A farming assistance device according to the present invention has: an information management unit that acquires component information about the components of a crop as measured from the crop during cultivation; and an output unit that outputs instruction information about farm work to be performed on the crop on the basis of the component information.
G01N 21/33 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry using ultraviolet light
G01N 21/3563 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry using infrared light for analysing solids; Preparation of samples therefor
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.
G05D 1/02 - Control of position or course in two dimensions
G01S 17/06 - Systems determining position data of a target
G01S 17/89 - Lidar systems, specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
G01S 17/931 - Lidar systems, specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes of land vehicles
G01S 7/48 - 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
Provided is an operation device, such as a mouse or a keyboard, capable of outputting, as an operation sound, a sound according to an external situation. An operation device 1 comprises a pressing operation unit 11 that receives an input operation from an operator. The operation device 1 comprises a sound input unit 13, such as a microphone, which receives an input of an external sound, and a sound output unit 14, such as a speaker, which outputs a sound. The operation device 1 performs control, when the pressing operation unit 11 has received an input operation, so as to cause the sound output unit 14 to output, as a click sound, a sound based on the external sound received by the sound input unit 13.
G06F 3/02 - Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials
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
Provided are an optical fiber cable, a controller connected to same, and an optical interferometric range sensor in which the optical fiber cable and the controller are used, the optical fiber cable making it possible to connect, to a sub-interferometer, an appropriate second optical fiber in correspondence with a first optical fiber connected to a main interferometer. This optical fiber cable 130 is provided with a first optical fiber 131 that guides light inputted from a main interferometer 112 to a sensor head 120 and outputs light from the sensor head 120 to the main interferometer 112, and a second optical fiber 132 that propagates light inputted from a sub-interferometer 114 and outputs the light to the sub-interferometer 114, the optical path length of the first optical fiber 131 and the optical path length of the second optical fiber 132 being set such that a first optical path length routed via the main interferometer 112 and a second optical path length routed via the sub-interferometer 114 are substantially identical.
G01B 9/02004 - Interferometers characterised by controlling or generating intrinsic radiation properties using two or more frequencies using frequency scans
G01B 9/02055 - Reduction or prevention of errors; Testing; Calibration
G01C 3/06 - Use of electric means to obtain final indication
G01B 11/00 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques
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CONTROLLER AND OPTICAL INTERFEROMETRIC RANGING SENSOR
The present invention reduces deviation in sampling timing. A controller (110) is connected, via an optical fiber cable (130), to each of a first sensor head (121) and a second sensor head (122) that irradiate an object to be measured with light. The controller (110) is provided with: a light source (140); a first main interferometer (151) that generates a first main interference signal; a second main interferometer (152) that generates a second main interference signal; and a sub-interferometer (160) that generates a sub-interference signal. The controller (110) is further provided with: a first correction signal generation unit (171) that generates a first correction signal; a delay amount generation unit that generates a delay amount based on an optical path length difference between an optical path length of a first optical fiber (131) and an optical path length of a second optical fiber (132); and a second correction signal generation unit (172) that generates, on the basis of the sub-interference signal and the delay amount, a second correction signal for correcting a sampling period of the second main interference signal.
G01B 9/02004 - Interferometers characterised by controlling or generating intrinsic radiation properties using two or more frequencies using frequency scans
G01B 9/02055 - Reduction or prevention of errors; Testing; Calibration
G01B 11/00 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques
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POSITION MEASURING SYSTEM, AND ILLUMINATION CONDITION OPTIMIZING SYSTEM
This position measuring system for measuring, in relation to a workpiece and a three-dimensional form element provided on the workpiece, a relative position of the form element relative to the workpiece, comprises: an imaging device for imaging the workpiece; an illuminating device which is used as a light source for the imaging by the imaging device, and with which an illumination condition with respect to workpiece can be changed; an image processing unit for obtaining the relative position using an image of the workpiece; an illumination condition identifying unit for identifying an optimal illumination condition of the illuminating device, with which fluctuations in the relative position obtained by the image processing unit are reduced, said fluctuations resulting from fluctuations in a positional relationship between the imaging device and the workpiece when the image of the workpiece is captured; and a measurement control unit for causing the imaging device to image the workpiece under the optimal illumination conditions, and causing the image processing unit to obtain the relative position using the captured image of the workpiece.
G01B 11/14 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring distance or clearance between spaced objects or spaced apertures
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OPTICAL FIBER CABLE, CONTROLLER CONNECTED THERETO, AND OPTICAL INTERFERENCE RANGING SENSOR USING SAME
The present invention makes it possible to easily adjust the length of an optical fiber cable in accordance with the measurement environment. An optical fiber cable according to one embodiment of the present invention is used in an optical interference ranging sensor having a light source unit for supplying light while sweeping the wavelength at a fixed periodicity, a light splitting means for splitting the light into measurement light and reference light, an optical multiplexing means for multiplexing the reference light and reflected light from a measurement target, an interference light detection means for detecting interference light multiplexed by the optical multiplexing means, and a distance calculation means for calculating the distance to the measurement target by subjecting the interference light to a frequency analysis, the optical fiber cable having: a first optical fiber for guiding at least a portion of the light supplied from the light source unit and the measurement light that has been split off by the splitting means; and a second optical fiber for guiding at least a portion of the light supplied from the light source unit and the reference light that has been split by the splitting means.
G01S 17/34 - Systems determining position data of a target for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated using transmission of continuous, frequency-modulated waves while heterodyning the received signal, or a signal derived therefrom, with a locally-generated signal related to the contemporaneously transmitted signal
G01B 9/02004 - Interferometers characterised by controlling or generating intrinsic radiation properties using two or more frequencies using frequency scans
G01C 3/06 - Use of electric means to obtain final indication
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CONTROLLER AND OPTICAL INTERFEROMETRIC RANGE SENSOR
In the present invention, a signal generated by a main interferometer is sampled at a suitable timing. This controller (110) comprises: a light source (140); a main interferometer (150) that generates a main interference signal; an auxiliary interferometer (160) that generates an auxiliary interference signal; a variable delay amount generation unit that generates a variable delay amount; a correction signal generation unit (171) that, on the basis of the auxiliary interference signal and the variable delay amount, generates a correction signal for correcting the sampling period of the main interference signal; a processing unit (118) that measures the distance to a measurement target (T) on the basis of the main interference signal and the correction signal; and a variable delay amount setting unit (195) that sets a variable delay amount on the basis of at least one peak from among a peak in a signal based on a digital signal that pertains to the main interference signal sampled on the basis of the correction signal, and a peak in a signal based on a digital signal that pertains to a reflected signal generated by the main interferometer (150) and that is sampled on the basis of the correction signal.
G01B 9/02004 - Interferometers characterised by controlling or generating intrinsic radiation properties using two or more frequencies using frequency scans
G01B 9/02055 - Reduction or prevention of errors; Testing; Calibration
G01B 11/00 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques
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WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, WIRELESS POWER-TRANSMITTING CIRCUIT, AND WIRELESS POWER-RECEIVING CIRCUIT
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION CHIBA UNIVERSITY (Japan)
Inventor
Mishima, Taichi
Ito, Yuki
Ota, Hiroaki
Nagaoka, Shingo
Uematsu, Takeshi
Sekiya, Hiroo
Komiyama, Yutaro
Abstract
This wireless power transmission system comprises: a wireless power-transmitting circuit comprising an inverter (2) that includes a first LC resonant circuit (21) including a power-transmitting inductor (Lt), the inverter (2) switching an input voltage at a prescribed switching frequency and a prescribed duty ratio, and transmitting a switched AC voltage from the power-transmitting inductor (Lt); and a wireless power-receiving circuit. The wireless power-receiving circuit comprises: a rectification circuit (3) that includes a second LC resonant circuit (31) that includes a power-receiving inductor (Lr) that is electromagnetically coupled to the power-transmitting inductor (Lt), the rectification circuit (3) rectifying the AC voltage received by the power-receiving inductor and outputting the rectified voltage; and a regulator (4) that detects an output voltage from the regulator (4), controls the rectified voltage on the basis of the detected output voltage such that the output voltage becomes a prescribed voltage, and outputs the output voltage.
H02J 50/12 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling of the resonant type
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 7/537 - 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
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
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TRAINING DEVICE, IMAGE SEGMENTATION DEVICE, TRAINING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
This training device for training a model in an image segmentation device that uses the model to perform segmentation of a recognition target in an image comprises: a first evaluation value acquiring unit for acquiring a first evaluation value calculated using a first loss function for evaluating a feature quantity identifying the recognition target in the image; a second evaluation value acquiring unit for acquiring a second evaluation value calculated using a second loss function for evaluating continuity of the recognition target identified in the image; and a training execution unit for performing training to optimize the model by performing error back propagation on the basis of the first evaluation value and the second evaluation value.
Provided are a method, learning model evaluation system, and program by which a learning model that identifies an object to be detected can be appropriately evaluated. The method comprises: a computer inputting, into a learning model, a target image in which at least one object to be detected has been captured, and acquiring first contour information indicating the contour of the at least one object to be detected in the target image; the computer acquiring second contour information indicating the contour of the at least one object to be detected, the second contour information serving as a reference for evaluating the first contour information; the computer acquiring a condition that should be satisfied by the first contour information; and on the basis of the first contour information, the second contour information, and the condition, the computer generating evaluation information in which the performance of the learning model is evaluated.
Provided is an optical interferometric ranging sensor that makes it possible to properly measure the distance to a measurement target, while alleviating the influence of light reflected by an optical element disposed in a sensor head. An optical interferometric ranging sensor 100 is provided with: a light source 110 that projects light while changing the wavelength of the light; an interferometer 120 to which the light projected from the light source 110 is supplied and that generates interference light based on measurement light and reference light, the measurement light being radiated onto a measurement target T by a sensor head 102 and being reflected by the measurement target T, and the reference light following an optical path at least partially different from that of the measurement light; a light reception unit 130 that receives the interference light and converts the interference light into an electrical signal; and a processing unit 140 that calculates the distance to the measurement target T on the basis of the electrical signal. The sensor head 102 includes an optical element 170 disposed so as to be tilted by a prescribed angle with respect to a direction perpendicular to the optical axis L of light radiated from an optical fiber 150 to the inside of the sensor head 102.
G01B 11/00 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques
G01B 9/02004 - Interferometers characterised by controlling or generating intrinsic radiation properties using two or more frequencies using frequency scans
Provided is a feature that enables accurate growth information to be obtained. This analysis device comprises: an acquisition means for acquiring a plurality of images captured from a plurality of directions, respectively, of an area including a plant and a plurality of markers installed in advance around the plant; a setting means for setting a reference region on the basis of the plurality of markers for each of the plurality of images; and an analysis means for acquiring information regarding the growth state of the plant by analyzing the reference region of each of the plurality of images.
A wheel unit (11) comprises a wheel main body section (12f), an MR fluid holding section (11g), a rotation detection section (13a), a direction detection section (13b), a coil (12d), and a coil control section (12c). The MR fluid holding section (11g) applies rotational resistance to the wheel main body section (12f) by using a magnetic field applied from the outside. The rotation detection section (13a) detects the position of the wheel main body section (12f) in the rotation direction. The direction detection section (13b) detects the rotation direction of the wheel main body section (12f). The coil control unit (12c) generates a click feeling at each predetermined rotation angle when the wheel main body section (12f) is rotated in the rotation direction, and outputs a pulse waveform in which the plus/minus phase is reversed for each click to control the current flowing through the coil (12d).
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
A mouse control system (1) comprises a PC (20) and a mouse (10) connected to the PC (20) and including a wheel unit (11). The wheel unit (11) has a wheel main body (12f), an MR fluid retention part (11g), a rotation detection part (13a), a direction detection part (13b), a coil (12d), and a coil control part (12c). An output torque determination part (23a) of the PC (20) determines an output torque of the wheel main body (12f) according to detection results from the rotation detection part (13a) and the direction detection part (13b). The coil control part (12c), in accordance with the determination of the output torque determination part (23a), outputs a pulse waveform obtained by inverting the plus/minus phase for each single click, and controls an electric current flowing in the coil (12d).
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
G05G 1/08 - Controlling members for hand-actuation by rotary movement, e.g. hand wheels
G05G 5/03 - Means for enhancing the operator's awareness of the arrival of the controlling member at a command or datum position; Providing feel, e.g. means for creating a counterforce
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WORK FEATURE AMOUNT DISPLAY DEVICE, WORK FEATURE AMOUNT DISPLAY METHOD, AND WORK FEATURE AMOUNT DISPLAY PROGRAM
This work feature amount display device comprises: a feature amount acquisition unit that acquires the feature amount for each body part of a worker when the worker carries out a series of predetermined work; and a control unit that controls a display unit to display the feature amount of a selected body part selected from among the body parts of the worker.
This wheel unit (11) comprises a wheel body portion (12f), an MR fluid holding portion (11g), a rotation detection portion (13a), a direction detection portion (13b), a coil (12d), and a coil control unit (12c). The rotation detection portion (13a) detects the position of the wheel body portion (12f) in the rotation direction thereof. The direction detection portion (13b) detects the rotation direction of the wheel body part (12f). The coil (12d) generates a magnetic field with respect to the MR fluid (12e). The coil control unit (12c) controls a current flowing into the coil (12d) in accordance with the detection results of the rotation detection portion (13a) and the direction detection portion (13b) so that the rotational resistance varies when the wheel body portion (12f) is rotating in a normal rotation direction and when the same is rotating in a reverse rotation direction.
G05G 5/03 - Means for enhancing the operator's awareness of the arrival of the controlling member at a command or datum position; Providing feel, e.g. means for creating a counterforce
A63F 13/24 - Constructional details thereof, e.g. game controllers with detachable joystick handles
F16F 9/12 - Devices with one or more rotary vanes turning in the fluid, any throttling effect being immaterial
F16F 9/53 - Means for adjusting damping characteristics by varying fluid viscosity, e.g. electromagnetically
G05G 1/10 - Controlling members for hand-actuation by rotary movement, e.g. hand wheels - Details, e.g. of discs, knobs, wheels or handles
G05G 25/00 - Other details, features or accessories of control mechanisms, e.g. supporting intermediate members elastically
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
A mouse control system (1) comprises a PC (20), and a mouse (10) that includes a wheel unit (11). The wheel unit (11) has a wheel body part (12f), an MR fluid holding part (11g) that holds an MR fluid (12e) for imparting rotation resistance to the wheel body part (12f), a rotation detection part (13a) that detects the rotation position of the wheel body part (12f), a direction detection part (13b) that detects the rotation direction of the wheel body part (12f), a coil (12d) that generates a magnetic field, and a coil control part (12c) that controls a current flowing in the coil (12d). An output torque determination part (23a) on the PC (20) side determines the output torque of the wheel body part (12f) in accordance with the results of detection by the rotation detection part (13a) and direction detection part (13b) on the mouse (10) side. The coil control part (12c) on the mouse (10) side controls the current flowing in the coil (12d) in accordance with determination by the output torque determination part (23a) on the PC (20) side.
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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CONTROL SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD
This control system comprises: a calculation unit that executes an application program and calculates a first command value and a second command value; a signal output unit that outputs a control signal including the first command value, according to a control period signal indicating a synchronization reference; a communication unit that transmits a frame including the second command value, according to the control period signal, by using an arbitrary communication method that directly or indirectly uses a clock signal; a measurement unit that measures, from the synchronization reference indicated by the control period signal, a time indicating the timing at which the transmission of the frame starts; and an adjustment unit that changes the period length of at least a portion of the clock signal on the basis of the measured time.
A laser machining device (100) comprises: a seed light source (2); excitation light sources (3, 9A, 9B); a laser amplification unit including amplification fibers (1, 8) that are configured so as to amplify the seed light as a result of the seed light and excitation light entering therein; a scanning mechanism (14) that scans the laser beam outputted from the laser amplification unit; and a control unit (20) that controls the seed light source (2) and the excitation light sources (3, 9A, 9B). The control unit (20) repeatedly causes a pulse train including a plurality of light pulses to be generated from the seed light source (2), and controls the seed light source (2) such that the intensity of the plurality of light pulses increases along a curve in relation to time. The control unit (20) controls the intensity of the initial light pulse among the plurality of light pulses and the curvature of increase in the intensity of the light pulses according to a parameter pertaining to the pulse train.
A wheel unit (11) comprises: a wheel body part (12f); an MR fluid retaining part (11g); a coil (12d); a setting registration part (15g); and a coil control part (12c). The coil (12d) generates a magnetic field with respect to MR fluid (12e). The coil control part (12c) performs control on a current flowing to the coil (12d) so as to change rotational resistance to which the wheel body section (12f) is subjected, and this control includes energization control, in which the wheel body section (12f) is subjected to rotational resistance in accordance with a setting value if there is an operational input, and non-energization control, in which the wheel body part (12f) is not subjected to rotational resistance if there is no operational input for a prescribed length of time. If there is an operational input during the non-energization control and a transition is to be made to the energization control, the coil control part (12c) reads the most recent setting saved in the setting registration part (15g) and subjects the wheel body part (12f) to rotational resistance.
G05G 5/03 - Means for enhancing the operator's awareness of the arrival of the controlling member at a command or datum position; Providing feel, e.g. means for creating a counterforce
A63F 13/24 - Constructional details thereof, e.g. game controllers with detachable joystick handles
A63F 13/285 - Generating tactile feedback signals via the game input device, e.g. force feedback
F16F 9/12 - Devices with one or more rotary vanes turning in the fluid, any throttling effect being immaterial
F16F 9/53 - Means for adjusting damping characteristics by varying fluid viscosity, e.g. electromagnetically
G05G 1/10 - Controlling members for hand-actuation by rotary movement, e.g. hand wheels - Details, e.g. of discs, knobs, wheels or handles
G05G 25/00 - Other details, features or accessories of control mechanisms, e.g. supporting intermediate members elastically
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
In the present invention, a mouse control system comprises a PC (20) and a mouse (10) that includes a wheel unit (11). The wheel unit (11) has a wheel body part (12f), an MR fluid holding part (11g), a coil (12d), and a coil control part (12c). The MR fluid holding part (11g) holds an MR fluid (12e) that provides rotation resistance to the wheel body part (12f). The coil control part (12c) controls an electric current flowing through the coil (12d) so as to change the rotation resistance on the wheel body part (12f). The PC (20) has a setting registration part (23b) and an output torque determination part (23c). When an operation input is present during non-electric conduction control and a shift is made to electric conduction control, the coil control part (12c) reads the latest setting stored in the setting registration part (23b), and generates rotation resistance of the wheel body part (12f).
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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TASK CYCLE INFERENCE DEVICE, TASK CYCLE INFERENCE METHOD, AND TASK CYCLE INFERENCE PROGRAM
A task cycle inference device according to the present invention comprises: a motion information acquisition unit that acquires motion information pertaining to motion at the time when a worker carries out a predetermined series of tasks; an inference unit that infers a start point and an end point of a task cycle of the worker on the basis of the motion information; and an output unit that outputs the inferred start point and end point of the task cycle.
According to the present invention, a task recognition device comprises: a movement information acquisition unit that acquires movement information regarding movement when a worker has performed a predetermined series of tasks a plurality of times; a teaching data acquisition unit that acquires teaching data for teaching the type of each task in the series of tasks for one cycle; a recognition unit that recognizes the type of each task in the series of tasks performed the plurality of times on the basis of the movement information and the teaching data; and an output unit that outputs recognition results.
This oxygen saturation degree measurement device comprises: a band to be wrapped around a wrist of a subject; a first sensor unit that is attached to the band, that acquires pulse signals from an artery of the wrist, and that measures the oxygen saturation degree of the artery of the wrist on the basis of the acquired pulse signals; and a reporting unit that reports to the subject a warning of a possibility of a respiratory organ disorder if the oxygen saturation degree measured by the first sensor unit satisfies a predetermined condition.
A61B 5/1455 - Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH-value using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters
A61B 5/02 - Measuring pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow; Combined pulse/heart-rate/blood pressure determination; Evaluating a cardiovascular condition not otherwise provided for, e.g. using combinations of techniques provided for in this group with electrocardiography; Heart catheters for measuring blood pressure
A61B 5/08 - Measuring devices for evaluating the respiratory organs
Provided are an operating device and an operating unit with which it is possible to easily adjust the magnitude of a bias force with respect to a tilting operation. This operating device, which may include a game controller and the like, comprises: a tilting member 21 that tilts around a tilting center from a reference position; an operation housing member in which the tilting member 21 is housed; a tilting operation member 20 that is exposed from the operation housing member to receive an operation for tilting the tilting member 21; and a pressing member 240 that presses against the tilting of the tilting member 21 so as to return the tilting member 21 back to the reference position, and outputs an operating signal on the basis of the tilting state of the tilting member 21. The operating device is provided with an operating mechanism 2 and an adjusting mechanism 5 as an operating unit CU. The adjusting mechanism 5 is exposed from the housing. Thus, the adjusting mechanism 5 can receive an adjusting operation by an operator and adjust the magnitude of the pressing.
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 5/05 - Means for returning or tending to return controlling members to an inoperative or neutral position, e.g. by providing return springs or resilient end-stops
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SUBJECT DETECTION DEVICE, SUBJECT DETECTION METHOD, AND SUBJECT DETECTION PROGRAM
The present invention suppresses a decrease in the detection rate of a desired object due to the background state. This subject detection device is provided with: a moving body detection unit that detects a moving body in a frame image included in a video that has been input; an image processing unit that performs a smoothing process on a background region obtained by removing the moving body from the frame image; and a detection unit that, when a post-processing image obtained by performing the smoothing process on the background region is input, detects a desired subject included in the post-processing image.
Provided is an operating device with which it is possible to easily adjust the magnitude of an urging force relative to an input operation such as a push operation. This operating device CTR, such as a game controller, comprises: a housing 1; an operating member 4 that is exposed from the housing 1 and is actuated backward by receiving an input operation such as a push operation; and a connecting/disconnecting mechanism 7 that connects/disconnects a circuit in conjunction with the actuation of the operating member 4, wherein an operation signal is output on the basis of the connection/disconnection of the circuit by the connecting/disconnecting mechanism 7. The operating device CTR comprises an urging member 61 that urges the operating member 4 forward, and an adjustment mechanism 6 that adjusts the magnitude of the urging force urged by the urging member 61. The adjustment mechanism 6 is exposed from the housing 1 and can adjust the magnitude of the urging force by receiving an adjustment operation.
A63F 13/24 - Constructional details thereof, e.g. game controllers with detachable joystick handles
G05G 5/03 - Means for enhancing the operator's awareness of the arrival of the controlling member at a command or datum position; Providing feel, e.g. means for creating a counterforce
G06F 3/0362 - Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user; Accessories therefor with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts
H01H 21/00 - Switches operated by an operating part in the form of a pivotable member acted upon directly by a solid body, e.g. by a hand
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CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD
This control system includes: a first control device and a second control device; and a relay device that is connected to the first control device via a first transmission path and is connected to the first control device via a second transmission path. The relay device can execute: a process for transferring data transmitted from the first control device to the second control device; and a process for transferring data transmitted from the second control device to the first control device. The first control device can execute a process for generating first additional information indicating the propriety as to a data transfer for data to be transmitted to the second control device and/or data to be received from the second control device. The second control device can execute a process for generating second additional information indicating the propriety as to a data transfer for data to be transmitted to the first control device and/or data to be received from the first control device.
The present invention makes it possible to easily and without mistakes select an element that is stored among array variables in an IDE of a FA system. A control-program-editing device (1) for editing a control program, the device comprising a search term input unit (11) that accepts a user input of a search term when a specific element is inputted into a control program from variables that include a plurality of elements, an element-list-acquiring unit (12) that acquires an element list, an extracting unit (13) that extracts elements that are associated with the search term, and a display control unit (14) that performs control to display the elements extracted by the extracting unit and to display comments that explain the elements, with a user input that selects one element from the displayed elements being accepted and applied to the control program.
Provided is a control program editing device that can use an appropriate instruction even when the user does not know an instruction to be utilized and the function thereof. A control program editing device (1), which is used to edit a control program, comprises: a search word input unit (11) that receives a user input of a search word as a user instruction for inputting an instruction; an instruction list acquisition unit (12) that acquires an instruction list of instructions, instruction names, and function descriptions; an extraction unit (13) that extracts instructions related to the search word; and a display control unit (14) that displays the instructions extracted by the extraction unit, instruction names, and function descriptions. A user input for selecting one instruction from among the displayed instructions is received and applied to the control program.
In the present invention, a relay unit determines at least one of whether data indicated by a first setting and data indicated by a second setting are the same in terms of the data size and whether data indicated by a third setting and data indicated by a fourth setting are the same in terms of the data size. The relay unit executes data transfer in accordance with an exchange setting even when the data indicated by the first setting and the data indicated by the second setting are not the same in terms of the data size and/or when the data indicated by the third setting and the data indicated by the fourth setting are not the same in terms of the data size in a predetermined first state.
A turning operation unit (13) comprises a Hall IC (132) that detects the turning angle of a wheel (131), a fluid brake (133) that uses MR fluid to apply a load against the turning of the wheel (131), and a control IC (134) that performs current supply control for adjusting the load by the fluid brake (133). As the current supply control by the control IC (134), there can be provided main current supply control that provides click feeling to the turning operation of the wheel (131) and non-current supply control that does not apply any load to the turning operation of the wheel (131). The Hall IC (132) can detect the turning angle of the wheel (131) in a unit of the angle of less than 0.5 degrees. The turning operation unit (13) has an operation mode in which the non-current supply control is performed while the Hall IC (132) is detecting no output change and the main current supply control is started when the Hall IC (132) detects an output change.
G06F 3/0362 - Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user; Accessories therefor with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts
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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LADDER PROGRAM EDITING DEVICE, EDITING METHOD, AND EDITING PROGRAM
The present invention enables circuit components to be arranged efficiently even by a user who is not skilled in operation. The present invention comprises: a guide display control unit (12) for performing control to display options for each processing step for adding circuit components at prescribed positions with respect to position designations by a user in an editing region where the circuit components of a ladder program are displayed; a selection reception unit (13) for receiving a user input for selecting one of the options; and an application unit (14) for adding, to the ladder program, the circuit components in accordance with the processing steps.
This information processing device comprises: a storage unit that stores human body color information as reference color information; a detection unit that detects a human body candidate from an image captured by a fisheye camera; and a human body determination unit that acquires, from the storage unit, reference color information corresponding to a detection region in which the human body candidate is detected, and determines whether or not the human body candidate is a human body on the basis of the degree of similarity between the acquired reference color information relating to the detection region and color information relating to the human body candidate.
This learning device updates a model by executing at least one round of an active learning process. The at least one active learning process includes: selecting at least one evaluation image from an image group that have not been used for learning; and repeatedly executing a relearning process until an evaluation result of the model using the at least one evaluation image satisfies an end criterion. In at least one round of the active learning process, the selecting of the at least one evaluation image includes: calculating, for each image in the image group, an evaluation value that exhibits the confidence level of discrimination by the newest model; and selecting an image that exhibits a relatively low confidence level as the at least one evaluation image. Accordingly, a model having a high attribute discrimination accuracy is generated in a short time.
The present invention acquires a state of communication of a transmission path, and also a clock time at which the state of the communication was detected. According to the present invention, included is a first controller having an interface for connecting to a first transmission path, a second controller having an interface for connecting to a second transmission path, and a relay unit having a first interface for connecting to the first transmission path and a second interface for connecting to the second transmission path. The relay unit has a detecting unit for detecting a state of communication of the first transmission path. The relay unit follows transfer settings to transmit output data transmitted from the first controller to the second controller, and also transmits first state data indicating the state of communication of the first transmission path that is detected and a clock time of detection of the state, to the second controller.
Provided is a configuration capable of quickly dealing with a communication state of a transmission path. The present invention includes: a first controller which has an interface for connecting to a first transmission path; a second controller which has an interface for connecting to a second transmission path; and a relay unit that has a first interface for connecting to the first transmission path and a second interface for connecting to the second transmission path. The relay unit includes a detection unit that detects the communication state of the first transmission path. The relay unit transmits, in accordance with a transfer setting, output data transmitted from the first controller to the second controller, and transmits first state data indicating the detected communication state of the first transmission path to the second controller.
This control system includes a first controller that has an interface for connecting to a first transmission path, a second controller that has an interface for connecting to a second transmission path, and a relay unit that has a first interface for connecting to the first transmission path and a second interface for connecting to the second transmission path. The relay unit transmits, to the second controller in accordance with transfer settings, output data that has been transmitted by cyclic communication from the first controller, and transmits, to the second controller, output data that has been transmitted by message communication from the first controller.
An abnormality assessment device according to the present invention comprises a measuring means that measures a plurality of factors affecting the quality of a product produced in a production facility, a control unit, and a storage unit, wherein the storage unit stores: a causality model that specifies a causal relationship among the factors on the basis of features calculated from the factors when normal products are produced at the production facility; a predictive formula that accepts at least one of the features as input and outputs another feature different from the input on the basis of the causality model; and a predicted range of the output. The control unit is configured to determine whether the feature obtained as the output is within the predicted range from among the features calculated from the factors measured in the production process of the production facility.
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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INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM
Provided is an information processing device 10 comprising: a degree of synchronization calculation unit 103 that, from time-series biometric information composed of a plurality of physiological indices for each of a plurality of users executing an identical task, calculates the degree of synchronization of the time-series biometric information between the users; a degree of shared emotion calculation unit 104 that calculates the degree of shared emotion between the users using the degree of synchronization calculated by the degree of synchronization calculation unit 103; and a load control unit 105 that controls changes in the load of the task on the basis of an achievement degree pertaining to the extent of achievement of the users with regard to the task and the degree of shared emotion between the users calculated by the degree of shared emotion calculation unit 104.
This camera module comprises a first housing, a heat dissipation block, and a second housing coupled in this order, wherein: the first housing supports an imaging sensor; the second housing supports a processing substrate for processing a imaging signal output from the imaging sensor; and the heat dissipation block has, between a first surface facing the first housing and a second surface facing the second housing, an open space having openings in the side surfaces connecting the first surface and the second surface. According to this camera module, both heat generated by the imaging sensor and heat generated by a processor performing image processing can be appropriately dissipated.
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G03B 17/55 - APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR - Details of cameras or camera bodies; Accessories therefor with provision for heating or cooling, e.g. in aircraft
H04N 23/57 - Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices
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ABNORMALITY DETECTION DEVICE, ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM
The abnormality detection method comprises: a step for obtaining standard values for each unit time of a plurality of variables indicating the status of the production line when the production line is operating normally; a step for collecting actual values of the plurality of variables for each unit time; a step for calculating, for each unit time, a statistical value representing the degree of deviation of the actual values of the plurality of variables from the standard values of the plurality of variables; and a step for detecting that an abnormality has occurred in the production line when the statistical value is outside a reference range.
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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ABNORMALITY SIGN DETECTION DEVICE, DETECTION METHOD OF ABNORMALITY SIGN, AND PROGRAM
This detection method includes: a step for acquiring measurement values of a plurality of parameters indicating states of a production system; a step for calculating a first statistical amount representing similarity of the measurement values with respect to standard values of the plurality of parameters; a step for selecting, from the plurality of parameters, a plurality of effective parameters effective for improving estimation accuracy of a Taguchi-method estimation model in which the plurality of parameters are explanatory variables and the first statistical amount is an objective variable; a step for calculating a second statistical amount representing similarity of the measurement values with respect to standard values of the plurality of effective parameters; and a step for detecting an abnormality sign of the production system on the basis of a comparison result between the second statistical amount and a management range.
The present invention makes it possible to achieve high transport throughput. This infoomation processing device comprises: a route designation unit that, in accordance with a route plan that is derived for a plurality of autonomously movable robots and has a scheduled time established according to at least one of a position and a region for transiting in order to move from a start point to an end point, outputs a movement designation to each of the robots; a monitoring unit that, on the basis of the route plan and a movement result that pertains to the robots and has an arrival time recorded for at least one of the position and the region, monitors each of the robots in regard to a difference between the route plan and the movement result for at least one of the position and the region planned for the robots; and a route-planning unit that re-plans the route plan if the difference meets a re-planning condition.
The present invention enables a deterioration in conveying performance to be identified efficiently. This information processing device comprises: a data collecting unit for collecting collected data including a route plan planned for a plurality of robots capable of autonomous travel, a job operation state indicating allocation of a robot operation to a job, a movement path for each robot, and an operating state of each robot; an analysis unit which uses the collected data to calculate a result-based evaluation index value including a job required time, a job operation ratio, and a robot operation ratio, and a cause-based evaluation index value corresponding to each route with respect to the route plan; and a visualization control unit for performing control to cause a prescribed display unit to display a display mode enabling a comparison of the result-based evaluation index values, and a display mode enabling a comparison of the cause-based evaluation index values.
This controller comprises an acquisition unit, a prediction unit, and an adjustment unit. The acquisition unit acquires first data that indicates measurement results of one or more parameters that affect a liquid amount in a container, and second data that indicates a measurement result of the liquid amount in a container. The prediction unit acquires a prediction value of the liquid amount in a container by inputting the first data and second data to a prediction model generated by machine-learning using one or more training data sets that indicate the performances of at least one or more parameters and the actual result of the liquid amount in a container. The adjustment unit adjusts an operation condition of a filling machine on the basis of the prediction value. Accordingly, a variation in the liquid amount in a container is reduced.
This environment control system comprises: a first control unit that controls the environment in a room in which a person stays; a measurement unit that measures a value indicating the environment in the room; an environment model that is built by using, as input data, the correspondence between a behavior pattern associated with a stress of the person and the value indicating the environment, and that, upon the input of a chronological change in the value indicating the environment, outputs a target value for suppressing the stress of the person; and a second control unit that controls the first control unit so that the value measured by the measurement unit indicating the environment approaches the target value acquired by inputting the chronological change in the value indicating the environment into the environment model.
POWER FEED SYSTEM, FULL LOAD DISTRIBUTION BOARD, POWER FEED DEVICE, POWER FEED CONTROL METHOD FOR POWER FEED DEVICE, POWER FEED PATH, POWER CONVERSION DEVICE, AND CONNECTION METHOD
In the present invention, a power feed device and a distributed power supply linked with a commercial power grid perform autonomous operation appropriately during power outage. This power feed system includes a distributed power supply, a power feed device, and a full load distribution board. The full load distribution board comprises: a switch having a first input terminal through which a feeding power from the commercial power grid is inputted, a second input terminal through which an autonomous operation output from the distributed power supply is inputted, and an output terminal through which a feeding power to a load is outputted; a first electric path for connecting a grid connection part and the first input terminal; a first connection part which is provided in the first electric path and to which a normal operation output from the distributed power supply is inputted; a second connection part which is provided between the first connection part and the switch and to which the normal operation output from the power feed device is inputted; a first current detector connected to the distributed power supply to detect a current fed from the commercial power grid to the first electric path; and a second current detector connected to the power feed device to detect a current flowing through the first electric path which connects the first connection part and the second connection part.
H02B 1/40 - Wall-mounted casings; Parts thereof or accessories therefor
H02J 7/34 - Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other dc sources, e.g. providing buffering
H02J 3/38 - Arrangements for parallelly feeding a single network by two or more generators, converters or transformers
H02J 9/06 - Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting in which the distribution system is disconnected from the normal source and connected to a standby source with automatic change-over
Provided are an evaluation method, a program, and an evaluation system that make it possible to improve the accuracy of evaluation of the moving direction of a mobile body. The evaluation method is performed by a computation circuit capable of accessing a storage device in which a plurality of trained models are stored. The plurality of trained models include: a simple model (low-resolution model 5) that has been trained to output an evaluation of a moving direction of a mobile body in response to the input of overall information based on the entirety of the mobile body in an image; and a detailed model (intermediate-resolution model 6, high-resolution model 7) that has been trained to output an evaluation of the moving direction of the mobile body in response to the input of the overall information and regional information which is based on a region of the mobile body. If the resolution of the image of the mobile body detected from an image of interest is less than a threshold value, the evaluation method inputs the overall information to the simple model, and causes the simple model to output an evaluation of the moving direction of the mobile body. If the resolution is greater than or equal to the threshold value, the evaluation method inputs the overall information and the regional information to the detailed model, and causes the detailed model to output an evaluation of the moving direction of the mobile body.
This cultivation assistance system comprises: a cultivation parameter acquisition means for acquiring a cultivation parameter, which is an index relating to cultivation of a target crop; an estimation means for estimating, on the basis of the cultivation parameter, cultivation work performed by a user in the past with respect to the target crop; a cultivation work storage means for storing cultivation work record data, which is a record of cultivation work performed with respect to the target crop; and a work record updating means for updating the cultivation work record data on the basis of information about the cultivation work estimated by the estimation means.
Provided is a technology for generating biometric information about a person of interest with high accuracy. A biometric information processing device is provided with: a signal receiving unit that receives a signal associated with biometric information reflected from at least one person who is a subject to be measured; a biometric information generation unit that generates biometric information of the received signal; a body motion information generation unit that generates body motion information about the person to be measured on the basis of an output from a body motion detection device worn by the person; a determination unit for determining whether or not the biometric information associated with a body motion of the person varies on the basis of the body motion information; and a biometric information correlation unit that correlates the biometric information, on which it has been determined that the biometric information associated with the body motion of the person varies, with the person to be measured.
In this invention, an acquisition unit (32) acquires a program according to a first specification for a PLC, and a conversion unit (34) converts the program according to the first specification to a program according to a second specification by referring to a conversion table (40) that defines a predetermined correspondence relationship between the syntax description of the program according to the first specification and the syntax description of the program according to the second specification.
Provided in the present application are a mounting assembly used for a guide rail, and an electrical product. The mounting assembly comprises: fixed members, sliding blocks, elastic members and limiting portions. When the elastic members are subjected to an external force, the elastic members drive the sliding blocks in a first limiting position to move; in the first limiting position, the sliding blocks are kept by the limiting portions to release a guide rail; when the sliding blocks move to a second limiting position, the sliding blocks are kept by the limiting portions to tightly clamp the guide rail; when the elastic members are subjected to an external force again, the elastic members drive the sliding blocks in the second limiting position to move; and when the sliding blocks move to the first limiting position, the sliding blocks are kept by the limiting portions to release the guide rail. The embodiments of the present application can achieve a convenient mounting/dismounting operation, and improve customer experience.
An electromagnetic relay according to the present invention is provided with: a first fixed terminal; a movable contact piece; an accommodation section; a magnet; and a yoke. The first fixed terminal includes a first fixed contact. The movable contact piece includes a first movable contact disposed facing the first fixed contact. The accommodation section accommodates the first fixed contact and the movable contact piece. The magnet generates a magnetic field in the accommodation section. The magnet includes: a first attraction surface oriented in a first direction; a second attraction surface oriented in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction; and a third attraction surface oriented in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction. The yoke is connected to the magnet. The yoke includes: a first portion; a second portion; and a third portion. The first portion is disposed facing the first attraction surface and is drawn onto the first attraction surface. The second portion is disposed facing the second attraction surface and is drawn onto the second attraction surface. The third portion is disposed facing the third attraction surface and is drawn onto the third attraction surface.
This electromagnetic relay comprises a fixed contact, a fixed terminal, a movable contact, a movable contact piece, and a housing. The fixed terminal has a plate shape. The fixed terminal includes an external terminal portion and a contact support portion. The housing includes a body, a cover, an adhesive, and a support portion. The body has an opening. The body houses the contact support portion, the fixed contact, the movable contact, and the movable contact piece. The cover closes the opening. The adhesive bonds the body and the cover together. The support portion protrudes laterally from the body. The support portion is disposed below the external terminal portion. The support portion supports the external terminal portion. The support portion includes a support surface and a connection portion. The support surface is in contact with the external terminal portion. The connection portion is located between the support surface and the body. The connection portion is connected to the body. The connection portion is disposed leaving a gap to the external terminal portion.
Provided is a network system capable of easily acquiring equipment information about a desired piece of equipment, using short-range wireless communication, even if a plurality of pieces of equipment are disposed. In this network system, if notifications by short-range wireless communication from a plurality of short-range wireless communication devices are detected, a portable terminal device (7) performs target equipment selection for estimating and selecting a piece of equipment to serve as a target, from among a plurality of pieces of equipment linked, respectively, to the plurality of short-range wireless communication devices. The portable terminal device (7) acquires, through the network, equipment information about the piece of equipment selected through target equipment selection.
An inspection management system for managing inspection contents of an inspection device that is provided in a production line for a component mounting board, the inspection management system comprising: a component inspection restriction design storage means that stores component inspection restriction design information; an inspection program creation means that creates an inspection program defining, for each component that is mounted to the component mounting board, an inspection item for detecting the defect defined in the component inspection restriction design information related to the component, and an inspection device that implements an inspection related to the inspection item; and an image display means that displays an inspection coverage setting confirmation image.
H05K 3/34 - Assembling printed circuits with electric components, e.g. with resistor electrically connecting electric components or wires to printed circuits by soldering
H05K 13/08 - Monitoring manufacture of assemblages
Provided is a servo system to which an option unit, which outputs a detected sensor value, can be more flexibly connected. This servo system comprises: a plurality of control units for controlling a connected electric motor; and a bus for connecting the plurality of control units so that the control units can communicate with each other, wherein an option unit, which transmits a sensor value associated with control of the electric motor to the plurality of control units by means of broadcasting, is detachably connected to the bus.
H02P 5/46 - Arrangements specially adapted for regulating or controlling the speed or torque of two or more electric motors for speed regulation of two or more dynamo-electric motors in relation to one another
The present invention acquires information relating to control of a three-phase alternating current motor by a simpler technique. This control device is a control device that controls a three-phase alternating current motor having an encoder that outputs feedback signals indicating a rotation state of an output shaft, and a U-phase coil, a V-phase coil, and a W-phase coil. The control device includes a first acquisition unit that acquires information relating to back electromotive force generated at the U-phase coil, the V-phase coil, and the W-phase coil, due to the output shaft being rotated in a desired direction under external force, a second acquisition unit that acquires, from the encoder, feedback signals including information relating to rotation of the output shaft that is rotated under the external force, and a control unit that estimates information relating to control of the three-phase alternating current motor on the basis of the information relating to back electromotive force and the feedback signals, and controls the three-phase alternating current motor using the information relating to control of the three-phase alternating current motor that is estimated.
The present invention suitably transmits data when communication is restricted. Provided is an information management system comprising: a plurality of information processing devices; corresponding communication terminals with constraints; and an information management device which selects a corresponding communication terminal to transmit transmission data. The information processing device includes: a data generation unit; a communication state monitoring unit; a transmission possibility determination unit which determines, from a communication state and attribute information, the possibility of transmission via the corresponding communication terminal; a communication processing unit that transmits transmission data that can be transmitted; a route control unit that transmits, to the information management device, transmission data that cannot be transmitted; and a communication state notification unit which transmits the communication state information to the information management device. The information management device includes: a system communication state acquisition unit; a system communication state monitoring unit; a system transmission data acquisition unit that acquires the transmission data; a system transmission possibility determination unit which determines the possibility of transmission via any of the corresponding communication terminals; and a system route control unit which transmits the transmission data to the corresponding communication terminal when there is the corresponding communication terminal determined to be transmittable.
The present invention makes it possible to transmit desired data to be transmitted at the desired timing for the data to be transmitted even when there is a communication failure or communication limitation. In an information management system comprising: a plurality of information processing devices which respectively generate pieces of transmission data; and corresponding communication terminals which are communication terminals respectively connected to the information processing devices, this information management method, which determines whether the transmission data can be transmitted by any of the corresponding communication terminals, comprises: a step for setting preferences pertaining to transmission to the pieces of transmission data; a step for determining, on the basis of the preferences set to the pieces of transmission data and the communication states of the corresponding communication terminals connected to the pieces of transmission data, whether the corresponding communication terminal is transmittable; and a step for determining, when the corresponding communication terminal cannot transmit the transmission data, whether the other corresponding transmission terminal can transmit the transmission data.
This control device for controlling an actuator includes: a storage unit for acquiring a new distance command value at a first timing indicated by a first clock, storing the same as a most recent value, and storing an immediately previous most recent value as a previous value; a first calculating unit for calculating a distance slope on the basis of the most recent value and the previous value of the distance command value, and the number of second clocks in one cycle of the first clock; a second calculating unit for calculating a distance interpolated value by sequentially adding the distance slope to the previous value of the distance command value at a second timing indicated by the second clock; a command generating unit for outputting a command corresponding to a target distance, when the distance interpolated value reaches said target distance; and a clock control unit for stopping the output of the second clock until the first clock reaches the next cycle, if the number of second clocks generated in one cycle of the first clock reaches a predetermined set value.
This limit switch is provided with a switch body that can be switched on and off, and an operating unit connected to the switch body. The operating unit includes a housing, a shaft member, a lever, and a fixing member. The shaft member has a shaft body that extends along a first direction, from the exterior of the housing to the interior of the housing, and that is supported by the housing in a state of being able to rotate from a return position to an operation position and about an axis of rotation extending in the first direction. The lever is located at one end of the exterior of the housing, such end from between the two first-direction ends of the shaft body, and the lever covers the shaft body around the axis of rotation. The fixing member, when viewed along the first direction, penetrates through the lever in a direction intersecting the direction of rotation of the shaft body and extends as far as the shaft body, and the fixing member fixes the lever to the shaft body.
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This assistance device includes: a first acquisition means for acquiring reference data, which is typical time series change data for the state of a particular crop; a second acquisition means for acquiring measurement data obtained by measuring time series changes in the state of the particular crop being cultivated by a user; and a determination means for determining cultivation work to be performed by the user in connection with the cultivation of the particular crop 1) on the basis of the rate of change of the state accompanying time series changes in the reference data and the rate of change of the state accompanying time series changes in the measurement data, 2) on the basis of the value of the state in the reference data and the value of the state in the measurement data, or 3) on the basis of the integrated value of the time series changes in the state in the reference data and the integrated value of the time series changes in the state in the measurement data.
This estimation device comprises an acquisition unit, a testing unit, a generation unit, and an estimating unit. The acquisition unit acquires a feature quantity obtained from a target in a first state of the target, and a feature quantity in a second state of the target different from the first state. The testing unit tests a significant difference between the acquired feature quantity in the first state and the acquired feature quantity in the second state. The generation unit generates a contribution degree of the feature quantity to the state change between the first state and the second state of the target, from the tested significant difference. The estimating unit quantitatively estimates a factor of state change between the first state and the second state of the target on the basis of the generated contribution degree.
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B23Q 17/09 - Arrangements for indicating or measuring on machine tools for indicating or measuring cutting pressure or cutting-tool condition, e.g. cutting ability, load on tool
The present invention enables a drive system to continue operating even when the control unit of a drive unit stops. The drive system comprises a controller, a first drive unit, and a second drive unit, and control information transmitted from the controller is returned to the controller via the first drive unit and the second drive unit. The first drive unit has a first communication unit, a first drive unit, and a first control unit, and the second drive unit has a second communication unit, a second drive unit, and a second control unit. The first control unit controls the first drive unit when the second control unit operates, and controls the first drive unit and the second drive unit when the second control unit stops. The second control unit controls the second drive unit when the first control unit operates, and controls the first drive unit and the second drive unit when the first control unit stops.
H02P 5/46 - Arrangements specially adapted for regulating or controlling the speed or torque of two or more electric motors for speed regulation of two or more dynamo-electric motors in relation to one another
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DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AND DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE METHOD
Provided are a development assistance device, a development assistance program, and a development assistance method which can improve the accuracy of verifying the logic of a target control program. The development assistance device (10) comprises: a storage unit (11a) which stores the target control program; a reception unit (14) which receives an input of reception frame data recorded in a field network system; an IO data processing unit (11b) which acquires, from the reception frame data, apparatus information that is information pertaining to each of slave devices and transmitted from each of the slave devices towards a programmable logic controller; and a scheduler (11c) which simulates, on the basis of the apparatus information, the operations of a plurality of the slave devices when the target control program is executed.
The present invention provides an execution timing determination technology that can reduce electric power costs concerning one or more steps. This execution timing determination device is for determining execution timings for one or more steps. The execution timing determination device is configured to be able to refer to an electric power cost prediction model (31) for predicting electric power costs concerning the one or more steps, and comprises: a first acquisition unit (13) that acquires execution period information concerning an execution period which is required when executing a target step among the one or more steps; a second acquisition unit (15) that acquires electric power cost information concerning an electric power cost at a predetermined timing; an electric power cost prediction unit (17) that predicts the electric power cost of the target step on the basis of the execution period information, the electric power cost information, and the electric power cost prediction model (31); and an execution timing determination unit (19) that determines an execution timing of the target step on the basis of the predicted electric power cost.
H02J 3/00 - Circuit arrangements for ac mains or ac distribution networks
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)
Provided are a position evaluation method and a position evaluation device for use with the position evaluation method, with which it is possible to determine that, even when some or all of a plurality of components in a group of a plurality of components are attached in a position displaced from a reference position of a body to be attached to, the plurality of components can be determined to be good items if the displaced position has correlation. A position evaluation method for evaluating the attachment position of a plurality of components is characterized by: calculating a displacement in the attachment position of a plurality of components with respect to a reference position; and determining that the attachment position of the plurality of components is normal if included in both a dimensional position range and a relative position range.
H05K 3/00 - Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits
G09F 9/00 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements
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SERVER DEVICE, METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION MODEL, AND PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION MODEL
Provided is a server device comprising: a reception unit which receives a request from a control device which controls a factory device on the basis of the OPC unified architecture (OPC UA) specification or a client PC which does not control the factory device; and a provision unit which provides, to the control device, a template of an information model of the OPC UA to be used to control the factory device on the basis of the request received by the reception unit.
This information processing device provides information that supports understanding of a type of communication protocol used by a control device. The information processing device includes: a communication unit for communicating with the control device, which controls a target; a communication protocol determining unit for determining, from information communicated with the control device, a type of communication protocol used for communication by the control device; and an output unit for outputting the communication protocol type determined by the communication protocol determining unit.
This abnormality determination device comprises: an acquisition unit that acquires signals corresponding to operations of machines, including a machine tool and a processing machine, capable of repeatedly executing a series of operations; a calculation unit that calculates an evaluation value of an entire series of operations on the basis of the signals acquired during an operation period set in accordance with the length of the series of operations; and a determination unit that performs an abnormality determination as to whether the machine tool is abnormal, on the basis of the calculated evaluation value. The determination unit determines the machine to be abnormal if the calculated evaluation value is greater than a threshold value.
G05B 19/18 - 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
B23Q 17/00 - Arrangements for indicating or measuring on machine tools
According to the present invention, a processor has: a high-reflection object detecting unit for determining, on the basis of measurement data, whether a high-reflection object which is an object having a reflection intensity higher than a predetermined reference is present within a measurement area of a sensor; a caution area setting unit that when the high-reflection object is detected, sets, at a position between the high-reflection object and the sensor, a caution area which is a range where the measurement accuracy of the sensor is likely to decrease due to the influence of the high-reflection object; and an information display unit for displaying the caution area by superimposing the caution area on a distance image displayed on a display device.
This malfunction determination device comprises: an acquisition unit that acquires the resistance of an electrothermal body of a lamp heater as calculated from the voltage at both ends of the electrothermal body and a current flowing in the electrothermal body; and a determination unit that, on the basis of the acquired resistance, carries out malfunction determination which is a determination as to whether the lamp heater is malfunctioning. The determination unit determines that the lamp heater is malfunctioning if the acquired resistance exceeds a first threshold.
The present invention provides information with which it is possible to assist in security measures with regard to information that pertains to object inspection. A device according to the present invention has: a log storage unit for storing log data that is generated by execution of a system program; an information storage unit for storing information that is associated with object inspection and includes a program for inspecting the object; a security inspection unit (115) for executing a security measure program on the information of the information storage unit so as to inspect for a security event that can occur to the information; and an extraction unit for extracting log data (501) from the log storage unit that was generated when inspection for the security event was carried out.
Teaching data for a robot is corrected on the basis of a deviation between the positions of objects within a 3D space and the positions of objects within a real space. This device (100) for teaching a robot (130) comprises: a teaching point creation unit for creating a teaching point for the robot (130) within a 3D space; a landmark recognition unit for recognizing a landmark (120) installed in the 3D space and in a real space; a difference extraction unit that, on the basis of the position and orientation of the landmark (120) installed in the 3D space and the position and orientation of the landmark (120) installed in the real space, extracts any difference between the position and orientation of a workpiece (150) within the 3D space and the position and orientation of the workpiece (150) within the real space; and a correction unit for correcting the teaching point on the basis of the difference.
The present invention efficiently upgrades software versions. A software update assistance device for devices constituting an inspection system, the software update assistance device comprising: a management information acquisition unit for acquiring management information for managing software; a management information storage unit for storing the management information; a device information acquisition unit for acquiring device information; a device information storage unit for storing the device information; a software storage unit for updates for storing software for updates; an update condition acceptance unit for accepting the setting of an update condition; an update plan generation unit for generating an update plan for the software to be updated, on the basis of the management information that includes management information for the software to be updated, the device information, and the update condition; an update plan storage unit for storing the update plan; and an update information provision unit for providing the software for updates and the update plan for the software to be updated by the software for updates.
This oxygen saturation measurement device comprises: a band which is equipped with a first body, a second body, a first guide, and a second guide and which has formed therein a through-hole configured to extend along the circumferential direction of a wrist; a slider which is disposed on the inner side of the through-hole and capable of sliding along the circumferential direction of the wrist; a contact part which is mounted to the slider and has a contact surface that comes into contact with the wrist; an operating part which is connected to the slider or the contact part and disposed on the outer side of the band; a light-emitting element which irradiates arteries in the wrist with light; a light-receiving element which receives light reflected from the arteries in the wrist; and a measurement unit which, on the basis of a pulse wave signal acquired from the reflected light, makes a measurement of the oxygen saturation of the arteries that have been irradiated with light.
A61B 5/1455 - Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH-value using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters
A61B 5/02 - Measuring pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow; Combined pulse/heart-rate/blood pressure determination; Evaluating a cardiovascular condition not otherwise provided for, e.g. using combinations of techniques provided for in this group with electrocardiography; Heart catheters for measuring blood pressure
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BIRD'S-EYE DATA GENERATION DEVICE, LEARNING DEVICE, BIRD'S-EYE DATA GENERATION PROGRAM, BIRD'S-EYE DATA GENERATION METHOD, AND ROBOT
The present invention can generate bird's-eye data, representing a movement trajectory on the ground of an observed mobile body on which an observation device is installed and movement trajectories on the ground of the mobile body, from two-dimensional observation information observed at the viewpoint from the observed mobile body in a dynamic environment, even if static landmarks are not detected. The bird's-eye data generation device includes: an acquisition unit 22 that acquires time-series data of two-dimensional observation information representing at least one mobile body observed at the viewpoint from the observed mobile body on which the observation device is installed in the dynamic environment; and a generation unit 26 that by using a trained model estimating the movement on the ground of the observed mobile body and the movements on the ground of the mobile body, generates bird's-eye data representing the movement trajectory on the ground of the observed mobile body and the movement trajectories on the ground of the mobile body obtained if observing the observed mobile body from a bird's-eye position from the time-series data of the two-dimensional observation information.
This inspection system comprises an update control unit for updating update object software that is the object to be updated, and further comprises a basic operation check unit for automatically or partially manually executing an operation check on the update object software after the update control unit updated the update object software, a version-down indication unit for outputting an indication to revert the update object software to the state before the update when it is determined on the basis of the result of the operation check that a failure has occurred in the working of the update object software, and a version-down unit for reverting the update object software to the state before the update by the indication of the version-down indication unit.
This task recognition device comprises: a total task time acquisition unit that acquires the total task time for a series of tasks to be performed by a worker; a reference time information acquisition unit that acquires reference time information relating to the reference time for each task of the series of tasks; a task time calculation unit that calculates the task time for each task performed by the worker, on the basis of the total task time and the reference time information; a break setting unit that sets a break between tasks in the series of tasks, on the basis of the task time for each task performed by the worker; and an output unit that outputs break information relating to the set break between tasks.
This work support device comprises: a work activity information acquiring unit for acquiring work activity information relating to a work activity performed when a worker performs work; a retrieval unit for retrieving, from a model activity information database in which model activity information relating to a model activity, being a model of the work, is recorded, the model activity information corresponding to the work activity; and a presenting unit for presenting the retrieved model activity information.
This oxygen saturation value measurement device comprises: a band to be wound around a wrist of a subject; a light-emitting element for emitting light to an artery in the wrist; a first light-receiving element and a second light-receiving element for receiving reflected light from the artery; a light-receiving element determination unit for determining, as a light-receiving element to be used for measurement, the light-receiving element which received a pulse wave signal having a larger amplitude between a first pulse wave signal acquired from reflected light received by the first light-receiving element and a second pulse wave signal acquired from reflected light received by the second light-receiving element; and a measurement unit for measuring, on the basis of the pulse wave signal received by the determined light-receiving element for measurement, an oxygen saturation value of the artery irradiated with the light.
A61B 5/1455 - Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH-value using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters
A61B 5/02 - Measuring pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow; Combined pulse/heart-rate/blood pressure determination; Evaluating a cardiovascular condition not otherwise provided for, e.g. using combinations of techniques provided for in this group with electrocardiography; Heart catheters for measuring blood pressure
An oxygen saturation level measurement device according to the present invention comprises: a band wrapped around the wrist of a person to be measured; a contact part that is attached to the band and that has a curved-shaped contact surface protruding, from the band, toward a wrist side and contacting the skin of the wrist; a light emitting element that is disposed to the preset position with respect to the contact part and that irradiates light on the artery of the wrist; a light receiving element that is disposed to the preset position with respect to the contact part and that receives reflected light from the artery of the wrist; and a measurement unit that measures, on the basis of pulse signals acquired from the reflected light, an oxygen saturation level of the artery on which light was irradiated.
A61B 5/1455 - Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH-value using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters
A61B 5/02 - Measuring pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow; Combined pulse/heart-rate/blood pressure determination; Evaluating a cardiovascular condition not otherwise provided for, e.g. using combinations of techniques provided for in this group with electrocardiography; Heart catheters for measuring blood pressure
An embodiment of the present application provides a portable communication interface apparatus. By means of the communication interface apparatus, a programmable logic controller can perform wireless communication with a terminal device of a user, and can take an existing terminal device to serve as an HMI apparatus for a programmable logic controller, and thereby the programmable logic controller can be conveniently controlled or monitored by means of the existing terminal device, and use costs of the programmable logic controller are reduced. In addition, the communication interface apparatus communicates with the terminal device by means of a Bluetooth low energy consumption communication mode, the energy consumption of the communication interface apparatus can be reduced, and further, the whole communication interface apparatus can be powered using a battery, and consequently the communication interface apparatus can be miniaturized and is convenient to carry and use.
This training method comprises: a weight determination step for determining weights for leaves included in a captured image; and a first training step for training a leaf detection model for detecting leaves from the captured image, on the basis of the weights determined in the weight determination step such that leaves with high weights are more likely to be detected than leaves with low weights.
This psychological state estimation device comprises: a display means for displaying a predetermined image; an image capturing means for capturing a face of an observed person viewing the predetermined image displayed by the display means; an expression estimation means for estimating an expression of the observed person from an image of the face captured by the image capturing means; and a state estimation means for estimating a psychological state of the observed person, on the basis of a change, as estimated by the expression estimation means, in the expression of the observed person viewing the predetermined image.
This moving image integration device includes: an acquisition unit for acquiring moving images in which work by a worker is imaged; a detection unit for detecting time-series data of detection information relating to the skeleton or parts of the worker on the basis of the moving images; an assessment unit for assessing, on the basis of the detected time-series data of the detection information and for each of a plurality of types of scenarios being extracted, whether or not the work meets a condition corresponding to the scenario being extracted; and a generation unit for generating a moving image obtained by integrating partial moving images including points in time when it was assessed that the work met the condition corresponding to the scenario being extracted, on the basis of an extraction count or extraction time that is set for each of the plurality of types of scenarios being extracted.
Provided is an appearance inspection system capable of detecting, with respect to an inspection target object having a member that fluctuates in position or the like even when being nondefective, an abnormality in a part other than the fluctuating member. This appearance inspection system comprises: a region identification unit that identifies, on the basis of a target image in which objects to be inspected including first and second objects are imaged, a first region corresponding to the first object in the target image, and that identifies a second region in which the first region is removed from the target image; a feature amount extraction unit that extracts a feature amount of the second region on the basis of the target image and the second region; and an output unit that outputs a determination result indicating whether or not the second object is nondefective, on the basis of the feature amount.
Provided is a terminal apparatus that, even when a power source system is multiplexed, can appropriately perform operation for supplying power to devices. A terminal apparatus (6C) comprises: a switching circuit (71) having a first voltmeter (71a) that detects power reception from an external power source (8), a first switch (71b) that switches between the presence and absence of output of power received from the external power source (8) to a plurality of power supply circuits (73a and 73b), a second voltmeter (71c) that detects power reception from a host instrument (2), and a second switch (71d) that switches between the presence and absence of output of power received from the host instrument (2) to the plurality of power supply circuits (73a and 73b); and a control unit (72a) that controls the switching circuit (71). If the control unit (72a) is set at a first mode, when power reception has been detected by both the first voltmeter (71a) and the second voltmeter (71c), the control unit performs control such that both the first switch (71b) and the second switch (71d) perform cutoff operation.
This information processing device comprises: a display unit for displaying a movable indicator; a detection unit for detecting the orientation of the face of a user; and a movement control unit for controlling movement of the indicator in the display unit when the facial orientation of the user detected by the detection unit falls within a predetermined angle range from the front facing orientation.
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
G06F 3/0346 - Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user; Accessories therefor with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
G09G 5/00 - Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators
This abnormality detection device is provided with: an acquisition unit that is connected to equipment to be monitored and that acquires the state of a relay for controlling switching of a circuit to which the equipment is connected; a detection unit that detects an abnormality in the equipment on the basis of the state of the relay or change in the state of the relay; and a notification unit that notifies a user of the abnormality detected by the detection unit.
H01H 47/00 - Circuit arrangements not adapted to a particular application of the relay and designed to obtain desired operating characteristics or to provide energising current
A work recognition device comprising a movement information acquisition unit that acquires movement information relating to the movement of a worker, a work procedure acquisition unit that acquires work procedure information relating to a predefined work procedure of a series of tasks to be performed by the worker on a plurality of workbenches, a movement/standstill determination unit that determines the movement or standstill of the worker on the basis of the movement information, a break setting unit that sets a break between tasks during the series of tasks on the basis of the work procedure information and results of determining the movement or standstill of the worker, and an output unit that outputs break information relating to the set break between the tasks.
Provided is a technology that makes it possible to improve the quality and productivity of a production line more efficiently. A production management system (1) for a production line (10) that has at least one manufacturing device (10a, 10c, 10e) and inspection device (10b, 10d, 10f) and in which the manufacturing device and inspection device are used to perform a product manufacturing step and an inspection step, comprising: a change detection unit (110a) that detects a change in a prescribed factor relating to the manufacturing step and/or the inspection step; an indicator change acquisition unit (110b) that acquires the change in an indicator temporally before and after the change in the factor that was detected by the change detection unit, said indicator relating to the productivity and/or the manufacturing quality of the manufacturing step; and an information generation unit (110c) that uses the change in the indicator that was acquired by the indicator change acquisition unit to generate information indicating the relationship between the indicator and the change in the factor.
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)
H05K 13/00 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing or adjusting assemblages of electric components
This transformer comprises: an iron core including an iron core body; a first main winding; a second main winding; a first detection winding; and a second detection winding. The iron core body has: a first through-hole and a second through-hole spaced apart in a first direction; and a first leg part positioned between the first through-hole and the second through-hole. The first main winding is wound around the first leg part and has a winding end located in the first through-hole. The second main winding is wound around the first leg part and has a winding end located in the second through-hole. A first detection winding 14 is wound around the iron core under conditions where magnetic flux generated by a common mode noise current can be cancelled, and is configured to be able to detect a normal mode noise current. The second detection winding is wound around the iron core under conditions where magnetic flux generated by the normal mode noise current can be cancelled and is configured to be able to detect the common mode noise current.
H01F 27/34 - Special means for preventing or reducing unwanted electric or magnetic effects, e.g. no-load losses, reactive currents, harmonics, oscillations, leakage fields
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DEVICE FOR EXECUTING WORKPIECE DEFECT DETECTION SIMULATION, METHOD FOR EXECUTING SAID SIMULATION, AND PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING SAID SIMULATION
Provided is a simulation technique for constructing a system for detecting a defect or chip in a workpiece. A simulation device (100) comprises a camera setting unit for receiving a setting for a camera (102), a light source setting unit for receiving a light source (103) setting, a workpiece setting unit for receiving a workpiece (150) setting, a simulation execution unit for reproducing a workpiece (150) operation, a defect generating unit for generating a defect (160) in the workpiece (150) when the workpiece (150) has collided with another object, an imaging unit for capturing an image of the workpiece (150), an image recognition unit for detecting the defect (160) from the captured image of the workpiece (150), a setting selection unit for selecting an outputted camera (102) setting and light source (103) setting on the basis of a correct answer ratio of defect detection when a simulation is executed a plurality of times using different combinations of camera (102) settings and light source (103) settings, and an output unit for outputting a selected camera (102) setting and light source (103) setting.
The purpose of the present invention is to provide an information processing device, an information processing method, and an information processing program that make it possible for a highly accurate caption to be added when a model that extracts an event and a model that adds a caption to the extracted event are used to add a caption to an event. According to the present invention, an information processing device comprises an acquisition unit that acquires a moving image, a partitioning unit that partitions the moving image into a plurality of event moving images that are candidates for adding a caption, an event selection unit that selects an event moving image from the candidates using a selection model that uses a differentiable function to select an event moving image from a plurality of event moving images such that the scope of an event is neither too narrow nor too broad, and a generation unit that generates a moving image in which a caption has been added to the selected event moving image using an addition model that adds a caption that corresponds to an event represented by an event moving image.
G06F 16/783 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually using metadata automatically derived from the content
Provided are an operating system and an operating unit which are devices usable in a game controller or the like that receives a tilting operation and which are capable of controlling an operation load relating to tilting. The operating system comprises an operating unit that receives an operation, the operating unit having a tilting body for receiving an operation of tilting from a reference position toward any direction to any angle, to operate an operation object according to the tilted state of the tilting body. The operating unit comprises a load unit 25L that applies a load corresponding to the tilting operation on the tilting body and a control unit 300 that controls the load applied by the load unit 25L according to the tilting direction.
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
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
This joining inductor comprises a core, a first winding, and a second winding. The core includes a core body. The core body has a first core window, a second core window, a first leg part, a second leg part, and a third leg part. The first and second core windows are positioned at a given spacing in a first direction and each penetrate through the core body in a second direction. The first leg part is positioned between the first core window and the second core window. The second leg part is positioned on one first-direction side of the first leg. The second leg part is positioned on the other first-direction side of the first leg. The first winding is wound on the first leg part, and a winding end of the first winding is positioned in the first core window. The second winding is wound on the first leg part, and a winding end of the second winding is positioned in the second core window. Each of the first, second, and third leg parts has a gap in at least one third direction.