Abstract: An automatic transmission is provided. The transmission includes clutches coaxially arranged in layers in a radial direction of the transmission. The transmission includes a piston provided to each clutch, the pistons being aligned in the radial direction on a same plane perpendicular to an axis of the transmission, without overlapping with each other in an axial view. The transmission includes a common rotational member having a wall, commonly used for the clutches, and disposed at a predetermined position of the transmission in an axial direction, wherein the wall is formed along the plane. The transmission includes operational hydraulic passages parallely arranged in the wall of the common rotational member in a circumferential direction of the transmission on the same plane perpendicular to the axis, each of the operational hydraulic passages communicating with one of operational hydraulic chambers of the respective clutches.

Abstract: Flow control can be performed for every piece of end-to-end traffic. A transmission device includes a reception buffer which temporarily accumulates received transmission unit data, a signal generation section configured to generate a control signal for instructing to stop transmission of transmission unit data by designating another transmission device serving as an end point of a transmission side for traffic of the transmission unit data to be received by its own device as a transmission destination when an amount of accumulation in the reception buffer has exceeded a predetermined upper-limit threshold value, and a transmission section configured to transmit the control signal.

Abstract: A first piston (65) that presses friction plates (69a, 69c) is fitted in a second piston (66) in such a manner as to be movable together with the second piston and relatively movable with respect to the second piston. An A-chamber (61) and a B-chamber (62) each configured to move a respective one of the first piston (65) and the second piston (66) by a stroke toward a side close to the friction plates, a return spring (161) biasing the second piston (66) on a side away from the friction plates, and a stopper member (160) configured to prevent a stroke of the second piston (66) toward the side close to the friction plates from becoming greater than a given value (W) are provided. Engagement responsiveness of a L-R brake (60) does not deteriorate even when a clearance (V) in the friction plates (69a, 69c) increases.

Abstract: A method comprises a pre-charge step of pre-charging operating oil; a holding step of holding an operating pressure at an oil pressure less than an oil pressure during the pre-charge, for a given period of time; and a raising step of raising the operating pressure to cause an engagement-side friction element to be engaged. The method further comprises a setting step of setting a pre-charge period in the pre-charge step. The setting step includes predicting a timing at which the engagement-side friction element is to be engaged; actually measuring a timing at which the engagement-side friction element has been actually engaged; and setting the period of the pre-charge step to allow a difference between the timings to become smaller.

Abstract: A communication system 1000 has a communication path configured by connecting a starting-point device to an end-point device so as to be capable of communicating via at least one relay-point device. The communication system 1000 includes; a communication path determined band acquiring part 1001 that, for each of sections between communication devices adjacent to each other in the communication path, acquires a section available band, and acquires the smallest value between the section available band and a communication path request band that is a communication band requested for the communication path, as a communication path determined band; a band reserving part 1002 that reserves the acquired communication path determined band in the communication path; and a communication traffic controller 1003 that transmits communication traffic satisfying a traffic flow condition so that the communication traffic passes through the communication path where the communication path is reserved.

Abstract: A transmitting device is provided which includes a plurality of input interfaces, each of which receives a signal from another device, a plurality of output interfaces, each of which transmits a signal to another device, a multiplexing unit which multiplexes the signals received by the plurality of input interfaces, a distributing unit which transmits the signal multiplexed by the multiplexing unit to each of the plurality of output interfaces, and a table storage unit which stores a switching table in which a transmission destination of each signal is defined. The output interface extracts a signal which the output interface is to transmit according to content of the switching table from each signal included in the signal multiplexed by the multiplexing unit, and transmits the extracted signal to a transfer destination according to the content of the switching table.

Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a lithium secondary battery which is capable of preventing a local deposition of a metallic foreign substance at a negative electrode regardless of the type of a positive electrode and in which a short-circuit is less likely to occur. The present manufacturing method comprises: a step of assembling a cell that includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte; a micro charging step of performing a micro charge on the assembled cell before performing an initial conditioning charge until a positive electrode potential with respect to a metal lithium (Li) reference electrode exceeds an Me dissolution potential set in advance at which a mixing-anticipated metal species (Me) starts to dissolve; and an Me dissolution potential holding step of holding the positive electrode potential of the cell at or above the Me dissolution potential for a prescribed period of time after the micro charge.

Abstract: A control method for an automatic transmission in which a starting gear shift stage is attained by fastening a predetermined brake element and a predetermined clutch element includes a step of supplying, when a command, which is for fastening the predetermined brake element and the predetermined clutch element that is to be fastened to input output rotation on an engine side to a transmission mechanism, and which is also for attaining the starting gear shift stage is detected, hydraulic pressure to the clutch element and then fastening the clutch element, and a step of supplying, after the step, the hydraulic pressure to the brake element to start the fastening of the brake element and controlling rotation, which is input to the transmission mechanism, to a target number of rotations. It is possible to satisfactorily attain the starting gear shift stage without a shock while dispensing with a one-way clutch.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a lithium secondary battery in which localized precipitation of a foreign metal in the negative electrode can be reliably suppressed in a shorter time, regardless of, for instance, electrode type or electrode variability. The production method is a method for producing a secondary battery that includes a positive electrode provided with a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode provided with a negative electrode active material layer, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The method comprises a step of constructing a cell including the positive electrode, the negative electrode and the nonaqueous electrolyte; a micro-charging step of performing charging over one hour or longer, up to 0.01% to 0.

Abstract: A hydraulic control device of an automatic transmission is provided, which includes a hydraulic control circuit with a pressure reducing valve including a first friction element for achieving a first gear position and a second friction element for achieving a second gear position that produces a lower speed than the first gear position. The hydraulic control circuit further includes a switch valve formed with an input port which is inputted with the line pressure in a forward gear position range, and which is switched between a first state where the input port communicates with a first oil path communicating with the first friction element in a failure state of power distribution to the plurality of hydraulic control valves, and a second state where the input port communicates with the second friction element in the same power distribution failure state. The switch valve includes various control ports to control its function.

Abstract: Provided is a transmission device that transmits or receives synchronous data used to perform synchronization of a clock through a transmission path having a variable transmission band and includes a transmission band acquiring unit that acquires a current transmission band in the transmission path, a calculating unit that calculates a time necessary until the synchronous data is received after the synchronous data is transmitted through the transmission path based on the transmission band, and accumulates the calculated time and a staying time of the synchronous data in its own device as delay information recorded in the synchronous data, and a transmitting unit that writes a value of a result of accumulation by the calculating unit to the synchronous data as new delay information of the synchronous data, and transmits the synchronous data.

Abstract: A transmission system includes a transmission device and a reception device connected with each other via two lines. When the transmission device switches a line, used for transmitting VLAN traffic, from a first line to a second line, the transmission device transmits the VLAN traffic to the second line by switching the line after transmitting a post-switching message to the first line. The reception device includes a first buffer which stores the VLAN traffic received from the first line and a second buffer which stores the VLAN traffic received from the second line. When the reception device receives the post-switching message from the first line, the reception device starts reading of the VLAN traffic from the second buffer after reading the entire VLAN traffic stored in the first buffer.

Abstract: A relay apparatus includes a first control section which connects to a first network, a second control section which connects to a second network, the type of which is different from that of the first network, and a relay section which selects a path to be operated as an active system from the first network and the second network and switches paths based on information regarding the first network and information regarding the second network, wherein the second control section converts a transmission unit for transmission in the first network into a transmission unit for transmission in the second network, and transmits the transmission unit to the second network.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide an unexpected detecting apparatus enabled to evaluate an evenness of a compound coated on an electrode of a battery. The detecting apparatus (1) detects an evenness of a compound (12) coated on an electrode (10) of a battery, and includes a first sensor (20) for measuring a mass per unit area of the compound (12) in any points thereof, a second sensor (30, 50) for measuring a thickness of the compound (12) in the any points, and a holder (40, 60) for holding the first and second sensors (20, 30, 50), in which the first and second sensors (20, 30, 50) measure the mass and thickness at the same time, and the evenness is evaluated on the basis of the measured mass and thickness.

Abstract: When a first communication device receives a predetermined message from a second communication device via a third line (L3) in a state of transmitting frames to a first line (L1) while performing error-correction coding on the frames, the first communication device switches the line used for transmission from L1 to the second line (L2), then transmits a frame of a post-switching message to L1 . The second communication device receives frames from L1 and L2 and performs error correction, stores the frames, on which error correction has been performed, in first and second buffers (B1, B2), and when determining that it is necessary to perform line switching based on the status of error correction with respect to the frames received from L1, transmits a predetermined message to L3, and when receiving the frame of the post-switching message from L1, starts reading frames from B2 after reading all frames stored in B1.

Abstract: Disclosed is a determination device provided with: a determination unit for determining whether or not a received frame is a predetermined specific frame; an error detection unit for detecting errors in relation to the frame; a disposal unit for disposing of the frame when an error is detected in relation to the frame and the frame is not the specific frame; and a rewriting unit for rewriting code for detecting errors in relation to the specific frame, in accordance with the state of the current frame.

Abstract: A vehicle idle stop system is disclosed. The idle stop system comprises an engine, an automatic transmission, a first oil pump driven by said engine and generating hydraulic pressure which is supplied to a friction element of said automatic transmission, a second oil pump capable of operating and generating hydraulic pressure which is supplied to a friction element of said automatic transmission during an engine stop, and a controller. The controller is configured to control the engine to stop when a predetermined engine stop condition is satisfied, and to control the second oil pump to supply hydraulic pressure to a predetermined friction element coupled to a forward starting gear of the automatic transmission, the hydraulic pressure supplied to couple the predetermined friction element when the engine is automatically stopped and when a gear range of the automatic transmission is in a neutral range.

Abstract: Disclosed is a transmission system, having a transmitting device and a receiving device, which divides a series of data streams into a plurality of unit data and transmitting the unit data. The transmitting device and receiving devices include synchronization units outputting mutually synchronized clock signals. A frequency change unit changes a frequency of a time division multiplexing (TDM) signal on the basis of the clock signal output from the synchronization unit of its own device. A conversion unit converts the TDM signal with the changed frequency into the unit data and transmitting the unit data to the receiving device. A decoding unit receives the unit data from the transmitting device and generates the TDM signal with the changed frequency. A frequency restoration unit restores the TDM signal by returning a frequency of the TDM signal with the changed frequency to an original on the basis of the clock signal.

Abstract: A method comprises a pre-charge step of pre-charging operating oil; a holding step of holding an operating pressure at an oil pressure less than an oil pressure during the pre-charge, for a given period of time; and a raising step of raising the operating pressure to cause an engagement-side friction element to be engaged. The method further comprises a setting step of setting a pre-charge period in the pre-charge step. The setting step includes predicting a timing at which the engagement-side friction element is to be engaged; actually measuring a timing at which the engagement-side friction element has been actually engaged; and setting the period of the pre-charge step to allow a difference between the timings to become smaller.

Abstract: Provided is a synchronization system comprising a first synchronization device and a second synchronization device which carry out synchronization processing by transmitting and receiving synchronization packets in accordance with a synchronization protocol and which synchronize the times thereof. The first synchronization device, which corresponds to a slave device, notifies an abnormality to the second synchronization device when an abnormality related to time synchronization processing is detected. The second synchronization device, which corresponds to a master device, increases the interval during which synchronization is performed as the length of time during which an abnormality notification is not received increases.