Abstract: A frequency selective reflector including a reflecting member reflecting the electromagnetic waves; and a dielectric layer that: is disposed at an incident side of the electromagnetic waves with respect to the reflecting member; includes a concave and convex structure in which a plurality of a unit structure including a thickness distribution of increasing thickness in a predetermined direction is arranged; and transmits the electromagnetic waves, wherein the unit structure of the dielectric layer includes a plurality of cell regions of which thickness differs from one another; the dielectric layer includes, as the unit structure, at least a first unit structure including three or more of the cell regions of which thickness differs from one another; and a reflection direction of the electromagnetic waves is controlled by controlling a relative reflection phase distribution of the electromagnetic waves by the thickness distribution of the dielectric layer.

Abstract: To take security into account and increase user friendliness, an information processing device includes: an input unit to which information is input; an extracting unit extracting predetermined words from the information input to the input unit; a classifying unit classifying the words extracted by the extracting unit into first words and second words; and a converting unit converting the first words by a first conversion method and converting the second words by a second conversion method, the second conversion method being different from the first conversion method.

Abstract: A control device controls a control target apparatus including a moving part and an imaging device. The moving part is configured to change its position relative to a target as the moving part moves, and the imaging device is configured to acquire captured image of the target. Additionally, the control device includes a drive unit that drives the moving part, based on a drive command signal to move the moving part to a target position. Further, the control device includes a relative position estimation unit that calculates an estimated value of a relative position between the target and the imaging device, based on the drive command signal. Additionally, the control device includes a template image correction unit that corrects a preregistered template image, based on a time-series signal of the estimated value of the relative position within an imaging time of the imaging device, and a target position correction unit that corrects the target position using the corrected template image.

Abstract: A control device is connected to a synchronization device synchronizing operation data obtained by acquiring information about driving of a machine in time series and measurement data obtained by acquiring information about sound or vibration of the machine in time series by using features of data acquired in time series, and includes a user command generation unit generating a user command to drive the machine according to an instruction from a user of the control device, a synchronization command storage unit storing reproduction information capable of reproducing a synchronization command used for the synchronization at predetermined timing, a synchronization command generation unit generating the synchronization command based on the reproduction information, and a synchronization command output unit outputting, at predetermined timing of the user command, the synchronization command to an oscillation device that generates sound or vibration, and adding effect of the synchronization command to the measurem

Abstract: An imprint method of molding an imprint material on a shot region of a substrate using a mold, includes aligning the shot region and the mold in a state where the imprint material and a pattern region of the mold are in contact with each other; and curing the imprint material by irradiating the imprint material with curing light after the aligning. The aligning is controlled so as to include an overlap period during which a period during which deformation light used to deform the shot region is applied to the substrate through the imprint material and a period during which polymerization light used to increase a viscosity of the imprint material is applied to the imprint material overlap each other. The polymerization light to be applied to the imprint material is controlled in accordance with the deformation light to be applied to the imprint material during the overlap period.

Abstract: A motor control device is capable of detecting, through use of a small-sized or simple device, a state of belt tension in a belt transmitting torque of an electric motor in a motor system. A motor control device includes a drive controller that outputs a drive command signal that drives an electric motor of a motor system, and a belt tension state value calculation unit that outputs a belt tension state value on a basis of a drive detection signal detecting an angle of rotation, an angular velocity, or an angular acceleration in the motor system. The belt tension state value indicates a state of belt tension in a belt. The motor system includes a load machine, a driven pulley mechanically connected to the load machine, the belt wound onto the driven pulley, a drive pulley that the belt is wound onto, and the electric motor mechanically connected to the drive pulley.

Abstract: A synchronization device includes: a machine data acquisition unit acquiring, as machine data, time-series information regarding driving of a machine; a measurement data acquisition unit acquiring, as measurement data, time-series information regarding a state of the machine; a correlation calculation unit calculating a correlation time difference which is a time difference when the strength of correlation between the machine data and the measurement data is maximum on the basis of the machine data, the measurement data, and a time difference when any one of the machine data and the measurement data is staggered in a positive or negative direction of a time axis; a synchronized data output unit outputting the machine data synchronized with the measurement data and the measurement data synchronized with the machine data on the basis of the correlation time difference.

Abstract: A visual feedback controller includes: a camera that outputs a target object image; a template image storage unit that stores a template image; an image processing unit that uses the target object image and the template image to measure an actual position of a target object with subpixel accuracy, and outputs the measured actual position as an image processing measurement value; a drive command generation unit that generates a drive command signal; an error compensation control unit that compensates an error of the drive command signal using the image processing measurement value and generates a drive compensation signal; a machine drive unit that changes a position of a machine tip relative to the target object based on the drive compensation signal; and a template image analysis unit that analyzes the template image, calculates measurement accuracy of the image processing measurement value, and outputs the calculated measurement accuracy.

Abstract: The disclosure proposes an image processing apparatus for rendering a maximum intensity projection image by extracting, as objects to be rendered, only voxels having a high brightness value in three-dimensional volume data and using the brightness values of these voxels for the corresponding pixels.

Abstract: An aluminum pigment including plane particles having a particle planarity (shortest length/particle cross-sectional length) of 0.95 to 1.00 at 60% to 100% by number, wherein the mean particle diameter d50 of the particles is 4 ?m to 15 ?m. The inventive aluminum pigment is excellent in terms of optical properties, wherein the aluminum pigment can satisfy all of high denseness, high brightness in the regular reflection region, and low generation of scattered light.

Abstract: A control apparatus which controls a force applied to an object, includes a driver configured to apply the force to the object, an estimator configured to estimate, based on information related to a state of the object, an estimated value of a disturbance force to be applied to the object, a corrector configured to correct, based on the estimated value, a command value provided to the driver so as to reduce an influence of the disturbance force, and a determiner configured to execute processing for determining a plurality of parameter values to be used by the estimator to obtain the estimated value based on the information.

Abstract: A control device that controls a control target apparatus including a moving part and an imaging device that changes its position relative to a target as the moving part moves and that acquires a captured image of the target, includes a drive unit that drives the moving part, based on a drive command signal to move the moving part to a target position, a relative position estimation unit that calculates an estimated value of a relative position between the target and the imaging device, based on the drive command signal, a template image correction unit that corrects a preregistered template image, based on a time-series signal of the estimated value of the relative position within an imaging time of the imaging device, and a target position correction unit that corrects the target position using the corrected template image.

Abstract: A motor control device is capable of detecting, through use of a small-sized or simple device, a state of belt tension in a belt transmitting torque of an electric motor in a motor system. A motor control device includes a drive controller that outputs a drive command signal that drives an electric motor of a motor system, and a belt tension state value calculation unit that outputs a belt tension state value on a basis of a drive detection signal detecting an angle of rotation, an angular velocity, or an angular acceleration in the motor system. The belt tension state value indicates a state of belt tension in a belt. The motor system includes a load machine, a driven pulley mechanically connected to the load machine, the belt wound onto the driven pulley, a drive pulley that the belt is wound onto, and the electric motor mechanically connected to the drive pulley.

Abstract: An imprint method of molding an imprint material on a shot region of a substrate using a mold, includes aligning the shot region and the mold in a state where the imprint material and a pattern region of the mold are in contact with each other; and curing the imprint material by irradiating the imprint material with curing light after the aligning. The aligning is controlled so as to include an overlap period during which a period during which deformation light used to deform the shot region is applied to the substrate through the imprint material and a period during which polymerization light used to increase a viscosity of the imprint material is applied to the imprint material overlap each other. The polymerization light to be applied to the imprint material is controlled in accordance with the deformation light to be applied to the imprint material during the overlap period.

Abstract: Provided is an elevator control device that can control uncomfortable vibration in a car by using simple calculation. The elevator control device includes, in an elevator in which the car and a counter weight are supported by a main rope wound around a sheave of a motor, a car speed instruction value generator that generates a car speed instruction value with respect to the car; a motor speed controller that controls a motor drive circuit that controls rotation of the motor, based on a motor speed instruction value; and a car vibration control calculator that outputs to the motor speed controller the motor speed instruction value having, relative to the car speed instruction value, a reduced component of a vibration frequency of vibration generated in the car.

Abstract: The disclosure proposes an image processing apparatus for rendering a maximum intensity projection image by extracting, as objects to be rendered, only voxels having a high brightness value in three-dimensional volume data and using the brightness values of these voxels for the corresponding pixels.

Abstract: The present invention allows to estimate a continuous surface that defines a boundary surface of an object using image data, even if the image data was acquired by an imaging method in which image information on the boundary surface of the object is limited. An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a calculating unit that calculates a brightness gradient of a voxel group constituting volume data which represents a reconstructed image, and an estimating unit that estimates by using the brightness gradient a continuous surface which defines a boundary surface of an object corresponding to the volume data.

Abstract: The disclosure proposes an image processing apparatus for rendering a maximum intensity projection image by extracting, as objects to be rendered, only voxels having a high brightness value in three-dimensional volume data and using the brightness values of these voxels for the corresponding pixels.

Abstract: An electric-motor control apparatus includes: a command generation unit; a drive detector; a drive-current detection unit; a current-control computation unit; a steady-state-load calculation unit; a first steady-state-load reference-value storage unit; and a tension-variation analysis unit. The command generation unit outputs a drive command signal of an electric motor; the drive detector outputs a drive detection signal of the electric motor; the control computation unit receives the drive detection signal and the drive command signal and outputs a current command value; the drive-current detection unit outputs a drive-current detection value; the current-control computation unit outputs the drive current to the electric motor; and the steady-state-load calculation unit outputs a steady-state-load calculation value. The first steady-state-load reference-value storage unit stores a first steady-state-load reference value; and the tension-variation analysis unit outputs a tension-variation analysis value.

Abstract: A diagnosis support apparatus detects a finding and a position, on a diagnosis image as a diagnosis target medical image, which corresponds to the finding from the image, and searches a database storing a plurality of medical images linked to findings and diagnosis names by using the detected finding. The diagnosis support apparatus simultaneously performs or switches between the first display operation of causing a display unit to display the diagnosis image, together with the detected finding and a position on the display which corresponds to the finding and the second display operation of causing the display unit to display the found medical image, together with a diagnosis name associated with the medical image.