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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), Yasuhisa Hasegawa (University of Tsukuba)
Technically Co-sponsored by Robotics and Mechatronics Division of Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers

JRM Vol.23 No.6 Dec. 2011

Special Issue on Strategic Development of Advanced Robotics Elemental Technologies

Editors : Fumi Seto (Future Robotics Technology Center (fuRo), Chiba Institute of Technology) and Kazuhito Yokoi (Intelligent Systems Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST))

Guest Editor : Shigeoki Hirai (Future Robotics Technology Center (fuRo), Chiba Institute of Technology)

JRM Vol.23 No.6 Dec. 2011

Editorial:

Special Issue on Education of Strategic Development of Advanced Robotics Elemental Technologies

Shigeoki Hirai, Fumi Seto, and Kazuhito Yokoi, p. 906

The Strategic Development of Advanced Robotics Elemental Technologies (STARET), aMETI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) project conducted under a 5-year plan starting in 2006, was a nonconventional, unique, mission-oriented effort concerning the stage gate system.

METI’s technology development project R&D is usually pursued bottom up. It is where most advanced modern technologies are selected and developed for practical use.

The STARET, however, has pursued development top down without selecting a specific technology. Potentially practical work is selected from the view of businesses using robots. The target here is defined as a mission in which robot systems are built combining optimum technologies. Practical work has focused on two manufacturing themes, three service field themes, and two special environment themes. These were selected for new ranges of purpose, new marketability, and a public nature.

This special issue features STARET topics focusing on research outcomes of robot systems intended for practical use. Topics on practical technologies related to the above themes were sought, resulting in many papers from nonproject participants in addition to those from STARET participants.

The regular standard was applied to the peer review and articles were chosen for originality.

We expect this special issue will help speed up and promote the research and development of robots intended for practical use.

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Paper:: Development of a Wire Harness Assembly Motion Planner for Redundant Multiple Manipulators; Kyongmo Koo, Xin Jiang, Atsushi Konno, and Masaru Uchiyama, pp. 907-918; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF 2101KB)
Paper:: Image Detection of Seam Line for Laser Welding Robot; Akihiko Matsushita, Takafumi Morishita, Shun’ichi Kaneko, Hitoshi Ohfuji, and Kaoru Fukuda, pp. 919-925; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF 2006KB)
Paper:: Cooperation Between a High-Power Robot and a Human by Functional Safety; Masahiro Morioka, Satoshi Adachi, Shinsuke Sakakibara, Jeffrey Too Chuan Tan, Ryu Kato, and Tamio Arai, pp. 926-938; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF 3693KB)
Paper:: Development of Production Robot System that can Assemble Products with Cable and Connector; Rintaro Haraguchi, Yukiyasu Domae, Koji Shiratsuchi, Yasuo Kitaaki, Haruhisa Okuda, Akio Noda, Kazuhiko Sumi,
Takayuki Matsuno, Shun’ichi Kaneko, and Toshio Fukuda, pp. 939-950; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF 2412KB)
Paper:: A Home Healthcare System with Communication Robot Technologies
– Development of Experimental Systems and in-Home Verification Experiments by Older Persons; Kengo Toda, Mutsuhisa Fujioka, Atsuhiro Fujii, Shigeki Okawa, Junri Shinohara, Shinji Tanaka, Takayuki Nakamura,
and Takayuki Furuta, pp. 951-968; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF 2650KB)

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Paper:: Development of Whole-Body Emotion Expression Humanoid Robot for ADL-Assistive RT Services; Nobutsuna Endo and Atsuo Takanishi, pp. 969-977; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF 2448KB)
Paper:: Motion-Based-Design of Elastic Material for Passive Assistive Device Using Musculoskeletal Model; Yumeko Imamura, Takayuki Tanaka, Yoshihito Suzuki, Kazuki Takizawa, and Masanori Yamanaka, pp. 978-990; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF 3824KB)
Paper:: Control of Air Cylinder Actuator with Common Bias Pressure; Kiyoshi Hoshino and Weragala Don Gayan Krishantha, pp. 991-998; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF 1586KB)
Paper:: Reflective Collision Avoidance for Mobile Service Robot in Person Coexistence Environment; Takafumi Sonoura, Seiji Tokura, Tsuyoshi Tasaki, Fumio Ozaki, and Nobuto Matsuhira, pp. 999-1011; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF 2975KB)
Paper:: Obstacle Location Classification and Self-Localization by Using a Mobile Omnidirectional Camera Based on Tracked Floor Boundary Points and Tracked Scale-Rotation Invariant Feature Points; Tsuyoshi Tasaki, Seiji Tokura, Takafumi Sonoura, Fumio Ozaki, and Nobuto Matsuhira, pp. 1012-1023; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF 736KB)

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Paper:: Control of Pneumatic Robots Using Variable Offset Pressure Controller; Naoki Igo and Kiyoshi Hoshino, pp. 1024-1030; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF 615KB)
Paper:: Development of HELIOS IX: An Arm-Equipped Tracked Vehicle; Koji Ueda, Michele Guarnieri, Takao Inoh, Paulo Debenest, Ryuichi Hodoshima, Edwardo F. Fukushima,
and Shigeo Hirose, pp. 1031-1040; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF 2028KB)
Paper:: HELIOS Tracked Robot Team: Mobile RT System for Special Urban Search and Rescue Operations; Ryuichi Hodoshima, Michele Guarnieri, Ryo Kurazume, Hiroshi Masuda, Takao Inoh, Paulo Debenest,
Edwardo F. Fukushima, and Shigeo Hirose, pp. 1041-1054; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF 3045KB)
Paper:: Passively Adaptable Wall Climbing Robot in Narrow Space; Anna Ariga, Tomoyuki Yamaguchi, and Shuji Hashimoto, pp. 1055-1065; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF 1896KB)
Paper:: Sorting System for Recycling of Construction Byproducts with Bayes’ Theorem-Based Robot Vision; Takuya Gokyuu, Satoru Nakamura, Takao Ueno, Munetaka Nakamura, Daisuke Inoue, and Yoshitaka Yanagihara,
pp. 1066-1072; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF 3971KB)

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Regular Papers

Paper:: Bio-Inspired Omnidirectional Multilink Propulsion Mechanism in Fluid; Shunichi Kobayashi, Kyota Fujii, Taiga Yamaura, and Hirohisa Morikawa, pp. 1073-1079; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF 2319KB)
Paper:: Image-Searching for Office Equipment Using Bag-of-Keypoints and AdaBoost; Seiji Aoyagi, Atsushi Kohama, Yuki Inaura, Masato Suzuki, and Tomokazu Takahashi, pp. 1080-1090; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF 2359KB)
Paper:: Improved Stability Using Environmental Adaptive Yaw Control for Autonomous Unmanned Helicopter and Bifurcation of Maneuvering in Turning; Hiroaki Nakanishi, Sayaka Kanata, and Tetsuo Sawaragi, pp. 1091-1099; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF 838KB)
Paper:: Stability Control of a Three-Dimensional Passive Walker by Periodic Input Based on the Frequency Entrainment; Soichiro Suzuki, Masamichi Takada, and Yuta Iwakura, pp. 1100-1107; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF 1419KB)
Paper:: Development of a “TSUMIKI” Robot Toy Based on a Figure Original to the Hokkaido Region
– Examination of a Prototype Robot of Blakiston’s Fish Owl, Called “Kotan Kor Kamuy,” a Household God of the Aynu; Atsushi Mitani and Yukiko Matsumoto, pp. 1108-1114; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF 798KB)
Paper:: Development of a Tool Manipulator Driven by a Flexible Shaft for Single-Port Endoscopic Surgery; Yuta Sekiguchi, Yo Kobayashi, Yu Tomono, Hiroki Watanabe, Kazutaka Toyoda, Kozo Konishi, Morimasa Tomikawa,
Satoshi Ieiri, Kazuo Tanoue, Makoto Hashizume, and Masakatsu G. Fujie, pp. 1115-1124; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF 4694KB)
Paper:: Improvement of GPS and GLONASS Positioning Accuracy by Multipath Mitigation Using Omnidirectional Infrared Camera; Mitsunori Kitamura, Taro Suzuki, Yoshiharu Amano, and Takumi Hashizume, pp. 1125-1131; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF 1957KB)

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