Abstract: A control device includes a processor configured to: calculate a device travel path for a vehicle transport device at a time of changing a parking position of a vehicle within a parking lot, the vehicle transport device being configured to transport the vehicle by driving autonomously; calculate a vehicle travel path for a manually driven vehicle to travel from a parking lot entrance to a designated parking position when the manually driven vehicle enters the parking lot; determine whether there is a collision risk between the manually driven vehicle and the vehicle transport device when the manually driven vehicle deviates from the vehicle travel path; and change the device travel path when it is determined there exists the collision risk.

Abstract: A charging system includes: a charger having a charging connector; an arm mechanism that grasps the charging connector; and, a control device for controlling the charger, the arm mechanism and a plurality of vehicles. Further, the control device identifies positions of the vehicles where a time for inserting the charging connector into charging ports of the vehicles is minimized based on an arm locus illustrating a locus when the arm mechanism grasps the charging connector, shapes of the vehicles, and positions of the charging ports of the vehicles, causes the vehicles to automatically travel to the identified positions and park therein, and inserts the charging connector grasped by the arm mechanism into the charging ports to start charging.

Abstract: A charging system includes: a charging device including a charging connector; an arm mechanism configured to grip the charging connector; an imaging device provided on the arm mechanism; a mirror provided in the charging device or the arm mechanism; and an abnormality detecting device configured to capture an image of the charging connector reflected in the mirror using the imaging device, and detect an abnormality of the charging connector using the captured image.

Abstract: An automatic charging robot includes: an arm mechanism for gripping a charging connector connected to a charging device with a charging cable; a control device for automatically performing control for operating the arm mechanism; and a holding member for holding the charging cable along an arm portion of the arm mechanism.

Abstract: An automatic charging robot includes: an arm mechanism configured to grip a charging connector connected to a charging device via a charging cable; a control device configured to automatically perform control of an operation of the arm mechanism; and a dynamic sensor provided in the arm mechanism and configured to detect an overload due to catching of the charging cable. The control device is configured to control the operation of the arm mechanism to: return to a previous one or two operations when the overload has been detected by the dynamic sensor; and return to the operation when the overload has been detected after the overload is released.

Abstract: A charging system includes: a charger including a charging connector; an arm mechanism that is capable of gripping the charging connector and moves the charging connector within a predetermined range; and a control device that controls the charger, the arm mechanism, and a plurality of vehicles. Further, a portion of the charging connector gripped by the arm mechanism is arranged toward a side of the arm mechanism.

Abstract: An automatic charging system includes: a charger to which a charging cable having a charging connector is connected; an automatic charging robot, including a robot arm having a robot hand, for inserting the charging connector into a charging port of a vehicle for charging; a detector for detecting a distance between the automatic charging robot and a person; and a controller for controlling an operation of the automatic charging robot for automatic charging to the vehicle. Further, the controller executes a cooperative mode, in which the robot arm is operated in a manner that an output of the robot arm is limited to a predetermined value and a predetermined execution condition is satisfied, and operates the robot arm while turning off the cooperative mode when confirmed that there is no person or animal detected near the automatic charging robot in response to a signal from the detector.

Abstract: The vehicle occupant restraining device includes: a three-point seatbelt device adapted to restrain a vehicle occupant, who is seated at a vehicle seat, by a shoulder belt portion and a lap belt portion of a seatbelt; a rear side restraining portion configured to be disposed at a seatback of the vehicle seat, and spanning between left and right side frames of the seatback, the rear side restraining portion being in a slack state and convex toward a seat rear side; and a pulling device that, by pulling at least one end portion side of the rear side restraining portion, reduces slack of the rear side restraining portion.