Abstract: A cloth spreading apparatus includes: a spreading unit having spreading clamps that spread an upper-side part of a fed cloth in a right-left direction; and an ejection unit having an intermediate movable body that releases the upper-side part of the cloth that the intermediate movable body has received from the spreading clamps in the forward position and held onto an upper surface by sucking, and a belt conveyor that receives the upper-side part of the cloth released by the intermediate movable body and ejects the entire cloth backward.

Abstract: A sulfide solid electrolyte may be able to adjust the morphology unavailable traditionally, or readily adjust so as to have a desired morphology. Such a sulfide solid electrolyte may include a substance including a lithium element, a sulfur element, and a phosphorus element; and an amine compound. The solid electrolyte may have a volume-based average particle diameter of 10 ?m or less, measured by laser diffraction particle size distribution measurement, and/or a BET specific surface area of 40 m2/g or less.

Abstract: A vehicle slope apparatus includes a slope plate configured to be deployed at a lower end of a door opening portion, a guide rail extending in deployment and housing directions of the slope plate, a moving member configured to move along an extending direction of the guide rail, a support arm rotatably connected to a rear end of the slope plate and rotatably connected to the moving member, and a lift mechanism configured to lift the rear end of the slope plate by rotating the support arm in a state where the slope plate is deployed. The support arm is provided with a roller configured to hold a moving posture of the slope plate by being in sliding contact with the guide rail in a state where the slope plate is moved integrally with the moving member.

Abstract: A data processing system includes: a processor implemented by a programmable device; and a processor processing unit connected to the processor. The processor includes a plurality of processing circuits configured to execute in parallel data processing commands provided from the processor processing unit, an error detection unit configured to detect a soft error occurring in a processing circuit that is executing the data processing command, and a processing circuit selection unit configured to select a processing circuit to execute the data processing command from a plurality of processing circuits. The processing circuit selection unit specifies a processing circuit in which the soft error occurs based on a soft error detection result of the error detection unit, and selects a processing circuit to execute the data processing command from the plurality of processing circuits, excluding the processing circuit in which the soft error occurs.

Abstract: A detection device includes a photodiode, and a thin-film transistor coupled to the photodiode. The thin-film transistor includes a semiconductor layer between a light-blocking layer and the photodiode, and an electrode layer between the semiconductor layer and the photodiode, and the electric layer includes a source electrode and a drain electrode of the thin-film transistor. The source electrode extends to a position facing the light-blocking layer with the semiconductor layer interposed therebetween.

Abstract: An electric lock control method includes: performing a first determination of whether a person is present in a predetermined region surrounding an electric lock, based on first information generated by an electronic device; when it is determined that a first person is present in the predetermined region in the performing of the first determination, performing a second determination of whether the first person is a person who is permitted to unlock the electric lock, based on second information related to movement of the first person; and controlling a state of the electric lock based on a result of the second determination, the state being a locked state or an unlocked state.

Abstract: In a compression mode in which plaintext data is input, and compressed, a first code that is an error detection code is generated with respect to the plaintext data, and compressed. A circuit generates restored plaintext data in which the compressed data is decompressed, for confirming successfulness. A second code that is an error detection code is generated with respect to the restored plaintext data and is compared with the first code. In a case where the first code and the second code agree, the compressed data and the first or second code are output. In a decompression mode, plaintext data is generated in which the input compressed data is decompressed. A third code that is an error detection code is generated with respect to the plaintext data and is compared with an input code, and when the input code and the third code agree, the plaintext data is output.

Abstract: A system may include: a motor unit comprising an output member and a fixing member; a first working unit configured to be selectively fixed to the fixing member; and a second working unit configured to be selectively fixed to the fixing member. In a case where the fixing member is fixed to the first working unit, the fixing member of the motor unit may be oriented in a first direction relative to a reference plane when the first working unit and the motor unit are in a first working posture relative to the reference plane. In a case where the fixing member is fixed to the second working unit, the fixing member of the motor unit may be oriented in a second direction relative to the reference plane when the second working unit and the motor unit are in a second working posture relative to the reference plane.

Abstract: A power supply control device includes: a controller configured to perform a diagnosis of a degree of deterioration of a backup power supply that supplies electric power to a load of a vehicle when a main power supply that supplies electric power to the load fails. The controller is configured to start the diagnosis before a user gets in the vehicle, when detecting an occurrence of an event indicating that the user is to get in the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle slope apparatus includes a slope plate configured to be moved in a deployment direction so as to be deployed at a lower end of a door opening portion and configured to be moved in a housing direction so as to be housed in a housing portion provided in a vehicle body, and a position holding device configured to hold a position of the slope plate against an external force.

Abstract: A wavelength conversion device includes an optical medium that converts a first wavelength-multiplexed light including a plurality of first wavelengths belonging to a first wavelength band to a second wavelength-multiplexed light including a plurality of second wavelengths belonging to a second wavelength band, a first monitor configured to monitor power of the plurality of second wavelengths belonging to the second wavelength band, a storage unit that holds control information for adjusting a conversion characteristic of the optical medium, and a control unit configured to perform control of adjusting the conversion characteristic of the optical medium based on the control information acquired from the storage unit according to a first monitoring result by the first monitor.

Abstract: A wavelength converter includes: a first multiplexer that combines input signal light with wavelength-conversion excitation light; a second multiplexer that combines the signal light with Raman excitation light; a first nonlinear optical medium that generates wavelength-converted light of the signal light, based on a nonlinear optical effect; and a second nonlinear optical medium that amplifies wavelength-converted light of the signal light output from the first nonlinear optical medium. A wavelength of the Raman excitation light being a wavelength within an amplification band that allows Raman amplification of wavelength-converted light.

Abstract: A vehicle step device includes: a movable step that is provided in a door opening of a vehicle; and a drive controller that drives the movable step so that the movable step operates in deployment and storage directions. The drive controller includes a sidewalk detection unit that detects a sidewalk provided in parallel with a traveling road surface of the vehicle, a separation distance detecting unit that detects a separation distance between a side edge portion of the vehicle in which the movable step is stored and the sidewalk, and a deployment amount setting unit that sets a deployment amount of the movable step extending in a width direction of the traveling road surface from the side edge portion of the vehicle based on the separation distance. The deployment amount setting unit sets a deployment amount of the movable step to be larger as the separation distance increases.

Abstract: A wavelength conversion device includes: a first wavelength conversion circuit that wavelength-converts, by passing first multiplex light obtained by multiplexing an optical signal of a first wavelength band from each transmitter through an inside of a wavelength conversion medium by using excitation light, the first multiplex light into second multiplex light in a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band; and a first generation circuit that generates a first control signal that controls each transmitter to shift a signal wavelength of each optical signal in the first multiplex light before wavelength conversion according to a subsequent part to which the second multiplex light after wavelength conversion in the first wavelength conversion circuit is input, and transmits the first control signal to each transmitter.

Abstract: A wavelength converter includes a polarization beam splitter configured to separate input light into a first polarization and a second polarization that are orthogonal to each other a non-linear optical medium configured to include a first incident end on which the first polarization separated by the polarization beam splitter is incident and a second incident end on which the second polarization separated by the polarization beam splitter is incident at a position different from a position of the first incident end, an optical multiplexer configured to multiplex the first polarization that has passed through the non-linear optical medium and the second polarization that has passed through the non-linear optical medium, and an optical element arranged between the non-linear optical medium and the optical multiplexer, and configured to correct a polarization axis of at least one of the first polarization and the second polarization incident on the optical multiplexer.

Abstract: A charging control device includes: a determination section configured to make a determination as to whether an auxiliary device battery that supplies electric power to auxiliary devices of a vehicle is within a predetermined first temperature range; and a control section configured to, in a case in which the auxiliary device battery is within the first temperature range, cause a charging section to charge the auxiliary device battery.

Abstract: To provide an image forming device that can effectively predict a replacement timing of a photoconductor drum. A toner image is to be formed on the photoconductor drum. The charger is configured to charge the photoconductor drum. The potential sensor is configured to measure a charge potential of the photoconductor drum. The memory stores a manufacturing date of the photoconductor drum and a failure threshold value of the charge potential related to a failure of the photoconductor drum. The processor is configured to calculate an elapsed time from the manufacturing date based on the manufacturing date, update the failure threshold value based on the elapsed time, and predict a replacement timing of the photoconductor drum based on the updated failure threshold value.

Abstract: A ramp system for a vehicle includes a control device. Using an obstacle detection device, the control device determines whether an obstacle exists within a ramp extension area. Upon determining that an obstacle exists within the ramp extension area, the control device causes a vehicle to move to a location in which no obstacle exists within the ramp extension area.

Abstract: An optical communication device includes an excitation light source that outputs excitation light, a multiplexer that multiplexes signal light and the excitation light outputted from the excitation light source, a first nonlinear optical medium into which the multiplexed excitation light and the signal light are inputted, and a second nonlinear optical medium that is coupled to the first nonlinear optical medium in series and has an optical property different from that of the first nonlinear optical medium.

Abstract: When it is confirmed that a user exists based on an image of the situation outside a vehicle which is captured using a camera and a proximity sensor detects a fact that the user is approaching based on, for example, a putting of a hand of the user over the proximity sensor, a control device causes a ramp to be extended. As such, a user sitting in a wheelchair can cause the ramp to be extended by approaching the proximity sensor, such as the putting of the user's hand over the proximity sensor such that the user sitting in the wheelchair does not have to press an extension/storage button provided on the vehicle to cause the ramp to be extended.