Abstract: A motor unit having a motor shaft, and a speed reduction mechanism connected to the motor shaft are included. The speed reduction mechanism includes a sun gear unit disposed on the motor shaft, planetary gear units meshing with the sun gear unit and arranged in the circumferential direction, a carrier at least a part of which surrounds the planetary gear units, and an output unit connected to the planetary gear units. The carrier includes a first cylindrical portion disposed outward of and above the sun gear unit and extending in the axial direction. The first cylindrical portion rotatably supports the output unit via a bearing, and the bearing is at least partly disposed radially inward of the radially outer end of the planetary gear unit.

Abstract: A hydrogen flame ionization detector includes a nozzle configured to eject a sample gas upward, a cylindrical collector provided above the nozzle with a longitudinal direction thereof vertically oriented, the collector being configured to collect ions generated by a hydrogen flame formed at a tip of the nozzle, an insulator provided to hold the collector therein in such a manner as to extend in a radially inward direction of the collector, and a collector housing configured to accommodate the collector therein in such a manner as to surround an outer peripheral surface of the collector while holding a peripheral portion of the insulator. An accumulation suppression structure is provided above the insulator to suppress a material emitted from an upper end of the collector from being accumulated in such a manner as to shorten an insulation distance between the collector and the collector housing.

Abstract: A robot control device includes the following: a main control unit; a servo control unit, which receives a position command ?c from the main control unit; and a bending correction block (24), which corrects the bending of the reduction gear connected to the servo motor. The bending correction block (24) includes the following: a first position-correction-value calculation means (63), which finds a first position-command correction value ?sgc based on the position command ?c; and a second position-command-correction-value calculation means (64), which finds a second position-command correction value ?skc based on the interference torque ?a. The servo control unit drives the servo motor based on a new position command obtained by adding the first position-command correction value ?sgc and the second position-command correction value ?skc to the position command ?c.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a metal fluoride-containing organic polymer film includes forming an organic polymer film on a base body. The method includes exposing the organic polymer film to an organometallic compound containing a first metal, thereby infiltrating the organic polymer film with the organometallic compound. The method includes exposing the organic polymer film infiltrated with the organometallic compound to hydrogen fluoride, thereby providing a fluoride of the first metal in the organic polymer film.

Abstract: A hydrogen flame ionization detector includes a nozzle configured to eject a sample gas upward, a cylindrical collector provided above the nozzle with a longitudinal direction thereof vertically oriented, the collector being configured to collect ions generated by a hydrogen flame formed at a tip of the nozzle, an insulator provided to hold the collector therein in such a manner as to extend in a radially inward direction of the collector, and a collector housing configured to accommodate the collector therein in such a manner as to surround an outer peripheral surface of the collector while holding a peripheral portion of the insulator. An accumulation suppression structure is provided above the insulator to suppress a material emitted from an upper end of the collector from being accumulated in such a manner as to shorten an insulation distance between the collector and the collector housing.

Abstract: An information processing device is capable of being placed inside a vehicle. The information processing device includes a controller that is configured to transmit an acquisition request for first information about music that is being played back in a vehicle, in relation to a target vehicle among one or a plurality of vehicles existing in a periphery, receive the first information related to the target vehicle from a predetermined device possessing the first information related to the target vehicle, and output the first information related to the target vehicle. The predetermined device may be a first information processing device that is placed inside the target vehicle, or may be a predetermined server.

Abstract: An information processing device is capable of being placed inside a vehicle. The information processing device includes a controller that is configured to transmit an acquisition request for first information about music that is being played back in a vehicle, in relation to a target vehicle among one or a plurality of vehicles existing in a periphery, receive the first information related to the target vehicle from a predetermined device possessing the first information related to the target vehicle, and output the first information related to the target vehicle. The predetermined device may be a first information processing device that is placed inside the target vehicle, or may be a predetermined server.

Abstract: A controller is provided which performs extracting a post related to a vehicle washing machine from posts to a social networking service, and transmitting, to a terminal of a user using the social networking service, information on a position of the vehicle washing machine and a type of the vehicle washing machine specified based on the extracted post.

Abstract: A pattern formation method includes forming an organic film on a substrate, processing the organic film to form an organic film pattern, exposing the organic film pattern to an organic gas, and exposing the organic film pattern to a metal-containing gas, and after (i) exposing the organic film pattern to the organic gas and (ii) exposing the organic film pattern to the metal-containing gas, treating the organic film pattern with an oxidizing agent.

Abstract: A log acquisition unit (111) acquires an activity log concerning an information processing device in which a guest OS (Operating System) operates on a hypervisor, the activity log including a monitoring object log on a monitoring object item and a factor candidate log on each of a plurality of factor candidate items that influence the monitoring object item. A factor identification unit (112) identifies a factor candidate item for which a difference between a value indicated by the factor candidate log in a normal state in which a value indicated by the monitoring object log is within a criterion range and a value indicated by the factor candidate log in an abnormal state in which a value indicated by the monitoring object log is out of the criterion range exceeds a threshold. A setting changing unit (113) decides a setting item, assigned to the identified factor candidate item, as a changing object item.

Abstract: An induction heating coil includes a coil section configured to heat a treatment target by induction, a power supply section configured to supply power to the coil section, and a cooling medium passage that is arranged in the power supply section and the coil section, and is configured to supply a cooling medium to the coil section. The coil section, the power supply section, and the cooling medium passage are formed using a metal additive fabrication method.

Abstract: A pattern forming material according to an embodiment is a pattern forming material comprising a polymer composed of a plurality of monomer units bonded to each other. Each of the monomer units includes an ester structure having a first carbonyl group and at least one second carbonyl group bonded to the ester structure. A second carbonyl group farthest from a main chain of the polymer constituting the pattern forming material among second carbonyl groups is in a linear chain state.

Abstract: Stop and start detection block (63) determines whether or not a joint portion is in a stopped state before a rotation direction of the joint portion is inverted based on stop flag signal (Stop_Flg). When it is determined that the joint portion is in the stopped state, filter processing block (65) changes a frequency component of a correction amount for correcting backlash to a low frequency lower than a predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: When workpiece (W) is brought into a non-gripping state after deflection compensation of robot arm (10) is performed in a gripping state of workpiece (W), the deflection compensation of robot arm (10) is performed in a non-gripping state of workpiece (W). Here, the deflection compensation of robot arm (10) in the non-gripping state of workpiece (W) is performed while a compensation amount is changed to gradually decrease, while hand (18) is moved from a first teaching point to a second teaching point.

Abstract: A pattern forming material according to an embodiment is a pattern forming material comprising a polymer composed of a plurality of monomer units bonded to each other. Each of the monomer units includes an ester structure having a first carbonyl group and at least one second carbonyl group bonded to the ester structure. A second carbonyl group farthest from a main chain of the polymer constituting the pattern forming material among second carbonyl groups is in a linear chain state.

Abstract: Provided is a supporting structure for an induction heating coil and an induction heating device in which a surface of an induction heating coil is not formed of a coating film for insulation that generates a gas, and movement of the induction heating coil when the induction heating coil is energized can be suppressed. A supporting structure 4 of an induction heating device 1 includes a supporting column 20 and a plurality of restricting members 21. The supporting column 20 is disposed at an outer side in a radial direction of winding portions 13 of the induction heating coil 3, and extends in an axial direction S1. The restricting members 21 receive the induction heating coil 3 to restrict movement of the induction heating coil 3 in the axial direction S1 in an insulated state, and are supported by the supporting column 20.

Abstract: A robot control method of controlling motion of a robot arm by using a servo motor includes adding d-axis electric current to a motor electric current command (steps 15-6, 15-8) if external temperature is less than or equal to a predetermined value (step 15-3), and if an absolute value of the motor electric current command is less than or equal to a predetermined value (step 15-4), and if a value of detected overload is less than or equal to a predetermined value (step 15-5).

Abstract: A determination value calculated based on a distance from a work point of a tip of robot arm (10) to virtual straight line (30) passing through an axis of second joint (J2) and an axis of third joint (J3) is compared with a predetermined threshold. A method of calculating deflection compensation amounts for second joint (J2) and third joint (J3) is changed depending on whether the determination value is larger or smaller than the threshold. Second joint (J2) and third joint (J3) are caused to pivot based on the calculated deflection compensation amounts.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a first film on a substrate. The method further includes housing the substrate provided with the first film in a chamber, and introducing a first gas into the chamber. The method further includes generating plasma discharge of the first gas in the chamber or applying radiation to the first gas in the chamber. The method further includes introducing a second gas containing a metal component into the chamber to cause the metal component to infiltrate into the first film after the generation of the plasma discharge or the application of the radiation is started.

Abstract: In a robot having a first rotary shaft and a second rotary shaft driven by respective motors and extending in the same direction, the second rotary shaft is rotated while vibrating the first rotary shaft that is holding a load directly or indirectly, thereby rotating the first rotary shaft relative to a load. This enables calculating the gravitational torque of the load applied to the first rotary shaft.