Abstract: A replenishment planning device calculates a first route replenishment point on a travel route at which replenishment of a chemical becomes necessary, a second route replenishment point on the travel route which is closer to a replenishment area than the first route replenishment point is, and first and second times necessary for an unmanned helicopter to travel from a travel start point, via the first and the second route replenishment points, to a replenishment area to have the chemical replenished, and to move back to the travel route. Thereafter, a process takes the first and the second route replenishment points as next travel start points, and calculates, for each, next first and second route replenishment points, and first and second times, and is repeated for each replenishment plan pattern until the first route replenishment point reaches a travel end point, such that position information and time information for each replenishment plan pattern are generated.

Abstract: The present invention provides a rotating electric machine and a method of detecting electric discharge (a defect detection method for a rotating electric machine), which are able to early detect vibration sparking between a stator winding and a stator core. A rotating electric machine of the present invention comprises a cylindrical stator including a stator core and a stator winding, a rotor disposed inside the stator, at least one key bar disposed on an outer periphery of the stator core and extended in an axial direction of the stator, and at least one current detector disposed on the key bar and configured to measure a current flowing in the key bar.

Abstract: A replenishment planning device calculates a first route replenishment point on a travel route at which replenishment of a chemical becomes necessary, a second route replenishment point on the travel route which is closer to a replenishment area than the first route replenishment point is, and first and second times necessary for an unmanned helicopter to travel from a travel start point, via the first and the second route replenishment points, to a replenishment area to have the chemical replenished, and to move back to the travel route. Thereafter, a process takes the first and the second route replenishment points as next travel start points, and calculates, for each, next first and second route replenishment points, and first and second times, and is repeated for each replenishment plan pattern until the first route replenishment point reaches a travel end point, such that position information and time information for each replenishment plan pattern are generated.

Abstract: A remote control device for an unmanned helicopter includes an orientation sensor that detects a flight orientation of the unmanned helicopter, a GPS antenna and a GPS receiver that detect speed information of the unmanned helicopter, and a CPU that detects a flight distance of the unmanned helicopter by integrating the speed information. A memory stores information concerning a base point of the unmanned helicopter. Based on a flight orientation of the unmanned helicopter and a flight distance of the unmanned helicopter, which is obtained by integration of the speed information, the CPU determines a relative position, which indicates a position of the unmanned helicopter with respect to the base point, and controls the flight of unmanned helicopter based on the relative position.

Abstract: The present invention provides a rotating electric machine and a method of detecting electric discharge (a defect detection method for a rotating electric machine), which are able to early detect vibration sparking between a stator winding and a stator core. A rotating electric machine of the present invention comprises a cylindrical stator including a stator core and a stator winding, a rotor disposed inside the stator, at least one key bar disposed on an outer periphery of the stator core and extended in an axial direction of the stator, and at least one current detector disposed on the key bar and configured to measure a current flowing in the key bar.

Abstract: A remote control device for an unmanned helicopter includes an orientation sensor that detects a flight orientation of the unmanned helicopter, a GPS antenna and a GPS receiver that detect speed information of the unmanned helicopter, and a CPU that detects a flight distance of the unmanned helicopter by integrating the speed information. A memory stores information concerning a base point of the unmanned helicopter. Based on a flight orientation of the unmanned helicopter and a flight distance of the unmanned helicopter, which is obtained by integration of the speed information, the CPU determines a relative position, which indicates a position of the unmanned helicopter with respect to the base point, and controls the flight of unmanned helicopter based on the relative position.

Abstract: A remote control device includes an instruction transmitter and a controller which controls a speed of an unmanned helicopter based on an instruction from the instruction transmitter. The instruction transmitter selectively outputs one of a speed change signal that changes the speed of the unmanned helicopter and a speed determination signal that determines the speed of the unmanned helicopter. When an output from the instruction transmitter is changed from the speed change signal to the speed determination signal, the controller determines whether the speed of the unmanned helicopter should be maintained or brought to zero based on a result of comparison between speed information of the unmanned helicopter and a threshold value. Preferably, the speed change signal changes the speed of the unmanned helicopter by changing a tilt angle of a nose of the unmanned helicopter in an up-down direction in accordance with an amount of operation applied to the instruction transmitter.

Abstract: A remote control device includes an instruction transmitter and a controller which controls a speed of an unmanned helicopter based on an instruction from the instruction transmitter. The instruction transmitter selectively outputs one of a speed change signal that changes the speed of the unmanned helicopter and a speed determination signal that determines the speed of the unmanned helicopter. When an output from the instruction transmitter is changed from the speed change signal to the speed determination signal, the controller determines whether the speed of the unmanned helicopter should be maintained or brought to zero based on a result of comparison between speed information of the unmanned helicopter and a threshold value. Preferably, the speed change signal changes the speed of the unmanned helicopter by changing a tilt angle of a nose of the unmanned helicopter in an up-down direction in accordance with an amount of operation applied to the instruction transmitter.

Abstract: A data generating apparatus includes an acquiring unit that acquires text data (name data) related to a name associated with position information; a classifying unit that using the acquired position data, classifies the name data according to given regions; an integrating unit that integrates neighboring regions such that the total data size of the name data included in regions to be integrated does not exceed a predetermined given data size; a storage unit that groups the name data according to integrated regions and stores the grouped name data as a name dictionary to be used in both a facility search process and a map display process; and an extracting unit that from the classified name data, extracts the name data common to regions of a given number or more, where the storage unit groups and stores the common name data as a common name dictionary different from the name dictionary.

Abstract: In a map data recording device (100), a setting section (104) sets a group by combining parcel data so that the total amount of data is within the upper limit value acquired by an upper limit data amount acquiring section (102) or the total number of pieces of data is within the upper limit number of pieces acquired by an upper limit number-of-pieces of data acquiring section (103). A compression section (105) then groups the parcel data for compression and a recording control section (106) records it on a recording section (101). Further, in a map display (110), a reading section (112) reads the parcel data in a group unit from the recording section (101) and extends the parcel data read by an extension section (113). A display control section (114) then controls a display section (111) and selects parcel data included in a display range from the extended parcel data to display it on the display section (111).

Abstract: A map creation device includes a simple-ground-information creating unit, an on-ground-structure-information creating unit, and a map-information creating unit. The simple-ground-information creating unit creates, based on the ground object, a simple ground object expressing the three-dimensional shape with less amount of data than the ground object. The on-ground-structure-information creating unit creates, based on the simple ground object, an on-ground-structure object expressing a three-dimensional shape of an on-ground structure that is present on a surface of the ground by adding height information to a two-dimensional on-ground-structure object expressing a two-dimensional shape of the on-ground structure. The map-information creating unit creates map information in which the on-ground-structure object is superimposed on the ground object.

Abstract: In case it is necessary to have high-speed drawing processing such as display scrolling and so on, a drawing switching signal is input at a step, and high-speed drawing display data is output to a display at a step in response to this input, thereby display is performed. A high-speed drawing data generating means generates high-speed drawing display data for displaying each pixel concerning a character or visual object using a digitized gradation value digitized from each corresponding gradation value, and display is performed on this generated data. When it is necessary to have high-speed drawing, it is possible to have quick processing without increasing loads on a CPU and graphic controller on digitized data from gradation value.

Abstract: A navigation device (10) having measurement means (12) for measuring both (i) the position of travel of a mobile body driven by a driver and (ii) travel information as information on traveling conditions; determination means (22) for determining the degree of danger based on the measured traveling conditions; point processing means (22 etc.) for adding/subtracting a point corresponding to the determined degree of danger; providing means (19, 20, etc.) for providing the driver with a message; acquisition means (16 etc.) for acquiring accident information; and control means (22 etc.) for controlling, based on the acquired accident information, the providing means so that a predetermined message corresponding to the point obtained by addition/subtraction is provided.

Abstract: A ground object is arranged so that it overlaps with a cylindrical object. Inside the cylindrical object, foot data of the ground object is arranged. Since the foot data on the side of a fore-end opening is positioned behind a fore-end face object with respect to view point coordinates, hidden surface removal is carried out for an image of the foot data on the side of the fore-end opening viewed from the view point coordinates by a Z value of a transparent drawn image of the fore-end face object.

Abstract: To reliably avoid a dangerous zone by setting a route from a current position to a temporary destination so as to avoid the dangerous zone while reflecting prediction results of a moving direction even when a route setting is not previously made. A route to a temporary destination is set based on location information obtained and prediction results of a moving direction of a user, so that even when an avoidance scheduled route for avoiding a dangerous zone has not been decided in advance, the route from the current position to the temporary destination can be reliably set so as to avoid the dangerous zone, while reflecting the prediction results of the moving direction. As a result, safe and reliable route guidance while avoiding the dangerous zone can be executed.

Abstract: A font controller extracts and reads each time only the pre-rasterized bitmap font data groups to be used simultaneously among a plurality of pre-rasterized bitmap font data groups stored on the hard disk drive in advance, and expands and stores the groups in a work memory. With this arrangement, it is possible to significantly decrease the amount of memory consumed because the memory capacity required in the work memory is sufficient only with the read data amount to be extracted.

Abstract: By storing pre-rasterized bitmap data and scalable font data in separate storage unit, even when a hard disk drive is disabled, it is possible to assure a function of displaying a required minimum number of (or a certain number of) a character or visual object by the scalable font data in a flash memory.

Abstract: A 3D road object is an object having road width, height, and length. The 3D road object corresponds to a link. A road surface texture is drawn repeatedly on the top surface of the 3D road object. With a map information creating device, geometry data in a cube shape containing a cross-section including the road width and the height can be extracted. Length of this geometry data can be set to the length of one sheet (one cycle) of the road surface texture in the length direction of the 3D road object. The road surface texture for one sheet as well as drawing cycle information can also be extracted. Moreover, link length information can be extracted from the link.

Abstract: In a map creation device (100), a simple-three-dimensional-ground-information creating unit (104) creates, using a three-dimensional ground object indicating a three-dimensional shape of a ground, a simple-three-dimensional ground object having less amount of data than the three-dimensional ground object. A three-dimensional-on-ground-structure-information creating unit (105) adds, using the simple-three-dimensional ground object created, height information to a two-dimensional on-ground-structure object indicating a two-dimensional shape of an on-ground structure present on a surface of the ground. Then, a three-dimensional on-ground-structure object indicating a three-dimensional shape of the on-ground structure is created. A three-dimensional-map-information creating unit (106) creates three-dimensional map information based on the three-dimensional ground object and the three-dimensional on-ground-structure object.

Abstract: A ground object is arranged so that it overlaps with a cylindrical object. Inside the cylindrical object, foot data of the ground object is arranged. Since the foot data on the side of a fore-end opening is positioned behind a fore-end face object with respect to view point coordinates, hidden surface removal is carried out for an image of the foot data on the side of the fore-end opening viewed from the view point coordinates by a Z value of a transparent drawn image of the fore-end face object.