An information processing apparatus includes: an acquirer configured to acquire distance information measured and output in a state where a sensor is installed so that at least a part of a robot enters a measurable area of the sensor; a recognizer configured to recognize a 3-dimensional operation range of the robot from the distance information measured by the sensor at a plurality of timings while moving the robot; a determiner configured to determine whether there is a change in the 3-dimensional operation range of the robot based on the distance information measured by the sensor during an actual motion of the robot; and a warner configured to give a warning indicating occurrence of a deviation of the sensor when the determiner determines that there is a change in the 3-dimensional operation range of the robot.
A drive system includes an actuator that is driven by a motor to generate displacement, a driver that drives the motor, and a controller that gives a control instruction to the driver. The controller includes a determination unit that determines a spring constant and an instruction generating unit that generates the control instruction so as to generate drive force calculated based on a product of the spring constant and the displacement generated in the actuator.
A master device receives a signal directly or via a repeater device from a slave device. When receiving a slave signal from the slave device, the repeater device transmits a repeater signal wirelessly to the slave device and the master device. The master device comprises: a master device receive unit that receives the slave signal and the repeater signal; a master device transmit unit that transmits a response signal to the slave device and the repeater device when the master device receive unit receives the repeater signal; and an output unit that outputs a control signal to a device to be controlled, when the master device receive unit receives at least one of the slave signal and the repeater signal.
A diode is connected between a DC power supply and switching elements, a forward direction of the diode being defined from the DC power supply to the switching elements. A relay is connected in parallel to the diode. A relay control circuit controls the relay to be turned off when an input voltage starts to be applied to a power converter apparatus, and to be turned on when a forward voltage is applied to the diode.
H02M 3/335 - Conversion of dc power input into dc power output with intermediate conversion into ac by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate ac using devices of a triode or a transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only
H02M 1/088 - Circuits specially adapted for the generation of control voltages for semiconductor devices incorporated in static converters for the simultaneous control of series or parallel connected semiconductor devices
H02M 1/32 - Means for protecting converters other than by automatic disconnection
A display system includes an image display part displaying an image indicating a mode selected in a driving device of a vehicle having a plurality of modes. The image display part displays all images indicating each of the plurality of modes, and displays the image indicating the selected mode to be different in at least one of color, brightness, character format, and size from an image indicating a non-selected mode.
B60K 35/00 - Arrangement or adaptations of instruments
B60K 37/06 - Arrangement of fittings on dashboard of controls, e.g. control knobs
G09G 3/16 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of a single character by selection from a plurality of characters, or by composing the character by combination of individual elements, e.g. segments by control of light from an independent source
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CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM
In a case in which a second distance between a future position of a robot and a future position of a person is shorter than a second predetermined distance, a modification unit modifies movement trajectory information such that the second distance is equal to or longer than the second predetermined distance. In a case in which a first distance is shorter than a first predetermined distance, a control unit stops or decelerates a movement of the robot, regardless of whether the movement trajectory information is modified. In a case in which the first distance is equal to or longer than the first predetermined distance and the movement trajectory information is modified, the control unit controls the movement of the robot on the basis of the movement trajectory information after modification.
A mobile robot can include a first laser scanner and a second laser scanner. The robot position can be compared to a designated area to determine whether the robot is inside the designated area. One of the first laser scanner or the second laser scanner can be selected to use for localization based at least on whether the robot is inside the designated area. A laser scan can be performed using the selected one of the first laser scanner or the second laser scanner to provide laser scan information. The laser scan information can be compared to a mapping of an area around the robot to determine a location of the robot.
A repeater device comprises: a repeater device receive unit that receives a slave signal transmitted wirelessly from a slave device and including first individual identification information; and a repeater device transmit unit that transmits a repeater signal including second individual identification information corresponding to the first individual identification information wirelessly to the slave device and a master device, based on the slave signal. The repeater device receive unit further receives a response signal responding to the repeater signal, transmitted wirelessly from the master device.
An acquisition unit (32) acquires work information related to work to be performed by a robot having a hand part, grasping information indicating a plurality of candidates for the relative positional relationship between the hand part and a workpiece, workpiece posture information indicating a plurality of candidates for a posture adoptable by the workpiece, and kinematics information regarding the robot. A generation unit (34) generates, for a plurality of target points on a path of the robot for performing the work, a graph (38) which includes a node corresponding to each combination of the workpiece posture information, the posture of the hand part grasping the workpiece, and the posture of the robot, and an edge connecting nodes corresponding to combinations that are transitionable between target points, and in which an estimated operation time corresponding to the transition between the nodes connected by the edge is given to the edge as a weight. A searching unit (36) uses the graph (38) to search for a sequence of robot postures, which results in the shortest operation time, at each of the plurality of target points.
An electromagnetic relay includes a first fixed terminal, a first fixed contact, a second fixed terminal, a second fixed contact, a first movable contact, a second movable contact, a movable contact piece, a drive device, an outer magnet, and an inner magnet. The second fixed terminal is disposed apart from the first fixed terminal in a first direction. The first movable contact and the second movable contact are disposed to face the first fixed contact and the second fixed contact, respectively, in a second direction. The outer magnet generates a magnetic field to elongate an arc generated between the first fixed contact and the first movable contact and between the second fixed contact and the second movable contact. The inner magnet generates a magnetic field to elongate the arc in a third direction.
An electromagnetic relay includes a fixed contact, a movable contact, a movable contact piece, a movable iron core, a drive shaft, a coil, and a stopper. The movable iron core is movable in a moving direction including a contact direction in which the movable contact approaches the fixed contact and a separation direction in which the movable contact separates from the fixed contact. The movable iron core includes a shaft hole extending in the moving direction. The drive shaft is connected to the movable contact piece. The drive shaft extends through the shaft hole. The drive shaft is fixed to the movable iron core. The coil generates a magnetic force to move the movable iron core in the moving direction. The stopper is connected to the drive shaft. The stopper restricts a movement of the movable iron core with respect to the drive shaft in the moving direction.
An increase in noise can be suppressed. A motor control device includes N inverters configured to control N motors connected via power cables based on PWM signals, respectively, and a phase controller configured to determine phases of N carrier signals to be used for generating PWM signals to be supplied to the N inverters so that a sum of N vectors represented by noise amounts related to the respective N motors becomes zero.
H02P 5/74 - Arrangements specially adapted for regulating or controlling the speed or torque of two or more electric motors controlling two or more ac dynamo-electric motors
H02P 21/22 - Current control, e.g. using a current control loop
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PATTERN VARIABLY DISPLAYING DEVICE, GAME MACHINE, AND PATTERN VARIABLY DISPLAYING METHOD
A pattern variably displaying device includes: sphere reels, in which patterns are described on a surface of a sphere; a sphere driving device, driving each of the sphere reels; and a reel control part, controlling the sphere driving device.
A presentation device is provided in a gaming machine. The presentation device includes: a small roulette wheel, a medium roulette wheel, and a large roulette wheel, having different diameters and rotatably held on the same rotation center line; a motor, rotating each roulette wheel; a communication part, transmitting and receiving a control signal to and from the gaming machine; and a control part, controlling the motor based on the control signal from the gaming machine.
G07F 17/34 - Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements depending on the stopping of moving members, e.g. "fruit" machines
G07F 17/32 - Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
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AUTONOMOUS WORK SYSTEM AND AUTONOMOUS WORK MACHINE
An autonomous work system includes a charging station and an autonomous work machine. The charging station includes a power transmitter unit. The autonomous work machine includes a traveling body, a motor, a battery, and a power receiver unit. The battery supplies electric power to the motor. The autonomous work machine performs a predetermined task while autonomously traveling, moves to the charging station to charge the battery by wireless power transfer. The power transmitter unit includes a power-transmitting coil. The power-transmitting coil is arranged parallel to an installation surface on which the charging station is placed. The power receiver unit includes a power-receiving coil. The receiving coil is arranged parallel to the installation surface. The autonomous work machine moves to the charging station so that the power-receiving coil is positioned above the power-transmitting coil, and charges the battery.
B60L 53/38 - Means for automatic or assisted adjustment of the relative position of charging devices and vehicles specially adapted for charging by inductive energy transfer
H02J 50/10 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling
H02J 50/90 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
A control device includes a master storage part that stores map data including obstacle information and environmental parameter information on an environmental parameter that may influence an object to be transported, and a transport path determination part that, based on a transport instruction and the map data, determines a transport path according to the object to be transported, which is indicated by transported object information included in the transport instruction, in consideration of the environmental parameter that may influence the object to be transported.
A design assist device assists with designing of a power supply system to supply and distribute power from a power supply and a capacitor connected parallel to each other to a plurality of load devices through a power supply path combining a plurality of power cables. The design assist device includes a calculator and an outputter. The calculator calculates time-series data about a current flowing through the capacitor based on configuration information representing an overall configuration of the power supply path and operation pattern information representing an operation pattern of each of the plurality of load devices, and calculates, based on the time-series data about the current, a recommended capacitance being a capacitance recommended for the capacitor. The outputter outputs at least information about the recommended capacitance for the capacitor.
G06F 30/367 - Design verification, e.g. using simulation, simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis [SPICE], direct methods or relaxation methods
A limit switch includes: a switch main body capable of being switched on and off; and an operation unit connected to the switch main body. The operation unit includes: a housing having a box shape; a shaft portion including a shaft main body and a cam portion the shaft main body being supported by the housing in a state of being rotatable forward from a return position toward a first operation position around a rotation axis extending in the first direction and being rotatable backward from the return position toward a second operation position opposite to the first operation position with respect to the return position, the cam portion being provided in the shaft main body located inside the housing and being configured to rotate forward and backward together with the shaft main body; a biasing portion configured to return the shaft main body to the return position; and a plunger configured to move in the second direction by rotation of the cam portion to switch on and off of the switch main body, and configured to be able to set an operation mode from either one-side operation or both-side operation.
H01H 21/28 - Operating parts, e.g. handle biased to return to original position upon removal of operating force adapted for actuation at a limit or other predetermined position in the path of a body, the relative movement of switch and body being primarily for a purpose other than the actuation of the switch, e.g. door switch, limit switch, floor-levelling swi
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LEAD FRAME AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LEAD FRAME INSERT MOLDED ARTICLE
A lead frame 10 includes first and second frames 13, 14 and a fixed contact piece 15. The fixed contact piece 15 is integrally formed with the first frame via a conductive connection part 16. The first frame and the fixed contact piece 15 and the second frame have installation parts 13a, 14a, 14b, 15b to which resistance elements are able to install. The first frame 13 and the fixed contact piece have installation parts 13b, 15a to which resistance elements are able to install. Electrical circuits of different types are formed through combinations of whether the resistance elements are installed to the respective installation parts and whether the conductive connection part 16 is cut off.
A drive system includes an actuator that is driven by a motor to generate displacement, a driver that drives the motor, and a controller that gives a control instruction to the driver. The controller includes a model creation unit that creates a physical model based on displacement caused by application of an external load to the actuator and an instruction generating unit that generates a control instruction such that the actuator generates displacement according to the physical model.
G05B 13/04 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric involving the use of models or simulators
G05B 11/36 - Automatic controllers electric with provision for obtaining particular characteristics, e.g. proportional, integral, differential
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Robot Control Device, Robot Control Method, and Robot Control Program
The observation update unit (152) increases a weight of a particle for a particle representing a position and a posture closer to a position and a posture of an operation object indicated by an observation result, and increases a weight of a corresponding particle for a particle closer to a state in which an object of interest and the operation object arranged in a position and a posture represented by each of particles are in contact with each other in a virtual space where shapes and a relative positional relationship of the object of interest and the operation object are expressed in a case in which the observation result indicates that the contact has occurred. A state estimation unit (154) calculates an estimated state that is a position and a posture of the operation object estimated based on a set of the particles in which a weight of each of the particles is adjusted. An action planning unit (144) plans an action for moving the operation object from the estimated state to the target state of the current movement, and a command conversion unit (146) commands the robot to execute the planned action. An iteration determination unit (156) repeats setting of the target state, acquisition of the observation result, setting of the set of particles, adjustment of the set of particles, calculation of the estimated state, planning of the action, and execution of the action until the estimated state coincides with a completion state within a predetermined error.
Feedback is provided, based on an actual drive amount of an actuator, to a command to a subsequent actuator. A control system includes a memory configured to store a program configured to generate a command related to a working position, a controller configured to execute the program, a first output unit configured to output a drive signal to a first drive portion, a second output unit configured to output another drive signal to a second drive portion, and a measurement unit configured to measure a drive amount of the first drive portion. The controller is configured to extract a low-frequency component included in the command, transmit the low-frequency component to the first output unit, correct a high-frequency component included in the command based on a signal indicating the drive amount of the first drive portion, and transmit the high-frequency component to the second drive portion.
G05B 19/4155 - Numerical control (NC), i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by programme execution, i.e. part programme or machine function execution, e.g. selection of a programme
B23K 26/08 - Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece
B23K 26/082 - Scanning systems, i.e. devices involving movement of the laser beam relative to the laser head
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TEMPLATE GENERATION DEVICE, COLLATION SYSTEM, COLLATION DEVICE, TEMPLATE GENERATION METHOD, COLLATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM
A template generation device, which is for generating a template that indicates a feature value of a predetermined object and is used by a collation device for collating the template with a measurement image representing a result of measuring a measurement range including the predetermined object, includes: a first generation means for generating a projection image representing the predetermined object as a two-dimensional image, based on a three-dimensional model of the predetermined object; a feature value acquisition means for acquiring, based on the three-dimensional model or the projection image, a feature value that has been corrected in accordance with an attention degree of each region of the three-dimensional model; and a second generation means for generating the template indicating the feature value corresponding to the projection image.
An agent control device includes a movement determination unit configured to input a first observation set, obtained by observing a state of a control target agent, and to input a second observation set, obtained by observing a state of at least one other agent in a periphery of the control target agent, to a first model and to determine information regarding movement of the control target agent in accordance with an output of the first model, a change amount determination unit configured to input the first observation set and the second observation set to a second model and to determine a change amount with respect to the information regarding movement of the control target agent, and an operation control unit configured to operate the control target agent by applying the change amount determined by the change amount determination unit to the information regarding movement determined by the movement determination unit.
An electromagnetic relay includes a first fixed terminal, a first fixed contact, a first movable contact, a case, a first inner wall, a first gas passage, and a first magnet. The case includes a first longitudinal inner side surface and a first lateral inner surface. The first lateral inner side surface includes a first central surface and a first arc contact surface. The first arc contact surface is located between the first central surface and the first longitudinal inner side surface in the lateral direction. The first gas passage includes a first inlet facing the first arc contact surface in the longitudinal direction. The first gas passage is disposed between the first inner wall and the first longitudinal inner side surface. The first magnet elongates an arc generated between the first fixed contact and the first movable contact toward the first arc contact surface.
A control device includes a trained model for receiving a feature amount calculated from information collected from the control target to output a score, and a threshold value for determining the score An information processing device displays a feature amount related to the trained model and a score calculated from the feature amount, receives setting of a threshold value for any of the feature amount and the score, calculates a threshold value for the score from the threshold value set for the feature amount, and outputs, as a threshold value to be applied to the trained model, any of the threshold value set for the score and the threshold value for the score calculated from the threshold value set for the feature amount.
A manufacturing device includes a stage on which a first workpiece is disposed, and a controller that controls the stage. The stage includes one or more actuators each driven by a motor to generate displacement in a first direction. The controller gives a first control instruction to the stage according to a second workpiece to be superimposed on the first workpiece such that the first workpiece and the second workpiece are parallel to each other, creates a physical model based on displacement in the actuator caused by the second workpiece coming into contact with the first workpiece, generates a second control instruction such that the actuator generates displacement according to the physical model, determines a spring constant, and generates a third control instruction for generating drive force calculated based on a product of the spring constant and the displacement generated in the actuator.
G05B 19/04 - Programme control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers
B25J 11/00 - Manipulators not otherwise provided for
H02P 23/00 - Arrangements or methods for the control of AC motors characterised by a control method other than vector control
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ROBOT MODEL LEARNING DEVICE, ROBOT MODEL MACHINE LEARNING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM STORING ROBOT MODEL MACHINE LEARNING PROGRAM, ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE, ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING ROBOT CONTROL PROGRAM
A robot control device acquires an actual value of a position and a posture of a robot and an actual value of an external force applied to the robot, executes a robot model including a state transition model that, based on the actual value of the position and the posture at a certain time and an action command that can be given to the robot, calculates a predicted value of the position and the posture of the robot, and an external force model that calculates a predicted value of an external force applied to the robot, calculates a reward based on an error of the position and the posture and the predicted value of the external force, generates and gives a plurality of candidates for the action command to the robot model for each control cycle, based on a reward calculated corresponding to each of the plurality of candidates for the action command, determines an action command that maximizes a reward, and updates the external force model so as to reduce a difference between the predicted value of the external force calculated by the external force model based on the determined action command and the actual value of the external force corresponding to the predicted value of the external force.
G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
A motor monitoring sensor is continuously operable at a lower cost. The motor monitoring sensor includes an acceleration sensor attachable to a motor to be monitored to detect vibration of the motor, a processor that generates state information indicating a state of the motor based on a detection value indicating the vibration of the motor detected by the acceleration sensor, a transmitter that transmits the generated state information to a host device, and a vibration-powered generator attachable to the motor to generate power with the vibration of the motor and supply the generated power to the acceleration sensor, the processor, and the transmitter.
H02K 11/20 - Structural association of dynamo-electric machines with electric components or with devices for shielding, monitoring or protection for measuring, monitoring, testing, protecting or switching
H02K 7/14 - Structural association with mechanical loads, e.g. with hand-held machine tools or fans
H02K 11/33 - Drive circuits, e.g. power electronics
H02K 11/35 - Devices for recording or transmitting machine parameters, e.g. memory chips or radio transmitters for diagnosis
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QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ASSISTING DEVICE AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ASSISTING SYSTEM
A quality improvement support apparatus that supports improvement in quality of a product produced by a production facility, including: a display unit that displays production condition information in which identification information, operation instruction state information, and a condition evaluation index are associated with each other for each operation instruction, the identification information identifying an improvement target that is a production member or a component included in the production facility and that is to be improved to improve quality of the product, the operation instruction state information indicating a state of an operation instruction to perform an operation in relation to the improvement target, the condition evaluation index being an index for evaluating conditions of the production facility relating to the quality of the product; and an additional operation instruction accepting unit accepting an additional operation instruction for additionally giving an instruction to perform an operation on the production facility.
A technique allows outputting light reception results of a sensor to an external device with a reduced volume of data while maintaining the features of the results. An input/output device receives light reception results of the sensor and outputs the results to the external device. The sensor includes light receivers to receive light emitted from light emitters. The input/output device has a smaller maximum volume of data transmittable per unit time in communicating with the external device than in communicating with the sensor. The input/output device includes an obtainer that obtains the light reception results, an analyzer that analyzes the light reception results and detects a boundary between a portion of the sensor that has received light and a portion of the sensor that has received no light, and an output unit that outputs data indicating a position of the boundary detected by the analyzer to the external device.
A controller in a power conversion unit increases or decreases, based on a detected voltage value of a first flying capacitor, a value of a gate voltage to be applied to a gate terminal of a target switch to be controlled selectively from first to fourth switches in a first capacitor circuit to cause conduction between a drain terminal and a source terminal of the target switch, or changes a gradient of the gate voltage value. The controller increases or decreases, based on a detected voltage value of the second flying capacitor, a value of a gate voltage to be applied to a gate terminal of a target switch to be controlled selectively from fifth to eighth switches in a second capacitor circuit to cause conduction between a drain terminal and a source terminal of the target switch, or changes a gradient of the gate voltage value.
H02M 1/088 - Circuits specially adapted for the generation of control voltages for semiconductor devices incorporated in static converters for the simultaneous control of series or parallel connected semiconductor devices
H02M 7/539 - Conversion of dc power input into ac power output without possibility of reversal by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a triode or transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only, e.g. single switched pulse inverters with automatic control of output wave form or frequency
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ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, ASSISTANCE METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
An assistance system includes: an imaging device configured to perform image capturing of an object; a setting unit configured to set a movement range of the imaging device; a robot configured to sequentially move the imaging device to a plurality of measurement positions within the movement range; a measurement unit configured to measure, for each of the plurality of measurement positions, position and orientation of the object by using a captured image obtained by the image capturing by the imaging device; an evaluation unit configured to evaluate a measurement result by the measurement unit; and a presentation unit configured to present a map representing a correspondence relationship between each of the plurality of measurement positions and an evaluation result by the evaluation unit. Such an assistance system can assist condition setting when measuring the position and orientation of the object in consideration of a possible orientation of the object.
A piezoelectric unit includes a piezoelectric element, an output part, an input part, and a control part. The output part performs an output vibrating the piezoelectric element. The input part receives an input of a voltage generated by the piezoelectric element. The control part performs switching such that the output performed by the output part and the input performed by the input part alternate with each other. An input-output device includes a housing that accommodates the piezoelectric unit, and a contact part arranged on an outer surface of the housing. The contact part outputs vibration caused by the piezoelectric element and transmits an input resulting from contact from outside to the piezoelectric element.
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
G06F 3/0354 - Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user; Accessories therefor with detection of 2D relative movements between the device, or an operating part thereof, and a plane or surface, e.g. 2D mice, trackballs, pens or pucks
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APPARATUS, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR GENERATING OPERATION PATH OF ROBOT
A method is provided that includes: receiving designation of one or more operation sections; generating a plurality of path candidates of a robot for a target operation section of the one or more operation sections; displaying the plurality of path candidates on a user interface; receiving a selection of one of the plurality of path candidates; and deciding the selected path candidate as the operation path of the target operation section.
A component inspection device including: a storage section configured to store at least a non-defective product images; a generation section configured to generate a defective product image using a machine learning model; a setting section configured for a user to set a parameter for component inspection; and an output section configured to perform inspection, by using the parameter, on the non-defective product image stored in the storage section and the defective product image generated by the generation section, the output section being configured to output an inspection result.
The present disclosure provides an acquisition unit acquiring an installation position, which serves as a point of origin within a range in which each of a plurality of robots can move, a start position, which is a prescribed location of each of the plurality of robots when in a starting posture, and an end position, which is a prescribed location when in a final posture, and an evaluation unit evaluates, for each of the plurality of robots, the risk of interference between the plurality of robots on the basis of overlap between polyhedra defined on the basis of polygons that include the installation position, the start position and the end position.
An apparatus includes a distance sensor, an image sensor, one or more processors, and memory coupled to the one or more processors. The apparatus determines, via the distance sensor, a distance between an object and the apparatus. In accordance with a determination that the distance between the object and the apparatus is within a first distance range of a plurality of predefined distance ranges, the apparatus identifies a subset of symbology types, from a plurality of predefined symbology types, corresponding to the first distance range. The apparatus acquires one or more images of the object. The apparatus decodes the one or more images based on the identified subset of symbology types.
G01B 11/02 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring length, width, or thickness
G06K 7/08 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by means detecting the change of an electrostatic or magnetic field, e.g. by detecting change of capacitance between electrodes
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
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Using Distance Sensor Delta to Determine When to Enter Presentation Mode
An apparatus includes a distance sensor, an image sensor, one or more processors, and memory. The memory stores one or more programs configured for execution by the one or more processors. The apparatus measures a baseline depth. The apparatus measures a first depth subsequent to measuring the baseline depth. The apparatus determines that the first depth is different from the baseline depth. In response to the determination, the apparatus activates a read cycle. Subsequent to activating the read cycle, the apparatus measures a second depth. The apparatus detects that the second depth is within a threshold range of the baseline depth. In response to the detection, the apparatus deactivates the read cycle.
G06K 7/14 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
G01B 21/18 - Measuring arrangements or details thereof, where the measuring technique is not covered by the other groups of this subclass, unspecified or not relevant for measuring depth
An information processing apparatus includes a detector that detects a movable object in a frame image of a video, a calculator that calculates a confidence of the detected movable object being a predetermined object, and a detection range determiner that determines a detection range for a first movable object detected in a first frame based on a confidence of the first movable object calculated with a range circumscribing the first movable object and on a confidence of the first movable object in the first frame calculated with a detection range for a second movable object detected in a second frame preceding the first frame and records the determined detection range into a recorder.
An electromagnetic relay includes a fixed contact, a movable contact, a movable contact piece, a case, and an adhesive material. The movable contact is disposed to face the fixed contact. The movable contact piece is connected to the movable contact. The movable contact piece is movable between a closed position in which the movable contact is in contact with the fixed contact and an open position in which the movable contact is separated from the fixed contact. The case accommodates the fixed contact and the movable contact. The adhesive material is disposed in the case. The adhesive material captures foreign matter in the case.
A method includes: a step of acquiring a captured image of a workplace captured by a camera that is installed above the workplace and has an imaging direction substantially vertically downward; a step of detecting a partial image representing a wearing object worn by a worker from the captured image acquired; a step of acquiring position information indicating a position where the partial image is detected in the acquired captured image; acquiring, for the acquired captured image, adjustment information for displaying the captured image in which brightness is adjusted; and outputting, for the acquired captured image, the position information acquired from the captured image and the adjustment information acquired for the captured image.
An apparatus includes a distance sensor, a plurality of light sources, one or more processors, and memory coupled to the one or more processors. The apparatus determines, via the distance sensor, the distance between an object and the apparatus. When the distance between the object and the apparatus is within a first distance range of a plurality of predefined distance ranges, the apparatus activates a first sequence of lighting patterns, corresponding to the first distance range, to illuminate the object via the plurality of light sources.
G06K 7/14 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
A quality improvement support apparatus that supports improvement in quality of products produced by a production facility includes a display unit that displays production condition information in which quality information regarding the quality occurring or detected in a production step performed by the production facility is arranged in time series in association with a production member or a component included in the production facility, wherein, in the production condition information, the quality information of each product or a plurality of the products occurring or detected in relation to the production member or the component included in the production facility is arranged in an order in which the products are produced.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
A management apparatus of a production facility, including: a facility condition collecting unit collecting facility condition information regarding conditions of the production facility from the production facility; an operation instruction creating unit creating operation instruction information indicating an instruction to perform an operation relating to the production facility on the facility condition information; an instruction transmitting unit transmitting the operation instruction information to a target; an operation information receiving unit receiving operation information regarding status of response to the operation instruction information; a management state information creating unit creating management state information including the operation instruction information, the operation information, and the production facility condition information; and an additional operation instruction issuing unit receiving additional operation instruction information indicating an instruction to perform an additional operation on the management state information, and causing the operation instruction creating unit to create operation instruction information including the additional operation instruction information.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
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MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, INSPECTION SYSTEM, MEASUREMENT DEVICE, MEASUREMENT METHOD, INSPECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM
A measurement system includes a first feature point data generator, a second feature point data generator, and a calculator. The first feature point data generator generates first feature point data from first image data or from first shape data. The first image data is obtained from imaging of a measurement target and includes a predetermined portion of the measurement target. The first shape data is generated based on the first image data. The second feature point data generator generates second feature point data from second image data different from the first image data or from second shape data. The calculator calculates a positional correspondence of the predetermined portion of the measurement target between the first image data and the second image data or between the first shape data and the second shape data based on the first feature point data and the second feature point data.
G06T 7/55 - Depth or shape recovery from multiple images
G01B 11/26 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for testing the alignment of axes
G01B 15/04 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of electromagnetic waves or particle radiation, e.g. by the use of microwaves, X-rays, gamma rays or electrons for measuring contours or curvatures
The present invention reduces costs relating to generation of a model, and suppresses a decrease in the estimating accuracy of the generated model. A quality prediction system of one aspect of the present invention acquires first learning data collected in first manufacturing equipment, acquires second learning data collected in second manufacturing equipment, and in order to implement transfer learning, converts the acquired first learning data to match the second learning data, uses the converted first learning data and the second learning data to implement machine learning of a quality prediction model, uses a trained quality prediction model to specify an adjustment amount for each adjustment item of the second manufacturing equipment so that a quality index predicted for a second product satisfies a quality standard, and outputs the specified adjustment amount of each adjustment item of the second manufacturing equipment.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
An operation device receives an operation from outside via an operation part. A detection device incorporated in the operation part detects an action of a shaft member acting in response to the operation from outside. The shaft member is inserted through a hollow spherical body having an outer shape formed in a substantially spherical shape. The spherical body includes therein a magnet (first magnet and second magnet fixed at a position linked with the action of the shaft member, and a magnetic field detection unit fixed at a fixed position in the vicinity of a center and having a first magnetic field sensor and a second magnetic field sensor detecting a magnetic field formed by the magnet.
G01D 5/14 - Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing the magnitude of a current or voltage
G05G 9/047 - Manually-actuated control mechanisms provided with one single controlling member co-operating with two or more controlled members, e.g. selectively, simultaneously the controlling member being movable in different independent ways, movement in each individual way actuating one controlled member only in which movement in two or more ways can occur simultaneously the controlling member being movable by hand about orthogonal axes, e.g. joysticks
G05G 1/015 - Arrangements for indicating the position of a controlling member
G06F 3/0338 - Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user; Accessories therefor with detection of limited linear or angular displacement of an operating part of the device from a neutral position, e.g. isotonic or isometric joysticks
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MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT DEVICE, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM
A management system includes a production data obtainer that obtains production data being information including a production condition for a product, an optimal value calculator that calculates, based on the production data, an optimal production condition being a production condition optimal to produce the product, an optimal value setting determiner that performs determination as to whether the optimal production condition is to be set as a renewed production condition for the production facility, and an optimal value setter that sets the optimal production condition for the production facility under a predetermined condition. The optimal value setting determiner determines that the optimal production condition is to be set as the renewed production condition for the production facility in response to the production condition at a time of the determination being identical to the production condition used to calculate the optimal production condition by the optimal value calculator.
G05B 19/4155 - Numerical control (NC), i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by programme execution, i.e. part programme or machine function execution, e.g. selection of a programme
50.
INFORMATION PRESENTATION SYSTEM, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
An information presentation system includes a controller that controls a device included in a production line, a terminal including a display and a camera that captures an image of the device, and a server that communicates with the controller and the terminal. The camera has an image capture range including a view field of the display. The controller transmits a light emission command to the device, the light emission command causing a light emitter included in the device to emit light in a predetermined light emission pattern. The terminal displays information regarding the device in association with a display position in a display area of the display, the display position corresponding to a position of a partial image representing the light emission pattern in a captured image of the camera.
G09G 3/32 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix using controlled light sources using electroluminescent panels semiconductive, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED]
A drive system includes an actuator that is driven by a motor to generate displacement, a driver that drives the motor, and a controller that gives a control instruction to the driver. The controller creates a physical model based on displacement caused by application of an external load to the actuator; generates a first control instruction to the motor such that the actuator generates the displacement according to the physical model; determines a spring constant; generates a second control instruction to the motor so as to generate drive force calculated based on a product of the spring constant and the displacement generated in the actuator; and selects and validates one of the first and second control instructions.
The present disclosure provides an extraction unit that extracts, in a case in which plural agents move on a road map including plural vertices and plural edges connecting the vertices, a vertex-edge pair and an edge-edge pair in which the agents are likely to collide with each other; a calculation unit that calculates a time interval in which a collision between both agents occurs; and an application unit that applies collision condition information.
G08G 1/01 - Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled
53.
Learning Device, Learning Method, Recording Medium Storing Learning Program, Control Program, Control Device, Control Method, and Recording Medium Storing Control Program
This learning device comprises: a creation unit which creates a state transition model that predicts a next state of a robot on the basis of a measured robot state and a command for the robot, and a collection state transition model including a collection unit that collects the prediction results; a command generation unit which executes, for each control period, processes for inputting the measured robot state, generating candidates of the command for the robot, acquiring a robot state predicted from the robot state and the candidates of the command for the robot by using the collection state transition model 20, and generating and outputting a command for maximizing a reward corresponding to the acquired state; and a learning unit which updates the collection state transition model in order to reduce an error between a next robot state predicted in correspondence with the output command and a robot state measured in correspondence with the next state.
An electromagnetic relay includes a movable contact piece, a drive shaft, a spacer, a contact spring, and a stopper. The drive shaft is positioned apart from the movable contact piece in a second direction from the first fixed contact toward the first movable contact. The drive shaft includes a shaft portion and a flange portion projecting from the shaft portion. The spacer is positioned between the movable contact piece and the drive shaft. The contact spring is disposed between the spacer and the drive shaft. The stopper includes a holding portion and a press portion. The holding portion holds, together with the spacer, the movable contact piece in the movement direction of the movable contact piece. The press portion is pressed in the second direction by the flange portion of the drive shaft when the first movable contact is separated from the first fixed contact.
At work sites, using imaging data and work flows to find points to improve in work processes requires considerable time. A work management device includes: a history acquisition part that acquires an implementation result information history for workers in a work process group; a classification processing part that classifies at least some of the implementation result information into any of a plurality of classes; and a class determination part that determines each classified class to be a standard class in which no issues occur during work or a non-standard class in which issues may occur during work.
G06V 40/20 - Movements or behaviour, e.g. gesture recognition
G06V 10/764 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using classification, e.g. of video objects
G06V 20/52 - Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects
A mobile robot can include a chassis and support wheels configured to support the chassis on a ground surface. The mobile robot can have a drive assembly that includes a drive wheel mounted to a control arm for moving the mobile robot. The control arm can pivot about a pivot axis. The pivot axis can be rearward of the axis of rotation of the drive wheel. The pivot axis can be lower than the axis of rotation of the drive wheel. The pivot axis can be lower than the axis of rotation for one or more of the support wheels. A biasing member can bias the control arm downward. Braking using the drive wheel can increase the force of the drive wheel against the ground. Accelerating using the drive wheel can decrease the force of the drive wheel against the ground.
B60K 7/00 - Disposition of motor in, or adjacent to, traction wheel
B62D 61/10 - Motor vehicles or trailers, characterised by the arrangement or number of wheels, not otherwise provided for, e.g. four wheels in diamond pattern with more than four wheels
B60K 17/04 - Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles characterised by arrangement, location, or kind of gearing
B60G 3/14 - Resilient suspensions for a single wheel with a single pivoted arm the arm being essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle the arm being rigid
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COLLISION AVOIDANCE APPARATUS AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE
The technique allows avoiding collision with an object that is difficult to detect with a radar sensor. A collision avoidance apparatus is an apparatus for an autonomous vehicle including at least one radar sensor for transmitting a radar wave and receiving a reflected wave from an object. The apparatus includes a processor that obtains, from a signal received by the at least one radar sensor, information about a position of the object and information about a reflected power level of the reflected wave, a generator that generates, in response to the reflected power level being higher than or equal to a predetermined value, information about a travel-restricted area being an area adjacent to the object and in which the autonomous vehicle is restricted from traveling, and an output unit that outputs the information about the travel-restricted area.
G01S 7/41 - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - Details of systems according to groups , , of systems according to group using analysis of echo signal for target characterisation; Target signature; Target cross-section
G01S 13/931 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes of land vehicles
58.
CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
Provided are a control device, a control method, and a control program, which are able to reduce cycle time as well as to ensure the finishing accuracy of a product in a servo press machine. When a load detection result from a load detector (15) is used to determine that the load acting on a material is in a converged state during a stopping operation for stopping a slider (11) at a bottom dead center position, a controller (5) carries out a raising operation for raising the slider (11) from the bottom dead center position.
Provided are a vibration device, a vibration apparatus, and a method for manufacturing a vibration device. The vibration device includes a vibration element; a substrate having a placement surface on which the vibration element is placed; a wall portion formed around the placement surface; and a potting layer for sealing the vibration element placed on the placement surface of the substrate inside the wall portion. The vibration device is manufactured by forming the substrate by laminating a protective film having an opening on a base film; placing the vibration element in the opening of the protective film on the substrate; and sealing the vibration element placed in the opening of the protective film on the substrate by potting.
B06B 1/06 - Processes or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction
60.
INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM
The present invention realizes an information processing device capable of accurately differentiating an object from within an imaged image regardless of imaging conditions. The present invention also realizes an information processing method and a control program. A first circumscribed polygon region calculation unit (32) calculates a first circumscribed polygon region as a convex hull circumscribed region that contains a feature region. A principal axis of inertia calculation unit (33) calculates a principal axis of inertia for the feature region. A region division unit (34) uses the principal axis of inertia to divide the feature region. On the basis of the area ratio of the two second circumscribed polygon regions and the first circumscribed polygon region as convex hull circumscribed regions that respectively contain the divided feature regions, a region selection unit (36) selects either the first circumscribed polygon region or the two second circumscribed polygon regions. An object differentiation unit (37) executes an object detection processing on the selected first circumscribed polygon region or two second circumscribed polygon regions.
G06V 40/10 - Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands
G06V 10/40 - Extraction of image or video features
G06V 10/22 - Image preprocessing by selection of a specific region containing or referencing a pattern; Locating or processing of specific regions to guide the detection or recognition
G06V 10/26 - Segmentation of patterns in the image field; Cutting or merging of image elements to establish the pattern region, e.g. clustering-based techniques; Detection of occlusion
An electromagnet device includes an electromagnetic coil and a capacitor. The electromagnetic coil includes a first coil and a second coil connected in parallel to the first coil. The capacitor is connected to the second coil and configured to be charged by a voltage applied to the electromagnetic coil. Upon application of the voltage to the electromagnetic coil, the first coil and the second coil are turned from a non-conducting state to a conducting state. Upon completion of a charging of the capacitor by the application of the voltage to the electromagnetic coil, a current flow into the second coil will have ceased, and the second coil will have changed from the conducting state into the non-conducting state.
A heat-dissipating structure includes a board configured to be attached to a heating element, a resin layer provided between the board and a heat dissipation member, the resin layer being attached to the board, and at least one heat transfer portion configured to transfer heat generated by the heating element to the heat dissipation member through the resin layer. The at least one heat transfer portion includes a heat transfer member, which is plate-shaped, provided between the board and the resin layer, the heat transfer member extending along the board, and a conductive layer provided between the board and the resin layer and across the board and the heat transfer member, the conductive layer being partially disposed between the heat transfer member and the resin layer.
A table tennis robot (traveling body) includes a chassis and at least three drive modules, each of which includes an omni wheel driven by a respective motor and each of which is installed at the chassis, and includes an installation space provided at a central portion of the chassis and configured to be installed with an auxiliary device.
A solar power generation system includes a string, an inverter, and first and second shut-off devices. The string includes a plurality of solar cell module groups. The first shut-off device cuts off the connections between the plurality of solar cell module groups of a first electric path in response to a first control signal. The second shut-off device cuts off the connections between the plurality of solar cell module groups in a second electric path in response to a second control signal output by a different communication system. The first shut-off device includes a first open-close unit, a first semiconductor switching device connected in series to the first open-close unit and a power supply unit configured to generate power to drive the first open-close unit. The first semiconductor switching device enters an OFF state if the amount of generated power is smaller than a predetermined threshold value.
H02S 40/36 - Electrical components characterised by special electrical interconnection means between two or more PV modules, e.g. electrical module-to-module connection
H02S 40/32 - Electrical components comprising DC/AC inverter means associated with the PV module itself, e.g. AC modules
A solar power generation system includes a string, an inverter, and a plurality of shut-off devices. The string includes a plurality of solar cell module groups. The plurality of shut-off devices are configured to cut off a connection between the plurality of solar cell module groups. The plurality of solar cell module groups include a first group, a second group connected to the first group, and a third group connected to the second group. The plurality of shut-off devices includes a first open-close unit connected to the second group, a semiconductor switching device connected in series to the first open-close unit, and a power supply unit connected to the second group and configured to generate power to drive the first open-close unit. The semiconductor switching device enters an OFF state when an amount of power generated by second group is smaller than a predetermined threshold.
H02S 40/36 - Electrical components characterised by special electrical interconnection means between two or more PV modules, e.g. electrical module-to-module connection
H02S 40/32 - Electrical components comprising DC/AC inverter means associated with the PV module itself, e.g. AC modules
H02J 3/38 - Arrangements for parallelly feeding a single network by two or more generators, converters or transformers
A solar power generation system includes a string, an inverter, a first shut-off device, and a second shut-off device. The string includes a plurality of solar cell module groups. The first shut-off device is connected to a first electric path. The second shut-off device is connected to a second electric path. The first shut-off device cuts off the connection between a plurality of solar cell module groups connected to the first electric path in response to a first control signal. The second shut-off device is driven by the power supplied from the first shut-off device, and cuts off the connection between a plurality of the solar cell module groups connected to the second electric path in response to a second control signal. The first shut-off device includes a first semiconductor switching device and a first open-close unit connected in series to the first semiconductor switching device.
H02S 40/36 - Electrical components characterised by special electrical interconnection means between two or more PV modules, e.g. electrical module-to-module connection
H02S 40/32 - Electrical components comprising DC/AC inverter means associated with the PV module itself, e.g. AC modules
H02M 3/335 - Conversion of dc power input into dc power output with intermediate conversion into ac by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate ac using devices of a triode or a transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only
The solar power generation system includes a string, an inverter, and primary and secondary shut-off devices. The primary shut-off device cuts off the string and the inverter in response to a first control signal. The secondary shut-off device cuts off a solar cell module group and another solar cell module or the inverter in response to a second control signal from the primary shut-off device. The secondary shut-off device includes a first secondary-device open-close unit in a first electric pathway, a semiconductor switching device disposed between the first secondary-device open-close unit and a solar cell module group, and a power supply unit having an anode-side terminal connected between a solar cell module group and the semiconductor switching device, which generates power to drive the third open-close unit. The semiconductor switching device enters an OFF state when power generated by the solar cell module groups falls below a predetermined threshold.
H02S 40/36 - Electrical components characterised by special electrical interconnection means between two or more PV modules, e.g. electrical module-to-module connection
H02S 40/32 - Electrical components comprising DC/AC inverter means associated with the PV module itself, e.g. AC modules
H02H 7/20 - Emergency protective circuit arrangements specially adapted for specific types of electric machines or apparatus or for sectionalised protection of cable or line systems, and effecting automatic switching in the event of an undesired change from norm for electronic equipment
68.
MODEL GENERATION DEVICE, ESTIMATION DEVICE, MODEL GENERATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM
A purpose of the present invention is to improve precision when estimating the solution to a task expressed in a graph. A model generation device according to one embodiment of the present invention performs machine learning of an estimation module provided with a feature-incorporated network and an estimator. The feature-incorporated network is provided with a plurality of feature-incorporated layers. An encoder for each feature-incorporated layer is configured so as to incorporate the feature amount of the outflow edge and inflow edge of each vertex after reflecting the relationship with other vertices. Moreover, the encoder for each feature-incorporated layer is configured so as to derive the relative feature amount for each edge based on the feature amount for all of the edges inputted for a target vertex, without calculating the weighted sum of the features of the edges adjacent to each vertex.
A method for localizing an RFID tag in a monitored zone comprises: emitting a reference signal from a reference RFID tag at a predefined reference position within the monitored zone, the reference signal including reference information; at a plurality of receivers, receiving the reference signal as a plurality of received reference signals; calculating a position of the reference RFID tag as a function of the received reference signals; comparing the calculated position of the reference RFID tag with the predetermined reference position for obtaining a test result; emitting an operation signal from the RFID tag, the operation signal including operation information associated with the RFID tag; at the plurality of receivers, receiving the operation signal as a plurality of received operation signals, comparing the received operation information with predetermined validation information associated with the RFID tag for obtaining a validation result; as a function of the test result and/or validation result, calculating a position of the RFID tag based on/as a function of the received operation signals and/or generating a position signal indicative of the RFID tag position based on/as a function of the received operation signals.
An apparatus for moving a payload, comprising: a driving mechanism; a lifting device; one or more load bearing surfaces, and a central wall, a first side wall and a second side wall that are arranged to form a boundary defining a space for residing the lifting device; an attachment mechanism mounted to the lifting device; and a processor configured to operate the apparatus to: control the lifting device to lift the payload and place the payload on the one or more load bearing surfaces; and control the driving mechanism to move the apparatus to transport the payload to a location, wherein the lifting device is in a stowed configuration when not in use, wherein the first side wall/the second side wall comprises one or more actuators comprising an extendable member extendable to engage the lifting device to support it at above ground level.
B66F 9/06 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks
G05D 1/02 - Control of position or course in two dimensions
71.
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING A MOBILE ROBOT AT A WORK SITE
An apparatus and method for simulating a mobile robot at a work site, wherein the apparatus comprises: one or more sensors for mapping an environment of a work site; and a processor configured to execute instructions to operate the apparatus to: display images of the environment captured by the one or more sensors on a display; perform mapping of the environment based on inputs of the one or more sensors; detect one or more objects in the environment generate graphics of a virtual mobile robot for displaying in the environment displayed on the display; and receive user input to control movements of the virtual mobile robot in the displayed environment, wherein the virtual mobile robot is configured to move in the displayed environment to overcome the one or more objects detected in the environment.
An electromagnetic relay includes a case, a contact device, and an electromagnet device. The contact device includes a fixed contact and a movable contact piece including a movable contact. The electromagnet device is configured to drive the contact device. The electromagnet device is housed in the case. The electromagnet device includes a yoke. The yoke includes an extending portion extending to outside the case. The yoke is secured to the case via the extending portion.
An accessibility determination device may include an imaging device that captures images of a surrounding environment of a user at time intervals to acquire a plurality of captured images; a facial organ detector that analyzes the captured images to detect a facial organ of a person that makes a notification to the user when the accessibility determined by processor satisfies a predetermined criterion and the target detector detects that the person is the predetermined target person. The processor may change the accessibility or the predetermined criterion depending on a distance between the imaging device and the person.
A network system for an electronic conference in which users interact by transmitting and receiving data by computers connected to a network is provided. The computers include one or more terminal devices, a control device that controls a target, and a server device that receives data and that distributes the received data to a device different from a transmission source of the data. The control device includes a module that executes a control arithmetic operation, and a detection module that detects an event indicating a matter generated in association with the target from an operation state of the target according to control. The network system includes a module that transmits a convocation notice to an electronic conference in order to correspond to the event to one or more users to be involved in correspondence of the event through the network when detecting the event by the detection module.
A management system for a manufacturing facility including a manufacturing device including one or more device members for manufacturing a product, and an inspection device, the system including a display unit, a device member information acquisition unit, a product member information acquisition unit, a manufacturing abnormality information acquisition unit, an improvement candidate information acquisition unit configured to acquire improvement candidate information about candidates for improvement in the manufacturing facility, and a management work support unit configured to create list information and to cause the display unit to display the list information, the list information including an aggregated value of abnormalities of each sort during manufacturing the product and an aggregated value of abnormalities of each sort during inspecting the product within a predetermined aggregation time period, for each device member and/or product member as the candidate for improvement.
A control device for a robot including a three-dimensional sensor includes a definer that defines a scan area being an area measurable by the three-dimensional sensor and an object-free area being an area in which the robot is permitted to move to measure the scan area, and an operation controller that moves the three-dimensional sensor to measure the scan area by controlling an operation of the robot to cause the robot to move within the object-free area.
The character input device includes a character input section, a candidate obtainment unit, a finalization unit, and a registration unit. A character string is input to the character input section. The candidate obtainment unit obtains a candidate character string registered in the dictionary and corresponding to the character string that has been received by the character input section. The finalization unit finalizes the candidate character string obtained by the candidate obtainment unit and selected, as a finalized character string for the character string that has been received by the character input section. If a part of the finalized character string finalized by the finalization unit is deleted, the registration unit registers, in the dictionary, the remaining character string that remains without being deleted, in association with the character string that has been received by the character input section.
In a recommended load determining device (10) utilizing an estimation model (18) that outputs a parameter related to a capability of a user calculated based on load data expressing a load imparted to the user and on motion data expressing motion of a single motion unit of the user under the load, an acquisition section (12) acquires load data expressing a load imparted to a target user who is a target for determining a recommended load, and motion data expressing motion of a single motion unit of the target user under the load, and a determination section (20) determines recommended load data expressing a recommended load for the target user based on a parameter related to the capability of the target user as output from the estimation model (18) by inputting the acquired load data and the acquired motion data into the estimation model (18).
The present invention reduces the burden on a user when constructing a new system configuration for realizing the desires of the user. The input part (21) accepts a user's selection for the case. A comparison part (23) compares an existing user system configuration that includes a programmable logic controller (PLC), and a system configuration corresponding to the selected case. On the basis of the comparison results, a display part (22) presents, to the user, a new system configuration that includes the device necessary in order to realize said case.
The recognition system stores a learned model including first and second model parts. The first model part outputs, in response to input of a first resolution image showing a target object at a first resolution, a second resolution image corresponding to an image resulting from conversion of the first resolution image into a second resolution higher than the first resolution and a difference image corresponding to a difference between the first resolution image and the second resolution image. The second model part outputs a feature amount of the target object in response to input of the second resolution image and the difference image. The arithmetic circuit obtains the first resolution image as a target image and provides the obtained target image to the learned model to allow it to calculate a feature amount of a target object shown in the target image.
A connector device connects a load device to a power supply path in a daisy chain to allow transmission and reception of power between the load device and the power supply path. The connector device includes a housing, an upstream connector connectable to an upstream portion of the power supply path, a downstream connector connectable to a downstream portion of the power supply path, and a load connector that supplies, to a body of the load device, power divided from an internal supply path connecting the upstream connector and the downstream connector in the housing. The connector device is separate from the body of the load device. A combination of the load device and a rated current of at least one of the upstream connector or the downstream connector is changeable based on a current flowing through the upstream connector and a current flowing through the downstream connector.
A voltage source applies a voltage between two nodes of an object to be measured, the two nodes being insulated from each other. A current measuring device measures a capacitive leakage current between the two nodes of the object to be measured. A switch opens and closes a circuit between the object to be measured and the voltage source. A controller determines whether or not the switch normally operates, based on the measured capacitive leakage current.
A cable simulator calculates a behavior of a target corresponding to a partial cable calculated using each of parameter sets for each partial cable, and calculates a load applied to the target based on the calculated behavior. The cable simulator determines a parameter set used for calculation of a behavior having a load satisfying a constraint for each partial cable, and decides a parameter set regarding attachment of an entire cable from a set of determined parameter sets.
The control system is equipped with a generator that generates a container inclusive of an image of runtime including a user program that defines computations for control of a control object and an execution environment of the user program; and an orchestrator that releases the container to one or both of the control device and the server. The control device and the server each have a container engine for container deployment and each deploy the container released by the orchestrator to generate an instance of the runtime image and perform the computations for control.
This robot comprises: a finger that grips a workpiece; a motor that drives the finger; a driving current detection unit that detects a driving current of the motor; a gripper including a tactile sensor provided in the finger; a driving force calculation unit that calculates a driving force applied to the workpiece by the finger on the basis of a driving current value of the motor; a pressing force calculation unit that calculates a pressing force that the tactile sensor receives from the workpiece on the basis of a detection value of the tactile sensor; and a control unit that determines which of the driving force and the pressing force is to be used on the basis of a gripping force setting value that is a setting value of the gripping force applied to the workpiece by the finger and controls the gripping force using the value of the driving force or the pressing force which is determined to be used.
A measurement system and associated techniques can reduce the time for obtaining 3D data about a target object by measurement. The measurement system includes a 3D sensor installable on a robot to obtain, by measurement, 3D data indicating 3D coordinates of surface points on a surface of a target object, a displacement detector that detects a displacement of a joint of the robot, a drive that drives the joint of the robot, a sensor controller that controls the 3D sensor to obtain 3D data about the target object by measurement at one or more measurement points, an integrator that performs 3D integration of 3D data about the target object obtained by measurement before a first operation performed by the robot on the target object and 3D data about the target object obtained by measurement at the one or more measurement points after the first operation performed by the robot on the target object, and a robot controller that outputs, to the drive, a drive command for controlling a second operation performed by the robot based on 3D coordinates of the surface points on the surface of the target object indicated by 3D data obtained through the 3D integration.
An information processing device includes a detector that detects a feature area with a predetermined feature from a captured image, and a separator that separates the feature area along a principal inertia axis of the feature area.
G06V 10/44 - Local feature extraction by analysis of parts of the pattern, e.g. by detecting edges, contours, loops, corners, strokes or intersections; Connectivity analysis, e.g. of connected components
G06T 7/246 - Analysis of motion using feature-based methods, e.g. the tracking of corners or segments
G06V 40/10 - Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands
A first fixed terminal extends in a first direction. A second fixed terminal extends in the first direction and is disposed apart from the first fixed terminal in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. A first magnet generates a magnetic field that applies a first Lorentz force in a first oblique direction to an arc generated at a first fixed contact and a first movable contact. The first oblique direction is a direction that is inclined with respect to the first direction and oriented away from the second fixed terminal. A second magnet generates a magnetic field that applies a second Lorentz force in a second oblique direction to an arc generated at a second fixed contact and a second movable contact. The second oblique direction is a direction that is inclined with respect to the first direction and oriented away from the first fixed terminal.
A plunger is movable between a first position and a second position. The plunger separates a first movable contact from a first fixed contact and separates a second movable contact from a second fixed contact at the first position. The plunger presses a first movable piece toward a first fixed terminal to make the first movable contact into contact with the first fixed contact, and presses a second movable piece toward a second fixed terminal to make the second movable contact into contact with the second fixed contact at the second position. The plunger moves from the first position to the second position by being pressed by a pressing portion of an electric plug inserted into a third insertion port.
A calibration device performs calibration based on detection results of an object from a sensor. The calibration device includes a determiner that determines, based on a size of a field of view of the sensor and a size of the object, a range in which a posture of a robotic arm with the object attached or with the sensor attached to detect the object is changed, an obtainer that repeatedly obtains a combination of information about the posture of the robotic arm and a detection result of the object from the sensor while the posture of the robotic arm is being changed within the range determined by the determiner to obtain a plurality of the combinations, and a calibrator that performs, based on the plurality of combinations obtained by the obtainer, calibration to determine correspondence between the postures of the robotic arm and the detection results of the object.
A process analysis device includes: a normal data acquisition unit acquiring multiple first state data relating to normal state of mechanisms; an abnormal data acquisition unit acquiring multiple second state data relating to abnormal state of mechanisms; a normal period analysis unit identifying connection state between mechanisms as a first connection state by analyzing acquired first state data; an abnormal period analysis unit identifying connection state between mechanisms as a second connection state by analyzing acquired second state data; a normal period relationship identification unit identifying causal relationship between mechanisms as a normal period causal relationship based on connection state; an abnormal period relationship identification unit identifying causal relationship between mechanisms as an abnormal period causal relationship based on second connection state; and a special causal relationship identification unit comparing normal and abnormal period causal relationships and identifying causal relationship between mechanisms involved in abnormality occurrence as special causal relationship.
Provided is a control device which can reliably execute a fixed cycle task within a control cycle. A schedule program (212) executed in the control device (1): estimates an execution time of a fixed cycle program (230) as a fixed cycle task that is to be executed in a next control cycle, which is a following control cycle, in a control cycle under execution in which a prescribed cycle program is executed; and sets an execution time of an information processing program (235) as an information processing task that is executed in the control cycle under execution in response to the length of the estimated execution time as the estimation result.
A power supply system is installable in a predetermined apparatus to receive power supply from an external power system. The power supply system includes a first power supply path in the predetermined apparatus, and a first power converter that receives power input from the external power system, converts the power to first power, and outputs the first power to the first power supply path.
An electromagnetic relay includes a fixed terminal, a fixed contact, a movable contact, a movable contact piece, and a dust collecting mechanism. The fixed contact is connected to the fixed terminal. The movable contact faces the fixed contact. The movable contact piece is connected to the movable contact. The movable contact piece is movable between a closed position at which the movable contact is in contact with the fixed contact and an open position at which the movable contact is separated from the fixed contact. The dust collecting mechanism is disposed adjacent to the fixed contact and the movable contact. The dust collecting mechanism generates a second negative pressure greater than a first negative pressure generated between the fixed contact and the movable contact when the movable contact piece moves from the closed position to the open position.
A self-traveling transport device (1) is provided with a traveling robot (3) and a robot arm (4) and performs a control so as to stop the robot arm (4) when the movement of the robot arm (4) is about to deviate from an allowable movement range set on the basis of a movement range file (21) in which is registered the movement range of the robot arm (4) in which the self-traveling transport device (1) is capable of standing.
A driving circuit that drives a switching element, the driving circuit includes: a controller that includes a first terminal connected to a gate terminal of the switching element and a second terminal connected to a source terminal of the switching element, and outputs a control signal from the first terminal to the gate terminal; a first capacitor and a first resistor connected in parallel; and a second capacitor and a second resistor connected in parallel, in which the first capacitor and the first resistor are connected in series to a first connecting wire for connecting the gate terminal and the first terminal on the gate terminal side of the first connecting wire, and in which the second capacitor and the second resistor are connected in series to the first connecting wire on the first terminal side of the first connecting wire.
H03K 17/687 - Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and -breaking characterised by the use of specified components by the use, as active elements, of semiconductor devices the devices being field-effect transistors
H03K 17/16 - Modifications for eliminating interference voltages or currents
H03K 17/0412 - Modifications for accelerating switching without feedback from the output circuit to the control circuit by measures taken in the control circuit
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LEARNING METHOD, LEARNED MODEL, DETECTION SYSTEM, DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM
A learning method comprises original image preparation processing of preparing an original image; learning mask image preparation of preparing a mask image in which a mask region covering a specific portion is set from the original image; training data preparation processing of preparing pieces of training data including the mask image as input information and a determination result indicating whether or not the mask image includes a target object region in which a target object is present as ground truth information; and learning processing of executing machine learning on a model using the training data. The learning processing includes causing the model to learn a relationship between non-mask information based on a portion excluding the mask region in the mask image and the determination result and generating a learned model.
G06V 10/774 - Generating sets of training patterns; Bootstrap methods, e.g. bagging or boosting
G06V 10/26 - Segmentation of patterns in the image field; Cutting or merging of image elements to establish the pattern region, e.g. clustering-based techniques; Detection of occlusion
G06V 40/16 - Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions
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