Abstract: A robot system includes a work object, a robot that carries out work on the work object, and a positioner that positions the work object, and the robot is mounted on a mount of the positioner.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a data identification method for identifying, from within a readout signal from a recording medium on or in which user data of k bits are recorded using a recording modulation code wherein m bits from among n bits which compose one codeword have a value of “1” while the remaining n-m bits have another value of “0”, the data, n and m being integers including, a first step of delimiting the readout signal in a unit of a codeword and adding, with regard to one of the n-bit codewords obtained by the delimiting, an amplitude of the readout signal of the bits of “1” to 2k different codewords which may possibly be recorded and setting results of the addition as evaluation values, and a second step of finding a maximum value among the 2k evaluation values and outputting the maximum value as an evaluation result.

Abstract: In a positioner according to the present invention, the rotating table and a hollow shaft is rotated by a motor via a speed reduction gear. In such a configuration, an air tube and a cable which supplies the air or electric power used to operate a jib on the rotating table are provided via the rotary joint arranged at one end of the shaft. A communication device may be provided on the rotating table by detaching the rotary joint and arranging a composite curl cord. The communication device may be provided by the rotary joint and a wireless communication device without using the composite curl cord.

Abstract: In a positioner according to the present invention, the rotating table and a hollow shaft is rotated by a motor via a speed reduction gear. In such a configuration, an air tube and a cable which supplies the air or electric power used to operate a jib on the rotating table are provided via the rotary joint arranged at one end of the shaft. A communication device may be provided on the rotating table by detaching the rotary joint and arranging a composite curl cord. The communication device may be provided by the rotary joint and a wireless communication device without using the composite curl cord.

Abstract: In a reproducing apparatus adapted to reproduce data recorded on a holographic recording medium, a reference light generator generates reference light for illuminating the holographic recording medium, and a coherent light generator generates coherent light having an intensity greater than the absolute value of a minimum amplitude of a reproduced image and having a phase equal to the phase of the reproduced image. An image signal acquisition unit senses the reproduced image produced by illuminating the holographic recording medium with the reference light and the coherent light, and acquires an image signal based on the reproduced image. A square root calculation unit calculates the square root of each of values constituting the image signal. A removal unit removes the component of the coherent light from the calculated square root, whereby the data recorded on the holographic recording medium is correctly reproduced.

Abstract: A magnetic recording and reproduction method includes the steps of recording a plurality of tracks which make a unit for a signal process for data detection by means of a recording head on a magnetic recording medium, and reproducing signals of the plural tracks by a plural number of times in different positional relationships to the tracks by means of a reproduction head which can reproduce a signal across the plural tracks of the magnetic recording medium, collecting the reproduction signals in the unit and performing a signal process for the unit to produce reproduction signals for the individual tracks.

Abstract: A reproducing device including a light source that emits light for reproducing recorded information to a hologram recording medium subjected to recording of information by interference fringes of signal light and reference light, a light irradiating unit that generates the reference light for obtaining a reproduced image according to the recorded information and DC light having uniform intensity and phase, and irradiates the hologram recording medium with both the reference light and the DC light and with only the DC light, a light receiving unit that performs light-reception for the DC light and the reproduced image, and performs light-reception for the DC light, and a difference calculating unit that calculates a difference between an image signal obtained based on a light-reception result of the reproduced image and the DC light, and an image signal obtained based on a light-reception result of the DC light.

Abstract: A brake pad for a bicycle comprises a backing plate formed from titanium, and a friction member bonded to the backing plate through a diffusion layer. The diffusion layer is formed at least in part by thermal spraying copper onto the backing plate. A method of constructing the brake pad comprises the steps of thermal spraying copper on a backing plate formed from titanium to form a copper layer on the backing plate, and bonding a friction member to the copper layer by forming a diffusion layer with the copper layer.

Abstract: A data modulating device includes: an LDPC encoding unit configured to execute LDPC encoding; and a balance encoding unit configured to input a data string subjected to encoding by the LDPC encoding unit as data to be encoded, and convert k bits of this data to be encoded into balance code made up of m-bit block data; with the balance encoding unit executing balance encoding of said data to be encoded using a data conversion table subjected to mapping so that a set of the k-bit data patterns of which the Hamming distance is 1 corresponds to a set of block data of which the Hamming distance is 2.

Abstract: A reproducing apparatus, reproducing method, recording and reproducing apparatus, recording and reproducing method, recording apparatus, and recording method are provided.

Abstract: A recording and reproducing apparatus includes a spatial-light-intensity modulating unit, a spatial-light-phase modulating unit, an optical system that transmits light and leads the light to a hologram recording medium, a converting unit that converts an input data sequence; an amplitude and phase controlling unit that controls, during recording, the spatial-light-intensity modulating unit and the spatial-light-phase modulating unit to generate a signal light and a reference light, and controls, during reproduction, light intensity of each of pixels in a reference light area and a signal light area and controls a phase of each of the pixels, an image-signal acquiring unit that receives the reproduced image and the DC light and obtains two kinds of image signals, a difference calculating unit that calculates a difference between the two kinds of image signals, and a decoding unit that decodes data formed by a combination of the two kinds of values.

Abstract: A recording apparatus performing at least recording with respect to a hologram recording medium is disclosed. The recording medium includes: a light emitting means for emitting light to be radiated with respect to the hologram recording medium set at a prescribed position; a spatial light modulation means configured to be able to generate reference light and signal light to be radiated to the hologram recording medium by performing light intensity modulation to incident light in the unit of pixels; a phase modulation means for performing phase modulation to radiated light from the spatial light modulation means; and an optical system configured to guide light emitted from the light emitting means with respect to the hologram recording medium through the spatial modulation means and the phase modulation means.

Abstract: A drive apparatus includes a light irradiation section for applying light from a light source via an object lens on a hologram recording medium having a recording layer on which a hologram is formed and a track formation layer on which an address recording track composed of a pit string recording address information representing the hologram recording position on the recording layer and an auxiliary track composed of a continuous groove formed side by side with the address recording track are formed, a light spot displacement section for displacing a light spot formed by the light irradiation section in a radius direction of the hologram recording medium, and a control section for controlling the light spot displacement section following a light information signal upon the auxiliary track traverse of the light spot obtained in accordance with the light spot displacement to execute a jump operation between the address recording tracks.

Abstract: A reproducing device for performing reproduction regarding a hologram recording medium where a hologram page is recorded in accordance with signal light, by interference between the signal light where bit data is arrayed with the information of light intensity difference in pixel increments, and reference light, includes: a reference light generating unit to generate reference light irradiated when obtaining a reproduced image; a coherent light generating unit to generate coherent light of which the intensity is greater than the absolute value of the minimum amplitude of the reproduced image, with the same phase as the reference phase within the reproduced image; an image sensor to receive an input image in pixel increments; and an optical system to guide the reference light to the hologram recording medium, and also guide the obtained reproduced image according to the irradiation of the reference light, and the coherent light to the image sensor.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a drive unit that rotationally drives a holographic recording medium including a recording layer and a track forming layer that includes guide tracks formed at constant intervals in a radial direction, where a signal beam and a reference beam are emitted to the recording layer so that a hologram is recorded in accordance with the signal beam, a signal beam generating unit, a reference beam generating unit, a recording unit that emits the signal beam and reference beam into the medium and records the hologram, a rotation control unit that controls the drive unit so that the medium is rotationally driven at a constant rotation speed, and a recording control unit that selects some of the guide tracks so that radial-direction recording intervals of the holograms are statistically decreased towards the outer periphery and controls the recording unit to record the holograms along the selected tracks.

Abstract: A magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus is disclosed which includes: a recording device configured to record with a write head a plurality of tracks constituting a unit of signal processing for data detection, to magnetic recording media; a reproduction device configured to reproduce with a read head a plurality of reproduction signals concurrently from the plurality of tracks on the magnetic recording media in different positional relations to the tracks, the reproduction signals being arranged into that one unit for signal processing thereby generating the track-specific reproduction signals; and a phase alignment device configured to align phases of record signals between adjacent tracks among the plurality of tracks recorded by the recording device to the magnetic recording media.

Abstract: A recording and reproducing device performs recording and reproduction on a hologram recording medium on which data is recorded by the use of interference fringes formed by signal light and reference light. The device includes: a light generation device including a spatial light modulator which performs spatial light modulation on incident light, and generating the signal and reference lights in the recording and the reference light in the reproduction; an image sensor for receiving the incident light and obtaining a light reception signal; an optical system for guiding the signal and reference lights to the hologram recording medium and reproduction light to the image sensor; and a band limiting device inserted on a Fourier plane in an optical path of the optical system, and having a transmittance set to be lower in a central area thereof than in a peripheral area thereof, to perform band limitation on the incident light.

Abstract: A hologram recording and reproduction method is configured such that the number of values which can be implemented per one pixel is increased from two according to a conventional method to three or more to achieve increase of the data recording capacity. While two values are conventionally represented by two different values of “0” and “1” of the amplitude, for example, phases “0” and “?” are combined with the amplitudes “0” and “1” thereby to make it possible to represent three values of “0,” “1” and “?1” (amplitude “1”×phase “?”). In particular, a two-value data train of “0” and “1” is converted into another data train of three values of “0,” “1” and “?1” in accordance with a rule for encoding determined in advance, and the amplitude “0” is allocated to pixels of the value “0”; the amplitude “1” (phase “0”) is allocated to pixels of the value “1”; and the amplitude “1” and the phase “?” are allocated to pixels of the value “?1,” to carry out recording.

Abstract: A magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus is disclosed wherein reproduced signals read out from a plurality of recording tracks using a reproducing head can be separated into original recording signals of the recording tracks. Upon recording, an identification signal which has a recording wavelength equal to or greater than a minimum recording wavelength and causes no interference of any of the recording tracks with any adjacent one of the recording tracks is appended to and recorded together with a recording signal in order to allow, upon reproduction, acquisition of the position information of the reproducing head with respect to the plural recording tracks of the magnetic recording medium. Upon reproduction, a reproduced signal for each of the recording tracks of the magnetic recording medium is generated on the basis of the positional information read from the recording tracks.

Abstract: Disclosed is a reproduction method for a hologram recording medium on which information is recorded with interference fringes of signal light and reference light, including: generating, based on light from a first light source, the reference light and coherent light caused to have uniform amplitude and phase, and irradiating the hologram recording medium with the reference light and the coherent light, the hologram recording medium including a recording layer on which the information is recorded with the interference fringes of the signal light and the reference light, a first reflection film formed on a lower surface side of the recording layer, and a gap layer formed between the recording layer and the first reflection film; and receiving the coherent light and a reproduction image that corresponds to recording information and is obtained as reflection light from the hologram recording medium through light irradiation in the light irradiation step, and reproducing the information based on a result of the li