Abstract: A connector 10 is provided with a first connector housing and a second connector housing to be connected to the first connector housing along a connection direction. The first connector housing includes a resilient deforming portion 35 separate from the first connector housing and to be resiliently deformed along an outer surface of the first connector housing while being mounted on the first connector housing. The second connector housing includes a receptacle 13 to be externally fit to the first connector housing and a lock portion 15 provided inside the receptacle 13 and to be engaged with the resilient deforming portion 35.

Abstract: A silica-based particle dispersion including a silica-based particle group and a high polishing rate and high surface precision is achieved to a silica-based substrate or a NiP-plated substrate to be polished or the like. A silica-based particle dispersion containing a group including irregularly-shaped and non-irregularly-shaped silica-based particles, wherein the irregularly-shaped silica-based particles each have a plurality of small holes thereinside and a covering silica layer which covers the core, and the silica-based particle group satisfies [1]-[3]. [1] Having an average particle size (D1) of 100-600 nm, and a particle size (D2) of 30-300 nm in terms of specific surface area. [2] An irregular-shape degree D (D=D1/D3) represented by the average particle size (D1) and a projected area-equivalent particle size (D3) being in the range of 1.1-5.0. [3] When waveform separation is performed on a volume-reference particle size distribution, a multi-peak distribution in which three or more peaks are detected.

Abstract: An electrical connector contains a plurality of contacts, a first ground plate and a second ground plate facing the plurality of contacts and arranged so as to be separated from each other in a ground plane parallel to the at least one plane in which the plurality of contacts are arranged and an insulator for holding the plurality of contacts, the first ground plate and the second ground plate in a state that the plurality of contacts, the first ground plate and the second ground plate are insulated from each other. Both of the first ground plate and the second ground plate include an extending portion extending from one of the first ground plate and the second ground plate toward the other one of the first ground plate and the second ground plate in the ground plane.

Abstract: A boiler plant includes a carbon dioxide capture system. The carbon dioxide capture system has an absorbing-liquid regeneration device and an absorber. The absorbing-liquid regeneration device includes a regenerator, a first circulation line in which the absorbing liquid is taken out from the regenerator and is returned to the regenerator, and a second circulation line in which the absorbing liquid is taken out from the regenerator and is returned to the regenerator, a heat exchanger, a heater, and a switcher. The heat exchanger heats the absorbing liquid by exchanging heat between the absorbing liquid flowing through the first circulation line and steam from the boiler. The heater heats the absorbing liquid flowing in the second circulation line. The switcher switches between a first heating state, in which the absorbing liquid flows in the first circulation line, and a second heating state, in which the absorbing liquid flows in the second circulation line.

Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes a casing to store a device included in the air-conditioning apparatus, and an access door pivotably supported by the casing via a hinge so as to be pulled downward of the casing to allow access from inside a compartment of the railway vehicle to the device in the casing. A control device to control the air-conditioning apparatus and an inverter device to supply an operational electric current to the air-conditioning apparatus are mounted on a surface of the access door on a side facing an interior space of the casing. Main circuit wiring for supply of power and control wiring for sending and receiving of a control signal are disposed apart from each other, with the access door between the main circuit wiring and the control wiring.

Abstract: An electrical connector 1 contains a plurality of contacts 31, a first ground plate 32L and a second ground plate 32R facing the plurality of contacts 31 and arranged so as to be separated from each other in a ground plane parallel to the at least one plane in which the plurality of contacts 31 are arranged and an insulator 33 for holding the plurality of contacts 31, the first ground plate 32L and the second ground plate 32R in a state that the plurality of contacts 31, the first ground plate 32L and the second ground plate 32R are insulated from each other. Both of the first ground plate 32L and the second ground plate 32R include an extending portion extending from one of the first ground plate 32L and the second ground plate 32R toward the other one of the first ground plate 32L and the second ground plate 32R in the ground plane.

Abstract: A gas turbine plant includes a gas turbine, an exhaust line, an exhaust heat recovery boiler that generates steam due to heat of exhaust gas and guides the exhaust gas to the exhaust line, a carbon dioxide recovery device that recovers carbon dioxide contained in the exhaust gas, a heat exchanger that cools the exhaust gas to a temperature set in advance, and a circulation line that branches from a position between the carbon dioxide recovery device and the heat exchanger and is connected to an inlet of the gas turbine. The carbon dioxide recovery device has an absorption tower that absorbs carbon dioxide contained in the exhaust gas by causing the exhaust gas at the set temperature and an absorption liquid to come into contact with each other. The heat exchanger is formed of a material having higher corrosion resistance than a material forming the exhaust heat recovery boiler.

Abstract: A map information update method includes: obtaining one or more projection relationships; obtaining, for each projection relationship, reprojection error information; calculating, for each of one or more landmarks, a first sum value based on all items of reprojection error information associated with the landmark; calculating, for each of one or more keyframes, a second sum value based on all items of reprojection error information associated with the keyframe; inferring from the first sum value, for each landmark, a position information update value of an item of position information about the landmark, and updating the item of position information about the landmark using the position information update value; and inferring from the second sum value, for each keyframe, a pose information update value of an item of pose information about the keyframe, and updating the item of pose information about the keyframe using the pose information update value.

Abstract: A map information update method includes: (a) obtaining map information; (b) obtaining landmark observed positions indicating positions of one or more landmarks in a captured image; (c) adding that includes (i) generating added map information by adding information pertaining to the landmark observed positions to the map information, and (ii) updating the map information obtained in (a) to the added map information; (d) predicting that includes (i) calculating predicted map information based on the map information updated in (c), by using a neural network inference engine that has been trained, and (ii) updating the map information to the predicted map information; and updating information that includes (i) calculating updated map information based on the map information updated in (d), by using a gradient method, and (ii) updating the map information to the updated map information.

Abstract: This exhaust gas processing equipment is provided with an exhaust line through which exhaust gas discharged from a boiler circulates, a carbon dioxide recovering device for recovering carbon dioxide included in the exhaust gas, and an exhaust gas heating device provided downstream of the carbon dioxide recovering device to heat the exhaust gas. The carbon dioxide recovering device includes a first medium line through which a first medium circulates, and a second medium line through which a second medium higher in temperature than the first medium circulates. The exhaust gas heating device includes a first heating unit for heating the exhaust gas by means of heat exchange with the first medium, and a second heating unit for heating the exhaust gas passing through the first heating unit even more by heat exchange with the second medium.

Abstract: Provided is a boiler plant including a carbon dioxide capture system. The carbon dioxide capture system has an absorbing-liquid regeneration device and an absorber. The absorbing-liquid regeneration device includes a regenerator, a first circulation line in which the absorbing liquid is taken out from the regenerator and is returned to the regenerator, and a second circulation line in which the absorbing liquid is taken out from the regenerator and is returned to the regenerator, a heat exchanger, a heater, and a switcher. The heat exchanger heats the absorbing liquid by exchanging heat between the absorbing liquid flowing through the first circulation line and steam from the boiler. The heater heats the absorbing liquid flowing in the second circulation line. The switcher switches between a first heating state in which the absorbing liquid flows in the first circulation line and a second heating state in which the absorbing liquid flows in the second circulation line.

Abstract: Each of radio wave sensors is associated with one of sensing areas, each being an area for sending a radio wave signal toward a moving body and receiving the radio wave signal reflected by the moving body. A gesture recognition method includes identifying, as a gesture occurrence area in which the moving body has made a gesture, one of the radio wave sensors based on results of reception by the sensing areas; and recognizing the gesture based on a result of reception by only one of the radio wave sensors associated with the gesture occurrence area.

Abstract: A gas turbine plant includes a gas turbine, an exhaust line, an exhaust heat recovery boiler that generates steam due to heat of exhaust gas and guides the exhaust gas to the exhaust line, a carbon dioxide recovery device that recovers carbon dioxide contained in the exhaust gas, a heat exchanger that cools the exhaust gas to a temperature set in advance, and a circulation line that branches from a position between the carbon dioxide recovery device and the heat exchanger and is connected to an inlet of the gas turbine. The carbon dioxide recovery device has an absorption tower that absorbs carbon dioxide contained in the exhaust gas by causing the exhaust gas at the set temperature and an absorption liquid to come into contact with each other. The heat exchanger is formed of a material having higher corrosion resistance than a material forming the exhaust heat recovery boiler.

Abstract: An opening trim weather strip is attached to a flange of an opening of a vehicle body via a mounting base portion with a substantially U-shaped cross section including a vehicle outer side wall, a vehicle inner side wall, and a bottom wall connecting the vehicle outer side wall and the vehicle inner side wall. The opening trim whether strip includes a hollow seal portion integrated with the vehicle outer side wall of the mounting base portion, and a cover lip extending vehicle-inward from the bottom wall of the mounting base portion. A separate type or wire type insert is embedded in the mounting base portion. A tip part of the cover lip is provided with a tip thick walled portion which bulges toward the vehicle inner side wall side.

Abstract: A silica-based particle dispersion including a silica-based particle group and a high polishing rate and high surface precision is achieved to a silica-based substrate or a NiP-plated substrate to be polished or the like. A silica-based particle dispersion containing a group including irregularly-shaped and non-irregularly-shaped silica-based particles, wherein the irregularly-shaped silica-based particles each have a plurality of small holes thereinside and a covering silica layer which covers the core, and the silica-based particle group satisfies [1]-[3]. [1] Having an average particle size (D1) of 100-600 nm, and a particle size (D2) of 30-300 nm in terms of specific surface area. [2] An irregular-shape degree D (D=D1/D3) represented by the average particle size (D1) and a projected area-equivalent particle size (D3) being in the range of 1.1-5.0. [3] When waveform separation is performed on a volume-reference particle size distribution, a multi-peak distribution in which three or more peaks are detected.

Abstract: An electrical connector 1 contains a plurality of contacts 31, a first ground plate 32L and a second ground plate 32R facing the plurality of contacts 31 and arranged so as to be separated from each other in a ground plane parallel to the at least one plane in which the plurality of contacts 31 are arranged and an insulator 33 for holding the plurality of contacts 31, the first ground plate 32L and the second ground plate 32R in a state that the plurality of contacts 31, the first ground plate 32L and the second ground plate 32R are insulated from each other. Both of the first ground plate 32L and the second ground plate 32R include an extending portion extending from one of the first ground plate 32L and the second ground plate 32R toward the other one of the first ground plate 32L and the second ground plate 32R in the ground plane.

Abstract: In component mounting for mounting a pin connecting component having a pin on a board having a through-hole electrode, a solder paste is printed on the through-hole electrode through a screen mask having an opening corresponding to the through-hole electrode, a flux is transferred onto the pin by holding the pin connecting component and immersing the pin into a flux tank filled with the flux, and the pin onto which the flux is transferred is inserted into the through-hole electrode on which the solder paste is printed to mount the pin connecting component on the board.

Abstract: An electrical connector 1 contains a plurality of contacts 31, a first ground plate 32L and a second ground plate 32R facing the plurality of contacts 31 and arranged so as to be separated from each other in a ground plane parallel to the at least one plane in which the plurality of contacts 31 are arranged and an insulator 33 for holding the plurality of contacts 31, the first ground plate 32L and the second ground plate 32R in a state that the plurality of contacts 31, the first ground plate 32L and the second ground plate 32R are insulated from each other. Both of the first ground plate 32L and the second ground plate 32R include an extending portion extending from one of the first ground plate 32L and the second ground plate 32R toward the other one of the first ground plate 32L and the second ground plate 32R in the ground plane.

Abstract: There is provided a component mounting method for mounting an electronic component provided with a connecting pin on a board having a through-hole, including inserting the pin of the electronic component into an inner hole filled with solder paste at a first electrode provided in the through-hole to execute a component mounting operation of lowering the pin to a predetermined mounting height position and pulling up the pin once inserted and lowered into the inner hole in the component mounting operation to a preset intermediate height position.

Abstract: Each of radio wave sensors is associated with one of sensing areas, each being an area for sending a radio wave signal toward a moving body and receiving the radio wave signal reflected by the moving body. A gesture recognition method includes identifying, as a gesture occurrence area in which the moving body has made a gesture, one of the radio wave sensors based on results of reception by the sensing areas; and recognizing the gesture based on a result of reception by only one of the radio wave sensors associated with the gesture occurrence area.