Abstract: A tire and a drum are relatively moved so that a pressing load is increased, and stopped when the pressing load becomes a predetermined value lower than a target value. A value of the pressing load and a relative distance between the tire and the drum are measured at timings when a circumferential position of the tire is the same. A dynamic longitudinal spring constant of the tire is calculated by using change amounts of the pressing load and the relative distance. An adjustment amount serving as a distance by which the tire and the drum are relatively moved so that a value of the pressing load when relative movement is stopped becomes the target value is calculated by using the dynamic longitudinal spring constant and a difference between the arrival value and the target value. The tire and the drum are relatively moved by the adjustment amount.

Abstract: An inverter device including a plurality of switching elements that convert electric power between DC power and AC power, a base plate that includes a surface on which the switching elements are placed, AC terminals through which AC power is input and output to and from an external device and which are electrically connected to the switching elements, and a capacitor that smoothes DC power. The AC terminals are disposed to protrude from the base plate perpendicular to the surface in a first reference direction. The capacitor is disposed in a rectangular area so that long sides of the rectangle are parallel to the first reference direction in plan view, and is set adjacent to a base disposition area, in which the base plate and the AC terminals are disposed in a second reference direction that is a direction perpendicular to the first reference direction.

Abstract: An inverter includes a plurality of switching elements that convert between DC and AC power. A base plate includes a surface on which the switching elements are placed. Heat dissipating fins are provided on the opposite side of the base plate. Power is input and output through AC power terminals to and from a rotary electric machine to drive a vehicle. The terminals are electrically connected to the switching elements. A capacitor smoothes the DC power. The inverter is fixed to a case of the rotary electric machine. A rotating shaft of the rotary electric machine extends in a width direction of the vehicle. The base plate is disposed adjacent to the AC terminals in the width direction. A plurality of AC phase-terminals is sequentially arrayed perpendicular to the rotating shaft. The capacitor is disposed adjacent to the heat dissipating fins on the rear side of the vehicle.

Abstract: A gas sensor including a reduction section (18) for reducing NO2 contained in exhaust gas to NO. The reduction section (18) is provided on the upstream side of a first diffusion resistor section (103) which limits the flow of the exhaust gas into a first measurement chamber (101). When NOX passes through the first diffusion resistor section (103), NO2 which has a greater molecular weight than NO has a lower degree of diffusion. Since NO2 is reduced to NO at the reduction section (18), the exhaust gas passing through the first diffusion resistor section (103) hardly contains NO2. Therefore, the speed of flow of NOX through the first diffusion resistor section (103) is not limited by NO2, whereby sensitivity for detection of NOX can be improved.

Abstract: There are provided a piezoelectric ceramic composition that includes a bismuth layer-structured compound, which contains Na, Bi, Co and Ln (lanthanoide), as a main component and a piezoelectric ceramic composition that includes a compound, which contains Na, Bi, Ti, Co and Ln (lanthanoide) and has a Na0.5Bi4.5Ti4O15 type crystal structure, as a main component, wherein the piezoelectric ceramic composition has an atomic ratio of 0<Ln/(Na+Bi+Ln)?0.04.

Abstract: A current detection apparatus where a sensor unit that detects the magnetic field in a predetermined magnetic field detection direction is disposed in a vicinity such that the magnetic field detection direction is substantially orthogonal to an extension direction of the subject bus bar at the detection portion, one of the plurality of bus bars disposed adjacent to the subject bus bar is set as an adjacent bus bar, a plane that is orthogonal to an extension direction of each portion of the adjacent bus bar is set as an extension orthogonal plane of the portion, and the extension direction of each portion of the adjacent bus bar relative to the sensor unit is set such that none of the extension orthogonal planes of the respective portions of the adjacent bus bar pass through the sensor unit in a parallel direction to the magnetic field detection direction.

Abstract: A current detection device that detects a current flowing through a target bus bar based on a magnetic flux in the periphery of the target bus bar, the target bus bar being at least one of a plurality of bus bars arranged in parallel. An adjacent bus bar is configured by including a first extending section that is arranged on a first direction side on one side of an orthogonal direction with respect to a magnetic flux detection plane, and extends in a first extending direction parallel to a magnetic flux detection plane, and a second extending section that is bent at one end portion of the first extending section in the first extending direction toward the first direction side, and extends in a second extending direction that crosses the magnetic flux detection plane. A detection portion of the target bus bar overlaps with the first extending section.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing an electrode material for fuel cells, which electrode material has excellent electrochemical catalytic activity and uses a non-carbon conductive oxide carrier having high durability. Specifically disclosed is a method for producing an electrode material for fuel cells, which comprises the following steps. (1) A step wherein carriers mainly composed of tin oxide are dispersed in a solution containing a noble metal colloid, and the noble metal colloid is reduced so that the carriers are loaded with noble metal particles (2) A step wherein the carriers loaded with the noble metal particles are separated from the liquid and dried (3) A step wherein the dried carriers loaded with the noble metal particles are subjected to a heat treatment at a temperature of not less than 80° C. but not more than 250° C. in the presence of a reducing gas.

Abstract: A rotating electrical machine includes a DC power supply; a rotating electrical machine; an inverter provided between the DC power supply and the rotating electrical machine to control current flowing in the rotating electrical machine; and a control device that: determines a rotational speed as a rotational speed requested for the rotating electrical machine and a requested torque as a torque requested for the rotating electrical machine; and limits a torque of the rotating electrical machine. The inverter is operated based on the rotational speed and the requested torque determined by the control device, and the control unit changes a limit of the torque in accordance with an inverter voltage which is a voltage applied to a frequency conversion portion provided in the inverter.

Abstract: An inverter includes a plurality of switching elements that convert between DC and AC power. A base plate includes a surface on which the switching elements are placed. Heat dissipating fins are provided on the opposite side of the base plate. Power is input and output through AC power terminals to and from a rotary electric machine to drive a vehicle. The terminals are electrically connected to the switching elements. A capacitor smoothes the DC power. The inverter is fixed to a case of the rotary electric machine. A rotating shaft of the rotary electric machine extends in a width direction of the vehicle. The base plate is disposed adjacent to the AC terminals in the width direction. A plurality of AC phase-terminals is sequentially arrayed perpendicular to the rotating shaft. The capacitor is disposed adjacent to the heat dissipating fins on the rear side of the vehicle.

Abstract: A signal recognizing device is mounted on a moving body, and connects to a camera. The signal recognizing device includes a storage unit, a signal display candidate detecting unit (SDCDU), a reference calculating unit (RCU) and a green lighting determination unit (GLDU). The SDCDU detects red lamp candidate areas from an image. The RCU calculates a moving average of pixel value per pixel existing in the green lamp candidate area, and stores the moving averages. For each pixel value of the green lamp candidate area, the RCU omits the pixel value from the samples for calculating the moving average if a difference between the pixel value and the moving average exceeds a threshold. Upon red lamp transition to an unlit state, it determines whether a green lamp is lit based on the image captured at the time of the unlit state of the red lamp and the moving averages.

Abstract: An inverter device including a plurality of switching elements that convert electric power between DC power and AC power, a base plate that includes a surface on which the switching elements are placed, AC terminals through which AC power is input and output to and from an external device and which are electrically connected to the switching elements, and a capacitor that smoothes DC power. The AC terminals are disposed to protrude from the base plate perpendicular to the surface in a first reference direction. The capacitor is disposed in a rectangular area so that long sides of the rectangle are parallel to the first reference direction in plan view, and is set adjacent to a base disposition area, in which the base plate and the AC terminals are disposed in a second reference direction that is a direction perpendicular to the first reference direction.

Abstract: A scenery imaging apparatus includes a dividing unit that divides, into plural cells, a scenery image captured in an arbitrary direction, as an initial scenery image, by an image capturing unit; a calculating unit that calculates respective distances to portions of initial scenery respectively corresponding to the cells; a determining unit that determines an image capturing direction based on the distances calculated by the calculating unit; and a judging unit that judges, based on the distances calculated by the calculating unit, whether a portion of the initial scenery corresponding to a cell is a distant view. The determining unit further determines the image capturing direction based on a portion judged to be a distant view.

Abstract: [Objective] To provide a gas sensor which can improve the sensitivity to NOX. [Means for Solution] A reduction section 18 for reducing NO2 contained in exhaust gas to NO is provided on the upstream side of a first diffusion resistor section 103 provided to limit the flow of the exhaust gas into a first measurement chamber 101. When NOX passes through the first diffusion resistor section 103, NO2 which is greater in molecular weight than NO is lower in the degree of diffusion than NO. Since NO2 is reduced to NO at the reduction section 18, the exhaust gas passing through the first diffusion resistor section 103 hardly contains NO2. Therefore, the speed of flow of NOX through the first diffusion resistor section 103 is not limited by NO2, whereby sensitivity for detection of NOX can be improved.

Abstract: A drive control apparatus (100) uses a calculating unit (103) to calculate a danger index indicative of the possibility of occurrence of a dangerous event for a mobile body based on information of the mobile body acquired by an information acquiring unit (101). A notifying unit (104) notifies a passenger of the possibility of occurrence of a dangerous event for the mobile body. A control unit (106) controls a driving unit (102) to stop the drive if a determining unit (105) determines that the danger index is greater than a predetermined value.

Abstract: In a control for a four-wheel drive vehicle that is able to travel in a non-differential mode in which differential rotation between front wheels and rear wheels is limited, it is determined whether a drive train is placed in a twisted state where a twisting torque resulting from a twist accumulated in the drive train is larger than or equal to a predetermined torque while the vehicle is cornering in the non-differential mode, and braking force is applied to the front wheels by a wheel brake device when it is determined that the drive train is placed in the twisted state.

Abstract: A current detection device that detects a current flowing through a target bus bar based on a magnetic flux in the periphery of the target bus bar, the target bus bar being at least one of a plurality of bus bars arranged in parallel. An adjacent bus bar is configured by including a first extending section that is arranged on a first direction side on one side of an orthogonal direction with respect to a magnetic flux detection plane, and extends in a first extending direction parallel to a magnetic flux detection plane, and a second extending section that is bent at one end portion of the first extending section in the first extending direction toward the first direction side, and extends in a second extending direction that crosses the magnetic flux detection plane. A detection portion of the target bus bar overlaps with the first extending section.

Abstract: An instrument locally measuring mobility of a protic solvent in a sample 115 based on the gradient magnetic field NMR method has a sample stage 116 on which the sample 115 is placed, a magnet 113 applying a static magnetic field to the sample 115, a G coil 151 and a G coil 153 applying a gradient magnetic field to the sample 115, a small-sized RF coil 114 smaller in size than the G coil 151 applying an oscillating magnetic field for excitation and acquiring an NMR signal corresponded to the oscillating magnetic field for excitation and the gradient magnetic field; a pulse control unit 108 allowing application of the gradient magnetic field and oscillating magnetic field for excitation to be executed according to a predetermined pulse sequence; and an operation unit 130 calculating the mobility at the specific position of the G coil 151, based on information of the NMR signals acquired corresponding to different gradient magnetic fields.

Abstract: A vehicle driving evaluation apparatus (1) is provided with: a behavior detecting device (101) for detecting a behavior of a vehicle a driver is driving; a driving analyzing device (103) for analyzing an aspect of driving of the driver on the basis of the behavior of the vehicle; a road analyzing device (106) for analyzing condition of a road on which the vehicle travels; and a travel situation evaluating device (107) for evaluating a travel situation of the vehicle on the basis of the aspect of the driving of the driver and the conditions of the road on which the vehicle travels.

Abstract: Excitation-use high frequency RF generated by an RF oscillator is modulated by a modulator based on control by a pulse control unit, to give a pulse form. The generated RF pulse is then amplified by an RF amplifier, and set to a small-sized RF coil. The small-sized RF coil applies the RF pulse to a specific position of a sample placed on a sample stage, and detects echo signals of the RF pulse. The echo signal is amplified by a preamplifier, and is then sent to a phase detector. The phase detector detects the echo signal, and sent it via an A/D converter to an operation unit. The operation unit calculates T2 relaxation time constant based on intensity of the echo signal, and the water content at the predetermined position of the sample is calculated based on the calculated T2 relaxation time constant.