PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress a decelerating state imparting a sense of incongruity to a driver when erroneously recognizing a standstill object such as a road side reflector in the follow-up control of a preceding vehicle. SOLUTION: In the uncaptured state of a follow-up travel control object, vehicle speed control target deceleration GV* based on one's own vehicle speed and set speed is comp...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate a sense of incompatibility imparted to a driver when the motive power is cut off in a state with an engine brake acting in inter- vehicle distance control of a vehicle mounted with a manual transmission. Ž

SOLUTION: When the motive power from an engine is cut off by cutting a clutch off or shifting the manual transmission to a neutral position, if an inter-v...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable regulation of the amount of control for lane escape prevention to an optimum value. Ž

SOLUTION: A lane escape prevention device is provided with a vehicle speed estimated value calculating part 13 to decide the magnitude of a yaw moment applied on a vehicle for lane escape prevention; a yaw rate estimating value calculating part 14; a target yaw rate correction...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an auxiliary machine driving device for an automobile for driving an auxiliary machine by using an internal combustion engine or MG as a driving source and restricted in axial length thereof. Ž

SOLUTION: The internal combustion engine 10 or the motor generator 20 to be stopped during idle operation drives the auxiliary machine 30 concentrically arranged with t...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To further enhance fuel consumption of a hybrid automobile by realizing a driving by an electric motor, even when an accumulation device, in which a voltage is varied by the amount of accumulation is used. SOLUTION: In the hybrid automobile, a motive power of any one of an engine 1 and the electric motor 3 or both motive powers are used, and wheels 8 are driven via a transmis...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To immediately detect abnormality of a travel safety device of a vehicle. Ž

SOLUTION: When a behavior detecting means M3 detects that a driver performs a speed reduction operation or a steering operation within a predetermined time after a control means M2 of a safety device operation issues a primary alarm and a secondary alarm to the driver for avoiding the vehicle fro...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely and effectively control the behavior of a vehicle regardless of conditions of the vehicle. SOLUTION: The feedback controlled variable Mfb is operated on the basis of the behavior of the vehicle (S20, 30), the feed forward controlled variable Mff is operated on the basis of the deviation &Delta M between the yaw moment M0 of the vehicle and the actual yaw moment M of...

A shift shock reduction system comprises a first section that causes an engine to produce a normal engine torque in accordance with an existing operation condition of a vehicle; a second section that changes an output rotation of the engine to an output rotation of an automatic transmission in accordance with an existing gear ratio derived from a rate between a rotation speed of an input member of...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic transmission capable of realizing smooth and efficient transmission control without using a clutch by incorporating a motor in the transmission and controlling torque and the number of revolutions. Ž

SOLUTION: A first gear row input shaft of the parallel shaft type transmission having two sets of gear shift gear rows is connected with an engine, a...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent damage of a clutch means and instability of a traveling state when connecting the clutch means in a parallel type hybrid vehicle with the clutch means interposed between an engine and a drive wheel. SOLUTION: A motor for traveling 2 and an output shaft 12 are directly connected with drive wheels 9, 10. An engine 1 is connected with the output shaft 12 via a torque ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic vehicle steering control device capable of removing harmful influences such as a feeling of incongruity in steering and the instability of vehicle action caused by maintaining automatic steering control for guiding its own vehicle on a target traveling lane when a driver performs steering during automatic steering control or in a traveling state such a...

A borehole tool positioning and measuring apparatus and its methods of use are provided. The apparatus and method can be used to centralize a logging tool in a wellbore, or position a logging tool at a desired relative alignment relative to the wellbore perimeter surface. The method and apparatuses can be used to determine useful information regarding borehole size and configuration. Various embod...

A flow control device for use in a wellbore to allow flow of formation fluid into the wellbore comprises a valve member adapted to move when disposed in the wellbore. A fluid line supplies a working fluid under pressure to move the valve member to allow the fluid to flow into the wellbore. A sensor in the wellbore, and associated with the fluid line, provides an indication of a position of the val...

The invention relates to a laryngeal mask airway device to facilitate lung ventilation in a patient comprising an airway tube extending from a proximal end to a distal end and opening, at the distal end, into the interior of a hollow mask portion shaped to fit readily in use into the actual and potential space behind the larynx and to seal around the circumference of the laryngeal inlet without pe...

A signal processing apparatus capable of easily linking video data of a DVCR connected by an i-Link or the like and utilizing the same in a desired format is disclosed. Streaming data such as video data is defined, managed, and controlled in usage by an "optional-media" link tag linked to a "gpoi" tag defining a specific position in a position information file. The "optional-media" link can descri...

A centrifugal separator includes a cylindrical bowl having a conical lower end with an opening through which feed liquid is injected during a feed mode of operation. The feed liquid is separated into centrate and solids, which accumulate along the inner surface of the bowl. A piston assembly includes a conical piston coupled to a piston actuator by a two-part piston shaft. During the feed mode of ...

A process is disclosed for modifying (F102) structural members of vehicles subjected to electrophoresis treatments wherein all cutting (F101) and welding (F103) steps of such structural members are carried out through a laser.

A system and method for high throughput patch clamp measurements to study the effect of various chemicals on ion transfer channels is provided. One or more patch clamp configurations is established, each comprising a cell sealed to a pipette. The pipettes are affixed to a pipette fixture. The pipette fixture and a plate comprising one or more wells are relatively moved so that each cell is inside ...

A lamella strip(3) comprising two shanks(4,5) folded back onto each other is fixed in the molding tool(1) at the fold(6). Both free shanks extend away from the tool outer surface and form a feature of the latter which produces a fine cut in a tire tread molded in the tool. The two shanks(4,5) may have similar or different lengths(t1,t2) extending away from the tool face. One or both shanks may fol...

A strip cutting unit(3) immediately precedes a holder(4) which supports cut strip sections(2a) and moves each to a lower splicing position. In the lower position the leading strip edge(16) to be spliced is located in a specific position relative to the trailing edge(13) of a previously spliced section(14) onto which it is to be spliced in an immediately adjacent splicing unit(5). The holder (4) is...