Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a component to be maintained, a maintenance engine configured to perform maintenance on the component, and circuitry. The circuitry turns on a power supply to the apparatus at a power-on time set in advance by a timer; acquires, from a memory, a scheduled time of periodic maintenance to be executed on the component; turns on the power supply at a time prior to the scheduled time of the periodic maintenance; and shuts down the apparatus in response to an end of the periodic maintenance. In response to an arrival of the power-on time by the timer during execution of the periodic maintenance, the circuitry controls a state of the power supply to be kept at an on-state after the periodic maintenance ends.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting an open condition in a master-slave configuration are described. In an example, a controller can be integrated in a slave device of a master-slave configuration. The controller can be configured to activate a current source to supply a current to a pin of the slave device. The controller can be further configured to compare a voltage measured at the pin of the slave device with a reference voltage. The controller can be further configured to, based on the comparison, determine a presence or an absence of an open condition associated with the pin of the slave device. The controller can be further configured to output a signal representing the determination of the presence or the absence of the open condition to a master device.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a non-transitory recording medium. The information processing apparatus receives an initialization instruction from an external apparatus, initializes second information among first information and the second information stored in a first memory in response to the initialization instruction, notifies the external apparatus of completion of initialization of the second information, and initializes the first information after the completion of initialization of the second information is notified to the external apparatus.

Abstract: A gas detection apparatus 1 includes a substrate 2; a light emitting element 3 provided on a main surface of the substrate for emitting light; a light receiving element 4 provided on the main surface of the substrate 2 for receiving the light; a light guide member 5 for guiding the light emitted by the light emitting element 3 to the light receiving element; a first joint member 6; and a second joint member 7. The first joint member joins the substrate and the light guide member, limits a displacement in a direction parallel and/or orthogonal to the main surface of the substrate. The second joint member joins the substrate and the light guide member, limits a displacement of the light guide member in a direction parallel to the main surface of the substrate and/or limits a displacement within a plane orthogonal to the main surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A stable and highly accurate gas detections apparatus is provided. A gas detection apparatus 1 includes a light emitting element 3 provided on a main surface 20 of the substrate 2 for emitting light from a light emitting surface 31; a light receiving element 4 provided on the main surface 20 of the substrate 2 for receiving the light on a light receiving surface 41; and a light guide member 5 for guiding the light emitted by the light emitting element 3 to the light receiving element 4. In plan view of the main surface of the substrate, the light emitting surface 31 and the light receiving surface 41 are shaped to have corners, and side of the light emitting surface 31 after being subjected to a magnification or reduction and a translation do not overlap sides of the light receiving surface 41.

Abstract: Provided is a gas detection apparatus which suppresses occurrences of distortions of the optical path to reduce fluctuations of the gas detection sensitivity. A gas detection apparatus 1 includes a substrate 2; a light emitting element 3 disposed in a first region 21 in a main surface 20 of the substrate 2 for emitting light; a light receiving element 4 disposed in a second region 22 in the main surface 20 of the substrate 2 for receiving the light; a light guide member 5 for guiding the light emitted by the light emitting element 3 to the light receiving element 4; and a joint member 6 joining the substrate 2 and the light guide member 5. The joint member 6 serves as a rotation axis when the light guide member 5 is displaced relative to the substrate 2.

Abstract: A radiography apparatus includes an operation controller that invalidates an operation of a collimator using a first operating unit in a case where a radiation generation unit is present vertically downward relatively to a radiography unit, and validates the operation of the collimator using the first operating unit in a case where the radiation generation unit is present vertically upward relatively to the radiography unit.

Abstract: Surgical tools and robotic systems adaptable for treating a left side or a right side of a patient with minimal interference with the patient and surrounding operative site are disclosed. In some embodiments, a surgical tool can include a body, an end-effector, a first connector, a second connector, and a third connector. The end-effector can extend from a distal end of the body and be movable relative to the body about a pivot axis. The first connector can rigidly secure the body to a planar mechanism. The second and third connectors can rigidly secure a distal part and a proximal part of a tracker, respectively, to the body. The first and second connectors can be symmetrical to each other with respect to a plane including a longitudinal axis of the body and the pivot axis and can be suited for attachment of either the tracker or the planar mechanism.

Abstract: The radiography apparatus includes: an irradiation unit having an irradiation opening through which radiation is emitted; an image receiving unit that has an image receiving surface receiving the radiation emitted from the irradiation unit; an arm that has one end at which the irradiation unit is rotatably supported and the other end at which the image receiving unit is supported in a posture in which the irradiation opening and the image receiving surface face each other; a solenoid that locks the rotation of the irradiation unit with respect to the arm in a facing posture in which the irradiation opening and the image receiving surface face each other; and a control unit that permits the moving image capture irradiation in a state in which the rotation of the irradiation unit is locked and prohibits the moving image capture irradiation in a state in which the rotation is unlocked.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a non-transitory recording medium. The information processing apparatus receives an initialization instruction from an external apparatus, initializes second information among first information and the second information stored in a first memory in response to the initialization instruction, notifies the external apparatus of completion of initialization of the second information, and initializes the first information after the completion of initialization of the second information is notified to the external apparatus.

Abstract: A water content measuring device measures water content of an object to be measured. The water content measuring device includes two plate members that are disposed facing each other, a current generating unit, a measuring unit, and an arithmetic processing unit. The current generating unit generates current supplied between the two plate members. The measuring unit measures electrostatic capacitance generated by the current supplied between the two plate members. The arithmetic processing unit is configured to convert the electrostatic capacitance measured by the measuring unit to water content. Two plate members each have a shape or are disposed such that at least two points on a leading edge of the object enter between the two plate members at different timings in a direction perpendicular to a passing direction in which the object passes through the two plate members.

Abstract: The sampling data signal and the sampling synchronizing clock are generated by sampling the data signal and the synchronizing clock, and the first driving pulse signal and the second driving pulse signal are generated based on the sampling data signal and the sampling synchronizing clock, and the isolator is driven by the first driving pulse signal and the second driving pulse signal.

Abstract: To provide an electromagnetic wave discharge emission device, a discharger in small size for causing a discharge only by an electromagnetic wave, that can significantly be reduced in length in a longitudinal direction, and configured to emit the electromagnetic wave into a target space based on an output of the supplied electromagnetic wave.

Abstract: A thickness detector includes a rotator having different shape marks, disposed at different positions in a rotation direction; an opposing member disposed opposite the rotator; a detector to detect and output a displacement amount of the rotator or the opposing member in a sheet thickness direction; and a controller. The controller is configured to acquire first output values for one rotation from the detector, in a state without sheet; determine, based on a value output from the detector, whether one of the plurality of marks is detected in a state with the sheet held; acquire a predetermined number of second output values after one of the marks is detected; extract, from the first output values, values corresponding to the second output values, based on the value corresponding to the detected mark; and calculate a sheet thickness based on the second output values and the extracted first output values.

Abstract: The sampling data signal and the sampling synchronizing clock are generated by sampling the data signal and the synchronizing clock, and the first driving pulse signal and the second driving pulse signal are generated based on the sampling data signal and the sampling synchronizing clock, and the isolator is driven by the first driving pulse signal and the second driving pulse signal.

Abstract: An automobile seat includes a seat main body having a seat cushion frame; a seat supporting member; a link mechanism which allows the seat main body to shift between a first seat position and a second seat position corresponding to a forward-leaning posture; and a seat lock mechanism capable of being switched between a seat-locked state in which the seat main body is restrained at the first seat position and a lock-released state. The seat cushion frame is supported in a manner that a position thereof backward of the front link is suspended by the seat supporting member via the rear link. At the first seat position, a free-end supporting point of the rear link is positioned backward of a first vertical line passing a fixed-end supporting point of the rear link, and at the second seat position, the free-end supporting point is positioned forward the first vertical line.

Abstract: A remaining powder amount detection device includes: a powder moving portion configured to change a distribution of powder in an inner space of a powder container containing the powder; a drive unit configured to drive the powder moving portion; a change value detector configured to detect a change value indicating a positional change of the powder container; and a remaining powder amount detector configured to detect a remaining amount of the powder contained in the powder container, based on the change value. The drive unit is configured to drive the powder moving portion so as to move the powder to near the change value detector. The remaining powder amount detector is configured to detect the remaining amount based on the change value in a state where the powder is moved to near the change value detector.

Abstract: A seat lifter includes: a connecting member that connects a base member and a seat frame that form a seat and swings in response to external rotating force to raise or lower the seat frame; a first gear provided in the connecting member; a second gear that is provided such that an axial direction thereof is parallel to an axial direction of the first gear and meshes with the first gear; and an operating lever that applies rotating force to the second gear. The teeth of at least one of the first and second gears have such a shape that a tooth thickness of the teeth gradually decreases from one end toward the other end in the axial direction, and the first and second gears mesh with each other by approaching each other in the axial direction.

Abstract: An oil void fraction is measured by a simple way.