Abstract: A dialysate extraction device comprising a dialysate extraction means including an inlet port and an outlet port adapted to be connected to a flow path of fluid for flowing the fluid therethrough and a projected collection port for collecting the fluid flowing through the inlet and outlet port; a outer circumference wall part mounted on the dialysate extraction means so that it covers a projected end of the collection port and is projected therefrom; a connection member formed with a connection portion to be connected to the collection port and a fitting portion to be fitted into an inner circumference of the outer circumference wall part and adapted to extract the fluid through the collection port under a condition in which the connection portion is connected to the outer circumference wall part; and correction portions formed on the inner circumference of the outer circumference wall part for correcting position and attitude of the connection member relative to the collection port before a tip end of the co

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes control means for executing coasting control to disengage a friction engaging element and set a rotation speed of a rotary shaft of a drive source at zero when a predetermined condition is established, the predetermined condition including at least a condition according to which an accelerator pedal is not depressed. The control means starts the coasting control after predicting that an actual speed ratio of a continuously variable transmission will be modifiable to a target speed ratio of the coasting control during the coasting control, even in a case where the accelerator pedal is not depressed but the actual speed ratio has not yet reached the target speed ratio.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes control means for executing coasting control, in which a friction engaging element is disengaged and a rotation speed of a rotary shaft of a drive source is set at zero, when a shift range corresponds to a travel range and a coasting condition is established, and the control means executes the coasting control when the shift range is modified to a neutral range.

Abstract: A solid lip cosmetic provides excellent effects of being prevented from secondary adhesion and also has excellent usability, long-lasting glossiness and stability. A solid lip cosmetic is characterized by comprising (a) 25 to 50% by mass of hydrogenated polyisobutene; (b) 20 to 70% by mass of at least one methylphenylsilicone component that can be separated from the component (a) when the component (b) is mixed with the component (a) at 25° C.; (c) 1 to 20% by mass of neopentyl glycol dicaprate that serves as a compatibility modifier that can adjust the compatibility of the component (a) with the component (b); and (d) 3 to 12% by mass of a wax.

Abstract: This disclosure describes, according to some implementations, a system and method for adapting object handover from robot to human using perceptual affordances. In an example method, upon receiving sensor data describing surroundings and/or operational state of a robot unit from a sensor, the method calculates a probability of a perceptual classification based on the sensor data. The perceptual classification may be one or more of an environment classification, an object classification, a human action classification, or an electro-mechanical state classification. The method further calculates an affordance of the probability of the perceptual classifier using a preference model, determines a handover action based on the affordance, executes the handover action, and updates the preference model based on feedback.

Abstract: The novel technology described in this disclosure includes an example method comprising capturing sensor data using one or more sensors describing a particular environment; processing the sensor data using one or more computing devices coupled to the one or more sensors to detect a participant within the environment; determining a location of the participant within the environment; querying a feature database populated with a multiplicity of features extracted from the environment using the location of the participant for one or more features being located proximate the location of the participant; and selecting, using the one or more computing devices, a scene type from among a plurality of predetermined scene types based on association likelihood values describing probabilities of each feature of the one or more features being located within the scene types.

Abstract: The disclosure includes methods for determining a current location for a user in an environment; detecting obstacles within the environment; estimating one or more physical capabilities of the user based on an EHR associated with the user; generating, with a processor-based device that is programmed to perform the generating, instructions for a robot to perform a task based on the obstacles within the environment and one or more physical capabilities of the user; and instructing the robot to perform the task.

Abstract: In friction engagement device having forward clutch 5 and clutch operation pack 6 controlling engagement/disengagement operation of the forward clutch 5, the clutch operation pack 6 has hydraulic piston 61, engagement pressure piston chamber 62, snap ring 64, diaphragm spring 65 and ball lock mechanism BL. The diaphragm spring 65 provides biasing engagement force to the forward clutch 5 at a clutch side of the hydraulic piston 61. The ball lock mechanism BL restrains movement, in a disengagement direction, of the hydraulic piston 61 at a position where the forward clutch 5 is in an engagement state by the biasing engagement force by exerting ON pressure on the engagement pressure piston chamber 62, and after restraining the movement of the hydraulic piston 61, maintains the restraint of the disengagement direction movement of the hydraulic piston 61 even when the ON pressure of the engagement pressure piston chamber 62 is drawn.

Abstract: Technology for localized guidance of a body part of a user to specific objects within a physical environment using a vibration interface is described. An example system may include a vibration interface wearable on an extremity by a user. The vibration interface includes a plurality of motors. The system includes sensor(s) coupled to the vibrotactile system and a sensing system coupled to the sensor(s) and the vibration interface. The sensing system is configured to analyze a physical environment in which the user is located for a tangible object using the sensor(s), to generate a trajectory for navigating the extremity of the user to the tangible object based on a relative position of the extremity of the user bearing the vibration interface to a position of the tangible object within the physical environment, and to guide the extremity of the user along the trajectory by vibrating the vibration interface.

Abstract: The disclosure includes a system and method for determining posture data for a user based on observation of the user, generating user model data describing one or more user models, determining user preferences data describing the preferences of the user for receiving an object, generating two or more reach simulations that simulate the user reaching for different points inside a user environment to receive the object, each reach simulation resulting in a hand of the user arriving at a three-dimensional point in the user environment, analyzing the reach simulations to assign a value to each three-dimensional point in the user environment, grouping the three-dimensional points into one or more clusters of similar points to form candidate zones including one or more points inside the user environment where a robot can place the object for handover to the user, and ranking the candidate zones.

Abstract: A transmission controller judges whether or not there was performed a specific shift operation where the mode of a transmission is alternately switched between a D-mode and a R-mode, and when it is judged that the specific shift operation was performed and when a forward clutch is engaged, the forward clutch is brought into an engaged state by supplying a hydraulic pressure lower than a lock pressure, with which a locking mechanism is brought into a locked state, to an ON-pressure piston chamber.

Abstract: Technology for localized guidance of a body part of a user to specific objects within a physical environment using a vibration interface is described. An example system may include a vibration interface wearable on an extremity by a user. The vibration interface includes a plurality of motors. The system includes sensor(s) coupled to the vibrotactile system and a sensing system coupled to the sensor(s) and the vibration interface. The sensing system is configured to analyze a physical environment in which the user is located for a tangible object using the sensor(s), to generate a trajectory for navigating the extremity of the user to the tangible object based on a relative position of the extremity of the user bearing the vibration interface to a position of the tangible object within the physical environment, and to guide the extremity of the user along the trajectory by vibrating the vibration interface.

Abstract: The disclosure includes methods for determining a current location for a user in an environment; detecting obstacles within the environment; estimating one or more physical capabilities of the user based on an EHR associated with the user; generating, with a processor-based device that is programmed to perform the generating, instructions for a robot to perform a task based on the obstacles within the environment and one or more physical capabilities of the user; and instructing the robot to perform the task.

Abstract: The disclosure includes a system and method for determining posture data for a user based on observation of the user, generating user model data describing one or more user models, determining user preferences data describing the preferences of the user for receiving an object, generating two or more reach simulations that simulate the user reaching for different points inside a user environment to receive the object, each reach simulation resulting in a hand of the user arriving at a three-dimensional point in the user environment, analyzing the reach simulations to assign a value to each three-dimensional point in the user environment, grouping the three-dimensional points into one or more clusters of similar points to form candidate zones including one or more points inside the user environment where a robot can place the object for handover to the user, and ranking the candidate zones.

Abstract: The disclosure includes a system and method for switching vibration modalities based on conditions to provide navigation guidance. The system includes a tactile belt and a computing device. The computing device includes a modality module for receiving path data describing a path planned for a user associated with a tactile belt and location data describing a location of the user associated with the tactile belt, determining condition data based on the path data and the location data and determining a vibration modality based on the condition data. The condition data describes a direction change. The vibration modality describes a pattern for vibration and indicates a vibration signal. The system applies the vibration signal indicated by the vibration modality to the tactile belt to instruct the user associated with the tactile belt to follow the path.

Abstract: To provide a dialysate extraction apparatus which can automate disinfecting work for a collection port or a sealing device of an opening/closing device and can reliably and easily clean the collection port or the sealing device of the opening/closing device. A dialysate extraction apparatus includes a dialysate extraction device that has an introduction port and a discharge port which are connected to a flow route of a liquid and can circulate the liquid and that has a collection port which can collect the circulated liquid; a cap that is attachable to and detachable from the collection port of the dialysate extraction device and can open and close the collection port; a sealing device that is attached to the cap and seals the collection port in a state where the cap is attached to the collection port of the dialysate extraction device; and a heating device that can heat the sealing device of the cap.

Abstract: Provided is a clutch device capable of reducing energy loss caused by clutch-engaging pressure. The clutch control device for an automatic transmission is equipped with: a manual valve (57) for outputting a clutch-engaging pressure when the drive position is selected; a clutch (16) capable of clutch engagement by moving a clutch piston (21) using the supply of the clutch-engaging pressure; a clutch-release valve (54) capable of outputting the clutch-release hydraulic pressure by bypassing the manual valve (57); and a locking mechanism (32) for making it possible to mechanically lock the clutch-piston (21) position in a state of reduced clutch-engaging pressure when the clutch is engaged using the supply of clutch-engaging pressure, and also releasing the lock using the clutch-releasing pressure from the clutch-release valve (54).

Abstract: In an automatic transmission including a friction element having a lock mechanism, to prevent a delay in engagement of the friction element from occurring in a case where travel mode?non-travel mode?travel mode are selected at short time intervals during travel, a control unit or the automatic transmission does not supply an OFF pressure to a disengagement side oil chamber when the non-travel mode is selected by a select switch and a vehicle speed is higher than a stoppage determination vehicle speed.

Abstract: A control unit performs a engaging control, which supplies an ON pressure to a engaging-side oil chamber to set a lock mechanism to a locked state and then decreases the hydraulic pressure of the engaging-side oil chamber, when a running mode is selected, and performs a releasing control, which supplies an OFF pressure to a release-side oil chamber to set the lock mechanism to an unlocked state and then decreases the hydraulic pressure of the release-side oil chamber, when a non-running mode is selected. In the case where the control unit determines to control the friction element in the engaged state to become the released state, the control unit starts supplying the OFF pressure to the release-side oil chamber to cause the unlocked state of the lock mechanism, and starts supplying the hydraulic pressure to the engaging-side oil chamber and reduces the hydraulic pressure of the release-side oil chamber.

Abstract: A transmission controller performs engagement processing, where a forward clutch is engaged and a lock mechanism is brought into a locked state by supplying an ON-pressure to an ON-pressure piston chamber and where the hydraulic pressure of the ON-pressure piston chamber is lowered, and supplies the ON-pressure to the ON-pressure piston chamber when the forward clutch slips even though the forward clutch has been engaged in the engagement processing, while a vehicle is traveling.