Abstract: The electric machine system includes an electric machine having a rotor and a coil; the power converter that outputs an output current to the coil of the electric machine; and a controller that controls the power converter. The controller includes a signal output unit that outputs a signal for controlling a mode of the output current to the power converter; and an abnormality detection unit that receives an abnormality signal indicating an abnormal situation. The signal output unit outputs a demagnetization control signal to the power converter when the abnormality detection unit receives the abnormality signal. The power converter causes a demagnetization current for a demagnetization magnetic flux that demagnetizes the permanent magnet of the rotor to flow through the coil in response to an input of the demagnetization control signal.

Abstract: To effectively enhance the operation efficiency of an autonomous mobile robot, an autonomous mobile robot control system includes a processor and a plurality of environmental cameras. The processor estimates a moving route of each of a plurality of moving bodies on the basis of characteristics of each of the plurality of moving bodies and sets a subset of the plurality of moving bodies whose moving routes overlap among the detected moving bodies as avoidance processing target moving bodies. The processor generates an avoidance procedure for the avoidance processing target moving bodies so the motion of the avoidance processing target moving bodies does not interfere with the motion of other avoidance target moving bodies.

Abstract: Provided is a separation and recovery apparatus for continuously separating and recovering, from a resin mixture containing a resin containing a hydrolyzable polymer and a resin containing a nonhydrolyzable polymer, a hydrolytic component a of the hydrolyzable polymer A and the nonhydrolyzable polymer B, the apparatus including: a crushing unit that crushes the resin mixture a melting/discharging unit that melts a crushed product obtained by the crushing unit to form a fluid and discharges the fluid at a high pressure; and a hydrothermal reaction treatment unit that continuously subjects the fluid discharged from the melting/discharging unit to a hydrothermal reaction treatment, wherein, in the melting/discharging unit, the hydrolyzable polymer A is hydrolyzed, and the hydrolytic component a thereof is dissolved and transferred into water permeating a sintered alloy diaphragm, thereby separating the nonhydrolyzable polymer B.

Abstract: A recording material conveying device includes: a first conveyor that constitutes a conveyance path of a recording material; a second conveyor that branches from the first conveyor and constitutes a conveyance path of the recording material different from the conveyance path of the first conveyor; and a detector that detects recording material characteristics of the recording material, the detector being arranged in the second conveyor on a downstream side in a conveyance direction of the recording material with respect to a branch portion where the first conveyor and the second conveyor branch.

Abstract: Thermosensitive fine particles of the present invention include a side chain crystal polymer which is crystallized at a temperature lower than a melting point and which exhibits fluidity at a temperature equal to or more than the melting point. The side chain crystal polymer may include, as a monomer component, a (meth)acrylate having a straight-chain alkyl group having 14 or more carbon atoms. A mean particle diameter of the fine particles may be 0.1 to 50 ?m. The thermosensitive fine particles may include no organic solvents.

Abstract: A salt represented by formula (I) and a resist composition including the salt are described. wherein, in formula (I), Q1 and Q2 each independently represent a fluorine atom or the like, R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or the like, Z represents an integer of 0 to 6, X1 represents *—CO—O—, *—O—CO—, *—O—CO—O— or *—O—, L1 represents a single bond or an alkanediyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, A1 represents a divalent cyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 36 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, L2 represents a single bond, a carbonyl group or an alkanediyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, A2 represents a divalent saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 24 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, R3, R4 and R5 each independently represent a saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and Z+ represents an organic cation.

Abstract: A group management device includes a required information acquisition unit, a supplement instruction unit, a mounting information acquisition unit, and a group update unit. The required information acquisition unit acquires information showing required groups that are groups determined to require supplements of the consumables used in image forming devices that are managed per group. The supplement instruction unit performs a supplement instruction of the consumables for the required groups. The mounting information acquisition unit acquires mounting information showing the image forming device mounted with the consumable supplemented in response to the supplement instruction.

Abstract: A cushion material manufacturing method for obtaining a cushion material is provided. The cushion material have a foam body having a surface portion formed of an air permeability control surface portion and an air permeability uncontrol surface portion and a covering material configured to cover the air permeability uncontrol surface portion. The cushion material manufacturing method includes covering the air permeability uncontrol surface portion of the foam body with the covering material.

Abstract: In a vehicle control device, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a vehicle control program, or a vehicle control system for controlling a controlled target, each of a plurality of output units is one output unit that is configured to transmit a command to a corresponding interface among a plurality of interfaces.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a cerium oxide (CeO2)-zirconium oxide (ZrO2)-aluminum oxide (Al2O3)-based complex oxide having an improved heat resistance and a method of producing the complex oxide, and the present invention provides a complex oxide containing a cerium element, a zirconium element, an aluminum element, and optionally a rare earth metal element other than a cerium element, wherein a specific surface area measured by a BET method after heat treatment in an air atmosphere at 1000° C. for 25 hours is 60 m2/g or more, and a method of producing the complex oxide.

Abstract: A bicycle rear derailleur includes a base element including a first attachment end for coaxial installation on a rear-wheel axis and a second attachment end, a movable element movable relative to the base element, a linkage mechanism connecting the movable element to the base element, and a chain guide arrangement rotatably connected to the movable element. The second attachment end is coupled to the linkage mechanism. The first attachment end includes a first arm and a second arm, which are spaced apart in an axial direction with respect to the rear-wheel axis. The base element includes an angular position adjustment structure that adjusts an angular position of the derailleur relative to a bicycle frame by rotating the first arm and the second arm about the rear-wheel axis. The angular position adjustment structure is disposed between the first and second attachment ends in a radial direction of the rear-wheel axis.

Abstract: An electrical apparatus includes a battery pack, an electrical apparatus main body and a control unit. The battery pack has a plurality of cell units of which connection states are able to be switched and a plurality of battery side connection terminals. The electrical apparatus main body has a battery pack mounting portion to which the battery pack is mounted, a plurality of device side connection terminals to which the plurality of battery side connection terminals are connectable, and a load device to which power is supplied from the battery pack. The control unit is configured to stop or limit power supply from the battery pack to the load device when a voltage imbalance is generated between the plurality of cell units or a contact failure is generated between the plurality of battery side connection terminals and the plurality of device side terminals.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cell collection device with which switching and seeing microscope images with different magnifications can be attained in one-touch without rotating a revolver. The cell collection device includes an optical system to observe cells contained in a transparent vessel under magnification. The optical system includes a first optical system to observe the cells from upper side and a second optical system to observe the cells from lower side. The first optical system and the second optical system have different magnifications, and the optical axis of the first optical system and the optical axis of the second optical system are coincident.

Abstract: A display driver includes image processing circuitry and drive circuitry. The image processing circuitry is configured to receive a foveal image, a full frame image, and coordinate data that specifies a position of the foveal image in the full frame image. The image processing circuitry is further configured to render a resulting image based on the full frame image independently of the foveal image in response to detection of a data error within the coordinate data. The drive circuitry is configured to drive a display panel based on the resulting image.

Abstract: A battery pack having a first cell unit and a second cell unit in which multiple battery cells are connected in series is provided. When the battery pack is not connected to an electric apparatus main body, the first cell unit and the second cell unit are in a non-connection state in which the first cell unit and the second cell unit are not electrically connected to each other. The battery pack includes: a microcomputer, connected to one of the first cell unit and the second cell unit; a residual quantity display portion, connected to the microcomputer and displaying a battery residual quantity of the battery pack; and a switch, being operated by a worker. When the switch is operated while in the non-connection state, the microcomputer is configured to perform a light-on control to display the battery residual quantity by the residual quantity display portion.

Abstract: Disclosed is a resist composition including a compound represented by formula (I), a resin having an acid-labile group and an acid generator, the resin having an acid-labile group including at least one selected from the group consisting of a structural unit represented by formula (a1-1) and a structural unit represented by formula (a1-2):

Abstract: A battery pack which has cell units in which top-side and bottom-side battery cells are connected in series, and is capable of switching the connection state of the cell units, wherein a control unit monitors voltage imbalances between the plurality of cell units, and also monitors whether or not a cell unit contact failure has occurred. In order to stop a charging/discharging when a contact failure occurs, a signal (abnormality stoppage signal or charging stoppage signal) for stopping discharge is produced and outputted to the electrical device body-side.

Abstract: Disclosed is a resist composition including a compound represented by formula (I), a resin having an acid-labile group and an acid generator: wherein, in formula (I), R1 represents a halogen atom or an alkyl fluoride group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, m1 represents an integer of 1 to 5, and when m1 is 2 or more, a plurality of R1 may be the same or different from each other.

Abstract: An object is to improve a frame rate in a solid-state imaging element that employs a global shutter method. In the solid-state imaging element, a photoelectric conversion element generates a charge by photoelectric conversion. A charge holding transistor holds the charge. A backward flow prevention transistor generates a potential barrier between the photoelectric conversion element and the charge holding transistor immediately after the charge is transferred from the photoelectric conversion element to the charge holding transistor. A floating diffusion layer accumulates the charge and generates a voltage corresponding to an amount of the charge. A transfer transistor transfers the charge from the charge holding transistor to the floating diffusion layer.

Abstract: Provided is a power supply device in which the reliability of a voltage output is improved, and also provided is a system comprising the power supply device and an electric tool. The power supply device (1) is provided with: a secondary battery cell (2a); an output unit connected to an electric tool and supplying the power of the secondary battery cell (2a) to the electric tool; and switching elements (Q1), (Q2) capable of interrupting a current path from the secondary battery cell (2a) to the electric tool. The switching element (Q1) switches whether or not to interrupt the current path not by being controlled by a control circuit (12) but in accordance with whether the electric tool connected to the output unit has a shorting bar (59) or not.