Abstract: A flight management system for a plurality of aerial vehicles includes a management apparatus and an operation terminal. The management apparatus includes processing circuitry to manage operation authorizations to operate the plurality of aerial vehicles. The operation terminal includes an operation interface and processing circuitry. The operation interface is operable by an operator. The processing circuit is connected to the operation interface. Based on an authorization grant request signal obtained based on a flight state of each aerial vehicle of the plurality of aerial vehicles, the processing circuit of the management apparatus transmits an authorization grant command to grant the operation terminal an operation authorization, among the operation authorizations, that is to operate a particular aerial vehicle among the plurality of aerial vehicles.

Abstract: An information processing method, for an information processing apparatus including a controller, includes a first step, by the controller, of acquiring positional information indicating a change over time in positions of a plurality of users, a second step, by the controller, of predicting a number of the users who will gather at a specific time at a boarding/alighting point to board/alight from a vehicle based on the change over time in the positions of the plurality of users indicated by the positional information, and a third step, by the controller, of determining a vehicle dispatch schedule for the vehicle to the boarding/alighting point based on the number of users predicted to gather at the specific time at the boarding/alighting point.

Abstract: A control system includes: moving object control units; and an update control unit configured to control a program update of a moving object, in which the update control unit is configured to: perform, when the moving object is started, configuration synchronization for acquiring management information as information required to update the moving object control units and stored in the moving object control units, to acquire first management information and second management information, the first management information being acquired from a first moving object control unit that is one of the moving object control units, the second management information being stored in the update control unit; acquire, from a server, information regarding a presence or absence of an update program for each of the moving object control units when the first management information and the second management information match with each other.

Abstract: An automotive lamp includes a variable light distribution lamp and a controller. When a first light distribution pattern is to be changed to a second light distribution pattern, and when a difference in the number of shaded portions between the first light distribution pattern and the second light distribution pattern is one, the controller switches a control method for gradually changing the light distribution pattern according to a position relation between the shaded portions included in the first light distribution pattern and the shaded portions included in the second light distribution pattern.

Abstract: A vehicle program update management system includes a first server configured to manage a program configuration which is a combination of a plurality of programs, a second server configured to manage a plurality of update programs for the plurality of programs, and a reprogramming terminal which is a device that is wiredly connected to the plurality of control devices to perform information processing for updating the programs.

Abstract: A force control support device includes: a sound wave transmitting unit that causes a sound output device mounted on a user to transmit a first sound wave having a predetermined waveform; a sound wave receiving unit that causes a sound input device mounted on the user to receive a second sound wave based on the first sound wave; an estimation unit that estimates an amount of force being applied by the user based on the first sound wave and the second sound wave; and an electrical stimulation presentation unit that presents an electrical stimulation according to the amount of force estimated by the estimation unit from an electrode mounted on the user.

Abstract: A time-variant noise spatial covariance matrix is estimated effectively. Using time-frequency-divided observation signals based on observation signals acquired by collecting acoustic signals emitted from one or a plurality of sound sources and mask information expressing the occupancy probability of a component of each of the time-frequency-divided observation signals that corresponds to each noise source, a time-independent first noise spatial covariance matrix corresponding to the time-frequency-divided observation signals and the mask information belonging to a long time interval is acquired for each noise source. Further, using the mask information of each of a plurality of different short time intervals, a mixture weight corresponding to each noise source in each short time interval is acquired.

Abstract: An identification device according to an embodiment includes: a sensor that measures a grasping state of a grasped object as an identification target; a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information of a sensor wearer who is wearing the sensor; and an identification unit that identifies the grasped object that is grasped by the sensor wearer based on the grasping state measured by the sensor and the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit.

Abstract: An acoustic analysis device and the like that can separate acoustic signals of a target sound source at a higher speed are provided. The acoustic analysis device includes: an acquiring unit configured to acquire acoustic signals; a first generating unit configured to generate acoustic signals of diffuse noise using a first model which includes a spatial correlation matrix related to frequency, a first parameter related to the frequency, and a second parameter related to the frequency and time; a second generating unit configured to generate acoustic signals emitted from a target sound source using a second model which includes a steering vector related to the frequency, and a third parameter related to the frequency and the time; and a determining unit configured to determine the first parameter, the second parameter and the third parameter so that the likelihood of the first parameter, the second parameter and the third parameter is maximized.

Abstract: A vehicle program update management system includes a first server configured to manage a program configuration which is a combination of a plurality of programs, a second server configured to manage a plurality of update programs for the plurality of programs, and a reprogramming terminal which is a device that is wiredly connected to the plurality of control devices to perform information processing for updating the programs.

Abstract: An identification device according to one embodiment includes a vibration generation unit that generates, by a vibration generator, first vibrations to be provided to a three-dimensional object to be identified having an integrated structure; an acquisition unit that acquires, from a vibration detector, a detection signal corresponding to a second vibration that has propagated inside the three-dimensional object among the first vibrations provided to the three-dimensional object; a feature quantity generation unit that generates a feature quantity indicating a frequency characteristic of the second vibration, based on the acquired detection signal; and an identification unit that identifies the three-dimensional object to be identified, based on a feature quantity stored in a storage device in which the feature quantity indicating a frequency characteristic based on a vibration that has propagated inside a previously identified three-dimensional object is stored and on the feature quantity generated by the fe

Abstract: A control system includes: moving object control units; and an update control unit configured to control a program update of a moving object, in which the update control unit is configured to: perform, when the moving object is started, configuration synchronization for acquiring management information as information required to update the moving object control units and stored in the moving object control units, to acquire first management information and second management information, the first management information being acquired from a first moving object control unit that is one of the moving object control units, the second management information being stored in the update control unit; acquire, from a server, information regarding a presence or absence of an update program for each of the moving object control units when the first management information and the second management information match with each other.

Abstract: An automotive lamp includes a variable light distribution lamp and a controller. When a first light distribution pattern is to be changed to a second light distribution pattern, and when a difference in the number of shaded portions between the first light distribution pattern and the second light distribution pattern is one, the controller switches a control method for gradually changing the light distribution pattern according to a position relation between the shaded portions included in the first light distribution pattern and the shaded portions included in the second light distribution pattern.

Abstract: A time-variant noise spatial covariance matrix is estimated effectively. Using time-frequency-divided observation signals based on observation signals acquired by collecting acoustic signals emitted from one or a plurality of sound sources and mask information expressing the occupancy probability of a component of each of the time-frequency-divided observation signals that corresponds to each noise source, a time-independent first noise spatial covariance matrix corresponding to the time-frequency-divided observation signals and the mask information belonging to a long time interval is acquired for each noise source. Further, using the mask information of each of a plurality of different short time intervals, a mixture weight corresponding to each noise source in each short time interval is acquired.

Abstract: The present invention is a surface-modified carbon material including chemical addends added to the surface of graphene, such that a one-dimensional periodicity corresponding to a large number of addition positions of the chemical addends can be observed in a Fourier-transformed image of a scanning probe microscopic image of the surface of graphene. The surface-modified carbon material of the present invention has a bandgap and therefore can be used as a sensor capable of electronically controlling an operation or another electronic device.

Abstract: A first controller includes a start control section and a passage determination section. After activating a second starter to start cranking, the start control section stops the operation of the second starter and starts the motor operation of the first starter at a predetermined timing. The passage determination section determines whether a predetermined passage conditional expression holds after cranking is started by the second starter. The start control section stops the operation of the second starter and starts the motor operation of the first starter if the passage conditional expression holds before the engine passes the first compression top dead center, regardless of whether the engine has passed the first compression top dead center.

Abstract: An operation device includes a main body, a lifting and lowering mechanism unit movably supported with respect to the main body and including a driven portion configured to receive driving force for movement of the lifting and lowering mechanism unit, a driving unit attached to the main body and configured to drive the lifting and lowering mechanism unit by a driving pin provided on a rotation gear. The lifting and lowering mechanism unit includes a groove portion into which the driving pin is accommodated by rotation of the rotation gear when the driving unit is mounted on the main body.

Abstract: An insulator includes a plurality of electrical conductors and a main body. One ends of the plurality of electrical conductors are electrically connected to a ground terminal or a plurality of input terminals of a motor. The main body includes an insulating material. Other ends of the plurality of electrical conductors are disposed adjacent to each other on the main body in a direction intersecting with a direction of an output shaft of the motor.

Abstract: A gear drive device includes a first gear, a second gear that meshes with the first gear to allow torque transmission, and a biasing member that applies rotational torque in one direction to the first gear or the second gear. The first gear and the second gear are brought into contact at a contacting tooth surface thereof by the biasing member. At least one of the first gear and the second gear includes a non-contacting tooth surface that is on an opposite side of the contacting tooth surface and partially removed.

Abstract: A first controller includes a start control section and a passage determination section. After activating a second starter to start cranking, the start control section stops the operation of the second starter and starts the motor operation of the first starter at a predetermined timing. The passage determination section determines whether a predetermined passage conditional expression holds after cranking is started by the second starter. The start control section stops the operation of the second starter and starts the motor operation of the first starter if the passage conditional expression holds before the engine passes the first compression top dead center, regardless of whether the engine has passed the first compression top dead center.