A control apparatus of an electric vehicle including a motor capable of outputting a vehicle driving force that is a driving force acting on the electric vehicle, and a brake device configured to generate a vehicle braking force that is a braking force acting on the electric vehicle in accordance with a brake operation performed by a driver, includes: a controller. The controller is configured to start a first hill-hold control for maintaining the electric vehicle in a stopped state by using the vehicle driving force generated by the motor as a stopping force for stopping the electric vehicle when the brake operation is interrupted.

A laser tracker is installed on the ground, and an active target is mounted on an air vehicle. A reference coordinate system is set for the laser tracker, and a flight scenario created in advance based on a 3D model is used. Flight of the air vehicle is performed while an amount of deviation from the flight scenario is being calculated using position information obtained by the laser tracker, and corrections are being made. The air vehicle is instructed not only on an amount of movement but also on speed, so that efficient flight can be performed in consideration of battery capacity.

A gimbal for controlling an optical device includes a control device and a controlling assembly. The control device is configured to receive an action instruction and generate a control instruction based on the action instruction. The action instruction includes a press action instruction, and the control instruction includes a switch control instruction for switching the gimbal from a first operating mode to a second operating mode. The first operating mode and the second operating mode cause different relative movements between the gimbal and the optical device. The controlling assembly is configured to receive the control instruction from the control device and generate a performing instruction based on the control instruction for controlling the optical device.

A gimbal for controlling an optical device includes a control device and a controlling assembly. The control device is configured to receive an action instruction and generate a control instruction based on the action instruction. The action instruction includes a press action instruction, and the control instruction includes a switch control instruction for switching the gimbal from a first operating mode to a second operating mode. The first operating mode and the second operating mode cause different relative movements between the gimbal and the optical device. The controlling assembly is configured to receive the control instruction from the control device and generate a performing instruction based on the control instruction for controlling the optical device.

A method for mapping data relating to the conditions on a road, the method including the following steps: (a) a step for recording, in a database, information relating to the weather conditions on a road, determined by a vehicle travelling on the road, (b) a step for recording the GPS position of the vehicle corresponding to the recordings made, and (c) a step for displaying, on a map showing the route followed by the vehicle, the weather conditions as a function of the GPS position.

The present disclosure provides an engine stop/start control system for a vehicle comprising a first engine restart module configured to set a restart frequency and duration of an engine in response to a sensed ambient temperature, a second engine restart module configured to control the engine in response to a sensed characteristic temperature associated with the engine, a third engine restart module configured to control the engine in response to occurrence or non-occurrence of at least one expected charging event along a predefined route, a fourth engine restart module configured to control the engine in response to a state-of-charge of an energy storage device, and a route optimization module configured to set and adjust a proposed route to a destination that results in reduced engine usage.

The invention relates to a communication system (1) having at least one first and one second transceiver (18, 38) for the wireless bidirectional transmission of signals between the transceivers (18, 38), wherein each transceiver (18, 38) has a transmission device (3) and a reception device (5). It is proposed that each transmission device (3) comprises an RFID transponder (18) that is configured to transmit the signals as transponder signals and that each reception device (5) comprises an RFID reading device (9) that is configured for receiving transmitted transponder signals. The invention further relates to a machine arrangement having at least one moving machine element and having such a communication system (1), wherein the second transceiver (38) is arranged at the moving machine element.

A control method for an electric vehicle includes controlling a torque of a motor based on a final torque command value by calculating the final torque command value such that a vibration damping control to reduce vibrations of a driving force transmission system of a vehicle is performed on a target torque command value set based on vehicle information, calculating the final torque command value based on the target torque command value and a value obtained by multiplying a drive-shaft torsional angular velocity by a feedback gain, estimating, by use of a vehicle model that models the driving force transmission system, a dead-zone period during which a motor torque output from the motor is not transmitted to a drive-shaft torque of the vehicle, and determining whether or not the vehicle is just before stop of the vehicle.

A motor control system includes motor control devices and a controller. The controller generates and transmits a communication signal including an operation command to the respective motor control devices. The motor control devices include two motor control devices in a first group, each of which includes a data transceiver, a motor controller, a corrector, and a synchronous timing generator, and a motor control device in a second group. The data transceiver receives an operation command issued to the motor control device, and receives operation information in the motor control device in the second group. Based on the operation command, the motor controller generates a torque command signal. The corrector generates a torque correction signal based on the operation information, and corrects the torque command signal. The synchronous timing generator generates a timing signal that matches pieces of process timing of the motor controllers in the first group with each other.

A motor control system includes motor control devices and a controller. The controller generates and transmits a communication signal including an operation command to the respective motor control devices. The motor control devices include two motor control devices in a first group, each of which includes a data transceiver, a motor controller, a corrector, and a synchronous timing generator, and a motor control device in a second group. The data transceiver receives an operation command issued to the motor control device, and receives operation information in the motor control device in the second group. Based on the operation command, the motor controller generates a torque command signal. The corrector generates a torque correction signal based on the operation information, and corrects the torque command signal. The synchronous timing generator generates a timing signal that matches pieces of process timing of the motor controllers in the first group with each other.