Abstract: An analyzer for a rubber composition includes an acquisition unit, a peak identification unit, and an estimation unit. The acquisition unit acquires data acquired by allowing a rubber composition to undergo component separation and mass separation, the data being plotted in a space defined by a time axis, a signal intensity axis, and a mass component axis. The peak identification unit identities peaks in signal intensity for mass chromatograms corresponding to positions on the mass component axis. The estimation unit estimates at least either of a physical property and an odor degree of the rubber composition based on the peaks identified for the mass chromatograms.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a thermoplastic resin material, including: a mold for molding a base material containing a thermoplastic resin into a predetermined shape; and a transfer mechanism that places the base material in the mold, wherein the transfer mechanism includes a detection mechanism that detects a state of the base material, and a controlling unit that controls operation of the mold and the transfer mechanism.

Abstract: An occupant behavior determining apparatus includes a surveillance camera that captures an image of an occupant of a vehicle to acquire an image; a face recognizing section that recognizes a face of the occupant based on the image; a posture recognizing section that recognizes a posture of the occupant based on the image; and a behavior determining section that determines a behavior of the occupant in a vehicle cabin based on a recognition result of the face recognizing section and a recognition result of the posture recognizing section.

Abstract: An operation control device includes a line-of-sight detector configured to detect a line of sight of a driver of a vehicle on the basis of an image of an interior of the vehicle captured by an imaging device provided in the vehicle, a hand state detector configured to detect a hand state of the driver on the basis of the image, a driving state determiner configured to determine whether the detected hand state is a first state in which it is estimated that a driving operation of the vehicle is being performed or a second state in which it is estimated that the driving operation is not being performed, a traveling state detector configured to detect a traveling state of the vehicle, and an operation restrictor configured to restrict reception of an operation on an operator including a display device arranged within the vehicle.

Abstract: A method of producing thermoplastic resin composite material in which a main base material containing thermoplastic resin and a sheet-like shaped auxiliary base material are integrally molded and are made into composite material. The production method includes the steps of: heating the auxiliary base material (step S1); disposing the heated auxiliary base material in a mold (step S2); disposing the main base material in the mold via the auxiliary base material (step S3); closing the mold, and pressing together and integrally molding the auxiliary base material and the main base material (step S4); and taking out the integrally-molded thermoplastic resin composite material from the mold.

Abstract: An occupant behavior determining apparatus includes a surveillance camera that captures an image of an occupant of a vehicle to acquire an image; a face recognizing section that recognizes a face of the occupant based on the image; a posture recognizing section that recognizes a posture of the occupant based on the image; and a behavior determining section that determines a behavior of the occupant in a vehicle cabin based on a recognition result of the face recognizing section and a recognition result of the posture recognizing section.

Abstract: An operation control device includes a line-of-sight detector configured to detect a line of sight of a driver of a vehicle on the basis of an image of an interior of the vehicle captured by an imaging device provided in the vehicle, a hand state detector configured to detect a hand state of the driver on the basis of the image, a driving state determiner configured to determine whether the detected hand state is a first state in which it is estimated that a driving operation of the vehicle is being performed or a second state in which it is estimated that the driving operation is not being performed, a traveling state detector configured to detect a traveling state of the vehicle, and an operation restrictor configured to restrict reception of an operation on an operator including a display device arranged within the vehicle.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a thermoplastic resin material, including: a mold for molding a base material containing a thermoplastic resin into a predetermined shape; and a transfer mechanism that places the base material in the mold, wherein the transfer mechanism includes a detection mechanism that detects a state of the base material, and a controlling unit that controls operation of the mold and the transfer mechanism.

Abstract: A method of producing thermoplastic resin composite material in which a main base material containing thermoplastic resin and a sheet-like shaped auxiliary base material are integrally molded and are made into composite material. The production method includes the steps of: heating the auxiliary base material (step S1); disposing the heated auxiliary base material in a mold (step S2); disposing the main base material in the mold via the auxiliary base material (step S3); closing the mold, and pressing together and integrally molding the auxiliary base material and the main base material (step S4); and taking out the integrally-molded thermoplastic resin composite material from the mold.

Abstract: A power supply apparatus supplies a power supply voltage VDD. The power supply apparatus includes a compensation circuit in addition to a main power supply. The compensation circuit receives, via its input, as a feedback signal, a detection signal VS that corresponds to the power supply voltage VDD. The compensation circuit has input/output characteristics fIO that correspond to the characteristics of the main power supply and the characteristics of a target power supply to be emulated. The compensation circuit injects or otherwise draws a compensation current iCOMP that corresponds to the detection signal VS to or otherwise from a node for generating the power supply voltage VDD.

Abstract: A reception circuit receives, via a cable, a transmission signal STX generated by a DUT. A comparator circuit compares a reception signal SRX after signal transmission with at least one threshold signal VTH, and generates a judgment value DOUT that represents a comparison result for every sampling timing. A threshold generation circuit generates at least one threshold signal VTH. A threshold control circuit adjusts each level of at least one threshold signal VTH at a given sampling timing based on the history of the judgment value DOUT acquired at a past sampling timing.

Abstract: An imaging lens (PL) has an image surface (I) curved to have a concave surface facing an object and consists of, in order from the object along an optical axis (Ax): a front group (Ga) including four lenses (L1 to L4); and a back group (Gb) including a single lens (L5). The following conditional expression is satisfied. 0.25<Dab/TL<0.50 0.30<La/TL<0.55 where, Dab denotes a distance between the front group (Ga) and the back group (Gb) on the optical axis, La denotes a length of the front group (Ga) on the optical axis, and TL denotes a total length of the imaging lens (PL) (a distance between a vertex of a lens surface closest to the object and an axial image point corresponding to an infinite distant object).

Abstract: A power supply apparatus supplies a power supply voltage VDD. The power supply apparatus includes a compensation circuit in addition to a main power supply. The compensation circuit receives, via its input, as a feedback signal, a detection signal VS that corresponds to the power supply voltage VDD. The compensation circuit has input/output characteristics fIO that correspond to the characteristics of the main power supply and the characteristics of a target power supply to be emulated. The compensation circuit injects or otherwise draws a compensation current iCOMP that corresponds to the detection signal VS to or otherwise from a node for generating the power supply voltage VDD.

Abstract: A reception circuit receives, via a cable, a transmission signal STX generated by a DUT. A comparator circuit compares a reception signal SRX after signal transmission with at least one threshold signal VTH, and generates a judgment value DOUT that represents a comparison result for every sampling timing. A threshold generation circuit generates at least one threshold signal VTH. A threshold control circuit adjusts each level of at least one threshold signal VTH at a given sampling timing based on the history of the judgment value DOUT acquired at a past sampling timing.

Abstract: To realize a wireless communication apparatus with high transceiver coil mounting density, provided is a wireless communication apparatus comprising a plurality of differential coil pairs that respectively transmit and receive differential signals to and from a plurality of external differential coil pairs, through magnetic coupling, wherein one coil in a first differential coil pair among the differential coil pairs is provided at a distance from each of two coils of a second differential coil pair among the differential coil pairs that is less than or equal to a distance between the two coils of the second differential coil pair, and the other coil of the first differential coil pair is provided at a distance from each of the two coils of the second differential coil pair that is greater than the distance between the two coils of the second differential coil pair.

Abstract: A main power supply is arranged such that its output terminal Po is connected to a power supply terminal of a DUT via a power supply line, and is configured to feedback control an output voltage VOUT output from the output terminal such that a detection value VDD? that corresponds to a power supply voltage VDD at the power supply terminal approaches a target value VREF?. When a test pattern is supplied to the DUT, a power supply control unit is configured to feedforward control the main power supply such that the power supply voltage VDD approaches a predetermined target waveform VTGT.

Abstract: A contact device including a contact array, in which contacts are arranged in a grid, and a plurality of differential wire pairs electrically connected to the contact array, wherein each differential wire pair is connected to a contact pair formed by two adjacent contacts in the contact array, and each contact pair is arranged such that a direction of a straight line connecting the two contacts therein is different from a direction of a straight line connecting the two contacts in a contact pair adjacent thereto.

Abstract: To realize a wireless communication apparatus with high transceiver coil mounting density, provided is a wireless communication apparatus comprising a plurality of differential coil pairs that respectively transmit and receive differential signals to and from a plurality of external differential coil pairs, through magnetic coupling, wherein one coil in a first differential coil pair among the differential coil pairs is provided at a distance from each of two coils of a second differential coil pair among the differential coil pairs that is less than or equal to a distance between the two coils of the second differential coil pair, and the other coil of the first differential coil pair is provided at a distance from each of the two coils of the second differential coil pair that is greater than the distance between the two coils of the second differential coil pair.

Abstract: A main power supply is arranged such that its output terminal Po is connected to a power supply terminal of a DUT via a power supply line, and is configured to feedback control an output voltage VOUT output from the output terminal such that a detection value VDD? that corresponds to a power supply voltage VDD at the power supply terminal approaches a target value VREF?. When a test pattern is supplied to the DUT, a power supply control unit is configured to feedforward control the main power supply such that the power supply voltage VDD approaches a predetermined target waveform VTGT.

Abstract: Provided is a contact device including a contact array, in which contacts are arranged in a grid, and a plurality of differential wire pairs electrically connected to the contact array, wherein each differential wire pair is connected to a contact pair formed by two adjacent contacts in the contact array, and each contact pair is arranged such that a direction of a straight line connecting the two contacts therein is different from a direction of a straight line connecting the two contacts in a contact pair adjacent thereto.