Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a Brillouin gain spectrum distribution measuring method and apparatus capable of measuring a BGS, having a line width narrower than usual, in a distributed manner in the longitudinal direction of an optical fiber under test. This measuring apparatus prepares pump light in which a pulse is added to continuous light and probe light of continuous light in which a frequency is shifted from the pump light, makes the probe light incident on one end of the FUT and the pump light incident on the other end, and obtains a time waveform of a component amplified by the pump light pulse of a probe light intensity amplified by the pump light. This measuring apparatus changes an optical frequency difference between the pump light and the probe light, and obtains a time waveform for each optical frequency difference. This measuring apparatus obtains a BGS distribution of the FUT from these time waveforms.

Abstract: A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a receiving section that receives, in a first band, information related to a second band; and a control section that simultaneously uses a first signal in the first band and a second signal in the second band for at least one of synchronization, measurement, channel estimation, position estimation, and reference signal transmission. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to appropriately use resources according to capability.

Abstract: In a data processing device, a fixed-point position control unit determines, as first control. The fixed-point position control unit causes a detection calculation unit to perform calculation processing on processing target data at a processing point in time. The saturation rate control unit instructs, as second control to be repeated by the fixed-point position control unit, the fixed-point position control unit to move at least the fixed-point position as control to increase a lower limit saturation rate proportional to a magnitude of a counted lower limit counter value with respect to a result of the first control. The fixed-point position control unit performs, as the second control, a predetermined determination on the basis of the instruction from the saturation rate control unit and the metadata, determines the fixed-point position moved for each layer, and causes calculation processing to be performed.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a semiconductor layer, an element region, and fin transistors. The substrate includes a principal surface. The semiconductor layer is formed as a surface layer or on the principal surface of the substrate, the surface layer being the principal surface of the substrate. The semiconductor layer has a crystal structure in which an angle between two of crystal orientations with equivalent relationships on a crystal plane having a correspondence with the principal surface of the substrate is 60 degrees or 120 degrees. The element region includes unit element regions formed on the principal surface of the substrate. The fin transistors are formed in the semiconductor layer, in the respective unit element regions. The fin transistors radially extend from a center toward an outer periphery of the element region. Adjacent two of the fin transistors have a spacing with a 60° angle or a 120° angle.

Abstract: The disclosed apparatus includes a plurality of differential transmitters, and a power supply circuit that supplies a power supply voltage to each of the plurality of differential transmitters. The power supply circuit includes a common circuit unit that defines the power supply voltage supplied to the plurality of differential transmitters, and a plurality of individual circuit units provided in association with the plurality of differential transmitters and each connected to the common circuit unit. Each of the plurality of individual circuit units has an output node that outputs the power supply voltage defined by the common circuit unit to a corresponding differential transmitter of the plurality of differential transmitters, and respective output nodes of the plurality of individual circuit units are connected to each other.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a Brillouin optical sensing device and an optical sensing method capable of reducing introduction costs. The Brillouin optical sensing device according to the present invention includes: a sensing fiber 90 in which a plurality of optical fibers having Brillouin frequency shift characteristics different from each other are arranged in parallel; an optical measuring instrument 11 that launches an optical pulse into at least two of the optical fibers of the sensing fiber 90 to generate Brillouin scattering lights and measures a beat frequency of a beat signal between the Brillouin scattering lights at any position of the sensing fiber 90; and an arithmetic processing unit 12 that acquires a physical quantity of the sensing fiber 90 at said any position based on the beat frequency acquired by the optical measuring instrument 11.

Abstract: A calculation unit (22) sets each frame, of a moving image including a plurality of frames, as a target frame, calculates a motion vector with reference to a reference frame over an entirety of the target frames, and calculates an index indicating a magnitude of change between a key frame and the target frame, which is represented by using the motion vector, a judgement unit (25) judges whether or not the calculated index is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, a first detection unit (27) detects a region indicating an object from the target frame by using an object detection model in a case in which the index is equal to greater than the threshold value, a second detection unit (28) detects a region on the target frame, which is obtained by correcting a position of a region detected in the reference frame by using the motion vector in a case in which the index is less than the threshold value, and an output unit (30) outputs information of the region detected by the first detection unit

Abstract: A microwave processing device of the present disclosure is provided with a heating chamber, a microwave generating unit, an amplifying unit, a power supply unit, a detecting unit, a control unit, and a storage unit. The microwave generating unit generates microwave having an optional frequency in a predetermined frequency band. The amplifying unit amplifies an output level of the microwave. The power supply unit radiates the microwave amplified by the amplifying unit into the heating chamber as incident electric power. The detecting unit detects reflected electric power, which returns to the power supply unit from the heating chamber, from among the incident electric power. The control unit controls the microwave generating unit and the amplifying unit. The storage unit stores a value of the reflected electric power, together with a frequency of the microwave and an elapsed time from the start of heating.

Abstract: A drive device protection structure has a rotary electric machine, a gearbox connected the rotary electric machine, an undercover disposed underneath the drive device and a protecting plate provided to the undercover. The rotary electric machine has a rotary electric machine housing that has a rotary electric machine flange. The gearbox has a gearbox housing that has a gearbox flange. The rotary electric machine flange and the gearbox flange are connected together. The rotary electric machine flange and the gearbox flange are formed such that a lower surface of the gearbox flange is positioned lower than a lower surface of the rotary electric machine flange. The protecting plate is formed of a material more rigid than a material of the undercover. The protecting plate is provided beneath connecting part between the rotary electric machine flange and the gearbox flange so as to face the connecting part.

Abstract: A video coding method is a video coding method for coding an image in units of blocks obtained by dividing an image, and in the method a computer performs processing for dividing the image into blocks, acquiring an intra-image prediction mode predicted for each block, and generating, by using a combination pattern based on the intra-image prediction mode of a plurality of blocks adjacent to at least any one block, determining whether or not the plurality of blocks are to be combined, and performing prediction for each combined block when it is determined that the plurality of blocks are to be combined.

Abstract: Vehicle allocation system includes an information provision apparatus, a first apparatus: control apparatus, and a user's second apparatus: user terminal apparatus. Processor of the information provision apparatus calculates a first driving plan for a vehicle in response to request information. When a second driving plan different from the first driving plan is calculated based on detection information acquired from the vehicle, the processor determines the cause of a change in the driving plan on the basis of the detection information. The processor transmits cause information including the cause to the user terminal apparatus. The user terminal apparatus presents the cause information on a display.

Abstract: A vehicle may include a battery pack located below the floor panel; an energy absorber extending along a side surface of the battery pack in the front-rear direction and facing the side sill from below; and a cover plate covering a lower surface of the battery pack from below. The energy absorber may include an inner part facing the side surface of the battery pack and an outer part located outside in a left-right direction of the vehicle with respect to the inner part. An end of the cover plate in the left-right direction may be fixed to a lower surface of the inner part of the energy absorber with a plurality of fasteners. A lower surface of the outer part may protrude downward relative to the lower surface of the inner part and is located lower than lower ends of the plurality of fasteners.

Abstract: In an MMC-based power conversion device, a control device generates, for each leg circuit, a first voltage command value not based on circulating current circulating between a plurality of leg circuits and a second voltage command value based on the circulating current. A plurality of individual controllers are provided respectively corresponding to a plurality of converter cells and generate a gate control signal for controlling turning on and off of a switching element of the corresponding converter cell, based on the first voltage command value and the second voltage command value. When generating the gate control signal using pulse width modulation, each individual controller modulates a carrier signal in accordance with the second voltage command value such that the pulse width of the gate control signal changes in accordance with the second voltage command value.

Abstract: Exemplary communication system 1 includes game devices 10, communication terminals 20, and game support server 30. Game devices 10 enable users to perform a multi-play activity. Each of communication terminals 20 runs an application associated with corresponding game device 10. Game support server 30 divides communication terminals 20 into separate communication groups in accordance with a situation of the multi-play activity performed by game devices 10 so that communication terminals 20 belonging to a same communication group can communicate with each other.

Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a sensor unit configured to detect a touch operation; a first control unit configured to supply a first signal to the display panel; and a second control unit configured to calculate touch information related to the touch operation and to supply the touch information to the first control unit. The first control unit includes: a signal generator configured to generate the first signal based on an image signal supplied from an external image signal supply source; and an overdrive circuit configured to perform a process of increasing an amplitude of the first signal generated by the signal generator. The overdrive circuit is actuated based on the touch information from the second control unit. The first control unit, in response to the actuation of the overdrive circuit, supplies the first signal having the amplitude increased by the overdrive circuit to the display panel.

Abstract: A plurality of display panels having a curved surface are placed in a limited space. Two, or three or more display panels are combined to form one display region having a T-shaped outer edge as one screen, and a driver can curve part of the display panel as appropriate so that the driver can see the screen easily. A first display panel or a second display panel has flexibility and includes a position adjustment function of curving an end portion. That is, by curving part of the display panel, the user can see the display panel easily. The in-car design can also be varied.

Abstract: A heat-resistant member comprises: a substrate made of isotropic graphite; a single-layered dense low-emissivity layer covering part of surfaces of the substrate; and a single-layered or multi-layered dense high-emissivity layer covering all or part of the remaining surfaces of the substrate. The dense low-emissivity layer has an outermost surface with an emissivity of ?A, and has a relative density of 97% or more. The dense high-emissivity layer has an outermost surface with an emissivity of ?B (>?A), and has a high-density region with a relative density of 97% or more in any portion between the outermost surface and the interface with the substrate. Preferably, an emissivity difference (?B??A) is 0.1 or more.

Abstract: In a camera module, by four first coils and four first magnets, a driving force to cause a lens module to move in a direction of an optical axis can be generated. By four second coils and the four first magnets, a driving force to cause a substrate to move in a first direction in an in-plane direction orthogonal to the direction of optical axis, a driving force to cause the substrate to move in a second direction that is orthogonal to each of the direction of optical axis and the first direction, and a driving force to cause the substrate to rotate about optical axis can be generated.

Abstract: Exemplary communication system 1 includes game devices 10, communication terminals 20, and game support server 30. Game devices 10 enable users to perform a multi-play activity. Each of communication terminals 20 runs an application associated with corresponding game device 10. Game support server 30 divides communication terminals 20 into separate communication groups in accordance with a situation of the multi-play activity performed by game devices 10 so that communication terminals 20 belonging to a same communication group can communicate with each other.

Abstract: A terminal device is configured to include: an apparatus information acquiring unit that acquires apparatus information indicating a registered apparatus; an identification information acquiring unit that acquires identification information indicating whether the apparatus is an IoT apparatus or a non-IoT apparatus from an apparatus management server by transmitting the apparatus information acquired by the apparatus information acquiring unit to the apparatus management server; and a display data generating unit that generates display data indicating whether the apparatus is an IoT apparatus or a non-IoT apparatus on the basis of the identification information acquired by the identification information acquiring unit, and outputs the display data.