Abstract: A maximum value of an input value obtained by a comparison circuit 403 is subtracted from each input value by a subtraction circuit 404, an approximate value of an exponential function value corresponding to divided values a1, a2, and a3 obtained by slicing the obtained difference value a for each bit range is read from look up tables table1, table2, and table3 by a look up table reference circuit 406, and is multiplied by a multiplication circuit 408 to calculate an approximate value of the exponential function value having the difference value a as an exponent. At the time of multiplication, a fraction is rounded off, and the number of bits is equalized by a right shift operation. Using a total value of the approximate values obtained by a summing circuit 409, each approximate value is divided by the divider circuit 410 to obtain an approximate value of the softmax function value.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of, in an image projection apparatus and a laser beam projection apparatus that reduce speckle noise by means of high-frequency superimposition, reducing a deterioration in the light emission intensity of a semiconductor laser while suppressing EMI. To achieve the object, the image projection apparatus includes a plurality of semiconductor lasers for emitting laser beams of different wavelengths in accordance with drive currents supplied thereto, a laser-drive circuit for generating the drive currents by superimposing a plurality of high-frequency signals on image signals of a plurality of color components, respectively, and a deflection section for deflecting each of the laser beams, wherein the plurality of high-frequency signals have different fundamental frequencies from one another.

Abstract: A mechanism for optimizing insulin infusion rate of a CSII pump for each patient. A continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion therapy uses a continuous subcutaneous insulin pump, which includes: determining a circadian variation curve representing sympathetic nerve activity and that represents parasympathetic nerve activity of a target patient; acquiring an inflection point of each of the circadian variation curves representing the two types of nerve activity; detecting a time that corresponds to the inflection point; and employing the time as a point at which the insulin infusion rate of the continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion pump is changed.

Abstract: A mechanism for optimizing insulin infusion rate of a CSII pump for each patient. A continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion therapy uses a continuous subcutaneous insulin pump, which includes: determining a circadian variation curve representing sympathetic nerve activity and that represents parasympathetic nerve activity of a target patient; acquiring an inflection point of each of the circadian variation curves representing the two types of nerve activity; detecting a time that corresponds to the inflection point; and employing the time as a point at which the insulin infusion rate of the continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion pump is changed.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to realize a compact three-dimensional measurement device of high resolution. In the present invention, a pulse light is projected on an object, the light reflected from the object is received by a solid state area sensor having a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, the area sensor is controlled with a timing synchronized with the projection of the pulse light, and the distance to each photoelectric conversion element is measured based on the output of the solid state area sensor.

Abstract: A network camera (image capturing apparatus) extracts an image of a monitoring area and an image of a watch area from a captured image that is output from an image capturing device, and changes the size of each of the images by a scaler, thereby generating a whole image and a watch image each having a predetermined image size. JPEG data obtained by encoding an integrated image obtained by integrating the whole image and the watch image in accordance with the JPEG method is distributed to a network. A terminal which acquires the JPEG data via the network decodes the JPEG data and displays the whole image and the watch image on a display. As a result, convenience in distribution of a captured image can be improved.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to realize a compact three-dimensional measurement device of high resolution. In the present invention, a pulse light is projected on an object, the light reflected from the object is received by a solid state area sensor having a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, the area sensor is controlled with a timing synchronized with the projection of the pulse light, and the distance to each photoelectric conversion element is measured based on the output of the solid state area sensor.

Abstract: An object is to provide a three-dimensional data input apparatus that enables data currently required by the user to be easily extracted from the stored past three-dimensional data, shooting position data or shooting direction data. When the user provides the three-dimensional measuring device 1 with a measurement instruction, the portions operate through control by the central processing portion 17 to obtain the three-dimensional data SS and the two-dimensional image data SN of the object Q. The group of the three-dimensional data SS, the two-dimensional image data SN, the position data SP and the attitude data SA that are in the one-to-one correspondence with one another as described above are stored in the storage portion 18 every time the three-dimensional data of the object Q is measured.

Abstract: In order to reproduce a three-dimensional shape of an object accurately while maintaining measuring accuracy and high speed, in a three-dimensional measuring method of projecting a stripe pattern having colored stripes on the object and measuring the three-dimensional shape of the object based on stripe positions on the imaged image corresponding to the stripes on the stripe pattern, colors of the stripes on the stripe pattern are set according to a predetermined rule, and a plurality of stripes having a predetermined positional relationship are extracted from the image, and correspondence with stripes on the stripe pattern based on the color arrangement of the extracted plural stripes.

Abstract: The power conversion device of the present invention comprises a power diode rectifier (REC) whose AC terminal is connected through an AC reactor (Ls) with an AC power source; voltage-type self-commutated power converters (CNV) whose AC terminals are connected with the AC terminal of this power diode rectifier through a recovery current suppression reactor (La); and a DC smoothing capacitor (Cd) connected between a DC common terminal of this voltage type self-commutated power converter and the power diode rectifier, with a load device connected in parallel therewith.

Abstract: An object is to provide a three-dimensional data input apparatus that enables data currently required by the user to be easily extracted from the stored past three-dimensional data, shooting position data or shooting direction data. When the user provides the three-dimensional measuring device 1 with a measurement instruction, the portions operate through control by the central processing portion 17 to obtain the three-dimensional data SS and the two-dimensional image data SN of the object Q. The group of the three-dimensional data SS, the two-dimensional image data SN, the position data SP and the attitude data SA that are in the one-to-one correspondence with one another as described above are stored in the storage portion 18 every time the three-dimensional data of the object Q is measured.

Abstract: In a distance measuring apparatus 1 having a projector 10 that projects pulse light P outside and a light receiver 20 that receives the pulse light being reflected in the outside and performs photoelectric conversion, and outputting measurement data DL responsive to a time Tf from the transmission point of time to the reception point of time of the pulse light, the following are provided: determining means 311 for determining whether a received light waveform DP is correct or includes at least two incorrect waveforms based on an output signal SP of the light receiver 20; and warning data outputting means 312 for outputting warning data DE responsive to the result of the determination when the determining means 311 determines that the received light waveform DP is incorrect.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for inputting three-dimensional data are provided, in which operation for obtaining incident angles is not required and accuracy of three-dimensional data can be improved. The method includes steps of irradiating a reference light beam from a first starting point A to an object by a first angle &thgr;A, irradiating a reference light beam from a second starting point B separated from the first starting point A to the object by a second angle &thgr;B, moving the first and the second starting points A, B in one direction so as to perform sub scanning of an imaginary plane VS, detecting time points TA, TB when the reference light beam reflected by the object Q passes each sampling section of the imaginary plane; and calculating the position of the object for each sampling section in accordance with positions of the first and second starting points A, B in each of the detected time points TA, TB and first and second angles &thgr;A, &thgr;B.

Abstract: The power conversion device of the present invention comprises a power diode rectifier (REC) whose AC terminal is connected through an AC reactor (Ls) with an AC power source; voltage-type self-commutated power converters (CNV) whose AC terminals are connected with the AC terminal of this power diode rectifier through a recovery current suppression reactor (La); and a DC smoothing capacitor (Cd) connected between a DC common terminal of this voltage type self-commutated power converter and the power diode rectifier, with a load device connected in parallel therewith.

Abstract: In order to reproduce a three-dimensional shape of an object accurately while maintaining measuring accuracy and high speed, in a three-dimensional measuring method of projecting a stripe pattern having colored stripes on the object and measuring the three-dimensional shape of the object based on stripe positions on the imaged image corresponding to the stripes on the stripe pattern, colors of the stripes on the stripe pattern are set according to a predetermined rule, and a plurality of stripes having a predetermined positional relationship are extracted from the image, and correspondence with stripes on the stripe pattern based on the color arrangement of the extracted plural stripes.

Abstract: An object is to provide a three-dimensional data input apparatus that enables data currently required by the user to be easily extracted from the stored past three-dimensional data, shooting position data or shooting direction data. When the user provides the three-dimensional measuring device 1 with a measurement instruction, the portions operate through control by the central processing portion 17 to obtain the three-dimensional data SS and the two-dimensional image data SN of the object Q. The group of the three-dimensional data SS, the two-dimensional image data SN, the position data SP and the attitude data SA that are in the one-to-one correspondence with one another as described above are stored in the storage portion 18 every time the three-dimensional data of the object Q is measured.

Abstract: A three-dimensional data input apparatus has a first and a second modes. In the first mode, images of an object are taken from two view points being apart from each other, the position of the object is calculated with high accuracy in accordance with the distance between the view points and the directions from each view point to the irradiated part of the object by the method of triangulation, and the calculated data or the data for calculation is output. In the second mode, the position of a part of the object is calculated in accordance with the irradiation angle and the reception angle in the same way as the conventional method of triangulation. In the first mode that does not use the irradiation angle information for calculating the position.

Abstract: A synchronous motor controller comprises speed control means for calculating an active current reference value on a basis of a deviation of a speed sensed value from a speed reference value of the synchronous motor, three-phase PQ conversion means for calculating an active current value and reactive current value on a basis of an armature current of the synchronous motor and a voltage phase reference value active current control means for calculating a voltage phase compensating value on a basis of a deviation of the active current value from the active current reference value, voltage phase computing means for calculating the voltage phase reference value and polar-coordinate three-phase conversion means for calculating a three-phase voltage reference value on a basis of the voltage phase reference value and a voltage amplitude reference value.

Abstract: A series compensator, connected in series to an AC transmission line, for compensating for an electric amount, such as a voltage, current, phase or impedance, of the AC transmission line, comprises a first capacitor and a second capacitor connected in series to each other and connected to the AC transmission line, and a compensation current generator connected in parallel to the first capacitor. This structure eliminates the need for a bypass transmission line to simplify the main transmission line structure, has an enhanced current controllability, reduces harmonics to be generated and realizes an economical way of ensuring a large compensation amount.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to realize a compact three-dimensional measurement device of high resolution. In the present invention, a pulse light is projected on an object, the light reflected from the object is received by a solid state area sensor having a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, the area sensor is controlled with a timing synchronized with the projection of the pulse light, and the distance to each photoelectric conversion element is measured based on the output of the solid state area sensor.