Abstract: A display control device includes: a memory that stores a program; and at least one processor that executes the program stored in the memory, wherein the processor: controls a light source unit, changes a display position of light such that the light emitted from the light source unit and projected on a display section repeatedly reciprocates on a predetermined track on the display section according to a beat timing, and stops the display position of the light at positions corresponding to both ends of the track during a certain period including the beat timing.

Abstract: A vessel operation system includes a propulsion apparatus mountable on a hull of a vessel and that includes a prime mover, a steering to change a steering angle of a thrust generated by the propulsion apparatus with respect to the hull, a speed sensor to detect a speed corresponding to a traveling speed of the vessel or a rotational speed of the prime mover, and a controller configured or programmed to control the steering so as to change a maximum value of the steering angle in accordance with a speed data based on the speed detected by the speed sensor.

Abstract: A steering control device for a marine vessel including a propulsion device to propel a hull, a steering wheel having a limited rotatable angle, and a turning driver to change a turning angle of the propulsion device, includes a controller configured or programmed to determine, based on an acquired rotation angle position of the steering wheel, whether the steering wheel is stopped, and to control, during a control to shift the steering mode from an automatic steering mode to a normal steering mode, the turning driver to reduce a deviation between a turning angle corresponding to the acquired rotation angle position of the steering wheel and an acquired actual turning angle of the propulsion device if the steering wheel is stopped.

Abstract: A steering control device for a marine vessel that cancels an automatic steering mode by a rotation operation of a steering wheel includes a controller to perform a control to shift to the automatic steering mode when acquiring a start instruction in a normal steering mode, and to shift to the normal steering mode when a rotation angle position of the steering wheel changes beyond a threshold angle in the automatic steering mode. However, in the normal steering mode, the controller does not shift to the automatic steering mode even when acquiring the start instruction when a difference between an acquired rotation angle position of the steering wheel and a first angle position is smaller than a first predetermined amount, or when a difference between the acquired rotation angle position and a second angle position is smaller than a second predetermined amount.

Abstract: A marine vessel steering device includes a hub to rotate with a helm shaft and to which a steering wheel is attached, and a stopper attached to a pedestal that does not rotate around an axis of the helm shaft and faces the hub. The hub includes a protrusion that is integral with the hub, and the stopper includes a regulator that is integral with the stopper. When the helm shaft rotates around the axis, a rotation angle of the steering wheel is limited because the protrusion of the hub abuts against the regulator of the stopper.

Abstract: An image processing device including a processing unit, in which in a position in a central part of a frame image region related to a plurality of frame images, an output target region smaller than the frame image region is set as a range for which image data is output, and an out-of-frame monitor region to be a target for detecting a subject is set in a position deviated in a predetermined direction from the central part, in a part of the frame image region outside the output target region.

Abstract: A marine vessel able to improve the flexibility in the layout of switches and the operability of the switches includes a marine vessel steering mechanism including a steering wheel, wherein the steering wheel includes switches to start and stop a power source of the marine vessel.

Abstract: A marine vessel includes a steering mechanism to improve the operability of an operator that changes a speed of the marine vessel. The steering mechanism includes a steering wheel, a speed increasing paddle to accelerate the marine vessel, and a speed decreasing paddle to decelerate the marine vessel.

Abstract: A driving assistance control device includes an active pedal configured to control a driving and braking force of a vehicle, an electronic control unit configured to detect a potential risk area in which an obstacle entering a scheduled traveling route of the vehicle is likely to be present, and determine a reference speed at which contact between the vehicle and the obstacle can be avoided even when the obstacle enters the scheduled traveling route of the vehicle from the detected potential risk area based on a positional relationship between the vehicle and the potential risk area, and a force feedback unit configured to apply an assistance reaction force in a direction in which the amount of manipulation is reduced, to the active pedal when a current speed of the vehicle exceeds the reference speed.

Abstract: An evaluating apparatus is provided with: a first acquirer configured to obtain a feature value indicating driving behavior of a driver; a classifier configured to classify a plurality of feature values obtained from a plurality of drivers, into a plurality of groups; a second acquirer configured to obtain the feature value that is representative in each of the plurality of groups, as a representative feature value; a ranking device configured to give a rank corresponding to a driving carefulness degree, to each of the plurality of groups, on the basis of the representative feature value; and a determinator configured to determine a driver type corresponding to the driving carefulness degree of the driver, on the basis of a rank of a group into which the feature value of the driver is classified.

Abstract: A vessel operation system includes a propulsion apparatus mountable on a hull of a vessel and that includes a prime mover, a steering to change a steering angle of a thrust generated by the propulsion apparatus with respect to the hull, a speed sensor to detect a speed corresponding to a traveling speed of the vessel or a rotational speed of the prime mover, and a controller configured or programmed to control the steering so as to change a maximum value of the steering angle in accordance with a speed data based on the speed detected by the speed sensor.

Abstract: A map information provision system includes: a road map information database configured to store road map information; a vehicle position determination unit configured to detect and determine a position of a vehicle on a road; a road map information extraction unit configured to extract the road map information around the vehicle from the road map information database, based on the position of the vehicle; and a waypoint map constructor unit configured to determine positions of waypoints and configure a waypoint map that is made up of the plurality of the waypoints, wherein the waypoint map is supplied to a driving support device for the vehicle or a driving control device for the vehicle and is utilized as map information on the planned driving route.

Abstract: A map generation system includes a server configured to: transfer reference curved road constituent points onto a measurement target curved road as virtual constituent points arranged along the measurement target curved road adjacent to the reference curved road; acquire virtual trajectory curvature information based on positions of the virtual constituent points; acquire detailed curve information of the measurement target curved road by acquiring, based on a position of a start point of the measurement target curved road preset in the road map information, travel information of a vehicle traveling on the measurement target curved road, and the virtual trajectory curvature information, measurement target curved road constituent points arranged at preset intervals from the start point along the measurement target curved road, and associating the virtual trajectory curvature information with each of the measurement target curved road constituent points; and generate a map by acquiring the second detailed curve

Abstract: A crosswalk marking estimating device includes: circuitry configured to: create a planar-view road surface image of a road around a vehicle; acquire end candidates which are candidates for ends of the bands, included in a crosswalk marking, in the planar-view road surface image based on the planar-view road surface image and a template image which is stored in advance; select a plurality of selected end candidates which is a set of the end candidates corresponding to an edge on the one side, in the road extending direction, of the crosswalk marking from a distribution of the end candidates in the road extending direction in the planar-view road surface image; and estimate a position of the edge of the crosswalk marking relative to the vehicle based on the selected end candidates.

Abstract: A driving assistance control apparatus of a vehicle includes a blind area detector, a driving operation detector, and an electronic control unit. The blind area detector is configured to detect the presence or absence of a blind area as seen from the vehicle in a traveling direction of the vehicle. The driving operation detector is configured to detect driving operation of the driver. The electronic control unit is configured to perform automatic deceleration control of the vehicle based on detection of the presence of the blind area by the blind area detector. The electronic control unit is configured to start the automatic deceleration control, by referring to the driving operation of the driver after detection of the presence of the blind area by the blind area detector.

Abstract: An evaluating apparatus is configured to evaluate a risk that exists in surroundings of a road on which a vehicle travels. The evaluating apparatus is provided with: a first determinator configured to determine a first risk value indicating an extent of a risk in one section of the road, on the basis of a feature value indicating driving behavior of a driver of the vehicle; a second determinator configured to determine a second risk value indicating an extent of a risk in the one section, on the basis of surrounding information about the surroundings of the road; and an acquirer configured to obtain reliability of the second risk value, by evaluating the second risk value by using the first risk value.

Abstract: An evaluating apparatus is configured to evaluate a risk that exists in surroundings of a road on which a vehicle travels. The evaluating apparatus is provided with: a first determinator configured to determine a first risk value indicating an extent of a risk in one section of the road, on the basis of a feature value indicating driving behavior of a driver of the vehicle; a second determinator configured to determine a second risk value indicating an extent of a risk in the one section, on the basis of surrounding information about the surroundings of the road; and an acquirer configured to obtain reliability of the second risk value, by evaluating the second risk value by using the first risk value.

Abstract: An evaluating apparatus is provided with: a first acquirer configured to obtain a feature value indicating driving behavior of a driver; a classifier configured to classify a plurality of feature values obtained from a plurality of drivers, into a plurality of groups; a second acquirer configured to obtain the feature value that is representative in each of the plurality of groups, as a representative feature value; a ranking device configured to give a rank corresponding to a driving carefulness degree, to each of the plurality of groups, on the basis of the representative feature value; and a determinator configured to determine a driver type corresponding to the driving carefulness degree of the driver, on the basis of a rank of a group into which the feature value of the driver is classified.

Abstract: An evaluating apparatus is provided with: a first determinator configured to determine a first risk value indicating whether or not there is a risk in one section of the road and an extent of the existing risk; a second determinator configured to determine a second risk value indicating whether or not there is a risk in the one section and an extent of the existing risk; and an outputting device configured such that if it is determined on said first determinator that there is a risk, said outputting device outputs the first risk value as a definite risk value indicating the risk in the one section, and such that if it is determined on said first determinator that there is no risk and if it is determined on said second determinator that there is a risk, said outputting device outputs the second risk value as the definite risk value.

Abstract: A map information provision system includes: a road map information database configured to store road map information; a vehicle position determination unit configured to detect and determine a position of a vehicle on a road; a road map information extraction unit configured to extract the road map information around the vehicle from the road map information database, based on the position of the vehicle; and a waypoint map constructor unit configured to determine positions of waypoints and configure a waypoint map that is made up of the plurality of the waypoints, wherein the waypoint map is supplied to a driving support device for the vehicle or a driving control device for the vehicle and is utilized as map information on the planned driving route.