Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide an object detection method such that an object such as a vehicle can be detected from an image captured by an on-board camera even when a lens of the on-board camera is dirty. In order to achieve the objective, in this object detection method for detecting an object included in a captured image, an original image including the object to be detected is prepared from the captured image, a processed image is generated from the prepared original image by applying predetermined processing to the original image, and learning regarding restoration of an image of the object to be detected is performed using the original image and the processed image.

Abstract: A steel sheet member combination structure includes: a first steel sheet member having a main wall portion, a standing wall portion that stands from an end edge of the main wall portion, and a flange portion that extends parallel to the main wall portion from an end edge of the standing wall portion; and a second steel sheet member having a horizontal wall portion that is joined to at least one of an inner surface or an outer surface of the first steel sheet member and that abuts the main wall portion and a side wall portion that abuts the standing wall portion, and the first steel sheet member and the second steel sheet member satisfy predetermined relational expressions.

Abstract: An information processing method in a content viewing system that includes: a first display apparatus and a second display apparatus configured to communicate with each other via a home network, receive and reproduce contents of a content distribution service from a server on a network; and a mobile terminal configured to communicate with each of the display apparatus, includes: a first step of obtaining account information, which the mobile terminal has, from the mobile terminal by the first display apparatus, the account information being associated with the content distribution service; a second step of transferring the account information to the second display apparatus by the first display apparatus; and a third step of receiving the contents from the server by using the account information by the second display apparatus to reproduce the contents.

Abstract: A charged particle beam apparatus with improved depth of focus and maintained/improved resolution has a charged particle source, an off-axis illumination aperture, a lens, a computer, and a memory unit. The apparatus acquires an image by detecting a signal generated by irradiating a sample with a charged particle beam caused from the charged particle source via the off-axis illumination aperture. The computer has a beam-computing-process unit to estimate a beam profile of the charged particle beam and an image-sharpening-process unit to sharpen the image using the estimated beam profile.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a substrate processing apparatus (1) includes: a support (4) configured to support a substrate (W); a rotation mechanism (5) configured to rotate the support (4) about an axis that crosses the substrate (W) supported by the support (4) as a rotation axis; a nozzle (6) configured to supply a treatment liquid to a surface of the substrate (W) on the support (4) being rotated by the rotation mechanism (5); a heater (8) configured to heat the substrate (W) supported by the support (4) at a distance from the substrate (W); and a movement mechanism (9) configured to move the heater (8) in directions toward and away from the substrate (W) supported by the support (4).

Abstract: A transportation vehicle part that includes: a patch member constructed of a plate-like metal patch panel, and a vibration attenuating resin layer provided along a surface of the patch panel; and a metal base plate closely adhered with the vibration attenuating resin layer of the patch member and affixed with the patch member; according to this configuration, the transportation vehicle part which has a superior vibration characteristic without greatly increasing the thickness and the weight of the transportation vehicle part is provided.

Abstract: A method for determining the similarity of objects pertaining to an embodiment uses a convolutional neural network (CNN) that includes one or more convolutional layers and a fully-connected layer to cause one or more computers to execute the following steps in response to said method being executed on said one or more computers: extracting a plurality of characteristic amounts from each of a plurality of objects; extracting output values of the fully-connected layer following the one or more convolutional layers of the convolutional neural network (CNN) on the basis of said plurality of characteristic amounts from each of said plurality of objects; performing conversion processing in which output values of the fully-connected layer serve as a range within a specific area, and extracting conversion output values; and distinguishing the similarity of objects on the basis of said conversion output values.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a substrate treatment apparatus includes, a substrate support unit supporting a substrate, a rotary unit rotating the substrate, a treatment liquid supply unit supplying treatment liquid to a surface of the substrate, and a controller performing liquid discharge treatment to change liquid discharge velocity at which the treatment liquid is discharged from the substrate, at preset predetermined timing, during substrate treatment in which the treatment liquid is supplied while the substrate is rotated, with the treatment continued.

Abstract: An impact absorbing member 10 able to secure absorption energy while lightening weight by absorbing the impact load applied in the axial direction by periodic buckling, wherein the impact absorbing member 10 is provided with a main body 20 comprised of metal sheet and having a polygonal shape in cross-section vertical to an axial direction and a center sheet 30 comprised of metal sheet and provided at a hollow part in the main body along the axial direction, the polygonal shape of the main body 20 includes a pair of long side (20a, 20b) facing each other, the center sheet 30 is joined to each of the long sides (20a, 20b) of the polygonal shape of the main body 20, and the sheet thickness t1 (mm) of the main body 20 and the sheet thickness t2 (mm) of the center sheet 30 satisfy 1.3×t1?t2.

Abstract: [Object] A transportation vehicle part for appropriately improving a vibration characteristic, and a panel member having a vibration characteristic that is appropriately improved, are provided. [Solution] A transportation vehicle part relating to the present invention includes: a patch member 13 constructed of a plate-like metal patch panel 12, and a vibration attenuating resin layer 14 provided along a surface of the patch panel 12; and a metal base plate 16 closely adhered with the vibration attenuating resin layer 14 of the patch member 13 and affixed with the patch member 13. The patch panel 12 is produced via a rolling step. An acute angle between a longitudinal direction and a rolling direction of the patch panel 12 is 30 to 70 degrees. According to this structure, the natural frequency in a primary mode is made high, whereby the vibration characteristic is improved.

Abstract: A charged particle beam apparatus with improved depth of focus and maintained/improved resolution has a charged particle source, an off-axis illumination aperture, a lens, a computer, and a memory unit. The apparatus acquires an image by detecting a signal generated by irradiating a sample with a charged particle beam caused from the charged particle source via the off-axis illumination aperture. The computer has a beam-computing-process unit to estimate a beam profile of the charged particle beam and an image-sharpening-process unit to sharpen the image using the estimated beam profile.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a transportation vehicle part which has a superior vibration characteristic without greatly increasing the thickness and the weight of the transportation vehicle part and is to provide a panel member for improving the vibration characteristic of the transportation vehicle part without greatly increasing the thickness and the weight of the transportation vehicle part. [Solution] A transportation vehicle part according to the present invention includes: a patch member constructed of a plate-like metal patch panel, and a vibration attenuating resin layer provided along a surface of the patch panel; and a metal base plate closely adhered with the vibration attenuating resin layer of the patch member and affixed with the patch member. According to this configuration, the transportation vehicle part which has a superior vibration characteristic without greatly increasing the thickness and the weight of the transportation vehicle part is provided.

Abstract: There is provided a technique to correctly select and measure a pattern to be measured even when contours of the pattern are close to each other in a sample including a plurality of patterns on a substantially same plane. A pattern measuring apparatus that scans a sample with charged particles, forms a detected image by detecting secondary charged particles or backscattered charged particles generated from the sample, and measures a pattern imaged on the detected image includes: an image acquiring section acquiring a plurality of detected images taken at a substantially same location on the sample under different imaging conditions; a contour extracting section extracting a plurality of pattern contours from the plurality of detected images; a contour reconstructing section reconstructing a contour to be measured by combining the plurality of pattern contours; and a contour measuring section making a measurement using the reconstructed contour to be measured.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a substrate processing apparatus (1) includes: a support (4) configured to support a substrate (W); a rotation mechanism (5) configured to rotate the support (4) about an axis that crosses the substrate (W) supported by the support (4) as a rotation axis; a nozzle (6) configured to supply a treatment liquid to a surface of the substrate (W) on the support (4) being rotated by the rotation mechanism (5); a heater (8) configured to heat the substrate (W) supported by the support (4) at a distance from the substrate (W); and a movement mechanism (9) configured to move the heater (8) in directions toward and away from the substrate (W) supported by the support (4).

Abstract: The server device according to the embodiments provides users with more reliable recommendation information on electronic contents. This server device includes a game progression control unit for controlling progression of a game, an information storage unit for storing information, and a display control unit. The information storage unit includes: a use status management table for managing use status for each user of a plurality of online games provided by the server device; and a user-to-user relationship management table for managing information on relationship between users. The display control unit determines games to be recommended to a user based on information stored in the use status management table and the user-to-user relationship management table, and causes a terminal device to display information related to the games.

Abstract: This assembled-battery stacker includes: a pair of end plates which is formed from a first steel sheet and is arranged at both ends of a battery block in the thickness direction; a connecting member which is formed from a second steel sheet and mutually connects the pair of the end plates; wherein the end plate includes: a bottom wall part that faces an end face of the battery block in the thickness direction; and a side wall part that Mends from both sides of the bottom wall part to the thickness direction and covers a part of a lateral face of the battery block; and wherein the connecting member is arranged in order for the connecting member to overlap at least a part of the side wall part.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a substrate treatment device which can more efficiently heat and more efficiently use a treatment solution to treat the surface of a plate-shaped substrate.

Abstract: The system according to an embodiment of the present invention may more appropriately provide recommendation information of contents based on use status of the contents by a plurality of users.

Abstract: The system according to an embodiment of the present invention may more appropriately provide recommendation information of contents based on use status of the contents by a plurality of users.

Abstract: A substrate treatment apparatus which can more efficiently regenerate phosphoric acid which is able to be returned to etching treatment along with such etching treatment as much as possible without using a large facility, that is a substrate treatment apparatus which treats a silicon substrate W on which a nitride film is formed by a liquid etchant which contains phosphoric acid, which comprises an etching treatment unit (the spin treatment unit 30) which gives a suitable quantity of liquid, etchant to each substrate which is fed one at a time so as to etch the substrate and remove the nitride film, a phosphoric acid regenerating unit (the spin treatment unit 30) which mixes liquid etchant used for treatment of one substrate and a suitable quantity of liquid hydrofluoric acid for the amount of the used liquid etchant under a predetermined temperature environment to regenerate the phosphoric acid, and a phosphoric acid recovery unit (the pump 38, phosphoric acid recovery tank 50, and pump 52) which returns the