Abstract: The present invention provides a marker that can uniquely estimate the posture within wide-angle range while maintaining the flatness, and a posture estimating method. The marker includes a two-dimensional pattern code and a posture detection pattern emitting different light depending on an observation direction of the pattern code at around the first axis on a two-dimensional plane formed by the pattern code. The method using the marker has a Step-1 of using a captured image of the marker to identify a color of the light or a pattern drawn by the light, Step-2 of determining, depending on the color or the pattern identified in Step-1, a posture of the marker at around the first axis, and a Step-3 of determining a posture of the marker depending on a positional relation between the posture at around the first axis determined in Step-2 and the elements constituting the captured image.

Abstract: An edge finishing device for a glass substrate as a brittle material substrate includes a first heating part and a second heating part. The first heating part heats an edge of the glass substrate to melt the edge for smoothing an unevenness. The second heating part heats near a position to be smoothed by the first heating part of a plate surface of the glass substrate at a temperature lower than a heating temperature of the first heating part.

Abstract: A marker for achieving more accurate position and posture estimation, and a posture estimation method and a position and posture estimation method using this marker are provided. In order to solve this problem, the present invention provides a marker for estimating the posture of an object, wherein the marker includes standard variable moire patterns VS1 and VS2 for estimating a visual line angle around at least one axis with respect to the object and high-sensitivity variable moire patterns VH1 and VH2 that have a resolution of visual line angle higher than the standard variable moire patterns VS1 and VS2 and that are used to estimate the visual line angle around the axis.

Abstract: An antifouling coating composition contains a silyl ester (co)polymer and medetomidine and is used to prevent the fouling of substrates by aquatic organisms and which can form antifouling coating films exhibiting outstanding antifouling properties over a long period and also has good storage stability. The antifouling coating composition includes a silyl ester (co)polymer (A) and medetomidine (B), the silyl ester (co)polymer (A) including structural units derived from a monomer (a) represented by the general formula (I): R1—CH?C(CH3)—COO—(SiR2R3O)n—SiR4R5R6, and structural units derived from an unsaturated monomer (b) copolymerizable with the monomer (a).

Abstract: The work vehicle includes: a working device; an auxiliary machine; and a priority valve that is switched between a normal position for directing pressure oil from an accessory pump toward the auxiliary machine and a merging position for directing the pressure oil from the accessory pump toward the working device. The work vehicle includes a control device that holds the priority valve in the normal position in case either the forward direction or the reverse direction which is indicated by a forward reverse operating device and a travel direction of the work vehicle do not match each other, and that switches the priority valve to the merging position in case either the forward direction or the reverse direction which is indicated by the forward reverse operating device and a travel direction of the work vehicle match each other and an operating device is in an operated state.

Abstract: An optical scanning device includes a light source component, a scanning component, an electrostatic driver, a controller, and a current sensor. The light source component emits light. The scanning component scans the light. The driver drives the scanning component. The controller controls emission of the light from the light source component. The current sensor senses current generated by a capacity change of the driver. The controller further controls the emission of the light from the light source component based on the sensed current sensed by the current sensor.

Abstract: A light guide plate includes an incidence surface and an output surface. The incidence surface is an end surface on which light emitted from a light source is incident. The output surface is a surface from which incident light coming from the incidence surface is outputted, and is a plane orthogonal to a thickness direction. The incidence surface is at least partially curved toward the light source, when viewed in a cross-section cut along a plane parallel to both a thickness direction of the light guide plate and an arrangement direction in which the light source and the light guide plate are arranged.

Abstract: The work vehicle includes: a working device; an auxiliary machine; and a priority valve that is switched between a normal position for directing pressure oil from an accessory pump toward the auxiliary machine and a merging position for directing the pressure oil from the accessory pump toward the working device. The work vehicle includes a control device that holds the priority valve in the normal position in case either the forward direction or the reverse direction which is indicated by a forward reverse operating device and a travel direction of the work vehicle do not match each other, and that switches the priority valve to the merging position in case either the forward direction or the reverse direction which is indicated by the forward reverse operating device and a travel direction of the work vehicle match each other and an operating device is in an operated state.

Abstract: Provided are a marker that enables, within a smaller area size, measurement of the position or the attitude of an object, and a marker manufacturing method. The marker is provided with a variable moire pattern 3 that includes a striped pattern 9 which is formed on a two-dimensional plane and a lens array 7 in which a plurality of lenses are arranged on the two-dimensional plane on which the striped pattern 9 is formed.

Abstract: A marker for achieving more accurate position and posture estimation, and a posture estimation method and a position and posture estimation method using this marker are provided. In order to solve this problem, the present invention provides a marker for estimating the posture of an object, wherein the marker includes standard variable moire patterns VS1 and VS2 for estimating a visual line angle around at least one axis with respect to the object and high-sensitivity variable moire patterns VH1 and VH2 that have a resolution of visual line angle higher than the standard variable moire patterns VS1 and VS2 and that are used to estimate the visual line angle around the axis.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an antifouling coating composition capable of forming an antifouling coating film that retains a high antifouling performance for a prolonged period of time and has an excellent damage resistance. Another object of the present invention is to provide an antifouling coating film formed with the antifouling coating composition, a substrate with an antifouling coating film and a method for producing the same, and an antifouling method using the antifouling coating film. The antifouling coating composition of the present invention contains a hydrolyzable polymer (A) containing a metal ester group, zinc oxide (B), and medetomidine (C), and has a content of the zinc oxide (B) in a solid content of the antifouling composition of 27 to 60% by mass.

Abstract: A chamfering apparatus includes: a laser beam transmissive member allowing a laser beam to be transmitted therethrough and contacting one surface of a workpiece, the laser beam transmissive member including an inclined surface that is inclined in an opposite direction to a chamfering direction relative to the one surface in a state where the laser beam transmissive member is in contact with the one surface; and a laser machining head configured to emit an ultrashort pulse laser beam for forming a laser filament inside an edge portion to the inclined surface of the laser beam transmissive member. The ultrashort pulse laser beam is transmitted through the laser beam transmissive member, incident on the one surface of the workpiece from the laser beam transmissive member, transmitted through the edge portion in the chamfering direction, and forms a laser filament inside the edge portion, the laser filament extending in the chamfering direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a marker that can uniquely estimate the posture within wide-angle range while maintaining the flatness, and a posture estimating method. The marker includes a two-dimensional pattern code and a posture detection pattern emitting different light depending on an observation direction of the pattern code at around the first axis on a two-dimensional plane formed by the pattern code. The method using the marker has a Step-1 of using a captured image of the marker to identify a color of the light or a pattern drawn by the light, a Step-2 of determining, depending on the color or the pattern identified in Step-1, a posture of the marker at around the first axis, and a Step-3 of determining a posture of the marker depending on a positional relation between the posture at around the first axis determined in Step-2 and the elements constituting the captured image.

Abstract: A heating device (90) partially heats a glass substrate (1) to be chamfered along with relative movement of the glass substrate (1). The heating device (90) is provided with a main heating part (10) and a peripheral heating part (20). The main heating part (10) heats the glass substrate (1) to a temperature near a softening point of glass. The peripheral heating part (20) heats the glass substrate (1) to a temperature lower than or equal to a strain point of glass. The main heating part (10) is arranged near a position to be chamfered. The peripheral heating part (20) is, in a direction perpendicular to the relative movement direction of the glass substrate (1), arranged adjacent to the main heating part (10), and arranged on a side farther from a position where the thermal processing is subjected to the glass substrate (1), than the main heating part (10).

Abstract: A light guide plate includes an incidence surface and an output surface. The incidence surface is an end surface on which light emitted from a light source is incident. The output surface is a surface from which incident light coming from the incidence surface is outputted, and is a plane orthogonal to a thickness direction. The incidence surface is at least partially curved toward the light source, when viewed in a cross-section cut along a plane parallel to both a thickness direction of the light guide plate and an arrangement direction in which the light source and the light guide plate are arranged.

Abstract: The marker has thereon one three-dimensional indicator 3. Based on the location and height of the three-dimensional indicator 3 relative to the plane indicator 2 as well as the estimated position of the camera relative to the marker, the center positions of the upper face and the lower face of the three-dimensional indicator 3 on the image of the camera are estimated. The estimated center position of the upper face of the three-dimensional indicator 3 is compared with that detected from the image. When the error between them has a value equal to or higher than a predetermined value, based on the posture estimated, a rotational transformation is carried out.

Abstract: A storage management apparatus includes a prevention instructing unit and an execution instructing unit. The prevention instructing unit transmits an update prevention instruction to prevent data in a backup source volume from being updated by an information processing apparatus. After the update prevention instruction is transmitted, the execution instructing unit transmits to the storage apparatus an execution instruction to cause the storage apparatus to execute a snapshot creation process and a backup process. The snapshot creation process creates a snapshot of the backup source volume using a copy-on-write scheme. The backup process copies updated data among the data in the backup source volume to a backup destination volume.

Abstract: Provided are a vehicle steering device and the like, which are capable of converging a lateral displacement at a forward gazing-point distance to a target travel line with simple control. A target travel line for a vehicle to travel by following a travel path recognized from an image taken by a camera or the like is set. A lateral speed, which is a change amount of the lateral displacement that is a difference between a position of the target travel line at the forward gazing-point distance and a position of the vehicle, is controlled so that the lateral displacement is reduced. A target steering angle is calculated based on the lateral speed, and a steering angle of the vehicle is controlled based on the calculated target steering angle.

Abstract: In a controller of an internal combustion engine equipped with an electric supercharger driven by a motor, an object is to attempt to improve fuel consumption of a vehicle. The controller includes an electric supercharger driven by a motor; a generator that performs power generation using the output of the internal combustion engine as power; a charging device which is charged by the generator and can store electricity; and an accelerator opening degree detector that detects an accelerator opening degree. In the controller, a configuration is made such that, the controller controls supply electricity to the electric supercharger and generated electricity by the generator by the output of the accelerator opening degree detector, output needed for the electric supercharger calculated depending on the accelerator opening degree, and an state of charge in the charging device.

Abstract: A chamfering apparatus includes: a laser beam transmissive member allowing a laser beam to be transmitted therethrough and contacting one surface of a workpiece, the laser beam transmissive member including an inclined surface that is inclined in an opposite direction to a chamfering direction relative to the one surface in a state where the laser beam transmissive member is in contact with the one surface; and a laser machining head configured to emit an ultrashort pulse laser beam for forming a laser filament inside an edge portion to the inclined surface of the laser beam transmissive member. The ultrashort pulse laser beam is transmitted through the laser beam transmissive member, incident on the one surface of the workpiece from the laser beam transmissive member, transmitted through the edge portion in the chamfering direction, and forms a laser filament inside the edge portion, the laser filament extending in the chamfering direction.