Abstract: A control device includes at least a first task that has a first priority including processing execution performed by a program execution part and a command calculation part, a second task that has a second priority, lower than the first priority, including processing execution performed by a parsing part, and a third task that has a third priority including execution of a processing content different from the first task and the second task are set in a scheduler. The control device further includes a priority changing part monitoring a processing state of the parsing part, and when the processing state of the parsing part meets a predetermined condition, changing the second priority set to the second task corresponding to the condition.

Abstract: A configuration of control device capable of linking control applications even in a control system that combines a control device with another control device is provided. A first control device includes: a first program execution part outputting a first control command at every first cycle; a parsing part parsing at least a part of a first application program at every second cycle to sequentially generate an internal command; a command calculation part outputting a second control command at every first cycle according to the internal command generated by the parsing part; and an arbitration part managing a parsing process performed by the parsing part. The arbitration part adjusts an output timing of the second control command according to the internal command generated by the parsing part in response to notification of a timing from the second control device.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a blood pressure measurement cuff includes preparing an outer cloth, preparing an inner cloth, and forming a bag-shaped portion. The bag-shaped portion has an opening on a peripheral edge of the bag-shaped portion. A curler is inserted into the bag-shaped portion through the opening, the curler being flexible and configured to curve and conform to the measurement site. An air bladder is formed by welding the opening of the bag-shaped portion such that the air bladder surrounds an inner side and an outer side of the curler thereby containing the curler. The outer cloth is attached to an outer surface on a first side of the air bladder configured to be opposite to the measurement site, and the inner cloth is attached to an outer surface on a second side of the air bladder configured to be towards the measurement site.

Abstract: A converter is configured for connecting between a solar cell and an inverter configured to convert direct-current power output from the solar cell into alternating current power, and the converter is configured to increase the potential-to-ground at the negative terminal of the solar cell to greater than the potential-to-ground at the negative terminal of the inverter when outputting the direct-current power generated by the solar cell to the inverter side.

Abstract: Provided is an evaluation system including: an analog-to-digital converting section comprised of a programmable circuit and configured to convert an analog signal, the analog signal being acquired by a physical quantity acquiring section and indicative of a time-series change of at least one of (i) welding current, welding voltage, or load applied to pieces to be welded and (ii) a displacement, during welding, of a welding head; and an evaluating section configured to determine, based on a digital signal, whether or not the time-series change satisfies a predetermined condition, wherein configuration data for configuring the programmable circuit is arranged to be changeable by a user.

Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a housing, a pair of fixed terminals, a movable contactor that is movably disposed so as to approach and separate from a fixed contact placement surface of each of the pair of fixed terminals, a movable shaft capable of moving in conjunction with the movable contactor, electromagnetic drive unit that drives the movable shaft to move the movable contactor in a moving direction, and an attenuation mechanism unit that includes an insulating attenuation member disposed between the movable contactor and the electromagnetic drive unit, and a sound insulating gap provided between the attenuation member and the electromagnetic drive unit.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an image processing apparatus and a recording medium which enable easy setting of a degree of compression such that it is in a range in which there is substantially hardly any influence on an inspection result when the degree of compression is set. First information including a first processing result acquired when an image measurement processing is executed on raw image data and at least a part of first state information representing a state in the execution process of the image measurement processing and second information including a second processing result acquired when the image measurement processing is executed on restored image data that is acquired by compressing the raw image data and then restoring compressed image data and information of the same type as that of the information included in the first information from the second state information are output in association with each other.

Abstract: Provided is a monitoring device capable of easily ascertaining an abnormality. A monitoring device comprises: an acquisition unit which acquires actual operation data (53a) from a control device which controls an actual machine; a storage unit which stores reference operation data indicating reference operation of the actual machine, first related information and second related information; a timing chart generation unit which generates an actual operation timing chart and a reference operation timing chart, and displays the timing charts on a display device; and a simulation data generation unit which generates simulation data of a reference image and a real image.

Abstract: A wireless switch comprising: a movable section provided to be freely displaceable; an operation unit elastically held by the movable section and, when in a non-neutral state, vibrating as a result of an action of elastic force that causes return to a neutral state and displacing the movable section in a direction corresponding to a direction of the vibration; a power generation unit generating a voltage of a polarity corresponding to a direction of displacement when the movable section has been displaced; a wireless transmission unit wirelessly transmitting a signal on the basis of power generated by the power generation unit; and a voltage supply control circuit, when the operation unit in the neutral state has been operated such that the operation unit is brought into a non-neutral state, supplying a voltage to the wireless transmission unit using power generated by the power generation unit at a time of an initial state change of the operation unit and then disabling voltage supply to the wireless transmi

Abstract: A light source device includes a light source configured to emit illumination light and a flat plate shaped transparent lightguide element. The lightguide element includes: an incident surface facing the light source; a reflecting surface formed in one of side surfaces of the lightguide element to reflect the illumination light incident into the lightguide element from the incident surface; and an exit surface formed in a side surface of the lightguide element on an opposite side to the reflecting surface, the illumination light reflected by the reflecting surface exiting from the exit surface. The reflecting surface is formed into a curved surface, the curved surface collimating the illumination light reflected by the reflecting surface in a surface including a lengthwise direction of the reflecting surface, and the reflecting surface is formed into a concave mirror in a surface including a short direction of the reflecting surface.

Abstract: Provided are diagnosis assistance apparatus, diagnosis assistance method, and diagnosis assistance program, according to which it is possible to effectively assist diagnosis by making it easy to understand a state of biological information of a measurement subject.

Abstract: A fatigue degree determination device includes a fatigue degree determination unit. A first biological heart rate is acquired while a user is awake and at rest, based on a biological heart rate measured from the user. A second biological heart rate is acquired while the user is sleeping, based on the biological heart rate measured from the user. The fatigue degree determination unit determines a fatigue degree of the user, based on information read out from a storage medium, the first biological heart rate and the second biological heart rate. The storage medium stores the information in which a degree of change of one biological heart rate relative to the other biological heart rate of a biological heart rate while a person is awake and at rest and a biological heart rate while the person is sleeping and a fatigue degree are associated with each other.

Abstract: To read respective values as updated of a plurality of variables synchronization of which respective values is ensured while tasks are being carried out in a multi-tasking manner, a PLC 10 reads respective values as updated of variables A to C in such a manner as to complete reading the respective values as updated of the variables A to C during a time period from (i) a time point of a start of a single instance of a cycle of a task which cycle is shortest to (ii) a time point of an end of the single instance of the cycle.

Abstract: A servo control method includes a step of adjusting a feedback gain used in feedback control of a controlled object, the feedback control being performed based on difference information between a target value concerning an instruction and a feedback signal from the controlled object, so that the controlled object is operated by following the instruction, and a step of adjusting a feedforward gain used in feedforward control of the controlled object after the adjustment of the feedback gain.

Abstract: A control system for causing an output of a control target to follow a command includes: a first processing device which is a processing device having a first processor and a prediction model that defines a correlation between a state variable with respect to the predetermined control target and a control input to the predetermined control target in the form of a state equation, performs model predictive control using the first processor, and outputs a servo command corresponding to the control input at an initial time point of the prediction interval; and a second processing device which is a processing device having a second processor different from the first processor and a feedback system including controllers to which a feedback signal related to an operation of the predetermined control target is input and receiving the servo command from the first processing device, and performs feedback control using the second processor.

Abstract: An output voltage is suppressed from changing and high efficiency is realized in a power conversion apparatus capable of performing a step-up/step-down operation. In a power conversion apparatus including a DAB DC/DC converter, when energy transmitted from a primary side and energy accumulated in a reactor at a secondary side are output from the secondary side, of a control signal of a first switching element and a control signal of a fourth switching element which are both in ON states, the first and fourth switching elements being diagonal to each other in a full bridge at the primary side, a period Toff2 in which the control signal of the first switching element is turned off before the control signal of the fourth switching element is turned off is controlled, and thereby a step-up/step-down ratio is continuously changed.

Abstract: An electric toothbrush includes a grip portion, a brush portion on which a replaceable toothbrush is mounted, and an illumination ring between the grip portion and the brush portion. The brush portion is inclined with respect to the grip portion. The illumination ring is provided around the toothbrush, so that a user can view the illumination ring no matter what angle he/she is holding the toothbrush.

Abstract: Provided is a tag communication device performing wireless communication with an RFID tag including a light emitting unit. The tag communication device includes a communication unit, an imaging unit, and a control unit. The control unit (i) acquires tag IDs of one or more RFID tags present in a communicable range of the communication unit, (ii) transmits a light emission instruction to at least some of the RFID tags corresponding to the acquired tag IDs, (iii) measures a distance between the imaging unit and a position where the light emitting unit emits light based on the light emission instruction on the basis of imaging information of the imaging unit, and (iv) performs a predetermined operation on the RFID tag to which the light emission instruction is transmitted, in a case where it is determined that the distance is within a predetermined range.

Abstract: An action management apparatus includes a bodily information measurement unit that measures bodily information, a communication unit for performing near-field wireless communication with another apparatus having a function of measuring bodily information, a bodily information acquisition unit that acquires the bodily information measured by the other apparatus included in a group along with the action management apparatus via a communication unit, and an information output unit that, based on first bodily information measured by the bodily information measurement unit and second bodily information acquired by the bodily information acquisition unit, outputs management information for managing an action of a wearer of an apparatus belonging to the group.

Abstract: To appropriately find an omission of implementation of a shared variable defined between different programs and an error of a shared variable name before a program is executed. A development support device (50) for developing a plurality of different programming languages that are executed in a control device (10) includes: a shared variable reference (TBL1) which is a pre-created shared variable reference and is referred to in source codes of the plurality of different programming languages, and used for a shared variable that shares a memory; an input unit (71) configured to input the source codes of the plurality of different programming languages; and a determination unit (73d) configured to determine whether the shared variable is referred to in the input source codes of the plurality of different programming languages based on the shared variable reference (TBL1).