摘要:
A solid state imager device such as a CCD imager device includes a timing generator which generates and supplies a clamping circuit with, a clamping pulse for clamping a first signal, corresponding to one pixel, from a through region of a CCD shift register, and a clamping pulse for clamping a second signal, corresponding to one pixel, from an optical black region of a sensor array. Specifically, the clamping pulse for clamping the first signal clamps a signal, corresponding to a first pixel, from the through region, and the clamping pulse for clamping the second signal clamps a signal, corresponding to a second or following pixel, from the optical black region. An output signal from the clamping circuit is supplied to an A/D converter which converts the supplied signal at such timing as not to sample the signal, corresponding to the first pixel, from the through region.
摘要:
A charge transfer device includes a circuit which can correct a fluctuated amount of light (charge amount)--output voltage characteristic with accuracy even when fluctuated by the change of temperature and the fluctuation of a power supply voltage. An output voltage characteristic in the standard state corresponding to a reference charge is stored and held in a ROM in advance. An ALU (arithmetic logical unit) corrects the light (charge amount)--output voltage characteristic by using the output voltage characteristic in the standard state corresponding to the reference charge stored in the ROM and the output voltages corresponding to the reference charge inputs from reference charge input portions in an imaging state, and corrects an output voltage (Va) corresponding to a signal charge in a practical imaging state.
摘要:
The photometric sensor of the present invention includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements which accumulate electric charge according to the intensity of the light which is incident upon them; a CCD shift register, comprising a plurality of CCD (Charge Coupled Device) elements which correspond respectively to the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, and at least one relay CCD element which does not correspond to any one of the photoelectric conversion elements, and which reads in the accumulated electric charges from the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements to the plurality of CCD elements and transmits them via the relay CCD element; a charge to voltage conversion circuit which converts the accumulated electric charges transmitted from the CCD shift register into photometric signals and outputs them in order; and a timing signal generation circuit which, when the photometric signals from the charge to voltage conversion circuit originating from the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are output, outputs in synchronism with this output a timing signal, and, when a signal from the charge to voltage conversion circuit originating from the relay CCD element is output, does not output the timing signal in synchronism with this output.
摘要:
A control circuit generates a control signal which is of a low level during a certain period of time after the power supply of a solid state imager has been turned on or a power save mode thereof has been canceled, and of a high level after elapse of the period of time. Based on the control signal, a timing generator generates transfer clock signals having a high frequency than when the solid state imager is in a normal transfer mode, and applies the transfer clock signals to a CCD shift register to remove or transfer excessive invalid charges at a high rate therefrom. After the power supply has been turned on or the power save mode has been canceled, therefore, the time required to bring the solid state imager into a condition capable of imaging a subject is shortened.
摘要:
An operation apparatus includes a base, a sensing unit, a plurality of plates, and a drive mechanism. The base has a surface. The sensing unit includes at least three pressure-sensitive detection regions that are provided at different vertex positions of a polygon having at least three corners set in each of a plurality of regions obtained by partitioning at least a part of the surface of the base. The plurality of plates are provided to correspond to the plurality of regions and cover the at least a part of the surface. The drive mechanism is configured to drive the plurality of plates on the basis of a signal generated by detection of the sensing unit.
摘要:
There is provided an apparatus including an input apparatus including an input apparatus main body with which input manipulation is performed to manipulate a manipulation target object, a first manipulation detection unit that detects a first manipulation on the input apparatus main body, a second manipulation detection unit that detects a second manipulation on the input apparatus main body after the first manipulation is detected, and a first processing unit that performs first processing for manipulation on the manipulation target object or a first response of the input apparatus, based on a movement detection value corresponding to movement of the input apparatus main body according to the first manipulation or a detection value of the first manipulation.
摘要:
An input apparatus includes: an input apparatus main body that is used to make an input for operating an operation target; a grip detection portion configured to detect that a user has gripped the input apparatus main body with a predetermined force or more; a motion detection portion configured to detect a movement of the input apparatus main body and output a movement detection value corresponding to the movement of the input apparatus main body; a controller configured to execute, while/after the grip of the input apparatus main body is being detected by the grip detection portion, processing for controlling the operation target based on the movement detection value; and a first response portion configured to return, when at least the grip of the input apparatus main body is detected by the grip detection portion, a first response to the user irrespective of the control of the controller.
摘要:
An information processing apparatus includes: a generation unit generating object information including at least information for displaying an object to rotate at a velocity corresponding to a rotation velocity, which is detected by a rotation sensor installed in an operation device operated by a user, within a screen based on the rotation velocity; and a changing unit changing the object information generated by the generation unit based on a pressure detected by a pressure sensor installed in the operation device.
摘要:
A sensor apparatus includes a sensor unit, a calculation unit, a switch circuit unit, and a control unit. The sensor unit has a plurality of detection electrodes each having a capacitance changed by proximity of a detection target object. The calculation unit calculates a first distance, which is a distance between the detection target object and the sensor unit. The switch circuit unit is capable of switching the detection electrodes between a first state in which a signal voltage for detecting the capacitance is supplied and a second state which is an electrically floating state, and selects at least two detection electrodes one by one switched from the second state to the first state. The control unit controls the switch circuit unit to cause a second distance, which is a distance between the detection electrodes switched from the second state to the first state, to correspond to the first distance.
摘要:
A variable valve actuation apparatus incorporates a mechanism, mounted to a control shaft, to convert rotational motion of a camshaft into pivotal motion of a valve operating cam. The mechanism has different states corresponding to varying angular positions which the control shaft is adjustable to, respectively, The mechanism is continuously variable in state to one of the different states in response to a shift of the control shaft to one of the varying angular positions. The mechanism is also operative to vary the valve operating cam, in position, relative to the associated cylinder valve in response to a shift between the different states.