Abstract: The linear actuator includes an inner core (2), and an outer core (3) provided outside the inner core in a radial direction while being supported by a pair of flat springs (41 and 42). Permanent magnets (23 and 24) are formed at one of the inner core and the outer core, and magnetic pole portions (31a and 32a) are formed at the other of the inner core and the outer core to face the permanent magnet with predetermined gaps formed therebetween. Spacers (71 and 72) are respectively provided between the inner core and the flat springs, abutting portions are respectively configured by abutting facing surfaces of the spacers and the inner core and facing surfaces of the spacers and the flat springs adjacent to the spacers in the axial direction, and at least an engagement portion including a recess and a protrusion are arranged at the abutting portions.

Abstract: An image forming system including an image forming device and a portable terminal device communicably connectable to the image forming device is disclosed. An image forming device includes a touch panel, a detector section, a voice information generator section, and a transmitter section. The touch panel displays a softkey. The detector section detects a pressed position in the touch panel. The voice information generator section generates voice information concerning the position detected by the detector section and the softkey. The transmitter section transmits the voice information to the portable terminal device. The portable terminal device includes a receiver section, a voice data creator section, and a voice outputting section. The receiver section receives the voice information transmitted from the transmitter section. The voice data creator section creates voice data to be output based on the voice information. The voice outputting section outputs a voice based on the voice data.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an output unit performs filtering on input data for each filtering condition for performing data filtering and outputs a result of the filtering to an output destination. A receiving unit receives information indicating whether the output result of the filtering is appropriate or inappropriate from the output destination. A cumulative counting unit cumulatively counts the numbers of times determined to be appropriate and appropriate for each filtering condition based on the received information. A switching unit switches the filtering at the output unit between being valid and invalid for each filtering condition based on cumulative values of the numbers of times the output result of the filtering for each filtering condition has been determined to be appropriate and inappropriate and a switching condition that switches the filtering condition between being valid and invalid.

Abstract: This vibration measurement device is configured to measure the balancing vibration of the cartridge, a kind of rotating machines, who has a rotor and a cartridge body to support the rotor rotatably for variable operating speed, and is provided with a rigidly fixed support structure, acceleration sensors which detect the vibration of the cartridge, and a flat spring which elastically supports the cartridge with respect to the support structure and has a variable spring constant of elastic support.

Abstract: A linear actuator includes an inner core, and an outer core that is provided outside the inner core in a radial direction while being supported by a pair of flat springs. Permanent magnets are formed at one of the inner core and the outer core, and magnetic pole portions are formed at the other of the inner core and the outer core to face the permanent magnet with predetermined gaps formed therebetween. Spacers are respectively provided between the inner core and the flat springs, abutting portions are respectively configured by abutting facing surfaces of the spacers and the inner core and facing surfaces of the spacers and the flat springs adjacent to the spacers in the axial direction, and a plurality of engagement portions including recesses and protrusions are arranged at the abutting portions.

Abstract: An event filtering apparatus estimates a value indicating a tendency of a feature amount related to a current event on the basis of a change in a tendency of a feature amount related to a past input event, calculates a value indicating a tendency of a feature amount related to a current event on the basis of an input current event, and sets filtering of an event to be a target event for event processing, on the basis of the estimated value and the calculated value.

Abstract: A display operating device includes a storage section storing therein a plurality of character strings, a receiving section receiving a first character, a display section, a touch panel detecting a touch to the display surface of the display section, and an extraction section extracting first character strings each including the first character from among the character strings. Upon receipt of the first character, the first character is displayed within the input frame and the extracted first character strings are displayed outside the input frame. Upon detection of a touch to the input frame displaying the first character strings, the receiving section receives a second character. Second character strings each including the second character are extracted from among the first character strings. Upon receipt of the second character, the second character is displayed within the input frame and the extracted second character strings are displayed outside the input frame.

Abstract: A capacitor that includes a conductive porous base material with a porous part; an upper electrode opposite the porous part, the upper electrode having, as its main constituent, a material selected from one of ruthenium, platinum, and an alloy of ruthenium and platinum; and a dielectric layer between the upper electrode and the conductive porous base material.

Abstract: A cardiac ablation device, including a steerable catheter (10) and an expandable ablation element (18) incorporating one or more balloons (20,22) at the distal end of the catheter, has a continuous passageway (28, 30) extending through it from the proximal end of the catheter to the distal side of the expandable ablation element. A probe (72) carrying electrodes is introduced through this passageway and deploys, under the influence of its own resilience, to a structure incorporating a loop (82) which is automatically aligned with the axis of the expandable ablation device, so that minimal manipulation is required to place the sensor probe.

Abstract: A machine learning device that learns an operation of a robot for picking up, by a hand unit, any of a plurality of workpieces placed in a random fashion, including a bulk-loaded state, includes a state variable observation unit that observes a state variable representing a state of the robot, including data output from a three-dimensional measuring device that obtains a three-dimensional map for each workpiece, an operation result obtaining unit that obtains a result of a picking operation of the robot for picking up the workpiece by the hand unit, and a learning unit that learns a manipulated variable including command data for commanding the robot to perform the picking operation of the workpiece, in association with the state variable of the robot and the result of the picking operation, upon receiving output from the state variable observation unit and output from the operation result obtaining unit.

Abstract: A fault prediction system includes a machine learning device that learns conditions associated with a fault of an industrial machine. The machine learning device includes a state observation unit that, while the industrial machine is in operation or at rest, observes a state variable including, e.g., data output from a sensor, internal data of control software, or computational data obtained based on these data, a determination data obtaining unit that obtains determination data used to determine whether a fault has occurred in the industrial machine or the degree of fault, and a learning unit that learns the conditions associated with the fault of the industrial machine in accordance with a training data set generated based on a combination of the state variable and the determination data.

Abstract: A method, consisting of ablating tissue for a time period, measuring a contact force applied during the time period, and measuring a power used during the time period. The method further includes ceasing ablating the tissue when a desired size of a lesion produced in the tissue, as estimated using an integral over the time period of a product of the contact force raised to a first non-unity exponent and the power raised to a second non-unity exponent, is reached.

Abstract: A human-cooperative industrial robot includes a contact force detection part configured to detect a contact force applied to the robot when an operator and a robot come in contact with each other, a contact force monitoring part configured to either stop the robot or make the robot retreat in a direction in which the contact force is reduced if the contact force exceeds a predetermined threshold value, and an operation force detection part configured to detect an operation force applied to the robot when the lead-through operation is implemented. The robot also includes a lead-through switch for switching between the states of enabling and disabling the lead-through operation. When the lead-through operation is enabled, the contact force monitoring is disabled, and when the lead-through operation is disabled, the contact force monitor is enabled.

Abstract: An object is to provide a rotary fluid element and a method of correcting unbalance of a rotary fluid element, whereby unbalance of the rotary fluid element can be corrected multiple times in a necessary and sufficient amount without sacrificing strength of blades. A rotary fluid element includes: a plurality of blades extending in a centrifugal direction on an outer peripheral surface of a boss portion and disposed at intervals in a circumferential direction; and a cut-remove portion for reducing unbalance disposed in a blade gap between the blades adjacent in the circumferential direction. The cut-remove portion includes a first cut-remove portion which is cut and removed on a radially-outer rim portion between the blades, and an additional cut-remove portion which is cut and removed on a radially-inner portion disposed inside the first cut-remove portion with respect to a radial direction.

Abstract: An image forming system including an image forming device and a portable terminal device communicably connectable to the image forming device is disclosed. An image forming device includes a touch panel, a detector section, a voice information generator section, and a transmitter section. The touch panel displays a softkey. The detector section detects a pressed position in the touch panel. The voice information generator section generates voice information concerning the position detected by the detector section and the softkey. The transmitter section transmits the voice information to the portable terminal device. The portable terminal device includes a receiver section, a voice data creator section, and a voice outputting section. The receiver section receives the voice information transmitted from the transmitter section. The voice data creator section creates voice data to be output based on the voice information. The voice outputting section outputs a voice based on the voice data.

Abstract: A polyamide resin composition includes 100 parts by weight of a (a) polyamide resin; and 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a (b) hydroxyl group- and carboxyl group-containing compound, wherein the (b) hydroxyl group- and carboxyl group-containing compound has a ratio (COOH/OH) of 0.01 to 5.0 of a rate (percentage) of a carboxyl group-derived peak area to a total peak area in a 13C-NMR spectrum to a rate (percentage) of a hydroxyl group-derived peak area to a total peak area in a 1H-NMR spectrum and has a degree of branching of 0.05 to 0.35.

Abstract: A wastegate valve includes, a valving element 13 that opens and closes an exhaust gas bypass path, a valve stem 17 that extends from the valving element, an operating lever 15 having an insertion hole 29 where the valve stem is inserted with play, a support plate 31 provided on an open end of the valve stem, and a spring member 19 provided between the support plate and the operating lever 15. The spring member has a large-diameter part and at least two small-diameter parts, the large-diameter part and the at least two small-diameter parts being arranged concentrically with an axial center of the valve stem, and the at least two small-diameter parts constitute a first contact part 35 in contact with an operating lever side and a second contact part 37 in contact with a support plate side.

Abstract: The invention provides a storage subsystem in which a system administrator and a user can accurately comprehend the used storage capacity. Therefore, according to the backup of the present invention, a process for adding new data and a process for updating already existing data are distinguished, and a management to increase a capacity used by the user is performed only when adding new data.

Abstract: An electroless gold plating solution with which one or more openings formed in a resist overlying a substrate can be filled in a short time, the openings having a width on the order of micrometer, in particular, 100 ?m or smaller, in terms of the width of the exposed substrate area, and having a height of 3 ?m or larger. The electroless gold plating solution contains a deposition accelerator for deposition in fine areas, and a microfine pattern of 100 ?m or finer is formed therefrom.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium contains an event processing control program for event processing that processes received event data in accordance with processing rules and outputs output data. The program causes a computer to execute a process that includes obtaining first assessment values pertaining to output data by the event processing for a first type of events, periodically by a first period. A correlation coefficient value of first and second received event data is periodically calculated by a second period longer than the first period. The first and second received event data are received event data of the first type and of a second type different from the first type, respectively. A second filtering condition pertaining to the second received event data is set based on the correlation coefficient value and a first filtering condition that pertains to the first received data and is specified from the assessment values.