Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to predict a scattering range of a chemical to be sprayed onto a field by a first unmanned aircraft and control, in a case in which it is determined that the chemical will scatter near the field based on the scattering range, a three-dimensional position or a travel route of a second unmanned aircraft so that downwash of the second unmanned aircraft prevents scattering of the chemical near the field.

Abstract: A control apparatus includes a controller configured to acquire weather information including a wind speed on a scheduled spraying date and time at which an unmanned aircraft is to spray an agricultural chemical on a field, determine a flight altitude of the unmanned aircraft according to the wind speed, and generate a plan for spraying of the agricultural chemical by the unmanned aircraft, the plan for spraying including the determined flight altitude.

Abstract: A wing used for an aircraft includes a configuration member formed of a composite material. The configuration member is divided into a plurality of regions along a surface thereof. The plurality of regions include a first region formed of the composite material of a high strength type, and a second region formed of the composite material of a high elasticity type having higher rigidity than the high strength type. The first region includes any region closest to a wing end side out of the plurality of regions, and the second region includes a region closest to the wing end side and a trailing edge side out of the plurality of regions.

Abstract: An aircraft includes a main wing, a mounted object mounted to the main wing, and a connecting structure for connecting the main wing and the mounted object. The connecting structure includes a pylon that is provided to extend in a yaw axis direction of the aircraft from the main wing and connects the main wing and a directly upper portion of the mounted object to support the mounted object, and a support rod that is provided to extend from a position closer to a tip side of the main wing than the pylon toward a mounted object side located on a base end side of the main wing and connects the main wing and the mounted object, and a truss structure is formed by the main wing, the pylon, and the support rod.

Abstract: A wing used for an aircraft includes a configuration member formed of a composite material. The configuration member is divided into a plurality of regions along a surface thereof. The plurality of regions include a first region formed of the composite material of a high strength type, and a second region formed of the composite material of a high elasticity type having higher rigidity than the high strength type. The first region includes any region closest to a wing end side out of the plurality of regions, and the second region includes a region closest to the wing end side and a trailing edge side out of the plurality of regions.

Abstract: A catalyst fibrous structure having a catalyst metal carried on a fibrous structure, wherein (a) a Log differential micropore volume distribution curve thereof obtained by measurement using a mercury intrusion technique has a peak having a maximum micropore diameter in the range of from 0.1 ?m to 100 ?m: (b) a Log, differential micropore volume at the peak is 0.5 mL/g or more; and (c) an amount of a catalyst metal compound and a binder carried per unit volume is 0.05 g/mL or more. Also, a production method for producing a catalyst fibrous structure.

Abstract: A monolithic ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body including a stack of ceramic layers. Inner electrodes are disposed within the ceramic body and include exposed portions at the end surfaces of the ceramic body. A pair of outer electrodes is arranged on the end surfaces of the ceramic body so as to extend from the end surfaces to the main surfaces and side surfaces of the ceramic body. Each of the outer electrodes includes a lower electrode layer provided on the ceramic body, an intermediate electrode layer located on the lower electrode layer and defined by a plated Ni layer, and an upper electrode layer located on the intermediate electrode layer and defined by a plated Pd layer. A thickness of the intermediate electrode layer on the main surfaces and the side surfaces of the ceramic body is larger than a thickness of the intermediate electrode layer on the end surfaces of the ceramic body.

Abstract: A ceramic electronic component includes an electronic component body, an inner electrode, and an outer electrode. The outer electrode includes a fired electrode layer and first and second plated layers. The fired electrode layer is disposed on the electronic component body. The first plated layer is disposed on the fired electrode layer. The thickness of the first plated layer is about 3 ?m to about 8 ?m, for example. The first plated layer contains nickel. The second plated layer is disposed on the first plated layer. The thickness of the second plated layer is about 0.025 ?m to about 1 ?m, for example. The second plated layer contains lead.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a laminated body including multiple ceramic layers. On the ceramic layers, first internal electrodes and second internal electrodes are arranged spaced away from each other, and exposed at a second principal surface of the laminated body. On the ceramic layers which are different from the ceramic layers on which the first internal electrodes are disposed, first auxiliary conductors, second auxiliary conductors, and third auxiliary conductors are disposed, and the second auxiliary conductors and the third auxiliary conductors are exposed from the first principal surface. A first external electrode connected to the first internal electrodes and the second auxiliary conductors and a second external electrode connected to the second internal electrodes and the third auxiliary conductors are disposed on the second principal surface.

Abstract: An insulating film made of the same material as that of a gate insulating film is formed so as to cover one sidewall of a control gate on a conducting film for floating gate. By selectively removing the conducting film for floating gate with the insulating film as a mask, a floating gate is formed from the conducting film for floating gate, and a portion of the gate insulating film is exposed at the floating gate. A nitrogen introduced portion is formed by introducing nitrogen into the exposed portion of the gate insulating film. Then, the insulating film is removed to expose an upper surface of a lateral protrusion of the floating gate. An erase gate is formed so as to face the upper surface and a side surface of the lateral protrusion.

Abstract: An insulating film made of the same material as that of a gate insulating film is formed so as to cover one sidewall of a control gate on a conducting film for floating gate. By selectively removing the conducting film for floating gate with the insulating film as a mask, a floating gate is formed from the conducting film for floating gate, and a portion of the gate insulating film is exposed at the floating gate. A nitrogen introduced portion is formed by introducing nitrogen into the exposed portion of the gate insulating film. Then, the insulating film is removed to expose an upper surface of a lateral protrusion of the floating gate. An erase gate is formed so as to face the upper surface and a side surface of the lateral protrusion.

Abstract: A catalyst fibrous structure having a catalyst metal carried on a fibrous structure, wherein (a) a Log differential micropore volume distribution curve thereof obtained by measurement using a mercury intrusion technique has a peak having a maximum micropore diameter in the range of from 0.1 ?m to 100 ?m; (b) a Log differential micropore volume at the peak is 0.5 mL/g or more; and (c) an amount of a catalyst metal compound and a binder carried per unit volume is 0.05 g/mL or more.

Abstract: An insulating film made of the same material as that of a gate insulating film is formed so as to cover one sidewall of a control gate on a conducting film for floating gate. By selectively removing the conducting film for floating gate with the insulating film as a mask, a floating gate is formed from the conducting film for floating gate, and a portion of the gate insulating film is exposed at the floating gate. A nitrogen introduced portion is formed by introducing nitrogen into the exposed portion of the gate insulating film. Then, the insulating film is removed to expose an upper surface of a lateral protrusion of the floating gate. An erase gate is formed so as to face the upper surface and a side surface of the lateral protrusion.

Abstract: A monolithic ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body including a stack of ceramic layers. Inner electrodes are disposed within the ceramic body and include exposed portions at the end surfaces of the ceramic body. A pair of outer electrodes is arranged on the end surfaces of the ceramic body so as to extend from the end surfaces to the main surfaces and side surfaces of the ceramic body. Each of the outer electrodes includes a lower electrode layer provided on the ceramic body, an intermediate electrode layer located on the lower electrode layer and defined by a plated Ni layer, and an upper electrode layer located on the intermediate electrode layer and defined by a plated Pd layer. A thickness of the intermediate electrode layer on the main surfaces and the side surfaces of the ceramic body is larger than a thickness of the intermediate electrode layer on the end surfaces of the ceramic body.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a laminated body including multiple ceramic layers. On the ceramic layers, first internal electrodes and second internal electrodes are arranged spaced away from each other, and exposed at a second principal surface of the laminated body. On the ceramic layers which are different from the ceramic layers on which the first internal electrodes are disposed, first auxiliary conductors, second auxiliary conductors, and third auxiliary conductors are disposed, and the second auxiliary conductors and the third auxiliary conductors are exposed from the first principal surface. A first external electrode connected to the first internal electrodes and the second auxiliary conductors and a second external electrode connected to the second internal electrodes and the third auxiliary conductors are disposed on the second principal surface.

Abstract: A monolithic ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body including a stack of ceramic layers. Inner electrodes are disposed within the ceramic body and include exposed portions at the end surfaces of the ceramic body. A pair of outer electrodes is arranged on the end surfaces of the ceramic body so as to extend from the end surfaces to the main surfaces and side surfaces of the ceramic body. Each of the outer electrodes includes a lower electrode layer provided on the ceramic body, an intermediate electrode layer located on the lower electrode layer and defined by a plated Ni layer, and an upper electrode layer located on the intermediate electrode layer and defined by a plated Pd layer. A thickness of the intermediate electrode layer on the main surfaces and the side surfaces of the ceramic body is larger than a thickness of the intermediate electrode layer on the end surfaces of the ceramic body.

Abstract: An insulating film made of the same material as that of a gate insulating film is formed so as to cover one sidewall of a control gate on a conducting film for floating gate. By selectively removing the conducting film for floating gate with the insulating film as a mask, a floating gate is formed from the conducting film for floating gate, and a portion of the gate insulating film is exposed at the floating gate. A nitrogen introduced portion is formed by introducing nitrogen into the exposed portion of the gate insulating film. Then, the insulating film is removed to expose an upper surface of a lateral protrusion of the floating gate. An erase gate is formed so as to face the upper surface and a side surface of the lateral protrusion.

Abstract: A conductor provided in an interconnection layer is allowed to have a low resistance. An insulator film is provided over a substrate, and is comprised of SiO(1-x)Nx (where x>0.5 in an XRD analysis result). An interconnection is provided over the insulator film, and includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer includes at least one of TiN, TaN, WN, and RuN. The second layer is provided over the first layer, and is formed of a material having a resistance lower than the first layer, for example, W.

Abstract: An electronic device may include a navigation unit configured to obtain navigation information about a vehicle in which the electronic device is mounted, a video reproducing unit configured to reproduce a video from video information obtained from a video source, a display operating unit configured to display an image based on the navigation information obtained by the navigation unit or a video reproduced by the video reproducing unit and to accept an input that is made by touching a predetermined area with an operating body, and a display control unit configured to display operation buttons on the display operating unit when the video reproduced by the video reproducing unit is displayed on the display operating unit, the operation buttons being used to perform operations corresponding to a navigation mode, which operates according to the navigation information.

Abstract: Provided is an aldehyde production method that can provide target aldehydes with excellent aldehyde selectivity and a high conversion for a long period of time. The method includes bringing a mixed gas containing a vaporized primary alcohol and an inert gas into contact with a film-type dehydrogenation catalyst so as to dehydrogenate the primary alcohol in the mixed gas, thereby obtaining an aldehyde. The partial pressure of the primary alcohol in the mixed gas is 50 kPa or lower, and the film-type dehydrogenation catalyst is formed by providing a thin film catalyst layer on a support.