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20080306890 | Plant Control Apparatus - A plant control system includes: a numerical calculation execution part which calculates the operation characteristic of the plant; a model for simulating the plant control characteristic according to information on the numerical calculation result; a learning part which learns the plant operation method by using the model; a learning information database which stores learning information data on the learning part; a pattern generation part which generates pattern data expressing a state input based on the learning information data in the learning part with a smaller input number than the model input dimension; a pattern database which stores the pattern data generated in the pattern generation part; and a learning result determination part which selects a learning result having a preferable control effect from the learning result obtained by using a plurality of patterns. | 12-11-2008 |
20090012632 | OPERATION CONTROL METHOD, OPERATION CONTROL DEVICE, AND OPERATION CONTROL SYSTEM - It is an object to provide an operation control apparatus and an operation control method which allow operation of a control object without causing adverse affect on the operational condition of the control object, even when a deviation of a real system from a model (model error) arises. The operation control method employable in the control apparatus controls a control object by calculating operation amount to maximize or minimize an evaluation value obtained from a control deviation of the control object from a target value. The operation control method includes the steps of: establishing a model for simulating a property of the control object; calculating operation amount to maximize or minimize an evaluation value based on a control deviation of the model as a target; calculating an evaluation value based on a control deviation in controlling the control object by the operation amount; and determining an operation amount change width defined by a difference between current step operation amount and next step operation amount, based on the deviation of the control object from the model in the evaluation value of the control deviation. | 01-08-2009 |
20090099667 | PLANT CONTROLLING DEVICE AND METHOD, THERMAL POWER PLANT, AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - In a controlling device that uses a model for simulating characteristics of a control target to learn a method of generating a model input that satisfies a target model output value and generates an operation signal according to a learning result, a target model output value for satisfying an operation target value is determined from measured signals from the control target. | 04-16-2009 |
20090132095 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR PLANT, CONTROL DEVICE FOR THERMAL POWER PLANT, AND GAS CONCENTRATION ESTIMATION DEVICE OF COAL-BURNING BOILER - A control device for a plant includes a manipulation signal generation section for generating the manipulation signal to the plant, a model adapted to simulate a characteristic of the plant, a learning section for generating an input signal of the model so that an output signal obtained by the model simulating the characteristic of the plant satisfies a predetermined target, a learning signal generation section for calculating a learning signal in accordance with a learning result in the learning section, a manipulation result evaluation section for calculating a first deviation as a deviation between a first measurement signal of the plant obtained as a result of application of a certain manipulation signal to the plant and a target value of the measurement signal, and a second deviation as a deviation between a second measurement signal of the plant obtained as a result of application of an updated manipulation signal to the plant and the target value, and a correction signal generation section for generating, when the second deviation calculated by the manipulation result evaluation section is greater than the first deviation, a correction signal of the manipulation signal to be generated by the manipulation signal generation section. | 05-21-2009 |
20090248175 | PLANT CONTROL SYSTEM AND THERMAL POWER GENERATION PLANT CONTROL SYSTEM - The plant control system has a measurement signal data database, a model to estimate the value of measurement signal data used at a time when an operation signal is given to the plant, an operation signal learning unit to learn a method of generating a model input, which is equivalent to an operation signal, so that a model output, which is equivalent to the measurement signal data, attains a target value. The plant control system also has an evaluation function calculating unit to calculate an evaluation function value from the model output obtained as a result of an operation carried out by the operation signal learning unit for the model, and an evaluation function adjusting unit to adjust evaluation function parameters used in calculation of an evaluation function. | 10-01-2009 |
20100114457 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONTROL SUBJECT HAVING COMBUSTION UNIT AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PLANT HAVING BOILER - A control system includes a basic control command operating unit, a fuel data storage unit, a running results database for storing past running results values of a control subject, a data creating unit configured to calculate a distance between data of the past running results values and the data sets and determining data set in which a distance between data becomes minimum, a modeling unit configured to model a relationship between operation parameters of a combustion apparatus and components in combustion gas of the combustion apparatus by using the data set determined by the data creating unit and a correcting unit for calculating combustion apparatus operation parameters with which components having a better condition than that of the components in a current gas are provided by using a model of the modeling unit and correcting operation command values of the basic control command operating unit by calculated operation parameters. | 05-06-2010 |
20120166375 | POWER PLANT CONTROL DEVICE WHICH USES A MODEL, A LEARNING SIGNAL, A CORRECTION SIGNAL, AND A MANIPULATION SIGNAL - A gas concentration estimation device of a coal-burning boiler adapted to estimate the concentration of the gas component included in an exhaust gas emitted from a coal-burning boiler using a neural network, including: a process database section adapted to store process data of a coal-burning boiler; a filtering processing section adapted to perform filtering processing for extracting data suitable for learning of a neural network from the process data stored in the process database section; a neural-network learning processing section adapted to perform learning processing of the neural network based on the data extracted by the filtering processing section and suitable for learning of the neural network; and a neural-network estimation processing section adapted to perform estimation processing of the CO concentration or the NOx concentration in the exhaust gas emitted from the coal-burning boiler based on the learning processing of the neural-network learning processing section. | 06-28-2012 |
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20090189326 | SHEET FOLDING APPARATUS, SHEET POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet folding apparatus including: a conveyance device having a first pair of rollers for nipping and conveying a paper sheet; a folding device disposed downstream of the conveyance device in a paper sheet conveyance direction, the folding device having a second pair of rollers for nipping and conveying the paper sheet, wherein the conveyance device conveys the paper sheet to the folding device by making the paper sheet bent toward the folding device, and the folding device conveys the bent paper sheet to fold the paper sheet; and a folding assist member for pushing the paper sheet so that the paper sheet moves toward the folding device, the folding assist member being pivotally arranged to be capable of rotating downstream of the conveyance device in the conveyance direction. | 07-30-2009 |
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20090212485 | SHEET COLLECTING DEVICE, POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Providing a sheet collecting device capable of being downsized and of operating stably wherein a sheet ejecting device that conveys and ejects a sheet in the direction for making the sheet fall along a slanted sheet collecting board is provided, and a leading edge stopper that holds sheets on the sheet collecting board is set so that a trailing edge of the sheet may be at a constant height independently of a sheet size. | 08-27-2009 |
20090261523 | SHEET POST-FINISHING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - In a sheet post-finishing apparatus, a stapling device conducts a saddle stitching process on a bundle of sheets, based on an instruction signal; a sheet guide member, mounted on the stapling device, faces a surface of a sheet to be stacked on a sheet stacking section; a stapling device moving section allows the stapling device to move along a line dividing the sheet into two equal portions, perpendicular to a sheet conveyance direction; and a control section controls the stapling device to stand by above a lateral center of the sheet to be conveyed to the stapling device, while the sheets are stacked as the bundle of sheets, and after the bundle of sheets is formed, the control section controls the stapling device to sequentially move to predetermined plural positions, whereby said control section sends the instruction signal to the stapling device which was stopped at the predetermined positions. | 10-22-2009 |
20110238212 | ROBOT APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD CARRIED OUT BY THE ROBOT APPARATUS AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIA - A robot apparatus, method and computer program storage device use a memory that stores cueing point information and user information to assist a user in an external environment. The cueing points are distributed within an environmental map held by the robot apparatus, and when the user is detected by the robot apparatus as approaching a predetermined region within the external environment classified as a cueing point, the robot apparatus reacts by providing a cue to the user. The cue may user-specific, or optionally provided based on a level of care required by the user. | 09-29-2011 |
20110245974 | ROBOT DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING ROBOT DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - There is provided a robot device including an instruction acquisition unit that acquires an order for encouraging a robot device to establish joint attention on a target from a user, a position/posture estimation unit that estimates a position and posture of an optical indication device, which is operated by the user to indicate the target by irradiation of a beam, in response to acquisition of the order, and a target specifying unit that specifies a direction of the target indicated by irradiation of the beam based on an estimation result of the position and posture and specifies the target on an environment map representing a surrounding environment based on a specifying result of the direction. | 10-06-2011 |
20110304200 | AUXILIARY BICYCLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - An auxiliary bicycle power supply system is provided that basically includes a bicycle power generating portion and an auxiliary power supply portion. The auxiliary power supply portion operates by power from the bicycle power generating portion. The auxiliary power supply portion is configured to supply power generated by the bicycle power generating portion to an electrical bicycle component based on a power supply situation from a main bicycle power supply. | 12-15-2011 |
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20130030570 | ROBOT DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND ROBOT SYSTEM - Provided is a robot device including an image input unit for inputting an image of surroundings, a target object detection unit for detecting an object from the input image, an object position detection unit for detecting a position of the object, an environment information acquisition unit for acquiring surrounding environment information of the position of the object, an optimum posture acquisition unit for acquiring an optimum posture corresponding to the surrounding environment information for the object, an object posture detection unit for detecting a current posture of the object from the input image, an object posture comparison unit for comparing the current posture of the object to the optimum posture of the object, and an object posture correction unit for correcting the posture of the object when the object posture comparison unit determines that there is a predetermined difference or more between the current posture and the optimum posture. | 01-31-2013 |
20130144440 | ROBOT APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A robot apparatus includes a reception arm determination unit that determines from a left arm or a right arm of a user a reception arm which is used in handing of an object; a hand location calculation unit that calculates a current location of a hand of the reception arm; and a handing operation unit that performs an object handing operation at the location of the hand of the reception arm which is calculated using the hand location calculation unit. | 06-06-2013 |
20130238131 | ROBOT APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A robot apparatus includes an output unit that displays an image including an object on a screen, an input unit that receives an operation performed by a user for specifying information relating to an approximate range including the object in the image, an object extraction unit that extracts information regarding a two-dimensional contour of the object on the basis of the specification received by the input unit, and a position and attitude estimation unit that estimates information regarding a three-dimensional position and attitude of the object on the basis of the information regarding the two-dimensional contour. | 09-12-2013 |
20140084819 | CONTROLLER FOR DRIVING A MOTOR AND ELECTRIC POWER-ASSISTED VEHICLE - A controller for driving a motor has: an input part that receives, from each of two brake sensors, a signal indicating a corresponding brake is in an ON state or a signal indicating that the brake is in an OFF state; a control coefficient computing part that increases a control coefficient relative to a regeneration target value along a first slope when a first signal indicating only one of the brakes is in an ON state is received from the input part, the control coefficient computing part increasing the control coefficient along a second slope when a second signal indicating both brakes are in an ON state is received from the input part, the second slope rising faster than the first slope; and a control part controlling driving of the motor in accordance with the regeneration target value and the control coefficient computed by the control coefficient computing part. | 03-27-2014 |
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20140214208 | ROBOT DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND ROBOT SYSTEM - Provided is a robot device including an image input unit for inputting an image of surroundings, a target object detection unit for detecting an object from the input image, an object position detection unit for detecting a position of the object, an environment information acquisition unit for acquiring surrounding environment information of the position of the object, an optimum posture acquisition unit for acquiring an optimum posture corresponding to the surrounding environment information for the object, an object posture detection unit for detecting a current posture of the object from the input image, an object posture comparison unit for comparing the current posture of the object to the optimum posture of the object, and an object posture correction unit for correcting the posture of the object when the object posture comparison unit determines that there is a predetermined difference or more between the current posture and the optimum posture. | 07-31-2014 |
20140313332 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - There is provided a control device including an image display unit configured to acquire, from a flying body, an image captured by an imaging device provided in the flying body and to display the image, and a flight instruction generation unit configured to generate a flight instruction for the flying body based on content of an operation performed with respect to the image captured by the imaging device and displayed by the image display unit. | 10-23-2014 |
20150138664 | FPC ASSEMBLY AND DISK DRIVE - According to one embodiment, there is provided an FPC (Flexible Printed Circuits) assembly including an FPC and a reinforcing plate The reinforcing plate reinforces a part of the FPC. The reinforcing plate has a first part and a second part. The first part is disposed in a part of the reinforcing plate and formed of a material whose main component is resin. The second part is disposed in a part other than the part of the reinforcing plate and formed of a material whose main component is metal. | 05-21-2015 |
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20150231782 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A control system, method and computer program product cooperate to assist control for an autonomous robot. An interface receives recognition information from an autonomous robot, said recognition information including candidate target objects to interact with the autonomous robot. A display control unit causes a display image to be displayed on a display of candidate target objects, wherein at least two of the candidate target objects are displayed with an associated indication of a target object score. | 08-20-2015 |
20160075022 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A control system, method and computer program product cooperate to assist control for an autonomous robot. An interface receives recognition information from an autonomous robot, said recognition information including candidate target objects to interact with the autonomous robot. A display control unit causes a display image to be displayed on a display of candidate target objects, wherein at least two of the candidate target objects are displayed with an associated indication of a target object score. | 03-17-2016 |