Abstract: Provided are a traveling control system for a transport vehicle and a traveling control method for a transport vehicle capable of preventing unstable traveling when the transport vehicle travels while pulling a bogie. The traveling control system for a transport vehicle includes an imaging unit (3) provided corresponding to an operation region of a bogie (2) that travels together with a transport vehicle (1), a mode acquisition unit (14) configured to acquire a mode of the bogie based on an image including the bogie imaged by the imaging unit, and a mode determination unit (14) configured to determine a mode of the bogie based on the mode of the bogie acquired by the mode acquisition unit. Traveling of the transport vehicle is controlled based on a determination of the mode determination unit.

Abstract: A dispensing device that dispenses a liquid sample with a target weight x (in grams) includes: a pipette that discharges the liquid sample into a vessel; and a controller that controls the pipette. The controller performs: first liquid discharge processing in which the controller discharges the liquid sample with a volume of (x/?0×y) milliliters (mL) into the pipette, where y is a numeric value greater than 0 and smaller than 1, and ?0 is the tentative density (in grams per mL) of the liquid sample; first weight acquisition processing in which the controller acquires information about the weight z (in grams) of the liquid sample discharged in first liquid discharge processing; density calculation processing in which the controller calculates the density p (in grams/mL) of the liquid sample according to the expression ?=z/(x/?0×y); and second liquid discharge processing in which the controller discharges, into the pipette, the liquid sample with a volume based on the density ?, weight z, and target weight x.

Abstract: A robot system includes a robot arm driven by an electric motor and a vehicle that is movable and supports the robot arm. A control method includes (a) moving the vehicle to a work station of a first type and (b) driving the robot arm in the work station of the first type. The (a) executes a first operation mode for, in a part of the movement to the work station of the first type, moving the vehicle in a state in which electric power is not supplied to the electric motor, starting supply of the electric power to the electric motor during the movement of the vehicle in the state in which the electric power is not supplied to the electric motor, and arranging the vehicle in the work station of the first type in a state in which the electric power is supplied to the electric motor.

Abstract: An automated guided vehicle system in which an automated guided vehicle autonomously moves inside a building is provided. The automated guided vehicle includes: an internal sensor having an encoder and a gyro sensor and acquiring information about an own position; an external sensor casting light onto a reflection board arranged in the building, receiving reflected light from the reflection board, and acquiring information about an own position; and a control unit correcting the own position based on the internal sensor, based on the information acquired by the external sensor. The own position via the internal sensor has a margin of error such that the automated guided vehicle can travel for a predetermined period, using only the internal sensor. The control unit performs own-position correction via the external sensor, using one of the reflection boards.

Abstract: A parking assistance apparatus is provided that is capable of improving convenience for a driver by determining that parking is possible in a case where the local vehicle will protrude from a parking frame but safety is ensured around a prescribed position that corresponds to the parking frame. The presence/absence of an obstacle around a prescribed position that corresponds to a parking frame is also determined for a parking frame from which the local vehicle will protrude. In a case where safety is ensured around the prescribed position that corresponds to the parking frame, it is determined that parking is possible, and the location of the parking frame is presented to a driver.

Abstract: A control method includes: a step A of calculating a work posture of a mobile robot with respect to a target object at a plurality of stop candidate positions within a stop error range centered on a target stop position; and a step B of changing the target stop position when the mobile robot is unable to take a controllable work posture at at least one stop candidate position of the plurality of stop candidate positions.

Abstract: A robot system includes a robot arm driven by an electric motor and a vehicle that is movable and supports the robot arm. A control method includes (a) moving the vehicle to a work station of a first type and (b) driving the robot arm in the work station of the first type. The (a) executes a first operation mode for, in a part of the movement to the work station of the first type, moving the vehicle in a state in which electric power is not supplied to the electric motor, starting supply of the electric power to the electric motor during the movement of the vehicle in the state in which the electric power is not supplied to the electric motor, and arranging the vehicle in the work station of the first type in a state in which the electric power is supplied to the electric motor.

Abstract: Provided are a traveling control system for a transport vehicle and a traveling control method for a transport vehicle capable of preventing unstable traveling when the transport vehicle travels while pulling a bogie. The traveling control system for a transport vehicle includes an imaging unit (3) provided corresponding to an operation region of a bogie (2) that travels together with a transport vehicle (1), a mode acquisition unit (14) configured to acquire a mode of the bogie based on an image including the bogie imaged by the imaging unit, and a mode determination unit (14) configured to determine a mode of the bogie based on the mode of the bogie acquired by the mode acquisition unit. Traveling of the transport vehicle is controlled based on a determination of the mode determination unit.

Abstract: An automated guided vehicle system in which an automated guided vehicle autonomously moves inside a building is provided. The automated guided vehicle includes: an internal sensor having an encoder and a gyro sensor and acquiring information about an own position; an external sensor casting light onto a reflection board arranged in the building, receiving reflected light from the reflection board, and acquiring information about an own position; and a control unit correcting the own position based on the internal sensor, based on the information acquired by the external sensor. The own position via the internal sensor has a margin of error such that the automated guided vehicle can travel for a predetermined period, using only the internal sensor. The control unit performs own-position correction via the external sensor, using one of the reflection boards.

Abstract: A parking assistance apparatus is provided that is capable of improving convenience for a driver by determining that parking is possible in a case where the local vehicle will protrude from a parking frame but safety is ensured around a prescribed position that corresponds to the parking frame. The presence/absence of an obstacle around a prescribed position that corresponds to a parking frame also determined for a parking frame from which the local vehicle will protrude. In a case where safety is ensured around the prescribed position that corresponds to the parking frame, it is determined that parking is possible, and the location of the parking frame is presented to a driver.

Abstract: A novel cycloolefin copolymer that can be employed in the production of molding with fewer defects, for example, fewer gel particles (fish eyes). There is provided a cycloolefin copolymer comprising 80 to 20 mol % of repeating units derived from an ?-olefin monomer and 20 to 80 mol % of repeating units derived from at least one cycloolefin monomer selected from the group consisting of monomer of the general formula (I), monomer of the general formula (II), monomer of the general formula (III), monomer of the general formula (IV) and monomer of the general formula (V), wherein with respect to the repeating units derived from cycloolefin monomer, the proportion thereof being present in the form of dimer (Rd) is 50 mol % or below and the proportion thereof being present in the form of trimer (Rt) 5 mol % or above.

Abstract: A novel cycloolefin copolymer that can be employed in the production of molding with fewer defects, for example, fewer gel particles (fish eyes). There is provided a cycloolefin copolymer comprising 80 to 20 mol % of repeating units derived from an ?-olefin monomer and 20 to 80 mol % of repeating units derived from at least one cycloolefin monomer selected from the group consisting of monomer of the general formula (I), monomer of the general formula (II), monomer of the general formula (III), monomer of the general formula (IV) and monomer of the general formula (V), wherein with respect to the repeating units derived from cycloolefin monomer, the proportion thereof being present in the form of dimer (Rd) is 50 mol % or below and the proportion thereof being present in the form of trimer (Rt) 5 mol % or above.

Abstract: Information that is transferred through a bus BUS1 (conforming to IEEE 1394) is downloaded into a rewrite area storing device information (such as GUID or config ROM) and data transfer control program information (such as a SBP-2 firmware program), and rewriter processing is performed to write the information into the rewrite area. When it is detected that no device is connected to a bus BUS2 (conforming to ATA/ATAPI or IDE), the rewriter processing starts. The detection of whether or not a device is connected to BUS2 is based on the result of an access to a register of the device. In a download mode, the information is written into the rewrite area by transferring data to and from a PC connected to BUS1.

Abstract: The system stores a storage address ADK1 of a page table element PEK1 that was being processed when a bus reset occurred, of page table elements of a page table specified by an ORB1. The system then reads out a storage address ADK2 of a page table element PEK2 having the same element number as PEK1, of page table elements of an ORB2 after the bus reset occurs, and restarts data transfer when ADK1 and ADK2 are the same. When the page table is absent, addresses DAD1 and DAD2 that are specified directly by the ORB1 and the ORB2 are compared. When data transfer is not be restarted but a command CMD1 of the ORB1 has already been issued to a device, the CMD1 is aborted.

Abstract: A data transfer control system includes: a port control section which controls ports P1 and P2 respectively connected with an electronic instrument PC1 and an electronic instrument PC2; and a bus reset issue section which issues a bus reset. The port P2 is set to a disabled state, and then the bus reset is issued to cause the electronic instrument PC1 to acquire an access right. The port P2 is set to an enabled state after the bus reset has been issued and the electronic instrument PC1 has acquired the access right. After the electronic instrument PC2 has been detected to be in a suspended state, a resume packet is transferred to the electronic instrument PC2. The port P2 is set to a disabled state after the power for the data transfer control system has been turned on.

Abstract: It is the object of the present invention to provide a retardation film comprising a norbornene type copolymer, being excellent in heat resistance, low specific gravity, low birefringence, low photoelasticity, and low chromatic dispersion and having high performance of retardation compensation.

Abstract: A data transfer control system includes a buffer controller that controls access to a data buffer and a transfer controller that controls data transfer between a PC connected to a BUS1 and the logical units LUN1 and LUN2 connected to a BUS2. The transfer controller includes: a command processing section that starts data transfer to or from the LUN1 based on a command indicated by an ORB for the LUN1 when the ORB is received, and starts data transfer to or from the LUN2 based on a command indicated by an ORB for the LUN2 when the ORB is receive; and a wait processing section that waits the processing of the ORB for the LUN2, when a bus reset occurs during the processing of the ORB for the LUN1 and the ORB for the LUN2 is received after the bus reset has occurred.

Abstract: A data transfer control system receives a command packet ORB transferred through a bus BUS1 (IEEE 1394), issues a command indicated by ORB to a device connected to a bus BUS2 (ATA (IDE)/ATAPI), and orders start of a DMA transfer. The command issued based on ORB is aborted after the completion of the DMA transfer. The data transfer control system compares contents of a command packet ORB1 transferred before a bus reset with contents of a command packet ORB2 transferred after the bus reset. If the contents are different, a command issued based on ORB1 is aborted after completion of a DMA transfer. Dummy data is transferred between the data transfer control system and the device connected to the bus BUS2 until a DMA transfer is completed. Dummy data transfer is controlled by performing a dummy update on a pointer.

Abstract: A data transfer control system receives a command packet ORB (SBP-2) transferred through a bus BUS1 (IEEE1394), and issues a command included in the ORB to a device connected with a bus BUS2 (ATA (IDE)/ATAPI). The data transfer control system sets a sufficiently large fixed DMA data length irrespective of the type of the issued command, and instructs start of DMA transfer to or from the device connected with the bus BUS2. The data transfer control system aborts the DMA transfer when a device connected with BUS2 informs of completion of command processing. As the fixed DMA data length, a value greater than a storage capacity of a storage or a value greater than a data length which can be designated by a command is employed. The data transfer control system issues a command included in the ORB to a device connected with the bus BUS2 without decoding the command.

Abstract: A data transfer control system for controlling data transfer between a first electronic apparatus coupled to a first bus and a device coupled to a second bus including a coupling control unit that issues an instruction to execute attachment to the first bus before power supply to the device is turned on, a bus state monitoring unit that detects whether or not the first bus enters a reset state after attachment and a power supply control unit that implements power supply control to turn on power supply to the device if a reset state of the first bus is detected.