Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Sunarrow Limited

Continental Automotive Gmbh

Sakaiya Co., Ltd.

Seonghun Lee

Katsuyasu Yamane

Satoshi Hasegawa

Fumiaki Yamaguchi

Tomoomi Kiyomiya

Yuichi Takahashi

Ryo Morosawa

Haisong Liu

YoungJin Hyun

Takezo Takahata

Ryo Sato

Shinichi Ueda

Masashi Sugita

Yujiro Koda

Masakazu Hira

Tatsuya Akimaru

Takayuki Furui

Takuro Ojima

Masaru Sugino

Ryo Gohara

Hiroki Imai

A vehicle control apparatus includes a first vehicle communication unit performing communication with a mobile terminal, a first distance measuring unit measuring, with first precision, a vehicle-terminal distance being a distance between a vehicle and the mobile terminal, a terminal position information obtaining unit obtaining terminal position information transmitted from the mobile terminal, a second distance measuring unit measuring the vehicle-terminal distance with second precision being measurement precision lower than the first precision based on the terminal position information, and a high-precision distance measurement determining unit determining whether the first distance measuring unit is caused to measure the vehicle-terminal distance or not based on the vehicle-terminal distance measured by the second distance measuring unit.

Vehicle control apparatus, vehicle control method, recording medium with program for control recorded, and vehicle control system

A vehicle control apparatus includes a vehicle communication control unit performing communication with a mobile terminal positioning within an out-vehicle communication area, a distance measuring unit measuring a vehicle-terminal distance, the vehicle-terminal distance being a distance between a vehicle and the mobile terminal, and a distance measurement control unit measuring the vehicle-terminal distance by switching, based on a predetermined condition, between a first distance measurement mode repeatedly measuring the vehicle-terminal distance by the distance measuring unit without depending on reception of measurement instruction information transmitted from the mobile terminal and a second distance measurement mode measuring the vehicle-terminal distance by the distance measuring unit in response to reception of the measurement instruction information when communication is established between the vehicle communication control unit and the mobile terminal.

A relative position of a mobile terminal with respect to a vehicle is measured. The mobile terminal includes a position-measurement-necessity determining unit and a position-measurement control unit, and the position-measurement-necessity determining unit determines whether it is necessary to measure the relative position depending on whether the mobile terminal is in a predetermined state when the mobile terminal enters from the outside to the inside of an out-vehicle communication area of a first vehicle communication unit. The position-measurement control unit causes a position measuring unit provided in the vehicle to measure the relative position when the position-measurement-necessity determining unit determines that it is necessary to measure the relative position.

Position measurement system, position measurement method, position measurement instruction method, recording medium with position measurement instruction program recorded, and vehicle control apparatus

A vehicle control device includes: a power-supply control unit that sets a power supply to an off state when either a first power-off condition in which a user performs a power-off operation or a second power-off condition in which a first predetermined time elapses from the time when the user U gets off the vehicle with the power supply in an on state is satisfied; and a power-on-condition setting unit that: sets a power-on condition to a first power-on condition, when the power supply is set to the off state because the first power off condition is satisfied; and sets the power-on condition to a second power-on condition that is different from the first power-on condition, when the power supply is set to the off state because the second power off condition is satisfied.

Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and recording medium

A vehicle control system includes: a possible user determination section that allows a first camera having a first resolution to capture an image around a vehicle to determine whether or not the captured image includes a possible facial image of a user; a user determination section that allows a second camera having a second resolution which is higher than the first resolution and consuming more power than the first camera to capture an image around the vehicle to determine whether or not the captured image includes a facial image of the user in a case where the possible user determination section determines that the possible facial image of the user is included; and an entry permission section that permits the user to enter the vehicle in a case where the user determination section recognizes that the facial image of the user is included.

Vehicle control system, vehicle control method, and recording medium in which vehicle control program is recorded

A vehicle control device includes image capturing units, control equipment that extracts at least one living body from image information captured by the image capturing units and performs processing, and a door operating system capable of unlocking the doors of a vehicle and executing an opening operation for the doors. When a user of the vehicle is included among a plurality of the extracted living bodies and it is estimated that a predetermined type of living body is in contact with the user, the control equipment causes the doors to be operated in a first mode. When the user is included among the plurality of the extracted living bodies and it is estimated that the predetermined type of living body is not in contact with the user, the control equipment causes the doors to be operated in a second mode that differs from the first mode.

Vehicle control device and method of operating an opening and closing body

A vehicle control apparatus includes a battery remaining-amount recognizing unit recognizing a remaining amount of a battery and a distance measurement control unit measuring a vehicle-terminal distance by switching, based on the remaining amount of the battery recognized by the battery remaining-amount recognizing unit, between a first distance measurement mode repeatedly measuring the vehicle-terminal distance by a distance measuring unit without depending on reception of measurement instruction information transmitted from a mobile terminal and a second distance measurement mode measuring the vehicle-terminal distance by the distance measuring unit in response to reception of the measurement instruction information transmitted from the mobile terminal when communication is established between the vehicle communication control unit and the mobile terminal.

A vehicle control system: allows a first camera to repeatedly capture an image around a vehicle at a predetermined interval to determine, with a first accuracy, whether or not the captured image includes a possible facial image of a user of the vehicle; sets the polling interval in accordance with a predetermined polling interval setting condition; allows a second camera to capture an image around the vehicle to determine, with a second accuracy higher than the first accuracy, whether or not the captured image includes a facial image of the user in a case where the captured image is determined to include the possible facial image of the user; and permits the user to enter the vehicle in a case where the captured image is recognized to include the facial image of the user.

A resin molded article is equipped with a resin base material layer, a cover layer, and a design layer. The design layer is provided on a design side end surface of the resin base material layer, whereas the cover layer is provided on a cover side end surface which is a rear surface of the design side end surface. Further, the cover layer includes a first end surface facing toward the cover side end surface, and a second end surface which is a rear surface of the first end surface. The first end surface is covered by a first coating layer, and the second end surface is covered by a second coating layer.

Resin molded article and manufacturing method therefor

A resin molded article is equipped with a laminated body in which a core material layer, a cushion layer, and a skin layer are included and laminated. In this configuration, a lowermost layer and a peripheral edge portion of the laminated body are covered by a resin covering layer, and only the upper surface of the skin layer is exposed and serves as a design surface. Moreover, the peripheral edge portion of the laminated body is embedded in an interior part of the resin covering layer.

A molded resin product includes a design layer including a decorative layer having a first color, a shielding layer having a second color different from the first color, and a resin base layer. A cover layer formed of a polymer film is disposed close to one end of the design layer. Part of the decorative layer exposed from the shielding layer serves as an exposed region. The exposed region and part of the shielding layer constitute a pattern portion presenting a predetermined figure or character when viewed in plan through the cover layer. The rest of the shielding layer constitutes a base portion. The layer thickness of the base portion is set smaller than the layer thickness of the pattern portion in a region thereof where the shielding layer is formed.

Molded resin product

A vehicle control apparatus includes a vehicle communication control unit performing communication with a mobile terminal, a distance measuring unit measuring a vehicle-terminal distance, a distance measurement control unit executing distance measurement repeat processing causing the distance measuring unit to repeatedly measure the vehicle-terminal distance when communication between the mobile terminal and the vehicle communication control unit is established, and a distance measurement continuation determining unit, if a predetermined condition based on the vehicle-terminal distance is satisfied while the distance measurement repeat processing is being executed, finishing execution of the distance measurement repeat processing or increasing intervals of measurements of the vehicle-terminal distance in the distance measurement repeat processing.

A printing apparatus includes a screen with an opening through which ink passes. A resin material is formed with a recessed portion and a projection relatively projecting from the recessed portion. When a top surface of a projection is printed with ink, an inner edge of the opening is displaced toward the recessed portion. The height of an ink droop formed at the inner edge of the opening is set to be smaller than a depth of the recessed portion at a position facing the ink droop.

Screen printing apparatus and method of printing including controlling the height of the ink droop

A resin molded article has a resin base layer formed of an ultraviolet curable resin. The resin base layer is provided on one end side with a cover layer made of a polymer membrane. Further, the resin base layer is provided on the other end side with recessed portions dented toward the cover layer. A decorative layer is formed at least at recessed portions. The decorative layer is visually recognizable through the resin base layer and the cover layer.

Resin molded article

A molded product includes a body including a flat part and a projection protruding from the flat part, a design member including a design surface, and an adhesive member sticking the design member to the body. The adhesive member includes a buffer portion formed by cutting off a part of the adhesive member at a position corresponding at least to the projection. Thus, the adhesive member negates differences in level on the body, allowing the design surface to be smooth.

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