Abstract: A steering system according to the present disclosure includes a first drive gear and a second drive gear that are provided on a shaft, and a pair of link mechanisms disposed on both sides of the shaft. Each of the pair of link mechanisms includes a first driven gear, a second driven gear, a first tie rod, and a second tie rod.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of performing image formation and position adjustment prior to the image formation includes a printing unit capable of printing an adjustment chart used for the position adjustment, a storage unit to store lengths of the adjustment chart in a main scanning direction and in a sub-scanning direction, a reading unit to read the adjustment chart printed by the printing unit and acquire a read image of the adjustment chart, and a cutting unit to cut out an adjustment image from the read image. The reading unit reads the adjustment chart in a maximum range readable by the reading unit to acquire the read image. The cutting unit determines a cutout range of the adjustment image with respect to the read image based on the lengths of the adjustment chart and cuts out the adjustment image in the cutout range.

Abstract: A vehicle control device assists in checking a rear side of an own vehicle. The vehicle control device includes a position estimation unit, an SN index calculation unit, a lane determination unit, and an alarm determination unit. The position estimation unit estimates a lateral position of an other vehicle based on a reflected wave of a radar wave. The SN index calculation unit calculates, based on the reflected wave, an SN index indicating a relationship between level of a noise and level of a signal. In response to determining a lane in which the other vehicle is traveling based on information on the lateral position of the other vehicle, the lane determination unit performs determination on the lane based on the SN index. The alarm determination unit determines whether a condition for issuing an alarm about the other vehicle is satisfied based on a result of determination of the lane.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that reads a print position adjustment chart using an auto document feeder (ADF) and specifies an appropriate image reading size to include paper edges of the chart is provided.

Abstract: Provided is a steering apparatus 1 including: a wheel 2; and a steering unit 5 configured to steer the wheel 2, the steering apparatus 1 being fixable to a vehicle body, wherein the steering unit 5 includes: a steering drive source (an electric motor incorporated in an electric motor unit 61) configured to steer the wheel 2 with a steering rotation axis 63a as an axis, the steering rotation axis 63a being a rotation axis when the wheel 2 is steered; and a manual toe angle adjustment mechanism 7 different from the steering drive source, the manual toe angle adjustment mechanism 7 enabling a toe angle of the wheel 2 to be manually adjusted around the steering rotation axis 63a.

Abstract: Provided is a steering apparatus 1 including: a wheel 2; and a steering unit 5 configured to steer the wheel 2, the steering apparatus 1 being fixable to a vehicle body, wherein the steering unit 5 includes: a steering drive source (an electric motor incorporated in an electric motor unit 61) configured to steer the wheel 2 with a steering rotation axis 63a as an axis, the steering rotation axis 63a being a rotation axis when the wheel 2 is steered; and a manual toe angle adjustment mechanism 7 different from the steering drive source, the manual toe angle adjustment mechanism 7 enabling a toe angle of the wheel 2 to be manually adjusted around the steering rotation axis 63a.

Abstract: An object is to appropriately control a fixing process while making an attempt to increase speed by improving the PPM in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. In the electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the control unit decompresses compressed quantized raster image data in units of pages. Then, the control unit derives an image feature quantity from decompressed raster image data in units of pages and notifies the printing unit of the derived image feature quantity. Then, the control unit transfers the decompressed raster image data to the printing unit in units of pages in response to an image transfer request from the printing unit. The printing unit sets a parameter relating to a fixing process in the printing processing based on the notified image feature quantity. Then, the printing unit performs the printing processing in accordance with the set parameter for the decompressed raster image data received from the control unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to this embodiment performs, based on a job setting, conversion of a pixel value of a partial region in an input original image into a predetermined value on image data of the original image, as needed. Subsequently, this image processing apparatus generates a histogram representing the density signal distribution of the image data of the original image or the converted image data. Note that if the above-described conversion is performed, this image processing apparatus corrects the generated histogram by subtracting, from a count of the predetermined number of the generated histogram, the number of sampling points counted in the above-described partial region when the histogram is generated.

Abstract: An object is to appropriately control a fixing process while making an attempt to increase speed by improving the PPM in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. In the electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the control unit decompresses compressed quantized raster image data in units of pages. Then, the control unit derives an image feature quantity from decompressed raster image data in units of pages and notifies the printing unit of the derived image feature quantity. Then, the control unit transfers the decompressed raster image data to the printing unit in units of pages in response to an image transfer request from the printing unit. The printing unit sets a parameter relating to a fixing process in the printing processing based on the notified image feature quantity. Then, the printing unit performs the printing processing in accordance with the set parameter for the decompressed raster image data received from the control unit.

Abstract: It is made possible to generate printed matter intended by a user without the user individually performing print setting for a master set and for a copy set. The image forming apparatus of the present invention includes: at least one processor that executes a set of instructions to: acquire a print setting registered in advance, which is applied to printing of a specific kind of set, or a print setting registered in advance, which is applied to printing on a sheet of a specific sheet feed cassette; and apply the acquired print setting registered in advance in a case of performing printing of a plurality of sets including a set that is printed by using a sheet of a first sheet feed cassette and a set that is printed by using a sheet of a second sheet feed cassette based on specific print data for printing the plurality of sets.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to this embodiment performs, based on a job setting, conversion of a pixel value of a partial region in an input original image into a predetermined value on image data of the original image, as needed. Subsequently, this image processing apparatus generates a histogram representing the density signal distribution of the image data of the original image or the converted image data. Note that if the above-described conversion is performed, this image processing apparatus corrects the generated histogram by subtracting, from a count of the predetermined number of the generated histogram, the number of sampling points counted in the above-described partial region when the histogram is generated.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus having a hardware configuration for counting the amount of toner used for an image to be printed for each color component uses a conversion coefficient used for processing for converting a pixel value in image data expressing the image into a signal value indicating the amount of toner to convert the pixel value into the signal value. The image forming apparatus outputs information indicating whether or not a high-density image portion is included in an image based on the signal value obtained by performing the conversion.

Abstract: A radar apparatus is configured to set a first target to be a non-output object with respect to a control apparatus of a host vehicle in a case where the first target (1) has a fore-and-aft distance from the host vehicle that is larger than a fore-and-aft distance from the host vehicle of a second target and (2) has a predetermined dependency to be an accessory portion which belongs to a same vehicle as the second target. The radar apparatus includes a signal processor configured to: determine whether or not the second target is present in an own lane of the host vehicle; determine whether or not the second target is changing a lane; and set the first target to be an output object with respect to the control apparatus of the host vehicle in a case where the second target is changing the lane from the own lane.

Abstract: No chase control is performed in copying utilizing ACS (auto color select) determination processing. ACS determination is performed to determine whether image data is color or black-and-white image data and the chase control is performed after the ACS determination is completed.

Abstract: A peripheral object detection apparatus that is installed in a vehicle to detect a peripheral object obstructing travel by a vehicle includes: a radar that obtains a reflection intensity by transmitting an electromagnetic wave and receiving an electromagnetic wave reflected by an object; and a determination unit that calculates an integrated value of an amount of variation in the reflection intensity within a predetermined section, obtained by the radar, and determines on the basis of the integrated value whether or not the object is a low object not obstructing travel by the vehicle.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus having a hardware configuration for counting the amount of toner used for an image to be printed for each color component uses a conversion coefficient used for processing for converting a pixel value in image data expressing the image into a signal value indicating the amount of toner to convert the pixel value into the signal value. The image forming apparatus outputs information indicating whether or not a high-density image portion is included in an image based on the signal value obtained by performing the conversion.

Abstract: There is provided a signal processing device. Data indicative of a past sensing point, and a counter value indicative of existence possibility of the past sensing point are stored in a storage. Whether the past sensing point has continuity to a recent sensing point is determined. The counter value associated with the past sensing point determined as having no continuity to the recent sensing point is decreased. The data is deleted from the storage means when the counter value becomes less than a first threshold value. The sensing point possibly detected by pairing peak signals obtained in first and second periods in a wrong manner is identified as a specific sensing point. A first value is decreased from the counter value associated with the past sensing point, and a second value different from the first value is decreased from the counter value associated with the specific sensing point.

Abstract: A radar apparatus is configured to set a first target to be a non-output object with respect to a control apparatus of a host vehicle in a case where the first target (1) has a fore-and-aft distance from the host vehicle that is larger than a fore-and-aft distance from the host vehicle of a second target and (2) has a predetermined dependency to be an accessory portion which belongs to a same vehicle as the second target. The radar apparatus includes a signal processor configured to: determine whether or not the second target is present in an own lane of the host vehicle; determine whether or not the second target is changing a lane; and set the first target to be an output object with respect to the control apparatus of the host vehicle in a case where the second target is changing the lane from the own lane.

Abstract: Disclosed is an obstacle determination device (1) including a driving assistance ECU (3) that determines collision with an obstacle detected by output of a radar (2) mounted on a vehicle and performs driving assistance for the vehicle. When a distance of a null-point zone divided by null points where the output of the radar (2) is low is represented as a distance between the null points, the driving assistance ECU (3) determines, in a distant zone that is away from a reference zone that is the null-point zone nearest to a host vehicle in a predetermined range, if the null-point zone of the distance between the null points shorter than the distance between the null points in the reference zone is detected by a predetermined number or more, that the host vehicle does not collide with the detected obstacle.