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A notebook-sized computer, comprising a main unit having a display screen portion with a display screen and a key input portion, wherein a virtual operation area for a position indicator is provided on the upper surface of the main unit, extending forward from the key input portion, and a position detection device is provided which detects the position of the position indicator in the operation area by means of the electromagnetic coupling with the position indicator, comprising at least one coil.

The invention discloses a real-time monitoring device for water-inrush and mud-burst disasters in tunnels and underground engineering and an operation method. The real-time monitoring device comprises a model box, a ground stress simulation system, a water injection device, a monitoring system and a control system, wherein the model box is used for containing a water-body-containing similar material so as to simulate a rock body; the ground stress simulation system is used for applying a certain pressure to the water-body-containing similar material in a system of the model box and simulating a ground stress; the water injection device is used for injecting a certain amount of water into the water-body-containing similar material, a pressure controller and a flow control valve are mounted on the water injection device, are connected with a serve controller and are used for controlling simulated osmotic pressure at any time; the monitoring system comprises a sensor and a muddy water amount collecting device, the sensor is arranged in the model box, the muddy water amount collecting device is communicated to the inside of the model box, and the monitoring system is used for monitoring and collecting information before and after the occurrence of the water-inrush disasters in real time; and the control system is used for controlling the water injection device and simultaneously processing data collected by an information monitoring system.

There is provided a network system having high security nature and excellent operability. The network system has an information provision system provided with an information provision server which provides information and a first network, an authentication system provided with an authentication server which authenticates access to the information provision server by a user using a user terminal, and a communication channel.

A steering apparatus for a vehicle is set to a steer-by-wire mode with an electromagnetic clutch being in a disconnected state. In response to steering operation applied to a steering wheel, first and second electric motors turn left and right front wheels. When a failure arises in one of first and second turning control systems including the first and second motors, the turning characteristic of the left and right front wheels is gradually changed from a turning characteristic for steer-by-wire to that for steer-by-mechanical connection. When a failure arises in the first and second turning control systems or after the turning characteristic is changed, the electromagnetic clutch is brought into a connected state, whereby the steering apparatus is switched to a steer-by-mechanical connection mode. Even when the steer-by-wire mode is switched to the steer-by-mechanical connection mode, a driver is not given an unnatural sensation, and excellent steering stability is maintained.

A projection system is provided with a primary light source and an auxiliary light source to compensate the primary light source for at least white light during an initial period to provide a user with an instant-on experience. In various embodiments, the auxiliary light source further compensates the primary light source for energy deficiencies for the red spectrum to achieve more balance in color.

A vehicle with two front wheels includes an EPS that makes it difficult for a rider to feel a sensation of physical disorder while realizing a vertical angle suppression function. The EPS is configured to apply an assisting force to a steering effort transmission mechanism. The vehicle further includes an EPL configured to apply a turning effort to a cross member of a link mechanism to turn the cross member relative to a vehicle body frame, and a control unit configured to control the EPS and the EPL. The control unit determines an EPS command value that determines a magnitude of output torque of the EPS and an EPL command value that determines a magnitude of output torque of the EPL according to a physical quantity including at least a vehicle speed and a vertical angle, and controls a ratio of the EPL command value to the EPS command value.

A lamp assembly (10) has a base (12) with an axially extending post 14 having a first surface 16. The base and the post are thermally conductive. A light emitting diode (18) is operatively affixed to the first surface (16). A reflector (20) is in optical communication with the light emitting diode (18) and the reflector (20) is mechanically fixed to the base 12. Electrical connections (22, 24) extend through the base (12) to the light emitting diode (18).

This invention provides a knitted slide fastener, wherein at least a part of a base structure composing respective wales (W11 to W13) of a fastener element attaching portion (EF) of a fastener tape includes a ground chain knitting yarn composed of a single structure, and a partial needle loop of a fixing chain knitting yarn composes a double base structure while being interlaced only with the needle loop of the ground chain knitting yarn of the second wale (W12), the partial needle loop of a fixing chain knitting yarn to be formed on at least the second wale (W12) at a second row from the side nearest to a coupling head portion (EH) of the fastener element attaching portion (EF) among the three or more fixing chain knitting yarns of the fastener element attaching portion (EF), the knitted slide fastener being organized at a high speed with few kinds of stitches without an excess load on a needle, an element being solidly fixed.

When a leaf spring 22 is rotated integrally with the rotation of a knob dial 18, the leaf spring 22 is pushed and deflected by three corners of a cylindrical section 17a. After that, when three corners of the cylindrical section 17a get over the leaf spring 22 and new three surfaces are engaged with the leaf spring 22, rotation of the knob dial 18 is regulated. In this case, the pushing direction of the leaf spring 22 is the same as the direction of deflection. Therefore, the rotational resistance of the knob dial 18 can be reduced. Accordingly, a feeling of operation of the knob dial 18 becomes light.

A first element substrate (20a) including an interlayer insulating layer (15a) provided on a first transparent substrate (10a), a plurality of first transparent electrode (16) extending parallel to each other, each first transparent electrode (16) being provided at a bottom (B) of an associated one of a plurality of grooves (S) in the interlayer insulating layer (15a), and a planarizing layer (17) covering the first transparent electrodes (16), filling the grooves (S), and having a refractive index equal to a refractive index of the interlayer insulating layer (15a), a second element substrate (30a) including a second transparent electrode (21) provided on a second transparent substrate (10b), and a liquid crystal layer (40) provided between the first element substrate (20a) and the second element substrate (30a) are provided.

A watercraft steering device can include at least one of steerage status detection device configured to detect a steerage status following an operation of the steering wheel, running status detecting device configured to detect a running status of the watercraft, watercraft propulsion unit status recognition device configured to recognize a status of an outboard motor such as an installation number thereof, and electric motor status detection device configured to detect a status of an electric motor, and can further include a lower unit turning force characteristic computation device configured to compute a lower unit turning force characteristic based on a detection value from at least one of the device, and an ECU configured to control at least one of a reaction force to the steering wheel, a limit lower unit turning angle, and a propulsive force based on a computed lower unit turning force characteristic and/or selecting the electric actuator to operate.

In a photolithography method for performing photolithography with an exposing section that has a plurality of exposing head arrays arranged in the sub-scanning direction, cost reductions are achieved by extending the operation life of the exposing light sources and replacement cycles. Irradiation of the exposing light beams by the exposing head arrays is initiated or terminated on an array by array basis by drive controlling the exposing light sources constructed to output the exposing light beams, and if the irradiation coverage of an exposing head array is out of the photosensitive material, the laser modules are drive controlled such that the irradiation of the exposing light beams by the exposing head array is terminated.

A composition having a heating unit, lighting unit, or combination thereof that derives at least a portion of its operating or accessory power from an electric source that is a high capacity lithium secondary cell battery with a high charge rate.

A light collecting reflector assembly adjustably secured to the peripheral edge of a photovoltaic solar array useful to charge a storage battery connected to power a light upon the sensing an ambient light below a predetermined level for collecting sufficient light emitted by a selected grid powered light source and reflecting same to supplement said ambient light to said predetermined light level.

It is objected to provide a light control apparatus and a lighting appliance using the same which enable to increase luminous efficiency in the light control and to elongate operative life of a light source. The lighting appliance comprises a light source 1 and a light control apparatus 2. The light control apparatus 2 comprises an electric current output circuit 5 which outputs a constant electric current for lighting to a light source configured of an organic electroluminescence device, a light control circuit 6 which performs light control of the light source 1 by intermittently supplying the constant electric current outputted from the electric current output circuit, and an electric discharge prevention circuit (diode) 70 which prevents electric discharge of an electric charge charged in capacitive component of the organic electroluminescence device.

An optical deflection device includes an optical deflection element having a pair of transparent boards arranged in a mutually opposing manner. A liquid crystal layer is filled between the boards and forms a chiral smectic C phase. An orientation film orients liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer in a substantially perpendicular direction with respect to the liquid crystal layer. Electrodes generate an electric field in a substantially parallel direction with respect to the liquid crystal layer. A first voltage application part applies, to the electrodes, an ac voltage of a deflection frequency switching the optical deflection direction of the optical deflection element. A second voltage application part applies, to the electrodes, an ac voltage of a higher frequency than the deflection frequency. A stop process part causes the second voltage application part to apply the ac voltage of the higher frequency than the deflection frequency after causing the first voltage application part to apply the ac voltage of the deflection frequency, when stopping an operation of switching the optical deflection direction of the optical-deflection element.