Abstract: The delivery system S acquires sensing information sensed in a transfer area by a sensor mounted on UAV 1 that delivers an article, and determines whether visibility in the transfer area is good on the basis of the sensing information. Then, in a case where it is determined that the visibility is not good, the delivery system S performs a first notification processing for stopping a recipient who is going to receive the article from heading for the area, while in a case where it is determined that the visibility is good, the delivery system S performs a second notification processing for directing the recipient to head for the area.

Abstract: A logistics system includes an energy remaining amount identifying unit configured to obtain or estimate an energy remaining amount of an unmanned vehicle subsequent to delivery of an item to a delivery address, the unmanned vehicle being driven by energy supplied from an energy source, a range setting unit configured to set a pickup possible range according to the energy remaining amount, the pickup possible range being used to select pickup location candidates where the unmanned vehicle is able to pick up an item and return to a station of the unmanned vehicle on a return path, the return path including the delivery address as a start point and including the station as an end point, and a pickup location determining unit configured to determine a pickup location from the pickup location candidates located in the pickup possible range.

Abstract: Providing a housing including an insulating material and a terminal integrated with the housing and including a conductive material, wherein the housing includes a protrusion extending in the longitudinal direction of the connector, the terminal includes a plate portion that extends in the vertical direction, the surface thereof exposed to one side surface of the protrusion; an opposing plate portion that extends in the vertical direction, the surface thereof exposed to another side surface of the protrusion; a coupling portion that couples the upper end of the plate portion and the upper end of the opposing plate portion; and a securing portion connected to the lower end of the plate portion, and a stepped portion is formed at the boundary of the surface of the plate portion and the surface of the coupling portion and the surface of the securing portion is covered by the insulating material.

Abstract: An UGV 1 acquires a moving image of an captured imaging area, detects a receiver of an article on the basis of frame images forming the moving image, sets, as the monitoring area, an area including at least a part of the receiver and the area at a point in time when the receiver appears, detects a outsider entering the monitoring area or a outsider heading for the monitoring area on the basis of a frame image that is temporally later than a first frame image at the point in time when the receiver appears, and executes processing for notifying the receiver of outsider detection information.

Abstract: A control system acquires predicted tsunami information, and generates a flight plan for unmanned aerial vehicles. The flight plan includes flight paths along safety boundaries between an expected damage area and a safe area. The expected damage is an area expected to be damaged by the tsunami indicated by the predicted tsunami information. The safe area is an area to be safe from damage caused by the tsunami. The control system transmits the flight plan to the unmanned aerial vehicles.

Abstract: A busbar module includes a case to be attached to a battery assembly, a busbar supported by the case and to be connected to an electrode of single cells of the battery assembly and electric wires to be routed in the case. The case is provided with electric wire routing grooves to accommodate the electric wires, the electric wire routing grooves intersecting with one another. A part of the plurality of electric wires bends at a connection portion of the plurality of electric wire routing grooves. The connection portion is provided with a guide taper provided inside a bent portion of the part of the plurality of electric wires and a wire locking portion to lock the at least a part of the electric wires at a side of the bent portion of the at least the part of the electric wires.

Abstract: The information processing device acquires load information of a load to be transported by UGV 1; acquires environmental information obtained by sensing an environment around the UGV by a sensor mounted on the UGV at a transport destination of the load; and determines a place where the load is placed by the UGV at the transport destination on the basis of the load information and the environmental information.

Abstract: A rotor blade in an embodiment includes: a suction surface side projecting portion projecting from a suction surface on a leading edge side at a blade tip of the blade effective portion; and a pressure surface side projecting portion projecting from a pressure surface on a trailing edge side at the blade tip of the blade effective portion. The suction surface side projecting portion includes: a leading edge side end surface including a contact surface that comes into contact with the pressure surface side projecting portion of the adjacent rotor blade and a non-contact surface that does not come into contact with the pressure surface side projecting portion of the adjacent rotor blade during rotation; a groove portion formed from the non-contact surface to the trailing edge side; and a joining member joined to the groove portion, the joining member being formed of an erosion-resistance material.

Abstract: A connector assembly can be attached to a surface of a substrate and has high airtightness to improve reliability. The connector assembly includes: a connector including a connector body and a terminal attached to the body; and a protective member including a wall extending in a longitudinal direction or a width direction of the body and an accommodation unit in which at least a part of four sides of a periphery is defined by the wall, the protective member being attached to the surface of the substrate with the connector accommodated in the accommodation unit. The protective member includes a protective member body made of an insulating material and a protective metal fitting made of a conductive metal integrally formed with the protective member body, and the protective member is placed on the surface of the substrate while coupled to the connector with the connector accommodated in the accommodation unit.

Abstract: An article delivery system S acquires alternative article selection information indicating an alternative article selected by a user related to the delivery destination from among the one or more alternative articles after the unmanned vehicle starts moving toward the delivery destination; and performs control for transferring the alternative article indicated by the alternative article selection information at the delivery destination.

Abstract: A connector assembly can be easily and certainly attached to a surface of a substrate while having a simple configuration, and high airtightness or watertightness is certainly maintained to improve reliability. The connector assembly includes: a connector including a connector body, a terminal attached to the connector body, and a reinforcing metal fitting attached to the connector body, the connector being attached to a surface of a substrate; and a protective member including a pair of parallel first walls extending in a longitudinal direction of the connector body, a pair of parallel second walls extending in a width direction of the connector body, the pair of second walls being connected to both ends of each of the pair of first walls, and an opening in which four sides of periphery are defined by the first wall and the second wall, the protective member being attachable to the surface of the substrate with the connector accommodated in the opening.

Abstract: The authentication data generation device controls a single image-taking device to take images of a plurality of authentication parts of the authentication target person with different settings. Then, the authentication data generation device outputs taken images of the plurality of authentication parts obtained by the image-taking as authentication data for the authentication parts.

Abstract: The travel control system S causes the UAV 2 to fly away from the UGV 1 on the travel route at a predetermined timing in order to sense the sensing region from the sky. And then, the travel control system S controls travel of the UGV 1 on the basis of sensing data obtained by sensing the sensing region by the UAV 2 having flown away from the UGV 1.

Abstract: A sheet processing machine stores sheets transported by a transport unit. The sheet processing machine includes: a reel on which a first end side of a tape is wound; a first stepper motor that rotates the reel about a rotation axis of the reel; a drum configured to wind up a second end side of the tape together with the sheets to form a winding body together with the tape and the sheets; a second stepper motor that rotates the drum about a rotation axis of the drum; and circuitry configured to change an interval between the sheets wound on the drum by controlling a rotation of the first stepper motor and the second stepper motor based on a parameter indicating a condition of the winding body.

Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a coil that is disposed in a feeding member and configured to produce a magnetic field, the feeding member feeding a inserted sheet to a transport path; and a control circuitry that is configured to evaluate a value based on an impedance of the coil by selecting either a first evaluation criterion or a second evaluation criterion, and, based on an evaluation result, determine presence or absence of a foreign object in the feeding member.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a difference extraction device includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires a text in which an input notation string is described. The processing circuitry converts the input notation string into a pronunciation string. The processing circuitry executes a pronunciation string conversion process in which the pronunciation string is converted into an output notation string. The processing circuitry extracts a difference by comparing the input notation string and the output notation string with each other.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for shutting down a generator unit (1) comprising a fuel cell device (100) having the steps (a) shutdown of a current generation via a control unit (510); (b) detection of at least one anode temperature of an anode (122) of the fuel cell device (100), in particular during a cool-down process; (c) blocking of an escape of carbon monoxide from an anode chamber (120) in which the anode (122) is arranged at least partially, in particular, at least for the most part, completely, if the anode temperature is higher than the first limit temperature T1; (d) at least partial removal of carbon monoxide from an anode chamber (120) in which the anode (122) is arranged at least in part, in particular, at least for the most part, completely, if the anode temperature falls below a first limit temperature T1. The present invention further relates to a generator unit (1), a vehicle having this generator unit (1) and a use of this generator unit (1).

Abstract: A sheet processing machine stores sheets transported by a transport unit. The sheet processing machine includes: a reel on which a first end side of a tape is wound; a first stepper motor that rotates the reel about a rotation axis of the reel; a drum configured to wind up a second end side of the tape together with the sheets to form a winding body together with the tape and the sheets; a second stepper motor that rotates the drum about a rotation axis of the drum; and circuitry configured to change an interval between the sheets wound on the drum by controlling a rotation of the first stepper motor and the second stepper motor based on a parameter indicating a condition of the winding body.

Abstract: Information processing system S acquires sensing data obtained through sensing downward from the sky by an UAV 1 flying in a specific zone, and identifies flood-damaged area where flood damage has occurred in the specific zone on the basis of the acquired sensing data.

Abstract: A friction engagement device includes a rotating shaft, first friction plates that rotate with the rotating shaft, second friction plates arranged to face the first friction plates, an oil chamber supplied with hydraulic fluid, a piston movably provided between engagement and release positions, and first and second return springs. The piston is pressed toward the engagement position by hydraulic pressure of the oil chamber. The first return spring contacts the piston from the engagement position to a standby position between the release position and the engagement position and urges the piston toward the release position. The second return spring contacts the piston from the engagement position to the release position and urges the piston toward the release position. Center axes of the first and second return springs are arranged to coincide with a center axis of the rotating shaft.