Toyota Motor Corporation Patente

A vehicle monitoring system (50) includes: a plurality of first cameras each configured to capture an image of a corresponding one of a plurality of first divided areas that constitute a first area (A1); a plurality of second cameras each configured to capture an image of a corresponding one of a plurality of second divided areas that constitute a second area (B1); a first image analysis unit (206) configured to analyze the captured images captured by the plurality of respective first cameras; a second image analysis unit (207) configured to extract the captured image including a vehicle (100) from among the captured images captured by the plurality of respective second cameras and analyze the extracted captured image; and a monitoring unit (208) configured to monitor the plurality of vehicles (100) based on a result of the analysis of the images.

An inlet (210) has a PISW to receive a reference voltage from a vehicle. When a discharging connector (100) is connected to the inlet (210), a PP terminal (PISW) receives the reference voltage. A detection circuit (540A) and a detection circuit (540B) selectively form a PISW circuit (a closed circuit) by a switch (S3B). Before the discharging connector (100) is connected to the inlet (210), the switch (S3B) is in a position to form the PISW circuit by the detection circuit (540A). When the discharging connector (100) is connected to the inlet (210), a power supply (or discharging) current is set based on a PISW potential and the vehicle starts discharging power. When the vehicle starts discharging power, a PWM signal generator (510) operates using power on a voltage line (L11, L12) as a power source, and a PWM signal is transmitted to the vehicle via a CP terminal (CPLT). The vehicle continues to discharge power by a power supply current based on the PWM signal.

A vehicle (100) comprises a vehicle control interface box (110) and a vehicle system (120). The vehicle control interface box (110) includes a first controller (111A) and a second controller (111B). The vehicle system (120) is configured to be capable of receiving a command from an autonomous driving kit (200) through each of a first path (170A) via the first controller (111A) and a second path (170B) via the second controller (111B). When only one of the plurality of paths fails while the vehicle is autonomously driven, the vehicle system (120) continues the autonomous driving based on a command received from the autonomous driving kit (200) through a path other than the failed path. When the first and second paths both fail while the vehicle is autonomously driven, the vehicle system (120) applies autonomous deceleration control to control a brake device (121) to decelerate the vehicle (100).

A vehicle manufacturing system (50) according to this embodiment is a vehicle manufacturing system for performing control in such a way that a plurality of vehicles (100) forming a platoon travel during a manufacturing process or a transporting process, the vehicle manufacturing system (50) including: a camera configured to capture an image of a traveling area where the plurality of vehicles travel and an area near the traveling area; a worker detection unit (252) configured to detect a worker based on the image captured by the camera; and a stop control unit (255) configured to analyze a plurality of frames in the captured image and stop the vehicle (100) when the worker detected in a previous frame is not detected in a subsequent frame.

A data storage device includes: a control unit (11) configured to, in response to detection of a predetermined vehicle condition, cause a storage device (7) to store vehicle data corresponding to the vehicle condition; and an acquisition unit (12) configured to acquire environmental information of a periphery of a vehicle, wherein the control unit is configured to: determine a sampling frequency of the vehicle data to be stored in the storage device (7), based on the environmental information acquired by the acquisition unit (12) and a pre-acquired relationship between the environmental information and the sampling frequency of the vehicle data; and cause the storage device (7) to store the vehicle data sampled at the determined sampling frequency.

An image recording device includes an approach recording unit configured to execute a parking approach recording function of recording an image of surroundings of a vehicle being parked when an object approaches a vicinity of the vehicle. The image recording device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire surrounding environment information of the vehicle and a function control unit configured to turn off the parking approach recording function of the approach recording unit based on the acquired surrounding environment information.

A vehicle manufacturing system (50) according to this embodiment is a vehicle manufacturing system for performing control in such a way that a plurality of vehicles forming a platoon travel during a manufacturing process or a transporting process, the vehicle manufacturing system (50) including: a vibration sensor (150) that is provided in a vehicle (100) and detects vibration that the vehicle receives; a comparison unit (151) configured to compare a vibration pattern of the vibration detected by the vibration sensor (150) with a reference pattern set in advance; and a control unit configured to control traveling of the vehicle based on a result of the comparison.

A vehicle manufacturing system including: a camera configured to capture an image of a traveling area where the plurality of vehicles travel and an area near the traveling area; a worker detection unit (252) configured to detect a worker based on the image captured by the camera; an area determination unit (253) configured to determine whether or not the worker is in a detection area corresponding to the traveling area or a non-detection area which is on each of right and left sides of the traveling area; a posture detection unit (254) configured to detect a posture of a worker who is in the detection area by performing image processing on the image captured by the camera; and a stop control unit (255) configured to stop the vehicle based on the posture of the worker.

An energy storage cell has: a cell main body shaped as a solid cylinder; and an insulating film covering an outer peripheral surface of the cell main body, and having an easily-broken portion that breaks easily.

A power storage device includes: a lower case having a bottom wall portion (23); a cooler (30) disposed below the bottom wall portion (23); and a cover member (50) to cover the cooler (30) from below. The bottom wall portion (23) includes a first protrusion (26C) protruding downward. The cover member (50) includes a second protrusion (52C) that faces the first protrusion (26C) in an upward-downward direction and protrudes upward. The first protrusion (26C) protrudes more downward than a lower surface of the cooler (30).

A battery device (1) includes a battery cell (10) having a sulfide-based electrolyte, a circuit board (20) having a detection part (21) that reacts to hydrogen sulfide, and an insulation member (30) interposed between a part of the circuit board (20) and the battery cell (10). A part or all of the detection part (21) is exposed to a space (40) surrounded by the battery cell (10), the circuit board (20), and the insulation member (30).

The power storage device (10) includes a power storage stack (11, 12) which includes a plurality of power storage cells (100) arranged side by side in a first direction, and a side wall (212) disposed on a lateral side of the plurality of power storage cells in a second direction. Each power storage cell includes a cell case (114) and an external terminal (120). The side wall (212) includes an opposite portion (213) facing the side surface (114b) of the cell case in the second direction, and a recess (214) formed at a position facing the external terminal in the second direction and recessed from the opposite portion in a direction away from the external terminal. The length of the recess (214) in the vertical direction is greater than the length of the external terminal (120) in the vertical direction.

A positive electrode active material comprises secondary particles, wherein each of the secondary particles includes primary particles, and each of the primary particles includes an olivine-type phosphate compound and lithium zirconate.

An execution device acquires contract information indicating whether there is a valid contract allowing the digital key to be used exists. On condition that the acquired contract information indicates that the valid contract does not exist, the execution device displays on a first display device information indicating that information related to the digital key is stored in a storage device.

The teaching herein provides an electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery with excellent input/output characteristics, using an olivine type compound and a layered rocksalt type oxide as its positive electrode active materials. The description herein provides a positive electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery. This positive electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery comprises: a positive electrode current collector layer; and a positive electrode composite layer containing an olivine-type compound and a layered rocksalt-type oxide as its positive electrode active materials. The positive electrode composite layer comprises a first region on a side that is closer to a first surface of the positive electrode composite layer, the first surface being opposite to a second surface of the positive electrode composite layer facing the positive electrode current collector layer, and the first region contains the layered rocksalt-type oxide at a higher concentration.

An electronic control unit includes communication units configured to be switched between a standby state, in which a communication function is restricted, and an active state, in which the restriction of the communication function is lifted. The communication units include a first communication unit (13) and a second communication unit (14) that execute first communication and second communication, respectively. The electronic control unit shifts the first communication unit (13) from the standby state to the active state in response to receiving a first activation notification through the first communication. The electronic control unit sends a second activation notification, which is a message requesting activation of the second communication unit (14) of another other electronic control unit, through the first communication and then starts the second communication with another electronic control unit.

A power storage device (10) comprises a plurality of power storage cells (100), a lower case including a bottom wall (212), and a partition plate (250) provided between the plurality of power storage cells and the bottom wall. Each power storage cell (100) has a lower surface provided with a safety valve (SV). The bottom wall (212) includes a supporting portion (212a) that supports the partition plate, and a groove (212b) that protrudes from the supporting portion downward and has a shape extending in one direction. The partition plate (250) includes a connected portion (252) connected to the supporting portion, and a lidding portion (254) located above the groove and cooperating with the groove to form an emission path (S). The lidding portion (254) has a plurality of through holes (254h) each provided at a position facing the safety valve (SV).

A power storage device (10) includes: a plurality of power storage cells (100); and an insulator member (150) having a shape extending from a power storage cell disposed at one end in a first direction to a power storage cell disposed at the other end in the first direction. Each power storage cell has a valve locating surface (114a), and each valve locating surface (114a) includes a safety valve (SV). The insulator member (150) is in contact with the valve locating surface (114a) and includes a plurality of intermediate vulnerable portions (152). Each intermediate vulnerable portion (152) is formed at a position between a pair of power storage cells (100) adjacent to each other in the first direction, and extends in the second direction.

A positive electrode active material comprises a primary particle (1) and a covering (5). The primary particle includes lithium manganese phosphate. The covering (5) covers at least part of a surface of the primary particle (1). In a radial direction of the primary particle (1), the covering (5) includes a first region (5a) and a second region (5b). Each of the first region (5a) and the second region (5b) includes carbon. In TEM-EDS analysis, signal intensity of manganese in the second region (5b) is more than signal intensity of manganese in the first region (5a).

A vehicle light control system that controls irradiation of light by a lighting device of a vehicle to an irradiation control target around the vehicle, the system comprising: a camera that captures an image in an irradiation direction of the lighting device; an object detection unit that detects the irradiation control target from a captured image of the camera; a reliability calculation unit that calculates a reliability regarding detection of the irradiation control target detected by the object detection unit, based on the captured image of the camera; and a lighting device controller that controls irradiation of light from the lighting device to the irradiation control target, wherein the lighting device controller adjusts a light amount of the lighting device for the irradiation control target based on the reliability.

A vehicle monitoring system (50) includes: an image capturing control unit (206) configured to, regarding a plurality of vehicles (100), cause an in-vehicle camera mounted on the vehicle adjacent to the vehicle that is moving in a first area (A1) to capture an image of the vehicle that is moving in the first area (A1), and cause an external camera (320) to capture an image of the vehicle that is moving in a second area (B1); a first image analysis unit (207) configured to analyze the images captured by the in-vehicle cameras mounted on the vehicles that are moving in the first area (A1); a second image analysis unit (208) configured to analyze the images captured by the external camera (320); and a monitoring unit (209) configured to monitor the plurality of vehicles based on a result of the analysis of the images.

A storage device stores authentication information as information related to a digital key of a vehicle. An execution device acquires from a server located outside of the vehicle contract information that indicates whether a valid contract that allows the digital keys to be used exists. The execution device deletes information related to the digital key that the storage device stores on a condition that the acquired contract information indicates that the valid contract does not exist.

A vehicle control system (50) according to the present disclosure includes: a lighting control unit (206) configured to turn on a predetermined light (L1) attached to a vehicle (100) configured to be movable by unmanned driving; a position estimation unit (207) configured to estimate a position of the vehicle (100) that travels on rollers of a drum tester (400) based on a position of a turned-on predetermined light (L1) of the vehicle (100) that travels on the rollers of the drum tester (400) specified from an image captured by a camera (310) configured to capture an image of a test area (TA1) where the drum tester (400) is installed; and a traveling control unit (208) configured to control the traveling of the vehicle (100) based on a result of the estimation by the position estimation unit (207).

A vehicle monitoring system (50) according to the present disclosure is a vehicle monitoring system (50) configured to estimate a position of a vehicle (100) that travels on rollers of a drum tester (400) from an image captured by a first camera (301) configured to capture a first area (A1) where the drum tester (400) is installed, the vehicle monitoring system (50) including a first position estimation apparatus (207a) configured to estimate the position of the vehicle (100) that travels on the rollers of the drum tester (400) based on a position of a turned-on predetermined light (L1) of the vehicle (100) that travels on the rollers of the drum tester (400) specified from the image captured by the first camera (301).

A matching method is executed by an information processing device (10), and includes: acquiring (S20) personal information about a customer; acquiring (S30) characteristic information about staff members; determining (S40) compatibility between the customer and each staff member, based on the personal information and the characteristic information; and deciding (S50) a staff member that deals with the customer, based on a determination result.

A vehicle control system according to the present disclosure is a vehicle control system configured to cause a vehicle (100) to travel by itself to a drum tester (400) and control an operation of the vehicle (100) on the drum tester (400). The vehicle control system includes detection means (310) for detecting arrival of a target vehicle (100) at the drum tester (400) and a controller (200) configured to cause the target vehicle (100) to travel by itself to the drum tester (400) and control an operation of the target vehicle (100) on the drum tester (400). When the arrival of the target vehicle (100) at the drum tester (400) is detected by the detection means (310), the controller (200) switches a control mode for the target vehicle (100) from a traveling control mode to a test control mode for controlling the operation of the target vehicle (100) on the drum tester (400).

A computer-implemented method for tracking at least one pixel from a reference frame to a current frame in a video comprising the reference frame and the current frame, the at least one pixel having a known position in the reference frame, the method comprising:- estimating a plurality of position candidates for the at least one pixel in the current frame, each position candidate being associated with an optical flow from the reference frame to the current frame;- evaluating at least one score for each of the position candidates based on the reference frame, the current frame and the optical flow;- determining the position of the at least one pixel in the current frame by selecting one of the position candidates or combining two or more of the position candidates based on the respective at least one score.

A vehicle driving control device comprising a deceleration control device that controls deceleration of a vehicle, and a driving support ECU configured to execute deceleration support control such that the vehicle is automatically decelerated by the deceleration control device when it is determined that it is necessary to decelerate the vehicle based on the driving conditions of the vehicle in a situation where a deceleration support control switch is on, in which the driving support ECU executes the deceleration support control when it is determined that alertness level of a driver is equal to or less than a threshold value in a situation where the deceleration support control switch is off.

A current collector (100A) includes a support portion (110) and a conductive portion (120). The support portion (110) includes an electrically insulating resin composition. The conductive portion (120) includes a first conductive layer (121), a second conductive layer (122), and a third conductive layer (123). The first conductive layer (121) and the second conductive layer (122) extend from the support portion (110). The third conductive layer (123) is disposed between the first conductive layer (121) and the second conductive layer (122), is joined to both the first conductive layer (121) and the second conductive layer (122), and extends from between the first conductive layer (121) and the second conductive layer (122).

A main object of the present disclosure is to provide an electrode active material capable of suppressing the volume change of the electrode layer. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing an electrode active material including a secondary particle that is an aggregation of a plurality of primary particle, wherein the primary particle is a Si-based active material containing a Si element, and a particle size D₁₀ (µm) and a particle size D₅₀ (µm) of the secondary particle satisfy the specified formula (1).

A control device (30) controls a battery (23) installed in a vehicle. The control device is configured to acquire charge-discharge requests for the battery from a plurality of devices, evaluate the acquired charge-discharge requests based on the devices from which the charge-discharge requests originated, and output a control signal in response to a control request, in which the control signal controls the battery, and the control request indicates a result of the evaluation.

Provided is a consent confirmation device that confirms whether or not an occupant consent has been obtained for provision of data acquired in the vehicle to outside of the vehicle, in a manner without creating a burden on the occupant. The consent confirmation device has a confirming unit that confirms whether or not an occupant consents to provision of data acquired in a vehicle, when occupant identification information identifying the occupant of the vehicle does not match consenter identification information identifying a consenter who has consented to provision of the data.

The current collector includes: a first layer that includes Al; a second layer that is disposed on the first layer and includes a metal element M, the metal element M having an oxidation-reduction potential based on Li of 2.3V or more and not being an amphoteric element; and a third layer that is disposed on the second layer and includes a resin.

A charging device (100) includes: a communication unit (13) that acquires authentication information about an EVSE (200); a processor (11) that determines, based on the authentication information, whether or not the EVSE (200) is under a time-based billing system; and a processor (21) that is capable of switching between timer charging and immediate charging. When timer charging is set and when it is determined that the EVSE (200) is under a time-based billing system, the processor (21) switches from timer charging to immediate charging.

A power cutoff device includes a pyro-fuse device (21), a receiver (25), and a controller (22). The pyro-fuse device (21) is provided in a power system of a vehicle (10) and configured to shut off the power system when an abnormality of the vehicle (10) is detected. The receiver (25) receives a signal for requesting driving of the pyro-fuse device (21) from the outside of the vehicle (10). The controller (22) drives the pyro-fuse device (21) when the receiver (25) receives the signal.

The invention provides a use of a solution as an ink to provide, in an ink-printing operation onto a surface of an intermediate product in the production of a perovskite solar cell, a surface film convertible into a functional layer of the perovskite solar cell via drying, wherein the ink-printing operation employs a print head (P) having at least 100 nozzles and/or deposits the ink over an area of at least 0.3 m<2> of the surface, the functional layer is one of an electron transport layer (3a), a perovskite layer, and a hole transport layer, and the solution contains a precursor of the functional layer in a polar solvent which contains an alcohol and/or and ether.

A signal localization device (1), comprising: a single sensor (4), a first redirection device (21) configured to guide an emitted signal (2) to the sensor (4) through a first channel, said first channel having a first intrinsic delay and a first spatial sensitivity so as to provide the emitted signal (2) to the sensor (4) with a first delay, a second redirection device (8) arranged to guide the emitted signal (2) to the sensor (4) through a second channel, said second channel having a second intrinsic delay and a second spatial sensitivity so as to provide the emitted signal (2) to the sensor (4) with a second delay, the first delay and the second delay being different, the second redirection (8) device comprising a delay structure (5) configured to provide the second delay to the emitted signal as a function of a direction (3) of the emitted signal (2), and a processing unit (6), configured to identify a localization of the emitted signal (2) as a function of the emitted signal, the first delay and the second delay.

An emotion estimation method that is executed by an information processing device (10) includes: acquiring voice data; determining whether the voice data includes linguistic information; and estimating an emotion corresponding to the voice data by inputting the voice data to a first estimation model, when the voice data includes the linguistic information, or estimating the emotion corresponding to the voice data by inputting the voice data to a second estimation model, when the voice data does not include the linguistic information. The first estimation model estimates the emotion based on the linguistic information. The second estimation model estimates the emotion without being based on the linguistic information.

Obtaining an electric machine comprising concentrically arranged stator and rotor with a computer-implemented prediction of an Eigenfrequency for each of sets of specifications representing material and geometry options for the stator, including- solving the Eigenvalue problem with a finite element solver, an input of which includes a mass matrix and a stiffness matrix, the stiffness matrix comprising equivalent material parameters of a laminar 3D structure with a sub-structure periodically occurring with periodicity around a central axis in the 3D structure from a laminar element with repeated occurrence of the laminar element along the central axis, and elements/tuples- relating an average or an interpolation of coefficients of deformation within constraints to volume portions of the 3D structure to provide representative volume elements and- computed with the periodicity and model order reduction with proper orthogonal decomposition on tuples representing the sub-structure.

A battery of the present disclosure has an electrode body, a case accommodating the electrode body, and a resin body electrically insulating the electrode body and the case. The electrode body includes a positive electrode current collector, a positive electrode active material layer, an electrolyte, a negative electrode active material layer and a negative electrode current collector. The case includes a metal tube having a first opening and a second opening, and covers that seal the first opening and the second opening respectively. The resin body includes plural concave regions extending from the first opening toward the second opening.