Abstract: An imaging device is provided, the imaging device including: a first-conductivity-type substrate; a first-conductivity-type element forming portion provided on the substrate, and having a concentration lower than the substrate; and a plurality of pixel portions provided in the element forming portion, and arrayed two-dimensionally, each pixel portion having a light receiving element, and a second-conductivity-type carrier absorbing portion provided in an area different from an area where the light receiving element is provided. At least one pixel portion of the pixel portions has: a first-conductivity-type first wall portion provided on a substrate side relative to the light receiving element, the first wall portion overlapping at least part of the light receiving element in an array direction of the pixel portions, and having a concentration higher than the substrate, and a carrier passage area not provided with the first wall portion in the array direction of the pixel portions.

Abstract: An image sensor includes: a photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts incident light and generates electric charge; a reflecting portion that reflects a portion of light passing through the photoelectric conversion unit toward the photoelectric conversion unit; a first output unit that outputs electric charge generated due to photoelectric conversion by the photoelectric conversion unit of light reflected by the reflecting portion; and a second output unit that outputs electric charge generated due to photoelectric conversion by the photoelectric conversion unit of light other than the light reflected by the reflecting portion.

Abstract: An image-capturing apparatus includes: an image sensor and a processor. The processor controls a plurality of pixels included in a first region of the image sensor to accumulate the charges with the light from a subject for a first accumulation time length, and controls a plurality of pixels included in a second region of the image sensor to accumulate the charges with the light from the subject for a second accumulation time length, the second region being different from the first region; and calculates at least one of a movement distance and a speed of a measurement target included in the subject, based on a first image obtained from a first pixel signal group from the plurality of pixels in the first region and a second image obtained from a second pixel signal group from the plurality of pixels in the second region.

Abstract: A projection video display device 10b includes a main body 1 including a light source 11 and a video display element 13 and generating a video to be projected, a portrait converter 3 that rotates the video generated by the main body 1 around an optical axis by 90°, and a projection lens 2 that magnifies and projects the video rotated by the portrait converter 3. The main body 1 rotates directions of OSD (On Screen Display) images 42c and 42d in the video generated by the video display element 13 to an opposite direction to or in the same direction as a rotation direction of the video by the portrait converter 3 by 90°. Accordingly, the OSD image can be displayed in a direction in which it is easy for the user to see in portrait projection screens 40c and 40d.

Abstract: An image sensor includes: a photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts incident light transmitted through a microlens to generate electric charge; an accumulation unit that accumulates the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit; and a transfer unit that transfers the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit to the accumulation unit, wherein: the photoelectric conversion unit, the transfer unit, and the accumulation unit are provided along a direction of an optical axis of the microlens.

Abstract: Automatic exposure control of an in-vehicle camera is performed under dark driving environments such as at night. An in-vehicle camera system includes a vehicle camera mounted in a vehicle configured to capture surroundings of the vehicle, and control circuitry that controls an exposure level of an image captured by the vehicle camera, the control of the exposure level being based on brightness information of a detection area set within the image, the detection area being a portion of the captured image and configured to output the image having exposure control performed thereon to a display.

Abstract: An imaging device is provided, the imaging device including: a first-conductivity-type substrate; a first-conductivity-type element forming portion provided on the substrate, and having a concentration lower than the substrate; and a plurality of pixel portions provided in the element forming portion, and arrayed two-dimensionally, each pixel portion having a light receiving element, and a second-conductivity-type carrier absorbing portion provided in an area different from an area where the light receiving element is provided. At least one pixel portion of the pixel portions has: a first-conductivity-type first wall portion provided on a substrate side relative to the light receiving element, the first wall portion overlapping at least part of the light receiving element in an array direction of the pixel portions, and having a concentration higher than the substrate, and a carrier passage area not provided with the first wall portion in the array direction of the pixel portions.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an image processing device, an image processing method, and a program capable of making it easier to recognize standing objects. Movement transformation of moving a subject position where a subject appears in a target image to be processed is performed, depending on a subject distance from a vanishing point in the target image to the subject position. The present technology can be applied to, for example, the image processing and the like of an image taken by a camera unit onboard a vehicle or other moving body.

Abstract: Since a compound represented by the general formula (I) (wherein definition of each group is as described in the specification), a salt thereof, a solvate thereof, or a prodrug thereof has strong and sustaining intraocular pressure lowering activity and, further, has no side effect on eyes such as ocular stimulating property (hyperemia, corneal clouding etc.), aqueous humor protein rise etc., it has high safety, and can be an excellent agent for preventing and/or treating glaucoma etc.

Abstract: An image sensor includes: a first pixel including a first photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts incident light and a first reflective unit that reflects light passing through the first photoelectric conversion unit back to the first photoelectric conversion unit; and a second pixel including a second photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts incident light and a second reflective unit that reflects a part of light passing through the second photoelectric conversion unit back to the second photoelectric conversion unit.

Abstract: Automatic exposure control of an in-vehicle camera is performed under dark driving environments such as at night. An in-vehicle camera system includes a vehicle camera mounted in a vehicle configured to capture surroundings of the vehicle, and control circuitry that controls an exposure level of an image captured by the vehicle camera, the control of the exposure level being based on brightness information of a detection area set within the image, the detection area being a portion of the captured image and configured to output the image having exposure control performed thereon to a display.

Abstract: An image sensor includes: a photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts incident light and generates electric charge; a reflection prevention portion that prevents reflection of at least a portion of light passing through the photoelectric conversion unit; and a reflecting portion that reflects a portion of light passing through the photoelectric conversion unit toward the photoelectric conversion unit.

Abstract: A starting device for driving a compressor-side rotary shaft of a two-shaft type gas turbine engine at a time of starting the gas turbine engine includes: a starter motor serving as a drive source for the compressor-side rotary shaft; a speed increaser configured to increase a speed of rotation of the starter motor; and a clutch mechanism configured to disconnectably connect the starter motor and the compressor-side rotary shaft with each other, the clutch mechanism being provided between the compressor-side rotary shaft and the speed increaser.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an information obtainer, a memory, a candidate determining unit, and an image forming device. The information obtainer obtains feature information from the target recording medium. The memory stores at least one set of recording medium information regarding the target recording medium associated with the feature information and at least one set of image forming condition information corresponding to the recording medium information. The recording medium information is identification information. The candidate determining unit determines a candidate recording medium information from the recording medium information stored in the memory based on the feature information of the target recording medium obtained by the information obtainer. The image forming device forms an image on the target recording medium based on the image forming condition information in the memory according to the candidate recording medium information determined by the candidate determining unit.

Abstract: A hydrogen/oxygen stoichiometric combustion turbine system includes: a high-pressure steam turbine (2); a low-pressure steam turbine (3); and a heater (5) disposed between the high-pressure and low-pressure steam turbines. The heater (5) has a combustion portion (53) in which stoichiometric combustion of hydrogen and oxygen is caused, and a mixing portion (55) configured to mix discharged steam (S4) from the high-pressure steam turbine (2) with combustion gas (R) from the combustion portion (53) and to supply the obtained product to the low-pressure steam turbine (3).

Abstract: Image sensor, having first and second pixels arranged therein, first pixel includes: microlens wherein a first and second light flux having passed through image-forming optical system enter; first photoelectric conversion unit wherein the first and second light flux having transmitted through microlens enter; reflection unit that reflects first light flux having transmitted through first photoelectric conversion unit toward first photoelectric conversion unit; and second photoelectric conversion unit wherein second light flux having transmitted through first photoelectric conversion unit enters; and second pixel includes: microlens into which first and second light flux having passed through image-forming optical system enter; first photoelectric conversion unit wherein first and second light flux having transmitted through microlens enter; reflection unit that reflects second light flux having transmitted through first photoelectric conversion unit toward first photoelectric conversion unit; and second photo

Abstract: An imaging device is provided, the imaging device including: a first-conductivity-type substrate; a first-conductivity-type element forming portion provided on the substrate, and having a concentration lower than the substrate; and a plurality of pixel portions provided in the element forming portion, and arrayed two-dimensionally, each pixel portion having a light receiving element, and a second-conductivity-type carrier absorbing portion provided in an area different from an area where the light receiving element is provided. At least one pixel portion of the pixel portions has: a first-conductivity-type first wall portion provided on a substrate side relative to the light receiving element, the first wall portion overlapping at least part of the light receiving element in an array direction of the pixel portions, and having a concentration higher than the substrate, and a carrier passage area not provided with the first wall portion in the array direction of the pixel portions.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine configured to combust, by means of a combustor, a compressed air obtained through compression by a compressor, and drive a turbine with use of high-temperature and high-pressure combustion gas generated by the combustion, the gas turbine engine including: a plurality of air passages through which different portions in the gas turbine engine communicate with one another; and a switching device configured to switch air flow paths between the plurality of air passages, wherein the plurality of air passages are each formed by an air pipe disposed outside a compressor casing, and the switching device is mounted to an outer surface of the compressor casing via a heat insulation member.

Abstract: An image sensor includes: a first pixel including a first micro lens, a first photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts light that has passed through the first micro lens, and a reflective unit that reflects light that has passed through the first photoelectric conversion unit back to the first photoelectric conversion unit; and a second pixel including a second micro lens and a second photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts light that has passed through the second micro lens, wherein: positions of condensation of incident light in the first pixel and the second pixel are different.

Abstract: An image sensor includes a plurality of pixels each including: a photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts incident light and generates electric charge; a reflective unit that reflects light that has passed through the photoelectric conversion unit back to the photoelectric conversion unit; and an output unit that outputs electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit, wherein: an area of the reflective unit possessed by each of the plurality of pixels varies.