Abstract: A power conversion device according to an embodiment includes: a voltage regulator circuit configured to regulate power from a power source to a desired voltage; an inverter configured to convert the power output from the voltage regulator circuit into an alternate current power; a resonant circuit having inductance and capacitance; a high frequency transformer configured to convert the alternate current power of the inverter; a rectifier configured to convert the alternate current power output from the high frequency transformer into a direct current power; a temperature detector configured to detect a temperature of the resonant circuit; and a controller configured to detect an anomalous resonant frequency when the temperature is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature threshold to control an anomalous state.

Abstract: Provided is a decoding device including a decoding unit configured to decode a plurality of pieces of encoded data on the basis of encoding method information that has been received, received bitstream data including the plurality of pieces of encoded data in which a plurality of segments of a tactile signal has been respectively encoded, in which the encoding method information includes information indicating in which encoding method of a plurality of encoding methods the respective segments of the tactile signal have been encoded, the plurality of encoding methods includes a simple tactile encoding method corresponding to a simple tactile signal related to a beginning segment of the tactile signal, the plurality of pieces of encoded data includes simple tactile encoded data in which the simple tactile signal has been encoded in the simple tactile encoding method, and the decoding unit decodes the simple tactile encoded data, in a case where the encoding method information indicates the simple tactile encodi

Abstract: A communication terminal capable of determining whether or not it can perform DC, a base station, and a communication method are provided. A communication terminal (30) according to the present disclosure includes a communication unit (31) that simultaneously communicates with a master base station (10) associated with a first radio access technology and a secondary base station (20) associated with a second radio access technology, and a control unit (32) that specifies, when it is notified by the master base station (10) that it can provide dual connectivity using the second radio access technology, at least one frequency band supported by the secondary base station (20), the secondary base station being configured to provide the dual connectivity in cooperation with the master base station (10).

Abstract: A method for producing a ceramic complex includes: preparing a raw material mixture that contains 5% by mass or more and 40% by mass or less of first rare earth aluminate fluorescent material particles containing an activating element and a first rare earth element different from the activating element, 0.1% by mass or more and 32% by mass or less of oxide particles containing a second rare earth element, and the balance of aluminum oxide particles, relative to 100% by mass of the total amount of the first rare earth aluminate fluorescent material particles, the oxide particles, and the aluminum oxide particles; preparing a molded body of the raw material mixture; and obtaining a sintered body by calcining the molded body in a temperature range of 1,550° C. or higher and 1,800° C. or lower.

Abstract: A plurality of robots are installed so that they can simultaneously work on a common workpiece. Robot controllers are installed corresponding to the robots respectively. Each of vision sensors can acquire visual information about a measurement target that the workpiece has. The plurality of the robot controllers and the plurality of the vision sensors can all communicate with the visual processing computer commonly used. The visual processing computer computes a workpiece coordinate system based on a result of measurement of the measurement target that appears in the visual information acquired by the plurality of the vision sensors. Each of the robot controllers corrects a motion of the robot corresponding to the robot controller based on a result of a request to the visual processing computer.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining a first set of analysis values using a first analysis method, obtaining a second set of analysis values using the first analysis method, a first set of arc-tangents calculation step of obtaining a set of arc-tangents ?1n, performing a principal component analysis of the set of arc-tangents ?1n to obtain a principal component score comp.1, obtaining a third set of analysis values using a second analysis method, obtaining a fourth set of analysis values using the second analysis method, a second set of arc-tangents calculation step of obtaining a set of arc-tangents ?2n, performing principal component analysis on the set of arc-tangents ?2n to obtain a principal component score comp.2, and a classification step of classifying the sample of material based on the principal component score comp.1 and the principal component score comp.2.

Abstract: Porous oxide semiconductor particles have a connected structure in which porous primary particles having an aggregate of crystallites composed of an oxide semiconductor are connected to each other and have a specific surface area of 60 m2/g or more. The porous oxide semiconductor particles have preferably a pore diameter of 1 nm or more and 20 nm or less. The porous oxide semiconductor particles have preferably a tap density of 0.005 g/cm3 or more and 1.0 g/cm3 or less. The oxide semiconductor is preferably SnO2 or SnO2 doped with at least one element selected from the group consisting of Nb, Sb, W, Ta, and Al.

Abstract: An insertion quality determinator is a determinator 1 that determines a quality of insertion of an insertion component 5 inserted into a hole formed in a work object. The insertion component 5 at least includes a head having the size that is impossible to be inserted into the hole, and a pillar-shaped body that extends from the head and has the thickness that is possible to be inserted into the hole. The determinator is configured to determine the quality of insertion based on positions of given parts P1-P4 of the head of the insertion component 5 inserted into the hole, in a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the hole.

Abstract: An insertion quality determinator is a determinator 1 that determines a quality of insertion of an insertion component 5 inserted into a hole formed in a work object. The insertion component 5 at least includes a head having the size that is impossible to be inserted into the hole, and a pillar-shaped body that extends from the head and has the thickness that is possible to be inserted into the hole. The determinator is configured to determine the quality of insertion based on positions of given parts P1-P4 of the head of the insertion component 5 inserted into the hole, in a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the hole.

Abstract: A machine tool and a controller for the machine tool that accurately detect a defect in a cutting-off process due to breakage of a cutting-off bit and the like is provided. The machine tool includes: a spindle 110 for holding one end side of a workpiece W; an opposed chuck 131 that is opposed to the spindle 110 and is movable with holding another end side of the workpiece W; and a spindle moving motor 122 for moving the spindle 110. The machine tool or the controller is provided with a load detector 172 for detecting a load of the spindle moving motor 122, and workpiece separation detector 173 for detecting a defect in a cutting-off process from the load in performing a taking out operation.

Abstract: There is provide a printing apparatus including: a transport section that transports a medium in a first direction; a discharge section that discharges a liquid to the medium transported by the transport section; a signal generation section that outputs a first pulse signal; and a heating section that is provided downstream of the discharge section in the first direction, includes a first heater that generates heat in accordance with a first pulse included in the first pulse signal, and heats the medium, in which the signal generation section adjusts the first pulse in accordance with a heating amount for heating the medium by the heating section.

Abstract: A machine tool includes: a joint portion processing control means for controlling the processing of the joint portion in a joined workpiece such that a first workpiece is gripped by a grip section, and a predetermined region extending from a joint portion of a joined workpiece toward a second workpiece is processed over a range of not less than a predetermined width to have an outer diameter of not more than an outer diameter of the first workpiece; and a movement control means for controlling the movement of the joined workpiece so as to slidingly move the joined workpiece relative to the support section, from a state in which the first workpiece is supported by the support section, up to a state in which the second workpiece is supported by the support section.

Abstract: A mask blank for manufacturing a transfer mask. A thin film (2) includes a material containing a metal, silicon, and nitrogen; a ratio of metal content[atom %] to the total content [atom %] of metal and silicon in the thin film (2) is 15% or less. When the thin film is subjected to an analysis of a secondary ion mass spectrometry and a distribution of a secondary ion intensity of silicon in depth direction, a ratio of 1.6 or less is obtained of (i) a maximum peak [Counts/sec] of a secondary ion intensity of silicon at a surface layer region, which is opposite from a transparent substrate (1), of the thin film (2), divided by (ii) an average value [Counts/sec] of a secondary ion intensity of silicon in a depth direction of an inner region, which is a region excluding the surface layer region and a vicinity region with an interface, of the transparent substrate (1) of the thin film (2).

Abstract: A machine tool comprising: a first spindle; a second spindle provided on a rear headstock to face the first spindle; a barstock supply unit for supplying an elongate rod to the first spindle; and a processing means including a tool for processing the barstock, characterized in that the machine tool further comprises: a workpiece clamp device provided on the rear headstock and adapted to grip a second material comprised of the barstock that has been removed from the first spindle as an old material; and a joining means for joining opposite end portions of the second material gripped by the workpiece clamp device and of a first material gripped by the first gripping means and comprised of a barstock newly supplied by the barstock supply unit, thereby to integrate the second material and the first material into a single barstock.

Abstract: There is provided a printing apparatus including: a transport section that transports a medium in a first direction; a printing section that makes a liquid adhere to the medium transported by the transport section; a heating section provided downstream of the printing section in the first direction, in which the heating section includes a first heater that extends to a first range in a second direction intersecting the first direction and a second range positioned on one side in the second direction from the first range and heats the medium, and a second heater that extends to the first range and a third range positioned on the other side in the second direction from the first range, and heats the medium, and heats the medium by the first heater and the second heater when the printing section made the liquid adhere to the first range on the medium.

Abstract: There is provided a printing apparatus including: a transport section that transports a medium in a first direction; a discharge section that discharges a liquid to the medium transported by the transport section; and a heater that is provided downstream of the discharge section in the first direction, and heats the medium, in which the heater includes a ceramic substrate, a heat generating resistor provided on the ceramic substrate, and a protection section that protects the heat generating resistor.

Abstract: A liquid discharging apparatus has: a discharging section that discharges a liquid by being driven by a driving signal; a detecting section that detects vibration caused in the discharging section; and an inspecting section that inspects the discharging state of the liquid in the discharging section according to the result of detection by the detecting section. In a first period, the potential of the driving signal is changed from a first reference potential to another potential and back to the first reference potential. In a second period, the potential of the driving signal is changed from the first reference potential to a second reference potential. In a third period, the detecting section detects vibration caused in the discharging section. In a fourth period, the potential of the driving signal is changed from the second reference potential to another potential and back to the second reference potential.

Abstract: A head unit comprising: a first line through which a driving signal is supplied; a first discharging section that has a first piezoelectric element having a first electrode, the first discharging section discharging liquid according to the displacement of the first piezoelectric element, the displacement being caused when the driving signal is supplied to the first electrode; a detection circuit that detects the potential of a second line; a first switch that makes a switchover as to whether to electrically couple the first electrode and first line together; a second switch that makes a switchover as to whether to electrically couple the first electrode and second line together; a third switch that makes a switchover as to whether to electrically couple the first line and second line together; and a first resistor provided in series with the third switch between the first line and the second line.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a discharge portion provided with a piezoelectric element that is driven by a driving signal and a compression chamber that discharges a liquid from a nozzle according to the driving of the piezoelectric element, a detection unit detecting residual vibration occurring in the discharge portion, in a detection period after the piezoelectric element is driven and outputting a residual vibration signal indicating a waveform of the residual vibration, a specification unit specifying an initial time from a start time when the detection period starts to a reference time when a residual vibration signal becomes a signal level of a center of an amplitude after the start time of the detection period, and an estimation unit estimating a viscosity of the liquid in the compression chamber, based on the initial time.

Abstract: There is provide a printing apparatus including: a transport section that transports a medium in a first direction; a discharge section that discharges a liquid to the medium transported by the transport section; a signal generation section that outputs a first pulse signal; and a heating section that is provided downstream of the discharge section in the first direction, includes a first heater that generates heat in accordance with a first pulse included in the first pulse signal, and heats the medium, in which the signal generation section adjusts the first pulse in accordance with a heating amount for heating the medium by the heating section.