PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a controller for a hybrid drive device stably executing a start and a change in output state of an engine. Ž

SOLUTION: A controller for a hybrid drive device of which the second power source is connected to an output member to which torque is transmitted from a first power source through a transmission, comprises a gearshift determining means for determining g...

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for improving a phenomenon of traffic congestion, that could occur even if there is no particular obstacles existing on the way, in an automobile or vehicle traffic on a highway or a railway, in which the method allows for a driver to be incorporated in a controlling operation effectively and safely. The present invention provides a method...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an adjustable bag making machine wherein no gap occurs between a movable guide plate and fixed guide plates even if the movable guide plate is moved to improve continuity of peripheral rims of both guide plates. SOLUTION: A movable guide plate 5 is placed to overlap on a pair of fixed guide plates which are divided into two at a center line and constitute a bottom ...

A method and apparatus for imaging a heart with a scanning computed tomography (CT) imaging system. A cardiac cycle of a patient is measured. The patient's heart is then scanned with the scanning CT imaging system at an angular rate asynchronous to the measured cardiac cycle to obtain image data. An image of the patient's heart is then assembled from chronologically discontinuous segments of the i...

A delivery for a sheet-processing machine for keeping the extent thereof required downline from the delivery pile as short as possible, includes a frame and grippers revolvable, during operation, along a gripper path within the frame. The grippers seize sheets at a location on the gripper path and drag the sheet along sections of the gripper path in a transport direction. A first switching element...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To detect deviation in the position of an edge of a seam part when sealing the seam part of a packaging material packaging an article to be packaged. Ž

SOLUTION: In a packaging bag forming step, a packaging bag is formed by bending a seam part 17c of both side end parts 17a and 17b of a packaging material 17 so as to be protruded outwardly while drawing the packaging mat...

If the upper end position (OBJTOP) of a binary-represented object/person (OB) and an edge-detection position (jFLTOP) are in nearly the same position, then a horizontal edge's maximum height position is defined, at which decrease in luminance value is relatively steep, i.e. almost the same position where the upper end position is detected for the binary-represented object/person.

A drive control apparatus for a vehicle includes an object detecting device for detecting objects in front of the vehicle, a running track calculation device, a preceding vehicle detecting device, a vehicle control device for controlling a speed of the vehicle so that the vehicle runs following the preceding vehicle, a preceding vehicle information output device, and a control mode selecting devic...

A running vehicle comprises a steering operation tool, a pair of running-driving axles, a pair of running wheels drivingly connected with the pair of running-driving axles, a first differential unit interposed between the pair of running-driving axles, a first hydrostatic transmission for transmitting a driving force to the first differential unit, a pair of steering output shafts, a second differ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control device of the hybrid drive system wherein the start of the engine and the change of the output can be performed stably. Ž

SOLUTION: In the control device of the hybrid drive system, a secondary power source is linked through a transmission with an output member to which torque is transmitted from a primary power source. The device is provided with an...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an increase in shock resulting from a speed change via a transmission, on the input side of which a motor is connected. Ž

SOLUTION: There is provided a controller for the transmission, on the input side of which the motor supplied with power from a storage battery means is connected. The controller has a charge control means (step S2) for controlling a charge ...

An SAT estimating section estimates self-aligning torque (SAT) on the basis of a steering torque, which is detected by a steering torque detecting section, and an assist torque, which is detected by an assist torque detecting section. An SAT model value computing section computes an SAT model value by using an integrated slip angle alpha_I. An SAT ratio/drift amount computing section com...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To start a hybrid vehicle and improve energy efficiency after starting the hybrid vehicle by driving a first and a second motors. Ž

SOLUTION: This drive control device for the hybrid vehicle comprises the first and the second motors, an output shaft 14, a differential rotating device including at least four rotating elements, a start timing determination processing means...

In a wellbore telemetry system (18, fig. 1) in which signals are transmitted between a surface unit (5) and a Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA 3), bandwidth allocation is varied according to measured downhole data corresponding to a special event and a special data frame is generated and transmitted on a priority basis. Inefficiency caused by repeated data in a stream of interleaved packets is avoided by...

The airway device comprises an airway tube and a non-iflatable laryngeal cuff that is pre-formed such that the face region is a snug fit over the laryngeal inlet of a patient. A first method of manufacturing the device comprises the steps of providing and airway tube and a mould shaped to form the laryngeal cuff, inserting the airway tube into a mould, introducing plastic into the mould and allowi...

A circuit and antenna module, suitable for connection to a printed circuit board (PCB) or printed wiring board (PWB) of an electronic communications device, comprises an antenna having respective left and right antenna arms 6, 7. The arms 6, 7 are electrically connected to each other by a connecting bridge circuit 9 configured to apply an adjustable phase difference between the arms 6, 7 from a si...

The drive control process of the invention sets minimum and maximum control rotation speeds Necmin and Necmax to a minimum engine speed Nemin and a maximum engine speed Ncmax of an engine. When output of a torque demand Tr* to a driveshaft is attainable, the drive control process performs the control to ensure output of the torque demand Tr* to the driveshaft in the range of the minimum control ro...

The present invention provides novel pyrimidinyl-thiophene kinase modulators v of formula (I) which can be used to treat diseases mediated by kinase activity.

A mechanical composite seal assembly for providing a seal between a rotating shaft and a static surface. The mechanical composite seal assembly includes first and second axially adjacent annular seal elements. The first and second seal elements each include a sealing edge contacting the shaft to provide a respective seal between the first and second seal element and the shaft. A static housing rec...

An accounting method can insert changes that affect average cost calculations after the initial average cost calculations. The method can go back in time and add in transactions that affect average cost and re-calculate average cost based on the added entry to all entries after the added entry.