Abstract: Composite materials are provided, incorporating an infrared absorbing layer that is heated by exposure to infrared radiation, thereby softening it and allowing formation of a consolidated composite material. One or more other structural materials are incorporated with the infrared absorbing layer, and bound together by it. An thermal insulating layer may be incorporated between the structural materials and the infrared absorbing layer.

Abstract: An adaptive cruise control system for a host vehicle is arranged to calculate a target vehicle speed, to calculate a target driving force based on the target vehicle speed, to limit a rate of increase of the target driving force when a direction of a wheel driving torque applied to driving wheels is changed from a decelerating direction to an accelerating direction, and to control a throttle opening of an engine based on the limited target driving force.

Abstract: There is provided a compact, noncontact rotary position sensor that accurately detects a rotary position of a rotating object. A magnetism throttling portion is provided in a midway point of a magnetic path. Two magnetic induction elements are disposed adjacently each other at the magnetism throttling portion. This arrangement effectively allows a magnetic flux to converge at the location, at which the magnetic induction elements are mounted. A noncontact rotary position sensor offering high sensitivity and high accuracy can then be obtained. It is also possible to simplify routing of signal lines from the two magnetic induction elements, since the two magnetic induction elements are adjacent to each other.

Abstract: A rotational position sensor having a compact and simple structure, in which a magnetic surface can be formed to have a more accurate shape, and an electronically controlled throttle device for an internal combustion engine, which employs the rotational position sensor. The rotational position sensor comprises a pair of substantially half disk-shaped magnetic cores disposed in an opposed relation to each other with a magnetic sensitive device interposed therebetween, a pair of substantially arc-shaped magnetic cores disposed in an opposed relation to each other along outer peripheries of the half disk-shaped magnetic cores, and a permanent magnet fixed in contact with at least one of the arc-shaped magnetic cores. Magnetic flux generating from the permanent magnet flows successively through one of the arc-shaped magnetic cores, the half disk-shaped magnetic cores, and the other of the arc-shaped magnetic cores, followed by returning to the permanent magnet.

Abstract: An optical system for joining a first article having a composition and a second article having a composition at an interfacial surface between the first article and the second article, the optical system comprising: a radiation source for providing a radiant energy beam for joining the first article and the second article at the interfacial surface; and a first optical device for controlling a depth of focus of the radiant energy beam, the depth of focus corresponding to a depth of a joint between the first article and the second article at the interfacial surface, said first optical device controlling the depth of focus as a function of the composition of the first article and the composition of the second article.

Abstract: Provided herein is a non-contact type rotational position sensor which is allowed to achieve intensification of parts, miniaturization, simplification of assembly, and higher accuracy. A rotor (a permanent magnet) is mounted on a rotational shaft. A Hall IC is interposed between an upper stator and a lower stator which are magnetic plates. The Hall IC is sensitive to magnetic flux density which varies according to a rotational position of the rotor. In a housing incorporating the rotor and the Hall IC is provided integrally a connector provided with an external connection terminal. Conductors for connecting external connection terminals and input/output terminals of the Hall IC are embedded into the housing by insert-molding. One ends of conductors are exposed at a fixed position where the input/output terminals are present. The terminals of the Hall IC are guided by a guide and joined to the one ends of conductors.

Abstract: A light modulation and exposure system comprising: a light source; a light sensitive media; a two-dimensional light modulator containing a plurality of rows of light valves; means of imaging light source onto light modulator and light modulator onto light sensitive material; means of generating relative motion between image of light modulator and light sensitive material; means of shifting into the first of rows the data to be imaged onto light sensitive material and means of editing data from the first row to subsequent rows of modulator at a rate keeping the image of individual data pattern substantially stationary relative to light sensitive material until data transferred to the selected final rows; this sequence continuing until all data to be imaged has passed through light modulator. The two-dimensional light modulator may be oriented at a rotation relative to the direction of motion of the light sensitive media in a manner conducive to achieving variable resolution levels and half-tone generation.

Abstract: There is provided a compact, noncontact rotary position sensor that accurately detects a rotary position of a rotating object. A magnetism throttling portion is provided in a midway point of a magnetic path. Two magnetic induction elements are disposed adjacently each other at the magnetism throttling portion. This arrangement effectively allows a magnetic flux to converge at the location, at which the magnetic induction elements are mounted. A noncontact rotary position sensor offering high sensitivity and high accuracy can then be obtained. It is also possible to simplify routing of signal lines from the two magnetic induction elements, since the two magnetic induction elements are adjacent to each other.

Abstract: In a portable radio device in which both an antenna for cell phone and an antenna for receiving GPS data are installed, an object of the present invention is to decrease influence of the antennas on one another with respect to deterioration of their radio performances.

Abstract: An adaptive cruise control system for a host vehicle is arranged to calculate a target vehicle speed, to calculate a target driving force based on the target vehicle speed, to limit a rate of increase of the target driving force when a direction of a wheel driving torque applied to driving wheels is changed from a decelerating direction to an accelerating direction, and to control a throttle opening of an engine based on the limited target driving force.

Abstract: An optical system for joining a first article having a composition and a second article having a composition at an interfacial surface between the first article and the second article, the optical system comprising: a radiation source for providing a radiant energy beam for joining the first article and the second article at the interfacial surface; and a first optical device for controlling a depth of focus of the radiant energy beam, the depth of focus corresponding to a depth of a joint between the first article and the second article at the interfacial surface, said first optical device controlling the depth of focus as a function of the composition of the first article and the composition of the second article.

Abstract: A non-contact sensor for sensing a rotational position of a rotating object is provided. A ring-shaped permanent magnet magnetized in the axial direction is sandwiched between two pairs of magnetic plates from above and below. Two pairs of upper and lower protruded magnetic substance portions are provided between the upper and lower magnetic plates at opposite outer ends thereof. Magnetic sensitive devices are inserted in air gaps between the two pairs of upper and lower protruded magnetic substance portions. A magnetic flux generated from the ring-shaped permanent magnet is substantially concentrated to the protruded magnetic substance portions and passes the magnetic sensitive devices. The amount of magnetic flux passing each magnetic sensitive device is substantially proportional to the rotational angle of the ring-shaped permanent magnet.

Abstract: A light modulation and exposure system comprising: a light source; a light sensitive media; a two-dimensional light modulator containing a plurality of rows of light valves; means of imaging light source onto light modulator and light modulator onto light sensitive material; means of generating relative motion between image of light modulator and light sensitive material; means of shifting into the first of rows the data to be imaged onto light sensitive material and means of editing data from the first row to subsequent rows of modulator at a rate keeping the image of individual data pattern substantially stationary relative to light sensitive material until data transferred to the selected final rows; this sequence continuing until all data to be imaged has passed through light modulator. The two-dimensional light modulator may be oriented at a rotation relative to the direction of motion of the light sensitive media in a manner conducive to achieving variable resolution levels and half-tone generation.

Abstract: A non-contact sensor for sensing a rotational position of a rotating object is provided. A ring-shaped permanent magnet magnetized in the axial direction is sandwiched between two pairs of magnetic plates from above and below. Two pairs of upper and lower protruded magnetic substance portions are provided between the upper and lower magnetic plates at opposite outer ends thereof. Magnetic sensitive devices are inserted in air gaps between the two pairs of upper and lower protruded magnetic substance portions. A magnetic flux generated from the ring-shaped permanent magnet is substantially concentrated to the protruded magnetic substance portions and passes the magnetic sensitive devices. The amount of magnetic flux passing each magnetic sensitive device is substantially proportional to the rotational angle of the ring-shaped permanent magnet.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for exposing photosensitive recording material is presented. The invention provides for using chromatic lenses to focus polychromatic light onto recording media. The resulting chromatic aberrations contribute to exposing recording media in three dimensions. The method and apparatus presented also provide for improved quantum efficiency in the exposure of photosensitive recording material.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for exposing photosensitive recording material is presented. The invention provides for using chromatic lenses to focus polychromatic light onto recording media. The resulting chromatic aberrations contribute to exposing recording media in three dimensions. The method and apparatus presented also provide for improved quantum efficiency in the exposure of photosensitive recording material.

Abstract: A pressure sensor superior in pressure resistance and capable of covering from a low to high pressure range as a measuring range is to be provided. Plural pressure sensing sections for high and low pressures are formed on a silicon board, the pressure sensing sections each com ing an outer frame portion, a diaphragm portion, a strain gauge portion and an electrode portion. The silicon board side with the strain gauge portions formed thereon and an insulating substrate having electrode take-out portions are bonded together in such a manner that the strain gauge portions are hermetically sealed and that the electrode portions on the silicon board and the electrode take-out portions of the insulating substrate are electrically connected with each other, to constitute a pressure sensing unit.

Abstract: A semiconductor acceleration sensor is formed by a cantilever having a conductive movable electrode of predetermined mass at one end, at least one pair of fixed conductive electrodes which are stationary with respect to the movable electrode located on opposing sides of the movable electrode, and gaps provided between the movable electrode and the fixed electrodes. To prevent the movable electrode becoming fused to the contacted fixed electrode, in a first aspect of this invention, an insulating layer is provided between the movable electrode and fixed electrodes, the layer being either on the movable electrode or on the fixed electrodes and in a second aspect the movable electrode or, preferably, the fixed electrodes, are formed of a high melting point material. In such a second aspect, to improve adhesion between the high melting point material and a substrate to which the fixed electrodes are mounted, a lower melting point material is firstly coated on the substrates.

Abstract: A color camera apparatus comprises an image pickup element having a stripe/mosaic type color filter and photo-electrically converting an arriving optical image so as to obtain at least a signal including a brightness component and a color component multiplexed with each other. And, the apparatus comprises an A/D converter for digitizing above multiplexed signal, and a brightness signal processing circuit which separates the brightness component from the multiplexed signal and carries out an aperture correction by means of a delay element having a delay amount corresponding to two horizontal scanning period. And further, the apparatus comprises a color signal processing circuit which separates the color component from the multiplexed signal so as to obtain two line-sequential color difference components through a predetermined arithmetic procedure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an off-press apparatus for laminating an image sheet to an image receiving substrate and, more particularly, for laminating a plurality of image sheets to the receiving substrate and then laminating a portion of the receiving substrate to a display sheet.