Abstract: This polishing pad has a polishing layer that comprises a polyurethane resin foam derived from an isocyanate-terminated prepolymer and a curing agent, wherein: the distance between hard segments in the polishing layer as measured by small-angle X-ray scattering is 9.5 nm or less; or the ratio (NC80/CC80) of the content proportion by weight (NC80) of an amorphous phase in the polishing layer as measured by pulse NMR at 80° C. to the content proportion by weight (CC80) of a crystalline phase in the polishing layer as measured by pulse NMR at 80° C. is 2.6-3.1, and the ratio (NC40/CC40) of the content proportion by weight (NC40) of an amorphous phase in the polishing layer as measured by pulse NMR at 40° C. to the content proportion by weight (CC40) of a crystalline phase in the polishing layer as measured by pulse NMR at 40° C. is 0.5-0.9.

Abstract: Provided are a stator for a rotary electric machine and the rotary electric machine. The stator includes a stator core, and a stator winding formed in a plurality of phases, the stator winding including a slot conductor and a crossover conductor configured to connect ends of a pair of the slot conductors, the ends placed at a same side of the pair of slot conductors.

Abstract: A method including receiving a first depth image associated with a first frame at a first time of an augmented reality (AR) application, the first depth image representing at least a first portion of a real-world space storing the first depth image receiving a second depth image associated with a second frame at a second time, after the first time, of the AR application, the second depth image representing at least a second portion of the real-world space generating a real-world image by blending, at least, the stored first depth image with the second depth image receiving a rendered AR object combining the AR object in the real-world image and displaying the real-world image combined with the AR object.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus for determining control values for controlling a position of a vehicle for conveying a cargo includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire first information for identifying a three-dimensional shape of the cargo based on a captured first image of the cargo, and second information for identifying, based on a captured second image of an environment where the vehicle moves, a distance between an object in the environment and the vehicle, and a determination unit configured to, based on the first information and the second information, determine the control values for preventing the cargo and the object from coming closer than a predetermined distance.

Abstract: Adhesion between a temperature detection unit and a segment coil is improved to improve temperature following capability. A stator core, a stator winding wire configured with a plurality of connected segment coils attached to the stator core, and a temperature detection unit that is in contact with the segment coil to detect temperature are provided, and among the segment coils, a segment coil at which the temperature detection unit is disposed is disposed to protrude further than other segment coils disposed alongside.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus for determining control values for controlling a position of a vehicle for conveying a cargo includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire first information for identifying a three-dimensional shape of the cargo based on a captured first image of the cargo, and second information for identifying, based on a captured second image of an environment where the vehicle moves, a distance between an object in the environment and the vehicle, and a determination unit configured to, based on the first information and the second information, determine the control values for preventing the cargo and the object from coming closer than a predetermined distance.

Abstract: There is provided a position and orientation measurement apparatus, information processing apparatus, and an information processing method, capable of performing robust measurement of a position and orientation. In order to achieve the apparatuses and method, at least one coarse position and orientation of a target object is acquired from an image including the target object, at least one candidate position and orientation is newly generated as an initial value used for deriving a position and orientation of the target object based on the acquired coarse position and orientation, and the position and orientation of the target object in the image is derived by using model information of the target object and by performing at least once of fitting processing of the candidate position and orientation generated as the initial value with the target object in the image.

Abstract: There is provided a position and orientation measurement apparatus, information processing apparatus, and an information processing method, capable of performing robust measurement of a position and orientation. In order to achieve the apparatuses and method, at least one coarse position and orientation of a target object is acquired from an image including the target object, at least one candidate position and orientation is newly generated as an initial value used for deriving a position and orientation of the target object based on the acquired coarse position and orientation, and the position and orientation of the target object in the image is derived by using model information of the target object and by performing at least once of fitting processing of the candidate position and orientation generated as the initial value with the target object in the image.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus for determining control values for controlling a position of a vehicle for conveying a cargo includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire first information for identifying a three-dimensional shape of the cargo based on a captured first image of the cargo, and second information for identifying, based on a captured second image of an environment where the vehicle moves, a distance between an object in the environment and the vehicle, and a determination unit configured to, based on the first information and the second information, determine the control values for preventing the cargo and the object from coming closer than a predetermined distance.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises: a generating unit which generates, based on model information including a feature of an object, a model feature indicating the feature of the object to be acquired by observing the object respectively from a plurality of candidate viewpoints; an acquiring unit which acquires an image feature indicating features of images acquired by photographing the object respectively from the plurality of candidate viewpoints; an evaluating unit which evaluates each of the plurality of candidate viewpoints, based on a correspondence relation between the model feature and the image feature; and a selecting unit which selects, from the plurality of candidate viewpoints, one or more measurement viewpoints from which the object should be measured, on the basis of evaluation by the evaluating unit for each of the plurality of candidate viewpoints.

Abstract: In order to shorten the time required for a setting operation of features, an information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire features used for deriving a positional attitude of an imaging device from an image captured by the imaging device, a setting unit configured to set a plurality of partial regions included in the image as a plurality of candidate regions to which a feature is to be added, an evaluation unit configured to evaluate the plurality of set candidate regions, a determination unit configured to determine a position and/or an orientation of a feature to be newly added based on the plurality of evaluated candidate regions, and an output unit configured to output the determined position and/or the orientation.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus for determining a placement of an image capturing apparatus capable of accurately measuring the position and orientation of an object through model fitting includes a holding unit that holds a 3D model representing a 3D shape of the object, a generating unit that generates candidates of the position and orientation of the image capturing apparatus relative to the object, an evaluating unit that evaluates the candidates of the position and orientation of the image capturing apparatus relative to the object based on a result of matching between data that virtually generates the object observed when the image capturing apparatus is placed in the position and orientation generated by the generating unit and the 3D model, and a determining unit that determines the position and orientation of the image capturing apparatus relative to the object based on the result of evaluation performed by the evaluating unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a position and orientation estimation unit configured to estimate each of positions and orientations of a first part and a second part, based on an image including the first part and the second part to which the first part is assembled; and a determination unit configured to determine assembly success/failure of the first part with respect to the second part based on each of the positions and orientations of the first part and the second part.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an input unit that inputs an image of real space captured by an image capturing apparatus; a measurement value input unit that inputs a measurement value regarding a position and orientation of the image capturing apparatus measured by a sensor attached to the image capturing apparatus; a position and orientation derivation unit that, based on three-dimensional information of a feature in the real space and the input image, derives a position and orientation of the image capturing apparatus; a determination unit that, based on the measurement value and the position and orientation of the image capturing apparatus derived by the position and orientation derivation unit, makes a determination as to whether derivation of the position and orientation of the image capturing apparatus performed by the position and orientation derivation unit has failed; and an output unit that outputs a result provided by the determination unit.

Abstract: A three-dimensional shape model of a target object is input. A position and orientation of at least one image sensing device used to capture an image of the target object is set so as to virtually set a relative position and orientation between the target object and the image sensing device for the three-dimensional shape model of the target object. At least one position and orientation of the image sensing device is selected. Geometric features are grouped based on a relationship between an image to be obtained at the selected position and orientation of the image sensing device and the geometric features of the three-dimensional shape model.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an image acquisition unit, variation amount deriving unit, acquisition unit, and threshold value deriving unit. The image acquisition unit acquires a captured image obtained by an imaging unit. The variation amount deriving unit derives a luminance value variation amount of a predetermined area of the acquired captured image based on a luminance value of the predetermined area and first information indicating a relationship between a captured image luminance value and an amount of luminance value variation. The acquisition unit acquires an amount of variation of a luminance gradient value based on the derived amount of variation of the luminance value, wherein the luminance gradient value is a gradient value of the luminance value. The threshold value deriving unit derives a threshold value with which an obtained luminance gradient value is to be compared, based on the acquired amount of variation of the luminance gradient value.

Abstract: In order to shorten the time required for a setting operation of features, an information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire features used for deriving a positional attitude of an imaging device from an image captured by the imaging device, a setting unit configured to set a plurality of partial regions included in the image as a plurality of candidate regions to which a feature is to be added, an evaluation unit configured to evaluate the plurality of set candidate regions, a determination unit configured to determine a position and/or an orientation of a feature to be newly added based on the plurality of evaluated candidate regions, and an output unit configured to output the determined position and/or the orientation.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises: a generating unit which generates, based on model information including a feature of an object, a model feature indicating the feature of the object to be acquired by observing the object respectively from a plurality of candidate viewpoints; an acquiring unit which acquires an image feature indicating features of images acquired by photographing the object respectively from the plurality of candidate viewpoints; an evaluating unit which evaluates each of the plurality of candidate viewpoints, based on a correspondence relation between the model feature and the image feature; and a selecting unit which selects, from the plurality of candidate viewpoints, one or more measurement viewpoints from which the object should be measured, on the basis of evaluation by the evaluating unit for each of the plurality of candidate viewpoints.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus for determining a placement of an image capturing apparatus capable of accurately measuring the position and orientation of an object through model fitting includes a holding unit that holds a 3D model representing a 3D shape of the object, a generating unit that generates candidates of the position and orientation of the image capturing apparatus relative to the object, an evaluating unit that evaluates the candidates of the position and orientation of the image capturing apparatus relative to the object based on a result of matching between data that virtually generates the object observed when the image capturing apparatus is placed in the position and orientation generated by the generating unit and the 3D model, and a determining unit that determines the position and orientation of the image capturing apparatus relative to the object based on the result of evaluation performed by the evaluating unit.

Abstract: There is provided a position and orientation measurement apparatus, information processing apparatus, and an information processing method, capable of performing robust measurement of a position and orientation. In order to achieve the apparatuses and method, at least one coarse position and orientation of a target object is acquired from an image including the target object, at least one candidate position and orientation is newly generated as an initial value used for deriving a position and orientation of the target object based on the acquired coarse position and orientation, and the position and orientation of the target object in the image is derived by using model information of the target object and by performing at least once of fitting processing of the candidate position and orientation generated as the initial value with the target object in the image.