Abstract: A sensor module according to an embodiment includes a sensor; a sensor holder that holds the sensor and includes a pressing force application portion to apply a pressing force to press the sensor toward a measurement target object side; an adhesion portion that adheres the sensor holder to the measurement target object by an adhesion force; and a change mechanism that changes a relative magnitude relationship between the pressing force and the adhesion force.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor attachment/detachment device of the embodiment includes a sensor, a bonding member, a support portion, and a release execution portion. The bonding member is bonded to a first surface of the sensor and has a function of decreasing an adhesive force. The support portion can support the sensor by directly contacting a second surface of the sensor or via another functional portion. The release execution portion performs a process of releasing the bonding member from the object by decreasing the adhesive force of the bonding member after the sensor is attached to the object by the bonding member.

Abstract: An adhesion/peeling method according to an embodiment includes adhering a first surface side of an electrically peelable adhesive sheet to a predetermined position of a fixation target object, wherein the electrically peelable adhesive sheet is formed of an electro-peeling adhesive having adhesiveness on the first surface side and a second surface side thereof, and the adhesiveness of the electro-peeling adhesive is lowered due to an input of a voltage; adhering a first electrode of an adherend including the first electrode formed of a conductor to the second surface side of the electrically peelable adhesive sheet; containing a liquid at the predetermined position of the fixation target object to temporarily form a second electrode with conductivity on a surface of the fixation target object; and inputting a predetermined voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode to peel of the electrically peelable adhesive sheet from the fixation target object.

Abstract: An object is to provide a thermal transfer sheet that can prevent the occurrence of layer detachment and has high transferability for preventing the occurrence of transfer defects such as delamination trace and tailing. The thermal transfer sheet of the invention is characterized in that it includes a substrate, a release layer, and a transfer layer in that order, and the release layer contains at least one of alumina and alumina hydrate, and a binder resin.

Abstract: The peel-off sheet according to the present disclosure includes a first substrate and a peel-off layer, wherein the peel-off layer contains a vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer and a crystalline polyester, or the peel-off sheet includes a structural component containing particles, wherein the particle size distribution of the particles contained in the structural component which is determined with a laser diffraction scattering particle size distribution analyzer has a maximum peak at a position of more than 0.2 ?m and 5 ?m or less.

Abstract: Provided is a thermal transfer sheet having an excellent high-speed transferability and capable of forming images with high fluorescence intensity and abrasion resistance. The thermal transfer sheet of the present invention includes a substrate, a fluorescent layer, and a thermofusible ink layer in this order, in which the fluorescent layer contains a fluorescent material, and a vinyl resin.

Abstract: [Object] An object is to provide a thermal transfer sheet that can prevent the occurrence of layer detachment and has high transferability for preventing the occurrence of transfer defects such as delamination trace and tailing. [Solution] The thermal transfer sheet of the invention is characterized in that it includes a substrate, a release layer, and a transfer layer in that order, and the release layer contains at least one of alumina and alumina hydrate, and a binder resin.

Abstract: Provided is a thermal transfer sheet having an excellent high-speed transferability and capable of forming images with high fluorescence intensity and abrasion resistance. The thermal transfer sheet of the present invention includes a substrate, a fluorescent layer, and a thermofusible ink layer in this order, in which the fluorescent layer contains a fluorescent material, and a vinyl resin.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a detection system includes a wheel, at least one sensor, a generation unit, and a diagnosis unit. The wheel has an outer edge including an inner wall in which an installation surface is provided. The at least one sensor is installed on the installation surface to detect an elastic wave transmitted from at least one of the wheel and a structure making contact with the wheel. The generation unit is configured to generate time information representing time at which the elastic wave is detected, and feature information representing features of the elastic wave. The diagnosis unit is configured to diagnose, on the basis of the time information and the feature information, a position of a damaged portion of at least one of the wheel and the structure, and a degree of damage of the damaged portion.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a detection system detects deterioration of a rope through at least one sheave. The system includes a plurality of sensors and a calculator. The sensors are configured to detect an elastic wave generated from the rope and convert the elastic wave into a detection signal. At least one of the sensors is installed near an end portion of the rope. At least one of the sensors is installed at the sheave. The calculator is configured to calculate a position of the rope where the elastic wave has been generated, based on a propagating speed of the elastic wave, time difference information of a plurality of detected times of the elastic waves detected by the respective sensors, and positional information indicating positions of the respective sensors.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a detection system includes a plurality of sensor nodes and a sensor module. The plurality of sensor nodes detects sound waves generated from a prestressed concrete and converts the detected sound waves into detection signals. The sensor module is connected to the plurality of sensor nodes and receives the detection signals. The plurality of sensor nodes includes the sensor nodes in an operating state and the sensor nodes in a dormant state in which power consumption is held down as compared to the operating state. When magnitude of the detection signals is equal to or greater than a first threshold value, the sensor module switches the sensor node in the dormant state to the operating state.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a detection system detects deterioration of a rope through at least one sheave. The system includes a plurality of sensors and a calculator. The sensors are configured to detect an elastic wave generated from the rope and convert the elastic wave into a detection signal. At least one of the sensors is installed near an end portion of the rope. At least one of the sensors is installed at the sheave. The calculator is configured to calculate a position of the rope where the elastic wave has been generated, based on a propagating speed of the elastic wave, time difference information of a plurality of detected times of the elastic waves detected by the respective sensors, and positional information indicating positions of the respective sensors.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a detection system includes a plurality of sensor nodes and a sensor module. The plurality of sensor nodes detects sound waves generated from a prestressed concrete and converts the detected sound waves into detection signals. The sensor module is connected to the plurality of sensor nodes and receives the detection signals. The plurality of sensor nodes includes the sensor nodes in an operating state and the sensor nodes in a dormant state in which power consumption is held down as compared to the operating state. When magnitude of the detection signals is equal to or greater than a first threshold value, the sensor module switches the sensor node in the dormant state to the operating state.

Abstract: A moving robot includes a first arm portion is coupled to a first joint on a side portion of a main robot body. The first arm portion has concave portion with an opening. A folding mechanism is accommodated in the concave portion. In the folding mechanism, a second arm portion is connected to the first arm via a second joint portion. A third arm portion is also connected to the second arm portion via a third joint portion. The first arm portion is rotated around the first joint to orient the opening in an upper direction. The second joint portion can be slid along the concave portion to take out the folding mechanism through the opening. The third arm portion can be rotated around the third joint portion to extend the third arm portion.

Abstract: An outer body of ball shell type has an opening. A camera is located in the outer body and receives an image from outside of the outer body through the opening. A camera support unit is located in the outer body and rotationally supports the camera along a first axis and a second axis mutually crossed at a center of the outer body. A first camera actuator is located in the outer body and rotationally actuates the camera around the first axis. A second camera actuator is located in the outer body and rotationally actuates the camera around the second axis.

Abstract: An outer body of ball shell type has an opening. A camera is located in the outer body and receives an image from outside of the outer body through the opening. A camera support unit is located in the outer body and rotationally supports the camera along a first axis and a second axis mutually crossed at a center of the outer body. A first camera actuator is located in the outer body and rotationally actuates the camera around the first axis. A second camera actuator is located in the outer body and rotationally actuates the camera around the second axis.

Abstract: A moving robot includes a first arm portion is coupled to a first joint on a side portion of a main robot body. The first arm portion has concave portion with an opening. A folding mechanism is accommodated in the concave portion. In the folding mechanism, a second arm portion is connected to the first arm via a second joint portion. A third arm portion is also connected to the second arm portion via a third joint portion. The first arm portion is rotated around the first joint to orient the opening in an upper direction. The second joint portion can be slid along the concave portion to take out the folding mechanism through the opening. The third arm portion can be rotated around the third joint portion to extend the third arm portion.

Abstract: A robot is autonomously moved locally by a move mechanism. In the robot, a check work memory stores a plurality of check works and check place to execute each check work in case of a user's departure to a remote location. A check work plan unit selects check works to be executed from the check work memory and generates an execution order of selected check works. A control unit controls the move mechanism to move the robot to a check place to execute a selected check work according to the execution order. A work result record unit records an execution result of each of the selected check works. A presentation unit presents the execution result to the user.

Abstract: A robot apparatus executes a monitoring operation. The robot apparatus includes an operation mode switching unit that switches an operation of the robot apparatus between a first operation mode and a second operation mode, and a control unit that controls the operation of the robot apparatus, causes the robot apparatus to execute a first monitoring operation in the first operation mode, which is corresponded to a dynamic environment where a user is at home, and causes the robot apparatus to execute a second monitoring operation in the second operation mode, which is corresponded to a static environment where the user is not at home.

Abstract: A robot apparatus includes a memory unit that stores schedule information indicative of a user identifier for designating one of a plurality of users, an action that is to be done by the user designated by the user identifier, and a start condition for the action, a determination unit that determines whether a condition designated by the start condition is established, and a support process execution unit that executes, when the condition designated by the start condition is established, a support process, based on the schedule information, for supporting the user's action corresponding to the established start condition with respect to the user designated by the user identifier corresponding to the established start condition.