Abstract: In a region determination device and method, when a set target contour is an island contour representing an outer profile of a three-dimensional printing object, it is determined whether a closest enclosing contour Lmin enclosing the target contour at a closest position thereto has been set for the slice model or not. When closest enclosing contour Lmin is determined to have been set, it is determined whether the closest enclosing contour Lmin is an island contour or not. When the closest enclosing contour Lmin is determined to be an island contour, the target contour is deleted from the slice model. Then, the region of the post-deletion slice model is divided into a printing region and a non-printing region.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes circuitry to acquire input image data, perform image conversion on the input image data to generate the output image data corresponding to each of a plurality of output conditions, and calculate a color feature amount that is a change amount of color characteristics of each pixel from the input image data and the output image data before and after the image conversion. The circuitry calculates cost information indicating cost of the output image data corresponding to each of the plurality of output conditions, based on the plurality of output conditions and the output image data, and calculates cost effectiveness with reference to the color feature amount, the cost information, and a weighting table in which weights for items of the plurality of output conditions are set, to determine one output condition of the plurality of output conditions to be used for output.

Abstract: A cross-section data generating device includes a storage that stores therein a three-dimensional polygon model provided with color information, and a processor that executes a program to perform a shape obtaining process of obtaining a shape of an outline of the three-dimensional polygon model at a cross section that intersects the three-dimensional polygon model, and a color information obtaining process of obtaining color information of the outline at the cross section.

Abstract: In a region determination device and method, when an island contour of a slice model crosses a scanning line in a first direction, the value of an internal level n is increased by a predetermined value. When the island contour crosses the scanning line in a second direction different the first direction, the value of the internal level n is decreased by the predetermined value. When a hole contour of the slice model crosses the scanning line in the second direction, the value of the internal level n is assigned to a temporary retain variable m and “0” is substituted for the internal level n. When the hole contour crosses the scanning line in the first direction, the value of the temporary retain variable m is assigned back to the internal level n. A region corresponding to a value of the internal level n, set as above, that is not 0 is determined to be a printing region, and a region corresponding to the value of the internal level n that is 0 is determined to be a non-printing region.

Abstract: A three-dimensional processing device includes a printing head that discharges a resin material based on three-dimensional data of a three-dimensional object, a scan head that measures a surface shape of the three-dimensional object printed with the resin material, a processing head that processes a surface of the printed three-dimensional object, and a controller that includes a printing head controller that controls the printing head, a scan head controller that controls the scan head, a specifier that specifies an extra portion, which is a difference between the measured surface shape of the three-dimensional object and a surface shape of a three-dimensional object theoretically printed based on the three-dimensional data, and a processing head controller that controls the processing head such that the processing head cuts the extra portion.

Abstract: In a seat component received in a receiving region of a first body of a body, one surface of a contacting portion and one surface of an engaging portion are planar and are flush with each other, and the other surface of the contacting portion and the other surface of the engaging portion are planar and are flush with each other. The engaging portion engages two portions of the first body, which form one opening of the receiving region, in a state where a distal end of the seat component reaches another opening of the receiving region. Furthermore, in the state where the engaging portion engages the portions of the first body, a second body of the body covers the one opening and contacts the engaging portion. Thereby, the engaging portion engages the three portions of the body, so that movement of the seat component is effectively limited.

Abstract: An electronic mirror control device includes: an imager which captures a rearward image including a rear side surface of the vehicle; a display which displays the rearward image; a calculator which calculates a position of a vanishing point; an extractor which extracts a rear side surface region where the rear side surface of the vehicle is displayed; and a display controller which displays a lower region of the rearward image with brightness higher than brightness of a region other than the lower region, the lower region being surrounded by an outer rim of the display, a first straight line taking the vanishing point as a point of origin, passing through the rear side surface region, and extending below a horizon, and a second straight line taking the vanishing point as a point of origin, and extending below the horizon on a side opposite to the first straight line.

Abstract: When a program counter value during execution of a target program is an execution start address or less or is larger than the execution start address and is equal to or larger than minimum address among a plurality of addresses associated with a plurality of break points, a break circuit interrupts an execution of the target program, and during the interruption of the execution of the target program, and when the program counter value does not match with anyone of the plurality of break points, a debug control unit sets the program counter value as the execution start address to a first register, sets to a second register an address that is larger than the program counter value and is minimum among the plurality of break points as the minimum address, and resumes the execution of the target program from the execution start address.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fuel cell stack which is able to prevent corrosion from occurring in a separator. The fuel cell stack formed by arranging a terminal on both ends of a cell stacked body in which a plurality of cells including a membrane electrode assembly and separators interposing the membrane electrode assembly therebetween is stacked, includes a rust preventive plate which is arranged between a metal separator and a positive electrode terminal on a high potential side of the cell stacked body, and includes a material more noble than that of the separator in the surface.

Abstract: A multilayer substrate includes plural layers of circuit patterns. Each circuit pattern includes a ground conductor surrounding a wiring region provided with a conductive wiring pattern. Each ground conductor includes a slit connecting between the outside of the multilayer substrate and the wiring region. In the multilayer substrate, the slit of the ground conductor provided at one of adjacent two layers of the circuit patterns and the slit of the ground conductor provided at the other circuit pattern are formed at positions not overlapping with each other. That is, these slits are formed at such positions that a view in an upper-to-lower direction is blocked. The shape of the slit of each ground conductor is in such a shape that a view from an end side of the multilayer substrate to a wiring region side is blocked.

Abstract: A linear mark extending perpendicular to a primary step direction of stepped terrace for a three-dimensional memory device can be employed as a reference feature for aligning a trimming material layer before initiating an etch-and-trim process sequence. The linear mark can be formed as a linear trench or a linear rail structure. The distance between a sidewall of each trimming material layer and the linear mark can be measured at multiple locations that are laterally spaced apart perpendicular to the primary step direction to provide statistically significant data points, which can be employed to provide an enhanced control of the staircase patterning process. Likewise, locations of patterned stepped surfaces can be measured at multiple locations to provide enhanced control of the locations of vertical steps in the stepped terrace.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel unit having a noise generating source, and a metal frame to which the display panel unit is attached. The display panel unit is fixed to an attachment part which is provided at the frame. The frame includes a contact part that brings the display panel unit into contact with the frame, in addition to the attachment part.

Abstract: An image forming control apparatus for controlling an image forming apparatus to form an image on a recording medium includes a memory to store a target property data of original gradation values of image data of a target image to be formed on the recording medium; and circuitry to acquire actual property data of the target image actually formed on the recording medium, convert the original gradation values to another gradation values, generate a primary correction data based on the original gradation values and the another gradation values, generate a secondary correction data to supplement the generated primary correction data, compare the primary correction data and the secondary correction data, and generate gradation correction data used for correcting the original gradation values existing in a specific range of the original gradation values based on a comparison result of the primary correction data and the secondary correction data.

Abstract: A device generating modeled object data representing a modeled object created while supported by pillar-shaped supports using a 3D printer includes a storage to store data of a body and data of the supports, a layout determiner to determine a layout of the body of the modeled object in a building area of the 3D printer, a display controller to display an image of the body with the determined layout, a support arrangement determiner to determine build positions to create the supports of the modeled object in the determined layout, and a modeled object data generator to generate the modeled object data representing the modeled object in a state where the modeled object is created, each build position to create the support being determined by the support arrangement determiner at a locally highest point parallel to a horizontal plane and protruding thereabove in the vertical direction, the locally highest point being located at a position lower than a top end of the support.

Abstract: In a slice image creation device, a peeling processor performs peeling on a peeling line segment in a circulation direction of the peeling line segment. When the peeling reaches an intersection at which line segments of contours cross each other, an intersection information acquisition processor acquires intersection information including an intersection angle defined at the intersection by the peeling line segment and each candidate line segment connected to the intersection in a direction that is the same as the circulation direction of the peeling line segment. A transfer processor sets one of the candidate line segments that has the smallest intersection angle as the line segment to which the peeling is going to be transferred next from the peeling line segment at the intersection.

Abstract: To assist correction of three-dimensional modeled objects to be created using 3D printers. The present invention provides a 3D-object data processor 1 including a storage unit 20 for storing 3D-object data 22 representing a three-dimensional modeled object to be created using a 3D printer, a display unit 50, means 12 for generating, based on the 3D-object data, slice data 23 representing shapes of profiles resulting from slicing the modeled object at a predetermined distance into layers; means 13 for examining, based on the generated slice data, whether the shapes are normal or abnormal, and storing, as disconnection layer data 24, slice data representing the shape(s) in which an abnormality has been detected; and means 60 for generating data of an image in which the modeled object is represented as a three-dimensional image and the disconnection layer represented based on the disconnection layer data is distinguishable and displaying the image on the display unit.

Abstract: An antenna device includes: a first antenna element configured to radiate first radio waves having a first plane of polarization; and a second antenna element configured to radiate second radio waves having a second plane of polarization orthogonal to the first plane of polarization, wherein ends of the first antenna element and the second antenna element located at mutually approaching sides are disposed in a positional relationship, and a phase deviation caused by an electromagnetic coupling based on the positional relationship is compensated and an electrical power is fed to the first antenna element and the second antenna element with a phase difference that causes a composite wave of the first radio waves and the second radio waves to form a circularly polarized wave.

Abstract: A method for producing an optical fiber includes stabilizing a burner flame using a multi-nozzle burner. The multi-nozzle burner includes a raw material gas ejection port in a central part for ejecting a raw material gas. The multi-nozzle burner includes a seal gas ejection port on an outer side of the raw material gas ejection port for ejecting a seal gas. The multi-nozzle burner includes a combustible gas ejection port on an outer side of the seal gas ejection port for ejecting a combustible gas. The multi-nozzle burner includes a plurality of small diameter combustion supporting gas ejection ports surrounding the seal gas ejection port in the combustible gas ejection port for ejecting a combustion supporting gas. A gas flow rate of the raw material gas ejection port is V1 and a gas flow rate of the seal gas ejection port is V2, and 1>V2/V1>0.05.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a printed circuit board; a conductive casing; and a connecting part. The printed circuit board is mounted with an electronic component to configure a predetermined electronic circuit. The conductive casing stores the printed circuit board. The connecting part is arranged between the conductive casing and the printed circuit board, and is configured to be capacitively coupled with a conductor pattern of the printed circuit board so as to guide radiation noise from the printed circuit board to the conductive casing.

Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a transmission device, a relay device, and a reception device and is configured to execute direct communication of directly transmitting a wireless signal from the transmission device to the reception device without routing through the relay device and indirect communication of indirectly transmitting a wireless signal from the transmission device to the reception device through the relay device. The wireless communication system includes a controller configured to estimate a disconnection continuation time that is a time during which the direct communication is not executable in a case where the direct communication is not executable while the direct communication is repeatedly executed, continue to execute the direct communication when the disconnection continuation time is shorter than a threshold time, and execute the indirect communication when the disconnection continuation time is longer than the threshold time.