Abstract: A heat exchanger (100) for an aircraft engine includes a core (1) and radiating fins (2). The radiating fins are configured such that a ratio y/Y of a height y from a surface (10) of the core to a formation position of a connecting portion (23) to a total height Y of each of the radiating fins (2) from the surface of the core satisfies a relationship of 0.34<y/Y<0.64.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to accurately detect a state of an object to be heated in a cooking vessel and effectively avoid cooking failure. An induction heating section (13) inductively heats a cooking vessel (11). A vibration detecting section (14) detects a vibration of the cooking vessel (11) via a top plate (12). A vibration waveform extracting section (15) extracts a vibration waveform of a frequency component having a frequency equal to a predetermined multiplication product of an induction heating frequency, from a waveform of the vibration detected by the vibration detecting section (14). A determining section (16) determines a state of an object to be heated, based on the vibration waveform extracted by the vibration waveform extracting section (15).

Abstract: An actuator is provided with a conductive polymer film portion, an electrode, and an electrolyte portion, and by detecting a waveform of a current that flows upon application of a voltage between the conductive polymer film portion and the electrode, a displacement amount of the actuator is detected so that based on the displacement amount thus detected, a voltage is applied to the conductive polymer film portion so that the displacement amount of the actuator is adjusted.

Abstract: There is provided a polymer actuator including a first electrode layer as an active member layer made of a conductive polymer, a second electrode layer opposing to the first electrode layer, and an electrolyte placed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, so that the polymer actuator is driven by a voltage applied between both the electrode layers, wherein the electrolyte is constituted by a first electrolyte layer having a sliding function and a second electrolyte layer having an insulation maintaining function.

Abstract: A first conductive polymer film, a plate-shaped first porous member, a second conductive polymer film, and a plate-shaped second porous member are stacked on one another, and the adjacent members are connected with each other on first end portions so as to form a zigzag pattern. The first and second porous members each have an ionic solution injected thereinto so as to function as an electrolyte retention layer, so that operations can be carried out with tensions being always maintained upon both of the expansion and the contraction, and rigidity and a driving force can be exerted in both of the contracting and expanding directions.

Abstract: A first conductive polymer film, a plate-shaped first porous member, a second conductive polymer film, and a plate-shaped second porous member are stacked on one another, and the adjacent members are connected with each other on one end portions so as to form a zigzag pattern. The first and second porous members each have an ionic solution injected thereinto so as to function as an electrolyte retention layer, so that operations can be carried out with tensions being always maintained upon both of the expansion and the contraction, and rigidity and a driving force can be exerted in both of the contracting and expanding directions.

Abstract: There are provided a lens holder being capable of holding a lens and having flange portions at opposite end portions thereof along an optical axis, a planary-driven actuator including driving arm portions having lens holder support points for holding the outer surface of the lens holder at a plurality of opposing positions and having free-end side contact portions, a lens-holder retaining plate having spring-characteristic portions, and fixing frames which form the outer surfaces of a lens holder driving device and fix the respective components.

Abstract: An actuator is provided with a conductive polymer film portion, an electrode, and an electrolyte portion, and by detecting a waveform of a current that flows upon application of a voltage between the conductive polymer film portion and the electrode, a displacement amount of the actuator is detected so that based on the displacement amount thus detected, a voltage is applied to the conductive polymer film portion so that the displacement amount of the actuator is adjusted.

Abstract: There is provided a polymer actuator including a first electrode layer as an active member layer made of a conductive polymer, a second electrode layer opposing to the first electrode layer, and an electrolyte placed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, so that the polymer actuator is driven by a voltage applied between both the electrode layers, wherein the electrolyte is constituted by a first electrolyte layer having a sliding function and a second electrolyte layer having an insulation maintaining function.

Abstract: Conductive polymer films are respectively connected to fixed frames via a link member, and an electrolyte holding layer is placed so as to be made in contact with the conductive polymer films. The fixed frames are regulated by the link member.

Abstract: A device communication portion receives operational status data, and an operational status accumulation portion accumulates the operational status data. A link information management portion manages operational status link information containing trigger device information to specify the operational status of a single home appliance among plural home appliances and linked device information to specify another home appliance that activates in association with the operational status of the single home appliance. An operational status read portion extracts operational status data corresponding to the operational status in the trigger device information and extracts operational status data corresponding to the linked device information.

Abstract: There are provided a lens holder being capable of holding a lens and having flange portions at opposite end portions thereof along an optical axis, a planary-driven actuator including driving arm portions having lens holder support points for holding the outer surface of the lens holder at a plurality of opposing positions and having free-end side contact portions, a lens-holder retaining plate having spring-characteristic portions, and fixing frames which form the outer surfaces of a lens holder driving device and fix the respective components.

Abstract: Conductive polymer films are respectively connected to fixed frames via a link member, and an electrolyte holding layer is placed so as to be made in contact with the conductive polymer films. The fixed frames are regulated by the link member.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to accurately detect a state of an object to be heated in a cooking vessel and effectively avoid cooking failure. An induction heating section (13) inductively heats a cooking vessel (11). A vibration detecting section (14) detects a vibration of the cooking vessel (11) via a top plate (12). A vibration waveform extracting section (15) extracts a vibration waveform of a frequency component having a frequency equal to a predetermined multiplication product of an induction heating frequency, from a waveform of the vibration detected by the vibration detecting section (14). A determining section (16) determines a state of an object to be heated, based on the vibration waveform extracted by the vibration waveform extracting section (15).

Abstract: The present invention provides advice suitable to the personality of a user. An input unit 100 acquires a piece of previously sorted personality information of a user, a personality information database 101 stores effective persuasion items for each piece of personality information, an advice information database 102 stores a plurality of sentence elements for creating advice for assisting the operation of the user and pieces of composition information of sentence elements corresponding to the persuasion items, a persuasion item determination processing unit 103 determines a persuasion item effective to the personality information acquired by the input unit 100, an advice generation processing unit 104 generates the advice by connecting a plurality of sentence elements based on the composition information corresponding to a persuasion item determined by the persuasion item determination processing unit 103, and an output unit 107 outputs the advice generated by the advice generation processing unit 104.

Abstract: An ingredient cooking-operation recognition system is provided which is capable of precisely specifying an ingredient that is cooked by a person and a cooking operation for the ingredient, and accurately estimating a cooking recipe for a dish that is prepared by the person. The system includes a sensing section which has an optical camera, a thermal camera, and a microphone that acquires an environment sound. Moreover, the system includes a feature-quantity template creation section which creates a feature-quantity template and a recognition processing section. The recognizing processing section calculates, on the basis of observation data acquired by the sensing section, an observation certainty factor and a cooking operation, creates a cooking flow based on the observation certainty factors, calculates a relevance factor of this cooking flow and recognizes the ingredient, the cooking operation and a cooking recipe.

Abstract: To make settings to enable associated control that suits the life pattern of the user and the characteristics of connected electronic devices with ease and precision. A device communication portion 212 receives operational status data, and an operational status accumulation portion 213 accumulates the operational status data. A link information management portion 215 manages operational status link information containing trigger device information to specify the operational status of a single home appliance among plural home appliances and linked device information to specify another home appliance that activates in association with the operational status of the single home appliance. An operational status read portion 214 extracts operational status data corresponding to the operational status in the trigger device information and extracts operational status data corresponding to the linked device information, both from the operational status data.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a user in performing a work with a proper advice and support the user's work. An advice database stores advice data for supporting a user in performing a work. An advice selector selects advice data in accordance with the user's work from the advice database. An advice presenter presents the user with the advice data selected by the advice selector. A user status recognizer recognizes a reaction of the user to the advice data presented by the advice presenter. A user dependence estimator estimates a dependence degree of the user indicating how much the user relies on the presented advice data, based on the user's reaction recognized by the user status recognizer. The advice selector selects advice data in accordance with the user's dependence degree estimated by the user dependence estimator from the advice database.

Abstract: An ingredient cooking-operation recognition system is provided which is capable of precisely specifying an ingredient that is cooked by a person and a cooking operation for the ingredient, and accurately estimating a cooking recipe for a dish that is prepared by the person.

Abstract: The present invention provides a control device that controls home electrical appliances via a communication line by using function codes which are set without being specialized for specific home electrical appliances. In particular, the present invention provides a home electrical appliance control device that controls a home electrical appliance connected via a communication line, where the device includes: a memory section for storing a function table for mapping function identifiers, which identify function types allocated with the focus on the function itself to functions with which the home electrical appliance is equipped, with attributes of the functions, and a control section for controlling the home electrical appliance via the communication line based on the function table.