Abstract: An information processing apparatus having a changed region detection unit performs a process that includes repeating a cycle. The cycle includes causing a projection unit to project a pattern, that includes light and dark portions, onto target objects, causing an image capturing unit to capture an image of the target objects while the pattern is being projected by the projection unit, and causing a holding unit to hold one of the target objects based on a captured image obtained by the image capturing processing. Based on a reference boundary position corresponding to a boundary between the light and dark portions in the pattern in the captured image obtained in a previous cycle and a target boundary position in the captured image obtained in a current cycle, the changed region detection unit detects a changed region with a change between the previous cycle and the current cycle.

Abstract: Provided is a production amount prediction system including: a storage unit which stores a production amount prediction model which is based on resources information including a resources amount obtained in a previously drilled wellbore and a resources recovery probability in the vicinity thereof; an input unit which receives a trajectory coordinate of a planned wellbore as an input; a production amount prediction unit which calculates a production amount of the planned wellbore based on the production amount prediction model by using a degree of influence of the previous wellbore on the planned wellbore as at least one parameter; and a display unit which displays the production amount of resources of the planned wellbore calculated by the production amount prediction unit.

Abstract: A first planetary gear and a clutch are placed between a second carrier of a second planetary gear and an output shaft in the axial direction. A transmission case has a small diameter tubular portion that rotatably supports an output shaft, an annular wall portion extended radially outward from the small diameter tubular portion, and a large diameter tubular portion extended in the axial direction from the outer periphery of the annular wall portion such that the first planetary gear and the clutch are partially surrounded. A mount is fixed to a vehicle body of a vehicle so as to at least partially overlap the small diameter tubular portion, the annular wall portion, and the large diameter tubular portion as viewed in the radial direction. A parking gear of a parking lock device is coupled to the outer periphery of the second carrier.

Abstract: An assembly device for a writing head unit includes a head holder; a writing head; an imaging unit to image the writing head temporarily mounted on the head holder; an adjuster to adjust relative positions of the head holder and the writing head using the image of the writing head imaged by the imaging unit; and an optical unit to focus images of reference marks indicating a reference position of the writing head disposed in a direction different from the writing head, and the writing head on the same viewing field. The adjuster adjusts the writing head using the images of the writing head and the reference marks imaged simultaneously by the imaging unit.

Abstract: Certain embodiments provide a method for manufacturing a solid-state imaging device including: forming a sensor chip fixed to a supporting substrate by a first adhesive; peeling off the sensor chip from the supporting substrate by softening the first adhesive; and fixing the peeled off sensor chip onto a curved surface of a mounting body to allow the sensor chip to be curved along the curved surface.

Abstract: To include a pulse counting unit, a pulse timing unit, an overflow detection unit that holds a detected matter in an overflow register, a capture unit that holds an output of the pulse counting unit in a pulse counting register and holds an output of the pulse timing unit in a pulse timing register, and a computation unit (frequency calculation unit) that reads the pulse counting register, the pulse timing register, and the overflow register to calculate a frequency computation value, and when the pulse timing unit has overflowed, the computation unit adds a predetermined constant acquired by a period of a capture clock a period of a timing clock to pulse timing data at the previous interrupt to obtain pulse timing data acquired by a period of time from the last pulse edge a period of the timing clock.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises: an image acquisition unit that acquires a captured image of a target object onto which a pattern is projected; a distance acquisition unit that acquires, based on the image, a plurality of distance values, each indicating a distance to the target object; a determination unit that determines whether each of the acquired distance values is noise generated by multiple reflection of the pattern; a first processing unit that performs first processing, using distance values obtained by removing a distance value that is determined to be the noise from the plurality of distance values; and a second processing unit that performs second processing, using the plurality of distance values that are acquired by the distance acquisition unit and from which the distance value determined to be the noise has not been removed.

Abstract: Operation of self-propelled mining equipment in the field can be accurately recognized at a remote position of the equipment. A management center for controlling a dump truck receives signal from sensors in order to show detection data for the working status of the operation instruments and warning indication data based upon the detection data. The warning indication data and the detection data for the working status of the operation instruments are displayed on the same display. Alternatively, in place of the detection data for working status of the operation instruments, related information from a data base concerning the record of maintenance previously conducted may be displayed, or a graph of the detection data for the working status of an operation instrument of another dump truck which is operating in the same working field may be displayed.

Abstract: Travel management is adapted to perform of transport vehicle at working areas which are widely different in geographical conditions to ensure operation in a facilitated manner with high efficiency of exhaust gas and at high running efficiency. A signal processor (32) of a management center (30) is processed signals transmitted from sensors provided in a dump truck (2) to create, then on the basis thereof a display (33) is shown graphs respectively expressed in a form of temporal transition on chronological pattern for load of the dump truck (2), inclination on travelling rout of the dump truck 2 and step-in quantity of an accelerator pedal by the operator, thereby ensuring high efficiency of exhaust gas and at high running efficiency by properly operating the acceleration pedal on the basis of comprehensive judgment taking in consideration of the load weight of the dump truck (2) and travelling rout.

Abstract: An assembly device for a writing head unit includes a head holder; a writing head; an imaging unit to image the writing head temporarily mounted on the head holder; an adjuster to adjust relative positions of the head holder and the writing head using the image of the writing head imaged by the imaging unit; and an optical unit to focus images of reference marks indicating a reference position of the writing head disposed in a direction different from the writing head, and the writing head on the same viewing field. The adjuster adjusts the writing head using the images of the writing head and the reference marks imaged simultaneously by the imaging unit.

Abstract: A measuring apparatus includes a projection control unit configured to cause a projection unit to project, onto an object, a first light pattern with light and dark portions, a second light pattern, which is smaller in distance between the light and dark portions than that of the first light pattern and has a boundary position between the light and dark portions common to the first light pattern, and a third light pattern in which the light and dark portions of the second light pattern are reversed to each other, an acquisition unit configured to acquire a first captured image of the object onto which the first light pattern is projected, a second captured image of the object onto which the second light pattern is projected, and a third captured image of the object onto which the third light pattern is projected, and a calculation unit configured to calculate the boundary position between the light and dark portions of the first captured image based on the second and the third captured image to measure the po

Abstract: To perform a high-accuracy three-dimensional measurement by performing an appropriate calibration in accordance with various temperature changes, an information processing apparatus that decides a temperature-dependent parameter of a projection apparatus configured to project a pattern onto a measurement target object to perform a three-dimensional measurement includes a holding unit configured to hold a relationship in which the temperature-dependent parameter of the projection apparatus is set as a temperature function, a temperature input unit configured to input a temperature of the projection apparatus, and a temperature-dependent parameter decision unit configured to decide the temperature-dependent parameter of the projection apparatus based on the temperature of the projection apparatus which is input by the temperature input unit and the relationship.

Abstract: A captured image obtained by capturing, by an image capturing unit, a target object to which a pattern has been projected is acquired. At least either of a first parameter for controlling brightness of the pattern projected from a projection unit configured to project the pattern, and a second parameter for controlling the exposure amount of the image capturing unit is adjusted in accordance with the luminance value of the pattern in the acquired captured image.

Abstract: A leading edge of a blade has a first curved portion provided with a leading-edge rearmost point, and a trailing edge of the blade has a second curved portion located on the inner circumferential side of the trailing edge and a third curved portion located on the outer circumferential side of the blade on the trailing edge. The third curved portion has a trailing-edge foremost point, and the second curved portion has a trailing-edge rearmost point. The trailing edge and a first concentric circle, which is one of concentric circles having as their center an axis of rotation and passes through the leading-edge rearmost point, intersect each other at a first intersection. The first intersection is located between the trailing-edge rearmost point and the trailing-edge foremost point.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a projection unit adapted to project pattern-light onto an object; an image capturing unit adapted to capture the object; a calculation unit adapted to calculate a line direction of the pattern-light in each predetermined region of the image; a decision unit adapted to decide an epipolar-line based on a relationship between the projection unit and the image capturing unit; a determination unit adapted to determine whether an angle made by the direction of the epipolar-line and the line direction is not more than a predetermined value; and a detection unit adapted to detect a first-region when the angle is not more than the predetermined value, and detect a second-region when the angle is more than the predetermined value. The projection unit projects the pattern-light having a line component parallel to the epipolar-line.

Abstract: A maintenance information coordination system coordinates maintenance-related information held by a user of a machine or held by an independent maintenance service provider company of the machine. Maintenance-related information is held by a provider of the machine. A user machine inference unit of the maintenance information coordination system infers a machine identifier provided by the provider of the machine, which operates in a zone for which maintenance work information has been recorded from a provider machine information storage unit, a user information storage unit and an operation information storage unit. It further infers a mapping relation between the machine identifier assigned by the provider and an identifier of the machine assigned by its user from operation information of the machine and information in a user machine information storage unit, and a maintenance work information storage unit and stores the mapping relation into an integrated maintenance information storage unit.

Abstract: An accelerating agent for elimination of dioxins which comprises, as an active ingredient, a microorganism having an activity of accelerating elimination of dioxins in the body to the outside of the body.

Abstract: A cache control device includes: a tag storage section configured to manage, for each cache line of a cache memory, whether or not the cache line is valid, and whether or not a write-back instruction to a shared storage section is provided; and a tag control section configured not to invalidate a cache line for which the write-back instruction is already provided, and to invalidate a cache line for which the write-back instruction is not provided, when a predetermined instruction is provided.