Abstract: A communication device may include: a memory configured to store management information in which, for each of a plurality of OIDs of a MIB, the OID and a setting value are associated with each other; and a controller, wherein the controller may be configured to: receive a setting command which conforms to TCP; write the setting value included in the setting command to the management information in association with the OID included in the setting command; and send a response command which conforms to the TCP. In a case where the setting command including a first OID and a first setting value is received, the controller may be configured to: write the first setting value to the management information in association with the first OID after the response command has been sent, and send the response command before the first setting value is written to the management information.

Abstract: A vehicle control device 1 incudes: a detection unit configured to detect an operation onto an accelerator pedal; a driving force limitation unit 21 configured to conduct driving force limitation control of limiting driving force of a vehicle in accordance with the operation onto the accelerator pedal; a limitation setting unit 22 configured to switch between activation and deactivation of the driving force limitation control for every electronic key 5 to be used when driving the vehicle, based on limitation setting information set for every electronic key 5 of the vehicle; and a notification unit 24 configured to give a notification to a driver when an abnormality related to conducting the driving force limitation control is detected, in which the notification unit 24 gives the notification to the driver, when the abnormality is detected, in a case where the driving force limitation control is deactivated.

Abstract: A vehicle control system for controlling an output of a drive source in a vehicle includes: a drive operation member configured to receive an input regarding a driving force for the vehicle from a driver of the vehicle; and a control device configured to cause the drive source to output a driving force corresponding to the input to the drive operation member. When the control device determines that a predetermined enabling condition is satisfied, the control device enables drive restriction for limiting the output of the drive source. The enabling condition includes an input condition which is based on the input to the drive operation member acquired during a predetermined period before start of the drive source.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: an accelerator pedal operation detecting unit, a state quantity acquiring devices, and a driving force limiting unit that limits a driving force based on an accelerator pedal operation and a vehicle state quantity. The driving force limiting unit executes acceleration suppression control for setting an upper limit value of the driving force to a first limit value when a sudden accelerator pedal operation is detected, executes limited acceleration suppression control for setting the upper limit to a second limit value larger than the first limit value when the accelerator pedal is continuously depressed or depressed again within a predetermined time after the accelerator pedal is returned during execution of the acceleration suppression control, and switches the upper limit value according to the abnormality-occurring state quantity acquiring device when the abnormality has occurred in the state quantity acquiring devices during execution of these controls.

Abstract: A driving support device includes: an accelerator pedal operation detection unit configured to detect an accelerator pedal operation; an advancing direction detection unit configured to detect an advancing direction; a shift range detection unit configured to detect a shift range; a switchback determination unit configured to determine that a switchback state is occurring, in which the advancing direction that has been detected is different from an advancing direction based on the shift range; and a driving force limitation unit configured to limit a driving force in accordance with the accelerator pedal operation, in which the driving force limitation unit limits the driving force in accordance with the accelerator pedal operation, and also sets a limit amount of the driving force while the switchback state is occurring to be smaller than a limit amount of the driving force while no switchback state is occurring.

Abstract: A first communication device may include: a database configured to, for each of a plurality of OIDs of MIB, store the OM in association with a setting value; and a controller, wherein the controller is configured to: receive a writing request from a second communication device by using a second communication scheme different from a first communication scheme including SNMP, the writing request including an OM and a setting value, and the second communication scheme including at least one of encryption of communication data and authentication of a sender of the writing request; and in a case where the writing request is received from the second communication device, write the setting value included in the writing request in the database in association with the OM included in the writing request.

Abstract: A communication device may include: a database storing, for each of a plurality of OIDs of MIB, a value in association with the OID; and a controller configured to execute access to a value in the database according to an access request, wherein in a case where the access request includes a first OID and the user of a terminal device is not authenticated as a specific user, the controller executes access to the first value, and in a case where the access request includes a second OID and the user of the terminal device is not authenticated as the specific user, the access to the second value is not executed.

Abstract: A communication device may include: a memory configured to store management information in which, for each of a plurality of OIDs of a MIB, the OID and a setting value are associated with each other; and a controller, wherein the controller may be configured to: receive a setting command which conforms to TCP; write the setting value included in the setting command to the management information in association with the OID included in the setting command; and send a response command which conforms to the TCP. In a case where the setting command including a first OID and a first setting value is received, the controller may be configured to: write the first setting value to the management information in association with the first OID after the response command has been sent, and send the response command before the first setting value is written to the management information.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte material which can form crack-resistant catalyst layers when used in membrane electrode assemblies and enables provision of fuel cells having good power generation characteristics, a membrane electrode assembly and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell. The electrolyte material of the present invention is made of a polymer having ion exchange groups comprising units based on tetrafluoroethylene, units having an ion exchange group and no cyclic ether structure, units having a cyclic ether structure and units based on a monomer having at least two polymerizable unsaturated bonds.

Abstract: A heat pump device is provided with: a compressor; an engine; a power generator; and a motor. The compressor pressurizes a refrigerant. The power generator is driven by the engine. The motor operates with power generated by the power generator. In addition, the motor drives the compressor.

Abstract: A rapid acceleration suppression device of a vehicle includes: a shift position acquisition part configured to acquire an operation position of a gearshift; an accelerator position acquisition part configured to acquire a depression amount of an accelerator pedal; an accelerator operation determination part configured to determine an operating state of the accelerator pedal; and an acceleration suppression control part configured to provide control over a vehicle drive part, (i) such that acceleration of the vehicle is suppressed, when the position of the gearshift is in a non-drive range and also when the accelerator operation determination part determines that a sudden depression of the accelerator pedal, and (ii) such that the vehicle travels at a low speed, and then, at an accelerated speed within a prescribed upper limit, when the position of the gearshift is changed from the non-drive to drive range, while the accelerator pedal is kept on being depressed.

Abstract: A control modification device for vehicle includes: an acceleration suppression control part against sudden accelerator step-down that is mounted in a subject vehicle and is configured to limit a speed of the vehicle when a speed of an accelerator pedal step-down exceeds a prescribed threshold; an ID key that stores therein setting information showing whether a function of the acceleration suppression control part against sudden accelerator step-down is made valid or invalid; a setting change part that is configured to recognize the setting information stored in the ID key and change a setting based on the recognized result; and a control switch part that is mounted on the vehicle and is configured to prompt a user of the vehicle to select and switch whether the function of the acceleration suppression control part against sudden accelerator step-down is made valid or invalid, independently from the result of the setting change.

Abstract: A travel controller including an information acquisition part configured to acquire brake state information of a braking device of a host vehicle and an ACC-ECU configured to perform travel control, wherein the travel control includes constant speed travel control and headway travel control. The constant speed travel control is configured to control the host vehicle to travel at constant speed in accordance with a preset target vehicle speed. The headway travel control is configured to control the host vehicle to travel by following another vehicle travelling ahead so that a predetermined inter-vehicle distance in maintained with the other vehicle and the host vehicle travels in accordance with the target vehicle speed. In the ACC-ECU, when a braking performance index of the host vehicle has a “declined value”, a target acceleration of Example 1 takes a reduced value compared to the target acceleration of Comparative Example for a common distance difference.

Abstract: A traveling control apparatus includes: an information obtainer configured to obtain braking state information of a braking device in the host vehicle; and an ACC-ECU configured to execute traveling control including constant speed traveling control to cause the host vehicle to travel at a constant speed based on a preset vehicle speed, and follow-up traveling control to cause the host vehicle to travel so as to follow another vehicle traveling ahead of the host vehicle at a predetermined inter-vehicle distance. The ACC-ECU deactivates the ACC at a time when a braking performance index EV1z, derived from braking state information obtained by the information obtainer while the ACC being in operation, is deemed to be decreased by more than a predetermined first variation width IN_dif1, as compared with a braking performance index EV1a at a time of the ACC having been activated.

Abstract: A travel controller including an information acquisition part configured to acquire brake state information of a braking device of a host vehicle and an ACC-ECU configured to perform travel control, wherein the travel control includes constant speed travel control and headway travel control. The constant speed travel control is configured to control the host vehicle to travel at constant speed in accordance with a preset target vehicle speed. The headway travel control is configured to control the host vehicle to travel by following another vehicle travelling ahead so that a predetermined inter-vehicle distance in maintained with the other vehicle and the host vehicle travels in accordance with the target vehicle speed. In the ACC-ECU, when a braking performance index of the host vehicle has a “declined value”, a target acceleration of Example 1 takes a reduced value compared to the target acceleration of Comparative Example for a common distance difference.

Abstract: A traveling control apparatus includes: an information obtainer configured to obtain braking state information of a braking device in the host vehicle; and an ACC-ECU configured to execute traveling control including constant speed traveling control to cause the host vehicle to travel at a constant speed based on a preset vehicle speed, and follow-up traveling control to cause the host vehicle to travel so as to follow another vehicle traveling ahead of the host vehicle at a predetermined inter-vehicle distance. The ACC-ECU deactivates the ACC at a time when a braking performance index EV1z, derived from braking state information obtained by the information obtainer while the ACC being in operation, is deemed to be decreased by more than a predetermined first variation width IN_dif1, as compared with a braking performance index EV1a at a time of the ACC having been activated.

Abstract: A vehicle behavior control device is for use in a vehicle including a brake pedal, a master cylinder generating a hydraulic pressure in response to an operation with the brake pedal, an electric hydraulic pressure generator connected to the master cylinder and electrically generating a hydraulic pressure based on the operation with the brake pedal, and a wheel cylinder in each wheel for braking. The device controls a brake hydraulic pressure to be applied to the wheel cylinder to control vehicle behavior. When brake control is executed such that a brake hydraulic pressure not based on the operation with the brake pedal is generated if the brake pedal is not being operated, a hydraulic pressure applied to a wheel cylinder in a diagonal wheel positioned diagonal from a brake wheel for controlling the behavior of the vehicle is adjusted to the hydraulic pressure in the master cylinder.

Abstract: A vehicle behavior control device is for use in a vehicle including a brake pedal, a master cylinder generating a hydraulic pressure in response to an operation with the brake pedal, an electric hydraulic pressure generator connected to the master cylinder and electrically generating a hydraulic pressure based on the operation with the brake pedal, and a wheel cylinder in each wheel for braking. The device controls a brake hydraulic pressure to be applied to the wheel cylinder to control vehicle behavior. When brake control is executed such that a brake hydraulic pressure not based on the operation with the brake pedal is generated if the brake pedal is not being operated, a hydraulic pressure applied to a wheel cylinder in a diagonal wheel positioned diagonal from a brake wheel for controlling the behavior of the vehicle is adjusted to the hydraulic pressure in the master cylinder.

Abstract: A brake system includes an electric brake force generator which brakes a wheel using a driving force of an electric motor and an electric motor controller that performs a field-weakening control of the electric motor. The electric motor controller performs the field-weakening control of the electric motor which then operates the electric brake force generator. Thus, the rotational speed of the electric motor is increased when the field weakening control is performed by the electric motor controller thereby quickly activating the electric braking force generator to enhance response of brake force generation.

Abstract: If the temperature (Tig) of a switching element (25) in a source power supply circuit (24) of an electric motor (2) increases to be equal to or greater than a first predetermined value (?) while an electric vehicle (1) is in a stall state, a torque command for the electric motor (2) is reduced while a braking force command for a brake unit (10) is increased, and if the temperature (Tig) of the switching element (25) subsequently decreases to be equal to or less than a second predetermined value (?(<?)), the braking force command for the brake unit (10) is decreased while the torque command for the electric motor (2) is increased. The increment rate of the torque command for the electric motor (2) is varied in accordance with the degree of road gradient.