Abstract: In order to provide a highly reliable inspection device that prevents a loss in reliability of inspection that uses information from a position detector as a result of the influence of magnetic bodies or the like that are present in the environment, the inspection device is characterized by being provided with biological information measurement units (10, 12) that measure biological information of an inspected target and form an image containing said biological information, a magnetic position detector (50) that detects the position of at least one of the aforementioned biological information measurement units and the inspection target, and a control unit (14) that controls the aforementioned biological information measurement units and the aforementioned magnetic position detector (50); and is further characterized by the aforementioned control unit (14) being provided with an environmental magnetic field measurement unit (301) that uses the output of the aforementioned magnetic position detector (50) to mea

Abstract: The biological optical measurement instrument is provided with a mobile position sensor that can move in a 3-dimensional space and that detects spatial position in the 3-dimensional space, a head-surface image creating unit that creates a head-surface image of an object and a head-surface point creating unit that creates, on the head-surface image, a head-surface point corresponding to the spatial position of the mobile position sensor.

Abstract: A motor control unit controls the input electric power of a MG unit to thereby suppress variations of a system voltage and stabilize the system voltage. The torque control of an AC motor and the input electric power control of the MG unit are executed independently from each other, so that the torque control and the input electric power control are stabilized. Further, torque variation zeroing control for correcting a phase of a pulse waveform voltage is executed so that a difference between a first estimated torque computed based on a torque control detection current vector of the AC motor and a second estimated torque computed based on a detection motor current vector is reduced to zero. Thus, uncomfortable torque variation is suppressed in a transient condition of the input electric power control of the MG unit.

Abstract: A biological optical measurement apparatus including an applied unit having plural light irradiating probes for irradiating an object with light and plural light detecting probes for detecting light returning from the object, and worn by the object, a measuring unit for measuring the amount of light detected by the light detection probes, a two-dimensional image constructing unit for constructing two-dimensional topographic images from the measurement result of the detected light amount, and a monitor for displaying the two-dimensional topographic images, is further equipped with a three-dimensional image constructing unit for making the two-dimensional topographic images correspond to measurement positions and superposing the two-dimensional topographic images in order of measurement time to thereby construct a three-dimensional image, the thus-constructed three-dimensional image being displayed on the monitor.

Abstract: A principal component analysis or an independent component analysis is conducted on the living body signals, e.g., local cerebral blood amount change signals obtained by the living body optical measurement to extract and display multiple component signals thereof. Signals other than the component signals containing noise are selected from these component signals automatically or manually, and the local cerebral blood amount change signals are reconstructed by using selected signals. The reconstructed signals is displayed and further subjected to the component analysis or the reconstruction as appropriate, and used for the profiling of information necessary for the diagnosis. Consequently, high-precision target signals can be obtained by completely removing external noise included in the living body signals, particularly the noise which cannot be adequately removed by the moving average and the filtering processings.

Abstract: A living body information signal processing system (100) combining organically a living body optical measurement apparatus and a brain wave measurement apparatus, the living body optical measurement apparatus (300) in which inspection light of from visible to near infrared is irradiated on a head portion of a subject (140) and the penetration light is received and which measures an optical characteristic variation induced by a brain activity inside the head portion as a living body optical signal and the brain wave measurement apparatus (400) which measures an electrical characteristic variation induced by a brain activity inside the head portion of the subject as a brain wave signal, is provided with a probe device (50) used for both apparatus; and a living body information signal processing and displaying device (200) which displays the living body optical signal corresponding to respective measurement positions from the living body optical measurement apparatus and the brain wave signal corresponding to re

Abstract: A load of a stimulating task on an examinee with a resting task being unstable is excluded, and an accurate answer of an examinee to presentation of a stimulating task is enabled.

Abstract: In a hybrid vehicle control apparatus, a motor control unit executes input power control on a MG unit to stabilize a system voltage. This input power control for MG unit is executed independently from torque control on an AC motor so that the input power control and the torque control are stabilized. The motor control unit further adjusts a current control gain for torque control in accordance with an input power amount of the MG unit. As a result, the current control gains of a q-axis current and a d-axis current for torque control are varied in correspondence to variations in torque variation rate in the q-axis direction and the d-axis direction in accordance with the input power amount, so that the torque is restricted from varying with variations in the q-axis current or the d-axis current.

Abstract: The efficiency of separating normal control subjects from non-normal control subjects and separating disorders from one another is improved. Plural classification models having a stratified structure are used, and areas from which measurement data used in the plural classification models are acquired differ among the classification models.

Abstract: A biological optical measurement apparatus including an applied unit having plural light irradiating probes for irradiating an object with light and plural light detecting probes for detecting light returning from the object, and worn by the object, a measuring unit for measuring the amount of light detected by the light detection probes, a two-dimensional image constructing unit for constructing two-dimensional topographic images from the measurement result of the detected light amount, and a monitor for displaying the two-dimensional topographic images, is further equipped with a three-dimensional image constructing unit for making the two-dimensional topographic images correspond to measurement positions and superposing the two-dimensional topographic images in order of measurement time to thereby construct a three-dimensional image, the thus-constructed three-dimensional image being displayed on the monitor.

Abstract: A controller calculates a total power fluctuation including a power fluctuation on a first unit and a power fluctuation on a second unit. The controller estimate a voltage fluctuation of the system voltage based on the total power fluctuation. Then, the controller calculates a control amount for a voltage converter by reflecting the estimated voltage fluctuation. The estimated voltage fluctuation can be used to correct a feed-forward control amount. As a result, a voltage stabilizing control is performed based on the estimated voltage fluctuation which could be occurred in response to the total power fluctuation if no stabilizing control is performed. Thereby, the stability of the system voltage can be improved without using a large size smoothing capacitor.

Abstract: A control system for multiphase rotary electric machines is provided. The control system carries out control of the output of a multiphase rotary electric machine by operating switching elements of an inverter, so that more appropriate measure can be taken when malfunction has occurred in the inverter. A rotary shaft of an internal combustion engine, a rotary shaft of a generator and a rotary shaft of a motor are linked through a torque-splitting mechanism. The control system carries out failsafe processes, at the occurrence of short circuit in a switching element of the inverter, to control load torque of the generator so as to prevent rotation of a rotary shaft of the internal combustion engine in a non-operative state, which rotation is induced by a motive force of the motor.

Abstract: In hybrid electric vehicle control, when an engine is cranked by the torque of a first motor-generator to start the engine, the torque of the first motor-generator is corrected according to the crankshaft angle of the engine to prevent the amount of increase in engine rotation speed from fluctuating. Fluctuation in inertia torque is reduced through this control of the torque of the first motor-generator to reduce fluctuation in the cranking reaction force torque exerted on a drive axle. Further, the torque of a second motor-generator is so controlled to cancel out this cranking reaction force torque. Thus, the cranking reaction force torque exerted on the drive axle is accurately canceled out through control of the torque of the second motor-generator to suppress fluctuation in the torque of the drive axle.

Abstract: A biological photometric device includes a light irradiating unit for irradiating an object to be examined with light having a predetermined wavelength and sympathizing with oxygenated hemoglobin and deoxygenated hemoglobin through an optical fiber, a light detecting unit for detecting and amplifying light passing through a detecting optical fiber and the object as detected signals, a signal processing unit adapted for computing hemoglobin time change information based on oxygenated hemoglobin, deoxygenated hemoglobin and total hemoglobin in the object from the detected signals light detecting unit, and including a noise detector for arithmetically processing the detected signals and determining/detecting whether the time change information is noise attributed to the presence of obstacles to passing of light between the object and the end face of the optical fiber or noise attributed to the damage to the light irradiating unit, and a display unit for displaying the noise signals.

Abstract: There is provided a system for supporting the assessment as to which disease group the subject to be examined falls in or what position in the whole disease group the subject is in. This support system comprises the data storage part which stores feature values of optical bio-measurement data of many subjects including patients in multiple disease groups, the analysis part which extracts plural kinds of feature values from the optical bio-measurement data and the display part which displays the results of analysis in the analysis part associated with the dictionary data, wherein the display part produces a scatter diagram on which features values of the dictionary data are plotted, with one of the two feature values being plotted along the axis of abscissa and the other along the axis of ordinate, and displays the positions of the subject to be assessed on the scatter diagram superimposed on the scatter diagram.

Abstract: The present invention provides a mean of solving the problem of production of a novel processed product of barleys and wheat having scorch smell and cereal odor suppressed and being capable of imparting taste richness, body taste, crispness and dry feeling to beverage and food products by producing husks of barleys, ryes, or oats or a fraction containing the same with a fluid at 160 to 220° under conditions of a lowered oxygen concentration.

Abstract: A biological photometric device includes a light irradiating unit for irradiating an object to be examined with light having a predetermined wavelength and sympathizing with oxygenated hemoglobin and deoxygenated hemoglobin through an optical fiber, a light detecting unit for detecting and amplifying light passing through a detecting optical fiber and the object as detected signals, a signal processing unit adapted for computing hemoglobin time change information based on oxygenated hemoglobin, deoxygenated hemoglobin and total hemoglobin in the object from the detected signals light detecting unit, and including a noise detector for arithmetically processing the detected signals and determining/detecting whether the time change information is noise attributed to the presence of obstacles to passing of light between the object and the end face of the optical fiber or noise attributed to the damage to the light irradiating unit, and a display unit for displaying the noise signals.

Abstract: An optical measurement apparatus for a living body having light transmitting elements for transmitting light to a plurality of positions in areas to be examined within a living body detects light which has been transmitted by the light transmitting elements after passing through the living body at a plurality of positions in the examination area; applies to the living body a load to which the living body responds; calculates signals representing an intensity change of the transillumination detected by the detecting the light at the measuring points based on the positional relation between each light transmitting position and light detecting position when a load is applied to the living body and when a load is not applied; calculates time variations of one signal among two signals calculated at the measuring points based on said positional relation; and displays graphs of the above-calculated signals in correspondence with said positional relation.

Abstract: A motor control unit controls the input electric power of a MG unit to thereby suppress variations of a system voltage and stabilize the system voltage. The torque control of an AC motor and the input electric power control of the MG unit are executed independently from each other, so that the torque control and the input electric power control are stabilized. Further, torque variation zeroing control for correcting a phase of a pulse waveform voltage is executed so that a difference between a first estimated torque computed based on a torque control detection current vector of the AC motor and a second estimated torque computed based on a detection motor current vector is reduced to zero. Thus, uncomfortable torque variation is suppressed in a transient condition of the input electric power control of the MG unit.

Abstract: In a hybrid vehicle control apparatus, a motor control unit executes input power control on a MG unit to stabilize a system voltage. This input power control for MG unit is executed independently from torque control on an AC motor so that the input power control and the torque control are stabilized. The motor control unit further adjusts a current control gain for torque control in accordance with an input power amount of the MG unit. As a result, the current control gains of a q-axis current and a d-axis current for torque control are varied in correspondence to variations in torque variation rate in the q-axis direction and the d-axis direction in accordance with the input power amount, so that the torque is restricted from varying with variations in the q-axis current or the d-axis current.