Abstract: A vehicle power supply system includes a power source control device that executes a process of switching a connection state of a driving circuit to the main power source and an auxiliary power source including; a process of switching the connection state so as to transition to a backup state as a voltage decrease of the main power source occurs, and a process of switching the connection state so as to transition to a normal state as the voltage decrease of the main power source is resolved. After a voltage decrease of the main power source occurs, a turning-side control device of a steering control unit sets an output-limited state for a turning-side motor. The output-limited state is canceled upon the power source control device completing switching of the connection state so as to transition.

Abstract: A template substrate including a first seed region and a growth restricting region that are aligned in a first direction, and a first semiconductor part positioned above the template substrate are provided, the first semiconductor part includes a first base positioned above the first seed region, and a first wing connected to the first base, the first wing facing the growth restricting region with a first void space interposed therebetween, the first wing includes an edge positioned above the growth restricting region, and a ratio of a width of the first void space with respect to a thickness of the first void space in the first direction is equal to or larger than 5.0.

Abstract: A sensor that includes a switch unit and that detects a pressure applied from the front side to the switch unit or a finger approaching the switch unit from the front side is located on the back side of upholstery. A base member has a protruding portion on its surface. The upholstery includes: a light-transmitting region that is located over a light guide portion of the base member and the switch unit of the sensor and that allows light from a light source to transmit therethrough to the front side; and a non-light-transmitting region that blocks the light from the light source. A raised portion that is raised on the front side of the upholstery is located near the light-transmitting region in the non-light-transmitting region of the upholstery. The protruding portion of the base member is placed in the raised portion from the back side of the upholstery.

Abstract: A production system comprising: an industrial device being self-movable; and circuitry configured to; control the industrial device to prepare for a next job before the industrial device arrives at a next location; and control the industrial device to perform the next job when the industrial device arrives at the next location and a preparation for the next job is completed.

Abstract: A thermal treatment apparatus includes a treatment tank including a treatment chamber to perform thermal treatment on toner particles; a toner particle supply unit configured to supply toner particles into the treatment chamber; and a hot air supply unit including a supply port to supply hot air into the treatment chamber. The supply port of the hot air supply unit is disposed on a ceiling of the treatment chamber. The treatment tank further includes: a columnar member that is vertically disposed at the center inside of the treatment chamber; and a protruded member that is disposed at an upper end of the columnar member and has an approximately conical shape protruding toward the ceiling. The columnar member has a cylindrical shape and a radius of curvature RCP (mm) of an upper end edge in a vertical cross-section thereof is 5<RCP<75.

Abstract: A cold flake suppression method is provided. A molding device includes a sleeve, a tip, a sprue guide portion, a molding die, a sprue ring, a distributer, and a control device. The sprue guide portion includes a stamp portion, a runner portion, and a gate portion. The control device drives a supply device to slide the tip for molten metal to flow through the sleeve; sequentially calculates an amount of heat transfer changing continuously from the start of supply of molten metal until the tip slides to the position in FIG. 2, and calculates a total of the amounts as a total amount of heat transfer; and calculates a volume of the sprue guide portion based on information about the sprue guide portion input by an operator. Shapes of the sleeve and the sprue guide portion are determined to set a cold flake index equal to or less than 0.842.

Abstract: A fluoropolyether group-containing compound represented by formula (1) or (2) below: wherein RSi is represented by formula (Si), and the symbols are as defined in the description —X1—SiRa1p1Rb1q1Rc1r1??(S1).

Abstract: A control system includes: a robot controller configured to control a robot to execute a plurality of tasks included in a process for a workpiece in a real space; and circuitry configured to: control a virtual robot to execute the plurality of tasks in a virtual space; collect a real execution record from the real space during execution of each of the plurality of tasks by the robot; collect a virtual execution record from the virtual space during execution of each of the plurality of tasks by the virtual robot; and extract, from the plurality of tasks, one or more inconsistent tasks for which the real execution record and the virtual execution record are inconsistent with each other.

Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a mono cell having a sheet-like negative electrode, a sheet-like separator and a sheet-like positive electrode laminated in this order. In this manufacturing method, adhesives are disposed at a plurality of points on an upper surface of the negative electrode, then, the negative electrode is bonded to a lower surface of the separator, and furthermore, adhesives are disposed at a plurality of points on a lower surface of the positive electrode, then the positive electrode is bonded to an upper surface of the separator. When viewed in the lamination direction of the mono cell, the positions of the adhesives and the positions of the adhesives do not overlap each other. Then, adhesives are disposed at a plurality of points on an upper surface of the positive electrode, and a lower surface of a separator is bonded to the upper surface of the positive electrode.

Abstract: In producing a mono-cell, the mono-cell is formed from separator, positive electrode, separator and negative electrode which are joined to each other. Negative electrode is joined, one by one, to one surface of strip of continuously conveyed separator. Positive electrode having different size from negative electrode is joined, one by one, to the other surface of separator. Strip of continuously conveyed second separator is joined to one of negative and positive electrodes. Position of negative electrode joined to separator is detected by negative electrode joining position detection cameras, and joining position of positive electrode is corrected by positive electrode alignment mechanism with this detected position of negative electrode being a reference during conveyance of positive electrode along positive electrode conveyance direction.

Abstract: A production system comprising: an industrial device being self-movable; and circuitry configured to; control the industrial device to prepare for a next job before the industrial device arrives at a next location; and control the industrial device to perform the next job when the industrial device arrives at the next location and a preparation for the next job is completed.

Abstract: An imaging device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a semiconductor substrate; and pixels. Each of the pixels includes: a photoelectric converter that converts incident light into electric charge; a diffusion region provided in the semiconductor substrate and electrically connected to the photoelectric converter; a first transistor including a gate, and the diffusion region as one of a source and a drain; and a plug that is directly connected to the diffusion region, is electrically connected to the photoelectric converter, and includes a semiconductor. The height of the plug and the height of the gate from the surface of the semiconductor substrate are equal to each other.

Abstract: An optical multiplexer/demultiplexer may include some beam splitters on the first surface, a first reflector on the first surface and between the beam splitters, and a second reflector on the second surface. Light propagates between the first surface and the second surface. The light transmission body has some first input/output sections on the first surface for inputting or outputting the respective signal beams. The light transmission body has a second input/output section on the second surface for inputting or outputting the multiplexed signal beam. Each of the beam splitters is placed at a corresponding one of the first input/output sections to pass a corresponding one of the signal beams. The first reflector stays away from any one of the first input/output sections.

Abstract: A waveform display device includes: an operation accepting unit for accepting operation by a user; and a display controller for generating waveform display screen including a program pattern waveform for program control and an actual measurement waveform based on measurement data obtained as a result of the program control, with the program pattern waveform and the actual measurement waveform being superimposed on each other, and a cursor indicating a section between a past time area showing a program pattern waveform and an actual measurement waveform in the past time and a future time area showing a future program pattern waveform. The operation accepting unit is configured to accept scroll operation for changing a position of the cursor in the waveform display screen. The display controller is configured to change the position of the cursor in the waveform display screen in accordance with the scroll operation.

Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a mono cell having a sheet-like negative electrode, a sheet-like separator and a sheet-like positive electrode laminated in this order. In this manufacturing method, adhesives are disposed at a plurality of points on an upper surface of the negative electrode, then, the negative electrode is bonded to a lower surface of the separator, and furthermore, adhesives are disposed at a plurality of points on a lower surface of the positive electrode, then the positive electrode is bonded to an upper surface of the separator. When viewed in the lamination direction of the mono cell, the positions of the adhesives and the positions of the adhesives do not overlap each other. Then, adhesives are disposed at a plurality of points on an upper surface of the positive electrode, and a lower surface of a separator is bonded to the upper surface of the positive electrode.

Abstract: A mono-cell is formed of a separator, a positive electrode, a separator and a negative electrode bonded to one another. Each separator includes a ceramic layer facing the positive electrode. On a lower surface and an upper surface of the positive electrode, an adhesive is applied at points lined up on a straight line along a width direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction. When an application length is defined as the product of the number of application points of the adhesive lined up in the width direction and the application diameter of each adhesive, the number of application points and the application diameter are set such that a value obtained by dividing, by the application length, a force applied to each ceramic layer based on acceleration and the weight of the separator during suction and conveyance becomes smaller than the necessary peeling strength per unit length of the ceramic layer.

Abstract: An imaging device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a semiconductor substrate; and pixels. Each of the pixels includes: a photoelectric converter that converts incident light into electric charge; a diffusion region provided in the semiconductor substrate and electrically connected to the photoelectric converter; a first transistor including a gate, and the diffusion region as one of a source and a drain; and a plug that is directly connected to the diffusion region, is electrically connected to the photoelectric converter, and includes a semiconductor. The height of the plug and the height of the gate from the surface of the semiconductor substrate are equal to each other.

Abstract: In producing a mono-cell, the mono-cell is formed from separator, positive electrode, separator and negative electrode which are joined to each other. Negative electrode is joined, one by one, to one surface of strip of continuously conveyed separator. Positive electrode having different size from negative electrode is joined, one by one, to the other surface of separator. Strip of continuously conveyed second separator is joined to one of negative and positive electrodes. Position of negative electrode joined to separator is detected by negative electrode joining position detection cameras, and joining position of positive electrode is corrected by positive electrode alignment mechanism with this detected position of negative electrode being a reference during conveyance of positive electrode along positive electrode conveyance direction.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a setting section that sets a range of a user capable of using a search condition for searching for a customer to any stage among plural stages, and a search section that performs a search using the search condition in response to the search request of the user corresponding to a range in which the search condition is capable of being used in the stage set by the setting section.

Abstract: An optical multiplexer/demultiplexer may include some beam splitters on the first surface, a first reflector on the first surface and between the beam splitters, and a second reflector on the second surface. Light propagates between the first surface and the second surface. The light transmission body has some first input/output sections on the first surface for inputting or outputting the respective signal beams. The light transmission body has a second input/output section on the second surface for inputting or outputting the multiplexed signal beam. Each of the beam splitters is placed at a corresponding one of the first input/output sections to pass a corresponding one of the signal beams. The first reflector stays away from any one of the first input/output sections.