Abstract: A heat exchange system 62 includes heat exchangers 69a and 69b that heat or cool a fluid passing therethrough; a fluid supply unit 81 that supplies the heating target fluid or the cooling target fluid into lower portions thereof; and a fluid discharge unit 82 that discharges the heated fluid or the cooled fluid from upper portions thereof. The fluid supply unit includes inlet lines 85 and 86 through which the fluid is introduced; a first manifold 87 located above the upper end portion of the heat exchangers and connected with the inlet lines; a gas exhaust line 88 that is connected to the first manifold and exhausts a gas mixed in the fluid; a supply line 89 that supplies the fluid from the first manifold. While passing through the heat exchangers from the lower portions toward the upper portions thereof, the fluid is heated or cooled.

Abstract: The present invention provides a braking control apparatus capable of preventing or reducing a change in a deceleration of a vehicle. The braking control apparatus is configured to change a braking force to be generated by a frictional braking device so as to achieve a calculated target braking force, and generate a braking force corresponding to a difference between the braking force to be generated by the frictional braking device and the target braking force with use of an electric braking device, when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

Abstract: A light source control system includes a plurality of light sources, and a plurality of light source control devices. The light source control devices include a plurality of main light source control devices that transmits command signals to the other light source control devices. Each main light source control device includes a collision determination circuit that determines whether data of the command signal transmitted through a bus has collided with other data, and a restoration circuit that executes a restoration operation in the case of a collision. The collision determination circuit includes an edge detection circuit that detects change timing of a signal representing the data of the command signal, an area setting circuit that sets a collision determination area in accordance with the detected change timing detected, and a collision detection circuit that detects the presence or absence of a collision in the set collision determination area.

Abstract: This management system for a computer system including a plurality of resources receives designation of an app usage and refers to management information, which includes information about the plurality of resources. The management system determines, for a target virtual server (a virtual server that executes the app for the designated app usage), at least one of the specification of resources to be allocated for exclusive use and the specification of resources to be allocated for shared use, in accordance with app requirements associated with the designated app usage. The plurality of resources includes a plurality of logical volumes and a plurality of computer resources including a plurality of kinds of computer resources. The computer system includes a server system including two or more computer resources included among the plurality of computer resources. The resource specifications include the kinds of resources, app usages associated with resources, and/or the number of resources.

Abstract: Provided is a shaping method that allows an object to be shaped in a manner better suited to a shaping device used. The shaping method is a method for shaping an object having a surface colored at least in part. The shaping method includes a data generating step of generating shaping execution data representing the object in a format adapted for the shaping device, and a shaping step of shaping the object based on the shaping execution data using the shaping device and at least a plurality of materials having different colors for shaping.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device, an image density detector, and an output change device configured to cause the image forming device to form a test toner image while cyclically changing a charging power based on a charging change pattern and a developing bias based on a developing change pattern, generate an image density fluctuation pattern of the test toner image in a rotation direction of a latent image bearer, generate a writing change pattern to cyclically change a power of latent image writing based on the image density fluctuation pattern of the test toner image and one of the charging change pattern and a correlative pattern correlated with the charging change pattern. The output change device is configured to cyclically change the power of latent image writing based on the writing change pattern during image formation according to a user command.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit and a controller. The image forming unit includes a latent image bearer, a charger to charge the latent image bearer, an exposure device to expose a latent image on the surface of the latent image bearer, and a developing device to develop the latent image with a developer. The controller executes an image forming process, a first fluctuation control that cyclically changes a developing bias supplied to the developing device based on predetermined first pattern data, and a second fluctuation control that cyclically changes a charging bias supplied to the charger based on predetermined second pattern data, in parallel. The controller executes a determination process to determine whether the controller executes the first fluctuation control. When the controller determines not to execute the first fluctuation control, the controller determines not to execute the second fluctuation control, too.

Abstract: A three-dimensional printer including a printer head, a target object holding device that rotatably holds the printing target object, a three-dimensional movement supporting device that movably supports the target object holding device, and a control device, where the control device carries out a process of setting a printing target point, which is a position where the ink is to be discharged from a nozzle, an ideal landing point and an actual landing point are calculated in the relevant process, and when positions are shifted between the ideal landing point and the actual landing point, correction corresponding to a shift amount of the position is carried out to set a printing target point.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle control apparatus and a vehicle control method capable of improving traceability when a speed reduction torque is applied. A vehicle control apparatus according to the present invention is configured to calculate the speed reduction torque to be generated on a vehicle based on an accelerator operation state and a front wheel slip angle. More specifically, when being brought into a turning state while a coasting torque is applied, the vehicle control apparatus makes a correction so as to reduce an absolute value of the coasting torque, thereby improving the traceability and the drivability.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus can suppress particle generation on a substrate, and can reduce a consumption amount of a processing liquid. A substrate processing apparatus 1 includes a processing chamber 30 having a processing space 31 in which a substrate W is processed; a vaporizing tank 60, configured to store the processing liquid therein, having a vaporization space 61 in which the stored processing liquid is allowed to be vaporized; a decompression driving unit 70 configured to decompress the vaporization space 61; and a control unit 18. The control unit 18 vaporizes the processing liquid into the processing gas by decompressing the vaporization space 61 without through the processing space 31, and then, vaporizes the processing liquid into the processing gas by decompressing the vaporization space 61 through the processing space 31, and supplies an inert gas into the vaporization space 61.

Abstract: A three-dimensional printer including a printer head, a target object holding device that rotatably holds the printing target object, a three-dimensional movement supporting device that movably supports the target object holding device, and a control device, where the control device carries out a process of setting a printing target point, which is a position where the ink is to be discharged from a nozzle, an ideal landing point and an actual landing point are calculated in the relevant process, and when positions are shifted between the ideal landing point and the actual landing point, correction corresponding to a shift amount of the position is carried out to set a printing target point.

Abstract: A substrate liquid processing apparatus 1 includes a substrate holding unit 52 configured to hold a substrate W; a processing liquid supply unit 53 configured to supply a processing liquid L1 onto a top surface of the substrate W held by the substrate holding unit 52; and a cover body 6 configured to cover the substrate W. Here, the cover body 6 includes a ceiling unit 61 disposed above the substrate W, a sidewall unit 62 downwardly extended from the ceiling unit 61,and a heating unit 63 provided at the ceiling unit 61 and configured to heat the processing liquid L1 on the substrate W. The sidewall unit 62 of the cover body 6 is placed at an outer periphery side of the substrate W when the processing liquid L1 on the substrate W is heated.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that includes an imaging device, a transferrer, a rotator, a rotation position sensor, an adhesion amount sensor, a power supply, and a controller. The controller executes a construction process to construct output pattern data to change a voltage output from the power supply, according to a result obtained by detecting a toner adhesion amount of a toner image for density unevenness detection and a detection result from the rotation position sensor obtained when the toner image is formed, and an output change process to execute a predetermined process while changing the voltage according to the detection result and the output pattern data. The controller executes a determination process to determine propriety of an output range of the voltage output from the power supply by the output change process and a data process for a shift to shift the range when a determination result is inappropriate.

Abstract: A substrate entire region treatment process of discharging a processing fluid of a temperature different from a surface temperature of a substrate 3 from a first nozzle 24 toward the substrate is performed while moving the first nozzle toward an outer side from an entire region treatment start position P2 located at a central portion to an entire region treatment end position P5 located at a peripheral portion. Then, after moving the first nozzle toward an inner side to a peripheral region treatment start position P6 located at an outer position than the entire region treatment start position P2, a substrate peripheral region treatment process of discharging the processing fluid from the first nozzle toward the substrate is performed while moving the first nozzle toward the outer side from the peripheral region treatment start position P6 to a peripheral region treatment stop position P7 located at a peripheral portion.

Abstract: In one mode, a management calculator is connected to a host calculator and a storage device, and stores, in a memory, composition information and function setting information. The composition information shows multiple logic storage regions provided by the storage device, and objects that are stored in one logic storage region from among the multiple logic storage regions and that are executed by the host calculator, the logic storage regions and the objects being shown in association with one another. Meanwhile, the function setting information shows storage functions set for the logic storage regions.

Abstract: A method for controlling hierarchical storage including: a first step for storing first information relating to the association between the specific processes and the storage regions of the storage tiers; a second step for obtaining second information relating to the access operations of the specific processes as a function of time; a third step for obtaining third information relating to the amount of access to the storage regions as a function of time; and a fourth step for identifying the time of occurrence of a change in the amount of access, from the second information and the third information on the basis of the first information, and determining, according to the identified time of occurrence of the change in the amount of access, a transfer initiation time at which data in the storage regions is to be transferred between storage tiers.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section that includes a latent image bearer; a charger to charge a surface of the latent image bearer; and a latent image writer to write a latent image on the charged surface of the latent image bearer. The image forming apparatus further includes a developing device to develop the latent image with a developer borne on a developer bearer; and a cyclical changing device including a controller and a write controller, in combination. The cyclical changing device cyclically changes a developing bias to be applied to the developer bearer while cyclically changing a charge intensity of the charger during the image formation by the image forming section. The cyclical changing device cyclically changes the developing bias and the charge intensity, and a latent image write intensity of the latent image writer.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device, an image density detector, and an output change device configured to cause the image forming device to form a test toner image while cyclically changing a charging power based on a charging change pattern and a developing bias based on a developing change pattern, generate an image density fluctuation pattern of the test toner image in a rotation direction of the latent image bearer, generate a writing change pattern to cyclically change a power of latent image writing based on the image density fluctuation pattern of the test toner image and one of the charging change pattern and a correlative pattern correlated with the charging change pattern. The output change device is configured to cyclically change the power of latent image writing based on the writing change pattern during image formation according to a user command.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a light source control system capable of detecting a collision of data. Alight source control system includes a plurality of light sources, and a plurality of light source control devices that is provided corresponding to the light sources and is provided communicable with each other through a bus. The light source control devices include a plurality of main light source control devices that transmits command signals to the other light source control devices. Each of the main light source control devices includes a collision determination circuit that determines whether or not data of the command signal transmitted through the bus has collided with another, and a restoration circuit that executes a restoration operation in the case where the data has collided with another on the basis of the determination result of the collision determination circuit.

Abstract: The invention provides a semiconductor device capable of diagnosing communication network quality. Disclosed is a semiconductor device that is coupled to a light source, the semiconductor device including a signal processing unit that is coupled to an interface module and transmits and receives a command signal to increase or decrease illumination intensity of the light source and a deterioration detector that detects deterioration of the interface module, based on whether or not change timing of a signal representing data of a command signal received by the interface module falls within a predetermined interval.