Abstract: In a tilt parking mode, “a target parking position” can be accurately determined without changing a camera tilt angle and an HMI display range, and can be notified to a driver, so that the usability can be improved. A parking support device includes an external field recognition unit such as a camera and a sonar, which recognizes an external field, an information holding unit which holds information of a parking frame line recognized by the external field recognition unit, a parking region extraction unit which extracts a parking region from information of the parking frame line, a parking position determination unit which determines a target parking position from the parking region, and a path calculation unit which calculates a parking path from a current position of an own vehicle up to the target parking position.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a nucleic acid detection method which takes advantage of the high specificity of hybridization techniques, reduces the time length and the number of steps required for detection of PCR products, and allows for easy and highly accurate detection by visual observation without the need of special equipment; and a nucleic acid detection device or kit. The invention provides a method for detecting a target nucleic acid in a sample, which includes performing amplification of the target nucleic acid sequence to synthesize an amplification product having a partially double-stranded structure where a single-stranded region is added to each end of the target sequence, and hybridizing a nucleic acid sequence bound to a development medium and a nucleic acid sequence labeled with a labeling compound with the single-stranded regions of the amplification product to form a sandwich hybridization complex; and a detection device thereof.

Abstract: An image display device includes a plurality of micro light-emission elements that constitute a pixel and that are provided on a driving circuit substrate. The micro light-emission element displays an image by emitting light to a side opposite to the driving circuit substrate. A light convergence portion that converges light is disposed in the pixel.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a fixing roller, a heater, a heater controller, and a roller controller. The fixing roller conveys a sheet by rotation and fixes a recording material formed on the sheet to the sheet. The heater heats the fixing roller. The heater controller controls a temperature of the heater. The roller controller controls a rotation speed of the fixing roller. When the roller controller satisfies a predetermined condition indicating that a fixing part temperature indicating a temperature of the fixing roller is not suitable for operation, the roller controller increases a rotation speed to be higher than a rotation speed of a case in which the predetermined condition is not satisfied.

Abstract: A light source unit provides enhanced control of a colour shift of white light reflected by a retro-reflector. The light source unit includes a pump light source, which emits laser pump light, a phosphor, which converts the laser pump light into white light, a retro-reflector, which has an output aperture that allows emission of part of the white light, the retro-reflector reflecting another part of the white light back to the phosphor, and scattering particles, which are adjusted to increase a blue light ratio of the white light.

Abstract: In a setting mode, a processor stores in a memory a reference image for pattern search, measurement location information indicating a plurality of measurement locations, and imaging setting information indicating at which magnification imaging is performed. In a measurement mode, the processor controls an imaging section, acquires a target image for pattern search, executes a pattern search on the target image using the reference image, specifies a plurality of imaging positions for imaging each of the plurality of measurement locations based on the measurement location information and a result of the pattern search, causes the imaging section to perform imaging at a magnification set for each measurement location, and measures a dimension of the measurement location.

Abstract: An example image processing apparatus disposes a virtual camera and a terrain object in a virtual space, and generates grass objects at a predetermined region located with reference to a land horizon that is a boundary between the terrain object and a background as viewed from the virtual camera. A player character is displayed at a position closer to the virtual camera, and the grass objects are generated in the predetermined region located with reference to the land horizon. Therefore, the terrain can be represented to look real, and the player character can be more easily seen.

Abstract: An imaging system includes a light source for outputting initial pulsed light, a polarization control unit for rotating a polarization plane of the initial pulsed light, an optical pulse shaping unit for inputting the initial pulsed light with the rotated polarization plane, and outputting first pulsed light Lp1 having a first polarization direction and second pulsed light Lp2 having a second polarization direction different from the first polarization direction with a time, an irradiation optical system for irradiating an imaging object with the pulsed light Lp1 and the pulsed light Lp2, a light separation element for separating the pulsed light Lp1 and the pulsed light Lp2 reflected by or transmitted through the imaging object on the basis of the polarization directions, an imaging unit for imaging the pulsed light Lp1, and an imaging unit for imaging the pulsed light Lp2.

Abstract: In a setting mode, a processor stores in a memory a reference image and reference imaging position information indicating an imaging position of the reference image. In a measurement mode, the processor drives at least one of a table and an imaging section by a driving section according to the reference imaging position information stored in the memory to move an imaging position of the imaging section to the imaging position of the reference image and execute a pattern search.

Abstract: There is provided a bedding item selection system capable of selecting a bedding item easy to improve the state of sleep. A bedding item selection system S1 includes: a plurality of test bedding items T whose physical property including firmness is different from one another; a deep sleep rate calculation unit 1f which calculates a deep sleep rate of a user P based on biological information measured and recorded; a suitable physical property recognition unit 1h which recognize a suitable physical property based on the physical property of a test bedding item T high in deep sleep rate of the user P; and a bedding item selection unit 1j which selects, from a plurality of selectable bedding items M, a bedding item based on the suitable physical property.

Abstract: Provided are an illumination device that is capable of making linearly clear a bright-dark contrast of a boundary between an illumination region and a dark portion in at least one of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction, and a vehicular headlight. The illumination device (1A) includes an emitting section (15) having a phosphor that receives excitation light emitted from a laser element (2c) and emits light; and a movable mirror (20A) that continuously changes a position of a spot (15a) of the excitation light on the emitting section (15) in accordance with a predetermined rule. The spot (15a) has an edge portion in which at least a pair of two opposing sides are linear.

Abstract: An image display device includes a plurality of micro light-emission elements that constitute a pixel and that are provided on a driving circuit substrate. The micro light-emission element displays an image by emitting light to a side opposite to the driving circuit substrate. A light convergence portion that converges light is disposed in the pixel.

Abstract: The electrophotographic photosensitive member includes: a support; a charge-generating layer; and a charge-transporting layer, the charge-generating layer and the charge-transporting layer being arranged on the support, wherein a surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member contains: inorganic particles having an average particle diameter (L?) of primary particles of 5 nm or more and 50 nm or less; and resin particles having an average particle diameter (L?) of primary particles of 0.1 ?m or more and 5.0 ?m or less, and wherein in any cross-section of the surface layer, “(Sm?)/(S?)?0.3” is satisfied, where a region within (L?/2) from a surface of each of the resin particles is defined as a region (M), a sum of cross-sectional areas of the inorganic particles in the any cross-section is represented by (S?), and a sum of cross-sectional areas of the inorganic particles that are included in the region (M) is represented by (Sm?).

Abstract: A light source module includes: a convergent beam generating unit which generates, based on a pump beam emitted from a light source, a convergent pump beam having a beam size that decreases as the convergent pump beam propagates; a light guide body inside which the convergent pump beam, having been generated by the convergent beam generating unit, propagates; an extraction part which causes the convergent pump beam, having propagated inside the light guide body, to exit from the light guide body; and a wavelength conversion element which converts a wavelength of the convergent pump beam, being incident on the wavelength conversion element through the extraction part, and emits, through the light guide body, the convergent pump beam whose wavelength has been converted.

Abstract: A three-dimensional image element and an optical radar device that have low cost and are capable of detecting a distance to a measurement object at a close distance before a final result of counting the number of pulses is acquired are realized. A pixel storage element has a plurality of binary counters that integrate the number of electrical pulses at mutually different timings and the reading of data by a signal processing circuit and the integration are able to be performed in parallel.

Abstract: [Object] To control a colour shift of white light reflected by a retro-reflector. [Solution] A light source unit (1) includes a pump light source (2), which emits laser pump light (11), a phosphor (3), which converts the laser pump light (11) into white light (12), a retro-reflector (4), which has an output aperture (5) that allows emission of part of the white light (12), the retro-reflector (4) reflecting another part of the white light (12) back to the phosphor (3), and scattering particles (7), which are adjusted to increase a blue light ratio of the white light (12).

Abstract: A light source module includes: a convergent beam generating unit which generates, based on a pump beam emitted from a light source, a convergent pump beam having a beam size that decreases as the convergent pump beam propagates; a light guide body inside which the convergent pump beam, having been generated by the convergent beam generating unit, propagates; an extraction part which causes the convergent pump beam, having propagated inside the light guide body, to exit from the light guide body; and a wavelength conversion element which converts a wavelength of the convergent pump beam, being incident on the wavelength conversion element through the extraction part, and emits, through the light guide body, the convergent pump beam whose wavelength has been converted.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a fixing roller, a heater, a heater controller, and a roller controller. The fixing roller conveys a sheet by rotation and fixes a recording material formed on the sheet to the sheet. The heater heats the fixing roller. The heater controller controls a temperature of the heater. The roller controller controls a rotation speed of the fixing roller. When the roller controller satisfies a predetermined condition indicating that a fixing part temperature indicating a temperature of the fixing roller is not suitable for operation, the roller controller increases a rotation speed to be higher than a rotation speed of a case in which the predetermined condition is not satisfied.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a technology in flash LiDAR applicable to a wide incidence-angle range. [Solution] An optical radar device (100) includes a light emitting unit (110) that diffusively radiates a laser beam, an arrayed light receiving unit (120) that receives the laser beam emitted from the light emitting unit (110) and reflected off an object whose range is to be determined (10), the arrayed light receiving unit (120) including light receiving elements arrayed two-dimensionally, and a telecentric lens (140) disposed between the object whose range is to be determined and the light receiving element.