Abstract: An object of the present invention is to realize a control device having operation continuity at the time of failure with less redundancy and reduce cost. Provided is a vehicle control system including a transmission unit that transmits energy to a driving wheel, a first control unit that controls the transmission unit, a first source that inputs energy to the transmission unit, a second source that inputs energy to the transmission unit, a second control unit that controls the first source, and a third control unit that controls the second source, wherein when the first control unit fails, the second control unit or the third control unit controls the transmission unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, having a first photosensitive drum, a first developing roller, a first shifting member movable between a contacting position and a separating position, a motor, a first joint, a first clutch operable in one of a transmittable condition and a discontinuing condition, a first shifting cam rotatable between a first position, in which the first shifting cam locates the first shifting member at the contacting position, and a second position, in which the first shifting cam locates the first shifting member at the separating position, and a first switching cam rotatable between a third position, in which the first switching cam places the first clutch in the transmittable condition, and a fourth position, in which the first switching cam places the first clutch in the discontinuing condition, alongside the first shifting cam rotating between the first position and the second position, is provided.

Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a first electric motor that causes a vehicle to travel, a second electric motor that generates power by using an output of a power source and starts the power source, a power storage device that stores the power generated by the second electric motor and supplies the power to the first electric motor, a monitoring device that monitors a failure state of the vehicle, and a switch that switches the vehicle to travel from the first electric motor to the second electric motor. In a case of a predetermined driving state in which the monitoring device detects a failure of the first electric motor and a driving force is obtained from the second electric motor, the monitoring device controls the switch to switch the driving force for causing the vehicle to travel from the first electric motor to the second electric motor.

Abstract: An imaging element according to the present disclosure includes: a photoelectric conversion unit that is configured of a first electrode 21 and a photoelectric conversion layer 23A and a second electrode 22 including an organic material being laminated, an inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer 23B is formed between the first electrode 21 and the photoelectric conversion layer 23A, and an inorganic oxide semiconductor material configuring the inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer 23B contains gallium (Ga) atoms, tin (Sn) atoms, zinc (Zn) atoms, and oxygen (O) atoms.

Abstract: To provide an aerial vehicle that can realize ease of operation during driving. An aerial vehicle according to the present technology includes: a vehicle body extending in a front-rear direction; a saddle section provided on an upper side of the vehicle body; a grip section provided on the front side of the saddle section in the vehicle body; and a rotary wing section which is provided in the vehicle body and which generates lift and/or thrust with respect to the vehicle body; wherein an operation section for performing operations pertaining to actions relating to ascent and/or propulsion of the vehicle body is provided in the grip section.

Abstract: An imaging element of the present disclosure includes a photoelectric conversion section including a first electrode 21, a photoelectric conversion layer 23A, and a second electrode 22 that are stacked, in which a protection layer 23B including an inorganic oxide, and an inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer 23C are formed from side of the photoelectric conversion layer directly below the photoelectric conversion layer 23A.

Abstract: This cylinder device includes a tubular cylinder that has an opening portion on at least one end side, a metal rod that protrudes through the opening portion of the cylinder, and a sliding contact member that is provided at the opening portion of the cylinder and comes into sliding contact with the rod. A chromium plating film is provided on a surface of the rod. An aspect ratio of an average crystallite diameter in a film thickness direction to an average crystallite diameter in an in-plane direction in the chromium plating film is 0.2 or smaller.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, having process units, a transfer unit, a motor, first through fourth cams, a color-linkage gear train, a monochrome-transmission gear train, and a color-transmission gear train, is provided. Each of the process units has a developing unit including a developing roller and a drum unit including a photosensitive drum. The color-linkage gear train rotates the first cam, the second cam, and the third cam in shifted phases. The monochrome-transmission gear train transmits a driving force from the motor to a monochrome clutch, which engages and disengages transmission of the driving force from the monochrome-transmission gear train to the fourth cam. The color-transmission gear train transmits the driving force from the motor to a color clutch, which engages and disengages transmission of the driving force from the color-transmission gear train to the color-linkage gear train.

Abstract: A substrate that enables increasing an allowable current value of a current path in a thickness direction of the substrate and narrowing spaces between multiple current paths, and the like are provided. To solve this subject, a substrate includes a sheet-shaped first base material (1) having a penetrating hole (1B) in the thickness direction and includes a second base material (2) fitted into the penetrating hole (1B). The second base material (2) includes multiple metal bodies (2B). The metal bodies (2B) penetrate in the thickness direction of the first base material (1) in a state of having an end exposed at each of a first surface and a second surface of the second base material (2) that face each other in the thickness direction.

Abstract: An imaging element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first electrode; a second electrode that is disposed to be opposed to the first electrode; and an organic layer that is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, the organic layer including a dipyrromethene derivative represented by a general formula (1) or a general formula (2).

Abstract: Provided is a thermal flow rate meter capable of individually correcting different pulsation errors generated in an upstream side temperature sensor and a downstream side temperature sensor. A thermal flow rate meter 1 which measures a flow rate of a gas based on a temperature difference between an upstream side temperature sensor 12 and a downstream side temperature sensor 13, which are arranged on the upstream side and the downstream side of a heating element 11. The thermal flow rate meter includes: a detection element 10 that individually outputs an output signal of the upstream side temperature sensor 12 and an output signal of the downstream side temperature sensor 13; and compensator 20 that individually performs response compensation of the output signal of the upstream side temperature sensor 12 and the output signal of the downstream side temperature sensor 13.

Abstract: An imaging element includes a photoelectric conversion section including a first electrode 21, a photoelectric conversion layer 23A including an organic material, and a second electrode 22 that are stacked; an inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer 23B is formed between the first electrode 21 and the photoelectric conversion layer 23A; and when a composition of an inorganic oxide semiconductor material included in the inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer 23B is represented by MaNbSncO (where M denotes an aluminum (Al) atom, and N denotes a gallium atom (Ga) or a zinc (Zn) atom, or a gallium (Ga) atom and a zinc (Zn) atom), a+b+c=1.00, 0.01?a?0.04, and b<c are satisfied.

Abstract: An imaging element includes a photoelectric conversion section including a first electrode 21, a photoelectric conversion layer 23A including an organic material, and a second electrode 22 that are stacked; an inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer 23B is formed between the first electrode 21 and the photoelectric conversion layer 23A; and an inorganic oxide semiconductor material included in the inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer 23B contains aluminum (Al) atoms, tin (Sn) atoms, zinc (Zn) atoms, and oxygen (O) atoms.

Abstract: An imaging element of the present disclosure includes a photoelectric conversion section including a first electrode 21, a photoelectric conversion layer 23A including an organic material, and a second electrode 22 that are stacked; an inorganic semiconductor material layer 23B is formed between the first electrode 21 and the photoelectric conversion layer 23A; and a value ?EN (=ENanion?ENcation) is less than 1.695, and preferably 1.624 or less, which results from subtracting an average value ENcation of electronegativities of cationic species included in the inorganic semiconductor material layer from an average value ENanion of electronegativities of anionic species included in the inorganic semiconductor material layer 23B.

Abstract: A thermal airflow sensor includes a sensor element, a bonding wire, a resin, and a protective film. The sensor element has a thin-wall portion. The thin-wall portion has a heating resistor. The bonding wire is electrically connected to the sensor element. The resin covers the bonding wire. The protective film is formed on a surface of the sensor element so that the heating resistor is exposed. The protective film has at least a slit between the resin and the thin-wall portion.

Abstract: A thermal sensor device capable of maintaining measurement accuracy for a long period by suppressing plastic deformation due to thermal expansion of the heat generating resistor and reducing resistance change of the heat generating resistor, includes: a substrate having an opening; and a diaphragm having a structure in which a lower film, a heat generating resistor, and an upper film are stacked so as to bridge the opening, in which a film thickness of the lower film is larger than a film thickness of the upper film, an average thermal expansion coefficient of the lower film is larger than an average thermal expansion coefficient of the upper film, the lower film includes a plurality of films having different thermal expansion coefficients, and a film having a largest thermal expansion coefficient among the plurality of films is formed below a thickness center of the lower film.

Abstract: It is difficult for a conventional air flow rate meter to cope with a distorted waveform including harmonics like the pulsation waveform of an actual engine. An air flow rate meter 100A according to the present invention includes an air flow rate detection element 1 that generates an output signal corresponding to an air flow rate to be measured, a signal detector 2 that detects that the output signal from the air flow rate detection element 1 has passed a predetermined threshold, a pulse generator 3 that generates a pulse signal using the output signal from the signal detector 2 as a trigger, and an adder 4 that adds the output signal from the pulse generator 3 to the output signal from the air flow rate detection element 1.

Abstract: A sensor output circuit is limited with high accuracy, and reduces radio wave radiation by signal transmission using a single-line signal. The sensor output includes a pulse signal Vin that changes according to a physical quantity to be measured, MOS transistors that perform on/off operations according to the pulse signal Vin, a constant current source that generates a constant current, a MOS transistor which generates a gate voltage of a MOS transistor, MOS transistors which form a current mirror circuit, and the MOS transistor which works to maintain a drain voltage of the MOS transistor at a constant voltage, and the output terminal which is driven by the MOS transistors connected in series. In addition, an output signal from the sensor output circuit is transmitted to a control circuit via an output signal line. The control circuit includes a pull-up resistor, a capacitor, and an input gate circuit.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a highly accurate and highly reliable physical quantity sensor wherein an error due to stress applied to a sensor element of the physical quantity sensor is reduced. This physical quantity sensor device is provided with: a hollow section formed in a Si substrate; an insulating film covering the hollow section; and a heating section formed in the insulating film. The sensor device is also provided with a detection element that detects the temperature of the insulating film above the hollow section, the detection element is provided with a first silicon element and a second silicon element, and the first silicon element and the second silicon element are doped with different impurities, respectively.

Abstract: A steering control device for reducing a steering load on the driver by adjusting a gain of a rear wheel steering angle with respect to a front wheel steering angle operated by the driver according to a relative relationship between the vehicle and the parking frame to enable fine steering of the own vehicle near the parking frame when the four-wheel steering vehicle is parked. The steering control device is configured to control a rear wheel steering angle by a rear wheel steering system based on a front wheel steering angle operated by a driver, and includes an arithmetic device configured to reduce an absolute value of a gain of the rear wheel steering angle with respect to the front wheel steering angle as a positional relationship between an own vehicle and a parking frame comes closer when an own vehicle shifts to a parking driving mode.