Konica Minolta, Inc.

Asahi Ebe

Takumi Kaseda

Takashi Yamada

Makoto Ui

Akihiko Ooishi

Toshihiro Wazumi

Toru Kikuchi

Tomoyuki Hayakawa

Disclosed is an image processing device including a hardware processor that: specifies a position of a plurality of tires of a moving vehicle from a captured image showing at least the plurality of tires of the vehicle; makes a determination of whether or not each of the plurality of tires is in contact with a ground on the basis of a position of the specified plurality of tires; and counts the number of axle of a tire in contact with the ground of the vehicle according to a result of the determination.

Image processing device, number-of-axles detection system, toll setting device, toll setting system, and non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program

An overload detection processing apparatus, an overload detection system and a computer-readable recording medium storing a program capable of determining overload more accurately are provided. An overload detection processing apparatus for determining a vehicle whose loading weight exceeds a predetermined reference is provided with a processor. The processor acquires a determination value relating to magnitude of deformation of a tire from image data obtained by photographing the tire of the vehicle and determines whether or not the loading weight of the vehicle exceeds a predetermined reference based on data corresponding to the determination value and a situation relating to the tire.

Overload detection processing apparatus, overload detection system and computer-readable recording medium storing program

A tire deformation calculator includes a processor. The processor (i) detects a contour of a side face of a tire attached to a wheel of a vehicle in a captured image; (ii) calculates load deformation of the contour of the side face, the load corresponding to a weight of the vehicle; (iii) identifies a circular or polygonal shape or pattern on a plane parallel to the contour of the side face; (iv) determines a conversion value for converting the identified shape or pattern in the captured image to a perfect circle or a regular polygon; (v) calculates a predetermined value indicating the load deformation of the tire in the captured image based on the conversion value; and (vi) calculates the load deformation based on the predetermined value.

Tire deformation calculator, overload detecting system, and method for calculating tire deformation

A fixing device includes a first pressing member, a fixing belt, a second pressing member, a tensioning section on which the fixing belt is wound on an upstream side relative to the fixing nip in a rotation direction of the fixing belt and which is configured to impart tension to the fixing belt, and a control section configured to control the tensioning section such that the shape in an axial direction of the fixing belt is changed in accordance with a type of sheet which passes through the fixing nip.

Fixing device, image forming apparatus, and belt-shape changing method

A fixing device and An image forming apparatus include: a first pressure roller having an elastic layer in a surface layer section; a fixing belt wound on the elastic layer of the first pressure roller; a second pressure roller that presses the elastic layer of the first pressure roller via the fixing belt, the second pressure roller forming a fixing nip portion between the fixing belt and the second pressure roller; and a guide member that guides the fixing belt in such a manner as to separate the fixing belt from a protruding portion of the elastic layer, the protruding portion being formed on an entrance side of the fixing nip portion in a sheet conveying direction.

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Hachioji, Japan

Asahi Ebe