Abstract: A light absorption anisotropic layer which has a high S/N ratio for generating polarized light with respect to rays in an infrared wavelength region, is lightweight, and has excellent handleability, a laminate, and a sensor system including the light absorption anisotropic layer or the laminate. The light absorption anisotropic layer contains a dichroic coloring agent having a maximal absorption at a wavelength of 700 to 1500 nm, in which an average absorbance at a wavelength of 850 nm is 0.24 to 0.50 and a thickness is 5 ?m or less.

Abstract: It is detected of an interference between feeder links of communication relay apparatus, which tends to occur when the number of movable aerial-floating type communication relay apparatus increases in a same area. Plural feeder-link model elements are generated with respect to the plural communication relay apparatuses, wherein each of which a feeder-link receiving point corresponding to a position of the communication relay apparatus, a feeder-link transmitting point corresponding to a position of a gateway station, and a line segment connecting the feeder-link receiving point and the feeder-link transmitting point to each other in a three-dimensional space model. An occurrence of interference between feeder links is determined based on distances between the line segment and the feeder-link receiving point among feeder-link model elements different from each other on the three-dimensional space model.

Abstract: It is detected of an interference of a reverse link communication in a feeder link of a communication relay apparatus, which tends to occur when the number of movable aerial-floating type communication relay apparatuses increases in the same area. A communication system comprises a plurality of movable aerial-floating type communication relay apparatuses that respectively include a relay communication station of performing a service-link radio communication with a terminal apparatus, plural gateway stations that respectively perform a feeder-link radio communication with the plurality of the communication relay apparatuses, and a common baseband processing apparatus connected to the plural gateway stations.

Abstract: There is provided a control device that is configured to control an aircraft which has a battery, and a base station unit for providing a wireless communication service to a user terminal in a communication area formed by using power of the battery to radiate a beam on a ground, and which is configured to use the power of the battery to fly, the control device including: a battery capacity acquisition unit configured to acquire a battery capacity of the battery; and a communication control unit configured to control an amount of communication resources which is allocated to the user terminal by the base station unit based on the battery capacity.

Abstract: It is detected of an interference of a reverse link communication in a feeder link of a communication relay apparatus, which tends to occur when the number of movable aerial-floating type communication relay apparatuses increases in the same area. A communication system comprises a plurality of movable aerial-floating type communication relay apparatuses that respectively include a relay communication station of performing a service-link radio communication with a terminal apparatus, plural gateway stations that respectively perform a feeder-link radio communication with the plurality of the communication relay apparatuses, and a common baseband processing apparatus connected to the plural gateway stations.

Abstract: It is detected of an interference between feeder links of communication relay apparatus, which tends to occur when the number of movable aerial-floating type communication relay apparatus increases in a same area. Plural feeder-link model elements are generated with respect to the plural communication relay apparatuses, wherein each of which a feeder-link receiving point corresponding to a position of the communication relay apparatus, a feeder-link transmitting point corresponding to a position of a gateway station, and a line segment connecting the feeder-link receiving point and the feeder-link transmitting point to each other in a three-dimensional space model. An occurrence of interference between feeder links is determined based on distances between the line segment and the feeder-link receiving point among feeder-link model elements different from each other on the three-dimensional space model.

Abstract: Provided is a control device that controls flight vehicles having an antenna for forming a cell on the ground to provide a wireless communication service to a user terminal in the cell. The control device includes a replacement control unit that controls replacement of a first flight vehicle covering an object area on the ground by means of a cell with a second flight vehicle. The replacement control unit controls the first flight vehicle and the second flight vehicle such that the second flight vehicle moves to a location corresponding to the location of the first flight vehicle, the second flight vehicle and the first flight vehicle start providing a wireless communication service to a user terminal by Coordinated Multiple Point transmission/reception (CoMP), and then the first flight vehicle stops forming its cell.

Abstract: Provided is a control device that controls flight vehicles having an antenna for forming a cell on the ground to provide a wireless communication service to a user terminal in the cell. The control device includes a replacement control unit that controls replacement of a first flight vehicle covering an object area on the ground by means of a cell with a second flight vehicle. The replacement control unit controls the first flight vehicle and the second flight vehicle such that the second flight vehicle moves to a location corresponding to the location of the first flight vehicle, the second flight vehicle and the first flight vehicle start providing a wireless communication service to a user terminal by Coordinated Multiple Point transmission/reception (CoMP), and then the first flight vehicle stops forming its cell.

Abstract: Curve surface shapes Z.sub.X, Z.sub.Y on the long axis and short axis of at least the outer surface of a face plate are approximated by Z.sub.X =A.sub.1 X.sup.2 +A.sub.2 X.sup.4 +A.sub.3 X.sup.6 and Z.sub.Y =A.sub.4 Y.sup.2 +A.sub.5 Y.sup.4 +A.sub.6 Y.sup.6, and the curved surface shapes P.sub.X, P.sub.Y of at least the outer surface of the face plate panel at points (X=X.sub.1, Y=Y.sub.1) of effective screen boundary portions are given by P.sub.X =A.sub.1 X.sub.1.sup.2 /(A.sub.1 X.sub.1.sup.2 +A.sub.2 X.sub.1.sup.4 +A.sub.3 X.sub.1.sup.6) and P.sub.Y =A.sub.4 Y.sub.1.sup.2 /(A.sub.4 Y.sub.1.sup.2 +A.sub.5 Y.sub.1.sup.4 +A.sub.6 Y.sub.1.sup.6), wherein 0.6<P.sub.X .ltoreq.0.9 and 0.6.ltoreq.P.sub.Y .ltoreq.1.0 are satisfied. The curvature radii R (mm) of the effective screen boundary portion of the short side and long side satisfy the relationship: 2.0 (42.5 V+45.0)<R.ltoreq.4.0 (42.5 V+45.0), where the effective diagonal diameter of the face plate panel is V (inches).

Abstract: A rectangular faceplate panel of a color picture tube of the shadow mask type. In the periphery of the rectangular faceplate panel, a curvature C.sub.PL at a long side peripheral portion is made larger than a curvature C.sub.PS at a short side peripheral portion by a value within a range of from 10% to 100%. Further, a level difference z of a diagonal axis of the rectangular faceplate panel is selected to be large and an average radius of curvature in the diagonal direction of the rectangular faceplate panel is selected to be small. Thus, in the color picture tube of the shadow mask type, the faceplate of can be made to look flat, the doming phenomenon can be improved, and sufficient mechanical strength of the glass envelope can be obtained.

Abstract: A color picture tube of shadow mask type includes a faceplate panel mounted on the tube. The faceplate panel has curvatures along its major and minor axes, respectively. When the outer surface contour of the faceplate panel is represented by a three-dimensional expression in the orthogonal coordinate system defined by the X-axis corresponding to the major axis, the Y-axis corresponding to minor axis, and the Z-axis corresponding to the axis of the tube, respectively, curved contours Z.sub.x and Z.sub.y of the faceplate panel along the major axis and the minor axis are so realized as to be approximated by Z.sub.x A.sub.1 X.sup.2 +A.sub.2 X.sup.4 and Z.sub.y =A.sub.3 Y.sup.2 +A.sub.4 Y.sup.4, respecvtively, where X and Y represent distances from the center of the faceplate panel along the X-axis and the Y-axis, respectively, and wherein the constants A.sub.1, A.sub.2, A.sub.3 and A.sub.4 are so selected that the conditions that 0.3.ltoreq.P.sub.x (X=X.sub.1).ltoreq.0.6 and 0.95.ltoreq.P.sub.y (Y=Y.sub.2).

Abstract: A color picture tube shadow mask material is made of an alloy consisting of 30 to 45 wt. % of Ni, 0.1 to 5.0 wt. % of V, and the balance essentially Fe. A color picture tube having a shadow mask consisting of this material is also prepared. The alloy has an average thermal expansion coefficient of 6.times.10.sup.-6 /.degree.C. or less in a temperature range of 20 to 100.degree. C., and an elasticity coefficient of 15,000 kgf/mm.sup.2 or more.

Abstract: A color picture tube includes a shadow mask of a precipitation strengthening Fe-Ni alloy. The alloy contains Fe-Ni as a major constituent and has at least one additive element. The alloy has a precipitation strengthening phase of Ni.sub.x X.sub.y (wherein X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ti, Nb, Ta and Zr; x is 2 to 4; and y is 0.05 to 1.5) and an average thermal expansion coefficient of not more than 6.times.10.sup.-6 /.degree. C. in a temperature range of 20.degree. C. to 100.degree. C.

Abstract: A color picture tube suited for use as a video data terminal equipment of a computer system and capable of displaying characters, graphs and the like with high fineness. In a shadow mask of dot aperture type to be used in the color picture tube, a space between the adjacent dot apertures aligned on a same line in the horizontal direction and a space between the adjacent dot aperture aligned on a same line in the vertical direction is selected equal to each other.