There is provided with a moving body control apparatus. An image capturing unit captures a periphery of a moving body through a transmitting portion. A heater is capable of heating the transmitting portion. An air-conditioning unit switches an air-conditioning state in the moving body between an inside air circulation state and an outside air introduction state. A control unit controls the heater. The control unit increases an output of the heater during the operation in the case in which the air-conditioning state is set to the inside air circulation state so that the output of the heater will be larger than the output of the heater in the case in which the air-conditioning state is set to the outside air introduction state.

There is provided with a moving body control apparatus. An image capturing unit captures a periphery of a moving body through a transmitting portion. A heater is capable of heating the transmitting portion. An air-conditioning unit switches an air-conditioning state in the moving body between an inside air circulation state and an outside air introduction state. A control unit controls the heater. An ambient temperature detection unit detects an ambient temperature. The control unit starts the operation of the heater when the ambient temperature is not more than a predetermined temperature threshold. The predetermined temperature threshold of the case in which the air-conditioning state is set to the inside air circulation state is higher than the predetermined temperature threshold in the case in which the air-conditioning state is set to the outside air introduction state.

A defrosting control system includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry calculates a frost formation rate, indicating a frost formation amount of a windowpane on which frost is formed at an estimated departure time of a vehicle, based on frost formation information and the estimated departure time. The processing circuitry calculates an operation period of a defroster needed to remove frost from the windowpane based on the frost formation rate. The processing circuitry determines that an activation time of the defroster is a time earlier than the estimated departure time by the operation period. The processing circuitry transmits an operation request signal for starting operation of the defroster at the activation time.

A moving body includes: a detection unit configured to detect a peripheral situation of the moving body; a heating unit configured to be capable of heating a component of the moving body that is positioned in a detection range of the detection unit; a position detection unit configured to detect a position of the moving body; and a control unit configured to control, based on a location where the moving body stops that is specified from a detection result of the position detection unit, operation/no operation of the heating unit during a stop of the moving body.

A moving body includes: a detection unit configured to detect a peripheral situation of the moving body; a heating unit configured to be capable of heating a component of the moving body that is positioned in a detection range of the detection unit; a power receiving unit configured to receive power from an external power supply apparatus of the moving body; and a control unit configured to, when the power receiving unit receives power from the power supply apparatus, control the heating unit so as to be in an operation state.

A movable body comprising a monitoring device configured to monitor a surrounding environment of the movable body through a window member, a heating device configured to heat a portion of the window member within a monitoring area of the monitoring device, an air conditioning device, and a control device, wherein operation modes of the control device include a first mode in which both the heating device and the air conditioning device are driven, and a second mode in which the driving force of the air conditioning device is smaller than that in the first mode, and the control device evaluates the degree of fog on the portion of the window member and determines one of the operation modes based on the result of evaluation.

A movable body comprising a monitoring device configured to monitor a surrounding environment of the movable body through a window member, a heating device configured to heat a portion of the window member within a monitoring area of the monitoring device, an air conditioning device, and a control device, wherein the monitoring device includes a detector configured to detect the surrounding environment, and a base member that faces an inner wall of the window member and is disposed such that a detection surface of the detector is located within a space between the base member and the window member, the space is in communication with the inside of the movable body, and the control device sets the driving force of the air conditioning device to be greater when a decrease in heating performance of the heating device is detected.

A movable body comprising a monitoring device configured to monitor a surrounding environment of the movable body through a window member, a heating device configured to heat a portion of the window member within a monitoring area of the monitoring device, an air conditioning device, and a control device, wherein operation modes of the air conditioning device include an internal air circulation mode and an external air introduction mode, and if the heating device is to be driven when the operation mode of the air conditioning device is the internal air circulation mode, the control device changes the operation mode to the external air introduction mode.

A photographing apparatus for vehicle includes a control device which is configured to execute either a first processing or a second processing when a specific condition is satisfied until when a predetermined period of time elapses from start time of the predetermined period of time. The specific condition is satisfied when magnitude of a heat generation amount determination factor deviates from magnitude of the heat generation amount determination factor at the start time of the predetermined period of time by a predetermined value or more. The first processing is a processing to stop applying voltage to heating means until when the predetermined period of time elapses. The second processing is a processing to change a voltage application time based on magnitude of the heat generation amount determination factor at the time when the specific condition is satisfied.

A heating device includes a housing, a primary induction coil, a controller circuit, and a secondary induction coil. The housing retains a camera lens. The primary induction coil is positioned proximate the housing and generates a magnetic field in response to receiving electrical power from a power supply. The controller circuit is in electrical contact with the primary induction coil and controls the electrical power delivered to the primary induction coil. The secondary induction coil overlays the primary induction coil and receives the magnetic field from the primary induction coil and generates heat. The secondary induction coil is in direct contact with a windshield of a vehicle and heats the viewing window when the primary induction coil receives the electrical power.