Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a travelable area extraction apparatus and the like capable of extracting a travelable area from three-dimensional data. A disclosed travelable area extraction apparatus includes: a three-dimensional data input unit that inputs three-dimensional data from a three-dimensional data acquisition unit mounted in a vehicle; a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information of the vehicle; and a travelable area extraction unit that extracts a travelable area from the three-dimensional data on the basis of the position information of the vehicle and a road structure rule indicating a distance from one end to the other end of a traveling area in a road.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide an annotation apparatus that can improve workability of annotation. An annotation apparatus (1) according to an example aspect of the present disclosure includes a cluster generation unit (11) configured to generate a plurality of clusters by grouping point cloud data corresponding to three-dimensional position information about a measurement target, a presentation order determination unit (12) configured to determine a presentation order of the plurality of clusters based on similarity between the generated plurality of clusters, a cluster presentation unit (13) configured to present the plurality of clusters in order based on the determined presentation order, and a label assignment unit (14) configured to assign a predetermined label to each of the clusters presented in the order.

Abstract: An object is to construct an accurate correspondence relation between points included in 3D data and pixels that form an image. An alignment unit receives image data acquired by capturing an image of an object, and 3D data of the object, performs alignment between the image data and the 3D data, and outputs data after the alignment. A pixel selection unit selects a target pixel from a plurality of pixels included in the image data. The pixel point association unit selects, from a plurality of point data items of 3D data included in the data after the alignment, three or more point data items near the target pixel as neighboring point data, estimates one surface based on the neighboring point data, and performs association for calculating a position of the target pixel on the one surface in a space which the plurality of point data items belong to.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: at least one memory configured to store instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: generate, for each of a plurality of virtual cameras in a three-dimensional space, a virtual camera image shot by the respective one of the virtual cameras on the basis of point cloud data of the three-dimensional space; and estimate, on the basis of similarity between the virtual camera image generated by having the processor execute the generation instruction and a camera image shot by a camera, location and orientation of the camera when it shot the camera image.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: at least one memory configured to store instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: generate a virtual camera image shot by a virtual camera in a specific location and orientation in a three-dimensional space on the basis of point cloud data of the three-dimensional space; and estimate, on the basis of the virtual camera image, a camera image shot by a camera, and the point cloud data, a location of the camera when it shot the camera image from a location in the same space as the specific location in the three-dimensional space.

Abstract: In an arithmetic operation system, an evaluation unit calculates a difference amount between a teaching signal and an estimated signal. The teaching signal is a spatial distribution signal observed with respect to a spatial structure on a path of an emission wave in a target space (i.e., a teaching space) by using the emission wave. In addition, the estimated signal is a signal for comparing with the teaching signal, and is an estimated spatial distribution signal. The estimated signal is formed based on estimated density associated to each sample point acquired from a spatial estimation model, by a sampling unit inputting information about a position of each of a plurality of sample points on the path to the spatial estimation model. An updating unit updates the spatial estimation model, based on the difference amount.

Abstract: Provided is a technique that specifies (a) a part actually having an abnormal change in surface or (b) a region including the part. The device includes at least one processor configured to: extract, on the basis of a reflection signal generated in response to a signal that one of a plurality of emitting sections included in a distance measuring device has emitted to a subject, a part of a surface of the subject which part has an abnormal change, the extracting being carried out for each of the plurality of emitting sections; and specify a region of the surface, the region including parts of the surface which parts have been extracted in relation to two or more of the plurality of emitting sections.

Abstract: An abnormal part display apparatus, an abnormal part display system, an abnormal part displaying method, and an abnormal part displaying program capable of improving visibility of an abnormal part in an object are provided. An abnormal part display apparatus 11 according to the present disclosure includes an acquisition unit 111 configured to acquire point group data of an object obtained by measuring the object by using a laser ranging apparatus 12, and a photograph image of the object obtained by photographing the object by using a photographing apparatus 13, a display unit 112 configured to display the point group data and the photograph image on a predetermined screen, and a control unit 113 configured to control the point group data and the photograph image to be displayed in the display unit 112.

Abstract: Provided is a glass strand that, when mixed with mortar, is less likely to decrease the fluidity of the mortar and can 5 effectively increase the mechanical strength of a cementitious material. A glass strand includes: a plurality of glass filaments containing 12% by mass or more ZrO2 and 10% by mass or more R2O (where R represents at least one selected from Li, Na, and K); and a coating covering surfaces of the glass filaments, 10 wherein the coating contains polyvinyl acetate resin and polyether-based urethane resin, and wherein a content of the polyether-based urethane resin in the coating is, in solid content ratio, not less than 10% by mass and not more than 90% by mass.

Abstract: A detection device (10) according to the present disclosure includes an acquisition unit (11) that acquires point cloud data indicating a distance from a measurement device to an object and luminance information obtained from reflected light of a beam emitted when the point cloud data is measured, an edge detection unit (12) that performs edge detection based on the luminance information, and a crack determination unit (13) that determines whether an area indicates a crack by using a shape of the area in which, of a plurality of points indicated by the point cloud data, points having luminance within a predetermined range of difference from luminance of a point detected as an edge are distributed.

Abstract: A measurement device acquires first point cloud data at a first measurement position and second point cloud data at a second measurement position; determines a rotation axis for positional adjustment; determines, based on the rotation axis, the first point cloud data, and the second point cloud data, an evaluation function indicating a region that is a union set of one or more columnar bodies as an evaluation function representing desirability of a positional adjustment result; and calculates a positional adjustment parameter that optimizes the evaluation function based on the rotation axis, the first point cloud data, and the second point cloud data.

Abstract: Provided are a processing device, a processing system, a processing method, and a program capable of improving visibility when displaying image data and three-dimensional data. A processing device includes: an image data input means to which image data is input; an image data acquisition information input means to which image data acquisition information is input; a three-dimensional data input means to which three-dimensional data is input; a viewpoint image generation means for generating a viewpoint image that projects the three-dimensional data on the basis of a position and a shooting direction of a shooting means; a target area extraction means for matching the image data with the viewpoint image and extracting a target area corresponding to the image data in the viewpoint image; and a parameter generation means for generating parameters for displaying the target area.

Abstract: A monitoring system according to the present disclosure includes: a straight line calculation unit configured to calculate a straight line connecting three-dimensional coordinates of a light source and three-dimensional coordinates of a three-dimensional measuring device configured to measure a target to be measured; an invalid region determination unit configured to define a three-dimension invalid region in which point cloud data acquired by the three-dimensional measuring device is invalid based on the straight line; and a point cloud data processing unit configured to monitor the target to be measured based on the acquired point cloud data and the three-dimension invalid region.

Abstract: There are provided a data processing apparatus, a data processing system, and a data processing method that can improve convenience of display of point group data. A data processing apparatus (1) includes a point group data processing unit (10) configured to display, when a viewpoint for display of point group data obtained by scanning a display object is input, the point group data viewed from the viewpoint, and an image data processing unit (20) configured to determine image data corresponding to the point group data to be displayed, from a plurality of pieces of image data obtained by imaging the display object from different positions, and to display the determined image data.

Abstract: A display device (10) according to the present disclosure includes: a detection unit (11) that detects, in a three-dimensional space including measurement point group data measured by a three-dimensional optical sensor, intermediate point group data of an intermediate region from a viewpoint for two-dimensionally displaying the measurement point group data to target point group data within the measurement point group data; a setting unit (12) that sets, based on the detected intermediate point group data, a display aspect of the measurement point group data or the target point group data in such a way that the target point group data become visually recognizable from the viewpoint; and a display unit (13) that two-dimensionally displays the measurement point group data and the target point group data according to the set display aspect.

Abstract: An object is to provide a measurement apparatus adapted to correctly integrate three-dimensional data acquired at a plurality of points.

Abstract: A problem is presented in that conventional photochromic compounds cannot be considered adequate in terms of the colorizing/decolorizing rate and durability, and the production process therefore has many steps. The present invention provides an industrially applicable photochromic compound that has both a rapid colorizing/decolorizing reaction and high durability and can also be synthesized at a low cost. This compound is characterized in that etheric oxygen atoms are bonded to the carbon atoms at position 1 of a pyranoquinazoline (8H-pyrano[3,2-f]quinazoline) skeleton and position 10 of a naphthopyran (3H-naphtho[2,1-b]pyran) skeleton, said compound having photochromic properties and being a photochromic compound that has both a rapid colorizing/decolorizing reaction and high durability. Also provided is an industrially applicable photochromic compound that can be synthesized at a low cost.

Abstract: An abnormal part display apparatus, an abnormal part display system, an abnormal part displaying method, and an abnormal part displaying program capable of improving visibility of an abnormal part in an object are provided. An abnormal part display apparatus 11 according to the present disclosure includes an acquisition unit 111 configured to acquire point group data of an object obtained by measuring the object by using a laser ranging apparatus 12, and a photograph image of the object obtained by photographing the object by using a photographing apparatus 13, a display unit 112 configured to display the point group data and the photograph image on a predetermined screen, and a control unit 113 configured to control the point group data and the photograph image to be displayed in the display unit 112.

Abstract: [Problem] A problem is presented in that conventional photochromic compounds cannot be considered adequate in terms of the colorizing/decolorizing rate and durability, and the production process therefore has many steps. The present invention provides an industrially applicable photochromic compound that has both a rapid colorizing/decolorizing reaction and high durability and can also be synthesized at a low cost. [Solution] This compound is characterized in that etheric oxygen atoms are bonded to the carbon atoms at position 1 of a pyranoquinazoline (8H-pyrano[3,2-f]quinazoline) skeleton and position 10 of a naphthopyran (3H-naphtho[2,1-b]pyran) skeleton, said compound having photochromic properties and being a photochromic compound that has both a rapid colorizing/decolorizing reaction and high durability. Also provided is an industrially applicable photochromic compound that can be synthesized at a low cost.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel myocardial stem cell for transplantation which enables maintenance of a therapeutic effect on and/or preventive effect against cardiac failure for a prolonged period, a method for producing the myocardial stem cell, and a cell preparation containing the myocardial stem cell. [Solution] The present invention relates to a method for producing a myocardial stem cell to be used for treatment and/or prevention of cardiac failure, the method comprising the step of introducing a complex of a mitochondria-targeting carrier and a mitochondria activating agent into a myocardial stem cell; a cell produced by the method and a cell preparation containing the cell; and a liposome to be used for producing the cell. According to the present invention, there can be provided a myocardial stem cell which is capable of maintaining a therapeutic effect and/or preventive effect by cell transplantation for a prolonged period.