Abstract: To reduce data amount while ensuring tactile reproducibility of a two-dimensional tactile signal, and improve the efficiency of a system related to tactile reproduction. Coding is performed to compress information amount by orthogonally transforming a two-dimensional tactile signal based on a time signal. By orthogonally transforming a two-dimensional tactile signal based on a time signal, it is possible to compress information amount by removing frequency components that are difficult for humans to perceive, as in the case of an image signal, for example. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce data amount while ensuring tactile reproducibility of a two-dimensional tactile signal, and improve the efficiency of a system related to tactile reproduction.

Abstract: To reduce a data amount required for tactile presentation while enabling driving of different types of tactile presentation devices corresponding to different physical amounts. An encoding device according to the present technology is provided with an encoding unit that generates coded data by performing encoding to compress an information amount by utilizing an interconversion property between physical amounts on a plurality of tactile signals representing different physical amounts. This makes it possible to obtain the tactile signals representing desired physical amounts within a range in which interconversion may be performed while compressing the information amount by utilizing the interconversion property between the physical amounts.

Abstract: [Object] To clarify the mechanism associated with neuropathy in methylmalonic acidemia and to develop a new therapeutic drug or the like for neuropathy in organic acidemia on the basis of this finding. [Solving Means] The inventors established technologies for the establishment of iPS cells derived from a methylmalonic acidemia patient and establishment of a stable maintenance and culturing method using peripheral blood lymphocytes of a methylmalonic acidemia patient, and for the differentiation of methylmalonic acidemia patient-derived iPS cells into nerve cells. The inventors made clear that neuropathy in organic acidemia can be treated and prevented by replenishing cAMP using a series of these experiment technologies. The drug of the invention treats or prevents neuropathy by increasing cAMP in organic acidemia.

Abstract: [Object] To clarify the mechanism associated with neuropathy in methylmalonic acidemia and to develop a new therapeutic drug or the like for neuropathy in organic acidemia on the basis of this finding. [Solving Means] The inventors established technologies for the establishment of iPS cells derived from a methylmalonic acidemia patient and establishment of a stable maintenance and culturing method using peripheral blood lymphocytes of a methylmalonic acidemia patient, and for the differentiation of methylmalonic acidemia patient-derived iPS cells into nerve cells. The inventors made clear that neuropathy in organic acidemia can be treated and prevented by replenishing cAMP using a series of these experiment technologies. The drug of the invention treats or prevents neuropathy by increasing cAMP in organic acidemia.

Abstract: [Object] To clarify the mechanism associated with neuropathy in methylmalonic acidemia and to develop a new therapeutic drug or the like for neuropathy in organic acidemia on the basis of this finding. [Solving Means] The inventors established technologies for the establishment of iPS cells derived from a methylmalonic acidemia patient and establishment of a stable maintenance and culturing method using peripheral blood lymphocytes of a methylmalonic acidemia patient, and for the differentiation of methylmalonic acidemia patient-derived iPS cells into nerve cells. The inventors made clear that neuropathy in organic acidemia can be treated and prevented by replenishing cAMP using a series of these experiment technologies. The drug of the invention treats or prevents neuropathy by increasing cAMP in organic acidemia.

Abstract: A vehicle fuel cell apparatus includes a fuel cell stack configured to take in air as a reaction gas and a coolant through an air intake aperture area, and discharge temperature-raised air through air discharging aperture areas. An air suction duct, air discharge ducts, and air discharge fans take in air to the air suction duct. The air discharge ducts have air discharge ports in the vicinity of the air suction duct. The air suction duct is formed with first air intake ports opening at its upstream end portion, and second air intake ports opening at locations nearer to the air discharge ports of the air discharge ducts than the first air intake ports. The second air intake ports are provided with shutters. The arrangement provides a vehicle fuel cell apparatus having enhanced operability in situations involving low-temperature outside air, and allows for enhanced mountability to vehicles.

Abstract: An object is to supply a sufficient amount of air to a fuel cell stack in a fuel cell vehicle when the fuel cell stack is mounted below a floor, the fuel cell stack configured to draw in air through an intake duct and discharge air to the exterior through an exhaust duct. An air introduction surface (26) faces upward or downward in a vehicle upper and lower direction, an intake passage portion (30) of the intake duct (28) extends along the air introduction surface (26) and vertical walls (31, 32) of left and right end portions of the fuel cell stack (11) while a pair of air introduction ports (33, 34) opens in left and right end portions of the intake passage portion (30), and an exhaust passage portion (39) of the exhaust duct (29) extends along an air discharge surface (27) and vertical walls (40, 41) of front and rear end portions of the fuel cell stack (11) while a pair of air discharge ports (42, 43) opens in front and rear end portions of the exhaust passage portion (39).

Abstract: Provided is a cooling structure for vehicle electrical components that is capable of solving problems due to water contained in intake air. Air used in an electricity generation reaction and air necessary for self-cooling is supplied to a fuel cell stack (11) via an intake duct (2). Dust and chemical substances in the air are removed by a dust/chemical substance filter (3) provided on the fuel cell stack (11) side within the intake duct (2). Furthermore, air and water are primarily separated by a water filter (4) provided in the intake duct (2) upstream by a prescribed distance in the air flow direction from the dust/chemical substance filter (3). Therefore, water in the intake air does not reach the dust/chemical substance filter (3) and the fuel cell stack (11), and various problems due to water contained in the intake air can be solved.

Abstract: To achieve smooth drawing of air into a fuel cell, the air-flow resistance of an exhaust passage is reduced and intrusion of water into an exhaust duct is prevented. In the present invention, in an exhaust device of a fuel cell vehicle, an exhaust chamber is attached to a lower surface of the front hood, the exhaust duct extends upward in a vertical direction from a rear portion of a fuel cell case, an exhaust port at an upper end of the exhaust duct opens to an interior of the exhaust chamber, a penetrating hole through which the inside of the exhaust chamber communicates with the outside space, is formed in the front hood in a portion in front of the exhaust port in a vehicle front and rear direction, the penetrating hole is covered with a cover, and an opening portion opening toward a rear side of the vehicle and being positioned above and away from an upper surface of the front hood, is formed in the cover.

Abstract: The cooling performance on an air-cooled fuel cell and a radiator for cooling electrical equipment is improved in an air-cooled fuel cell vehicle. The air-cooled fuel cell includes: air inlets respectively at both side portions in a vehicle width direction; and air outlets and an exhaust duct at a central portion in the vehicle width direction, the exhaust duct configured to discharge air flowing out of the air outlets to a rear side of the vehicle. Intake ducts extending toward the front portion of the vehicle are respectively connected to the air inlets. Air intake ports of the intake ducts are respectively opened at both side portions, in the vehicle width direction, of a radiator and at positions closer to the front portion of the vehicle than the radiator.

Abstract: A vehicle fuel cell apparatus includes a fuel cell stack configured to take in air as a reaction gas and a coolant through an air intake aperture area, and discharge temperature-raised air through air discharging aperture areas. An air suction duct, air discharge ducts, and air discharge fans take in air to the air suction duct. The air discharge ducts have air discharge ports in the vicinity of the air suction duct. The air suction duct is formed with first air intake ports opening at its upstream end portion, and second air intake ports opening at locations nearer to the air discharge ports of the air discharge ducts than the first air intake ports. The second air intake ports are provided with shutters. The arrangement provides a vehicle fuel cell apparatus having enhanced operability in situations involving low-temperature outside air, and allows for enhanced mountability to vehicles.

Abstract: Fuel cell stacks 3 are arranged in a vehicle-transverse juxtaposition with a radiator 107 disposed in an engine room 104 vehicle-longitudinally rearward of a front member 108, and an air suction duct 2 introducing air to air in-taking aperture areas 31 of the fuel cell stacks 3 vehicle-longitudinally extends from the air in-taking aperture areas 31 up to the front member 108, having an upper air in-taking port 212A and a lower air in-taking port 212B vehicle-longitudinally frontward of the radiator 107 and opened toward a set of upper grill openings 110 and a set of lower grill openings 111, respectively.

Abstract: In a fuel cell vehicle, the power generation amount of a fuel cell into which air is introduced from a front side of a vehicle and from which air is discharged to a rear side of the vehicle is increased while the fuel cell is protected when an impact force acts on the vehicle. A fuel cell case (24) is arranged in a cage-shaped sub frame (32) surrounding a front, rear, left, and right side portions of the fuel cell case (24), a drive unit (7) formed by coupling a drive motor (5) and a gear box (6) to each other is joined to a rear side portion of the sub frame (32), and left and right end portions of the sub frame (32) and the drive unit (7) are supported on a vehicle body (15) respectively by mounting devices (33, 34, 35).

Abstract: Provided is a cooling structure for vehicle electrical components that is capable of solving problems due to water contained in intake air. Air used in an electricity generation reaction and air necessary for self-cooling is supplied to a fuel cell stack (11) via an intake duct (2). Dust and chemical substances in the air are removed by a dust/chemical substance filter (3) provided on the fuel cell stack (11) side within the intake duct (2). Furthermore, air and water are primarily separated by a water filter (4) provided in the intake duct (2) upstream by a prescribed distance in the air flow direction from the dust/chemical substance filter (3). Therefore, water in the intake air does not reach the dust/chemical substance filter (3) and the fuel cell stack (11), and various problems due to water contained in the intake air can be solved.

Abstract: A fuel cell vehicle is provided which includes an exterior heat exchanger for cooling and the exterior heat exchanger for heating are arranged at a front part of the vehicle, and the exterior heat exchanger for heating is heated by the outside air used to cool the air-cooling type fuel cell stack, an intake duct and an exhaust duct are mounted at the front side and the rear side of the air-cooling type fuel cell stack, respectively, the intake duct and the exterior heat exchanger for cooling are arranged at a front side part of the vehicle so as not to overlap with each other when the vehicle is seen from the front, and the exterior heat exchanger for heating is arranged at the rear of the exhaust duct.

Abstract: A cowl top 7 includes a tubular peripheral wall 71 provided above a dash panel 104, with its upper portion 73 extending along a lower edge of a front wind shield 105, the upper portion 73 of the peripheral wall 71 having a front communication aperture 75 and a rear communication aperture 76 formed for air communication between atmosphere and the interior of the tubular peripheral wall 71, and a diluter 6 includes an air inlet aperture area 62 communicating with the interior of an air discharge duct 4, an air outlet aperture area 63 communicating with the interior of the tubular peripheral wall 71, and a dilution chamber 61 made up to introduce fuel gas discharged from a fuel cell stack 3, dilute introduced fuel gas with air introduced through the air inlet aperture area 62, and discharge diluted fuel gas through the air outlet aperture area 63.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to increase the vehicle compartment space of a fuel cell vehicle, to reduce the air-flow resistance by extending an exhaust duct straight, and to improve the cooling performance on an air-cooled fuel cell stack by increasing the amount of air introduced into the air-cooled fuel cell stack. For this purpose, an air-cooled fuel cell vehicle includes, at a rear portion of the fuel cell vehicle: a motor configured to drive a rear wheel: an air-cooled fuel cell stack including an air intake section configured to take in air used as a reacting gas and also as a cooling medium, and an air exhaust section configured to discharge an excess reacting gas containing air and hydrogen; an intake duct mounted on the air intake section; and an exhaust duct mounted on the air exhaust section and extending to a rear end portion of the fuel cell vehicle.

Abstract: An object is to supply a sufficient amount of air to a fuel cell stack in a fuel cell vehicle when the fuel cell stack is mounted below a floor, the fuel cell stack configured to draw in air through an intake duct and discharge air to the exterior through an exhaust duct. An air introduction surface (26) faces upward or downward in a vehicle upper and lower direction, an intake passage portion (30) of the intake duct (28) extends along the air introduction surface (26) and vertical walls (31, 32) of left and right end portions of the fuel cell stack (11) while a pair of air introduction ports (33, 34) opens in left and right end portions of the intake passage portion (30), and an exhaust passage portion (39) of the exhaust duct (29) extends along an air discharge surface (27) and vertical walls (40, 41) of front and rear end portions of the fuel cell stack (11) while a pair of air discharge ports (42, 43) opens in front and rear end portions of the exhaust passage portion (39).

Abstract: In a fuel cell vehicle, the power generation amount of a fuel cell into which air is introduced from a front side of a vehicle and from which air is discharged to a rear side of the vehicle is increased while the fuel cell is protected when an impact force acts on the vehicle. A fuel cell case (24) is arranged in a cage-shaped sub frame (32) surrounding a front, rear, left, and right side portions of the fuel cell case (24), a drive unit (7) formed by coupling a drive motor (5) and a gear box (6) to each other is joined to a rear side portion of the sub frame (32), and left and right end portions of the sub frame (32) and the drive unit (7) are supported on a vehicle body (15) respectively by mounting devices (33, 34, 35).

Abstract: Fuel cell stacks 3 are arranged in a vehicle-transverse juxtaposition with a radiator 107 disposed in an engine room 104 vehicle-longitudinally rearward of a front member 108, and an air suction duct 2 introducing air to air in-taking aperture areas 31 of the fuel cell stacks 3 vehicle-longitudinally extends from the air in-taking aperture areas 31 up to the front member 108, having an upper air in-taking port 212A and a lower air in-taking port 212B vehicle-longitudinally frontward of the radiator 107 and opened toward a set of upper grill openings 110 and a set of lower grill openings 111, respectively.