Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a technique of quantitatively measuring physical properties including both viscosity and elasticity. A viscoelasticity measurement system includes a measurement apparatus, a processor, and a display apparatus. The measurement apparatus includes a movable unit continuously pressed against a measurement object, a first sensor outputting acceleration information corresponding to an acceleration of pressing-directional movement of a contact portion of the movable unit with respect to the measurement object, and a second sensor outputting reactive force information corresponding to a reactive force applied to the contact portion of the movable unit with respect to the measurement object. The processor calculates first information on an elasticity component of the measurement object and second information on a viscosity component of the measurement object based on the acceleration information and the reactive force information.

Abstract: A physical ability evaluation server includes an image processing unit that executes evaluation score calculation processing on a plurality of still images included in a measurement video to calculate a physical ability evaluation score, a physical ability evaluation unit that evaluates the physical ability based on the evaluation score, and an evaluation result notification unit that creates and outputs an evaluation report based on the evaluation result. The evaluation score calculation processing includes a first process of acquiring joint position coordinates by physique estimation for each still image, and a second process of acquiring physique information by segmentation for a first still image corresponding to a first target period, and a third process that calculates the evaluation score of physical ability by a predetermined calculation formula using the information acquired in the first and second processes with respect to a second still image corresponding to a second target period.

Abstract: The present invention comprises: a wearable sensor that is worn by a worker, the wearable sensor having a sensor that receives sensor data from a sensing object, and a transmitter that transmits to a terminal the sensor data received by the sensor; and a computer that determines operation content for the worker on the basis of the sensor data received from the wearable sensor, and outputs the result of the determination to a display unit.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a technique of quantitatively measuring physical properties including both viscosity and elasticity. A viscoelasticity measurement system includes a measurement apparatus, a processor, and a display apparatus. The measurement apparatus includes a movable unit continuously pressed against a measurement object, a first sensor outputting acceleration information corresponding to an acceleration of pressing-directional movement of a contact portion of the movable unit with respect to the measurement object, and a second sensor outputting reactive force information corresponding to a reactive force applied to the contact portion of the movable unit with respect to the measurement object. The processor calculates first information on an elasticity component of the measurement object and second information on a viscosity component of the measurement object based on the acceleration information and the reactive force information.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a technique of quantitatively measuring physical properties including both of viscosity and elasticity. A viscoelasticity measurement system includes a measurement apparatus, a processor, and a display apparatus. The measurement apparatus includes a movable unit continuously pressed against a measurement object, a first sensor outputting acceleration information corresponding to an acceleration of pressing-directional movement of a contact portion of the movable unit with respect to the measurement object, and a second sensor outputting reactive force information corresponding to a reactive force applied to the contact portion of the movable unit with respect to the measurement object. The processor calculates first information on an elasticity component of the measurement object and second information on a viscosity component of the measurement object based on the acceleration information and the reactive force information.

Abstract: A worker assignment system reflects the development of the assignment of workers and has a calculation unit which calculates a deficient capability number, which is a number of capabilities lacking in the organization at a given time in the future, from first data including information indicating a number of capabilities required for tasks previously performed by the organization and a number of capabilities of workers of the organization. An identification unit identifies a task and a worker suitable for acquiring capabilities of a maximum deficient capability number calculated by the calculation unit based on second data including information indicating a relationship between the capabilities required for the task to be performed by the organization and the capabilities of the workers of the organization. An assignment unit assigns remaining workers of the organization to remaining tasks to be performed and a result of the assignment is output.

Abstract: The present invention comprises: a wearable sensor that is worn by a worker, the wearable sensor having a sensor that receives sensor data from a sensing object, and a transmitter that transmits to a terminal the sensor data received by the sensor; and a computer that determines operation content for the worker on the basis of the sensor data received from the wearable sensor, and outputs the result of the determination to a display unit.

Abstract: The biological information detecting apparatus includes a face detecting section detecting the face of a person from an image signal, an expression detecting section detecting an expression of the person from the image signal of the region of the face to calculate an expression feature amount, a pulse wave detecting section detecting a pulse wave of a blood flow of the person from the image signal of the region of the face, a scoring section calculating a score of the expression of the person based on the expression feature amount, a coaching section generating an expression guide, and a display section displaying the expression guide, and the display section further displays biological information indicating a state of the autonomic nerve of the person calculated based on the pulse wave after displaying the expression guide, and the score calculated based on the expression feature amount.

Abstract: A resource planning apparatus includes a resource expanding unit configured to expand processes necessary for producing a product and resource capabilities necessary for resources to execute the processes, a resource allocation scheme generating unit configured to allocate resources having the resource capabilities expanded by the resource expanding unit to the processes, and a production plan devising unit configured to devise a production plan of the product on the basis of the resources allocated to the processes.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a technique of quantitatively measuring physical properties including both of viscosity and elasticity. A viscoelasticity measurement system includes a measurement apparatus, a processor, and a display apparatus. The measurement apparatus includes a movable unit continuously pressed against a measurement object, a first sensor outputting acceleration information corresponding to an acceleration of pressing-directional movement of a contact portion of the movable unit with respect to the measurement object, and a second sensor outputting reactive force information corresponding to a reactive force applied to the contact portion of the movable unit with respect to the measurement object. The processor calculates first information on an elasticity component of the measurement object and second information on a viscosity component of the measurement object based on the acceleration information and the reactive force information.

Abstract: The present invention is a system for monitoring a health state of a subject. The system is provided with: a measuring unit that chronologically measures the position of the subject in a facility in which the subject resides or stays; and an information processing unit that determines a health state of the subject by determining whether a chronological change in the position of the subject satisfies a predetermined determination condition.

Abstract: The present invention is a system for monitoring a health state of a subject. The system is provided with: a measuring unit that chronologically measures the position of the subject in a facility in which the subject resides or stays; and an information processing unit that determines a health state of the subject by determining whether a chronological change in the position of the subject satisfies a predetermined determination condition.

Abstract: An object of the disclosed invention is to provide a wearable power assist system that is light weight and capable of assisting in various situations. The invention is used to select a joint to be assisted according to a desired action and transmitting a force generated by an actuator to assist the joint and to an assist the outer skeleton.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a magnetic head includes a main pole having a leading side and a trailing side relative to a downtrack direction, a side gap layer positioned adjacent to the main pole in a crosstrack direction, and a side shield layer positioned adjacent the side gap layer in a crosstrack direction. The downtrack direction is in a direction of medium travel relative to the main pole, the crosstrack direction is perpendicular to the downtrack direction, the side gap layer is characterized by having a groove therein in the downtrack direction having the main pole positioned therein, the side shield is characterized by having a groove formed therein in the downtrack direction having the side gap layer positioned therein, the side gap is non-conformal in shape, and a position of the side shield relative to a position of the main pole is characterized as being self-aligned.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a magnetic head includes a main pole having a leading side and a trailing side relative to a downtrack direction, a side gap layer positioned adjacent to the main pole in a crosstrack direction, and a side shield layer positioned adjacent the side gap layer in a crosstrack direction. The downtrack direction is in a direction of medium travel relative to the main pole, the crosstrack direction is perpendicular to the downtrack direction, the side gap layer is characterized by having a groove therein in the downtrack direction having the main pole positioned therein, the side shield is characterized by having a groove formed therein in the downtrack direction having the side gap layer positioned therein, the side gap is non-conformal in shape, and a position of the side shield relative to a position of the main pole is characterized as being self-aligned.

Abstract: A wiring board with an electronic device comprising a plurality of trenches arranged in parallel on a substrate, a common trench communicating the plurality of trenches with each other at one of their ends on the substrate, a metal layer formed at the bottom of the plurality of trenches, and an electrode layer connected with the metal layer and formed on a bottom of the common trench, wherein the electrode layer on the bottom of the common trench constitutes a source electrode or a drain electrode of a field effect transistor, whereby the wiring board and an electronic circuit having a good fine wire pattern and a good narrow gap between the patterns using a coating material can be formed, and a reduction for a cost of an organic thin film electronic device and the electronic circuit can be attained since they can be realized through a development of a printing technique.

Abstract: The reduction in a recording magnetic field due to the narrowing of recording track width along with the improved surface recording density is prevented and the increasing of accuracy in the track width is achieved, enabling an improvement in recording performance. In a perpendicular magnetic recording head, a main pole 13 includes a first main pole portion 131 having an inverse trapezoidal shape with a bevel angle and a second main pole portion 132 laminated on the first main pole portion. The second main pole portion 132 has no bevel angle, is generally rectangular and defines track width. The second main pole portion has a tapered shape extending from the predetermined position of a flare portion toward an air bearing surface.

Abstract: A display device uses an organic actuator as a pixel, and an under-layer substrate is formed underneath the actuator. A surface of the actuator is set to a black and a surface of the substrate is set to a white. Seeing the actuator from an outside, the surface of actuator is visible in a black when the actuator is a planar state and visible in a white when the actuator is inflected, which realizes a display. In addition, the actuator has a memory effect by utilizing a shape memory effect and Coulomb force of the organic material.

Abstract: A method of coating by supplying a liquid material from a nozzle tip to form a film on a substrate surface facing to the nozzle, having the steps of: preparing a translation mechanism, which is capable of moving the nozzle in an in-plane direction and in a thickness direction of the substrate; making the nozzle to come gradually closer to the substrate, after positioning of the nozzle on the in-plane of the substrate, by using the translation mechanism; detecting electric current flowing through the nozzle from the substrate surface, when a semiconductor droplet supplied from the nozzle tip contacts with an electrode installed at the substrate surface; stopping accession of the nozzle to the substrate, when the electric current exceeds threshold value set in advance; and making the nozzle tip apart from the substrate farther than in the stopping, so as to coat the substrate with the liquid material.

Abstract: A material for an actuator is provided which is reduced in weight, can be micro-miniaturized and can be used stably in a gas phase such as in atmospheric air safely, and an actuator using the material is provided. The material used for the actuator comprises a material formed by mixing fine conductive particles with a polymer material having a large absolute value of thermal expansion coefficient.