Abstract: Each of four outer side surfaces of each of a plurality of square pipes includes a groove portion formed along a longitudinal direction of each of the plurality of square pipes, and a pair of ridgeline portions on both sides of the groove portion. An additional member has a contact plane that comes in contact with one or both of the pair of ridgeline portions of each of the plurality of target pipes. A plurality of cantilever portions of the additional member come in contact with only one of the pair of ridgeline portions. An overhang portion of the additional member is formed between two specific cantilever portions of the plurality of cantilever portions, and comes in contact with both of the pair of ridgeline portions of the specific pipe. An edge of each of the plurality of cantilever portions is welded to the groove portion.

Abstract: This traffic safety support system comprises: a target traffic area recognition unit for acquiring recognition information concerning each of traffic participants; a driving subject information acquisition unit for acquiring driving subject state information correlated to the driving ability of a driving subject of a movement body recognized as a traffic participant; a prediction unit for predicting the future of a plurality of the traffic participants on the basis of the recognition information and the driving subject state information; and a cooperative support information notification unit for making notification of cooperative support information according to a prediction result.

Abstract: Video data obtained by imaging a target region is acquired, and a partial region video including at least a detection target object is detected from a frame of the acquired video data. Then, feature information indicating a feature of a motion of the object is extracted from a plurality of the partial region videos detected in a first section for each first section including a plurality of frames, and first behavior feature information is generated by structuring the plurality of pieces of extracted feature information in a second section. Subsequently, a cost reflecting similarity between the generated first behavior feature information and each of a plurality of pieces of second behavior feature information related to the object prepared in advance is calculated, the second behavior feature information in which the calculated cost satisfies a preset condition is detected as search behavior information, and the detected search behavior information is output.

Abstract: A repair place transmission device is configured to: acquire a movement schedule for moving a user to a destination using a vehicle; acquire a current location of the vehicle; an abnormality determination unit configured to determine whether or not an abnormality is present in the vehicle; extract, from the movement schedule, a travel route from the current location to the destination and a plurality of destinations located on the travel route; extract, for each of the destinations, a repair place for repairing the vehicle located within a predetermined range from the destination as the repair place corresponding to the destination when the abnormality is determined to be present in the vehicle; compute, for each of the repair places, an influence level indicating a level of influence on the movement schedule by repairing the vehicle in the repair place; and transmit a control signal for outputting repair place data on the repair place having a lower influence level in priority over repair place data on the r

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a sound collection unit configured to collect a voice, an analysis unit configured to analyze a voice collected by the sound collection unit, an automatic image capturing unit configured to automatically capture an image, and a setting unit configured to set image capturing frequency of the automatic image capturing unit, wherein, in a case where a result of analysis by the analysis unit is a specific voice instruction, the setting unit sets the image capturing frequency higher after an operation is performed according to the instruction.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes an inner fin arranged in a refrigerant passage. The inner fin has side wall portions formed so as to extend in a predetermined direction and arranged parallel to each other. A gap formed between the side wall portions facing each other is a passage portion through which refrigerant flows. Each of the side wall portions has a plurality of openings arranged in the predetermined direction. An inclined surface inclined with respect to the predetermined direction is formed in a part of the side wall portion located between the openings adjacent to each other.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an imaging device, a control method, and a program that make it possible to cope with various cases in which a plurality of communication standards is assumed to be mixed. A communication unit performs communication according to a first communication standard and a second communication standard. A communication compatibility processing unit performs communication compatibility processing necessary for maintaining communication compatibility in a case where an imaging system is assumed, the imaging system mixedly including a first external flash supporting only the first communication standard and a second external flash supporting both the first communication standard and the second communication standard. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an imaging system including an imaging device and an external flash.

Abstract: A control unit that controls the motion of a continuum robot including a bendable unit having a plurality of bending sections, defines a predetermined position on a wire guide located most distal from a base in the second bending section, which is a follower bending section, as an origin, sets reference axes for a direction in which the wire guide is facing, and causes a drive unit in the base to drive a wire of the third bending section so that the third bending section, which is a distal bending section, is bent on the basis of a relative coordinate system in which the origin and the reference axes relating to the wire guide vary in accordance with the movement of the continuum robot.

Abstract: A counterweight (7) is provided on the rear end side of an upper revolving structure (3). An electric motor (10) is a power source for a hydraulic excavator (1). An emergency stop switch (21) stops the electric motor (10). The counterweight (7) is provided with a recessed part (7D) recessed from a rear surface (7A) that is a surface of the counterweight (7). The emergency stop switch (21) is provided within the recessed part (7D) of the counterweight (7).

Abstract: A cell population comprises a large number of cell aggregations and a hydrogel encapsulating the large number of cell aggregations. A coefficient of variation obtained by dividing a standard deviation of sizes of the large number of cell aggregations by a mean value of the sizes of the large number of cell masses is 0.50 or less. Alternatively and/or in addition there to, a coefficient of variation obtained by dividing a standard deviation of aspect ratios of shapes of the large number of cell aggregations by a mean value of the aspect ratios of the shapes of the large number of cell aggregations is 0.30 or less.

Abstract: A similar image set creating apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires a plurality of images. The processing circuitry extracts first features from the images by using a first model that executes an image classification task. The processing circuitry extracts second features from the images by using a second model that executes an image classification task. The second model is trained in such a manner that mutually similar images in a latent space are continuously distributed, compared to the first model. The processing circuitry selects, from the images, an image of interest serving as a reference of a similar image set, and an auxiliary image similar to the image of interest, based on the first features and the second features.

Abstract: A continuum robot includes: a first wire; a second wire; a distal guide configured to hold the first wire and the second wire; a proximal guide slidable relative to the first wire and the second wire; a plurality of wire guides provided between the distal guide and the proximal guide; a driving unit configured to drive the first wire and the second wire; and a control unit configured to control the driving unit. The first wire is fixed to the plurality of wire guides, the second wire is slidable relative to the plurality of wire guides, and the control unit controls the driving unit so as to keep a distance between the proximal guide and a wire guide among the plurality of wire guides provided nearest to the proximal guide constant.

Abstract: A transfer device includes a pressed unit, a rotatable roller, and a pressing member. The pressed unit is movably supported and includes a first non-rotatable shaft portion and a second non-rotatable shaft portion. The rotatable roller is rotatably supported by the first non-rotatable shaft portion of the pressed unit. The pressing member contacts the second non-rotatable shaft portion of the pressed unit and presses the pressed unit. The second non-rotatable shaft portion has an axial center aligned with an axial center of the first non-rotatable shaft portion.

Abstract: In preset calculation, a plurality of cooling banks are set to be feedforward or feedback banks, and each of water injection amounts in these banks is calculated. In cooling history management, a recalculation position for re-executing the feedback calculation is set. In feedback calculation, a temperature correction value for compensating a delay due to a conveyance time period from a position of the feedback bank to a position of a delivery side pyrometer, and a response delay of the feedback bank is calculated, when a segment reaches the recalculation position. In the feedback calculation, each of water injection amounts in the feedback banks that is calculated in the preset calculation is changed for each of segments based on a delivery side temperature target value, a delivery side temperature actual value calculated for each of the segments, a delivery side temperature prediction value that is recalculated, and the temperature correction value.

Abstract: A capability determination method includes: acquiring an imaging capability from an image obtained by a radiation detector by irradiation of a model with radiation; and outputting the acquired imaging capability in such a manner as to indicate a relation with a required imaging capability for a predetermined dynamic analysis.

Abstract: Provided is an exhaust gas purification device having a high warm-up performance and a high NOx conversion performance. The exhaust gas purification device includes a substrate having an upstream end and a downstream end, a first catalyst layer disposed on the substrate in a first region extending between the downstream end and a first position and containing rhodium, a second catalyst layer disposed on the substrate in a second region extending between the upstream end and a second position and containing rhodium and an oxygen storage material, and a third catalyst layer disposed on the second catalyst layer in a third region extending between the upstream end and a third position and containing palladium. The oxygen storage material in the second catalyst layer contains a pyrochlore type Ce—Zr composite oxide and a fluorite type Ce—Zr composite oxide at a weight ratio of from 0.2:1 to 0.4:1.

Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus having a refrigerant circuit, in which a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an expansion device, and an indoor heat exchanger are connected by a pipe and refrigerant circulates in the pipe, includes an indoor fan configured to supply an indoor air to the indoor heat exchanger, and a controller configured to control the compressor and the indoor fan. The controller is configured to run the compressor at a start of a cooling operation, start running the indoor fan at less than a set minimum wind velocity after a first set time has elapsed since the compressor started operating, run the indoor fan at the set minimum wind velocity after a second set time has elapsed since the indoor fan started operating at less than the set minimum wind velocity, and run the indoor fan at a set wind velocity after a third set time has elapsed since the indoor fan started operating at the set minimum wind velocity.

Abstract: A problem of heat dissipation in motors, converters, high-luminance LEDs, power devices, power supplies, and the like becomes significant. Provided is a means for capable of providing a product, which has favorable workability, segregation stability, storage stability, and the like, penetrates into a gap in a coil portion, an interface in casing, and the like without any gaps, enhances thermal conductivity/heat dissipation properties of a molded product thus obtained, and is excellent in electrical characteristics, toughness/elastic modulus, thermal resistance, thermal cycle properties, and the like, in the case of using the product for a cast molding resin, a potting material (sealing material), an adhesive, grease, and the like.

Abstract: An object is to improve the reliability of output information by simplifying a wiring route. A radiation image sensor includes a radiation detector in which a plurality of pixels of a charge generator for generating a charge corresponding to energy or the number of particles of incident radiation and a plurality of read circuits for outputting a digital value based on the charge generated by each pixel of the charge generator are mutually stacked and two-dimensionally disposed, and a circuit board on which a plurality of radiation detectors is disposed, in which the plurality of read circuits of one radiation detector is configured to transfer data indicating a digital value in the plurality of read circuits and then output the data to another adjacent radiation detector in response to a control signal from the outside.

Abstract: An air-conditioning register includes a retainer that forms a vent passage for air-conditioning air, multiple movable members that are attached to the retainer and movable in different directions, an actuator that rotates to actuate the movable members, and multiple conversion mechanisms that convert rotation of the actuator into motion in directions in which the movable members move, thereby actuating the movable members.