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Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics

ISSN : 0915-3942(Print) / 1883-8049(Online)
Editor-in-Chief :Tatsuo Arai(Osaka University)
Deputy Editor-in-Chief :Kazuhiro Kosuge (Tohoku University), Kazunori Umeda (Chuo University)
Technically Co-sponsored by Robotics and Mechatronics Division of Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers

Vol.19 No.1 | Vol.19 No.3

JRM Vol.19 No.2 Apr. 2007

Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'06 (Part 1): Editors : Kiyoshi Komoriya (AIST, Japan) and Shigeki Sugano (Waseda University, Japan) (As of Apr. 20, 2007); You can browse and download the abstract and Preview PDF(first 2 pages of the article) for free!

JRM Vol.19 No.2 Apr. 2007

Editorial :

Special Issue on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'06 (Part 1)

Kiyoshi Komoriya and Shigeki Sugano, p. 133

The 2006 JSME Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (ROBOMEC'06) was held at Waseda University and Shinjuku Cosmic Center, Tokyo, Japan, on May 26-28, 2006, sponsored by the Robotics and Mechatronics Division of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. Prof. Fujie of Waseda University served as general chair and Prof. Sugano of Waseda University as program chair. The conference, whose theme was "Robot Technology Integration for Improved Quality of Life," was to help establish new life style in coming aged society using advanced robotics and mechatronics technologies. Organized sessions numbered 63 and papers 883, again a record for the conference.

This special issue presents 13 papers from the conference culled from 90 outstanding presentations – some 14% of the total – which were further narrowed to 37 before final selection for Part 1 (Vol.19, No.2).

We thank the authors for their invaluable contributions to this issue and the reviewers for their time and effort. We also thank the former Editor-in-Chief Prof. Makoto Kaneko of Osaka University for organizing this special issue.

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Paper:: Grasping Operation Based on Functional Cooperation of Fingers; Kazuyuki Nagata, Fuminori Saito, Yujin Wakita, and Takashi Suehiro, pp. 134-140; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF399KB)
Paper:: Integrated Multi-Step Design Method for Practical and Sophisticated Compliant Mechanisms Combining Topology and Shape Optimizations; Masakazu Kobayashi, Shinji Nishiwaki, and Hiroshi Yamakawa, pp. 141-147; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF233KB)
Paper:: Development of Four Kinds of Mobile Robot with Preliminary-Announcement and Indication Function of Upcoming Operation; Takafumi Matsumaru, pp. 148-159; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF295KB)
Paper:: Light Weight Quadruped with Nine Actuators; Kan Yoneda, pp. 160-165; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF365KB)
Paper:: Three-Dimensional Obstacle Avoidance of Blimp-Type Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Flying in Unknown and Non-Uniform Wind Disturbance; Hiroshi Kawano, pp. 166-173; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF469KB)

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Paper:: A Mobile Mapping System for Precise Road Line Localization Using a Single Camera and 3D Road Model; Kiichiro Ishikawa, Yoshiharu Amano, Takumi Hashizume, Jun-ichi Takiguchi, and Naoyuki Kajiwara, pp. 174-180; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF555KB)
Paper:: Improvement of Ride Quality of a Wheelchair When it Passes over Small Steps; Masaru Higuchi, Tomonori Shinagawa, Hirohiko Ito, Yukio Takeda, and Koichi Sugimoto, pp. 181-189; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF397KB)
Paper:: Trajectory Planning of Motile Cell for Microrobotic Applications; Naoko Ogawa, Hiromasa Oku, Koichi Hashimoto, and Masatoshi Ishikawa, pp. 190-197; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF577KB)
Paper:: 3D Manipulation of Lipid Nanotubes with Functional Gel Microbeads; Fumihito Arai, Toshiaki Endo, Ryuji Yamauchi, Toshio Fukuda, Toshimi Shimizu, and Shoko Kamiya, pp. 198-204; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF391KB)
Paper:: Modeling and Feedforward Flow Rate Control of Automatic Pouring System with Real Ladle; Yoshiyuki Noda and Kazuhiko Terashima, pp. 205-211; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF317KB)

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Paper:: Plastic-Bottle-Based Robots in Educational Robotics Courses – Understanding Embodied Artificial Intelligence –; Kojiro Matsushita, Hiroshi Yokoi, and Tamio Arai, pp. 212-222; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF729KB)
Development Report:: Development of a Portable Multipurpose Controller for Mechatronics Education; Kazuhito Hyodo, Hirokazu Noborisaka, Keijiro Yamamoto, and Takashi Yada, pp. 223-231; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF718KB)
Development Report:: Development of Network Plug-in Actuator; Takuya Izuchi, Munetoshi Hotta, Takeo Oomichi, Shigeo Seki, and Junji Koyama, pp. 232-242; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF547KB)

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