Abstract: A waveguide connecting structure includes an inserting waveguide having an inserting conduit line and a flange extending outwardly in a conduit radial-direction, and a receiving waveguide having a receiving conduit line, a receiving structure into which the inserting waveguide is inserted, and stub grooves disposed on both sides of the receiving conduit line outwardly in the direction. The receiving structure has a receiving end face extending in the radial direction and opposing to a flange end face, and an annular receiving inner-circumferential surface disposed outward of the flange and extending in a conduit axial-direction. An electric length of each stub groove in the axial direction from an opening first end to a closing second end is ½ of a conduit wavelength of the stub groove.

Abstract: A learning system of a precipitable water vapor estimation model includes a radio wave intensity acquisition part, a precipitable water vapor acquisition part, and a learning part. The radio wave intensity acquisition part acquires radio wave intensities of a plurality of frequencies among radio waves received by a microwave radiometer. The precipitable water vapor acquisition part acquires a precipitable water vapor calculated based on an atmospheric delay of a GNSS signal received by a GNSS receiver. Based on the radio wave intensities of the plurality of frequencies and the precipitable water vapor at a plurality of time points in a particular period, the learning part subjects an estimation model to machine learning such that an input data based on the radio wave intensities of the plurality of frequencies is taken as an input to output the precipitable water vapor.

Abstract: To improve prediction accuracy in model predictive control. The ship control device includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry estimates an initial search value of a throttle opening by an estimation method based on uncertainty with a distance between a position of the ship and a target position of dynamic positioning, and a true wind velocity as preconditions. The processing circuitry searches an action for moving the ship to the target position by a model predictive control in a search range having the initial search value as an origin, and determines a command throttle opening based on the search result.

Abstract: The present disclosure is to provide a measurement chip, a measuring device, and a measuring method which can accurately estimate an analyte concentration with a simple configuration. A measurement chip may include a propagation layer, an introductory part, a drawn-out part and a reaction part. Through the propagation layer, light may propagate. The introductory part may introduce the light into the propagation layer. The drawn-out part may draw the light from the propagation layer. The reaction part may have, in a surface of the propagation layer where a reactant that reacts to a substance to be detected is formed, an area where a content of the reactant changes monotonously in a perpendicular direction perpendicular to a propagating direction of the light, over a given length in the propagating direction.

Abstract: A ship speed control system includes: a ship speed deviation calculation module which calculates a ship speed deviation based on the difference between an actual ship speed and a ship speed target value; and an input gain adjustment module which adjusts a gain input to a throttle control function to a first gain value when the ship speed deviation is not less than a first threshold value, and adjusts the input gain to a second gain value which is larger than the first gain value and smaller than the initial gain value when the ship speed deviation is not less than the first threshold value and not less than the second threshold value.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an analyzer with a reduced adverse effect to photometry accompanying acceleration or deceleration of a cuvette table. An actuator drives a cuvette table where a plurality of cuvettes are disposed annularly so that the cuvette table performs intermittent rotation in which a resting state and a rotating state are repeatedly alternated, and each time the cuvette table rotates intermittently, a row of the plurality of cuvettes is displaced in the annular direction by a given number of cuvettes. In the resting state, a pretreatment part performs pretreatment to a cuvette that stands still at a pretreatment position, and a post treatment part performs post treatment to a cuvette that stands still at a post treatment position. In the rotating state, a photometry part performs photometry to a cuvette that passes through a photometric position.

Abstract: An underwater detection apparatus is provided which includes a transmission transducer, a reception transducer, and a motor. The transmission transducer transmits a transmission wave within a given fan-shaped transmission space, the fan-shaped transmission space having a first transmission width in a given first plane and a second transmission width in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane. The reception transducer receives, as a reception wave, a reflection wave of the transmission wave within a given fan-shaped reception space, the fan-shaped reception space having a first reception width in the first plane and a second reception width in the second plane, the second reception width being wider than the second transmission width, and in the second plane, the fan-shaped transmission space being within the fan-shaped reception space. The motor rotates the fan-shaped transmission space and the fan-shaped reception space.

Abstract: The purpose is to provide an ultrasound imaging device capable of automatically detecting a boundary of a biological tissue in an ultrasound image. An ultrasound imaging device includes an image generation module which receives ultrasound waves transmitted from a surface of an analyte toward an inside of the analyte and reflected therein to generate an ultrasound image inside the analyte, a reference point setting module which sets a reference point of a tissue of interest of the ultrasound image, a first seed point imparting module which imparts one or more seed points to the ultrasound image with reference point, and a region demarcating module which demarcates a region to which the seed point belongs and divides an image region of the analyte included in the ultrasound image into a plurality of regions according to a type of tissue.

Abstract: The purpose is to provide a nautical chart display device which enables a measurement of a distance on an electronic nautical chart, like a measuring method which is performed by using a divider. The nautical chart display device includes a display unit, an operation detector, a registration processing module, and a change processing module. The display unit has a screen and displays a nautical chart on the screen. The operation detector detects a touch operation to the screen. The registration processing module accepts two points of the touch operation on the screen, and registers a scale at which a distance between the touched points on the screen matches a distance setting on the nautical chart as an additional scale. The change processing module changes the scale of the nautical chart to the additional scale.

Abstract: A waveguide tube connecting member includes a first waveguide tube having a first waveguide path and a flange. The flange has a flange end surface extending from a first opening end of the first waveguide path toward an outer side in a tube radial direction, and a second flange outer peripheral surface which is a part of a first flange outer peripheral surface. The second flange outer peripheral surface is a surface formed in a shape in which a part of the flange has a cavity. An electric length from the first opening end of the flange end surface to the second flange outer peripheral surface along the tube radial direction is (2×N+1)/4 times a wavelength.

Abstract: A remote display device includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry display a display screen. The processing circuitry generate a plurality of display data corresponding to mutually different display areas, each being a part of the display screen. The processing circuitry transmit the plurality of display data generated to a plurality of terminal devices, respectively. The processing circuitry update the display screen based on operation data indicative of an operation performed by the terminal device to the display area corresponding to the display data.

Abstract: The purpose is to provide an image generating device which generates a synthesized image from which one is able to intuitively grasp a relation between an image and a traveling position of a water-surface movable body. The image generating device includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires attitude information indicative of an attitude of a camera or a ship where the camera is installed. The processing circuitry acquires a traveling route of the ship based on a detection result of at least one of a position and a direction of the ship. The processing circuitry generates traveling route display data based on the attitude information and the traveling route. The processing circuitry generates a synthesized image in which the traveling route display data is synthesized with an image outputted from the camera.

Abstract: A ship information display device is provided, which may include a first processor, a second processor, a graphic processor, and a display. The first processor may generate a first image based on first ship information received from a first ship sensor and generate a screen to be synthesized including the first image and a blank image. The second processor may generate a second image based on second ship information received from a second ship sensor. The graphic processor may generate a synthesized screen including the first image and the second image by replacing the blank image of the screen to be synthesized by the second image generated by the second processor. The display may display the synthesized screen.

Abstract: The present disclosure is to provide a measurement chip, a measuring device, and a measuring method which can accurately estimate an analyte concentration with a simple configuration. A measurement chip may include a propagation layer, an introductory part, a drawn-out part and a reaction part. Through the propagation layer, light may propagate. The introductory part may introduce the light into the propagation layer. The drawn-out part may draw the light from the propagation layer. The reaction part may have, in a surface of the propagation layer where a reactant that reacts to a substance to be detected is formed, an area where a content of the reactant changes monotonously in a perpendicular direction perpendicular to a propagating direction of the light, over a given length in the propagating direction.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus is provided, which includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire a data set from target detected by a detection apparatus, perform rendering of the data set, and generate a plurality of views arranged on a screen. Each view of the plurality of views includes a plurality of pixels. Each pixel included in the plurality of views is associated with a plurality of pieces of information including a first information displayed on the screen and a second information that indicates a view among the plurality of views to which the pixel belongs.

Abstract: A navigation planning method and apparatus comprising a chart data receiving terminal configured to receive a chart data including position information of one or a plurality of targets; a waypoint receiving terminal configured to receive a plurality of waypoints including a latest waypoint for a navigation route of a movable body; a potential waypoint receiving terminal configured to receive a potential waypoint being movable on the chart; and processing circuitry configured to: determine a position of the potential waypoint as a next waypoint following the latest waypoint, the potential waypoint being movable, wherein the potential waypoint is determined by: receive a current position data of the potential waypoint; receive position information of the plurality of targets located within a predetermined distance from the current position of the potential waypoint; calculate an angle between a first bar and a second bar on the chart, wherein the first bar is to connect the latest waypoint with the potential wa