Abstract: A periphery monitoring apparatus includes: a display processing unit configured to display, on a display, a peripheral image representing a virtual gaze area including a virtual gaze point viewed from a virtual viewpoint in a virtual space in which a situation in a periphery of a vehicle is reflected, based on a captured image acquired by capturing an image of the periphery of the vehicle; and a change processing unit configured to change a viewpoint radius corresponding to a distance between the virtual gaze point and the virtual viewpoint and a viewing angle corresponding to a range of the virtual gaze area viewed from the virtual viewpoint in accordance with a change in a situation on a left side or a right side in a traveling direction of the vehicle.

Abstract: Panel reinforcement structure for automobile bodies including a wide outer skin such as a roof panel, a bonnet and a trunk lid, and one or more reinforcement members for applying the skin with a rigidity. The reinforcement member is applied to the outer skin with one or more layers of a mastic sealant. A layer of open cell type elastic foamed material is provided between the mastic sealant layer and one or each of the outer skin and the reinforcement member for the purpose of allowing a relative movement between the outer skin and the reinforcement member to avoid any distortion of the outer skin due to a difference in thermal expansion.