Abstract: A torque converter includes a front cover, an impeller, an output shaft member, a turbine and a clutch. The turbine includes a turbine shell, a turbine blade, a coupling portion and a piston portion. The turbine shell is supported by the output shaft member. Additionally, the turbine shell slides on the output shaft member in an axial direction. The turbine blade is attached to the turbine shell. The coupling portion extends from the turbine shell toward the front cover. The piston portion extends from the coupling portion in a radial direction. The clutch is disposed between the piston portion and the front cover.

Abstract: The bird's-eye view image system is provided with a plurality of cameras for acquiring a surrounding image of the work vehicle, a display unit for displaying a bird's-eye view image based on the image acquired by the plurality of cameras, and a control unit for causing a bird's-eye view image to be generated and displayed by the display unit. The plurality of cameras have a first front camera provided in the traveling body for acquiring an image ahead of the travelling body, a first rear camera provided in the traveling body for acquiring an image backward of the traveling body, a right camera provided on the swivel base for acquiring an image rightward of the swivel base, and a left camera provided on the swivel base for acquiring an image leftward of the swivel base.

Abstract: A power transmission apparatus transmits torque from a rotating electric machine and includes a first path, a second path, a clutch, and a fluid coupling. The second path is provided parallel to the first path. The clutch is provided on the first path. The clutch can assume an engaged state that transmits torque and a disengaged state that stops transmission of the torque. The fluid coupling is provided on the second path. The fluid coupling includes an input member into which the torque from the rotating electric machine is input, and an output member that outputs the torque input from the input member via a fluid to a drive wheel. The fluid coupling is configured such that a rotation speed of the input member is lower than a rotation speed of the output member when transmitting the torque from the drive wheel to the rotating electric machine side.

Abstract: A method to be performed in a production support system configured to process a raw material and to produce a product. And the method includes: acquiring a plurality of element values relating to production elements of the product; determining whether the element values are within allowable ranges in which a quality of the product meets a predetermined allowed quality; resetting the allowable ranges of one or a plurality of other element values to the allowable ranges in which the quality of the product meets the predetermined allowed quality, upon determining that at least one element value exceeds the allowable range; and outputting information about the reset allowable ranges.

Abstract: A torque converter includes a front cover, an output shaft member, a piston, a clutch, an impeller, and a turbine. The piston is supported by the output shaft member. The piston slides on the output shaft member in an axial direction. The piston extends in a radial direction. The clutch is disposed between the front cover and the piston. The impeller includes an impeller shell and an impeller blade. The impeller shell is fixed to the front cover. The impeller blade is attached to the impeller shell. The turbine includes a turbine shell, a turbine blade and a connecting portion. The turbine shell is disposed in opposition to the impeller. The turbine blade is attached to the turbine shell. The connecting portion connects the piston and the turbine shell so as to make the piston and the turbine shell unitarily rotatable.

Abstract: A power transmission apparatus, which is disposed on a power transmission path from an output shaft of an internal combustion engine to a transmission in a vehicle, is provided with a rotating electrical machine including a rotor and a stator. The rotor is coupled to a synchronous rotating member that rotates synchronously with the output shaft of the internal combustion engine, and takes a central axis of the output shaft of the internal combustion engine as a rotating shaft. The stator is fixed to a fixing member on a non-rotating side with respect to the synchronous rotating member, and faces the rotor with a first gap therebetween.

Abstract: A moving apparatus is rideable by a caregiver and operable by a motor. The moving apparatus includes a main body and a first rotating body mounted on the main body so as to be rotatable around a first rotation axis. The moving apparatus also includes a second rotating body mounted on the main body so as to be rotatable around a second rotation axis. The second rotation axis is disposed spaced apart from the first rotation axis. The first rotating body and the second rotating body contact the ground. The main body is configured such that a wheelbase defined by the first rotation axis and the second rotation axis is changeable.

Abstract: A camera calibration device that captures images of at least one marker with at least two cameras and calibrates installation states of the at least two cameras based upon the captured images by the at least two cameras, includes: an extracting unit that extracts a feature amount of the at least one marker based upon the captured images by the at least two cameras; a primary calibration unit that calculates a position of each of the at least two cameras in a marker coordinate system, based upon the feature amount; and a secondary calibration unit that preforms coordinate transformation of the position of each of the cameras in the marker coordinate system calculated by the primary calibration unit, into a position of each of the cameras in a vehicle coordinate system.

Abstract: This calibration apparatus calibrates a camera mounted on a vehicle and includes: an image obtaining unit that obtains an image of outside of the vehicle; and a calibration unit that calibrates a camera parameter which is the roll angle and/or the pitch angle of the camera by using corresponding feature points in an image of the vehicle captured before a change in the attitude thereof and in an image captured after the change in the attitude thereof.

Abstract: In a manufacturing process of a transistor including an oxide semiconductor film, oxygen doping treatment is performed on the oxide semiconductor film, and then heat treatment is performed on the oxide semiconductor film and an aluminum oxide film provided over the oxide semiconductor film. Consequently, an oxide semiconductor film which includes a region containing more oxygen than a stoichiometric composition is formed. The transistor formed using the oxide semiconductor film can have high reliability because the amount of change in the threshold voltage of the transistor by a bias-temperature stress test (BT test) is reduced.

Abstract: One object is to provide a deposition technique for forming an oxide semiconductor film. By forming an oxide semiconductor film using a sputtering target including a sintered body of a metal oxide whose concentration of hydrogen contained is low, for example, lower than 1×1016 atoms/cm3, the oxide semiconductor film contains a small amount of impurities such as a compound containing hydrogen typified by H2O or a hydrogen atom. In addition, this oxide semiconductor film is used as an active layer of a transistor.

Abstract: To provide a highly reliable semiconductor device manufactured by giving stable electric characteristics to a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor. In a manufacturing process of a transistor, an oxide semiconductor layer, a source electrode layer, a drain electrode layer, a gate insulating film, a gate electrode layer, and an aluminum oxide film are formed in this order, and then heat treatment is performed on the oxide semiconductor layer and the aluminum oxide film, whereby an oxide semiconductor layer from which an impurity containing a hydrogen atom is removed and which includes a region containing oxygen more than the stoichiometric proportion is formed. In addition, when the aluminum oxide film is formed, entry and diffusion of water or hydrogen into the oxide semiconductor layer from the air due to heat treatment in a manufacturing process of a semiconductor device or an electronic appliance including the transistor can be prevented.

Abstract: In a manufacturing process of a transistor including an oxide semiconductor film, oxygen doping treatment is performed on the oxide semiconductor film, and then heat treatment is performed on the oxide semiconductor film and an aluminum oxide film provided over the oxide semiconductor film. Consequently, an oxide semiconductor film which includes a region containing more oxygen than a stoichiometric composition is formed. The transistor formed using the oxide semiconductor film can have high reliability because the amount of change in the threshold voltage of the transistor by a bias-temperature stress test (BT test) is reduced.

Abstract: A lock-up device for a torque converter includes a clutch part, a piston, a lock-up oil chamber, a cancellation oil chamber and a cancellation hydraulic pressure maintenance circuit. The clutch part is disposed in a power transmission path between a front cover and a transmission-side member. The piston is provided to be movable in an axial direction. The lock-up oil chamber is supplied with hydraulic oil for moving the piston to turn the clutch part into a power transmission activated state. The cancellation oil chamber is provided on the opposite side of the lock-up oil chamber through the piston, and is supplied with the hydraulic oil. The cancellation hydraulic pressure maintenance circuit is provided in an oil passage for leading the hydraulic oil discharged from the cancellation oil chamber to the transmission side, and maintains the cancellation oil chamber at a predetermined hydraulic pressure.

Abstract: To provide a highly reliable semiconductor device manufactured by giving stable electric characteristics to a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor. In a manufacturing process of a transistor, an oxide semiconductor layer, a source electrode layer, a drain electrode layer, a gate insulating film, a gate electrode layer, and an aluminum oxide film are formed in this order, and then heat treatment is performed on the oxide semiconductor layer and the aluminum oxide film, whereby an oxide semiconductor layer from which an impurity containing a hydrogen atom is removed and which includes a region containing oxygen more than the stoichiometric proportion is formed. In addition, when the aluminum oxide film is formed, entry and diffusion of water or hydrogen into the oxide semiconductor layer from the air due to heat treatment in a manufacturing process of a semiconductor device or an electronic appliance including the transistor can be prevented.

Abstract: A torque converter includes a front cover, an impeller, an output shaft member, a turbine and a clutch. The turbine includes a turbine shell, a turbine blade, a coupling portion and a piston portion. The turbine shell is supported by the output shaft member. Additionally, the turbine shell slides on the output shaft member in an axial direction. The turbine blade is attached to the turbine shell. The coupling portion extends from the turbine shell toward the front cover. The piston portion extends from the coupling portion in a radial direction. The clutch is disposed between the piston portion and the front cover.

Abstract: A torque converter includes a front cover, an output shaft member, a piston, a clutch, an impeller, and a turbine. The piston is supported by the output shaft member. The piston slides on the output shaft member in an axial direction. The piston extends in a radial direction. The clutch is disposed between the front cover and the piston. The impeller includes an impeller shell and an impeller blade. The impeller shell is fixed to the front cover. The impeller blade is attached to the impeller shell. The turbine includes a turbine shell, a turbine blade and a connecting portion. The turbine shell is disposed in opposition to the impeller. The turbine blade is attached to the turbine shell. The connecting portion connects the piston and the turbine shell so as to make the piston and the turbine shell unitarily rotatable.

Abstract: A power transmission apparatus, which is disposed on a power transmission path from an output shaft of an internal combustion engine to a transmission in a vehicle, is provided with a rotating electrical machine including a rotor and a stator. The rotor is coupled to a synchronous rotating member that rotates synchronously with the output shaft of the internal combustion engine, and takes a central axis of the output shaft of the internal combustion engine as a rotating shaft. The stator is fixed to a fixing member on a non-rotating side with respect to the synchronous rotating member, and faces the rotor with a first gap therebetween.

Abstract: A drive apparatus for a vehicle includes an engine output system that outputs power from an engine and a power transmission system that transmits the power from the engine output system to a driving wheel. A power transmission path including a chain mechanism and a one-way clutch is provided between an oil pump and a turbine shaft that is part of the engine output system. Another power transmission path including a corresponding chain mechanism and a corresponding one-way clutch is provided between the oil pump and a primary shaft that is part of the power transmission system.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a plurality of devices, each including a memory that stores link-status information indicating whether or not an error occurs in a link connected to the each device. When a first device among the plurality of devices fails to receive within a predetermined time period a response for a request that has been transmitted by the first device, the first device obtains the link-status information from relevant devices each related to at least one of transfer of the request and transfer of the response, and identifies a link in which the error has occurred or a device that is connected to the link, based on the obtained link-status information.