Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a flight control mechanism for controlling flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle by controlling collision between the vehicle and a boundary surface, an unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with the mechanism, and a method for using the mechanism and the vehicle. Provided is a flight control mechanism for an unmanned aerial vehicle including: a first initial collision member; a second initial collision member; and a holding member that holds the first and second initial collision members with a space therebetween above the body of the unmanned aerial vehicle, is tiltable with respect to the vehicle body by rotating about a predetermined position inside or above the vehicle body toward the side of the vehicle body, and rotates in response to collision between the first or second initial collision member and a boundary surface.

Abstract: A phase difference film composed of a resin containing a copolymer including polymerization units A and B, the phase difference film including a cylindrical phase separation structure that generates a structural birefringence, the phase separation structure including a phase (A) having the polymerization unit A as a main component and a phase (B) having the polymerization unit B as a main component, and the phase difference film satisfying the following condition (1) or (2). Condition (1): D(A)>D(B) and f(B)>0.5, and a direction giving a maximum refractive index among in-plane directions and an orientation direction of a cylinder in the phase separation structure are parallel to each other. Condition (2): D(A)>D(B) and f(A)>0.5, and a direction giving a maximum refractive index among in-plane directions and an orientation direction of a cylinder in the phase separation structure are orthogonal to each other.

Abstract: A polarizing plate may have high transmittance characteristics and suppressed reflected light. An optical device may be provided with the polarizing plate. The polarizing plate may have a wire grid structure that includes a transparent substrate and grid-like projection portions arranged on the transparent substrate at a pitch shorter than the wavelength of light in a used bandwidth and extending in a predetermined direction. The grid-like projection portions may each have a reflective layer and a dielectric layer in order from the transparent substrate side. When viewed from the predetermined direction, the reflective layer has may have a step on the side thereof and may have the largest bottom width on the transparent substrate side.

Abstract: A drive support unit of a turbo compressor includes at least one bearingless motor. The at least one bearingless motor includes a rotor-stator pair constituted by a rotor and a stator, and is configured to rotationally drive a drive shaft and to support a radial load of the drive shaft in a contactless manner. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a turbo compressor to which a bearingless motor is applied.

Abstract: A component comprising: a first case portion having a tunnel portion having an opening end opening toward an axial direction; and a second case portion having a catch tank portion opening upward, wherein the first case portion and the second case portion face each other such that a bottom portion of the tunnel portion and a bottom portion of the catch tank portion are coupled to each other, an opening area of the opening end of the tunnel portion on the second case portion side is larger than an opening area of the opening end of the tunnel portion on a side opposite to the second case portion side, the tunnel portion as a whole is inclined downward from the second case portion side of the tunnel portion to the side opposite to the second case portion side of the tunnel portion, and the second case portion side of the tunnel portion is inclined downward toward the catch tank portion.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a distance measuring device, a control method thereof, and a distance measuring system capable of arranging sample points of a pixel array so as to obtain more distance information. A distance measuring device includes: a pixel array in which pixels that receive reflected light obtained by reflecting irradiation light from an object are arranged in a matrix; a determination unit that determines some of the pixels of the pixel array as a sample point for detecting distance information; and a storage unit that stores a sample point state table that stores distance information of the sample point and a sample point movement rule table that stores a movement rule of the sample point, in which the determination unit updates position information of the sample point on the basis of the sample point state table and the sample point movement rule table.

Abstract: A power converter includes: a multiphase inverter circuit including a plurality of switching elements; a plurality of current sensors each configured to detect a current of the inverter circuit and output a value of the current detected; a terminal voltage detector configured to detect a voltage of each terminal of a load connected to the inverter circuit and output a value of the voltage detected; a switching element drive circuit configured to control the plurality of switching elements of the inverter circuit according to a switching pattern given; a fault detector configured to detect a fault in the inverter circuit or the plurality of current sensors; and a fault identifier configured to, after the fault detector detects the fault, switch the switching pattern to be given to the switching element drive circuit according to types of faults detectable by the fault detector, and perform identification processing of identifying a type and a location of the fault in the inverter circuit or the plurality of cu

Abstract: An electrode material has a solid concentration of 72% or more. It includes a composite particle, a sulfide solid electrolyte, and a solvent. The composite particle includes an active material and a fluoride solid electrolyte. The fluoride solid electrolyte covers at least part of a surface of the active material. The sulfide solid electrolyte is adhered to the composite particle.

Abstract: A hydrogen generation catalyst according to a first aspect of the present invention contains a molybdenum sulfide powder containing molybdenum disulfide having a 3R crystal structure. A hydrogen generation catalyst according to a second aspect of the present invention contains a metal-doped molybdenum sulfide powder containing a doping metal in Groups 3 to 13 and molybdenum disulfide having a 3R crystal structure.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a CPU provided in a first chassis and generating heat, a plate-shaped vapor chamber provided in the first chassis and thermally connected to the CPU to radiate heat, and two heat pipes protruding and extending from the vapor chamber at positions separated from each other. A graphite sheet that is thinner than the vapor chamber is thermally connected to the two heat pipes. A battery device having three cells is provided in the first chassis, and the heat pipe extends into a groove portion formed between the cells.

Abstract: A vehicle object detection system for detecting a target object in a detection area located behind and/or lateral of a subject vehicle, that is configured to generate a judgement on whether a target object which has been detected in the detection area is an alert object, to output the judgement to warning means which is configured to output a warning to a driver of the subject vehicle based on the judgement indicating that the target object is an alert object, and to generate the judgement based on: one or more positions of one or more other objects other than the target object being detected to be located between the target object and the subject vehicle, and a time period during which the target object is detected, being smaller than a specified period of time.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a merchandise purchase support program that causes at least one computer to execute a process, the process includes obtaining pieces of position information of each of a plurality of users; when there is an inquiry about an arrangement position of certain merchandise from a user of the plurality of users, specifying a first position where the user has performed a certain action indicating a feature of searching for the arrangement position of the certain merchandise, based on the piece of position information obtained in certain time before execution of the inquiry among the pieces of position information of the user; and determining a second position near the specified first position as a candidate for a new arrangement position of the certain merchandise.

Abstract: To provide a technique which makes it possible to suitably estimate an important region and a non-important region in an image, an information processing apparatus (1) includes: an obtaining means (10) for obtaining input data which includes at least one of image data and point cloud data; an estimating means (11) for estimating levels of importance with respect to a respective plurality of regions which are included in a frame indicated by the input data; a replacing means (12) for generating replaced data by replacing at least one of the plurality of regions, which are included in the input data, with alternative data in accordance with the levels of importance; an evaluating means (13) for deriving an evaluation value by referring to the replaced data; and a training means (14) for training the estimating means with reference to the evaluation value.

Abstract: An on-board switching device includes: a switching circuit; a first conduction path through which a current flows in a series connection state and no current flows in a parallel connection state; a second conduction path through which a current flows in the parallel connection state and no current flows in the series connection state; a third conduction path that forms a path between a negative electrode of a first battery and a positive electrode of a second battery in the series connection state and forms a path between both positive electrodes or between both negative electrodes of the first battery and the second battery in the parallel connection state; and a current detection unit that detects a current flowing through the third conduction path.

Abstract: A soft magnetic iron alloy sheet has a saturation magnetic flux density comparable to that of Permendur, with the same iron loss as electromagnetic pure iron, and a lower cost than Permendur. The soft magnetic iron alloy sheet includes, as a chemical composition, 30 at % or less of Co, 0.1 at % or more and 11 at % or less of N, and 1.2 at % or less of vanadium, with the remainder being Fe and impurities. In a thickness direction of the soft magnetic iron alloy sheet, a surface layer region has an average nitrogen concentration of 1 at % or more and 15 at % or less and an internal region has a lower average nitrogen concentration than the surface layer region. In the surface layer region, a thickness is 1% or more and 30% or less from both main surfaces of the sheet and iron-nitride martensite having a tetragonal structure is formed.

Abstract: A fixing apparatus is used that has: a first rotation member; an elongated heater disposed in an internal space of the first rotation member, and having a heat generating member and a substrate on which the heat generating member is provided; a temperature sensing unit that detects a temperature of the heater; a heater holder that holds the heater; a second rotation member that forms a nip portion with the heater, across the first rotation member; a reservoir unit that stores grease that is supplied between the first rotation member and the heater; and an elastic member that encloses the temperature sensing unit, such that a toner image formed on a recording material is heated and fixed at the nip portion.

Abstract: For example, a drive motor module capable of suppressing resonance of an inverter cover due to vibration from a motor or the like is provided. A drive motor module 1 includes a motor, an inverter electrically connected to the motor, a housing that houses the motor and the inverter, and an inverter cover that has a plate shape and covers the inverter. An outer surface of an inverter cover is divided into a first region and a second region in plan view. In the first region, a plurality of first ribs arranged in parallel to each other and a connecting portion extending in a direction intersecting with the first rib and connected to one end side of each of the first ribs are provided in a protruding manner. In the second region, a plurality of second ribs that radially extend are provided in a protruding manner.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first chassis in which a motherboard mounted with a processing device is mounted, a second chassis provided adjacent to the first chassis, a hinge device that relatively rotatably connects the first chassis to the second chassis, an electrical component that is provided in the first chassis and generates heat, a plate-shaped thermal module that is provided in the first chassis and is thermally connected to the electrical component to radiate heat, and a graphite sheet provided to extend from the first chassis to the second chassis. A connection edge portion of the first chassis is made of a heat conductive material, the thermal module is provided with a heat pipe along the connection edge portion, and the graphite sheet is thermally connected to the heat pipe and the connection edge portion by being laminated and interposed therebetween.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion, a pair of sidewall portions, a pair of bead portions, a carcass extending between the portions, and an inner rubber extending between the portions, on the inner side of the carcass. The inner rubber comprises a first portion extending through the tread portion with a first thickness and a second portion extending through the sidewall portions with a second thickness smaller than the first thickness. The land ratio of the tread portion 2 is 65% or more.

Abstract: A gas sensor includes: an element body which is internally provided with a measurement-object gas flow portion; a first pump cell including a first inner electrode disposed in the measurement-object gas flow portion; a second pump cell including a second inner electrode disposed in the measurement-object gas flow portion; a heater; a first impedance measurer configured to measure a first impedance by applying a voltage to the first inner electrode; a second impedance measurer configured to measure a second impedance by applying a voltage to the second inner electrode; and a control apparatus configured to perform a heater control process of controlling the heater so that the first impedance reaches a target value, and a correction process of correcting, based on the second impedance, a second pump current which flows through the second pump cell or a value derived based on the second pump current.