Abstract: An endoscope system includes an endoscope, a robot arm that moves the endoscope, and a controller that controls the endoscope and the robot arm. The controller is configured to receive an image acquired by the endoscope, calculate a first orientation of a first treatment tool in a first image, which is the image received at a given point in time, calculate a second orientation of a second treatment tool in a second image, which is the image received a predetermined time before the first image, calculate a difference between the first orientation and the second orientation, determine whether or not the endoscope follows movement of the first treatment tool by comparing the difference with a threshold value, and in response to determining that the endoscope follows the movement of the first treatment tool, generate a command for the robot arm for making the endoscope follow the first treatment tool.

Abstract: A vehicle remote control method controls a vehicle having an autonomous travel control function to execute autonomous travel control. The method includes detecting an input position at which a touch operation is performed by an operator on a touch panel of a remote operation device and making a gesture determination area variable in accordance with the input position. The gesture determination area is an area in which a gesture for remotely controlling the vehicle is received. The method further includes detecting the gesture from the gesture determination area and determining whether or not the detected gesture is a command gesture that is preliminarily set. When the gesture is the command gesture, the vehicle is controlled to execute the autonomous travel control.

Abstract: A tampering detection device includes tampering detection circuitry configured to acquire an access frequency of a monitoring target file, calculate a number of times of scanning in a scan pattern for each monitoring target file on a basis of the access frequency acquired, and determine the scan pattern on a basis of the number of times of scanning calculated.

Abstract: A medical manipulator system includes a medical manipulator comprising a bending portion, an actuator configured to bend the bending portion, a controller comprising an interface configured to which a bending manipulation for bending the bending portion is input, and configured to detect a movement amount of the interface, and a processor configured to control the actuator. The processor calculates displacement of a bending amount of the bending portion for a reference bending amount and causes the actuator to be driven on the basis of a ratio of a second bending amount to the movement amount of the interface calculated so that a difference between a first bending amount calculated on the basis of a driving amount of the actuator and the second bending amount calculated on the basis of the movement amount of the interface is eliminated.

Abstract: A temperature sensing system senses a temperature in the monitor space. The temperature sensing system includes a first detector, a second detector, and a processing unit. The first detector detects a temperature on a ceiling and outputs first information about the temperature on the ceiling. The second detector detects infrared radiation emitted from a floor and outputs second information about the infrared radiation from the floor. The processing unit calculates, based on at least the first information and the second information, a spatial temperature distribution which includes a component in a height direction with respect to the monitor space between the ceiling and the floor.

Abstract: The disclosure aims to provide a polytetrafluoroethylene fine powder containing less water and less impurities. Provided is a polytetrafluoroethylene fine powder substantially free from water and a fluorine-containing compound having a molecular weight of 1000 or less.

Abstract: The disclosure aims to provide a polytetrafluoroethylene powder for an electrode binder which can not only reduce or prevent gas generation inside a battery cell and deterioration of battery characteristics but also improve the electrode strength, an electrode binder, an electrode mixture, an electrode, and a secondary battery. Provided is a polytetrafluoroethylene powder for use as an electrode binder, the polytetrafluoroethylene having a standard specific gravity of 2.200 or less and being substantially free from water.

Abstract: The disclosure aims to provide a polytetrafluoroethylene powder for an electrode binder which is a sustainable product and can reduce or prevent gas generation inside a battery cell and deterioration of battery characteristics, an electrode binder, an electrode mixture, an electrode, and a secondary battery. Provided is a polytetrafluoroethylene powder for use as an electrode binder, the polytetrafluoroethylene powder being substantially free from water and a fluorine-containing compound having a molecular weight of 1000 or less.

Abstract: A steering control device is configured to acquire a distance from a vehicle to obstacles detected by a distance detection sensor. The steering control device calculates a first target steering angle such that a steering angle increases for moving the vehicle in a direction away from the obstacle located on a left side with respect to a traveling direction as the vehicle travels as the distance to the obstacle decreases, and calculates a second target steering angle such that a steering angle increases for moving the vehicle in a direction away from the obstacle located on a right side with respect to the traveling direction as the vehicle travels as the distance to the obstacle decreases. Then, the steering control device adds the first and second target steering angles to calculate a final steering angle, and control the steered wheels of the vehicle based on the final steering angle.

Abstract: The relative position between a vehicle and an extension unit located outside the vehicle is detected, and a command touch operation for operating the vehicle with a remote operation device is set in accordance with the detected relative position. The touch operation of an operator is detected by a touch panel of the remote operation device, and a determination is made as to whether or not the detected touch operation is the command touch operation. When the touch operation is the command touch operation, the vehicle is controlled to execute autonomous travel control. The vehicle has an autonomous travel control function.

Abstract: A parking control method includes: performing parking control of moving a vehicle to a target parking position on the basis of an operation command acquired from an operator located outside the vehicle; when the parking control to the target parking position is suspended and the vehicle leaves the target parking position, calculating a moving direction of the vehicle on the basis of a parking direction when the vehicle is parked at a next target parking position; and moving the vehicle in the moving direction.

Abstract: The relative position between a vehicle and an extension unit located outside the vehicle is detected, and a command touch operation for operating the vehicle with a remote operation device is set in accordance with the detected relative position. The touch operation of an operator is detected by a touch panel of the remote operation device, and a determination is made as to whether or not the detected touch operation is the command touch operation. When the touch operation is the command touch operation, the vehicle is controlled to execute autonomous travel control. The vehicle has an autonomous travel control function.

Abstract: A vehicle remote control method controls a vehicle having an autonomous travel control function to execute autonomous travel control. The method includes detecting an input position at which a touch operation is performed by an operator on a touch panel of a remote operation device and making a gesture determination area variable in accordance with the input position. The gesture determination area is an area in which a gesture for remotely controlling the vehicle is received. The method further includes detecting the gesture from the gesture determination area and determining whether or not the detected gesture is a command gesture that is preliminarily set. When the gesture is the command gesture, the vehicle is controlled to execute the autonomous travel control.

Abstract: A parking control method includes: performing parking control of moving a vehicle to a target parking position on the basis of an operation command acquired from an operator located outside the vehicle; and when the parking control to the target parking position is suspended and the vehicle leaves the target parking position, moving the vehicle so that at least part of the vehicle is present within a predetermined range from the operator.

Abstract: In a parking assistance method of a parking control device which executes parking control with respect to a free parking space surroundings a host vehicle, a first frame line of free parking space in a direction orthogonal to a vehicle width direction and a second frame line which forms a pair with the first frame line are detected, and a parking target is set on a straight line connecting between a point on the first frame line and a point on the second frame line, for example, the parking target is set on the straight line connecting between an end on the first frame line and an end on the second frame line, and parking control is executed so that a position of wheels of the host vehicle is matched with the parking target.

Abstract: A parking control method includes: performing parking control of moving a vehicle to a target parking position on the basis of an operation command acquired from an operator located outside the vehicle; when the parking control to the target parking position is suspended and the vehicle leaves the target parking position, calculating a moving direction of the vehicle on the basis of a traffic direction in a passage for vehicles adjacent to the target parking position; and moving the vehicle in the calculated moving direction.

Abstract: A parking control method includes: performing parking control of moving a vehicle to a target parking position on the basis of an operation command acquired from an operator located outside the vehicle; and when the parking control to the target parking position is suspended and the vehicle leaves the target parking position, moving the vehicle so that at least part of the vehicle is present within a predetermined range from the operator.

Abstract: A parking assistance device includes: a surrounding-image generation circuit that generates a surrounding image that is a view of surroundings of a mobile object from above; an image display circuit that displays an assistance image at a position of an empty parking space in the surrounding image, the first assistance image indicating the empty parking space; and a turning determination circuit that determines whether the mobile object is turning. In a case where it is determined by the turning determination circuit that the mobile object is turning, the image display circuit prohibits the assistance image from being displayed.

Abstract: A parking assistance method of a parking assistance device for generating a peripheral image indicating a periphery of a vehicle as viewed from above to detect an unoccupied parking space, and displaying, on the peripheral image, an assistance image indicating that the detected unoccupied parking space is an available parking space, determines whether the vehicle intrudes on the unoccupied parking space. The parking assistance method inhibits the assistance image from being displayed on the unoccupied parking space on which the vehicle is determined to intrude in the peripheral image.

Abstract: A parking control method includes: performing parking control of moving a vehicle to a target parking position on the basis of an operation command acquired from an operator located outside the vehicle; when the parking control to the target parking position is suspended and the vehicle leaves the target parking position, calculating a moving direction of the vehicle on the basis of a parking direction when the vehicle is parked at a next target parking position; and moving the vehicle in the moving direction.