Abstract: A travel control device controls traveling of a vehicle of which a traveling function can be switched between an autonomous traveling function and a following traveling function. The travel control device includes a control unit configured to detect, when the vehicle is traveling by the autonomous traveling function, another vehicle present within a predetermined range of the vehicle and of which any part or all of a planned travel route is partially or wholly the same as a planned travel route of the vehicle, and switch the traveling function of the vehicle from the autonomous traveling function to the following traveling function such that the vehicle autonomously follows the other vehicle detected as a leading vehicle.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that manages a plurality of first units separable from vehicles respectively owned by a plurality of users, capable of autonomous drive, and each capable of being coupled to a second unit having space for accommodating baggage, includes a control unit. The control unit is configured to acquire first unit information containing information on a non-use period that is a period during which the first unit is not schedule to be used by the user, for each of the plurality of first units, acquire second unit information containing information on the number of the second units to be used in delivery of baggage in a predetermined period, and select, from among the plurality of first units, the first unit to be coupled to the second unit for use in delivery of baggage in the predetermined period based on the first unit information and the second unit information.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus manages a vehicle platform capable of being loaded with a plurality of vehicle compartment units, a first vehicle compartment unit configured to transport a passenger and a second vehicle compartment unit configured to transport cargo. The first and second vehicle compartment units are capable of being loaded on the vehicle platform. The information processing apparatus includes a control unit configured to acquire first demand data representing demand associated with transportation of the passenger and second demand data representing demand related to transportation of the cargo in a predetermined period, and determine a combination of one or more first vehicle compartment units and one or more second vehicle compartment units, which are loaded on a predetermined vehicle platform, based on the first demand data and the second demand data.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst comprises a substrate; a catalyst layer formed on the substrate and containing at least palladium (Pd) and rhodium (Rh) as a metal functioning as an oxidation and/or reduction catalyst. The catalyst also comprises a carrier that supports the metal, and an OSC material having oxygen storage capacity. The catalyst layer has, when disposed in the exhaust pipe, a front section positioned upstream in an exhaust gas flow direction within the exhaust pipe, and a rear section positioned downstream of the front section in the exhaust gas flow direction. The front section contains palladium (Pd) but does not contain the OSC material, and a proportion, at which the front section is formed from an upstream leading end in the exhaust gas flow direction, is 10% to 40% with respect to 100% of a total length of the substrate.

Abstract: A working vehicle has an upper rotating body and a lower traveling body. The lower traveling body is provided with: a center frame on which a swivel joint is vertically mounted; a right side frame on which a right traveling motor is mounted; a left side frame on which a left traveling motor is mounted; at least one right restriction member and at least one left restriction member, which restrict the maximum width of the vehicle; a right hose guide section having a right opening into which a right hydraulic hose is inserted, and provided to the right restriction member; and a left hose guide section having a left opening into which a left hydraulic hose is inserted, and provided to the left restriction member.

Abstract: A system includes a vehicle, a unit separably connected to or mounted on the vehicle and configured to have a space to accommodate a person or a package and have a function of autonomously traveling within a predetermined area, and an information processing device configured to generate traveling command information for allowing the unit separated from the vehicle to travel to a destination within the predetermined area determined according to the person or the package accommodated in the unit when the vehicle is within the predetermined area and transmit the generated traveling command information to the unit.

Abstract: The present invention facilitates the elimination of foam generated in an acidic liquid seasoning containing plant-derived crushed materials after the seasoning is mixed by stirring/shaking. This acidic liquid seasoning contains plant-derived crushed materials, gums, a cold water swellable starch, and a vinegar, wherein (A) the viscosity at 20° C. is 500 to 10,000 mPa·s, and (B) the dissociated acetic acid concentration is 0.15 mass % or less.

Abstract: A method for enhanced forward rendering is disclosed which includes a depth pre-pass, light culling and a final shading. The depth pre-pass minimizes the cost of final shading by avoiding high pixel overdraw. The light culling stage calculates a list of light indices overlapping a pixel. The light indices are calculated on a per-tile basis, where the screen has been split into units of tiles. The final shading evaluates materials using information stored for each light. The forward rendering method may be executed on a processor, such as a single graphics processing unit (GPU) for example.

Abstract: A method for enhanced forward rendering is disclosed which includes a depth pre-pass, light culling and a final shading. The depth pre-pass minimizes the cost of final shading by avoiding high pixel overdraw. The light culling stage calculates a list of light indices overlapping a pixel. The light indices are calculated on a per-tile basis, where the screen has been split into units of tiles. The final shading evaluates materials using information stored for each light. The forward rendering method may be executed on a processor, such as a single graphics processing unit (GPU) for example.

Abstract: Provided is an exhaust gas purification catalyst of OSC material-containing type that allows a favorable HC purification (oxidation) treatment to be performed even in a case where HC emissions are comparatively large, such as during engine startup. The exhaust gas purification catalyst of the present invention includes, as a catalyst layer (20), a front section (24) positioned upstream in an exhaust gas flow direction, and a rear section (26) positioned downstream of the front section in the exhaust gas flow direction. The front section contains Pd as a catalyst metal but does not contain an OSC material. The proportion, at which the front section is formed from the upstream leading end in the exhaust gas flow direction, is 10% to 40% with respect to 100% of a total length of the substrate (1) in the exhaust gas flow direction.

Abstract: An aperture member including an opening having a predetermined shape and an image forming optical system having a short focal length are disposed at predetermined positions between a laser emitter and a sample, and a substantially square laser beam irradiation region is formed by reducing and forming an image of the opening shape on the sample. The aperture member and the image forming optical system are movable in an optical axis direction, and a size of substantially square laser beam irradiation region on the sample is variable. The size of the laser beam irradiation region is adjusted to a size of a unit attention region in an analysis target region on the sample, and a step width of scanning for moving the laser beam irradiation position is also adjusted to the size of the unit attention region.

Abstract: A touch panel enabling a repeat arrangement with a small design load, and a mesh pattern with a high degree of freedom and does not generate moiré, and a display device comprising same. A touch panel in which a drive electrode pattern/sensing electrode pattern include: first main electrode wires/second main electrode wires constituting line segments having a linear shape extending along a first wire direction/second wire direction; and first auxiliary electrode wires/second auxiliary electrode wires constituting line segments having a linear shape extending along the second wire direction/first wire direction and joining the first main electrode wires/second main electrode wires, and respective end points of the first main electrode wires/second main electrode wires are connected to end points of the closest first main electrode wire/second main electrode wire in adjacent nodes, by connecting wires having a different angle of inclination from the first main electrode wires/second main electrode wires.

Abstract: The problem addressed by the present invention lies in providing a touch panel capable of suppressing the occurrence of moiré without causing graining to occur, and a display device onto which the touch panel has been stacked.

Abstract: A touch panel enabling a repeat arrangement with a small design load, and a mesh pattern with a high degree of freedom and does not generate moire, and a display device comprising same. A touch panel in which a drive electrode pattern/sensing electrode pattern include: first main electrode wires/second main electrode wires constituting line segments having a linear shape extending along a first wire direction/second wire direction; and first auxiliary electrode wires/second auxiliary electrode wires constituting line segments having a linear shape extending along the second wire direction/first wire direction and joining the first main electrode wires/second main electrode wires, and respective end points of the first main electrode wires/second main electrode wires are connected to end points of the closest first main electrode wire/second main electrode wire in adjacent nodes, by connecting wires having a different angle of inclination from the first main electrode wires/second main electrode wires.

Abstract: An aperture member including an opening having a predetermined shape and an image forming optical system having a short focal length are disposed at predetermined positions between a laser emitter and a sample, and a substantially square laser beam irradiation region is formed by reducing and forming an image of the opening shape on the sample. The aperture member and the image forming optical system are movable in an optical axis direction, and a size of substantially square laser beam irradiation region on the sample is variable. The size of the laser beam irradiation region is adjusted to a size of a unit attention region in an analysis target region on the sample, and a step width of scanning for moving the laser beam irradiation position is also adjusted to the size of the unit attention region.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying catalyst having first carrier particles, second carrier particles, and precious metal catalyst particles supported on the first and second carrier particles, wherein: the first carrier particles contain ceria, zirconia, and a rare-earth oxide other than ceria; the second carrier particles contain a rare-earth oxide other than ceria, and may contain ceria and zirconia; the contained proportion of ceria and zirconia in the first carrier particles is higher than the contained proportion of ceria and zirconia in the second carrier particles; the contained proportion of the rare-earth oxide in the second carrier particles is higher than the contained proportion of the rare-earth oxide in the first carrier particles; and the contained proportion of ceria in the first carrier particles is 45 wt % or less, while the precious metal catalyst particles include rhodium particles.

Abstract: [Problem] The problem addressed by the present invention lies in providing a touch panel with which it is possible to suppress a deterioration in visibility, and a display device on which the touch panel is laminated.

Abstract: A touch sensor electrode includes a transparent dielectric substrate, first electrodes each including first capacitive electrode parts, second electrodes each including second capacitive electrode parts, first dummy parts each including first dummy wires, and second dummy parts each including a plurality of second dummy wires. In plan view perpendicular to the transparent dielectric substrate, first capacitive electrode parts face respective second dummy parts, and second capacitive electrode parts face respective first dummy parts. A combination of first electrode wires and second dummy wires forms a first section of a lattice pattern, and the first electrode wires form line segments different from those formed by second dummy wires. A combination of second electrode wires and first dummy wires forms a second section of the lattice pattern, and the second electrode wires form line segments different from those formed by the first dummy wires.

Abstract: A touch sensor electrode includes first and second layers and a substrate. The first layer has first strip electrodes along a first direction. Each of the first strip electrodes includes a first pad and a first group including first electrode lines. The second layer has second strip electrodes along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The second strip electrodes each include a second group including second electrode lines. As viewed perpendicular to the substrate, one cell is a region in which one first group three-dimensionally crosses one second group, and the cells are arranged along the second array direction in each of the first strip electrodes. The cell placed closest to the first pad is a first closest cell. The first group includes, in the first closest cell, a first unconnected line not connected to the first pad and a first connected line connected to the first pad.

Abstract: Provided is an exhaust gas purification catalyst with excellent durability against exhaust gas including a poisoning substance. The exhaust gas purification catalyst includes a porous substrate, a catalyst coating layer formed on the porous substrate, and a dummy coating layer formed on the outermost surface of the catalyst coating layer. The catalyst coating layer has a carrier and a noble metal catalyst supported on the carrier. The dummy coating layer includes a carrier having at least alumina and does not include a noble metal catalyst. The dummy coating layer is formed to have a length which, from the end on the exhaust gas inlet side, is 10% to 70% of the entire length of the catalyst coating layer along the exhaust gas flow direction.