Abstract: A fuel cell system comprises: a fuel cell stack; a turbo compressor configured to supply a cathode gas to the fuel cell stack through a cathode gas supply line; a pressure regulation valve configured to regulate a pressure of the cathode gas; and a controller, wherein the controller is configured to calculate a target rotation speed of the turbo compressor and a target opening position of the pressure regulation valve, based on a target flow rate of the cathode gas and a target pressure of the cathode gas that are determined according to a required power output of the fuel cell stack and to control the turbo compressor and the pressure regulation valve using the calculated target rotation speed and the calculated target opening position, and the controller is configured, upon increase of the required power output, to: (a) determine an acceptable overshoot level of a flow rate of the cathode gas that is to be supplied to the fuel cell stack, the acceptable overshoot level being selected from a plurality of lev

Abstract: A fuel cell system comprises a controller configured to: (i) calculate a torque target value of a compressor and an opening position target value of a pressure regulation valve from a flow rate target value of a cathode gas and a pressure target value of a cathode gas flow path, the flow rate target value of the cathode gas and the pressure target value being determined according to a required power output of a fuel cell stack; (ii) calculate a torque feedback value of the compressor from a difference between a flow rate measurement value and the flow rate target value of the cathode gas, and control the compressor using a torque command value obtained by adding the torque target value and the torque feedback value; and (iii) calculate an opening position feedback value of the pressure regulation valve from a difference between a pressure measurement value and the pressure target value of the cathode gas flow path, and control an opening position of the pressure regulation valve using an opening position comm

Abstract: An object detection apparatus includes means for acquiring image data from an in-vehicle imaging device and means for extracting, from the image data acquired by the acquiring means, an object region which is an image region where a preset object exists. Moreover, the extracting means includes means for identifying the object region, means for measuring the processing time of the identifying means and controlling means. The identifying means includes a plurality of identifiers for identifying candidate regions for the object region. The identifiers are serially linked so as to sequentially refine the candidate regions. The controlling means controls, based on the measured processing time at a preset time point, a degree of refining the candidate regions by the identifying means after the preset time point by adjusting at least one of the linkage between the identifiers and processes to be executed by the identifiers after the preset time point.

Abstract: A recognition object detecting apparatus is provided which includes an imaging unit which generates image data representing a taken image, and a detection unit which detects a recognition object from the image represented by the image data. The imaging unit has a characteristic in which a relation between luminance and output pixel values varies depending on a luminance range. The detection unit binarizes the output pixel values of the image represented by the image data by using a plurality of threshold values to generate a plurality of binary images, and detects the recognition object based on the plurality of binary images.

Abstract: A run-flat tire comprises a tread portion, sidewall portions, bead portions, and a carcass ply extending between the bead portions. The sidewall portions are each provided therein with a sidewall reinforcing rubber layer having a crescent-shaped cross sectional shape and disposed on the axially inside of the carcass ply. The sidewall portions are each provided in the axially outer surface thereof with a rim protector which projects radially outward most on the radially outside of the radially inner edge of the sidewall reinforcing rubber layer. The bead portions are each provided therein with an axially inside core and an axially outside core between which each radially inner edge portion of the carcass ply is secured. When measured along a normal line drawn normally to the carcass ply from an apex of the rim protector, the thickness of the sidewall reinforcing rubber layer is in a range of from 29% to 35% of the thickness of the tire.

Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a light-receiving section which has a plurality of filters having different pass bands, and a plurality of light-receiving elements, each of which receives incident light via any one of the filters; an image data generation section which, when receiving general image data which is an output of the light-receiving section, extracts outputs of the light-receiving elements correlated to the filters to generate discrete image data, which is image data for each of the filters; an image data processing section which detects at least one object, based on the discrete image data generated by the image data generation section or composite image data generated by combining the discrete image data; and a vehicle control section which performs vehicle control, according to the object detected by the image data processing section.

Abstract: To prevent rubber from becoming membrane-like mold flash between mating faces and being adhered. It is a rigid core for forming a tire which comprises an annular core main body provided in an outer surface thereof with a tire molding surface for forming a raw tire. The core main body is composed of a plurality of core segments which are divided in a circumferential direction, and each of the core segments has both circumferential end surfaces as mating faces, and the mating faces adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction are butted to each other so as to form the core main body. Each of the mating faces is provided with a border recess extending along an outer peripheral edge of the mating face and formed by cutting away a corner between the tire molding surface and the mating face.

Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus displaying at least one medical image obtained by imaging an object comprises: processing circuitry configured to detect a position of a characteristic local structure of a human body from the medical image, to determine check information indicating the local structure which should be checked; and to determine whether or not the local structure which should be checked indicated in the check information has been diagnostically read based on the position of the local structure detected from the medical image; and a display configured to display a determination result.

Abstract: Provided are: vent pieces, which can easily be added later and with which the occurrence of spew can be suppressed without restriction in the locations where the vent pieces can be orderly arranged in vulcanized molding of a pneumatic tire; and a manufacturing method for pneumatic tire in which vulcanization molding of a raw cover is performed by using a vulcanization mold in which said vent piece has been embedded. A vent piece, which is used by being embedded in a prepared hole for air vent provided on the inner surface of a pneumatic tire vulcanization mold, is a cylinder without a hole in the axial direction and is configured to perform air vent from a gap formed between the vent piece and the side surface of the prepared hole. A vent piece has a saw cut extending in the axial direction formed on the side surface of the cylinder.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a pneumatic tire includes helically winding a first rubber strip including first composition on outer side of a rigid core in circumferential direction of the core such that a first rubber layer including the first strip is formed to have first overlapped portions overlapping side edges of the first strip in helical pattern, and helically winding a second rubber strip including second composition on external surface of the first layer in the same winding direction as the first strip such that a second rubber layer including the second strip is formed to have second overlapped portions overlapping side edges of the second strip in helical pattern. The core has external surface shaped to form inner cavity of a pneumatic tire, and the winding of the second strip includes winding the second strip such that each second overlapped portion is formed between adjacent first overlapped portions.

Abstract: An in-vehicle camera is provide which has a case and a lens, and which is attached in a vehicle interior so that the lens is exposed at a top face of the case and the top face is opposed to a windshield or another window. The top face has an angular shape bent at a ridge line passing through the top face. The lens is positioned in the vicinity of the ridge line. The in-vehicle camera includes a hood attached to a front portion of the case, the front portion being positioned at a front side of the case with respect to the lens.

Abstract: A person detection apparatus determines a weather condition such as rain and solar radiation based on a variety of information from a weather information input portion. Then, based on a determination result of the weather condition, the umbrella ratio showing the ratio of persons with umbrellas is calculated. The person detection apparatus uses a no-umbrella recognition model describing a person with no umbrella and an umbrella-hold recognition model describing a person with umbrella in order to perform pattern recognition to an input image to derive recognition scores based on the respective recognition models. Then, the umbrella ratio depending on the weather condition is used to correct the respective recognition scores based on the pattern recognition using the no-umbrella model and the recognition score based on the pattern recognition using the umbrella-hold model; the corrected recognition scores are output as a final detection result.

Abstract: An object detection apparatus includes means for acquiring image data from an in-vehicle imaging device and means for extracting, from the image data acquired by the acquiring means, an object region which is an image region where a preset object exists. Moreover, the extracting means includes means for identifying the object region, means for measuring the processing time of the identifying means and controlling means. The identifying means includes a plurality of identifiers for identifying candidate regions for the object region. The identifiers are serially linked so as to sequentially refine the candidate regions. The controlling means controls, based on the measured processing time at a preset time point, a degree of refining the candidate regions by the identifying means after the preset time point by adjusting at least one of the linkage between the identifiers and processes to be executed by the identifiers after the preset time point.

Abstract: In order to enable the suppression of the occurrence of poor appearance, a pneumatic tire (1) is provided with a carcass (6) configured from at least one carcass ply (6A). The carcass ply (6A) is formed by arranging, in the tire circumferential direction, rectangular sheet-shaped ply pieces (11) each having a radial direction length (L2) larger than a tire circumferential direction length (L1). In each of the ply pieces (11), carcass cords (12) are arranged parallel to each other in the longitudinal direction, and the ply piece (11) and a ply piece (11) adjacent thereto at least partially overlap with each other in the tire circumferential direction. Further, in each of the ply pieces (11), the distance (Pe) between the carcass cords (12) in at least one side edge portion (11e) in the circumferential direction of the ply piece (11) is larger than the distance (Pc) between the carcass cords (12) in the central portion (11c) of the ply piece (11).

Abstract: An image processing apparatus implements appropriate image processing on image data stored in a storage unit of the image processing apparatus easily and efficiently, and distributes the image data to an external apparatus. An image format conversion unit implements image processing such as resolution conversion processing, filter processing, ? correction processing, and halftone processing on image data stored in an HDD serving as an image data storage unit so that the image data conform to conditions, such as image quality and format, specified by an external client apparatus. The image-processed image data are then distributed to the external client apparatus.

Abstract: A 4B5B encoder converts an inputted 4-bit data into a pattern of a 5-bit data in which (i) the number of bits of consecutive “0” data values is permitted to be maximum two, and, simultaneously, (ii) maximum one bit of head end two bits is permitted to have a “0” data value and maximum one bit of tail end two bits is permitted to have a “0” data value. A 5N-bit command encoder converts a command into a command pattern in which the number of bits contained in consecutive “0” data values is permitted to be maximum two. The data after the conversion and the command after the conversion are converted into NRZI codes by an NRZI encoder.

Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus displaying at least one medical image obtained by imaging an object comprises: processing circuitry configured to detect a position of a characteristic local structure of a human body from the medical image, to determine check information indicating the local structure which should be checked; and to determine whether or not the local structure which should be checked indicated in the check information has been diagnostically read based on the position of the local structure detected from the medical image; and a display configured to display a determination result.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a medical image processing apparatus and a medical image processing system includes at least a position detecting unit, a human body chart storage unit, a mapping chart generating unit, and a display. A position detecting unit detects a position of a characteristic local structure in a human body from the medical image. A human body chart storage unit stores a human body chart that represents the human body. A mapping chart generating unit generates a mapping chart that is the human body chart to which a mark indicating a position of the local structure detected by the position detecting unit is added. A display displays the mapping chart.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image interpretation report creating apparatus that creates an image interpretation report including a finding and is associated with a key image, includes a key image selecting unit, a position detecting unit, a first local structure information generating unit, and a display. A key image selecting unit selects a sub-image as the key image from among a plurality of sub-images comprising a medical image. A position detecting unit detects a position of a characteristic local structure in a human body from the medical image. A first local structure information generating unit identifies a local structure in the key image or in a vicinity of the key image and generates information on the identified local structure as first local structure information. A display displays the first local structure information as a candidate to be entered in an entry field for the finding.

Abstract: [Problem ] It is a manufacturing method for a pneumatic tire 1 having a green tire formation process for applying an unvulcanized carcass ply 6A to the outer surface of a rigid core 20. The green tire formation process includes a process for continuously forming a plurality of strip-shaped sheet-like first ply pieces 13 by cutting a long ribbon-shaped ply 12 along a ply-width direction sequentially from the leading end, a ply piece forming process for continuously forming a plurality of strip-shaped sheet-like second ply pieces 14, and a carcass forming process for forming the unvulcanized carcass ply 6A by the use of the first and second ply pieces 13, 14. The second ply pieces 14 are not overlapped with the first ply pieces 13 at the tire equator Co, but directly overlapped with the first ply pieces 13 in the radially inner end portions 14i of the second ply pieces 14.