Abstract: A capacitor disposed inside a multilayer substrate that includes a conductive pattern on a surface thereof and an anode portion having a first conductive metal member and a porous portion disposed on a surface of the first conductive metal member, a cathode portion, and a dielectric layer disposed between the anode portion and the cathode portion. Moreover, the anode portion is led out to a surface side of the multilayer substrate by a connection electrode including an alloy layer containing a metal forming the first conductive metal member and a conductive layer disposed on the alloy layer, and in which the connection electrode is connected to the conductive pattern formed on the surface of the multilayer substrate.

Abstract: A temperature adjustment circuit includes a first temperature adjustment circuit and a second temperature adjustment circuit in which a switching part that is configured to switch between a circulation state where a heat-transfer medium is circulated through a connection circuit in which the first temperature adjustment circuit and the second temperature adjustment circuit are connected to each other and a non-circulation state where the heat-transfer medium is not circulated through the connection circuit.

Abstract: Provided is an equipment controlling apparatus that includes a storage section that stores a time frame within which a setting of operation of a device disposed in a predetermined region is to be changed, and a control section that controls the device to change operation between a time frame set in advance in the storage section and a time frame different from the time frame.

Abstract: A temperature adjustment circuit includes a first temperature adjustment circuit and a second temperature adjustment circuit in which a control device is configured to switch between a circulation state where a heat-transfer medium is circulated through a connection circuit in which the first temperature adjustment circuit and the second temperature adjustment circuit are connected to each other and a non-circulation state where the heat-transfer medium is not circulated through the connection circuit.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a battery, an air conditioner, a first temperature adjustment circuit including a first pump and a chiller, a second temperature adjustment circuit including a second pump and a radiator, a coupling passage configured to connect the first temperature adjustment circuit and the second temperature adjustment circuit to form a coupling circuit, an electromagnetic switching valve configured to switch between a circulation state in which the heat medium can circulate through the coupling circuit and a non-circulation state in which the heat medium cannot circulate through the coupling circuit, a first temperature sensor configured to acquire a first temperature which is a temperature of the battery, and a control device configured to select any one mode of a plurality of modes in accordance with the first temperature.

Abstract: A first and second electric members respectively having electrical connection portions are electrically connected in a state that mutual positions are regulated by guide pins, and fastening screws which are inserted through fastening screw insertion holes of the second electric member are screwed into screw holes for fastening of the first electric member, and thereby the first and second electric members are fastened. At least one of the screw holes for fastening has large-diameter portions into which the guide pin is detachably inserted, and small-diameter portions equipped with female screw portions. The female screw portions are not arranged in the large-diameter portions, and inner diameters of the large-diameter portions are larger than root diameters of the female screw portions, and outer circumferential surfaces of the fastening screws which are screwed with the female screw portions and inner circumferential surfaces of the large-diameter portions are not in contact with each other.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a battery, an air conditioner, a first temperature adjustment circuit including a first pump and a chiller, a second temperature adjustment circuit including a second pump and a radiator, a coupling passage configured to connect the first temperature adjustment circuit and the second temperature adjustment circuit to form a coupling circuit, an electromagnetic switching valve configured to switch between a circulation state in which the heat medium can circulate through the coupling circuit and a non-circulation state in which the heat medium cannot circulate through the coupling circuit, a first temperature sensor configured to acquire a first temperature which is a temperature of the battery, and a control device configured to select any one mode of a plurality of modes in accordance with the first temperature.

Abstract: To propose a novel and improved equipment controlling apparatus by which appropriate monitoring can be performed for a person who is neither a family member nor a suspicious person. There is provided an equipment controlling apparatus that includes a storage section that stores a time frame within which a setting of operation of a device disposed in a predetermined region is to be changed, and a control section that controls the device to change operation between a time frame set in advance in the storage section and a time frame different from the time frame.

Abstract: A temperature adjustment circuit includes a first temperature adjustment circuit and a second temperature adjustment circuit in which a switching part that is configured to switch between a circulation state where a heat-transfer medium is circulated through a connection circuit in which the first temperature adjustment circuit and the second temperature adjustment circuit are connected to each other and a non-circulation state where the heat-transfer medium is not circulated through the connection circuit.

Abstract: A temperature adjustment circuit includes a first temperature adjustment circuit and a second temperature adjustment circuit in which a control device is configured to switch between a circulation state where a heat-transfer medium is circulated through a connection circuit in which the first temperature adjustment circuit and the second temperature adjustment circuit are connected to each other and a non-circulation state where the heat-transfer medium is not circulated through the connection circuit.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute a process for evaluating a voice, the process includes analyzing a voice signal to detect a pitch frequency; selecting an evaluation target region to be evaluated in the detected pitch frequency based on a distribution of a detection rate of the detected pitch frequency; and evaluating a voice based on the distribution of the detection rate and the selected evaluation target region. An Impression of the voice using a correction to the distribution is evaluated and determined as good when a spread of the corrected distribution is larger than or equal to a certain threshold.

Abstract: A method includes: executing acquisition processing that includes acquiring an image frame captured by an imaging apparatus; executing a determination processing that includes determining whether a head region is included in the acquired image frame; executing calculation processing that includes calculating a first amount of change in time series of the head region by using a position of the head region in the image frame and a position of the head region in another image frame following the image frame; executing determination processing that includes determining a threshold to be compared with the first amount of change based on a frequency distribution of amounts of change in time series of the head region in a past image frame group prior to the acquired image frame; and executing evaluation processing that includes evaluating the first amount of change by comparing the determined threshold and the first amount of change.

Abstract: A speech processing method for estimating a pitch frequency includes: executing a conversion process that includes acquiring an input spectrum from an input signal by converting the input signal from a time domain to a frequency domain; executing a feature amount acquisition process that includes acquiring a feature amount of speech likeness for each band included in a target band based on the input spectrum; executing a selection process that includes selecting a selection band selected from the target band based on the feature amount of speech likeness for each band; and executing a detection process that includes detecting a pitch frequency based on the input spectrum and the selection band.

Abstract: An apparatus for motion determination includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to (a) execute a specifying process that includes specifying an orientation of a head portion of a subject, (b) execute a calculation process that includes calculating a trajectory of a position of the head portion of the subject in a vertical direction and a trajectory of the position of the head portion of the subject in a transverse direction in a predetermined time range, and (c) execute a determination process that includes when the calculated trajectory in the vertical direction and the calculated trajectory in the transverse direction satisfy a determination condition for the specified orientation of the head portion, determining that there is a predetermined motion mapped to a motion of the head portion of the subject in the vertical direction.

Abstract: A speech processing method for estimating a pitch frequency includes: specifying, for each determination result of a speech-like-frame, a fundamental sound by using a plurality of local maximum values included in a spectrum of a respective frame determined as the speech-like-frame; obtaining a learned value by performing learning processing on a magnitude of the fundamental sound specified from each determination result of the speech-like-frame, the learned value including an average value and a variance of the magnitude of the fundamental sound specified from each determination result of the speech-like-frame; and executing a detection process by using the learned value, the detection process including detecting a pitch frequency of the respective frame determined as the speech-like-frame by using a threshold, the threshold being obtained by subtracting the variance included in the learned value from the average value included in the learned value.

Abstract: A method for estimating body orientation includes: executing extraction processing for extracting a person region from images; executing an identification processing for identifying a left site and a right site in the person region; executing calculation processing for calculating a left moving amount and a right moving amount; and executing estimation processing for estimating body orientation in the person region based on a first difference and relation information, the first difference being a difference between the left moving amount and the right moving amount, the relation information including first and second relation information, the first relation information indicating a relationship between the first difference and a change amount when the left moving amount is larger than the right moving amount, and the second relation information indicating a relationship between the first difference and the change amount when the right moving amount is larger than the left moving amount.

Abstract: A voice processing method for estimating an impression of speech includes: executing an acquisition process that includes acquiring voice signals; executing a feature acquisition process that includes acquiring acoustic features regarding the voice signals from the voice signals; executing a voice-parameter acquisition process that includes acquiring a voice parameter regarding a frame of the voice signals; executing a relative-value determination process that includes determining a relative value between the determined voice parameter and a statistical value of the voice parameter; executing a weight assignment process that includes assigning a weight to the frame of the voice signals in accordance with the relative value; and executing a distribution determination process that includes determining a distribution of the acoustic features, based on the weight assigned to the frame of the voice signals.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium records a program for causing a computer to execute an utterance impression determination process. The utterance impression determination process includes specifying a current fundamental frequency from a voice signal which is received, calculating a relaxation value by changing the current fundamental frequency in chronological order so that the change in the current fundamental frequency becomes moderate, and evaluating the voice signal based on a degree of a magnitude of a difference between at least one feature amount associated with the current fundamental frequency and the relaxation value corresponding to the feature amount.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to obtain a plurality of images of a subject captured at different timings, detect a feature point of the subject from each of the plurality of images, identify a movement locus of the feature point between the plurality of images, identify a center position of a circle having the movement locus as an arc, and determine a posture of the subject based on the identified center position.

Abstract: There is provided an audio processing device including a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to detect a first acoustic feature amount and a second acoustic feature amount of an input audio, calculate a coefficient for the second acoustic feature amount based on a time change amount by calculating the time change amount of the first acoustic feature amount, and calculate a statistical amount for the second acoustic feature amount based on the coefficient.