Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to predict a scattering range of a chemical to be sprayed onto a field by a first unmanned aircraft and control, in a case in which it is determined that the chemical will scatter near the field based on the scattering range, a three-dimensional position or a travel route of a second unmanned aircraft so that downwash of the second unmanned aircraft prevents scattering of the chemical near the field.

Abstract: A control apparatus includes a controller configured to acquire weather information including a wind speed on a scheduled spraying date and time at which an unmanned aircraft is to spray an agricultural chemical on a field, determine a flight altitude of the unmanned aircraft according to the wind speed, and generate a plan for spraying of the agricultural chemical by the unmanned aircraft, the plan for spraying including the determined flight altitude.

Abstract: An NMR apparatus includes a depressurizing device for depressurizing an NMR probe, a gas supply device for supplying gas into the NMR probe to thereby pressurize the NMR probe, and a control device. The control device alternately repeats depressurization of the NMR probe, using the depressurizing device, and pressurization of the NMR probe, using the gas supply device. This replaces the gas in the NMR probe.

Abstract: A method for producing a coated optical fiber uses a coating die including a liquid retaining chamber; an insertion hole portion that communicates with the liquid retaining chamber; and a coating hole portion that communicates with the liquid retaining chamber and that is opposed to the insertion hole portion via the liquid retaining chamber. The production method includes, in the coating die, coating a circumferential side surface of an optical fiber with a coating material by passing the optical fiber through the insertion hole portion, the liquid retaining chamber, and the coating hole portion while the coating material in the liquid retaining chamber is supplied to the coating hole portion, in which a viscosity ? (Pa·s) of the coating material in the liquid retaining chamber, and a length L (mm) of the coating hole portion in an extending direction satisfy a relationship of ?L?1.5.

Abstract: A method for producing a coated optical fiber includes coating, using a coating die, a circumferential side surface of an optical fiber with a coating material by passing the optical fiber sequentially through an insertion hole portion, a_ liquid retaining chamber (21), and a_coating hole portion opposed to the insertion hole portion, while the coating material in the liquid retaining chamber is supplied under pressure to the coating hole portion, in which a pressure difference ?P (MPa) between a liquid pressure of the coating material in the liquid retaining chamber and a pressure outside the coating die, a viscosity µ (Pa·s) of the coating material in the liquid retaining chamber, and a length L (mm) of the coating hole portion in an extending direction satisfy a relationship of ?P/µL ? 0.15.

Abstract: A portable band saw reduces the overall size increase when a larger controller is included. A portable band saw includes a first saw wheel, a second saw wheel, a band saw blade placed on the first and second saw wheels, a motor that drives the first saw wheel and has a rotation axis in a front-rear direction, a controller that controls the motor, and a housing including a first housing accommodating the first saw wheel, a second housing accommodating the second saw wheel, and a bridge housing accommodating the motor between the first and second housings. The band saw blade is at least partly in an opening below the bridge housing. The controller is in the bridge housing with its maximum surface facing upward.

Abstract: Provided are a production process determination device for a substrate processing apparatus, which can easily suppress deterioration of determination accuracy, and the like. A production process determination device 20 includes a process log acquisition section 21 that acquires process log data of a substrate processing apparatus 10, and a determination section 22 that creates input data based on the process log data and performs determination regarding production process in the substrate processing apparatus based on the input data. The determination section includes multiple learning models 25 each of which receives input of the input data and each of which outputs a determination result regarding the production process, and the multiple learning models are generated by performing machine learning by use of mutually different training datasets. The determination section can switch the learning model to be used for determination among the multiple learning models.

Abstract: Provided is an abnormality detection apparatus and the like capable of quickly and accurately detecting lifting abnormality of a substrate attributable to detachment failure of a substrate from an electrostatic chuck, or the like. An abnormality detection apparatus 100 includes a measurement section 2 configured to measure a parameter having a correlation with load applied to a lifting mechanism 4; and a detection section 3 configured to detect lifting abnormality of a substrate S. The detection section 3 includes a learning model 31 generated by using machine learning, in which the learning model 31 receives, as input, a plurality of measurements of the parameter continuously measured by the measurement section 2 during lifting-up of the substrate S by the lifting mechanism 4, and outputs a level of lifting abnormality of the substrate S.

Abstract: Disclosed is converting solidarity in regard to an event into a numerical form. An information processing apparatus 10 includes: a communication section (11) configured to communicate with a terminal apparatus(es) (20); a storage section (13) configured to store therein an association between an event and the terminal apparatus(es) (20); and a control section (12) configured to acquire a piece of data on a behavior of a user from the terminal apparatus(es) (20) via the communication section (11), and find an indicator that is indicative of solidarity in regard to the event while referring to predetermined reference data and the piece of data on the behavior of the user thus acquired.

Abstract: A communication apparatus which, in an ad-hoc network, when receiving control packets from a plurality of terminals, can determine whether or not there is a collision among the control packets, and, based on the determination, can be prevented from continuing to be out of the network due to a collision among the control packets transmitted from the plurality of terminals. In the communication terminal, a communication section receives a control packet which periodically comes up on a communication path.

Abstract: Provided is a communication terminal that is capable of securing a route having the finest state while suppressing a bandwidth that is consume by a transmission of a control packet at a low level, when applied in an ad-hoc network which uses an electrical power line. The communication terminal included in the ad-hoc network acquires a plurality of route candidates at the beginning of a data transmission by conducting a broadcast transmission of a route creation packet, and acquires a route having the finest state by conducting an unicast transmission of a route estimation packet to each of the route candidates in each predetermined period.

Abstract: A source apparatus writes, in a route request packet, the number of routes requested by the source apparatus. When a relay apparatus receives a route request packet for the first time, the relay apparatus determines a waiting time period, based on a route evaluation value that indicates a state of a route through which the route request packet has passed, and starts a timer. The relay apparatus selects route request packets having as high route evaluation values as possible, among route request packets that have been received until the timer expires, the number of route request packets to be selected being equal to the number of routes requested by the source apparatus, and then broadcasts the selected route request packets.

Abstract: A communication apparatus, which is capable of allowing a plurality of communication systems respectively having different types of communication modes to coexist with one another on a single communication medium, satisfying Qos requirements with the use of only a simple configuration thereof, and minutely setting an exclusive use rate of a medium, is provided. A coexistence signal cycle T 209 is divided into M time periods by a communication slot unit 207 which is constituted of N communication slots. At least one communication slot in the communication slot unit 207 is defined as a “D-Slot” which can obtain a communication right M/X times during the coexistence signal cycle T 209, and remaining communication slots other than the D-Slot in the communication slot unit 207 is defined as “S-Slots” which can obtain the communication right M times during the coexistence signal cycle T 209.

Abstract: A source apparatus writes, in a route request packet, the number of routes requested by the source apparatus. When a relay apparatus receives a route request packet for the first time, the relay apparatus determines a waiting time period, based on a route evaluation value that indicates a state of a route through which the route request packet has passed, and starts a timer. The relay apparatus selects route request packets having as high route evaluation values as possible, among route request packets that have been received until the timer expires, the number of route request packets to be selected being equal to the number of routes requested by the source apparatus, and then broadcasts the selected route request packets.

Abstract: Provided is a communication terminal that is capable of securing a route having the finest state while suppressing a bandwidth that is consume by a transmission of a control packet at a low level, when applied in an ad-hoc network which uses an electrical power line. The communication terminal included in the ad-hoc network acquires a plurality of route candidates at the beginning of a data transmission by conducting a broadcast transmission of a route creation packet, and acquires a route having the finest state by conducting an unicast transmission of a route estimation packet to each of the route candidates in each predetermined period.

Abstract: Each of PLC modems 11 through 14 that perform communication using a PLC network 1 manages a priority management table that contains, for each of a plurality of data exchanged using a common transmission line, (i) a main priority (original), (ii) a main priority (changed), and (iii) a sub-priority. For example, when the PLC modem 11 detects congestion, the PLC modem 11 searches its priority management table for a stream that has the same main priority (original) as and a lower sub-priority than data transmitted by the PLC modem 11. The PLC modem 11 then transmits, to the PLC modem that transmits the stream found as a result of the above search, a notification signal notifying that the data transmitted by the PLC modem 11 has a high sub-priority.

Abstract: Provided is a communication terminal device that reduces, in a network using a power line, the percentage of bands consumed for transmission of control packets in the bands consumed for all the communication, so as to ensure transmission of data intended to be transmitted. A PLC terminal F701 connected to the network of power line communication transmits, when having determined that the terminal does not receive from the network a beacon for a predetermined period of time, a beacon request packet to the network, using a modulation method having the lowest communication speed among the modulation methods that can be used in the network.

Abstract: There is provided a communication apparatus which, in an ad-hoc network, when receiving control packets from a plurality of terminals, can determine whether or not there is a collision among the control packets, and, based on the determination, can be prevented from continuing to be out of the network due to a collision among the control packets transmitted from the plurality of terminals. In the communication terminal, a communication section receives a control packet which periodically comes up on a communication path.

Abstract: A communication apparatus, which is capable of allowing a plurality of communication systems respectively having different types of communication modes to coexist with one another on a single communication medium, satisfying Qos requirements with the use of only a simple configuration thereof, and minutely setting an exclusive use rate of a medium, is provided. A coexistence signal cycle T 209 is divided into M time periods by a communication slot unit 207 which is constituted of N communication slots. At least one communication slot in the communication slot unit 207 is defined as a “D-Slot” which can obtain a communication right M/X times during the coexistence signal cycle T 209, and remaining communication slots other than the D-Slot in the communication slot unit 207 is defined as “S-Slots” which can obtain the communication right M times during the coexistence signal cycle T 209.

Abstract: It is an object of this invention to provide a print head which can stably eject ink droplets of large volume without being influenced by negative pressure variations in an ink supply source or by drive conditions. To this end the ink jet print head of this invention includes a plurality of nozzle openings to eject ink, a plurality of liquid paths communicating with these nozzle openings, and energy generation portion to eject ink supplied to each liquid path from each nozzle opening in the form of an ink droplet. In a part of each liquid path, a dividing portion to divide the liquid path into a plurality of paths is installed inward of the nozzle opening.