Abstract: A radar apparatus includes a modulation signal generating unit that generates a modulation signal based on an internal clock with a cycle Tc and generates a trigger signal in synchronization with the modulation signal, a carrier wave generating unit that generates a carrier wave, a modulation unit that generates and outputs a high frequency signal by modulating the carrier wave using the modulation signal, a modulation signal extracting unit that extracts the modulation signal from a component of the high frequency signal that has been transmitted via a transmission antenna, the component having been reflected by a measured object and received by a reception antenna, a detection signal generating unit that generates a detection signal, for measuring a distance to the measured object, based on the trigger signal and the extracted modulation signal, and a pulse width calculating unit that calculates a pulse width of the detection signal.

Abstract: A method of testing a performance of the HGA has a step of writing information from the at least one thin-film magnetic head element onto a magnetic disk with driving the actuator for displacement by applying an alternating drive signal to the actuator, a step of reading out the information of at least one rotation of the magnetic disk by the at least one thin-film magnetic head element without driving the actuator for displacement, a step of storing the information read-out from the magnetic disk as a read-out information along a disk-rotating direction, a step of moving the HGA toward an off-track direction by a predetermined distance, a step of repeatedly executing the reading, storing and moving steps to obtain two-dimensional read-out information along the disk-rotating direction and the off-track direction, and a step of determining, from the two-dimensional read-out information, an off-track position where the read-out information becomes maximum at each position along the disk-rotating direction, the

Abstract: A radar apparatus includes a modulation signal generating unit that generates a modulation signal based on an internal clock with a cycle Tc and generates a trigger signal in synchronization with the modulation signal, a carrier wave generating unit that generates a carrier wave, a modulation unit that generates and outputs a high frequency signal by modulating the carrier wave using the modulation signal, a modulation signal extracting unit that extracts the modulation signal from a component of the high frequency signal that has been transmitted via a transmission antenna, the component having been reflected by a measured object and received by a reception antenna, a detection signal generating unit that generates a detection signal, for measuring a distance to the measured object, based on the trigger signal and the extracted modulation signal, and a pulse width calculating unit that calculates a pulse width of the detection signal.

Abstract: A molecular recognition layer 21 is formed on a sensor face 6a of a chemical CCD 1 having such a structure that a plurality of potential wells 6 constituted to change a depth corresponding to a chemical quantity are arranged two-dimensionally, electric charges are injected into the potential wells 6, and the chemical quantity is converted into an electric charge corresponding to the sizes of the potential wells. Thus, it is provided a novel and useful molecular recognition type chemical CCD capable of measuring an ultramicro chemical substance with an ultrahigh sensitivity at a molecular level.

Abstract: A method of testing a performance of an HGA including a step of obtaining a displacement performance of a precise positioning actuator by driving this actuator to displace and by executing a track profile measurement of at least one thin-film magnetic head element.

Abstract: A method of testing a performance of the HGA has a step of writing information from the at least one thin-film magnetic head element onto a magnetic disk with driving the actuator for displacement by applying an alternating drive signal to the actuator, a step of reading out the information of at least one rotation of the magnetic disk by the at least one thin-film magnetic head element without driving the actuator for displacement, a step of storing the information read-out from the magnetic disk as a read-out information along a disk-rotating direction, a step of moving the HGA toward an off-track direction by a predetermined distance, a step of repeatedly executing the reading, storing and moving steps to obtain two-dimensional read-out information along the disk-rotating direction and the off-track direction, and a step of determining, from the two-dimensional read-out information, an off-track position where the read-out information becomes maximum at each position along the disk-rotating direction, the

Abstract: A method for testing a thin-film magnetic head with a MR read head element includes a step of applying a low-frequency or DC external magnetic field to the thin-film magnetic head from a stationary magnetic field generation unit, a step of executing a high-frequency amplification of an output from the MR read head element under the application of the external magnetic field to provide a high-frequency amplified signal, a step of deriving only a high-frequency component from the high-frequency amplified signal to provide a high-frequency component signal, and a step of judging whether the thin-film magnetic head occurs a noise or not by using the high-frequency component signal.

Abstract: A destination inconsistency judgment apparatus, a destination inconsistency judgment method, and a medium recorded with a destination inconsistency judgment program are provided, in which a destination-information designating an information-exchange-destination is compared with a transmitter-information included in a transmitted exchangee-information, and it is judged that an inconsistency has occurred in the destination-information when the destination-information and transmitter-information are inconsistent with each other. Further, a destination inconsistency correction apparatus, a destination inconsistency correction method, and a medium recorded with a destination inconsistency correction program are provided, in which the transmitter-information is added, as the destination-information, when it is judged that an inconsistency has occurred in the destination-information.

Abstract: A method of testing a performance of an HGA includes a step of obtaining a displacement performance of a precise positioning actuator by driving this actuator to displace and by executing a track profile measurement of at least one thin-film magnetic head element.

Abstract: An information transmission apparatus, an information transmission method, and a medium recorded with an information transmission program in a store-and-forward type of electronic conference system in which operational informations representing operations performed for various objects are stored in a queue and the stored operational informations are batch transmitted, wherein there are deleted the series of informations in the operational informations stored in the queue, which do not cause any resultant changes, so that the quantity of information exchange is reduced. The sequence of informations to be transmitted is also ensured, by skipping the destination for which a transmission error has occurred upon transmission of operational informations thereto.

Abstract: A method for testing a thin-film magnetic head with a MR read head element includes a step of applying a low-frequency or DC external magnetic field to the thin-film magnetic head from a stationary magnetic field generation unit, a step of executing a high-frequency amplification of an output from the MR read head element under the application of the external magnetic field to provide a high-frequency amplified signal, a step of deriving only a high-frequency component from the high-frequency amplified signal to provide a high-frequency component signal, and a step of judging whether the thin-film magnetic head occurs a noise or not by using the high-frequency component signal.

Abstract: A detector assembly for detecting a plurality of different properties at the same location at the same time is provided by integrating onto a single semiconductor substrate a first detector unit for measuring a first property and a second detector unit for measuring a second property. The first and second detector units can share, for example, a common element, such as a sensor device that can provide electrical output signals representative of, respectively, the first property and the second property. The common element can include a diaphragm with a pyroelectric element to provide a measurement of temperature and pressure.

Abstract: A molecular recognition layer 21 is formed on a sensor face 6a of a chemical CCD 1 having such a structure that a plurality of potential wells 6 constituted to change a depth corresponding to a chemical quantity are arranged two-dimensionally, electric charges are injected into the potential wells 6, and the chemical quantity is converted into an electric charge corresponding to the sizes of the potential wells. Thus, it is provided a novel and useful molecular recognition type chemical CCD capable of measuring an ultramicro chemical substance with an ultrahigh sensitivity at a molecular level.

Abstract: Method and equipment easily visualize various physical phenomena or chemical phenomena by simultaneously taking in, accumulating, and transferring data at a plurality of points. Electric charge is injected in potential wells constructed to vary the depth in accord with the magnitude of the physical or chemical quantity, and the physical or chemical quantity is converted into electric charge according to the depth of the potential wells.

Abstract: An information inconsistency judgment apparatus, an information inconsistency judgment method, and a medium recorded with an information inconsistency judgment program, for judging as to whether an inconsistency has occurred in a transmitted information, based on an object at a higher level of the object to be operated, and on the registered object. An information inconsistency correction apparatus, an information inconsistency correction method, and a medium recorded with an information inconsistency correction program, for correcting the registered object based on an operational information, when it is judged that an inconsistency has occurred in the transmitted information.

Abstract: An electronic conference system in which a plurality of users post and read messages includes a message-deletion unit for deleting posted messages so that no access can be made to deleted messages. The electronic conference system further includes a deleted-message-information-management unit for storing identification information of the deleted messages.

Abstract: A registered information recovery processing apparatus and method in a store-and-forward type of electronic conference system, in which operation informations representing operations performed for various objects are stored is disclosed. Between information administrating devices which register and administrate the various objects, the stored operational informations are batch transmitted toward destination-information specified by information-exchange-destinations which is recorded in the information administering devices. Registered information recording devices record registered information which specifies the object registered in the information administrating devices. Recording controlling devices control recording of the registered information into the registered information recording devices.

Abstract: An object move processing apparatus, an object move processing method, and a medium recorded with an object move processing program, in a store-and-forward type of electronic conference system, in which an object creation processing and an object deletion processing are independently performed when an object move operation has been performed between different hierarchy structures, to thereby obtain a result substantially same with an object-move processing, so that the object move processing can be correctly performed regardless of a move sequence of information transmission.

Abstract: A method of measuring microbial activity of microbes in real time includes preparing a medium to enable microbial activity and placing the medium in operative contact with an appropriate sensor. The sensor is scanned to provide measurement electrical signals representative of position and amount of microbial activity, the sensor being responsive to a by-product of the microbial activity, such as a change in pH. The measurement signals can then be processed to provide a visual image display, and the display can visually distinguish between levels of pH activity and coordinate positions of the microbial activity.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for testing a magnetic head provided with at least one MR transducer. The method includes a step of applying a sense current varying with respect to time to the MR transducer element via input/output terminals of the MR transducer element, and a step of measuring a terminal voltage across the input/output terminals of the MR transducer element to check varying resistance characteristics of the MR transducer element with respect to the variation of the applied sense current.