Abstract: An image processing system is provided that includes a first-motor control apparatus (40), having a communication interface (42) connected in series with a transmission line, for obtaining a detection position of a control subject and outputting a position-detection signal, an image processing apparatus (30), having a communication interface (32) connected in series with the transmission line and a memory (34) that stores the position-detection signal, for capturing an image of a workpiece (60) and generating an image-processing signal based on image processing, and a master apparatus (10) for implementing communication control of the image processing apparatus (30) and the first-motor control apparatus (40), and in which the image processing apparatus (10) starts the image processing, in accordance with an in-bound start command, stores in the memory (32) the position-detection signal, and outputs to the master apparatus (10) the position-detection signal along with the image-processing signal.

Abstract: A sensor switch 111a connected to a constant voltage Vc via a breeder resistor 114a and dropper diodes 112a and 113a is connected to a microprocessor 120 that configures a wire abnormality detecting device 100, and the electric potential of the connection point between the dropper diodes 112a and 113a is inputted to the microprocessor 120 as a switch logic signal D1 via a signal wire 105 and a series resistor 131a. The signal voltage level of the switch logic signal D1 is inputted to the microprocessor 120 via an AD converter 123, and the microprocessor 120 cooperates with a program memory 121 to perform a determination of whether or not the signal voltage is in an abnormal intermediate voltage state. However, during a transitional period when the switch logic signal is changing between high and low, mistaken determination is prevented by avoiding abnormality determination.

Abstract: A projection-type display apparatus includes an illumination optical system (1) including a light source, a reflection-type light valve (2) having an image forming area on a to-be-illuminated surface illuminated by the illumination optical system (1), and a projection optical system (3) that projects an image formed on the image forming area of the reflection-type light valve (2). The projection optical system (1) is shiftable in a direction approximately perpendicular to a projection optical axis. An F-number of the projection optical system (3) is smaller than an F-number of the illumination optical system (1). Between the projection optical system (3) and the reflection-type light valve (2), an opening defining member (12) that defines an incident side opening of the projection optical system (3) is provided, which is not moved by the shifting of the projection optical system (3).

Abstract: An electric power steering apparatus requires no external connecting member connecting between a power main body and a control main body, and hence can be reduced in size and cost, and the reliability of electrical connection between the power main body and the control main body can be improved. High current parts constituting the power main body and low current parts constituting the control main body are mounted on opposite sides of a circuit board, and are electrically connected with one another via conductor layers of the circuit board and through holes formed therein.

Abstract: Provided is an engine control apparatus equipped with a three-way catalyst for purifying exhaust gas, a unit for calculating an operational state based on outputs from various sensors, a unit for calculating a fuel injection amount, a unit for driving an injector, a unit for calculating an actual misfire ratio, a catalyst damage determining misfire ratio calculating unit for calculating a misfire determining ratio, a catalyst damaging misfire determining unit for cutting off a supply of fuel when it is determined that a damage-causing misfire state has arisen, a unit for storing an actual misfire ratio at a time when it is determined that the damage-causing misfire state has arisen, and a unit for making a recovery from the cutoff of the fuel supply when the misfire determining ratio has become larger than the misfire ratio at the time of the determination that the damage-causing misfire state has arisen.

Abstract: A fuel injection valve comprises: a solenoid unit including a core, an armature and a coil; and a valve unit including a valve element connected to the armature to travel therewith, and a valve seat that regulates a movement in valve closing direction of the valve element, and is open and closed by the valve element separating from or coming in contact with the valve seat, and a stopper for regulating a movement in valve opening direction of the valve element, said valve unit being connected to the solenoid unit. There is provided a cavity that communicates with a gap formed between the core and the armature in opposition, and the cavity forms a resonator for suppressing bounce of the valve element. In spite of the simple structure, it is possible to effectively suppress bounce of the valve element that takes place at the time of valve opening/closing.

Abstract: A process planning apparatus extracts a region to be machined based on the difference of the shape data before and after machining of the workpiece, replaces the extracted region into combinations of the predetermined machining features, allocates a predetermined fixed cycle to each of the replaced machining features, and applies an assessment function relating to a machining time and a life of the end mill to each of the combinations of the machining features to which the fixed cycles are respectively allocated, thereby selecting a group of the fixed cycles which makes an assessment value obtained by the assessment function optimum as the optimal process. By these steps, it becomes possible to design the process for causing the NC machine employing end mills as a cutting tool to perform a predetermined machining of a workpiece without relying on the experience of the designer, and without necessitating complicated work.

Abstract: Provided is an engine starting system which is highly reliable in that a battery does not run out even if a manual switch is tampered and operated many times by a third party. Equipment on the propelled object side (2) includes an actuation signal refusing unit (22a) which avoids responding to an actuation signal from a switch (31) for a third predetermined time in at least one of the states where a number of actuation signals successively transmitted from the switch without producing an answer signal thereto has become equal to or larger than a prescribed number of times predetermined in a first predetermined time period and where the actuation signal has been kept tuned ON for a period equal to or longer than a second predetermined time period without producing an answer signal thereto.

Abstract: A map information processing apparatus includes an intersecting determining means (20) for determining intersection points where a new road detected by a new road detecting means (19) intersects either roads included in map information or roads previously detected by a new road detecting means, other than start and end points of the new road, a road update information generating means (21) for generating road update information including information for updating new road information and road information included in the map information based on new road information about the detected new road and intersection information indicating the intersection points determined by the intersecting determining means, and a road information updating means (24) for updating the road information included in the map information based on the road update information, and for writing the new road information into a new road information storage means (16b).

Abstract: A controller of a generator for a vehicle in the invention includes a battery voltage detecting circuit and an output terminal voltage detecting circuit of an AC generator. A value of a detected voltage of the output terminal voltage of the AC generator is set to be higher than a value of a detected voltage of the battery voltage. A diagnosis alarm signal is outputted when the detected voltage of the battery voltage is lower than the set value while the detected voltage of the output terminal is higher than the set value.

Abstract: The present invention provides a control apparatus for an internal combustion engine which can make a determination on fuel property with high accuracy without causing a cost increase. The control apparatus for the internal combustion engine includes: an intake air amount control unit for controlling an intake air amount of the engine; an ignition timing control unit for controlling an ignition timing of the engine; a catalyst heat-up control unit for increasing the intake air amount after cold start of the engine and performing control for retarding the ignition timing; an air-fuel ratio detecting unit for detecting an air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas in the engine; and a fuel property determining unit for making a determination on fuel property through a comparison between a parameter value calculated from the air-fuel ratio and a preset reference value when the catalyst heat-up control unit performs the control for retarding the ignition timing.

Abstract: A magnet-mounting member for holding permanent magnets against side faces of each claw-shaped magnetic pole has pairs of extreme-end and basal-end hooking tabs for preventing displacement of the permanent magnets in either a basal-end or extreme-end direction. The magnet-mounting member is configured such that a function of the basal-end hooking tabs to prevent displacement of the permanent magnets can be disabled by deforming the basal-end hooking tabs. When the magnet-mounting member is forced onto the claw-shaped magnetic pole, the basal-end hooking tabs go into contact with the permanent magnets and deform outward, whereby the magnet-retaining function of the basal-end hooking tabs is disabled. When the magnet-mounting member has been fully pushed onto the claw-shaped magnetic pole, the basal-end hooking tabs resume an original shape to prevent the permanent magnets from being displaced in either direction.

Abstract: A semiconductor pressure sensor is provided with a semiconductor pressure sensor part that converts a pressure to an electrical signal, a sensor module in which said semiconductor pressure sensor part and a terminal of which part is extended to the outside are insert-molded with a first resin, and an outer case in which said sensor module is contained, and said sensor module is further insert-molded with a second resin to form a connector portion, and the semiconductor pressure sensor is characterized in that the exposed portion of the sensor module from the second resin, and the boundary between the exposed portion of the sensor module and the second resin are covered with an adhesive.

Abstract: A magnetoelectric generator according to the present invention includes: a bowl-shaped flywheel that rotates around an axis of rotation; a permanent magnet unit that is fixed to an inner circumferential wall surface of the flywheel and in which adjacent permanent magnets are linked by means of a linking member; a stator core that is disposed inside the permanent magnet unit and that has a plurality of teeth that project radially outward; and a generating coil that is configured by winding conducting wire onto each of the teeth.

Abstract: A rotating electric machine for vehicles is capable of improving a cooling performance of switching elements forming an inverter module, and small-sizing the entire rotating electric machine. The rotating electric machine includes: a stator; a rotor, a cooling fan; a front bracket and a rear bracket; and a cover; and in which a pair of switching elements are disposed axially adjacent to each other between the rear bracket and the cover; a ventilation hole for sucking outside air is formed in a radially outer circumferential portion of the cover; and by rotation of the cooling fan, the outside air flows radially from the ventilation hole with respect to the switching elements and goes through a suction port and is discharged through a discharge port.

Abstract: A power converting apparatus used as an uninterruptible power supply connected between an AC power supply and a load includes first and second power converters, a power supply voltage sensor, an output voltage sensor and a controller. The controller calculates rms voltage values of positive and negative half-cycles of an AC output voltage detected by the output voltage sensor, generates a target voltage command based on calculation results and a given reference voltage command, and controls the first power converter based on an output voltage command which is equivalent to a voltage difference between the AC power supply voltage detected by the power supply voltage sensor and the target voltage command.

Abstract: The present invention provides a power device including a converter part (2) for converting an AC voltage to a DC voltage; an inverter part (3) for converting the DC voltage outputted from the converter part (2) to the AC voltage; and a transformer (4) having an inductance forming a series resonance circuit together with an electrostatic capacity of a load (20) to boost the AC voltage outputted from the inverter part (3). In the power device, an inductance (7) is connected to the output part of the inverter part (3) in parallel with the transformer (4). Thus, in a discharge part 6 provided in the load (20), since when a discharge is not generated, a recovery current is not supplied to a circulating current diode in the inverter part (3), or the quantity of the recovery current is reduced, the heat generation of the circulating current diode can be suppressed without increasing the number of elements of the circulating current diode.

Abstract: In a semiconductor chip are arranged power pads, ground pads and signal pads. A ground line is provided which is formed as one in the vicinity of the chip and branches off at some distance from the chip. Signal lines and power lines are each formed over one of the branched ground lines. The signal lines and the power lines are extended radially together with the underlying ground lines. Each of the signal lines and the power lines are extended together with the corresponding ground line to form a stacked pair line.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device with a mount 2 secured on a circuit board 1 to support a diode chip 3 thereon. A plurality of legs 7, 12 formed in the mount 2 are in contact with an electrode 4 on the circuit board 1 to form at least a dent 14. The mount 2 also has an inclined surface 8 formed at the periphery which faces the electrode 4. Solder 9 is filled in the dent 14 between the legs 7, 12 and in the flaring area 13 between the circuit board 1 and the inclined surface 8 of the mount 2 to prevent exfoliation or detachment of the mount from the electrode 4.

Abstract: A mount 2 is secured on a circuit board 1 to support a diode chip 3 thereon. A plurality of legs 7, 12 formed in the mount 2 are in contact with an electrode 4 on the circuit board 1 to form at least a dent 14. The mount 2 also has an inclined surface 8 formed at the periphery which faces the electrode 4. Solder 9 is filled in the dent 14 between the legs 7, 12 and in the flaring area 13 between the circuit board 1 and the inclined surface 8 of the mount 2 to prevent exfoliation or detachment of the mount from the electrode 4.