Abstract: Provided is an. emotion. estimating apparatus capable of precisely estimating an emotion and mental state of a measurement subject by using a non-contact pulse detection technology. The emotion estimating apparatus forcibly performs re-sampling processing of digital biometric data generated by converting a heart rate signal to digital data after extracting data for one cycle at an RR interval, and obtains coefficients of harmonic components by a DCT conversion processing unit. From the coefficients of the harmonic components, AC components are removed by LPFs, whereby a coefficient data array is obtained.. The coefficient data array is compared to a dictionary data group, in which dictionary data is a characteristic quantity indicating an emotion or mental state, and a similarity therebetween is calculated, whereby an emotion or mental state of a subject is estimated on the basis of the heart rate signal of the subject.

Abstract: A spatio-temporal image recognition device includes spatio-temporal image data generation units for converting moving-image data which continuously holds spatial information and temporal information to spatio-temporal image data, and they scan the moving-image data on scanning paths different from each other. The spatio-temporal image data generation units generate spatio-temporal image data scanned on the scanning paths different from each other and output them to an image recognition unit. The image recognition unit generates two-dimensional feature maps by individual convolution process of the spatio-temporal image data and then, integrates them, analyzes them by a neural network, and outputs an image recognition result.

Abstract: A mobile capsule device 10 comprises a long capsule body 11 having a permanent magnet 13 movable in the lengthwise direction with respect to the long capsule body and a coil for driving the permanent magnet 13, while a propulsion force is generated entirely by applying an alternate current to the coil and performing back and forth movements of the permanent magnet 13. The coil has first and second coil parts 15 and 16 arranged circumferentially in front and back of the permanent magnet 13, and a frequency of an alternate current applied to the first and second coil parts 15 and 16 is made to accord with a resonance frequency of the capsule device 10 generated by a back and forth vibration of the permanent magnet 13. Thereby, a self-propelled, mobile capsule device 10 which is downsized, compact and efficient and a control method thereof can be provided.

Abstract: An image recognition device executes a Hilbert scan of frame image data constituting moving-image data to generate one-dimensional spatial image data, and further arrays the one-dimensional spatial image data in a time direction to generate two-dimensional spatio-temporal image data that holds spatial information and temporal information. The image recognition device converts the moving-image data into the two-dimensional spatio-temporal image data while holding the spatial and temporal information. By means of a CNN unit, the image recognition device executes a convolution process wherein a two-dimensional filter is used on the spatio-temporal image data to image-recognize a behavior of a pedestrian who is a recognition object.

Abstract: A drive circuit 3 includes a power source 11; current control units 12-1 to 12-n configured to control the amount of currents supplied to a light emitting element in accordance with a pulse modulation signal; and a calculation unit 13 configured to change a duty ratio of a pulse modulation signal. The current control units 12-1 to 12-n include a first switching element 21 configured to be switched on/off in accordance with a pulse modulation signal; and a second switching element 22 configured to be switched on/off in accordance with an inversion signal of the pulse modulation signal input to the first switching element 21; and an inductor 23. The first switching element 21 and the inductor 23 are serially connected between the power source and the light emitting element. The second switching element 22 is connected between ground 25 and a contact point 24 of the first switching element 21 and the inductor 23. The two or more current control units 12-1 to 12-n are connected in parallel.

Abstract: An image recognition device sets an overall observation region which surrounds a whole body of an object and partial observation regions which surround characteristic parts of the object respectively to locations in an image which are estimated to include captured images of the object. The device clips images in the overall observation region and the partial observation regions, and calculates similarity degrees between them and previously learned images on the basis of a combination of two image feature amounts. The device calculates an optimum ratio in combining the HOG feature amount and the color distribution feature amount individually for the regions. This ratio is determined by setting a weight parameter ?i for setting a weight used for combining the HOG feature amount and the color distribution feature amount to be included in a state vector and subjecting the result to complete search by a particle filter.

Abstract: An R-wave of a heartbeat signal accompanied by periodic fluctuation is detected to obtain the average value of an RR interval. Further, a waveform of a heart sound signal, which periodically fluctuates in synchronization with the heartbeat signal, is forcibly repositioned at an interval equivalent to the average value of the RR interval. After performing reposition, noise is removed by using orthogonal transformation and orthogonal inverse transformation, so that the position of obtained waveform is restored to its original position.

Abstract: According to one implementation, an explosive spark estimation system includes an explosive spark estimation system includes a measuring system and a processing system. The measuring system is adapted to measure intensity of light, included in a spark occurred from an object to be tested. The light is within at least one specific wavelength band. The processing system is adapted to determine whether the spark is explosiveness based on the intensity of the light. Further, according to one implementation, an explosive spark estimation method includes: measuring intensity of light, included in a spark occurred from an object to be tested, within at least one specific wavelength band; and determining whether the spark is explosive, based on the intensity of the light.

Abstract: An image processing device has a function for plotting a luminance gradient co-occurrence pair of an image on a feature plane and applying an EM algorithm to form a GMM. The device learns a pedestrian image and creates a GMM, subsequently learns a background image and creates a GMM, and calculates a difference between the two and generates a GMM for relearning based on the calculation. The device plots a sample that conforms to the GMM for relearning on the feature plane by applying an inverse function theorem. The device forms a GMM that represents the distribution of samples at a designated mixed number and thereby forms a standard GMM that serves as a standard for image recognition. When this mixed number is set to less than a mixed number designated earlier, the dimensions with which an image is analyzed are reduced, making it possible to reduce calculation costs.

Abstract: An image processing device converts an image that is a recognition object image to high-resolution, medium-resolution, and low-resolution images. The device sets the pixel of interest of the high-resolution image, and votes the co-occurrence in a gradient direction with offset pixels, the co-occurrence in the gradient direction pixels in the medium-resolution image, and the co-occurrence in the gradient direction pixels in the low-resolution image, to a co-occurrence matrix. The device creates such a co-occurrence matrix for each pixel combination and for each resolution. The device executes the process on each of the pixels of the high-resolution image, and creates a co-occurrence histogram wherein the elements of a plurality of co-occurrence matrices are arranged in a line. The device normalizes the co-occurrence histogram and extracts, as a feature quantity of the image, a vector quantity having as a component a frequency resulting from the normalization.

Abstract: A polishing pad surface property measuring method which can measure surface properties of a polishing pad that reflect CMP performance by applying a laser beam to the polishing pad at a plurality of incident angles is disclosed. The method includes applying a laser beam to a surface of the polishing pad, and receiving light reflected by the surface of the polishing pad and performing Fourier transform on the received light to determine surface properties of the polishing pad. The laser beam is applied to the polishing pad at a plurality of incident angles.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a high-voltage insulated gate type bipolar semiconductor device by comparing to a reference structure of the same includes determining a width S of a mesa region in which the gate insulating film and the MOS transistor are formed, and a trench depth DT, based on a scaling ratio K, in comparison with a second width and a second trench depth of the reference structure, and setting a cell width 2W of the high-voltage insulated gate type bipolar semiconductor device to be equal in length to a second length of the reference structure, the scaling ratio K being defined as K=Y/X, where X indicates a size of a target portion to be miniaturized in the high-voltage insulated gate type bipolar semiconductor device, and Y indicates a size of a target portion to be miniaturized in the reference structure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for measuring surface properties of a polishing pad which measures surface properties such as surface topography or surface condition of a polishing pad used for polishing a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer. The apparatus for measuring surface properties of a polishing pad includes a laser beam source configured to emit a laser beam, and a photodetector configured to detect scattered light that is reflected and scattered by the polishing pad, an optical Fourier transform being performed on the detected scattered light to produce an intensity distribution corresponding to a spatial wavelength spectrum based on surface topography of the polishing pad. The laser beam is applied to the polishing pad at such an incident angle that the laser beam does not reach a bottom portion of a pore formed in the surface of the polishing pad.

Abstract: A state estimation apparatus obtains observation data sets for a tracking target object, and estimates an internal state of the object using likelihoods obtained from the observation data sets and the reliability of each observation data set. A first observation obtaining unit obtains first observation data. A second observation obtaining unit obtains second observation data. A first likelihood obtaining unit obtains a first likelihood based on the first observation data. A second likelihood obtaining unit obtains a second likelihood based on the second observation data. A likelihood combining unit obtains a combined likelihood based on the first and second likelihoods, first reliability data indicating the reliability of the first observation data, and second reliability data indicating the reliability of the second observation data.

Abstract: The difference between the current value and the last value of an RR interval is compared with a predetermined reference differential value, and an attenuation time constant of a peak-hold section is controlled according to the comparison result.

Abstract: A method for preventing occurrence of creeping electrical discharge at a resin surface, the method being characterized by including dispersing nanosized inorganic fine particles in a resin, thereby preventing occurrence of creeping electrical discharge at the surface of a cured product of the resin.

Abstract: A perovskite photoelectric conversion element includes a light transmitting substrate 11, on a front surface of which light is made incident, an oxide porous layer 13, formed on a rear surface of the light transmitting substrate 11 and with metal oxide particles 12 connected in a network, a metal porous layer 15, formed on a rear surface of the oxide porous layer 13 and with metal particles 14 connected in a network, a porous insulating layer 17, formed on a rear surface of the metal porous layer 15, a first electrode layer 18, formed on and across an entirety of a rear surface of the porous insulating layer 17, a second electrode layer 19, connected to the metal porous layer 15 and formed at a portion different from the first electrode layer 18 in a state of being insulated from the first electrode layer 18, and perovskite 20.

Abstract: The position of a moving object is estimated with high accuracy based on landmark information, and highly accurate state estimation is performed appropriately at high speed. A landmark detection unit obtains a distance between the moving object and each of two or more landmarks as landmark distance information based on observation data obtained by an observation obtaining unit. A candidate area obtaining unit determines a candidate area for a position of the moving object based on the landmark distance information obtained by the landmark detection unit, and obtains candidate area information indicating the determined candidate area. A state estimation unit estimates an internal state of the moving object based on the observation data, the landmark distance information, and the candidate area information to obtain moving object internal state estimation data, and estimates the environmental map based on the candidate area information and the landmark distance information to obtain environmental map data.

Abstract: The position of a moving object is estimated with high accuracy based on landmark information, and highly accurate state estimation is performed appropriately at high speed. A landmark detection unit obtains a distance between the moving object and each of two or more landmarks as landmark distance information based on observation data obtained by an observation obtaining unit. A candidate area obtaining unit determines a candidate area for a position of the moving object based on the landmark distance information obtained by the landmark detection unit, and obtains candidate area information indicating the determined candidate area. A state estimation unit estimates an internal state of the moving object based on the observation data, the landmark distance information, and the candidate area information to obtain moving object internal state estimation data, and estimates the environmental map based on the candidate area information and the landmark distance information to obtain environmental map data.

Abstract: A hardware configuration is constructed for calculating at high speed the co-occurrence of luminance gradient directions between differing resolutions for a subject image. In an image processing device, a processing line for high-resolution images, a processing line for medium-resolution images, and a processing line for low-resolution images are arranged in parallel, and the luminance gradient directions are extracted for each pixel simultaneously in parallel from images having the three resolutions. Co-occurrence matrix preparation units prepare co-occurrence matrices by using the luminance gradient directions extracted from these images having the three resolutions, and a histogram preparation unit outputs a histogram as an MRCoHOG feature amount by using these matrices. To concurrently processing the images having the three resolutions, high-speed processing can be performed, and moving pictures output from a camera can be processed in real time.