Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board includes: a base film having a hole for forming a through hole; and a coil-shaped wiring layer layered on at least one surface side of the base film, wherein the wiring layer includes a land portion arranged at an inner peripheral surface of the hole and at a peripheral portion of the hole of the base film, and a winding portion arranged in a spiral shape with the land portion as an inside end portion or an outside end portion, wherein the winding portion includes a first winding portion that is an outermost circumference and a second winding portion that is inside relative to the outermost circumference, and wherein a ratio of an average thickness of the land portion to an average thickness of the second winding portion is 1.1 or more and 5 or less.

Abstract: An aqueous ink for ink jet recording contains a titanium oxide particle containing titanium oxide, at least part of the surface of the titanium oxide being covered with alumina and silica in specific proportions, and a compound serving as a dispersant for the titanium oxide particle, the compound being represented by the following general formula (1): where in general formula (1), R1, R2 and R3 are each independently a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, each R4 is independently an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, X is a single bond or an alkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, n is 6 to 24, a is 1 to 3, b is 0 to 2 and a + b = 3.

Abstract: A control unit of an imaging device includes a switching unit that switches between a first process that generates the visible light image from the output signals of the R pixels, the G pixels and the B pixels, and generates a first infrared light image from the output signals of the IR pixels, and a second process that causes the imaging unit to execute imaging in a first state. The infrared light emitting unit emits infrared light and a second state wherein the infrared light emitting unit does not emit infrared light, to generate the second infrared light image from the output signals of the IR pixels in the first state and from the difference values ?R, ?G and ?B between the respective output signals of the R pixels, G pixels, and B pixels in the first state and the respective R pixels, G pixels and B pixels in the second state.

Abstract: An aqueous ink for ink jet recording includes a titanium oxide particle containing titanium oxide, at least part of the surface of the titanium oxide being covered with alumina and silica in specific proportions, in which the titanium oxide particle is dispersed at least by the action of the silica, and the ratio (?1/?1,000) of the viscosity (?1) of the aqueous ink at a shear rate of 1 (1/s) to the viscosity (?1,000) at a shear rate of 1,000 (1/s) is 1.10 times or less.

Abstract: An aqueous ink contains a titanium oxide particle, poly(acrylic acid) and potassium ions, in which the titanium oxide particle contains titanium oxide, at least part of the surface of the titanium oxide is covered with alumina and silica, and the poly(acrylic acid) content is 0.05 times or more to 0.40 times or less the alumina content in terms of a mass ratio.

Abstract: In a remote-operation apparatus, a communication circuit receives, from an autonomous vehicle via a network, detection data indicating circumstances of an area around the autonomous vehicle. A display displays an image of the area around the autonomous vehicle generated based on the received detection data. The communication circuit transmits, via the network to the autonomous vehicle that is being remotely operated, a control command including an amount of operation obtained by correcting, based on characteristics of the autonomous vehicle, an amount of operation applied to an operation accepter by a remote operator.

Abstract: A control device for controlling a linear actuator having a linear motor and a brake device includes a magnetic pole position estimation means to estimate which of a plurality of sections obtained by dividing a magnetic pole position of 0° to 360°, the mover is located in on the basis of a direction of movement of the mover by pulse energization, a magnetic pole position setting means to perform direct current excitation at an estimated magnetic pole position estimated by the magnetic pole position estimation means and set the estimated magnetic pole position as a magnetic pole position of the mover, and a brake control means to turn on a brake device before pulse energization by the magnetic pole position estimation means is performed and turn off the brake device after the magnetic pole position estimation means estimates the section in which the mover is located.

Abstract: A motion guide device is formed of: a track member including a base portion extending along a longitudinal direction, and a pair of wall portions erected from both edges of the base portion in a width direction, and having rolling element rolling grooves formed along a longitudinal direction; and a moving member which is assembled in a movable manner along the longitudinal direction between the wall portions, and to which a pair of guide members are assembled, load rolling element rolling grooves which correspond to the rolling element rolling grooves being formed in the guide members, wherein at least either one of the guide members is equipped with a biasing member on a surface of the guide member on a side opposite to a surface of the guide member on which the load rolling element rolling groove is formed.

Abstract: An aqueous ink that enables recording of an image with suppressed feathering and has high ejection stability can be provided. An aqueous ink for ink jet contains a pigment, a polyhydric alcohol derivative and a water-soluble organic solvent. The polyhydric alcohol derivative is a compound in which a proportion of {Y/(X+Y)}×100 (%) where X mole(s) of ethylene oxide group(s) and Y mole(s) of propylene oxide group(s) are added to polyhydric alcohol having three or more hydroxy groups is 55% or more to 95% or less. The water-soluble organic solvent includes a first water-soluble organic solvent having a relative dielectric constant of 10.0 or more to 40.0 or less.

Abstract: A control device for controlling a linear actuator having a linear motor and a brake device includes a magnetic pole position estimation means to estimate which of a plurality of sections obtained by dividing a magnetic pole position of 0° to 360°, the mover is located in on the basis of a direction of movement of the mover by pulse energization, a magnetic pole position setting means to perform direct current excitation at an estimated magnetic pole position estimated by the magnetic pole position estimation means and set the estimated magnetic pole position as a magnetic pole position of the mover, and a brake control means to turn on a brake device before pulse energization by the magnetic pole position estimation means is performed and turn off the brake device after the magnetic pole position estimation means estimates the section in which the mover is located.

Abstract: Provided is a point of view camera that includes: an imaging unit; a body configured to selectively form a mechanical coupling to one of a surfboard, a bicycle, and an associate imaging device; and a communication unit configured to communicate wirelessly or in a wired way with the associate imaging device.

Abstract: Provided is an ink jet recording method for recording an image on a recording medium by making use of an aqueous reaction liquid containing a reactant and first and second inks which are aqueous inks containing a coloring material. This method has a step of applying the reaction liquid to a first recording medium, a step of applying the first and second inks, in order of mention, to the first recording medium to form a first image and a step of bringing a porous layer of a liquid absorption member into contact with the first image and thereby absorbing a liquid component therefrom. The second image has brightness higher than that of the first ink.

Abstract: An actuator includes a track member provided with a base extending along a longitudinal direction and a pair of walls erected from opposite ends of the base in a width direction, with rolling-element rolling grooves formed along the longitudinal direction; and a moving member assembled movably along the longitudinal direction between the walls, with respective load rolling-element rolling grooves corresponding to the rolling-element rolling grooves being formed in the moving members; and a screw shaft passed through a through-hole formed in the moving member, with a screw rolling-element rolling groove formed in the screw shaft, the screw rolling-element rolling groove being spiral in shape, wherein the moving member has the nut member attached to the through-hole, with the screw load rolling-element rolling groove corresponding to the screw rolling-element rolling groove formed in the nut, the nut member is assembled via a flange member which includes a lubricant supply device.

Abstract: There is provided an ink jet recording method which records an image on a recording medium using aqueous ink. The ink jet recording method includes an intermediate image forming step of forming an intermediate image by applying aqueous ink to a transfer body and then applying an aqueous transfer promotion liquid to a region of the transfer body in which the aqueous ink is applied; and a transferring step of transferring the intermediate image by bring the intermediate image into contact with the recording medium in this order. The transfer promotion liquid contains a rosin particle formed by containing a rosin ester resin, an anionic emulsifier and a nonionic emulsifier, and the content of an alkali metal ion in the transfer promotion liquid is more than that of an alkali metal ion in the ink.

Abstract: A management device manages statuses of plural autonomous vehicles and statuses of plural remote drivers, where the remote drivers is fewer than the autonomous vehicles. This management device includes an input circuit and an output circuit. The input circuit receives information indicating the respective statuses of the plural autonomous vehicles from the plural autonomous vehicles via a network. When it is necessary to change an autonomous traveling mode of one of the plural autonomous vehicles to a remote operation mode, the output circuit outputs an allocation signal indicating that one of stand-by remote drivers among the plural remote drivers is allocated to the one of the plural autonomous vehicles.

Abstract: In a remote-operation apparatus, a communication circuit receives, from an autonomous vehicle via a network, detection data indicating circumstances of an area around the autonomous vehicle. A display displays an image of the area around the autonomous vehicle generated based on the received detection data. The communication circuit transmits, via the network to the autonomous vehicle that is being remotely operated, a control command including an amount of operation obtained by correcting, based on characteristics of the autonomous vehicle, an amount of operation applied to an operation accepter by a remote operator.