Abstract: A body device of a gaming system includes a controller communication unit that acquires operation data including at least acceleration data from each of a plurality of controllers including acceleration sensors and a CPU that determines that a swing input has been performed on the basis of the acceleration data, for each of the controllers, and executes gaming processing on the basis of swing input determination. When it is determined that the swing input has been performed for one of the controllers and the other controller is in a swing state, the CPU determines that the swing input has been performed for the other controller at the same time as one controller and executes simultaneous swing gaming processing.

Abstract: A damping force control apparatus for a suspension is applied to a damper whose damping force can be set based on a damping force control value and controls the damping force control value. The damper is attached to a support portion with a buffer member interposed between the support portion of a vehicle body and a cylinder of the damper. The apparatus includes: a displacement related quantity estimation device estimating relative displacement of a vehicle wheel and a relative speed of the vehicle wheel with respect to the vehicle body as estimated relative displacement and an estimated relative speed; and a damping force control value calculation device determining the damping force control value so as to suppress vibration of the vehicle body based on state variables provided from the vehicle body and the estimated relative speed.

Abstract: In an example of a game system, switching to an imaging mode is performed according to an operation performed by a player while a game is being performed. In the imaging mode, a virtual camera in a virtual space is rotated in a roll direction according to an operation performed by the player. In the game system, when rotation of the virtual camera in the roll direction represents a value greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, information indicating that 90 degrees rotation is to be performed is stored as rotation information of an image. In the game system, according to an instruction from the player, an image displayed on a screen at a time of the instruction, and the rotation information of the image are stored in a storage medium.

Abstract: A reversing assistance device suited for a mining dump truck measures a first distance to a first object, which exists at a first height comprising a trajectory of a rear wheel of the dump truck during reversing, and a second distance to a second object, which exists at a second height comprising a trajectory of a vessel during the reversing, for computing the position of the first object. If the distance between the position of the first object and a designated loading position designated by an operator of a loading machine is equal to or smaller than a threshold, the first object is determined to be an approachable object, a smaller one of the first distance and the second distance is determined as a target stop distance, and based on the target stop distance, a target stop position is computed.

Abstract: A protected region is set for a manned working machine, said region including a first protected region in which new protected region setting request information is not transmitted and which includes the position of the manned working machine, and a second protected region which is set along a periphery of the first protected region and in which new protected region setting request information is transmitted. An area occupied by the vehicle body of the manned working machine on a plane projected on the ground surface is calculated on the basis of vehicle body information indicating the size of the vehicle body of the manned working machine and position information thereof. When the occupied area is present within the first protected region, new protected region setting request information is not transmitted, whereas when the occupied area is present within the second protected region, protected region setting request information is transmitted.

Abstract: A haulage vehicle comprises: a position calculating system (220) calculating an estimated position of its own vehicle; a position range calculating unit (201b) calculating a position range which is centered around the estimated position and in which the haulage vehicle is present with a predetermined expected probability; a maximum deviation amount calculating unit (602) calculating a maximum deviation amount indicating a highest value among the amounts of deviations between a target route of the haulage vehicle and each of points included in the position range; a target vehicle-speed decision unit (603) setting a target vehicle speed of the haulage vehicle to be relatively low when the maximum deviation amount is relatively large; and a target route-tracing unit (201g) performing control for the haulage vehicle to travel along the target route in compliance with the target vehicle speed.

Abstract: A game system includes a stick for being tilted in a direction in which a player character moves in a virtual space and for being pressed for an operation of a virtual camera in the virtual space, and a CPU for moving the player character in the virtual space on the basis of tilt, moving the virtual camera in a first control method when the stick is not pressed but tilted, and moving the virtual camera in a second control method on the basis of tilt when the stick is tilted and pressed at the same time.

Abstract: In an example of a game system, switching to an imaging mode is performed according to an operation performed by a player while a game is being performed. In the imaging mode, a virtual camera in a virtual space is rotated in a roll direction according to an operation performed by the player. In the game system, when rotation of the virtual camera in the roll direction represents a value greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, information indicating that 90 degrees rotation is to be performed is stored as rotation information of an image. In the game system, according to an instruction from the player, an image displayed on a screen at a time of the instruction, and the rotation information of the image are stored in a storage medium.

Abstract: An information processing system for controlling movements of a character (200) in a virtual three-dimensional space, comprising movement control unit (231) that controls the movements of the character (200), and a switching determination unit (232) that determines switching of the movement of the character (200) by the movement control unit (231) between a three-dimensional movement in the virtual three-dimensional space and a movement in a predetermined surface (211) provided in the virtual three-dimensional space. The movement control unit (231) determines a speed of the character (200) after the switching on the basis of a speed of the character (200) before the switching when the switching is performed between the three-dimensional movement in the virtual three-dimensional space and the movement in the predetermined surface (211).

Abstract: A game system includes an input receiving unit (71) that receives input by a player, an operated character changing unit (722) that changes an object to be assigned as an operated object that is operated in response to the input received with the input receiving unit (71) among objects in a virtual space between a PC and an NPC, and an NPC control unit (723) that controls the NPC using a first control method while the NPC is not assigned as the operated object. During a period until a predetermined condition is satisfied after an object to serve as the operated object is changed from the NPC to the PC by the operated character changing unit (722), the NPC control unit (723) controls the NPC using a second control method different from the first control method.

Abstract: A game system (1) includes a player object state determination unit (721) that determines the state of a player object in a virtual space, a search range determination unit (722) that determines a search range for searching for a non-player object based on the state of the player object, a target-object presence determination unit (723) that determines whether the non-player object is present in the search range, and a target-object setting unit (724) that sets the non-player object as a target of a cap throwing process if it is determined that the non-player object is present in the search range.

Abstract: The travel control system includes: a travel zone holding unit configured to hold a travel zone which is set in a particular travel area set beforehand and over which a dump truck is to autonomously travel; a target position setting unit configured to set, on an outer side of the particular travel area, a target position that the dump truck is to reach; a distance measurement unit configured to measure a traveling distance of the dump truck from a position of the dump truck as acquired using a position acquisition device provided in the dump truck to the target position set by the target position setting unit; and an autonomous travel control unit configured to control the dump truck so that the dump truck moves to an outer side of a travel zone held by the travel zone holding unit and autonomously travels the traveling distance.

Abstract: A first measuring device measures a location of its own vehicle relative to each feature point on a surrounding structure around a road surface on which the vehicle. A first feature-point is provided which, based on output from the first measuring device, acquires coordinates of the each feature point expressed in a coordinate system of the first measuring device, and uses a self-location to convert the coordinates into an external coordinate. A feature-point trajectory generation section is provided to generate, based on the first coordinates, a trajectory of the feature point group. A second measuring device measures a location of its own vehicle relative to a feature point located rearward of the feature point measured by the first measuring device. An anomaly determination section is provided to determine that anomaly occurs in a self-location estimation device if the second coordinates are on the trajectory.

Abstract: An exemplary information-processing device includes: an operation receiving unit that receives an operational input made by a user for moving a display area that has area that overlaps with a predetermined area; a display controlling unit that controls a display unit to display a graphic in the display area; a determining unit that determines a velocity of movement of the display area in accordance with a value derived from the operational input, and; an area managing unit that manages the display area to move the display area at the velocity of movement under a condition that, when a portion of the display area moves outside a predetermined portion of the predetermined area, a distance between the display area and the predetermined area does not exceed a threshold.

Abstract: A damping force control apparatus for a suspension is applied to a damper whose damping force can be set based on a damping force control value and controls the damping force control value. The damper is attached to a support portion with a buffer member interposed between the support portion of a vehicle body and a cylinder of the damper. The apparatus includes: a displacement related quantity estimation device estimating relative displacement of a vehicle wheel and a relative speed of the vehicle wheel with respect to the vehicle body as estimated relative displacement and an estimated relative speed; and a damping force control value calculation device determining the damping force control value so as to suppress vibration of the vehicle body based on state variables provided from the vehicle body and the estimated relative speed.

Abstract: An example information processing system includes a display controller configured to display a screen that includes a plurality of subjects and at least one content generated by a user, the at least one content satisfying a predetermined timing condition for each subject in a display, at least one content for a subject being included in a plurality of contents posted with regard to the subject.

Abstract: A damping force control apparatus controlling a damping force control value for a damper whose damping force is set by the damping force control value includes: a relative velocity estimation device estimating a relative velocity of a vehicle wheel with respect to a vehicle body; and a damping force calculation device determining the damping force control value to control vibration of the vehicle body based on control input variables of the vehicle body and an estimated relative velocity, wherein the relative velocity estimation device includes an estimated damping force calculation section, a delay correction section, and a relative velocity calculation section, and the delay correction section corrects the estimated damping force and varies delay correction terms to reduce divergence between an actual measured relative velocity and the estimated relative velocity in different damping coefficients of the damper.

Abstract: A game system includes a stick for being tilted in a direction in which a player character moves in a virtual space and for being pressed for an operation of a virtual camera in the virtual space, and a CPU for moving the player character in the virtual space on the basis of tilt, moving the virtual camera in a first control method when the stick is not pressed but tilted, and moving the virtual camera in a second control method on the basis of tilt when the stick is tilted and pressed at the same time.

Abstract: An example information processing system includes a camera. The information processing system calculates, based on a camera image obtained by the camera, a position or a direction of an object (e.g., a hand of a user) included in the camera image. The information processing system instructs an output device to produce an output in accordance with the position or the direction of the object. The information processing system displays, on a display device, a guide image including a range image representing a range and an indicator image whose position or direction changes in accordance with a change in the output within the range.

Abstract: A body device of a gaming system includes a controller communication unit that acquires operation data including at least acceleration data from each of a plurality of controllers including acceleration sensors and a CPU that determines that a swing input has been performed on the basis of the acceleration data, for each of the controllers, and executes gaming processing on the basis of swing input determination. When it is determined that the swing input has been performed for one of the controllers and the other controller is in a swing state, the CPU determines that the swing input has been performed for the other controller at the same time as one controller and executes simultaneous swing gaming processing.