Abstract: A noise estimating device includes a plurality of sensors and an estimating section. The sensors are configured and arranged to be positioned in a plurality of prescribed locations on a vehicle body of a vehicle. The sensors are configured and arranged to detect vibrations of the vehicle body. The estimating section is configured to estimate an external vibration value based on the vibrations detected by the sensors and transfer characteristics between the sensors and a vibration input location where an external vibration enters the vehicle body. The estimating section is further configured to estimate a noise within a vehicle interior space based on the external vibration value and a transfer characteristic between the vibration input location and a reference region in the vehicle interior space.

Abstract: A connector for connecting an optical fiber cable to an equipment adaptor, a flexible metal tube clad optical fiber cable including a flexible metal tube through which an optical fiber core rod extends and which is used for connection with an equipment, a relay adaptor for providing a connection between cables of different kinds, and a seamless metal tube clad optical fiber cable including a seamless tube through which an optical fiber core rod extends and which is used for wiring over a relatively long distance are disclosed individually and in combinations. The connector is connected to the flexible metal tube clad optical fiber cable, which is then connected through the relay adaptor to the seamless metal tube clad optical fiber cable. A certain element of the connector is formed of an insulator to provide an electrical isolation between the metal tube and the equipment adaptor.