Abstract: A range-information acquiring apparatus includes a light source, an image sensor, a control circuit, and a signal processing circuit. The control circuit causes the light source to emit first light toward a scene and subsequently emit second light toward the scene, the first light having a first spatial distribution, the second light having a second spatial distribution. The control circuit causes at least a portion of plural photodetector elements of the photodetector device to detect first reflected light and second reflected light in the same exposure period, the first reflected light being caused by reflection of the first light from the scene, the second reflected light being caused by reflection of the second light from the scene. The signal processing circuit generates range data based on photodetection data output from the photodetector elements of the photodetector device.

Abstract: A distance measurement apparatus comprises a light emitter that emits a plurality of light beams toward a scene in different directions and at different timings, a light receiver that includes an array of a plurality of light-receiving elements and detects reflected light from the scene produced by the emission of each light beam with the plurality of light-receiving elements, and a signal processing circuit that generates and outputs output data including measurement data indicating the positions or distances of a plurality of points in the scene on the basis of a signal outputted by the light receiver. The output data includes the data of a plurality of blocks, and individual time data is attached to each of the plurality of blocks.

Abstract: A measurement device includes: a light source; an interference optical system that separates light into reference light and irradiation light and causes reflected light and the reference light to interfere with each other to generate interference light; an optical element that emits the irradiation light and receives the reflected light; and a photodetector that detects the interference light. The interference optical system includes a beam splitter. The measurement device satisfies d1?d2+d3 and d2+d3?d1|?|d4?d1| where d1 is an optical path length from the beam splitter to the photodetector, d2 is an optical path length from the beam splitter to the optical element, d3 is an optical path length from the optical element to the photodetector, and d4 is an optical path length from the beam splitter to the photodetector via a noise light path inside the interference optical system.

Abstract: Provided are expandable beads containing a base material resin containing a thermoplastic resin, and having a heat shrinkage rate when heated at Tsp+10° C. for 5 minutes of 30% or less, where Tsp is a softening point of the base material resin.

Abstract: An imaging system includes an imaging apparatus that repeatedly acquires a compressed image in which information regarding light of four or more wavelength bands from a target is compressed, and a processing apparatus. The processing apparatus extracts a partial region including a region of the target from the compressed image so as to compensate for a relative motion between the target and the imaging apparatus, and generates spectral images corresponding to wavelength bands, based on data of the partial region of the compressed image.

Abstract: A data processing device includes: a storage device storing measurement data, including position information and velocity information about multiple measurement points in a space; and a processing circuit. The processing circuit acquires the measurement data from the storage device, recognizes measurement points on a stationary object from among the multiple measurement points on the basis of the velocity information, and generates point cloud data including the position information about the measurement points on a stationary object on the basis of a result of the recognition.

Abstract: A sensing device includes a light source that emits light with modulated frequencies; an interference optical system that separates the light emitted from the light source into reference light and output light and generates interference light between reflected light and the reference light, the reflected light being generated by the output light being reflected at a reflecting point of a physical object; a photodetector that receives the interference light and outputs a detection signal according to intensity of the interference light; and a processing circuit that processes the detection signal. The processing circuit selects a specific data format from a plurality of data formats that can be generated by the processing circuit based on the detection signal, and outputs output data including measurement data having the selected specific data format.

Abstract: An optical scan device includes an optical waveguide array, including a plurality of optical waveguides each of which propagates light along a first direction, that emits a light beam, the plurality of optical waveguides being arranged in a second direction that intersects the first direction, a phase shifter array including a plurality of phase shifters connected separately to each of the plurality of optical waveguides, a control circuit that controls a phase shift amount of each of the plurality of phase shifters and/or inputting of light to each of the plurality of phase shifters and thereby controls a direction and shape of the light beam that is emitted from the optical waveguide array, a photodetector that detects the light beam reflected by a physical object, and a signal processing circuit that generates distance distribution data on the basis of output from the photodetector.

Abstract: An electric reaction measuring apparatus measures a potential of each of measurement electrodes, which are respectively disposed in chambers in a culture vessel, with respect to at least one reference electrode. The electric reaction measuring apparatus includes at least one control circuit. A measurement object is disposed in each of the chambers. The at least one control circuit calculates at least one principal component for each of the measurement electrodes by performing principal component analysis of the potential of each of the measurement electrodes; estimates, for each of the measurement electrodes, a potential corresponding to the principal component from the principal component of the measurement electrode, and synthesizes the estimated potential; subtracts the synthesized potential of the measurement electrode from a potential measured at the measurement electrode; and outputs a potential after subtraction.

Abstract: A measurement device includes: a light source which emits laser light to irradiate a moving body and which can vary the frequency of the laser light; an interference optical system that separates the laser light into reference light and output light, and generates interference light by interfering the reference light with at least one reflected light beam generated when at least one light beam obtained from the output light is reflected by the moving body; a light detector that detects the interference light; and a processing circuit that processes a signal outputted from the light detector. The processing circuit generates and outputs a plurality of attribute data pertaining to the moving body on the basis of measurement data on the moving body obtained by processing the signal.

Abstract: An optical scan device includes an optical waveguide array, including a plurality of optical waveguides each of which propagates light along a first direction, that emits a light beam, the plurality of optical waveguides being arranged in a second direction that intersects the first direction, a phase shifter array including a plurality of phase shifters connected separately to each of the plurality of optical waveguides, a control circuit that controls a phase shift amount of each of the plurality of phase shifters and/or inputting of light to each of the plurality of phase shifters and thereby controls a direction and shape of the light beam that is emitted from the optical waveguide array, a photodetector that detects the light beam reflected by a physical object, and a signal processing circuit that generates distance distribution data on the basis of output from the photodetector.

Abstract: A measuring device includes: a light source; an interference optical system that separates light into reference light and irradiation light, generates interference light by causing interference between the reference light and reflected light generated by reflection of the irradiation light on an object; a photodetector that receives the interference light and outputs a signal corresponding to an intensity of the interference light; and a processing circuit that controls the light source and generates and outputs data on a distance and/or velocity of the object based on the signal outputted from the photodetector, in which the processing circuit causes the light source to emit light having a frequency that changes with time within a first frequency range in a first mode, and causes the light source to emit light having a frequency that changes with time within a second frequency range different from the first frequency range in the second mode.

Abstract: A measurement apparatus includes a light source, a calibrating optical system, an interference optical system, a photosensitive device, a storage device, and a processing circuit. The interference optical system separates the light into reference light and output light and generates first interfering light and second interfering light. The photosensitive device outputs a first detection signal corresponding to an intensity of the first interfering light and a second detection signal corresponding to an intensity of the second interfering light. The processing circuit sends out, to the light source, a control signal that sweeps a frequency of the light that is emitted from the light source, updates, on the basis of the second detection signal, the correcting data stored in the storage device, and generates measurement data on the basis of the correcting data thus updated and the first detection signal.

Abstract: A method for evaluating a user's skin condition, the method being performed by a computer, includes acquiring image data concerning part of the user's body and including information for four or more bands, determining an evaluation region in the part of the user's body in an image representing the part of the user's body in accordance with an input from the user, and generating, based on the image data, and outputting evaluation data representing an evaluation result of skin condition in the evaluation region.

Abstract: A measurement apparatus includes a light source that emits frequency-modulated light, an interference optical system that separates the light into reference light and output light and generates interfering light, a photodetector that receives the interfering light and outputs a detection signal corresponding to an intensity of the interfering light, a storage device that stores correcting data for use in correction of the detection signal, the correcting data being each associated with a corresponding one of different operating states of the light source, and a processing circuit that sends out a control signal to the light source, corrects the detection signal based on one or more pieces of correcting data selected from among the correcting data according to the operating state of the light source, and generates measurement data on a distance to and/or a velocity of a physical object based on the detection signal, and outputs the measurement data.

Abstract: A measurement apparatus includes a light source, an interference optical system, a photodetector, a processing circuit, and a storage apparatus. The interference optical system splits light emitted from the light source into reference light and output light and generates interfering light between reflected light resulting from reflection of the output light on an object and the reference light. The photodetector outputs a detection signal corresponding to strength of the interfering light. The processing circuit modulates the frequency of the light outputted from the light source with a period including an up-chirp duration in which the frequency increases and a down-chirp duration in which the frequency decreases. The storage apparatus stores first correction data for the up-chirp duration and second correction data for the down-chirp duration. The processing circuit determines distance or velocity based on a signal obtained by correcting the detection signal based on the first or second correction data.

Abstract: A load transport system includes multiple transporters transporting a load. The transporters include a first transporter and a second transporter. The second transporter measures a size of the first transporter and outputs size information on the size of the first transporter to outside. The first transporter acquires the size information and makes a travel plan of the first transporter in accordance with the size information.

Abstract: A method for evaluating drug responsiveness includes disposing a myocardial cell produced through differential induction onto a board including an electrode, administering a drug to the myocardial cell, continuously applying, after the drug is administered, a pulse current or a pulse voltage to the myocardial cell through the electrode for a certain period of time, measuring, after the certain period of time has elapsed, a pulsation characteristic of the myocardial cell, and evaluating responsiveness of the myocardial cell to the drug on a basis of the pulsation characteristic.

Abstract: A method for detecting a foreign object on or in an object, the method being executed by a computer, includes acquiring image data of the object including information regarding four or more bands, extracting, for individual regions of the object, partial image data corresponding to at least one band among the four or more bands from the image data, performing, for each region, a detection operation for detecting, based on the partial image data, a foreign object on or in the object, and outputting data representing a detection result. The at least one band is selected in accordance with each of the regions.

Abstract: A method executed by a computer includes obtaining matrix data representing an encoding matrix used to encode a spectral data cube including image information in wavelength bands and to generate a compressed image and/or a decoding matrix used to generate the spectral data cube by decoding from the encoded compressed image, editing the matrix data in a way of causing the image information in at least one of the wavelength bands in the spectral data cube to be altered in the spectral data cube after being generated by decoding, and outputting the matrix data after the editing.