Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes one or more memories storing instructions, and one or more processors executing the instructions to acquire a captured image and a distance image, detect an object from the captured image, acquire first distance information indicating a distance to the detected object, acquire a grounding position of the detected object based on the captured image and acquire second distance information indicating a distance to the detected object based on the first distance information and the acquired grounding position.

Abstract: A valve adjustment device according to the present invention includes: a shaft having a screw portion on an outer periphery, the shaft being displaceable in an axial direction by rotation in a peripheral direction, the shaft applying displacement to a valve that changes resistance applied to a flow of hydraulic oil (fluid) by transmission of the displacement; a ball received in a hole opening in a radial direction from a side of the shaft; a spring received in the hole and biasing the ball outward from the hole; and a notch case that has a tubular shape, into which the shaft is inserted, and that has a plurality of detent grooves that is provided along the axial direction on an inner periphery to receive the ball fitted thereinto. At least one of the detent grooves is shorter than the other detent grooves.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to enable a warning to be issued to a person who is highly likely to be put in danger at a risky point. In an information processing apparatus, a controller acquires information indicating a risky point, acquires a state of a person with a predetermined positional relationship to the risky point, and determines whether or not the state of the person is a state where there is a high possibility of being put in danger, among a plurality of states of the person assumable at the risky point. Furthermore, in a case where the state of the person is determined to be the state where there is a high possibility of being put in danger, the controller causes an output unit to output information indicating a warning.

Abstract: A first vehicle includes a communication device configured to send and receive V2V information, a memory configured to store the V2V information, and a processor configured to perform abnormal traveling determination processing. A second vehicle includes a communication device configured to send and receive the V2V information, a memory configured to store the V2V information and driving environment information on the second vehicle, and a processor configured to perform objective determination processing. In the objective determination processing, whether the first vehicle is traveling abnormally is objectively determined based on the driving environment information on the second vehicle. The determination result of the objective determination processing is sent to the first vehicle. In the abnormal traveling determination processing, whether the first vehicle is traveling abnormally is determined based on this determination result.

Abstract: An electronic device includes at least one processor or circuit configured to function as a setting unit, an acquisition unit and a processing unit. The setting unit sets an object region in an image acquired from an imaging unit. The acquisition unit acquires a distance map including distance information corresponding to a pixel included in the object region. The processing unit determines object distance information indicating a distance to an object included in the object region, based on the distance information corresponding to the pixel included in the object region.

Abstract: There is provided a parallax detecting apparatus. A first obtainment unit obtains a first viewpoint image and a second viewpoint image that have different viewpoints from each other in a first direction. A second obtainment unit obtains displacement information that specifies a displacement amount in a second direction between positions in the first viewpoint image and the second viewpoint image corresponding to a same position in a shooting range. The displacement amount varies in conformity with a parallax amount between the positions. The second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. A calculation unit performs correlation calculation processing with respect to each of a plurality of reference regions corresponding to a plurality of reference positions in the second viewpoint image. A detection unit detects a parallax amount at a base position in the first viewpoint image based on calculated correlations.

Abstract: According to the method of the present disclosure, first, a blind spot that is present in front of an ego-vehicle and cannot be seen from the ego-vehicle is recognized from information on a surrounding environment of the ego-vehicle. Next, a traveling behavior of a blind spot passing vehicle in the vicinity of the blind spot is observed from information acquired by an external sensor of the ego-vehicle. The blind spot passing vehicle is a vehicle that passes through the blind spot before the ego-vehicle. Then, a risk caused by the blind spot is estimated based on the traveling behavior of the blind spot passing vehicle. Finally, the ego-vehicle is operated in a mode corresponding to the risk.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus capable of reducing the influence of a distance variation includes a boundary detection unit configured to detect a boundary in each divisional region obtained by dividing image information into a plurality of divisional regions on the basis of color information of each pixel of the image information, and a combined distance information determination unit configured to determine combined distance information for each sub-region separated by the boundary in the divisional region on the basis of distance information of each pixel of the image information.

Abstract: An electronic instrument includes a first distance information acquisition unit acquiring first distance information corresponding to an object included in an image signal, at least one of a second distance information acquisition unit acquiring second distance information on the basis of at least one of information of an end position of the object included in the image signal and a third distance information acquisition unit configured to acquire third distance information based on information of a size of the object included in the image signal, and a distance information integration unit generating integrated distance information by combining and integrating at least two of the first distance information, the second distance information, and the third distance information.

Abstract: The vehicle control system includes a first controller configured to generate a target trajectory for the automated driving, and a second controller configured to execute vehicle travel control such that the vehicle follows the target trajectory. During the automated driving, the second controller controls a travel control amount which is a control amount of the vehicle travel control, acquire driving environment information, and execute preventive safety control for intervening in the travel control amount based on the driving environment information. The first controller includes a memory device in which information of an intervention suppression area is stored. When the vehicle travels in the intervention suppression area during the automated driving, the first controller outputs a suppression instruction for the preventive safety control to the second controller.

Abstract: A traffic light management system that manages display of traffic lights includes a communication device, a control device, and a map database. The control device performs emergency control of the display when abnormal traveling information indicating the information on an abnormally traveling vehicle is included in the information received from a communication vehicle. In the emergency control, the control device predicts a future trajectory of the abnormally traveling vehicle based on the abnormal traveling information. Next, the control device generates the emergency control signal for temporarily prohibiting passage at an intersection and a crosswalk on a road along the future trajectory based on the map information and the future trajectory. After that, the control device sends the emergency control signal to controlled traffic lights. The controlled traffic lights are each a traffic light at the intersection and the crosswalk on a road along the future trajectory.

Abstract: A target trajectory generation device generates and outputs target trajectories each including a target position and a target speed of a vehicle. A first target trajectory is intended to perform at least one of steering, acceleration, and deceleration of the vehicle. A second target trajectory is intended to decelerate and stop the vehicle. When a malfunctioning device does not exist, a vehicle traveling control device executes vehicle traveling control based on the first target trajectory. When the malfunctioning device exists, the vehicle traveling control device stops the vehicle by executing the vehicle traveling control based on the second target trajectory output before the malfunction occurs, or based on the second target trajectory output from the target trajectory generation device other than the malfunctioning device.

Abstract: A distance information generation apparatus includes a generation unit configured to generate distance information using first and second image signals captured from different viewpoints, a detection unit configured to detect a known-shape subject using the image signals, an extraction unit configured to extract, from the distance information generated by the generation unit, distance information corresponding to the subject, a calculation unit configured to calculate, based on the distance information and the shape of the subject detected by the detection unit, a correction parameter for correcting the distance information extracted by extraction unit, and a correction unit configured to correct, using the correction parameter calculated by the calculation unit, the distance information generated by the generation unit.

Abstract: A person movement type determination method includes: acquiring time-series data of a position or a speed of a predetermined feature portion which is a part of a body of a target person; extracting a feature value of a predetermined frequency component or a predetermined frequency band based on oscillation of the predetermined feature portion indicating a movement type to be determined from the time-series data; and determining whether a movement type of the target person is that which is to be determined based on the feature value.

Abstract: A vehicle behavior prediction device includes a target vehicle detection unit configured to detect a target vehicle existing in a road region, a distance acquisition unit configured to acquire a front distance that is a distance between the target vehicle and an obstacle existing in front of the target vehicle, a turning radius estimation unit configured to estimate a turning radius of the target vehicle, and an entry prediction unit configured to predict whether or not the target vehicle is able to enter a host lane while avoiding an obstacle.

Abstract: A quantitative analysis method, which is performed by an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer, includes: a step of acquiring a plurality of spectra at least having a first peak at a first energy position from a sample containing a plurality of elements under different measurement conditions; a step of designating, from among the plurality of spectra, a primary spectrum and a secondary spectrum having a second peak at a second energy position; a first fitting step of performing a fitting on the first peak included in the secondary spectrum to calculate a background intensity at the second energy position due to the first peak; and a second fitting step of performing a fitting on the first peak of the primary spectrum and performing a fitting on the second peak of the secondary spectrum under a condition that the calculated background intensity is included at the second energy position.

Abstract: In order to realize a device that can reduce the influence of errors, the device includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire first information including an error via an image formation optical system, a second acquisition unit configured to acquire second information of which the error is less than that of the first information, a correction information generation unit configured to calculate a correction value for correcting the error of the first information on the basis of the second information, and a correction unit configured to correct the first information by using the correction value.

Abstract: An electronic device includes at least one processor or circuit configured to function as a setting unit, an acquisition unit and a processing unit. The setting unit sets an object region in an image acquired from an imaging unit. The acquisition unit acquires a distance map including distance information corresponding to a pixel included in the object region. The processing unit determines object distance information indicating a distance to an object included in the object region, based on the distance information corresponding to the pixel included in the object region.

Abstract: Provided is a hybrid electric vehicle in which, in accordance with the system side of the vehicle including a fuel economy-emphasized system, a wide use-range of the SOC of a lithium ion secondary battery cell can be utilized.

Abstract: A traffic light management system that manages display of traffic lights includes a communication device, a control device, and a map database. The control device performs emergency control of the display when abnormal traveling information indicating the information on an abnormally traveling vehicle is included in the information received from a communication vehicle. In the emergency control, the control device predicts a future trajectory of the abnormally traveling vehicle based on the abnormal traveling information. Next, the control device generates the emergency control signal for temporarily prohibiting passage at an intersection and a crosswalk on a road along the future trajectory based on the map information and the future trajectory. After that, the control device sends the emergency control signal to controlled traffic lights. The controlled traffic lights are each a traffic light at the intersection and the crosswalk on a road along the future trajectory.