Abstract: There is provided a rearing apparatus including a hatching area that holds eggs of organisms to be reared and accommodates the organisms hatched from the eggs, and a rearing area that is defined in an area larger than the hatching area at a position different from the hatching area and in which the organisms are reared. The present disclosure provides a rearing apparatus that can implement high-density and large-scale rearing by effectively utilizing areas.

Abstract: A fusible plug for a high pressure gas cylinder includes a communication hole filled with a low melting point alloy, a porous metal sintered body is press-fitted in at least a part of the communication hole in a length direction, all or a part of the porous metal sintered body is impregnated with the low melting point alloy to solidify and composite the low melting point alloy. It is preferable that: the low melting point alloy has a melting point of 110° C.; the porous metal sintered body to be press-fitted is a porous metal sintered body having pores with an area ratio of 30% or more and 50% or less and having pores with a diameter exceeding 5 ?m among the pores of 80% or more in terms of area ratio to all the pores; and the porous metal sintered body is a porous austenitic stainless steel sintered body.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a constituent member of a constant-velocity joint includes: performing plastic working; and performing hardening of a material. The plastic working is performed with a material of the constituent member heated to a predetermined working temperature range. The hardening of the material is performed by utilizing heat applied for heating to the working temperature range in performing the plastic working as heat for the hardening of the material and cooling the material after performing the plastic working.

Abstract: A power supply device includes a driving control device and an auxiliary control device, the vehicle including a main power source, an auxiliary power source, and a supply path, the supply path being a path configured to be opened and closed according to a state of a start switch of the vehicle. The driving control device is a device that controls a state of equipment installed in the vehicle and the auxiliary control device is a device that controls a state of the auxiliary power source. The driving control device is configured to execute a storage process, a permission signal transmission process, and an initial value process, and the auxiliary control device is configured to execute a permission signal reception process and a stop process.

Abstract: An electric power source apparatus includes a drive control apparatus and an auxiliary control apparatus. The drive control apparatus and the auxiliary control apparatus are configured to communicate with each other. When one of the drive control apparatus and the auxiliary control apparatus is a first control apparatus and the other of the drive control apparatus and the auxiliary control apparatus is a second control apparatus, the first control apparatus is configured to continue a function to communicate with the second control apparatus even when the first control apparatus is not able to normally communicate with the second control apparatus, and configured to execute communication with the second control apparatus when the first control apparatus is put into a state where the first control apparatus is able to normally communicate with the second control apparatus.

Abstract: A monitoring device for monitoring an operation state of a device, the monitoring device includes a sound collecting device in which a plurality of microphones are arranged, the plurality of microphones being configured to convert a sound wave emitted from the device into a primary sound pressure signal, the sound wave including an audible sound and an ultrasonic wave, and an information processing device configured to perform a first processing of detecting presence or absence of an abnormality of the device, based on a signal, in an audible range, of the primary sound pressure signal, and a second processing of performing a beamforming processing on a signal, in an ultrasonic range, of the primary sound pressure signal to generate a secondary sound pressure signal, and detecting an abnormal portion of the device, based on the secondary sound pressure signal.

Abstract: Method for controlling a control motor, including an engine and an engine arranged in parallel, implementing: a distribution step determining a distributed torque, and a distributed torque from a target torque; a step adding a compensation request to the first distributed torque so as to determine a target motor torque; a step adding a compensation request to the distributed torque so as to determine a target motor torque; a production step in which the engine exerts a motor torque depending on the target motor torque; a step in which the engine exerts a motor torque depending on the target motor torque; the controlling method also including a permission step, configured to limit, or respectively authorize, the compensation request of a disturbance, or respectively of a failure, of the engine, and/or the compensation request, for a disturbance, or respectively a failure, of the engine.

Abstract: A steering system includes a control unit. The control unit includes a manual steering angle command value setting unit, a first weighting unit, a reaction combined angle command value calculating unit, a turning combined angle command value calculating unit, a reaction force control unit configured to cause a rotation angle of a reaction motor to conform to a reaction combined angle command value, and a turning angle control unit configured to cause a rotation angle of a turning motor to conform to a turning combined angle command value.

Abstract: A method for producing a paint color material developing a color by a pigmentary color and a structural color, the method including: obtaining a mixed liquid containing a color material particles by alternately adding and mixing a liquid obtained by suspending core particles each having a uniform particle diameter in a solution containing Fe and a liquid containing tannic acid into a liquid containing water as a main component, the color material particles each comprising a core portion formed by the core particle and a pigmentary layer that is formed around the core portion and contains an iron tannate, and each having a particle diameter corresponding to a wavelength of the structural color; and washing the color material particles, in which a pH of the mixed liquid is adjusted to 7.

Abstract: A power steering case, including an opening, a lid configured to close the opening of the case, and an O-ring seal disposed in a first annular groove formed in a first inner wall of the lid or of the case, a second inner wall, respectively of the case or of the lid, having a frustoconical shaped portion for progressively compressing the seal before reaching the closed position of the lid where the seal tends to regain a less deformed initial shape in a second annular groove facing the first annular groove and formed in the second inner wall.

Abstract: A method for controlling an electric motor (12) comprising at least: one first determination step (E1) in which an intermediate value of a direct axis current (Idstat) and an intermediate value of a quadrature axis current (Iqstat) of the AC supply current of the motor (12) are determined, one second determination step (E2) in which a target value of the direct axis current (Idcible) and a target value of the quadrature axis current (Iqcible) are determined, one driving step (EP) in which the at least one inverter is driven by the microcontroller (20) based on the target value of the direct axis current (Idcible) and the target value of the quadrature axis current (Iqcible).

Abstract: A steering system includes a steering shaft; a motor configured to generate a torque applied to the steering shaft; and a control unit configured to control the motor. The control unit has a function of performing steering angle feedback control for causing a steering angle that is a rotation angle of a steering wheel to reach a target steering angle that is set based on a point of view of adjusting a rotational position of the steering wheel, as an adjustment process of adjusting the rotational position of the steering wheel. The control unit is configured to set a limit value for limiting a change range of the target steering angle with respect to the steering angle at each moment in a period in which automatic rotation of the steering wheel is hindered in a case where the automatic rotation is hindered while the adjustment process is being performed.

Abstract: An assist device includes a first worn component worn on at least one of a shoulder and a chest of a user, a second worn component worn on one of a hip and a pair of right and left legs of the user, a belt member provided along a back side of the user over the first worn component and the second worn component, an actuator provided on one of the first worn component and the second worn component, a position detection unit configured to obtain a position parameter indicating a position of the user, and a controller configured to obtain a required output in a direction to wind up the belt member from the actuator based on the position parameter and configured to control operation of the actuator.

Abstract: A differential gearing device includes a base gearing device and an actuator. The base gearing device including a first gear connected to a first output of the differential gearing device, a second gear connected to a second output of the differential gearing device, differential gearing connected to each of the first gear and the second gear, and a clutch connected between the first gear and the second gear. The actuator actuates the clutch to change a torque bias ratio between the first gear and the second gear.

Abstract: A steering control device includes a control unit configured to control at least an operation of a steering-side motor. The control unit is configured to calculate a target reaction torque; calculate a difference axial force that is used to limit steering for turning the turning wheels in a predetermined direction, the difference axial force being reflected in the target reaction torque; and set a reference angle to one of a steering angle and a turning angle, set a converted angle to an angle obtained by converting another of the steering angle and the turning angle according to a steering angle ratio, and calculate the difference axial force based on a difference between the reference angle and the converted angle.

Abstract: A steering system includes a steering shaft; a reaction motor; and a control unit configured to control the reaction motor. The control unit has a function of performing a correction process of rotating the steering wheel using the reaction motor such that a displacement in a rotational position of the steering wheel with respect to a correct rotational position corresponding to a turning position of the turning wheels decreases when a power supply of the vehicle is turned on and the rotational position of the steering wheel is different from the correct rotational position. The control unit is configured to perform the correction process when the displacement is equal to or greater than a predetermined permissible value and not to perform the correction process when the displacement is less than the permissible value.

Abstract: A method for determining a friction torque exerted within a steering column of an electric power steering system, the power steering system comprising a steering column provided with a torsion bar undergoing an instantaneous torsion torque, the steering column being linked to a pinion capable of driving a rack, a torsion bar sensor intended to measure the instantaneous torsion torque, the method comprising an acquisition step, during which at least one value of the friction torque is measured by the torsion bar sensor, the acquisition step being carried out following the reception of a trigger signal, the value of the trigger signal depending on values of conditional variables (VL, A, V, C, ?C, ?A).

Abstract: An ultrasonic inspection apparatus includes a transmitting and a receiving probe. The transmitting probe includes a first contact part having a first convex cylindrical surface in line contact with the curved surface, and a transmitting element configured to transmit an ultrasonic wave to the first surface. The receiving probe includes a second contact part having a second convex cylindrical surface, and a receiving element configured to receive an ultrasonic wave incident from the second surface. The transmitting element is provided along a first attachment surface perpendicular to a first transmitting virtual line that passes a first contact position and is slanted away from the receiving probe with respect to the line. The receiving element is provided along a second attachment surface perpendicular to a second receiving virtual line that passes a second contact position and is slanted away from the transmitting probe with respect to the second line.

Abstract: A steering angle calculation apparatus includes an electronic control unit configured to calculate a steering angle based on a torque caused by a driver and at least one of vehicle information, surrounding environment information, and driver information.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: dual-system control circuits that control power supply to dual-system winding sets of a motor; and dual-system rotation detection circuits. The control circuits calculate an absolute rotation angle of the motor, and, when a power source is turned off, store an absolute rotation angle of the motor at that time. The control circuits start when the power source is turned on and the absolute value of a difference between an absolute rotation angle that was stored when the power source was turned off last time and an absolute rotation angle that is calculated when the power source is turned on this time is equal to or smaller than a given threshold value, regardless of whether an abnormality has occurred in one of the dual-system rotation detection circuits or an abnormality of the dual-system rotation detection circuits is not determinable.