In the present invention, in a vehicle equipped with an engine, a dynamo-electric machine, and a secondary cell as a power storage device, when supplying of electric power from the engine to the power storage device is stopped, an indicator value indicating the degree to which the ion concentration in an electrolytic solution is biased by discharging of the power storage device is acquired, a shift position is acquired from a shift lever mechanism of the vehicle, the acquired shift position is the neutral position, and the acquired indicator value exceeds a threshold value at which cell degradation occurs, the charging/discharging control device for an onboard secondary cell according to the present invention causes a notification means to issue a notification as a warning to change from the neutral position to another shift position.

An example operation includes one or more of obtaining charge by a transport via a first charging capability while traveling along a route to a destination and re-routing the transport to obtain additional charge via a secondary charging capability while decreasing a travel time to the destination.

An example operation includes one or more of obtaining charge by a transport via a first charging capability while traveling along a route to a destination and re-routing the transport to obtain additional charge via a secondary charging capability while decreasing a travel time to the destination.

A method of controlling a generator for a vehicle includes calculating a current charging amount and a target charging amount of a battery, estimating regenerative energy of the battery based on predicted vehicle travel information, and determining whether a road section in which the vehicle travels is a regenerative braking section based on the predicted vehicle travel information and vehicle position information. The generator and the battery are controlled so the generator maximally charges the battery when the road section in which the vehicle travels is the regenerative braking section and so the energy of the battery and a charging amount of the battery is the target charging amount when the road section in which the vehicle travels is not the regenerative braking section.

An apparatus comprising an interface, a memory and a processor. The interface may be configured to receive sensor data samples during operation of a vehicle. The memory may be configured to store the sensor data samples over a number of points in time. The processor may be configured to analyze the sensor data samples stored in the memory to detect a pattern. The processor may be configured to manage an application of brakes of the vehicle in response to the pattern.

An apparatus comprising an interface, a memory and a processor. The interface may be configured to receive sensor data samples during operation of a vehicle. The memory may be configured to store the sensor data samples over a number of points in time. The processor may be configured to analyze the sensor data samples stored in the memory to detect a pattern. The processor may be configured to manage an application of brakes of the vehicle in response to the pattern.

An apparatus comprising an interface, a memory and a processor. The interface may be configured to receive sensor data samples during operation of a vehicle. The memory may be configured to store the sensor data samples over a number of points in time. The processor may be configured to analyze the sensor data samples stored in the memory to detect a pattern. The processor may be configured to manage an application of brakes of the vehicle in response to the pattern.

An apparatus comprising an interface, a memory and a processor. The interface may be configured to receive sensor data samples during operation of a vehicle. The memory may be configured to store the sensor data samples over a number of points in time. The processor may be configured to analyze the sensor data samples stored in the memory to detect a pattern. The processor may be configured to manage an application of brakes of the vehicle in response to the pattern.

In a vehicle drive system using a motor for cruising, the connection node of serially-connected first and second batteries is grounded. The operation of an inverter is controlled so that the motor drive voltage is higher than the output voltage of each of the first and second batteries. The vehicle drive system is configured so that electric power can be supplied, from each of the first and second batteries, to an electric apparatus mounted in a vehicle other than the inverter.

A robot lawnmower includes a body and a drive system carried by the body and configured to maneuver the robot across a lawn. The robot also includes a grass cutter and a swath edge detector, both carried by the body. The swath edge detector is configured to detect a swath edge between cut and uncut grass while the drive system maneuvers the robot across the lawn while following a detected swath edge. The swath edge detector includes a calibrator that monitors uncut grass for calibration of the swath edge detector. In some examples, the calibrator comprises a second swath edge detector.