Abstract: A tactile sensation presenting device includes: a tactile sensation presenting section having a plurality of electrodes to present a tactile sensation by electrical stimulation at a specific portion of a user; and a control section capable of controlling the tactile sensation presenting section to provide electrical stimulation using at least one of the plurality of electrodes as an anode and at least another one of the plurality of electrodes as a cathode. The control section measures a flowability of an electric current through the specific portion of the user and adjusts an execution mode of the electrical stimulation based on a result of the measurement.

Abstract: A touch panel system includes a touch panel and a controller. The touch panel includes an active matrix substrate, a color filter substrate, and a liquid crystal layer located between the active matrix substrate and the color filter substrate. The active matrix substrate includes a drive electrode and a detection electrode. The drive electrode and the detection electrode are disposed on a surface of the active matrix substrate which faces the liquid crystal layer. The color filter substrate includes a conductor. The conductor is disposed on a surface of the color filter substrate which faces the liquid crystal layer. The controller is configured to supply a drive signal to the drive electrode and obtain a signal value from the detection electrode and to detect a pressing force applied to the touch panel by an indicator, based on the signal value obtained from the detection electrode.

Abstract: A method of creating a color prediction model includes (a) acquiring color chart data representing N color patch groups; (b) a process of executing an accuracy calculation process sequentially while increasing an integer n, the process including (i) creating n tentative training datasets corresponding to n color patch groups using a predicted spectral reflectance predicted by a simple color prediction model, (ii) creating the tentative color prediction model by training the color prediction model with n tentative training datasets, and (iii) calculating a prediction accuracy of the tentative color prediction model; (c) a process of determining a number nc of color patch groups suitable for training the color prediction model using a relationship between the integer n and the prediction accuracy; (d) executing printing and measurement of spectral reflectances for the nc color patch groups, and creating training data including measurement results of the spectral reflectances; and (e) performing training of the

Abstract: Provided is an electric parking brake device in which a drum brake includes braking gap automatic adjustment means and a parking brake lever, and the operation of an electric actuator that drives the parking brake lever is controlled by a control unit. When an application operation time of the electric actuator (38) by the time when a parking brake state is obtained has exceeded a predetermined application operation end determination time (T2), the control unit (C) determines that the braking gap automatic adjustment means (18) is abnormal. With this configuration, at the time of obtaining the parking brake state, the presence or absence of abnormality in the braking gap automatic adjustment means can be determined.

Abstract: A central ECU serving as a communication control device includes a reception unit that receives a change notification related to a change in a communication setting of an in-vehicle network, a determination unit that determines whether or not an Ethernet switch connected to the communication control device is operable according to new settings information needed to accompany the change notification, and an inquiry unit that prompts a user to indicate whether or not to reflect the settings information in the Ethernet switch in cases in which the Ethernet switch has been determined to be operable according to the settings information.

Abstract: A central ECU serving as a communication control device is provided with a memory and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor receives a change notification relating to a change of an intra-vehicle network communication setting from a center server; and determines whether or not new setting information of the intra-vehicle network that is required in association with the change notification is memorized at at least one of the central ECU and an Ethernet switch. When it is determined that the setting information is memorized at neither the central ECU, or the Ethernet switch, the processor requests the setting information from the center server.

Abstract: A touch panel system includes a touch panel including a drive electrode, a position detection electrode, and a pressure detection electrode, and a controller configured to impart a drive signal to the drive electrode and acquire a signal value from each of the position detection electrode and the pressure detection electrode. The controller is configured to detect a touch range by a pointer based on the signal value obtained from the position detection electrode, determine a pressure detection range corresponding to the touch range, of the signal value obtained from the pressure detection electrode, and calculate a magnitude of a pressure by the pointer based on the signal value in the pressure detection range.

Abstract: A tactile sensation presenting device includes a tactile sensation presenting section and a control section. The tactile sensation presenting section includes anodic and cathodic electrodes. The control section can switch each anodic electrode between a first state (anodic potential) and a second state (floating potential) and can switch each cathodic electrode between a third state (cathodic potential) and a fourth state (floating potential). The control section controls the tactile sensation presenting section such that at least any one of the anodic electrodes is in the first state, with the others in the second state, at least one of the cathodic electrodes at least within a distance of 1.0 mm or less from the first-state anodic electrode is in the fourth state, with the others in the third state, and a total area of the first-state anodic electrode and the third-state cathodic electrodes is equal to or greater than 0.7 cm2.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a storage method capable of suppressing damage to at least one of a vegetable, a fruit, a flower, or an ornamental plant stored in a storage, a storage vessel, or a storage bag. The storage method includes a gas supply step of supplying ethylene gas into the storage, the storage vessel, or the storage bag; and an irradiation step of irradiating a photocatalyst in the storage, the storage vessel, or the storage bag storing at least one of a vegetable, a fruit, a flower or an ornamental plant with light, thereby decomposing the ethylene gas.

Abstract: A management device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires change information from which a change in an operational state of one or more functional units included in an onboard network is discernible, and from which a change in a state of use of a transmission path in the onboard network by the functional units is discernible; and a setting change unit that performs setting change to change settings for the onboard network based on the change information acquired by the acquisition unit.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for treating peripheral nerve injury, includes a substance that inhibits the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) outside the parenchyma of injured peripheral nerves, for example, a substance that inhibits the accumulation of neutrophils in injured peripheral nerves, a substance that suppresses the expression or inhibits the function of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), etc. Further provided is a method for evaluating the peripheral nerve regeneration-promoting activity of a test substance using, as an indicator, the activity to inhibit the formation of NETs outside the parenchyma of injured peripheral nerves, for example, the activity to inhibit the accumulation of neutrophils in injured peripheral nerves, the activity to suppress the expression of MIF or the activity to inhibit the function thereof, etc.

Abstract: A light source device includes: a substrate; a plurality of light sources disposed on the substrate; a wavelength conversion member disposed to face the plurality of light sources; and a diffusion member disposed between the wavelength conversion member and the plurality of light sources, and configured to uniformize distribution of traveling direction angle of incident light.

Abstract: A wire harness routing device 10 according to this disclosure is for routing a wire harness 60 under a sliding seat 1. The wire harness routing device 10 includes an extra length storing case 20 and a protector 30. The extra length storing case 20 is disposed on a floor 2 that is opposite a lower surface 5 of the sliding seat 1. The protector 30 is movable with respect to the extra length storing case 20. The wire harness 60 includes an inner extra length portion and an outer extra length portion. The inner extra length portion is disposed in the extra length storing case 20 and extends toward the protector 30 and the outer extra length portion extends outside the extra length storing case 20 from the protector 30 toward the lower surface 5 of the sliding seat 1. The sliding seat 1 includes a pair of contact members 6, 7 that come into contact with the protector 30 according to movement of the sliding seat 1 and move the protector 30.

Abstract: A work machine includes: a traveling body; a rotating body rotatably mounted on the traveling body; an attachment attached to the rotating body; and a control part. In this work machine, the attachment has a hook for hoisting a load, and, when the load is positioned ahead of the hook in a rotating direction of the rotating body upon deceleration of rotation of the rotating body, the control part executes anti-swing control on the rotation of the rotating body such that the hook is positioned immediately above the load's center of gravity.

Abstract: An attachment is attachable to and detachable from a touch panel of an input device including the touch panel, and supports user operation on the input device by being attached to the touch panel. The attachment includes one or more operation units that receive user operation and transmit the user operation to a corresponding position of the touch panel when attached to the touch panel.

Abstract: Provided is a production method of a coating composition for electrode, which is able to determine suitable conditions in a dispersion step of an electrode slurry for positive electrode for lithium ion battery, in terms of numerical values, and to enhance performances of the resulting battery. A production method of an electrode slurry for positive electrode for lithium ion secondary battery, including kneading at least a carbon material as an electroconductive material and a solvent into a dispersion, is disclosed. As for the carbon material-dispersed slurry, its alternating current impedance value immediately after the dispersion is controlled to a prescribed numerical value.

Abstract: A crane operation support device that supports a driving operation of a crane that includes a boom, configured to be capable of switching a driving operation mode between a first operation mode in which each operation of lifting and lowering of a hook suspended from a tip of the boom and turning and derricking of the boom is independently operated, and a second operation mode in which a movement of the hook is operated by a combined operation of the turning of the boom and at least one of the lifting and lowering and the derricking of the hook by a single operation.

Abstract: In a unit for a cutting apparatus, a first shaft, a second shaft, first blades and second blades individually have conductivity. A detection means includes a power source, a first wiring, a second wiring, a plurality of light emitting devices, a third wiring, and a fourth wiring. The first wiring electrically connects the first shaft and the power source. The second wiring electrically connects the second shaft and the power source. The plurality of light emitting devices are respectively attached to a plurality of holders. The third wiring electrically connects each of the plurality of light emitting devices and the first shaft. The fourth wiring electrically connects the plurality of light emitting devices and a plurality of the first blades respectively.

Abstract: A vehicle system vibration suppression control device is provided for a vehicle system in which a vehicle is driven via an elastic shaft by a motor drive device having a torque control function. The vehicle system vibration suppression control device includes: a section containing an approximate model to which an output torque command is inputted; and a feedback control section. The feedback control section is configured to: employ the approximate model; calculate a motor-accelerating torque component by differentiating a measured speed component of a motor rotational speed; produce a compensation torque component by causing the motor-accelerating torque component to pass through a vibration suppression control filter; and calculate the output torque command by subtracting the compensation torque component from an input torque command. The vibration suppression control filter is expressed by a second order mathematical expression.