Abstract: An apparatus controls automatic travel of a vehicle equipped with a motive power generator. In the apparatus, information indicating a road surface on which a vehicle is present currently is acquired. It is determined whether or not a command for shifting the vehicle from its stopped state to its traveling state is issued. When the command is issued, automatic shift of the vehicle is made from its stopped state to its traveling state by controlling drive of the motive power generator based on the acquired information. It is further determined whether or not, of a component of gravity applied to the vehicle, there is a force component applied in a direction opposite to a travel direction of the vehicle. When there is the force component, the operation applied to the motive power generator is continued even if the brake pedal is pressed by the driver.

Abstract: A vehicle drive control device includes an initially determined request acceleration calculation means for calculating an initially determined request acceleration, an automatic drive control means for receiving the initially determined request acceleration and applying a predetermined torque to each wheel, a torque calculation means for calculating an allowable torque not causing a slip at each wheel when the allowable torque is applied thereto, on the basis of a vertical load applied to thereto and a friction coefficient of a road surface, a limit acceleration calculation means for calculating a limit acceleration acting on the vehicle in a case where the calculated allowable torque is applied to each wheel, and a request acceleration determination means for obtaining a request acceleration on the basis of the limit acceleration and the initially determined request acceleration, and for outputting the request acceleration, replacing the initially determined request acceleration, to the automatic drive contr

Abstract: A vehicle speed control device calculates a desired axle torque for maintaining a speed of a vehicle to a set speed, and conducts cruise control. Specifically, the vehicle speed control device calculates a drive force including a feedforward component corresponding to the set speed and a travel resistance against the travel of the vehicle, and a feedback component corresponding to a deviation of the set speed from the actual speed of the vehicle as a desired axle torque. The vehicle speed control device interrupts the cruise control when a requested drive axle torque requested by an accelerator operation during the cruise control exceeds the desired axle torque, and restarts the cruise control when the requested drive axle torque becomes lower than the desired axle torque.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided to estimate a gradient of a road surface on which a vehicle travels. The apparatus comprises acquisition, estimation, and compensation members. The acquisition member acquires at least one of acceleration of the vehicle calculated on changes in a travel speed of the vehicle and acceleration sensed from a force applied to the vehicle. The estimation means estimates the gradient of the road surface based on the acquired acceleration. The compensation member compensates the acquired acceleration in terms of influence of noise superposed on the acceleration, depending on an operational condition of the vehicle. The compensated acceleration is used by the estimation. The compensation is carried out by cutting off the noise by a filter, for example.

Abstract: An estimated gradient value of a road is calculated based on a vehicle acceleration “A” and a time varying portion “A?” of a wheel speed. In a case that an acceleration corresponding value “Ggrad0” for the estimated gradient value is not regarded as indicating an exact figure, due to influences of disturbances, the acceleration corresponding value “Ggrad0” is corrected by a limiting value for rate-of-change with regard to the road gradient depending on respective vehicle speed, and by a limiting value for the road gradient. As a result, the acceleration corresponding value “Ggrad” for the estimated gradient value can be more exactly obtained.

Abstract: A vehicle speed control system starts an automatic decelerating operation with a maximum permissible decelerating physical amount “Gmax”, when an electronic control unit determines that a necessary decelerating physical amount for decreasing a vehicle speed “v” to a target vehicle speed “vt” at a curve starting point becomes larger than the maximum permissible decelerating physical amount “Gmax”. The vehicle speed control system terminates the automatic decelerating operation, when required decelerating physical amount by a braking operation during the automatic decelerating operation becomes larger than an actual control decelerating physical amount for the automatic decelerating operation.

Abstract: A circuit pattern inspection apparatus and inspection method facilitate the creation of a recipe and the confirmation of a defect. The apparatus and method employ a dialogue-based operation for the creation of a recipe and the confirmation of a defect. Input items (such as contrast, calibration, etc.) for the recipe creation and their purposes are clarified. Input items (such as clustering, filtering, etc.) for the defect confirmation and their purposes are also clarified. The results obtained on the basis of these inputs are registered in the recipe.

Abstract: In a cruise control system for a vehicle, a cruise ECU calculates a cornering resistance applied to the vehicle based upon a steering angle, when a vehicle turns. The cruise ECU calculates a speed reduction amount as a correction vehicle speed based upon the cornering resistance. The cruise ECU subtracts the correction vehicle speed from a set vehicle speed to set a target vehicle speed so that the vehicle speed becomes lower as the cornering resistance is larger. The cruise ECU controls the vehicle speed to be within a permissible speed range of the target vehicle speed.

Abstract: A circuit pattern inspection apparatus and inspection method facilitate the creation of a recipe and the confirmation of a defect. The apparatus and method employ a dialogue-based operation for the creation of a recipe and the confirmation of a defect. Input items (such as contrast, calibration, etc.) for the recipe creation and their purposes are clarified. Input items (such as clustering, filtering, etc.) for the defect confirmation and their purposes are also clarified. The results obtained on the basis of these inputs are registered in the recipe.

Abstract: The defect confirmation screen of a pattern inspection apparatus that allows the user to create a recipe and check defects easily and quickly includes a “map display part” where a wafer map is displayed, an “image display part” where a list of defect images is displayed, a “list display part” where detailed information on defects is displayed and set, and a “graph display part” where a graph is displayed for selected defect items. Those display parts cooperate with each other and change the defect images, defect information list, and defect graph according to selected map information. A classification code, a clustering condition, and a display filter entered using the information described above are registered in a recipe.

Abstract: A screening tool and a screening method for a therapeutic agent for type II diabetes, particularly an agent for alleviating insulin resistance are disclosed. A novel polypeptide, a polynucleotide, a vector, a promoter, and a transformant which are useful in the screening tool and the screening method, are also disclosed.

Abstract: The defect confirmation screen of a pattern inspection apparatus that allows the user to create a recipe and check defects easily and quickly includes a “map display part” where a wafer map is displayed, an “image display part” where a list of defect images is displayed, a “list display part” where detailed information on defects is displayed and set, and a “graph display part” where a graph is displayed for selected defect items. Those display parts cooperate with each other and change the defect images, defect information list, and defect graph according to selected map information. A classification code, a clustering condition, and a display filter entered using the information described above are registered in a recipe.

Abstract: According to the invention, techniques for automatically adjusting for astigmatism in a charged particle beam apparatus. Embodiments according to the present invention can provide a charged particle beam apparatus and an automatic astigmatism adjustment methods capable of automatically correcting astigmatism and a focal point in a relatively short period of time by finding a plurality of astigmatism correction quantities and a focal point correction quantity in a single operation from a relatively small number of 2 dimensional images. Specific embodiments can perform such automatic focusing while minimizing damages inflicted on subject samples. Embodiments include, among others, a charged particle optical system for carrying out an inspection, a measurement and a fabrication with a relatively high degree of accuracy by using a charged particle beam.

Abstract: A circuit pattern inspection apparatus and inspection method facilitate the creation of a recipe and the confirmation of a defect. The apparatus and method employ a dialogue-based operation for the creation of a recipe and the confirmation of a defect. Input items (such as contrast, calibration, etc.) for the recipe creation and their purposes are clarified. Input items (such as clustering, filtering, etc.) for the defect confirmation and their purposes are also clarified. The results obtained on the basis of these inputs are registered in the recipe.

Abstract: A screening tool and a screening method for a therapeutic agent for type II diabetes, particularly an agent for alleviating insulin resistance are disclosed. A novel polypeptide, a polynucleotide, a vector, a promoter, and a transformant which are useful in the screening tool and the screening method, are also disclosed.

Abstract: In order to ensure that traction control is not initiated when an engine stalling tendency exists, no engine stalling tendency is set as a condition for initiating traction control. Furthermore, in order to ensure that an accurate determination of the engine stalling tendency can be made after the initiation of traction control, an engine speed threshold value used to determine whether the engine stalling tendency exists is changed in accordance with a vehicle status. Thus, the engine stalling tendency can be more accurately determined in comparison to when the engine speed threshold value is set as a constant value (a predetermined speed). Accordingly, it is possible to prevent frequent prohibition of traction control even when the possibility of engine stalling is low.

Abstract: According to the invention, techniques for automatically adjusting for astigmatism in a charged particle beam apparatus. Embodiments according to the present invention can provide a charged particle beam apparatus and an automatic astigmatism adjustment methods capable of automatically correcting astigmatism and a focal point in a relatively short period of time by finding a plurality of astigmatism correction quantities and a focal point correction quantity in a single operation from a relatively small number of 2 dimensional images. Specific embodiments can perform such automatic focusing while minimizing damages inflicted on subject samples. Embodiments include, among others, a charged particle optical system for carrying out an inspection, a measurement and a fabrication with a relatively high degree of accuracy by using a charged particle beam.

Abstract: A charged particle application circuit pattern inspection apparatus and method are disclosed, in which the reduction in the rejection rate attributable to an out-of-focus state due to the change in the charge condition on the sample surface is prevented and the false information is reduced to improve the apparatus reliability. The image acquisition position on a sample is stored in an image acquisition position storage unit, a focus correction value is stored in a focus correction value storage unit in accordance with the image acquisition position and the sample charge condition, the inspection conditions and the sample to be inspected are input from an input unit, the sample charge condition is evaluated in accordance with the image position acquisition position, and the focal point is corrected by a focus correction unit.

Abstract: The defect confirmation screen of a pattern inspection apparatus that allows the user to create a recipe and check defects easily and quickly includes a “map display part” where a wafer map is displayed, an “image display part” where a list of defect images is displayed, a “list display part” where detailed information on defects is displayed and set, and a “graph display part” where a graph is displayed for selected defect items. Those display parts cooperate with each other and change the defect images, defect information list, and defect graph according to selected map information. A classification code, a clustering condition, and a display filter entered using the information described above are registered in a recipe.

Abstract: It is disclosed that a novel polypeptide useful for screening for an agent for specific diseases to which gastrointestinal hormones are related, particularly irritable bowel syndrome, a polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide, a vector comprising the polynucleotide, and a transfected cell by the vector. It is disclosed that the polypeptide is a novel type II transmembrane serine protease related to the regulation of hormones produced in gastrointestinal tract or a precursor thereof. Additionally, a screening method of an agent for gastrointestinal diseases using the polypeptide and a method for producing a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, comprising a substance obtained by the screening method as the active ingredient are disclosed.