Abstract: In a hybrid vehicle, when a host vehicle is predicted to enter the inside of an engine drive restricted zone where operation of an internal combustion engine (20) is restricted, it is judged if congestion occurs or congestion is predicted as occurring in at least one of a running route leading to the inside of the engine drive restricted zone and a running route at the inside of the engine drive restricted zone.

Abstract: The control device of a hybrid vehicle for controlling a hybrid vehicle includes a position estimating part configured to estimate a position of the hybrid vehicle using the vehicle position detection device, a reliability calculating part configured to calculate a reliability of position information of the hybrid vehicle, and a power output part configured to control the internal combustion engine and the electric motor to output power for driving use. The power output part is configured to reduce the output of the internal combustion engine when the reliability is equal to or less than a reference value, compared to when the reliability is higher than the reference value.

Abstract: A vehicle drive route instruction system in a hybrid vehicle in which when it is judged that currently the vehicle is driving through the inside of the engine drive restriction zone where driving by the internal combustion engine is restricted, the internal combustion engine is made to stop operating, the electric motor is used to drive the vehicle, and the shortest route from the current position to the boundary of the inside of the engine drive restriction zone and the outside of the engine drive restriction zone is searched. When it is judged that the SOC amount will fall to the preset judgment standard when driving the vehicle through the searched shortest route from the current position to the boundary, an occupant of the vehicle is given information to guide the vehicle from the current position through the searched shortest route to the boundary.

Abstract: The home position estimation system includes a GNSS receiver, an object detection device for detecting an object in surroundings of the hybrid vehicle, an identifying part configured to identify the object detected by the object detection device, and a position estimating part configured to estimate a position of the hybrid vehicle based on an output of the GNSS receiver. If a predetermined condition is satisfied and the object identified by the identifying part is an object indicating a boundary of a low emission zone which requires that the internal combustion engine be stopped, the position estimating part is configured to judge whether the hybrid vehicle is located within the low emission zone, regardless of the output of the GNSS receiver, based on a result of identification by the identifying part.

Abstract: A vehicle includes: an electric motor; a storage battery configured to supply electric power to the electric motor and be charged with electric power from an external power source; an internal combustion engine configured to rotate the electric motor; and a controller configured to perform an electric power generation control and a prohibition control, the internal combustion engine being prohibited in a case where the vehicle is positioned in a predetermined region, wherein the electric power stored in the storage battery is suppliable to an outside, and the controller is configured to permit driving of the internal combustion engine even in the predetermined region in a case where a supply of electric power is insufficient for an electric power demand in the predetermined region or in a case where the supply of the electric power is predicted to be insufficient for the electric power demand in the predetermined region.

Abstract: A vehicle management apparatus includes: a communication unit communicating with a vehicle with lodging capability; a vehicle management control unit creating a travel plan based on information transmitted from a user terminal operated by a user, and managing travel of the vehicle; and an emergency vehicle management unit managing so that an emergency vehicle is deployed at a position so as to arrive at a route, on which the vehicle moves according to the travel plan, within a predetermined arrival time.

Abstract: A server 2 comprises a communication device 21 able to communicate with terminals 31 of a plurality of vehicles 3, a storage device 22 storing identification information and positional information of the plurality of vehicles, and a control device 24. The control device is configured to receive capture request information input to the terminal by a party desiring image capture, select an image capturing vehicle for capturing an image of a vehicle to be captured designated by the party desiring image capture from among the plurality of vehicles based on the capture request information, the identification information and the positional information, generate image data based on a captured image of the vehicle to be captured acquired by a vehicle-mounted camera of the image capturing vehicle, and provide the image data to the party desiring image capture.

Abstract: A non-transitory storage medium for use in an information processing device in a vehicle control system.

Abstract: A control device of a vehicle comprises a vehicle control part 61 configured to use a probability distribution of at least one predetermined parameter to calculate an expected value of each of at least one evaluation value and control the vehicle 1 based on the expected value.

Abstract: A communication control device controls communication of an in-vehicle communication device which is communicable with a mobile communication device. The communication control device includes a processor including hardware, the processor being configured to: create or acquire a travel plan of a vehicle equipped with the in-vehicle communication device; and create a communication plan to switch at least one of a communication amount and a communication frequency between the in-vehicle communication device and the mobile communication device at switching time of a travel state of the travel plan according to a mode change of the travel state.

Abstract: A vehicle management apparatus includes: a communication unit communicating with a vehicle with lodging capability; a vehicle management control unit creating a travel plan based on information transmitted from a use terminal operated by a user, and managing travel of the vehicle; and an emergency vehicle management unit managing so that an emergency vehicle is deployed at a position so as to arrive at a route, on which the vehicle moves according to the travel plan, within a predetermined arrival time.

Abstract: A parking space guidance apparatus configured so that when receiving from one terminal among a plurality of terminals a request signal seeking guidance to a parking space, it determines a request receiving terminal from which to request yielding of a parking space and sends the request receiving terminal a request signal requesting yielding of the parking space, when receiving from the request receiving terminal an accept signal indicating willingness of yielding the parking space, sends to the one terminal a request succeed signal including the position of the parking space occupied by the request receiving vehicle and, when receiving a movement completion signal indicating that parking at the parking space which the request receiving vehicle had been occupying has become possible or receiving a parking completion signal indicating parking of the request sending vehicle at that parking space, decreases the economic value held by the user of the one terminal and increases the economic value held by the user o

Abstract: An economic value processing system comprised of a plurality of vehicles able to communicate with each other and managing economic values respectively held by the plurality of vehicles or users of the plurality of vehicles. The economic value processing system is configured to decrease the economic value held by one vehicle or the user of one vehicle and increase the economic value held by the other vehicle or the user of the other vehicle when, based on the pass request signal sent from one vehicle among the plurality of vehicles to the other vehicle, the other vehicle has changed lanes or the other vehicle has finished being passed by the one vehicle.

Abstract: A parking space rent-out apparatus 2 comprises a communication device 21 able to receive first information sent through a first terminal 3 and second information sent through a second terminal 4, and a control device 24. The control device is configured to calculate for each of the plurality of parking spaces an individual probability of vacancy based on the first information, calculate for each of the persons looking for parking an individual probability of usage, calculate a total probability of vacancy based on the individual probabilities of vacancy, calculate a total probability of usage based on the individual probabilities of usage, and accept a reservation of the group of private parking spaces for the predetermined time slot from a person looking for parking only if the total probability of vacancy minus the total probability of usage is equal to or more than a reference value.

Abstract: A server 2 comprises a communication device 21 able to communicate with terminals 31 of a plurality of vehicles 3, a storage device 22 storing identification information and positional information of the plurality of vehicles, and a control device 24. The control device is configured to receive capture request information input to the terminal by a party desiring image capture, select an image capturing vehicle for capturing an image of a vehicle to be captured designated by the party desiring image capture from among the plurality of vehicles based on the capture request information, the identification information and the positional information, generate image data based on a captured image of the vehicle to be captured acquired by a vehicle-mounted camera of the image capturing vehicle, and provide the image data to the party desiring image capture.

Abstract: A control device for a vehicle configured provided with a temperature raising control part performing temperature raising control supplying current to a heating element to make a temperature of a catalyst rise when it is judged that a time elapsed from when an internal combustion engine was stopped during a stopped time of the vehicle has become a predetermined time or more and a purge control part performing purge control performing motoring of the internal combustion engine and opening a purge valve when the temperature of the catalyst has become a predetermined temperature or more or when a time of supply of current to the heating element has become a predetermined time or more such that fuel particles held by adsorption at the inside of a canister is discharged into the intake passage to supply them to a catalyst device.

Abstract: A control device for a hybrid vehicle is provided with a driving plan preparing part preparing a driving plan setting one or more via-points on a projected route from a starting point to a destination to divide the projected route into a plurality of driving routes and divide the driving routes further into pluralities of driving sections and setting which driving mode of an EV mode or HV mode to drive over in each driving section and with a driving mode switching part switching the driving modes according to a driving plan. The driving plan preparing part is configured to be able to prepare a driving plan setting the driving modes of all driving sections in at least one driving route to the EV mode.

Abstract: A controller for an internal combustion engine includes a crank angle detector and an ECU. The ECU is configured to: (a) calculate a mass fraction burned; (b) acquire the crank angle, which is detected by the crank angle detector when the mass fraction burned reaches a predetermined mass fraction burned, as a specified crank angle; and (c) control at least one of an amount of fuel injected, an amount of intake air, or ignition energy on the basis of a first difference. The first difference is a difference between a first parameter and a second parameter. The first parameter is a crank angle period from an ignition time to the specified crank angle or a correlation value of the crank angle period. The second parameter is a target value of the crank angle period or a target value of the correlation value.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to enhance the possibility of realizing a required torque in a supercharging region where scavenging occurs in a control apparatus for a supercharged engine. In order to achieve this object, the control apparatus for the supercharged engine according to the invention determines an operation amount of an intake valve driving device from a target in-cylinder air amount that is calculated from a required torque, and determines an operation amount of a throttle from a target intake valve passing air amount that is obtained by adding an amount of air blowing through an interior of a cylinder to the target in-cylinder air amount.

Abstract: A reciprocating internal combustion engine includes an in-cylinder pressure sensor and a crank angle sensor. Data of calculated heat release amount in synchronization with crank angle is calculated using in-cylinder pressure after absolute pressure correction. An amount of heat release amount variation is calculated as a difference between a first calculated heat release amount at a first crank angle on an advanced side of TDC and a second calculated heat release amount at a second crank angle symmetrical about TDC. An actual heat release amount is estimated based on the amount of heat release amount variation calculated using, as the first crank angle, a crank angle on an advanced side of a combustion start point and using, as the second crank angle, a crank angle on a retarded side of a combustion end point.