Apparatus for testing the directional hearing of a test person uses an audio system with a plurality of audio transducers to produce audible audio signals to a position of the test person and a light output system with a plurality of light output devices to produce visible light signals to the position of the test person. A control device is configured to activate the audio system to output a plurality of audible audio signals one after another arriving at the position of the test person in such a way that they arrive or appear to arrive from a selected one of a plurality of different directions, and to activate the light output devices to indicate the selected direction at a particular time in relation to the respective audio signals.

Apparatus for testing the directional hearing of a test person uses an audio system with a plurality of audio transducers to produce audible audio signals to a position of the test person and a light output system with a plurality of light output devices to produce visible light signals to the position of the test person. A control device is configured to activate the audio system to output a plurality of audible audio signals one after another arriving at the position of the test person in such a way that they arrive or appear to arrive from a selected one of a plurality of different directions, and to activate the light output devices to indicate the selected direction at a particular time in relation to the respective audio signals.

One general aspect includes a mirror system including: a retractor module configured to be installed onto the ceiling of a vehicle interior; a retractor assembly positioned within the retractor module, the retractor assembly having a retractable connector attached at one end to a mirror positioned outside of the retractor module, the retractor assembly configured to releasably maintain the connector in a retracted position and at least one extended position; and the mirror being pivotably connected to the connector around a horizontal axis such that the mirror can be in a substantially horizontal orientation and substantially vertical orientation.

A route generation device includes: a steering loaded state input unit to which a steering loaded state of a vehicle is inputted; a parking slot position input unit to which a position of a parking slot near the vehicle is inputted; a vehicle position input unit to which a position of the vehicle is inputted; a number-of-times-of-static-steering upper limit calculation unit configured to calculate, on the basis of the steering loaded state, a number-of-times-of-static-steering upper limit value up to which static steering of the vehicle can be performed between the position of the vehicle and the position of the parking slot; and a guidance route generation unit configured to generate a guidance route for guiding the vehicle to the parking slot, on the basis of the position of the vehicle, the position of the parking slot, and the number-of-times-of-static-steering upper limit value.

Some embodiments provide a vehicle navigation system which can navigate a vehicle through an environment based on driving commands received from a remote control system based on manual operator interaction with an interface of the remote control system. Remote driving control can be engaged based on determination, via processing vehicle sensor data, of a health emergency associated with one or more occupants of the vehicle, and the remote control system can generate remote driving commands which cause the vehicle to be navigated to a particular location without requiring the occupant associated with the health emergency to manually navigate the vehicle. The remote control system can monitor the occupant via communicated vehicle sensor data and can control remote control devices included in the vehicle to provide external indication that the vehicle is being navigated according to remote driving control.

A pressure test device for testing a heat resistance of an inflator housing is disclosed. The inflator housing is made from metal into a generally cylindrical contour and is filled with a gas. The test device includes a heating apparatus for heating the inflator housing. The heating apparatus includes a conducting wire, a heating coil that is connected with the conducting wire and causes induction heating in the inflator housing as set at a heating position, and a power supply that feeds a high-frequency electric current to the conducting wire.

A pressure test device for testing a heat resistance of an inflator housing is disclosed. The inflator housing is made from metal into a generally cylindrical contour and is filled with a gas. The test device includes a heating apparatus for heating the inflator housing. The heating apparatus includes a conducting wire, a heating coil that is connected with the conducting wire and causes induction heating in the inflator housing as set at a heating position, and a power supply that feeds a high-frequency electric current to the conducting wire.

An object of the present invention is to obtain a vehicle control device capable of guiding a host vehicle to a narrow area by low-speed automatic driving by quick and precise positioning of the host vehicle, and guiding the host vehicle to a stop position of which details are unknown by designating each stop frame by beacons. A vehicle control device 101 according to the present invention includes a wireless reception unit 121 that receives radio waves through a plurality of antennas 102 mounted on a host vehicle 100, the radio waves being transmitted from a plurality of beacons 201, a position information acquisition unit 122 that obtains position information of the beacons using orientation information of the radio waves received by the wireless reception unit, and a guidance area estimation unit 124 that sets a diagonal line 301 of a rectangular area 302 from the position information and estimates a guidance area 312 from the diagonal line.

A system is disclosed for keeping rats and similar pests away without trapping or killing them. It provides a long-life battery powered LED light system for deterring rats, mice and other nocturnal animals. Embodiments of the present invention are designed to operate continuously for at least one year between battery changes. Embodiments have been proven to deter rats from invading engine compartments of parked motor vehicles, vegetable gardens, attics, garages and outdoor patios. In preferred embodiments the wavelengths of the LEDs are chosen to correspond to the known wavelength sensitivity peaks of the eyes of rats, mice, and other rodents. This new technology transcends traps.

Provided is an obstacle detecting unit that acquires a detection signal based on a distance between a vehicle and an obstacle around the vehicle; an image acquiring unit that acquires an image signal corresponding to an image around the vehicle; and a control unit that executes, based on the detection signal and the image signal, an automatic parking process detecting the parking space and parking the vehicle in the parking space. The control unit is configured to execute, when executing the automatic parking process, a fault handling process depending on a state of the automatic parking process in the case where a fault occurs in either the obstacle detecting unit or the image acquiring unit.