Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Nikon Corporation

Nikon Vision Co., Ltd.

Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.

Other

Panasonic Corporation

Satoshi Fukumoto

Takafumi Tokuhiro

Ichiro Yamane

Takanobu Ito

Yoshimasa Okabe

Toshiya Kogishi

Katsunori Tomita

Takehito Sato

Atsushi Nojiri

Tatsushi Nishioka

Masashi Hoshino

A notifying method includes detecting an object existing in a periphery of the vehicle, and emitting a visible light to irradiate at least a part of the periphery of the vehicle in a direction of the object with an irradiation pattern. A color of the visible light irradiated is a complementary color of a color of a road surface.

Notifying device and notifying system

A parking assistance method according to the present disclosure is a method of performing autonomous travel of a vehicle based on a travel route generated using teaching travel by a driver. The parking assistance method including: acquiring as absolute position and an azimuth is the a travel direction of the vehicle; and determining, based on the absolute position and the azimuth in the travel direction, whether or not the vehicle is located oriented with a prescribed azimuth in a prescribed position, which are registered in association with the travel route.

Parking assistance method and parking assistance device

An objective optical system which forms an observation optical system consists of, in order from the object, a first lens group that has positive refractive power, a second lens group that has positive or negative refractive power, and a third lens group that has negative refractive power. Focusing is performed by moving the second lens group along an optical axis, the third lens group is configured to move in a direction that is perpendicular to the optical axis to correct image blur, and the following conditional expression is satisfied: 0.70≤f1/f12≤1.50, where f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group, and f12 denotes a combined focal length of the first lens group and the second lens group.

Observation optical system

A driving assistance apparatus configured to support a driving of a vehicle at a time of pulling out of the vehicle, the driving assistance apparatus including: a control section configured to determine a movement path from a parking space to a predetermined position of a road region, and run the vehicle along the movement path on a basis of surroundings information of the vehicle when pulling out the vehicle from the parking space to the road region, wherein the control section leaves an accelerator operation for the vehicle to a user while automatically controlling a steering operation for the vehicle at least in a section in the movement path, and switches from an automated driving mode to a manual driving mode in response to the steering operation that is performed by the user when the vehicle travels in the section.

Driving assistance apparatus, and vehicle

A notifying method includes detecting an object existing in a periphery of a vehicle and determining a type of the object existing in the periphery of the vehicle. The notifying method further includes emitting a visible light to irradiate at least a part of the periphery of the vehicle with an irradiation pattern. The irradiation pattern includes an icon pattern indicating the type of the object.

A parking control method includes: detecting a first parking space based on the ambient image of the vehicle captured by an imaging device; controlling at least a steering actuator of the vehicle to cause the vehicle to be parked in the first parking space; detecting a second parking space based on the ambient image of the vehicle captured by the imaging device, while the vehicle is travelling into the first parking space, the second parking space being adjacent to the first parking space in a travelling direction of the vehicle, the second parking space being farther than the first parking space from the vehicle; and controlling at least the steering actuator of the vehicle to cause the vehicle to be parked in the second parking space.

Parking assistance apparatus

To provide a parking assistance apparatus capable of achieving easier leaving parking space. A parking assistance apparatus includes a detection section detecting a first parking space in which a vehicle can be parked, and a control section forward parking the vehicle in the first parking space. When a second parking space in which the vehicle can be parked in front of the vehicle entering the first parking space, the control section causes the vehicle that has been already under control to be forward parked in the first parking space to enter the second parking space from the first parking space and to be parked in the second parking space.

An ocular lens includes from an object side: a first lens group having negative refracting power, and a second lens group having positive refracting power. An object-side focal plane of the second lens group is positioned between the first lens group and the second lens group. The first lens group includes, from the object side: a meniscus first A lens component whose convex surface is directed toward the object side, and a first B lens component having negative refracting power. The second lens group includes, in a position closest to the object side, a meniscus second A lens component whose concave surface is directed toward the object side, and satisfies conditional expressions.

Binoculars and ocular lens

A notifying device mounted in a vehicle has a controller and a light emitter. The controller determines, based on a detection result of a plurality of objects existing in a periphery of the vehicle, respective directions of notification objects included in the plurality of objects with the vehicle as a reference. The light emitter emits light in the respective directions.

A vehicle state determination device includes an input unit and a controller. The input unit receives sidewalk information indicating a state of a sidewalk region which a moving body passes through and roadway information indicating a state of a roadway region adjacent to the sidewalk region. The controller determines whether or not a sidewalk entering operation is possible based on the sidewalk information and the roadway information. The sidewalk entering operation is an operation in which a vehicle trying to enter the roadway region by crossing the sidewalk region enters the sidewalk region.

Vehicle state determination device and vehicle state determination method

A determination device includes an input unit and a controller. The input unit receives information on a sidewalk area and information on a target object recognized in the sidewalk area. The sidewalk area exists between a position where a vehicle is present and a non-sidewalk area. The controller (i) divides the sidewalk area into a plurality of partial areas including at least a first partial area and a second partial area based on the information on the sidewalk area, the first partial area being closest to the vehicle among the plurality of partial areas, and the second partial area being adjacent to the non-sidewalk area, and (ii) determines, based on the information on the target object, at least one partial area among the plurality of partial areas to be a range where the vehicle is allowed to enter.

Determination device and determination method

A control device for an autonomous driving vehicle includes a first input section, a second input section, and a travel state determination section. The first input section acquires a detection signal of a first sensor that detects another vehicle approaching the intersection. The second input section acquires a detection signal of a second sensor that detects at least one of a gesture of a driver of the other vehicle, a voice of the driver of the other vehicle, a motion of the other vehicle, and a radio signal output from the other vehicle. The travel state determination section generates, upon detection of the other vehicle based on the detection signal of the first sensor, a travel command signal for allowing or restricting entry of the autonomous driving vehicle into the intersection in accordance with an action of the other vehicle predicted based on the detection signal of the second sensor.

Control device and method for controlling autonomous driving vehicle

A vehicle situation determination device includes an input unit and a controller. The input unit receives information about a recognition result of recognizing one or a plurality of moving objects existing in a sidewalk region ahead of a vehicle in an advancing direction. The controller determines, based on the recognition result, that the vehicle is allowed to enter a passing scheduled region in a time period of a sparse state when a transition is made from the sparse state into a dense state. The sparse state is a state where density of the one or plurality of moving objects existing in the passing scheduled region is lower than or equal to a predetermined value. The dense state is a state where the density is higher than the predetermined value.

Vehicle situation determination device and vehicle situation determination method

There are provided an ocular lens in which aberrations are favorably corrected across a sufficiently wide angle of view and a lens diameter is suppressed from increasing with a sufficient eye relief attained and without a total length being long, and an optical apparatus including the ocular lens. An ocular lensused for an optical apparatus such as a telescope optical system TS includes: in order from an object side, a first lens group Gincluding a first lens component GA having negative refractive power and having a concave surface facing a viewer's eye side, a second lens component GB in a meniscus shape having a convex surface facing the object side, and a third lens component GC having positive refractive power; a second lens group Ghaving a lens component having a convex surface facing the viewer's eye side; a third lens group Ghaving positive refractive power. An object side focal plane of the third lens group Gis positioned between the second lens group Gand the third lens group G

Ocular lens and optical apparatus

The invention provides an ocular lens well corrected for aberrations through a sufficiently large angle of view and having a sufficient eye relief while ensuring avoidance of increasing the overall length and suppression of an increase in lens diameter, and provides an optical device including this ocular lens. An ocular lensincludes, in order from an object side, a first lens group Gincluding a first lens component GA in meniscus form having a convex surface facing the object side, a second lens group Gincluding a lens component Lhaving a convex surface facing a viewing eye side, and a third lens group Ghaving a positive refractive power. An object-side focal plane I of the third lens group Gis positioned between the second lens group Gand the third lens group G. When f represents the focal length of the entire system; and frepresents the combined focal length of the first lens group Gand the second lens group G, a condition shown by the following expression:6&#x2266;|12|/is satisfied.

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Satoshi Fukumoto