Abstract: A method is provided for performing a secure communication between a real-time operating system and a general purpose operating system. The systems are provided in a single computing apparatus and separated by a virtual machine monitor. The systems include a first and second open platform communications interfaces, respectively. The method includes: receiving a request with the virtual machine monitor from a user via the first or second open platform communications interface to access data of the real-time operating system from the general purpose operating system or to access data of the general purpose operating system from the real-time operating system; establishing a secure communication path via a software bus between the first and the second open platform communications interfaces according to the request; and performing a secure communication between the real-time operating system and the general purpose operating system via. the established secure communication path for accessing the data.

Abstract: A control device that controls a drive unit included by a production line includes: an obtaining unit that obtains physical information indicating a variation with time of a posture of a worker at work; a storage for storing physical information of the worker obtained when the worker works in a stable posture; a detection unit that detects a difference between a magnitude of the variation with time indicated by the physical information obtained and a magnitude of a variation with time indicated by the physical information stored in the storage; and a determination unit that determines from the detected difference whether to change an amount of controlling the drive unit.

Abstract: A contactless power transmission apparatus includes a receiver that includes a resonant circuit that receives electric power from a transmitter. The receiver causes, in response to a measurement value of an output voltage of electric power output from the resonant circuit being out of a predetermined allowable range of voltages, a short circuit to short-circuit the resonant circuit and transmits determination information indicating that the contactless power transmission apparatus is not outputting a constant voltage. In response to the determination information, the transmitter in the contactless power transmission apparatus detects a switching frequency of alternating current power to be supplied to a transmitter coil from a power supply circuit at which the contactless power transmission apparatus outputs a constant voltage in accordance with a measurement value of a current through the transmitter coil.

Abstract: A seismic sensor may include a simple earthquake detection mode in which measured acceleration data is not saved, and which mode is continued in a case in which the measured acceleration is equal to or less than a predetermined first threshold value. An earthquake detection mode may further be included in which the measured acceleration data is saved, and which mode is continued in a case in which the acceleration measured in the simple earthquake detection mode is greater than the first threshold value and equal to or less than a second threshold value that is greater than the first threshold value. An earthquake measurement mode may further be included in which the acceleration data and a spectrum intensity (SI) value are measured and saved, and which mode is continued in a case in which the acceleration measured in the earthquake detection mode is greater than the second threshold value.

Abstract: A trigger switch that is used in electric devices such as various types of electric tools may be provided that drives a drive unit, such as a drive motor of the electric device, by pushing a trigger. A trigger switch includes a mode switching lever that switches between a constant speed mode in which the drive unit is driven at constant speed and a shift mode in which the drive unit is driven by an output corresponding to a pushing amount of a trigger. Further, the mode switching lever includes a regulating portion that regulates the pushing amount of the trigger according to the switched mode.

Abstract: Provided is art capable of recognizing the states of a plurality of target objects arranged in a prescribed space region. This target object recognition device is provided with: a plurality of calculation processing units (21, 22) which each calculate the attitude state of a target object in a prescribed space region using a different technique; a state recognition unit (23) which recognizes the layout state of all of a plurality of target objects arranged in the space region; a method determination unit (24) which, in accordance with the result of the recognition by the state recognition unit (23), determines a method for using the results of the calculation performed by the calculation processing units (21, 22); and a target object recognition unit (25) which recognizes the attitude states of the target objects by means of the determined method for using the results of the calculation.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus according to one or more embodiments may process metadata indicative of an attribute of real data input into an extract, transform, and load (ETL) tool external to the data processing apparatus. The real data and the metadata may each include an identification (ID). The data processing apparatus may include a memory and a processor. The memory may store a program. The processor may execute the program. The program may cause the processor to process the metadata to include the same ID as the real data output from the ETL tool.

Abstract: This power supply device (100) is provided with a power supply unit (10), a temperature sensor (28) for measuring the internal temperature of the power supply unit (10), a calculation circuit (22) for predicting an end-point temperature from the internal temperature of the power supply unit (10) measured by the temperature sensor (28) and the slope of the internal temperature rise and estimating a surrounding temperature on the basis of the end-point temperature and the load status of the power supply unit (10); and a display circuit (23) for displaying the surrounding temperature estimated by the calculation circuit (22).

Abstract: A trigger switch includes a housing including a casing; a trigger coupled to the housing to be capable of approaching and separating from the housing; a contact mechanism including a fixed contact and a movable contact making contact with and separating from the fixed contact in conjunction with approaching and separating operation of the trigger with respect to the housing; a first terminal electrically connected to the contact mechanism; and a second terminal electrically connected to the contact mechanism. The first terminal includes a first fixing portion that connects and fixes the first lead, and a fall-off prevention portion that locks the first lead at a position different from the first fixing portion in an axial direction of the first lead to prevent the axial component from falling off. The second terminal includes a second fixing portion that connects and fixes the second lead.

Abstract: In response to a measured value of temperature of a stator by a thermometer exceeding a first temperature threshold, an overheat signal may be output to a rotor of a rotary connector via a communication device. In response to the measured value of the temperature exceeding a second temperature threshold higher than the first temperature threshold, power supply to a transmission coil that transmits power to a receiving coil of the rotor in a non-contact manner is stopped. In response to the overheat signal being received or a measured value of temperature of the rotor by a thermometer exceeding a third temperature threshold, a limit signal for limiting current flowing through a load circuit is output. In response to the measured value of the temperature by the thermometer exceeding a fourth temperature threshold higher than the third temperature threshold, output of power received from the stator is stopped.

Abstract: A control system (1) according to the present invention comprises: a control device (100) that monitors the operation of a plurality of moving parts for machining a workpiece (155), and controls the operation of the plurality of moving parts in each control cycle by issuing command values to the plurality of moving parts; and an inspection device (200) for inspecting the workpiece (155). The control device (100) comprises: an identification unit (160) for identifying, based on inspection results of the inspection device (200) and the command values issued to the plurality of moving parts, which moving part from among the plurality of moving parts has caused an abnormality in the inspection results; and a storage unit (170) for collecting and storing data on the moving part that has been identified by the identification unit (160) and caused the abnormality in the inspection results.

Abstract: Provided is a control system which can support a user with respect to the designation of a data group to be collected. The control system (1) includes: first and second controllers (100, 200); a drive device (300) which has a plurality of safety functions for a motor (400); a data tracing module (154) which traces a state value for indicating an operation state of the motor (400); and a support device (500) which receives a setting of the data group to be collected including the state value. The support device (500) includes: a storage (510) which stores collection candidate information in which a data group of collection candidates is associated with a type of a safety function; and an output section (508) which outputs, as the data group to be collected, the data group of collection candidates associated with one selected safety function.

Abstract: A seismic sensor according to one or more embodiments may include: an acceleration measuring unit configured to repeatedly measure acceleration in three directions orthogonal to each other; and an index value calculator configured to operate in a measurement mode for calculating an index value of a magnitude of an earthquake based on a measurement result of acceleration in at least one direction by the acceleration measuring unit, and to operate in a standby mode with less power consumption than power consumption in the measurement mode. Then, the acceleration measuring unit monitors establishment of an activation condition that N times (M?N?2) measurement results in consecutive M times (M?2) measurement results of acceleration in a predetermined direction exceed an acceleration threshold value. When the acceleration measuring unit detects establishment of the activation condition, the index value calculator transitions from the standby mode to the measurement mode.

Abstract: Provided is a control device for performing model prediction control. A position of a virtual obstacle associated with a real obstacle is set based on a position of the real obstacle acquired by a first acquisition part so that the virtual obstacle is positioned substantially symmetrically to the real obstacle with reference to a following target trajectory of a control target. Stage costs calculated by a prescribed evaluation function include: a first stage cost associated with a first probability potential field representing a probability that the real obstacle is present based on the position of the real obstacle; and a second stage cost associated with a second probability potential field representing a probability that the virtual obstacle is present based on the position of the virtual obstacle and having a probability value equal to or greater than that of the first probability potential field.

Abstract: A sensor management unit includes an obtaining unit that obtains sensing data from a sensing device to generate sensing data of a plurality of sensing items, a detection unit that detects an overloaded state of the sensing device, a retrieval unit that determines, based on a detection result obtained by the detection unit, at least one sensing item to be retrieved from of the plurality of sensing items and retrieves the determined sensing item, and an output unit that outputs the retrieved sensing item to an external device.

Abstract: Provided is a motor control device that can detect an abnormality of a motor at an early stage. A motor control device includes: a control unit that calculates a voltage command value based on an input current command value and controls drive of the motor by using the calculated voltage command value; a virtual motor unit that simulates the value of a current flowing through the motor, based on the voltage command value calculated by the control unit and a plurality of parameters related to specifications of the motor; and a determination unit that determines whether or not the motor is in an abnormal state by comparing the current command value input to the control unit and the current value simulated by the virtual motor unit.

Abstract: A pulse measuring device includes: an image acquisition unit that acquires plural pieces of time-series photographed image data obtained by photographing a living body; an image processor that generates plural pieces of transformed image data corresponding to the plural pieces of photographed image data by performing a multiple resolution analysis on each of the plural pieces of photographed image data a plurality of times, each of the plural pieces of photographed image data being decomposed into a high-resolution component and a low-resolution component on the multiple resolution analysis; and a pulse measuring unit that calculates a feature quantity indicating luminance of a predetermined area in each of the plural pieces of transformed image data, calculates a variation period of the feature quantity by analyzing time-series data of the feature quantity, and calculates a pulse of the living body based on the variation period of the feature quantity.

Abstract: A setting support device according to the present invention is provided with: a first identification means that identifies an evaluation index value indicating the stability or control performance of motor control by a motor control device in each of a plurality of load device states in which a load device is in mutually different orientations or situations; a second identification means that identifies a combined evaluation index value representative of the evaluation index values for the plurality of load device states, identified by the first identification means, on the basis of the evaluation index values for the plurality of load device states; and a display control means that displays, on a screen of a display, the combined evaluation index value identified by the second identification means.

Abstract: A concentration degree determination device includes: a monitoring data acquisition unit configured to acquire monitoring data from a sensor that monitors a driver; a concentration degree estimator configured to estimate a driving concentration degree of the driver from the monitoring data; a reference comparator configured to compare the driving concentration degree to a first-road reference when a vehicle is running on a first road, and to compare the driving concentration degree to a second-road reference when the vehicle is running on a second road; and a signal output unit configured to output an instruction signal issuing an instruction to perform support to the driver after elapse of a first time when the driving concentration degree does not satisfy the first-road reference, and to output the instruction signal after elapse of a second time shorter than the first time when the driving concentration degree does not satisfy the second-road reference.

Abstract: A control device and a control method for an induction motor. The control device comprises: a magnetizing current adjusting unit used for calculating a magnetizing voltage instruction; a torque current adjusting unit used for calculating a torque voltage instruction; a flux linkage instruction angle generating unit calculating a flux linkage instruction angle according to a lower limit ?1th of a preset stator frequency, a stator frequency ?1, and a flux linkage estimation angle; and a motor stator voltage instruction calculating unit calculating, according to the magnetizing voltage instruction, the torque voltage instruction, and the flux linkage instruction angle, a stator voltage instruction for controlling a stator of the motor. The control system can be run outside an unstable area, and the stability of control by the control device is improved.