Abstract: A developing device includes a developer holder that holds a developer containing toner and carrier and being supplied to an image holder forming an electrostatic latent image; and a conveyance section that agitates and conveys the developer flowing in from an inlet using a rotation member to cause the developer to flow out toward the developer holder at an outlet, that includes, as a part constituting a portion of the rotation member, a first blade part for conveyance to the outlet and a second blade part for conveyance in a direction opposite to the outlet, and in which a greater amount of the developer flows in from the inlet than the developer flows out from the outlet.

Abstract: The objective is to improve driving feeling at a time of acceleration operation or deceleration operation, by recognizing driver's intention of acceleration or deceleration during straight-ahead running. A driving-assistance control apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a straight-running determination unit that determines whether or not a vehicle is running straight, a head-position detection unit that detects a head position of a driver, a driving-posture determination unit that determines the posture of the driver, based on the head position detected by the head-position detection unit, and a driving-assistance control unit that performs acceleration preparation control for raising a reaction speed for acceleration operation or deceleration preparation control for raising a reaction speed for deceleration operation in accordance with an output of the driving-posture determination unit, when the straight-running determination unit determines that a vehicle is running straight.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a compound having an anti-inflammatory activity or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof. The solution of the present invention is a compound of general formula (1) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof. wherein the symbols in the formula are defined below: R1: e.g., a C1-C6 alkyl group; R2: a C1-C6 alkyl group; A: e.g., an oxygen atom; and R3: e.g., a C1-C6 alkyl group.

Abstract: This non-oriented electrical steel sheet includes a base material having a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C: 0 to 0.0050%, Si: 3.8 to 4.9%, Mn: 0.05 to 1.20%, sol. Al: more than 0.02% and 0.50% or less, P: 0 to 0.030%, S: 0 to 0.0030%, N: 0 to 0.0030%, Ti: 0% or more and less than 0.0050%, Nb: 0% or more and less than 0.0050%, Zr: 0% or more and less than 0.0050%, V: 0% or more and less than 0.0050%, Cu: 0% or more and less than 0.200%, Ni: 0% or more and less than 0.500%, Sn: 0 to 0.100%, Sb: 0 to 0.100%, and the balance: Fe and impurities, wherein the non-oriented electrical steel sheet satisfies [4.3?Si+sol. Al+0.5×Mn?5.0], [B50(0°)?B50(45°)?0.16], and [B50(0°)+2×B50(45°)+B50(90°)/4?1.57], and has tensile strength of 580 MPa or greater.

Abstract: A catcher's leg guard allowing for an improved fit feeling is provided. The catcher's leg guard is a catcher's leg guard wearable by a user. The catcher's leg guard includes a thigh protection portion and a shin protection portion. When the user wears the catcher's leg guard, the thigh protection portion is disposed at a position to cover at least a portion of a thigh part of the user. When the user wears the catcher's leg guard, the shin protection portion is disposed at a position to cover a shin part of the user. The thigh protection portion includes a protection member. The protection member is divided into a plurality of protection members.

Abstract: A control system comprises: a control quantity calculating unit for calculating, on the basis of an operation target of a controlled object, an operation evaluation index, and an operation model, a control quantity for driving the controlled object, which is a working machine; and a model updating unit for updating the operation model on the basis of a state quantity of the controlled object. The control system may additionally be provided with: a command converting unit for converting the control quantity into a command value for a drive unit of the controlled object; and a conversion updating unit for updating a conversion characteristic from the control quantity to the command value, on the basis of the command value and a response of the controlled object.

Abstract: In a traffic flow control system, communication is performed with a travel control device of a moving body passing through a transportation route and the traffic flow of the transportation route is controlled. The traffic control system includes an entry authority management unit and a communication unit. In a transportation route divided into virtual areas, the entry authority management unit manages entry authority for each area, managing tokens in a number that corresponds to the area, and guiding entry of the moving body to the area by attaching entry authority to a token and delivering the resulting token to the travel control device. The communication unit communicates the entry authority and tokens to the travel control device.

Abstract: A baseball catcher's chest protector includes a base member, a cover member, and a cushioning member. The cover member is attached to the base member. The cushioning member is attached to the base member and is sandwiched between the base member and the cover member. The cushioning member includes a foundation and a plurality of protrusions. The plurality of protrusions protrude from the foundation. The foundation has a first surface and a second surface. The first surface faces the base member. The second surface is arranged opposite to the base member with respect to the first surface and faces the cover member. Each of the plurality of protrusions protrudes from the second surface toward the cover member and the plurality of protrusions are arranged with a space being interposed between the plurality of protrusions.

Abstract: In a traffic flow control system, communication is performed with a travel control device of a moving body passing through a transportation route and the traffic flow of the transportation route is controlled. The traffic control system includes an entry authority management unit and a communication unit. In a transportation route divided into virtual areas, the entry authority management unit manages entry authority for each area, managing tokens in a number that corresponds to the area, and guiding entry of the moving body to the area by attaching entry authority to a token and delivering the resulting token to the travel control device. The communication unit communicates the entry authority and tokens to the travel control device.

Abstract: An information processing system for controlling movements of a character (200) in a virtual three-dimensional space, comprising movement control unit (231) that controls the movements of the character (200), and a switching determination unit (232) that determines switching of the movement of the character (200) by the movement control unit (231) between a three-dimensional movement in the virtual three-dimensional space and a movement in a predetermined surface (211) provided in the virtual three-dimensional space. The movement control unit (231) determines a speed of the character (200) after the switching on the basis of a speed of the character (200) before the switching when the switching is performed between the three-dimensional movement in the virtual three-dimensional space and the movement in the predetermined surface (211).

Abstract: A reversing assistance device suited for a mining dump truck measures a first distance to a first object, which exists at a first height comprising a trajectory of a rear wheel of the dump truck during reversing, and a second distance to a second object, which exists at a second height comprising a trajectory of a vessel during the reversing, for computing the position of the first object. If the distance between the position of the first object and a designated loading position designated by an operator of a loading machine is equal to or smaller than a threshold, the first object is determined to be an approachable object, a smaller one of the first distance and the second distance is determined as a target stop distance, and based on the target stop distance, a target stop position is computed.

Abstract: A switch includes: a first electrode sheet including a first electrode; a second electrode sheet including a second electrode that faces the first electrode sheet; and an adhesive that includes a first opening through which the first electrode faces the second electrode sheet and that attaches the first electrode sheet to the second electrode sheet. The first electrode sheet includes: a first substrate on which the first electrode is disposed; a first spacer between the first substrate and the second electrode sheet that includes a second opening at a position corresponding to the first electrode; and a first base between the first substrate and the first spacer that overlaps at least a portion of an edge of the first opening of the adhesive. The first spacer is attached to the second electrode sheet by the adhesive.

Abstract: A switch includes: a first electrode sheet including a first electrode; a second electrode sheet including a second electrode that faces the first electrode sheet; and an adhesive that includes a first opening through which the first electrode faces the second electrode sheet and that attaches the first electrode sheet to the second electrode sheet. The first electrode sheet includes: a first substrate on which the first electrode is disposed; a first spacer between the first substrate and the second electrode sheet that includes a second opening at a position corresponding to the first electrode; and a first base between the first substrate and the first spacer that overlaps at least a portion of an edge of the first opening of the adhesive. The first spacer is attached to the second electrode sheet by the adhesive.

Abstract: An information processing system for controlling movements of a character (200) in a virtual three-dimensional space, comprising movement control unit (231) that controls the movements of the character (200), and a switching determination unit (232) that determines switching of the movement of the character (200) by the movement control unit (231) between a three-dimensional movement in the virtual three-dimensional space and a movement in a predetermined surface (211) provided in the virtual three-dimensional space. The movement control unit (231) determines a speed of the character (200) after the switching on the basis of a speed of the character (200) before the switching when the switching is performed between the three-dimensional movement in the virtual three-dimensional space and the movement in the predetermined surface (211).

Abstract: A protected region is set for a manned working machine, said region including a first protected region in which new protected region setting request information is not transmitted and which includes the position of the manned working machine, and a second protected region which is set along a periphery of the first protected region and in which new protected region setting request information is transmitted. An area occupied by the vehicle body of the manned working machine on a plane projected on the ground surface is calculated on the basis of vehicle body information indicating the size of the vehicle body of the manned working machine and position information thereof. When the occupied area is present within the first protected region, new protected region setting request information is not transmitted, whereas when the occupied area is present within the second protected region, protected region setting request information is transmitted.

Abstract: An information processing system for controlling movements of a character (200) in a virtual three-dimensional space, comprising movement control unit (231) that controls the movements of the character (200), and a switching determination unit (232) that determines switching of the movement of the character (200) by the movement control unit (231) between a three-dimensional movement in the virtual three-dimensional space and a movement in a predetermined surface (211) provided in the virtual three-dimensional space. The movement control unit (231) determines a speed of the character (200) after the switching on the basis of a speed of the character (200) before the switching when the switching is performed between the three-dimensional movement in the virtual three-dimensional space and the movement in the predetermined surface (211).

Abstract: A membrane switch includes an upper electrode sheet that includes an upper electrode, a lower electrode sheet that includes a lower electrode facing the upper electrode, and an adhesive layer that joins the upper electrode sheet to the lower electrode sheet; and the upper and lower electrodes come into contact with each other due to a pressing force, which is applied to at least one of the upper electrode sheet and the lower electrode sheet, and conduct electricity. The upper electrode sheet includes: an upper base on which the upper electrode is formed; and an upper insulating layer that is provided between the upper base and the lower electrode sheet, includes a first opening at a position corresponding to the upper electrode, and is joined to the lower electrode sheet by the adhesive layer. The upper insulating layer is formed on the upper base.

Abstract: A first measuring device measures a location of its own vehicle relative to each feature point on a surrounding structure around a road surface on which the vehicle. A first feature-point is provided which, based on output from the first measuring device, acquires coordinates of the each feature point expressed in a coordinate system of the first measuring device, and uses a self-location to convert the coordinates into an external coordinate. A feature-point trajectory generation section is provided to generate, based on the first coordinates, a trajectory of the feature point group. A second measuring device measures a location of its own vehicle relative to a feature point located rearward of the feature point measured by the first measuring device. An anomaly determination section is provided to determine that anomaly occurs in a self-location estimation device if the second coordinates are on the trajectory.

Abstract: A game system (1) includes a player object state determination unit (721) that determines the state of a player object in a virtual space, a search range determination unit (722) that determines a search range for searching for a non-player object based on the state of the player object, a target-object presence determination unit (723) that determines whether the non-player object is present in the search range, and a target-object setting unit (724) that sets the non-player object as a target of a cap throwing process if it is determined that the non-player object is present in the search range.

Abstract: A game system includes an input receiving unit (71) that receives input by a player, an operated character changing unit (722) that changes an object to be assigned as an operated object that is operated in response to the input received with the input receiving unit (71) among objects in a virtual space between a PC and an NPC, and an NPC control unit (723) that controls the NPC using a first control method while the NPC is not assigned as the operated object. During a period until a predetermined condition is satisfied after an object to serve as the operated object is changed from the NPC to the PC by the operated character changing unit (722), the NPC control unit (723) controls the NPC using a second control method different from the first control method.