Abstract: A vehicle monitoring system includes: a monitoring device that monitors whether a person is present or not in a cabin of a vehicle capable of autonomous driving; and a control device that determines whether the monitoring device is experiencing a malfunction, and outputs a result of the determination.

Abstract: A laser controlling method can generate laser of stable laser pulses, and eliminate useless time from a machining procedure. The method uses a gain medium and a Q-switch, and emits exciting light to the gain medium, thereby setting the Q-switch in a continuous oscillation mode, and prepares a given Q-switch pause time before a laser pulse is generated. When the continuous oscillation is kept going longer than a given time, the control method sets a Q-switch pause time for obtaining a first laser pulse to be different from a Q-switch pause time for obtaining a second laser pulse and onward.

Abstract: A laser controlling method can generate laser of stable laser pulses, and eliminate useless time from a machining procedure. The method uses a gain medium and a Q-switch, and emits exciting light to the gain medium, thereby setting the Q-switch in a continuous oscillation mode, and prepares a given Q-switch pause time before a laser pulse is generated. When the continuous oscillation is kept going longer than a given time, the control method sets a Q-switch pause time for obtaining a first laser pulse to be different from a Q-switch pause time for obtaining a second laser pulse and onward.

Abstract: A laser controlling method can generate laser of stable laser pulses, and eliminate useless time from a machining procedure. The method uses a gain medium and a Q-switch, and emits exciting light to the gain medium, thereby setting the Q-switch in a continuous oscillation mode, and prepares a given Q-switch pause time before a laser pulse is generated. When the continuous oscillation is kept going longer than a given time, the control method sets a Q-switch pause time for obtaining a first laser pulse to be different from a Q-switch pause time for obtaining a second laser pulse and onward.

Abstract: A laser controlling method can generate laser of stable laser pulses, and eliminate useless time from a machining procedure. The method uses a gain medium and a Q-switch, and emits exciting light to the gain medium, thereby setting the Q-switch in a continuous oscillation mode, and prepares a given Q-switch pause time before a laser pulse is generated. When the continuous oscillation is kept going longer than a given time, the control method sets a Q-switch pause time for obtaining a first laser pulse to be different from a Q-switch pause time for obtaining a second laser pulse and onward.

Abstract: A laser controlling method can generate laser of stable laser pulses, and eliminate useless time from a machining procedure. The method uses a gain medium and a Q-switch, and emits exciting light to the gain medium, thereby setting the Q-switch in a continuous oscillation mode, and prepares a given Q-switch pause time before a laser pulse is generated. When the continuous oscillation is kept going longer than a given time, the control method sets a Q-switch pause time for obtaining a first laser pulse to be different from a Q-switch pause time for obtaining a second laser pulse and onward.

Abstract: A laser machining apparatus machines a workpiece at uniform intensity by converting a CO2 laser beam to uniform intensity using an intensity-converting element and a phase-matching element. The optical transmission system is configured such that the starting point of the laser beam pointing vector and the exit face of the intensity-converting element are mutually conjugated with respect to the optical transmission system. This structure offers stable machining by ensuring that the laser beam always enters the intensity-converting element at its center, even if the pointing vector of the laser beam shifts.

Abstract: A laser controlling method can generate laser of stable laser pulses, and eliminate useless time from a machining procedure. The method uses a gain medium and a Q-switch, and emits exciting light to the gain medium, thereby setting the Q-switch in a continuous oscillation mode, and prepares a given Q-switch pause time before a laser pulse is generated. When the continuous oscillation is kept going longer than a given time, the control method sets a Q-switch pause time for obtaining a first laser pulse to be different from a Q-switch pause time for obtaining a second laser pulse and onward.

Abstract: A laser machining apparatus machines a workpiece at uniform intensity by converting a CO2 laser beam to uniform intensity using an intensity-converting element and a phase-matching element. The optical transmission system is configured such that the starting point of the laser beam pointing vector and the exit face of the intensity-converting element are mutually conjugated with respect to the optical transmission system. This structure offers stable machining by ensuring that the laser beam always enters the intensity-converting element at its center, even if the pointing vector of the laser beam shifts.