To provide a fish species learning device, fish species learning system, fish species learning method and a program that can more easily and efficiently acquire annotation data for machine learning. To solve this problem, a server (20) (a fish species learning device) includes a storage unit (202) configured to store echo data of a given amount of time and a control unit (201). The control unit (201) is configured to calculate a feature value related to fish species for each fish school in the echo data of the given amount of time, group the fish schools based on a similarity of the calculated feature values, set a priority for each group based on a priority condition specified for improving an accuracy of fish species discrimination, and, based on the priority of each group, determine the group for which the echo data of the fish school is subjected to annotation processing.
To estimate specific marks related to a navigation of ships such as quays and jetties with high accuracy. The navigation supporting device (10) is provided with a candidate generating unit (30), a selecting unit (40), and a shape estimating unit (50). The candidate generating unit (30) generates a plurality of candidate line segments for constituting a target based on point cloud data including a plurality of point clouds obtained by detecting surroundings of a ship. Based on a positional relationship between the ship and the plurality of candidate line segments, the selecting unit (40) selects an estimated line segment constituting the target from the plurality of candidate line segments. Further, the shape estimating unit (50) estimates the shape of the target based on the selected estimated line segment.
[Problem] To accurately estimate information indicating the state of a ship before docking. [Solution] This navigation assistance device comprises a ship state detection sensor, a pier information detection unit, and a deviation angle calculation unit. The ship state detection sensor detects the bow orientation. The pier information detection unit detects the pier line of a pier. The deviation angle calculation unit calculates a deviation angle on the basis of the bow orientation and the pier line, the deviation angle being an angle formed by the bow-stern direction of the ship and the direction in which the pier line extends.
[Problem] To provide highly accurate information indicating the state of a ship until docking. [Solution] This navigation assistance device is provided with a ship state detection sensor and a ship track calculation unit. The ship state detection sensor detects ship position and ship acceleration. The ship track calculation unit calculates a ship track on the basis of the ship position and the ship acceleration.
B63B 79/40 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation for controlling the operation of vessels, e.g. monitoring their speed, routing or maintenance schedules
B63B 21/00 - Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring
B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids
B63B 79/10 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation using sensors, e.g. pressure sensors, strain gauges or accelerometers
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NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE METHOD
[Problem] To highly accurately estimate information indicating a ship state until docking. [Solution] This navigation assistance device comprises a host ship state detection sensor, a quay wall information detection unit, a motion state calculation unit, a distance calculation unit, and an arrival state calculation unit. The host ship state detection sensor detects a host ship location, a host ship velocity, and a bow heading. The quay wall information detection unit detects a quay wall line of the quay wall where the host ship is docking. The motion state calculation unit calculates the velocity in the direction of the quay wall on the basis of the host ship velocity, the bow heading, and the line of the quay wall. The distance calculation unit calculates the distance between the host ship and the quay wall on the basis of the host ship location and the quay wall. The arrival state calculation unit calculates an arrival state including at least one among a quay wall arrival prediction time of the host ship, a prediction velocity at the time when the host ship arrives at the quay wall, and a deflection angle at the time when the host ship arrives at the quay wall on the basis of the velocity in the direction of the quay wall and the distance between the host ship and the quay wall line.
The purpose is to provide a dual-frequency fish finder, a dual-frequency transmission method, and a program capable of suppressing noise based on interference waves of other frequencies in an echo image of each frequency when transmission waves of two frequencies are transmitted. A dual-frequency fish finder includes a processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to transmit a first frequency signal during a reception period of the second frequency signal in a second transmission cycle between a transmission timing of the second frequency signal and an ending timing of a reception period of the first frequency signal, and to transmit the second frequency signal, having a different frequency from the first frequency signal, during a reception period of the first frequency signal in a first transmission cycle between a transmission timing of the first frequency signal and an ending timing of a reception period of the second frequency signal.
The present disclosure relates to provide a power distributor. A power distributor includes a dielectric substrate, a rectangular patch resonator, a first input terminal, a first output terminal, and a second output terminal. The rectangular patch resonator is configured to be formed on the dielectric substrate, having a width corresponding to 1/2 wavelength of a fundamental wave, having an input side and an output side mutually facing, extending in the width direction. The first input terminal is configured to be connected to a first side relative to a center of the input side. The first output terminal is configured to be connected to the first side relative to the center of the output side. The second output terminal is configured to be connected to a second side opposite to the first side relative to the center of the output side.
The present disclosure relates to provide an antenna apparatus, a transmitter, and a radar. An antenna apparatus includes a dielectric substrate, a first patch antenna and a second patch antenna configured to be formed adjacent to each other on a first principal surface of the dielectric substrate; an antenna pattern including a first transmission line and a second transmission line, electrically connecting the first patch antenna and the second patch antenna, respectively; and a ground pattern formed on a second principal surface opposite to the first principal surface of the dielectric substrate; wherein the first transmission line and the second transmission line are configured to be formed by maintaining a predetermined interval, and the interval between some modules are wider than an interval between other modules.
A waveguide filter is provided. The waveguide filter comprises at least one waveguide resonator that resonates radio waves in a TE mode. The waveguide resonator is provided with a coupling window to which an input waveguide line or an output waveguide line is connected. The coupling window has two long sides extending in a longitudinal direction and facing in a short-side direction, wherein a middle part of at least one of two long sides is farther from another long side than both side parts. Selection Diagram: Figure 2
A filter apparatus is provided. The filter apparatus comprises a resonator with adjustment, an adjustment section, a first propagation path, and a second propagation path. The resonator with adjustment propagates a fundamental wave and harmonics of the fundamental wave. The adjustment section is provided in the resonator with adjustment for adjusting a phase of the harmonics of the fundamental wave to an opposite phase. The first propagation path is formed via the resonator with adjustment, and the second propagation path is formed not via the resonator with adjustment. The harmonics of the fundamental wave adjusted to the opposite phase propagating through the first propagation path, and the harmonics of the fundamental wave propagating through the second propagation path are synthesized. Selection Diagram: Figure 2
To provide a fish species learning device, a fish species learning method and a program that can perform machine learning for fish species identification with better accuracy. To solve this problem, a server 20 (fish species learning device) includes a storage unit (202) that stores annotation data for each unit echo image (Pn, Pn+1), and a control unit (201). The control unit (201) extracts a first annotation data and a second annotation data of a fish school extending over a first unit echo image (Pn) and a second unit echo image (Pn+1) from the annotation data of the first and second unit echo images, respectively, the first and second unit echo images (Pn, Pn+1) being temporally consecutive in time and generates the annotation data of the entire fish school that extends over the first and second unit echo images by integrating the extracted first and second annotation data.
[Problem] To more suitably control the frequency of a carrier signal given to a mixer in a tuning process. [Solution] An automatic tuning device comprises: an output unit that outputs a tuning control voltage for adjusting the frequency of a carrier signal to be given to a mixer; an acquisition unit that acquires a tuning instruction voltage which indicates the intensity of a component of a prescribed frequency in an output signal of the mixer; a setting unit that sets a reference value on the basis of a prescribed range, which includes a first level that is a tuning control voltage corresponding to the maximum tuning instruction voltage, in a first period; a calculation unit that calculates an index value on the basis of the result of scanning of a first range including the first level, in a second period; and a determination unit that determines the output level of a tuning control voltage which is output by the output unit, on the basis of the result of comparing the index value and the reference value.
G01S 7/28 - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - Details of systems according to groups , , of systems according to group - Details of pulse systems
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FISH SPECIES DISCRIMINATION SYSTEM, SERVER, FISH SPECIES DISCRIMINATION METHOD AND PROGRAM
To provide a fish species discrimination system, a server, a fish species discrimination method, and a program that can improve the accuracy of fish species discrimination results using a machine learning model. To solve this problem, a fish species discrimination system 1 comprises an echo data acquisition unit 110 that acquires echo data in water, a storage unit 202, and a control unit 201. The storage unit 202 stores a machine learning model that outputs prediction probabilities for each fish species based on the echo data, know-how information for each fish species related to the fish school set by the user, and a know-how model that modifies prediction probabilities for each fish species based on the know-how information. The control unit 201 determines the fish species of the fish school based on the modification result obtained by modifying the prediction probabilities for each fish species acquired by the machine learning model by the know-how model.
[Problem] To achieve a desired filter characteristic by suppressing the influence caused by a dielectric substrate. [Solution] This filter 10 comprises: a dielectric substrate 90; a first strip line that is formed on the dielectric substrate 90; resonators 20, 30 that are coupled to the first strip line; and a second strip line that is coupled to the resonators 20, 30 and that is formed on the dielectric substrate 90. The resonators 20, 30 each comprise: a plurality of inductor elements each constituted by a rectangular conductor formed on the dielectric substrate 90 and having a long side direction and a short side direction; and capacitor elements that connect the plurality of inductor elements. The resonators 20, 30 each include a series resource circuit constituted by the plurality of inductor elements and the capacitor elements. The length of each inductor element in the long side direction is equal to or less than the half-wavelength of electromagnetic waves transferred by the filter 10.
[Problem] To provide an underwater detecting device, a transmission condition optimization method, and a program capable of simply and accurately optimizing a transmission condition of an ultrasonic transducer included in a transducer. [Solution] A fish detecting device 100 (underwater detecting device) comprises: a transmission circuit 103 for supplying a transmission voltage and a transmission current to an ultrasonic transducer 21; a transmission voltage measuring circuit 108 for measuring the transmission voltage supplied to the ultrasonic transducer 21; a transmission current measuring circuit 109 for measuring the transmission current supplied to the ultrasonic transducer 21; and a control circuit 101 for optimizing a transmission condition of the ultrasonic transducer 21 on the basis of the transmission voltage measured by the transmission voltage measuring circuit 108 and the transmission current measured by the transmission current measuring circuit 109.
To provide a fish species discrimination method, a server, a program that can improve the accuracy of fish species discrimination results by machine learning models, and a fish species discrimination system. To solve this problem, a fish species discrimination method acquires feedback information associating echo data with fish species, stores the acquired feedback information by associating the feedback information with attributes including at least the fishing styles are used, generates an individual model (312) for fish species discrimination for each attribute by machine learning using multiple feedback information for which the attributes are identical, and uses the generated individual models to determine fish species by echo signal being transmitted into water body and reflected by an object in the water body corresponding to the attributes.
[Problem] To provide a ship information sharing system wherein information displayed on the reception side can be grasped on the transmission side. [Solution] This ship information sharing system comprises: a radar that is equipped on a ship and generates echo data including echo intensity values for bearings and distances with reference to the ship; a ship information sharing apparatus that generates volume-reduced echo data having a less data volume than the echo data, and displays information based on the volume-reduced echo data; a communication device that transmits the volume-reduced echo data to the outside of the ship; and a ship information collection apparatus that acquires the transmitted volume-reduced echo data and displays the information based on the volume-reduced echo data.
[Problem] To calculate a highly reliable precision index using only a GNSS signal. [Solution] This position measurement device 10 comprises a reception unit 20, a position measurement calculation unit 30, an individual precision index calculation unit 41, and an integrated precision index calculation unit 42. The reception unit 20 receives position measurement signals from a plurality of position measurement satellites SAT. The position measurement calculation unit 30 uses the received plurality of position measurement signals to perform a position measurement calculation. The individual precision index calculation unit 41 uses an error covariance matrix used in the position measurement calculations, a carrier phase from the position measurement signal, or a position measurement result from the position measurement calculations to calculate a plurality of mutually different individual precision indexes. The integrated precision index calculation unit 42 uses the plurality of individual precision indexes to calculate an integrated precision index.
[Problem] To provide a ship information sharing device capable of sharing echo data while suppressing an amount of data. [Solution] This ship information sharing device comprises: an acquiring unit for acquiring echo data generated by a radar installed in a ship, the echo data including echo intensity values for each azimuth and distance relative to the ship; a thinning-out processing unit for thinning out values corresponding to at least one of an azimuth direction and a distance direction, among the echo intensity values included in the echo data, to generate lightweight echo data having a smaller amount of data than the echo data; and a transmission processing unit for transmitting the lightweight echo data to the outside of the ship.
[Problem] To provide a ship information sharing device capable of sharing an amount of navigation related data suited to a communication channel capacity. [Solution] This ship information sharing device comprises: an acquiring unit for successively acquiring navigation related data relating to navigation of a ship, detected by means of a detecting appliance installed in the ship; a communication channel capacity acquiring unit for acquiring a communication channel capacity of a communication channel to a ship information collecting device; a thinning-out processing unit which, in accordance with the communication channel capacity, changes a frequency at which the navigation related data are included in a transmission dataset that is successively transmitted to the ship information collecting device; and a transmission processing unit for transmitting the transmission dataset to the ship information collecting device.
[Problem] To reduce processing load for demodulation processing. [Solution] This ship information exchange device comprises: a reception unit that receives a radio signal; a generation unit that generates, from the radio signal, reception data of a plurality of channels for use in transmitting ship information; a detection unit that detects a reception level for each of the channels; and a demodulation unit that demodulates the reception data. The demodulation unit determines the reception data to be demodulated depending on a detection result of the reception level.
A learning model generation method, a program, an information processing method, an information processing device, and an information processing system have been disclosed. The learning model 12M generation method being processed by a computer, includes acquiring training data including time-series data. The time-series data relates to a remaining liquid in an analyzer 30 after a liquid is discharged by a drain pump. Further, the method includes generating the learning model 12M based on the acquired training data. The learning model 12M is configured to output the information related to the failure of the drain pump when time-series data relating to the remaining liquid is inputted.
G06F 17/18 - Complex mathematical operations for evaluating statistical data
G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
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ANALYSIS DEVICE, PROGRAM, CORRECTION MEMBER, AND PROTECTION MEMBER
[Problem] To provide an analysis device or the like which reduces a dead volume of content contained in a container. [Solution] This analysis device 1 comprises: a nozzle 621 which performs, towards a container rack 121, a lowering operation from a lowering operation reference position 620; a contact detection unit 622 which detects a contact between the nozzle 621 and an object disposed in the container rack 121; and a control unit 8 which lowering-operates the nozzle 621 from the lowering operation reference position 620 in a state where a correction member 91 having a correction reference surface 911 is disposed in the container rack 121; calculates a correction distance L(n) between the lowering operation reference position 620 and a correction reference position 629 at which the contact between the nozzle 621 and the correction reference surface 911 is detected, and adjusts, on the basis of the correction distance L(n), a lowering distance of the nozzle 621 in the lowering operation of the nozzle 621 with respect to a container 122 disposed in the container rack 121.
Provided are a computer program, a learning model generation method, an image processing device, an image processing system, and an image processing method with which it is possible to accurately identify the portion of a muscle. The computer program causes a computer to execute a process of: acquiring a medical image including a muscle part; inputting the acquired medical image into a second learning model trained to output region information for the whole muscle part when a medical image is inputted thereinto; outputting region information for the whole muscle part; generating a whole muscle part image on the basis of the outputted region information for the whole muscle part; inputting the acquired medical image and the generated whole muscle part image into a first learning model trained to output region information for each muscle portion of the muscle part when a medical image and a whole muscle part image are inputted thereinto; and outputting region information for each of the muscle portions.
A61B 5/055 - Detecting, measuring or recording for diagnosis by means of electric currents or magnetic fields; Measuring using microwaves or radio waves involving electronic [EMR] or nuclear [NMR] magnetic resonance, e.g. magnetic resonance imaging
A61B 5/107 - Measuring physical dimensions, e.g. size of the entire body or parts thereof
[Problem] To provide a landmark monitoring device that can perform image recognition suited to a setting. [Solution] This landmark monitoring device comprises: an image acquisition unit that acquires an image, including a landmark at sea, that was captured by a camera installed on a ship; a setting determination unit that determines whether the image was captured during the day or night; a daytime image recognition unit that detects the landmark included in the image, using a daytime learned model if the image is determined to have been captured during the day; and a nighttime image recognition unit that detects a landmark included in the image, using a nighttime learned model if the image is determined to have been captured at night.
[Problem] To provide a target monitoring system that easily associates a target detected from an image captured by a camera and a target detected by another detection device. [Solution] A target monitoring system includes: a camera mounted on a ship; a detection device that is mounted on the ship and detects the actual position of a target present around the ship; an image recognition unit that detects the in-image position of the target included in an image captured by the camera; a distance estimation unit that estimates the range of the distance from the ship to the target on the basis of the in-image position of the target; and a target identification unit that identifies the target detected from the image and the target detected by the detection device, on the basis of the estimated range of the distance and the detected actual position.
To provide a weather observation system, a weather observation method, a trained model generation method, and a program that can estimate solar radiation or power generation in real time. The weather observation system 1 has an image acquisition unit 11 that acquires an image G1 acquired by a camera 20 that contains at least a sky in an imaging area Ar1, a pixel value acquisition unit 12 that acquires a pixel value G2 of a specific area S6 in the imaging area Ar1, and an estimation unit 10 that generates an estimated value that is correlated with the pixel value G2 using correlation data that represents a relationship between a measured value and the pixel value G2.
G06F 18/213 - Feature extraction, e.g. by transforming the feature space; Summarisation; Mappings, e.g. subspace methods
G06V 10/44 - Local feature extraction by analysis of parts of the pattern, e.g. by detecting edges, contours, loops, corners, strokes or intersections; Connectivity analysis, e.g. of connected components
This high-frequency circuit is provided with a substrate, a first amplifier, a post wall waveguide, and a cover member. The first amplifier is mounted on the substrate and amplifies a high-frequency signal. The post wall waveguide is formed within the substrate and transmits a high-frequency signal that has been amplified or is to be amplified by the first amplifier. The cover member is conductive and covers an area which is a part of the substrate, and includes at least the first amplifier.
A high-frequency circuit (10) with multiple types of transmission lines is disclosed. A signal conductor (201) is formed in a first layer, extends into a first direction, and constitutes a microstripline (21) that transmits the high-frequency signal. A first flat film conductor (200) is formed in a second layer parallel to the first layer and extends from the position corresponding to one end of the first direction of the signal conductor (201) to the first direction. A first flat film conductor (200) is formed in a third layer running parallel to the second layer. A post-wall waveguide is formed between the first and second flat film conductor (200, 202) to transmit a high-frequency signal. The first matching conductor (301) is formed in the first layer, consists of the length of (1+2N)/4 (N is an integer) wavelengths of the high-frequency signal.
The bandpass filter (10, 10A or 10B) has a first post-wall waveguide, a second post-wall waveguide, a connected waveguide, and a first, second and third via conductor (51, 52 and 50). The first and the second post-wall waveguide are arranged in order in the first direction and transmit high frequency signals in opposite directions to each other. The connected waveguide is placed on the second direction side, which is the transmission direction of the first post-wall waveguide, and connects to the one end of the first and the second post-wall waveguide. The first and second via conductor (51, 52) are located within the respective post-wall waveguide at a distance (L1) from the one end of the respective post-wall waveguide. The third via conductor (50) is located within the connected waveguide at a distance (L2) from the one end of the first and the second post-wall waveguide.
[Problem] To provide a target monitoring device with which it is possible to improve the accuracy of estimating a hull length. [Solution] This target monitoring device comprises: a data acquiring unit for acquiring image data including a ship observed by means of an imaging sensor; an image recognition unit for detecting an area of the ship included in the image data; a distance acquiring unit for acquiring a distance to the ship from an observation position, detected by a sensor different from the imaging sensor; a course acquiring unit for acquiring a course of the ship detected by a sensor different from the imaging sensor; and a hull length estimating unit for estimating a hull length of the ship on the basis of a horizontal-direction dimension of the region of the ship, the distance to the ship, and the course of the ship.
[Problem] To provide a target monitoring device with which it is possible to improve the accuracy of estimating a distance from an imaging position of a camera to a ship. [Solution] This target monitoring device comprises: an image acquiring unit for acquiring an image including a target on the sea, imaged by a camera; an image recognition unit for detecting an area of the target included in the image; a type acquiring unit for acquiring a type of the target; a height acquiring unit for acquiring a representative height associated in advance with the type; and a distance estimating unit for estimating a distance from the imaging position to the target on the basis of a height-direction dimension of the image, a height-direction dimension of the region of the target, and the representative height.
[Problem] To provide a target monitoring device which facilitates identification of unknown targets. [Solution] A target monitoring device comprises: an image acquisition unit which sequentially acquires images including marine views captured by a camera performing a panning operation; an image recognition unit which detects targets included in the images; a target identification unit which determines whether a detected target is the same as a target registered in a database in which target data of targets detected by a target detection unit which is different from the camera is registered; and a camera control unit which stops the panning operation of the camera in a state in which the detected target is included in the angle of view if the detected target is not a target registered in the database.
[Problem] To provide an information processing method, an information processing device, and a computer program that enable effective identification of objects on water. [Solution] The information processing method for identifying an object-on-water around a ship comprises: acquiring photographed images obtained by photographing the surroundings of the ship via a plurality of photographing devices of different types installed on the ship; inputting the photographed images acquired from each of the plurality of photographing devices to a trained model that outputs results of identifying the objects on water included in the photographed image when the photographed images are input; acquiring the results of identifying the objects on water output from the trained model; and outputting the results of identifying the objects on water included in each of the plurality of photographing devices.
[Problem] To provide an information processing method, radar apparatus, and computer program which make it possible to recognize a false image on a radar echo. [Solution] Provided is an information processing method in which: image data that includes time-series radar images is acquired; position data of a first false image candidate is acquired by inputting one acquired radar image into a first training model that outputs the position data of the first false image candidate when one radar image has been inputted; position data of a second false image candidate is acquired by inputting the acquired time-series radar images into a second training model that outputs the position data of the second false image candidate when the time-series radar images have been inputted; and a false image on a radar echo is detected on the basis of the position data of the acquired first false image candidate and second false image candidate.
G01S 7/03 - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - Details of systems according to groups , , of systems according to group - Details of HF subsystems specially adapted therefor, e.g. common to transmitter and receiver
G01S 7/10 - Providing two-dimensional co-ordinated display of distance and direction
[Problem] To provide an ultrasonic imaging device that quantifies manipulation of a probe by an operator when the probe is moved over the surface of a subject. [Solution] This ultrasonic imaging device 3 comprises: an ultrasonic receiving unit 351 that receives, via a probe disposed on a surface of the subject, signals pertaining to ultrasonic waves transmitted by the probe into the subject and reflected inside the subject; image generating units 352 and 353 that generate ultrasonic images on the basis of the signals of the received ultrasonic waves; and a pressing force estimating unit 354 that estimates, on the basis of the displacements of positions of corresponding feature points, a pressing force indicator that is an indicator representing the magnitude of a contact force on the subject due to the probe, in two or more ultrasonic images which are acquired at a plurality of probe positions on the surface of the subject and partially overlap each other.
[Problem] To prevent the occurrence of interference in voice radio communication between multiple vessels or between a vessel and a land station and thereby smoothly start normal voice radio communication. [Solution] A display processing device including: a reception unit that receives a voice radio wave; an analysis processing unit that performs determination of a channel used to propagate the voice radio wave and vessel-land determination for determining whether the output source of the voice radio wave is a vessel or a land station; and a display processing unit that displays the result of the vessel-land determination for the used channel on a screen that displays the time-series variation of the usage of each of available channels.
[Problem] To provide a vessel monitoring device with which it is possible to clarify stand-on/give-way determinations. [Solution] A vessel monitoring device comprises: a first data acquisition unit that acquires first vessel data indicating the position and speed of a first vessel; a second data acquisition unit that acquires second vessel data indicating the position and speed of a second vessel; a sight relationship determination unit that determines, on the basis of the first vessel data and the second vessel data, whether the sight relationship between the first vessel and the second vessel is a head-on relationship, a crossing relationship, or an overtaking relationship; and a stand-on/give-way determination unit that determines, on the basis of the first vessel data, the second vessel data, and the sight relationship, whether at least one of the first vessel and the second vessel corresponds to a stand-on vessel, a give-way vessel, or neither.
B63B 79/40 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation for controlling the operation of vessels, e.g. monitoring their speed, routing or maintenance schedules
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RADAR IMAGE SYNTHESIS DEVICE, RADAR IMAGE SYNTHESIS METHOD AND RADAR IMAGE SYNTHESIS PROGRAM
[Problem] To display a more highly visible synthesized image based on a plurality of radar images. [Solution] A radar image synthesis device equipped with: an acquisition unit for acquiring a plurality of radar images based on the measurement results from each of a plurality of radars which are positioned in different locations from one another; a generation unit for generating a synthesized image by synthesizing the plurality of radar images by setting, as the boundary between said radar images, the position at which a set of two or more radars yields the same product of radar beam width and distance from the radar; and a display processing unit for performing processing for displaying the synthesized image.
[Problem] To more appropriately adjust the gain of a reception signal. [Solution] This radar device comprises: a transmission unit that transmits a transmission signal having a frequency that varies over time; a reception unit that receives, as a reception signal, radio waves resulting from the reflection back of the transmission signal by an object; a frequency conversion unit that generates an in-phase signal and a quadrature signal on the basis of the reception signal; an amplitude signal generation unit that generates an in-phase amplitude signal indicating the amplitude of the in-phase signal and a quadrature amplitude signal indicating the amplitude of the quadrature signal; a maximum value selection unit that selects, as a maximum value signal, the signal from among the in-phase amplitude signal and the quadrature amplitude signal that has the highest level; and a gain adjustment unit that adjusts the gain of the reception signal on the basis of the maximum value signal.
G01S 13/34 - Systems for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated using transmission of continuous, frequency-modulated waves while heterodyning the received signal, or a signal derived therefrom, with a locally-generated signal related to the contemporaneously transmitted signal
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SHIP INFORMATION COLLECTION DEVICE, SHIP INFORMATION COLLECTION SYSTEM, AND SHIP INFORMATION COLLECTION METHOD
[Problem] To provide a ship information collection device that enables easy collection of navigation data of an other ship while reducing the communication data volume. [Solution] A ship information collection device comprises: an acquisition unit that sequentially acquires navigation data of an other ship present in the periphery of a ship detected by a detection device mounted in the ship; a determination unit that determines whether or not the navigation data of said other ship is to be included in a transmission data set which is sequentially transmitted to a data collection server; and a generation unit that generates the transmission data set which includes the navigation data of said other ship.
B63B 79/40 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation for controlling the operation of vessels, e.g. monitoring their speed, routing or maintenance schedules
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AUTOMATIC FOLLOWING SYSTEM AND AUTOMATIC FOLLOWING METHOD
[Problem] To provide an automatic following system that may easily reduce the burden in steering a ship. [Solution] An automatic following system comprising: a detection unit for detecting a plurality of other ships traveling around an own ship; a selection unit for selecting, from the other ships detected, one other ship that the own ship is to follow; and a control unit for controlling the own ship to follow the selected other ship.
[Problem] To precisely measure the distance between a target location of ship sailing and an own ship. [Solution] This sailing assistance system 10 comprises a reflection member 30, a distance measurement unit 21, and a target location setting unit 23. The reflection member 30 includes a target location PS90 on an anchor target line of a ship 80, and is installed in a curved shape by bordering the anchor target line. The distance measurement unit 21 is installed in the ship 80, transmits and receives laser light, and performs three-dimensional distance measurement. The target location setting unit 23 sets the target location by using the distance measurement result obtained by means of the laser light reflected by the reflection member 30.
B63B 79/10 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation using sensors, e.g. pressure sensors, strain gauges or accelerometers
G01S 17/93 - Lidar systems, specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes
G05D 1/00 - Control of position, course, altitude, or attitude of land, water, air, or space vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot
G08G 3/00 - Traffic control systems for marine craft
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BERTHING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, BERTHING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND PROGRAM
[Problem] To provide a berthing assistance apparatus capable of generating a high-visibility image of a port facility. [Solution] A berthing assistance apparatus comprising: a first image acquiring unit installed in a ship to acquire a visible-light image generated by a visible-light camera that images a port facility at which the ship berths; a second image acquiring unit installed in the ship to acquire an infrared image generated by an infrared camera that images the port facility; a region dividing unit for dividing the infrared image into regions for each item of interest at the port facility; and an image generating unit for generating a display image in which a region object representing a divided region is superimposed at a corresponding position of the visible-light image.
[Problem] To provide a training data collection device that facilitates collection of training data. [Solution] This training data collection device comprises: an image acquisition unit for acquiring a first image that was captured by a camera installed on a ship and that includes a harbor or a marine target, and a second image that includes the target and has a higher resolution than the first image; an image recognition unit for estimating the type of target from the second image; and an association unit for associating the type of target estimated from the second image with the first image.
[Problem] To provide an image generation device capable of facilitating understanding of a situation around a ship. [Solution] This image generation device comprises a data acquisition unit that acquires ship data indicating the two-dimensional position of a ship on the water, a three-dimensional object placement unit that places a three-dimensional ship object representing a ship at a position corresponding to the two-dimensional position of the ship on a virtual water in a virtual three-dimensional space, a camera setting unit that sets a virtual camera to a bird view mode for looking down the three-dimensional ship object in an oblique direction at a position higher than that of the three-dimensional ship object, a three-dimensional image generation unit that generates a three-dimensional image depicting a scenery within the field of view of a virtual camera including the three-dimensional ship object, and a display image generation unit that generates a display image including the three-dimensional image.
[Problem] To provide a navigation information display device that makes it possible to display navigation information in a more easily understandable manner. [Solution] A navigation information display device comprising: a first acquisition unit that sequentially acquires first geographic coordinates for a first vessel sailing on the sea; a first object generation unit for generating a first object that represents the first vessel and is arranged at first display coordinates corresponding to the first geographical coordinates within a display image displayed on a display unit; a first window generation unit for generating a first window that points to the first object and moves within the display image together with movement of the first object or of a display viewpoint; a specification-receiving unit that receives specification of second display coordinates within the display image from a user; a second window generation unit for generating a second window pointing to the second display coordinates; a second acquisition unit that acquires second geographical coordinates corresponding to the second display coordinates; a navigation information calculation unit that calculates navigation information including the distance between the first geographical coordinates and the second geographical coordinates; and a display control unit whereby control is performed so that the first object, the first window, the second window, and the navigation information are displayed within the display image and the first window and the second window do not overlap.
[Problem] To propose a receiving device, an abnormality detecting method, and an abnormality detecting program capable of detecting an abnormality relating to a reference signal that has been output. [Solution] This receiving device comprises an output unit, an input unit, and a detecting unit. The output unit outputs a first signal, which is a periodic reference signal generated on the basis of a positioning signal, to a first transmission line connected to an external device. The input unit accepts input of a second signal, which is a signal resulting from the first signal on the first transmission line being returned from the external device side via a second transmission line. The detecting unit detects an abnormality relating to the reference signal on the basis of the signal characteristics of the second signal.
H04L 7/00 - Arrangements for synchronising receiver with transmitter
G01S 19/14 - Receivers specially adapted for specific applications
H03L 7/095 - Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation using a reference signal applied to a frequency- or phase-locked loop - Details of the phase-locked loop concerning mainly the frequency- or phase-detection arrangement including the filtering or amplification of its output signal using a lock detector
[Problem] To provide a photometry device that can measure accurate scattered light intensity in a short time. [Solution] This photometry device 5 comprises: a light source 51 that radiates light onto an irradiation area of a cuvette 2 disposed in a photometric position P; a base member 52 opposite the light source 51; and a plurality of first light-receiving elements 53 that are disposed, on the base member 52, within a planar region demarcated by a first radiation direction and a second radiation direction centering around the optical axis of transmitted light output from the cuvette 2 in the photometric position P, and respectively receive scattered light scattered by the cuvette 2 in the photometric position P.
[Problem] To provide a patch array antenna in which weighting of the amount of radiation of each antenna element is easily controlled. [Solution] A patch array antenna according to the present invention comprises: a dielectric substrate; and a plurality of antenna elements which are formed on the dielectric substrate, which are arranged in one direction, and which are connected in series, wherein at least one terminal among one or more input terminals and one or more output terminals that is connected to at least one of the plurality of antenna elements is connected to a position that is off the center line of said antenna element extending in one direction.
H01Q 13/20 - Non-resonant leaky-waveguide or transmission-line antennas; Equivalent structures causing radiation along the transmission path of a guided wave
H01Q 13/08 - Radiating ends of two-conductor microwave transmission lines, e.g. of coaxial lines, of microstrip lines
H01Q 21/08 - Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart the units being spaced along, or adjacent to, a rectilinear path
H01Q 21/24 - Combinations of antenna units polarised in different directions for transmitting or receiving circularly and elliptically polarised waves or waves linearly polarised in any direction
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SHIP MONITORING SYSTEM, SHIP MONITORING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM
[Problem] To provide a ship monitoring system in which comprehension of course directions of other ships is easy. [Solution] A ship monitoring system according to the present invention includes: a first data generating unit that generates first ship data representing a position and speed of a first ship; a second data generating unit that generates second ship data representing a position and speed of a second ship; a risk value calculating unit that calculates, on the basis of the first ship data and the second ship data, a risk value representing a risk of the first ship and the second ship colliding when assuming that, with respect to each of points on a predicted course of the second ship, the first ship will alter course and arrive at each of the points; and a display unit that displays a risk zone representing the course direction of the second ship, at a point of which the risk value is no less than a threshold value.
[Problem] To provide a computer program, a learning model generation method, an image processing method, and an image processing device that enable highly accurate identification of a region. [Solution] This computer program causes a computer to execute a process for: acquiring a medical image including a plurality of regions; identifying candidate areas for the respective regions by inputting the acquired medical image to a learning model for, upon input of a medical image including a plurality of regions, identifying the candidate areas for the respective regions; and identifying areas of the regions on the basis of seed pixels in the candidate areas for the respective identified regions.
[Problem] To provide a ship monitoring device with which it is easy to ascertain whether a ship will pass ahead of or behind another ship. [Solution] This ship monitoring device is provided with: a first data acquiring unit for acquiring first ship data representing a position and speed of a first ship; a second data acquiring unit for acquiring second ship data representing a position and speed of a second ship; a risk zone identifying unit for identifying, on the basis of the first ship data and the second ship data, a first zone, from within a predicted course of the second ship, in which a risk of collision between the first ship and the second ship is equal to or greater than a predetermined risk if it is assumed that the first ship changes course to an arbitrarily defined direction and crosses the predicted course of the second ship, and a second zone separated from the first zone in a direction of progress of the second ship; and a display control unit for displaying a first collision risk region including the first zone and a second collision risk region including the second zone on the predicted course of the second ship in an image indicating the positions of the first ship and the second ship, and displaying an end portion of the first collision risk region on the second zone side thereof and an end portion of the second collision risk region on the first zone side thereof in a manner differentiated from the remaining end portions.
[Problem] To measure the distance between a host vessel and an object more accurately. [Solution] A navigation assistance device 10 comprises: a distance measurement unit 21; an attitude measurement unit 22; a vessel-side reference point setting unit 30; and a horizontal distance calculation unit 40. The distance measurement unit 21 uses a ranging coordinate system to perform ranging on a quay, which is an anchorage target of a vessel, and outputs quay ranging information according to the ranging coordinate system. The attitude measurement unit 22 measures the attitude of the vessel. The vessel-side reference point setting unit 30 sets, as a vessel-side reference point, a predetermined position of the vessel in the ranging coordinate system. The horizontal distance calculation unit 40 calculates the horizontal distance between the vessel-side reference point and the quay by using the quay ranging information, which is projected onto a horizontal plane by using the attitude, and the vessel-side reference point.
B63B 79/10 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation using sensors, e.g. pressure sensors, strain gauges or accelerometers
B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids
B63B 79/40 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation for controlling the operation of vessels, e.g. monitoring their speed, routing or maintenance schedules
[Problem] To provide a ship monitoring device that easily recognizes the relationship between a ship object and a collision risk region. [Solution] This ship monitoring device comprises: a designation reception unit that receives designation of a position in an image displayed in a display unit; a first data acquisition unit that acquires a first ship data item indicating the position and the speed of a first ship; a second data acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of second ship data items indicating positions and speeds of a plurality of second ships; a risk region calculation unit for calculating a collision risk region where the level of risk that the first ship and each of the second ships collide with each other becomes at least a predetermined level, on the basis of the first ship data item and the plurality of second ship data items; and a display control unit that disposes and displays a plurality of ship objects indicating the plurality of second ships and the collision risk region at corresponding positions in an image and that, when designation of the collision risk region has been received, displays a ship object corresponding to the designated collision risk region so as to be identifiable from other ship objects.
Provided are a weather observation device, a weather observation system, and a weather observation method that make it possible to more accurately measure the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere using a microwave radiometer, even in situations where it is difficult for the microwave radiometer to accurately measure the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere. A weather observation device (30) comprises: an echo data acquisition unit (31) that acquires echo data detected by a weather radar device (10); a water vapor spectrum data acquisition unit (32) that acquires water vapor spectrum data for identifying the amount of water vapor detected by a microwave radiometer (20); a region identification unit (33) that identifies a region for acquiring the water vapor spectrum data; an echo data extraction unit (34) that extracts echo data existing in the region; and a spectrum correction unit (35) that corrects the water vapor spectrum data on the basis of the echo intensity of the echo data extracted by the echo data extraction unit (34).
G01J 1/42 - Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter using electric radiation detectors
G01N 21/3504 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry using infrared light for analysing gases, e.g. multi-gas analysis
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ULTRASONIC IMAGING DEVICE, ULTRASONIC IMAGING METHOD, ULTRASONIC IMAGING SYSTEM, AND ULTRASONIC IMAGING PROGRAM
[Problem] To provide an ultrasonic imaging device that generates a clear composite image of a transverse section of a specimen. [Solution] An ultrasonic imaging device 3 comprises: an ultrasonic receiver (351) that receives, via a probe disposed on the surface of a specimen, ultrasonic waves which are transmitted in two scan modes, namely, a first scan mode, and a second scan mode having a wider imaging range than the first scan mode, the ultrasonic waves being transmitted from the probe toward the interior of the specimen and being reflected in the interior of the specimen; a first fragment image generator (352) for generating, on the basis of the ultrasound waves, a first fragment image obtained by partially imaging the interior of the specimen in the first scan mode; a second fragment image generator (353) for generating, on the basis of the ultrasound waves, a second fragment image obtained by partially imaging the interior of the specimen in the second scan mode; and a cross-sectional image synthesizer (354) that generates a composite image of a cross-section of the specimen by non-uniformly synthesizing the first fragment image and the second fragment image.
[Problem] To provide a ship monitoring system for which the risk of a collision when the speed changes is easily understood. [Solution] A ship monitoring system provided with: a first data generation unit for generating first ship data indicating the position and speed of a first ship; a second data generation unit for generating second ship data indicating the position and speed of a second ship; a condition data generation unit for generating condition data indicating a simulation condition about the speed of at least one of the first ship and the second ship; a risk value calculation unit for calculating, on the basis of the first ship data, the second ship data, and the condition data, a simulation result representing the risk that the first ship and the second ship will collide, when the simulation condition is used; and a display unit for displaying a ship position image indicating the positions of the first ship and the second ship on the basis of the first ship data and the second ship data, and displaying the simulation result.
B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids
B63B 79/15 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation using sensors, e.g. pressure sensors, strain gauges or accelerometers for monitoring environmental variables, e.g. wave height or weather data
B63B 79/20 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation using models or simulation, e.g. statistical models or stochastic models
B63H 25/04 - Initiating means for steering automatic, e.g. reacting to compass
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SHIP MONITORING SYSTEM, SHIP MONITORING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM
[Problem] To provide a ship monitoring system in which an improvement in the accuracy of predicting a collision risk can be attained. [Solution] This ship monitoring system comprises: a turning information input unit into which is input the bearing and turn rate of a first ship at the current point in time; a position/ship speed information input unit into which is input the position and ship speed of the first ship at the current point in time; a second ship predicted route information input unit into which is input the position and ship speed of a second ship at the current point in time as well as the predicted route thereof after the current point in time; an assessment point setting unit which sets an assessment point along the predicted route on the basis of the position, ship speed, and predicted route of the second ship and which outputs the position of the assessment point and a second ship sailing time, which is the time required for the second ship to sail to the assessment point from the current point in time; a route setting unit which maintains the ship speed of the first ship at the current point in time starting from the bearing of the first ship and the position of the first ship, sets a route to sail toward the assessment point by turning at the turn rate to modify the course of the first ship toward the assessment point, and outputs the route and a first ship sailing time for reaching the assessment point; and a risk value calculation unit which calculates a collision risk value at the assessment point on the basis of the predicted route and second ship sailing time of the second ship, as well as the route and first ship sailing time of the first ship.
B63B 79/15 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation using sensors, e.g. pressure sensors, strain gauges or accelerometers for monitoring environmental variables, e.g. wave height or weather data
B63B 79/20 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation using models or simulation, e.g. statistical models or stochastic models
B63H 25/04 - Initiating means for steering automatic, e.g. reacting to compass
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GENERATION METHOD FOR LEARNING MODEL, COMPUTER PROGRAM, ESTIMATION METHOD, AND ESTIMATION DEVICE
Provided is a generation method for a learning model that can efficiently estimate altitude-by-altitude water vapor densities or precipitable water amounts. According to the present invention, a generation method for a learning model involves: acquiring training data that includes first measurement data measured by a microwave radiometer and altitude-by-altitude water vapor densities or precipitable water amounts obtained from second measurement data measured by a radiosonde: and, on the basis of the acquired training data, generating a learning model that, when first measurement data has been inputted, outputs altitude-by-altitude water vapor densities or precipitable water amounts.
A learning model generation method which enables efficiently estimating the amount of precipitable water. This learning model generation method involves: acquiring microwave measurement data, which is data obtained by measuring emitted from the atmosphere with a microwave radiometer microwaves, and training data, which includes the amount of precipitable water obtained on the basis of the GNSS signal received by the GNSS receiver provided in the microwave radiometer; generating, on the basis of the acquired training data, a learning model that, when microwave radiometry data is inputted, outputs the amount of precipitable water; further continuing the acquisition of microwave measurement data, which is measured with the microwave radiometer, and training data, which includes the amount of precipitable water obtained on the basis of GNSS signals received by the aforementioned GNSS receiver; and repeating re-training of the learning model on the basis of the continuously acquired GNSS data.
[Problem] To estimate the time until highly accurate positioning can be started. [Solution] This positioning device 10 comprises a positioning computation unit 30 and an estimation unit 40. The positioning computation unit 30 uses the carrier wave phases of a plurality of positioning signals to carry out positioning computation and thereby calculate a positioning result and an accuracy index for the positioning result. The estimation unit 40 uses the accuracy index to estimate a predicted convergence time for the positioning computation.
[Problem] To provide a ship monitoring system capable of evaluating the risk of collision for ships sailing along scheduled courses including waypoints.. [Solution] This ship monitoring system comprises: a first data generation unit that generates first ship data indicating the position and the speed of a first ship; a second data generation unit that generates second ship data indicating the position and the speed of a second ship; a schedule course generation unit that generates schedule course data which indicates a schedule course for the first ship including a first leg from the position of the first ship to a first waypoint and a second leg from the first waypoint to a second waypoint; a risk value calculation unit that, on the basis of the first ship data, the second ship data, and the schedule course data, disposes a virtual first ship in a virtual first leg extending from the first waypoint to a direction opposite to the second leg, and calculates a risk value indicating the risk of collision between the virtual first ship and the second ship; and a warning unit that issues a warning depending on the risk value.
B63B 79/40 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation for controlling the operation of vessels, e.g. monitoring their speed, routing or maintenance schedules
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SHIP MONITORING SYSTEM, SHIP MONITORING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM
[Problem] To provide a ship monitoring system with which it is easy to ascertain whether a ship will pass on the front side or the rear side of another ship. [Solution] A ship monitoring system provided with: a first estimation unit that estimates, on the basis of a first calculation formula, from first ship data representing the position and speed of a first ship, a predicted position of the first ship in each direction after the elapse of a first period of time when it is assumed that the first ship will change heading at the current position and will navigate in any direction; a second estimation unit that estimates, on the basis of a second calculation formula, from second ship data representing the position and speed of a second ship, a predicted course of the second ship and a predicted position of the second ship after the elapse of a second period of time, the predicted position being included in the predicted course; and a passage determination unit that, of the predicted course of the second ship, determines a side closer to the current position of the second ship than a matching point at which the predicted position of the first ship and the predicted position of the second ship match when the first period of time and the second period of time are equal, to be a zone in which the first ship will pass on one side of the front side and the rear side of the second ship, and determines a side farther from the current position of the second ship than the match point to be a zone in which the first ship will pass on the other side of the front side and the rear side of the second ship.
B63B 79/40 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation for controlling the operation of vessels, e.g. monitoring their speed, routing or maintenance schedules
65.
SEA CONDITION PREDICTION DEVICE, SEA CONDITION PREDICTION SYSTEM, SEA CONDITION PREDICTION METHOD AND PROGRAM
Provided are a sea condition prediction device, a sea condition prediction system and a program with which it is possible to more effectively and more accurately display sea conditions in a high resolution on board a ship. This sea condition prediction device (10) comprises: a sea condition data acquisition unit (101a) which acquires first predicted sea condition data for a predetermined area; an observation information acquisition unit (101b) which acquires seawater observation information from a detection unit (20) installed on a ship; and a sea condition data calculation unit (101c) which, on the basis of the first predicted sea condition data and the observation information, calculates second predicted sea condition data having a higher spatial resolution than the first predicted sea condition data.
G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
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COMPUTER PROGRAM, MODEL GENERATION METHOD, ESTIMATION METHOD AND ESTIMATION DEVICE
[Problem] To provide a computer program, a model generation method, an estimation method and an estimation device with which the size of an aquatic organism can be estimated. [Solution] This computer program causes a computer to execute processing for: acquiring image data in which an aquatic organism is captured; inputting the acquired image data into a first learning model that outputs location data of a predetermined part of an aquatic organism if image data has been input, and acquiring location data of a predetermined part of the captured aquatic organism; inputting the acquired image data into a generation model that generates a segmentation image of an aquatic organism if image data has been input, and generating a segmentation image of the captured aquatic organism; and estimating the size of the captured aquatic organism on the basis of the location data of the predetermined part and the segmentation image.
[Problem] To measure temperature of an electronic circuit device such as an integrated circuit, with good precision. [Solution] An electronic circuit device 10 includes a main processing unit 20 and a temperature measuring unit 30. The main processing unit 20 is capable of executing predetermined signal processing. The temperature measuring unit 30 generates a signal that is in a correlated relation with a temperature of the main processing unit 20, in a state of being driven by a predetermined low-consumption power or lower, and also in which thermal resistance between the temperature measuring unit 30 and the main processing unit 20 is a predetermined thermal resistance or lower.
G01K 7/00 - Measuring temperature based on the use of electric or magnetic elements directly sensitive to heat
H01L 21/822 - Manufacture or treatment of devices consisting of a plurality of solid state components or integrated circuits formed in, or on, a common substrate with subsequent division of the substrate into plural individual devices to produce devices, e.g. integrated circuits, each consisting of a plurality of components the substrate being a semiconductor, using silicon technology
H01L 25/00 - Assemblies consisting of a plurality of individual semiconductor or other solid state devices
H01L 27/04 - Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including integrated passive circuit elements with at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier the substrate being a semiconductor body
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RADAR INFORMATION SHARING DEVICE, RADAR INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM, RADAR INFORMATION SHARING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
In order to facilitate sharing of radar information, a radar information sharing device (1) is provided with: a position acquiring unit (21) for acquiring position data of a ship; a bearing acquiring unit (21) for acquiring a bearing of the ship; a radar unit (14) for receiving a reflected wave of radio waves transmitted from the ship to the periphery thereof, and acquiring an echo intensity at each bearing (θ) and each distance (R) relative to the ship; a data processing unit (22) for generating, on the basis of the echo intensities, echo point data representing the relative position of a nearest point at which the echo intensity at each bearing relative to the ship is at least equal to a prescribed echo intensity; and a transmission data generating unit (24) for generating transmission data including at least the position data and the echo point data.
[Problem] To calculate the height of a target or the like at low cost while avoiding the impact of waves. [Solution] This radar signal processing device comprises: a shielding length calculation unit (61) which calculates, on the basis of a reception signal received by an antenna that transmits and receives radio waves, a shielding length (L2), which is the horizontal length of a region where a transmission signal transmitted from the antenna is shielded by a shielding object (13) above a reference plane; and a vertical height calculation unit (62) which calculates, on the basis of the shield length and the positional relationship between the shielding object and the antenna, the height (H2) of the shielding object from the reference plane.
[Problem] To appropriately set feedback control according to a ship hull. [Solution] A ship hull control device 10 comprises a ship hull characteristic parameter setting unit 21, a control parameter calculation unit 23, and an autopilot execution unit 24. The ship hull characteristic parameter setting unit 21 sets ship hull characteristic parameters of a combined system of a primary delay and a dead time in which the behavior of a rudder and the behavior of a ship hull are integrated. The control parameter calculation unit 23 calculates control parameters of feedback control for the rudder angle of a rudder 92 by using the ship hull characteristic parameters. The autopilot execution unit 24 performs feedback control by using the control parameters.
B63B 79/10 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation using sensors, e.g. pressure sensors, strain gauges or accelerometers
B63B 79/20 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation using models or simulation, e.g. statistical models or stochastic models
B63B 79/40 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation for controlling the operation of vessels, e.g. monitoring their speed, routing or maintenance schedules
B63H 25/04 - Initiating means for steering automatic, e.g. reacting to compass
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FREQUENCY DEVIATION ESTIMATION DEVICE AND FREQUENCY DEVIATION ESTIMATION METHOD
[Problem] To easily estimate the amount of frequency deviation of a nonrepetitive signal. [Solution] A frequency deviation estimation unit 403 includes an instantaneous frequency measuring unit 431, a minimum value extracting unit 432, and a deviation amount calculating unit 433. The instantaneous frequency measuring unit 431 measures the instantaneous frequency of a received communication signal. The minimum value extracting unit 432 extracts the minimum value of the instantaneous frequency. The deviation amount calculating unit 433 calculates the amount of frequency deviation between the received communication signal and a reference signal for rough adjustment, using the minimum value and a reference minimum value at the time when the amount of frequency deviation is zero.
[Problem] To suppress a side lobe at correlation processing time. [Solution] A correlation unit 52 comprises a main reference code generator 525, an auxiliary reference code generator 526, a correlation processor 521, a correlation processor 522, and a difference unit 523. The main reference code generator 525 generates a main reference code comprising the same code as the code for synchronization that is included in a received signal. The auxiliary reference code generator 526 generates, using part of the same code as the code for synchronization, an auxiliary reference code comprising a code structure different from the main reference code, with which there is no occurrence of a main lobe at correlation processing time. The correlation processor 521 correlatively processes the received signal and the main reference code and outputs a first correlation processing result. The correlation processor 522 correlatively processes the received signal and the auxiliary reference code and outputs a second correlation processing result. The difference unit 523 calculates the difference between the first and the second correlation processing results.
[Problem] To achieve demodulation for a multilevel PSK signal with higher reliability. [Solution] A tracking processing unit 45 comprises a phase rotation unit 452, a phase adjustment unit 453, a phase comparison unit 454, and a VCO 451. The phase rotation unit 452 rotates the phases of an I signal and a Q signal in the received signal of a multilevel PSK signal by using a reference signal. The phase adjustment unit 453 makes a phase adjustment by multiplying the phase of the I signal and the phase of the Q signal by an integer, the I signal and the Q signal being outputted from the phase rotation unit 452. The phase comparison unit 454 compares the adjusted phase of the I signal and the adjusted phase of the Q signal. The VCO 451 generates the reference signal by using the comparison result of the phases.
[Problem] To provide a novel method of piloting a vessel, and an AR piloting system capable of making it intuitively easier to set a target location or orientation. [Solution] This AR piloting system is provided with: a generation unit for generating an image including a vessel object representing a vessel in a region corresponding to a viewpoint position and gaze direction; a display unit for performing superimposed display, on the scenery surrounding the region corresponding to the viewpoint position and gaze direction, the image including the vessel object; a detection unit for detecting manipulation of the displayed vessel object; and a steering unit that is used to pilot the vessel and that executes an operation corresponding to the manipulation of the vessel object.
B63B 79/40 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation for controlling the operation of vessels, e.g. monitoring their speed, routing or maintenance schedules
B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids
B64D 45/00 - Aircraft indicators or protectors not otherwise provided for
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
G06F 3/04815 - Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
G06F 3/0487 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
G06T 19/00 - Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics
G08G 3/00 - Traffic control systems for marine craft
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CHANNEL MARKER IDENTIFICATION DEVICE, AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION SYSTEM, CHANNEL MARKER IDENTIFICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM
[Problem] To provide a channel marker identification device that can increase the identification accuracy for marker contents. [Solution] A channel marker identification device provided with: a first acquisition unit for acquiring a first image that includes a buoy from a camera installed in a ship; a first identification unit for identifying the position of the buoy in the first image; a second acquisition unit for acquiring a second image having a higher resolution than that of the first image and corresponding to a partial area of the first image which includes the position of the buoy; and a second identification unit for identifying marker contents of the buoy from the second image.
[Problem] To provide a target detection device and a target detection method that can detect, with a simple configuration, a target. [Solution] A target detection device 1 comprises a first transmission-signal generating unit 111 for generating a first transmission signal, a second transmission-signal generating unit 121 for generating a second transmission signal, a wave transmission array 10 including a plurality of wave transmission elements 10a for converting the first transmission signal into a transmission wave, a first signal switching unit 113 for supplying the first transmission signal to one of the wave transmission elements 10a in the wave transmission array 10, a second signal switching unit 123 for supplying the second transmission signal to one of the wave transmission elements 10a in the wave transmission array 10, and a control unit 101 for controlling the first signal switching unit 113 to switch the wave transmission element 10a, to which the first transmission signal is supplied, from an element n to an element n+1 and controlling the second signal switching unit 123 to switch the wave transmission element, to which the second transmission signal is supplied, from an element m to an element m+1.
G01S 7/02 - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - Details of systems according to groups , , of systems according to group
G01S 7/52 - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - Details of systems according to groups , , of systems according to group
G01S 13/89 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
G01S 15/89 - Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
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SEA MARK IDENTIFICATION DEVICE, AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION SYSTEM, SEA MARK IDENTIFICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM
[Problem] To provide a sea mark identification device capable of distinguishing a port mark and a starboard mark regardless of the location of a ship. [Solution] A sea mark identification device comprises: an acquisition unit that acquires an image generated by a camera installed on a ship; a mode identification unit that identifies whether the mode of a lateral buoy contained in the image is a first mode or a second mode; a country determination unit that determines a country to which a location detected by a location detection unit for detecting the location of the ship belongs; and a port/starboard determination unit that, on the basis of predetermined corresponding relationships indicating whether the first mode and the second mode correspond to a port sign or a starboard sign in each country, determines whether the mark content of the lateral buoy is a port mark or a starboard mark, from the mode of the lateral buoy and the determined country.
[Problem] To provide a sea mark identification device that can improve the accuracy of identifying mark content. [Solution] A sea mark identification device comprises: an acquisition unit that acquires an image generated by a camera installed on a ship; a color identification unit that identifies a color candidate of a buoy contained in the image; a shape identification unit that identifies a shape candidate of a top mark of the buoy; a light pattern identification unit that identifies a light pattern candidate of the buoy from a plurality of images in a time series; and a mark content decision unit that, on the basis of a first candidate for mark content of the buoy corresponding to the color candidate, a second candidate for mark content of the buoy corresponding the shape candidate, and a third candidate for mark content of the buoy corresponding to the light pattern candidate, decides the mark content of the buoy.
[Problem] To provide an analysis system which can accurately and conveniently analyze a function of a muscle. [Solution] This analysis system 1 comprises: an electric stimulus device 2 which applies an electric stimulus formed of short pulses on a muscle; an ultrasonic wave pulse echo device 3 which transmits an ultrasonic wave to the muscle and receives a reflected ultrasonic wave; and an analysis unit 33 which analyzes, on the basis of the reflected ultrasonic wave, contraction characteristics of the muscle at the time of a simple contraction response of the muscle with respect to the electric stimulus.
[Problem] To provide a ship monitoring system which can attain an improvement in the accuracy of predicting a risk of collisions or proximity. [Solution] The present invention provides a ship monitoring system comprising: a first data generation unit that generates first ship data expressing the position and velocity of a first ship; a second data generation unit that generates second ship data expressing the position and velocity of a second ship; a risk area specification unit that specifies a risk area where there is an overlap between a vessel zone occupied by the first ship or a warning zone set around the first ship and a vessel zone occupied by the second ship or a warning zone set around the second ship within a predicted course of the second ship on the basis of the position of the first ship and the position of the second ship at respective time points predicted from the first ship data and the second ship data under the assumption that the first ship will change course to any direction and will cut across the predicted course of the second ship; and a display unit that displays an OZT in the risk area.
[Problem] To provide a ship monitoring system capable of visualizing a collision risk taking into account a change of course of both ships. [Solution] This ship monitoring system is provided with: an acquiring unit for acquiring the current position of a first ship, and the course and vessel speed of the first ship at the current position, and the current position of a second ship, and the course and vessel speed of the second ship at the current position; a determination point setting unit for setting a determination point; a course changed route predicting unit which assumes a first changing-course route along which the first ship navigates, starting from the current position and changing course at the determination point, and a second changing-course route along which the second ship navigates, starting from the current position and changing course at the determination point; and a risk value calculating unit for calculating a collision risk value for the first ship and the second ship on the basis of the first changing-course route and the changing-course route of the second ship.
A marine information device (200) includes a fish school detecting module (210a) for detecting fish schools in the water body based on the received echoes, an information calculator (210b) for calculating distance from the water vessel, depth and volume of each fish school in the water body, an image composer (210c) for superimposing one or more markers on the image captured by the camera, based on calculated distance, depth and volume of each fish school, wherein each marker is indicative of presence of one or more fish schools at corresponding location, and a display signal generator (210d) for displaying the superimposed image at a display screen along with distance, depth, volume and other information parameters of each fish school.
[Problem] To provide a Doppler device, a depression angle estimation method, and a program, whereby a temperature or the speed of sound in water can be obtained at low cost in real time. [Solution] A Doppler device generates a first echo signal in a first direction d1 having a depression angle θ with respect to a reception surface 11a of a transducer 11 from a reflected wave of an ultrasonic wave, generates a second echo signal in a second direction d2 that has a depression angle θ with respect to the reception surface 11a and is different from the first direction d1, from the reflected wave, and furthermore generates a third echo signal in a third direction d3 perpendicular to the reception surface 11a from the reflected wave. The Doppler device calculates a first Doppler frequency of the first echo signal, calculates a second Doppler frequency of the second echo signal, and calculates a third Doppler frequency of the third echo signal. The Doppler device calculates the depression angle θ from the first Doppler frequency, the second Doppler frequency, and the third Doppler frequency.
G01S 15/60 - Velocity or trajectory determination systems; Sense-of-movement determination systems wherein the transmitter and receiver are mounted on the moving object, e.g. for determining ground speed, drift angle, ground track
G01K 11/24 - Measuring temperature based on physical or chemical changes not covered by group , , , or using measurement of acoustic effects of the velocity of propagation of sound
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SHIP MONITORING SYSTEM, SHIP MONITORING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM
[Problem] To provide a ship monitoring system whereby a user can easily ascertain change in a risk status. [Solution] A ship monitoring system that comprises: a first data generation unit that generates first ship data indicating the position and speed of a first ship; a second data generation unit that generates second ship data indicating the position and speed of a second ship; a risk value calculation unit that calculates a risk value indicating the risk that the first ship and the second ship will collide, on the basis of the first ship data and the second ship data; a pattern generation unit that generates an intermittent sound pattern that has a cycle that corresponds to the risk value; and an alarm sound generation unit that generates an alarm sound in accordance with the intermittent sound pattern.
[Problem] To provide a fishing assistance device that is capable of providing assistance in selection of a fishing ground. [Solution] This fishing assistance device is provided with: a calculation unit that calculates, on the basis of operation data, a recommended sea route to a fishing ground and a predicted profit based on a predicted catch of fish in operation in the fishing ground and predicted operation cost; and a display generation unit that generates display signals of the recommended sea route and the predicted profit.
[Problem] To realize positioning computation in which an effect of propagation delay in a positioning signal between an antenna and a positioning device is suppressed. [Solution] This positioning device comprises a delay correction amount setting unit and a pseudo-distance calculation unit. The delay correction amount setting unit sets a delay correction amount for an amount of delay from an antenna to a positioning device that occurs in a positioning signal being tracked. The pseudo-distance calculation unit calculates a pseudo-distance using a tracking result and the delay correction amount.
[Problem] To provide a vessel monitoring system with which it is possible to visualize the risk of a collision or a close approach along a width direction that is orthogonal to a course direction of another vessel. [Solution] This vessel monitoring system comprises: a first data generation unit that generates first vessel data representing the position and the speed of a first vessel; a second data generation unit that generates second vessel data representing the position and the speed of a second vessel; a risk area specification unit which, on the basis of the estimated position of the first vessel and the estimated position of the second vessel, which are estimated from the first vessel data and the second vessel data, at various points in time when the first vessel changes course in an arbitrary direction and will presumably cut across a predicted course of the second vessel, specifies a risk area, within predicted courses for the second vessel, in which a risk value representing the risk of the first vessel and the second vessel colliding is at or above a threshold value; and a display unit that displays a polygonal Obstacle Zone by Target (OZT) having, as vertexes, at least the back end and the front end of the risk area and a point representing the first vessel in a position corresponding to the back end of the risk area.
[Problem] To provide a ship monitoring system capable of appropriately evaluating the risk of collision for a plurality of other ships forming a fleet. [Solution] This ship monitoring system is provided with: a first data generating unit for generating first ship data representing the position and speed of a first ship; a second data generating unit for generating a plurality of sets of second ship data representing the positions and speeds of a plurality of second ships; a risk value calculating unit for calculating a risk value representing the risk of collision between the first ship and each of the plurality of second ships, on the basis of the first ship data and the plurality of sets of second ship data; a fleet determining unit for determining whether the plurality of second ships constitute a fleet, on the basis of the plurality of sets of second ship data; and a representative value selecting unit for selecting a representative value from the risk values calculated for each of the plurality of second ships determined to constitute a fleet.
B63B 79/10 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation using sensors, e.g. pressure sensors, strain gauges or accelerometers
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SEACRAFT MONITORING SYSTEM, SEACRAFT MONITORING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM
[Problem] To provide a seacraft monitoring system which can improve the accuracy of bumper model-based risk assessment. [Solution] A seacraft monitoring system is provided with: a first estimation unit for estimating the location of a first seacraft at respective points in time on the basis of the current location, vessel speed, and course of the first seacraft; a second estimation unit for estimating the location of a second seacraft at each of the points in time on the basis of the current location, vessel speed, and course of the second seacraft; and a bumper region estimation unit for calculating a fluctuation range of the location of the second seacraft at each of the points in time on the basis of a fluctuation range of the vessel speed of the second seacraft, and estimating a bumper region indicating a region where the second seacraft is possibly located on the basis of the fluctuation range.
[Problem] To provide a ship monitoring system with which it is possible to improve OZT visibility. [Solution] This ship monitoring system comprises: a first data generation unit that generates first ship data showing the position and speed of a first ship; a second data generation unit that generates second ship data showing the position and speed of a second ship; a risk value calculation unit that, on the basis of the first ship data and the second ship data, calculates a risk value showing the risk of the first ship and the second ship colliding when it is assumed that the first ship veers and arrives at each point on the predicted course of the second ship; a range specification unit that specifies a range within which two or more points at which the risk value is greater than or equal to a threshold value are continuous; and a display unit that displays a risk region including the range within which the two or more points at which the risk value is greater than or equal to a threshold value are continuous.
B63B 79/10 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation using sensors, e.g. pressure sensors, strain gauges or accelerometers
[Problem] To provide a stub tuner which prevents leakage of radio waves from an opening in a tube axial direction end portion of a waveguide tube. [Solution] A stub tuner 2 includes a first conductor (20, 120), and a rod-shaped conductor shaft 23. The first conductor is inserted into a tube axial direction inner side AD1 from an opening 10 in a waveguide tube (1, 101) which transmits high frequency waves. The first conductor includes a plate-shaped first shape (21, 121) which extends in a direction intersecting a tube axial direction AD, inside the waveguide tube, and a plate-shaped second shape (22, 122) which extends from the outer end in the tube radial direction of the first shape toward the tube axial direction outer side AD2 in the tube axial direction AD. An outer circumferential surface 22a of the second shape is separated from an inner surface 1b of the waveguide tube 1. An electrical length EL2 of the outer circumferential surface 22a of the second shape in the tube axial direction AD is 1/4 of a wavelength λ of the high-frequency waves. The conductor shaft 23 is electrically connected to the waveguide tube, supports the first conductor, and extends in the tube axial direction AD.
[Problem] To calculate draft information easily using a simple configuration. [Solution] A draft information generation device 10 comprises: a ranging sensor 20; and an information processing unit 30. The ranging sensor 20 is disposed on a lateral surface of a ship 80, and measures the distance to the water surface 91 using a ranging signal. The information processing unit 30 calculates the draft height Hdr using the distance to the water surface 91 and the depth Hmd of the ship 80.
B63B 39/12 - Equipment to decrease pitch, roll, or like unwanted vessel movements; Apparatus for indicating vessel attitude for indicating draught or load
B63B 79/10 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation using sensors, e.g. pressure sensors, strain gauges or accelerometers
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SHIP NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE DEVICE, SHIP NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND SHIP NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
[Problem] To suppress error produced by movement, and the like, when a ship anchors. [Solution] This ship navigation assistance device comprises a measurement unit and a feature information updating unit. The measurement unit uses a distance measurement result for an area including a destination that is a destination for anchoring a ship to obtain measurement information for the destination. The feature information updating unit uses initial feature information for the destination or feature information for the destination before updating and the measurement information to update the feature information for the destination.
G01C 15/00 - Surveying instruments or accessories not provided for in groups
B63B 79/10 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation using sensors, e.g. pressure sensors, strain gauges or accelerometers
B63B 79/40 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation for controlling the operation of vessels, e.g. monitoring their speed, routing or maintenance schedules
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WATERCRAFT NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE DEVICE, WATERCRAFT NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND WATERCRAFT NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
[Problem] To highly precisely set initial information on an anchorage target for a watercraft. [Solution] Provided is a watercraft navigation assistance device comprising a preliminary initial information setting unit, a measurement unit, and a calculation unit. The preliminary initial information setting unit receives specification of preliminary initial information for characteristic information on a target of anchorage for a watercraft. The measurement unit uses a ranging result for a region including the target to acquire measurement information on the target. The calculation unit uses the preliminary initial information and the measurement information to set initial information for the characteristic information on the target.
[Problem] To generate effective docking assistance information. [Solution] A ship navigation assistance device 10 comprises a camera 21 and a ranging device 31. The camera 21 has a larger number of pixels in a vertical direction than in a horizontal direction. The ranging device 31 uses laser light to measure a distance to a region overlapping with a region imaged by the camera 21. The ranging device 31 has a higher resolution in the vertical direction than in the horizontal direction. The ranging device 31 is aligned with the camera 21 with respect to the vertical direction, and is installed at a position overlapping with the position of the camera 21 with respect to the horizontal direction.
Provided are a cloud observation system, method, and program that enable observation of clouds at night by using a camera. A cloud observation system (1) comprises: an acquisition unit (11) that acquires sky images (G1, G2, G3) which are captured by a camera (10) and which include at least the sky; a threshold value determination unit (12) that determines a threshold value on the basis of pixel values of a plurality of edges in the sky images; and a cloud determination unit (13) that determines, on the basis of the threshold value and pixel values in the sky images, pixels, from among the pixels constituting the sky images, in which clouds are reflected.
TRAINING DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM, TRAINING DATA COLLECTION METHOD, DATA COLLECTION DEVICE, PROGRAM, TRAINED MODEL GENERATION METHOD, TRAINING DEVICE, AND INFERENCE DEVICE
[Problem] To provide a training data collection system that facilitates collection of training data. [Solution] This training data collection system is provided with: a radar that receives a reflected wave of a radio wave emitted to the surrounding of an own ship and generates echo data in association with an azimuth; a communication device that receives another ship navigation data including positional data about another ship; and a partial extraction unit that extracts, from the echo data, partial echo data about a region corresponding to the positional data.
G01S 13/60 - Velocity or trajectory determination systems; Sense-of-movement determination systems wherein the transmitter and receiver are mounted on the moving object, e.g. for determining ground speed, drift angle, ground track
Provided is a technology capable of observing water vapor in a local range without requiring calibration using liquid nitrogen. A precipitable water estimation model learning system (4) comprises: a radio wave intensity acquisition part (40) for acquiring a radio wave intensity for a plurality of wave frequencies among radio waves received by a microwave radiometer (3); a precipitable water acquisition part (41) for acquiring precipitable water calculated on the basis of an atmospheric delay of a GNSS signal received by a GNSS receiver (2); and a learning part (43) for causing an estimation model (43a) to machine learn such that precipitable water is outputted on the basis of the radio wave intensity for the plurality of wave frequencies and the precipitable water at a plurality of times in a predetermined period, and using, as input, input data based on the radio wave intensity for the plurality of wave frequencies.
In order to provide a cloud location calculation system, method, and program which can calculate location information about clouds for each mass of clouds, the system (1) comprises: an image acquisition unit (11) which acquires sky images (G1–G3) that include at least the sky and are captured by a plurality of cameras (10) disposed at different locations; a first cloud location calculation unit (12) which calculates location information about clouds in a first area (Ar1) on the basis of a comparison between sky images that are among the plurality of sky images (G1-G3) and are acquired by at least two cameras (10); an extraction unit (13) which extracts masses of clouds (m1-m5) from the location information about the clouds in the first area (Ar1); a second area setting unit (14) which sets a second area (Ar2) that includes the extracted masses of clouds (m1-m5) and is narrower than the first area (Ar1); and a second cloud location calculation unit (15) which calculates location information about a mass of clouds in the second area (Ar2) on the basis of a comparison between images corresponding to the second area (Ar2) in the sky images that are among the plurality of sky images (G1-G3) and are acquired from at least two cameras (10).
A drive unit (4) intermittently rotates a cuvette table (3) on which multiple cuvettes are annularly arranged so as to repeatedly alternate between a resting state and a rotating state; each intermittent rotation of the cuvette table (3), the driving unit drives the cuvette table (3) to displace the series of cuvettes in the annular direction by a prescribed number of cuvettes. In the resting state, a pre-processing unit (6) pre-processes the cuvette resting in a preprocessing position (6p), and a post-processing unit (7) post-processes the cuvette resting in a post-processing position (7p). In the rotating state, a photometric unit (5) photometrically measures the cuvettes passing a photometry position (5p). A control unit (8) controls the drive unit (4) such that in the rotating state, between when pre-processing of the cuvette resting in the pre-processing position (6p) has been completed and when said cuvette has come to rest in the post-processing position (7p), for each pass through the photometry position (5p), the cuvette passes through said photometry position (5) at a constant rotation speed.
G01N 35/02 - Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups ; Handling materials therefor using a plurality of sample containers moved by a conveyor system past one or more treatment or analysis stations
G01N 35/04 - Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups ; Handling materials therefor using a plurality of sample containers moved by a conveyor system past one or more treatment or analysis stations - Details of the conveyor system
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