Abstract: There is provides an image forming apparatus including a main body control apparatus including a main body memory, a main body cassette, and additional cassettes different from the main body cassette and communicably coupled to the main body control apparatus. The main body memory has transmission queues that are provided for the respective additional cassettes communicably coupled to the main body control apparatus and temporarily store commands to be transmitted to the additional cassettes. When a plurality of commands are stored in each of the transmission queues, the main body control apparatus carries out for each of the transmission queues the process of generating a first combined command that is the combination of the plurality of commands stored in the transmission queue, and transmitting the first combined command to the additional cassette.

Abstract: There is provides an image forming apparatus including a main body control apparatus including a main body memory, a main body cassette, and additional cassettes different from the main body cassette and communicably coupled to the main body control apparatus. The main body memory has transmission queues that are provided for the respective additional cassettes communicably coupled to the main body control apparatus and temporarily store commands to be transmitted to the additional cassettes. When a plurality of commands are stored in each of the transmission queues, the main body control apparatus carries out for each of the transmission queues the process of generating a first combined command that is the combination of the plurality of commands stored in the transmission queue, and transmitting the first combined command to the additional cassette.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a main body control apparatus, a main body cassette, and an additional cassette different from the main body cassette and coupled to a bus-shaped communication line to which the main body control apparatus is coupled, and the main body control apparatus transmits in image formation an acknowledgement unnecessary command indicating that an acknowledgement is unnecessary to the additional cassette in accordance with the state of the image forming apparatus relating to the additional cassette.

Abstract: The braking control device decelerates a vehicle by automatically increasing a brake fluid pressure as a hydraulic pressure in a wheel cylinder at the time when a braking operation member is not operated, and includes: a pressure regulating valve provided to a connection path for connecting a master cylinder and the wheel cylinder and regulating a differential pressure between a master cylinder hydraulic pressure as a hydraulic pressure in the master cylinder and the brake fluid pressure; a fluid pump driven by an electric motor and discharging a brake fluid into the connection path between the pressure regulating valve and the wheel cylinder; and a controller controlling the pressure regulating valve and the electric motor. When the brake fluid pressure no longer has to be increased, the controller closes the pressure regulating valve and stops driving the electric motor.

Abstract: A modified conjugated diene-based polymer having high Mooney viscosity and good shape stability and exhibiting excellent processability and low heat build-up is obtained in as few steps as possible. The modified conjugated diene-based polymer is produced by a method of reacting a conjugated diene-based polymer having an active chain end, obtained by polymerizing a monomer containing a conjugated diene compound in the presence of an initiator that contains at least either of an alkali metal compound and an alkaline earth metal compound, with a compound [M] having at least two groups selected from the group consisting of a group “—C(R1)?N-A1” and a group “—N?C(R1)-A1”, where R1 is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbyl group and A1 is a monovalent group having an alkoxysilyl group.

Abstract: A control device including a fluid pressure control unit for controlling a pressure in a wheel cylinder by driving an electric motor of a pump on the basis of a command value; a motor target calculation unit for calculating a motor speed target value in accordance with an amount of increase in a fluid pressure target value; and a difference calculation unit for deriving a calculated value representing a difference obtained by subtracting the actual value from the target value for either the electric motor rotation speed or the pressure. The fluid pressure control unit derives the command value such that when the motor speed target value is less than the previous actual value for the electric motor rotation speed, the previous actual value is made the upper-limit of the command value, and the command value increases in proportion to the motor speed target value and to the calculated value.

Abstract: A control device including a fluid pressure control unit for controlling a pressure in a wheel cylinder by driving an electric motor of a pump on the basis of a command value; a motor target calculation unit for calculating a motor speed target value in accordance with an amount of increase in a fluid pressure target value; and a difference calculation unit for deriving a calculated value representing a difference obtained by subtracting the actual value from the target value for either the electric motor rotation speed or the pressure. The fluid pressure control unit derives the command value such that when the motor speed target value is less than the previous actual value for the electric motor rotation speed, the previous actual value is made the upper-limit of the command value, and the command value increases in proportion to the motor speed target value and to the calculated value.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light source control apparatus controls a light source emitting phosphorescence. The light source control apparatus includes a driver configured to supply a drive pulse to the light source. The driver is configured to generate a first drive pulse comprising constant amplitude and a pulse width based at least in part on the lighting value and a second drive pulse comprising a constant pulse width and amplitude based at least in part on the lighting value. The driver is configured to supply the first drive pulse or the second drive pulse to the light source in accordance with the lighting value.

Abstract: In the case of this brake control device, for example, a drive control unit is capable of executing, in a switching manner, drive control of a motor based on an operation amount and drive control of the motor based on a stored value in a storage unit. The drive control unit continues the drive control of the motor based on the operation amount until the operation amount reaches a state satisfying a predetermined convergence condition while the drive control of the motor based on the operation amount is being executed. The storage unit stores a parameter value, which is obtained in the state in which the operation amount satisfies the predetermined convergence condition, into the storage unit as the stored value.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light source control apparatus controls a light source emitting phosphorescence. The light source control apparatus includes a driver configured to supply a drive pulse to the light source. The driver is configured to generate a first drive pulse comprising constant amplitude and a pulse width based at least in part on the lighting value and a second drive pulse comprising a constant pulse width and amplitude based at least in part on the lighting value. The driver is configured to supply the first drive pulse or the second drive pulse to the light source in accordance with the lighting value.

Abstract: A modified conjugated diene-based polymer having high Mooney viscosity and good shape stability and exhibiting excellent processability and low heat build-up is obtained in as few steps as possible. The modified conjugated diene-based polymer is produced by a method of reacting a conjugated diene-based polymer having an active chain end, obtained by polymerizing a monomer containing a conjugated diene compound in the presence of an initiator that contains at least either of an alkali metal compound and an alkaline earth metal compound, with a compound [M] having at least two groups selected from the group consisting of a group “—C(R1)N-A1” and a group “—N?C(R1)-A1”, where R1 is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbyl group and A1 is a monovalent group having an alkoxysilyl group.

Abstract: In the case of this brake control device, for example, a drive control unit is capable of executing, in a switching manner, drive control of a motor based on an operation amount and drive control of the motor based on a stored value in a storage unit. The drive control unit continues the drive control of the motor based on the operation amount until the operation amount reaches a state satisfying a predetermined convergence condition while the drive control of the motor based on the operation amount is being executed. The storage unit stores a parameter value, which is obtained in the state in which the operation amount satisfies the predetermined convergence condition, into the storage unit as the stored value.

Abstract: A brake device for a vehicle is equipped with an electric motor which drives a pump to deliver brake fluid to a wheel cylinder installed in a wheel of the vehicle. The brake device works to control pressure of the brake fluid in the wheel cylinder for creating a target braking force. In response to an increase in stroke of a brake pedal, the brake device elevates the pressure in the wheel cylinder gradually without sharply changing it. This eliminates deterioration of a driver's braking feeling arising from a variation in deceleration of the vehicle and ensures smooth deceleration of the vehicle intended by the driver of the vehicle.

Abstract: A brake apparatus includes: a fluid pressure control valve; a fluid pressure pump; a feedback control circuit correcting a control power corresponding to a feedback control target rotation number of a motor and feed the corrected control power to a motor; a feed forward control circuit configured to feed, to the motor, a control power corresponding to a feed-forward control target rotation number of the motor; and an abnormal control fluid pressure generation control device, if a rotation number detector is abnormal, rotating the electric motor with the rotation number higher than the feedback control target rotation number by a margin rotation number, increases the brake fluid passing through the fluid pressure control valve, and changes the control current to be supplied to the fluid pressure control valve so that the wheel cylinder fluid pressure is not changed.

Abstract: A brake apparatus includes: a master cylinder generating a master cylinder fluid pressure; a wheel brake device applying a braking force to the wheels; a control fluid pressure generation device including a fluid pressure control valve and a fluid pressure pump; an electric motor driving the fluid pressure pump; a control fluid pressure setting unit setting a control fluid pressure; wherein the control fluid pressure generation device rotates the electric motor to circulate a brake fluid and applies a control current to the fluid pressure control valve to thus generate the control fluid pressure in the fluid pressure control valve, and a target rotation number setting unit configured to calculate a pump-necessary discharge flow rate and a brake fluid amount, and set a target rotation number of the electric motor based on the pump-necessary discharge flow rate.

Abstract: A brake apparatus includes: a master cylinder generating a master cylinder fluid pressure; a wheel brake device applying a braking force to the wheels; a control fluid pressure generation device including a fluid pressure control valve and a fluid pressure pump; an electric motor driving the fluid pressure pump; a control fluid pressure setting unit setting a control fluid pressure; wherein the control fluid pressure generation device rotates the electric motor to circulate a brake fluid and applies a control current to the fluid pressure control valve to thus generate the control fluid pressure in the fluid pressure control valve, and a target rotation number setting unit configured to calculate a pump-necessary discharge flow rate and a brake fluid amount, and set a target rotation number of the electric motor based on the pump-necessary discharge flow rate.

Abstract: A brake apparatus includes: a fluid pressure control valve; a fluid pressure pump; a feedback control circuit correcting a control power corresponding to an feedback control target rotation number of a motor and feed the corrected control power to a motor; a feed forward control circuit configured to feed, to the motor, a control power corresponding to an feed-forward control target rotation number of the motor; and an abnormal control fluid pressure generation control device, if a rotation number detector is abnormal, rotating the electric motor with the rotation number higher than the feedback control target rotation number by a margin rotation number, increases the brake fluid passing through the fluid pressure control valve, and changes the control current to be supplied to the fluid pressure control valve so that the wheel cylinder fluid pressure is not changed.