Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a lithium ion battery having a set of a positive electrode current collector, a positive electrode active material layer, a separator, a negative electrode active material layer, and a negative electrode current collector laminated in this order, and having a configuration in which outer peripheries of the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer are sealed with a sealing material and an electrolytic solution is enclosed, the method including: a step of manufacturing a positive electrode and/or a negative electrode by an electrode manufacturing step including a supply step of preparing a frame-shaped sealing material and a bottom member, and supplying an electrode active material composition containing electrode active material particles and an electrolytic solution to a space surrounded by the sealing material and the bottom member, and a compression step of compressing the electrode active material co

Abstract: A magnetic particle composition (e) containing magnetic particles (c) and a chaotropic salt (D), the magnetic particles (c) each including a core particle (P) that is a magnetic silica particle containing a magnetic metal oxide particle (A), wherein the magnetic metal oxide particle (A) in the core particle (P) has a weight percentage of 60 wt % or more based on the weight of the core particle (P), and the magnetic particles (c) have a particle size distribution with a coefficient of variation of 5 to 50%.

Abstract: An autonomous driving control device includes a map information input unit, a new map information storage unit, and a calculation unit. The map information input unit includes several input means and several processing means. The calculation unit performs the autonomous driving using the new map information obtained by accessing the new map information storage unit.

Abstract: Provided is a sensor information processing device that processes the detection results of the plurality of external-environment sensors that recognize the lane marker that divides the lane and can identify the lane marker more accurately than before. A sensor information processing device 100 includes a storage device 102 that stores a past detection result De of an external-environment sensor 200 as time-series data, and a central processing unit 101 that identifies a lane marker on the basis of the time-series data. The central processing unit 101 determines that the new detection result De belongs to the existing lane marker or the new lane marker on the basis of the comparison between the new detection result De not included in the time-series data and the time-series data.

Abstract: An on-vehicle transmission system includes: a path part configured to transmit a radio signal received from the antenna side, to the on-vehicle-device side; an on-vehicle-device-side circuit unit including a plurality of wireless circuits configured to receive radio signals in frequency bands different from each other; and a power supply circuit configured to supply power from the on-vehicle-device side to a circuit on the antenna side via the path part. The plurality of wireless circuits are connected in series via a transmission line configured to transmit a radio signal, and are respectively connected to the plurality of on-vehicle devices via the transmission line configured to transmit a radio signal. The on-vehicle-device-side circuit unit splits the radio signal received from the path part and provides resultant radio signals to the respective wireless circuits.

Abstract: Provided is a fuel-reforming device comprising: an ammonia tank (4); a reformer (5) for reforming ammonia and generating high-concentration hydrogen gas having a hydrogen content of at least 99%; a mixing tank (7) for mixing ammonia and hydrogen for temporary storage; and a control means (10) for controlling the respective supply amounts of ammonia and high-concentration hydrogen gas that are supplied to the mixing tank (7). The control means (10) calculates the combustion rate coefficient C of mixed gas with respect to a reference fuel on the basis of equation (1). Equation (1): S0=SH×C+SA×(1?C). In equation (1), S0 is the combustion rate of the reference fuel, SH is the combustion rate of hydrogen, SA is the combustion rate of ammonia, and C is the combustion rate coefficient of mixed gas. In addition, on the basis of equation (2), the control means (10) determines the volume fractions of ammonia and hydrogen that are supplied to the mixing tank. Equation (2): C=1?exp(?A×MB).

Abstract: The purpose of this invention is to be able to appropriately calculate the range of surrounding roads which needs to be provided for a preset travel route. This information management device is equipped with a travel range specifying unit which specifies the travel range which is the range of roads on which a vehicle may travel if having deviated from a preset planned route. The travel range specifying unit calculates the travel range on the basis of the time required to recalculate the planned route, and the speed of the vehicle.

Abstract: An ordering system includes a recording apparatus, which records an image by use of recording materials contained in cartridges, and a server system, which is capable of communicating with the recording apparatus, wherein the recording apparatus sends status information, which includes values of remaining amounts of the recording materials of the cartridges mounted on the recording apparatus, and wherein the server system is equipped with a receiving unit configured to receive the status information, and an ordering unit configured to provide an instruction for ordering a replacement of a cartridge for which a replacement has not been ordered yet from among the cartridges mounted on the recording apparatus in a case where the status information indicates that there is a cartridge whose value of the remaining amount of the recording material is less than a predetermined threshold value and a replacement thereof has not been ordered yet.

Abstract: In a rotating electric machine, a rotor core has a rotor core cooling hole under a state of being coupled to a first gap at a position on a radially inner side with respect to a center portion of a first inner wall surface in a length direction. The rotor core has a radially-outer-side refrigerant flow path formed under a state of being coupled to a radially-outer-side end portion of the first gap. A first end plate has a communication path formed so as to extend from an inner end surface of the first end plate to the rotor core cooling hole. A second end plate has a discharge path formed so as to allow the radially-outer-side refrigerant flow path to communicate with an outside.

Abstract: Provided is a polishing liquid supply device capable of selectively supplying a plurality of different polishing liquids to a vessel for storing the polishing liquid used in a polishing apparatus. The polishing liquid supply device includes a plurality of ejection nozzles provided according to the plurality of different polishing liquids, a sensor that detects a position corresponding to one of the plurality of ejection nozzles at which a supplied port of the vessel is disposed, a storage device that stores information concerning the polishing liquid selected from the plurality of polishing liquids, and a processing device that performs a control to eject the polishing liquid from the ejection nozzle corresponding to the polishing liquid indicated by the information stored in the storage device.

Abstract: An antenna holder includes: a plurality of antenna holding portions configured to hold reception antennas configured to receive a radio signal transmitted from a capsule endoscope; a main body to which the antenna holding portions are fixed; a stretch portion that is mounted on the main body, the stretch portion being configured to cover all of the antenna holding portions; and a belt portion that is attached to the main body across the stretch portion in a first direction.

Abstract: An on-vehicle communication system mounted on a vehicle is provided with a master function unit and a plurality of slave function units. The plurality of slave function units are able to transmit uplink communication signals to the master function unit via at least a common optical fiber.

Abstract: An on-vehicle transmission system includes: a path part configured to transmit a radio signal received from the antenna side, to the on-vehicle-device side; an on-vehicle-device-side circuit unit including a plurality of wireless circuits configured to receive radio signals in frequency bands different from each other; and a power supply circuit configured to supply power from the on-vehicle-device side to a circuit on the antenna side via the path part. The plurality of wireless circuits are connected in series via a transmission line configured to transmit a radio signal, and are respectively connected to the plurality of on-vehicle devices via the transmission line configured to transmit a radio signal. The on-vehicle-device-side circuit unit splits the radio signal received from the path part and provides resultant radio signals to the respective wireless circuits.

Abstract: To provide a power converter which can maintain the stability and the response of the feedback control system, even if the frequency characteristic of the chopper circuit changes according to change of driving condition. A power converter is provided with a chopper circuit which has reactor and switching device; and a control circuit which changes a feedback value of duty ratio of the switching device so that a deviation between a target value of output voltage and a detection value of output voltage approaches to 0, wherein the control circuit changes a frequency characteristic of the feedback control, based on at least any two or more of information on the output voltage, information on an input voltage, and information on duty ratio.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a server system receives usage history information and identification information of an image forming apparatus, stores, in a memory, the identification information and user information in association with each other, with the user information including destination information of a notification, and obtains the user information from the memory, based on the received identification information. In addition, from the received usage history information, a value related to image forming based on an instruction from a predetermined application included in an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with the image forming apparatus is obtained, and a notification including predetermined information, based on the obtained destination information can be output. The notification is output in a case where the value does not satisfy a predetermined condition, and the notification is not output in a case where the value satisfies the predetermined condition.

Abstract: This switch device is mounted on a vehicle, and comprises: a switch unit for relaying communication data communicated between a plurality of communication devices; a buffer for holding the communication data to be relayed; and a control unit for transmitting stop request to at least one communication device of the plurality of communication devices if communication data to be transmitted to a communication device in which abnormality has been detected is held in the buffer, the stop request which requests for stopping transmission of communication data to the switch device and for holding of communication data to be transmitted to the switch device.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a technique capable of appropriately ordering an ink bottle. One embodiment of the present disclosure is a printing apparatus that includes: an ink tank that stores ink supplied from an ink bottle; and a head to which ink is supplied from the ink tank, and the printing apparatus includes a transmission unit configured to transmit status information in which at least information relating to an ink remaining amount within the ink tank is included to a server and order processing of a new ink bottle is performed based on an ink consumption amount of the ink bottle.

Abstract: Provided are a plant growth aid that enables a leaf to efficiently take in a chemical agent and has excellent elution property of the chemical agent from particles and a method for growing a plant. The present invention relates to a plant growth aid (X) containing particles (P) having a median size of 1 to 300 nm, the particles (P) containing a biodegradable resin (A) and a hydrophobic agent (B) having an octanol/water partition coefficient (Log Pow) at 25° C. of 1 to 10; and a method for growing a plant using the same.

Abstract: A moving body that moves at least one of in water or along a water surface, in accordance with a person moving on the water by stepping with feet in an alternating manner, includes a movement information acquiring unit that acquires information concerning movement of a foot of the person or a worn item worn on the foot of the person, and a control unit that, when the foot of the person moves away from the moving body, causes the moving body to move to a stepping destination of the foot based on the information acquired by the movement information acquiring unit. A moving body system includes the moving body and the worn item.

Abstract: A timepiece includes a first motor having a rotor for rotating a hour hand, and a first train wheel group having a wheel gear rotating based on rotation of the rotor. The first train wheel group includes a third intermediate hour pinion, a first intermediate hour pinion, a twenty four hour wheel gear having a first reference load unit disposed to mesh with the third intermediate hour pinion so that a load received by the rotor fluctuates in a case where the twenty four hour wheel gear meshes with the third intermediate hour pinion, and rotating at a first reduction ratio with respect to the rotor, and a second intermediate hour wheel gear having a second reference load unit disposed to mesh with the first intermediate hour pinion so that the load received by the rotor fluctuates in a case where the second intermediate hour wheel gear meshes with the first intermediate hour pinion, and rotating at a second reduction ratio lower than the first reduction ratio with respect to the rotor.