Abstract: A degradation cause estimation device is provided with a degradation detector for detecting the amount of degradation undergone by a device, a state observation device for detecting observation values for internal portions, values observed from outside, or device control and operation information, a degradation section detector for detecting a section undergoing degradation using the output values of the degradation detector, and a cause estimator for estimating the cause of the degradation using the device state observations for the degradation section, and outputs the cause for the degradation section.

Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to associate condition information, such as (a) a location in a movement section at which fatigue occurred, (b) a type of work or operation during which fatigue occurred, and (c) a type of natural phenomenon experienced when fatigue occurred, with machine fatigue occurring when a machine is moved or placed in a work environment, natural environment, or other condition and to visualize and display the machine fatigue. To achieve this objective, this device for displaying the material fatigue of a machine is characterized by being provided with a means for observing stress variation in a time series using a sensor correlated with the stress variation or stress of a machine, a means for detecting stress variation in a single cycle, and a means for detecting the time when the stress variation occurred, and by outputting or displaying the stress variation value and time of occurrence.

Abstract: An analysis device for time series data from an apparatus to be diagnosed according to the present invention is characterized by being provided with an accumulation device which accumulates sensor data, operation data, or control data, obtained from the apparatus to be diagnosed, while accumulating time information, an algorithm accumulation unit which accumulates algorithms for recognizing behavior of the apparatus to be diagnosed, a behavior recognition unit which recognizes behavior of the apparatus to be diagnosed by use a recognition algorithm, and a specification unit which specifies a behavioral item to be recognized, wherein: a behavior recognition algorithm corresponding to the specified behavioral item to be recognized is selected from the algorithm accumulation unit; sensor data, operation data, or control data to be used by the behavior recognition algorithm is selected from the accumulation device; the start and end times of a selected behavior are recognized by the behavior recognition unit; and

Abstract: In industrial machine abnormality diagnosis, if the machine is diagnosed to have abnormality, then sensor data from the machine needs to be sent to a management center for causal analysis. However, since machines operated at a remote site cannot always communicate with a management center, it has been found that, in some cases, sensor data that has failed to be sent from a machine remains in the memory of the machine, resulting in lack of available memory capacity. In view of this, the present invention determines beforehand whether the diagnosed machine will run out of available memory capacity before the completion of sending the amount of sensor data required for causal analysis for the machine, and instructs a maintenance person to recover memory.

Abstract: The maintenance management device 3 includes an error status diagnosis unit 11, a grace period estimation unit 14, a maintenance cost estimation unit 15, and a screen display unit 17. When the error status diagnosis unit 11 has diagnosed the occurrence of an anomaly, the grace period estimation unit 14 estimates a first grace period leading up to the occurrence of a failure. The maintenance cost estimation unit 15 estimates the cost of corrective maintenance incurred when the failure occurs after the elapse of the first grace period. The screen display unit 17 displays a combination of the first grace period and the cost of corrective maintenance. Alternatively, the grace period estimation unit 14 estimates a second grace period over which preventive maintenance may be postponed without a failure.

Abstract: In the cabling work aiding system, the RFID reader reads the RFID attached to at least one of the terminal, its terminal block, and cable member. A cabling work terminal device is connected to the RFID reader. The device is comprised of: a data base that records a template connection diagram containing the terminal-side RFID region constituted by RFID data as to the terminal and a cable-side RFID region constituted by RFID data as to the cable member; a relating part that relates the RFID read by the RFID reader to the terminal-side RIFD region and the cable-side RIFD region defined in the template connection diagram; a terminal-cable member correspondence table preparing part that prepares a correspondence table for leading correspondence between the RFID data as to the terminal and RFID data as to cable member from correspondence between the terminal-side RIFD region and the cable-side RFID related by the RFID read by the RFID reader.

Abstract: A RFID registration system is provided with a reader for reading an ID of an object to be identified by an RFID, an RFID existence position indicating the position of the RFID, and the RFID; an associating apparatus for associating the read RFID with the ID of the object to be identified by the RFID, a position information generation apparatus for obtaining the read position at the same time the position has been read, and a collation apparatus for obtaining an ID of the object to be identified by the RFID based on the read position and the RFID existence position. The RFID registration system can be avoid making the mistaken association between the RFID and the object to which the identification ID is attached.

Abstract: A cable connection support apparatus has a structure in which a master apparatus and a slave apparatus are connected to both ends of a plurality of cables, and each apparatus is connected to each cable by a connecting terminal. The master apparatus and the slave apparatus are grounded. The master apparatus makes, for each connected cable, an inquiry about a position of a terminal of the slave apparatus to which the cable is connected, and inspects for inter-continuity, grounded connection, and unintentional disconnection. The connection destinations and inspection results are displayed on a display apparatus. Consequently, the connection condition for each cable wire in a cable can be confirmed.

Abstract: A cable connection support apparatus has a structure in which a master apparatus and a slave apparatus are connected to both ends of a plurality of cables, and each apparatus is connected to each cable by a connecting terminal. The master apparatus and the slave apparatus are grounded. The master apparatus makes, for each connected cable, an inquiry about a position of a terminal of the slave apparatus to which the cable is connected, and inspects for inter-continuity, grounded connection, and unintentional disconnection. The connection destinations and inspection results are displayed on a display apparatus. Consequently, the connection condition for each cable wire in a cable can be confirmed.

Abstract: A RFID registration system is provided with a reader for reading an ID of an object to be identified by an RFID, an RFID existence position indicating the position of the RFID, and the RFID; an associating apparatus for associating the read RFID with the ID of the object to be identified by the RFID, a position information generation apparatus for obtaining the read position at the same time the position has been read, and a collation apparatus for obtaining an ID of the object to be identified by the RFID based on the read position and the RFID existence position. The RFID registration system can be avoid making the mistaken association between the RFID and the object to which the identification ID is attached.

Abstract: A behavior of a walker is detected according to combination of detection of the walking behavior on a level and an altitude variation of the walker to more accurately detect the behavior of the walker. A burned calorie can be obtained according to the type of the walking behavior. An altitude variation can be obtained more accurately by integrating altitude variation only at sections with vertical movement during walking. A stride is estimated according to the behavior of the walker in consideration of the vertical movement. Obtained position and traveling direction are used for compensating values in inertial navigation system. The behavior with and without vertical movement is used in a walker navigator and a worker observing system including a worker terminal carried by the walker for detecting the behavior of the worker and a worker observing terminal for providing the detected position and behavior of the walker.

Abstract: An action recognition apparatus includes: an action detection unit for detecting an action of a subject to be recognized; an estimation processing unit for previously narrowing down action types of which actions of the subject is to be recognized; a selection processing unit for selecting a recognition method and a dictionary by referencing a recognition method/dictionary database, based on the action types narrowed down by the processing unit; and a recognition processing unit for performing an action recognition using the recognition method and the dictionary selected by the selection processing unit. The recognition processing unit performs an action recognition processing of information detected by the action detection unit, based on only the action types narrowed down by the estimation processing unit.

Abstract: In the cabling work aiding system, the RFID reader reads the RFID attached to at least one of the terminal, its terminal block, and cable member. A cabling work terminal device is connected to the RFID reader. The device is comprised of: a data base that records a template connection diagram containing the terminal-side RFID region constituted by RFID data as to the terminal and a cable-side RFID region constituted by RFID data as to the cable member; a relating part that relates the RFID read by the RFID reader to the terminal-side RIFD region and the cable-side RIFD region defined in the template connection diagram; a terminal-cable member correspondence table preparing part that prepares a correspondence table for leading correspondence between the RFID data as to the terminal and RFID data as to cable member from correspondence between the terminal-side RIFD region and the cable-side RFID related by the RFID read by the RFID reader.

Abstract: A free fall detection device capable of detecting a fall accompanied by rotation is provided. A fall accompanied by rotation is detected based on a waveform of an acceleration signal output from the acceleration detection unit and an angular velocity signal output from the angular velocity detection unit. A gravity center acceleration of the device to be protected is calculated from the acceleration detected by the acceleration detection unit and from the angular velocity detected by the angular velocity detection unit. Even when the device being protected rotates as it falls, the fall of the device can be detected from the detected acceleration or angular velocity. Further, by calculating the gravity center acceleration not affected by the rotation, it is possible to detect a fall of the device with high precision even if the device rotates as it falls.

Abstract: A terminal apparatus of the present invention having a position detection unit and a display unit further includes a geographic information storage unit for storing three-dimensional terrain shape information, an attitude detection unit for detecting the attitude of the terminal apparatus, and an image creation unit for obtaining information on a vector vertical to the display unit based on information on the attitude obtained by the attitude detection unit and creating a three-dimensional terrain image at a viewpoint using a current position obtained by the position detection unit, information on a line-of-sight defined by the information on the vector, and the three-dimensional terrain shape information in the geographic information storage unit. When the attitude of the terminal apparatus is changed, the three-dimensional terrain image on the display unit is updated, following a change in the attitude of the terminal apparatus.

Abstract: A navigation system for guiding a moving object from a current position to a destination includes a setting device that sets the current position and the destination, a sensor that detects movement of the moving object, a computing device that calculates move distance that the moving object has moved from the current position based on data outputted from the detecting sensor, and that determines a position of the moving object by shifting the calculated move distance from the current position on path data between the current position and the destination, which has been obtained by a path planning. The navigation system further includes a display device for displaying path guidance information depending on the determined position of the moving object.

Abstract: A navigation system for guiding a moving object from a current position to a destination includes a setting device that sets the current position and the destination, a sensor that detects movement of the moving object, a computing device that calculates move distance that the moving object has moved from the current position based on data outputted from the detecting sensor, and that determines a position of the moving object by shifting the calculated move distance from the current position on path data between the current position and the destination, which has been obtained by a path planning. The navigation system further includes a display device for displaying path guidance information depending on the determined position of the moving object.

Abstract: A behavior of a walker is detected according to combination of detection of the walking behavior on a level and an altitude variation of the walker to more accurately detect the behavior of the walker. A burned calorie can be obtained according to the type of the walking behavior. An altitude variation can be obtained more accurately by integrating altitude variation only at sections with vertical movement during walking. A stride is estimated according to the behavior of the walker in consideration of the vertical movement. Obtained position and traveling direction are used for compensating values in inertial navigation system. The behavior with and without vertical movement is used in a walker navigator and a worker observing system including a worker terminal carried by the walker for detecting the behavior of the worker and a worker observing terminal for providing the detected position and behavior of the walker.

Abstract: A free fall detection device capable of detecting a fall accompanied by rotation is provided. A fall accompanied by rotation is detected based on a waveform of an acceleration signal output from the acceleration detection unit and an angular velocity signal output from the angular velocity detection unit. A gravity center acceleration of the device to be protected is calculated from the acceleration detected by the acceleration detection unit and from the angular velocity detected by the angular velocity detection unit. Even when the device being protected rotates as it falls, the fall of the device can be detected from the detected acceleration or angular velocity. Further, by calculating the gravity center acceleration not affected by the rotation, it is possible to detect a fall of the device with high precision even if the device rotates as it falls.

Abstract: A terminal apparatus of the present invention having a position detection unit and a display unit further includes a geographic information storage unit for storing three-dimensional terrain shape information, an attitude detection unit for detecting the attitude of the terminal apparatus, and an image creation unit for obtaining information on a vector vertical to the display unit based on information on the attitude obtained by the attitude detection unit and creating a three-dimensional terrain image at a viewpoint using a current position obtained by the position detection unit, information on a line-of-sight defined by the information on the vector, and the three-dimensional terrain shape information in the geographic information storage unit. When the attitude of the terminal apparatus is changed, the three-dimensional terrain image on the display unit is updated, following a change in the attitude of the terminal apparatus.