Abstract: An image processing unit of a digital camera performs control for measuring and displaying dimensions of a subject corresponding to a plurality of measurement points on a captured image. An image generation unit generates data regarding the captured image, and a depth generation unit generates depth information related to a distance distribution in a depth direction corresponding to the captured image. A display control unit displays the captured image on a display unit, and performs control for displaying a subject region corresponding to a subject within a predetermined distance range from a reference distance in the depth direction in an identifiable manner.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a drive source, driving wheels driven by a driving force output from the drive source, a clutch disposed between the drive source and the driving wheels, the clutch being switchable to an arbitrary fastening position between a connection state that enables transmission of the driving force between the drive source and the driving wheels and a disconnection state that disconnects the transmission; a clutch actuator that applies a fastening load to the clutch and provides a torque transmission capacity corresponding to the fastening load to the clutch; and a controller that controls operation of the drive source and operation of the clutch actuator. The controller includes a clutch temperature estimation circuit that estimates the temperature of the clutch, and a driving force adjustment circuit that performs driving force adjustment control to adjust the driving force transmitted to the downstream side of the clutch on the basis of the estimated temperature of the clutch.

Abstract: There are provided an electrostatic capacity sensor and a measuring instrument that can reduce influence of a stray capacitance on detection of an electrostatic capacity. An electrostatic capacity sensor includes a sensor unit having a first electrode and a second electrode constituting a capacitor, and an electrostatic capacity detection circuit that is connected to the sensor unit. The electrostatic capacity detection circuit includes a charge and discharge circuit that is connected to the first electrode and the second electrode to charge and discharge the capacitor, a control circuit that controls the charge and discharge circuit such that the capacitor repeats charge and discharge, and an auxiliary capacity circuit that has at least one of a first auxiliary capacitor that is connected to the first electrode in parallel with the capacitor and a second auxiliary capacitor that is connected to the second electrode in parallel with the capacitor.

Abstract: A system for evaluating a treatment device capable of radiating ultrasound for cauterizing human tissue, the system including: simulated tissue having a property that hue changes according to temperature in a particular temperature-sensitive area and simulating temperature change of human tissue at time of the human tissue receiving the ultrasound from the treatment device, the simulated tissue having an insertion hole where the treatment device can be arranged; a light source radiating planar light from the whole circumference, the light source being arranged surrounding the simulated tissue; an image taking device taking cross-sectional color images of light irradiation surfaces of the simulated tissue; and movement mechanisms causing the light source and the image taking device to relatively move in a photographing axis direction of the image taking device relative to the simulated tissue; and a movement mechanism control/information processing unit controlling the movement mechanism.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical management system includes: an IC tag attached to a pharmaceutical; a pharmaceutical storage box to store the pharmaceutical and read information of the IC tag; a controller to acquire the information of the IC tag from the pharmaceutical storage box and manage the pharmaceutical; and a pharmaceutical refrigerator to store the pharmaceutical storage box to refrigerate the pharmaceutical.

Abstract: The present invention provides a mechanism which can avoid narrowing of a range in which a continuum robot can be driven and suppress damage to the continuum robot and an object. A continuum robot control apparatus controlling an operation of a continuum robot having a bendable portion bending in response to driving of at least some of a plurality of wires includes an external force estimating unit configured to estimate an external force applied to the bendable portion based on compressive/tensile forces applied to two or more wires of the plurality of wires, and a driving control unit configured to control driving of the wires to be driven based on the external force estimated by the external force estimating unit.

Abstract: A bonding layer evaluation system includes an elastic wave generation device configured to generate an elastic wave from a sample including a bonding layer; an elastic wave reflection body configured to reflect the elastic wave generated from the sample; a sample installation unit provided between the elastic wave generation device and the elastic wave reflection body; an elastic wave detection device disposed in a direction in which the elastic wave is reflected by the elastic wave reflection body, and configured to detect the reflected elastic wave; and a control device configured to evaluate a parameter related to the bonding layer. The control device evaluates the parameter related to the bonding layer by comparing the actual value of the elastic wave detected by the elastic wave detection device with a theoretical value of the elastic wave calculated based on a theoretical model related to the sample.

Abstract: A controller includes an extraction unit, an arrival time calculation unit, a departure time calculation unit, a stop location calculation unit and a transmission unit. The extraction unit extracts stop-scheduled vehicles, which are scheduled to stop in a stopping area. The arrival time calculation unit calculates arrival times when the stop-scheduled vehicles will arrive at the stopping area based at least on user-side information of users who use the stop-scheduled vehicles, or on position information of the stop-scheduled vehicles. The departure time calculation unit calculates a scheduled departure order indicating an order in which the stop-scheduled vehicles will depart the stopping area. The stop location calculation unit calculates stop locations of the stop-scheduled vehicles based on the scheduled departure order. The transmission unit transmits information indicating the stop locations to the stop-scheduled vehicles.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a catalyst for a cross-coupling reaction in which an organometallic complex is sufficiently immobilized on a carrier and an object product can be easily obtained in a high yield and in a relatively short reaction time with a relatively small amount of use. The catalyst for a cross-coupling reaction of the present invention has a carrier part composed of a synthetic resin and an organometallic complex part immobilized on the carrier part by chemical bonding, and has a structure represented by formula (P1), wherein in (P1) R1, R2 may be the same or different, and is a substituent such as a hydrogen atom. R3, R4, R5, R6, R8, R9 may be the same or different and are substituents, such as a hydrogen. X represents a halogen atom, and R7 represents a substituent having 3 to 20 carbon atoms with a ? bond. RS1 represents the main chain of the synthetic resin precursors having —CH2OH group at their end.

Abstract: A label printer includes an under cover, a top cover, a label peel-off unit, an interfering member supporting member, an interfering member, and an interfered member. The top cover moves between a first position where the top cover is opened and a second position where the top cover is closed with respect to the under cover. The label peel-off unit moves between a third position where the label peel-off unit is opened and a fourth position where the label peel-off unit is closed with respect to the under cover. The interfering member abuts against an exterior member of the label peel-off unit. The interfered member is a part of the exterior member of the label peel-off unit, and protrudes toward an upstream side in the label conveyance direction and is at a position where the interfered member abuts against the interfering member.

Abstract: To provide a rotating member and a forming method thereof that allow formation of protrusions biting into an opposite surface to achieve high slip torque with a simple configuration. The rotating member includes a boss part and an anti-slip surface at least on one of both axial end faces of the boss part. The anti-slip surface has a plurality of corrugated rib parts, which includes a main groove and at least one auxiliary groove extending parallel to the main groove, with a ridge protruding higher than the anti-slip surface between the main groove and the auxiliary groove.

Abstract: A panel production device includes: a transfer part that transfers, in a transfer direction, a panel having a core member that includes a thermoplastic resin and is formed in a corrugated shape, and a first faceplate that includes a thermoplastic resin, is formed in a plate shape, and is joined to a surface on one side of the core member; a supply part that supplies, toward a surface on the other side of the core member, a second faceplate that includes a thermoplastic resin and is formed in a plate shape; a heating part that heats at least one surface of respective surfaces of the core member and the second faceplate facing each other; and a pressurizing part that pressurizes and welds the core member of the panel and the second faceplate.

Abstract: A panel structure manufacturing device includes a shaping device that shapes the surface of a thermoplastic resin into a relief shape and forms a plate-like core member; a heating device that selectively heats the surface of the core member; and a pressurizing device that pressurizes a heated spot of the core member that the heating device has heated and a plate-like face plate, and fuses together the core member and the face plate.

Abstract: Provided is a plasma processing method capable of suppressing the diffusion of contamination to a transportation system while forming a deposited film on the inner wall of a processing chamber. The plasma processing method, in which a sample placed on a sample table is plasma-processed in a processing chamber, includes: a first step of removing deposits in the processing chamber by using plasma; a second step of depositing the deposits in the processing chamber by using a mixed gas of hydrofluorocarbon gas and argon (Ar) gas after the first step; a third step of selectively removing the deposits on the sample table by using a mixed gas of oxygen (O2) gas and argon (Ar) gas after the second step; and a fourth step of plasma-processing a predetermined number of sheets of the sample after the third step.

Abstract: A panel manufacturing device includes: a transfer part that transfers, in a transfer direction, a panel having a core member that includes a thermoplastic resin and is formed in a corrugated shape and a first faceplate that includes a thermoplastic resin, is formed in a plate shape, and is joined to a surface on one side of the core member; a supply part that supplies, toward a surface on the other side of the core member, a second faceplate that includes a thermoplastic resin and is formed in a plate shape; and a joining part that joins the core member and the second faceplate to form a joined part. The first faceplate has a plurality of through-holes formed through the first faceplate for access to the core member. The joining part forms the joined part via the through-hole of the first faceplate.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a fin arranged in a first passage and a tubular tank portion formed so as to penetrate plate members stacked in a stacking direction. An inflow port is formed in a peripheral wall of the tank portion to allow a refrigerant to flow into the first passage. When the fin is arranged in a fin installation portion in the first passage, a passage reduction portion is formed at the inflow port and is narrower than a width of the fin installation portion in the stacking direction.

Abstract: An object detection apparatus includes distance measuring devices and a hardware processor. The distance measuring devices are provided in a vehicle and emit ultrasonic waves. The distance measuring devices detect an object around the vehicle and obtain distance information indicating a distance to the detected object. The hardware processor determines a scene in which the vehicle is placed. The determination is performed on the basis of the distance information, vehicle speed information, an image of surroundings of the vehicle, and/or a location of the vehicle on a map. The hardware processor performs, on the basis of a scene determination result, setting of a high-sensitivity area where sensitivity for detecting the reflected waves is temporarily increased, a change of an emission interval of the ultrasonic waves, and/or a change of an emission sequence of the ultrasonic waves.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device to realize a rich motion expression of an autonomous mobile object by easier attitude control. The information processing device includes: a motion control unit that controls a motion of an autonomous mobile object, wherein the autonomous mobile object includes a wheel that can be stored inside a main body and that can be protruded to an outside of the main body, and the motion control unit keeps a standing state by making the wheel protruded to the outside of the main body and performs driving control of the wheel and attitude control of the autonomous mobile object in movement of the autonomous mobile object, and makes the autonomous mobile object remain still in a seated state during a stop thereof by storing the wheel inside the main body is provided.

Abstract: A digital isolator includes a receiver configured to receive digital raw data at a primary side of the digital isolator. A digital-to-digital encoder is disposed at the primary side of the digital isolator. The digital-to-digital encoder is configured to create coded data. One or more digital isolators are configured to transmit the coded data across a transformer and an isolation barrier to create output coded data. A digital-to digital decoder is disposed at a secondary side of the digital isolator. The digital-to digital decoder is configured to decode the output coded data to create decoded data, determine error in coupling across the digital isolator based on the decoded data and the digital raw data, and provide an error signal based the error in coupling across the digital isolator.

Abstract: A sensing device includes a light source that emits light with modulated frequencies; an interference optical system that separates the light emitted from the light source into reference light and output light and generates interference light between reflected light and the reference light, the reflected light being generated by the output light being reflected at a reflecting point of a physical object; a photodetector that receives the interference light and outputs a detection signal according to intensity of the interference light; and a processing circuit that processes the detection signal. The processing circuit selects a specific data format from a plurality of data formats that can be generated by the processing circuit based on the detection signal, and outputs output data including measurement data having the selected specific data format.