Abstract: A charging circuit includes a first power source circuit that supplies charging power to secondary batteries; a switch that controls the supply of the power; and a control device that performs switching control of the switch. The control device detects a voltage difference between the secondary batteries before starting charging; starts a timer and starts serial charging of the secondary batteries; on the condition that the voltage difference before the charging has been equal to or larger than a first threshold, if respective voltage values of the secondary batteries have both become equal to or larger than a second threshold before the timer expires, shortens a remaining time on the timer at that time point; and finishes the serial charging of the secondary batteries at the earlier of a time point when the secondary batteries have both become fully charged, or a time point when the timer has expired.

Abstract: A sorting mechanism includes a flap that selects a first path connecting from a battery outlet of a charging section to a battery inlet of a first compartment section as a path to introduce a first battery to the first compartment section in a case of housing the first battery in the first compartment section, and that selects a second path connecting from the battery outlet of the charging section to a battery inlet of a second compartment section as a path to introduce a second battery to the second compartment section in a case of housing the second battery in the second compartment section.

Abstract: In a satellite side, there are provided a satellite-side operation parameter storage and an operation planning unit; and on a ground side, there are provided a ground-side operation parameter setting unit, a ground-side operation parameter storage to store operation parameters the same as stored in the operation parameter storage of the satellite-side, and an operation plan estimation unit having the same function as that of the operation planning unit of the satellite side. The ground-side operation parameter setting unit determines operation parameters to be used for the operation plan; and when necessary, the ground-side operation parameter setting unit saves them to the ground-side operation parameter storage and uploads them to the satellite-side operation parameter storage. The ground-side operation plan estimation unit and the satellite-side operation planning unit each produce operation plans according to the same operation parameters.

Abstract: A charger includes: a power supply device for charging a secondary battery; a power supply path that includes a first switch and a second switch, and supplies electric power from the power supply device to the secondary battery; a discharge circuit that includes a first resistor and a third switch, has one end connected to a connection point between the first switch and the second switch, and has the other end connected to a ground line; a short-circuit preventing circuit that includes a second resistor and a fourth switch, and is connected in parallel to the first switch; and a control device that controls open-close of each switch and acquires a voltage value VP, wherein the control device detects a failure of each switch on a condition where the voltage value VP is different between a normal state and a failure state, in a combination of open-close control for each switch.

Abstract: A laser shielding device interposed between the camera and the reflected light and is provided with a plurality of plates juxtaposed at an interval. Of the plurality of plates, an incident-side plate disposed on an incident side of the reflected light may be made larger in heat capacity compared to other plates disposed on the camera side of the incident-side plate.

Abstract: A first proton-donating layer (20a) is a layer having a proton-donative functional group on the surface, for example, a silicon oxide layer. A second proton-donating layer (20b) is also a layer having a proton-donative functional group on the surface, for example, a silicon oxide layer. Negative surface charges are formed on the main surface section of a first base (10a) and the main surface section of a second base (10b), and these negative charges increased the proton conductivity in an aqueous solution fed to a nano channel. Although, in the aqueous solution, proton migration through hopping between water molecules contributes to its diffusion, the negative charges formed on the main surfaces of the bases (10a, 10b) attract protons in the aqueous solution, and the conduction of protons is efficiently achieved in “high-speed transfer regions” formed in the vicinity of the proton-donating layers (20a, 20b).

Abstract: A satellite comprises thrusters disposed with the firing directions each facing away from the mass center of satellite and different from each other. A control amount calculator calculates control amounts of the mean orbital elements from the mean orbital elements and the temporal change rates of the mean orbital elements set by an orbit determiner, and the target values. A distributor calculates firing timings and firing amounts of the thrusters for realizing the control amounts of the mean orbital elements by expressing a motion of satellite with orbital elements, solving an equation taking into account coupling of an out-of-plane motion and an in-plane motion due to thruster disposition angles and thruster firing amounts at multiple times, and combining one or more thruster firings controlling mainly an out-of-the-orbit-plane direction and one or more thruster firings controlling mainly an in-the-orbit-plane direction.

Abstract: In a satellite side, there are provided a satellite-side operation parameter storage and an operation planning unit; and on a ground side, there are provided a ground-side operation parameter setting unit, a ground-side operation parameter storage to store operation parameters the same as stored in the operation parameter storage of the satellite-side, and an operation plan estimation unit having the same function as that of the operation planning unit of the satellite side. The ground-side operation parameter setting unit determines operation parameters to be used for the operation plan; and when necessary, the ground-side operation parameter setting unit saves them to the ground-side operation parameter storage and uploads them to the satellite-side operation parameter storage. The ground-side operation plan estimation unit and the satellite-side operation planning unit each produce operation plans according to the same operation parameters.

Abstract: An insulator of a coil winding component constituting part of a rotary electric machine is resin molded integrally with a divided iron core. A first accommodating groove in which a coil terminal wire can be arranged is formed on an outer end surface of a wiring member of the insulator. A plurality of recesses are formed in a circumferential direction of a stator core on a groove bottom surface of the first accommodating groove. Further, a rib, which supports the coil terminal wire that is arranged in the first accommodating groove, is disposed between the mutually adjacent recesses.

Abstract: The cationically photopolymerizable composition according to the present disclosure includes: (A) a polyfunctional epoxy compound having two or more epoxy groups per molecule; (B) a monofunctional epoxy compound having one epoxy group per molecule; (C) a photocation generator; and (D) an oxetane compound. At least one of the component (A) and the component (B) contains an epoxy compound ((A1) or (B1)) having a polyether backbone per molecule. A mass ratio of the component (A) to the component (B) falls within a range of 90:10 to 30:70.

Abstract: When the number of CMGs is represented by n (n is an integer of 4 or more), (n?3) gimbal angles out of n gimbal angles corresponding to the n CMGs are set as free parameters, and an algebraic equation representing a relationship among three gimbal angles out of the n gimbal angles, the free parameters, and an angular momentum of all the CMGs is used to solve the algebraic equation while changing the free parameters within set ranges, to thereby obtain solutions of the gimbal angles of the plurality of CMGs required for achieving a given angular momentum.

Abstract: When calculating a gimbal angle trajectory that satisfies boundary conditions set by an attitude boundary condition setter 2131 of the ground station 21, a gimbal angle trajectory calculator 2132 calculates the gimbal angle trajectory that minimizes a period of an acceleration interval within a range that satisfies driving restrictions of a gimbal, based on a gimbal angle ?0i of a start time and a gimbal angle ?ci of a fixed interval of an attitude change. Also, the gimbal angle trajectory is calculated that minimizes a period of a deceleration interval within a range that satisfies the driving restrictions of the gimbal, based on the gimbal angle ?ci of the fixed interval and a gimbal angle ?fi of a completion time of the attitude change. The obtained ?0i, ?ci, ?fi and an attitude change period ? are transmitted to the artificial satellite as gimbal angle trajectory parameters, and the control moment gyros are controlled based on the gimbal angle trajectory parameters.

Abstract: When the number of CMGs is represented by n (n is an integer of 4 or more), (n?3) gimbal angles out of n gimbal angles corresponding to the n CMGs are set as free parameters, and an algebraic equation representing a relationship among three gimbal angles out of the n gimbal angles, the free parameters, and an angular momentum of all the CMGs is used to solve the algebraic equation while changing the free parameters within set ranges, to thereby obtain solutions of the gimbal angles of the plurality of CMGs required for achieving a given angular momentum.

Abstract: A laser shielding device interposed between the camera and the reflected light and is provided with a plurality of plates juxtaposed at an interval. Of the plurality of plates, an incident-side plate disposed on an incident side of the reflected light may be made larger in heat capacity compared to other plates disposed on the camera side of the incident-side plate.

Abstract: A charging circuit includes a first power source circuit that supplies charging power to secondary batteries; a switch that controls the supply of the power; and a control device that performs switching control of the switch. The control device detects a voltage difference between the secondary batteries before starting charging; starts a timer and starts serial charging of the secondary batteries; on the condition that the voltage difference before the charging has been equal to or larger than a first threshold, if respective voltage values of the secondary batteries have both become equal to or larger than a second threshold before the timer expires, shortens a remaining time on the timer at that time point; and finishes the serial charging of the secondary batteries at the earlier of a time point when the secondary batteries have both become fully charged, or a time point when the timer has expired.

Abstract: An insulator of a coil winding component constituting part of a rotary electric machine is resin molded integrally with a divided iron core. A first accommodating groove in which a coil terminal wire can be arranged is formed on an outer end surface of a wiring member of the insulator. A plurality of recesses are formed in a circumferential direction of a stator core on a groove bottom surface of the first accommodating groove. Further, a rib, which supports the coil terminal wire that is arranged in the first accommodating groove, is disposed between the mutually adjacent recesses.

Abstract: A satellite comprises thrusters disposed with the firing directions each facing away from the mass center of satellite and different from each other. A control amount calculator calculates control amounts of the mean orbital elements from the mean orbital elements and the temporal change rates of the mean orbital elements set by an orbit determiner, and the target values. A distributor calculates firing timings and firing amounts of the thrusters for realizing the control amounts of the mean orbital elements by expressing a motion of satellite with orbital elements, solving an equation taking into account coupling of an out-of-plane motion and an in-plane motion due to thruster disposition angles and thruster firing amounts at multiple times, and combining one or more thruster firings controlling mainly an out-of-the-orbit-plane direction and one or more thruster firings controlling mainly an in-the-orbit-plane direction.

Abstract: A first proton-donating layer (20a) is a layer having a proton-donative functional group on the surface, for example, a silicon oxide layer. A second proton-donating layer (20b) is also a layer having a proton-donative functional group on the surface, for example, a silicon oxide layer. Negative surface charges are formed on the main surface section of a first base (10a) and the main surface section of a second base (10b), and these negative charges increased the proton conductivity in an aqueous solution fed to a nano channel. Although, in the aqueous solution, proton migration through hopping between water molecules contributes to its diffusion, the negative charges formed on the main surfaces of the bases (10a, 10b) attract protons in the aqueous solution, and the conduction of protons is efficiently achieved in “high-speed transfer regions” formed in the vicinity of the proton-donating layers (20a, 20b).

Abstract: The cationically photopolymerizable composition according to the present disclosure includes: (A) a polyfunctional epoxy compound having two or more epoxy groups per molecule; (B) a monofunctional epoxy compound having one epoxy group per molecule; (C) a photocation generator; and (D) an oxetane compound. At least one of the component (A) and the component (B) contains an epoxy compound ((A1) or (B1)) having a polyether backbone per molecule. A mass ratio of the component (A) to the component (B) falls within a range of 90:10 to 30:70.

Abstract: A substrate for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy analysis (SERS) comprises a ferroelectric single crystal having polarization-inverted patterns of spontaneous polarizations including polarization-inverted portions and non-inverted polarization portions, and metallic dots positioned at only either one polarized surfaces of the polarization-inverted portions and the non-inverted polarization portions. The provided SERS substrate produces a high enhancement effect. A microfluidic device incorporating the SERS substrate is also provided.