Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Shugo Kondo

Suguru Asakura

Tomoaki Nakai

Kiyoshi Kimura

Yoichi Sugimoto

Masami Ogura

Hiroyuki Koike

Ichiro Masaki

Kenichiro Kimura

Toru Namiki

Akihiko Takei

Yasuo Kima

Izumi Kondo

Hideki Inoue

Toshihiro Sone

Koji Tanida

Kouji Sakai

Hideyuki Jinzai

Koji Sakai

A vehicle state information transmission apparatus includes a warning device for issuing a warning to the driver based on information pertaining to a vehicle state detected by a vehicle state detecting device, and a vehicle state information transmission device for transmitting the information pertaining to the vehicle state detected by the vehicle state detecting device to the driver. The vehicle state information transmission device includes a tactile device, which transmits a change in the vehicle state via a vehicle operating device such as steering wheel to the driver as tactile information. The tactile device is operable in conjunction with the warning means.

Vehicle state information transmission apparatus using tactile device

A support apparatus for sense of vision includes: a filter device that extracts low frequency components, and respective high frequency components in at least a horizontal direction and a vertical direction from original images obtained by image capture by a plurality of image pickup devices, a frequency component combining device that combines the low frequency components of each of the original images extracted by the filter device to generate a combined low frequency component, and combines the high frequency components of each of the original images extracted by the filter device in at least the horizontal direction and the vertical direction to generate a combined horizontal high frequency component and a combined vertical high frequency component; and a composite image formation device that combines the low combined frequency component, the combined horizontal high frequency component, and the combined vertical high frequency component, generated by the frequency component combining device, to generate a composite image.

System and method for creating composite images

A travel safety apparatus for a vehicle which includes an object detecting unit which detects an object in a traveling direction of the vehicle; an object information obtaining unit adapted to obtain object information; a vehicle information obtaining unit adapted to obtain vehicle information; a determination unit which determines whether or not there is a possibility of a contact or a collision; a position detecting unit which detects positions of eyeballs of an occupant of the vehicle; a projecting unit adapted to project an image on the occupant's retina when there is a possibility of a contact or a collision; and a controller which controls the projecting unit, wherein the controller is adapted to control the projecting unit to project the predetermined image so that the image overlaps in the occupant's view with a position of the object or an area within a predetermined radius from the position of the object.

Travel safety apparatus for vehicle

The present invention provides a ventilation apparatus for a fuel cell system, reliably performs ventilation of the fuel cell box after shutting down the operation of the fuel cell (when ignition is off), comprising a fuel cell boxhousing a fuel cell, an extractor fanfor performing ventilation of the fuel cell box, an auxiliary batterywhich can drive the extractor fan, a capacitorwhich can drive the vehicle drive motorand which can also drive extractor fan, a state detectorwhich detects the status of the auxiliary battery, and an ECUconnected to the state detectorto thereby determine the status of the auxiliary battery, wherein the capacitordrives the extractor fanunder the control of the ECU

Ventilation apparatus for fuel cell system

A display portion of a meter device of a fuel cell vehicle has a motor output meter and a capacitor capacitometer. The motor output meter has an output indicating portion and a regenerative power indicating portion. The output indicating portion indicates an output by the power of the fuel cell and an output by the power of the capacitor in different colors. The regenerative power indicating portion indicates a regenerative power of the motor in a different color from that indicated on the output indicating portion. The capacitor capacitometer indicates an amount corresponding to a power charged to the capacitor the residual capacity of the capacity in different colors.

Display device for fuel cell vehicle and fuel cell vehicle

When a user enters a language to be used via a port terminal, a system controller transfers information as to the language to be used to a navigation unit via an antenna and a communication unit which are mounted on a selected electric vehicle, and the navigation system displays information in the language to be used.

Vehicle sharing system

In an electric parking lock device having a motor for generating a drive force for engagement and release of a parking lock pawl from a parking lock gear in response to a command output from a selector switch. A compression spring if used for applying a force so as to release the parking lock pawl from the parking lock gear. A shift arm is provided on a side which is closer to an input end of the parking lock pawl than to the compression spring, whereby when driving of the parking lock pawl in a lock releasing direction is effected, the motor side and the parking lock pawl side are connected directly, while when driving the parking lock pawl in a lock effecting direction, the compression spring is interposed between the motor side and the parking lock pawl, so that a manual lock release operation can be performed within a range where the compression spring is allowed to be deflected irrespective of the state of the motor.

Electric parking lock device

If an IC card unit detects when an inherent IC card is inserted in an IC card slot, then the IC card unit outputs a signal to a vehicle control unit to inhibit a vehicle from being automatically driven. If the IC card unit detects when no inherent IC card is inserted in the IC card slot, then the IC card unit outputs a signal to the vehicle control unit to permit a vehicle to be automatically driven upon elapse of a predetermined period of time.

When a user enters a destination using a touch panel display unit, a system control unit calculates a predicted travel distance from a present position to the destination, determines an electric vehicle having a remaining battery capacity required to travel the calculated predicted travel distance, and supplies the determined electric vehicle to the user.

Electric vehicle sharing system

An apparatus includes an insulated first switching element and a capacitor which are connected in series between one of positive and negative main circuit wirings connected to an ungrounded power source and a ground potential section (vehicle body); a second switching element with one terminal thereof connected to a junction point of the first switching element and the capacitor; switching element control device for selectively closing the first switching element for a predetermined time so as to charge the capacitor and for closing the second switching element so as to discharge the capacitor while the first switching element is opened; device for detecting the electric charge accumulated in the capacitor; and device for determining the insulation between the other of main circuit wirings and the ground potential section in accordance with the detected amount of charge.

Method and apparatus for checking insulation of ungrounded power source

A power supply control device for an electric vehicle capable of reducing the power consumption in a battery monitor assembly adapted for monitoring a residual electric charge in a main battery 4. In response to an operation which causes increasing or decreasing the residual charge in the main battery 4, a start-up unit 200 produces a start-up demand pulse P3. Upon receiving the start-up demand pulse P3, a power supply controller circuit 60 closes a switch 59 to allow the power from a sub battery 5 to be supplied the battery monitor assembly 100. When the battery monitor assembly 100 is activated, its power supply maintaining means 102 delivers a self-hold signal S4 to maintain the switch 59 being closed. The battery monitor assembly 100 keeps monitoring the residual charge in the main battery 4 while it is energized by the sub battery 5.

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Utsunomiya, Japan

Shugo Kondo