Abstract: To provide a housing device in which an occurrence frequency of a water droplet dripping from a ceiling portion is reduced. A housing device includes a casing of which at least one surface serves as an opening surface, in which when viewed from the opening surface, in order to convey a liquid flowing from above the opening surface to the depth side, a ceiling surface of the casing is inclined to descend from a front side to a depth side.

Abstract: A traveling apparatus includes a housing, an obstacle detection unit that detects a position of an obstacle in an area surrounding the housing, a traveling route determination unit that determines a traveling route of the housing in accordance with the position of the obstacle, and a travel driving unit that causes the housing to travel in accordance with the traveling route. The traveling route determination unit sets in accordance with the position of the obstacle in the area surrounding the housing a distribution of weights for taking a course to a width direction of a path of the housing and if the obstacle detection unit detects the obstacle on the path of the housing, the traveling route determination unit sets the distribution of the weights such that a weight of an evasive course in a predetermined direction to the obstacle increases.

Abstract: To provide a housing device in which an occurrence frequency of a water droplet dripping from a ceiling portion is reduced. A housing device includes a casing of which at least one surface serves as an opening surface, in which when viewed from the opening surface, in order to convey a liquid flowing from above the opening surface to the depth side, a ceiling surface of the casing is inclined to descend from a front side to a depth side.

Abstract: A traveling apparatus has a mounted obstacle detection device including a plurality of obstacle detection units configured to detect an obstacle and a control unit configured to control detection by the obstacle detection units. The obstacle detection device includes, as the obstacle detection units, an ultrasonic sensor and a LIDAR sensor. The LIDAR sensor is configured to be capable of detecting an obstacle within a detection range for the ultrasonic sensor and detecting an obstacle within a range which extends farther than the detection range for the ultrasonic sensor. The control unit controls detection such that, if a detection range for either one of the ultrasonic sensor and the LIDAR sensor becomes undetectable, the other sensor complements the undetectable range.

Abstract: A traveling apparatus includes a housing, an obstacle detection unit that detects a position of an obstacle in an area surrounding the housing, a traveling route determination unit that determines a traveling route of the housing in accordance with the position of the obstacle, and a travel driving unit that causes the housing to travel in accordance with the traveling route. The traveling route determination unit sets in accordance with the position of the obstacle in the area surrounding the housing a distribution of weights for taking a course to a width direction of a path of the housing and if the obstacle detection unit detects the obstacle on the path of the housing, the traveling route determination unit sets the distribution of the weights such that a weight of an evasive course in a predetermined direction to the obstacle increases.

Abstract: There is provided an autonomous travel vehicle control device that sets a travel path of an autonomous travel vehicle performing autonomous travel based on surroundings information. The device includes; a moving path determination unit that sets the travel path, a travelling influence information acquisition unit that acquires travelling influence information influencing a travel state of the autonomous travel vehicle, a travel path prediction unit that predicts the travel path based on the travelling influence information, and a travel path display unit that displays the travel path predicted by the travel path prediction unit.

Abstract: A mobile body photographs an image with a camera while moving, and transmits to a control apparatus image data representing the photographed image and state information indicating the state thereof including the location thereof. The control apparatus displays a map including a moving range of the mobile body on a display unit and overlays a route of the mobile body on the map to display the route. The control apparatus detects an occurrence of an event such as finding of an intruder and the location of the mobile body at the time of the occurrence of the event, based on the received image data and state information, and displays a marker indicating the detected location over the map. Whenever an event occurs, an additional marker is displayed over the map and the history of the past events is recorded on the map.

Abstract: An obstacle determining apparatus includes a distance measuring device, and an obstacle determining portion which determines presence/absence of an obstacle in a measurement space region in front of the distance measuring device. The measurement space region is defined so that a position of a bottom surface of the measurement space region changes stepwisely or continuously according to a depth in a forward direction and/or a width direction of the measurement space region, for example, like a measurement space region D1. The measurement space region may be changed so that the position of the bottom surface of the measurement space region changes stepwisely or continuously according to a detection result of an inclination detecting portion.

Abstract: A traveling apparatus has a mounted obstacle detection device including a plurality of obstacle detection units configured to detect an obstacle and a control unit configured to control detection by the obstacle detection units. The obstacle detection device includes, as the obstacle detection units, an ultrasonic sensor and a LIDAR sensor. The LIDAR sensor is configured to be capable of detecting an obstacle within a detection range for the ultrasonic sensor and detecting an obstacle within a range which extends farther than the detection range for the ultrasonic sensor. The control unit controls detection such that, if a detection range for either one of the ultrasonic sensor and the LIDAR sensor becomes undetectable, the other sensor complements the undetectable range.

Abstract: There is provided an autonomous travel vehicle control device that sets a travel path of an autonomous travel vehicle performing autonomous travel based on surroundings information. The device includes; a moving path determination unit that sets the travel path, a travelling influence information acquisition unit that acquires travelling influence information influencing a travel state of the autonomous travel vehicle, a travel path prediction unit that predicts the travel path based on the travelling influence information, and a travel path display unit that displays the travel path predicted by the travel path prediction unit.

Abstract: An obstacle determining apparatus includes a distance measuring device, and an obstacle determining portion which determines presence/absence of an obstacle in a measurement space region in front of the distance measuring device. The measurement space region is defined so that a position of a bottom surface of the measurement space region changes stepwisely or continuously according to a depth in a forward direction and/or a width direction of the measurement space region, for example, like a measurement space region D1. The measurement space region may be changed so that the position of the bottom surface of the measurement space region changes stepwisely or continuously according to a detection result of an inclination detecting portion.

Abstract: A mobile body photographs an image with a camera while moving, and transmits to a control apparatus image data representing the photographed image and state information indicating the state thereof including the location thereof. The control apparatus displays a map including a moving range of the mobile body on a display unit and overlays a route of the mobile body on the map to display the route. The control apparatus detects an occurrence of an event such as finding of an intruder and the location of the mobile body at the time of the occurrence of the event, based on the received image data and state information, and displays a marker indicating the detected location over the map. Whenever an event occurs, an additional marker is displayed over the map and the history of the past events is recorded on the map. Therefore, it enables to grasp the place where an event occurs to take a preventive measure for the event.

Abstract: Provided is an electronic device whereby it is possible to suppress a decline in heat-dissipating properties. This liquid crystal display device (electronic device) (1) is provided with a semiconductor element (6a, 6b), a substrate (7) to which the semiconductor element is attached, and a chassis (5) disposed in opposition to the substrate and furnished with a rib (11, 12) that protrudes towards the semiconductor element side. The rib includes a contact part (11a, 12a) for contacting the semiconductor element. A pressing member (9) for inducing the semiconductor element into contact with the contact part is furnished at least at a position corresponding to the center part (7c) of the substrate.

Abstract: An input system includes a plurality of input devices that communicates with a touch panel apparatus, and are used to point out positions on a display screen of the touch panel apparatus, wherein each of the input devices includes a transmitting unit configured to transmit a status signal representing a contact state of the input device with the display screen, a determination unit configured to determine a transmission order of the status signal based on a relationship with other input devices and a signal detection unit configured to detect an end of transmission of the status signal from another input device of which the determined transmission order is previous, and the touch panel apparatus includes a position detection unit configured to detect a position as an input position of the input device that is a transmission source of the status signal, when the touch panel apparatus receives the status signal and detect a contact of the input device with the display screen.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is provided with: a liquid crystal panel capable of displaying an image; a backlight unit including cold cathode tubes and a chassis housing the cold cathode tubes and supplying light to the liquid crystal panel; and a second exterior member housing the liquid crystal panel and the backlight unit and including a bottom portion facing the chassis. On a surface of the chassis facing the bottom portion, a plurality of fixing members capable of fixing the bottom portion is provided. The fixing members include inverter covers disposed with a gap from the bottom portion, and reinforcing members abutting on the bottom portion. Between the inverter covers and the bottom portion, spacers with the function of damping vibration are interposed.

Abstract: Provided is a wiring structure that can prevent circuit elements from breaking due to static electricity. The disclosed wiring structure includes: a transparent substrate 11; wiring lines 14 that are formed on the transparent substrate 11; and dummy wiring lines 17 that are formed on the transparent substrate 11 and to which a static electricity absorbers 18 are connected. Prescribed sections of the dummy wiring lines 17 are provided closer to an outer edge 11a of the transparent substrate 11 than the wiring lines 14, and the prescribed sections of the dummy wiring lines 17 are shaped so as to extend towards the outer edge 11a side of the transparent substrate 11.

Abstract: The touch screen apparatus includes a display screen; a calculation unit configured to calculate an angle between a direction in which a direction of the pen tip is projected on the display screen when the pen tip of the touch pen is touched to the display screen and a reference direction on the display screen; and a determination unit configured to determine a direction of the image of the writing brush shape which is drawn depending on the angle calculated by the calculation unit, and is configured to detect the position when the pen. tip of the touch pen is touched to the display screen and draw the image of the writing brush shape on the detected position.

Abstract: The array substrate 20 of the present invention includes pixel electrodes 25 formed in an area demarcated by a plurality of gate wiring lines 26 and source wiring lines 27 that intersect each other, and capacitance wiring lines 126 that are arranged in parallel with the gate wiring lines 26 and that form a capacitance with the pixel electrodes 25. The capacitance wiring lines 126 are arranged overlapping outer edges of the adjacent pixel electrodes 25, and formed on the capacitance wiring line 126 are: a first insulating film that covers the capacitance wiring line 126; a second insulating film 29 that is an insulating film formed on the first insulating film, and that has a protruding band part 129 with a line width narrower than the capacitance wiring line 126 and arranged along the capacitance wiring line 126. The pixel electrodes 25 are above the second insulating film 29 and are formed so the outer edges 125 of the adjacent pixel electrodes 25 and 25 ride up on the protruding band part 129.

Abstract: The substrate 20 of the present invention includes pixel electrodes 25 formed in an area demarcated by a plurality of gate wiring lines 26 and source wiring lines 27 that intersect each other, and capacitance wiring lines 126 that are arranged in parallel with the gate wiring lines 26 and that form a capacitance with the pixel electrodes 25. The capacitance wiring lines 126 are arranged overlapping outer edges 125 and 125 of the adjacent pixel electrodes 25 and 25, and the following are formed on the capacitance wiring line 126: a first insulating film that covers the capacitance wiring line 126; a linear height-increasing part 30 formed on the first insulating film; and a second insulating film that covers the height-increasing part 30 and that includes a protruding band part 129 rising along the height-increasing part 30. The pixel electrodes 25 are above the second insulating film and are formed so the outer edges 125 ride up on the protruding band part 129.

Abstract: An illumination device is provided that can reduce the displacement of the position of a diffusion plate. This illumination device includes the diffusion plate and a fixing pin that fixes the diffusion plate. When seen in plan view from the side of the light emitting surface of the diffusion plate, a diffusion plate fixing portion is provided in a perimeter portion on the side of the light emitting surface of the diffusion plate, and the fixing pin is engaged with the diffusion plate fixing portion.