Abstract: The relay device includes multiple communication ports to which the in-vehicle ECU can be connected, a CPU, and a port storage area for each communication port. CPU can perform a reprogramming process for multiple in-vehicle ECUs in parallel. CPU performs: receiving a list of update data that has not been sent to the in-vehicle ECU and a data volume for each of the update data that has not been sent to the in-vehicle ECU; acquiring a rate of increase in free space for each port storage area during the reprogramming process; determining, as the priority update data, update data to be received out of the update data listed in the list based on the data volume for each of the update data and the rate of increase in free space for each of the port storage areas; and sending, to the providing device, a signal requesting the priority update data.

Abstract: Removal of substrates in a composite substrate is facilitated, and flaking of the composite substrate in an unintended process is prevented. A method for manufacturing a composite substrate includes: forming a first bonding material in a first surface of a first substrate; forming, in the first surface, at least one groove located more inward than a periphery in a plan view of the first substrate; forming the first bonding material along an inner wall of the at least one groove, the first bonding material not filling into space enclosed by the inner wall of the at least one groove; forming a second bonding material on a second surface of a second substrate; and bonding the first bonding material and the second bonding material together in a region except the at least one groove.

Abstract: First terminals and second terminals are alternately arranged in the pitch direction. The first terminal has a first mount portion, and the second terminal has a second mount portion. Each of the supporting portions is resiliently deformable at least in part and extends from the first contact portion to support the second contact portion. The second contact portion of each of the first terminals and the second terminals faces the first contact portion in a width direction and is movable in the width direction due to resilient deformation of the supporting portion. In the second terminal, the extension portion extends from the second contact portion, and the second mount portion is formed in a part of the extension portion. The second mount portion is located apart from the first mount portion in the width direction.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a first memory cell, a second memory cell above the first memory cell, a first word line electrically connected to a gate of the first memory cell, a second word line electrically connected to a gate of the second memory cell, and a control unit that performs an erasing operation on the first and second memory cells. During the erasing operation, the control unit applies a first voltage to a first word line and a second voltage higher than the first voltage to a second word line.

Abstract: A power storage device includes an electrode stack including a plurality of electrodes, a separator, and a resin sealing portion. The plurality of electrodes include a bipolar electrode. The bipolar electrode includes a current collector, a positive electrode active material layer, and a negative electrode active material layer. The sealing portion includes a first adhesive portion adhered to the current collector, a second adhesive portion adhered to the current collector, a first reinforcing portion bonded to the first adhesive portion, a second reinforcing portion bonded to the second adhesive portion, and an end surface welded portion. A water vapour transmission rate of the end surface welded portion is less than a water vapour transmission rate of the first adhesive portion and a water vapour transmission rate of the second adhesive portion.

Abstract: A stator manufacturing device includes: an abutment member configured to form a bending start point in a lead wire segment coil among a plurality of segment coils inserted into a slot of a stator core, wherein the abutment member is configured to abut on a side surface of a projecting portion protruding from the slot of the lead wire segment coil from the outside in the radial direction of the stator core to form the bending start point; and a lead wire holding portion for holding the projecting portion of the lead wire segment coil, wherein the lead wire holding portion is configured to be movable along the radial direction and the axial direction of the stator core with respect to the abutment member.

Abstract: An in-vehicle charging device that includes an AC-DC converter that converts power between AC power on the external AC power supply side and first DC power; and a DC-DC converter that converts power between the first DC power and second DC power on the DC power supply side, wherein the AC-DC converter includes a current source active rectifier having a power factor correct function, the DC-DC converter includes a chopper circuit including a reactor disposed on the AC-DC converter side and a half-bridge circuit disposed on the DC power supply side, the reactor is configured using a plurality of the coils, the half-bridge circuit is configured using the inverter, and the current source active rectifier includes a bidirectional switching device.

Abstract: A connector assembly comprises a mating connector and a connector which is configured to be mounted on an object. The mating connector is mateable from above with the connector which is positioned below the mating connector in an up-down direction. The connector comprises a housing and a terminal. The terminal has a fixed portion, a held portion, a coupling portion, a supporting portion and a contact point. The coupling portion couples the fixed portion and the held portion with each other. The coupling portion has a receiving portion. The supporting portion extends from the held portion and is resiliently deformable. The supporting portion has an abutment portion. The abutment portion is positioned above the receiving portion in the up-down direction. The abutment portion is in contact with the receiving portion under a mated state where the connector and the mating connector are mated with each other.

Abstract: An in-vehicle charging device that includes an AC-DC converter that converts power between AC power on the external AC power supply side and first DC power on the first DC power supply side, and converts power between AC power on the external AC power supply side and second DC power on the second DC power supply side, wherein the AC-DC converter is a triple active bridge circuit including: a transformer including a primary-side coil, a secondary-side first coil, and a secondary-side second coil; a primary-side bridge circuit connected to the primary-side coil; a secondary-side first bridge circuit connected to the secondary-side first coil; and a secondary-side second bridge circuit connected to the secondary-side second coil, and the primary-side bridge circuit includes a bidirectional switching device.

Abstract: A robot system includes: a conveying device configured to convey a workpiece; a robot configured to execute an operation on the workpiece; and circuitry configured to: identify a current position of the workpiece and an object area occupied by an object; identify an interlock area that moves with the current position of the workpiece being conveyed by the conveying device; check an overlap between the interlock area and the object area; and control the robot to execute the operation based on the current position of the workpiece in response to determining that the interlock area does not overlap the object area.

Abstract: An in-vehicle charging device charges a vehicle driving device DC power supply including: a rotating electrical machine including coils of multiple phases connected at a neutral point, and serving as a driving power source of a wheel; an inverter converting power between direct and alternating currents of multiple phases; and the DC power supply connected to the inverter, the in-vehicle charging device including: an AC-DC converter converts power between AC power and first DC power; an active decoupling circuit that includes the inverter, the coils of multiple phases, and an output capacitor, and generates second DC power for charging the DC power supply from the first DC power, in which a DC side terminal of the AC-DC converter and a DC side terminal of the inverter are connected without another passive component, and the output capacitor is connected between the neutral point of the coils and a DC negative electrode.

Abstract: An in-vehicle charging device that includes a first circuit configured to include the excitation circuit and convert power between AC power on an external AC power supply side and first DC power; and a second circuit configured to include the inverter, the multi-phase stator coils, and an output capacitor, and generate second DC power for charging the DC power supply from the first DC power, wherein the output capacitor is connected between the neutral point of the multi-phase stator coils and a DC negative electrode.

Abstract: A robot control system comprising circuitry configured to acquire a designated area image showing a designated area, and execute image analysis on the designated area image to detect a current state of the designated area as a current area state. The circuitry is further configured to generate, based on the current area state, a state of the designated area which simulates one or more objects including an additional object as having been placed in the designated area, as a predicted area state. The circuitry is further configured to generate object information on the additional object which is simulated in the designated area, based on the predicted area state. The circuitry is further configured to control a robot so as to physically place the additional object in the designated area in accordance with the object information.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an X-ray diagnostic apparatus can communicate with a controller configured to operate a catheter robot capable of moving an inserted device within the object and comprises a display and processing circuitry. The display is configured to display at least one fluoroscopic image of an object. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a control signal indicating a content of an operation on the catheter robot from the controller, acquire a plurality of fluoroscopic images of the object by irradiating the object with X-rays, control X-ray irradiation to the object, cause the display to display the plurality of fluoroscopic images to be sequentially acquired when the X-ray irradiation is performed, generate a plurality of reproduced images based on the plurality of fluoroscopic images acquired before a stop of the X-ray irradiation and cause the display to display the plurality of reproduced images when the X-ray irradiation is stopped.

Abstract: A water- and oil-repellent composition for a nonwoven fabric, which includes (1) a fluorine-containing water- and oil-repellent agent and (2) a sizing agent and is water-based, can impart good alcohol repellency, water pressure resistance, and antistatic properties to an object to be treated, such as a nonwoven fabric. The water- and oil-repellent composition for a nonwoven fabric does not contain a carbodiimide compound and may contain at least 20 wt % of water with respect to the water- and oil-repellent composition. The active ingredient of the sizing agent may include an alkylketene dimer and/or an alkenylketene dimer. The water- and oil-repellent composition may further contain an antistatic agent and a penetrant. A treated substrate may be a nonwoven fabric.

Abstract: A connector includes a plug contact having conductivity, an inner contact having conductivity and being supported while having part of the inner contact inserted in a recessed portion of the plug contact, and a housing retaining the plug contact, the inner contact having a first contacting portion that makes contact with an inner surface of the recessed portion of the plug contact, a second contacting portion that makes contact with the inner surface of the recessed portion on an opposite side from the first contacting portion across a fitting axis, a third contacting portion that faces a flange of the plug contact, and a restricted portion that makes contact with a restriction portion of the housing at a position closer to a base end of the recessed portion than the second contacting portion is.

Abstract: Provided is a surveying assistance method comprising making a computer read design information including center point data of center points set on a centerline of a route and constituent point data of constituent points set on sections including the center points, the section being orthogonal to the centerline, acquires position information indicating a current position of a surveyed device at a predetermined period, calculate a horizontal distance and a vertical distance between the current position and a reference point on a designated section based on the position information and the design information, display the horizontal distance and the vertical distance on a screen of the computer as survey information, and update the display at intervals of the predetermined period, and the reference point is a point to be selected from the center points or the constituent points.

Abstract: A connector is mateable with a mating connector. The connector comprises a housing and a terminal. The terminal has an arm, a contact portion and a held portion held by a holding portion of the housing. The arm couples the held portion and the contact portion to each other and supports the contact portion so that the contact portion is movable. The contact portion has a bottom portion, a first support portion, a second support portion, a first contact point and a second contact point. Each of the first support portion and the second support portion extends upward from the bottom portion. The first contact point is supported by the first support portion. The second contact point is supported by the second support portion. Under a mated state, a mating terminal of the mating connector is sandwiched and held between the first contact point and the second contact point.

Abstract: A communication robot includes an auditory information processing portion configured to recognize a volume of voice collected by a sound collection portion and generate an auditory attention map by projecting a sound position in a three-dimensional space onto a two-dimensional attention map in which the robot is located at a center, a visual information processing portion configured to generate a visual attention map using a face detection result obtained by detecting a face of a person from an image captured by an imaging portion and a motion detection result obtained by detecting a motion of the person, an attention map generation portion configured to generate an attention map by integrating the auditory attention map and the visual attention map, and a motion processing portion configured to control eyeball movements and motions of the communication robot using the attention map.

Abstract: A connector includes a contact retained in a housing selectively in one of a first posture and a second posture inverted 180 degrees around a fitting direction, the contact including a contact portion to be contacted with a contact of a counter connector and a connection portion to be connected to a flexible conductor of a connection object, between a case where the contact is retained in the housing in the first posture and a case where the contact is retained in the housing in the second posture, the contact portion is situated at a same position with respect to the housing and the connection portion is situated at a different position with respect to the housing, the contact being retained in the housing in, of the first posture and the second posture, a posture corresponding to an orientation of a flexible conductor exposed surface of the connection object.