Abstract: An air measurement method of performing measurement by injecting air into a gas chromatograph includes a liquid suction step of sucking a liquid that does not interfere with detection of a predetermined component in air by a gas chromatograph into a syringe to fill the syringe with the liquid, an air suction step of sucking a predetermined amount of air into the syringe after the liquid suction step, an injection step of injecting the predetermined amount of air sucked into the syringe into the gas chromatograph after the air suction step, and a recording step of acquiring a detection signal for the air injected into the gas chromatograph in the injection step and recording an acquired detection signal in association with the air injection amount into the gas chromatograph.

Abstract: A three-dimensional measuring apparatus includes a projection unit that projects a pattern onto a subject, a plurality of image capturing units that capture images of the subject from mutually different points of view, and a processing unit that calculates a distance value to the subject by performing association using image groups captured of the subject by the plurality of image capturing units, wherein the processing unit integrates information based on a first image group that was captured by projecting the pattern onto the subject, and information based on a second image group that was captured without projecting the pattern onto the subject, into integrated images or evaluation values to be used during the association such that features of the images from both the first image group and the second image group remain, and calculates the distance value using the integrated images that have been integrated or the evaluation values.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus of the present invention correctly determines in advance whether interference occurs between an object around a target workpiece to be grasped, and a hand. The information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain a range image of a space including a plurality of workpieces, an identification unit configured to identify, from the obtained range image, an area of the target workpiece to be grasped among the plurality of workpieces, an interference determination unit configured to determine whether interference occurs between an area included in the range image and a grasping unit configured to grasp the target workpiece, and an output unit configured to output, based on a result of the interference determination by the interference determination unit, a result of determination as to whether interference occurs between an area excluding the area of the target workpiece and the grasping unit.

Abstract: To increase the difference between the thermal conductivity of the carrier gas and the thermal conductivity of each component of the sample gas. The analysis method is an analysis method that performs analysis using a gas chromatograph including a thermal conductivity detector. The analysis method includes introducing a carrier gas and a sample gas into a separation column, introducing the sample gas separated in the separation column into a gas introduction chamber including an element having an electrical characteristic changed by temperature, detecting a change in the electrical characteristic of the element due to the sample gas being introduced, and switching the carrier gas from a first carrier gas to a second carrier gas that is a different type from the first carrier gas, while a component of the sample gas is passing through the separation column.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus of the present invention correctly determines in advance whether interference occurs between an object around a target workpiece to be grasped, and a hand. The information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain a range image of a space including a plurality of workpieces, an identification unit configured to identify, from the obtained range image, an area of the target workpiece to be grasped among the plurality of workpieces, an interference determination unit configured to determine whether interference occurs between an area included in the range image and a grasping unit configured to grasp the target workpiece, and an output unit configured to output, based on a result of the interference determination by the interference determination unit, a result of determination as to whether interference occurs between an area excluding the area of the target workpiece and the grasping unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus of the present invention correctly determines in advance whether interference occurs between an object around a target workpiece to be grasped, and a hand. The information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain a range image of a space including a plurality of workpieces, an identification unit configured to identify, from the obtained range image, an area of the target workpiece to be grasped among the plurality of workpieces, an interference determination unit configured to determine whether interference occurs between an area included in the range image and a grasping unit configured to grasp the target workpiece, and an output unit configured to output, based on a result of the interference determination by the interference determination unit, a result of determination as to whether interference occurs between an area excluding the area of the target workpiece and the grasping unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus having a changed region detection unit performs a process that includes repeating a cycle. The cycle includes causing a projection unit to project a pattern, that includes light and dark portions, onto target objects, causing an image capturing unit to capture an image of the target objects while the pattern is being projected by the projection unit, and causing a holding unit to hold one of the target objects based on a captured image obtained by the image capturing processing. Based on a reference boundary position corresponding to a boundary between the light and dark portions in the pattern in the captured image obtained in a previous cycle and a target boundary position in the captured image obtained in a current cycle, the changed region detection unit detects a changed region with a change between the previous cycle and the current cycle.

Abstract: To increase the difference between the thermal conductivity of the carrier gas and the thermal conductivity of each component of the sample gas. The analysis method is an analysis method that performs analysis using a gas chromatograph including a thermal conductivity detector.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit to acquire a captured image obtained by capturing, by an image capturing unit, a target object to which a pattern has been projected. An adjustment unit adjusts, based on the pattern in the acquired captured image, at least one of a first parameter for controlling brightness of the pattern projected from a projection unit configured to project the pattern, and a second parameter for controlling an exposure amount of the image capturing unit.

Abstract: A three-dimensional shape model of a target object is input. A position and orientation of at least one image sensing device used to capture an image of the target object is set so as to virtually set a relative position and orientation between the target object and the image sensing device for the three-dimensional shape model of the target object. At least one position and orientation of the image sensing device is selected. Geometric features are grouped based on a relationship between an image to be obtained at the selected position and orientation of the image sensing device and the geometric features of the three-dimensional shape model.

Abstract: A method of cleaning a detection cell of an electron capture detector in which the detection cell includes a radiation source that emits radiation, a sample gas introduction port through which a sample gas is introduced, and a collector electrode, includes: introducing a cleaning gas into the detection cell of the electron capture detector.

Abstract: An index detecting section detects an index in a physical space, from a captured image obtained by an imaging apparatus. An erroneous-detection prevention processing section performs erroneous-detection prevention processing, based on information relating to image coordinates of a detected index. An image output section outputs, to a display device, an image having been subjected to the erroneous-detection prevention processing. This prevents an image displayed on the display device from being mistaken for a real index when the display device is in the field of view of the imaging apparatus.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises: an image acquisition unit that acquires a captured image of a target object onto which a pattern is projected; a distance acquisition unit that acquires, based on the image, a plurality of distance values, each indicating a distance to the target object; a determination unit that determines whether each of the acquired distance values is noise generated by multiple reflection of the pattern; a first processing unit that performs first processing, using distance values obtained by removing a distance value that is determined to be the noise from the plurality of distance values; and a second processing unit that performs second processing, using the plurality of distance values that are acquired by the distance acquisition unit and from which the distance value determined to be the noise has not been removed.

Abstract: Even in a case where an amount-of-reflected-light distribution of a surface is locally different, in order to measure a distance with high accuracy, at least one embodiment of a distance measurement apparatus includes an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a first captured image obtained by capturing a measurement target object onto which a measurement pattern is projected, and a second captured image obtained by capturing the measurement target object irradiated with approximately uniform illumination, a smoothing filter determination unit configured to, based on the second captured image, determine a smoothing filter to be applied to the first captured image, a smoothing filter application unit configured to apply the smoothing filter determined by the smoothing filter determination unit to the first captured image, and a measurement unit configured to measure a distance from the measurement target object based on the first captured image to which the smoothing filter is applied.

Abstract: A position/orientation measurement apparatus inputs the two-dimensional image of a measurement object captured by an image capturing apparatus, obtains the distance data of the measurement object measured by a distance sensor, detects an image feature of the measurement object from the two-dimensional image, determines the state of the measurement object, sets, based on the determined state, a usage mode regarding the image feature and the distance data when measuring the position/orientation, and measures the position/orientation of the measurement object in accordance with the set usage mode.

Abstract: A moving method for moving a plurality of objects by repeating a process of capturing an image of objects, recognizing a position of an object using the image acquired by image capturing, and moving the recognized object includes acquiring an image of a plurality of objects randomly placed in a first state in each of a first space and a second space partitioned from each other, setting a first partial area corresponding to the first space and a second partial area corresponding to the second space in an entire area of the image in the first state, recognizing a position of a first object in the first partial area and a position of a second object in the second partial area using the image in the first state, and moving the recognized first and second objects using a robot.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit to acquire a captured image obtained by capturing, by an image capturing unit, a target object to which a pattern has been projected. An adjustment unit adjusts, based on the pattern in the acquired captured image, at least one of a first parameter for controlling brightness of the pattern projected from a projection unit configured to project the pattern, and a second parameter for controlling an exposure amount of the image capturing unit.

Abstract: A processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires a captured image obtained by capturing, by an image capturing unit, a target object to which a projection unit has emitted pattern light. A derivation unit derives a distance from the image capturing unit to the target object by using the captured image. An adjustment unit adjusts, in accordance with the derived distance, at least one of a first parameter for controlling brightness of the pattern light emitted from the projection unit, and a second parameter for controlling an exposure amount of the image capturing unit.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided with a first sensor unit that obtains two-dimensional information or three-dimensional information about a target object with a first position and orientation, a second sensor unit that obtains the two-dimensional information about the target object, a three-dimensional position and orientation measurement unit that measures three-dimensional position and orientation of the target object based on the information obtained by the first sensor unit, a second sensor position and orientation determination unit that calculates second position and orientation based on a measurement result with the three-dimensional position and orientation measurement unit and model information about the target object, and a three-dimensional position and orientation measurement unit that measures the three-dimensional position and orientation of the target object based on the information obtained by the second sensor unit with the second position and orientation and the model information about the target ob

Abstract: A position and orientation measuring apparatus calculates a difference between an image feature of a two-dimensional image of an object and a projected image of a three-dimensional model in a stored position and orientation of the object projected on the two-dimensional image. The position and orientation measuring apparatus further calculates a difference between three-dimensional coordinate information and a three-dimensional model in the stored position and orientation of the object. The position and orientation measuring apparatus then converts a dimension of the first difference and/or the second difference to cause the first difference and the second difference to have an equivalent dimension and corrects the stored position and orientation.