Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Hiroki Sawada

Masato Endo

Eisuke Ando

Kuniaki Hasegawa

Masato Tamaoki

Wanleng Ang

Shinji Ichikawa

Hiroshi Yoshida

Atsushi Mizutani

Yoshinori Fujitake

Kazuyoshi Obayashi

Kenji Itagaki

Hichirosai Oyobe

Yukihiro Yamamoto

Masayuki Komatsu

Yasuo Suzuki

Masaru Sasaki

Kenji Murasato

Taira Kikuchi

Yoshikazu Kataoka

Shingo Ieda

Shigeki Kinomura

Takashi Ogawa

Daisuke Ishii

Tomoyuki Mizuno

Tetsuhiro Ishikawa

Takaya Soma

Takeshi Mogari

Yuka Niikawa

Wan Leng Ang

A rescue system includes: a plurality of movable bodies each equipped with a camera; and a server configured to communicate with the plurality of movable bodies. The rescue system identifies a protection target, based on information acquired by the camera. The server is configured to (a) define a search area to be searched for the protection target, (b) acquire positional information about the plurality of movable bodies and select, from movable bodies located within the search area, at least one movable body to be used for searching for the protection target, the movable body being selected as a selected movable body, and (c) output, to the selected movable body, a search command for searching for the protection target.

Rescue system and rescue method, and server used for rescue system and rescue method

A rescue system identifies and rescues a protection target, using information from a camera mounted on a movable body. The rescue system includes: a plurality of movable bodies; and a server configured to communicate with the plurality of movable bodies. The server is configured, when the protection target is identified, to (a) acquire positional information about each of the plurality of movable bodies and positional information about the protection target, and (b) select, as the protection target moves, a movable body which is to monitor the protection target, from the plurality of movable bodies.

A rescue system identifies and rescues a protection target, using information from a camera. The rescue system includes: a plurality of movable bodies each equipped with a camera; and a server configured to communicate with the plurality of movable bodies. The server is configured to (a) identify the protection target, using movable-body information from the plurality of movable bodies, and (b) provide a protector of the protection target with notification about positional information on the protection target, when the protection target is identified and a position where the protection target is detected is out of a predetermined range.

A vehicle information communication system includes: a plurality of vehicles; and a server configured to communicate with the plurality of vehicles. The server is configured to perform communication by using either a first communication mode or a second communication mode. In the first communication mode, the server receives and transmits information to and from each of the plurality of vehicles individually. In the second communication mode, the server receives and transmits the information to and from a part of the plurality of vehicles and the information is shared among the plurality of vehicles by using vehicle-to-vehicle communication.

Vehicle information communication system and environment improvement system, and server used therein

An environment improvement system includes: a sensor configured to detect a state of pollution by an environmental pollutant; a plurality of vehicles; and a server configured to communicate with the plurality of vehicles. The plurality of vehicles include vehicles including environment improvement devices configured to remove the environmental pollutant. When a pollution level by the environmental pollutant exceeds a threshold value in an area where the sensor is located, the server is configured to select at least a part of the vehicles including the environment improvement devices and cause the selected vehicles to move to the area, and to output a command to execute an environment improvement operation using the environment improvement devices.

Environment improvement system and environment improvement method, and server used therein

An animal rescue system identifies and rescues a protection target which is an animal, using information from a camera. The animal rescue system includes: a plurality of movable bodies each equipped with a camera; and a server configured to communicate with the plurality of movable bodies. The server is configured to identify a protection target, using information from the camera mounted on each of the plurality of movable bodies. The server is configured, when the protection target is identified, to (a) acquire positional information about each of the plurality of movable bodies and positional information about the protection target, and (b) select, as the protection target moves, a movable body which is to monitor the protection target, from the plurality of movable bodies.

Animal rescue system and animal rescue method, and server used for animal rescue system and animal rescue method

An information providing system includes a plurality of vehicle, a charging station, and a management server. The management server is configured to communicate with the plurality of vehicles and the charging station. Each of the vehicles allows charging of a power storage device mounted therein using electric power from the charging station and performs inter-vehicle charging for charging another vehicle using electric power of the power storage device. The management server obtains a congestion degree in the charging station and a destination of a vehicle. When a charging station is installed as an annex at a destination of the vehicle, and when the congestion degree exceeds a threshold value, the management server selects a candidate vehicle capable of performing inter-vehicle charging from among other vehicles that aim at a destination identical to the destination of the vehicle, and transmits information about the selected candidate vehicle to the vehicle.

Information providing system and method, and server used for information providing system and method

An EV priority switch is configured to allow a user to request a change between an EV priority mode and an HV mode. If an SOC of a power storage device is less than a first threshold value when the change to the HV mode is requested from the EV priority switch during the EV priority mode, an ECU changes the running mode to attain the HV mode and controls the SOC to be close to the SOC at the moment of a request for the change to the HV mode. If the SOC is greater than or equal to the first threshold value, the ECU maintains the EV priority mode. If the SOC reaches a second threshold value less than the first threshold value, the ECU forcefully changes the running mode to attain the HV mode.

Hybrid vehicle and method for controlling hybrid vehicle

A feeding connector that connects a vehicle with an external power receiving device when electric power is fed from the vehicle to the power receiving device is allowed to be fitted to a connecting portion to which a charging connector that connects the vehicle with an external feeding device is fitted when an electric storage device installed on the vehicle is charged with electric power from the feeding device, and, when the feeding connector is in a particular condition of fit with the connecting portion, an impedance of a particular signal path provided in the feeding connector falls within an impedance range for feeding which is set as a range of impedance different from an impedance range for charging which is set as a range of impedance of a signal path provided in the charging connector and corresponding to the particular signal path. A method for identifying the feeding connector, a system for identifying the feeding connector, and a feeding system using the feeding connector are also provided.

Feeding connector for feeding electric power from vehicle to external power receiving device, method for identifying the connector, system for identifying the connector, and feeding system using the connector

A vehicleaccording to an embodiment of the present invention is applied to a charge-discharge system CDS. The charge-discharge system includes the vehicle, an electric power cable, a plug-in station, a HEMS, and a commercial power supply. In a state where the connectorof the electric power cableis connected with the inlet of the vehicle, an electric power is discharged/supplied from the vehicle electric storage deviceto an external electric load (e.g., external electric storage device). Further, the vehicle electric storage deviceis capable of being charged by the external power supplythrough the electric power cable. A control deviceof the vehicleobtains/detects a permissible current value of the electric power cable, based on a specific signal (control pilot signal) which is transmitted through a CPLT terminal of the connectorbefore it starts the discharge to the external electric load from the vehicle electric storage device

Vehicle with an electric storage section capable of discharging (supplying) an electric power to an external electric load, discharge system including the vehicle and a power cable, method for discharging the electric storage section, and equipment external to the vehicle used in the discharge system

A vehicleaccording to the embodiment of the present invention is applied to a charge-discharge system CDS. The charge-discharge system includes the vehicle, an electric power cable, a plug-in station, a HEMS, and a commercial power supply. From the HEMSto the vehicle, a request for charge to charge an electric storage deviceand a request for discharge to allow an external electric load to use an electric power of the electric storage deviceare transmitted. When a request is changed from the request for charge to the request for discharge, or vice versa, the vehiclerealizes a charge-discharge stop state in which neither a charging operation nor a discharging operation is performed without directly changing from the charging operation to the discharging operation, or vice versa.

Vehicle with an electric storage section, and charge-discharge system including the vehicle and an energy management equipment

A charging system includes a locking device locking a connector provided at the end of a cable in the state where the connector is connected to an inlet provided in a vehicle; a release button for releasing locking by the locking device; a switch generating a signal indicating that the connector and the inlet are connected; a horn; and an ECU. In response to the operation of the release button, the switch stops generation of the signal. The ECU controls charging of a power storage device and detects whether the signal is issued or not. In the case where the ECU detects that generation of the signal is stopped during charging of the power storage device, the ECU causes the horn to issue an alarm.

Charging system

In a hybrid vehicle, a target rotational speed and a target torque or a target operation point of an engine are set to a predetermined optimal efficiency rotational speed and a predetermined optimal efficiency torque that enable the engine to be operated efficiently when the engine is operated while a state of charge of the battery is equal to or more than a control-center state of charge after a start of a driving of the vehicle. Then, the engine and motors are controlled so that the engine is operated at the target operation point and a torque equivalent to a torque demand is output to a ring gear shaft or an axle.

Hybrid vehicle and control method thereof

In a charging system for a vehicle for charging a power storage device, including the vehicle having the power storage device, and a charging cable for transmitting electric power supplied from an external power supply outside of the vehicle to the power storage device, charging information about charging performed by a charging device is set based on a signal generated by operation of an operation switch provided on a charging connector. This configuration can improve operability during charging.

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Hiroki Sawada