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 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 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 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.

Abstract: A distance measurement system comprises distance measurement devices, including a LiDAR sensor and at least one other distance measurement device, and a storage device storing three-dimensional point cloud data based on distance measurement data acquired by each of the distance measurement devices. The LiDAR sensor comprises a light-emitting device that can change an emission direction of a light beam, a light-receiving device that detects reflected light from the light beam and outputs a signal indicating a detection result, and a processing circuit that controls the light-emitting device and the light-receiving device to generate the distance measurement data on a basis of the signal outputted from the light-receiving device. The processing circuit references the point cloud data to determine at least one empty area in the point cloud data, and measures distance in the empty area by causing the light-emitting device to emit the light beam toward the empty area.

Abstract: A processing apparatus is connected to one or more terminals including a hyperspectral sensor that generates compressed image data which is hyperspectral information of a target compressed as two-dimensional image information over a network. The processing apparatus includes a storage device that stores data sets of samples and a first reconstruction table for generating hyperspectral data from the compressed image data, the data set of each sample includes hyperspectral data of the sample and data indicative of a property value of the sample; and a processing circuit that generates a statistical model for estimating the property value from the hyperspectral data on the basis of the data sets of the samples and generates a second reconstruction table by editing the first reconstruction table in accordance with the statistical model thus generated.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a technique which makes it possible to evaluate a state of a cell aggregation of one or more spheroids. In the culture state determination device according to the present disclosure, a plurality of light sources sequentially illuminate a plurality of cell aggregations put on an image sensor. The image sensor acquires captured images of the plurality of the cell aggregations each time when the plurality of the light sources illuminate the plurality of the cell aggregations.

Abstract: A distance measurement device is used in a system including two or more distance measurement devices having distance measurement ranges that are adjacent to each other or partially overlap each other. The distance measurement device includes: a light emission device; a light reception device which detect reflected light and to output a detection signal; and a processing circuit which determine the position of the target object. The processing circuit generates, based on the determined position of the target object, setting data defining an irradiation range of light to be emitted from the other distance measurement device and transmits the setting data to the other distance measurement device, and controls light emission from the light emission device in accordance with setting data defining an irradiation range of light to be emitted from the light emission device, when having received the setting data from the other distance measurement device.

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 method for controlling a distance measurement apparatus including a light emitting device capable of changing a direction of emission of a light beam and a light receiving device that detects a reflected light beam includes acquiring data representing a plurality of images acquired at different points in time by an image sensor that acquires an image of a scene, determining, on the basis of the data representing the plurality of images, a degree of priority of distance measurement of one or more physical objects included in the plurality of images, and executing distance measurement of the one or more physical objects by causing the light emitting device to emit the light beam in a direction corresponding to the degree of priority and in an order corresponding to the degree of priority and causing the light receiving device to detect the reflected light beam.

Abstract: A distance measurement apparatus includes a light emitting apparatus capable of emitting first light and second light having a smaller spread than the first light, and changing an emission direction of the second light, a light receiving apparatus, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit performs a process including causing the light receiving apparatus to detect reflected light that occurs due to the first light and reflected light that occurs due to the second light, and generate therefrom first distance data and second distance data, when an object is present outside a first target area included in an area illuminated by the first light, causing the light emitting apparatus to track the object by the second light; and when the object enters the inside of the first target area from the outside of the first target area, causing the light emitting apparatus to stop the tracking by the second light.

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.