Abstract: A vehicle location detecting method for detecting the location of a vehicle within a predetermined area, comprising the steps of: outputting distance data at every predetermined interval, the distance data being representative of the distance that a vehicle has traveled, outputting heading angle data at every predetermined interval, the heading angle data being representative of the heading angle change of vehicle travel, storing road map data representative of roadways, computing a present location data from the distance data and the heading angle data, and a limit error of the present location data which is determined by errors in the distance data, in the heading angle data and in the road map data, and registering locations on the roadways, which roadways are located within the limit error of the present location data, as estimate locations, computing correlation coefficients corresponding to the registered estimate locations, and selecting a correlation coefficient whose error is smallest with respect to

Abstract: Upon selection of a range, an input signal is amplified by a factor suitable for the range, and effects of drift and offset of the amplification are eliminated by correction based on zero-volt and a reference voltage.

Abstract: A tape loading apparatus in which a tape is extracted from a tape cassette and wound around a rotary head drum by a pair of tape guide blocks. The tape guide blocks are moved along a pair of guide rails arranged around both sides of the rotary head drum by being driven through a pair of ring gears. At least one of the guide rails is inclined with respect to a plane perpendicular to the axis of the rotary head drum in order that the pair of tape guide blocks have a level difference at the tape-loaded positions thereof.A parallel movement mechanism is provided for moving at least one of ring gears along the axis of the rotary head drum so that the level relationships between the tape guide blocks and the ring gears are substantially kept constant while the pair of ring gears rotate in the opposite directions to each other.

Abstract: According to the present invention, the driving timing for each segment in a segment type digital display unit can be controlled independently on the basis of either one or both of the lighting history of each segment stored in a memory section and a detected temperature from a temperature detector mounted near segments. Therefore, the discriminatability particularly at low temperatures can be improved with little influence of the temperature and lighting history of segments.

Abstract: A terminal signal operation apparatus is disclosed for transmitting in a multiplex transmission system in both directions signals between the terminal signal operation apparatus and a central operation apparatus for centrally generating control signals for controlling a plurality of electrical devices at terminals in accordance with a signal generated by a signal source.

Abstract: A central processing apparatus for use in a system which includes a plurality of remote electrical devices and a multiplex signal transmission line coupled to each of the plurality of devices.

Abstract: A control apparatus for controlling a plurality of electrical devices comprising a plurality of electrical devices, a central operation device for generating a plurality of control signals for controlling the electrical devices, the plurality of control signals comprising a first signal for driving a first electrical device and a second signal delayed in time from the first signal to permit discontinuance of the driving of the first electrical device if a high current is detected passing therethrough, a terminal operation device for each electrical device, a signal transmission line for transmitting the plurality of control signals from the central operation device to the terminal operation devices, a first terminal operation device for driving the first electrical device comprising a signal division circuit for dividing from the plurality of control signals said first and second signals, a driving circuit connected to the signal division circuit for driving the first electrical device in response to said fir

Abstract: An electrical device control system comprising: a plurality of signal sources; a plurality of electrical loads; a central operation apparatus; a plurality of terminal operation apparatus connected to the plurality of electrical loads and having means to detect the operation and a fault of the signal source and a fault of the electrical load and to generate a time division signal thereof; a multiple signal transmission line connecting the plurality of terminal operation apparatus to the central operation apparatus to transmit the time division signal to the central operation apparatus; the central operating apparatus having means to generate an activating signal for transmission over the multiple signal transmission line to the terminal station apparatus to operate an electrical load in response to the detection of the time division signal.

Abstract: State detecting apparatus comprising: first, second and third terminals, first and second potential detecting circuits each having an input and an output, a resistance, means connecting the inputs of the first and second potential detecting circuits to the first terminal, means connecting the resistance between the first terminal and a power source, means connecting the output of the first potential detecting circuit to the second terminal, means connecting the output of the second potential detecting circuit to the third terminal.