Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a casing, a door, a switching portion, an operating portion, and an operation regulating portion. The operating portion is moved to a first operating position in which the switching portion is set to the first state and, a second operating position in which the switching portion is set to the second state. The operation regulating portion is switched between a regulating state in which the operating portion is regulated not to move from the second operating position to the first operating position, and an allowable state in which the operating portion is allowable to move from the second operating position to the first operating position. When the operating portion is operated to be moved from the first operating position to the second operating position, the operation regulating portion is changed to the regulating state.

Abstract: A classification device (10) acquires an operation log related to operation information, identifies each operation performed by a user using the operation log, and creates a vector of each operation on the basis of a co-occurrence relationship between the identified operations. Then, the classification device (10) calculates a similarity between a predetermined number of operations adjacent to each other in chronological order using the created vector of each operation, determines a division point of the operations using the calculated similarity, and divides a time-series operation into operation sets on the basis of the division point. Then, the classification device (10) classifies the operation sets into classes on the basis of the number of types of operations common to the operation sets.

Abstract: A method for producing a power storage device includes placing a lid assembly that includes a lid and a terminal member integrated therewith via a resin member to close an opening portion of a case body with the lid, and laser-welding the opening portion of the case body and the peripheral portion of the lid over an entire circumference. In placing the lid assembly, a peripheral high-level region, in which a peripheral outer surface of the peripheral portion of the lid is located on the outer side relative to an opening end surface of the opening portion of the case body is provided in proximate long-side opening portions, close of the opening portion and proximate long-side peripheral portions of the peripheral portion.

Abstract: A method for producing a power storage device includes forming a lid, forming a lid assembly, closing, and welding. In forming a lid, there is included forming, by forging, a protruding portion between a peripheral portion and an insertion-hole surrounding portion of the lid to block scattered light of a laser beam from being irradiated to a resin member, with a distance D from an end surface of the peripheral portion to a side surface of the protruding portion falling within 0.5t (D?0.5t) relative to a thickness t of the lid.

Abstract: A method for producing a power storage device includes closing an opening portion of a case body with a lid of a lid assembly, and laser-welding the opening portion of the case body and a peripheral portion of the lid over their entire circumference. A resin member has an outer surface including a scattered light-reached surface to which scattered light of a laser beam directly reaches, at least a part of the scattered light-reached surface including a smoothed region having a surface roughness of 0.6 ?m or less.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus configured to determine a tour schedule around a facility, the information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to determine a tour time at a tour spot in the tour schedule, based on biological information on a user who is observing a process performed by equipment at the tour spot in the facility.

Abstract: A strainer device for a drum includes a fixing portion attachable to a shell of the drum, an operation portion, a movable portion moved with respect to the fixing portion to change a snare wire between an ON state and an OFF state, a pressing member, a cam portion including a cam surface, and a follower configured to be relatively displaced with respect to the cam portion between a first position and a second position in the cam portion while the pressing member is pressing against the cam surface. A direction of a force acting on the follower with respect to the cam portion is directed to: a side of the first position within the cam portion in a state where the follower is disposed in the first position, and a side of the second position in a state where the follower is disposed in the second position.

Abstract: A field-effect transistor includes a Ga2O3-based semiconductor layer, a source region and a drain region that are formed inside the Ga2O3-based semiconductor layer, a gate electrode that is formed, via a gate insulating film, on a channel region as the Ga2O3-based semiconductor layer between the source region and the drain region, a source electrode connected to the source region, and a drain electrode connected to the drain region. An interface charge including a negative charge is formed between the gate electrode and the channel region, and a gate threshold voltage is not less than 4.5V.

Abstract: A battery terminal has a two-piece configuration of different types of conductive materials. A first piece placed outside and a second piece placed inside with including a current collecting portion are fixed in two portions of a first fixing portion and a second fixing portion. The first fixing portion is positioned between the current collecting portion and the second fixing portion in a longitudinal direction in a shape of the terminal. Leaning of the current collecting portion with respect to a center in a short-side direction and leaning of the first fixing portion with respect to a center are opposite to each other.

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 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: An information processing apparatus configured to determine a travel route for a vehicle traveling in a facility, the information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to determine the travel route for the vehicle based on operation information on disaster prevention equipment installed in the facility and/or first image information including an image of a passageway in the facility, the image being captured by an imaging apparatus installed in the facility, and vehicle position information indicating a position of the vehicle, and a communication interface configured to transmit, to the vehicle, travel route information indicating the travel route.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller. In a case in which the controller predicts, based on weather data, that there will be adverse weather that could cause damage to a crop in a field, the controller is configured to present reference information and propose harvesting before the adverse weather.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to manage operation of a vehicle traveling in a facility. The controller is configured to determine a tour schedule to allow users touring the facility to be on board the vehicle so that a visible range to the users is limited based on an attribute of the users, and control the vehicle based on the tour schedule.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to manage operation of a vehicle traveling in a facility. The controller is configured to generate a transportation schedule to cause the vehicle to transport components to be used in the facility and a tour schedule to allow users touring the facility to be on board the vehicle. The controller is configured to run the vehicle based on the transportation schedule and the tour schedule.

Abstract: A Schottky barrier diode includes an n-type semiconductor layer including a gallium oxide-based semiconductor, an insulating film including SiO2 and covering a portion of an upper surface of the n-type semiconductor layer, and an anode electrode which is connected to the upper surface of the n-type semiconductor layer to form a Schottky junction with the n-type semiconductor layer and at least a portion of an edge of which is located on the insulating film. The insulating film further includes a first layer in contact with the n-type semiconductor layer and a second layer on the first layer. A refractive index of the first layer is lower than a refractive index of the second layer. The n-type semiconductor layer further includes a guard ring surrounding a junction with the anode electrode.

Abstract: An information processing method is executed by an information processing device configured to decide an execution timing of agricultural chemical spraying by an unmanned aerial vehicle. The information processing method includes acquiring information about each of a plurality of farm fields and deciding an execution timing of agricultural chemical spraying over a first farm field to be sprayed by the unmanned aerial vehicle based on information about a second farm field located around the first farm field.

Abstract: A MEMS microphone includes a diaphragm having conductivity, first and second variable capacitors respectively including first and second fixed electrodes, a first voltage output section that outputs a first voltage changed according to a change in a capacitance of the first variable capacitor, and a second voltage output section that outputs a second voltage changed according to a change in a capacitance of the second variable capacitor. The first and second fixed electrodes face the diaphragm. The capacitances of the first and second variable capacitors are changed in accordance with a vibration of the diaphragm. A first bias voltage is applied to the first fixed electrode. A reference voltage is applied to the second fixed electrode. A second bias voltage is applied to the diaphragm. A difference between the second bias voltage and the reference voltage is half of a difference between the first bias voltage and the reference voltage.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a single fan, a first air outlet port disposed so as to supply air sent from the fan to an image surface of the sheet, a second air outlet port disposed so as to supply the air sent from the fan to a surface opposite to the image surface of the sheet, and a control unit configured to control the fan. The control unit includes a first mode of controlling a rotational speed of the fan at a first rotational speed in a case where the sheet is not present in a position facing the first air outlet port and control the rotational speed of the fan at a second rotational speed lower than the first rotational speed in a case where the sheet is present in the position facing the first air outlet port.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a reactor includes: a coil mold step of forming a coil mold in which a first resin is molded to cover at least part of a coil; and a main body mold step of forming a main body mold in which a second resin is molded to cover at least part of an assembly body in which the coil, the coil mold, two I-cores, and an O-core surrounding the coil and the coil mold are assembled. In the coil mold step, a gap plate configured to fill a gap between positions where the two I-cores are placed is formed by molding with the first resin. In the main body mold step, gap plates each configured to fill a gap between the O-core and a corresponding one of the I-cores are formed by molding with the second resin.