Abstract: An information processing device includes a processor that executes a procedure. The procedure includes: acquiring an image captured via each of a plurality of cameras that images an athlete on a skating rink from two intersecting directions; identifying a height of a part, in at least a portion of the athlete and an attachment worn by the athlete, in each of a plurality of frames included in the image; and based on a change in the height, estimating a time of takeoff-from-ice and a time of landing-on-ice of a jump performed by the athlete, from a frame corresponding to the time of takeoff-from-ice and a frame corresponding to the time of landing-on-ice of the jump.

Abstract: A non-transitory recording medium storing an information processing program executable by a computer to perform processing, the processing comprising: acquiring a sound signal collected by a microphone provided in a venue including a skating rink, and a video obtained by imaging a competitor competing at the skating rink; estimating a takeoff-from-ice time and a landing-on-ice time of a jump performed by the competitor according to silencing and return of an ice sound based on the sound signal; and synchronizing time information of the sound signal with time information of the video and specifying, as a jump section, a section from a frame corresponding to the takeoff-from-ice time to a frame corresponding to the landing-on-ice time in the video.

Abstract: A non-transitory recording medium storing an information processing program executable by a computer to perform processing, the processing comprising: acquiring a sound signal collected by a microphone provided in a venue including a skating rink, and a first video obtained by photographing a competitor on the skating rink; estimating a takeoff-from-ice time and a landing-on-ice time of a jump performed by the competitor according to a silencing and a return of an ice sound based on the sound signal; and synchronizing time information of the sound signal with time information of the first video, and specifying each of a location corresponding to the takeoff-from-ice time and a location corresponding to the landing-on-ice time in a trajectory of a location of the competitor on the skating rink based on the first video.

Abstract: A method for causing a computer to execute a process, the process includes receiving an input operation from each of a plurality of referees in a match of a competitive game; specifying, based on the input operation, a referee who performs an input, a first input or a second input, and a plurality of players in the match; generating a first image including middle areas and small areas, the middle areas being assigned for each player of the plurality of players, the small areas being assigned to each of the plurality of referees for each of the middle areas and being provided to be arranged along a timeline indicating a progress of the match; and adding, in the first image, an index indicating the first input or the second input to a position determined by the specified player, the specified referee, and a timing related to the input operation.

Abstract: A method for causing a computer to execute a process, the process includes receiving an input operation from each of a plurality of referees in a match of a competitive game; specifying, based on the input operation, a referee who performs an input, a first input or a second input, and a plurality of players in the match; generating a first image including middle areas and small areas, the middle areas being assigned for each player of the plurality of players, the small areas being assigned to each of the plurality of referees for each of the middle areas and being provided to be arranged along a timeline indicating a progress of the match; and adding, in the first image, an index indicating the first input or the second input to a position determined by the specified player, the specified referee, and a timing related to the input operation.

Abstract: A wire bundle includes insulated wires. The insulated wires each includes a conductor core covered with an insulator and is quad-twisted to form the wire bundle. The wire bundle has an annular shape including an inner perimeter and an outer perimeter in a cross section perpendicular to an axis line of the wire bundle. A shape of the outer perimeter is a square or a quasi-square. The quasi-square is a shape formed by curving at least one side of a square to a radial inside direction of the annular shape in the cross section. The insulated wires each has, in the cross section, a shape connecting a plurality of vertexes including two adjacent vertexes of the square or the quasi-square and two vertexes present on the inner perimeter.

Abstract: An electronic power steering apparatus for a vehicle having a steering mechanism to generate a steering assisting force includes: a steering angle sensor; a steering torque sensor; a target steering torque setting unit for setting a target steering torque based on the detected steering angle; a torque deviation computing unit for computing a torque deviation between the target steering torque and the detected steering torque; a first target current value computing unit for computing a first target current value for generating a steering assisting force by the motor based on the computed torque deviation; and a vehicle speed sensitivity adjusting unit that adjusts the first target current value, at least corresponding to a detected vehicle speed, and outputs the adjusted first current value as a second target current value. The motor control unit controls the motor to generate the steering assisting force based on the second target current value.

Abstract: A wire bundle includes insulated wires. The insulated wires each includes a conductor core covered with an insulator and is quad-twisted to form the wire bundle. The wire bundle has an annular shape including an inner perimeter and an outer perimeter in a cross section perpendicular to an axis line of the wire bundle. A shape of the outer perimeter is a square or a quasi-square. The quasi-square is a shape formed by curving at least one side of a square to a radial inside direction of the annular shape in the cross section. The insulated wires each has, in the cross section, a shape connecting a plurality of vertexes including two adjacent vertexes of the square or the quasi-square and two vertexes present on the inner perimeter.

Abstract: A power supply system includes: a power transmitting device that includes a power transmitting unit; and a vehicle that includes a power receiving unit, and contactlessly transfers electric power between the power transmitting device and the vehicle through electromagnetic resonance. When there is an abnormality that a power receiving mechanism of the vehicle cannot receive electric power, a vehicle ECU causes the power transmitting device to stop power transmission, opens a relay and further discharges remaining electric power by the discharging unit.

Abstract: In a vehicle control apparatus that cuts off fuel supply during deceleration and engages a lockup clutch, it is determined whether a condition that enables to reduce load of the generator is established, and a desired power generation value of the generator is set to a first voltage value and a disengaging vehicle speed at which the lockup clutch is to be disengaged is set to a first vehicle speed when it is determined that the condition is not established, while the desired power generation value of the generator is set to a second voltage value that is determined based on a detected vehicle speed and the disengaging vehicle speed is set to a second vehicle speed that is lower than the first vehicle speed when it is determined that the condition is established, thereby enhancing fuel consumption performance and giving appropriate performance.

Abstract: In a vehicle control apparatus that cuts off fuel supply during deceleration and engages a lockup clutch, it is determined whether a condition that enables to reduce load of the generator is established, and a desired power generation value of the generator is set to a first voltage value and a disengaging vehicle speed at which the lockup clutch is to be disengaged is set to a first vehicle speed when it is determined that the condition is not established (S14, S16), while the desired power generation value of the generator is set to a second voltage value that is determined based on a detected vehicle speed and the disengaging vehicle speed is set to a second vehicle speed that is lower than the first vehicle speed when it is determined that the condition is established, thereby enhancing fuel consumption performance and giving appropriate performance (S18 to S24).

Abstract: Provided is an electric power steering system that prevents the oscillation of the steering wheel at each steering stroke end. If the steering stroke end flag Fse is 1 or if the determination result is Yes in step S8, the EPS-ECU (21) determines if the right steering flag (Fdrc) is 1 in step S10. If the determination result is Yes, it is then determined if the steering torque difference base value (Dtsb) is positive in step S11. If the determination result of step S11 is Yes, the EPS-ECU (21) uses the steering torque difference base value (Dtsb) as the steering torque difference (Dts) in step S12. If the determination result is No, the steering torque difference (Dts) is given by a value 0 in step S13, and the control process is concluded.

Abstract: A power supply system includes: a power transmitting device that includes a power transmitting unit; and a vehicle that includes a power receiving unit, and contactlessly transfers electric power between the power transmitting device and the vehicle through electromagnetic resonance. When there is an abnormality that a power receiving mechanism of the vehicle cannot receive electric power, a vehicle ECU causes the power transmitting device to stop power transmission, opens a relay and further discharges remaining electric power by the discharging unit.

Abstract: In control over a contactless power supply system that includes: a power transmitting device that includes a power transmitting unit, a power supply unit supplying electric power to the power transmitting unit and a matching transformer coupled between the power supply unit and the power transmitting unit and including a variable inductor and a variable capacitor that adjust an impedance of the power transmitting device; and a power receiving device that includes a power receiving unit carrying out electromagnetic resonance with the power transmitting unit to contactlessly receive electric power from the power transmitting unit, before starting transfer of electric power from the power transmitting device to the power receiving device, the variable inductor is adjusted on the basis of an impedance of the power receiving device to thereby bring the impedance of the power transmitting device close to the impedance of the power receiving device.

Abstract: An electronic power steering apparatus for a vehicle having a steering mechanism to generate a steering assisting force includes: a steering angle sensor; a steering torque sensor; a target steering torque setting unit for setting a target steering torque based on the detected steering angle; a torque deviation computing unit for computing a torque deviation between the target steering torque and the detected steering torque; a first target current value computing unit for computing a first target current value for generating a steering assisting force by the motor based on the computed torque deviation; and a vehicle speed sensitivity adjusting unit that adjusts the first target current value, at least corresponding to a detected vehicle speed, and outputs the adjusted first current value as a second target current value. The motor control unit controls the motor to generate the steering assisting force based on the second target current value.

Abstract: Provided is an electric power steering system that prevents the oscillation of the steering wheel at each steering stroke end. If the steering stroke end flag Fse is 1 or if the determination result is Yes in step S8, the EPS-ECU (21) determines if the right steering flag (Fdrc) is 1 in step S10. If the determination result is Yes, it is then determined if the steering torque difference base value (Dtsb) is positive in step S11. If the determination result of step S11 is Yes, the EPS-ECU (21) uses the steering torque difference base value (Dtsb) as the steering torque difference (Dts) in step S12. If the determination result is No, the steering torque difference (Dts) is given by a value 0 in step S13, and the control process is concluded.

Abstract: A load drive device for driving an inductive load by PWM controlling a switching element includes synchronization control unit, a synchronization signal input terminal, and a synchronization signal output terminal. The synchronization control unit outputs the PWM signal to the switching element. The synchronization control unit receives a synchronization signal through the input terminal from an exterior. The synchronization control unit outputs the synchronization signal through the output terminal to an exterior. When the synchronization control unit does not receive the synchronization signal, the synchronization control unit outputs the synchronization signal such that a first switching period of the PWM signal is prevented from overlapping with a second switching period of a PWM signal of an external device. When the synchronization control unit receives the synchronization signal, the synchronization control unit generates the PWM signal based on the synchronization signal.

Abstract: Electric power steering system comprises an electric motor (9) for producing a steering assist force reducing a steering effort of a vehicle operator and a control unit (21) determining a control value for the electric motor, the control unit being configured to determine the control value by selecting a map representing a relationship between a vehicle state variable and a control value for each of a plurality of control modes. When switching control modes, the control unit gradually changes the control value from that obtained from a map corresponding to a preceding control mode to that of a following control mode. A different time period of gradual transition from the preceding control mode to the following control mode is selected depending on those control modes.

Abstract: To provide a microorganism with enhanced secretory production of a protein or polypeptide and a method of producing the protein or polypeptide using the microorganism. A modified microorganism that has been genetically modified to delete 60 to 80 carboxyl-terminal amino acids of SecA.

Abstract: An electronic clinical thermometer having a low frequency of errors can be implemented. The electronic clinical thermometer for predicting an equilibrium temperature based on a temporal change in the actual measurement value of a temperature at a measurement target detected by a temperature detection element includes an abnormal change detection unit which detects an abnormal change of an actual measurement value from the temperature detection element, and a control unit which controls the start timing of a temporal change in actual measurement value used for derivation of a prediction value when the abnormal change detection unit detects an abnormality.