Abstract: A multijointed bending mechanism having a first bending piece, a second bending piece connected to the first bending piece so as to be rotatable around a first rotation shaft, a third bending piece connected to the second bending piece so as to be rotatable around a second rotation shaft, at least two first wires connected to the first bending piece to rotate the first bending piece and at least two second wires connected to the second bending piece to rotate the second bending piece. The second wires are disposed inwards of the first wires with respect to a vertical direction of the first and second rotation shafts.

Abstract: A tubular insertion device includes a tubular insertion portion including a flexible portion in a predetermined part, bending sensors distributed and arranged in the flexible portion, and an operation support information calculating unit. The operation support information calculating unit extracts operation support information including at least first external force information regarding an external force applied to the tubular insertion portion by a combinational calculation based on detection information from the bending sensors.

Abstract: The present invention provides an antibody which recognizes an epitope recognized by an antibody produced by a hybridoma SH348-1 (FERM BP-10836) or a hybridoma SH357-1 (FERM BP-10837), an antibody produced by the hybridoma SH348-1 or the hybridoma SH357-1, an antibody obtained by humanizing the antibody produced by the hybridoma SH348-1 or the hybridoma SH357-1, a pharmaceutical agent comprising the antibody as an active ingredient, etc.

Abstract: A position detection device includes: a region acquiring unit that acquires a region where at least two of spheres with receiving antennas as centers and distances between each receiving antenna and a capsule endoscope as radii overlap with one another; an orientation estimating unit that estimates orientations of the capsule endoscope at points in the region based on positional relationships between the points and the receiving antennas, and received strength of signals received by the receiving antennas; and a position determination unit that determines the position of the capsule endoscope based on the positions of the points and the orientations, wherein the position determination unit calculates theoretical values of the received strength at the points, acquires measured values of the received strength at the receiving antennas, and detects a point having a minimum error between the theoretical value and the measured value as the position of the capsule endoscope.

Abstract: A scanning endoscope system has a light guide portion that guides an illuminating light, a drive portion capable of causing the light guide portion to swing so that an irradiation position of the illuminating light draws a locus corresponding to a predetermined scanning pattern, a light detecting portion that receives a return light of the illuminating light and outputs a signal, a control portion that drives the drive portion to perform scan so that the irradiation position of the illuminating light becomes a locus in a spiral shape, and an image generating portion that generates an image of an object based on a signal outputted from the light detecting portion in a predetermined timing, wherein the control portion further performs control for driving the drive portion so that the irradiation position of the illuminating light circles on a same circumference in the predetermined timing.

Abstract: In a motor control unit, a current-carrying failure detection unit determines a first determination condition and a second determination condition. The current-carrying failure detection unit measures a duration of a state where the first determination condition is satisfied, and a duration of a state where the second determination condition is satisfied. When the first or second duration exceeds a predetermined reference period, the current-carrying failure detection unit determines that a current-carrying failure has occurred.

Abstract: When wireless communications are made between a first wireless device and a second wireless device along a route, two wireless devices which exist between the first and second wireless devices each determine the lowest maximum transmission rate (11 Mbps) in the wireless intervals on the route from themselves to the second wireless device to be their own transmission rate txRate (11 Mbps) and two other wireless devices which exist between the first and second wireless devices each determine the lowest maximum transmission rate (54 Mbps) in the wireless intervals on the route from themselves to the second wireless device to be their own transmission rate txRate (54 Mbps).

Abstract: A position detection apparatus includes: a distance calculation unit configured to calculate a first distance between each of a plurality of receiving antennas and the capsule endoscope based on each reception strength of a signal received by the plurality of receiving antennas, a total distance calculation unit configured to calculate a total sum of distances from spherical surfaces inside a region where at least three or more spheres out of a plurality of spheres are overlapped, each of the plurality of spheres having a center at each of the plurality of receiving antennas and having a radius of the first distance, and a position determination unit configured to detect, as the position of the capsule endoscope, a position where the total sum of distances from the spherical surfaces is minimum.

Abstract: A current command value computing section includes an integration control computing section. Based on an integration of the steering torque ?, the integration control computing section computes a steering torque integration control amount Iint*, which is a compensation component for increasing the assist force. The integration control computing section functions as a determining device that determines whether the vehicle is traveling forward in a straight line. When the determining device determines that the vehicle is traveling forward in a straight line, the integration control computing section outputs the steering torque integration control amount Iint* to an adder. The current command value computing section superimposes the steering torque integration control amount Iint* on a basic assist control amount Ias* computed by a basic assist control section, and outputs the obtained value, as a current command value Iq* corresponding to a target assist force, to an output section.

Abstract: In a state in which the energization in the first direction is possible between the motor and the drive circuit and the motor is not rotating at high speed, when the phase induced voltage value of the specific phase that is the target of determination is continuously equal to or smaller than the abnormality determination threshold, the abnormality detecting unit determines that an open malfunction has occurred in the relay FET of the specific phase.

Abstract: A gateway apparatus including: a route control packet generating unit that generates a route control packet for constructing routes between node apparatuses forming an ad hoc network and the gateway apparatus; a channel designation signal generating unit that generates channel designation signal for designating a second channel different from a first channel on which the ad hoc network transmits and receives packets; a time designation signal generating unit that generates time designation signal for designating switching time to the node apparatus for switching the channel used for transmission and reception of packets to the second channel; a radio communication unit that transmits the route control packet, the channel designation signal and the time designation signal on the first channel; and a channel switching unit that switches, when it is time to switch, the channel on which the radio communication unit transmits and receives a signal to the second channel.

Abstract: A steering torque shift control amount calculation unit (31) calculates the steering torque shift control amount (?ts) by multiplying the basic shift amount (?ts_b) used as the basic compensation component by the transition coefficient (Kss). Then, the steering torque shift control amount (?ts) is subjected to the low-pass filter process in an abrupt change prevention processing unit (32). An abrupt change prevention processing unit (40) is provided in the steering torque shift control amount calculation unit (31). The transition coefficient (Kss) is subjected to the low-pass filter process in the abrupt change prevention processing unit (40). The cutoff frequency of the low-pass filter that forms the abrupt change prevention processing unit (40) is set to a value lower than the cutoff frequency of the low-pass filter that forms the abrupt change prevention processing unit (32) that executes the low-pass filter process on the torque shift control amount (?ts).

Abstract: A tubular insertion system includes an insertion unit including a bendable portion, a bending operation mechanism that operates the bendable portion. The tubular insertion system further includes a bending operation amount detection/calculation device that calculates bending operation amount information, a bent shape detection/calculation device that calculates bent shape information, and a first operation support information acquisition unit that acquires first operation support information based on at least one of the bending operation amount information and the bent shape information.

Abstract: The position of an antenna incorporated in a capsule-type endoscope 3 that moves in a body is estimated using a plurality of antennae, and where the distance dij between two positions Pti and P(t?1)j estimated at adjacent times falls within a predetermined value, pieces of information for these positions are related to each other and stored in a memory as connection information. Subsequently, processing for searching for a route from the connection information stored in the memory and calculating a track is performed.

Abstract: A position detecting apparatus of a capsule endoscope includes a receiving antenna unit for receiving, by a plurality of receiving antennas, a wireless signal transmitted from a capsule endoscope within a subject, a storage unit for storing theoretical electric field strengths of the wireless signal received by the receiving antennas depending on positions or positions and orientations of the capsule endoscope in the subject, a comparing unit for comparing specified values that are calculated from a difference between received electric field strengths of the wireless signal received by the receiving antennas and the theoretical electric field strengths stored in the storage unit, and a determination unit for determining a position or a position and orientation of the capsule endoscope where image data has been taken, based on a comparison result by the comparing unit.

Abstract: The position of an antenna incorporated in a capsule-type endoscope 3 that moves in a body is estimated using a plurality of antennae, and where the distance dij between two positions Pti and P(t?1)j estimated at adjacent times falls within a predetermined value, pieces of information for these positions are related to each other and stored in a memory as connection information. Subsequently, processing for searching for a route from the connection information stored in the memory and calculating a track is performed.

Abstract: Problem to Be Solved It is intended to provide an antibody having an inhibitory activity against cell malignant transformation and/or tumor cell growth, etc. Solution The present invention provides an antibody which recognizes an epitope recognized by an antibody produced by a hybridoma SH348-1 (FERM BP-10836) or a hybridoma SH357-1 (FERM BP-10837), an antibody produced by the hybridoma SH348-1 or the hybridoma SH357-1, an antibody obtained by humanizing the antibody produced by the hybridoma SH348-1 or the hybridoma SH357-1, a pharmaceutical agent comprising the antibody as an active ingredient, etc.

Abstract: A medical instrument including a distortion detection probe disposed in an insertion portion to be inserted into the interior of an examinee provided with a plurality of FBG sensor sections that detect distortion of the insertion portion, a coordinate calculation section that calculates first three-dimensional coordinates of the respective FBG sensor sections according to a first three-dimensional coordinate system whose origin is a predetermined position based on the detection results of the FBG sensor sections, a coordinate system setting section that sets a second three-dimensional coordinate system based on the first three-dimensional coordinates of the respective FBG sensor sections, a coordinate transformation section that transforms the first three-dimensional coordinates of the respective FBG sensor sections into second three-dimensional coordinates according to the second three-dimensional coordinate system set by the coordinate system setting section and a shape display section that displays the sha

Abstract: It is also an object of the present invention to provide objective advertisement plan(s). The target specifying information storage part 202 stores information for specifying target attribution including information for specifying information delivery medium of an object to contact with correspondently with searchers' id. The search term storage part 203 correspondently stores a searcher's id, the timing of search, and the term used for the search. The extraction part 204 extracts the timing of search for such search term for each searcher's id, segments the extracted search timing for each searcher's id into a predetermined number in chronological order and then extracts searcher's id belonging to each segment.

Abstract: A reference heater energization delay time is established according to an engine conditions (shift range, cooling water temperature, intake-air temperature, ambient temperature, and oil temperature) during starting period. An extension delay time is established according to an engine condition after starting period. A final heater energization delay time is established by adding the extension delay time to the reference heater energization delay time. Until an elapsed time after starting period of engine reaches the final heater energization delay time, an energization of a heater of an exhaust gas sensor is inhibited. When the elapsed time after starting period of engine reaches the final heater energization delay time, the energization of the heater is started to heat a sensor element.