Abstract: An extraneous-matter detecting apparatus according to an embodiment includes a region setting unit, a computing unit, and a state setting unit. The region setting unit sets, for a captured image captured by an image capturing device provided in a vehicle, a plurality of divided regions. The computing unit computes a representative value of luminance in a target region for detecting an adhesion of an extraneous matter. The target region includes the plurality of divided regions. The state setting unit sets, based on a vehicle speed and the representative value of luminance in the target region, a transition state of information that indicates an adhesion state of an extraneous matter in the divided region.

Abstract: A shift range control device includes a drive circuit, a voltage detector, and a controller. The drive circuit includes switching elements, and is shared by a plurality of winding sets. The voltage detector detects terminal voltages of respective phases. The controller controls energization of the winding sets by controlling on and off operations of the switching elements, and controls interruption units each capable of switching between conduction and interruption of power from a power supply to a corresponding winding set. The controller performs disconnection diagnosis based on the terminal voltage during energization of the winding sets in a control state where one of the interruption units is controlled to conduct the power and a remaining interruption unit is controlled to interrupt the power.

Abstract: A conductive member includes a connection portion which is to be electrically connected to a cutaway portion of a metal plate. The connection portion includes a first arm portion extending from one end to another end and configured to come into contact with one face of two faces opposed to each other of the cutaway portion, a first bent portion connected to the another end of the first arm portion and bent extending from the another end toward the one end, a second bent portion connected to the first bent portion and bent getting closer toward the first arm portion as getting away from the first bent portion, and a third bent portion connected to the second bent portion and bent getting away from the first arm portion as getting away from the second bent portion so as to come into contact with another face of the two faces.

Abstract: An apparatus body of an image forming apparatus has a first guide portion having an inlet shape corresponding to an outer shape of an engagement portion provided in a cartridge when seen in an attachment direction of the cartridge to the apparatus body and guiding the engagement portion, a second guide portion for guiding a positioning target portion which is provided on the cartridge for positioning an attachment completion position of the cartridge with respect to the apparatus body, and a movable member being at a regulation position at which a guiding path of the positioning target portion by the second guide portion is blocked is immovable from the regulation position unless being pressed by the engagement portion.

Abstract: An attached substance detection device according to an embodiment includes a calculation unit and a determination unit. The calculation unit calculates a score of a divided region that is provided by dividing a predetermined target region, based on an edge intensity in each pixel region of a captured image that is captured by an image-capturing device. The determination unit determines whether or not the target region is an attached substance region where an attached substance is attached to a lens of the image-capturing device, based on the score that is calculated by the calculation unit.

Abstract: A switching circuit includes; a switching element; a driver; a diode connected between a source terminal and a gate terminal of the switching element; a resistor connected between the driver and the gate terminal of the switching element; a series circuit connected in parallel with the resistor, and including a capacitor and a resistor; and a diode including an anode on a side of the gate terminal of the switching element and a cathode on a side of a second output terminal of the driver. The diode is connected in parallel with at least the capacitor out of the capacitor and the resistor connected in series.

Abstract: A decision part decides a representative edge direction using a predetermined angle range as a unit for each pixel area of a plurality of pixel areas of a photographic image photographed by a camera based on an edge angle of each pixel contained in the pixel area. An extractor extracts two of the pixel areas that are adjacent to each other as a pair area among the pixel areas of the photographic image, when the two pixel areas that are adjacent to each other have opposite representative edge directions. A determination part determines whether or not there is an attachable matter on a lens of the camera based on at least one of (1) a number of the pair areas extracted by the extractor and (2) a total sum of edge intensities of the pixel areas contained in the pair areas.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a measuring apparatus includes an ultrasonic transmitter, an ultrasonic receiver and an estimator. An ultrasonic transmitter transmits, as a transmission signal, an ultrasonic beam in a plurality of directions. An ultrasonic receiver receives, as received signals, reflected waves of the transmission signal from the plurality of directions, one received signal including a plurality of reflected waves when the transmission signal is transmitted to one direction of the plurality of directions. An estimator that estimates range information from the received signals, based on preliminarily obtained received signals and a preliminarily obtained distance to an object.

Abstract: To perform appropriate display control, for example, according to automatic switching of a setting value of a setting item between a still image imaging mode and a moving image imaging mode during use of an imaging apparatus. Therefore, a display control unit is included that controls a display mode of a setting operation screen depending on whether a setting item related to imaging in a plurality of imaging modes is set to common setting for the plurality of imaging modes or independent setting for each imaging mode. In a case where the setting item is common setting, the display control unit performs control to display a setting operation screen common to the plurality of imaging modes, and in a case where the setting item is independent setting, the display control unit performs control to display different setting operation screens for each imaging mode.

Abstract: An attachable matter detection apparatus includes a controller configured to function as an extractor and a detector. The extractor extracts edge information of each pixel contained in a photographic image photographed by an imaging device. The detector detects a candidate area estimated to have a water droplet out of the photographic image based on a matching result between (i) each of the pixels converted into a predetermined data format based on the edge information extracted by the extractor and (ii) a template representing a water droplet and having the data format. The detector calculates a matching frequency with the template for a predetermined area along a contour of the candidate area, and excludes the candidate area when the candidate area satisfies a predetermined exclusion condition based on the matching frequency.

Abstract: An adhering substance detection apparatus according to an embodiment includes a calculating unit and a determining unit. The calculating unit calculates, for each cell composed of a predetermined number of pixels in a captured image, an edge feature value that is based on edge vectors in the pixels, and that classifies an edge orientation that is included in the edge feature value, into two types of angle classes. The determining unit determines a condition of adhering substance adhering to an image capturing apparatus that captured the captured image, based on a transition count representing number of transitions the angle class goes through within a unit region that is a predetermined region composed of a predetermined number of the cells.

Abstract: An adhering substance detection apparatus includes calculating, first and second detecting, and generating units. The calculating unit calculates a variation in a feature value related to luminance in past and current captured images captured by an image capturing device, based on the luminance of pixels included in the captured images. The first detecting unit detects a first region in which the variation calculated by the calculating unit falls within a threshold range, and the feature value in the current captured image falls within a threshold range. The second detecting unit detects a second region in which an irregularity in a distribution of the luminance of the pixels included in the captured image satisfies a predetermined irregularity condition. The generating unit generates a sum region being a sum of the first and second regions, as an adhering substance region corresponding to an adhering substance adhering to the image capturing device.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a discharge unit, a double-sided conveyance path, a sheet plate, a skew correction unit, and a frame. The discharge unit discharges a sheet having an image from the image forming unit. The double-sided conveyance path conveys the sheet again to the image forming unit. The sheet plate restricts a position of an end, in a sheet width direction, of the sheet.

Abstract: There is provided an erroneous mounting prevention system in which, by moving a second cartridge in a mounting direction to mount the second cartridge on a first apparatus main body, a protruding portion is brought into abutment with a surface portion, and, by moving a first cartridge in the mounting direction to mount the first cartridge on the first apparatus main body, the first cartridge is mounted on the first apparatus main body without being restricted from being moved by the surface portion.

Abstract: An adhered substance detection apparatus determines whether a substance is adhered to an image-capturing apparatus. The adhered substance detection apparatus includes a controller configured to function as: an extractor that extracts candidate regions for being an adhered substance region in which the substance is adhered to the image-capturing apparatus, the candidate regions being extracted based on an edge that is detected from pixels in an image captured by the image-capturing apparatus; and a final determiner that finally determines whether the candidate regions are the adhered substance region, based on i) an area of the candidate region located in a first region of the captured image, the first region including a road surface region in the captured image and ii) an area of the candidate region located in a second region of the captured image, the second region including a region other than the road surface region in the captured image.

Abstract: A deposit detection device according to an embodiment includes a calculation module, an extraction module, and a decision module. The calculation module calculates a brightness average for each of small regions into which a predetermined region of an image captured by an imaging device is divided. The extraction module extracts, as a high-brightness region, the small region in which the brightness average calculated by the calculation module is equal to or larger than a predetermined value. The decision module decides on a brightness threshold value for detecting a deposit region corresponding to a deposit adhering to the imaging device, based on the area of the high-brightness region extracted by the extraction module.

Abstract: A deposit detection device according to an embodiment includes an extraction module and an exclusion module. The extraction module extracts a candidate region for a deposit from a captured image captured by an imaging device. The exclusion module excludes from the candidate region a region that satisfies a predetermined exception condition. The exclusion module excludes from the candidate region a region that satisfies a first exception region when adhesion of a deposit to the imaging device is not detected, and excludes from the candidate region a region that satisfies a second exception condition different from the first exception condition when adhesion of the deposit to the imaging device is detected.

Abstract: A deposit detection device according to an embodiment includes an extraction module and a detection module. The extraction module extracts a candidate region for a deposit from a captured image captured by an imaging device. The detection module detects, as a deposit region, a region in which the area of the candidate region is equal to or larger than a predetermined area and the amount of brightness change between pixels in the candidate region is equal to or smaller than a predetermined amount of change.

Abstract: A deposit detection device according to an embodiment includes a calculation module, a detection module, an interpolation module, and a state management module. The calculation module calculates a region feature amount based on an edge vector of each pixel, for each unit region composed of a predetermined number of pixels included in a captured image. The detection module detects the unit region corresponding to a partial covering location and the unit region corresponding to a diffuse reflection location based on a detection condition and a second detection condition, respectively, the first detection condition and the second detection condition being based on the region feature amount. The interpolation module interpolates the area ratio of the partial covering location reduced due to the diffuse reflection location. The state management module controls state transitions of states related to interpolation of the area ratio, based on increase and decrease of the diffuse reflection location.

Abstract: An adhered substance detection apparatus of an embodiment includes a calculator and a determiner. The calculator calculates an edge feature for each cell based on edge vectors of pixels within the cell in a captured image, and further calculates a region feature for each unit region based on the calculated edge features of the cells within the unit region. The determiner determines an adherence state of an adhered substance on a lens of a camera based on the region feature. The calculator calculates, as the region feature, number of the cells having an edge strength of zero. When the number of the cells having the zero edge strength is equal to or greater than a predetermined number in a predetermined attention area in the captured image, the determiner determines not to perform a determination for detecting whether the lens of the camera is entirely covered by the adhered substance.