Abstract: An image forming apparatus may include a photosensitive member, a developing device including a developing roller, pressing members configured to engage with the developing device and springs configured to urge the pressing members. In some examples, each of the pressing members may be configured to contact and move the developing device between various positions based on the urging of the springs. Additionally or alternatively, various ends of a contact surface of the developing roller configured to contact developer may be disposed relative to an axis line of the developing roller and pressing surfaces of the pressing members.

Abstract: A balance training apparatus that allows a training person having a disease in his/her balance function to perform appropriate rehabilitation training safely in order to recover the balance function is provided. The balance training apparatus includes a moving carriage configured to be able to move on a moving surface by driving a driving unit, a detection unit configured to detect a load received from training person's feet standing on the moving carriage, a calculation unit configured to calculate a load's center of gravity of the training person's feet on a boarding surface from the load detected by the detection unit, and a control unit configured to convert a displacement amount of the load's center of gravity into a control amount using a setting selected from a plurality of settings, and drive the driving unit based on the control amount to control movement of the moving carriage.

Abstract: The balance training apparatus includes: a moving cart capable of moving on a moving surface by driving a driving unit; a detection unit configured to detect a load received from a foot of a trainee who is standing on the moving cart; a calculation unit configured to calculate the center of gravity of loads of both feet of the trainee on a riding surface from, the load detected by the detection unit; a setting unit configured to set the center of gravity of the loads at which it is estimated that the trainee has maintained an upright state on the riding surface as a reference center of gravity; and an instruction controller configured to output an instruction of the orientation of the body to the trainee and an instruction to move the center of gravity to the trainee.

Abstract: The balance training apparatus includes: a moving cart capable of moving on a moving surface by driving a driving unit; a detection unit configured to detect a load received from a foot of a trainee who is standing on the moving cart; a calculation unit configured to calculate the center of gravity of loads of both feet of the trainee on a riding surface from, the load detected by the detection unit; a setting unit configured to set the center of gravity of the loads at which it is estimated that the trainee has maintained an upright state on the riding surface as a reference center of gravity; and an instruction controller configured to output an instruction of the orientation of the body to the trainee and an instruction to move the center of gravity to the trainee.

Abstract: A balance training apparatus that allows a training person having a disease in his/her balance function to perform appropriate rehabilitation training safely in order to recover the balance function is provided. The balance training apparatus includes a moving carriage configured to be able to move on a moving surface by driving a driving unit, a detection unit configured to detect a load received from training person's feet standing on the moving carriage, a calculation unit configured to calculate a load's center of gravity of the training person's feet on a boarding surface from the load detected by the detection unit, and a control unit configured to convert a displacement amount of the load's center of gravity into a control amount using a setting selected from a plurality of settings, and drive the driving unit based on the control amount to control movement of the moving carriage.

Abstract: The walking training system 1 includes an upper acceleration sensor 52 and a lower acceleration sensor 54 installed at locations on the walking assistance apparatus 2 spaced apart from each other in a leg length direction. The control apparatus 100 estimates an acceleration at the center of gravity of the walking assistance apparatus 2 from accelerations acquired by the upper acceleration sensor 52 and the lower acceleration sensor 54. The control apparatus 100 then calculates an inertia force acting on the walking assistance apparatus 2 from the product of the acceleration at the center of gravity and the weight of the walking assistance apparatus 2. The control apparatus 100 controls the forward pulling unit 35 and the backward pulling unit 37 to reduce the inertia force acting on the walking assistance apparatus 2.

Abstract: The walking training system 1 includes an upper marker 52 and a lower marker 54 installed at locations on the walking assistance apparatus 2 spaced apart from each other in a leg length direction. The control apparatus 100 calculates accelerations of the two markers using images taken by the camera 10, and estimates an acceleration at the center of gravity of the walking assistance apparatus 2 from accelerations of the two markers. The control apparatus 100 then calculates an inertia force acting on the walking assistance apparatus 2 from the product of the acceleration at the center of gravity and the weight of the walking assistance apparatus 2. The control apparatus 100 controls the forward pulling unit 35 and the backward pulling unit 37 to reduce the inertia force acting on the walking assistance apparatus 2.

Abstract: With this copper wire joining method, a rubbed portion on which a coating remains between an electrode and a core wire is formed on the electrode. Then, after a capillary is moved away from the rubbed portion, and a ball is formed by melting a copper wire at a tip end of the capillary. Next, the ball is joined to the rubbed portion by pressing the ball against the rubbed portion.

Abstract: With this copper wire joining method, a rubbed portion on which a coating remains between an electrode and a core wire is formed on the electrode. Then, after a capillary is moved away from the rubbed portion, and a ball is formed by melting a copper wire at a tip end of the capillary. Next, the ball is joined to the rubbed portion by pressing the ball against the rubbed portion.

Abstract: A radar apparatus is provided by which it is possible to detect a target at high resolution with a relatively small calculation amount without increasing the band width of a transmission signal. A FFT transform means carrying out a Fourier transform on a received signal received by a reception means into frequency spectrum data; a peak frequency detection means detecting a peak frequency of the frequency spectrum data acquired through the Fourier transform; a data extraction means extracting data near the peak frequency from the frequency spectrum data acquired through the Fourier transform, an inverse FFT transform means carrying out an inverse Fourier transform on the extracted data near the peak frequency into time base data; and a target detection means detecting the target by carrying out a high resolution process on the time base data acquired through the inverse Fourier transform are included.

Abstract: An ECU of a vehicle control device selects a system-mounted vehicle traveling ahead of a system-mounted vehicle as a cooperating vehicle and controls the inter-vehicle distance between the selected system-mounted vehicle and the system-mounted vehicle, or the like to control the traffic volume of a road in the vicinity of the system-mounted vehicles, such that traffic jams can be prevented effectively as compared with a case where the system-mounted vehicle performs travel control independently.

Abstract: A phase monopulse radar system includes a transmitting antenna that transmits a transmission signal, a plurality of receiving antennas that receive reflected waves of the transmission signal as received signals, a target azimuth detecting unit that detects an azimuth of a target based on a phase difference of the received signals received by the receiving antennas, a phase inversion determining unit that determines whether a phase inversion occurs to any one of the received signals, at around a peak frequency of a frequency spectrum of the received signal, and a detection object excluding unit that does not use an azimuth based on the phase difference as a target azimuth, when the phase inversion determining unit determines that the phase inversion occurs.

Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicular information processing device which performs a predetermined process of a host vehicle on the basis of reference positional information acquired from positional information of another vehicle within a predetermined positional range. When there are a plurality of other vehicles within a predetermined positional range, representative positional information is acquired on the basis of a plurality of pieces of positional information obtained from the plurality of other vehicles, and the predetermined process is performed with the acquired representative positional information as the reference positional information.

Abstract: An ECU of a vehicle control device selects a system-mounted vehicle traveling ahead of a system-mounted vehicle as a cooperating vehicle and controls the inter-vehicle distance between the selected system-mounted vehicle and the system-mounted vehicle, or the like to control the traffic volume of a road in the vicinity of the system-mounted vehicles, such that traffic jams can be prevented effectively as compared with a case where the system-mounted vehicle performs travel control independently.

Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicular information processing device which performs a predetermined process of a host vehicle on the basis of reference positional information acquired from positional information of another vehicle within a predetermined positional range. When there are a plurality of other vehicles within a predetermined positional range, representative positional information is acquired on the basis of a plurality of pieces of positional information obtained from the plurality of other vehicles, and the predetermined process is performed with the acquired representative positional information as the reference positional information.