Abstract: An actuator control system includes a controlling controller and one or more driving controllers connected to the controlling controller via a power line, wherein the controlling controller generates a serial signal that composites a power-supply voltage to be supplied to an actuator and a command signal generated in order to control driving of the actuator and transmits the generated serial signal to the driving controllers via the power line, and the driving controllers separate and retrieve the power-supply voltage and the control signal. Due to the configuration described above, the driving controllers supply a drive voltage and a drive control signal to actuators connected thereto. Accordingly, an actuator control system can be provided whose amount of installed wiring has been significantly reduced.

Abstract: An actuator control system 1 includes a controlling controller 2 and one or more driving controllers 3 connected to the controlling controller 2 via a power line 9, wherein the controlling controller 2 generates a serial signal that composites a power-supply voltage to be supplied to an actuator 30 and a command signal generated in order to control driving of the actuator 30 and transmits the generated serial signal to the driving controllers 3 via the power line 9, and the driving controllers 3 separate and retrieve the power-supply voltage and the control signal. Due to the configuration described above, the driving controllers 3 supply a drive voltage and a drive control signal to actuators 30 connected thereto. Accordingly, an actuator control system can be provided whose amount of installed wiring has been significantly reduced.

Abstract: As shown in FIG. 1, a position detector (10) includes: an object to be detected having a pattern (2) formed for generating a position signal; and a sensor (3) for detecting the position signal according to the pattern (2) by receiving an electromagnetic wave generated on the object (1) by light irradiation. The pattern (2) is formed in a gradation shape visibly or invisibly so that an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength continuously different depending on the position on the object (1) can be sent to the sensor (3). This enables detection of an absolute angle of a rotary object and an absolute position on an XY plane with a simpler configuration, simplifies the device assembly, and reduces the device size.

Abstract: A sphere absolute angle detecting system (1) comprises a sphere (2) to which a surface image recognition pattern (P) for detecting the absolute angle of the sphere (2) is provided and an image recognition device (3) provided outside the sphere (2). The image recognition pattern (P) can be composed by arranging element patterns (pl) such as a QR code (registered mark) on the surface of the sphere (2). The image recognition device (3) is composed of an image input unit (4) and an input image processing unit (5). From the acquired image information, absolute angle information on the sphere (2) is outputted. In such a way, the detection of the absolute angle of a sphere can be easily performed.

Abstract: A metal surface coating treatment device and a surface coated metal manufacturing method capable of providing excellent uniformness of coating thickness, excellent balance of weight, excellent appearance, and excellent feeling at the time of operation and contact, and having a large freedom degree of design of the amount of coating and size of coated metal, the metal surface coating treatment device comprising a magnetic floating means (1) for floating a treated metal (10) in the air, an optical control means with parts 2A, 2B, and 3 preventing the floated treated metal (10) from being magnetically attracted to the magnetic floating means (1) in vertical direction, a storage tank (9) positioned vertically coaxially with the magnetic floating means (1) and storing liquid coating material (11) used for the coating treatment of the treated metal (10), and a vertical moving means having a drive mechanism (7) for adhering the liquid coating material (11) to the treated metal (10) by immersing the treated metal (10

Abstract: As shown in FIG. 1, a position detector (10) includes: an object to be detected having a pattern (2) formed for generating a position signal; and a sensor (3) for detecting the position signal according to the pattern (2) by receiving an electromagnetic wave generated on the object (1) by light irradiation. The pattern (2) is formed in a gradation shape visibly or invisibly so that an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength continuously different depending on the position on the object (1) can be sent to the sensor (3). This enables detection of an absolute angle of a rotary object and an absolute position on an XY plane with a simpler configuration, simplifies the device assembly, and reduces the device size.

Abstract: A trackball capable of shining the ball in a dark place or in a dark state, preventing entrance of foreign matter, such as water or dust, into the case, increasing the degree of freedom of disposition and installation position of a lamp to thereby improve assemblability; and a trackball system. That is, the track ball comprises a transparent or semitransparent ball (1) penetrable to light, a case (2) for internally receiving the inner structure including detection shafts, a light source (3) having a cover and disposed in the case (2), the light source being an LED or the like that is a light source for radiating light to shine the ball (1), wherein the case (2) is transparent or semitransparent.

Abstract: A multicolor light emitting track ball capable of emitting different colors, comprising a light transmitting ball (1), a light transmitting case (2) for storing the inner structure of a detection shaft therein, and a plurality of light sources (31, 32, and others), disposed in the case (2), having an unshown cover and emitting different colors of light to illuminate the ball by radiating lights (L31, L32, and others) to the ball (1), wherein a total of three light sources (31, 32, 33) are installed as light sources to emit red, green, and blue colors which are the three primary colors of light.

Abstract: A track ball capable of preventing foreign matter such as water and dirt from entering the inside of a case having a sensor substrate stored therein, wherein a rotating body (4) and a rotation sensor (5) are installed separately from each other through the case (2) so that the foreign matter such as water and dirt can be prevented from entering from a ball side space (SB) continued with an environment on the outside of the track ball into a case internal space (SI) having the sensor substrate (6) stored therein, and the case portions (2A) and (2B) of the case (2) separating at least the rotating body (4) and the rotation sensor (5) from each other and forming a part of an electromagnetic wave transmission route for detecting detected electromagnetic wave by the rotation sensor (5) can transmit the electromagnetic wave detectable by the rotation sensor (5).

Abstract: A metal surface coating treatment device and a surface coated metal manufacturing method capable of providing excellent uniformness of coating thickness, excellent balance of weight, excellent appearance, and excellent feeling at the time of operation and contact, and having a large freedom degree of design of the amount of coating and size of coated metal, the metal surface coating treatment device comprising a magnetic floating means (1) for floating a treated metal (10) in the air, an optical control means with parts 2A, 2B, and 3 preventing the floated treated metal (10) from being magnetically attracted to the magnetic floating means (1) in vertical direction, a storage tank (9) positioned vertically coaxially with the magnetic floating means (1) and storing liquid coating material (11) used for the coating treatment of the treated metal (10), and a vertical moving means having a drive mechanism (7) for adhering the liquid coating material (11) to the treated metal (10) by immersing the treated metal (10