Abstract: A robot control apparatus includes a selection part that selects a scenario to be used which an operator who operates a robot uses while operating the robot from among a plurality of scenario candidates in which an elapsed time since the robot has started an action and action contents of the robot are associated with each other, and a robot control part that controls the robot on the basis of the scenario to be used.

Abstract: A comparison system includes: a first acquisition unit which acquires a first input/output electrical power amount of a first electrical power device including a first terminal, the first input/output electrical power amount being an input/output electrical power amount more on a side of the first electrical power device than the first terminal; a second acquisition unit which acquires a second input/output electrical power amount of a second electrical power device including a second terminal attachable to the first terminal, the second input/output electrical power amount being an input/output electrical power amount more on a side of the second electrical power device than the second terminal; and a comparison unit which compares the first input/output electrical power amount and the second input/output electrical power amount when input/output of electrical power is performed between the first and second electrical power device while the first and second terminal are attached to each other.

Abstract: In a control method of a stocking apparatus, the stocking apparatus includes a plurality of housings formed separately and independently. Each of the plurality of housings includes a plurality of stockers, each of which stocks an item. The control method comprises: acquiring a demand number which is a number of at least one item being the item to be received by the stocking apparatus from a utilizer of the stocking apparatus or a number of at least one item being the item to be provided by the stocking apparatus to the utilizer of the stocking apparatus; and determining a receiving-and-providing stocker which is at least at least one of the plurality of stockers of the plurality of housings and receives the item from the utilizer or provides the item to the utilizer, based on the demand number.

Abstract: A temperature of a power device to which a power storage device is attached is estimated on the basis of a temperature detected by a temperature detector provided in a power storage device detachably held in the power device.

Abstract: An acquirer acquires an observed amount related to at least one of an operation amount of a power device or an environmental state of the power device, the power device including an electric operation unit accommodated in a housing and a wind generation unit that supports a flow of air inside and outside of the housing, a comparator compares the observed amount acquired by the acquirer with a reference amount, and a determiner determines an abnormal change in the power device on the basis of a result of comparing the observed amount with the reference amount in the comparator.

Abstract: An information acquisition device includes an attachment/detachment information acquisition unit configured to acquire, regarding a first terminal provided in a power storage device and a second terminal provided in an electrical power device and is configured to be attachable/detachable to/from the first terminal, a number of times of attachment/detachment between the first terminal and the second terminal. An estimation device includes an estimation unit configured to estimate, regarding a first terminal provided in a power storage device and a second terminal provided in an electrical power device and is configured to be attachable/detachable to/from the first terminal, a deterioration degree of at least one of the first terminal or the second terminal.

Abstract: A reservation apparatus has an operator information acquisition part that acquires task information indicating content of task to be executed using any robots in association with an operator ID for identifying an operator U operating the robot, a selection part that selects a robot to be used by the operator U from among the plurality of robots on the basis of the contents of a task indicated by the task information, and a reservation processing part that causes a storage part to store, in association with the operator ID, a robot ID for identifying the robot to be used selected by the selection part and a reservation period during which the robot to be used become available.

Abstract: A robot control apparatus includes a selection part that selects a scenario to be used which an operator who operates a robot uses while operating the robot from among a plurality of scenario candidates in which an elapsed time since the robot has started an action and action contents of the robot are associated with each other, and a robot control part that controls the robot on the basis of the scenario to be used.

Abstract: To provide a manufacturing method of a field emission cathode, which method exerts no adverse effect on element characteristics at the time when etching is performed with an ion beam. A sacrificial layer 4 made of a thermosetting resin is formed on a gate electrode layer 3. An opening section 5 is formed in the sacrificial layer 4 and the gate electrode layer 3 by irradiating a focused ion beam, and a hole section 6 is formed by etching the insulating layer 2 by using the sacrificial layer 4 and the gate electrode layer 3 as a mask. An emitter electrode 8 is formed in the hole section 6, and the emitter material 7 on the sacrificial layer 4 is removed together with the sacrificial layer 4 on the gate electrode layer 3.

Abstract: To provide a manufacturing method of a field emission cathode, which method exerts no adverse effect on element characteristics at the time when etching is performed with an ion beam. A sacrificial layer 4 made of a thermosetting resin is formed on a gate electrode layer 3. An opening section 5 is formed in the sacrificial layer 4 and the gate electrode layer 3 by irradiating a focused ion beam, and a hole section 6 is formed by etching the insulating layer 2 by using the sacrificial layer 4 and the gate electrode layer 3 as a mask. An emitter electrode 8 is formed in the hole section 6, and the emitter material 7 on the sacrificial layer 4 is removed together with the sacrificial layer 4 on the gate electrode layer 3.

Abstract: A videoconferencing system uses an audio input unit including: two directional microphones disposed in directions with directivity being opposite to each other, the microphones forming a pair and a plurality of the pairs being located with directivity shifted from each other, cancellation elements for canceling sound components of the same phase from sounds inputted to the microphones of the pair, extraction elements for extracting sound components of voice band from sounds inputted to the microphones of the pair, a calculation element for calculating a difference between levels of the sound components of voice band extracted by the extraction elements to decide the microphone which has the larger level in the pair having the largest level difference, and selection elements for selecting sounds as input sound, in which the sound components with the same phase are canceled by the cancellation elements from sound inputted to the microphone decided by the calculation element.

Abstract: An electric element is formed of a deposited film containing cesium (Cs) and has a plurality of conical projections on its surface. The projections are formed of cesium oxide and have an average height h in a range of 10 nm?h?500 nm. The electronic element is used as a cold cathode element, and has a high practicality, and for example, emits electrons sufficiently even with a low voltage applied thereto.

Abstract: The OD servers, encoders, NOD servers and CPUs supply voice data, character data and remote control data together with the control information. A transmitter modulates the control information and voice data, etc. by the QPSK modulation method. An infrared ray emitter outputs the modulated infrared ray depending on the modulated signal. A receiving apparatus reproduces acoustic signal from the modulated infrared ray and displays characters and also transmits the signal corresponding to the remote control data to the transmitting apparatus with the infrared ray. An infrared ray detector receives the modulated infrared ray output from the receiving apparatus. Thereby, with this system, the signal, required by the receiving side or suitable for the condition of the receiving side, supplied through many channels can be transmitted without any restriction on the wiring.

Abstract: The OD servers, encoders, NOD servers and CPUs supply voice data, character data and remote control data together with the control information. A transmitter modulates the control information and voice data, etc. by the QPSK modulation method. An infrared ray emitter outputs the modulated infrared ray depending on the modulated signal. A receiving apparatus reproduces acoustic signal from the modulated infrared ray and displays characters and also transmits the signal corresponding to the remote control data to the transmitting apparatus with the infrared ray. An infrared ray detector receives the modulated infrared ray output from the receiving apparatus. Thereby, with this system, the signal, required by the receiving side or suitable for the condition of the receiving side, supplied through many channels can be transmitted without any restriction on the wiring.

Abstract: A videoconferencing system uses an audio input unit including: two directional microphones disposed in directions with directivity being opposite to each other, the microphones forming a pair and a plurality of the pairs being located with directivity shifted from each other, cancellation elements for canceling sound components of the same phase from sounds inputted to the microphones of the pair, extraction elements for extracting sound components of voice band from sounds inputted to the microphones of the pair, a calculation element for calculating a difference between levels of the sound components of voice band extracted by the extraction elements to decide the microphone which has the larger level in the pair having the largest level difference, and selection elements for selecting sounds as input sound, in which the sound components with the same phase are canceled by the cancellation elements from sound inputted to the microphone decided by the calculation element.

Abstract: To provide a cold cathode element, which has a high practicability and is capable of emitting electrons sufficiently even at a low voltage applied. The cold cathode element emits electrons by application of an electric field to the element and is formed of an amorphous carbon film, the refractive index n of a surface of the film being equal to or larger than 2.5.

Abstract: To provide a cold cathode element, which has a high practicability and is capable of emitting electrons sufficiently even at a low voltage applied. The cold cathode element emits electrons by application of an electric field to the element and is formed of an amorphous carbon film, the refractive index n of a surface of the film being equal to or larger than 2.5.

Abstract: A human body detector for a seat which does not deteriorate comfort of sitting even when it is disposed on the seat, has a high sensitivity and can be easily fitted to the seat. Vibration detection means (5) is disposed in such a manner that even when a person is seated, the means (5) comes into contact with the bottom surface of a seat pad (16) of a seat (19) and accordingly the person does not feel the means (5). According to this construction, the human body does not easily feel the means (5) by the provision of the seat pad (16), the existence of the vibration detection means (5) is hardly felt even when the hardness and the shape are changed, and various measures for improving the sensitivity of the vibration detection means (5) can be taken. The vibration detection means (5) may be merely bonded to the seat pad (16) or may be fixed to a seat spring (17) or a seat frame (18), and can be fitted more easily to the seat (19) than when it is disposed below a surface cloth (15) of the seat (19).

Abstract: A cold cathode element for emitting an electron on application of an electric field. The element includes a diamond carbon film having a half width Hw of a photoelectron spectrum of a C1S electron using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, of 1.72 eV or more. The cold cathode element has the function of sufficiently emitting electrons even by applying a low voltage, and thus the element has high practical utility.

Abstract: A powder material for use in resistance welding articles of aluminum comprises a mixture of 10-50% by weight of a liquid resin and the remaining proportion of a magnesium powder or a blend of magnesium and aluminum powders. Also a method of resistance welding articles of aluminum comprises the steps of preparing a pasty mixture by mixing in a predetermined amount of a liquid resin having a predetermined initial viscosity, a predetermined amount of a metal powder or a blend of metal and metal oxide powders, and inserting the pasty mixture between the mating weld surfaces of the aluminum articles. Only a small welding force and a low current will be required in producing a resistance weld connection between the aluminum articles with desired strength.