Abstract: An analysis method for a substance to be measured, including (a) introducing a sample into a flow channel having a bypass, flow channel and introducing the sample introduced into the bypass flow channel into a measuring device so as to measure signal intensity or concentration of a substance to be measured and/or a carrier in the sample; (b) introducing a sample that has not been introduced into the bypass flow channel into a column so as to adsorb the substance to be measured and/or the carrier; and (c) introducing an eluate into the column, eluting the substance to be measured and/or the carrier adsorbed on the column, and introducing the substance and/or the carrier into the measuring device so as to measure the signal intensity or concentration of the eluted substance to be measured and or the carrier.

Abstract: An intraoral moisture measuring device includes: a swing member that swings with respect to a main body about a predetermined swing center; a moisture amount detection unit provided at a tip of the swing member, for detecting a moisture amount by being directly or indirectly abutted against a measurement site in a mouth; and a biasing member for biasing the swing member in one of swing directions. Consequently, the intraoral moisture measuring device is capable of measuring intraoral moisture in a simple and highly-accurate manner.

Abstract: A non-destructive weld testing system for testing spot welds includes a weld monitoring tool monitoring at least one weld characteristic of the spot welds and generating weld data based on the at least one weld characteristic; a weld analysis tool analyzing the weld data to determine a weld quality of each spot weld based on analysis criteria; and a non-destructive weld testing tool configured to test spot welds. The weld testing system causes the weld testing tool to target testing of spot welds determined by the weld analysis tool to have a weld quality beyond a threshold weld quality. The weld testing tool may be a robot-mounted phased array transducer generating weld test data based on testing results and provides feedback to the weld analysis tool correlating to the weld test data. The weld analysis tool updates the analysis criteria based on the weld test data.

Abstract: A double tube is provided, which can reliably prevent buckling and flattening of an inner tube even when bending is performed.

Abstract: A non-destructive weld testing system for testing spot welds includes a weld monitoring tool monitoring at least one weld characteristic of the spot welds and generating weld data based on the at least one weld characteristic; a weld analysis tool analyzing the weld data to determine a weld quality of each spot weld based on analysis criteria; and a non-destructive weld testing tool configured to test spot welds. The weld testing system causes the weld testing tool to target testing of spot welds determined by the weld analysis tool to have a weld quality beyond a threshold weld quality. The weld testing tool may be a robot-mounted phased array transducer generating weld test data based on testing results and provides feedback to the weld analysis tool correlating to the weld test data. The weld analysis tool updates the analysis criteria based on the weld test data.

Abstract: A superconducting coil includes a superconducting wire wound around an axis, a release material layer between the superconducting wires adjacent in a radial direction and at both ends in an axial direction of the superconducting coil, and a resin layer between the superconducting wires adjacent in the radial direction and in a region other than a region where the release material layer is formed.

Abstract: In a preparation process, one workpiece W is photographed from a plurality of angles, the photographed image is segmented into patches to obtain a plurality of sample patch images, the sample patch images are classified, and each sample patch image is stored while being corresponded with a position information to a reference position of the workpiece W. Image recognition process obtains a reference position of the workpiece W in a patch image, by photographing piled-up workpieces W, segment the photographed image into patches to obtain a plurality of patch images, classify the patch images in same classification method of the sample patch images, accumulating a position information to the reference position of the workpiece W, which is stored while corresponded to the sample patch image of the same classification as the patch image for each patch image, and on the basis of the accumulated result.

Abstract: An intraoral moisture measuring device includes: a swing member that swings with respect to a main body about a predetermined swing center; a moisture amount detection unit provided at a tip of the swing member, for detecting a moisture amount by being directly or indirectly abutted against a measurement site in a mouth; and a biasing member for biasing the swing member in one of swing directions. Consequently, the intraoral moisture measuring device is capable of measuring intraoral moisture in a simple and highly-accurate manner.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring eye's moisture 1 includes: a detection surface 30 placed on a position in contact with a conjunctiva, a sclera, or a cornea or a position opposed to a conjunctiva, a sclera, or a cornea; and a capacitance sensor 40 provided on the detection surface 30. As a result, an apparatus and a method for measuring eye's moisture that are capable of simply and objectively measuring the state of tear fluid are provided.

Abstract: An optical thin-film vapor deposition apparatus and method are capable of producing an optical thin-film by vapor depositing a vapor deposition substance onto substrates (14) within a vacuum vessel (10). A dome shaped holder (12) is disposed within the vacuum vessel (10) and holds the substrates (14). A drive rotates the dome shaped holder (12). A vapor depositing source (34) is disposed oppositely to the substrates (14). An ion source (38) irradiates ions to the substrates (14). A neutralizer (40) irradiates electrons to the substrates (14). The ion source (38) is disposed at an angle between an axis, along which ions are irradiated from the ion source (38), and a line perpendicular to a surface of each of the substrates (14). The angle is between 8° inclusive and 40° inclusive. A ratio of a distance in a vertical direction between (i) a center of rotational axis of the dome shaped holder (12), and (ii) a center of the ion source (38), relative to a diameter of the dome shaped holder (12), is between 0.

Abstract: In a preparation process, one workpiece W is photographed from a plurality of angles, the photographed image is segmented into patches to obtain a plurality of sample patch images, the sample patch images are classified, and each sample patch image is stored while being corresponded with a position information to a reference position of the workpiece W. Image recognition process obtains a reference position of the workpiece W in a patch image, by photographing piled-up workpieces W, segment the photographed image into patches to obtain a plurality of patch images, classify the patch images in same classification method of the sample patch images, accumulating a position information to the reference position of the workpiece W, which is stored while corresponded to the sample patch image of the same classification as the patch image for each patch image, and on the basis of the accumulated result.

Abstract: A work piece shape estimation device that includes an image information obtaining unit that obtains image information by sensing multiple randomly accumulated work pieces having an identical shape; an edge detection processor that performs an edge detection on the image information obtained by the image information obtaining processor; a separating processor that separates the work pieces into partial images based on the image information obtained by the edge detection processor; a work piece categorization processor that categorizes the separated partial images of the work pieces; and an estimated work piece shape generation processor that generates an estimated shape of the work piece by complementing an information of the partial images of the work pieces categorized by the work piece categorization processor.

Abstract: A vehicle including an engine coupled to a transmission via a clutch, includes a fuel feed stop controller configured to stop fuel feeding to the engine when a first fuel feed stop condition is satisfied, and a clutch state detector configured to detect whether the clutch is engaged or disengaged, wherein the fuel feed stop controller is configured to resume the fuel feeding to the engine, when a second fuel feed stop condition continues to be satisfied and the clutch continues to be disengaged for a predetermined delay time from a time point when the first fuel feed stop condition is satisfied and the clutch state detector starts to detect that the clutch is disengaged.

Abstract: An FBG (Fiber Bragg Grating) sensor is equipped with a plurality of stress detection sensors made up from optical fibers in which gratings that reflect light of a specified wavelength are arrayed, and a stress direction converter that converts stresses applied from the exterior into stresses of a direction in which the gratings are arrayed, and which transmits the stresses to each of the gratings. Consequently, the stress direction converter can transmit stresses, which are applied from a body, to a plurality of gratings.

Abstract: The method for picking up work pieces includes: storing a representative partial shape, at least one of holding positions in the representative partial shape, and a preference rank for each of the holding positions; obtaining an image information by sensing the work pieces which are accumulated; recognizing exposed portions in the work pieces by performing an edge detection on the image information; selecting at least one of the exposed portions including the representative partial shape as a selected portion; detecting at least one of coinciding portions coinciding with the representative partial shape in the selected portions; determining an optimal holding position from at least one of the holding positions included in the coinciding portion as a determined holding position, based on the preference rank; and transmitting a holding command to hold the determined holding position.

Abstract: A plurality of catalytic units (42) and (43) are disposed in series with each other in a direction conforming to the direction (X) of flow of the exhaust gases (G) and include respective honeycomb carrier structure each having a catalyst deposited thereon. Of the plural catalytic units, at least two catalytic units (42) and (43), which are positioned downstream and upstream relative to each other with respect to the direction (X) of flow of the exhaust gases (G), respectively, are such that the downstream catalytic unit (42) has a higher cell density, a smaller capacity of the honeycomb carrier structure and a larger amount of an element, due to become a major catalyst, carried thereby per unitary capacity than those in the upstream catalytic unit (43).

Abstract: A method of vapor depositing a vapor deposition substance onto substrates within a vacuum vessel includes holding the substrates with a dome shaped holder disposed within the vacuum vessel, rotating the dome shaped holder, vapor depositing a substance from a vapor deposition source disposed oppositely to the substrates, supplying ions from an ion source to the substrates, and supplying neutralizing electrons from a neutralizer to the substrates.

Abstract: The method for picking up work pieces includes: storing a representative partial shape, at least one of holding positions in the representative partial shape, and a preference rank for each of the holding positions; obtaining an image information by sensing the work pieces which are accumulated; recognizing exposed portions in the work pieces by performing an edge detection on the image information; selecting at least one of the exposed portions including the representative partial shape as a selected portion; detecting at least one of coinciding portions coinciding with the representative partial shape in the selected portions; determining an optimal holding position from at least one of the holding positions included in the coinciding portion as a determined holding position, based on the preference rank; and transmitting a holding command to hold the determined holding position.

Abstract: A short arc type high voltage electrical discharge electrode includes an electrode center spindle made from a refractory metal and having a tip; and an electrode main body made from a refractory metal and disposed at the tip of the electrode center spindle. The electrode center spindle is subjected to final sintering, the electrode main body is subjected to temporary sintering, and the final-sintered electrode center spindle is inserted into a center hole of the temporary-sintered electrode main body so as to form combination which is sintered together.

Abstract: The present invention provides a work piece shape estimation device, including: an image information obtaining unit that obtains an image information by sensing multiple randomly accumulated work pieces having an identical shape; an edge detection unit that performs an edge detection on the image information obtained by the image information obtaining unit; a separating unit that separates the work pieces into partial images based on the image information obtained by the edge detection unit; a work piece categorization unit that categorizes the separated partial images of the work pieces; and an estimated work piece shape generation unit that generates an estimated shape of the work piece by complementing an information of the partial images of the work pieces categorized by the work piece categorization unit.