Abstract: A simulation device (800) comprises: a simulation unit (803) which performs simulation of the movements of a plurality of moving bodies on a path; a storage unit (802) which retains an estimated decrement that is an indicator of change over time in the congestion level of the plurality of moving bodies on the path; a first calculation unit (805) which calculates, on the basis of the simulation results, the congestion level of the plurality of moving bodies on the path; and a second calculation unit (806) which calculates the indicator of change over time in the congestion level that was calculated by the first calculation unit. A suitable decrement can be set such that the estimated decrement in congestion level, that is used as a simulation input, and the decrement in the congestion level in the simulation results are equal.

Abstract: Provided is a picking assistance system that can improve work efficiency. A picking assistance system includes: a plurality of movable shelves configured to be able to accommodate at least one article; and a control device configured to control the movement of each of the shelves. The control device causes a series of processes of moving a sorting shelf selected from the shelves to a work station selected from a plurality of work station and moving articles from a deposit shelf disposed at the selected work station to the sorting shelf by a picking operation to be executed repeatedly while changing the work station until the sorting shelf accommodates prescribed articles.

Abstract: An automatic analyzer which is capable of detecting a dispensing abnormality with a high degree of accuracy without causing the decrease in the determination performance or the increase in the calculation amount caused by the configuration balance of the reference database is implemented. A dispensing nozzle of a sample dispensing mechanism 50 is immersed in a dispensing target contained in a specimen container 11 and sucks the dispensing target, and internal pressure of the dispensing nozzle of the sample dispensing mechanism 50 of ejecting the sucked dispensing target to a reaction container 41 is detected through a pressure sensor 54. A plurality of feature quantities are extracted from a waveform of the detected pressure, and a determination result is output through a linear combination formula using an optimal coefficient for a determination function that receives a plurality of feature quantities and outputs one value.

Abstract: An article conveyance system includes: a processor; and a storage device accessed by the processor, in which the processor calculates a conveyance time until a conveyance device conveys a shelf being a target for work of taking out or storing an article to a work place where the work on the shelf is performed and a work time until work scheduled to be performed at the work place is ended; and the processor determines whether or not to add an instruction to cause the conveyance device to convey the shelf to the work place based on a difference between the conveyance time and the work time.

Abstract: A warehouse management system includes a controller provided with a storage unit which stores order information that associates items, numbers, and delivery destinations of articles, a warehousing priority calculation unit that determines warehousing priorities of a plurality of items of articles based on the items and quantities of the articles to be delivered to respective delivery destinations, as specified from the order information, and a warehousing instruction unit that outputs an instruction to store the articles based on the warehousing priorities.

Abstract: An article carrier system has a plurality of storage shelves and an order management unit. In the storage shelves, articles are stored. The order management unit manages a plurality of orders for shipping orders, holds receptacle information including at least information regarding a quantity of articles stored in each receptacle of each of the storage shelves, determines to provide different conditions for orders for performing picking at different workplaces, as conditions for correlating between each order and the receptacle for performing the picking in accordance with each order, and determines a storage shelf to be carried to the workplace for performing the picking in association with each order, based on the determined conditions and receptacle information.

Abstract: A warehouse management system includes a controller provided with a storage unit which stores order information that associates items, numbers, and delivery destinations of articles, a warehousing priority calculation unit that determines warehousing priorities of a plurality of items of articles based on the items and quantities of the articles to be delivered to respective delivery destinations, as specified from the order information, and a warehousing instruction unit that outputs an instruction to store the articles based on the warehousing priorities.

Abstract: Provided is a rack management system, including a processor and a storage unit. The storage unit stores information indicating positions of sections included in an area in which storage racks that store articles can be arranged. One of the storage racks can be arranged in each of the sections. At least one of the sections is surrounded by other adjacent sections without an aisle to convey the storage racks therebetween. The processor classifies the sections into sections assigned ranks indicating a degree of efficiency of an operation to convey the storage racks placed therein to a predetermined working area, and one or more empty sections into which, if there is a need to move one or more other storage racks in order to convey a storage rack placed in a given section, the other storage racks that were moved are placed, and outputs results of the classification.

Abstract: An order management apparatus executes reception processing to receive at least one order, the number of pieces of the articles to be issued out and delivery destinations of the articles to be issued out; determination processing to determine likelihood of conflict on a specific delivery shelf before the issuing-out operation based on whether, while the issuing-out operation is completed since the specific delivery to store the articles has been transported to a first working station, an instruction on the issuing-out operation for the articles to be issued out from the specific delivery shelf at the second working station occurs; and setting processing to set the number of pieces of the articles to be issued out to be stored within the specific delivery shelf or between the specific delivery shelf and another delivery shelf based on the determination on the likelihood of the conflict on the specific delivery shelf.

Abstract: An article conveyance system includes: a processor; and a storage device accessed by the processor, in which the processor calculates a conveyance time until a conveyance device conveys a shelf being a target for work of taking out or storing an article to a work place where the work on the shelf is performed and a work time until work scheduled to be performed at the work place is ended; and the processor determines whether or not to add an instruction to cause the conveyance device to convey the shelf to the work place based on a difference between the conveyance time and the work time.

Abstract: Provided is a picking assistance system that can improve work efficiency. A picking assistance system includes: a plurality of movable shelves configured to be able to accommodate at least one article; and a control device configured to control the movement of each of the shelves. The control device causes a series of processes of moving a sorting shelf selected from the shelves to a work station selected from a plurality of work station and moving articles from a deposit shelf disposed at the selected work station to the sorting shelf by a picking operation to be executed repeatedly while changing the work station until the sorting shelf accommodates prescribed articles.

Abstract: An article carrier system has a plurality of storage shelves and an order management unit. In the storage shelves, articles are stored. The order management unit manages a plurality of orders for shipping orders, holds receptacle information including at least information regarding a quantity of articles stored in each receptacle of each of the storage shelves, determines to provide different conditions for orders for performing picking at different workplaces, as conditions for correlating between each order and the receptacle for performing the picking in accordance with each order, and determines a storage shelf to be carried to the workplace for performing the picking in association with each order, based on the determined conditions and receptacle information.

Abstract: A management system includes: a management apparatus; and a sorting region where articles are sorted to a plurality of sorting destinations, and article data that causes each of articles to correspond to size information about the article, work data that causes one or more articles to be sorted that are sorted to the sorting destinations among the articles to correspond to an article count of the one article or each of the articles to be sorted, and size information about the sorting region are stored in a memory device of the management apparatus.

Abstract: Provided is a rack management system, including a processor and a storage unit. The storage unit stores information indicating positions of sections included in an area in which storage racks that store articles can be arranged. One of the storage racks can be arranged in each of the sections. At least one of the sections is surrounded by other adjacent sections without an aisle to convey the storage racks therebetween. The processor classifies the sections into sections assigned ranks indicating a degree of efficiency of an operation to convey the storage racks placed therein to a predetermined working area, and one or more empty sections into which, if there is a need to move one or more other storage racks in order to convey a storage rack placed in a given section, the other storage racks that were moved are placed, and outputs results of the classification.

Abstract: An operator of a nuclear plant is provided with an action margin time up to the execution of a next action to be performed in response to a detected accident based on sensor signals received from sensors for the plant. The operator is provided with a displayed graph showing the received sensor signals, estimated sensor signals for the future, the action margin time and an action threshold value corresponding to the next action. Accordingly, the operator can readily grasp how much time is available to perform the next action before the received sensor signals are predicted to exceed the action threshold value.

Abstract: An automatic analyser which is capable of detecting a dispensing abnormality with a high degree of accuracy without causing the decrease in the determination performance or the increase in the calculation amount caused by the configuration balance of the reference database is implemented. A dispensing nozzle of a sample dispensing mechanism sucks the dispensing target, and internal pressure of the dispensing nozzle when ejecting the dispensing target to a reaction container is detected through a pressure sensor. A plurality of feature quantities are extracted from a waveform of the detected pressure, and a determination result is output through a linear combination formula using an optimal coefficient for a determination function that receives a plurality of feature quantities and outputs one value. The determination result indicates whether or not dispensing of the sample dispensing mechanism is performed normally in accordance with the magnitude of the output result of the determination function.

Abstract: An operator of a nuclear plan is provided with a margin time up to the execution of the action at the time of an accident. The system includes: a sensor signal input device; an accident event estimation device; a procedure manual database; a procedure manual selection device; a procedure automatic check device that checks items in the procedure manual and determines a next action using the sensor signal; a plant state analysis device that analyzes a state of the plant in a case where the actions are executed at a plurality of action timings based on the accident event and the next action, and calculates predicted values of the sensor signals; an action threshold value database in which an action threshold values of the sensor signals corresponding to the action procedure at the time of the accident are stored; and an action margin time calculation device.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a system for assisting operation at the time of a plant accident, which, even if a device malfunctions at the time of the plant accident, can determine normality of a sensor without being influenced by the malfunction. A system for assisting operation at the time of a plant accident, includes: a phenomenon identification apparatus for identifying a state of a plant; a plant behavior analysis apparatus for predicting progress of a process state after a phenomenon occurs by using at least a phenomenon identification result as an initial condition of plant behavior analysis; and a sensor normality determination apparatus for determining normality of a sensor by comparing a result of prediction of the progress of the process state which is output from the plant behavior analysis apparatus with a sensor signal.

Abstract: To eliminate or reduce stress for an operator who operates an operation panel. A touch panel-type operation panel includes a display with touch panel including an image display surface for displaying an operation part and a control device. The display with touch panel detects approach of an operation finger to the operation part and the position of the operation part and outputs signals of the detected approach of the operation finger and the detected position. The control device predicts and analyzes, in response to an input of the signals of the approach of the operation finger and the position, a state of a control target by operation corresponding to the operation part with reference to state data of the control target, determines appropriateness of the predicted and analyzed operation, and outputs a result of the determination.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an operation support system for plant accidents that estimates events reflecting plant states changing momentarily at plant accidents. The invention includes an event narrow-down device that narrows down occurring event candidates based on at least one of a sensor signal, a device state signal, and an alarm signal and a discriminant rule, an event analysis device that analyzes a plant behavior based on a plurality of event narrow-down results as output of the event narrow-down device, the sensor signal, the device state signal, and the alarm signal, and an event estimation device that estimates an occurring event by comparing an analysis result from an analysis of a process state as output of the event analysis device and the sensor signal, wherein the event estimation device outputs the analysis result of the process state and the sensor signal corresponding to the occurring event as an event estimation result.