Abstract: A natural invasion promoting method that is environmentally friendly, easy to carry out, can cope with a wide range of areas and inclined surfaces, achieves efficient natural invasion, and can satisfactorily promote greening on a soil surface of interest, and a spraying material used in the method are provided. A natural invasion promoting method including: spraying a spraying material containing live algae on a soil surface; breeding the live algae; and also directly or indirectly catching flying seeds or spores by a tacky substance secreted on surfaces of the live algae or a catching structure composed of the live algae to promote greening on the soil surface.

Abstract: A vehicle battery pack includes a first battery module and a second battery module, a fan which includes a blade body configured to rotate about a rotary shaft, the fan being configured to supply air to the first battery module and the second battery module, and a housing configured to accommodate the first battery module, the second battery module, and the fan. The first battery module and the second battery module are arranged side by side in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. In the first battery module, the plurality of cells are bound in the first direction by a binding member. The binding member is a plate-like member which is made of metal. The fan is arranged in such a manner that the rotary shaft faces the binding member.

Abstract: A sprayed coating having a multilayer structure including a lower layer made a sprayed coating containing a rare earth oxide, and a surface layer made of another sprayed coating containing a rare earth fluoride and/or a rare earth oxyfluoride, the multilayered sprayed coating having a volume resistivity at 23° C. and a volume resistivity at 200° C., the volume resistivity at 23° C. being 1×109 to 1×1012 ?·cm, and a temperature index of the volume resistivities defined by the ratio of the volume resistivity at 200° C. to the volume resistivity at 23° C. being 0.1 to 10.

Abstract: An anti-warping design method for designing a resin molded article on a programmed computer includes dividing the molded article into a plurality of small elements, calculating sensitivity values for at least part of the elements with respect to warpage of the molded article, and displaying a distribution of the sensitivity values.

Abstract: It is provided a communication device which transfers a signal, comprising: an arithmetic device configured to execute predetermined processing; a storage device accessible from the arithmetic device; a log collection module configured to collect first type logs from at least one of the communication device or an equipment coupled to the communication device; an alert generation module configured to generate alert when one of the collected the first type logs satisfies a predetermined condition; and a failure cause candidate determination module configured to determine failure cause candidates in response to the generated alert, and output, to the log collection module, an additional log collection request for collecting second type logs in an additional log collection order that is set based on the determined failure cause candidates.

Abstract: An inspection target reading device includes a wireless slave station that performs communication via a wireless network, a measurement unit that measures a state of an inspection target, and an analysis unit that generates measurement data, and transmits the measurement data from the wireless slave station via the wireless network.

Abstract: A communication system includes: storage to store location information of each of a plurality of devices capable of wireless multi-hop communication, site configuration information including location and size information of an obstacle present at a site of the plurality of devices, and communication quality information between devices; a determination unit determines whether a repeater needs to be added for each of the plurality of devices, based on communication quality information; and a decision unit calculates an expected value related to attenuation of received power between the first and second devices caused by the obstacle, and decides a location for the determination unit to add the repeater based on location information of the first device determined, location information of the second device different from the first device and communicated with the first device through the repeater, the communication quality information between the first and second device, and the site configuration information.

Abstract: A communication system includes: storage to store location information of each of a plurality of devices capable of wireless multi-hop communication, site configuration information including location and size information of an obstacle present at a site of the plurality of devices, and communication quality information between devices; a determination unit determines whether a repeater needs to be added for each of the plurality of devices, based on communication quality information; and a decision unit calculates an expected value related to attenuation of received power between the first and second devices caused by the obstacle, and decides a location for the determination unit to add the repeater based on location information of the first device determined, location information of the second device different from the first device and communicated with the first device through the repeater, the communication quality information between the first and second device, and the site configuration information.

Abstract: A data collection apparatus collecting data from a terminal device connected through a communication path, comprising a schedule managing unit determining a schedule transmitting a data acquisition request to the terminal device according to managed timing data, a transmission amount adjusting unit adjusting a transmission amount of the data acquisition request, and a collected data managing unit managing the data collected from the terminal device, in which the schedule managing unit manages a start point time that is a time at which a data collection from each terminal device starts, a collection period that is an interval of the data collection from each terminal device, a retransmission interval that is a time until the data acquisition request is retransmitted when the data collection from the terminal device fails, and a retransmission number that is the number of times to retransmit the data acquisition request as the timing data.

Abstract: An electronic component unit applicable to a wire harness includes: a plurality of blocks each including at least one main body portion to each of which an electronic component is attached, the blocks each including block-side joints for joining any two of the blocks to each other, the blocks being joined together via the block-side joints with the main body portions arranged side by side in a first direction with gaps between adjacent ones of the main body portions; and a supporting wall body including a plurality of wall-body side joints for supporting and fixing in a second direction intersecting the first direction, in a cantilever fashion, the blocks joined together via the block-side joints.

Abstract: An inspection target reading device includes a wireless slave station that performs communication via a wireless network, a measurement unit that measures a state of an inspection target, and an analysis unit that generates measurement data, and transmits the measurement data from the wireless slave station via the wireless network.

Abstract: A stator structure includes a stator core, insulators, a coil, and shield plates. The stator core includes a plurality of teeth extending from a body part of the stator core in a radial direction thereof. The body part is formed in an annular shape. The insulators cover the teeth from both sides in an axial direction of the stator core. The coil is wound around each of the teeth with the insulators interposed therebetween. The coil covers cover the coil from both sides in the axial direction. Each of the coil covers is formed in an annular shape. The shield plates are attached to the stator core from both sides in the axial direction of the stator core with the respective coil covers interposed therebetween.

Abstract: A network management device manages a wireless multi-hop network; a network configuration management unit that manages communication quality information between wireless devices and between the wireless devices and the gateway; a repeater necessity determination unit that determines whether to add a repeater for each of the wireless devices based on the communication quality information and selects the wireless device that is required to add the repeater based on a determination result; an access point determination unit determines access points for securing a predetermined communication quality for the wireless device selected; and a repeater placement determination unit that determines whether there is a repeater installation location indicating an installation range of the repeater for relaying the wireless device selected and the access point selected by the access point determination unit based on a communication range of the wireless device selected and a communication range of the access point selected

Abstract: A network management device manages a wireless multi-hop network; a network configuration management unit that manages communication quality information between wireless devices and between the wireless devices and the gateway; a repeater necessity determination unit that determines whether to add a repeater for each of the wireless devices based on the communication quality information and selects the wireless device that is required to add the repeater based on a determination result; an access point determination unit determines access points for securing a predetermined communication quality for the wireless device selected; and a repeater placement determination unit that determines whether there is a repeater installation location indicating an installation range of the repeater for relaying the wireless device selected and the access point selected by the access point determination unit based on a communication range of the wireless device selected and a communication range of the access point selected

Abstract: An optical unit includes a rotary reflector configured to form a light distribution pattern by reflecting light emitted from a light source and scanning the reflected light, a motor as a rotation drive unit configured to rotate the rotary reflector, a magnet attached to a predetermined reference portion of the rotary reflector, and a Hall element configured to generate a position detection signal indicating a timing at which the magnet passes through a predetermined position.

Abstract: An anti-warping design method for designing a resin molded article on a programmed computer includes dividing the molded article into a plurality of small elements, calculating sensitivity values for at least part of the elements with respect to warpage of the molded article, and displaying a distribution of the sensitivity values.

Abstract: A data collection apparatus collecting data from a terminal device connected through a communication path, comprising a schedule managing unit determining a schedule transmitting a data acquisition request to the terminal device according to managed timing data, a transmission amount adjusting unit adjusting a transmission amount of the data acquisition request, and a collected data managing unit managing the data collected from the terminal device, in which the schedule managing unit manages a start point time that is a time at which a data collection from each terminal device starts, a collection period that is an interval of the data collection from each terminal device, a retransmission interval that is a time until the data acquisition request is retransmitted when the data collection from the terminal device fails, and a retransmission number that is the number of times to retransmit the data acquisition request as the timing data.

Abstract: An electrical connection box includes first insertion lock mechanisms and second insertion lock mechanisms. The first insertion lock mechanisms include respective first insertion locking pieces and respective first insertion receivers, and serve as rotation fulcrums of relative rotation of a lower cover and a frame in a state in which the respective first insertion locking pieces are inserted into the respective first insertion receivers and the respective first insertion locking pieces are not locked in the respective first insertion receivers. The second insertion lock mechanisms include second insertion locking pieces and second insertion receivers, guide the second insertion locking pieces with the second insertion receivers in a state in which the first insertion lock mechanisms serve as the rotation fulcrums, and determine the relative positions of the frame and the lower cover.

Abstract: A stator structure includes a stator core, insulators, a coil, and shield plates. The stator core includes a plurality of teeth extending from a body part of the stator core in a radial direction thereof. The body part is formed in an annular shape. The insulators cover the teeth from both sides in an axial direction of the stator core. The coil is wound around each of the teeth with the insulators interposed therebetween. The coil covers cover the coil from both sides in the axial direction. Each of the coil covers is formed in an annular shape. The shield plates are attached to the stator core from both sides in the axial direction of the stator core with the respective coil covers interposed therebetween.

Abstract: An electrical connection box includes first insertion lock mechanisms and second insertion lock mechanisms. The first insertion lock mechanisms include respective first insertion locking pieces and respective first insertion receivers, and serve as rotation fulcrums of relative rotation of a lower cover and a frame in a state in which the respective first insertion locking pieces are inserted into the respective first insertion receivers and the respective first insertion locking pieces are not locked in the respective first insertion receivers. The second insertion lock mechanisms include second insertion locking pieces and second insertion receivers, guide the second insertion locking pieces with the second insertion receivers in a state in which the first insertion lock mechanisms serve as the rotation fulcrums, and determine the relative positions of the frame and the lower cover.