposes the alternative plan to the target user.

Abstract: Upon receiving a request for delivering a parcel stored in a locked storage space to a user, a delivery management device makes a responsible vehicle move to a user present position, receives a key entrustment completion notification from the responsible vehicle, receives a pickup completion notification, and receives a delivery & key return completion notification. Alternatively, upon receiving a request for delivering a parcel picked up from the user to the storage space, the delivery management device makes the responsible vehicle move to the user present position, receives a key entrustment completion notification and a pickup completion notification, makes the responsible vehicle move to the storage space, receives a delivery completion notification and a completion notification of locking by using the key, makes the responsible vehicle move to the user present position again, and receives a key return completion notification from the responsible vehicle.

Abstract: An object detection device includes: a peripheral information acquiring unit to acquire peripheral information including detection information for each of detection points detected by sensing a periphery of a current position; a vehicle information acquiring unit to acquire vehicle information including a current position and a state of a vehicle present at the current position; a map information acquiring unit to acquire map information including a peripheral area of a current position; a traveling status recognizing unit to output traveling status information indicating a traveling state of a vehicle present at a current position and a status around the vehicle by using the peripheral information, the vehicle information, and the map information; and a peripheral information updating unit to output, for each of the detection points, information indicating certainty relating to a detection point by using the traveling status information.

Abstract: An information processing device includes an acquisition unit that acquires mobile object information, parcel information, pickup delivery information as information regarding at least one of pickup and delivery, map information, weather information, and traffic information, a calculation control unit that calculates a delivery company burden, as a cost defrayment by a delivery company, in regard to each combination of target parcels and a mobile object by using the mobile object information, the parcel information, the pickup delivery information, the map information, the weather information and the traffic information, a determination unit that determines an optimum combination out of a plurality of combinations based on the delivery company burden calculated in regard to each combination of target parcels and a mobile object, and an output unit that outputs the optimum combination.

Abstract: Conventionally, a method in which pieces of point group information for use in position matching between a white line position detected by an object detection sensor and a white line position on a map are extracted from the white line positions according to a travel environment, has not been taken into account. In the present disclosure, a point group extraction condition is changed according to change in the travel environment so that: a process of position matching that exhibits robustness with respect to change in the travel environment can be realized; and an own position and a white line position existing at a long distance from an own vehicle can be detected with high accuracy.

Abstract: A control device includes: an object detector to output a signal for causing a transmitter to transmit an object detection ultrasonic wave, obtain an output signal from a receiver, and detect an object; an abnormality detector to perform, as an abnormality detection process, outputting a signal for causing the transmitter to transmit an abnormality detection ultrasonic wave whose transmission time is longer than that of the object detection ultrasonic wave, obtaining, from the receiver, an output signal in a period in which the abnormality detection ultrasonic wave is to be received as a direct wave, and detecting an abnormality in the transmitter or receiver when no signal of the direct wave is included; and a determiner to obtain a speed of a vehicle including the transmitter and receiver, and when the speed is not greater than a threshold, cause the abnormality detector to start the abnormality detection process.

Abstract: An object detection apparatus includes a distance calculation unit (125), a position coordinate calculation unit (126), and a noise removal unit (127). The distance calculation unit (125) regards as a target reception signal, each of a plurality of reception signals received by each of a plurality of receivers, detects as a target peak, each of at least one of peaks corresponding to the target reception signals, and calculates as a calculated distance, a distance corresponding to the target peak. The position coordinate calculation unit (126) calculates a detection point indicating position coordinates indicating a position at which an object is estimated to be present, based on each combination of the calculated distance corresponding to each of the plurality of reception signals and each position of the plurality of receivers, and regards as a detection result point group, a set that consists of the calculated detection points.

Abstract: An abnormality determination apparatus is provided which can determine the presence or absence of abnormality by defining known information as reference information, and by comparing the reference information with information from a sensor(s). The abnormality determination apparatus comprises: an object-matter detection unit for performing object-matter detection on the basis of a reception signal outputted from an onboard surroundings monitoring sensor being included in an object-matter detecting sensor(s); an absolute location calculation unit for transforming a relative location of an object-matter contained in an object-matter detection result outputted from the object-matter detection unit into an absolute location; and an abnormality determination unit for performing determination whether or not abnormality is caused in the onboard surroundings monitoring sensor by comparing absolute location information outputted from the absolute location calculation unit with reference information.

Abstract: A delivery management device includes a communication unit and a control unit. The control unit acquires vehicle position information and user position information when a request for delivery of a parcel is received, selects one vehicle among a plurality of vehicles based on contents of the request, information acquired from a storage device, the vehicle position information and the user position information, makes the selected vehicle as a responsible vehicle move to the user present position, and receives a pickup completion notification indicating that the responsible vehicle moved to the user present position and a shipment parcel has been loaded onto the responsible vehicle or a completion notification indicating that the responsible vehicle arrived at the user present position and a reception parcel has been taken out of the responsible vehicle.

Abstract: To provide an own position estimation apparatus and an own position estimation method which can correct the position coordinate of own vehicle, even if a periphery monitoring apparatus in which detection points detected with good accuracy at the same timing is few is used. An own position estimation apparatus detects relative positions of a road side wall based on detection information of a periphery monitoring apparatus; converts the past relative positions, into relative positions on a basis of the current position of the own vehicle, and superimposes the current relative positions and the past relative positions after conversion; searches for a relative position relation that a coincidence degree between the relative positions of the road side wall after superposition and the positions of the road side wall of the map data becomes high; and corrects the position coordinate of the own vehicle based on the relative position relation.

Abstract: Conventionally, a method in which pieces of point group information for use in position matching between a white line position detected by an object detection sensor and a white line position on a map are extracted from the white line positions according to a travel environment, has not been taken into account. In the present disclosure, a point group extraction condition is changed according to change in the travel environment so that: a process of position matching that exhibits robustness with respect to change in the travel environment can be realized; and an own position and a white line position existing at a long distance from an own vehicle can be detected with high accuracy.

Abstract: A first image-data acquisition unit (101) acquires a plurality of pieces of image data in which different areas in a facility in which an autonomous driving vehicle conducts autonomous traveling are shown. A priority setting unit (102) analyzes a status shown in each of the plurality of pieces of image data and sets a priority to each image data. A first image-data display unit (103) decides a display mode at a time of displaying the plurality of pieces of image data according to the priority set by the priority setting unit (102).

Abstract: A reception unit receives, with an ultrasonic sensor, received signals including a reflected wave obtained when an acoustic signal emitted from a mobile body is reflected by an object. A disturbance judgment unit judges whether a jamming attack in which a jamming signal is transmitted from outside is being made, on the basis of the received signals. An object detection unit detects an object in surroundings of the mobile body on the basis of the received signals if it is judged that no attack is being made and does not perform object detection if it is judged that an attack is being made.

Abstract: A first image-data acquisition unit (101) acquires a plurality of pieces of image data in which different areas in a facility in which an autonomous driving vehicle conducts autonomous traveling are shown. A priority setting unit (102) analyzes a status shown in each of the plurality of pieces of image data and sets a priority to each image data. A first image-data display unit (103) decides a display mode at a time of displaying the plurality of pieces of image data according to the priority set by the priority setting unit (102).

Abstract: A control device includes: an object detector to output a signal for causing a transmitter to transmit an object detection ultrasonic wave, obtain an output signal from a receiver, and detect an object; an abnormality detector to perform, as an abnormality detection process, outputting a signal for causing the transmitter to transmit an abnormality detection ultrasonic wave whose transmission time is longer than that of the object detection ultrasonic wave, obtaining, from the receiver, an output signal in a period in which the abnormality detection ultrasonic wave is to be received as a direct wave, and detecting an abnormality in the transmitter or receiver when no signal of the direct wave is included; and a determiner to obtain a speed of a vehicle including the transmitter and receiver, and when the speed is not greater than a threshold, cause the abnormality detector to start the abnormality detection process.

Abstract: A reception unit receives, with an ultrasonic sensor, received signals including a reflected wave obtained when an acoustic signal emitted from a mobile body is reflected by an object. A disturbance judgment unit judges whether a jamming attack in which a jamming signal is transmitted from outside is being made, on the basis of the received signals. An object detection unit detects an object in surroundings of the mobile body on the basis of the received signals if it is judged that no attack is being made and does not perform object detection if it is judged that an attack is being made.

Abstract: A protective coat layer-forming composition is used for forming a protective coat layer of a protective coat layer-laminated film including a base film made of a cyclic olefin resin and the protective coat layer formed on at least one side of the base film. The protective coat layer-forming composition includes a component (A) of a multifunctional acrylate monomer, a component (C) of an isocyanuric acid derivative having two or more (meth)acryloxy groups, a component (D) of a caprolactone oligomer derivative having three or more (meth)acryloxy groups, and a component (E) of a photopolymerization initiator.

Abstract: There is provided an ultraviolet curable resin composition for a self-lubricating liner, including: a (meth)acrylate compound having an isocyanuric acid ring; at least one of (meth)acrylate having a phosphoric acid ester group and (meth)acrylate having a silane group: a polythiol compound; and a polytetrafluoroethylene resin as a solid lubricant.