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| − | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA has recently filed several patents related to various technologies. These patents cover areas such as server communication with vehicles, autonomous driving systems, motor designs, electric motor connection structures, power management for electrical appliances, non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, battery case designs, and rechargeable battery designs.
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| − | In terms of notable applications, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA has filed patents for:
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| − | * A server apparatus that communicates with vehicles, providing information on boarding points and capturing images of the vehicle's surroundings.
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| − | * A system for autonomous driving vehicles to request remote instructions and control their travel based on the received instructions, with a delay determination unit to reject delayed instructions.
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| − | * Axial gap motor designs with multiple rotor and stator cores, allowing for efficient power generation.
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| − | * Rotary electric machines with stators filled with mold resin, providing a level surface for improved performance.
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| − | * Connection structures for electric motors, simplifying the process of connecting stator coils to power sources.
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| − | * Rotor core designs with key regions and increased diameter regions for securing shafts in place.
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| − | * Power management systems for coordinating the power-on requests of electrical appliances to prevent simultaneous inrush currents.
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| − | * Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries with adhesive layers and specific strength ratios between the separator and the negative electrode.
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| − | * Battery case designs with frames, cross members, and cross brackets for secure battery placement.
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| − | * Rechargeable battery designs with bent positive connectors to protect separators and enhance battery performance.
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| − | These patents demonstrate TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA's commitment to developing innovative technologies in various fields, including vehicle communication, autonomous driving, motor design, power management, and battery technology.
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| | ==Patent applications for TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA on October 5th, 2023== | | ==Patent applications for TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA on October 5th, 2023== |
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| | '''Inventor''' | | '''Inventor''' |
| | Daiki YOKOYAMA | | Daiki YOKOYAMA |
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| − | The abstract describes an information management system that includes devices for recovering carbon monoxide (CO), a station for collecting the recovered CO, a facility that uses the collected CO, and a communication device that links information about the intended use and amount of CO with the identification of the user of each recovery device. This linked information is then transmitted to a communication terminal used by the user.
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| − | An information management system includes: a plurality of COrecovery devices configured to recover CO; a COcollection station configured to collect COrecovered by the plurality of COrecovery devices; a COusing facility configured to use COcollected at the COcollection station; and an information management device including a communication unit configured to transmit linked information in which intended use information indicating intended use of COin the COusing facility and an amount of use for the intended use is linked with identification information of a user of each of the plurality of COrecovery devices to an information communication terminal used by the user.
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| | ===SPOT WELDING METHOD (18166225)=== | | ===SPOT WELDING METHOD (18166225)=== |
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| | '''Inventor''' | | '''Inventor''' |
| | Hideaki MATSUOKA | | Hideaki MATSUOKA |
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| − | The abstract describes a method of spot welding multiple sheet materials together. The method involves applying pressure and energizing a pair of electrodes to melt the facing surfaces of the sheets. Before the main energization step, there is a pressing variation step where the force applied to the sheets pulsates. A resin material can be used between the facing surfaces of the sheets. The pulsation period is between 0.01 and 0.7 seconds, and the amplitude is between 10% and 90% of the reference pressing force. The set of sheets can include steel and aluminum alloy sheets stacked in a specific order.
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| − | A spot welding method including: a main energization step of energizing a pair of opposing electrodes in pressure contact with both outer surfaces of a set of sheets where multiple sheet materials are stacked, thereby to cause melting between facing surfaces of the sheet materials; and a pressing variation step of, prior to the main energization step, causing a pulsation of pressing force applied to the set of sheets from the electrodes. A resin material such as an adhesive or a sealant may be interposed between the facing surfaces of at least a pair of the sheet materials. The period of the pulsation is 0.01 to 0.7 seconds. The amplitude of the pulsation is 10% to 90% with respect to a reference value of the pressing force. The set of sheets may include a first and a second steel sheet, and an aluminum alloy sheet that are stacked in order.
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| | ===RING ASSEMBLY METHOD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD (18006202)=== | | ===RING ASSEMBLY METHOD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD (18006202)=== |
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| | '''Inventor''' | | '''Inventor''' |
| | Junji ASANO | | Junji ASANO |
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| − | The abstract describes a process for setting a small diameter retaining ring onto a temporary holding jig. The jig is then attached to a shaft, and the retaining ring is transferred from the jig to the shaft using a press member. Finally, the retaining ring is slid onto the outer surface of the shaft to assemble it into a ring groove using the press member.
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| − | A process of setting a front end-side retaining ring at a small diameter part of a ring temporary holding jig. A process of causing the ring temporary holding jig to temporarily hold the front end-side retaining ring by using a first ring press member. A process of attaching the ring temporary holding jig to a shaft. A process of transferring the front end-side retaining ring from a large diameter part of the ring temporary holding jig to a first outer peripheral surface of the shaft by using a second ring press member including a dimension shorter than a dimension of the first ring press member. A process of sliding the front end-side retaining ring on the first outer peripheral surface of the shaft to assemble the front end-side retaining ring in the ring groove by using the second ring press member.
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| | ===SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR GENERATING THREE-DIMENSION MODEL (18183238)=== | | ===SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR GENERATING THREE-DIMENSION MODEL (18183238)=== |
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| | '''Inventor''' | | '''Inventor''' |
| | Takuya IKEDA | | Takuya IKEDA |
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| − | This abstract describes a system, method, and program for generating a three-dimensional model. The system includes an end effector with a flexible grip part for holding an object, a deformation sensor to detect the shape of the grip part when holding the object, a calculation unit to determine the normal direction of the object's surface based on surface shape data, a decision unit to determine the grip position of the object based on the normal direction, and a coordinate system setting unit to establish a reference coordinate system based on the shape of the grip part.
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| − | A system, a method, and a program for generating a three-dimensional model are provided. A system for generating a three-dimensional model according to an embodiment includes an end effector including a flexible grip part for gripping an object, a deformation sensor configured to detect a deformed shape of the grip part in a state of gripping the object, a calculation unit configured to calculate a normal direction of a surface of the object from surface shape data of the object, a decision unit configured to decide a grip position of the object to be gripped by the end effector based on the normal direction, and a coordinate system setting unit configured to set a reference coordinate system according to the deformed shape of the grip part.
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| | ===VEHICLE-MOUNTED TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM (18207329)=== | | ===VEHICLE-MOUNTED TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM (18207329)=== |
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| | '''Inventor''' | | '''Inventor''' |
| | Yuji MIYOSHI | | Yuji MIYOSHI |
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| − | The abstract describes a temperature control system that uses a heater core and a heat circuit to regulate the temperature in a passenger compartment. The system also includes an engine heat exchanger that uses the exhaust heat from the engine to heat the heat medium. Additionally, there is a condenser that uses heat from sources other than the exhaust to heat the heat medium. The engine heat exchanger is connected to the heat circuit through a communication flow path. The system also has a connection state switching mechanism that can switch the flow of the heat medium between two states. In the first state, the heat medium flows through the heat circuit and the heater core, while in the second state, it flows through the heat circuit without going through the heater core. The heat circuit is located at the front of the passenger compartment, while the engine heat exchanger is positioned at the rear.
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| − | A temperature control system includes a heater core utilizing heat of a heat medium; an engine heat exchanger utilizing exhaust heat of an engine to heat the heat medium; a condenser utilizing heat other than the exhaust heat to heat the heat medium; a heat circuit having the heater core and condenser; a communication flow path making the engine heat exchanger communicate with the heat circuit; and a connection state switching mechanism switching a flow state of the heat medium, between a first state and a second state. In the first state, the heat medium flows through the heat circuit, while flowing through the heater core, and in the second state, the heat medium flows through the heat circuit without flowing through the heater core. The heat circuit is arranged at a front of a passenger compartment, and the engine heat exchanger is arranged at a rear of the compartment.
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| | ===VEHICLE CABIN PARTITION STRUCTURE (18127058)=== | | ===VEHICLE CABIN PARTITION STRUCTURE (18127058)=== |
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| | Norimasa KOREISHI | | Norimasa KOREISHI |
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| − | The abstract describes a window frame member in a vehicle that supports the upper and lower window panels. It is fixed to the B pillar and C pillar of the vehicle cabin. There is also a seat cross member that is fixed to the same pillars. The window frame member and the seat cross member partially overlap each other along the height of the vehicle, but there is a small gap between them. The gap is smaller than the width of each member.
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| − | The window frame member has a horizontal bar shape, disposed between the upper window panel and the lower window panel and supports a lower end of the upper window panel and an upper end of the lower window panel. The window frame member has opposite longitudinal ends fixed to a B pillar and a C pillar, vertical pillars of the vehicle cabin, respectively. The seat cross member also has opposite longitudinal ends fixed to the B pillar and the C pillar. The window frame member and the seat cross member overlap each other at least partially in a portion along a vehicle height, and extend with a horizontal gap disposed therebetween over their entire lengths. The horizontal gap is less than a horizontal width of each of the window frame member and the seat cross member.
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| | ===MOVING BODY AND GROUND POWER FEED DEVICE (18178462)=== | | ===MOVING BODY AND GROUND POWER FEED DEVICE (18178462)=== |
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| | Daiki YOKOYAMA | | Daiki YOKOYAMA |
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| − | The abstract describes a system for a moving vehicle that can receive power wirelessly from a ground power source. The vehicle also has a control device that can prevent occupants from getting off the vehicle when it is on an electrified road that may be difficult to move on.
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| − | A moving body includes a power receiving device configured to receive contactless power feed from a ground power feed device, and a control device. The control device is configured to take a getting-off prevention measure for preventing an occupant from getting off the moving body when the moving body gets into a state of being difficult to move on an electrified road where the ground power feed device is installed.
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| | ===CHARGING SYSTEM (18103063)=== | | ===CHARGING SYSTEM (18103063)=== |
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| | Shota TSUKAMOTO | | Shota TSUKAMOTO |
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| − | This abstract describes a charging system for electric vehicles. The system includes a temperature detecting unit that measures the temperature of the charging inlet of the vehicle. It also includes a usage-start-time acquisition unit that records the time when the user starts using the vehicle. The control unit of the system uses the temperature information to adjust the charging current. If the temperature of the charging inlet is below a certain threshold, the system increases the charging current just before the user starts using the vehicle. This helps to ensure efficient charging of the vehicle's battery.
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| − | A charging system fits a charging connector of a charging device to a charging inlet of a vehicle to charge a battery installed in the vehicle. The charging system includes a temperature detecting unit configured to detect a temperature of the charging inlet, a usage-start-time acquisition unit acquires a usage start time at which a user starts using the vehicle, and a control unit, when charging the battery, executes control, based on a detection result of the temperature detecting unit, to perform charging by applying, at a point in time that is immediately prior to the usage start time, a current that is greater than a current applied earlier than the point in time, when the temperature of the charging inlet is lower than a threshold value temperature that is set in advance.
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| | ===LIGHT EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, VEHICLE, LIGHT EMISSION CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM (18163921)=== | | ===LIGHT EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, VEHICLE, LIGHT EMISSION CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM (18163921)=== |
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| | Tsutomu HATTORI | | Tsutomu HATTORI |
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| − | The abstract describes a device that controls the emission of light in a vehicle. It consists of a memory and a processor. The processor is designed to gather information about a specific object near the vehicle and then control the emission of light from multiple light sources inside the vehicle if the target object is detected.
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| − | A light emission control device comprises a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory. the processor is configured to acquire information related to a target object in surroundings of a vehicle, and perform control so as to interlock light emission of a plurality of light emitting units provided inside the vehicle in a case in which the target object is present.
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| | ===VEHICLE (18126669)=== | | ===VEHICLE (18126669)=== |
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| | Yuuki MUKAIGAWA | | Yuuki MUKAIGAWA |
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| − | This abstract describes a vehicle design that includes a floor panel, a battery pack located below the floor panel, and an energy absorption member that secures the battery pack to the vehicle body. The energy absorption member is a hollow structure that runs along the length of the vehicle and has a consistent shape. The inner sidewall of the energy absorption member slopes downward as it moves inward in the vehicle, providing stability and protection for the battery pack.
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| − | A vehicle may include a vehicle body including a floor panel, a battery pack located below the floor panel, and an energy absorption member located outwardly from the battery pack in a vehicle width direction and fixing the battery pack to the vehicle body. The energy absorption member may be a hollow member extending along a vehicle longitudinal direction and having a constant cross section along the vehicle longitudinal direction. An inner sidewall of the energy absorption member that faces the battery pack may incline downwardly in a vehicle height direction as it extends inwardly in the vehicle width direction.
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| | ===GENERATING AN AIR CUSHION THROUGH A PERFORATED SURFACE TO PREVENT TRAVEL DIRECTION-FACING SURFACES FROM COLLECTING DEBRIS (17713935)=== | | ===GENERATING AN AIR CUSHION THROUGH A PERFORATED SURFACE TO PREVENT TRAVEL DIRECTION-FACING SURFACES FROM COLLECTING DEBRIS (17713935)=== |
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| | Manuel Ludwig KUEHNER | | Manuel Ludwig KUEHNER |
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| − | The abstract describes a system and method to prevent debris from collecting on the front surfaces of a vehicle by creating protective air cushions. These air cushions divert the headwind air away from the surfaces, ensuring that debris does not accumulate on them. This is achieved by propelling high-pressure air through perforated surfaces in the opposite direction of the headwind.
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| | ===DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS (18181663)=== | | ===DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS (18181663)=== |
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| | Yusuke MASE | | Yusuke MASE |
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| − | The abstract describes a driving assistance system that helps prevent collisions in vehicles. The system deploys an air-bag when a collision is detected, and applies a brake or reduces the driving force of the vehicle in situations where a collision is not imminent but a low impact collision has occurred. The system also adjusts the conditions for detecting a low impact collision to make it easier to trigger as the driver's abnormal driving behavior persists over time.
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| − | A driving assistance apparatus performs a deployment control including at least a control to deploy an air-bag of a vehicle when an collision indicating value satisfies a predetermined collision condition, and performs a brake-and-drive control to make a driving force of the vehicle smaller than a required driving force of a driver of the vehicle or to apply a brake force to the vehicle when the collision indicating value does not satisfy the collision condition and/but satisfies a predetermined low impact collision condition that is to be satisfied when a low impact collision having a degree of collision lower than the collision has occurred. In addition, the driving assistance apparatus changes the low impact collision condition in such a manner that the low impact collision condition becomes satisfied more easily as an elapsed time of a state where an anomalous state condition is satisfied becomes longer. The anomalous state condition is a condition to be satisfied when the driver is not driving normally.
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| | ===DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND PROGRAM (18171753)=== | | ===DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND PROGRAM (18171753)=== |
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| | Nobuaki FUKUCHI | | Nobuaki FUKUCHI |
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| − | This abstract describes a driving assistance device that helps a vehicle avoid collisions by controlling its steering angle. The device includes a setting unit that determines the desired steering angle and torque, a cancellation unit that calculates a torque to cancel out the driver's input, and a control unit that adjusts the steering angle based on the desired torque and cancellation torque. Overall, this device aims to improve the vehicle's ability to follow a desired trajectory and avoid obstacles.
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| − | To increase steering angle followability of automatic steering, provided is a driving assistance device for executing collision avoidance control of controlling a steering angle of an own vehicle such that the own vehicle travels along a target trajectory which enables the own vehicle to avoid a collision with an obstacle. The driving assistance device includes: a setting unit configured to set a target steering angle, and to set a target steering torque for matching the steering angle with the target steering angle; a cancellation unit configured to set a cancellation torque which cancels a total steering torque obtained by summing a driver steering torque and a steering assist torque set based on the driver steering torque; and a control unit configured to execute steering control of controlling the steering angle based on a torque control amount obtained by adding the target steering torque to the cancellation torque.
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| | ===DECELERATION SUPPORT DEVICE (18103743)=== | | ===DECELERATION SUPPORT DEVICE (18103743)=== |
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| | Kumiko KONDO | | Kumiko KONDO |
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| − | A control unit is a deceleration support device configured to execute an automatic deceleration control that automatically decelerates an own vehicle until an index value acquired by dividing an inter-vehicle distance between a preceding vehicle and the own vehicle by a relative speed of the own vehicle with respect to the preceding vehicle becomes equal to or greater than an end standard value, when the index value is equal to or less than a start standard value, and when the inter-vehicle distance is equal to or less than a control start distance standard value, in a situation in which a preset permission condition is established. When the traveling mode is an eco mode that reduces energy required for travel, the control unit sets the control start distance standard value to a value for the eco mode that is larger than a standard value for a normal mode.
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| | ===VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE (18188570)=== | | ===VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE (18188570)=== |
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| | Koichi OKUDA | | Koichi OKUDA |
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| − | The abstract describes a device that connects vehicles in a platoon through radio communication. The platoon consists of a leading vehicle and following vehicles that automatically maintain a specific distance from each other. The device collects information about the estimated deceleration of each vehicle when coasting, based on the torque generated. It then controls the torque of each vehicle so that they align in increasing order of deceleration, starting from the leading vehicle.
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| − | A vehicle control device connecting platoon participating vehicles to one another via radio communication, to control platooning of the platoon participating vehicles, the platoon participating vehicle includes a leading vehicle and following vehicles that perform automatic follow-up running in line with a predetermined intervehicle distance from the leading vehicle, During execution of the platooning, the vehicle control device acquires, for each of the platoon participating vehicles, information of an estimated value of retardation based on a driven torque generated when coasting solely in its current vehicle state, the vehicle control device controls the driven torque of each of the platoon participating vehicles so that the platoon participating vehicles align in ascending order of the estimated value of retardation increasing rearward in sequence from the leading vehicle.
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| | ===VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE (18329768)=== | | ===VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE (18329768)=== |
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| | Hayato SHIRAI | | Hayato SHIRAI |
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| − | The abstract describes a control device in a vehicle that is used for driver assistance or automated driving. The control device is able to adjust the vehicle's behavior based on the desired distance between the vehicle and a tracked object. When the desired distance is small, the control device expands the allowable range of acceleration or deceleration to ensure the vehicle can closely follow the tracked object.
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| − | A vehicle is provided with a control device configured to control a vehicle behavior for driver assistance or automated driving. The control device is configured to set the driving mode at the time of tracking based on the target following distance at the time of tracking making the host vehicle follow a tracked object at the time of driver assistance or the time of automated driving when performing that tracking and to set it to a driving mode by which the allowable range of the acceleration degree at the time of acceleration or deceleration is expanded at least at one of the upper limit side and lower limit side when the set value of the target following distance is small compared to when it is large.
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| | ===VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM (18113172)=== | | ===VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM (18113172)=== |
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| | Daichi Hotta | | Daichi Hotta |
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| − | The abstract describes a vehicle control system that can request remote support in a specific area. The system collects information about objects and signals around the vehicle. It then determines if the vehicle can exit the area without waiting, based on this information. If the exit condition is not met, the system delays requesting remote support until a certain condition is met.
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| − | A vehicle control system controls a vehicle that potentially requests remote support in a predetermined area. The vehicle control system acquires surrounding situation information including at least one of object information regarding an object around the vehicle and signal indication information indicating signal indication around the vehicle. The vehicle control system determines whether or not an exit passable condition is satisfied based on the surrounding situation information, the exit passable condition being a condition under which the vehicle is able to pass through a target exit from the predetermined area without waiting. When the exit passable condition is not satisfied, the vehicle control system withholds requesting the remote support in the predetermined area until a lifting condition is satisfied.
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| | ===DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (18130273)=== | | ===DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (18130273)=== |
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| | Tomoyuki DOI | | Tomoyuki DOI |
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| − | The abstract describes a driving assistance device that can recognize the lighting mode of a traffic light in front of a vehicle. The device can determine a target position near the traffic light and control the vehicle's speed to decelerate and reach that position. It can also calculate the predicted speed of the vehicle when it reaches the target position based on a predetermined deceleration mode. The device will execute the deceleration control if the predicted speed is equal to or lower than a threshold value determined by the lighting mode of the traffic light. However, if the predicted speed is higher than the threshold value, the deceleration control will be avoided. The threshold value for a yellow light is smaller than the threshold value for a red light.
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| − | Provided is a driving assistance device () including: a traffic light recognition device configured to recognize a lighting mode of a traffic light existing in front of an own vehicle; and a control device configured to determine a predetermined position in a periphery of the traffic light as a target position, execute deceleration control of decelerating the own vehicle until the own vehicle reaches the target position, calculate a predicted speed being a speed of the own vehicle at a time point at which the own vehicle reaches the target position in a case in which the own vehicle is decelerated from a current time point in a predetermined deceleration mode, execute the deceleration control in a first situation in which the predicted speed is equal to or lower than a threshold value determined based on the lighting mode of the traffic light, and to avoid executing the deceleration control in a second situation in which the predicted speed is higher than the threshold value. The threshold value at a time when a light color of the traffic light is yellow is smaller than the threshold value at a time when the light color of the traffic light is red.
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| | ===VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE SYSTEM (18126609)=== | | ===VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE SYSTEM (18126609)=== |
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| | Nobuyuki TOMATSU | | Nobuyuki TOMATSU |
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| − | A vehicle system includes an auxiliary vehicle that includes an auxiliary sensor and an auxiliary actuator, and a vehicle that communicates with the auxiliary vehicle. The vehicle includes an in-vehicle sensor that acquires information of an external environment of the vehicle, an in-vehicle actuator used in traveling of the vehicle, a vehicle control device that controls driving of the in-vehicle actuator using an input from the in-vehicle sensor, and a communicator that communicates with the auxiliary vehicle. The vehicle control device implement, upon detecting an abnormality in the in-vehicle sensor, one of the first switching control that controls the driving of the in-vehicle actuator based on an input from the auxiliary sensor, and a second switching control that causes the vehicle to travel using the auxiliary actuator.
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| | ===CHANGING OPERATION ASSISTING APPARATUS (18330107)=== | | ===CHANGING OPERATION ASSISTING APPARATUS (18330107)=== |
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| | Takashi NISHIDA | | Takashi NISHIDA |
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| − | A changing operation assisting apparatus includes a driving assistance control section, an operation section, and an information providing section. The driving assistance control section stores set states regarding driving assistance functions of a vehicle and provides the functions in accordance with the set sates. The set state includes a request state of the function. The operation section is used for changing the set state. The information providing section provides information regarding the set state to a driver of the vehicle.
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| | ===VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE (18165618)=== | | ===VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE (18165618)=== |
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| | Kenta KUMAZAKI | | Kenta KUMAZAKI |
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| − | The abstract describes a vehicle control device that helps with steering by generating anti-torque on the steering wheel. The device uses a processor to set a target torque, which is the desired level of torque applied by the driver on the steering wheel. This target torque is determined based on a reference torque, which is the torque at which the anti-torque should be initiated.
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| − | A vehicle control device has a processor configured to set a target torque as a target for driver torque at which generation of anti-torque on a steering wheel is to be initiated, based on a reference torque as a reference for driver torque at which generation of anti-torque is to be initiated against the driver torque produced by operation of the steering wheel by a driver, and a current correction value for the reference torque, to count a number of deviations from a lane marking line of a lane in which the vehicle is traveling while the driver torque exceeds the target torque, and to calculate a new correction value for the reference torque based on a correction coefficient that is set based on the number of deviations, wherein the next target torque is set based on the reference torque and the new correction value for the reference torque.
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| | ===DRIVER ASSIST SYSTEM (18129198)=== | | ===DRIVER ASSIST SYSTEM (18129198)=== |
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| | Yuki NAKAGAWA | | Yuki NAKAGAWA |
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| − | This abstract describes a driver assist system that helps a driver operate a vehicle, even if there are errors in the positional information of the vehicle or information obtained from an external source, and there is a delay in collecting the information. The system includes a controller with various detectors such as a position detector, obstacle detector, and distance detector. The position detector detects the vehicle's position, the obstacle detector detects the position of an obstacle, and the distance detector determines when the vehicle overtakes the obstacle. The information provider then sends notifications to the driver. The first notification informs the driver about the existence of the obstacle until the distance detector confirms that the vehicle has overtaken it. The second notification provides additional information about the obstacle, either in terms of extra distance or an extended period of time.
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| − | A driver assist system configured to assist a driver properly to operate a vehicle, even if positional information of the vehicle and information obtained from an external source have errors, and collection of the information is delayed. A controller comprises: a position detector that detects a position of the vehicle; an obstacle detector that detects a position of an obstacle; a distance detector that determines that the vehicle overtakes the obstacle; and an information provider that executes a first notification of existence of the obstacle until the distance detector determines that the vehicle overtakes the obstacle, and a second notification of the existence of the obstacle within an extra distance or for an extra period of time.
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| | ===COMMUNICATING A BLENDING CONTROL PARAMETER USING A SEAT OF A VEHICLE (17714076)=== | | ===COMMUNICATING A BLENDING CONTROL PARAMETER USING A SEAT OF A VEHICLE (17714076)=== |
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| | MANUEL LUDWIG KUEHNER | | MANUEL LUDWIG KUEHNER |
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| − | This abstract describes a system and method for providing tactile feedback to the driver of a vehicle. The feedback is used to communicate a blending parameter, which represents the balance of control between the driver and an autonomous driving system. The feedback can be in the form of vibrations or temperature changes applied to the driver's seat. By providing this feedback, the system helps the driver understand how the vehicle and autonomous system are operating together. This understanding can be useful for driver coaching and increasing driver comfort with autonomous driving systems.
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| − | Systems and methods are provided for communicating a blending parameter via tactile feedback at a driver's seat of a vehicle (examples of tactile feedback may comprise vibrations and temperature/heat applied through the driver's seat). The blending parameter may represent the ratio between the driver's level of authority and an autonomous driving system's level of authority in performing a driving task (e.g., lateral steering). By communicating changes to a blending parameter over time, examples can help a driver form a mental picture of how the vehicle/autonomous driving system is operating. This feedback/understanding may by advantageous for various purposes such as driver coaching and helping drivers become more comfortable with autonomous driving systems.
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| | ===VEHICLE CONTROLLER, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL (18127714)=== | | ===VEHICLE CONTROLLER, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL (18127714)=== |
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| | Takuro Kikuchi | | Takuro Kikuchi |
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| − | A vehicle controller includes a processor configured to determine whether to transfer driving control of a vehicle under autonomous driving control to a driver, notify the driver of a transition demand via a notification device in the case where driving control will be transferred to the driver, execute deceleration control of the vehicle at predetermined timing after notification timing of the transition demand, and continue deceleration control of the vehicle even after a predetermined period from the notification timing in the case where the speed of the vehicle decreases to a predetermined speed threshold or less within the predetermined period and where operation by the driver to take over driving is not detected.
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| | ===VEHICLE BASE STRUCTURE (18328773)=== | | ===VEHICLE BASE STRUCTURE (18328773)=== |
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| | Takahiro SUZAKI | | Takahiro SUZAKI |
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| − | The abstract describes a vehicle base structure that includes two structural members on either side of the vehicle, with a battery unit placed between them. The structure also includes a bracket with three wall portions, one fixed to the structural member, one extending inward and downward from the first wall portion, and one fixed to the battery case.
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| − | A vehicle base structure includes first and second structural members extending along a vehicle front-rear direction and disposed respectively at first and second sides of a vehicle base in a vehicle width direction, a battery unit disposed between the first and second structural members, and a bracket including a first wall portion fixed to a lower surface of one of the first and second structural members, a second wall portion extending inward in the vehicle width direction from an inner end portion of the first wall portion and inclined downward in a vehicle-height direction from the inner end portion of the first wall portion, and a third wall portion extending inward in the vehicle width direction from an inner end portion of the second wall portion inward in the vehicle width direction and being fixed to a lower surface of a battery case.
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| | ===VEHICLE BOTTOM STRUCTURE (18127708)=== | | ===VEHICLE BOTTOM STRUCTURE (18127708)=== |
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| | Shinji NAGANO | | Shinji NAGANO |
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| − | The abstract describes a structure that is located on the bottom of a vehicle. This structure consists of a cross member that runs along the width of the vehicle, several column members that are spaced out along the width and extend downwards from the cross member, and a brace that connects all the column members together.
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| − | A vehicle bottom structure includes a cross member disposed on a bottom of a vehicle and elongated along a vehicle width, a plurality of column members disposed at intervals along the vehicle width, each protruding downward from a bottom face of the cross member, and a brace extending to connect the plurality of column members.
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| | ===POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE (18128388)=== | | ===POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE (18128388)=== |
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| | Laurent CASTRO | | Laurent CASTRO |
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| − | The abstract describes a positive electrode material with a specific structure called O6-type structure. This material is composed of Li[AB(LiNiMn)]O, where x is a value between 0 and 1, z is a value less than 0.005, A is an element chosen from a specific group, and w is a value less than 0.05. Additionally, B is another element chosen from the same group. The abstract does not provide further details or explanations.
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| − | A positive electrode active material has O6-type structure having Li[AB(LiNiMn)]O, wherein 1≥x>0; z<0.005; when present, A is at least one element chosen from the group consisting of: Mg, Ca, Sr, Sc, Y, La, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Fe, Co, Zn and Al; w<0.05; and when present, B is at least one element chosen from the group consisting of: Mg, Ca, Sr, Sc, Y, La, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Fe, Zn, and Al.
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| | ===WATER ELECTROLYSIS CELL AND WATER ELECTROLYSIS STACK (18169405)=== | | ===WATER ELECTROLYSIS CELL AND WATER ELECTROLYSIS STACK (18169405)=== |
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| | Joji YOSHIMURA | | Joji YOSHIMURA |
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| − | The abstract describes a water electrolysis cell that consists of an anode and a cathode separated by a solid polymer electrolyte membrane. The anode is made up of an anode catalyst layer, an anode gas diffusion layer, and an anode separator, arranged in that order. The anode separator has a channel that is shaped like a wave.
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| − | A water electrolysis cell includes an anode disposed on one side across a solid polymer electrolyte membrane and a cathode disposed on another side. The anode is configured of an anode catalyst layer, an anode gas diffusion layer, and an anode separator, laminated in that order from a side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane, a channel is provided in the anode separator, and the channel extends in a wave shape.
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| | ===CATALYST DEVICE (18193644)=== | | ===CATALYST DEVICE (18193644)=== |
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| | Toshinori OKI | | Toshinori OKI |
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| − | The abstract describes a catalyst device that is used in an internal combustion engine. The device includes a catalyst carrier that generates heat when activated. It also has a guide pipe to direct exhaust gases into the device and a connecting pipe that connects the guide pipe to the device. The device has a case with an insulative portion that extends further upstream than the catalyst carrier. There is also a temperature difference inducing structure that keeps the connecting pipe cooler than the case. This structure includes a heat shield that covers the connecting pipe and a stay that fixes the connecting pipe to the engine.
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| − | A catalyst device includes a catalyst carrier serving as a heating element that generates heat when energized. The catalyst device includes a guide pipe that guides exhaust into the case. The catalyst device includes a connecting pipe that connects the guide pipe to the case. The case has an end that is an insulative portion and projects further upstream, in the direction in which exhaust flows, from an end surface of the catalyst carrier. A temperature difference inducing structure, which induces a state in which the connecting pipe is relatively lower in temperature than the end of the case, includes a heat shield, encompassing an outer circumferential surface of the connecting pipe and having an opening in part of a portion opposing the outer circumferential surface of the connecting pipe, and a stay fixing the outer circumferential surface of the connecting pipe to an internal combustion engine.
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| | ===VEHICLE CONTROLLER, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND MEMORY MEDIUM (18192654)=== | | ===VEHICLE CONTROLLER, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND MEMORY MEDIUM (18192654)=== |
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| | Kentaro SAKAGAMI | | Kentaro SAKAGAMI |
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| − | This abstract describes a vehicle controller that is designed to control the operation of a blow-by gas processing device in a vehicle. The controller includes a passage that connects the blow-by gas processing device to the intake passage of the vehicle's forced-induction device. This passage has a portion called the downstream portion, which is located between a connection portion and a PCV valve.
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| − | A vehicle controller is provided. A first passage of a supply passage of a blow-by gas processing device is connected to a portion of an intake passage located downstream of a compressor of a forced-induction device. The first passage includes a connection portion connected to the intake passage. A portion of the first passage between the connection portion and a PCV valve is a passage downstream portion. A supercooling determination process determines whether the supply passage is supercooled by relative wind of a vehicle based on a travel speed of the vehicle. An operating state changing process sets operation of the internal combustion engine to non-boosting operation when an ambient temperature of the vehicle is less than or equal to a determination temperature, the PCV valve is determined as being closed, and the supply passage is determined as being supercooled.
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| | ===INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE (18193642)=== | | ===INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE (18193642)=== |
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| | Yuki SUZUKI | | Yuki SUZUKI |
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| − | This abstract describes an internal combustion engine that has two different valves for injecting water into the intake port. One valve, called the asynchronous injection valve, injects water when the intake valves are closed, while the other valve, called the synchronous injection valve, injects water when the intake valves are open. These two valves have different injection characteristics, meaning they operate differently from each other.
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| | ===METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING MAP DATA, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM (18164299)=== | | ===METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING MAP DATA, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM (18164299)=== |
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| | Keisuke HOKAI | | Keisuke HOKAI |
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| − | The present disclosure describes a method for generating map data for autonomous driving. The method involves generating multiple data sets from a travel log data group, where each data set contains travel log data defined by various parameters. Map data for evaluation is then generated from each data set, and an evaluation value is calculated for each map data. The method further specifies a relationship between the combination of conditions of the parameters and the evaluation value based on the correspondence relationship between the data sets and the evaluation value. Finally, map data for autonomous driving is generated, where the evaluation value is associated with each combination of parameter conditions.
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| − | According to the method of the present disclosure, first, a plurality of data sets is generated from a travel log data group. Each of the plurality of data sets includes one or more travel log data. Each travel log data is defined by one or more parameters. Next, map data for evaluation is generated from each of the plurality of data sets. Then, an evaluation value is calculated for each map data for evaluation. Then, a relationship between a combination of conditions of the one or more parameters and the evaluation value is specified based on a correspondence relationship between each of the plurality of data sets and the evaluation value of each map data for evaluation. And finally, map data for autonomous driving in which the evaluation value is associated with each combination of conditions of the one or more parameters is generated.
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| | ===METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING MAP DATA, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM (18165024)=== | | ===METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING MAP DATA, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM (18165024)=== |
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| | Keisuke HOKAI | | Keisuke HOKAI |
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| − | The present disclosure describes a method for analyzing travel log data. The method involves generating multiple data sets from a group of travel log data, each containing one or more travel log entries. Map data for evaluation is then generated from each data set. The method further involves identifying abnormal map data by comparing the generated map data. Abnormal travel log data is identified by comparing the data set used to generate the abnormal map data with other data sets used for evaluation. Finally, a final map data is generated using a data set that does not include the abnormal travel log data.
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| − | According to the method of the present disclosure, first, a plurality of data sets is generated from a travel log data group. Each of the plurality of data sets includes one or a plurality of travel log data. Next, map data for evaluation is generated from each of the plurality of data sets. Then, abnormal map data included in a plurality of map data for evaluation generated from the plurality of data sets is specified by comparing the plurality of map data for evaluation with each other. Then, abnormal travel log data is specified by comparing a data set used to generate the abnormal map data with a data set used to generate map data for evaluation other than the abnormal map data. And finally, final map data is generated using a data set that does not include the abnormal travel log data.
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| | ===MOVING BODY CONTROL METHOD, MOVING BODY CONTROL SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM (18127049)=== | | ===MOVING BODY CONTROL METHOD, MOVING BODY CONTROL SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM (18127049)=== |
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| | Nobutsugu MARUIWA | | Nobutsugu MARUIWA |
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| − | This abstract describes a method for controlling a moving body that can operate based on remote instructions within a specific area. The method includes verifying the validity of the remote instruction received by the moving body and limiting its operation if the instruction is determined to be invalid. The verification process involves checking if the moving body is present in the predetermined area when it receives the remote instruction, and considering the instruction invalid if the body is not in the area at that time.
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| − | A moving body control method controls a moving body having a function of operating in accordance with a remote instruction in a predetermined area. The moving body control method includes: a remote instruction verification process that determines whether or not the remote instruction received by the moving body is valid; and an operation limiting process that limits at least a part of an operation of the moving body without following the remote instruction, when the remote instruction received by the moving body is invalid. The remote instruction verification process includes: determining whether or not the moving body is present in the predetermined area at a time when the moving body receives the remote instruction; and determining that the remote instruction is invalid, when the moving body is not present in the predetermined area at the time when the moving body receives the remote instruction.
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| | ===IN-VEHICLE SYSTEM AND CONTROL DEVICE (18164181)=== | | ===IN-VEHICLE SYSTEM AND CONTROL DEVICE (18164181)=== |
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| | Kazuyoshi SHIOHARA | | Kazuyoshi SHIOHARA |
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| − | This abstract describes a system with multiple control devices, including a master control device and a slave control device. The master control device is responsible for updating software in the slave control device by transmitting a switching instruction to set the storage area for the updated software as the start storage area. The slave control device then sets the start storage area at the next start. Additionally, the slave control device requests the master control device to perform consistency determination processing at every start to ensure that the identification information of the software stored in the start storage area is consistent between the control devices. The master control device fulfills this request by executing the consistency determination processing.
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| − | A plurality of control devices include a master control device and a slave control device. The master control device transmits, when software stored in a storage area different from the start storage area is updated in the slave control device, to the slave control device, a switching instruction for setting the storage area that stores the updated software as the start storage area. The slave control device implements, when receiving the switching instruction, setting of the start storage area at a time of a next start, and requests, at every start, the master control device to execute consistency determination processing for determining whether pieces of identification information of the software stored in the start storage area are consistent between the control devices. The master control device executes, when receiving the request from the slave control device, execute the consistency determination processing.
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| | ===PROGRAM UPDATE SYSTEM, PROGRAM TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND PROGRAM TRANSMISSION METHOD (18207743)=== | | ===PROGRAM UPDATE SYSTEM, PROGRAM TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND PROGRAM TRANSMISSION METHOD (18207743)=== |
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| | Kunihiro MIYAUCHI | | Kunihiro MIYAUCHI |
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| − | This abstract describes a program update system for a vehicle. The system includes a vehicle with two electronic devices and a program transmission device. The program transmission device communicates with the vehicle and sends programs for both electronic devices. It also sends an update program for the first electronic device to the second electronic device. Before the update, the program transmission device backs up the program in its original state. The second electronic device then updates the program for the first electronic device using the update program, while also storing the original program.
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| − | A program update system includes a vehicle including a first and second electronic devices, and a program transmission device. The program transmission device is configured to communicate with the vehicle and transmit a program for the first electronic device and a program for the second electronic device to the vehicle. The program transmission device transmits an update program for a first electronic device to a second electronic device. The program transmission device transmits a program in a state before the update for backup. The second electronic device updates the program for the first electronic device based on the update program. The second electronic device stores the program in the state before the update.
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| | ===MANAGEMENT DEVICE, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (18073249)=== | | ===MANAGEMENT DEVICE, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (18073249)=== |
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| | Atsushi KOMADA | | Atsushi KOMADA |
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| − | The abstract describes a management device that is used to track and manage the amount of CO2 emissions produced during the manufacturing of a secondary battery. The device includes a storage system to store this information. When the secondary battery is recycled by a business operator, the device's controller will allocate the amount of CO2 emissions to the business operator based on the level of deterioration of the battery at the time of recycling.
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| − | A management device includes a storage configured to store an amount of CO2 emissions emitted by manufacturing a secondary battery, and a controller configured to, when the secondary battery is recycled by a business operator who recycles the secondary battery, apportion the amount of CO2 emissions with the business operator according to a degree of deterioration of the secondary battery at a time of being recycled.
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| | ===INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM (18157893)=== | | ===INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM (18157893)=== |
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| | Toyokazu NAKASHIMA | | Toyokazu NAKASHIMA |
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| | ===INSPECTION DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR INSPECTION (18129228)=== | | ===INSPECTION DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR INSPECTION (18129228)=== |
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| | Yasunori Nakamukai | | Yasunori Nakamukai |
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| − | An inspection device includes a processor configured to calculate an identification index indicating likelihood of each possible state of an object to be inspected regarding a predetermined inspection item by inputting a color image representing the object and a depth image representing the object into a classifier, and determine the state of the object regarding the inspection item, based on the identification index. The classifier calculates a first feature characterizing the object, based on the inputted color image; calculates a second feature characterizing the object, based on the inputted depth image; integrates the first feature and the second feature to calculate an integrated feature; and calculates the identification index, based on the integrated feature.
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| | ===INSPECTION DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR INSPECTION (18129220)=== | | ===INSPECTION DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR INSPECTION (18129220)=== |
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| | Yasunori Nakamukai | | Yasunori Nakamukai |
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| − | An inspection device includes a processor configured to calculate a first identification index indicating likelihood of each possible state of an object to be inspected regarding a predetermined inspection item by inputting a color image representing the object into a first classifier, the color image being generated by a camera, calculate a second identification index indicating likelihood of each possible state of the object regarding the predetermined inspection item by inputting a depth image representing, for each pixel, the distance to a part of the object represented in the pixel into a second classifier, the depth image being generated by a 3-D camera, and determine the state of the object regarding the inspection item, based on the result of integration of the first identification index and the second identification index.
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| | ===FEATURE DETECTION DEVICE, FEATURE DETECTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DETECTING FEATURE (18177851)=== | | ===FEATURE DETECTION DEVICE, FEATURE DETECTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DETECTING FEATURE (18177851)=== |
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| | Masahiro Tanaka | | Masahiro Tanaka |
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| − | A feature detection device includes a processor configured to determine whether a vehicle is parked, based on at least one of the speed, steering angle, and shifter position of the vehicle; detect one or more predetermined features from a first image representing a first area around the vehicle in a section of road in which the vehicle is traveling, the first image being generated by a first camera provided on the vehicle, and detect the one or more predetermined features from a second image representing a second area closer to the vehicle than the first area in a section of road in which the vehicle is parked, the second image being generated by a second camera provided on the vehicle.
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| | ===TERMINAL APPARATUS, OPERATING METHOD OF TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM (18192114)=== | | ===TERMINAL APPARATUS, OPERATING METHOD OF TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM (18192114)=== |
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| | Daisuke KIKUCHI | | Daisuke KIKUCHI |
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| − | The abstract describes a terminal apparatus that has a controller. This controller is designed to flip text within an illustration created by a user on a virtual screen. The purpose of this flipping is to make the text legible when viewed from a virtual camera's perspective in virtual space.
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| − | A terminal apparatus includes a controller. The controller is configured to flip text included in an illustration drawn by a first user on a virtual screen in virtual space to be legible as seen from a virtual camera.
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| | ===METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM FOR GENERATING THREE-DIMENSION MODEL (18184255)=== | | ===METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM FOR GENERATING THREE-DIMENSION MODEL (18184255)=== |
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| | Takuya IKEDA | | Takuya IKEDA |
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| − | This abstract describes a method, system, and program for generating a three-dimensional model. The method involves several steps, including deriving an initial reference coordinate system based on measurement data of an object's shape, selecting an axis of the coordinate system, determining if there is rotational symmetry about the axis, and correcting the coordinate system if there is rotational symmetry with an angular period. If there is no rotational symmetry, the method determines if there is plane symmetry about the axis and corrects the coordinate system accordingly. These steps are performed for each of the three axes of the initial reference coordinate system.
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| − | A method, a system, and a program for generating a three-dimensional model are provided. A method according to an embodiment for generating a three-dimensional model includes (1) deriving an initial reference coordinate system based on measurement data indicating a three-dimensional shape of an object (2) selecting an axis of the initial reference coordinate system (3) determining whether or not there is rotational symmetry about the axis (4) determining whether or not there is rotational symmetry with an angular period about the axis (5) when there is the rotational symmetry with the angular period, correcting a reference coordinate system (6) when there is no rotational symmetry, determining plane symmetry about the axis (7) when there is the plane symmetry, correcting the reference coordinate system and (8) performing processing of (3)-(7) for each of three axes of the initial reference coordinate system.
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| | ===MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MAP GENERATION SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM (18174845)=== | | ===MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MAP GENERATION SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM (18174845)=== |
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| | Satoko TOFUKUJI | | Satoko TOFUKUJI |
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| − | This abstract describes a management system that operates in a specific area. The system uses a recognition sensor to identify objects in the area and a recognition target that needs to be identified by the sensor. The system also has three-dimensional map data that includes information about specific spaces between the recognition target and a specific position. The system compares the objects detected by the sensor with the map data to determine if there are any objects that should not be present in the specific spaces. If such objects are found, they are identified as removal targets.
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| − | A management system manages an environment of a predetermined area. In the predetermined area, there are a recognition sensor configured to recognize a surrounding situation and a recognition target to be recognized by the recognition sensor present at a specific position. Three-dimensional map data of the predetermined area include specific space information indicating a specific space that is a space between the specific position and the recognition target. Recognition result information indicates a result of recognition by the recognition sensor present at the specific position. The management system determines whether an object not included in the specific space in the three-dimensional map data is included in the specific space in the recognition result information. The management system detects, as a removal target, the object not included in the specific space in the three-dimensional map data but is included in the specific space in the recognition result information.
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| | ===METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HUMAN RE-IDENTIFICATION, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM (18127056)=== | | ===METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HUMAN RE-IDENTIFICATION, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM (18127056)=== |
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| | Norimasa KOBORI | | Norimasa KOBORI |
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| − | The abstract describes a method for human re-identification in images. It involves estimating the pose of a human in an image, clipping patches from the image based on the pose, generating positional information for each patch, inputting the patches and positional information into a vision transformer encoder, inputting the output of the encoder into a neural network, and obtaining the output of the neural network as the re-identification result of the human.
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| | ===DATA COLLECTOR, METHOD FOR DATA COLLECTION, DATA TRANSMITTER, AND METHOD FOR DATA TRANSMISSION (18176550)=== | | ===DATA COLLECTOR, METHOD FOR DATA COLLECTION, DATA TRANSMITTER, AND METHOD FOR DATA TRANSMISSION (18176550)=== |
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| | Masahiro Tanaka | | Masahiro Tanaka |
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| − | The abstract describes a system that collects data from vehicles using sensors. The system calculates a score for each vehicle based on the quality of the data it collects. This score is stored in memory. When the expected number of data pieces from all vehicles in a specific region is greater than a desired number, the system requests the vehicles with higher scores to transmit their data. The ranking of the vehicles is based on the ratio of the desired number to the expected number and the scores stored in memory.
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| − | A data collector calculates, for each of vehicles, a score indicating the quality of data representing the surroundings of the vehicle obtained by a sensor mounted on the vehicle; stores the score in a memory; and requests vehicles, of the vehicles that have traveled through a predetermined region, to transmit the data obtained in the region when an expected number of pieces of data expected for the case where the data is collected from all of the vehicles that have traveled through the region is greater than a desired number of pieces of data preset for the region. The requested vehicles rank higher than a rank corresponding to the ratio of the desired number to the expected number in a distribution of the score stored in the memory for each of the vehicles.
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| | ===IN-VEHICLE DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM (18158488)=== | | ===IN-VEHICLE DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM (18158488)=== |
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| | Yuji KAWAI | | Yuji KAWAI |
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| − | The abstract describes an in-vehicle device that can identify and track changes in a user's body state while they are in a vehicle with automatic driving or driving assistance features. The device uses an identification unit to assign an index based on the amount of change detected in the user's body state. This index is then associated with data related to the vehicle and stored in a storage unit. This allows the device to keep track of the timing of changes in the user's body state and correlate it with relevant vehicle data.
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| − | The in-vehicle device includes an identification unit that specifies an index based on a change amount of a state of a user's body detected in a vehicle controlled by an automatic driving function or a driving assistance function, and a storage unit that stores data related to the vehicle in association with the index so as to correspond to the timing of the change in the state.
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| | ===SERVICE SUPPORT APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND SERVICE SUPPORT METHOD (18191931)=== | | ===SERVICE SUPPORT APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND SERVICE SUPPORT METHOD (18191931)=== |
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| | Chikage KUBO | | Chikage KUBO |
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| − | The abstract describes a service support apparatus that communicates with a user or staff member's device. It collects data on the parking status of shared vehicles at different locations and sends information to the user or staff member's device when there is an excess or shortage of vehicles at specific locations. The information encourages the user or staff member to travel to a different location to use a shared vehicle parked there.
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| − | A service support apparatus includes a communication interface configured to communicate with a terminal apparatus of a user or a staff member, and a controller configured to acquire status data indicating a parking status of shared vehicles at a plurality of locations, and transmit presentation data to the terminal apparatus via the communication interface upon detecting an excess of shared vehicles at a first location, a shortage of shared vehicles at a second location, or both based on the acquired status data, the presentation data encouraging the user or the staff member to travel to the second location in a shared vehicle parked at the first location.
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| | ===MOVING BODY SUPPORT SYSTEM AND MOVING BODY SUPPORT METHOD (18105049)=== | | ===MOVING BODY SUPPORT SYSTEM AND MOVING BODY SUPPORT METHOD (18105049)=== |
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| | Hiroya CHIBA | | Hiroya CHIBA |
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| − | This abstract describes a system that supports a moving body, such as a robot or a vehicle, by recognizing a marker in a specific area. The system estimates the brightness of the marker without using a camera image. It calculates a correction value for the image based on the marker's brightness and then captures a first image using a camera. The system generates a second image by adjusting the brightness of the first image using the correction value. Finally, it recognizes the target marker based on the second image.
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| − | A moving body support system supports a moving body that recognizes a marker arranged in a predetermined area. The moving body support system estimates brightness at a position of the marker in the predetermined area without using an image captured by a camera mounted on the moving body. The moving body support system calculates a luminance correction value of an image including the marker according to the brightness at the position of the marker. The moving body support system acquires a first image including a target marker around the moving body by using the camera. The moving body support system generates a second image by correcting luminance of the first image by using the luminance correction value for the target marker. Then, the moving body support system recognizes the target marker based on the second image.
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| | ===PRODUCTION METHOD OF RARE EARTH MAGNET (18124306)=== | | ===PRODUCTION METHOD OF RARE EARTH MAGNET (18124306)=== |
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| | Masaaki ITO | | Masaaki ITO |
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| | ===RECHARGEABLE BATTERY (18129039)=== | | ===RECHARGEABLE BATTERY (18129039)=== |
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| | Masaya OGURA | | Masaya OGURA |
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| | ===BATTERY CASE (18125372)=== | | ===BATTERY CASE (18125372)=== |
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| | Saori HASE | | Saori HASE |
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| − | The abstract describes a battery case that consists of a frame, a cross member, and a cross bracket. The frame holds one end of the battery, while the cross member extends in the same direction as the battery's stacking. The cross bracket connects the frame and the cross member. It has a base portion joined to the frame and two corner bracket portions that extend from the base portion. These corner bracket portions sandwich a wall portion of the cross member from both sides and are joined to it. A cutout is present at the intersection of the surfaces of the corner bracket portions and the base portion on the side of the wall portion.
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| | ===Non-Aqueous Electrolyte Secondary Battery (18178609)=== | | ===Non-Aqueous Electrolyte Secondary Battery (18178609)=== |
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| | Masataka TOMITA | | Masataka TOMITA |
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| − | This abstract describes a type of non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. It consists of a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The separator has two surfaces, one facing the positive electrode and the other facing the negative electrode. An adhesive layer is applied to either the second surface or both surfaces of the separator. The adhesive layer is made up of inorganic particles and an organic binder. The ratio of the strength between the separator and the adhesive layer to the strength between the negative electrode and the adhesive layer is between 0 and 4.0.
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| | ===ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM (18118521)=== | | ===ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM (18118521)=== |
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| − | The abstract describes a server that manages the power-on requests for electrical appliances in houses within a town block. In this block, there is a shared electricity distribution transformer. The server's role is to coordinate and control the timing of power-on for these appliances to prevent the occurrence of simultaneous inrush currents. The purpose of this coordination is to avoid overloading the transformer and ensure a smooth and stable power supply to all houses in the block.
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| | Takashi IMAKAWA | | Takashi IMAKAWA |
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| | ===CONNECTION STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR (18128823)=== | | ===CONNECTION STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR (18128823)=== |
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| | Keiichi KANESHIGE | | Keiichi KANESHIGE |
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| − | The abstract describes a connection structure for an electric motor. It consists of several components, including first connection lines connected to the stator coil, first terminals fixed to the connector-side end of the first connection lines, second connection lines connected to the terminals of the connector, second terminals fixed to the coil-side end of the second connection lines, and a terminal block with attached portions. The first and second terminals are attached to the attached portions of the terminal block and connected to each other. The purpose of this connection structure is to provide a simplified and efficient way to connect the stator coil of the electric motor to a power source.
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| | Jun KAWAKAMI | | Jun KAWAKAMI |
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| | ===AXIAL GAP MOTOR WITH CURVED ROTOR AND STATOR CORES (18331371)=== | | ===AXIAL GAP MOTOR WITH CURVED ROTOR AND STATOR CORES (18331371)=== |
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| | Keiu Kanada | | Keiu Kanada |
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| − | The abstract describes an axial gap motor, which consists of a rotor and a stator. The rotor is made up of multiple rotor cores fixed around a rotor base, while the stator consists of multiple stator cores fixed around a stator base. Coils are wound around the stator cores. The end faces of each rotor core and the corresponding stator core are positioned opposite to each other and are exposed to each other.
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| | ===VEHICLE REMOTE INSTRUCTION SYSTEM (18330067)=== | | ===VEHICLE REMOTE INSTRUCTION SYSTEM (18330067)=== |
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| | Sho OTAKI | | Sho OTAKI |
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| − | The abstract describes a system that allows an autonomous driving vehicle to send a request for remote instructions to a remote instruction apparatus. The system then controls the vehicle's travel based on the instructions received from the remote instruction apparatus. The system includes a delay determination unit that checks for communication delays between the apparatus and the vehicle. If a delay is detected, a rejection unit will reject the instructions transmitted in response to the request.
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| − | A vehicle remote instruction system transmits a remote instruction request from an autonomous driving vehicle to a remote instruction apparatus and controls travel of the autonomous driving vehicle based on a remote instruction transmitted from the remote instruction apparatus in response to the remote instruction request. The vehicle remote instruction system includes a delay determination unit configured to determine whether or not a communication delay occurs between the remote instruction apparatus and the autonomous driving vehicle and a rejection unit configured to reject the remote instruction transmitted in response to the remote instruction request if it is determined by the delay determination unit that the communication delay occurs.
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| | ===SERVER APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND OPERATING METHOD OF SYSTEM (18295315)=== | | ===SERVER APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND OPERATING METHOD OF SYSTEM (18295315)=== |
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| | Chikage KUBO | | Chikage KUBO |
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| − | The abstract describes a server apparatus that can communicate with other devices. The server can send information to a vehicle about where a user should board the vehicle, based on a boarding point designated by a terminal apparatus. Additionally, the server can send a captured image of the vehicle's surroundings to the terminal apparatus, which was taken while the vehicle was traveling to the boarding point.
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| − | A server apparatus includes a communication interface and a controller configured to transmit and receive information to and from another apparatus via the communication interface, wherein the controller is configured to transmit information to a vehicle about a boarding point, designated by a terminal apparatus, at which a user is to board the vehicle, and transmit, to the terminal apparatus, a captured image of surroundings of the vehicle, the captured image being captured by the vehicle during travel to the boarding point.
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