Abstract: A hybrid driving apparatus is provided which enables a driver to sufficiently enjoy a driving feeling of a vehicle driven by an internal combustion engine. A hybrid driving apparatus includes an internal combustion engine that drive main driving wheels, a motive power transmission mechanism transmitting a driving force to the main driving wheels, a main driving electric motor driving the main driving wheels, an accumulator, sub-driving electric motors transmitting motive power to sub-driving wheels of the vehicle, and a control apparatus executing an electric motor traveling mode and an internal combustion engine traveling mode. The control apparatus causes the internal combustion engine to generate the driving force, the internal combustion engine is a flywheel-less engine, and the control apparatus causes the main driving electric motor to generate a torque for maintaining idling of the internal combustion engine in the internal combustion engine traveling mode.

Abstract: To provide a vehicle drive device capable of effectively driving a vehicle by using in-wheel motors without falling into the vicious cycle between enhancement of driving via the motors and an increase in vehicle weight. The present invention is a vehicle drive device that uses in-wheel motors to drive a vehicle and includes in-wheel motors (20) that are provided in wheels (2b) of a vehicle (1) and drive the wheels, a body side motor (16) that is provided in a body of the vehicle and drives the wheels of the vehicle, and a battery (18) and a capacitor (22) that supply electric power for driving the in-wheel motors and/or the body side motor, in which a voltage of the battery is applied to the body side motor and a voltage of the battery and the capacitor connected in series is applied to the in-wheel motors.

Abstract: An information processing system includes circuitry that executes multiple threads that, in converting data, concurrently performs calculation required for a data conversion on an attribute including a type of the data and a memory that stores the attribute associated with a converted value obtained by the calculation. The memory includes a storage area for the attribute, allocated to each of the multiple threads and to store the attribute associated with a value indicating an address that stores the converted value corresponding to the attribute and a storage area for the converted value, to be shared by all of the multiple threads and store the attribute associated with the converted value obtained by the calculation.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is disclosed that performs a color conversion process in accordance with a color conversion setting set by an information processing apparatus that generates print data. The image forming apparatus includes a determination unit determining whether a valid color conversion setting has been performed by the information processing apparatus based on received print data; and a control unit controlling the color conversion process to be performed by the image forming apparatus based on a result determined by the determination unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is disclosed that performs a color conversion process in accordance with a color conversion setting set by an information processing apparatus that generates print data. The image forming apparatus includes a determination unit determining whether a valid color conversion setting has been performed by the information processing apparatus based on received print data; and a control unit controlling the color conversion process to be performed by the image forming apparatus based on a result determined by the determination unit.

Abstract: A gas concentration measurement instrument comprises: ultrasonic wave transmitting means for transmitting an ultrasonic wave according to an ultrasonic wave generation signal composed of a group of rectangular pulse waves; ultrasonic wave receiving means for converting the ultrasonic wave transmitted through the gas in the measurement region into an electric signal to use it as an ultrasonic wave reception signal; and gas concentration measuring means for measuring the signal output time when the ultrasonic wave generation signal is outputted, generating an envelope processing signal by subjecting the ultrasonic wave reception signal to an envelope extracting processing, measuring the threshold fall time when the envelope processing signal decreases below a predetermined threshold after exceeding the threshold, and measuring the difference between the threshold fall time and the signal output time as change in the gas concentration.

Abstract: A gas concentration measurement instrument comprises: ultrasonic wave transmitting means for transmitting an ultrasonic wave according to an ultrasonic wave generation signal composed of a group of rectangular pulse waves; ultrasonic wave receiving means for converting the ultrasonic wave transmitted through the gas in the measurement region into an electric signal to use it as an ultrasonic wave reception signal; and gas concentration measuring means for measuring the signal output time when the ultrasonic wave generation signal is outputted, generating an envelope processing signal by subjecting the ultrasonic wave reception signal to an envelope extracting processing, measuring the threshold fall time when the envelope processing signal decreases below a predetermined threshold after exceeding the threshold, and measuring the difference between the threshold fall time and the signal output time as change in the gas concentration.

Abstract: A gas-concentration measuring apparatus for measuring the concentration variation of gas residing in a target region. The gas-concentration measuring apparatus comprises an ultrasound-transmitter adapted to transmit an ultrasound in response to an ultrasound-generating signal having a rate of voltage change equal to or greater than a slew rate of an operational amplifier, and further adapted to output the ultrasound-generating signal. An ultrasound-receiver adapted to receive the ultrasound wave passed through the gas residing in the target region, and further adapted to convert the received ultrasound into an electrical signal serving as a received ultrasound signal is provided. A gas-concentration determiner adapted to input the ultrasound-generating signal and the received ultrasound wave signal into the operational amplifier to generate an amplified transmitting-side chopping wave and an amplified receiving-side chopping wave is further provided.

Abstract: A gas-concentration measuring apparatus for measuring the concentration variation of gas residing in a target region The gas-concentration measuring apparatus comprises an ultrasound-transmitter adapted to transmit an ultrasound in response to an ultrasound-generating signal having a rate of voltage change equal to or greater than a slew rate of an operational amplifier, and further adapted to output the ultrasound-generating signal. An ultrasound-receiver adapted to receive the ultrasound passed through the gas residing in the target region, and further adapted to convert the received ultrasound into an electrical signal serving as a received ultrasound signal is provided. A gas-concentration determiner adapted to input the ultrasound-generating signal and the received ultrasound signal into the operational amplifier to generate an amplified transmitting-side chopping wave and an amplified receiving-side chopping wave is further provided.

Abstract: A process for preparation of latex of a hollow polymer which comprises adding a base, in the presence of a monomer, to latex containing carboxy-modified copolymer particles to make the pH of the latex 8 or more; adding a carboxyl group-containing monomer to make the pH of the latex 7 or less; and then polymerizing these monomers.