Abstract: A work management system for managing work to be performed on a work subject. The work management system includes multiple work robots, a storage unit, a generator, and an instruction unit. The work robots each include movement means capable of moving to any location. The storage unit stores target information on a target state of the work subject and current state information on a current state of the work subject. The generator generates work procedure information indicating a work procedure to be performed by the work robots so that the work subject is brought close to the target state, on the basis of the target information and the current state information. The work procedure information includes work instruction information for instructing the work robots to perform one or more types of work to be performed on the work subject.

Abstract: This optical laminate includes a transparent base material, a hard coat layer, an optical function layer, and an anti-fouling layer, which are laminated in that order, in which the hard coat layer contains a filler, the hard coat layer has a thickness of 3 ?m or more and 25 ?m or less, and a 10-point average roughness Rz of a surface of the optical laminate is 19 nm or more and 100 nm or less.

Abstract: A power source switching device that includes: a switch connected to a signal input terminal via a first resistor element and configured to fix a potential of the signal input terminal at a predetermined potential by adopting an ON state in a case in which a selection signal is not input; and a switch control circuit configured to perform control to place the switch in an OFF state based on a state signal indicating an operational state of a circuit that operates when supplied with power from a power source selected according to the selection signal in a case in which a potential of the selection signal is different from the predetermined potential, and to perform control to place the switch in the ON state in a case in which the selection signal is not input.

Abstract: An induction heating system includes induction heating apparatuses, each including a high-frequency current transformer, a low-frequency current transformer and a heating coil, a high-frequency input switch connected to the high-frequency current transformer, a low-frequency input switch connected to the low-frequency current transformer, a first power source to output a high-frequency electric power and a low frequency electric power, a second power source, a first power source output switch connectable to the first power source, a second power source output switch connectable to the second power source, and a switch controller. Each induction heating apparatus includes a heater controller to send a signal to the switching controller to turn on one of the first power source output switch and the second power source output switch, to turn off the other, and to switch on or off each of the high-frequency input switch and the low-frequency input switch.

Abstract: A power source switching device that includes: a switch connected to a signal input terminal via a first resistor element and configured to fix a potential of the signal input terminal at a predetermined potential by adopting an ON state in a case in which a selection signal is not input; and a switch control circuit configured to perform control to place the switch in an OFF state based on a state signal indicating an operational state of a circuit that operates when supplied with power from a power source selected according to the selection signal in a case in which a potential of the selection signal is different from the predetermined potential, and to perform control to place the switch in the ON state in a case in which the selection signal is not input.

Abstract: A power conversion apparatus and a power conversion method are provided. The power conversion apparatus includes a rectifier configured to convert AC power to DC power, a smoothing filter configured to control the DC power received from the rectifier to be constant, an inverter configured to convert the DC power received from the smoothing filter into high-frequency power by turning the DC power on and off using a switching device, and a control unit configured to control the rectifier and the inverter. A rating of output power from the inverter is determined in accordance with a frequency of the high-frequency power output from the inverter, a current-applying time, and an operation rate obtained by dividing the current-applying time by a sum of the current-applying time and a non-current-applying time.

Abstract: A power conversion apparatus and a power conversion method are provided. The power conversion apparatus includes a rectifier configured to convert AC power to DC power, a smoothing filter configured to control the DC power received from the rectifier to be constant, an inverter configured to convert the DC power received from the smoothing filter into high-frequency power by turning the DC power on and off using a switching device, and a control unit configured to control the rectifier and the inverter. A rating of output power from the inverter is determined in accordance with a frequency of the high-frequency power output from the inverter, a current-applying time, and an operation rate obtained by dividing the current-applying time by a sum of the current-applying time and a non-current-applying time.

Abstract: A power conversion apparatus and a power conversion method are provided. The power conversion apparatus includes a rectifier configured to convert AC power to DC power, a smoothing filter configured to control the DC power received from the rectifier to be constant, an inverter configured to convert the DC power received from the smoothing filter into high-frequency power by turning the DC power on and off using a switching device, and a control unit configured to control the rectifier and the inverter. A rating of output power from the inverter is determined in accordance with a frequency of the high-frequency power output from the inverter, a current-applying time, and an operation rate obtained by dividing the current-applying time by a sum of the current-applying time and a non-current-applying time.

Abstract: An induction heating system includes induction heating apparatuses, each including a high-frequency current transformer, a low-frequency current transformer and a heating coil, a high-frequency input switch connected to the high-frequency current transformer, a low-frequency input switch connected to the low-frequency current transformer, a first power source to output a high-frequency electric power and a low frequency electric power, a second power source, a first power source output switch connectable to the first power source, a second power source output switch connectable to the second power source, and a switch controller. Each induction heating apparatus includes a heater controller to send a signal to the switching controller to turn on one of the first power source output switch and the second power source output switch, to turn off the other, and to switch on or off each of the high-frequency input switch and the low-frequency input switch.

Abstract: An induction heating system includes induction heating apparatuses, each including a high-frequency current transformer, a low-frequency current transformer and a heating coil, a high-frequency input switch connected to the high-frequency current transformer, a low-frequency input switch connected to the low-frequency current transformer, a first power source to output a high-frequency electric power and a low frequency electric power, a second power source, a first power source output switch connectable to the first power source, a second power source output switch connectable to the second power source, and a switch controller. Each induction heating apparatus includes a heater controller to send a signal to the switching controller to turn on one of the first power source output switch and the second power source output switch, to turn off the other, and to switch on or off each of the high-frequency input switch and the low-frequency input switch.

Abstract: An induction apparatus including a hardening control unit for controlling an induction hardening apparatus based on setup conditions data; a hardening monitoring unit that measures, as measurement data, the electric quantity in an electric circuit and that monitors an induction hardening status; and a data collecting unit that collects the data from various sensors in the induction hardening apparatus obtained when the induction hardening apparatus subjects the work to an induction hardening based on the setup conditions data outputted from the hardening control unit and that collects the measurement data from the hardening monitoring unit to store the collected data from the various sensors and the measurement data so that the collected data are associated to each other.

Abstract: A reference current generating circuit includes a positive temperature coefficient current source configured to generate a first current, a value of which increases with an increase of an ambient temperature thereof, a negative temperature coefficient current source configured to generate a second current, a value of which decreases with the increase of the ambient temperature thereof, a first current adjustment circuit configured to adjust the first current in accordance with a first adjustment setting value, to thereby generate a positive temperature characteristic current, a second current adjustment circuit configured to adjust the second current in accordance with a second adjustment setting value, to thereby generate a negative temperature characteristic current, and a current amplifier configured to amplify a combined current of the positive temperature characteristic current and the negative temperature characteristic current, to thereby generate a reference current.

Abstract: A reference current generating circuit includes a positive temperature coefficient current source configured to generate a first current, a value of which increases with an increase of an ambient temperature thereof, a negative temperature coefficient current source configured to generate a second current, a value of which decreases with the increase of the ambient temperature thereof, a first current adjustment circuit configured to adjust the first current in accordance with a first adjustment setting value, to thereby generate a positive temperature characteristic current, a second current adjustment circuit configured to adjust the second current in accordance with a second adjustment setting value, to thereby generate a negative temperature characteristic current, and a current amplifier configured to amplify a combined current of the positive temperature characteristic current and the negative temperature characteristic current, to thereby generate a reference current.

Abstract: A motorcycle has a video camera attached thereto in such a manner as to shoot sharp images. A motorcycle includes a camera adapted to shoot a road surface. The camera is arranged below an engine or a swing arm and more rearward than the center of a crankshaft of the engine. The swing arm pivotally supports a rear wheel with a rear edge portion thereof. The camera is fastened to, and supported either by a lower portion of the engine or by a lower portion of a vehicle body frame connected to the engine.

Abstract: A power conversion apparatus and a power conversion method are provided. The power conversion apparatus includes a rectifier configured to convert AC power to DC power, a smoothing filter configured to control the DC power received from the rectifier to be constant, an inverter configured to convert the DC power received from the smoothing filter into high-frequency power by turning the DC power on and off using a switching device, and a control unit configured to control the rectifier and the inverter. A rating of output power from the inverter is determined in accordance with a frequency of the high-frequency power output from the inverter, a current-applying time, and an operation rate obtained by dividing the current-applying time by a sum of the current-applying time and a non-current-applying time.

Abstract: A vehicle speed calculator includes a vehicle speed calculation unit for calculating a vehicle speed from a traveled distance per unit time of a feature point in a captured image shot by a camera for capturing a road surface, a reference distance mark irradiation unit and an image reference distance detection unit. The reference distance mark irradiation unit irradiates a reference distance mark to the road surface in parallel with an optical axis of the camera. The reference distance mark is formed in such a manner as to have a reference distance in a longitudinal direction of a motorcycle. The image reference distance detection unit detects an image reference distance, the longitudinal length of the reference distance mark in the shot image. The vehicle speed calculation unit calculates the vehicle speed from the traveled distance using the image reference distance and the reference distance.

Abstract: An induction heating system includes induction heating apparatuses, each including a high-frequency current transformer, a low-frequency current transformer and a heating coil, a high-frequency input switch connected to the high-frequency current transformer, a low-frequency input switch connected to the low-frequency current transformer, a first power source to output a high-frequency electric power and a low frequency electric power, a second power source, a first power source output switch connectable to the first power source, a second power source output switch connectable to the second power source, and a switch controller. Each induction heating apparatus includes a heater controller to send a signal to the switching controller to turn on one of the first power source output switch and the second power source output switch, to turn off the other, and to switch on or off each of the high-frequency input switch and the low-frequency input switch.

Abstract: The disclosure is to provide a light emitting module that suppress a dark section from forming in an end portion thereof, a tube type light emitting lamp and a luminaire. The light emitting module includes a long substrate that has a connection member provided in an end portion thereof in a longitudinal direction; a first light emitting element that is provided on the substrate to line up in a row with the connection member in a short direction; and a second light emitting element that has a light emitting surface area larger than the first light emitting element, and is provided closer to a center side of the substrate in the longitudinal direction than the first light emitting element.

Abstract: The present invention includes: a hardening control unit (70) for controlling an induction hardening apparatus (10, 10A) based on setup conditions data regarding the induction hardening apparatus (10, 10A); a hardening monitoring unit (20) that measures, as measurement data, the electric quantity in an electric circuit configured to include a high-frequency inverter (11), a capacitor (12), and a heating coil (14, 14A, 14B) and that monitors an induction hardening status; and a data collecting unit (80) that collects the data from various sensors in the induction hardening apparatus (10, 10A, 10B) obtained when the induction hardening apparatus (10) subjects the work (15, 15A, 15B) to an induction hardening based on the setup conditions data outputted from the hardening control unit (70) and that collects the measurement data from the hardening monitoring unit (20) to store the collected data from the various sensors and the measurement data so that the collected data from the various sensors and the measureme

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light-emitting module includes a rectangular substrate, at least two light-emitting circuits and inter-module connection part. The light-emitting circuit connects plural light-emitting elements in a longitudinal direction of the substrate. The inter-module connection parts include respective pairs of electrodes connected with the respective light-emitting circuits on an end of the substrate in the longitudinal direction. The respective pairs of electrodes are arranged to be closer to side parts of the substrate in a short direction thereof than an arrangement area of the light-emitting elements and are arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction of the substrate.