Abstract: A control device that is mounted in a second vehicle which a first vehicle having a following travel function is detachably connected to or loaded on is provided. The control device includes a control unit configured to perform: detecting another vehicle that is within a predetermined range from the second vehicle in a state in which the second vehicle has the first vehicle connected thereto or loaded thereon and of which some or all of a scheduled travel route is the same as some or all of a scheduled travel route of the first vehicle after the first vehicle has been disconnected from the second vehicle; and transmitting following instruction information to the first vehicle and disconnecting the first vehicle from the second vehicle such that the first vehicle travels with the detected other vehicle as a preceding vehicle by the following travel function.

Abstract: A filament winding device includes a fiber bundle retainer that temporarily retains fiber bundles. The fiber bundle retainer includes: a reel member including an outer peripheral portion having pins movable in the axial direction relative to the fiber bundles supplied through fiber bundle guides and rotatable about the axis of the liner, the reel member capable of winding the fiber bundles onto the outer peripheral portion; a first cutting unit configured to cut a part of each of the fiber bundles in the circumferential direction, the part being between a part of the fiber bundle wound on the outer peripheral portion and a part of the fiber bundle wound on the liner; and a second cutting unit different from the first cutting unit and configured to cut a part of each of the fiber bundles in the axial direction, the part being wound on the outer peripheral portion.

Abstract: A filament winding apparatus includes a rail extending in a first direction, a core material support device that supports a core material, and a winding device that winds a fiber bundle onto an outer peripheral surface of the core material, the winding device including: a guide unit having an opening through which the core material passes, and guiding the fiber bundle; and a main frame on which the guide unit is mounted; wherein the main frame is movable relative to the core material in the first direction, the main frame is movable in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and the main frame is rotatable around a first rotational axis extending in a third direction orthogonal to each of the first direction and the second direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte battery which has a low internal resistance after the initial charge and discharge, while having excellent low-temperature output characteristics after storage at high temperatures. The present invention contains a compound represented by general formula (1) as a component of a nonaqueous electrolyte solution. In the formula, X1 represents a carbon atom or a sulfur atom; each of Y1 and Y2 represents an oxygen atom or a methylene group that may be substituted by a halogen atom; r represents 1 or 2; and R1 represents a group represented by general formula (2) or a group represented by general formula (3), provided that (i) in cases where X1 is a sulfur atom and Y1 and Y2 are methylene groups and (ii) in cases where X1 is a carbon atom and Y1 and Y2 are oxygen atoms, R1 is a group represented by general formula (2).

Abstract: An electrolyte solution for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to the present invention includes the following components: (I) a nonaqueous organic solvent; (II) an ionic salt as a solute; (III) at least one kind of additive selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the general formula (1); and (IV) an additive having a specific structure. Si(R1)a(R2)4-a??(1) The combined use of the components (III) and (IV) provides the effects of reducing the elution of Ni from the Ni-rich positive electrode into the electrolyte solution, without impairing the capacity retention rate of the battery after cycles, and improving the high-temperature storage stability of the electrolyte solution.

Abstract: A highly puncture resistant, biocompatible medical material is provided. The medical material may be used for a dialysis graft or an artificial blood vessel. The medical material has a puncture resistant layer comprising a resin prepared by mixing 100 parts by weight of a styrene elastomer and/or an olefin elastomer, and at least 20 parts by weight of an isoprene derivative.