Abstract: The imaging device (10) includes an optical element (12) having each transparent substrate and a plurality of structures disposed on or in the transparent substrate in a plane direction of the transparent substrate, an imaging element (11) in which a plurality of pixels including a photoelectric conversion elements are disposed, and a signal processing unit (13) configured to generate an image signal based on an electrical signal acquired from the imaging element (11), wherein the optical element (12) forms an image in which a point spread function of each wavelength is convoluted on a plurality of pixels corresponding to each polarized light component depending on polarized light components by outputting light in a state in which the optical element has different point spread functions for respective wavelengths, the plurality of structures have the same height in a side view, and the signal processing unit (13) reconstructs an image in which a point spread function of each wavelength is convoluted for each

Abstract: Estimating means estimates first characteristic information pertaining to persons present within an area for which an estimation is made, based on first information obtained by tallying signals transmitted from terminal devices of users in the area for which the estimation is made and second information which is statistical information of the area for which the estimation is made. Based on the second characteristic information generated by an analyzing apparatus that analyzes an image, verifying means verifies the first characteristic information estimated by the estimating means. Based on the verification result of the verifying means, correcting means corrects the estimation of the first characteristic information estimated by the estimating means.

Abstract: An imaging device includes an optical element including a transparent substrate and a plurality of structures disposed on or in the transparent substrate in a plane direction of the transparent substrate, an imaging sensor in which a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element are arranged, and a signal processing unit configured to generate an image signal based on an electric signal obtained from the imaging sensor, wherein the optical element outputs light with a different point spread function for each wavelength to form, on the imaging sensor, an image in which the point spread function of each wavelength is convoluted, the plurality of structures have the same height in a side view, and the signal processing unit reconstructs an image in which the point spread function of each wavelength is convoluted.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a platooning operation system organizes a platoon by making a plurality of vehicles cooperate. The platooning operation system includes an application acceptance processor and a platoon organization processor. The application acceptance processor accepts an application of a vehicle for admission to the platoon. The platoon organization processor which selects a platoon to which the vehicle is to be admitted or determines possibility of admission of the vehicle to the platoon, based on at least one of information on a driver driving the vehicle and information on the vehicle.

Abstract: A data collection apparatus, including: a data reception part that receives sensor data from a vehicle capable of photographing a road surface, the sensor data being acquired by a sensor mounted on the vehicle; and a control part that evaluates a goodness degree of a road surface photographing environment on a basis of the sensor data and control a transmission from the vehicle of a road surface photographed image on a basis of the goodness degree of the road surface photographing environment.

Abstract: An on-vehicle apparatus includes an abnormal section determination part that determines a road section having a road surface on which an abnormality is probably present, based on an output value of a sensor mounted on a vehicle, an image selection part that selects an image(s) including the determined road section from a plurality of images shot at predetermined time intervals by a camera mounted on the vehicle, and a transmission part that is able to transmit the selected image(s) to a predetermined server.

Abstract: An outdoor aerosol agent for insect pest control useful for insect pests with reduced sensitivity to pyrethroid-based insecticidal components, particularly mosquitoes, having excellent adhesion to surfaces to be treated and effectiveness of formation of a barrier space without causing issues with VOC regulations. The aerosol agent is obtained by filling a pressure-resistant container with an aerosol stock solution and a propellant, wherein VOC content in the aerosol stock solution is 30% by mass or less, the aerosol stock solution including: (a) 0.01 to 3.0% by mass of a room-temperature volatile pyrethroid-based insecticidal component that has a vapor pressure of 2×10?4 to 1×10?2 mmHg at 30° C.; (b) 0.5 to 10% by mass of a glycol ether compound having a boiling point of 160 to 320° C.; (c) 0.2 to 5.0% by mass of a nonionic surfactant and/or an anionic surfactant; and (d) the remainder % by mass being water.

Abstract: Provided are a mosquito control aerosol which can produce a good control effect on mosquitoes over a long period of time while reducing influence on humans and pets, and a mosquito control method using the mosquito control aerosol. The mosquito control aerosol includes: a pressure-resistant container equipped with a metering spray valve, that contains a liquid aerosol-forming material including an insect pest control component and an organic solvent, and a propellant; and a spray button having a spray outlet connected to the metering spray valve. The volume of the liquid aerosol-forming material sprayed when the spray button is pressed down once is adjusted to 0.1 to 0.4 mL, and the spray force thereof as measured at a distance of 20 cm from the spray outlet at 25° C. is adjusted to 0.3 to 10.0 g·f.

Abstract: According to various embodiments, there is provided a system for visitor flow analysis at a plurality of sites within a predetermined area. The system includes a difference estimator configured to determine a difference information between video data of visitors at at least one first site of the plurality of sites and wireless data of detected wireless devices carried by the visitors at the at least one first site; and a visitor volume distribution estimator configured to determine a visitor volume at a second site of the plurality of sites based on wireless data of detected wireless devices at the second site and the difference information at the at least one first site.

Abstract: Provided are a mosquito control aerosol which can produce a good control effect on mosquitoes over a long period of time while reducing influence on humans and pets, and a mosquito control method using the mosquito control aerosol. The mosquito control aerosol includes: a pressure-resistant container equipped with a metering spray valve, that contains a liquid aerosol-forming material including an insect pest control component and an organic solvent, and a propellant; and a spray button having a spray outlet connected to the metering spray valve. The volume of the liquid aerosol-forming material sprayed when the spray button is pressed down once is adjusted to 0.1 to 0.4 mL, and the spray force thereof as measured at a distance of 20 cm from the spray outlet at 25° C. is adjusted to 0.3 to 10.0 g·f.

Abstract: An electronic component unit includes a semiconductor package mounted on a front surface of a substrate, a heat sink including a pushing plate installed on the semiconductor package, a reinforcing plate disposed on a back surface of the substrate, and a plurality of fasteners that connect corner portions of the pushing plate and the reinforcing plate to each other, wherein the semiconductor package is pressed and fixed on the substrate by fastening the plurality of fasteners, and the reinforcing plate includes a base plate portion including a connection portion to which each of the plurality of fasteners is connected, and a pressing plate portion which is disposed at a planar central side of the base plate portion, and separably laminated on the base plate portion to press the back surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A numerical analysis data creating method creates numerical analysis data that are obtained by analyzing an analyzing target. The method judges whether or not to create the numerical analysis data of the analyzing target using data that have been stored in a database part, searches the database part based on information related to the analyzing target and displaying a search result if the numerical analysis data of the analyzing target are to be created using the stored data, and creates and stores in the database part the numerical analysis data of the analyzing target by modifying usable data if necessary, when the usable data exist in the search result. The data that have been stored in the database part include numerical analysis data, analysis model data, material characteristic data and attribute data with respect to targets that have been analyzed.

Abstract: A connector includes a contact pin in which a free end projecting from a supporting member comes into contact with an electrode of a first object and a second object, and a bending part is provided onto a base end such that the connector has an inclination against the first object and the second object. The rigidity of the bending parts is selectively set to be high by selectively increasing a thickness of the bending part.

Abstract: A reflow process evaluation device includes, a stress calculation part for calculating an average principal stress acting on a joint portion, wherein a principal stress occurs when a chip and a substrate are joined by solder with a reflow method and a rupture occurrence ratio computation part for computing an occurrence ratio at which the joint portion ruptures based on a relational expression between the occurrence ratio and the average principal stress acting on the joint portion and the average principal stress calculated by the stress calculation part.

Abstract: When reliability evaluation of the whole electronic package is performed, the time required for simulation is decreased, while solder connection parts, in particular, are accurately analyzed. The whole analysis model creating unit creates a solder connection part model which has the same volume, height, and connection area as the volume, height, and connection area of the solder connection part. By means of dividing the solder connection model into multiple meshes, the first mesh data for use in electronic package analysis is created.

Abstract: An analysis-model-producing apparatus for producing an analysis model from a shape model, comprising means for specifying a deletion method for deleting, from geometric shape data constituting the shape model, geometric shape data that is unnecessary to production of an analysis model, and means for deleting unnecessary data, using the specified deletion method.

Abstract: A connector includes a contact pin in which a free end projecting from a supporting member comes into contact with an electrode of a first object and a second object, and a bending part is provided onto a base end such that the connector has an inclination against the first object and the second object. The rigidity of the bending parts is selectively set to be high by selectively increasing a thickness of the bending part.

Abstract: According to an aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, a reflow process evaluation device includes, a stress calculation part for calculating an average principal stress acting on a joint portion, wherein a principal stress occurs when a chip and a substrate are joined by solder with a reflow method and a rupture occurrence ratio computation part for computing an occurrence ratio at which the joint portion ruptures based on a relational expression between the occurrence ratio and the average principal stress acting on the joint portion and the average principal stress calculated by the stress calculation part.

Abstract: When reliability evaluation of the whole electronic package is performed, the time required for simulation is decreased, while solder connection parts, in particular, are accurately analyzed. The whole analysis model creating unit creates a solder connection part model which has the same volume, height, and connection area as the volume, height, and connection area of the solder connection part. By means of dividing the solder connection model into multiple meshes, the first mesh data for use in electronic package analysis is created.

Abstract: A numerical analysis data creating method creates numerical analysis data that are obtained by analyzing an analyzing target. The method judges whether or not to create the numerical analysis data of the analyzing target using data that have been stored in a database part, searches the database part based on information related to the analyzing target and displaying a search result if the numerical analysis data of the analyzing target are to be created using the stored data, and creates and stores in the database part the numerical analysis data of the analyzing target by modifying usable data if necessary, when the usable data exist in the search result. The data that have been stored in the database part include numerical analysis data, analysis model data, material characteristic data and attribute data with respect to targets that have been analyzed.