Abstract: An IC inspection socket includes: a pin block including a plurality of contact probes; a floating plate configured to guide the IC package to be inspected; and a heating element configured to heat the IC package, in which the heating element is configured to be in contact with the IC package.

Abstract: A template substrate including a first seed region and a growth restricting region that are aligned in a first direction, and a first semiconductor part positioned above the template substrate are provided, the first semiconductor part includes a first base positioned above the first seed region, and a first wing connected to the first base, the first wing facing the growth restricting region with a first void space interposed therebetween, the first wing includes an edge positioned above the growth restricting region, and a ratio of a width of the first void space with respect to a thickness of the first void space in the first direction is equal to or larger than 5.0.

Abstract: An information processing method is executed by a computer and the method includes: obtaining first transported-object information that is transported-object information including a position and a weight of a transported object on a moving body; obtaining a weight of the moving body; generating information indicating a predicted steering angle center value by inputting the first transported-object information obtained and the weight of the moving body obtained into a model generated using second transported-object information, a weight of the moving body, and a steering angle center value of the moving body, the second transported-object information being older transported-object information than the first transported-object information; and outputting the information indicating the predicted steering angle center value to the moving body.

Abstract: An information processing method is executed by a computer and the method includes: obtaining first transported-object information that is transported-object information including a position and a weight of a transported object on a moving body; obtaining a weight of the moving body; generating information indicating a predicted steering angle center value by inputting the first transported-object information obtained and the weight of the moving body obtained into a model generated using second transported-object information, a weight of the moving body, and a steering angle center value of the moving body, the second transported-object information being older transported-object information than the first transported-object information; and outputting the information indicating the predicted steering angle center value to the moving body.

Abstract: An information processing method is an information processing method executed by a computer, and includes: detecting a first operation by a supervising party that supervises a moving body which drives autonomously from a remote location where the moving body cannot be supervised directly; and when the first operation is detected, relaxing an execution condition for autonomous driving of the moving body more than an execution condition applied when the first operation is not detected, and causing the moving body to drive autonomously under the execution condition that has been relaxed.

Abstract: An information processing method is executed by a computer, and includes: specifying, when information of an event that requires remote operation of a mobile body is received, a task of the remote operation corresponding to the event; and determining a travel limitation of the mobile body in the remote operation according to the task specified, wherein the travel limitation determined is imposed when the mobile body executes travel control according to the task,

Abstract: A control system includes an obtainer that obtains sensing data output from a sensor that performs sensing of an outside of a mobile body, a detector that detects a position of an object outside the mobile body based on the sensing data, a movement predictor that predicts a movement of the object based on the sensing data, a costmap generator that generates a first costmap based on the position detected of the object and a second costmap based on the movement predicted of the object, a path generator that generates a path for the mobile body based on the first costmap, a determination generator that generates a movement determination of the mobile body based on the second costmap and the path generated, and a controller that controls the movement of the mobile body in accordance with the path generated and the movement determination.

Abstract: An information processing device (or a vehicle control device) includes: a vehicle information obtainer that obtains a first moving speed of a vehicle; a communicator that obtains an operation amount of an operation related to a speed by an instrument for a remote operation of the vehicle; a vehicle speed instruction generator that generates a second moving speed based on the operation amount; and an outputter that outputs the operation amount as a moving speed control amount, when the first moving speed is lower than a first threshold, and a control amount converted from the second moving speed as the moving speed control amount, when the first moving speed is higher than or equal to a second threshold.

Abstract: An information processing method is to be executed by a computer, and the information processing method includes obtaining a task related to traveling executed by a mobile body, first sensing data output from a first sensor that is provided in the mobile body and performs sensing of an outside of the mobile body, and a specification related to the traveling of the mobile body; calculating a sensing requirement based on the task and the specification; calculating a first sensing result based on the first sensing data output from the first sensor; determining whether to restrict execution of the task based on the sensing requirement and the first sensing result; and outputting an instruction for restricting the execution of the task to the mobile body in response to determining that the execution of the task is to be restricted.

Abstract: Provided is a method for rolling a steel sheet and a method for manufacturing a steel sheet capable of preventing occurrence of defects in appearance of a steel sheet caused by oil spots of a coolant and preventing occurrence of defects in shape of a steel sheet by appropriately controlling thermal deformation of work rolls. The method for rolling a steel sheet according to the present invention is a method for rolling a steel sheet involving feeding of a coolant to rolls that form a rolling mill during the rolling. The method includes keeping a coolant feeding rate at or lower than a predetermined rate lower than an upper constant rate at a start of operation of the rolling mill, and increasing the coolant feeding rate to the upper constant rate in response to an amount of center buckles of the steel sheet reaching or exceeding an upper target value.

Abstract: A positional measurement system includes: a mobile robot including a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signal reception unit that receives GNSS signals and calculates a position of the mobile robot based on the GNSS signals, a GNSS signal precision evaluation unit that evaluates positional measurement precision by the received GNSS signals, and a position control unit that moves the mobile robot to a high-precision reception position, where GNSS signals yielding positional measurement precision higher than a first threshold precision can be received; a relative position detection unit that detects a relative position of a target as to the mobile robot situated at the high-precision reception position; and a target position calculation unit that calculates a position of the target based on the calculated position of the mobile robot based on the GNSS signals received at the high-precision reception position, and the relative position.

Abstract: A mapping method includes: acquiring first map information created in advance, including information about a surrounding area of a mobile robot; acquiring second map information including information about the surrounding area by a sensor of the mobile robot; receiving third map information including information about the surrounding area from an environmental sensor node; (i) in the third map information, if a place exists in which an amount of change over time is equal to or greater than a certain threshold value, removing information about the place in each of the first and the second map information corresponding to that place, or alternatively, increasing the variance of information about the place in each of the first and the second map information corresponding to that place; and (ii) creating map information using the first and the second map information subjected to the removal or the variance increase.

Abstract: An imaging control device includes: a first location estimator that estimates a future location of a vehicle using an advancing direction, velocity vector, or route data of the vehicle; a surface estimator that estimates a rate of change in the road surface height in the advancing direction or the road surface state at the future location, using surface information for estimating the road surface shape or state at the future location, detected by a sensor, or an image of the road surface at the future location, captured by an imaging device; a modifier that modifies a parameter of the imaging device according to the rate of change in the road surface height in the advancing direction or the road surface state; and a controller that causes the imaging device of the vehicle to perform imaging using the modified parameter, at a timing at which the vehicle passes the future location.

Abstract: A method includes, with a sensor mounted on a vehicle, measuring information of an infrastructure used by the vehicle, and first drive assisting information that is used to perform a drive assisting operation of the vehicle, transmitting the information of the infrastructure to an infrastructure inspection apparatus mounted in the infrastructure when the sensor measures the information of the infrastructure, receiving, from the infrastructure inspection apparatus, second drive assisting information that is used to perform the drive assisting operation of the vehicle, performing the drive assisting operation of the vehicle in response to the first drive assisting information if the sensor measures the first drive assisting information, and performing the drive assisting operation of the vehicle in response to the second drive assisting information if the sensor measures the information of the infrastructure.

Abstract: A method for controlling an aerial vehicle includes determining a direction in which the aerial vehicle is traveling; determining, with reference to a table, an altitude range which corresponds to the determined direction and within which the aerial vehicle is caused to fly, the table indicating correspondences between directions in which the aerial vehicle is traveling and altitude ranges within which the aerial vehicle is to fly; obtaining, from an altimeter, a first altitude, which is a current altitude, at which the aerial vehicle is flying; determining whether the first altitude is included in the determined altitude range; and if it is determined that the first altitude is not included in the determined altitude range, changing an altitude at which the aerial vehicle is caused to fly from the first altitude to a second altitude included in the determined altitude range.

Abstract: An imaging control device includes: a first location estimator that estimates a future location of a vehicle using an advancing direction, velocity vector, or route data of the vehicle; a surface estimator that estimates a rate of change in the road surface height in the advancing direction or the road surface state at the future location, using surface information for estimating the road surface shape or state at the future location, detected by a sensor, or an image of the road surface at the future location, captured by an imaging device; a modifier that modifies a parameter of the imaging device according to the rate of change in the road surface height in the advancing direction or the road surface state; and a controller that causes the imaging device of the vehicle to perform imaging using the modified parameter, at a timing at which the vehicle passes the future location.

Abstract: An inspection method includes, with a sensor mounted in an infrastructure, measuring drive assisting information that is to be used to perform a drive assisting operation of a target vehicle that uses the infrastructure, transmitting the drive assisting information to the target vehicle, receiving, from the target vehicle, information of the infrastructure measured by the target vehicle, and inspecting the infrastructure using the information of the infrastructure.

Abstract: A conference support apparatus includes: a conference management section that stores screen information obtained by the object operation to manage screen transition in the conference; a branch management section that stores branch information for discriminating a branch point in association with the screen on which a branching operation is performed to manage a branch point of the conference when the branching operation is performed to branch the discussion; and a digest creation section that refers to branch information to specify the digest part that connects the start point and the end point from which a branch is excluded when the branch is included between the start point and the end point and extracts screen information about a screen included in the specified digest part to create a conference digest on the basis of the screen information corresponding to the specified digest part when a digest creation operation is performed.

Abstract: There is provided a map production method to be performed by a mobile robot which moves in a first region and includes a first sensor and a second sensor. The map production method includes acquiring first information from the first sensor, acquiring second information from the second sensor, acquiring third information from a third sensor provided in the first region, acquiring fourth information indicating a detection region of the second sensor calculated from the first information and the second information, acquiring fifth information indicating a detection region of the third sensor calculated from the third information, and updating map information of the first region for a third region, including a first object, if a the second region overlaps with the third region is judged to be present from the fourth information and the fifth information.

Abstract: A mapping method includes: acquiring first map information created in advance, including information about a surrounding area of a mobile robot; acquiring second map information including information about the surrounding area by a sensor of the mobile robot; receiving third map information including information about the surrounding area from an environmental sensor node; (i) in the third map information, if a place exists in which an amount of change over time is equal to or greater than a certain threshold value, removing information about the place in each of the first and the second map information corresponding to that place, or alternatively, increasing the variance of information about the place in each of the first and the second map information corresponding to that place; and (ii) creating map information using the first and the second map information subjected to the removal or the variance increase.