Abstract: An information providing system includes a server and an onboard device configured to transmit and receive information to and from the server. The onboard device includes an imaging unit configured to capture an image around a vehicle and a first transmission unit configured to transmit position information and captured image data to the server. The server includes a removal state information generating unit configured to generate removal state information including a predicted time which is required to remove the road obstacle based on the captured image data and a second transmission unit configured to transmit the removal state information. The removal state information which is transmitted from the server is output in another onboard device.

Abstract: An information providing system includes a server and an onboard device configured to transmit and receive information to and from the server. The onboard device includes an imaging unit configured to image a nearby vehicle and a first transmission unit configured to transmit nearby vehicle information including a captured image of the nearby vehicle or dangerous vehicle information including a position of a dangerous vehicle which is detected from the nearby vehicle information and position information of the onboard device to the server. The server includes a warning unit configured to generate warning information including the position of the dangerous vehicle for a vehicle near the dangerous vehicle and a second transmission unit configured to transmit the warning information.

Abstract: An information provision system has a vehicle-mounted device, server, and mobile terminal, which send and receive information to and from one another. The vehicle-mounted device has an imaging unit that images a vicinity of a vehicle, and a first transmitting unit that sends position information, vehicle condition information, and captured image data, to the server. The server has a dangerous spot information creating unit that creates dangerous spot information having a danger level and associated with position information, based on the vehicle condition information and captured image data, and a second transmitting unit that sends the dangerous spot information to the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal has a third transmitting unit that sends position information to the server, a receiving unit that receives the dangerous point information corresponding to the position information of the mobile terminal, and an output unit that outputs a warning based on the dangerous spot information.

Abstract: An information providing system includes an onboard device and a server configured to transmit and receive information to and from the onboard device. The onboard device includes: one or more first processors configured to acquire a current position and an output mode and to transmit the acquired current position and the acquired output mode to the server; and an output interface configured to output power source station recommendation information received. The server includes: one or more memories configured to store power source station information including position information of a power source station and a power source price detected from a captured image of the power source station; and one or more second processors configured to prioritize power source stations located within a predetermined range from the current position based on the output mode and to provide power source station information of the prioritized power source stations to the onboard device.

Abstract: An information providing system includes: an onboard device; and a server configured to transmit information to and receive information from the onboard device. The onboard device includes: a condition setting unit configured to acquire a destination and an output mode and to transmit the acquired destination and the acquired output mode to the server; and an output unit configured to output parking lot recommendation information which is received from the server. The server includes: a storage unit configured to store parking lot information including position information of parking lots and parking fees which are detected from a captured image of the parking lots; and an information providing unit configured to prioritize parking lots which are located within a predetermined range from the destination based on the output mode and to provide the parking lot information of the prioritized parking lots as the parking lot recommendation information to the onboard device.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a fixing belt and a pressure rotator that presses against a nip formation pad via the fixing belt to form a fixing nip between the pressure rotator and the fixing belt. A first holder holds a first lateral end of the fixing belt in an axial direction thereof. A second holder holds a second lateral end of the fixing belt in the axial direction thereof. The second holder, together with the first holder, defines a holder interval provided between the first holder and the second holder in the axial direction of the fixing belt. A lubricant supplying sheet impregnated with a lubricant is sandwiched between the nip formation pad and the fixing belt at the fixing nip. The lubricant supplying sheet has a sheet span in the axial direction of the fixing belt. The sheet span is within the holder interval.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a machine component having a rotation symmetry plane includes machining a rotation symmetry plane. The machining a rotation symmetry plane includes determining a track of the cutting. The determining a track determines the track in accordance with a condition that (1) a first end portion of the cutting edge is positioned at a cutting start position of the rotation symmetry plane, (2) N regions defined by division of the cutting edge successively come in contact with the rotation symmetry plane, (3) an inclination of a tangent line at a point of cutting of each of the N regions is equal to a target inclination of a tangent line which passes through the point of cutting and comes in contact with the rotation symmetry plane in a cut plane of the rotation symmetry plane, and (4) a second end of the cutting edge is positioned at a cutting end position of the rotation symmetry plane.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a machine component includes determining a track of a cutting edge and feeding the cutting edge along the track. The determining a track includes calculating a coordinate (X(t), Y(t), Z(t)) of a first end portion of the cutting edge in accordance with X(t)=(Rsh(t)cos ?(t)?Xchip(t)), Y(t)=(Rsh(t)sin ?(t)?Ychip(t)), and Z(t)=(Zsh(t)?Zchip(t)), where a variable t assumes (N+1) values not smaller than 0 and not greater than 1. ?(t) represents an angle formed by a straight line connecting a point of cutting projected on an XY plane and an origin of the XY plane to each other with respect to an X axis, and ?(t) satisfies a condition tan ? ? ? ? ( t ) = tan ? ? ? · tan ? ? ? s - tan ? ? ? · tan 2 ? ? + tan 2 ? ? - tan 2 ? ? s tan ? ? ? · tan ? ? ? s + tan ? ? ? · tan 2 ? ? + tan 2 ? ? - tan 2 ? ? s .

Abstract: One embodiment of the present disclosure is provided with: an information acquisition portion; an information storage portion; an event extraction section; a region setting section; and a display section. The information storage portion adds, to medical information, a time at which the information acquisition portion acquires the medical information from each of multiple medical devices used in a surgery, and a label for specifying the medical information. The display section causes a display device to display, as medical information, an image including a surgery site and at least one event extracted by the event extraction section in a time region set by the region setting section based on the time added to the medical information.

Abstract: A manufacturing method, a manufacturing apparatus, a computer readable recording medium, and a program for manufacturing a machine component having a rotation symmetry plane are provided.

Abstract: A power supply control device for supplying electricity to a plurality of loads includes: a plurality of synchronous rectification type DC-DC converters, each regulating and supplying the power source to the load; a plurality of reference voltage circuits, each outputting a reference voltage; a common reference voltage circuit outputting a common reference voltage; a plurality of comparison circuits, each outputting a signal that corresponds to the difference between a feedback voltage, which is a fraction of the output voltage from the DC-DC converter, and the reference voltage or the common reference voltage; and a common reference voltage circuit controller controlling the common reference voltage circuit so that the common reference voltage falls when the input to the comparison circuit is switched from the reference voltage to the common reference voltage.

Abstract: An inrush current prevention circuit includes: a voltage detection unit configured to detect a value of an input voltage applied by a power supply; a current detection unit configured to detect a value of an input current input from the power supply; a current limiting element configured to limit the input current; a voltage drop detection unit configured to detect a voltage drop in the power supply resulting from inrush currents using a detection voltage value detected by the voltage detection unit and a detection current value detected by the current detection unit; and a control unit configured to decrease a current limiting level of the current limiting element when the voltage drop detection unit detects the voltage drop.

Abstract: A method includes positioning a linear cutting edge inclined at an angle greater than 0° and smaller than 90° with respect to a Z axis at a cutting start position displaced from a position on an X axis along a direction of a Y axis in a three-dimensional orthogonal coordinate system in which an axial line of rotation of a rotation symmetry plane is defined as the Z axis, an axis in a radial direction of the rotation symmetry plane is defined as the X axis, and an axis orthogonal to both of the Z axis and the X axis is defined as the Y axis and machining the rotation symmetry plane by feeding the cutting edge from the cutting start position along a track having an X axis component, a Y axis component, and a Z axis component while the cutting edge is in contact with a rotating machine component.

Abstract: A method of correcting a track of a cutting edge is provided. With movement of the cutting edge, a point on the cutting edge in contact with the rotation symmetry plane is moved along the cutting edge from a first end portion of the cutting edge to a second end portion of the cutting edge opposite to the first end portion. The correction method includes measuring, by a measurement unit, a shape of the cut and machined rotation symmetry plane, calculating, by an operation unit, an error of the measured shape of the rotation symmetry plane from a target shape of the rotation symmetry plane in a direction of the axial line of rotation, and correcting, by the operation unit, a component in the direction of the axial line of rotation of a track of a point of cutting based on the error.

Abstract: A method includes positioning a linear cutting edge inclined at an angle greater than 0° and smaller than 90° with respect to a Z axis at a cutting start position displaced from a position on an X axis along a direction of a Y axis in a three-dimensional orthogonal coordinate system in which an axial line of rotation of a rotation symmetry plane is defined as the Z axis, an axis in a radial direction of the rotation symmetry plane is defined as the X axis, and an axis orthogonal to both of the Z axis and the X axis is defined as the Y axis and machining the rotation symmetry plane by feeding the cutting edge from the cutting start position along a track having an X axis component, a Y axis component, and a Z axis component while the cutting edge is in contact with a rotating machine component.

Abstract: In an operation-mode indicating system, a first light emitting device is located within a peripheral visual field of an operator and is controllably connected to a controller. The peripheral visual field is defined around a center visual field of the operator while the operator is looking at a predetermined site. A body support apparatus is capable of performing an operation to the predetermined site. The controller controls the first light emitting device to emit first light in a first operation mode of the body support apparatus and second light in a second operation mode of the body support apparatus. The first light and the second light are visually distinguishable from each other.

Abstract: A pressure and pressure relief device includes a rotator, a pressure body, a first pressure lever, and a biasing mechanism. The biasing mechanism includes a first elastic body, a second pressure lever, a cam, and a cam follower. A relations of L1>L3, L2>L4, and L3<L4 are satisfied. L1 represents a length between a first fulcrum of the first pressure lever and a point of load of the first pressure lever. L2 represents a length between the point of load of the first pressure lever and a hook portion of the first pressure lever. L3 represents a length between a pivot of the second pressure lever and a second fulcrum of the second pressure lever. L4 represents a length between the second fulcrum of the second pressure lever and a fastened portion of the second pressure lever.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a machine component having a rotation symmetry plane includes machining a rotation symmetry plane. The machining a rotation symmetry plane includes determining a track of the cutting. The determining a track determines the track in accordance with a condition that (1) a first end portion of the cutting edge is positioned at a cutting start position of the rotation symmetry plane, (2) N regions defined by division of the cutting edge successively come in contact with the rotation symmetry plane, (3) an inclination of a tangent line at a point of cutting of each of the N regions is equal to a target inclination of a tangent line which passes through the point of cutting and comes in contact with the rotation symmetry plane in a cut plane of the rotation symmetry plane, and (4) a second end of the cutting edge is positioned at a cutting end position of the rotation symmetry plane.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a fixing belt and a pressure rotator that presses against a nip formation pad via the fixing belt to form a fixing nip between the pressure rotator and the fixing belt. A first holder holds a first lateral end of the fixing belt in an axial direction thereof. A second holder holds a second lateral end of the fixing belt in the axial direction thereof. The second holder, together with the first holder, defines a holder interval provided between the first holder and the second holder in the axial direction of the fixing belt. A lubricant supplying sheet impregnated with a lubricant is sandwiched between the nip formation pad and the fixing belt at the fixing nip. The lubricant supplying sheet has a sheet span in the axial direction of the fixing belt. The sheet span is within the holder interval.

Abstract: An inrush current prevention circuit includes: a voltage detection unit configured to detect a value of an input voltage applied by a power supply; a current detection unit configured to detect a value of an input current input from the power supply; a current limiting element configured to limit the input current; a voltage drop detection unit configured to detect a voltage drop in the power supply resulting from inrush currents using a detection voltage value detected by the voltage detection unit and a detection current value detected by the current detection unit; and a control unit configured to decrease a current limiting level of the current limiting element when the voltage drop detection unit detects the voltage drop.