Omron Corporation

Kazuki Kasai

Hiromasa Takatsuka

Junichi Wada

Hiroshi Imai

Taiji Yoshikawa

Fumiji Aita

Sayaka Naito

Yoshikazu Mori

Osamu Nishizaki

Takayuki Eda

Hiroyuki Inoue

Minoru Fujino

Koji Takizawa

Masayo Ikuta

Yoshiyuki Morita

Tomohiro Taguchi

Hideto Ohmae

Shin Egami

Yoshiyuki Tani

Tomonari Imabayashi

Atsushi Sakuma

Masahiro Ohara

Koichi Aida

Eizo Kitamura

A technique for determining the number of appropriate work entities is implemented. A simulator includes: a transport capacity acquisition portion for acquiring the transport capacity of work entities; a load information acquisition portion; a map information acquisition portion; a work entity situation acquisition portion; and a number-of-work entities determination portion for determining the number of work entities.

Simulator, control device, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium

A feature is realized with which it is possible to determine the work entity by which each load should be transported. A simulator () is provided with a transport capacity acquisition portion () for acquiring the transport capacity of one or a plurality of types of work entity, a load information acquisition portion (), a map information acquisition portion (), a work entity situation acquisition portion (), and a work entity determination portion () for determining a work entity.

An information processing device for processing target data according to one or more embodiments may include a preprocessor and a preprocess ID assigner. The preprocessor may be configured to generate preprocessed data by performing at least one preprocess on the target data. The preprocess ID assigner may be configured to assign, to the preprocessed data, a preprocess ID corresponding to the at least one preprocess.

Information processing device, and image data generating device

The disclosure provides a people-gathering analysis device including: a position information acquisition unit () that acquires position information of a moving body (); a moving-body outside information acquisition unit () that acquires information about the area outside the moving body (); and a people-gathering information calculation unit () that calculates people-gathering information indicating the gathering of people by referring to the position information of the moving body () acquired by the position information acquisition unit (), and the information about the area outside the moving body () acquired by the moving-body outside information acquisition unit ().

People-gathering analysis device, movement destination prediction creation device, people-gathering analysis system, vehicle, and recording medium

This power sale timing optimum control system is provided with a communication unit, a demand prediction unit, a supply prediction unit, and a timing determination unit. The communication unit acquires the amount of power stored in each of multiple power storage devices. The demand prediction unit predicts a total amount of demand on power in a utility customer group. On the basis of the acquired amount of stored power, the supply prediction unit predicts the total amount of suppliable power that can be supplied in the utility customer group. The timing determination unit determines a power sale timing on the basis of the predicted total amount of demand and the predicted total amount of suppliable power.

System, method, and computer-readable recording medium of power sale timing optimum control

A battery reservation device () includes an input acceptance component (), a battery number acquisition component (), and a rental number and capacity calculator (). The input acceptance component () inputs from the user information related to the total power amount of the battery packs () that is desired to be rented. The battery number acquisition component () acquires information related to the number of battery packs () that are installed in a vehicle (). The rental number and capacity calculator () calculates the number and capacity of the battery packs () that are rentable at each battery station () on the basis of information related to the number of battery packs () acquired by the battery number acquisition component () and the total power amount of the battery packs () inputted to the input acceptance component ().

Battery reservation device and battery reservation method

A battery pack () is a battery pack that is charged by a charger, and includes an input component () to which current and voltage are applied from the charger, and a current and voltage measurement component () that measures the current and voltage inputted to the input component ().

Battery pack, and battery system comprising the same

A battery pack () comprises a discharge current acquisition component (), a status acquisition component (), a similarity calculator (), and a use application determination component (). The discharge current acquisition component () acquires the current value of a discharge current supplied to a vehicle (). The status acquisition component () acquires the speed of the vehicle () operated by the current value acquired by the discharge current acquisition component (). The similarity calculator () compares the current value acquired by the discharge current acquisition component with the speed of the vehicle () acquired by the status acquisition component (), and calculates the similarity between the two. The use application determination component () determines whether or not the battery pack is being used for something other than its intended use application, according to the similarity calculated by the similarity calculator ().

Battery pack, battery system comprising the same, and method for distinguishing use application of battery pack

A charge and discharge control device () is a charge and discharge control device that controls the charging and discharging of a plurality of capacitors configured to be removably connected in parallel to a vehicle (), the charge and discharge control device () device comprising a required power input component (), a receiver (), and a priority setting component (). The required power input component () is configured to be inputted a request for power to be supplied to a motor () of the vehicle (). The receiver () is configured to acquire remaining capacity of each of the capacitors (). The priority setting component () is configured to set the priority of use of a plurality of capacitors (AB,C, andD) when supplying the power inputted to the required power input component () on the basis of the remaining capacity acquired by the receiver ().

Charge/discharge control device, charge/discharge control system, and charge/discharge control method

A supply amount change prediction component takes into account a decrease in full-charge capacity due to battery deterioration to predict a future amount of power supplied by a plurality of batteries, and a surplus calculator calculates the surplus of the power supply amount with respect to the power demand.

Excess/deficiency determination device, method for controlling same, control program, and recording medium

A charge and discharge control device () controls the charging and discharging of a plurality of capacitors () configure to be removably connected in parallel to a vehicle (). A receiver () acquires the remaining capacity of each of the capacitors (). A required power calculator () calculates the amount of power required to reach a station () where the exchange of battery packs () including the capacitors () is performed, from position information about the station () and the current location of the vehicle (). A target remaining capacity generator () calculates the target remaining capacity of each of the storage units () upon arrival at the station () from the required power amount calculated by the required power calculator () and sum of the remaining capacity of each of the storage units () acquired by the remaining capacity receiver (). A charge and discharge controller () performs charging and discharging among the storage units () so that the target remaining capacity calculated by the target remaining capacity generator () will be attained.

Charge/discharge control device, charge/discharge control system, and remaining battery capacity adjustment method

A battery pack () supplies power to a vehicle (), and comprises a receiver (), a signal analyzer (), and a discharge controller (). The receiver () receives from the vehicle () a proper use signal generated by the vehicle (). The signal analyzer () analyzes the proper use signal received by the receiver (). The discharge controller () permits power supply to the vehicle () when it has been confirmed, as a result of analysis by the signal analyzer (), that a proper use signal has been received from the vehicle ().

A calculation device, a calculation method, and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium including a calculation program with which a length of a target region required for a body model can be determined by means of a simple motion are provided. This calculation device configures a wearable device to initiate measurement of a measurement target region. After the measurement of the measurement target region is initiated, a worker wearing the wearable device performs a motion such as rotation of an arm, for example, etc. The calculation device acquires measured information two or more times over time and calculates a body model on the basis of the acquired measured information. During calculation of the body model, calculation is performed to determine a length of a calculation target region by approximately determining a circle or sphere having the length from the rotation center to the calculation target region as a radius using a mathematical method such as a least-squares method on the basis of the measured information acquired over time. Then, the calculation device records the calculated body model in a body model recording unit.

Calculation device, calculation method, and non-transitory computer readable recording medium

A power supply and demand prediction system that predicts the power supply and demand of a group including multiple utility customers is provided and includes a communication unit, a demand prediction unit, a power generation prediction unit, and a stored power prediction unit. The communication unit acquires the amount of power stored in each of multiple power storage devices belonging to the group. The demand prediction unit predicts the amount of demand for power for each utility customer. The power generation prediction unit predicts the amount of power generated by each of multiple solar panels belonging to the group. The stored power prediction unit predicts the amount of power stored in each battery on the basis of the amount of stored power acquired for each power storage device, the amount of demand predicted for each utility customer, and the amount of generated power predicted for each solar panel.

Power supply and demand prediction system, power supply and demand prediction method and recording medium storing power supply and demand prediction program

Power coordination control systems (-) are provided with superimposed signal generation units (-), transmission units (-), receiving units (-) and connection relation estimation units (-). At the location of a utility consumer A (), the superimposed signal generation unit () generates a superimposed signal by superimposing a prescribed signal on a voltage supplied from a system (). The transmission unit () transmits the superimposed signal generated in the superimposed signal generation unit () from the utility consumer A () to utility consumers B () and C (). The receiving unit () receives the superimposed signal at the location of the utility consumer B (). The connection relation estimation units (-) estimate the connection relation between the utility consumer A () and the utility consumer B () on the basis of the receiving status of the superimposed signal and/or the received information received by the receiving units (-).

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Tokyo, Japan

Kazuki Kasai