Abstract: A vertical articulated robot with a double hand mechanism for weight reduction and space efficiency of a wrist unit. The robot includes: a wrist unit with first and second hands; a fifth axis for wrist unit rotation; sixth and seven axes for first and second hands rotation; fifth, sixth, and seventh axis motors, parallelly housed within the holding arm; a first intermediate axis, coaxial with the fifth axis and operatable due to the sixth axis motor; a second gear, on which the sixth axis is journaled, in mesh with a first gear, on which the first intermediate axis is journaled; a second intermediate axis, coaxial with the fifth axis and the first intermediate axis and rotatable due to the seventh axis; and a fourth gear, on which the seventh axis is journaled, in mesh with a third gear, on which the second intermediate axis is journaled.

Abstract: A vertical articulated robot with a double hand mechanism for weight reduction and space efficiency of a wrist unit. The robot includes: a wrist unit with first and second hands; a fifth axis for wrist unit rotation; sixth and seven axes for first and second hands rotation; fifth, sixth, and seventh axis motors, parallelly housed within the holding arm; a first intermediate axis, coaxial with the fifth axis and operatable due to the sixth axis motor; a second gear, on which the sixth axis is journaled, in mesh with a first gear, on which the first intermediate axis is journaled; a second intermediate axis, coaxial with the fifth axis and the first intermediate axis and rotatable due to the seventh axis; and a fourth gear, on which the seventh axis is journaled, in mesh with a third gear, on which the second intermediate axis is journaled.

Abstract: A vertical articulated robot has a base installed on a mounting surface, a first axis supported parallel to the mounting surface by the base, a pivot frame rotatable by the first axis, a second axis supported orthogonal to the first axis by the pivot frame, a lower arm rotatable by the second axis, a third axis supported parallel to the second axis by an end of the lower arm opposite to the second axis, a connecting arm rotatable by the third axis, a fourth axis supported orthogonal to the second axis and third axis by the connecting arm, and an upper arm including a holding arm rotatable by the fourth axis, and the first axis enables the second axis, the lower arm, the third axis, and the upper arm to make a substantially vertical circular motion relative to the mounting surface.

Abstract: Provided is an R—Fe—B-based sintered magnet which has a composition comprising R (wherein R represents at least one element selected from rare earth elements, and essentially contains Nd), B, M (wherein M represents at least one element selected from Si, Al, Mn, Ni, Co, Cu, Zn, Ga, Ge, Pd, Ag, Cd, In, Sn, Sb, Pt, Au, Hg, Pb and Bi), X (wherein X represents at least one element selected from Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, V and Ta) and C, with a remainder comprising Fe, O and unavoidable impurities, and has a main phase comprising R2Fe14B and a grain boundary phase comprising an R—C phase having a higher R concentration and a higher C concentration than those in the main phase, the R—Fe—B-based sintered magnet being characterized in that the area ratio of the R—C phase in a cross section of the magnet is more than 0% and 0.5% or less.

Abstract: A clutch includes a clutch disk that rotates by receiving motive power from an engine and a clutch plate switched between an engaged state in which it is engaged with the clutch disk and a disengaged state in which it is not engaged with the clutch disk. A controller calculates a coefficient of friction ? between the clutch disk and the clutch plate based on a time period ?t elapsed from a first time point when the number of relative rotations of the clutch disk and the clutch plate attains to a first number of rotations to a second time point when a second number of rotations smaller than the first number of rotations is attained, in a state in which the clutch disk rotates while transfer of motive power from the engine to the clutch disk is cut off and in the engaged state.

Abstract: A R-T-B sintered magnet comprising a main phase of R2Fe14B and a grain boundary phase exhibits a high Br and elevated-temperature stability. The magnet is composed of 12.5-17.0 atom % of R which is typically Nd and Pr, 4.5-5.5 atom % of B, at least 70 atom % of T which is Fe and Co, 0.1-3.0 atom % of M1 which is typically Al, Cu or Ga, 0.01-0.5 atom % of M2 which is typically Sn, 0.05-1.0 atom % of M3 which is typically Zr, and up to 0.8 atom % of O, and the balance of C, N and incidental impurities. The grain boundary phase contains a R-T-(M1, M2) phase and a R-M2-C phase.

Abstract: In a sintered rare-earth magnet containing R2T14B main-phase grains (R being one or more element selected from rare-earth elements and T being one or more element selected from iron group elements), intergranular grain boundaries that from between two mutually adjoining main-phase grains and grain boundary triple junctions surrounded by three or more main-phase grains, the main-phase grains, the intergranular grain boundaries and the grain boundary triple junctions all include TiB2 crystals. The sintered rare-earth magnet is a to high-performance magnet of high coercivity and good squareness.

Abstract: Provided is a rare earth sintered magnet in which a multi-layer main phase particle having multiple layers including a layer 1 having R2 concentration, represented by at %, higher than that of a center of the particle, a layer 2 which is formed on the outside of the layer 1 and has R2 concentration lower than that of the layer 1, and a layer 3 which is formed on the outside of the layer 2 and has R2 concentration higher than that of the layer 2 is present at least in a portion in the vicinity of a surface of the main phase particle within at least 500 ?m from a surface of the sintered magnet body.

Abstract: An airport according to the present disclosure is an airport where a vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes external supply means for supplying power to outside, and the airport includes power receiving equipment capable of receiving power from the vehicle via the external supply means. The present disclosure provides an airport capable of receiving power from a vehicle provided in the airport in the event of a power failure due to a disaster.

Abstract: An information processing device has an obtaining unit, a controller, and a giving unit. The obtaining unit can obtain vehicle information. The controller creates first warning information when the passability of a road in the vehicle information indicates non-passable. The controller creates recovery information when the passability of the road at the same position in the vehicle information indicates passable, after creation of the first warning information. The giving unit gives the recovery information.

Abstract: The surrounding vehicle display system comprises an object detection device detecting an object in surroundings of a vehicle, an electronic control unit, and a display device. The electronic control unit is configured to generate an object mark based on an output of the object detection device and identify the object mark. The display device displays the surrounding vehicle as a vehicle icon when the object mark is identified as a surrounding vehicle by the electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to determine a position of the vehicle icon with respect to the vehicle on the display device and offset a center position of the vehicle icon from a center position of the object mark identified as the surrounding vehicle based on a predetermined size of the vehicle icon.

Abstract: Provided is an R—Fe—B-based sintered magnet which has a composition comprising R (wherein R represents at least one element selected from rare earth elements, and essentially contains Nd), B, M (wherein M represents at least one element selected from Si, Al, Mn, Ni, Co, Cu, Zn, Ga, Ge, Pd, Ag, Cd, In, Sn, Sb, Pt, Au, Hg, Pb and Bi), X (wherein X represents at least one element selected from Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, V and Ta) and C, with a remainder comprising Fe, O and unavoidable impurities, and has a main phase comprising R2Fe14B and a grain boundary phase comprising an R—C phase having a higher R concentration and a higher C concentration than those in the main phase, the R—Fe—B-based sintered magnet being characterized in that the area ratio of the R—C phase in a cross section of the magnet is more than 0% and 0.5% or less.

Abstract: A clutch includes a clutch disk that rotates by receiving motive power from an engine and a clutch plate switched between an engaged state in which it is engaged with the clutch disk and a disengaged state in which it is not engaged with the clutch disk. A controller calculates a coefficient of friction ? between the clutch disk and the clutch plate based on a time period ?t elapsed from a first time point when the number of relative rotations of the clutch disk and the clutch plate attains to a first number of rotations to a second time point when a second number of rotations smaller than the first number of rotations is attained, in a state in which the clutch disk rotates while transfer of motive power from the engine to the clutch disk is cut off and in the engaged state.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a controller, a storage unit, and a providing unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire vehicle information from a vehicle-mounted information processing device. The controller is configured to recognize the position of a target in a case where vehicle information including the target in the vicinity of a vehicle is acquired. The controller is configured to accumulate the target in a habitat database such that the target is correlated with the position. The controller is configured to generate habitat information of the target based on a habitat database. The providing unit is configured to provide the habitat information to a terminal device.

Abstract: The surrounding vehicle display system comprises an object detection device detecting an object in surroundings of a vehicle, an electronic control unit, and a display device. The electronic control unit is configured to generate an object mark based on an output of the object detection device and identify the object mark. The display device displays the surrounding vehicle as a vehicle icon when the object mark is identified as a surrounding vehicle by the electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to determine a position of the vehicle icon with respect to the vehicle on the display device and offset a center position of the vehicle icon from a center position of the object mark identified as the surrounding vehicle based on a predetermined size of the vehicle icon.

Abstract: An information processing device has an obtaining unit, a controller, and a giving unit. The obtaining unit can obtain vehicle information. The controller creates first warning information when the passability of a road in the vehicle information indicates non-passable. The controller creates recovery information when the passability of the road at the same position in the vehicle information indicates passable, after creation of the first warning information. The giving unit gives the recovery information.

Abstract: An information processing device has an obtaining unit, a controller, and a giving unit. The obtaining unit can obtain vehicle information. The controller creates first warning information when the passability of a road in the vehicle information indicates non-passable. The controller creates recovery information when the passability of the road at the same position in the vehicle information indicates passable, after creation of the first warning information. The giving unit gives the recovery information.

Abstract: A vehicle rental system includes an input acceptance unit that accepts input of usage information on use of a vehicle by a user, a selection unit that selects a type of the vehicle, from among an electric vehicle and a fuel cell vehicle, which is recommended for the user according to the usage information accepted by the input acceptance unit, and a notification unit that notifies the user of the type of the vehicle selected by the selection unit.

Abstract: An airport according to the present disclosure is an airport where a vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes external supply means for supplying power to outside, and the airport includes power receiving equipment capable of receiving power from the vehicle via the external supply means. The present disclosure provides an airport capable of receiving power from a vehicle provided in the airport in the event of a power failure due to a disaster.

Abstract: An information processing device has an obtaining unit, a controller, and a giving unit. The obtaining unit can obtain vehicle information. The controller creates first warning information when the passability of a road in the vehicle information indicates non-passable. The controller creates recovery information when the passability of the road at the same position in the vehicle information indicates passable, after creation of the first warning information. The giving unit gives the recovery information.