Abstract: A system and method control an automobile by decelerating the automobile at a first deceleration using a braking mechanism in response to detecting that a parking brake switch is turned on, a second deceleration which is smaller than the first deceleration, in response to not detecting that the parking brake switch is turned on and determining that the driver is incapacitated, and a third deceleration which is smaller than the first deceleration, in response to determining that an SOS switch is turned on, detecting that the parking brake switch is changed from on to off, and not determining that the driver is incapacitated.

Abstract: The present invention is a fluorescent material characterized by being represented by a composition of the following formula (1) and having a crystal lattice distortion obtained from a Williamson-Hall plot by X-ray diffraction within the range of 0.0005 to 0.0020. (Sr,Ca,M)3-xMgSi2O8:Eux??formula (1) wherein M is at least one rare earth metal elements selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, Gd, Tb and La, and 0.01?x?0.10. Also, the present invention is a light-emitting device including the fluorescent material, and a light source that emits light by irradiating the fluorescent material with excitation light. Furthermore, the present invention is a method for producing the fluorescent material, including the steps of: obtaining an aqueous slurry of a raw material; and spray-drying the aqueous slurry with hot air at 80 to 300° C.

Abstract: A blue light-emitting Eu-activated silicate phosphor having a constitutional formula of Sr3MgSi2O3 which contains Eu in an amount of 0.001 to 0.2 mol per one mole of Mg and further a rare earth metal element selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, Gd, Tb and La in an amount of 0.0001 to 0.03 mol, per one mole of Mg, gives an emission with enhanced emission strength when it is excited with a light having a wavelength in the region of 350 to 430 nm.

Abstract: The present invention is a fluorescent material characterized by being represented by a composition of the following formula (1) and having a crystal lattice distortion obtained from a Williamson-Hall plot by X-ray diffraction within the range of 0.0005 to 0.0020. (Sr,Ca,M)3-xMgSi2O8:Eux formula (1) wherein M is at least one rare earth metal elements selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, Gd, Tb and La, and 0.01?x?0.10. Also, the present invention is a light-emitting device including the fluorescent material, and a light source that emits light by irradiating the fluorescent material with excitation light. Furthermore, the present invention is a method for producing the fluorescent material, including the steps of: obtaining an aqueous slurry of a raw material; and spray-drying the aqueous slurry with hot air at 80 to 300° C.

Abstract: Provided is a phosphor represented by a composition of the following formula (1), (Sra,Bab,Cac,Eux,M1d,M2e)SiOf.gMgO??formula (1) (here, M1 represents at least one group 3 element selected from Lu and Sc, M2 represents an alkali metal element selected from Li, Na, and K, and 0<a?2, 0<b?2, 0?c?2, 0.0015?d?0.045, 0?e?0.06, 0<x?0.1, 3.7?f?4.1, and 0?g?1 are satisfied). In addition, provided is a light-emitting device including the phosphor and a light source for irradiating the phosphor with excitation light to cause the phosphor to emit light.

Abstract: An image capture device is mounted in a vehicle. The image capture device includes: an image capture unit; and a setting unit that sets an image capture condition for each region of the image capture unit each having a plurality of pixels, or for each pixel, based upon at least one of a state exterior to the vehicle and a state of the vehicle.

Abstract: There is provided a fluorescent material having a composition represented by the following Formula (1). (Sra,Bab,Eux,M11,M2e)SiOf·cMgO . . . Formula (1) (In the formula, M1 is at least one tertiary group element selected from Y and Tb; M2 is an alkali metal selected from Li, Na, and K; and 0<a<2, 0<b<2, 0?c<1, 0.001?d?0.06, 0?e?0.06, 0<x<0.1, and 3.7?f?4.1 are set.) Further, there is provided a light-emitting device including: the fluorescent material; and a light source irradiating the fluorescent material with excitation light to cause the fluorescent material to emit light.

Abstract: The deep red light-emitting magnesium fluorogermanate phosphor prepared by calcining a mixture comprising a fine magnesium oxide powder having a BET specific surface area in the range of 5-200 m2/g, a fluorine compound, a germanium compound and a manganese compound gives a light emission having a maximum peak of increased strength in the wavelength region of 640-680 nm upon excitation with a light having a wavelength of 400 nm.

Abstract: There is provided a fluorescent material having a composition represented by the following Formula (1). (Sra, Bab, Eux, M11, M2e) SiOf.cMgO . . . Formula (1) (In the formula, M1 is at least one tertiary group element selected from Y and Tb; M2 is an alkali metal selected from Li, Na, and K; and 0<a<2, 0<b<2, 0?c<1, 0.001?d?0.06, 0?e?0.06, 0<x<0.1, and 3.7?f?4.1 are set.) Further, there is provided a light-emitting device including: the fluorescent material; and a light source irradiating the fluorescent material with excitation light to cause the fluorescent material to emit light.

Abstract: A blue light-emitting Eu-activated silicate phosphor having a constitutional formula of Sr3MgSi2O8 which contains Eu in an amount of 0.001 to 0.2 mol per one mole of Mg and further a rare earth metal element selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, Gd, Tb and La in an amount of 0.0001 to 0.03 mol, per one mole of Mg, gives an emission with enhanced emission strength when it is excited with a light having a wavelength in the region of 350 to 430 nm.

Abstract: A silicate phosphor having a coating layer comprising a fluorine-containing compound on its surface which is obtained by a method of heating a mixture of 100 weight parts of a silicate phosphor and 0.5-15 weight parts of ammonium fluoride at a temperature in the range of 200 to 600° C. exhibits high light emission intensity and high moisture resistance.

Abstract: An acicular strontium carbonate fine powder having a mean length of 150 nm or less and a mean aspect ratio of 1.5 or more and containing acicular strontium carbonate particles having a length of 200 nm or more in an amount of 5% or less in terms of number of acicular particles is improved in its dispersibility in hydrophobic organic solvent by treating the acicular strontium carbonate fine powder with a combination of polycarboxylic acid having a side chain of a polyoxyalkylene group or its anhydride and amine having a polyoxyalkylene group and a hydrocarbyl group.

Abstract: The emission strength of a light released from a blue light-emitting phosphor having a merwinite crystal structure and an elemental formula of (Sr,Ca)3MgSi2O8 activated with Eu in which a molar ratio of Sr and Ca is in the range of 1:0.10 to 1:0.30 is stable in a wide temperature range.

Abstract: A phosphor mixture comprising at least two phosphors A, B which give an emission spectrum having the maximum emission peak in the visible region, in which a wavelength of the maximum emission peak of the phosphor A differs from that of the maximum emission peak of the phosphor B by not more than 50 nm, and in which the maximum emission peak of the phosphor A has an emission intensity less than that of the phosphor B and the maximum emission peak of the phosphor A shows a half-width more than a half-width of that of the phosphor B gives an light emission having the maximum emission peak whose emission intensity is higher than that of the phosphor A and whose half-width is broader than that of the phosphor B.

Abstract: A green light-emitting silicate phosphor comprising Eu-activated strontium barium silicate which has a crystal phase of magnesium oxide or a merwinite crystal phase and contains 0.15 to 0.90 mol of magnesium per one mol of silicon gives a light emission stable at elevated temperatures.

Abstract: The deep red light-emitting magnesium fluorogermanate phosphor prepared by calcining a mixture comprising a fine magnesium oxide powder having a BET specific surface area in the range of 5-200 m2/g, a fluorine compound, a germanium compound and a manganese compound gives a light emission having a maximum peak of increased strength in the wavelength region of 640-680 nm upon excitation with a light having a wavelength of 400 nm.

Abstract: A blue light-emitting silicate phosphor favorably employable as a blue light-emitting source of a light-emitting apparatus which gives emission of a visible light upon irradiation of ultraviolet rays having a wavelength of 254 nm, such as ultraviolet rays emitted by a fluorescent lamp is produced by a method comprising calcining a powdery mixture comprising a magnesium oxide powder, an MeO source powder, a EuO source powder and a SiO2 source powder, said magnesium oxide powder having a purity of 99.9 wt. % or higher and a BET specific surface area in the range of 3 to 60 m2/g and having been prepared by bringing a metallic magnesium vapor into contact with oxygen whereby oxidizing the metallic magnesium vapor.

Abstract: A blue light-emitting Eu-activated silicate phosphor having a constitutional formula of Sr3MgSi2O8 which contains Eu in an amount of 0.001 to 0.2 mol per one mole of Mg and further a rare earth metal element selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, Gd, Tb and La in an amount of 0.0001 to 0.03 mol, per one mole of Mg, gives an emission with enhanced emission strength when it is excited with a light having a wavelength in the region of 350 to 430 nm.

Abstract: A blue light-emitting phosphor having an elemental formula of Sr3-xMgSi2O8:Eux (wherein x represents a value in the range of 0.008 to 0.110), a merwinite crystal structure and a crystal lattice strain of 0.080% or less as determined from an X-ray diffraction pattern at diffraction angle 2? of 20-130° by the Le Bail method, wherein the X-ray diffraction pattern is determined using a CuK? ray having an incident angle of ?, is used advantageously as a blue light-emitting material for a light-emitting device which comprises a semiconductor light-emitting element capable of emitting a light having a wavelength of 350-430 nm upon application of an electrical current, such as a white light-emitting LED lamp, and a blue light-emitting material capable of emitting a blue light upon excitation with a light emitted by the semiconductor light-emitting element.

Abstract: The emission strength of a light released from a blue light-emitting phosphor having a merwinite crystal structure and an elemental formula of (Sr,Ca)3MgSi2O8 activated with Eu in which a molar ratio of Sr and Ca is in the range of 1:0.10 to 1:0.30 is stable in a wide temperature range.