Abstract: A server according to the present disclosure determines a vehicle dispatch schedule of a vehicle for delivery of a rental article to a user and/or for collection of a rental article rented out to a user from the user. The server includes a communication interface for acquiring, from a terminal apparatus used by the user, first information regarding the rental article, and at least one of second information regarding a rental date/time and a rental location and third information regarding a return date/time and a return location; and a controller for determining, according to the second information, a vehicle dispatch schedule for delivering the rental article indicated by the first information to the user by the vehicle, and/or for determining, according to the third information, a vehicle dispatch schedule for collecting the rental article rented out to the user from the user by the vehicle.

Abstract: As a conventional antifouling measure to prevent adherence of aquatic organisms to a submersible sensor unit, a grease containing a stimulant, such as mustard, capable of repelling aquatic organisms is applied onto a sensing part thereof, thereby preventing adherence of the aquatic organisms. However, the irritant-containing grease applied onto the sensing part will come off within one to two months, resulting in disappearance of its effect. Thus, it is necessary to perform work of pulling up the submersible sensor unit and re-applying the grease, in each case. The present invention provides a water flow resistant submersible sensor unit which comprises an aquatic organism adherence preventive film capable of preventing adherence of aquatic organisms even when used in the submersible sensor unit for about half a year, almost without involving any underwater movement, and capable of, after use, being easily peeled off from the submersible sensor unit.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a forged article, capable of improving the durability of a die for forging is provided. The method, includes forging a steel material, by using a die, by spraying or applying a water-soluble polymer lubricant containing 0.01 to 0.98 mass % of a water-soluble sulfate onto a working surface of the die, the die being made of a raw material having a constituent composition of by mass %, of 0.4 to 0.7% of C, 1.0% or less of Si, 1.0% or less of Mn, 4.0 to 6.0% of Cr, 2.0 to 4.0% of (Mo+½W), 0.5 to 2.5% of (V+Nb), 0 to 1.0% of Ni, 0 to 5.0% of Co, 0.02% or less of N, and a remnant composed of Fe and impurities, and having hardness of 55 to 60 HRC, and the die including a nitrided layer or a nitrosulfidized layer on the working surface thereof.

Abstract: A parking assistance system includes a remote control device that transmits a signal for remotely controlling the own vehicle from outside the vehicle in response to an operation by the user, a surrounding sensor that acquires surrounding information that is information about a target object, a processor specifies a parking spot in which the own vehicle is parked based on the surrounding information, a function of setting a target position inside the parking spot, a function of setting a route to the target position, and a processor having a function of moving the own vehicle along the route to reach the target position and waiting in response to the first signal. After the own vehicle reaches the target position, the remote control device transmits a second signal for correcting the position of the own vehicle, and the processor moves the own vehicle in response to the second signal.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte for an all-solid secondary battery, the solid electrolyte including: Li, S, P, an M1 element, and an M2 element, wherein the M1 element is at least one element selected from Na, K, Rb, Sc, Fr, and the M2 element is at least one element selected from F, Cl, Br, I, molar amounts of lithium and the M1 element satisfy 0<M1/(Li+M1)?0.07, and the solid electrolyte has peaks at positions of 15.42°±0.50° 2?, 17.87° degrees±0.50° degrees 2?, 25.48° degrees±0.50° degrees 2?, 30.01° degrees±0.50° 2?, and 31.38°±0.50° 2? when analyzed by X-ray diffraction using CuK? radiation.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a communication unit and a control unit. The control unit is configured to determine a sprinkling mode based on information indicating the environment of a sprinkling place. The control unit is configured to send, through the communication unit, a notification indicating the sprinkling mode to at least one vehicle scheduled to travel in the sprinkling place.

Abstract: A controller of a magnetic disk device obtains, for each of a plurality of first position sets, a first distribution that is a radial distribution of differences between a target orbit of the magnetic head and an actual position of the magnetic head while correcting a disturbance synchronized with rotation of the magnetic disk by using correction amounts at a plurality of positions included in one of the plurality of first position sets. The controller performs weighting the first distribution according to a position in the radial direction and calculating an evaluation value based on the weighted first distribution for each of the plurality of first position sets. The controller selects a second position set from the plurality of first position sets based on the evaluation value. The controller records correction amounts at a plurality of positions included in the second position set by the magnetic head.

Abstract: A server includes a control unit. The control unit determines whether a parked vehicle is used as a shelter based on a first image which is included in an image captured by a camera and which is obtained by imaging the vehicle and surroundings of the vehicle.

Abstract: An all-solid-state secondary battery including: a cathode including a cathode active material layer; an anode including an anode current collector, and an anode active material layer on the anode current collector, wherein the anode active material layer includes an anode active material which is alloyable with lithium or forms a compound with lithium; and a solid electrolyte layer between the cathode and the anode, wherein a ratio of an initial charge capacity (b) of the anode active material layer to an initial charge capacity (a) of the cathode active material layer satisfies a condition of Equation 1: 0.01<(b/a)<0.5, wherein a is the initial charge capacity of the cathode active material layer determined from a first open circuit voltage to a maximum charging voltage, and b is the initial charge capacity of the anode active material layer determined from a second open circuit voltage to 0.01 volts vs. Li/Li+.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel that includes a first hole and a device housing that is configured such that the display panel is fastened and fixed to the device housing by a screw passed through the first hole and screwed into the screw hole. The display panel includes a display-side positioning part which is configured to fit to a portion of the device housing to perform positioning of the display panel with respect to the device housing and which includes the first hole, and the device housing includes a housing-side positioning part which is configured to fit to the display-side positioning part to perform the positioning and which includes a second hole formed so as to communicate with the first hole when the housing-side positioning part is fitted to the display-side positioning part.

Abstract: A display method includes attenuating the brightness of an image corresponding to a superimposed area of a first image when the position of a projector is a reference position based on a first attenuation coefficient specified in accordance with the position in the superimposed area, calculating displacement information on displacement of the projector based on an output signal from an inertial sensor when the position of the projector is displaced from the reference position, obtaining a corrected first attenuation coefficient by correcting the first attenuation coefficient in accordance with the displacement information, and attenuating the brightness of the image corresponding to the superimposed area of the first image based on the corrected first attenuation coefficient when the position of the projector is displaced from the reference position.

Abstract: To provide a rearview mirror-type front/rear simultaneous video recording device for Motorcycles, etc. that does not spoil the appearance of the vehicle, with a function inside the rearview mirror housing that enables simultaneous recording of the front and rear views of the vehicle, while eliminating the complicated wiring process that can otherwise cause hesitation to use it. As a tool to promote more useful use, a waterproof video recording device body, in which a control unit for recording images and sound recording means and information communication functions are installed inside the rearview mirror housing, and two cameras for taking front and rear images are built in. The shape of the housing can be selected from either a rearview mirror with a built-in camera lens or that with an exposed lens, and the video recording device can be installed quickly and easily without any wiring other than for the power supply.

Abstract: A signal processing device in an optical sensor device further calculates first frequency variation reference signal data serving as a reference for frequency variation of light output from a wavelength swept light source on the basis of an internal reception signal converted into a digital signal by an analog-to-digital converter, a digital-to-analog converter converts the first frequency variation reference signal data calculated by the signal processing device into an analog signal to generate a first frequency variation reference signal as a first clock signal, and the analog-to-digital converter samples a reception signal acquired by an optical heterodyne receiver in synchronization with the first frequency variation reference signal generated by the digital-to-analog converter.

Abstract: An all-solid-state secondary battery including: a cathode including a cathode active material layer; an anode including an anode current collector, and an anode active material layer on the anode current collector, wherein the anode active material layer includes an anode active material which is alloyable with lithium or forms a compound with lithium; and a solid electrolyte layer between the cathode and the anode, wherein a ratio of an initial charge capacity (b) of the anode active material layer to an initial charge capacity (a) of the cathode active material layer satisfies a condition of Equation 1: 0.01<(b/a)<0.5, wherein a is the initial charge capacity of the cathode active material layer determined from a first open circuit voltage to a maximum charging voltage, and b is the initial charge capacity of the anode active material layer determined from a second open circuit voltage to 0.01 volts vs. Li/Li+.

Abstract: An all-solid lithium secondary battery includes: a positive active material layer; a solid electrolyte layer; and a negative active material layer, which is capable of forming an alloy or a compound with lithium, wherein the solid electrolyte layer is between the positive active material layer and the negative active material layer, and wherein the negative active material layer comprises silver (Ag).

Abstract: An optical measurement device is a measurement device that measures a distance to a target using light, and includes: a split unit to split light into reference light and measurement light; an adjustment unit to split the reference light into a plurality of beams of reference light having respective different light path lengths; an interference unit to multiplex two of reflection light obtained by reflection when a target is irradiated with the measurement light, and the plurality of beams of reference light to obtain interference light; and a processing unit to calculate a light path length difference on a basis of a frequency of the interference light, and the optical measurement device calculates light path length differences of the plurality of beams of reference light, so that it is possible to measure the distance to the target even when the distance to the target significantly fluctuates.

Abstract: A frequency separator includes a plurality of filters to separate light having a plurality of optical pulses, each of the optical pulses having one of a plurality of frequencies, into a plurality of light components, each of the light components being to have one of a plurality of frequency bands corresponding to the plurality of frequencies, in which among the plurality of filters, a center frequency of a first frequency band of a first filter and a center frequency of a second frequency band, adjacent to the first frequency band, of a second filter are separated beyond a bandwidth of each of the first and second frequency bands.

Abstract: A reception device includes: a first A/D converter to convert the input analog information signal into a first digital information signal by A/D conversion to output it,; an analog amplifier to amplify the input analog information signal to output it; a second A/D converter to convert the analog information amplification signal output from the analog amplifier into a second digital information signal by A/D conversion to output it; a frequency characteristic corrector to output a second digital information correction signal obtained by correcting the second digital information signal output from the second A/D converter based on a frequency-dependent input/output characteristic of the analog amplifier; and an information signal selector and outputter to select and output, as a digital information signal, either the first digital information signal output from the first A/D converter or the second digital information correction signal output from the frequency characteristic corrector.

Abstract: An all-solid-state secondary battery including: a cathode including a cathode active material layer; an anode including an anode current collector, and an anode active material layer on the anode current collector, wherein the anode active material layer includes an anode active material which is alloyable with lithium or forms a compound with lithium; and a solid electrolyte layer between the cathode and the anode, wherein a ratio of an initial charge capacity (b) of the anode active material layer to an initial charge capacity (a) of the cathode active material layer satisfies a condition of Equation 1: 0.01<(b/a)<0.5, wherein a is the initial charge capacity of the cathode active material layer determined from a first open circuit voltage to a maximum charging voltage, and b is the initial charge capacity of the anode active material layer determined from a second open circuit voltage to 0.01 volts vs. Li/Li+.

Abstract: An all-solid secondary battery, including: a cathode; an anode; and a solid electrolyte layer disposed between the cathode and the anode, wherein the anode comprises an anode current collector; a first anode active material layer in contact with the anode current collector and comprising a first metal; a second anode active material layer disposed between the first anode active material layer and the solid electrolyte layer and comprising a carbon-containing active material; and a contact layer between the second anode active material layer and the solid electrolyte layer, and disposed such that the contact layer prevents contact between the second anode active material layer and the solid electrolyte layer, wherein the contact layer comprises a second metal, and has a thickness less than a thickness of the first anode active material layer.