Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program for enabling more accurate prediction of a crack to be made. A model acquisition unit acquires a structure model MD from a model generation unit, an external device (not illustrated), or the like. Amplitude load energy A in an element E0 having no cracks is set on the basis of a relationship between an equivalent stress ? and an equivalent elastic strain ? experimentally obtained according to a material constituting the element E0. Since the equivalent elastic strain ? depends on a crack variable ?, the amplitude load energy A is expressed as a function of the crack variable ?. A crack prediction unit predicts a crack to be generated in a structure D by calculating a differential equation having a term proportional to the amplitude energy. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a crack prediction device that predicts a crack.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a fluid control apparatus having a diaphragm structure and small flow path resistance. [Solving Means] A fluid control apparatus according to the present technology includes a first space, two flat plate members, a drive mechanism, a second space, a first check valve, and a second check valve. The first space has an inlet and an outlet. The two flat plate members face each other via the first space, and at least one of the flat plate members is an elastic body having flexibility. The drive mechanism bends the elastic body. The second space adjoins the first space, communicates with the first space via the inlet, and has a suction port. The first check valve allows fluid to flow from the suction port to the first space via the inlet. The third space adjoins the first space, communicates with the first space via the outlet, and has a discharge port. The second check valve allows the fluid to flow from the first space to the discharge port via the outlet.

Abstract: An intracranial pressure estimating method includes: an acquisition step (S10) of acquiring time-series data on external ear canal pressure pulse waves of a subject; an analysis step (S12) of analyzing external ear canal pressure pulse wave data obtained by digitalizing the time-series data on the external ear canal pressure pulse waves, to calculate a first formant frequency of the external ear canal pressure pulse wave data; a correction step (S13) of correcting the calculated first formant frequency based on personal information on the subject to calculate a corrected value; and an estimation step (S14) of calculating an estimated value of an intracranial pressure based on the calculated corrected value.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program for enabling more accurate prediction of a crack to be made. A model acquisition unit acquires a structure model MD from a model generation unit, an external device (not illustrated), or the like. Amplitude load energy A in an element E0 having no cracks is set on the basis of a relationship between an equivalent stress ? and an equivalent elastic strain ? experimentally obtained according to a material constituting the element E0. Since the equivalent elastic strain ? depends on a crack variable p, the amplitude load energy A is expressed as a function of the crack variable ?. A crack prediction unit predicts a crack to be generated in a structure D by calculating a differential equation having a term proportional to the amplitude energy. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a crack prediction device that predicts a crack.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a crack leading edge candidate extraction unit configured to extract a crack leading edge candidate after progress of a crack in a structure, an elastic energy release rate calculation unit configured to calculate an elastic energy release rate that indicates an elastic energy released when the crack progresses to the extracted crack leading edge candidate, and a crack leading edge decision unit configured to decide a crack leading edge after the progress of the crack at least based on the elastic energy release rate. The crack leading edge candidate extraction unit extracts the crack leading edge candidate that satisfies a predetermined condition from crack leading edge candidates obtained in terms of a construction of the structure.

Abstract: An intracranial pressure estimating method includes: an acquisition step (S10) of acquiring time-series data on external ear canal pressure pulse waves of a subject; an analysis step (S12) of analyzing external ear canal pressure pulse wave data obtained by digitalizing the time-series data on the external ear canal pressure pulse waves, to calculate a first formant frequency of the external ear canal pressure pulse wave data; a correction step (S13) of correcting the calculated first formant frequency based on personal information on the subject to calculate a corrected value; and an estimation step (S14) of calculating an estimated value of an intracranial pressure based on the calculated corrected value.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program which enable analysis as to what a polishing progress shape looks like, with respect to an external force factor, a polishing object shape, and a material physical property value of a polishing object made up of a plurality of materials. Provided are an acquisition unit configured to acquire structure models corresponding to a second structure as an object to be polished by the first structure; a stress analysis unit configured to analyze a stress exerted on the second structure by the first structure; and a polishing response analysis unit configured to analyze a polishing state of the second structure. The present technology can be applied to an information processing apparatus that analyzes a state of progress of polishing in chemical mechanical polishing.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device, a solid-state imaging device, and an electronic apparatus that can reduce warping. In a mounted substrate, the solid-state imaging device has a light receiving surface on which a subject image is incident, and by connecting solder balls disposed on the back surface of the light receiving surface to a wiring substrate, it is possible to take out an electric signal to the outside for image recognition. Furthermore, a thermal expansion adjustment member is provided on the side opposite to the solid-state imaging device mounted on the wiring substrate. The linear expansion coefficient and the Young's modulus of the thermal expansion adjustment member are adjusted, so that rigidity is equal or substantially equal between the solid-state imaging device side and the thermal expansion adjustment member side. The present disclosure can be applied, for example, to a CMOS solid-state imaging device used for an imaging device such as a camera.

Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus capable of predicting crack generation in a structure by ductile fracture in a short time, an information processing method, and a program. [Solving Means] An information processing apparatus includes a model acquisition unit and a crack prediction unit. The model acquisition unit acquires a structure model corresponding to a predetermined structure. The crack prediction unit predicts crack generation in the structure by calculating a differential equation including a term set at each position of the structure model and in proportion to a time differential of a crack variable that expresses presence or absence of a crack and a term set at each position of the structure model and in proportion to plastic dissipation energy that expresses energy dissipated at the time of plastic deformation by utilizing the crack variable.

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: In an arm support apparatus, an weight attachment is provided for at least one specified link in links of a support member supporting a mount to be movable based on rotation of at least one of the links around a corresponding at least one of the joints. The at least one specified link is associated with at least one specified degree of freedom. The weight attachment is configured such that one or more weight members are attachable thereto. When the one or more weight members are attached to the weight attachment, the weight attachment is configured to substantially balance in weight with the mount on which the part of the arm is mounted while applying supporting force to the part of the arm mounted on the mount.

Abstract: In arm support apparatus, a longitudinal mount has opposing first and second ends. An elbow locator is provided on the first end of the mount. The elbow locator locates an operator's elbow when the operator's forearm is mounted on the mount. A rotary joint of a multijoint arm has a rotary axis having a vertical component. The mount is rotatably joined to the rotary joint. While the forearm is mounted on the mount so that the elbow of the operator's arm is located by the elbow locator, the rotary axis is located with a distance with respect to the elbow to enable both the first and second ends of the mount to swing about the rotary axis. The distance is set to be equal to or longer than 50 mm.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a brace being mounted on a person's body part and having a hard fitting surface. The apparatus also includes a load device, a support, a securing member, a brake, a switch device, and a soft film. The load device has a hard receiving surface receiving the fitting surface of the brace. The support movably supports the load device. The securing member secures the fitting surface to the receiving surface and enables the load device to move and follow movement of the person's body part and the brace against resistance applied from the support. The brake limits movement of the load device. The switch device switches operation modes of the apparatus, at least, between a free mode and a limiting mode. The soft film is arranged between the receiving and fitting surfaces for smooth movement of the person's body part on the load device in the limiting mode.

Abstract: There is provided a camera module including an image sensor unit that is configured to include an image sensor and a mounting board, a sheet-shaped heat radiation member that comes into contact with a part of the image sensor unit and a component other than the image sensor unit and is elastically deformed so that an imaging surface of the image sensor unit is moved, and an actuator that elastically deforms the sheet-shaped heat radiation member so that the imaging surface of the image sensor unit is moved.

Abstract: There is provided a polymeric actuator including: a pair of facing portions located so as to face each other; and a folded portion through which one end portions of the pair of facing portions are coupled to each other, wherein the pair of facing portions and the folded portion are composed of an inner electrode layer, an electrolyte layer, and an outer electrode layer which are laminated in order from an inside. Therefore, the displacements are generated in the pair of facing portions, respectively, to be added to each other, and the displacement is generated in the folded portion as well due to the bending. As a result, the large displacement is generated as a whole. Thus, it is possible to increase the displacement amount after the simplification of the structure is realized.

Abstract: In an arm support apparatus, an weight attachment is provided for at least one specified link in links of a support member supporting a mount to be movable based on rotation of at least one of the links around a corresponding at least one of the joints. The at least one specified link is associated with at least one specified degree of freedom. The weight attachment is configured such that one or more weight members are attachable thereto. When the one or more weight members are attached to the weight attachment, the weight attachment is configured to substantially balance in weight with the mount on which the part of the arm is mounted while applying supporting force to the part of the arm mounted on the mount.

Abstract: In arm support apparatus, a longitudinal mount has opposing first and second ends. An elbow locator is provided on the first end of the mount. The elbow locator locates an operator's elbow when the operator's forearm is mounted on the mount. A rotary joint of a multijoint arm has a rotary axis having a vertical component. The mount is rotatably joined to the rotary joint. While the forearm is mounted on the mount so that the elbow of the operator's arm is located by the elbow locator, the rotary axis is located with a distance with respect to the elbow to enable both the first and second ends of the mount to swing about the rotary axis. The distance is set to be equal to or longer than 50 mm.

Abstract: In an arm support apparatus, a grippable member is connected to a longitudinal mount and is located such that a part of the grippable member is grippable by a hand of an arm when a part of the arm is mounted on the longitudinal mount. The hand is located to be closer to the first end of the longitudinal mount than to the second end of the longitudinal mount. A second limiter limits movement of the part of the arm mounted on the longitudinal mount in both a first direction and a second direction. The first direction is away from the second end of the longitudinal mount in the longitudinal direction. The second direction is parallel to the lateral width of the longitudinal mount and perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a crack leading edge candidate extraction unit configured to extract a crack leading edge candidate after progress of a crack in a structure, an elastic energy release rate calculation unit configured to calculate an elastic energy release rate that indicates an elastic energy released when the crack progresses to the extracted crack leading edge candidate, and a crack leading edge decision unit configured to decide a crack leading edge after the progress of the crack at least based on the elastic energy release rate. The crack leading edge candidate extraction unit extracts the crack leading edge candidate that satisfies a predetermined condition from crack leading edge candidates obtained in terms of a construction of the structure.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging unit in which a plurality of pixels receiving incidence light on a light receiving face are disposed in an imaging region of a substrate, wherein the pixel includes a thermocouple device group in which a plurality of thermocouples are aligned along the light receiving face, wherein, in the thermocouple device group, the plurality of thermocouples are arranged so as to be separated from each other such that the light receiving face has a grating structure, and wherein the thermocouple device group is disposed such that the incidence light is incident to the grating structure so as to cause plasmon resonance to occur on the light receiving face, and an electromotive force is generated due to a change in the temperature of a portion of the thermocouple device group, at which the plasmon resonance occurs, in each of the plurality of thermocouples.