Abstract: An abnormality determination system applicable to a work machine includes: a stereo camera 22 mounted on a wheel loader having working equipment 10; a position data calculation unit 83 that estimates a position of the working equipment 10 in a captured image of the stereo camera 22 based on a posture of the working equipment 10 when captured by the stereo camera 22; and a determination unit 91 that determines whether the stereo camera 22 is normal based on the estimated position of the working equipment 10.

Abstract: A control system of a work machine includes: a three-dimensional measurement device 20 that measures a work target of a work machine 1; a detection device 25 that detects the work target; and a working equipment control unit 87 functioning as an intervention control unit that performs intervention control of the work machine 1 when both the three-dimensional measurement device 20 and the detection device 25 have detected the work target.

Abstract: A video distributing device configured to provide a service readily enabling bidirectional communication between distributors that distribute live broadcast video content and viewers thereof and enliven the video content including: a first acquiring part that acquires real time video data supplied from a terminal; a second acquiring part that acquires input information containing communication image information selected terminal operations; and a distributing part that distributes video data for distribution containing communication image data and real time video data to viewer terminals and a distributor terminal.

Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle control device (ECU) (10) having plural driving support modes, comprising: an obstacle information detection part (10b) for detecting obstacle information; a traveling regulation information detection part (10c) for detecting traveling regulation information; and a traveling course calculation part (10d) for calculating a future traveling course comprising a target position and a target speed of the vehicle, wherein the calculation part (10d) is operable to: execute, without taking into account the obstacle information, traveling course calculation processing (S13) of calculating traveling courses temporally repeatedly; execute, based on a selected driving support mode, traveling course selection processing (S14) of selecting one of the traveling courses as a target traveling course; and execute, based on the obstacle information and/or the traveling regulation information, traveling course correction processing (S15) of correcting the target traveling course selected in the traveling c

Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle control device (ECU) (10) having plural driving support modes, comprising: a preceding vehicle detection part (10b); a traveling road edge detection part (10c); and a vehicle control part (10e) for controlling a vehicle (1) to follow a preceding vehicle detected by the detection part (10b), wherein the control part (10e) is operable, according to a result of the detection of the edge position of the road by the edge detection part (10c), to execute traveling course selection processing (S14) of selecting, based on the driving support mode selected by a passenger, a target traveling course from traveling courses including at least a course (R1) set to enable the vehicle to maintain traveling within the road, and a course (R2) set to enable the vehicle to follow a trajectory of the preceding vehicle and each comprises a target position and a target speed of the vehicle.

Abstract: A server for remote vehicle troubleshooting from a remote location includes a troubleshooting program transmitter for transmitting to a vehicle a troubleshooting program for performing vehicle troubleshooting at the vehicle side upon receiving a request from an owner of the vehicle or at a predetermined time, a vehicle inspection result receiver for receiving from the vehicle inspection results regarding the vehicle obtained by executing the vehicle inspection program, and a trouble determining device for determining troubles particulars by analyzing the inspection results, and a trouble particular transmitter for transmitting the trouble particulars to the vehicle. The server enables vehicle troubleshooting and inspection to be performed simply without the need for the vehicle owner to visit a dealer and/or auto service shop.

Abstract: Upon providing information from an information center (1) to the user of a navigation apparatus (2) connected via a wireless/wired communication line, the user sets a category used to specify contents that he or she wants to receive, and a service timing of the contents to the user of the navigation apparatus (2) in advance. The information center (1) provides contents, which are extracted from many unspecified contents provided from a contents service center (6) and satisfy the category, to the navigation apparatus (2). The navigation apparatus (2) provides the acquired contents to the user in accordance with the service timing.

Abstract: A server for remote vehicle troubleshooting for performing vehicle troubleshooting from a remote location is disclosed. The server comprises a troubleshooting program transmitter for transmitting to a vehicle a troubleshooting program for performing vehicle troubleshooting at the vehicle side upon receiving a request from an owner of the vehicle or at a predetermined time, a vehicle inspection result receiver for receiving from the vehicle inspection results regarding the vehicle obtained by executing the troubleshooting program, a trouble determining device for determining trouble particulars by analyzing the inspection results, and a trouble particular transmitter for transmitting the trouble particulars to the vehicle. The server enables vehicle troubleshooting and inspection to be performed simply without need for the vehicle owner to visit a dealer and/or auto service shop.

Abstract: A system for remotely performing troubleshooting of vehicles via a network using a server is disclosed. The server is equipped with a first database for storing owner information including personal data regarding individual owners and vehicle data regarding vehicles owned by the owners, a second database for storing model-specific information including model-specific information on vehicle problems and a third database for storing a troubleshooting program for performing vehicle troubleshooting, a device for transmitting the troubleshooting program over a network to vehicles of owners regarding whom owner information is stored in the first database. The vehicles are equipped with a device for requesting the server to supply a troubleshooting program, a device for receiving the troubleshooting program, a device for using the received troubleshooting program to inspect the vehicle and obtain inspection results.

Abstract: To reduce communication time and charge and construct an information service system with higher user convenience, a server containing no map data transmits additional information to be presented on a map as data in specific format to navigation equipment or a PC each containing map data. The navigation equipment and the PC presents a map by adapting the data in specific format to the map data and then adding the information related to the data in specific format to the map.

Abstract: A navigation apparatus for appropriately providing a driver with necessary information without offering an excessive amount of information. When there are a plurality of information to be provided to a driver, the navigation apparatus selects information having a high priority in accordance with a predetermined priority order (PR or RK in FIG. 6) and offers the selected information to the driver in the selected order.

Abstract: A combination of a main navigation apparatus 2 which is fixed to the vehicle and a sub-navigation apparatus 3 which is detachable from the vehicle. When the sub-navigation apparatus 3 is attached, map information and current position information is displayed on a main display 25 under control of a sub-control unit 1, and state of the vehicle is displayed on a sub-display 33. When detaching the sub-navigation apparatus 3 from the vehicle, area map information necessary for waking outside of the vehicle is transmitted from an on-vehicle database 22 to a RAM 32. When the sub-navigation apparatus is detached from the vehicle, if the operation switch 36 is turned on, either the sub-display 33 or a speaker 34 is operated by an sub-navigation unit in a saving power control mode in which either the sub-display 33 or the speaker 34 is operated only for a predetermined period of time since the operation switch 36 is turned on.

Abstract: In an airbag system for a vehicle, a seat sensor unit determines the placement state of a child seat on the basis of the radio communication state made between a transponder equipped in the child seat and antennas in a front passenger seat, and the output state of a passenger detection sensor in the front passenger seat, and transmits the determination result to a control unit. The control unit controls the necessity of inflation of a passenger-side airbag and side airbag on the basis of the obtained communication result.

Abstract: In an airbag system for a vehicle, when the state of a passenger at a front passenger seat (including the attached state of a child seat) can be detected, airbags are controlled on the basis of the detection state (S19, S21), and that detection state is stored in a RAM (S23). When it is detected that one of "position offset" of the child seat, "input signal abnormality", "hardware error", and passenger detection sensor failure has occurred at the front passenger seat (S12-S15), the contents of the RAM are referred to, and the airbags and the like are controlled on the basis of the sensor state one cycle before that state has been detected (S22).

Abstract: In an airbag system for a vehicle, a seat sensor unit determines the attached state of a child seat on the basis of the radio communication state made between a transponder equipped in the child seat and antennas in a front passenger seat, and the output state of a passenger detection sensor in the front passenger seat, and transmits the determined state to a control unit. The control unit controls the necessity of deployment of a passenger-side airbag on the basis of the incoming communication result.

Abstract: The communication state is evaluated on the basis of the current positions, velocities, and moving directions included in information obtained from another mobile station by radio communications and information of the own mobile station, and the electric field strength Bi of the radio communications (S31 to S34). When the obtained evaluation value is smaller than the relative distance Li between the mobile stations (S35), processing for generating a message in the own mobile station is done in correspondence with the current position (S36 to S42), or processing for generating a message in the other mobile station is done in correspondence with the direction the other mobile station is traveling (S43 to S48).

Abstract: A monocrystal pulling apparatus according to the Czochralski technique, provided with a flow controller which guides a carrier gas supplied from the top of a pulling cheer to the surface of a melt of a material forming the monocrystal and exhausts the silicon oxide vaporizing from the surface of the melt to the outside of the pulling chamber and which surrounds the pulled monocrystal near the surface of the melt and is provided partially inside a crucible, wherein the flow controller has a tubular portion which has an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the crucible and extends substantially perpendicularly along the direction of downward flow of the carrier gas, a constricted diameter portion which constricts in diameter from the bottom end of the tubular portion and forms a bottom gap with the pulled monocrystal, and an engagement portion which projects out from the top of the tubular portion and forms a top gap at the outer circumference of the tubular portion of the flow controller by suppor

Abstract: A monocrystal pulling apparatus according to the Czochralski technique, provided with a flow controller which guides a carrier gas supplied from the top of a pulling chamber to the surface of a melt of a material forming the monocrystal and exhausts the silicon oxide vaporizing from the surface of the melt to the outside of the pulling chamber and which surrounds the pulled monocrystal near the surface of the melt and is provided partially inside a crucible, wherein the flow controller has a tubular portion which has an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the crucible and extends substantially perpendicularly along the direction of downward flow of the carrier gas, a constricted diameter portion which constricts in diameter from the bottom end of the tubular portion and forms a bottom gap with the pulled monocrystal, and an engagement portion which projects out from the top of the tubular portion and forms a top gap at the outer circumference of the tubular portion of the flow controller by supp

Abstract: A rear-wheel steering apparatus having a high-speed step motor revolving in accordance with a target steering angle ratio and a power cylinder for converting a change of the revolved angle of the motor to an amount of steering angle of rear wheels with a power assist by a hydraulic power. When a failure is detected in the rear-wheel steering system when the steering angle ratio is changed from in-phase to opposite phase, an oil pressure is released out of the power cylinder simultaneously with an interruption of current supply to the motor.

Abstract: First, second and third levers are disposed pivotably and rotatably relative to each other about a predetermined axis. The first lever is operated in association with an accelerator to be rotated in a predetermined one direction in accordance with operation in a direction of opening the accelerator. The second lever is operated in association with a throttle valve so as to open the throttle valve when the second levler is pivotted in the predetermined one direction and it is urged by a first urging member in a direction of closing the throttle valve. The first lever is provided with a first stopper section and the second lever is provided with a second stopper section as to be abuttable with the first stopper section from the predetermined one direction. The first stopper section is urged in such a manner as being brought into abut with the second stopper section by means of a second urging member larger in an urging force than the first urging member.