Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing Internet of Things (IoT) network-connected devices.

Abstract: A fiber cutter includes: a gripping member that grips an optical fiber; a blade that forms an initial cut in the optical fiber gripped by the gripping member; and a bending part that applies a predetermined bending stress to the optical fiber when the blade forms the initial cut in the optical fiber.

Abstract: A vehicle behavior control method is suitable for a vehicle behavior control device. The vehicle behavior control device includes: a lateral acceleration sensor, detecting lateral acceleration occurring in a vehicle body; a wheel speed sensor, detecting a wheel speed of a wheel; a steering angle sensor, detecting a steering angle of the wheel; a steering angle lateral acceleration calculation unit, calculating steering angle lateral acceleration from the wheel speed and the steering angle; and a yaw moment control unit, applying yaw moment to the vehicle body. In the vehicle behavior control method, when the lateral acceleration and the steering angle lateral acceleration meet a predetermined condition, a yaw moment directed inward in a turning direction of the vehicle body is applied by the yaw moment control unit.

Abstract: For an optical monitor device that detects the intensity of light propagating through an optical fiber, a reduction in size and cost of the optical monitor device are to be achieved.

Abstract: Disclosed are a brake force distribution device for vehicle and method thereof. The brake force distribution device for vehicle includes: a turning state detection part detecting whether the vehicle is in a turning state based on the driving state of the vehicle; a vehicle speed detection part detecting whether the vehicle speed is equal to or less than a prescribed threshold; a first yaw moment calculation part calculating the first yaw moment based on the driving state of the vehicle, the vehicle speed and the first wheelbase; a second yaw moment calculation part calculating the second yaw moment based on the driving state and the vehicle speed as well as based on the second wheelbase which is the inherent value of the vehicle; and a target moment calculation part calculating a target moment based on the difference between the first yaw moment and the second yaw moment.

Abstract: The present disclosure has an object to provide a multicore optical connector that can achieve size reduction and pitch reduction without performing highly accurate machining of V-grooves or the like. The present disclosure is a multicore optical connector including a holding member 11 having a flat bottom surface 14B, and provided with a groove that enables a plurality of optical fibers 91 to be arranged along the bottom surface 14B, the plurality of optical fibers 91 stored in a row on the bottom surface of the groove, and a lid 15 that is in contact with all the plurality of optical fibers 91 and is fixed to the plurality of optical fibers 91 and the holding member 11 in a state in which the plurality of optical fibers 91 are pressed against the bottom surface 14B of the groove to form a long hole 12 at the groove 14.

Abstract: An object of this disclosure is to enable space saving of an optical fiber connection unit such as an optical switch. According to this disclosure, there is provided an optical connection module that connects first and second multi-fiber connectors, in which the first and second multi-fiber connectors have optical fibers which are two-dimensionally arranged. In the first multi-fiber connector, optical fibers connected to a same optical switch are arranged in a vertical direction, and optical fibers connected to different optical switches are arranged in parallel in a horizontal direction. In the second multi-fiber connector, optical fibers connected to a same optical switch are arranged in a horizontal direction, and optical fibers connected to different optical switches are arranged in parallel in a vertical direction.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing Internet of Things (IoT) network-connected devices.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes an information acquirer that acquires information on driving conditions of a vehicle at least containing a steering angle and a vehicle speed, a distribution amount setter that sets a distribution amount of a brake force to each of multiple wheels provided in the vehicle based on the driving conditions of the vehicle; and a brake controller that performs brake control of each of the multiple wheels according to the distribution amount set by the distribution amount setter. The distribution amount setter sets the distribution amount to zero when the steering angle SA is less than a first steering angle threshold where the steering angle SA is recognizable as a substantially neutral state.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide an optical switch that does not require power supply.

Abstract: The vehicle control system includes a braking force generating device (6, 22) configured to generate a braking force to shift a load of a vehicle to a side of front wheels thereof at an initial stage of a cornering, and a control device (31) configured to control the braking force generated by the braking force generating device. The control device calculates an additional deceleration (Gxadd) according to vehicle state information, calculates a requested fore and aft acceleration (Gxr) according to a requested fore and aft force (Fxr) for the vehicle, calculates a correction coefficient (K) for weakening the additional deceleration according to the requested fore and aft acceleration, corrects the additional deceleration by the correction coefficient, and calculates an additional braking force (Fbadd) to be generated by the braking force generating device according to the corrected additional deceleration.

Abstract: A vehicle behavior control method is suitable for a vehicle behavior control device. The vehicle behavior control device includes: a lateral acceleration sensor, detecting lateral acceleration occurring in a vehicle body; a wheel speed sensor, detecting a wheel speed of a wheel; a steering angle sensor, detecting a steering angle of the wheel; a steering angle lateral acceleration calculation unit, calculating steering angle lateral acceleration from the wheel speed and the steering angle; and a yaw moment control unit, applying yaw moment to the vehicle body. In the vehicle behavior control method, when the lateral acceleration and the steering angle lateral acceleration meet a predetermined condition, a yaw moment directed inward in a turning direction of the vehicle body is applied by the yaw moment control unit.

Abstract: A vehicle attitude control device includes: a vehicle speed detector, detecting a vehicle speed; a travel road surface condition estimator, estimating a road friction coefficient; an actual yaw rate detector, detecting an actual yaw rate; a front wheel steering angle detector, detecting a front wheel steering angle; a standard yaw rate calculator, setting a rear wheel sideslip angle limit value, calculating a front wheel steering angle limit value according to the vehicle speed, the road friction coefficient and the rear wheel sideslip angle limit value, and calculating a standard yaw rate based on the front wheel steering angle and the vehicle speed, in which the front wheel steering angle is limited by the front wheel steering angle limit value; and a yaw moment calculator, generating a yaw moment based on a deviation between the actual yaw rate and the standard yaw rate.

Abstract: A heat transfer tube as a first refrigerant pipe has a first portion, a first expansion portion, a second portion, a second expansion portion, and a third portion arranged in order. A connecting tube as a second refrigerant pipe has a fourth portion facing the second portion and a fifth portion facing the third portion. The connecting tube is inserted into the heat transfer tube. The inner diameter of the second portion is larger than the inner diameter of the first portion, and the inner diameter of the third portion is larger than the inner diameter of the second portion. The outer diameter of the fifth portion is larger than the outer diameter of the fourth portion. The fifth portion and the third portion are brazed.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to realize a compact and low-cost optical monitoring device capable of accurately measuring the power of an optical signal regardless of the polarization state of an incident optical signal for a multi-core optical fiber.

Abstract: The present disclosure aims to reduce the size and cost of this optical monitoring device that detects the intensity of light propagating through an optical fiber.

Abstract: A behavior stabilizer of a vehicle braking force control device includes a plurality of first valves configured to control movement of a hydraulic fluid to respective friction brakes, second valves configured to control the movement of the hydraulic fluid to reservoirs, and a drive motor configured to drive pumps that pump the hydraulic fluid from the reservoirs into a path leading to a hydraulic pressure generator. When a vehicle is in a state of turning at a specific vehicle speed or lower, a controller executes a turning control to control operation of an electric actuator to cause the hydraulic pressure generator to generate hydraulic pressure, and to control open/closed states of the first valves and the second valves to apply a braking force to a plurality of wheels. The controller keeps the driving of the drive motor in a stopped state during the turning control.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide an optical connector cleaning tool capable of cleaning a ferrule end surface with an appropriate force regardless of an operator. The present disclosure is an optical connector cleaning tool including a housing that stores a cleaning sheet, an opening portion through which a part of the cleaning sheet is exposed from the housing, a slide mechanism that causes the cleaning sheet exposed to the opening portion to slide, a cleaning sheet support portion that is fixed to the housing and supports the cleaning sheet toward the opening portion, a plug holding unit that holds an optical connector plug having a ferrule disposed at a distal end thereof at the opening portion, and a pressing portion that applies a pressing force between the cleaning sheet support portion and the plug holding unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure has been proposed in view of the above circumstances, and an object is to provide a multi-core optical connector that does not need to increase a spring pressing force even when the number of cores to be connected increases. The present disclosure is an optical connector including: a ferrule that holds a plurality of optical fibers in a state where end faces of the plurality of optical fibers are arranged on the same plane; and a refractive index matching portion that is deformable, in close contact with the end faces of the plurality of optical fibers arranged on the ferrule, and performs matching of a refractive index with the plurality of optical fibers.

Abstract: The vehicle control system includes a braking force generating device (6, 22) configured to generate a braking force to shift a load of a vehicle to a side of front wheels thereof at an initial stage of a cornering, and a control device (31) configured to control the braking force generated by the braking force generating device. The control device calculates an additional deceleration (Gxadd) according to vehicle state information, calculates a lateral jerk equivalent value (Jy) according to the vehicle state information, and sets a lateral jerk correction coefficient (Kj) for weakening the additional deceleration. The control device corrects the additional deceleration by the lateral jerk correction coefficient (K), and calculates an additional braking force (Fbadd) to be generated by the braking force generating device according to the corrected additional deceleration.