Abstract: A motorcycle includes an integrated locking system. The locking system actuates a seat lock from the main switch as well as a handlebar or steering lock. The steering lock is structured such that an overlap of components results in a locking pin passage that extends into a locking pin chamber. The locking pin passage is substantially shielded by a labyrinth defined by overlapping components. The main switch is positioned forward of at least one gauge and a meter cover surrounds at least the gauge and the main switch as well as covers at least a portion of the fuel tank.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sintered Ti-based material product derived from injection molding of a powder material. The outer layer region of the product comprises a lower amount of carbon than the inner layer region of the same. The inner layer region comprises a Ti-based carbide which has an average grain size of not less than 1 &mgr;m and which is dispersed in the inner structure to have an area fraction of not less than 0.1% to not more than 20%. The outer layer region comprises a lower amount of Ti-based carbide than the inner layer region. There can be observed an area fraction of less than 0.1% of the Ti-based carbide at the surface of the sintered Ti-based material product.

Abstract: A motorcycle includes an integrated locking system. The locking system actuates a seat lock from the main switch as well as a handlebar or steering lock. The steering lock is structured such that an overlap of components results in a locking pin passage that extends into a locking pin chamber. The locking pin passage is substantially shielded by a labyrinth defined by overlapping components. The main switch is positioned forward of at least one gauge and a meter cover surrounds at least the gauge and the main switch as well as covers at least a portion of the fuel tank.

Abstract: A motorcycle includes an integrated locking system. The locking system actuates a seat lock from the main switch as well as a handlebar or steering lock. The steering lock is structured such that an overlap of components results in a locking pin passage that extends into a locking pin chamber. The locking pin passage is substantially shielded by a labyrinth defined by overlapping components. The main switch is positioned forward of at least one gauge and a meter cover surrounds at least the gauge and the main switch as well as covers at least a portion of the fuel tank.

Abstract: A motorcycle includes an integrated locking system. The locking system actuates a seat lock from the main switch as well as a handlebar or steering lock. The steering lock is structured such that an overlap of components results in a locking pin passage that extends into a locking pin chamber. The locking pin passage is substantially shielded by a labyrinth defined by overlapping components. The main switch is positioned forward of at least one gauge and a meter cover surrounds at least the gauge and the main switch as well as covers at least a portion of the fuel tank.

Abstract: The present invention provides a vane material having an excellent scuffing resistance in a compressor employing an alternative Freon gas as a cooling medium and a process for the preparation thereof. In accordance with the present invention, a vane material is provided having a structure comprising a base material consisting essentially of 1.0 to 4.5% by weight of carbon, not more than 1.5% by weight of silicon, not more than 1.0% by weight of manganese, 3 to 6% by weight of chromium, not more than 30% of tungsten and/or not more than 20% by weight of molybdenum provided that (W+2Mo) is not more than 45% by weight, 2 to 10% by weight of vanadium and/or niobium, not more than 20% by weight of cobalt, and a balance of iron and inavoidable impurities with additive particles of a carbide and additive particles of a nitride and/or a carbonitride, sintered thereto in an amount of more than 0% to not more than 25% by weight and 2 to 25% by weight based on the total weight of the vane material, respectively.

Abstract: A conductive ceramic sintered body substantially free from large variation of electric resistivity, which consists essentially of: (a) a silicon nitride-base ceramic as a matrix; (b) 10-70 volume % of a first conductive material which consists of one or more conductive compounds selected from carbides, nitrides, oxides and their composite compounds of transition metals in Groups IVa, Va and VIa of the Periodic Table; and (c) 0.1-50 volume % of a second conductive material consisting of SiC; the first conductive material and the second conductive material serving to form paths for electric conduction.

Abstract: A multifunctional image processor capable of executing a variety of image processing functions such as a spatial convolution and a color image processing at a higher speed includes an image data distribute unit for distributing the gray-scale and color image data externally supplied by use of programs in accordance with the operation of the image processing and a parallel image data processing unit for conducting a parallel operation on distributed image data in accordance with the operation of the image processing.

Abstract: By using a low-frequency component of attitude data of an uncorrected image resulting from scanning the ground by means of a sensor mounted on a satellite, low-frequency distortion correction coefficients are calculated. By using a high-frequency component of attitude data, a change rate is calculated. From said low-frequency distortion correction coefficients and said change rate, distortion correction coefficients covering a high frequency are calculated. By applying bidirectional resampling to the uncorrected image by using said distortion correction coefficients covering a high frequency, a corrected image is obtained.

Abstract: For the preparation of a tree structure recognition dictionary, a feature set at each node of the tree should be the feature giving the largest discrete distribution number. When elements of an object are classified or divided into categories, if the number of combinations of subgroups, which are discrete, is the largest, the classification is the most effective. This classification is effected, when the distance between distributions for a certain feature is larger than a predetermined value.

Abstract: A data input/output system is provided for transfer of data between a large capacity data source and a large-capacity memory. The data input/output control information is supplied from a processor. If the actual time between input/output information units from the large-capacity data source is shorter than that time determined by a program in the processor, an interruption signal is generated to be in time for the input/output timing of the next input/output data unit. The system permits continuous data transfer switching from one input/output data unit to the next input/output data unit without use of the program in the processor.

Abstract: A dual computer system comprising a pair of computer systems and a dual system controller for monitoring the results of the operations by the computer systems. When the results of the operations coincide with each other, such results are applied to an external output register for process control, while when there is non-coincidence between the results of the operations the operation of the computer systems is interrupted and both the computer systems are checked with a diagnose routine for detection as to whether the operation is normal or abnormal. In the system, a status register is provided so that the computer systems can read the content of the register before being placed in independent operation. The main and subsidiary computer systems read the content of the register with different timing so that they may not arbitrarily deliver their outputs to the external output register due to malfunctions of the dual system controller.