Abstract: A coiling machine includes feed rollers for moving a wire, a wire guide, a first forming roller, a second forming roller, a pitch tool, a cutting mechanism, and a support mechanism for supporting the wire. The cutting mechanism includes a cutting rotor. The wire coming out of the wire guide is formed into a helical shape by the first forming roller, the second forming roller and the pitch tool. After one coil spring of a predetermined length is formed, the wire is cut by moving the cutting rotor in the radial direction of the wire. The cutting rotor cuts the wire supported by the support mechanism in the radial direction of the wire between the second forming roller and the pitch tool.

Abstract: The driver assistance system comprises a detector, a navigator, a stimulator, and a voice interactor. The detector detects wakefulness reduction of a driver or absent-minded driving by the driver. The navigator navigates a vehicle based on map information. The stimulator continuously or intermittently applies stimulation to the driver. The voice interactor interacts with the driver by voice. The navigator searches for a resting facility on a route from the map information in response to a detection of the wakefulness reduction or the absent-minded driving. The voice interactor executes a first interaction of proposing navigation to the resting facility by the navigator in response to the detection of the wakefulness reduction or the absent-minded driving, and executes a second interaction of proposing application of stimulation by the stimulator after an execution of the first interaction and during a period until the vehicle arrives at the resting facility.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining a state includes a processor configured to, when a movement area in which movement values indicating looking directions or face orientations of a driver of a vehicle are distributed is included in a predetermined area, determine that the driver is in a state of careless driving, and enlarge the predetermined area in accordance with a road condition around the vehicle. A method for determining a state includes, when a movement area in which movement values indicating looking directions or face orientations of a driver of a vehicle are distributed is included in a predetermined area, determining that the driver is in a state of careless driving, and enlarging the predetermined area in accordance with a road condition around the vehicle.

Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure relates to an arithmetic processor including a detection unit that detects instruction information, wherein an instruction including a processing instruction to be performed after completion of DMA (Direct Memory Access) in a DMA request instruction is described in the instruction information and a data processing unit that uses data transferred by the DMA request instruction to execute an operation corresponding to the processing instruction based on the instruction information detected by the detection unit.

Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure relates to an arithmetic processor including a detection unit that detects instruction information, wherein an instruction including a processing instruction to be performed after completion of DMA (Direct Memory Access) in a DMA request instruction is described in the instruction information and a data processing unit that uses data transferred by the DMA request instruction to execute an operation corresponding to the processing instruction based on the instruction information detected by the detection unit.

Abstract: The present invention provides nickel-cobalt-manganese composite hydroxide and a method for manufacturing same, the nickel-cobalt-manganese composite hydroxide as a precursor allowing a positive electrode active material having excellent battery characteristics and a high-density to be manufactured. The nickel-cobalt-manganese composite hydroxide is represented by a general formula: Ni1-x-y-zCoxMnyMz(OH)2 (wherein 0<x?1/3, 0<y?1/3, 0?z?0.1, and M is at least one element selected from Mg, Al, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Zr, Nb, Mo, and W) and serves as a precursor of a positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries; wherein the specific surface area measured by a nitrogen adsorption BET method is 1.0 to 10.0 m2/g, the carbon content measured by a high frequency combustion infrared absorption method is not more than 0.1% by mass, and the half-value width of a plane in X-ray diffraction is not more than 1.5°.

Abstract: The present invention provides nickel-cobalt-manganese composite hydroxide and a method for manufacturing same, the nickel-cobalt-manganese composite hydroxide as a precursor allowing a positive electrode active material having excellent battery characteristics and a high-density to be manufactured. The nickel-cobalt-manganese composite hydroxide is represented by a general formula: Ni1-x-y-zCoxMnyMz(OH)2 (wherein 0<x?1/3, 0<y?1/3, 0?z?0.1, and M is at least one element selected from Mg, Al, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Zr, Nb, Mo, and W) and serves as a precursor of a positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries; wherein the specific surface area measured by a nitrogen adsorption BET method is 1.0 to 10.0 m2/g, the carbon content measured by a high frequency combustion infrared absorption method is not more than 0.1% by mass, and the half-value width of a plane in X-ray diffraction is not more than 1.5°.

Abstract: The present invention provides a monitoring image recording apparatus capable of searching image data stored in a hard drive at high speeds. In this invention, video signals input from cameras 10 are detected by motion detector 14, and the difference of search results is stored in a hard drive 18 as incidental information of image data. When playing, based on the incidental information of image data, it is determined whether or not a motion is present within a set range. If motion is present, image data stored in the hard drive 18 is output to a monitor television 23.

Abstract: The present invention provides a monitoring image recording apparatus capable of searching image data stored in a hard drive at high speeds. In this invention, video signals input from cameras 10 are detected by motion detector 14, and the difference of search results is stored in a hard drive 18 as incidental information of image data. When playing, based on the incidental information of image data, it is determined whether or not a motion is present within a set range. If motion is present, image data stored in the hard drive 18 is output to a monitor television 23.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a keyboard apparatus which comprises a joystick, a switch mounted on the joystick, a scan board operative to input a switch signal of the switch-on action of the switch, a memory for memorizing a key code relevant to the switch, a plurality of numerical keys each having a key code inputted therein and outputting a key code signal indicative of the key-pushed actions of the numerical keys, a CPU having the switch signal and the key code signal inputted therein, and state setting means for selectively setting two operation states respectively having the switch signal and the key code signal outputted from the CPU.

Abstract: A synchronous signal superimposing apparatus and a synchronous signal superimposing method are disclosed which do not require a high power supply voltage, and do not bring about the deterioration in the frequency property of a termination system caused by frequency properties of a coupling capacitor and a driver, and do not require the mechanism for changing the setting of a termination circuit through a switching operation and the like, correspondingly to a camera side. In this apparatus, a constant current driver for responding to an external synchronous signal and a capacitor for stopping a direct current component in an output signal from this constant current driver are placed correspondingly to each of a plurality of cables connected to image pickup units.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a keyboard apparatus which comprises a joystick, a switch mounted on the joystick, a scan board operative to input a switch signal of the switch-on action of the switch, a memory for memorizing a key code relevant to the switch, a plurality of numerical keys each having a key code inputted therein and outputting a key code signal indicative of the key-pushed actions of the numerical keys, a CPU having the switch signal and the key code signal inputted therein, and state setting means for selectively setting two operation states respectively having the switch signal and the key code signal outputted from the CPU.