Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a conductive fiber including a synthetic fiber and a conductive film that is formed on a surface of the synthetic fiber and includes single-wall carbon nanotubes, the method including: a conductive ink immersion step of immersing the synthetic fiber in a conductive ink having the single-wall carbon nanotubes dispersed in an aprotic solvent and causing the conductive ink to adhere to the synthetic fiber; and a solvent removal step that is performed after the conductive ink immersion step for drying the synthetic fiber to which the conductive ink adheres and removing the aprotic solvent.

Abstract: A parking assistance method including: detecting a target object position that is a relative position with respect to the own vehicle; retrieving a known target object and a relative positional relationship between the known target object and a target parking position from a storage device; based on the detected target object position detected and a relative positional relationship between the known target object and a target parking position, estimating a relative position of the target parking position with respect to a current position of the own vehicle; based on the estimated relative position, calculating a target travel trajectory from a current position of the own vehicle to the target parking position; determining estimation precision of the estimated relative position; when the estimation precision is low, limiting a speed limit of movement speed at which the own vehicle is caused to travel along the target travel trajectory to a speed lower.

Abstract: A parking assistance method includes: storing positions of target objects detected around the target parking position as learned target object positions; when the own vehicle travels in a vicinity of the target parking position after the learned target object positions are stored, counting the number of times that the learned target object position coincides with a surrounding target object position of a target object detected around the own vehicle and providing a higher degree of reliability to the learned target object position having a larger number of times of coincidence with the surrounding target object position; by comparing the learned target object position having a degree of reliability greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold degree of reliability with a position of a target object detected around the own vehicle, calculating a relative position of the own vehicle with respect to the target parking position.

Abstract: A parking assistance method includes: detecting, from an image of surroundings of a vehicle, a first target object position; detecting a first image capturing situation when the image is captured; with respect to a second target object position of a target object detected from a past image of surroundings of a target parking position in a past, retrieving one or more combinations of a relative positional relationship between the second target object position and the target parking position and a second image capturing situation when the past image is captured; selecting, the relative positional relationship combined with the second image capturing situation having a difference from the first image capturing situation less than or equal to a predetermined difference; and calculating, based on the selected relative positional relationship and the first target object position, a relative position between a current position of the vehicle and the target parking position.

Abstract: A parking assistance method including: detecting a target object position that is a relative position with respect to the own vehicle; retrieving a known target object and a relative positional relationship between the known target object and a target parking position from a storage device; based on the detected target object position detected and a relative positional relationship between the known target object and a target parking position, estimating a relative position of the target parking position with respect to a current position of the own vehicle; based on the estimated relative position, calculating a target travel trajectory from a current position of the own vehicle to the target parking position; determining estimation precision of the estimated relative position; when the estimation precision is low, limiting a speed limit of movement speed at which the own vehicle is caused to travel along the target travel trajectory to a speed lower.

Abstract: A monolayer membrane containing gelling polymer particles having at least one of a basic functional group and an acidic functional group, and having a thickness of less than 5 ?m. A composite having a porous carrier and gelling polymer particles having at least any one of a basic functional group and an acidic functional group and filling up the surface pores of the porous carrier. The invention can provide a novel material capable of efficiently separating an acid gas from a mixed gas.

Abstract: A control unit 81 determines nozzles corresponding to an image to be printed, correspondingly to a position of a print sheet, and causes a recording head to eject ink from its nozzles. A correction processing unit 83 performs a correction process corresponding to each of plural ink ejection malfunction positions in the aforementioned image. Further, the correction processing unit 83 prints a test pattern using the recording head 1a, 1b, 1c or 1d, determines the ink ejection malfunction positions and ink ejection malfunction types on the basis of a scanned image of the test pattern, and performs the correction process such that the ink ejection malfunction of which the ink ejection malfunction type is non ejection is preferentially performed than the ink ejection malfunction of which the ink ejection malfunction type is ink ejection deviation.

Abstract: Systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products to facilitate locating temporary distribution lanes on a road for transshipment are provided. According to an embodiment, a system can comprise a processor that executes components stored in memory. The computer executable components can comprise a vehicle network component that can determine one or more vehicles for package delivery from a network of connected vehicles based on delivery destination information. The computer executable components can comprise a lane definition component that can define one or more temporary lanes based on predicted travel positions from the delivery destination information for the one or more vehicles. The computer executable components can comprise a transshipment component that can perform transshipment of packages between the one or more vehicles within the one or more temporary lanes.

Abstract: The object is to provide a connector and a connector connection structure that, even if an electric wire is vibrated, may suppress influence of the vibration. A housing 22, 23 includes an insertion cylinder 221, 231 in communication with a main body 222, 232 and having a high-voltage electric wire 201 inserted thereinto. An electric wire retaining portion 28 provided on the harness insertion outer cylinder 231 and retaining the high-voltage electric wire 201 has an electric wire insertion hole 281 retaining the high-voltage electric wire 201 inserted thereinto, and further includes a securing-side retaining portion 282 provided on the harness insertion outer cylinder 231 and having securing-side arcked grooves 281a, and an attachment retaining portion 283 having attachment-side arcked grooves 281b and attached to the securing-side retaining portion 282.

Abstract: A computer implemented method provides transshipping. A number of processor units identifies destination information for a load for a first transport vehicle having a first destination and a second transport vehicle having a second destination. The number of processor units determines a lane definition for an ad-hoc transport node on a road based on predicted locations for the first transport vehicle bound for the first destination and the second transport vehicle bound for the second destination. The lane definition defines a set of transfer lanes for the ad-hoc transport node. The number of processor units transfers the load between the first transport vehicle and the second transport vehicle in response to the first transport vehicle and the second transport vehicle being within the ad-hoc transport node.

Abstract: A light source unit includes a light-emitting device to be attached to a vehicle together with an image capturing device, and the light-emitting device emits near infrared light to a road in a lateral area of vehicle and a road in at least one of the front area or the rear area of the vehicle.

Abstract: A method can include obtaining device data for a set of edge devices. The method can further include obtaining a predicted travel path of a focal entity. The method can further include determining, for a first edge device of the set of edge devices and based on the device data, a first proximity of the first edge device to the predicted travel path. The method can further include selecting the first edge device based, at least in part, on the first proximity. The method can further include transmitting, in response to the selecting the first edge device, a workload to the first edge device. The method can further include receiving, in response to the transmitting the workload, first captured data obtained by the first edge device. The method can further include transmitting the first captured data to an electronic user device.

Abstract: A female terminal includes a terminal body including a base portion to be connected to the electric wire and a spring member to be attached to the base portion. The base portion includes a pair of side walls disposed at a predetermined interval into which a male terminal can be inserted, the spring member includes an inner plate along at least an inner side surface of each of the side walls and an arm spring extending from the inner plate toward the side wall facing the inner plate, and the side wall and the flange plate are welded to form a welded portion. A fulcrum portion of the arm spring abutting the side wall is provided between the welded portion and a contact portion abutting the male terminal.

Abstract: A monolayer membrane containing gelling polymer particles having at least one of a basic functional group and an acidic functional group, and having a thickness of less than 5 ?m. A composite having a porous carrier and gelling polymer particles having at least any one of a basic functional group and an acidic functional group and filling up the surface pores of the porous carrier. The invention can provide a novel material capable of efficiently separating an acid gas from a mixed gas.

Abstract: A degassing device removes air dissolved in a liquid under a pressure decreased atmosphere, and includes a liquid tank, a pressure decreasing device, a circulation flow pass, a circulation device, and a variable mechanism. The liquid tank stores the liquid. The pressure decreasing device decreases pressure in the liquid tank. The circulation flow pass communicates different positions of the liquid tank. The circulation device circulates the liquid through the circulation flow pass. The variable mechanism changes a height of an inlet port from the circulation flow pass to the liquid tank in accordance with a height of a liquid surface in the liquid tank.

Abstract: A method can include obtaining device data for a set of edge devices. The method can further include obtaining a predicted travel path of a focal entity. The method can further include determining, for a first edge device of the set of edge devices and based on the device data, a first proximity of the first edge device to the predicted travel path. The method can further include selecting the first edge device based, at least in part, on the first proximity. The method can further include transmitting, in response to the selecting the first edge device, a workload to the first edge device. The method can further include receiving, in response to the transmitting the workload, first captured data obtained by the first edge device. The method can further include transmitting the first captured data to an electronic user device.

Abstract: A control portion sets, as a control period, a period after arrival, at a position opposite a recording head, of a first recording medium until passage, at the position opposite the recording head, of a last recording medium. The control portion sets nozzles that do not face the recording medium during the control period as first nozzles, and nozzles that face the recording medium during the control period as second nozzles, to make the total amount of ink ejected by each of the first nozzles in flashing processing during the control period smaller than the total amount of ink ejected by each of the second nozzles.

Abstract: In an approach for reducing economic loss due to traffic events, a processor receives a set of transportation operation information from one or more transportation service providers about a traffic event. A processor analyzes the set of transportation operation information to identify an area affected by the traffic event and one or more users affected by the traffic event. A processor gathers a set of information about each user of the one or more users affected by the traffic event. A processor prioritizes the one or more users affected by the traffic event. A processor determines an alternative plan for each user of the one or more users affected by the traffic event based on the set of information and a priority number given to each user. A processor proposes the alternative plan to each user of the one or more users affected by the traffic event.

Abstract: Provided is a blow molding machine (1) including a sound collection device (31) that can detect sound; and one or more arithmetic logic devices (33). At least one of the one or more arithmetic logic devices (33) is configured to execute a product determination function for determining a presence or absence of a product defect, based on an electric signal associated with the sound detected by the sound collection device (31).

Abstract: A harness-side connector includes a retaining portion main body having a harness-side terminal disposed therein, a shell main body, a harness insertion cylinder and a harness insertion outer cylinder. A retainer outserted over a portion, of a high-voltage electric wire that is inserted into the harness insertion cylinder and the harness insertion outer cylinder, to be secured is provided. The retainer includes a retainer securing portion inserted into the harness insertion outer cylinder to be secured, and an electric wire retaining portion protruding from the harness insertion outer cylinder and retaining the high-voltage electric wire. The electric wire retaining portion includes a securing-side retaining portion integrally formed with the retainer securing portion, and an attachment retaining portion attached to the securing-side retaining portion.