Abstract: The semiconductor device includes a chip which has a main surface, a diode region which is arranged in the main surface, trench structures which are formed in the main surface at an interval in the diode region, the trench structures each having an electrode structure including an upper electrode and a lower electrode which are embedded in a trench across an insulator in an up/down direction, and a diode which has a pn-junction portion that is formed in a surface layer portion of the main surface at a region between the trench structures.

Abstract: The prefilled syringe according to the present disclosure includes: a liquid medicine; a barrel including a cylindrical barrel body section that contains the liquid medicine, and a nozzle section that is provided on a distal end side of the barrel body section and configured to discharge the liquid medicine, the barrel being provided with a proximal end opening on a proximal end section of the barrel body section; a cap configured to seal a distal end opening provided on a distal end section of the nozzle section; a gasket configured to slide on an inner circumferential surface of the barrel body section; a syringe plunger configured to be mounted to the gasket and has an insertion section that can be inserted into the barrel body section; and an RFID tag mounted on the insertion section and including an antenna for communication and a memory.

Abstract: A prefilled syringe is disclosed, which includes: a liquid medicine; a barrel including a cylindrical body section containing the liquid medicine, and a nozzle section provided on a distal end side of the body section that discharges the liquid medicine; a cap sealing a distal end opening; a gasket sliding on an inner circumferential surface of the body section; a plunger that can be mounted to the gasket; and an RFID tag having a fixed location with respect to the outer circumferential surface and has an antenna and a memory, the antenna being structured from an antenna wire wound in a rectangle, an outer diameter of the body section being 14 mm to 33 mm, the maximum circumferential length of the antenna is 9 mm to 25 mm, and the circumferential length of the outer circumferential surface is 2.0 times to 7.0 times the maximum circumferential length of the antenna.

Abstract: A driving supporter includes: a departure-possibility-value obtainer that obtains a departure-possibility value; a relative positional relationship obtainer that detects another vehicle located diagonally at a rear of an own vehicle and obtain a relative positional relationship between them; a support executer that executes a lane-departure prevention support; and a support controller that controls the support executer to execute the lane-departure prevention support when the departure-possibility value is greater than or equal to a threshold value. The support controller includes a threshold-value determiner that determines the threshold value to a smaller value when the relative positional relationship is a set relationship than when the relative positional relationship is not the set relationship. The set relationship is a relationship in which there is a possibility of collision of the own vehicle with the other vehicle in an event of departure of the own vehicle from a lane.

Abstract: A lane departure suppression device is provided in a car equipped with a steering angle change mechanism that changes a steering angle and with a motor that operates the steering angle change mechanism, and the lane departure suppression device includes: a main control unit that outputs a main control signal after a position of the car reaches a deflection starting position at which deflection of the car is started in order to suppress departure of the car from a lane, the main control signal representing a main control amount for causing the motor to generate an assist torque that changes the steering angle; and a pre-control unit that outputs, until the main control unit outputs the main control signal, a pre-control signal while the position of the car is located closer to a center of the lane than the deflection starting position is, the pre-control signal representing a pre-control amount for causing the motor to generate an assist torque equal to or less than a friction torque of the steering angle chan

Abstract: A sensor output correction system is provided which is capable of minimizing a risk that a correction value for use in zero-point correction differs from an actual deviation of a zero-point. An ECU includes a travel road information acquisition portion which obtains a curvature of a travel road on which a system-mounted vehicle is traveling and a vehicle information acquisition portion which obtains a detected value of a yaw rate sensor. The ECU determines whether the system-mounted vehicle is traveling on a straight path or not based on the curvature derived by the travel road information acquisition portion. The ECU determines a value (i.e., a zero-point equivalent value) which corresponds to a deviation of a current zero point of the yaw rate sensor based on detected values of the yaw rate sensor sampled while the system-mounted vehicle is moving on the straight path. The ECU determines a correction value which is subtracted from the detected value using the zero-point equivalent value.

Abstract: This conversion device includes: a DC bus with a smoothing capacitor; a first converter provided between a DC power supply and the DC bus to perform DC/DC conversion; a second converter provided between the DC bus and an AC electric path to perform DC/AC or AC/DC conversion by a full-bridge of switching elements; a voltage sensor for detecting voltage between both ends of the capacitor as DC bus voltage; and a control unit which causes a part of an absolute value of an AC waveform, and a DC waveform, to alternately arise as the DC bus voltage by selectively causing the first converter and the second converter to operate in one AC cycle of the AC electric path, the control unit detecting arm short-circuit in the second converter on the basis of a degree of reduction, in the DC bus voltage, that occurs during operation of the second converter.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a control unit configured to execute one of a plurality of assist controls based on an input of an execution command signal that is externally given. The control unit includes a control state switching unit that executes, based on an input state of the execution command signal, switching of a control state to execute the assist control. The control state includes a first control state and a second control state, the control state being switched from one of the first and second control states to the other of the first and second control states based on the input state of the execution command signal. When one control state of the first and second control states is being executed and when execution of the other control state is commanded, the control state switching unit switches the control state such that the other control state is executed.

Abstract: A syringe includes a gasket, a barrel, and a plunger. The plunger includes a helical rib provided on an outer surface of a head portion, and the gasket comprises a helical valley portion for threadedly engaging with the helical rib, a plunger-retaining annular rib, and an accommodation portion for a part of the plunger at which the helical rib is formed. The annular rib comprises a rib absent portion for guiding, to the accommodation portion, the helical rib reaching the annular rib as threaded engagement is advanced between the plunger and the gasket. The helical rib comprises an entrance-restricting terminal end portion for restricting the entrance of the helical rib into the rib absent portion after the part of the plunger 4 at which the helical rib is formed is stored in the accommodation portion 32 of the gasket.

Abstract: A lane departure prevention apparatus according to an embodiment includes a torque control section that outputs a torque control signal indicating to make an actuator generate automatic steering torque for preventing a vehicle from departing from a lane in which the vehicle is running; a driver steering torque detection section that detects driver steering torque, which is applied to a steering wheel of the vehicle by a driver; and a control stop determination section that determines whether or not the automatic steering torque is made zero by comparing a first cancel threshold value for determining sudden steering operation by the driver and a second cancel threshold value lower than the first cancel threshold value with the driver steering torque detected by the driver steering torque detection section.

Abstract: Even when a control mode is switched, hands-off driving handling processing can be appropriately carried out. A hands-off determination unit is configured to start measurement of a no-operation state continuation period when a no-operation state in which a driver is estimated not to be operating a steering wheel is detected, and to determine that the driver is carrying out hands-off driving when the no-operation state continuation period is more than a hands-off driving determination period. The hands-off determination unit is configured to take over, when the control mode is switched under a state in which the measurement of the no-operation state continuation period has been started, a value of the no-operation state continuation period that has been measured until the switching of the control mode, thereby continuing the measurement of the no-operation state continuation period.

Abstract: A driving support device for a vehicle includes a hand-off determination unit configured to determine whether or not a specific condition is satisfied, the specific condition being a condition that a steering wheel is regarded as not being operated by a driver, a support interruption unit configured to interrupt a lane departure prevention support control when the hand-off determination unit determines that the specific condition is satisfied, a vehicle speed detection unit configured to detect a vehicle speed, and a vehicle speed response processing unit configured to control whether the support interruption unit interrupts the lane departure prevention support control based on the vehicle speed.

Abstract: A lane departure prevention apparatus according to an embodiment includes a torque control section that outputs a torque control signal indicating to make an actuator generate automatic steering torque for preventing a vehicle from departing from a lane in which the vehicle is running; a driver steering torque detection section that detects driver steering torque, which is applied to a steering wheel of the vehicle by a driver; and a control stop determination section that determines whether or not the automatic steering torque is made zero by comparing a first cancel threshold value for determining sudden steering operation by the driver and a second cancel threshold value lower than the first cancel threshold value with the driver steering torque detected by the driver steering torque detection section.

Abstract: A sensor output correction system is provided which is capable of minimizing a risk that a correction value for use in zero-point correction differs from an actual deviation of a zero-point. An ECU includes a travel road information acquisition portion which obtains a curvature of a travel road on which a system-mounted vehicle is traveling and a vehicle information acquisition portion which obtains a detected value of a yaw rate sensor. The ECU determines whether the system-mounted vehicle is traveling on a straight path or not based on the curvature derived by the travel road information acquisition portion. The ECU determines a value (i.e., a zero-point equivalent value) which corresponds to a deviation of a current zero point of the yaw rate sensor based on detected values of the yaw rate sensor sampled while the system-mounted vehicle is moving on the straight path. The ECU determines a correction value which is subtracted from the detected value using the zero-point equivalent value.

Abstract: A lane departure suppression device is provided in a car equipped with a steering angle change mechanism that changes a steering angle and with a motor that operates the steering angle change mechanism, and the lane departure suppression device includes: a main control unit that outputs a main control signal after a position of the car reaches a deflection starting position at which deflection of the car is started in order to suppress departure of the car from a lane, the main control signal representing a main control amount for causing the motor to generate an assist torque that changes the steering angle; and a pre-control unit that outputs, until the main control unit outputs the main control signal, a pre-control signal while the position of the car is located closer to a center of the lane than the deflection starting position is, the pre-control signal representing a pre-control amount for causing the motor to generate an assist torque equal to or less than a friction torque of the steering angle chan

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a control unit configured to execute one of a plurality of assist controls based on an input of an execution command signal that is externally given. The control unit includes a control state switching unit that executes, based on an input state of the execution command signal, switching of a control state to execute the assist control. The control state includes a first control state and a second control state, the control state being switched from one of the first and second control states to the other of the first and second control states based on the input state of the execution command signal. When one control state of the first and second control states is being executed and when execution of the other control state is commanded, the control state switching unit switches the control state such that the other control state is executed.

Abstract: A lane keeping assist apparatus has a vehicle speed responsive adjustment section which receives a target steering angle and a vehicle speed, sets a vehicle speed adjustment coefficient on the basis of the vehicle speed, multiplies an FF target steering torque by the vehicle speed adjustment coefficient, and outputs the resultant value as an adjusted FF target steering torque. The vehicle speed adjustment coefficient is set to 0 when the vehicle speed is lower than a first set vehicle speed and to 1 when the vehicle speed is higher than a second set vehicle speed. An adding section adds the adjusted FF target steering torque and an FB target steering torque together and outputs the resultant value as a final target steering torque.

Abstract: A driving supporter includes: a departure-possibility-value obtainer that obtains a departure-possibility value; a relative positional relationship obtainer that detects another vehicle located diagonally at a rear of an own vehicle and obtain a relative positional relationship between them; a support executer that executes a lane-departure prevention support; and a support controller that controls the support executer to execute the lane-departure prevention support when the departure-possibility value is greater than or equal to a threshold value. The support controller includes a threshold-value determiner that determines the threshold value to a smaller value when the relative positional relationship is a set relationship than when the relative positional relationship is not the set relationship. The set relationship is a relationship in which there is a possibility of collision of the own vehicle with the other vehicle in an event of departure of the own vehicle from a lane.

Abstract: A lane keeping assist apparatus has a vehicle speed responsive adjustment section which receives a target steering angle and a vehicle speed, sets a vehicle speed adjustment coefficient on the basis of the vehicle speed, multiplies an FF target steering torque by the vehicle speed adjustment coefficient, and outputs the resultant value as an adjusted FF target steering torque. The vehicle speed adjustment coefficient is set to 0 when the vehicle speed is lower than a first set vehicle speed and to 1 when the vehicle speed is higher than a second set vehicle speed. An adding section adds the adjusted FF target steering torque and an FB target steering torque together and outputs the resultant value as a final target steering torque.

Abstract: This conversion device includes: a DC bus with a smoothing capacitor; a first converter provided between a DC power supply and the DC bus to perform DC/DC conversion; a second converter provided between the DC bus and an AC electric path to perform DC/AC or AC/DC conversion by a full-bridge of switching elements; a voltage sensor for detecting voltage between both ends of the capacitor as DC bus voltage; and a control unit which causes a part of an absolute value of an AC waveform, and a DC waveform, to alternately arise as the DC bus voltage by selectively causing the first converter and the second converter to operate in one AC cycle of the AC electric path, the control unit detecting arm short-circuit in the second converter on the basis of a degree of reduction, in the DC bus voltage, that occurs during operation of the second converter.