A positioning system (1): comprises a transmitter (2) and a reception tag (3) that receives radio waves from the transmitter; and measures the position of the reception tag (3) relative to the transmitter (2) in a virtual horizontal plane (10) that is orthogonal to the vertical direction from the transmitter (2) and passes through the height position of the reception tag (3). The positioning system 1 comprises: a sensor (60) that detects movement of the reception tag (3); a distance calculation unit (51) that calculates, on the basis of a reception result of radio waves at the reception tag (3), the linear distance between the transmitter (2) and the reception tag (3) in the horizontal plane (10); and a position calculation unit (52) that calculates the relative position on the basis of the linear distance and the detection result of the sensor (60). Accordingly, it is possible to provide a positioning system (1), a positioning method, and a reception tag (3) capable of measuring the position of the reception tag (3) indoors or the like without requiring a large cost.
G01S 5/02 - Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position-line determinationsPosition-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
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POSITIONING SYSTEM, POSITIONING METHOD, AND RECEPTION TAG
A positioning system (1) measures the position of a reception tag (3) that moves between a first space where a first radio wave emitted from a first transmitter (2A) can be demodulated and a second space where the first radio wave cannot be demodulated. The positioning system (1) comprises: a second transmitter (2B) that emits a second radio wave which cannot be demodulated in the first space; a movement detection unit (53) that detects movement of the reception tag (3) on the basis of the demodulation states of the first radio wave and the second radio wave at the reception tag (3); and a position determination unit (54) that determines the position of the reception tag (3) using the first radio wave when the reception tag (3) is positioned in the first space and determines the position of the reception tag (3) using the second radio wave when the reception tag (3) is positioned in the second space. Therefore, the present invention can provide the positioning system (1), a positioning method, and the reception tag (3) that make it possible to continue appropriate positioning even when the reception tag (3) moves between a space where a prescribed radio wave can be demodulated and a space where the prescribed radio wave cannot be demodulated.
G01S 5/02 - Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position-line determinationsPosition-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
G01S 19/48 - Determining position by combining or switching between position solutions derived from the satellite radio beacon positioning system and position solutions derived from a further system
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SCREENING METHOD, BIOSTIMULANT, PROPHYLACTIC AGENT, AND HERBICIDE
Provided is a screening method including: a primary screening step in which plant cells are brought into contact with candidate compounds and then cultured under oxidative stress-inducing conditions and non-oxidative stress-inducing conditions, the generated amount of a reactive oxygen species is measured to perform a primary screening, and primary candidate compounds are selected from the candidate compounds; and a secondary screening step in which plant cells are brought into contact with the primary candidate compounds and then cultured under oxidative stress-inducing conditions and non-oxidative stress-inducing conditions, the viability of the plant cells is measured to perform a secondary screening, and, as a result, secondary candidate compounds are selected from the primary candidate compounds. Also provided are a biostimulant, a prophylactic agent, and a herbicide that contain the compounds selected by using the screening method according to the present invention. The screening method according to the present invention makes it possible to reduce cost, time, and labor as compared with conventional screening methods.
C12Q 1/04 - Determining presence or kind of microorganismUse of selective media for testing antibiotics or bacteriocidesCompositions containing a chemical indicator therefor
JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED (Japan)
Inventor
Sasaki, Kyosuke
Kobayashi, Seiji
Watanabe, Takeshi
Sato, Kazuhiro
Ichikawa, Shintaro
Yamane, Kohei
Abstract
A precipitation meter (100) uses the total water discharge amount W [mm3Pmax21P2111 [mm222 [mm2] is the cross-sectional area of the water storage tank (15).
JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED (Japan)
SUWA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE (Japan)
Inventor
Ichikawa, Shintaro
Yamane, Kohei
Sasaki, Kyosuke
Kobayashi, Seiji
Watanabe, Takeshi
Sato, Kazuhiro
Abstract
A precipitation meter (100) comprises: a receiver (14) for receiving water as a substance that falls from the sky; a water storage tank (15) for storing water that reaches a predetermined water level; a drainage pipe (16) connected to a drain outlet (15a) of the water storage tank (15); a drainage device (17) which is attached to the drain outlet (15a) or the drainage pipe (16) and which drains a predetermined amount of the water in the water storage tank (15) with each operation; a water level indicator (18) for measuring the water level in the water storage tank (15); a detector (21) for detecting a rise in the water level in the water storage tank (15); a controller (22) for causing the drainage device (17) to drain water in the water storage tank (15), in response to the detection of an increase in the water level in the water storage tank (15), in order to lower the water level in the water storage tank (15) to the predetermined water level; and a calculator (23) for calculating an amount of precipitation and/or a precipitation intensity using the number of times the drainage device (17) drains water.
SOJITZ INSTITUTE OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. (Japan)
SUWA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE (Japan)
Inventor
Ogawa, Satoshi
Ajiki, Yoshiharu
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a cartridge-type anode unit for obtaining a zinc-air fuel cell which does not have flow loss, is easily miniaturized, and can be connected in series. The present disclosure is directed to a cartridge-type anode unit for a zinc-air fuel cell, comprising a main body portion having an opening portion and a separator disposed in the opening portion, wherein the main body portion comprises a first coupling portion configured to be attachable to and detachable from a cathode unit of the zinc-air fuel cell, an anode current collecting portion, and a stirring portion, and an electrolyte solution containing zinc particles is provided inside the main body portion.
H01M 12/06 - Hybrid cellsManufacture thereof composed of a half-cell of the fuel-cell type and of a half-cell of the primary-cell type with one metallic and one gaseous electrode
C25B 1/04 - Hydrogen or oxygen by electrolysis of water
C25B 9/00 - Cells or assemblies of cellsConstructional parts of cellsAssemblies of constructional parts, e.g. electrode-diaphragm assembliesProcess-related cell features
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DEEP BODY TEMPERATURE-MEASUREMENT PROBE AND DEEP BODY THERMOMETER
A deep body temperature-measurement probe 2 according to the present invention comprises: a first heat flow measurement system 5 capable of measuring a first heat flow 5a that flows out of a test subject 9; and a second heat flow measurement system 6 capable of measuring a second heat flow 6a that flows out of the test subject 9. The first heat flow measurement system 5 has a first input-side heat insulating body 11, a first output-side heat insulating body 12, a first input-side temperature sensor 15, and a first output-side temperature sensor 16. The second heat flow measurement system 6 comprises a second input-side heat insulating body 13, a second output-side heat insulating body 14, a second input-side temperature sensor 17, and a second output-side temperature sensor 18. The first output-side heat insulating body 12 and the second output-side heat insulating body 14 are both composed of a heat insulating body that has a thermal conductivity approximately comparable with that of air. With the deep body temperature-measurement probe 2 according to the present invention, it is possible to improve measurement accuracy while using a dual heat flow method.
The present invention provides an infusion solution injection device 100 for injecting an infusion solution 50 to a patient through a tube 120, the infusion solution injection device comprising a pump 110, a light-scattering material introduction unit 130 that introduces a liquid including an optically measurable light-scattering material 52 to the tube 120, an optical measurement sensor 160 that is disposed in a position downstream of the pump 110, and a computation unit 172. The optical measurement sensor 160 measures the flow speed of the light-scattering material 52 flowing inside the tube 120. The computation unit 172 computes an injection amount of the infusion solution 50 to the patient on the basis of the flow speed of the light-scattering material 52 measured by the optical measurement sensor 160. According to the infusion solution injection device 100 of the present invention, it is possible to accurately and stably control the injection amount of the infusion solution even when the injection amount of the infusion solution to the living body is very small.
A radio transmitting method according to the present invention is characterized in that a plurality of chirp signals are used as synchronization signals or some of the synchronization signals and the variation rates of the plurality of chirp signals are different. According to the radio transmitting method of the present invention, cross carrier signals obtained by combining chirp signals having different variation rates are wirelessly transmitted as synchronization signals, whereby time delay can be precisely detected and a simple circuit can be used to achieve a stable synchronization of radio communications. In addition, according to the radio transmitting method of the present invention, a simple structure of receiving device can be used to adjust the time, phase and frequency offsets (i.e., to achieve synchronization) and further the synchronization can be made less likely to be disturbed by interference or the like.
H04L 7/06 - Speed or phase control by synchronisation signals the synchronisation signals differing from the information signals in amplitude, polarity, or frequency
H04L 7/00 - Arrangements for synchronising receiver with transmitter
H04L 27/227 - Demodulator circuitsReceiver circuits using coherent demodulation
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BONE TREATMENT DEVICE AND BONE TREATMENT/DIAGNOSIS DEVICE
This bone treatment device 100 comprises a vibrator 1 installed at a fracture site 80 so as to not be in direct contact with a fractured bone 8a, and a vibrator drive circuit 2 for driving the vibrator 1 so that the fractured bone 8a is displaced. With regards to treatment devices for fractured bones, some devices such as those that perform treatment by emitting an ultrasound beam at a fracture position have been put to practical use; however, there is a further need for fast treatment. A bone treatment device 100 according to the present invention makes it possible to provide a bone treatment device with which faster healing is possible.
A61B 17/60 - Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or jointsDevices specially adapted therefor for osteosynthesis, e.g. bone plates, screws or setting implements for external osteosynthesis, e.g. distractors or contractors
This wireless transmission method includes: a modulation signal creation step for creating a modulation signal from transmission data and a symbol clock; a narrow band synchronization signal creation step for creating, from the symbol clock, a narrow band synchronization signal that is continuously present and spans the entire period of a frame when viewed from the time axis; a transmission signal creation step for creating a transmission signal in which a carrier signal is superposed on the modulation signal and the narrow band synchronization signal; and a transmission step for transmitting the transmission signal. According to this invention, it is possible to provide a wireless transmission method which can achieve synchronization with a simple reception device configuration and which is unlikely to be affected by interference or the like.
A drilling device 100 according to the present invention comprises: a display 1 that can make visible a real image which is seen through or imaged; a drill tool 3; a drill marking jib 4; an imaging means 7 (appearance information acquisition means that acquires appearance information of, e.g., the drill tool 3); and a control means 2 that creates a virtual three-dimensional image 12 including a drill direction extension line 31 and a drill end point 41, projects the same onto the real image, and displays the same on the display 1. The drilling device 100 according to the present invention enables accurate drilling without requiring large equipment such as CT imaging, mock-up creation, or simulation, as was conventionally required.
B23B 49/00 - Measuring or gauging equipment on boring machines for positioning or guiding the drillDevices for indicating failure of drills during boringCentring devices for holes to be bored
A61B 34/20 - Surgical navigation systemsDevices for tracking or guiding surgical instruments, e.g. for frameless stereotaxis
A61C 8/00 - Means to be fixed to the jaw-bone for consolidating natural teeth or for fixing dental prostheses thereonDental implantsImplanting tools
B23B 45/00 - Hand-held or like portable drilling machines, e.g. drill gunsEquipment therefor
B23Q 17/00 - Arrangements for indicating or measuring on machine tools
B23Q 17/24 - Arrangements for indicating or measuring on machine tools using optics
B26D 5/02 - Means for moving the cutting member into its operative position for cutting
B26F 1/16 - Perforating by tool or tools of the drill type
B27C 3/08 - Operator-supported drilling machines or devices
B28D 1/14 - Working stone or stone-like materials, e.g. brick, concrete, not provided for elsewhereMachines, devices, tools therefor by boring or drilling
B28D 7/00 - Accessories specially adapted for use with machines or devices of the other groups of this subclass
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
G06F 3/0481 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
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BONE TREATMENT SHEET AND METHOD FOR TREATING ANIMAL BONE
A bone treatment sheet 1 according to the present invention is to be used for treating bones by being placed so as to cover a damaged part D1 of a damaged bone B1, and has a nano-scale projection-recess structure formed in at least a portion thereof. Conventional sheets that have been employed in the field of bone therapy are used for the purpose of simply retaining a filler disposed at a damaged part of a long bone, while the sheets themselves have had no active effect of promoting bone healing. The present invention provides: a bone treatment sheet that is capable of promoting bone healing; and a method for treating bones using said bone treatment sheet.
This debris flow reporting system has: a sound acquisition means that acquires sound information; a compression means that reduces an information amount by compressing the sound information; a wireless transmission means that wirelessly transmits the sound information compressed by the compression means; a reception means that receives the sound information wirelessly transmitted by the wireless transmission means; an assessment means that uses the sound information received by the reception means to assess a debris flow situation; and a notification means that notifies a user of an output by the assessment means. The present invention provides a reporting system for debris flows that can appropriately assess and report on a debris flow hazard level by distinguishing between a debris flow occurring at a river in a mountainous area and noise not caused by a debris flow.
E02B 1/00 - Equipment or apparatus for, or methods of, general hydraulic engineering
G01D 21/00 - Measuring or testing not otherwise provided for
G08B 21/10 - Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons responsive to calamitous events, e.g. tornados or earthquakes
G10L 19/00 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis
A main spindle device (1) that comprises: a main spindle (2) at the tip, i.e., the front side, of which a tool (T) can be installed; a housing (3) that is arranged on the radial-direction outside of the main spindle (2); and a motor (5) that rotates the main spindle (2). The motor (5) has: a rotor (51) that is fitted onto an outer circumferential surface of the main spindle (2); and a stator (52) that is arranged around the rotor (51) and fixed to the housing (3). The main spindle device (1) also comprises: a bearing (4) that is arranged to the front or the rear of the motor (5); a radial-direction-force generation device (8) that is arranged to the other of the front or the rear of the motor (5); and a controller (9) that controls the radial-direction-force generation device (8). The bearing (4) is a rolling bearing or a fluid bearing and rotatably supports the main spindle (2) on the housing (3). The radial-direction-force generation device (8) can variably generate radial-direction force at the main spindle (2).
A main spindle device (1) that comprises: a main spindle (2) at the tip, i.e., the front side, of which a tool (T) can be installed; and a housing (3) that is arranged on the radial-direction outside of the main spindle (2). The main spindle device (1) also comprises a bearingless motor (5), a bearing (4) that is arranged to the front or the rear of the bearingless motor (5) and rotatably supports the main spindle (2) on the housing (3), and a controller (9) that controls the bearlingless motor (5). The bearlingless motor (5): has a rotor (51) that is fitted onto an outer circumferential surface of the main spindle (2) and a stator (52) that is arranged around the rotor (51) and fixed to the housing (3); and can generate torque and radial-direction force at the main spindle (2). The present invention thereby provides a main spindle device that can be shortened in the axial direction and can also improve the stability of machining quality without a change in mechanical structure.
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