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A control device (84) is equipped with a control unit (92) that starts a power supply system (26) in a procedure according to a comparison result between an output voltage (VBAT1) of a first power storage device (52a) and an output voltage (VBAT2) of a second power storage device (52b), and if the output voltage of the first power storage device is less than or equal to that of the second power storage device, the control unit allows an current reverse flow in a first power supply circuit (38a), and in a state where the second power storage device is disconnected from a second power supply circuit (38b), executes precharging, using the charge supplied from the first power storage device, of a smoothing capacitor (44) that is provided respectively in each of an power generating device (30), a first load device (42a) and a second load device (42b).

A system for assisting an emergency call responder in obtaining information related to an emergency call comprises a responder interface enabling communication with an emergency call responder, information processing means connected to the responder interface and at least one information source, The information processing means is configured to obtain information from the at least one information source in information source specific format, to convert the obtained information into text format and to forward the information to the responder interface based on the text format.

A control device configured to control a movable body including a drive wheel and a driven wheel, the control device comprising: control means for controlling a trajectory tracking operation of the movable body, based on a state equation of the movable body, wherein the state equation is differentially flat, and the control means derives an acceleration input value of the movable body for the movable body to track a target trajectory, based on the state equation that is differentially flat.

A moving object control system that controls an operation of a moving object acquires a plurality of candidate trajectories that are candidates for a trajectory of a traveling route from a position of the moving object, selects candidate trajectories not causing collision with an obstacle from among the plurality of candidate trajectories; and determines a specific candidate trajectory as a route of the moving object by using each of the selected candidate trajectories and a reward function that outputs a reward for an action of the moving object. The reward function includes a reward function for implementing a policy corresponding to an action of an operator, and the system calculates a reward for each of the selected candidate trajectories using the reward function, and determines the specific candidate trajectory using the calculated reward.

A propulsion system of a boat includes: a trim angle adjuster configured to adjust a trim angle of each of propulsion machines on both sides in a left-right direction; and a controller configured to control the trim angle adjuster, in which the controller is capable of conducting trim support control and heel control, the trim support control adjusting the trim angle to a trim support angle set in accordance with a boat speed, the heel control adjusting the trim angle to a heel suppression angle set in accordance with an inclination in a roll direction of a hull to suppress the inclination in the roll direction of the hull, and in a case where a preset condition is satisfied, the controller conducts the heel control in addition to the trim support control, and causes the trim angle adjuster to adjust the trim angle to the heel suppression angle set with reference to the trim support angle of the propulsion machine.

Disclosed is a method for preparing an alloy nanostar, the method including a nanostar synthesis process including combining a first metallic precursor component, a second metallic precursor component, and solvent to provide a first solution, combining the first solution with a third metallic precursor component to provide a second solution, maintaining the second solution at a first selected temperature for a first selected period of time such that an oil-water two phase suspension is formed, and heating the oil-water two phase suspension to a second selected temperature for a second selected period of time sufficient to provide an alloy nanostar. Also described are alloy nanostars having an alloy of at least a first metallic element and a second metallic element, wherein the second metallic element is platinum.

DAC apparatus (100) configured to recover CO<2> in atmosphere, includes: adsorption-chamber (1) provided with adsorbent for adsorbing or absorbing CO<2>; atmospheric-control-valve (1a,1b) configured to open adsorption-chamber to atmosphere or to seal adsorption-chamber from atmosphere; vacuum-piping (4) connecting adsorption-chamber with vacuum-pump (5); vacuum-control-valve (4a) provided on vacuum-piping; heating-device (7) configured to heat adsorbent; and controller (10) configured to control atmospheric-control-valve, vacuum-control-valve, and heating-device to alternately perform adsorption-step and desorption-step, adsorption-step opening adsorption-chamber to atmosphere, prohibiting flow of gas to vacuum-piping, and adsorbing CO<2> in atmosphere to adsorbent, desorption-step sealing adsorption-chamber, permitting flow of gas to vacuum-piping, and heating adsorbent to desorb CO<2> from adsorbent. Supply-piping (9) to which CO<2> is supplied is further connected with adsorption-chamber. Supply-control-valve (9a) is provided on Supply-piping. Controller further controls Supply-control-valve to supply adsorption-chamber with CO<2> in desorption-step.

The present disclosure provide a brake device (130) of a vehicle (100) comprising: an assist mechanism (6) that performs brake assist for increasing a braking force of the vehicle; a behavior detection unit (121, 123, 125) that detects a pitching behavior of the vehicle; and a control unit (7) that controls the brake assist by the assist mechanism according to the pitching behavior detected by the behavior detection unit.

A propulsion system of a boat includes: at least one propulsion machine provided on each of both sides in a left-right direction with respect to a center of a hull; a rotation speed sensor configured to detect a rotation speed of a propulsor of the propulsion machine; a trim angle adjuster configured to adjust a trim angle of each of the propulsion machines on the both sides in the left-right direction with respect to the hull; and a controller configured to control the trim angle adjuster, in which while conducting the heel control, in a case where a difference in rotation speed between the propulsion machines on the both sides in the left-right direction detected by the rotation speed sensor is equal to or larger than a preset reference difference, the controller adjusts rotation speeds of the propulsion machines to reduce the difference in the rotation speed between the propulsion machines on the both sides in the left-right direction.

It is possible to suppress excessive revving of an engine with respect to a throttle operation during a warm-up operation. A control system (50) of an engine (21) which performs control to increase an engine speed during a warm-up operation includes: a detection unit (51a) which detects a throttle operation; and a control unit (27) which performs intake control to suppress an amount of intake air according to a throttle operation during a warm-up operation.