Abstract: A medical information system includes a processor on a side of a medical image diagnostic device. The processor acquires supplementary information as structured information associated with image data acquired using the medical image diagnostic device, the supplementary information being new information on a subject to be imaged. The processor notifies at least one management server that manages patient information of the supplementary information via a network in response to the acquisition of the supplementary information, the patient information being information unique to the subject.

Abstract: A self-traveling device propelled by a motor includes a tag reader/writer configured to communicate with a wireless tag, and a processor configured to control the motor to propel the device toward a position where the wireless tag is placed, when the device reaches the position, in response to receipt of an operation program from the wireless tag through the tag reader/writer, interpret a command included in the operation program, and execute the interpreted command before controlling the motor to propel the device toward another position where another wireless tag is placed.

Abstract: An abnormality detection device for a hydraulic circuit including an oil pump, a switching unit switching between a fully discharged state and a partial discharge, a pressure regulator, a pressure regulation controller and a hydraulic detector, The device includes: a storage storing a maximum discharge pressure of oil capable of being discharged in the partially discharged state; a switching controller performing control of switching into the fully discharged state; and a determination unit determining that the switching unit has a fixation abnormality of the partially discharged state when a hydraulic pressure approximately corresponds to the maximum discharge pressure in the partially discharged state in a state where a hydraulic pressure higher than the maximum discharge pressure in the partially discharged state is set as a target hydraulic pressure and the pressure regulator is controlled in an effort to achieve the target hydraulic pressure after the switching control.

Abstract: Abnormality detection device for a hydraulic circuit with oil pump capable of increasing pressure of oil sucked through a suction port and discharging the oil through discharge ports; a switching unit switching between fully and partially discharged states; a pressure regulation unit regulating oil pressure; and a hydraulic pressure detection unit that detects the oil pressure includes: a storage unit that stores a maximum discharge pressure in the partially discharged state; a switching control unit that switches to either one of the discharged states; a pressure regulation control unit that sets a target pressure higher than the maximum discharge pressure in the partially discharged state, and performs pressure regulation control to achieve the target pressure; and a determination unit that determines whether the switching unit has a fixation abnormality in one of the discharged states by comparing hydraulic pressure with maximum discharge pressure in the partially discharged state.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a shift control device that, in a shift control device of a vehicle equipped with an idling-stop mechanism and a shift-by-wire mechanism, is capable of preventing setting off at a timing that the driver does not expect when returning from an idling-stop state. [Solution] The SBW-CU (40) that constitutes the shift control device (1), in the case of selection information for selecting the R range being output during an idling stop, switches the shift range of the automatic transmission (10) to the R range when the vehicle is braked, and switches the shift range to the N range or the P range when the vehicle is not braked and the shift range of the automatic transmission (10) is the D range. Also, the SBW-CU (40), in the case of selection information for selecting the R range being output during an idling stop, maintains the shift range without switching it when the vehicle is braked and the shift range of the automatic transmission (10) is other than the D range.

Abstract: An abnormality detection device for a hydraulic circuit including an oil pump, a switching unit switching between a fully discharged state and a partial discharge, a pressure regulator, a pressure regulation controller and a hydraulic detector, The device includes: a storage storing a maximum discharge pressure of oil capable of being discharged in the partially discharged state; a switching controller performing control of switching into the fully discharged state; and a determination unit determining that the switching unit has a fixation abnormality of the partially discharged state when a hydraulic pressure approximately corresponds to the maximum discharge pressure in the partially discharged state in a state where a hydraulic pressure higher than the maximum discharge pressure in the partially discharged state is set as a target hydraulic pressure and the pressure regulator is controlled to achieve the target hydraulic pressure after the switching control.

Abstract: An abnormality detection device for a hydraulic circuit including an oil pump capable of increasing oil a suction port and discharging the oil through discharge ports; a switching unit that switches between fully and partially discharged states; a pressure regulation unit that regulates an oil pressure; and a hydraulic pressure detection unit that detects the oil pressure includes: a storage unit that stores a maximum discharge pressure in the partially discharged state; a switching control unit that switches to either one of the discharged states; a pressure regulation control unit that sets a target pressure higher than the maximum discharge pressure in the partially discharged state, and performs pressure regulation control to achieve the target pressure; and a determination unit that determines whether the switching unit has a fixation abnormality in one of the discharged states by comparing a hydraulic pressure with the maximum discharge pressure in the partially discharged state.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a shift control device that, in a shift control device of a vehicle equipped with an idling-stop mechanism and a shift-by-wire mechanism, is capable of preventing setting off at a timing that the driver does not expect when returning from an idling-stop state. [Solution] The SBW-CU (40) that constitutes the shift control device (1), in the case of selection information for selecting the R range being output during an idling stop, switches the shift range of the automatic transmission (10) to the R range when the vehicle is braked, and switches the shift range to the N range or the P range when the vehicle is not braked and the shift range of the automatic transmission (10) is the D range. Also, the SBW-CU (40), in the case of selection information for selecting the R range being output during an idling stop, maintains the shift range without switching it when the vehicle is braked and the shift range of the automatic transmission (10) is other than the D range.

Abstract: A braking-force control device has a brake control function for performing brake control on a front outside wheel when a vehicle is detected to be in an oversteer condition during a turning operation and for performing brake control on a rear inside wheel when the vehicle is detected to be in an understeer condition during a turning operation. For preventing the oversteer condition, a command for reducing the engine torque is output. On the other hand, for preventing the understeer condition, the engine torque is limited in accordance with a permissible engine torque value that is calculated on the basis of a road-surface friction coefficient, and ground loads and lateral tire forces of individual wheels. If it is detected that engine braking is in operation, the engine torque is adjusted to substantially zero.

Abstract: Friction-circle limit values of wheels are calculated, requested resultant tire forces and resultant tire forces of the wheels are calculated, requested excessive tire forces and excessive tire forces of the wheels are calculated, an over-torque is calculated, and a control amount is calculated. With reference to a preset map, the minimum driving force is set on the basis of a road-surface slope and a requested engine torque, and the minimum driving torque serving as a lower limit is calculated on the basis of the minimum driving force and a total gear ratio of a vehicle so as to perform lower-limit correction of the control amount.

Abstract: A driving force control device includes an individual-wheel friction-circle limit-value calculating portion that calculates friction-circle limit-values of individual wheels, an individual-wheel requested-resultant-tire-force calculating portion that calculates requested resultant tire forces of the individual wheels, an individual-wheel resultant-tire-force calculating portion that calculates resultant tire forces of the individual wheels, an individual-wheel requested-excessive-tire-force calculating portion that calculates requested excessive tire forces of the individual wheels, an individual-wheel excessive-tire-force calculating portion that calculates excessive tire forces of the individual wheels, an excessive-tire-force calculating portion that calculates an excessive tire force, an over-torque calculating portion that calculates an over-torque, and a control-amount calculating portion that calculates a control amount that is output to an engine control unit.

Abstract: A main controller calculates permissible driving forces of individual wheels from a road-surface friction coefficient, ground loads of the individual wheels, and lateral forces of the individual wheels. The main controller then calculates a permissible engine torque on the basis of the calculated permissible driving forces so as to limit engine output. In addition, based on the calculated permissible driving forces, the main controller calculates a transfer-clutch torque for front-rear driving-force distribution control, a rear-wheel torque shift amount for left-right driving-force distribution control, and a steering-angle correction amount for steering-angle control.

Abstract: There is provided with a software executing device co-operating with a hardware circuit or a hardware simulator, including: a software executing unit configured to execute a software; an execution monitoring unit configured to monitor execution of the software by the software executing unit to sequentially obtain an execution state of the software; a determining unit configured to determine whether the software executing unit and the hardware circuit or the hardware simulator are to be synchronized based on an obtained execution state of the software; and a synchronization controlling unit configured to control synchronization between the software executing unit and the hardware circuit or the hardware simulator.

Abstract: Friction-circle limit values of wheels are calculated, requested resultant tire forces and resultant tire forces of the wheels are calculated, requested excessive tire forces and excessive tire forces of the wheels are calculated, an over-torque is calculated, and a control amount is calculated. With reference to a preset map, the minimum driving force is set on the basis of a road-surface slope and a requested engine torque, and the minimum driving torque serving as a lower limit is calculated on the basis of the minimum driving force and a total gear ratio of a vehicle so as to perform lower-limit correction of the control amount.

Abstract: A design evaluation system includes a static analyzer sampling functions and variables related to the functions from a source code, a compiler compiling the source code into an executable code, a dynamic analyzer sampling each life start time and each life end time of the variables in case where the executable code is executed, and a memory load calculator calculating each memory load of the variables by multiplying each life time of the variables by each size of the variables, the life time being difference between the life start time and the life end time.

Abstract: There is provided with a software executing device co-operating with a hardware circuit or a hardware simulator, including: a software executing unit configured to execute a software; an execution monitoring unit configured to monitor execution of the software by the software executing unit to sequentially obtain an execution state of the software; a determining unit configured to determine whether the software executing unit and the hardware circuit or the hardware simulator are to be synchronized based on an obtained execution state of the software; and a synchronization controlling unit configured to control synchronization between the software executing unit and the hardware circuit or the hardware simulator.

Abstract: A braking-force control device has a brake control function for performing brake control on a front outside wheel when a vehicle is detected to be in an oversteer condition during a turning operation and for performing brake control on a rear inside wheel when the vehicle is detected to be in an understeer condition during a turning operation. For preventing the oversteer condition, a command for reducing the engine torque is output. On the other hand, for preventing the understeer condition, the engine torque is limited in accordance with a permissible engine torque value that is calculated on the basis of a road-surface friction coefficient, and ground loads and lateral tire forces of individual wheels. If it is detected that engine braking is in operation, the engine torque is adjusted to substantially zero.

Abstract: A driving force control device includes an individual-wheel friction-circle limit-value calculating portion that calculates friction-circle limit-values of individual wheels, an individual-wheel requested-resultant-tire-force calculating portion that calculates requested resultant tire forces of the individual wheels, an individual-wheel resultant-tire-force calculating portion that calculates resultant tire forces of the individual wheels, an individual-wheel requested-excessive-tire-force calculating portion that calculates requested excessive tire forces of the individual wheels, an individual-wheel excessive-tire-force calculating portion that calculates excessive tire forces of the individual wheels, an excessive-tire-force calculating portion that calculates an excessive tire force, an over-torque calculating portion that calculates an over-torque, and a control-amount calculating portion that calculates a control amount that is output to an engine control unit.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a strained silicon wafer, having steps of a first step of preparing a single crystal silicon substrate, a second step of forming a graded SiGe layer on the substrate, the graded SiGe layer having a first Ge composition ratio increased stepwisely from 5 to 60% at atomic ratio, a third step of forming a SiGe constant composition layer on the graded SiGe layer, the SiGe constant composition layer having a Ge composition ratio substantially equal to the Ge composition ratio on a surface of the-graded SiGe layer and a fourth step of forming a strained Si layer on the SiGe constant composition layer. The second through fourth steps are performed under the reduced pressure atmosphere while the single crystal silicon substrate is rotated in a circumferential direction at a rate from 300 rpm to 1500 rpm.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a silicon substrate having a strained layer, has steps of forming a plurality of atomic steps having a height of 0.1 nm or more on the surface of a silicon substrate, forming a plurality of terraces having a width of 0.1 ?m or more between the plurality of atomic steps and forming a SiGe layer or a SiGe layer and a Si layer on the silicon substrate.