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| ISSN : | 0915-3942(Print) / 1883-8049(Online) |
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| DOI : | 10.20965/jrm.issn.1883-8049 |
| Editor-in-Chief : | Koichi Osuka (Osaka Institute of Technology) |
| Deputy Editor-in-Chief : | Akio Namiki (Chiba University) |
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Vol.20 (2008)
No.6
(Dec)
Special Issue on Service Technology for Health and Well-Being
Special Issue on Service Technology for Health and Well-Being
| Editorial: | p. 809 | |
| Service Technology for Health and Well-Being |
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| Mihoko Otake | ||
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Thanks to the growing awareness that human health is inextricably linked to the health of our planet and environmental change, it is difficult to envisage an integrated scientific approach to sustainable development that does not include human health issues. In parallel with science for health and well-being (SHWB), which is recognized today as a major challenge, the field of service science, management and engineering (SSME) has emerged as a potential solution. How can robotics and mechatronics, both used in SHWB and SSME, contribute to solving human health issues? This special issue focuses on service technology for health and well-being. It starts with studies on on-demand bus services for alternative transportation systems and home healthcare service for disease prevention based on ICT. Devices and systems then introduced include stand-up support devices, gait rehabilitation, omnidirectional wheelchairs and wheelchair design simulators, musculoskeletal simulators for rehabilitation, force display communication analysis systems, and evaluation method of driver's temporary arousal level. These technologies for health and welfare services are the core of sustainable development. We thank the authors for their invaluable contributions and the reviewers for their time and effort in making this special issue possible. We also thank the JRM Editorial Board for the opportunity to take part in this work. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 810-817 | ||
| Evaluation of On-Demand Bus Services Applicability to Older Persons |
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| Hiroyuki Yamato, Kota Tsubouchi, Kazuo Hiekata, Ken Honda, and Chika Sugimoto |
| Paper: | pp. 818-823 | ||
| Creation of Validation Field for Preventive Medicine – Kashiwa-no-ha (Oak Leaf) Preventive Medical Project (KPMP) |
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| Kunihiro Shiina |
| Paper: | pp. 824-827 | ||
| Accurate, Easy-to-Use Sphygmomanometer – “Arm-in Memo” Blood-Pressure Meter Developed Based on “Compliance with Measurement” |
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| Yousuke Asou |
| Paper: | pp. 828-835 | ||
| Standing-Up Motion Support Device by Using Elbow Support Face to Adapt to Human Physical and Motion Characteristics |
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| Takuro Hatsukari, Norihisa Miyase, Jun'ichi Higuchi, Yasuhisa Hirata, and Kazuhiro Kosuge |
| Paper: | pp. 836-845 | ||
| Development of a Gait Rehabilitation System With a Spherical Immersive Projection Display |
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| Hiroaki Yano, Takayuki Masuda, Yosuke Nakajima, Naoki Tanaka, Shintaro Tamefusa, Hideyuki Saitou, and Hiroo Iwata |
| Paper: | pp. 846-853 | ||
| A 4WD Omnidirectional Wheelchair with Enhanced Step Climbing Capability |
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| Masayoshi Wada |
| Paper: | pp. 854-862 | ||
| Simulator for Optimal Wheelchair Design |
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| Makoto Sasaki, Takumi Kimura, Kiyomi Matsuo, Goro Obinata, Takehiro Iwami, Kazuto Miyawaki, and Kazuo Kiguchi |
| Paper: | pp. 863-871 | ||
| Muscle Strength Estimation Using Musculo-Skeletal Model for Upper Limb Rehabilitation |
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| Tatsuya Okada, Takashi Imamura, Takanori Miyoshi, Kazuhiko Terashima, Yoshifumi Yasuda, and Takuo Suzuki |
| Paper: | pp. 872-879 | ||
| Development of a Virtual Arm Wrestling System for Force Display Communication Analysis |
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| Takashi Yamada and Tomio Watanabe |
| Paper: | pp. 880-886 | ||
| Evaluation of Driver's Temporary Arousal Level by Changes of Nasal Skin Temperature – Effect of Basic Arousal Level – |
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| Hirotoshi Asano, Tota Mizuno, and Hideto Ide |
Regular Papers
| Paper: | pp. 887-895 | ||
| Mechanical Design and Basic Run Experiments with the Tri-StarIII – Horizontal Polyarticular Expandable 3-Wheeled Planetary Rover – |
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| Kenjiro Tadakuma, Masatsugu Matsumoto, and Shigeo Hirose |
| Paper: | pp. 896-902 | ||
| Simulation of a Pneumatic Hand Crane Power-Assist System |
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| Tatsuya Doi, Hironao Yamada, Toshihisa Ikemoto, and Hiroshi Naratani |
| Paper: | pp. 903-911 | ||
| Fault Diagnosis and Fault-Tolerant Control of a Joystick-Controlled Wheelchair |
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| Masafumi Hashimoto, Yuuki Nakamura, and Kazuhiko Takahashi |
| Paper: | pp. 912-919 | ||
| Adaptive Gait for a Leg-Wheel Robot Traversing Rough Terrain (Second Report: Step-Up Gait) |
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| Shuro Nakajima and Eiji Nakano |
No.5
(Oct)
Special Issue on MEXT 21st Century COE Programs (II)
Special Issue on MEXT 21st Century COE Programs (II)
| Editorial: | pp. 673-674 | |
| MEXT 21st Century COE Programs (II) |
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| Tatsuo Arai, Yasuyoshi Yokokohji, Masamitsu Kurisu, and Hiroyasu Iwata | ||
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The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan (MEXT) started the “21st Century COE Program” in 2002 to give targeted support to the creation of global-standard research and education bases. The five-year grant came to fund a total of 250 excellent programs from 95 universities. Topics related to robotics and mechatronics are treated in the following programs: (1) “Information Science and Technology Strategic Core,” University of Tokyo; (2) “Intelligent Human Sensing,” Toyohashi University of Technology; (3) “Innovation of Creative Engineering through the Development of Advanced Robotics,” Tokyo Institute of Technology; (4) “Micro- and Nano-Mechatronics for Information-Based Society,” Nagoya University; (5) “COE for Research and Education on Complex Functional Mechanical Systems,” Kyoto University; (6) “Paradigm Shift from Intelligence to Life,” Keio University; (7) “Human Adaptive Mechatronics (HAM),” Tokyo Denki University; and (8) “The Innovative Research on Symbiosis Technologies for Human and Robots in an Aging Society,” Waseda University. All of these programs were completed by March 2008. Our editorial board has decided that the time is right to organize a special issue on MEXT 21st Century Programs to disseminate these invaluable research findings as widely as possible. Our three guest editors – Prof. Yasuyoshi Yokokohji of Kyoto University, Prof. Masamitsu Kurisu of Tokyo Denki University, and Prof. Hiroyasu Iwata of Waseda University – have all worked in the specialized areas featured here. Of the 30 papers submitted for this special issue, 23 papers have been accepted for publication after a careful review. We thank the authors for their valuable contributions and the reviewers for their generous time and efforts in making this issue a success. Prof. Tatsuo Arai Editor-in Chief | ||
| Paper: | pp. 675-694 | ||
| HELIOS VIII: Toward Practical Robots for Search and Rescue Operations |
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| Michele Guarnieri, Inoh Takao, Edwardo F. Fukushima, and Shigeo Hirose |
| Paper: | pp. 695-708 | ||
| Control of Hydraulic Actuator Systems Using Feedback Modulator |
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| Takeyuki Ohgi and Yasuyoshi Yokokohji |
| Paper: | pp. 709-718 | ||
| Arc Feet Effects on Stability Based on a Simple Oscillator-Driven Walking Model |
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| Shinya Aoi, Yuuki Sato, and Kazuo Tsuchiya |
| Paper: | pp. 719-725 | ||
| Adaptive Regulation of Nonlinear Systems by Output Feedback |
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| Mai Bando and Akira Ichikawa |
| Paper: | pp. 726-730 | ||
| Performance Types and Activation of the Prefrontal Cortex |
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| Harumi Kobayashi and Tetsuya Yasuda |
| Paper: | pp. 731-738 | ||
| Control of Human Generating Force by Use of Acoustic Information? Substituting Artificial Sounds for Onomatopoeic Utterances |
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| Miki Iimura, Taichi Sato, and Kihachiro Tanaka |
| Paper: | pp. 739-749 | ||
| Emulation of Human Walking by Biped Humanoid Robot with Heel-Contact and Toe-Off Motion |
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| Hideki Kondo, Yu Ogura, Kazushi Shimomura, Shimpei Momoki, Tatsu Okubo, Hun-Ok Lim, and Atsuo Takanishi |
| Paper: | pp. 750-756 | ||
| Adaptive Modeling of Physical Systems Based on Affine Transform and its Application for Machine Learning |
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| Shingo Nakamura and Shuji Hashimoto |
| Paper: | pp. 757-774 | ||
| Reinforcement Signal Propagation Algorithm for Logic Circuit |
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| Chyon Hae Kim, Tetsuya Ogata, and Shigeki Sugano |
| Paper: | pp. 775-784 | ||
| Biped Landing Pattern Modification Method and Walking Experiments in Outdoor Environment |
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| Kenji Hashimoto, Yusuke Sugahara, Hun-Ok Lim, and Atsuo Takanishi |
Regular Papers
| Paper: | pp. 785-792 | ||
| Gait Generation for a Walking Robot with Passive Joints |
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| Kazunori Kaede and Tooru Nogai |
| Paper: | pp. 793-800 | ||
| Development and Control of a Small Biped Walking Robot Using Shape Memory Alloys |
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| Mami Nishida, Hua O. Wang, and Kazuo Tanaka |
| Paper: | pp. 801-805 | ||
| Adaptive Gait for Large Rough Terrain of a Leg-wheel Robot (First Report : Gait Strategy) |
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| Shuro Nakajima and Eiji Nakano |
No.4
(Aug)
Special Issue on MEXT 21st Century COE Programs (I)
Special Issue on MEXT 21st Century COE Programs (I)
| Editorial: | pp. 513-514 | |
| MEXT 21st Century COE Programs (I) |
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| Tatsuo Arai, Yasuyoshi Yokokohji, Masamitsu Kurisu, and Hiroyasu Iwata | ||
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The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan (MEXT) started the “21st Century COE Program” in 2002 to give targeted support to the creation of global-standard research and education bases. The five-year grant came to fund a total of 250 excellent programs from 95 universities. Topics related to robotics and mechatronics are treated in the following programs: (1) “Information Science and Technology Strategic Core,” University of Tokyo; (2) “Intelligent Human Sensing,” Toyohashi University of Technology; (3) “Innovation of Creative Engineering through the Development of Advanced Robotics,” Tokyo Institute of Technology; (4) “Micro- and Nano-Mechatronics for Information-Based Society,” Nagoya University; (5) “COE for Research and Education on Complex Functional Mechanical Systems,” Kyoto University; (6) “Paradigm Shift from Intelligence to Life,” Keio University; (7) “Human Adaptive Mechatronics (HAM),” Tokyo Denki University; and (8) “The Innovative Research on Symbiosis Technologies for Human and Robots in an Aging Society,” Waseda University. All of these programs were completed by March 2008. Our editorial board has decided that the time is right to organize a special issue on MEXT 21st Century Programs to disseminate these invaluable research findings as widely as possible. Our three guest editors – Prof. Yasuyoshi Yokokohji of Kyoto University, Prof. Masamitsu Kurisu of Tokyo Denki University, and Prof. Hiroyasu Iwata of Waseda University – have all worked in the specialized areas featured here. Of the 30 papers submitted for this special issue, some 18 papers have been accepted for publication after a careful review, and some are still under review. We thank the authors for their valuable contributions and the reviewers for their generous time and efforts in making this issue a success. Editor-in Chief | ||
| Paper: | pp. 515-525 | ||
| Target Identification Through Human Pointing Gesture Based on Human-Adaptive Approach |
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| Yusuke Tamura, Masao Sugi, Tamio Arai, and Jun Ota |
| Paper: | pp. 526-532 | ||
| Development of Leg-Wheel Hybrid Quadruped “AirHopper”: Lightweight Leg-Wheel Design |
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| Takahiro Tanaka and Shigeo Hirose |
| Paper: | pp. 533-540 | ||
| Development of Cable Reel for Spherical Trailer – Uniform Cable Winding |
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| Masayuki Arai and Shigeo Hirose |
| Paper: | pp. 541-549 | ||
| Methods to Estimate Magnetic Declination for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
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| Hiroaki Nakanishi, Sayaka Kanata, Tetsuo Sawaragi, and Yukio Horiguchi |
| Paper: | pp. 550-558 | ||
| Origami Folding by a Robotic Hand |
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| Kenta Tanaka, Yusuke Kamotani, and Yasuyoshi Yokokohji |
| Paper: | pp. 559-566 | ||
| Hierarchical Implicit Feedback Structure in Passive Dynamic Walking |
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| Yasuhiro Sugimoto and Koichi Osuka |
| Paper: | pp. 567-577 | ||
| Constructive Approach to Role-Reversal Imitation Through Unsegmented Interactions |
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| Tadahiro Taniguchi, Naoto Iwahashi, Komei Sugiura, and Tetsuo Sawaragi |
| Paper: | pp. 578-584 | ||
| Constant-Value Control of Joystick Operating Force Using Acoustic System Having Feedback Control System |
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| Taichi Sato, Yuta Murayama, and Hiroshi Igarashi |
| Paper: | pp. 585-594 | ||
| Identification of Human Bimanual Operation Using XY-Stages |
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| Yukihito Suzuki, Yaodong Pan, Hiroki Takase, and Katsuhisa Furuta |
| Paper: | pp. 595-601 | ||
| Human Adaptive Calibration for Machine Operation Without Awareness |
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| Hiroshi Igarashi |
| Paper: | pp. 602-609 | ||
| Development of an Operation Skill-Training Simulator for Double-Front Construction Machinery – Training Effect for a House Demolition Work – |
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| Mitsuhiro Kamezaki, Hiroyasu Iwata, and Shigeki Sugano |
| Paper: | pp. 610-620 | ||
| Human-Adaptive Robot Interaction Using Interactive EC with Human-Machine Hybrid Evaluation |
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| Yuki Suga, Tetsuya Ogata, and Shigeki Sugano |
| Paper: | pp. 621-627 | ||
| Pseudoinverse-Based Motion Control of a Redundant Manipulator on a Flexible Base with Vibration Suppression |
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| Yusuke Fukazu, Naoyuki Hara, Toshimitu Hishinuma, Daisuke Sato, and Yoshikazu Kanamiya |
| Paper: | pp. 628-633 | ||
| Soft Areal Tactile Sensor Using Tomography Algorithm |
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| Yo Kato, Tomonori Hayakawa, and Toshiharu Mukai |
| Paper: | pp. 634-640 | ||
| Development of Soft Manipulator with Variable Rheological Joints and Pneumatic Sensor for Collision with Environment |
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| Taro Nakamura, Yuki Akamatsu, and Yuta Kusaka |
| Paper: | pp. 641-649 | ||
| Psychological Influence of Wheelchairs on the Elderly Persons from Qualitative Research of Daily Living |
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| Misato Nihei, Takenobu Inoue, and Masakatsu G. Fujie |
| Paper: | pp. 650-659 | ||
| Development of a Handshake Robot System Based on a Handshake Approaching Motion Model |
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| Mitsuru Jindai, Tomio Watanabe, Satoru Shibata, and Tomonori Yamamoto |
Regular Papers
| Paper: | pp. 661-668 | ||
| Free Gait Algorithm with Two Returning Legs of a Leg-Wheel Robot |
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| Shuro Nakajima, Eiji Nakano, and Takayuki Takahashi |
No.3
(Jun)
Special Issue on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC’07 (Part 2)
Special Issue on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC’07 (Part 2)
| Editorial: | p. 349 | |
| Selected Papers from ROBOMEC’07 (Part 2) |
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| Kazunori Umeda and Kazuhiro Kosuge | ||
| The Robotics and Mechatronics Conference 2007 (ROBOMEC'07) was held at “ALVE,” Akita, Japan, on May 10-12, 2007, sponsored by the Robotics and Mechatronics Division of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME). Prof. Chonan of Akita Prefectural University was the general chair and Prof. Kosuge of Tohoku University program chair. With the possibilities to help and develop solutions for managing quality of life of all people, the conference was organized based on the motto “Robotics and Mechatronics Improving the Quality of Life.” A record-breaking 918 papers were presented and more than 1300 attended the conference. This special issue presents 18 papers from the conference. Of 100 outstanding presentations recommended for submission, 46 were submitted and reviewed. Of these, the first 17 have already been published in Part 1 (Vol.20, No.2). We thank the authors for their invaluable contributions to this issue and the reviewers for their extensive time and effort. We also thank Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Tatsuo Arai of Osaka University for organizing this special issue. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 350-357 | ||
| Hardware and Numerical Experiments of Autonomous Robust Skill Generation Using Reinforcement Learning |
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| Kei Senda, Takayuki Kondo, Yoshimitsu Iwasaki, Shinji Fujii, Naofumi Fujiwara, and Naoki Suganuma |
| Paper: | pp. 358-366 | ||
| A Neural Model for Exploration and Learning of Embodied Movement Patterns |
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| Kaito Kinjo, Cota Nabeshima, Shinji Sangawa, and Yasuo Kuniyoshi |
| Paper: | pp. 367-377 | ||
| Moving-Object Tracking with In-Vehicle Multi-Laser Range Sensors |
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| Masafumi Hashimoto, Yosuke Matsui, and Kazuhiko Takahashi |
| Paper: | pp. 378-385 | ||
| Learning of Joint Attention from Detecting Causality Based on Transfer Entropy |
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| Hidenobu Sumioka, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, and Minoru Asada |
| Paper: | pp. 386-393 | ||
| Adaptive Modular Robots Through Heterogeneous Inter-Module Connections |
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| Masahiro Shimizu, Takuma Kato, Max Lungarella, and Akio Ishiguro |
| Paper: | pp. 394-402 | ||
| Object Handling by Coordinated Multiple Mobile Manipulators Without Force/Torque Sensors |
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| Yohei Kume, Yasuhisa Hirata, and Kazuhiro Kosuge |
| Paper: | pp. 403-412 | ||
| Hybrid Locomotion of Leg-Wheel ASTERISK H |
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| Takenobu Yoshioka, Tomohito Takubo, Tatsuo Arai, and Kenji Inoue |
| Paper: | pp. 413-419 | ||
| Swizzle Movement for Biped Walking Robot Having Passive Wheels |
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| Kenji Hashimoto, Yusuke Sugahara, Hun-ok Lim, and Atsuo Takanishi |
| Paper: | pp. 420-428 | ||
| Statistical Characteristics of Biomimetic Image-Based Inverted Pendulum Control Systems Using Just-In-Time Method |
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| Shun Ushida, Ken-ichiro Fukuda, and Koichiro Deguchi |
| Paper: | pp. 429-435 | ||
| Analysis and Systematic Classification of Human Hand Movement for Robot Hand Design |
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| Takeshi Ninomiya and Takashi Maeno |
| Paper: | pp. 436-440 | ||
| Fluid-Resistive Bending Sensor Compatible with a Flexible Pneumatic Balloon Actuator |
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| Satoshi Konishi, Satoshi Sawano, Shinya Kusuda, and Tsuyoshi Sakakibara |
| Paper: | pp. 441-448 | ||
| Patient-Specific IVR Endovascular Simulator with Augmented Reality for Medical Training and Robot Evaluation |
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| Seiichi Ikeda, Carlos Tercero Villagran, Toshio Fukuda, Yuta Okada, Fumihito Arai, Makoto Negoro, Motoharu Hayakawa, and Ikuo Takahashi |
| Paper: | pp. 449-455 | ||
| An Amoeboid Locomotion That Exploits Real-Time Tunable Springs and Law of Conservation of Protoplasmic Mass |
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| Takuya Umedachi, Taichi Kitamura, and Akio Ishiguro |
| Paper: | pp. 456-465 | ||
| Development of the Breast Pump with a Baby-Like Peristaltic Motion |
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| Hiroshi Kobayashi, Toshiaki Tsuji, Yukinari Awano, Katsumi Mizuno, Hiroshi Kawamura, Zenichi Onuki, and Aki Ishimaru |
| Paper: | pp. 466-472 | ||
| Wearable Master-Slave Training Device for Lower Limb Constructed with Pneumatic Rubber Artificial Muscles |
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| Daisuke Sasaki, Toshiro Noritsugu, and Masahiro Takaiwa |
| Paper: | pp. 473-480 | ||
| 1 ms Soft Areal Tactile Giving Robots Soft Response |
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| Toshiharu Mukai and Yo Kato |
| Paper: | pp. 481-489 | ||
| Compliance Analysis of Construction Machinery Front by Direct Stiffness Method |
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| Hiroaki Muramoto, Kunitsugu Tomita, and Toshio Morita |
| Paper: | pp. 490-499 | ||
| Ciliary Vibration Drive Mechanism for Active Scope Cameras |
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| Masashi Konyo, Kazuya Isaki, Kazunari Hatazaki, Satoshi Tadokoro, and Fumiaki Takemura |
Regular Papers
| Paper: | pp. 501-506 | ||
| A Basic Study on Tactile Navigation Using Vibration Motor Braking by Skin Against Vibration and Body Positioning Suitable for Tactile Information Presentation |
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| Tota Mizuno, Masafumi Uchida, and Hideto Ide |
No.2
(Apr)
Special Issue on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'07 (Part 1)
Special Issue on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'07 (Part 1)
| Editorial: | p. 199 | |
| Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'07 (Part 1) |
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| Kazunori Umeda and Kazuhiro Kosuge | ||
| The Robotics and Mechatronics Conference 2007 (ROBOMEC'07) was held at “ALVE,” Akita, Japan, on May 10-12, 2007, sponsored by the Robotics and Mechatronics Division of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME). Prof. Chonan of Akita Prefectural University served as general chair and Prof. Kosuge of Tohoku University as program chair. With the possibilities to help and develop solutions for managing quality of life of all people, the conference was organized based on the motto “Robotics and Mechatronics Improving the Quality of Life.” A record-breaking 918 papers were presented and more than 1300 attended the conference. This special issue presents 17 papers from the conference selected from 100 outstanding presentations further narrowed to 46 before final selection for Part 1 (Vol. 20, No. 2). We thank the authors for their invaluable contributions to this issue and the reviewers for their time and effort. We also thank Editor-in-Chief Prof. Tatsuo Arai of Osaka University for organizing this special issue. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 200-205 | ||
| Dynamic Walking Analysis of the Ankle-Driven Quasi-Passive Walking Machines |
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| Toshinari Akimoto, Nobuyuki Terada, and Akihiro Matsumoto |
| Paper: | pp. 206-212 | ||
| Wheel Locomotion of a Biped Robot Using Passive Rollers – Large Biped Robot Roller Walking Using a Variable-Curvature Truck – |
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| Masaaki Kumagai and Kaoru Tamada |
| Paper: | pp. 213-220 | ||
| Furniture Model Creation Through Direct Teaching to a Mobile Robot |
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| Kimitoshi Yamazaki, Takashi Tsubouchi, and Masahiro Tomono |
| Paper: | pp. 221-227 | ||
| Wheel-Based Stair Climbing Robot with Hopping Mechanism – Demonstration of Continuous Stair Climbing Using Vibration – |
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| Yuji Asai, Yasuhiro Chiba, Keisuke Sakaguchi, Naoki Bushida, Hiroshi Ohtsuka, Yusuke Saito, and Koki Kikuchi |
| Development Report: | pp. 228-233 | ||
| Verification of a Weeding Robot “AIGAMO-ROBOT” for Paddy Fields |
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| Teruaki Mitsui, Takahiro Kobayashi, Toshiki Kagiya, Akio Inaba, and Shinya Ooba |
| Paper: | pp. 234-240 | ||
| Four-Legged Mechanism for Realizing Dynamic Running –Design of Prototype with Drive System that Enables Dynamic Locomotion Change – |
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| Kazuo Morita and Hidenori Ishihara |
| Paper: | pp. 241-249 | ||
| Acquisition and Realization of a Rolling-Over Motion for a Humanoid with Soft Sensor Flesh |
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| Tomoaki Yoshikai, Takashi Sagisaka, Marika Hayashi, and Masayuki Inaba |
| Paper: | pp. 250-259 | ||
| Development of Micro Forceps and Implementation for Medical Apparatus |
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| Yusuke Hashimoto, Makoto Nokata, Hiroshi Kitou, Yoshimitsu Kankawa, and Kei Ameyama |
| Paper: | pp. 260-272 | ||
| KOMEKAMI Switch: A Novel Wearable Input Device Using Movement of Temple |
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| Kazuhiro Taniguchi, Atsushi Nishikawa, Seiichiro Kawanishi, and Fumio Miyazaki |
| Paper: | pp. 273-279 | ||
| Production and Application of High-Accuracy Polymer-Based Magnetically Driven Microtool |
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| Yoko Yamanishi, Shinya Sakuma, and Fumihito Arai |
| Paper: | pp. 280-288 | ||
| Robot Hand Imitating Disabled Person for Education/Training of Rehabilitation |
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| Tetsuya Mouri, Haruhisa Kawasaki, Yutaka Nishimoto, Takaaki Aoki, Yasuhiko Ishigure, and Makoto Tanahashi |
| Paper: | pp. 289-295 | ||
| The Development of the Plantar Pressure Sensor Shoes for Gait Analysis |
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| Masaki Hirasawa, Hidetaka Okada, and Makoto Shimojo |
| Paper: | pp. 296-301 | ||
| Study on a Variable Stiffness Mechanism Using Wire Spring |
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| Yasuo Hayashibara |
| Development Report: | pp. 302-310 | ||
| A Study on the Mechanism and Locomotion Strategy for New Snake-Like Robot Active Cord Mechanism – Slime model 1 ACM-S1 |
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| Saori Sugita, Kazunori Ogami, Guarnieri Michele, Shigeo Hirose, and Kensuke Takita |
| Development Report: | pp. 311-315 | ||
| A New Device for Converting Rotary Motion into Linear Motion Study of Rotary-to-Linear Harmonic Drive® (Harmonic Linear Drive®) |
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| Stéphanie Moune, Keiji Ueura, and Noboru Takizawa |
| Paper: | pp. 316-321 | ||
| Overload Protection Mechanisms for Force Detecting Beam in a Force Sensor |
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| Koyu Abe and Masaru Uchiyama |
| Paper: | pp. 322-331 | ||
| Markerless Motion Capture with Structure Estimation Capability |
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| Katsu Yamane, Daisuke Fukuda, and Yoshihiko Nakamura |
No.1
(Feb)
Messages
Messages
| Message: | p. 3 | |
| Celebrating JRM Volume 20 and Three Epoch-making Robots from Japan |
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| Kazuo Yamafuji |
| Message: | p. 4 | |
| Congratulations on the 20th Anniversary of JRM |
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| Toshio Fukuda |
| Message: | p. 5 | |
| Congratulations on the 20th Memorial Year! |
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| Makoto Kaneko |
| Message: | p. 6 | |
| Celebration of the 20th Anniversary Issue Publication |
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| Tatsuo Arai |
Regular Papers
| Paper: | pp. 7-17 | ||
| Workspace and Dexterity Analyses of the Delta Hexaglide Platform |
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| Wu-Jong Yu, Chih-Fang Huang, and Wei-Hua Chieng |
| Paper: | pp. 18-23 | ||
| Development of the Master Hand for Grasping Information Capturing |
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| Kazuyuki Nagata, Fuminori Saito, and Takashi Suehiro |
| Paper: | pp. 24-37 | ||
| Multiple Mobile Robot Exploration and Patrol Strategy Using a Self-Organizing Planner Based on a Reaction-Diffusion Equation on a Graph |
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| Chomchana Trevai, Norisuke Fujii, Jun Ota, and Tamio Arai |
| Paper: | pp. 38-46 | ||
| Development of the MOSFET Type Enzyme Biosensor Using GOx and ChOx |
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| Katsutoshi Ooe, Yasutaro Hamamoto, Toshifumi Kadokawa, and Yoshiaki Hirano |
| Paper: | pp. 47-60 | ||
| Virtual Robot Experimentation Platform – A Versatile Small Footprint Robot Simulator |
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| Marc Freese, Fumio Ozaki, Shigeo Hirose, and Nobuto Matsuhira |
| Paper: | pp. 61-67 | ||
| Motion Characteristics of Loop Type Elliptic Resonator |
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| Tohru Sasaki, Kunio Koizumi, and Motofumi Sasaki |
| Paper: | pp. 68-74 | ||
| Bio-Inspired Real-Time Robot Vision for Collision Avoidance |
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| Hirotsugu Okuno and Tetsuya Yagi |
| Paper: | pp. 75-81 | ||
| Research on Variable Cylinders of the Tandem 4-Cylinder Gasoline Engine for Fuel Economy |
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| Kouki Yamaji and Hirokazu Suzuki |
| Paper: | pp. 82-88 | ||
| RT Component Based Network Distributed Monitoring System |
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| Songmin Jia and Kunikatsu Takase |
| Paper: | pp. 89-97 | ||
| Feed-Forward Controller for the Integrated Non-Invasive Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment |
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| Norihiro Koizumi, Kohei Ota, Deukhee Lee, Shin Yoshizawa, Akira Ito, Yukio Kaneko, Kiyoshi Yoshinaka, Yoichiro Matsumoto, and Mamoru Mitsuishi |
| Paper: | pp. 98-105 | ||
| Frequency Analysis for Biped Walking via Leg Length Variation |
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| Tetsuya Kinugasa, Shoichi Miwa, and Koji Yoshida |
| Paper: | pp. 106-115 | ||
| Connected Two Units Crawlers to Realize Automatic Multiple Configurations as Search and Rescue Robot |
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| Kenjiro Tadakuma |
| Paper: | pp. 116-124 | ||
| Measurement of a Vehicle Motion Using a New 6-DOF Motion Sensor System – Angular Velocity Estimation with Kalman Filter Using Motion Characteristic of a Vehicle – |
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| Ryoji Onodera and Nobuharu Mimura |
| Paper: | pp. 125-134 | ||
| Tetrahedral Mobile Robot with Spherical Omnidirectional Wheel |
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| Kenjiro Tadakuma, Riichiro Tadakuma, and Jose Berengueres |
| Paper: | pp. 135-150 | ||
| An Eye-To-Hand Panoramic Vision System for 3D Positioning of a Robotic Arm |
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| Chaiyapol Kulpate, Mehran Mehrandezh, and Raman Paranjape |
| Paper: | pp. 151-158 | ||
| Robot Manipulation and Guidance Using Magnetic Motion Capture Sensor and a Rule-Based Controller |
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| Carlos R. Tercero Villagran, Seiichi Ikeda, Toshio Fukuda, Kosuke Sekiyama, Yuta Okada, Tomomi Uchiyama,Makoto Negoro, and Ikuo Takahashi |
| Paper: | pp. 159-170 | ||
| Mask Scale Adjustment (MSA) in Stereo Matching |
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| Zheng Xu, Masanori Idesawa, and Qin Wang |
| Paper: | pp. 171-177 | ||
| A New Adaptive Control Scheme Using Dynamic Neural Networks |
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| Khaled Nouri, Rached Dhaouadi, and Naceur Benhadj Braiek |
| Paper: | pp. 178-187 | ||
| Dynamic Modeling of Nonlinear Systems Using Wavelet Networks |
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| Wissam Hassouneh, Rached Dhaouadi, and Yousef Al-Assaf |
| Paper: | pp. 189-195 | ||
| A Detection System of Location and Direction Angle by a RF Tag Reader Using a Rotary Antenna |
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| Takashi Asakawa, Kazue Nishihara, and Tadashi Yoshidome |
Vol.19 (2007)
No.6
(Dec)
Special Issue on Robotics for Gerontechnology
Special Issue on Robotics for Gerontechnology
| Editorial: | p. 603 | |
| Robotics for Gerontechnology |
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| Yasuhisa Hasegawa | ||
| Gerontechnology, an interdisciplinary field combining gerontology and technology, deals with the QoL (Quality of Life) and technological environments in an aging society. This new technology is closely related to assistive technology for compensation, assistance, and care support and to universal design ensuring that products provide a comfortable and safe living environment for people of the widely ranging age. Assistive robotics also contributes to independent living and social participation by people of all ages and all capabilities based on physical and information support. Robots provide solutions that reduce the cost of care in later life and that sustain an aging society by extending the working age in society, consequently. This special issue focuses on robotics contributing to gerontechnology, presenting 14 papers and one note on the latest achievements in this exiting research area. Five papers propose assistive technologies for human motion. One presents a home robot system for setting and clearing the table. Four propose monitoring of activities of daily living (ADL). Two introduce caring systems for people with dementia based on robot therapy and a cooperative game. Two present requisite technologies for gerontechnology, i.e., motion analysis for motion synthesis, and aging effect of hand pointing action. The final article introduces reminiscence therapy using photographs and a PC for people with dementia. I thank the authors for their invaluable contributions and the reviewers for their time and effort in making this special issue possible. I also thank the JRM Editorial Board for the opportunity to take part in this work. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 604-611 | ||
| Rehabilitation Walker with Standing-Assistance Device |
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| Daisuke Chugo, Wataru Matsuoka, Songmin Jia, and Kunikatsu Takase |
| Paper: | pp. 612-618 | ||
| Portable Pneumatic Actuator System Using MH Alloys, Employed as Assistive Devices |
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| Mitsuru Sato, Shuichi Ino, Naoki Yoshida, Takashi Izumi, and Tohru Ifukube |
| Paper: | pp. 619-628 | ||
| Wearable Power Assist Device for Standing Up Motion Using Pneumatic Rubber Artificial Muscles |
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| Toshiro Noritsugu, Daisuke Sasaki, Masafumi Kameda, Atsushi Fukunaga, and Masahiro Takaiwa |
| Paper: | pp. 629-636 | ||
| A Case Study Approach: Walking Assist Scheme Exploiting Somatic Reflex of a Leg-Paralysis Patient |
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| Kojiro Matsushita, Akihiro Yamakawa, Hiroshi Yokoi, and Tamio Arai |
| Paper: | pp. 637-645 | ||
| Evaluation and Development of Assistive Cart for Matching to User Walking |
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| Kazuto Miyawaki, Takehiro Iwami, Yuuji Ogasawara, Goro Obinata, and Yoichi Shimada |
| Paper: | pp. 646-655 | ||
| Development of a Mobile Home Robot System Based on RECS Concept and its Application to Setting and Clearing the Table |
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| Seiji Aoyagi, Takahiro Yamaguchi, Kazuo Tsunemine, Hiroshi Kinomoto, and Masaharu Takano |
| Paper: | pp. 656-666 | ||
| Evaluation of a Wearable Sensor System Monitoring Posture Changes and Activities for Use in Rehabilitation |
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| Kosuke Motoi, Shinobu Tanaka, Yutaka Kuwae, Tadahiko Yuji, Yuji Higashi, Toshiro Fujimoto, and Ken-ichi Yamakoshi |
| Paper: | pp. 667-675 | ||
| An Ultrasonic 3D Tag System for Evidence-Based Nursing Care Support |
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| Toshio Hori and Yoshifumi Nishida |
| Paper: | pp. 676-682 | ||
| Safety Confirmation System Using Mat-Sensor and Power Line Communications for Elderly Person |
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| Kanya Tanaka, Kazuo Haruyama, and Yo Yamada |
| Paper: | pp. 683-690 | ||
| Development of a Television-Use Telemonitoring System for Elderly Daycare-Recipients Living Alone |
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| Kazuki Nakajima, Akinori Kamiya, Hiroyuki Matsui, Daisuke Oikawa, Kentaro Fujita, Yuji Higashi, Toshiyo Tamura, Toshiro Fujimoto, and Kazuo Sasaki |
| Paper: | pp. 691-697 | ||
| Robot Therapy for Prevention of Dementia at Home – Results of Preliminary Experiment |
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| Kazuyoshi Wada, Takanori Shibata, Takashi Asada, and Toshimitsu Musha |
| Paper: | pp. 698-704 | ||
| VR Applied Asobi-Litation System for Dementia Elderly in Group Homes |
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| Mieko Ohsuga, Yumiko Inoue, Wataru Hashimoto, and Fumitaka Nakaizumi |
| Paper: | pp. 705-714 | ||
| Motion Analysis by Independent Component Analysis with Phase Difference Information Among Joints |
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| Kiyoshi Hoshino and Tomoko Sato |
| Paper: | pp. 715-723 | ||
| A Study of Human Pointing Features on Touch-Screens -Age Effect, Difference by Gender, and Difference in Direction- |
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| Masanobu Komazaki and Masanori Idesawa |
| Paper: | pp. 724-727 | ||
| Reminiscence - A Comparison of Conventional Therapeutic and Computer-Based Interactive Methods |
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| Toshiyo Tamura, Mariko Ohsumi, Daisuke Oikawa, Yuji Higashi, Toshiro Fujimoto, Takatoshi Suenaga, and Noriaki Kuwahara |
No.5
(Oct)
Special Issue on System Cell Engineering by Multiscale Manipulation
Special Issue on System Cell Engineering by Multiscale Manipulation
| Editorial: | p. 499 | |
| System Cell Engineering by Multiscale Manipulation |
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| Toshio Fukuda and Kenji Inoue | ||
| Recent advancements in micro/nano robotics and mechatronics technology have contributed to the discovery of new scientific knowledge in bioscience and the development of new treatments and examinations in medical fields. To promote interdisciplinary research among the engineering, biological, and medical fields and to promote further progress in these fields, Scientific Research on Priority Areas, "System Cell Engineering by Multiscale Manipulation (Head Investigator: Toshio Fukuda)," was begun in 2005. In this research area, we study system cell engineering seeking an understanding of communication and control principles of bare and integration functions of cells. We focus on manipulation technology for work from nano- to macro-scale, i.e., multiscale manipulation. By controlling the local environment around a single cell, we actively induce chemical and physical interaction inside and outside the cell and measure changes. We then work to clarify the mechanism behind the cell system and to realize an artificial cell model based on gene expression control and regenerate tissue by function control. Using innovative engineering technology, we obtain new scientific knowledge in the life sciences and develop medical engineering, ultimately contributing to the good of society. This special issue presents 2 reviews and 13 papers on the latest achievements in this research area. The reviews introduce challenging work in medical and biological fields, presenting suggestions on robotics and mechatronics engineers. Eight of the papers propose novel sensors, actuators, and other devices useful in bioscience and cell engineering. Two papers present methods of manipulating micro/nano-scale objects based on laser manipulation, and 2 concern the teleoperations of micro-hands and micro-manipulators for micromanipulation. The final paper discusses the interaction between living neuronal networks and the outer world. We thank the authors for their invaluable contributions to this issue and the reviewers for their precious time and effort. We also thank the Editorial Board of JRM for making this issue possible. | ||
| Review: | pp. 500-505 | ||
| Grand Espoir: Robotics in Regenerative Medicine |
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| Masayuki Yamato, Ryo Takagi, Makoto Kondo, Daisuke Murakami, Takeshi Ohki, Hidekazu Sekine, Tatsuya Shimizu, Jun Kobayashi, Yoshikatsu Akiyama, Hideo Namiki, Masakazu Yamamoto, and Teruo Okano |
| Review: | pp. 506-511 | ||
| Tooth Regenerative Therapy, Approached from Organogenesis |
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| Kazuhisa Nakao and Takashi Tsuji |
| Paper: | pp. 512-518 | ||
| Fabrication of FIB-CVD Nanotemperature Sensor Probe for Local Temperature Sensing in Water Environments |
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| Haitham ElShimy, Masahiro Nakajima, Yoshiaki Imaizumi, Fumihito Arai, and Toshio Fukuda |
| Paper: | pp. 519-523 | ||
| Multiscale 2D-SPR Biosensing for Cell Chips |
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| Masayasu Suzuki, Toyohiro Ohshima, Shintaro Hane, Yasunori Iribe, and Tatsuya Tobita |
| Paper: | pp. 524-527 | ||
| Liquid Crystal Actuator Using Nematic π-Cell |
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| Yoshitaka Mieda and Katsushi Furutani |
| Paper: | pp. 528-534 | ||
| Development of Novel Nanopipette with a Lipid Nanotube as Nanochannel |
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| Kousuke Nogawa, Yusuke Tagawa, Masahiro Nakajima, Fumihito Arai, Toshimi Shimizu, Shoko Kamiya, and Toshio Fukuda |
| Paper: | pp. 535-543 | ||
| Fabrication of Cell-Adhesion Surface and Arteriole Model by Photolithography |
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| Fumihito Arai, Takuma Nakano, Mika Tada, Yu-Ching Lin, Seiichi Ikeda, Tomoyuki Uchida, Hiroyuki Oura, Toshio Fukuda, Takehisa Matsuda, and Makoto Negoro |
| Paper: | pp. 544-549 | ||
| Development of a Multi-Compartment Micro-Cell Culture Device as a Future On-Chip Human: Fabrication of a Three-Compartment Device and Immobilization of Mature Rat Adipocytes for the Evaluation of Chemical Distributions |
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| Hidenari Nakayama, Hiroshi Kimura, Kikuo Komori, Teruo Fujii, and Yasuyuki Sakai |
| Paper: | pp. 550-556 | ||
| Microfluidic Perfusion Culture of Human Hepatocytes |
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| Hiroshi Kimura, Masaki Nishikawa, Takatoki Yamamoto, Yasuyuki Sakai, and Teruo Fujii |
| Paper: | pp. 557-564 | ||
| Effect of Mechanical Environment of Focal Adhesions on Remodeling of Endothelial Cells Subjected to Cyclic Stretching Using Microsubstrates |
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| Naoya Sakamoto, Yoshimasa Yamazaki, Toshiro Ohashi, and Masaaki Sato |
| Paper: | pp. 565-568 | ||
| Optically Driven Micromanipulators with Rotating Arms |
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| Shoji Maruo and Yojiro Hiratsuka |
| Paper: | pp. 569-576 | ||
| In-Situ Formation of a Gel Microbead for Laser Micromanipulation of Microorganisms, DNA, and Viruses |
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| Akihiko Ichikawa, Ayae Honda, Miho Ejima, Tamio Tanikawa, Fumihito Arai, and Toshio Fukuda |
| Paper: | pp. 577-584 | ||
| Performance Evaluation of Teleoperation for Manipulating Micro Objects Using Two-Fingered Micro Hand |
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| Kenji Inoue, Daisuke Nishi, Tomohito Takubo, Tamio Tanikawa, and Tatsuo Arai |
| Paper: | pp. 585-591 | ||
| Versatile Robotic Biomanipulation with Haptic Interface |
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| Gilgueng Hwang, Preeda Chantanakajornfung, and Hideki Hashimoto |
| Paper: | pp. 592-600 | ||
| Biomodeling System - Interaction Between Living Neuronal Networks and the Outer World |
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| Suguru N. Kudoh, Chie Hosokawa, Ai Kiyohara, Takahisa Taguchi, and Isao Hayashi |
No.4
(Aug)
Special Issue on Mobiligence: Emergence of Adaptive Motor Function Through Interaction Among the Body, Brain and Environment
Special Issue on Mobiligence: Emergence of Adaptive Motor Function Through Interaction Among the Body, Brain and Environment
| Editorial: | p. 363 | |
| Mobiligence: Emergence of Adaptive Motor Function Through Interaction Among the Body, Brain and Environment |
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| Hajime Asama and Jun Ota | ||
| Animals behave adaptively in diverse environments. Adaptive behavior, which is one of intelligent sensory-motor functions, is disturbed in patients with neurological disorders. Mechanisms for the generation of intelligent adaptive behaviors are not well understood. Such an adaptive function is considered to emerge from the interaction of the body, brain, and environment, which requires that a subject acts or moves. Intelligence for generating adaptive motor functions is thus called mobiligence. This special issue features papers dealing with mobiligence. The 18 papers were selected after a thorough peer review. The scope of these papers extends from analytical studies close to biology to synthetic studies close to engineering. Subjects are diverse – insects, monkeys, human beings, robots, networks. All papers play a part in mobiligence studies. We thank the Editorial Board of Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics for giving us the opportunity for publishing this special issue. We also thank the authors for their perseverance and expertise, and deeply appreciate the timely and helpful comments of the reviewers. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 364-368 | ||
| Analysis of Multineuron Activity Using the Kernel Method |
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| Masaki Nomura, Yoshio Sakurai, and Toshio Aoyagi |
| Paper: | pp. 369-373 | ||
| Reorganization of the Central Nervous Systems in Response to Changes in Social Environment Among Insects |
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| Ken Sasaki and Takashi Nagao |
| Paper: | pp. 374-380 | ||
| Mechanical Dynamics That Enables Stable Passive Dynamic Bipedal Running – Enhancing Self-Stability by Exploiting Nonlinearity in the Leg Elasticity – |
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| Dai Owaki and Akio Ishiguro |
| Paper: | pp. 381-387 | ||
| A Prosthetic Hand Control Based on Nonstationary EMG at the Start of Movement |
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| Masakatsu Tsukamoto, Toshiyuki Kondo, and Koji Ito |
| Paper: | pp. 388-394 | ||
| A Neuromodulation Model for Adaptive Behavior Selection by the Cricket – Nitric Oxide (NO)/Cyclic Guanosine MonoPhosphate (cGMP) Cascade Model – |
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| Kuniaki Kawabata, Tomohisa Fujiki, Yusuke Ikemoto, Hitoshi Aonuma, and Hajime Asama |
| Paper: | pp. 395-401 | ||
| An Environment Cognition and Motor Adaptation Model Eliciting Sensorimotor Constraints Based on Time-Series Observations |
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| Toshiyuki Kondo and Koji Ito |
| Paper: | pp. 402-408 | ||
| Design of the Passive Dynamic Walking Robot by Applying its Dynamic Properties |
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| Masatsugu Iribe and Koichi Osuka |
| Paper: | pp. 409-415 | ||
| Synchrony-Induced Attractor Transition in Cortical Neural Networks Organized by Spike-Timing Dependent Plasticity |
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| Takaaki Aoki and Toshio Aoyagi |
| Paper: | pp. 416-422 | ||
| Linear Discrimination Analysis of Monkey Behavior in an Alternative Free Choice Task |
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| Kazuhito Takenaka, Yasuo Nagasaka, Sayaka Hihara, Hiroyuki Nakahara, Atsushi Iriki, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, and Naotaka Fujii |
| Paper: | pp. 423-428 | ||
| Terrain Negotiation of a Compliant Biped Robot Driven by Antagonistic Artificial Muscles |
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| Takashi Takuma and Koh Hosoda |
| Paper: | pp. 429-435 | ||
| Mathematical Model of Proportion Control and Fluctuation Characteristic in Termite Caste Differentiation |
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| Yusuke Ikemoto, Kuniaki Kawabata, Toru Miura, and Hajime Asama |
| Paper: | pp. 436-443 | ||
| Insect-Controlled Robot – Evaluation of Adaptation Ability – |
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| Shuhei Emoto, Noriyasu Ando, Hirokazu Takahashi, and Ryohei Kanzaki |
| Paper: | pp. 444-447 | ||
| Hidden Markov Modeling of Human Pivoting |
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| Yusuke Maeda and Tatsuya Ushioda |
| Paper: | pp. 448-458 | ||
| Autonomous Control of Reaching Movement by ‘Mobility’ Measure |
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| Yuki Yoshihara, Nozomi Tomita, Yoshinari Makino, and Masafumi Yano |
| Paper: | pp. 459-465 | ||
| Emergence of a Small-World Like Communication Network Through Local Ad Hoc Negotiation |
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| Daisuke Kurabayashi, Tomohiro Inoue, Akira Yajima, and Tetsuro Funato |
| Paper: | pp. 466-473 | ||
| Foraging Task of Multiple Mobile Robots in a Dynamic Environment Using Adaptive Behavior in Crickets |
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| Masatoshi Ashikaga, Mika Kikuchi, Tetsutaro Hiraguchi, Midori Sakura, Hitoshi Aonuma, and Jun Ota |
| Paper: | pp. 474-481 | ||
| Feed-Forward Adaptation to a Varying Dynamic Environment During Reaching Movements |
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| Koji Ito, Makoto Doi, and Toshiyuki Kondo |
| Paper: | pp. 482-488 | ||
| Experimental Analysis of the Attribution of Own Actions to the Intention of Self or Others by the Multiple Forward Models |
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| Mihoko Otake, Kohei Arai, Motoichiro Kato, Takaki Maeda, Yusuke Ikemoto, Kuniaki Kawabata, Toshihisa Takagi, and Hajime Asama |
| Development Report: | pp. 489-496 | ||
| Navigation of Autonomous Mobile Cleaning Robot SuiPPi |
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| Tatsuo Sakai, Daisuke Nishimura, Hiroyuki Uematsu, Ryosuke Murai, Koichi Mitani, Tomoharu Nakahara, and Yukihiko Kitano |
No.3
(Jun)
Special Issue on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'06 (Part 2)
Special Issue on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'06 (Part 2)
| Editorial: | p. 251 | |
| Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'06 (Part 2) |
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| Kiyoshi Komoriya and Shigeki Sugano | ||
| 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 12 papers from the conference culled from 90 outstanding presentations - some 10% of the total - which were further narrowed to 37 before final selection for Part 2 (Vol.19, No.3). Thirteen papers have already been published in 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. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 252-257 | ||
| Development of a Transformable Mobile Robot with a Variable Wheel Diameter |
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| Keiji Nagatani, Mitsuhiro Kuze, and Kazuya Yoshida |
| Paper: | pp. 258-263 | ||
| Wheel-Based Stair Climbing Robot with Hopping Mechanism - Fast Stair Climbing and Soft Landing Using Vibration of 2-DOF System - |
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| Keisuke Sakaguchi, Takayuki Sudo, Naoki Bushida, Yasuhiro Chiba, Yuji Asai, and Koki Kikuchi |
| Paper: | pp. 264-271 | ||
| Omnidirectional and Holonomic Mobile Platform with Four-Wheel-Drive Mechanism for Wheelchairs |
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| Masayoshi Wada |
| Paper: | pp. 272-280 | ||
| Experimental Stiffness Measurement of WL-16RII Biped Walking Vehicle During Walking Operation |
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| Yusuke Sugahara, Giuseppe Carbone, Kenji Hashimoto, Marco Ceccarelli, Hun-Ok Lim, and Atsuo Takanishi |
| Paper: | pp. 281-289 | ||
| Sound Localization and Separation for Mobile Robot Tele-Operation by Tri-Concentric Microphone Array |
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| Yoko Sasaki, Saori Masunaga, Simon Thompson, Satoshi Kagami, and Hiroshi Mizoguchi |
| Paper: | pp. 290-297 | ||
| Development of Obstacle Recognition System of Humanoids Using Relative Disparity Maps from Small Range Image Sensors |
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| Naotaka Hikosaka, Kei Watanabe, and Kazunori Umeda |
| Paper: | pp. 298-307 | ||
| Decision Making for a Mobile Robot Using Potential Function |
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| Kazumi Oikawa, Hidenori Takauji, Takanori Emaru, Takeshi Tsuchiya, and Shigenori Okubo |
| Paper: | pp. 308-314 | ||
| Development of an Articulated Mechanical Hand with Enveloping Grasp Capability |
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| Nobuaki Imamura, Yuya Nakamura, Seiichi Yamaoka, Hidenori Shirasawa, and Hiroyuki Nakamoto |
| Paper: | pp. 315-323 | ||
| Mapping Facial Expression to Internal States Based on Intuitive Parenting |
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| Ayako Watanabe, Masaki Ogino, and Minoru Asada |
| Paper: | pp. 324-330 | ||
| Development of a Face Robot Imitating Human Muscle Structures |
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| Minoru Hashimoto, Chisaki Yokogawa, Tsugutake Sadoyama, and Toru Sugahara |
| Paper: | pp. 331-338 | ||
| A Study on Catheter Drives for Automatic Aspiration Working with Ventilator |
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| Yuzo Yamaguchi, Takumi Yoshimizu, Yoshihiro Muta, and Mitsuo Tashiro |
| Paper: | pp. 339-352 | ||
| Development of an Intraoperative Information Integration System and Implementation for Neurosurgery |
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| Eisuke Aoki, Masafumi Noguchi, Jae-Sung Hong, Etsuko Kobayashi, Ryoichi Nakamura, Takashi Maruyama, Yoshihiro Muragaki, Hiroshi Iseki, and Ichiro Sakuma |
| Paper: | pp. 353-360 | ||
| Control of Smooth Biped Walking by Means of Heel-Off Motion |
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| Masahiro Doi, Yasuhisa Hasegawa, and Toshio Fukuda |
No.2
(Apr)
Special Issue on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'06 (Part 1)
Special Issue on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'06 (Part 1)
| Editorial: | p. 133 | |
| Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'06 (Part 1) |
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| Kiyoshi Komoriya and Shigeki Sugano | ||
| 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. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 134-140 | ||
| Grasping Operation Based on Functional Cooperation of Fingers |
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| Kazuyuki Nagata, Fuminori Saito, Yujin Wakita, and Takashi Suehiro |
| Paper: | pp. 141-147 | ||
| Integrated Multi-Step Design Method for Practical and Sophisticated Compliant Mechanisms Combining Topology and Shape Optimizations |
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| Masakazu Kobayashi, Shinji Nishiwaki, and Hiroshi Yamakawa |
| Paper: | pp. 148-159 | ||
| Development of Four Kinds of Mobile Robot with Preliminary-Announcement and Indication Function of Upcoming Operation |
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| Takafumi Matsumaru |
| Paper: | pp. 160-165 | ||
| Light Weight Quadruped with Nine Actuators |
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| Kan Yoneda |
| Paper: | pp. 166-173 | ||
| Three-Dimensional Obstacle Avoidance of Blimp-Type Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Flying in Unknown and Non-Uniform Wind Disturbance |
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| Hiroshi Kawano |
| Paper: | pp. 174-180 | ||
| A Mobile Mapping System for Precise Road Line Localization Using a Single Camera and 3D Road Model |
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| Kiichiro Ishikawa, Yoshiharu Amano, Takumi Hashizume, Jun-ichi Takiguchi, and Naoyuki Kajiwara |
| Paper: | pp. 181-189 | ||
| Improvement of Ride Quality of a Wheelchair When it Passes over Small Steps |
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| Masaru Higuchi, Tomonori Shinagawa, Hirohiko Ito, Yukio Takeda, and Koichi Sugimoto |
| Paper: | pp. 190-197 | ||
| Trajectory Planning of Motile Cell for Microrobotic Applications |
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| Naoko Ogawa, Hiromasa Oku, Koichi Hashimoto, and Masatoshi Ishikawa |
| Paper: | pp. 198-204 | ||
| 3D Manipulation of Lipid Nanotubes with Functional Gel Microbeads |
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| Fumihito Arai, Toshiaki Endo, Ryuji Yamauchi, Toshio Fukuda, Toshimi Shimizu, and Shoko Kamiya |
| Paper: | pp. 205-211 | ||
| Modeling and Feedforward Flow Rate Control of Automatic Pouring System with Real Ladle |
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| Yoshiyuki Noda and Kazuhiko Terashima |
| Paper: | pp. 212-222 | ||
| Plastic-Bottle-Based Robots in Educational Robotics Courses – Understanding Embodied Artificial Intelligence – |
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| Kojiro Matsushita, Hiroshi Yokoi, and Tamio Arai |
| Development Report: | pp. 223-231 | ||
| Development of a Portable Multipurpose Controller for Mechatronics Education |
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| Kazuhito Hyodo, Hirokazu Noborisaka, Keijiro Yamamoto, and Takashi Yada |
| Development Report: | pp. 232-242 | ||
| Development of Network Plug-in Actuator |
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| Takuya Izuchi, Munetoshi Hotta, Takeo Oomichi, Shigeo Seki, and Junji Koyama |
No.1
(Feb)
Regular papers
Regular Papers
| Paper: | pp. 3-12 | ||
| Self-Stabilizing Dynamics for a Quadruped Robot and Extension Toward Running on Rough Terrain |
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| Zu Guang Zhang, Hiroshi Kimura, and Yasuhiro Fukuoka |
| Paper: | pp. 13-26 | ||
| Development of a Quadruped Walking Robot TITAN XI for Steep Slope Operation - Step Over Gait to Avoid Concrete Frames on Steep Slopes - |
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| Ryuichi Hodoshima, Takahiro Doi, Yasushi Fukuda, Shigeo Hirose, Toshihito Okamoto, and Junichi Mori |
| Paper: | pp. 27-33 | ||
| Development of a Real-Time Tunable Spring - Toward Independent Control of Position and Stiffness of Joints - |
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| Takuya Umedachi, Yasutake Yamada, and Akio Ishiguro |
| Paper: | pp. 34-41 | ||
| Mobile Robot with Floor Tracking Device for Localization and Control |
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| Isaku Nagai and Yutaka Tanaka |
| Paper: | pp. 42-51 | ||
| Detecting Feature of Haptic Interaction Based on Distributed Tactile Sensor Network on Whole Body |
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| Tomoyuki Noda, Takahiro Miyashita, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Kiyoshi Kogure, and Norihiro Hagita |
| Paper: | pp. 52-59 | ||
| Configuration-Based Wheel Control for Step-Climbing Vehicle |
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| Daisuke Chugo, Kuniaki Kawabata, Hayato Kaetsu, Hajime Asama, and Taketoshi Mishima |
| Paper: | pp. 60-67 | ||
| Master-Slave Control for Construction Robot Teleoperation - Application of a Velocity Control with a Force Feedback Model - |
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| Hironao Yamada, Gong Ming-de, and Zhao Dingxuan |
| Paper: | pp. 68-76 | ||
| Learning from Approximate Human Decisions by a Robot |
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| Chandimal Jayawardena, Keigo Watanabe, and Kiyotaka Izumi |
| Paper: | pp. 77-84 | ||
| Range Measurement Using a Digital Camera Flash |
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| Naoya Ogawa and Kazunori Umeda |
| Paper: | pp. 85-96 | ||
| Classification of Prism Object Shapes Utilizing Tactile Spatiotemporal Differential Information Obtained from Grasping by Single-Finger Robot Hand with Soft Tactile Sensor Array |
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| Kenshi Watanabe, Kenichi Ohkubo, Sumiaki Ichikawa, and Fumio Hara |
| Paper: | pp. 97-105 | ||
| Optimal Velocity Function Minimizing Dissipated Energy Considering All Friction in a Position Control System |
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| Yiting Zhu, Xuejun Zhu, Teruyuki Izumi, and Masashi Kanesaka |
| Paper: | pp. 106-113 | ||
| Simultaneous Learning of Robot Impedance Parameters Using Neural Networks |
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| Mutsuhiro Terauchi, Yoshiyuki Tanaka, Seishiro Sakaguchi, Nan Bu, and Toshio Tsuji |
| Paper: | pp. 114-123 | ||
| Memory Efficient Real-Time Motion Planning by Dual-Resolution Heuristic Search |
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| Ralf Gomm and Sabri Cetinkunt |
Vol.18 (2006)
No.6
(Dec)
Special Issue on Optomechatronics
Special Issue on Optomechatronics
| Editorial: | p. 683 | |
| Optomechatronics |
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| Shun'ichi Kaneko, Hyungsuck Cho, Kazunori Umeda, and Takayuki Tanaka | ||
| Many researchers in optomechatronics face the globalization of technologies they developed and implemented on production lines such as optical lithography, fiber optics, optical sensors and communication, micro/nano-optical engineering, intelligent and smart technologies, machine vision, optics-based control, visual servoing, vision-based control, microrobotics, and optics-based navigation and sensing. Optomechatronics is an active research field in which many types of optical technologies are combined with mechatronics, including mechanisms, electronics, and information technologies. Optomechatronics thus develops new technical, smart, embedded functions and systems for very broad applications. We have organized several international conferences for optomechatronics and optomechatronic systems sponsored by SPIE during this decade. At Sapporo in 2005, the SPIE international symposium on optomechatronic systems, ISOT2005, was held as a joint symposium of five conferences: actuators and manipulation, sensors and instrumentation, micro/nano-devices and components, machine vision, and systems control. The organization attracted 174 papers from around the world, and provided a fruitful forum for discussions on the status and future issues in optomechatronics. This special issue was planned partly to include many of the qualified papers presented at the symposium and to promote other researchers in peripheral fields of optomechatronics to submit their research to encourage researchers interested in it to develop systems and technologies more skilled, smarter, and more robust in the real-world environment. We thank the authors for their invaluable contributions and the reviewers for their valuable time and effort. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 684-691 | ||
| Actuators Based on Photomechanical Polymer |
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| LaQuieta Huey, Sergey S. Sarkisov, Michael J. Curley, and Grigory Adamovsky |
| Paper: | pp. 692-697 | ||
| Optical 3D Manipulation and Observation in Real-Time |
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| Jesper Glückstad, Peter John Rodrigo, and Ivan Perch-Nielsen |
| Paper: | pp. 698-704 | ||
| Development of a Multi-Ball-Cantilever AFM for Measuring Resist Surface |
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| Shujie Liu, Shuichi Nagasawa, Satoru Takahashi, and Kiyoshi Takamasu |
| Paper: | pp. 705-713 | ||
| Particle Detection for 100-nm Patterned Wafers by Evanescent Light Illumination – Analysis of Evanescent Light Scattering Using Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method – |
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| Toshie Yoshioka, Takashi Miyoshi, and Yasuhiro Takaya |
| Paper: | pp. 714-721 | ||
| Dual-LED Imaging System for Secure and Robust Fingerprint Detection |
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| Ichiro Fujieda, Katsuki Tai, Etsuji Matsuyama, and Masashi Kurita |
| Paper: | pp. 722-727 | ||
| Shape Measurement of Solder Bumps by Shape-from-Focus Using Varifocal Mirror |
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| Jun Mitsudo and Akira Ishii |
| Paper: | pp. 728-737 | ||
| Development of DMD Reflection-Type CCD Camera for Phase Analysis and Shape Measurement |
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| Shien Ri, Yasuhiro Matsunaga, Motoharu Fujigaki, Toru Matui, and Yoshiharu Morimoto |
| Paper: | pp. 738-743 | ||
| Object Modeling Using Gaussian Mixture Model for Infrared Image and its Application to Vehicle Detection |
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| Makito Seki, Haruhisa Okuda, Manabu Hashimoto, and Nami Hirata |
| Paper: | pp. 744-750 | ||
| An Object Detection Method Based on Independent Local Features |
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| Ryouta Nakano, Kazuhiro Hotta, and Haruhisa Takahashi |
| Paper: | pp. 751-759 | ||
| Gestures Recognition Based on the Fusion of Hand Positioning and Arm Gestures |
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| Didier Coquin, Eric Benoit, Hideyuki Sawada, and Bogdan Ionescu |
| Paper: | pp. 760-764 | ||
| Human and Object Detection in Smoke-Filled Space Using Millimeter-Wave Radar Based Measurement |
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| Yoshimitsu Aoki and Masaki Sakai |
| Paper: | pp. 765-771 | ||
| HM-ICP: Fast 3-D Registration Algorithm with Hierarchical and Region Selection Approach of M-ICP |
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| Haruhisa Okuda, Yasuo Kitaaki, Manabu Hashimoto, and Shun’ichi Kaneko |
| Paper: | pp. 772-778 | ||
| Violent Action Detection for Elevator |
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| Kentaro Hayashi, Makito Seki, Takahide Hirai, Koichi Takeuchi, and Koichi Sasakawa |
| Paper: | pp. 779-786 | ||
| A Dual Imaging System for Flip-Chip Alignment Using Visual Servoing |
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| Daljae Lee, Xiaodong Tao, Hyungsuck Cho, and Youngjun Cho |
| Paper: | pp. 787-794 | ||
| Visually Guided Microassembly with Active Zooming |
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| Xiaodong Tao, Hyungsuck Cho, and Youngjun Cho |
| Paper: | pp. 795-802 | ||
| Visual Feedback Tracking with Laser to Moving Crane Hook |
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| Shunsuke Nara and Satoru Takahashi |
| Paper: | pp. 803-807 | ||
| Design of a Precision Linear-Rotary Positioning Actuator |
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| Wei Gao, Shinji Sato, Yasumasa Sakurai, and Satoshi Kiyono |
| Paper: | pp. 808-815 | ||
| Improvement in a Surface Motor-Driven Planar Motion Stage |
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| Wei Gao, Katsutoshi Horie, Songyi Dian, Kei Katakura, and Satoshi Kiyono |
| Paper: | pp. 816-823 | ||
| Lithography Using a Microelectronic Mask |
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| Manseung Seo, Haeryung Kim, and Masahiko Onosato |
| Letter: | pp. 824-826 | ||
| Rotational Speed Control by Optical PWM Operation for Single Cells |
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| Makoto Yoshida, Ichirou Ishimaru, Katsumi Ishizaki, Toshiki Yasokawa, and Yusuke Inoue |
| Letter: | pp. 827-830 | ||
| Novel Computed Tomography for Reconstructing Three-Dimensional Phase Contrast Images of Single Living Cells |
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| Yusuke Inoue, Ichirou Ishimaru, Toshiki Yasokawa, Katsumi Ishizaki, and Makoto Yoshida |
No.5
(Oct)
Mini-Special Issue on Robot Control
Mini-Special Issue on Robot Control
| Paper: | pp. 521-528 | ||
| Locomotion of 3D Snake-Like Robots – Shifting and Rolling Control of Active Cord Mechanism ACM-R3 – |
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| Makoto Mori and Shigeo Hirose |
| Paper: | pp. 529-538 | ||
| Neural Adaptive Approach-Application to Robot Force Control in an Unknown Environment |
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| Yacine Amirat, Karim Djouani, Mohamed Kirad, and Nadia Saadia |
| Paper: | pp. 539-544 | ||
| New Portable Pointer for Positional Data Acquisition |
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| Kiyoshi Ioi, Yasushi Sato, and Shinya Miyoshi |
| Paper: | pp. 545-555 | ||
| Development of Novel Linear Motion Mechanism with Load Sensitive Transmission |
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| Jianjun Yuan and Shigeo Hirose |
| Paper: | pp. 556-563 | ||
| Quasi-Static Analysis of a Novel Crawler-Driven Robot Motion |
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| Guangping Lan and Shugen Ma |
| Paper: | pp. 564-571 | ||
| Tracing Manipulation in Clothes Spreading by Robot Arms |
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| Khairul Salleh, Hiroaki Seki, Yoshitsugu Kamiya, and Masatoshi Hikizu |
| Paper: | pp. 572-579 | ||
| Program Development Environment for Multiple Robot-Multiple Application System |
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| Tsukasa Kyousou and Yasumichi Aiyama |
| Paper: | pp. 580-588 | ||
| Decentralized Adaptive Coordinated Control of Multiple Robot Arms for Constrained Tasks |
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| Haruhisa Kawasaki, Rizauddin Bin Ramli, and Satoshi Ueki |
| Paper: | pp. 589-597 | ||
| Gain Scheduling Controller Design for Two-Rotor Hovering System and its Experimental Verification |
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| Makoto Yamashita, Masami Saeki, Nobutaka Wada, and Izumi Masubuchi |
| Paper: | pp. 598-607 | ||
| Motion Control of Ultra-High-Speed Manipulator with a Flexible Link Based on Dynamically Coupled Driving |
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| Tomoari Maruyama, Chunquan Xu, Aiguo Ming, and Makoto Shimojo |
| Paper: | pp. 608-617 | ||
| Impedance Control of Free-Flying Space Robot for Orbital Servicing |
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| Hiroki Nakanishi and Kazuya Yoshida |
| Paper: | pp. 618-625 | ||
| Clothes Folding Task by Tool-Using Robot |
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| Fumiaki Osawa, Hiroaki Seki, and Yoshitsugu Kamiya |
| Paper: | pp. 626-633 | ||
| Novel Human Interface for Game Control Using Voluntarily Generated Biological Signals |
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| Keisuke Shima, Masaru Okamoto, Nan Bu, and Toshio Tsuji |
| Paper: | pp. 634-642 | ||
| Soft Tissue Pushing Operation Using a Haptic Interface for Simulation of Brain Tumor Resection |
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| Daisuke Sato, Ryosuke Kobayashi, Akira Kobayashi, Shohei Fujino, and Masaru Uchiyama |
| Development Report: | pp. 643-649 | ||
| Development of a Needle-Insertion Robot for MRI-Guided Stereotactic Surgery |
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| Yuji Wakasa, Masato Oka, Kanya Tanaka, Masami Fujii, Syuichi Yamauchi, and Kazuyuki Minami |
| Paper: | pp. 651-660 | ||
| Natural Resolution of Ill-Posed Inverse Kinematics for Redundant Robots: A Challenge to Bernstein’s Degrees-of-Freedom Problem |
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| Suguru Arimoto and Masahiro Sekimoto |
| Paper: | pp. 661-671 | ||
| Estimation of Bounded Model Uncertainties |
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| Olivier Adrot, Jean-Marie Flaus, and José Ragot |
| Paper: | pp. 672-679 | ||
| Time-Series Forecasting Using Fuzzy-Neural System with Evolutionary Rule Base |
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| Arit Thammano and Sirinda Palahan |
No.4
(Aug)
Special Issue on Haptics: Interfaces, Applications, and Perception
Special Issue on Haptics: Interfaces, Applications, and Perception
| Editorial: | p. 367 | |
| Haptics: Interfaces, Applications, and Perception |
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| Haruhisa Kawasaki and Osama Halabi | ||
| The last decade has seen significant advances in research on haptics and haptic interfaces. Device performance has improved, and the many commercial devices now available at reasonable prices indicate how haptic research will grow and new applications involving haptics will touch all aspects of daily life. Sophisticated systems require research beyond physical devices, such as modeling the physical properties of virtual objects, human physiology, and haptic evaluation. This special issue focuses on state-of-the-art design and development of haptic interfaces and explores potential applications of this technology and related issues such as tactile display, haptic rendering, physiology, and evaluation methodologies. The 15 papers were selected after a rigorous peer review from around the world and include diverse topics such as haptic device design and technology, tactile display and tactile sensing, collaborative multiuser haptic environments, haptic cognition, haptic rendering, tele-existence and multimodal interaction, and medical and rehabilitation applications. We thank the Editorial Board of JRM Journal for making this special issue possible. We also thank the authors for contributing their fine work and revising their papers for this issue, and extend our thanks and appreciation to the reviewers for their constructive comments and suggestions. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 368-374 | ||
| Haptic-Assisted SMMS Telemicromanipulation Using Virtual Fixture |
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| Gilgueng Hwang and Hideki Hashimoto |
| Paper: | pp. 375-380 | ||
| Transparent Tactile Switch for Touch Screen Interface |
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| Fumihito Arai, Naoya Iwata, and Toshio Fukuda |
| Paper: | pp. 381-391 | ||
| Vibro-Tactile Interface for Enhancing Piloting Abilities During Long Term Flight |
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| Sylvain Cardin, Frédéric Vexo, and Daniel Thalmann |
| Paper: | pp. 392-400 | ||
| Development of 2-DOF Haptic Device Driven Directly by Shaft Motors |
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| Hironori Ogawa and Makoto Shimojo |
| Paper: | pp. 401-408 | ||
| Development of Directional Display Using Forearm Twisting and Human Navigation Experiments |
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| Masamichi Sakaguchi, Utako Kanuka, Shigeyuki Shimachi, and Akira Hashimoto |
| Paper: | pp. 409-417 | ||
| Future Haptic Science Encyclopedia: Realistic Stable Haptic Interaction with Highly Deformable Objects Using HIRO-II |
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| Osama Halabi, Vytautas Daniulaitis, Haruhisa Kawasaki, Tetsuya Mouri, and Yoshio Ohtuka |
| Paper: | pp. 418-425 | ||
| Rigidity Distribution Rendering for a Tool-Handling Type Haptic Interface |
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| Hiroaki Yano, Masaki Nudejima, Masaki Tomiyoshi, and Hiroo Iwata |
| Paper: | pp. 426-432 | ||
| Basic Study on Grasping of Soft Object by Finite Element Method Considering Gravity |
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| Tetsuya Yokoyama, Hideki Tanahashi, and Haruhisa Kawasaki |
| Paper: | pp. 433-441 | ||
| Analysis and Synthesis of Facial Color for Facial Image Synthesis in a Virtual Arm Wrestling System |
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| Takashi Yamada and Tomio Watanabe |
| Paper: | pp. 442-449 | ||
| Multiaxis Capacitive Force Sensor and its Measurement Principle Using Neural Networks |
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| Seiji Aoyagi, Masaru Kawanishi, and Daiichiro Yoshikawa |
| Paper: | pp. 450-457 | ||
| Cross-Modality Between Haptic and Auditory Roughness with a Force Feedback Device |
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| Emi Kitamura, Katsuya Miyashita, Kenji Ozawa, Masaki Omata, and Atsumi Imamiya |
| Paper: | pp. 458-466 | ||
| Predictability of Rest-to-Rest Movements in Haptic Environments with 3D Constraints |
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| Igor Goncharenko, Mikhail Svinin, Yutaka Kanou, and Shigeyuki Hosoe |
| Paper: | pp. 467-475 | ||
| A Study of Perceptual Performance in Haptic Virtual Environments |
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| Marcia K. O’Malley and Gina Upperman |
| Paper: | pp. 476-488 | ||
| Verification of Haptic Illusions Using a Haptic Interface and Consideration on its Mechanism |
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| Masayuki Hara, Takahiro Higuchi, Ayaka Ohtake, Jian Huang, and Tetsuro Yabuta |
| Paper: | pp. 489-498 | ||
| Haptic Length Display Based on Cutaneous-Proprioceptive Integration |
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| Kazunori Terada, Akinori Kumazaki, Daisuke Miyata, and Akira Ito |
| Paper: | pp. 499-503 | ||
| Epoxy-Based Multichannel Microelectrode for Insect Biopotential Recording |
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| Yoshihiko Kuwana |
| Paper: | pp. 504-510 | ||
| Robotic Facial Expression Using a Curved Surface Display |
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| Minoru Hashimoto and Daisuke Morooka |
| Paper: | pp. 511-518 | ||
| Loose Guide for Passive Omnidirectional Mobility Aid |
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| Naemeh Nejatbakhsh and Kazuhiro Kosuge |
No.3
(Jun)
Special Issue on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'05 (Part 2)
Special Issue on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'05 (Part 2)
| Editorial: | p. 225 | |
| Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'05 (Part 2) |
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| Kiyoshi Komoriya, and Takashi Tsubouchi | ||
| The 2005 JSME Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (ROBOMEC'05) was held at Kobe International Exhibition Hall, Kobe, Japan, on June 9-11, 2005, sponsored by the Robotics and Mechatronics Division of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. Prof. Tadokoro of Kobe University at that time served as general chair and Prof. Tsubouchi of Tsukuba University as program chair. The conference, whose theme was "Mega-Integration in Robotics and Mechatronics to Assist Our Daily Lives," was to help establish new industries using advanced robotics and mechatronics technologies. Organized sessions numbered 64 and papers 880, again a record for the conference. This special issue presents 14 papers from the conference culled from 110 outstanding presentations - some 12% of the total - which were further narrowed to 47 before final selection for Part 2 (Vol.18, No.3). 13 papers have already been published in Vol.18, No.2. We thank the authors for their invaluable contributions to this issue and the reviewers for their time and effort. We also thank Editor-in-Chief Prof. Makoto Kaneko of Hiroshima University for organizing this special issue. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 226-234 | ||
| Thermal Tactile Presentation Based on Prediction of Contact Temperature |
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| Akio Yamamoto, Hiroaki Yamamoto, Benjamin Cros, Hironori Hashimoto, and Toshiro Higuchi |
| Paper: | pp. 235-241 | ||
| Electromechanical Conversion Mechanism of a Tactile Sensor Using Carbon Micro Coil Inside an Elastic Material |
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| Masato Homma, Hiroshi Morita, Takashi Maeno, Masashi Konyo, and Seiji Motojima |
| Paper: | pp. 242-248 | ||
| Modeling and Stability Analysis of Dynamic Control Through a Soft Interface |
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| Mizuho Shibata, and Shinichi Hirai |
| Paper: | pp. 249-256 | ||
| Development of Robotic Forceps for Laparoscopic Surgery |
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| Makoto Jinno, Takamitsu Sunaoshi, Toyomi Miyagawa, Takehiro Hato, Nobuto Matsuhira, Yasuhide Morikawa, Soji Ozawa, and Masaki Kitajima |
| Paper: | pp. 257-263 | ||
| Micro Manipulator and Forceps Navigation for Endoscopic Fetal Surgery |
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| Kanako Harada, Kentaro Iwase, Kota Tsubouchi, Kousuke Kishi, Tetsuya Nakamura, Toshio Chiba, and Masakatsu G. Fujie |
| Paper: | pp. 264-270 | ||
| On-Chip Microparticle Manipulation Using Disposable Magnetically Driven Microdevices |
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| Hisataka Maruyama, Fumihito Arai, and Toshio Fukuda |
| Paper: | pp. 271-277 | ||
| New Biped Foot System Adaptable to Uneven Terrain |
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| Kenji Hashimoto, Yusuke Sugahara, Hun-ok Lim, and Atsuo Takanishi |
| Paper: | pp. 278-285 | ||
| Water-Rescue Robot Vehicle with Variably Configured Segmented Wheels |
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| Hironao Okada, Taro Iwamoto, and Koji Shibuya |
| Paper: | pp. 286-298 | ||
| Design and Implementation of the Reconfiguration Mechanism for a Modular Humanoid Robot |
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| Tetsuya Taira, and Nobuyuki Yamasaki |
| Paper: | pp. 299-304 | ||
| Development of a Peristaltic Crawling Robot Based on Earthworm Locomotion |
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| Taro Nakamura, Takashi Kato, Tomohide Iwanaga, and Yoichi Muranaka |
| Paper: | pp. 305-311 | ||
| Development of Practical 3-Dimensional Active Cord Mechanism ACM-R4 |
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| Hiroya Yamada, and Shigeo Hirose |
| Paper: | pp. 312-317 | ||
| Development of Rockfall Prevention Net Climbing Robot Using a Quadric Chain |
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| Hidekazu Kajiwara, Makoto Arai, Takafumi Noguchi, and Takashi Nakamura |
| Paper: | pp. 318-324 | ||
| Development of Quadruped Walking Robot TITAN XI for Steep Slopes - Slope Map Generation and Map Information Application - |
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| Takahiro Doi, Ryuichi Hodoshima, Yasushi Fukuda, Shigeo Hirose, Toshihito Okamoto, and Junichi Mori |
| Paper: | pp. 325-332 | ||
| Robot Platform Architecture for Information Sharing and Collaboration Among Multiple Networked Robots |
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| Hirohisa Tezuka, Norifumi Katafuchi, Yukihiro Nakamura, Tamotsu Machino, Yoshito Nanjo, Satoshi Iwaki, and Ken-ichiro Shimokura |
| Paper: | pp. 333-339 | ||
| Non-Dimensional Analysis Based Design on Tracing Type Legged Robots |
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| Mitsuru Higashimori, Idaku Ishii, and Makoto Kaneko |
| Paper: | pp. 340-346 | ||
| A Finite Element Scheme for Impact Force Prediction of Robotic Mechanisms |
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| Daigoro Isobe, and Yoshiaki Moriya |
| Paper: | pp. 347-355 | ||
| Three-Dimensional Movement in Water of the Dolphin Robot - Control Between Two Positions by Roll and Pitch Combination - |
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| Motomu Nakashima, Takahiro Tsubaki, and Kyosuke Ono |
| Paper: | pp. 356-364 | ||
| Reconfigurable Cellular Satellites Maintained by Space Robots |
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| Hideyuki Tanaka, Noritaka Yamamoto, Takehisa Yairi, and Kazuo Machida |
No.2
(Apr)
Special Issue on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC’05 (Part 1)
Special Issue on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC’05 (Part 1)
| Editorial: | p. 113 | |
| Selected Papers from ROBOMEC’05 (Part 1) |
| |
| Kiyoshi Komoriya, and Takashi Tsubouchi | ||
| The 2005 JSME Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (ROBOMEC’05) was held at Kobe International Exhibition Hall, Kobe, Japan, on June 9-11, 2005, sponsored by the Robotics and Mechatronics Division of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. Prof. Tadokoro of Kobe University at that time served as general chair and Prof. Tsubouchi of Tsukuba University as program chair. The conference, whose theme was “Mega-Integration in Robotics and Mechatronics to Assist Our Daily Lives,” was to help establish new industries using advanced robotics and mechatronics technologies. Organized sessions numbered 64 and papers 880, again a record for the conference. This special issue presents 13 papers from the conference culled from 110 outstanding presentations – some 12% of the total – which were further narrowed to 47 before final selection for Part 1 (Vol.18, No.2). We thank the authors for their invaluable contributions to this issue and the reviewers for their time and effort. We also thank Editor-in-Chief Prof. Makoto Kaneko of Hiroshima University for organizing this special issue. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 114-120 | ||
| Concept of a Micro Gyroscope Using Electro-Conjugate Fluid (ECF) and Development of an ECF Micro Gyro-Motor |
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| Shinichi Yokota, Ryuta Nishizawa, Kenjiro Takemura, and Kazuya Edamura |
| Paper: | pp. 121-130 | ||
| Optical Torque Sensors for Local Impedance Control Realization of an Anthropomorphic Robot Arm |
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| Dzmitry Tsetserukou, Riichiro Tadakuma, Hiroyuki Kajimoto, and Susumu Tachi |
| Paper: | pp. 131-138 | ||
| Self-Localization Method Utilizing Environment-Embedded Information and Range Sensory Information |
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| Kuniaki Kawabata, Daisuke Itoh, Yasushi Hada, Daisuke Chugo, Hayato Kaetsu, and Hajime Asama |
| Paper: | pp. 139-145 | ||
| Development of a Tendon-Driven System Using a Pneumatic Balloon |
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| Norihiko Saga, Jun-ya Nagase, and Yasumasa Kondo |
| Paper: | pp. 146-152 | ||
| Atomization and Stirring of Droplets Using Surface Acoustic Wave for Integrated Droplet Manipulation |
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| Akio Yamamoto, Masahiro Nishimura, Yutaka Ooishi, Nobuhiro Tsukada, and Toshiro Higuchi |
| Paper: | pp. 153-159 | ||
| 3D 6DOF Manipulation of Microbead by Laser Tweezers |
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| Fumihito Arai, Toshiaki Endo, Ryuji Yamauchi, and Toshio Fukuda |
| Paper: | pp. 160-166 | ||
| Development of 6-Axis Material Tester for Measuring Mechanical Spine Properties |
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| Motoyoshi Fujiwara, Takanori Masuda, Tadashi Inaba, Takaya Katoh, Yuichi Kasai, and Satoru Ito |
| Paper: | pp. 167-176 | ||
| Position Control of Needle Tip Based on Physical Properties of Liver and Force Sensor |
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| Yo Kobayashi, Jun Okamoto, and Masakatsu G. Fujie |
| Paper: | pp. 177-185 | ||
| Virtual Driving Simulator for Measuring Dynamic Properties of Human Arm Movements |
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| Yoshiyuki Tanaka, Ryoma Kanda, Naoki Yamada, Hitoshi Fukuba, Ichiro Masamori, and Toshio Tsuji |
| Paper: | pp. 186-194 | ||
| Agent System for Operating Web-Based Sensor Nodes via the Internet |
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| Tokihiro Fukatsu, Masayuki Hirafuji, and Takuji Kiura |
| Paper: | pp. 195-202 | ||
| Development of Human-Symbiotic Robot “EMIEW” – Design Concept and System Construction – |
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| Yuji Hosoda, Saku Egawa, Junichi Tamamoto, Kenjiro Yamamoto, Ryousuke Nakamura, and Masahito Togami |
| Paper: | pp. 203-214 | ||
| Integrated Limb Mechanism Robot ASTERISK |
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| Tomohito Takubo, Tatsuo Arai, Kenji Inoue, Hikaru Ochi, Takeshi Konishi, Taisuke Tsurutani, Yasuo Hayashibara, and Eiji Koyanagi |
| Review: | pp. 215-221 | ||
| A Progressively Advancing Curriculum for Robotics Education – The Case of Toin University of Yokohama – |
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| Yasuo Hayashibara, Takeshi Agui, Takahiro Ito, Motoyoshi Ohaba, Eiji Koyanagi, Toshiharu Sekine, Masaaki Takeuchi, and Seishi Kudo |
No.1
(Feb)
Regular papers
Regular Papers
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| Basic Study on Self-Transfer Aid Robotics |
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| Yoshihiko Takahashi, Go Manabe, Katsumi Takahashi, and Takuro Hatakeyama |
| Paper: | pp. 11-17 | ||
| Modeling and Fabrication of a Mobile Inspection Microrobot Driven by a Pneumatic Bellows Actuator for Long Pipes |
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| Manabu Ono, Toshiaki Hamano, and Shigeo Kato |
| Paper: | pp. 18-25 | ||
| User-Friendly Acceleration/Deceleration Control of Electric-Powered Wheelchair |
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| Toru Oshima, and Noboru Momose |
| Paper: | pp. 26-35 | ||
| Characteristics of Frictional Sliding Motion in Releasing Manipulation |
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| Chi Zhu, Yasumichi Aiyama, Tamio Arai, and Atsuo Kawamura |
| Paper: | pp. 36-43 | ||
| Reliable Robot Communication on Web Services |
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| Masahiko Narita, Makiko Shimamura, and Makoto Oya |
| Paper: | pp. 44-50 | ||
| A Stable Approach for Modular Learning and its Application to Autonomous Aero-Robot |
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| Mai Bando, and Hiroaki Nakanishi |
| Paper: | pp. 51-58 | ||
| Omnidirectional Static Walking of a Quadruped Robot on a Slope |
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| Lei Zhang, Shugen Ma, Yoshinori Honda, and Kousuke Inoue |
| Paper: | pp. 59-66 | ||
| Identification and State Evaluation Based on Frontal Views of Walkers |
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| Akio Nozawa, Tota Mizuno, Masafumi Uchida, Hisaya Tanaka, and Hideto Ide |
| Paper: | pp. 67-75 | ||
| Development of Space Environment Preservation System Using Robot |
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| Kazuo Machida, and Toshiaki Iwata |
| Paper: | pp. 76-82 | ||
| Feed Rate Control Using Fuzzy Reasoning for a Mold Polishing Robot |
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| Fusaomi Nagata, and Keigo Watanabe |
| Paper: | pp. 83-88 | ||
| A Sensitivity Variable Tactile Sensor with Self-Tuner |
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| Susumu Kouno |
| Paper: | pp. 89-96 | ||
| Tail-Actuator Propulsion Device for Aquatic Robot |
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| Andrea Manuello Bertetto, and Maurizio Ruggiu |
| Paper: | pp. 97-102 | ||
| PSD Sensor Decomposing Multiple Light Spots |
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| Susumu Kouno |
| Development Report: | pp. 103-110 | ||
| Evolutionary Learning Acquisition of Optimal Joint Angle Trajectories of Flexible Robot Arm |
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| Hiroyuki Kojima, and Takahiro Hiruma |
Vol.17 (2005)
No.6
(Dec)
Special Issue on Human Modeling in Robotics
Special Issue on Human Modeling in Robotics
| Editorial: | p. 607 | |
| Human Modeling in Robotics |
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| Taketoshi Mori | ||
| Human modeling is becoming an essential key technology for robotics and mechatronics systems that aid and expand human activities. Human modeling is indispensable in designing systems that conduct tasks difficult or even impossible for human beings to accomplish. Such systems include humanoid robots, power assistance suits, communication robots, intelligent support rooms, and user interface devices. This special issue focuses on the latest state-of-the-art human modeling research, especially in robotics, presenting a wide variety of human modeling areas. To support human beings in real-world environments, human behavior model is considerably important. Adaptation to personal characteristics may be the core function of next-generation system mechanisms, and human social modeling is the principal focus of interfacing for interaction systems. Cognitive and psychological models of human beings have always been an important domain in human-machine systems. Probabilistic and static methods have attracted attention in this research field. Not only mechanical but physiological human modeling may soon become 'vital' for all kind of robotic systems. This special issue is the kernel node for cultivating these rapidly advancing areas. I thank the authors of the articles in this issue for their invaluable effort and contributions. I also thank the members of the Editorial board, without whose work this special issue would not have been possible. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 608-616 | ||
| Design of a Human Circulation Modeling System for Fitness Training |
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| Kenichi Asami |
| Paper: | pp. 617-627 | ||
| Spinal Information Processing and its Application to Motor Learning Support |
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| Mihoko Otake, and Yoshihiko Nakamura |
| Paper: | pp. 628-635 | ||
| Motion Analysis of Human Lifting Works with Heavy Objects |
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| Nobutomo Matsunaga, and Shigeyasu Kawaji |
| Paper: | pp. 636-644 | ||
| Off-Policy Natural Policy Gradient Method for a Biped Walking Using a CPG Controller |
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| Yutaka Nakamura, Takeshi Mori, Yoichi Tokita, Tomohiro Shibata, and Shin Ishii |
| Paper: | pp. 645-654 | ||
| Classification of Motion Constraints by Explorative Manipulation by a Compliant Multi-Fingered Hand |
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| Ryo Fukano, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Takuya Otani, Takumi Kobayashi, and Nobuyuki Otsu |
| Paper: | pp. 655-663 | ||
| Pinching at Fingertips for Humanoid Robot Hand |
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| Kiyoshi Hoshino, and Ichiro Kawabuchi |
| Paper: | pp. 664-671 | ||
| Human Posture Probability Density Estimation Based on Actual Motion Measurement and Eigenpostures |
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| Tatsuya Harada, Taketoshi Mori, and Tomomasa Sato |
| Paper: | pp. 672-680 | ||
| Human-Like Daily Action Recognition Model |
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| Taketoshi Mori, and Kousuke Tsujioka |
| Paper: | pp. 681-688 | ||
| Extracting Multimodal Dynamics of Objects Using RNNPB |
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| Tetsuya Ogata, Hayato Ohba, Jun Tani, Kazunori Komatani, and Hiroshi G. Okuno |
| Paper: | pp. 689-696 | ||
| Probabilistic Human Modeling Based on Personal Construct Theory |
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| Yoichi Motomura, and Takeo Kanade |
| Paper: | pp. 697-704 | ||
| A Dialogue Control Model Based on Ambiguity Evaluation of Users’ Instructions and Stochastic Representation of Experiences |
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| Tetsunari Inamura, Masayuki Inaba, and Hirochika Inoue |
| Paper: | pp. 705-716 | ||
| Development of Infant Behavior Simulator: Modeling Grasping Achievement Based on Developmental Behavior Model and Environmental Interest Induction Model |
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| Koji Kitamura, Yoshifumi Nishida, Naoaki Matsumoto, Yoichi Motomura, Tatsuhiro Yamanaka, and Hiroshi Mizoguchi |
| Paper: | pp. 717-724 | ||
| Sequential Human Behavior Recognition for Cooking-Support Robots |
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| Tsukasa Fukuda, Yasushi Nakauchi, Katsunori Noguchi, and Takashi Matsubara |
No.5
(Oct)
Special Issue on Selected Papers from ICAM'04
Special Issue on Selected Papers from ICAM'04
| Editorial: | p. 499 | |
| Selected Papers from ICAM'04 |
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| Makoto Kaneko, and Masashi Furukawa | ||
| This special issue on the International Conference on Advanced Mechatronics (ICAM'04) held at Asahikawa, Hokkaido, October 3 to 5, 2004, sponsored by the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, covers three major areas focused on by the Conference: mechatronics, robotics, and information technology (IT). Among the 110-plus excellent papers accepted for the conference, guest editors chose roughly 40%, recommending that authors submit papers for this journal. This special issue features 13 papers that passed final tough reviews, making the acceptance ratio 60%. We believe you will find this issue both interesting and informative in providing the latest information on mechatronics. We thank all who submitted articles to this special issue and the anonymous reviewers who took so much time from their busy schedules to review manuscripts and respond with constructive suggestions and comments. The high-quality reviews and timely completion of revised manuscripts have certainly helped make this special issue successful. We are sure the news in this issue will be of great help to researchers in the mechatronics community. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 500-508 | ||
| Motion Design for Indoor Blimp Robot with PID Controller |
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| Hidenori Kawamura, Hisao Kadota, Masahito Yamamoto, Toshihiko Takaya, and Azuma Ohuchi |
| Paper: | pp. 509-516 | ||
| Basic Design Guide Proposal on Nanometer Flying-Height Slider for Small Magnetic Disk Drives |
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| Yoshinori Takeuchi, and Katsuyuki Tanaka |
| Paper: | pp. 517-522 | ||
| Development of Nanometer Flying-Height Slider for Small Magnetic Disk Drives |
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| Yoshinori Takeuchi, and Katsuyuki Tanaka |
| Paper: | pp. 523-528 | ||
| Development of a Forging Type Rapid Prototyping System; Automation of a Free Forging and Metal Hammering Working |
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| Hidetake Tanaka, Naoki Asakawa, and Masatoshi Hirao |
| Paper: | pp. 529-536 | ||
| Development of Wearable Pneumatic Actuator and Multiport Pressure Control Valve |
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| Tetsuya Akagi, and Shujiro Dohta |
| Paper: | pp. 537-545 | ||
| Motion Planning for Rolling-Based Locomotion |
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| Kodai Suzuki, Mikhail Svinin, and Shigeyuki Hosoe |
| Paper: | pp. 546-552 | ||
| Damping and Transfer Control of Liquid in a Cylindrical Container Using a Wheeled Mobile Robot |
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| Masafumi Hamaguchi, and Takao Taniguchi |
| Paper: | pp. 553-559 | ||
| Vertical Planar Underactuated Manipulation Using a Gravity Compensation Mechanism |
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| Yoshiki Ono, and Toshio Morita |
| Paper: | pp. 560-567 | ||
| Local Clustering Organization (LCO) Solving a Large-Scale TSP |
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| Masashi Furukawa, Michiko Watanabe, and Yusuke Matsumura |
| Paper: | pp. 568-574 | ||
| Development of Pneumatic Power Assist Splint “ASSIST” Operated by Human Intention |
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| Daisuke Sasaki, Toshiro Noritsugu, and Masahiro Takaiwa |
| Paper: | pp. 575-583 | ||
| Stand-Alone Wearable Power Assist Suit –Development and Availability– |
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| Mineo Ishii, Keijiro Yamamoto, and Kazuhito Hyodo |
| Paper: | pp. 584-595 | ||
| Artificial Whiskers: Structural Characterization and Implications for Adaptive Robots |
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| Hiroshi Yokoi, Max Lungarella, Miriam Fend, and Rolf Pfeifer |
| Paper: | pp. 596-604 | ||
| Autonomous Role Assignment in a Homogeneous Multi-Robot System |
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| Toshiyuki Yasuda, and Kazuhiro Ohkura |
No.4
(Aug)
Special Issue on VLSI Computing for Real-World Intelligent Systems
Special Issue on VLSI Computing for Real-World Intelligent Systems
| Editorial: | p. 371 | |
| VLSI Computing for Real-World Intelligent Systems |
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| Masanori Hariyama | ||
Recently, intelligent systems are desired to support human in real world such as advanced safe vehicles, home service robots, wearable computing devices, and intelligent home security systems. Such intelligent systems require extremely high computational power that exceeds that of state-of-the-art microprocessors. They also require
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| Paper: | pp. 372-377 | ||
| A Digital Vision Chip for Early Feature Extraction with Rotated Template-Matching CA |
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| Masayuki Ikebe, and Tetsuya Asai |
| Paper: | pp. 378-386 | ||
| A Cellular-Automaton-Type Region Extraction Algorithm and its FPGA Implementation |
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| Teppei Nakano, Takashi Morie, Makoto Nagata, and Atsushi Iwata |
| Paper: | pp. 387-394 | ||
| A Pixel-Parallel Algorithm for Detecting and Tracking Fast-Moving Modulated Light Signals |
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| Shingo Kagami, Masatsugu Shinmeimae, Takashi Komuro, Yoshihiro Watanabe, and Masatoshi Ishikawa |
| Paper: | pp. 395-400 | ||
| A 3.7×3.7mm² 310.9mW 105.2msec 512×512-Pixel Phase-Only Correlation Processor |
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| Naoto Miyamoto, Koji Kotani, and Tadahiro Ohmi |
| Paper: | pp. 401-409 | ||
| Realtime FPGA-Based Vision System |
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| Shinichi Hirai, Masakazu Zakoji, Akihiro Masubuchi, and Tatsuhiko Tsuboi |
| Paper: | pp. 410-419 | ||
| Real-Time Shape Recognition Using a Pixel-Parallel Processor |
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| Takashi Komuro, Yoshiki Senjo, Kiyohiro Sogen, Shingo Kagami, and Masatoshi Ishikawa |
| Paper: | pp. 420-427 | ||
| Parallel Extraction Architecture for Information of Numerous Particles in Real-Time Image Measurement |
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| Yoshihiro Watanabe, Takashi Komuro, Shingo Kagami, and Masatoshi Ishikawa |
| Paper: | pp. 428-436 | ||
| Implementation of Face Recognition Processing Using an Embedded Processor |
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| Hiroyuki Kondo, Masami Nakajima, Miroslaw Bober, Krzysztof Kucharski, Osamu Yamamoto, and Toru Shimizu |
| Paper: | pp. 437-446 | ||
| Development of Image Recognition Processor Based on Configurable Processor |
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| Takashi Miyamori, Jun Tanabe, Yasuhiro Taniguchi, Kenji Furukawa, Tatsuo Kozakaya, Hiroaki Nakai, Yukimasa Miyamoto, Ken-ichi Maeda, and Masataka Matsui |
| Paper: | pp. 447-455 | ||
| VLSI Architecture for Robust Speech Recognition Systems and its Implementation on a Verification Platform |
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| Shingo Yoshizawa, Noboru Hayasaka, Naoya Wada, and Yoshikazu Miyanaga |
| Paper: | pp. 456-462 | ||
| Design and Implementation of the Multimedia Operation Mechanism for Responsive Multithreaded Processor |
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| Tsutomu Itou, and Nobuyuki Yamasaki |
| Paper: | pp. 463-468 | ||
| A 2.7 Gcps and 7-Multiplexing CDMA Serial Communication Chip for Real-Time Robot Control with Multiprocessors |
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| Mitsuru Shiozaki, Toru Mukai, Masahiro Ono, Mamoru Sasaki, and Atsushi Iwata |
| Paper: | pp. 469-474 | ||
| Angle Detection Methods for a CMOS Smart Rotary Encoder |
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| Kazuhiro Nakano, Toru Takahashi, and Shoji Kawahito |
| Paper: | pp. 475-482 | ||
| Field Emission of Individual Carbon Nanotubes and its Improvement by Decoration with Ruthenium Dioxide Super-Nanoparticles |
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| Pou Liu, Fumihito Arai, Lixin Dong, Toshio Fukuda, Tsuneyuki Noguchi, and Katsuyoshi Tatenuma |
| Paper: | pp. 483-495 | ||
| Polynomial Linear Quadratic Gaussian and Sliding Mode Observer for a Quadrotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
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| Abdellah Mokhtari, Abdelaziz Benallegue, and Abdelkader Belaidi |
No.3
(Jun)
Special Issue on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'04 (Part 2)
Special Issue on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'04 (Part 2)
| Editorial: | p. 235 | |
| Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'04 (Part 2) |
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| Kiyoshi Komoriya, and Akihito Sano | ||
| The 2004 JSME Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (ROBOMEC'04) was held at Meijo University in Nagoya, Japan, on June 18-20, 2004, sponsored by the Robotics and Mechatronics Division of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. Prof. Takeo Oomichi of Meijo University served as general chair and Prof. Sano of the Nagoya Institute of Technology as program chair. The conference, whose theme was "Super Fabrication for a Safe, Secure Environment," was to help establish new industries using advanced robotics and mechatronics technologies. Organized sessions numbered 67 and papers 813 – a record for the conference. The program committee selected 91 outstanding presentations – some 10% of the total – for the special issues. Out of submitted 43 papers Part 2 (Vol.17, No.3) presents 16 papers through the regular review process. Two papers have already been published in Vol.17, No.1, and 15 papers in Vol.17, No.2. We thank the authors for their invaluable contributions to this issue and the reviewers for their time and effort. We also thank Editor-in-Chief Makoto Kaneko of Hiroshima University for organizing this special issue. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 236-247 | ||
| Development of Modular Humanoid Robot Based on Functionally Distributed Modular Robot Architecture |
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| Tetsuya Taira, and Nobuyuki Yamasaki |
| Paper: | pp. 248-254 | ||
| Design and Development of a Small Stereovision Sensor Module for Small Self-Contained Autonomous Robots |
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| Kei Okada, Takeshi Morishita, Marika Hayashi, Masayuki Inaba, and Hirochika Inoue |
| Paper: | pp. 255-261 | ||
| A Study of an In-Pipe Microrobot Having Bulging Friction Brakes |
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| Manabu Ono, Manabu Otsuki, and Shigeo Kato |
| Paper: | pp. 262-268 | ||
| Navigation Using Local Landmarks in a Corridor Environment |
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| Kazumi Oikawa, Hidenori Takauji, Takanori Emaru, Shigenori Okubo, and Takeshi Tsuchiya |
| Paper: | pp. 269-276 | ||
| Detection of Wet-Road Conditions from Images Captured by a Vehicle-Mounted Camera |
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| Muneo Yamada, Koji Ueda, Isao Horiba, Shin Yamamoto, and Sadayuki Tsugawa |
| Paper: | pp. 277-284 | ||
| Displaying Partial Slippage for Virtual Grasping |
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| Masayuki Mori, Takashi Maeno, and Yoji Yamada |
| Paper: | pp. 285-292 | ||
| Dual-Armed Surgical Master-Slave Manipulator System with MR Compatibility |
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| Kousuke Kishi, Kazutoshi Kan, Masakatsu G. Fujie, Kenichi Sudo, Shinichi Takamoto, and Takeyoshi Dohi |
| Paper: | pp. 293-301 | ||
| Development of Active Links for Physical Man-Machine Interaction |
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| Jumpei Ochi, Koichi Suzumori, Junichi Tanaka, and Takefumi Kanda |
| Paper: | pp. 302-309 | ||
| Development of Integrated Visual Haptic Display Using Translucent Flexible Sheet |
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| Kenji Inoue, Reiko Uesugi, Ryouhei Sasama, Tatsuo Arai, and Yasushi Mae |
| Paper: | pp. 310-317 | ||
| Expression of Existence Supporting Sharing Interspatial Distance-“Maai”: Development of Roving Object Integrating Partner’s Shadow and Video Image |
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| Chikara Ishibiki, Yoshiaki Nakajima, Daisuke Matsumoto, and Yoshiyuki Miwa |
| Paper: | pp. 318-326 | ||
| A Dynamic Body Model of the Nematode C. elegans with Neural Oscillators |
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| Michiyo Suzuki, Takeshi Goto, Toshio Tsuji, and Hisao Ohtake |
| Paper: | pp. 327-334 | ||
| An In Vitro Patient-Specific Biological Model of the Cerebral Artery Reproduced with a Membranous Configuration for Simulating Endovascular Intervention |
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| Seiichi Ikeda, Fumihito Arai, Toshio Fukuda, Makoto Negoro, and Keiko Irie |
| Paper: | pp. 335-341 | ||
| Microfabrication and Laser Manipulation of Functional Microtool Using In-Situ Photofabrication |
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| Hisataka Maruyama, Fumihito Arai, and Toshio Fukuda |
| Paper: | pp. 342-351 | ||
| Development of a Simple Search Device Driven by a Human-Powered Generator |
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| Tomoharu Doi, Tatsuki Sasahara, Tadahiro Kaneda, Toshitaka Umemoto, and Yasumasa Yoshitani |
| Paper: | pp. 352-358 | ||
| Development of a Piezoelectric Screwdriver for Recessless Screws |
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| Hiroshi Kawano, and Hideyuki Ando |
| Paper: | pp. 359-366 | ||
| Structural Analysis of Directional Deflection Beams |
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| Koyu Abe, Yusuke Tanida, and Masaru Uchiyama |
No.2
(Apr)
Special Issue on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'04 (Part 1)
Special Issue on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'04 (Part 1)
| Editorial: | p. 109 | |
| Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'04 (Part 1) |
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| Kiyoshi Komoriya, and Akihito Sano | ||
| The 2004 JSME Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (ROBOMEC'04) was held at Meijo University in Nagoya, Japan, on June 18-20, 2004, sponsored by the Robotics and Mechatronics Division of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. Prof. Takeo Oomichi of Meijo University served as general chair and Prof. Sano of the Nagoya Institute of Technology as program chair. The conference, whose theme was "Super Fabrication for a Safe, Secure Environment," was to help establish new industries using advanced robotics and mechatronics technologies. Organized sessions numbered 67 and papers 813 – a record for the conference. The program committee selected 91 outstanding presentations – some 10% of the total – for the special issues. Out of submitted 43 papers Part 1 (Vol.17, No.2) presents 15 papers through the regular review process. Two papers have already been published in Vol.17, No.1. We thank the authors for their invaluable contributions to this issue and the reviewers for their time and effort. We also thank Editor-in-Chief Makoto Kaneko of Hiroshima University for organizing this special issue. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 110-115 | ||
| Development of a 3D Vision Range Sensor Using Equiphase Light Section Method |
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| Masaaki Kumagai |
| Paper: | pp. 116-120 | ||
| Design and Realization of 2-Dimensional Optical Range Sensor for Environment Recognition in Mobile Robots |
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| Hirohiko Kawata, Toshihiro Mori, and Shin’ichi Yuta |
| Paper: | pp. 121-129 | ||
| Multi-Target Tracking Using a Vision Chip and its Applications to Real-Time Visual Measurement |
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| Yoshihiro Watanabe, Takashi Komuro, Shingo Kagami, and Masatoshi Ishikawa |
| Paper: | pp. 130-141 | ||
| Responsive Multithreaded Processor for Distributed Real-Time Systems |
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| Nobuyuki Yamasaki |
| Paper: | pp. 142-148 | ||
| High-Integration Micromotor Using Electro-Conjugate Fluid (ECF) |
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| Shinichi Yokota, Kiyomi Kawamura, Kenjiro Takemura, and Kazuya Edamura |
| Paper: | pp. 149-157 | ||
| Development of a Hydraulically-Driven Flexible Manipulator for Neurosurgery |
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| Haruna Okayasu, Jun Okamoto, Hiroshi Iseki, and Masakatsu G. Fujie |
| Paper: | pp. 158-163 | ||
| Fabrication of a Microfluidic Device for Axonal Guidance |
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| Yuta Nakashima, and Takashi Yasuda |
| Paper: | pp. 164-172 | ||
| Field Monitoring Using Sensor-Nodes with a Web Server |
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| Tokihiro Fukatsu, and Masayuki Hirafuji |
| Paper: | pp. 173-180 | ||
| A Wearable Pointing Device Using EMG Signals |
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| Hirotaka Ogino, Jun Arita, and Toshio Tsuji |
| Paper: | pp. 181-188 | ||
| Tele-Existence Vision System with Image Stabilization for Rescue Robots |
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| Koichiro Hayashi, Yasuyoshi Yokokohji, and Tsuneo Yoshikawa |
| Paper: | pp. 189-197 | ||
| Development of a Power Assist System of a Walking Chair (Proposition of the Speed-Torque Combination Power Assist System) |
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| Yunfeng Wu, Masaru Higuchi, Yukio Takeda, and Koichi Sugimoto |
| Paper: | pp. 198-207 | ||
| Mechanical Design of VmaxCarrier2: Omnidirectional Mobile Robot with Function of Step-Climbing |
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| Kenjiro Tadakuma, Riichiro Tadakuma, and Shigeo Hirose |
| Paper: | pp. 208-217 | ||
| Development of Optical Communication Marks for Mobile Robots to Recognize Their Environment and to Handle Objects |
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| Keiji Nagatani, Hiroyasu Sato, Hidenori Tasaka, Akio Gofuku, and Yutaka Tanaka |
| Paper: | pp. 218-225 | ||
| Autonomous Mobile Surveillance Based on RTK-GPS in Urban Canyons |
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| Jun-ichi Meguro, Rui Hirokawa, Jun-ichi Takiguchi, and Takumi Hashizume |
| Development Report: | pp. 226-231 | ||
| Simple Humanoid Biped Robot with PIC Microcomputer for University Education |
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| Yoshihiko Takahashi, and Masayoshi Kohda |
No.1
(Feb)
Regular papers
Regular Papers
| Paper: | pp. 3-10 | ||
| sMML - A Smart MetaModeling Language for Flexible Modeling |
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| Makoto Oya |
| Paper: | pp. 11-16 | ||
| A Middleware Framework for Loose Robot Communication over the Internet |
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| Makoto Oya, and Taku Okuno |
| Paper: | pp. 17-21 | ||
| Modulated Vibrations Used to Display Tactile Sense |
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| Hideto Ide, and Yoshinori Ide |
| Paper: | pp. 22-26 | ||
| Quantitative Evaluating Reactions to Gustatory Stimuli |
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| Hideto Ide, and Yoshinori Ide |
| Paper: | pp. 27-35 | ||
| Development of Cellular Manufacturing System Based on Movable Cells |
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| Yoshiki Shimomura, Fabio Noriyuki Takada, and Tetsuo Tomiyama |
| Paper: | pp. 36-43 | ||
| Fusion of Multiple Ultrasonic Sensor Data and Image Data for Measuring an Object’s Motion |
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| Kazunori Umeda, Jun Ota, and Hisayuki Kimura |
| Paper: | pp. 44-51 | ||
| Zero Carrier: A Novel Eight Leg-Wheels Hybrid Stair Climbing Mobile Vehicle |
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| Jianjun Yuan, and Shigeo Hirose |
| Paper: | pp. 52-58 | ||
| A Study on Autonomous Mobile Robot Behavior Adjustment Using a Cytokine Reaction Model |
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| Yosuke Shigeta, and Yukinori Kakazu |
| Paper: | pp. 59-68 | ||
| Development of Position-Orientation Decoupled Spatial In-Parallel Actuated Mechanisms with Six Degrees of Freedom |
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| Yukio Takeda, Kouji Kamiyama, Yoshihisa Maki, Masaru Higuchi, and Koichi Sugimoto |
| Paper: | pp. 69-76 | ||
| Behavior and Personal Adaptation of Robotic Lamp |
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| Tomomasa Sato, Mehrab Hosseinbor, Takeru Kuroiwa, Rui Fukui, Jun Tamura, and Taketoshi Mori |
| Development Report: | pp. 77-88 | ||
| Cooperative Obstacle-Avoidance Pushing Transportation of a Planar Object with One Leader and Two Follower Mobile Robots |
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| Yanqun Le, Hiroyuki Kojima, and Kazuhiko Matsuda |
| Development Report: | pp. 89-100 | ||
| Experiments on Motion Control of Two-Joint Articulated Hopping Robot with Stopper Mechanisms |
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| Gustavo Kato, Hiroyuki Kojima, Mamoru Yoshida, and Yusuke Wakabayashi |
| Development Report: | pp. 101-105 | ||
| Mine Remote Sensing Using a Working Robot |
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| Nobuhiro Shimoi, and Yoshihiro Takita |
Vol.16 (2004)
No.6
(Dec)
Special Issue on Hyper Performance Robotics and Mechatronics
Special Issue on Hyper Performance Robotics and Mechatronics
| Editorial: | p. 555 | |
| Hyper Performance Robotics and Mechatronics |
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| Hideaki Takanobu, and Toshio Morita | ||
| This special issue presents important research results in the field of robotics and mechatronics under the key concept of Hyper Performance – performance in which special techniques lead to performance that surpasses the conventional ones. Originality is indispensable to research. Generally, originality in robotics and mechatronics lies both in the research focus and in the quality of specifications and functions such as size, velocity, and power. In this line, this special issue views studies demonstrating excellent performance in terms of specifications and functions. This issue includes outlines of hyper performance robotics and mechatronics, and research on under-actuated system and medical applications. Each contribution has been highly evaluated on its own individual merits and provides insights on hyper performance. We feel certain that readers will find these articles both interesting and informative in defining hyper performance in specifications and functions. We thank Editor-in-Chief Prof. Makoto Kaneko of Hiroshima University, the members of the editing committee, and the secretariat of the Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics for their invaluable efforts in editing this issue. We also thank the reviewers who took time out of their busy schedules to provide insightful comments. Without the support of all these people, this special issue would not have been possible. | ||
| Review: | pp. 556-558 | ||
| Hyper Performance of Robotics and Mechatronics |
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| Hideaki Takanobu |
| Review: | pp. 559-562 | ||
| Prospects for Hyper Performance Robots and Mechatronics |
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| Toshio Morita |
| Paper: | pp. 563-569 | ||
| An Underactuated Manipulation Method Using a Mechanical Gravity Canceller |
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| Yoshiki Ono, and Toshio Morita |
| Paper: | pp. 570-578 | ||
| Stiffness Analysis and Experimental Validation for the 6-Dof Jaw Opening-Closing Training Parallel Robot WY-5 (Waseda Yamanashi 5) |
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| Giuseppe Carbone, Hideaki Takanobu, Marco Ceccarelli, Atsuo Takanishi, Kayoko Ohtsuki, Masatoshi Ohnishi, and Akihisa Okino |
| Paper: | pp. 579-586 | ||
| A Clinical Jaw Movement Training Robot for Mouth Opening/Closing and Lateral Movement Training |
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| Akihisa Okino, Hideaki Takanobu, Atsuo Takanishi, Kayoko Ohtsuki, Masatoshi Ohnishi, and Masayuki Yoshida |
| Paper: | pp. 587-596 | ||
| Resolving Crosstalk of Sonar by Applying Nonlinear Filter Based on the Sliding Mode |
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| Takanori Emaru, Kazuo Tanaka, and Takeshi Tsuchiya |
| Paper: | pp. 597-603 | ||
| Field Emission Properties of Individual Carbon Nanotubes in Nanorobotic Manipulation and Electron-Beam-Induced Deposition |
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| Fumihito Arai, Pou Liu, Lixin Dong, and Toshio Fukuda |
| Paper: | pp. 604-612 | ||
| A Novel Fluidic Bellows Manipulator |
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| Andrea Manuello Bertetto, and Maurizio Ruggiu |
| Paper: | pp. 613-621 | ||
| Insertion of Long Peg into Tandem Shallow Hole Using Search Trajectory Generation |
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| Takayuki Matsuno, Toshio Fukuda, and Yasuhisa Hasegawa |
| Paper: | pp. 622-625 | ||
| Discrimination Threshold of Tactility to ERP-Modulated Vibration |
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| Hideto Ide, and Yoshinori Ide |
| Paper: | pp. 626-634 | ||
| Loose Robot Communication over the Internet |
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| Makoto Oya, Keitaro Naruse, Masahiko Narita, Taku Okuno, Masahiro Kinoshita, and Yukinori Kakazu |
| Paper: | pp. 635-642 | ||
| Measurement of Human Hand Impedance in Dual Arm Configurations |
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| Yusaku Takeda, Yoshiyuki Tanaka, and Toshio Tsuji |
| Paper: | pp. 643-648 | ||
| Effects of the Lower Leg Bi-Articular Muscle in Jumping |
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| Toru Oshima, Kiyoshi Toriumi, Tomohiko Fujikawa, and Noboru Momose |
No.5
(Oct)
Special Issue on Wearable Robot
Special Issue on Wearable Robot
| Editorial: | p. 445 | |
| Wearable Robot |
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| Kazuo Kiguchi | ||
| Progress in robotics and miniaturization of computer systems has resulted in such advances as wearable robot systems that portend a new relationship between users and robots. Such wearable robots are especially important in medical and welfare use such as power assist robots that enable users to move in ways they otherwise could not. Such developments, however, bring with them new problems that require new considerations. This special issue features current advances in wearable robot systems, including papers on power assist systems, exoskeletons, wearable medical systems, and robot partners. These articles will provide invaluable references for students and researchers in wearable robots. In closing, I would like to thank the authors, contributors, and reviewers who made this special issue possible. I also would like to thank Editor-in-Chief Prof. Makoto Kaneko of Hiroshima University, for his expertise and advice in editing this issue. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 446-455 | ||
| Stiffness Teaching and Motion Assist System Using Functional Electrical Stimulation and Electromyogram Signals |
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| Masaaki Uechi, Yutaka Naito, Duk Shin, Makoto Sato, and Yasuharu Koike |
| Paper: | pp. 456-463 | ||
| Development of Straight Style Transfer Equipment for Lower Limbs Disabled: Verification of Basic Motion |
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| Yoshikazu Mori, Kazuhiro Takayama, Takeshi Zengo, and Tatsuya Nakamura |
| Paper: | pp. 464-472 | ||
| Self-Assisted Care System for Human Mobility |
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| Teruhisa Onishi, Tatsuo Arai, Kenji Inoue, and Yasushi Mae |
| Paper: | pp. 473-481 | ||
| Force Analysis of Exoskeletal Robotic Orthoses for Judgment on Mechanical Safety and Possibility of Assistance |
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| Kiyoshi Nagai, and Isao Nakanishi |
| Paper: | pp. 482-488 | ||
| An EMG-Controlled Hand Exoskeleton for Natural Pinching |
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| Lenny Lucas, Matthew DiCicco, and Yoky Matsuoka |
| Paper: | pp. 489-496 | ||
| Design of Wearable Power-Assist Device for Lower Back Support |
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| Keitaro Naruse, Satoshi Kawai, Hiroshi Yokoi, and Yukinori Kakazu |
| Paper: | pp. 497-503 | ||
| Development of Active Support Splint Driven by Pneumatic Soft Actuator (ASSIST) |
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| Daisuke Sasaki, Toshiro Noritsugu, and Masahiro Takaiwa |
| Paper: | pp. 504-512 | ||
| Realization of All 7 Motions for the Upper Limb by a Muscle Suit |
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| Hiroshi Kobayashi, Taichi Shiiba, and Yujiro Ishida |
| Paper: | pp. 513-519 | ||
| Body-Supported Medical Robots: A Survey |
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| Peter Berkelman, Jocelyne Troccaz, and Philippe Cinquin |
| Paper: | pp. 520-525 | ||
| Wearable Heart Rate Counter |
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| Hideaki Takanobu, Satoshi Saito, Hideki Tsuboi, Hirofumi Miura, and Kiyoshi Naemura |
| Paper: | pp. 526-534 | ||
| Communication Interface for Human-Robot Partnership |
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| Naoyuki Kubota, and Yosuke Urushizaki |
| Paper: | pp. 535-544 | ||
| Development of Portable Color Discrimination for the Visually Impaired and Color Blindness |
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| Mitsuyoshi Maekawa, Shinya Hashizume, Yasunori Touma, Yukiko Imai, Hiroaki Seki, and Yoshikatsu Hifumi |
| Paper: | pp. 545-551 | ||
| Human Intention Detection and Activity Support System for Ubiquitous Sensor Room |
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| Yasushi Nakauchi, Katsunori Noguchi, Pongsak Somwong, and Takashi Matsubara |
No.4
(Aug)
Special Issue on Motion Control and its Applications in Robot Technology (RT)
Special Issue on Motion Control and its Applications in Robot Technology (RT)
| Editorial: | p. 345 | |
| Motion Control and its Applications in Robot Technology (RT) |
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| Shigeyasu Kawaji and Junji Oaki | ||
| Robot Technology (RT) now surpasses information technology (IT) in strategic importance. With robot applications leading to expansion beyond manufacturing into the bioindustrial, medical/welfare, and lifesciences fields, conversion from an industrial to a solutions business is critical. This requires that we define new robot concepts that push the envelope beyond conventional consideration into intellectualization that functions throughout the real world through robotic technologies. This further emphasizes the importance of motion control as a major robotic innovation. Advances in high-function hardware, flexible information processing, and real-time image processing are expected to launch new trends in addition to the above. This special issue presents papers and technical reports featuring a wide academic and industrial repertoire. Topics cover aspects of motion viewed through RT. We thank Prof. Kazuhiro Kosuge of Tohoku University, the contributors, and the reviewers who made this special issue possible. Thanks also go the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Prof. Makoto Kaneko of Hiroshima University, who provided the opportunity for editing this special issue. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 346-347 | ||
| Applications of Motion Control Originated from Robot Technology |
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| Kazuhiro Kosuge |
| Paper: | pp. 348-354 | ||
| Synchronous Positioning Control in Pressure Control Among Multi-AC Servomotors in Injection Molding Machine |
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| Noriyuki Akasaka |
| Paper: | pp. 355-361 | ||
| Torque Planning of a New Golf-Swing Robot to Emulate Skillful Golfers |
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| Soichiro Suzuki |
| Paper: | pp. 362-373 | ||
| Genetic-Algorithm-Based Fixed-Structure Robust H∞ Loop-Shaping Control of a Pneumatic Servosystem |
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| Somyot Kaitwanidvilai, and Manukid Parnichkun |
| Paper: | pp. 374-380 | ||
| Adaptive Modular Vector Field Control for Robot Contact Tasks in Uncertain Environments |
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| Yohei Saitoh, Zhiwei Luo, and Keiji Watanabe |
| Paper: | pp. 381-387 | ||
| Control of a Handwriting Robot with DOF Redundancy Based on Feedback in Task Coordinates |
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| Hiroe Hashiguchi, Suguru Arimoto, and Ryuta Ozawa |
| Paper: | pp. 388-396 | ||
| Torque Control in Harmonic Drives with Nonlinear Dynamic Friction Compensation |
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| Rached Dhaouadi |
| Paper: | pp. 397-403 | ||
| Biologically-Inspired Locomotion Controller for a Quadruped Walking Robot: Analog IC Implementation of a CPG-Based Controller |
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| Kazuki Nakada, Tetsuya Asai, and Yoshihito Amemiya |
| Paper: | pp. 404-410 | ||
| Tracking Control of Omni-Directional Vehicles Using Two Wheels Caster Type Odometer |
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| Nobuhiro Ushimi, Motoji Yamamoto, and Akira Mohri |
| Paper: | pp. 411-419 | ||
| Acquisition of Adaptive Behavior for the SMA-Net Robot Using Chaotic Neural Networks |
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| Ikuo Suzuki, Masaru Fujii, Keitaro Naruse, Hiroshi Yokoi, and Yukinori Kakazu |
| Paper: | pp. 420-425 | ||
| Input of Japanese Characters by Recognizing the Number of Fingers |
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| Takashi Yamagishi, and Kazunori Umeda |
| Paper: | pp. 426-433 | ||
| Robust Vibration Control of a Flexible Robot Arm Carrying an Uncertain Load That Causes Bending/Torsional Coupling |
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| Toru Watanabe, Kohsuke Yamamoto, Kohei Takamura, and Kazuto Seto |
| Paper: | pp. 434-442 | ||
| The Evaluation of Agreement Between Dynamics of Electric Wheelchair and Human Behavior |
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| Shigenobu Shimada, Kosei Ishimura, and Mitsuo Wada |
No.3
(Jun)
Special Issue on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'03 (Part 2)
Special Issue on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'03 (Part 2)
| Editorial: | p. 227 | |
| Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'03 (Part 2) |
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| Kazuhito Yokoi, and Masashi Furukawa | ||
| This special issue commemorates the designation of the Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics as the International Journal of the Robotics and Mechatronics Division of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers from 1999. The 2003 JSME Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (ROBOMEC'03) was held in Hakodate May 23-25, 2003, sponsored by the Robotics and Mechatronics Division of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. The general chair was Prof. Mikami and the program chair was Prof. Furukawa. The purpose of the conference was to aid in the establishment of new industries using advanced robotics and mechatronics technologies. Technical sessions featured 70 organized sessions and 770 papers enjoyed by some 1,000 participants. This special issue presents a wide range of ROBOMEC'03 papers to disseminate informative and innovative results. The program committee selected 95 outstanding papers, or about 10%. Of the 36 submitted and reviewed by the Journal's referees, 28 were selected for publication. Special Issue Part 2 on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'03 (Vol.16, No.3) presents 14, with others having already been presented in Part 1 (Vol.16, No.2). We thank the authors featured in this special issue for their time and effort. We also thank Editor-in-Chief Prof. Makoto Kaneko of Hiroshima University for his invaluable effort in organizing this special issue and the editors for selecting the papers. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 228-236 | ||
| Sequential Identification Technique of Jacobian Matrix for a Power-Assisted Lifter Using Wire-Driven Parallel Mechanism |
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| Daisuke Yamaguchi, Yasutaka Tagawa, Masaki Hayatsu, and Manabu Yamada |
| Paper: | pp. 237-244 | ||
| An Analysis of Human Motion for Control of a Wearable Power Assist System |
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| Satoshi Kawai, Keitaro Naruse, Hiroshi Yokoi, and Yukinori Kakazu |
| Paper: | pp. 245-255 | ||
| Controller Adjustment of an Exoskeleton Robot for Shoulder Motion Assistance |
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| Kazuo Kiguchi, Koya Iwami, Keigo Watanabe, and Toshio Fukuda |
| Paper: | pp. 256-263 | ||
| Development of Wearable Chair Using Pneumatic Passive Elements |
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| Takashi Mitsuda, Masato Wakabayashi, and Sadao Kawamura |
| Paper: | pp. 264-270 | ||
| Book Extraction for Remote Book Browsing Robot |
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| Tetsuo Tomizawa, Akihisa Ohya, and Shin’ichi Yuta |
| Paper: | pp. 271-277 | ||
| Adaptive Shape Reconfiguration of a Decentralized Motile System Exploiting Molecular Dynamics and Stokesian Dynamics Methods |
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| Masahiro Shimizu, Akio Ishiguro, Masayasu Takahashi, Toshihiro Kawakatsu, Yuichi Masubuchi, and Masao Doi |
| Paper: | pp. 278-285 | ||
| Emergent Behaviors of a Linear Cluster Robot System: Enclosing and Molding by CA Method |
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| Sumiaki Ichikawa, Kentaro Suzuki, and Fumio Hara |
| Paper: | pp. 286-292 | ||
| Development of Slime Robot Using Bridle Bellows |
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| Takeshi Aoki, and Shigeo Hirose |
| Paper: | pp. 293-303 | ||
| Development of Genbu: Active-Wheel Passive-Joint Snake-Like Mobile Robot |
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| Hitoshi Kimura, Keisuke Shimizu, and Shigeo Hirose |
| Paper: | pp. 304-311 | ||
| Design of the Leg Mechanism of a Water Surface Runner |
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| Masaru Higuchi, Hideo Tanaka, Shingo Tsutsumi, Yukio Takeda, and Hiroaki Funabashi |
| Paper: | pp. 312-318 | ||
| Firm Standing for Legged Mobile Manipulators |
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| Takashi Tagawa, Yasumichi Aiyama, and Hisashi Osumi |
| Paper: | pp. 319-326 | ||
| Four-Wheeled Hopping Robot with Attitude Control |
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| Shingo Shimoda, Takashi Kubota, and Ichiro Nakatani |
| Paper: | pp. 327-332 | ||
| Development of Electromagnetic Nutation Motor (Electromagnetic Investigation) |
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| Koichi Suzumori, Takashi Nagata, Takefumi Kanda, Kazuo Uzuka, and Isao Enomoto |
| Paper: | pp. 333-341 | ||
| A Study on Propagation Characteristics of Spread Spectrum Sound Waves Using a Band-Limited Ultrasonic Transducer |
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| Akio Yamane, Taketoshi Iyota, Yongwoon Choi, Yuzuru Kubota, and Kazuhiro Watanabe |
No.2
(Apr)
Special Issue on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'03 (Part 1)
Special Issue on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'03 (Part 1)
| Editorial: | p. 115 | |
| Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'03 (Part 1) |
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| Kazuhito Yokoi, and Masashi Furukawa | ||
| This special issue commemorates the designation of the Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics as the International Journal of the Robotics and Mechatronics Division of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers from 1999. The 2003 JSME Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (ROBOMEC'03) was held in Hakodate May 23-25, 2003, sponsored by the Robotics and Mechatronics Division of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. The general chair was Prof. Mikami and the program chair was Prof. Furukawa. The purpose of the conference was to aid in the establishment of new industries using advanced Robotics and Mechatronics technologies. Technical sessions featured 70 organized sessions and 770 papers enjoyed by some 1,000 participants. This special issue presents a wide range of ROBOMEC'03 papers to disseminate the informative and innovative results. The program committee selected 95 outstanding papers, or about 10%. Of the 36 submitted and reviewed by the Journal's referees, 28 were selected for publication. Special Issue Part 1 on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'03 (Vol. 16, No. 2) presents 14, and others are presented in Part 2 (Vol. 16, No. 3). We thank the authors featured in this special issue for their time and effort. We also thank Editor-in-Chief Prof. Makoto Kaneko of Hiroshima University for his indispensable effort in organizing this special issue and the editors for selecting the papers. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 116-121 | ||
| Development of Interference-Free Wire-Driven Joint Mechanism for Surgical Manipulator Systems |
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| Kouji Nishizawa, and Kousuke Kishi |
| Paper: | pp. 122-128 | ||
| Robotic Laser Surgery with λ=2.8μm Microlaser in Neurosurgery |
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| Shigeru Omori, Yoshihiro Muragaki, Ichiro Sakuma, and Hiroshi Iseki |
| Paper: | pp. 129-137 | ||
| Development of Wide-Angle-View Laparoscope Using Wedge Prisms |
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| Takemasa Hashimoto, Etsuko Kobayashi, Ichiro Sakuma, Kazuhiko Shinohara, Makoto Hashizume, and Takeyoshi Dohi |
| Paper: | pp. 138-145 | ||
| Discrimination of Vascular Conditions Using a Probabilistic Neural Network |
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| Akira Sakane, Toshio Tsuji, Noboru Saeki, and Masashi Kawamoto |
| Paper: | pp. 146-154 | ||
| Dynamic Switching of a Controller Based on Diagnostic Tasks in Remote Ultrasound Diagnostics |
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| Norihiro Koizumi, Shin’ichi Warisawa, Hiroyuki Hashizume, and Mamoru Mitsuishi |
| Paper: | pp. 155-162 | ||
| Calibration of Carbon Nanotube Probes for Pico-Newton Order Force Measurement Inside a Scanning Electron Microscope |
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| Masahiro Nakajima, Fumihito Arai, Lixin Dong, and Toshio Fukuda |
| Paper: | pp. 163-170 | ||
| Conveyor for Pneumatic Two-Dimensional Manipulation Realized by Arrayed MEMS and its Control |
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| Yamato Fukuta, Masashi Yanada, Atsushi Ino, Yoshio Mita, Yves-André Chapuis, Satoshi Konishi, and Hiroyuki Fujita |
| Paper: | pp. 171-177 | ||
| A Study on High-Output Resonance-Driven Piezoelectric Micropumps Using Active Check Valves |
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| Jung-Ho Park, Kazuhiro Yoshida, Chikara Ishikawa, Shinichi Yokota, Takeshi Seto, and Kunihiko Takagi |
| Paper: | pp. 178-185 | ||
| Configuration and Robustness in Visual Servo |
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| Graziano Chesi, and Koichi Hashimoto |
| Paper: | pp. 186-193 | ||
| Development of Crane Vision for Positioning Container |
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| Satoshi Kunimitsu, Hajime Asama, Kuniaki Kawabata, and Taketoshi Mishima |
| Paper: | pp. 194-199 | ||
| Design Concept of Responsive Multithreaded Processor for Distributed Real-Time Control |
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| Nobuyuki Yamasaki |
| Paper: | pp. 200-207 | ||
| Development of a Universal Interface Board and its Application to Robot Controllers and Signal Processors |
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| Masaaki Kumagai, and Takashi Emura |
| Paper: | pp. 208-216 | ||
| Device Distributed Approach to Expandable Robot System Using Intelligent Device with Super-Microprocessor |
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| Kei Okada, Akira Fuyuno, Takeshi Morishita, Takashi Ogura, Yasumoto Ohkubo, Yasuyuki Kino, Masayuki Inaba, and Hirochika Inoue |
| Paper: | pp. 217-224 | ||
| Functionally Distributed Control Architecture for Autonomous Mobile Robots |
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| Tetsuya Taira, and Nobuyuki Yamasaki |
No.1
(Feb)
Regular papers
Regular Papers
| Paper: | pp. 1-7 | ||
| Dynamic Control of Curve-Constrained Hyper-Redundant Manipulators |
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| Shugen Ma, and Mitsuru Watanabe |
| Paper: | pp. 8-16 | ||
| Development of Robot Using Pneumatic Artificial Rubber Muscles to Operate Construction Machinery |
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| Kenji Kawashima, Takahiro Sasaki, Toshiyuki Miyata, Naohiro Nakamura, Masato Sekiguchi, and Toshiharu Kagawa |
| Paper: | pp. 17-22 | ||
| Study on Recognition of Hand Waving |
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| Kazue Nishihara, Noriyuki Kawarazaki, Tadashi Yoshidome, and Qiang Gao |
| Paper: | pp. 23-30 | ||
| Study on Ankle Mechanisms for Walking Robots -Fundamental Considerations on its Functions and Morphology- |
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| Masaru Ogata, and Shigeo Hirose |
| Paper: | pp. 31-38 | ||
| Flexible Rope Manipulation Using Elastic Deformation Modeling by Dual Manipulator System with Vision Sensor |
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| Takayuki Matsuno, Toshio Fukuda, Fumihito Arai, and Yasuhisa Hasegawa |
| Paper: | pp. 39-43 | ||
| Transmission of Human Intention by Impulsive Sound |
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| Kazue Nishihara, Noriyuki Kawarazaki, and Tadashi Yoshidame |
| Paper: | pp. 44-53 | ||
| Fast, Accurate Sonar-Ring System |
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| Teruko Yata, Akihisa Ohya, Jun’ichi Iijima, and Shin’ichi Yuta |
| Paper: | pp. 54-60 | ||
| Expert Skill-Based Gain Tuning in Discrete-Time Adaptive Control for Robots |
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| Haruhisa Kawasaki, and Geng Li |
| Paper: | pp. 61-70 | ||
| Study on In-Pipe Corrosion Diagnosis System -Estimation of Corrosion on Screw Parts Using a Surface SH Probe- |
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| Shintaro Sakamoto, Toshio Fukuda, Hironori Yui, Yasuhiro Abe, Yasuhisa Hasegawa, Futoshi Kobayashi, and Fumihito Arai |
| Paper: | pp. 71-79 | ||
| Study on In-Pipe Corrosion Diagnosis System -Corrosion Estimation Using Wavelet Transform and Two-dimensional Information- |
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| Shintaro Sakamoto, Toshio Fukuda, Hironori Yui, Yasunori Abe, Yasuhisa Hasegawa, Futoshi Kobayashi, and Fumihito Arai |
| Paper: | pp. 80-89 | ||
| Navigation of an Omnidirectional Mobile Robot by Teaching a Few Omnidirectional Images |
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| Akihiro Matsumoto, Shoji Tsukuda, and Gosuke Yoshita |
| Paper: | pp. 90-96 | ||
| Neural Networks for Redundant Robot Manipulators Control with Obstacles Avoidance |
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| B. Daachi, A. Benallegue, T. Madani, and M. E. Daachi |
| Paper: | pp. 97-103 | ||
| Automatic 3D-Laser Scattering Measurement for Ultra-Finished Surface with Nanowatt Sensitivity |
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| Taeho Ha, Keiichi Kimura, Takashi Miyoshi, and Yasuhiro Takaya |
| Paper: | pp. 104-112 | ||
| Development of Horse-Type Quadruped Robot (Report2, Experiments of Trot Gait by Quadruped Robot PONY) |
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| Shinobu Makita, Daisuke Nishimura, and Junji Furusho |
Vol.15 (2003)
No.6
(Dec)
Special Issue on Microrobots
Special Issue on Microrobots
| Editorial: | p. 581 | |
| Microrobots |
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| Hidenori Ishihara | ||
| Micromechatronics has become a key issue in engineering. Robotics and mechatronics are a global concern. Micromechatronics contributes especially to the development of electrical and mechanical systems through miniaturization and advanced functions. Micromechatronics was defined by Prof. Fukuda, Prof. Fujita et. al in the 1980's. In 1980's, Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) was developed in the USA and then expanded to Japan and Germany. In the same time frame, devices based on precious machining technology were miniaturized in Japan and Switzerland as Michromachine. MEMS combines electronics and mechatronics and promotes new-conceptual devices such as intellectual sensors, e.g., pressure and acceleration sensors. Precious machining has improved manufacturing and achieved the find control. Thorough these development, Micromechatronics was born as an integrated technology. This special issue introduces basic technologies and applications of micromechatronics, which includes such vital technologies as mechanical, electric, and electrical engineering, machining, and MEMS. This issue, which features several topics on micromechatronics, will give readers a welcome chance to acquaint themselves with state-of-the-art information on micromechatronics. This issue contains nine technical papers on micro robots, intelligent microsensors, and their applications, together with related letters. It opens with a paper on microsensors by Fujiyoshi et al. and the application of miniaturized motors to a robotic hand by Nishibori et al. Included also are articles on micro robots by Aoyama, Torii, Wakimoto and Guo, work on unique micromanipulation systems by Nakamura et al., and the application of micro units to robotic systems by Yamada et al. Letters discuss objectives and achievements of micro robot contests held in Japan that serve to popularize and disseminate unique mechanisms and new concepts in this exciting field. I am certain this issue will provide readers with information that is both interesting and informative. In closing, I would like to thank the authors, members of the editorial board, and the publisher, without whose hard...<more> | ||
| Paper: | pp. 582-587 | ||
| Analysis and Design of A New Micro Jerk Sensor with Viscous Coupling |
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| Motohiro Fujiyoshi, Yutaka Nonomura, Fumihito Arai, and Toshio Fukuda |
| Paper: | pp. 588-595 | ||
| Robot Hand with Fingers Using Vibration-Type Ultrasonic Motors (Driving Characteristics) |
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| Kenji Nishibori, Setsuya Kondo, Hirohisa Obata, and Shigeru Okuma |
| Paper: | pp. 596-601 | ||
| Automatic Insemination and Incubation by Male and Female Micro Robots |
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| Hisayuki Aoyama and Hideharu Takubo |
| Paper: | pp. 602-608 | ||
| Motion of a Miniature Robot Using Three Piezoelectric Elements Controlled by Rectangular Voltage |
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| Akihiro Torii, Yoshiyuki Fukaya, Kae Doki, and Akiteru Ueda |
| Paper: | pp. 609-615 | ||
| In-Pipe Inspection Micro Robot Adaptable to Changes in Pipe Diameter |
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| Shuichi Wakimoto, Koichi Suzumori, Masanori Takata, and Jun Nakajima |
| Paper: | pp. 616-623 | ||
| A Novel Mobile Microrobot Fin for In-Pipe Inspection |
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| Shuxiang Guo, Yasuhiro Sasaki, and Toshio Fukuda |
| Paper: | pp. 624-631 | ||
| Magnetic Linear Motion Mechanism of a 2-Parallel-Finger Hand for Force Operation |
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| Tatsuya Nakamura and Zhiqi Liu |
| Paper: | pp. 632-638 | ||
| Reconfigurable Parts Feeding System Using Array of Vibrators |
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| Yasuhiro Yamada, Nobutaka Torii, and Yoshiaki Komura |
| Paper: | pp. 639-645 | ||
| Miniaturized Mobile Robot Kit for Robotics Seminars for Young People |
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| Hidenori Ishihara, Kimihito Yukawa, Toshio Fukuda, Fumihito Arai, and Yasuhisa Hasegawa |
| Paper: | pp. 646-648 | ||
| Micromechanisms and Their Applications |
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| Mikio Horie, Shinya Sasayama, Fumikazu Ohira, Ken'ichi Hiratsuka, Yuichi Nakazato, Yasuo Hayashibara, Takahiro Ito, Hidetsugu Terada, Ryusuke Tokui, and Teru Hayashi |
| Paper: | pp. 649-651 | ||
| The Challenge of Micro Robot Creation at the Nippon Institute of Technology |
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| Yuichi Nakazato |
| Paper: | pp. 652-654 | ||
| Micromachines Designed and Fabricated for Micromechanism Contest |
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| Hiroshi Endo |
| Paper: | pp. 655-657 | ||
| Current and Future Arts of International Micro Robot Maze Contest |
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| Hidenori Ishihara |
No.5
(Oct)
Special Issue on Rescue Robots
Special Issue on Rescue Robots
| Editorial: | p. 473 | |
| Rescue Robots |
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| Koichi Osuka and Satoshi Tadokoro | ||
| This special issue brings together the many achievements on rescue robots development beginning after the Hanshin-Awaji Great Earthquake in Kobe. The earthquake that laid waste to most of Kobe, Seattle’s sister city, early on the morning of January 17, 1995, was a wakeup warning to robotics researchers who realized that the potential of their studies had not been realized in its greatest and most challenging arena – a disastrous earthquake where robots and similar strategies could have rescued people in situations where no other help or support was possible. Japanese robotics researchers set up academic working groups to study and promote such R&D. The national project involving key next-generation urban disaster prevention technologies includes the subtheme of rescue robots, with robotics researchers introducing concrete achievements. A Japanese national project had never used the term of rescue robots before then. Rescue robots range from simple instruments powered by human operators to intelligent machines able to operate virtually on their own. Some advanced rescue robots have built-in prime motive power and others use the latest in artificial intelligence. This special issue brings to readers a dozen articles introducing the many and varied achievements by Japanese robotics researchers covering a wide range of rescue robots. With this field poised to enter the main stream, these robots are close to practical application, and knowledge of their capabilities is essential to those able to utilize this latest technology in their current and future re search. This issue is a must to all who are interested in exploring the new world of robot rescue. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 474-481 | ||
| Development of Small Diameter Active Hose-II for Search and Life-prolongation of Victims under Debris |
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| Ato Kitagawa, Hideyuki Tsukagoshi, and Masaki Igarashi |
| Paper: | pp. 482-490 | ||
| Development of Jumping & Rolling Inspector to Improve the Debris-traverse Ability |
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| Hideyuki Tsukagoshi, Yotaro Mori, Masashi Sasaki, Takahiro Tanaka, and Ato Kitagawa |
| Paper: | pp. 491-500 | ||
| Autonomous Flight Control System for Intelligent Aero-robot for Disaster Prevention |
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| Hiroaki Nakanishi, Hiroyuki Hashimoto, Naomi Hosokawa, Koichi Inoue, and Akira Sato |
| Paper: | pp. 501-507 | ||
| Development of Detachable Teleoperation Gripper for a Walking Robot |
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| Shinichi Suganuma, Masaru Ogata, Kensuke Takita, and Shigeo Hirose |
| Paper: | pp. 508-515 | ||
| HELIOS VII: a New Tracked Arm-Equipped Vehicle |
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| Michele Guarnieri, Paulo Debenest, Takao Inoh, and Shigeo Hirose |
| Paper: | pp. 516-520 | ||
| A Consideration on Rescue Robot Contest from Viewpoint of Technology Education |
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| Toru Yamamoto, Takako Ichikawa, and Shoichiro Fujisawa |
| Paper: | pp. 521-527 | ||
| Information Assistance for Search-and-Rescue by Intelligent Data Carriers and a Data Retrieval Blimp |
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| Daisuke Kurabayashi, Kenichi Noda, Hajime Asama, Kuniaki Kawabata, Hayato Kaetsu, and Hiroshi Hashimoto |
| Paper: | pp. 528-536 | ||
| Development of Simple Search Device by Person's Power |
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| Tomoharu Doi, Hisanobu Tamari, Tadashiro Kaneda, Toshitaka Umemoto, and Yasumasa Yoshitani |
| Paper: | pp. 537-545 | ||
| Autonomous Flight Control of Unmanned Small Hobby-Class Helicopter Report 1: Hardware Development and Verification Experiments of Autonomous Flight Control System |
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| Daigo Fujiwara, Jinok Shin, Kensaku Hazawa, Kazuhiro Igarashi, Dilshan Fernando, and Kenzo Nonami |
| Paper: | pp. 546-554 | ||
| Autonomous Flight Control of Unmanned Small Hobby-Class Helicopter Report 2: Modeling Based on Experimental Identification and Autonomous Flight Control Experiments |
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| Kensaku Hazawa, Jinok Shin, Daigo Fujiwara, Kazuhiro Igarashi, Dilshan Fernando, and Kenzo Nonami |
| Paper: | pp. 555-560 | ||
| Development of Joints for Power Microrobot for Searching inside Debris |
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| Koichi Suzumori, Masanori Takata, and Shuichi Wakimoto |
| Paper: | pp. 561-570 | ||
| Development of Four-Crawler Multilink Mobile Robot MOIRA for Searching Debris |
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| Koichi Osuka, and Hiroshi Kitajima |
| Paper: | pp. 571-578 | ||
| Kinematic Identification Method for Cable-Driven Rescue Robots in Unstructured Environments |
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| Satoshi Tadokoro, Richard Verhoeven, Ulrike Zwiers, Manfred Hiller, and Fumiaki Takemura |
No.4
(Aug)
Regular papers
Regular Papers
| Paper: | pp. 361-368 | ||
| Control Method for Realistic Motion in a Construction Tele-robotic System with a 3-DOF Parallel Mechanism |
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| Dingxuan Zhao, Yupeng Xia, Hironao Yamada, and Takayoshi Muto |
| Paper: | pp. 369-376 | ||
| An Electronic Nose Using Neural Networks with Effective Training Data Selection |
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| Bancha Charumporn, Michifumi Yoshioka, Toru Fujinaka, and Sigeru Omatu |
| Paper: | pp. 377-383 | ||
| Bistable Fluidic Laminar Amplifiers for Optopneumatic Interfaces |
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| G. Belforte, G. Eula, M. Martinelli, T. Raparelli, and V. Viktorov |
| Paper: | pp. 384-390 | ||
| Voice-supported Active Touch Panel Using Micro Touch Sensor with PZT Thin Film |
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| Gui Ryong Kwon, Fumihito Arai, Toshio Fukuda, Koichi Itoigawa, and Yasunori Tsukahara |
| Paper: | pp. 391-397 | ||
| Development of a Hydraulic Parallel Link Force Display -Improvement of Manipulability Using a Disturbance Observer and its Application to a Master-slave System- |
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| Shigeki Kudomi, Hironao Yamada, and Takayoshi Muto |
| Paper: | pp. 398-405 | ||
| Compensation of Stick-Slip Phenomenon in an Electrical Actuator |
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| R. Merzouki, J. C. Cadiou, and N. K. M'Sirdi |
| Paper: | pp. 406-415 | ||
| Study on Handling Clothes (Task Planning of Deformation for Unfolding Laundry) |
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| Manabu Kaneko and Masayoshi Kakikura |
| Paper: | pp. 416-423 | ||
| A Study of Active Cord Mechanisms -Basic Design of Pneumatically Driven Active Cord Mechanism- |
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| Hidetaka Ohno and Shigeru Hirose |
| Paper: | pp. 424-431 | ||
| A Study of Active Cord Mechanisms -Biomechanical Consideration on its 3D Gaits- |
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| Hidetaka Ohno and Shigeo Hirose |
| Paper: | pp. 432-441 | ||
| Development of Output Coupling Mechanisms for Mechanical Systems |
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| Rintaro Haraguchi, Koichi Osuka, and Toshiharu Sugie |
| Paper: | pp. 442-450 | ||
| Development of Horse-type Quadruped Robot -Report 1, Development of Mechanism and Control System of Quadruped Robot PONY- |
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| Shinobu Makita, and Junji Furusho |
| Paper: | pp. 451-457 | ||
| Study of Individual Feature Extraction from Range Data of Human Nose |
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| Akio Nozawa, and Hideto Ide |
| Paper: | pp. 458-468 | ||
| Track Following Control for Large Capacity Flexible Disk Drives -Disturbance Observer Design using Two Position Sensors- |
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| Jun Ueda, Akihiko Imagi, Hitoshi Tamayama, and Tsuneo Yoshikawa |
No.3
(Jun)
Special Issue on Robot Vision
Special Issue on Robot Vision
| Editorial: | p. 253 | |
| Robot Vision |
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| Kazunori Umeda | ||
| Robot vision is an essential key technology in robotics and mechatronics. The number of studies on robot vision is wide-ranging, and this topic remains a hot vital target. This special issue reviews recent advances in this exciting field, following up two special issues, Vol. 11 No. 2, and Vol. 13 No. 6, which attracted more papers than expected. This indicates the high degree of research activity in this field. I am most pleased to report that this issue presents 12 excellent papers covering robot vision, including basic algorithms based on precise optical models, pattern and gesture recognition, and active vision. Several papers treat range imaging and others interesting applications to agriculture and quadruped robots and new devices. This issue also presents two news briefs, one on a practical range sensor suited to mobile robots and the other on vision devices that are the improved ones of famous IP-5000 series. I am convinced that this special issue helps research on robot vision more exciting. I would like to close by thanking all of the researchers who submitted their studies, and to give special thanks to the reviewers and editors, especially Prof. M. Kaneko, Dr. K. Yokoi, and Prof. Y. Nakauchi. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 254-262 | ||
| High-Resolution Image Synthesis from Video Sequence by Light Field |
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| Kenkichi Kobayashi, and Hideo Saito |
| Paper: | pp. 263-270 | ||
| Virtual Object Overlay onto Uncalibrated Camera Image Sequence Enabling Tracking of Natural Features |
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| Shunsuke Harasaki and Hideo Saito |
| Paper: | pp. 271-277 | ||
| HMM-based Temporal Difference Learning with State Transition Updating for Tracking Human Communicational Behaviors |
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| Minh Anh T. Ho, Yoji Yamada, and Yoji Umetani |
| Paper: | pp. 278-285 | ||
| Pattern Recognition by Hierarchical Feature Extraction |
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| Daigo Misaki, Shigeru Aomura, and Noriyuki Aoyama |
| Paper: | pp. 286-292 | ||
| Hand Shape Recognition using Higher Order Local Autocorrelation Features in Log Polar Coordinate Space |
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| Satoru Odo, and Kiyoshi Hoshino |
| Paper: | pp. 293-303 | ||
| Position and Pose Estimation of Camera-Head with Foveated Wide Angle Lens |
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| Haiquan Yang, Nobuyuki Kita, and Yasuyo Kita |
| Paper: | pp. 304-313 | ||
| Camera Calibration and 3-D Measurement with an Active Stereo Vision System for Handling Moving Objects |
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| Atsushi Yamashita, Toru Kaneko, Shinya Matsushita, Kenjiro T. Miura, and Suekichi Isogai |
| Paper: | pp. 314-321 | ||
| Fast Distance Measurement Method by Parallel-Shift Arrangement Stereoscopic Camera |
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| Taro Iwamoto, Koji Ohara, and Koji Shibuya |
| Paper: | pp. 322-330 | ||
| A Range Finder System with Electronically Maskable Photo Detecting Device Array |
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| Jun Masaki, Nobuhiro Okada, and Eiji Kondo |
| Paper: | pp. 331-340 | ||
| A Confocal Surface Measurement System Having Improved Measurement Accuracy for Rough Surfaces and Measurement Speed |
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| Mitsuhiro Ishihara |
| Paper: | pp. 341-348 | ||
| Robotic Vision for Bioproduction Systems |
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| Mitsuji Monta, Naoshi Kondo, Seiichi Arima, and Kazuhiko Namba |
| Paper: | pp. 349-355 | ||
| 3D Visual Information Processing and Gait Control of a Quadruped Robot - for operation on a steep slope protected by a free frame - |
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| Takahiro Doi, Hideyuki Tsukagoshi, and Shigeo Hirose |
| News: | pp. 356-357 | ||
| 2-D distance image sensor |
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| Toshihiro Mori |
No.2
(Apr)
Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'02
Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'02
| Editorial: | p. 113 | |
| Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'02 |
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| Kazuhito Yokoi and Tetsuo Yabuta | ||
| This special issue has been proposed in honor of the Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics authorized to be the International Journal of the Robotics and Mechatronics Division of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers from 1999. The 2002 JSME Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (ROBOMEC'02) was held in Matsue on June 7-9, 2002, sponsored by the Robotics and Mechatronics Division of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers and attended by 861 participants. The purpose of the conference was to aid future establishment of new industries by using advanced technologies of Robotics and Mechatronics. Technical sessions included 70 organized sessions in which 684 papers were presented. This special issue was organized by editing papers presented at ROBOMEC'02 to ensure that conference results reached the widest possible audience. The Conference Program Committee selected 40 papers -less than 6% of the total. We have included the 17 papers accepting an invitation for inclusion that were reviewed by journal referees and selected for publication in the Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics Special Issue on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'02 (Vol. 15, No. 2). We thank the authors who have contributed their updated papers, Editor-in-Chief Prof. Makoto Kaneko of Hiroshima University whose work has been indispensable in organizing this special issue, and the editors for selecting the papers. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 114-120 | ||
| Method for Controlling Multi-DOF Ultrasonic Motor Using Neural Network |
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| Kenjiro Takentura and Takashi Maeno |
| Paper: | pp. 121-127 | ||
| Development of Haptic Device Using Flexible Sheet |
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| Kenji Inoue, Reiko Uesugi, Tatsuo Arai, and Yasushi Mae |
| Paper: | pp. 128-135 | ||
| Development of High-Power Micropump Using Inertia Effect of Fluid for Small-Sized Fluid Actuators |
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| Takeshi Seto, Kunihiko Takagi, Kazuhiro Yoshida, Jung-Ho Park, and Shinichi Yokota |
| Paper: | pp. 136-142 | ||
| An FPGA Implementation of Finite Physical Quantity Neural Network |
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| Takashi Sotohebo, Minoru Watanabe, and Funtinori Kobayashi |
| Paper: | pp. 143-152 | ||
| Behavior System Design and Implementation in Spined Musle-Tendon Humanoid "Kenta" |
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| Tomoaki Yoshikai, Ikuo Mizuuchi, Daisuke Sato, Shigenori Yoshida, Masayuki Inaba, and Hirochika Inoue |
| Paper: | pp. 153-163 | ||
| Measurement of Mechanical Characteristics of a Fingerpad Surface in the Design of a Tactile Display |
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| Takeshi Homma, Shuichi Ino, Takashi Izumi, Hayato Kuroki, and Tohru Ifukube |
| Paper: | pp. 164-171 | ||
| Development of Pneumatic Soft Robot Hand for Human Friendly Robot |
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| Daisuke Sasaki, Toshiro Noritsugu, and Masahiro Takaiwa |
| Paper: | pp. 172-177 | ||
| Fibrous Optical Actuator Containing Photochromic Molecules |
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| Takayuki Tanaka, Naoto Yamagishi, Ryujiro Mitsui, and Takashi Kawamura |
| Paper: | pp. 178-184 | ||
| Development on Conveyance Module with New Power Drive Mechanism for Thin Wire Production System |
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| Hidenori Ishihara, Atsutoshi Ikeda, Minoru Suzuki, and Kimihito Yukawa |
| Paper: | pp. 185-191 | ||
| A Novel Robot Vision Applicable to Real-time Target Tracking |
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| Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Keisuke Inoue, Seiji Kameda, and Tetsuya Yagi |
| Paper: | pp. 192-199 | ||
| Human Impedance Perception through Sensory-Motor Integration |
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| Toshio Tsuji, Yoshiyuki Tanaka, Tatsuya Abe, and Hideki Miyaguchi |
| Paper: | pp. 200-207 | ||
| Humanoid Arm Motion Planning Using Stereo Vision and RRT Search |
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| Satoshi Kagami, James J. Kuffner, Koichi Nishiwaki, Kei Okada, Masayuki Inaba, and Hirochika Inoue |
| Paper: | pp. 208-218 | ||
| Basic Circuit Design of a Neural Processor: Analog CMOS Implementation of Spiking Neurons and Dynamic Synapses |
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| Yusuke Kanazawa, Tetsuya Asai, and Yoshihito Amemiya |
| Paper: | pp. 219-226 | ||
| Wearable Haptic Interface Using ICPF Actuators for Tactile Feel Display in Response to Hand Movements |
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| Masashi Konyo, Kazunobu Akazawa, Satoshi Tadokoro, and Toshi Takamori |
| Paper: | pp. 227-237 | ||
| Evolutionary Motion Synthesis for a Modular Robot Using Genetic Algorithm |
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| Eiichi Yoshida, Satoshi Murata, Akiya Kamimura, Kohji Tomita, Haruhisa Kurokawa, and Shigeru Kokaji |
| Paper: | pp. 238-243 | ||
| Development of a Wall Moving In-Pipe Robot |
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| Shingo Kobayashi and Kan Taguchi |
| Paper: | pp. 244-250 | ||
| A Valve-Integrated Microactuator Using Homogeneous ER Fluid |
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| Kazuhiro Yoshida, Hiroshi Yano, Jung-Ho Park, and Shinichi Yokota |
No.1
(Feb)
Regular papers
Regular Papers
| Paper: | pp. 1-7 | ||
| A Parallel Solution Scheme for Inverse Dynamics and its Application in Feed-forward Control of Link Mechanisms |
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| Daigoro Isobe, Daisaku Imaizumi, Youichi Chikugo, and Shunsuke Sato |
| Paper: | pp. 8-14 | ||
| Improvement in PZT Ceramic Vibrator Low Frequency Of Generated Sound for Using PZT Ceramic Vibrator As a Sound Source for an Artificial Larynx |
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| Katsutoshi Ooe, Toshio Fukuda and Fumihito Arai |
| Paper: | pp. 15-23 | ||
| Noise Cancellation Based on Split Spectra by Using Sound Location |
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| Kazuyuki Nobu, Takeshi Koya, Kei-ichi Kaneda, Naomi Haratani and Hiromu Gotanda |
| Paper: | pp. 24-32 | ||
| Viewing Tablet: A Pointing System Applicable to any Sheet Object |
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| Hiroshi Usuda and Masanori Idesawa |
| Paper: | pp. 33-38 | ||
| Quantitative Evaluation of the Tactile Sense by ERP |
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| Tetsuya Shiozaki, Akio Nozawa, Yoshimi Nakazono, Masafumi Uchida, Hisaya Tanaka and Hideto Ide |
| Paper: | pp. 39-46 | ||
| Development of a Hydraulic Force-Display (Application to One-DOF Master-Slave Control) |
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| Hironao Yamada, Shigeki Kudomi, Yoshinori Niwa and Takayoshi Muto |
| Paper: | pp. 47-53 | ||
| Sliding Mode Control of Hydraulic Power Shovel |
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| Hironao Yamada, Kyoji Takeichi and Takayoshi Mato |
| Paper: | pp. 54-60 | ||
| Master-Slave Control for Construction Robot Teleoperation |
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| Hironao Yamada, Hidetoshi Kato, and Takayoshi Muto |
| Paper: | pp. 61-69 | ||
| Development of "Souryu I & II" -Connected Crawler Vehicle for Inspection of Narrow and Winding Space |
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| Toshio Takayama and Shigeo Hirose |
| Paper: | pp. 70-76 | ||
| Study on Articulated Mobile Robot Introduction and Experiment in Perspective Control |
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| Akio Morishima and Shigeo Hirose |
| Paper: | pp. 77-83 | ||
| Stable Neural Network Controller Based Observer for Rigid Robot Manipulators |
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| Boubaker Daâchi and Abdelaziz Benallegue |
| Paper: | pp. 84-95 | ||
| A Study on the On-Ground Access System Using Marker-based Visual Imformation |
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| Koichi Yoshida |
| Paper: | pp. 96-104 | ||
| Generation of Observation Arrangement in Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems |
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| Tomoyuki Kaga and Toshio Fukuda |
Vol.14 (2002)
No.6
(Dec)
Special Issue on Assistive Device Technologies
Special Issue on Assistive Device Technologies
| Editorial: | p. 523 | |
| Assistive Device Technologies |
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| Osamu Fukuda | ||
| Technologies for supporting a healthy lifestyle for the elderly and disabled are needed to keep them mentally and physically independent and to help them take part in society. The issue of a rapidly aging society has, in fact, become a major national problem. This special issue focuses on assistive device technologies for the elderly and disabled. Contributed and invited papers have been carefully reviewed by journal referees and 13 papers selected for publication in the Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics Special Issue on Human Assistive Technologies (Vol. 14, No. 6). The first 4 papers, by Hashino, Yamada et al., Miyawaki et al., and Noritsugu et al., outline the development of new mobile equipment based on novel mobile mechanisms. The next 4 articles, authored by Wenwei et al., Ohga et al., Kato et al., and Hagihara et al., deal with prostheses and orthoses. In 2 more papers, by Homma et al. and Shinomiya et al., the focus is on rehabilitation and training equipment, while in the 11th article, Kanamori et al. report on the operating "feel" of a man-machine system to improve the maneuverability of the human interface. The last 2 papers, authored by Kobayashi et al. and Fukuda et al., detail an automatic diagnosis system based on biomedical information measured from the human body. We thank the authors who have so kindly contributed their papers to this special issue, and the reviewers who have made this publication possible. Our special thanks go to Editor-in-Chief Prof. Makoto Kaneko of Hiroshima University, who provided the opportunity for editing this issue. We expect this issue to help readers to better understand new trends in assistive device technologies and to further their interest in this most robust and innovative research field. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 524-530 | ||
| Development of Stair-climbing Wheelchair |
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| Satoshi Hashino |
| Paper: | pp. 531-537 | ||
| Development of Crawler Stair Climber using Guide Rail |
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| Yasuhiro Yamada, Yoshinori Segawa, Kazuhiro Ookoudo, Yoshiaki Komura, Akira Yamagishi, Tadashi Sekido, Kenichiro Ikeda and Shinichi Mita |
| Paper: | pp. 538-546 | ||
| Evaluation of the Gait of Elderly People using an Assisting Cart (Gait on Slope) |
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| Kazuto Miyawaki, Takehiro Iwami, Goro Obinata, Keiichi Kutsuzawa and Shinzo Nishimura |
| Paper: | pp. 547-556 | ||
| Development of Medical Care Assist Bed using Pneumatic Planar Soft Actuator |
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| Toshiro Noritsugu, Daisuke Sasaki, Seij i Matsuo, Ikuo Kusunoki and Yuuki Mitsumine |
| Paper: | pp. 557-564 | ||
| Multifunctional Electrical Prosthetic Hand -Development of Tendon-driven Mechanism and Controller |
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| Wenwei Yu, Daisuke Nishikawa, Yasuhiro Ishikawa, Hiroshi Yokoi and Yukinori Kakazu |
| Paper: | pp. 565-572 | ||
| Development of A Five-finger Prosthetic Hand Using Ultrasonic Motors Controlled by Two EMG Signals |
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| Makoto Ohga, Mikio Takeda, Akira Matsuba, Akira Koike and Toshio Tsuji |
| Paper: | pp. 573-580 | ||
| Evaluation of Biosignal Processing Methods for Welfare Assisting Devices - Evaluation of EMG Information Extraction Processing Using Entropy |
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| Ryu Katoh, Daisuke Nishikawa, Wenwei Yu, Hiroshi Yokoi and Yukinori Kakazu |
| Paper: | pp. 581-588 | ||
| Direct Production for Prosthetic Sockets using Rapid Prototyping |
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| Shigeru Hagihara, Shin'ichi Kasai, Masafumi Ishida, Seiji Shimizu, Kazuhiro Kijima and Katsuhiko Oshiba |
| Paper: | pp. 589-596 | ||
| Development of Leg Rehabilitation Assistance |
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| Keiko Homma, Osamu Fukuda and Yoshihiko Nagata |
| Paper: | pp. 597-603 | ||
| Development and Muscle Strength Training Evaluation for Horseback Riding Therapeutic Equipment |
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| Youichi Shinomiya, Shuoyu Wang, Kenji Ishida and Tetsuhiko Kimura |
| Paper: | pp. 604-614 | ||
| Operating Feeling Based Design in Human-robot Collaborative Control Systems |
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| Naoki Kanamori and Kazuo Tanaka |
| Paper: | pp. 615-624 | ||
| Development of Automated Diagnosis of Schizophrenia by Analyzing Facial Images |
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| Hiroshi Kobayashi, Kohki Kikuchi, Miyako Tazaki and Yoshibumi Nakane |
| Paper: | pp. 625-632 | ||
| Modeling Heart Rate Variability with a HMM-based Neural Network |
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| Osamu Fukuda, Yoshihiko Nagata, Keiko Homma and Toshio Tsuji |
| Paper: | pp. 633-639 | ||
| Microtouch-Sensor Array Fabricated by Hydrothermal Method |
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| Guiryong Kwon, Fumihito Arai, Toshio Fukuda, Kouichi ltoigawa and Yasunori Tsukahara |
No.5
(Oct)
Special Issue on Human Robot Interaction
Special Issue on Human Robot Interaction
| Editorial: | p. 431 | |
| Human Robot Interaction |
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| Yasushi Nakauchi | ||
| Recent advances in robotics are disseminating robots into the social living environment as humanoids, pets, and caregivers. Novel human-robot interaction techniques and interfaces must be developed, however, to ensure that such robots interact as expected in daily life and work. Unlike conventional personal computers, such robots may assume a variety of configurations, such as industrial, wheel-based, ambulatory, remotely operated, autonomous, and wearable. They may also implement different communications modalities, including voice, video, haptics, and gestures. All of these aspects require that research on human-robot interaction become interdisciplinary, combining research from such fields as robotics, ergonomics, computer science and, psychology. In the field of computer science, new directions in human-computer interaction are emerging as post graphical user interfaces (GUIs). These include wearable, ubiquitous, and real-world computing. Such advances are thereby bridging the gap between robotics and computer science. The open-ended problems that potentially face include the following: What is the most desirable type of interaction between human beings and robots? What sort of technology will enable these interactions? How will human beings accept robots in their daily life and work? We are certain that readers of this special issue will be able to find many of the answers and become open to future directions concerning these problems. Any information that readers find herein will be a great pleasure to its editors. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 432-438 | ||
| Cooperative Human-robot Handling of an Object with Motion Estimation |
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| Yusuke Maeda, Takayuki Hara and Tamio Arai |
| Paper: | pp. 439-452 | ||
| An Interface between an Exoskeletal Elbow Motion Assistance Robot and the Human Upper Arm |
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| Kazuo Kiguchi, Shingo Kariya, Takakazu Bnaka, Keigo Watanabe and Toshio Fukuda |
| Paper: | pp. 453-461 | ||
| Vocalization Control of a Mechanical Vocal System under Auditory Feedback |
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| Yoshio Higashimoto and Hideyuki Sawada |
| Paper: | pp. 462-470 | ||
| Robot Motion Algorithm Based on Interaction with Human |
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| Yoshikazu Mori, Koji Ota and Tatsuya Nakamura |
| Paper: | pp. 471-478 | ||
| Development of Motion Data Description Language for Robots Based on eXtensible Markup Language - Realization of Better Understanding and Communication via Networks |
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| Ikuo Kitagishi, Tamotsu Machino, Akira Nakayama, Satoshi Iwaki and Masashi Okudaira |
| Paper: | pp. 479-489 | ||
| Real-time Auditory and Visual Multiple-speaker Tracking For Human-robot Interaction |
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| Kazuhiro Nakadai, Ken-ichi Hidai, Hiroshi G. Okuno, Hiroshi Mizoguchi and Hiroaki Kitano |
| Paper: | pp. 490-496 | ||
| Commitment-based Natural Language Interface System for Robots |
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| Yasushi Nakauchi, Takeshi Takahashi, Piyawat Naphattalung, Takashi Matsubara and Eiichi Kashiwagi |
| Paper: | pp. 497-505 | ||
| Development of an Autonomous Humanoid Robot, iSHA, for Harmonized Human-Machine Environment |
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| Kenji Suzuki, Riku Hikiji and Shuji Hashimoto |
| Paper: | pp. 506-513 | ||
| Manipulator Work System Using Gesture Instructions |
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| Noriyuki Kawarazaki, Nobuto Kashiwagi, Ichiro Hoya and Kazue Nishihara |
| Paper: | pp. 514-519 | ||
| Subjective Evaluation for Maneuverability of a Robot Cooperating with Humans |
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| Ryojun Ikeura, Hikaru Inooka, and Kazuki Mizutani |
No.4
(Aug)
Special Issue on Modern Trends in Mobile Robotics
Special Issue on Modern Trends in Mobile Robotics
| Editorial: | p. 323 | |
| Modern Trends in Mobile Robotics |
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| Takashi Tsubouchi and Keiji Nagatani | ||
| Since the dawning of the Robotics age, mobile robots have been important objectives of research and development. Working from such aspects as locomotion mechanisms, path and motion planning algorithms, navigation, map building and localization, and system architecture, researchers are working long and hard. Despite the fact that mobile robotics has a shorter history than conventional mechanical engineering, it has already accumulated a major, innovative, and rich body of R&D work. Rapid progress in modern scientific technology had advanced to where down-sized low-cost electronic devices, especially highperformance computers, can now be built into such mobile robots. Recent trends in ever higher performance and increased downsizing have enabled those working in the field of mobile robotics to make their models increasingly intelligent, versatile, and dexterous. The down-sized computer systems implemented in mobile robots must provide high-speed calculation for complicated motion planning, real-time image processing in image recognition, and sufficient memory for storing the huge amounts of data required for environment mapping. Given the swift progress in electronic devices, new trends are now emerging in mobile robotics. This special issue on "Modern Trends in Mobile Robotics" provides a diverse collection of distinguished papers on modern mobile robotics research. In the area of locomotion mechanisms, Huang et al. provide an informative paper on control of a 6-legged walking robot and Fujiwara et al. contribute progressive work on the development of a practical omnidirectional cart. Given the importance of vision systems enabling robots to survey their environments, Doi et al., Tang et al., and Shimizu present papers on cutting-edge vision-based navigation. On the crucial subject of how to equip robots with intelligence, Hashimoto et al. present the latest on sensor fault detection in dead-reckoning, Miura et al. detail the probabilistic modeling of obstacle motion during mobile robot navigation, Hada et al. treat long-term mobile robot activity, and Lee et al. explore mobile robot control in intelligent space. As guest e...<more> | ||
| Paper: | pp. 324-332 | ||
| Neuro-Based Position and Force Hybrid Control of Six-Legged Walking Robot |
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| Qing-jiu Huang and Kenzo Nonami |
| Paper: | pp. 333-341 | ||
| Omnidirectional Cart with Power-assist System |
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| Shigeki Fujiwara, Hitoshi Kitano, Hideki Yamashita, Hiroshi Maeda and Hideo Fukunaga |
| Paper: | pp. 342-348 | ||
| Sensor Fault Detection and Diagnosis in Dead Reckoning System of Mobile Robot: Interacting Multiple-Model Approach |
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| Masafumi Hashimoto, Hiroyuki Kawashima and Fuminori Oba |
| Paper: | pp. 349-356 | ||
| Probabilistic Uncertainty Modeling of Obstacle Motion for Robot Motion Planning |
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| Jun Miura and Yoshiaki Shirai |
| Paper: | pp. 357-365 | ||
| Study of Shape Representation Using Internal Radiated-light Projection |
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| Takahiro Doi and Shigeo Hirose |
| Paper: | pp. 366-374 | ||
| Mobile Robot Playback Navigation Based on Robot Pose Calculation Using Memorized Omnidirectional Images |
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| Lixin Tang and Shin'ichi Yuta |
| Paper: | pp. 375-381 | ||
| The Second Stage Experiments on Long Term Activity of Autonomous Mobile Robots - Repetitive Navigation for One Week in a Corridor |
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| Yasushi Hada and Shin'ichi Yuta |
| Paper: | pp. 382-389 | ||
| Multi-Functional Application of Wide-Angle Foveated Vision Sensor in Mobile Robot Navigation |
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| Sohta Shimizu |
| Paper: | pp. 390-399 | ||
| Mobile Robot Control in Intelligent Space for People Support |
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| Joo-Ho Lee, Kazuyuki Morioka and Hideki Hashimoto |
| Paper: | pp. 400-407 | ||
| Low Cost Pipe-crawling Pneumatic Robot |
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| Andrea Manuello Bertetto and Maurizio Ruggiu |
| Paper: | pp. 408-419 | ||
| Implementing Fuzzy Learning Algorithms in a 6 DOF Hydraulic Parallel Link Manipulator: Actuators' Fuzzy Modeling |
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| Zakarya Zyada, Yasuhisa Hasegawa, Gancho Vachkov and Toshio Fukuda |
| Paper: | pp. 420-428 | ||
| An Evaluation of Sliding Mode Control for Vehicle Suspensions |
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| Ismail Yuksek, Nurkan Yagiz and Selim Sivrioglu |
No.3
(Jun)
Special Issue on From Microrobotics to Nanorobotics
Special Issue on From Microrobotics to Nanorobotics
| Editorial: | p. 211 | |
| From Microrobotics to Nanorobotics |
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| Fumihito Arai | ||
| Micro/nanotechnologies are keys crucial to improving system performance. This is why it is so important to research theory and applications based on analysis and synthesis from the micro- to the nanotechnology engineering level. Micro/nanorobotics are extremely important to the future of robotics and automation. Micro/nanotechnologies will certainly be applied in fields such as material science, industry, medicine, bioengineering, and services. Research on micro/nanoscale manipulation has thus attracted special attention in the robotics and mechatronics communities in the last decade. This special issue features selected papers focusing on cutting-edge topics and innovative applications based on new approaches in the fields of micro/nanorobotics. These papers were chosen from the 2001 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2001) and important domestic conferences such as the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers(JSME) Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (ROBOMEC). I would like, in closing this short introduction, to express my particular gratitude to the authors, who have updated their papers for this special issue, and to thank all of the contributors and reviewers who have made this vital publication possible. I also would like to thank Editor-in-Chief Prof. Makoto Kaneko of Hiroshima University, who provided the opportunity for editing this issue. I hope the papers contained herein will prove both interesting and useful to readers wanting to learn about the latest advances in micro/nanorobotics. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 212-220 | ||
| Force Control System for Autonomous Micro Manipulation |
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| Tamio Tanikawa, Masashi Kawai, Noriho Koyachi, Tatsuo Arai, Takayuki Ide, Shinji Kaneko, Ryo Ohta and Takeshi Hirose |
| Paper: | pp. 221-226 | ||
| Micromanipulation by Miniature Robots in a SEM Vacuum Chamber |
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| Ohmi Fuchiwaki and Hisayuki Aoyama |
| Paper: | pp. 227-237 | ||
| Micro-object Pick and Place Operation under SEM based on Micro-physics |
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| Shigeki Saito, Hideki T. Miyazaki, and Tomomasa Sato |
| Paper: | pp. 238-244 | ||
| Positional Recognition and Attitude Control for 3-D Biomicromanipulation in Microscopy |
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| Akiko Kawaji, Fumihito Arai and Toshio Fukuda |
| Paper: | pp. 245-252 | ||
| Three-dimensional Nanorobotic Manipulations of Carbon Nanotubes |
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| Lixin Dong, Fumihito Arai and Toshio Fukuda |
| Paper: | pp. 253-261 | ||
| Control of Elasticity and Trajectory of Robot Arm with Redundant Actuators |
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| Toru Oshima, Tomohiko Fujikawa and Minayori Kumamoto |
| Paper: | pp. 262-269 | ||
| Actuator Arrangement and Motion Form of Vertebrate Leg |
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| Toru Oshima Tomohiko Fujikawa and Mina on Kumamoto |
| Paper: | pp. 270-277 | ||
| Coordination Control of Arm Using Antagonistic Actuators |
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| Toru Oshima, Tomohiko Fujikawa and Minayori Kumamoto |
| Paper: | pp. 278-289 | ||
| Enhancing the Autonomy of Teleoperated Redundant Manipulators Through Fusion of Intelligent Control Modules |
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| D. P. Thrishantha Nanayakkara, Kazuo Kiguchi, Tsukasa Murakami, Keigo Watanabe and Kiyotaka Izumi |
| Paper: | pp. 290-297 | ||
| SMA-Net: A Deformable Morphology Robot Using Shape Memory Alloy |
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| Takashi Nagai, Hiroshi Yokoi and Yukinori Kakazu |
| Paper: | pp. 298-303 | ||
| The Development of a Stair-climbing Robot with Wavy Movement by Rotating Crosses |
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| Ato Kitagawa, Liang Zhang, Takashi Eguchi and Hideyuki Tsukagushi |
| Paper: | pp. 304-312 | ||
| A Study of Feasibility for a Novel Parallel-serial Manipulator |
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| Marco Ceccarelli, Erika Ottaviano and Giuseppe Carbone |
| Paper: | pp. 313-317 | ||
| Qualitative Evaluation by ERP for vibration Discrimination |
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| Tetsuya Shiozaki, Hisaya Tanaka, Akio Nozawa, Hideto Ide and Masafumi Uchida |
No.2
(Apr)
Special Issue on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'01
Special Issue on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'01
| Editorial: | p. 97 | |
| Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'01 |
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| Kazuhito Yokoi and Tatsuo Arai | ||
| This special issue has been proposed in honor of the Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics authorized as the International Journal of the Robotics and Mechatronics Division of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers from 1999. The 2001 JSME Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (ROBOMEC'01) was held in Takamatsu, June 8-10, 2001, sponsored by the Robotics and Mechatronics Division of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. Its purpose was to aid establishments of new industries by using advanced technologies of Robotics and Mechatronics. In technical sessions, 82 organized sessions were held and 624 papers presented. More than 800 participants attended the conference. This special issue has been organized by editing papers presented at ROBOMEC'01 to disseminate the significant results of the conference. Papers from the conference were invited and reviewed by journal referees. Sixteen were selected for publication in the Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics Special Issue on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'01 (Vol. 14, No. 2). We thank the authors in this special issue who have contributed their updated papers. We also thank Editor-in-Chief Makoto Kaneko of Hiroshima University, whose work has been indispensable in organizing this special issue. We also thank the Editors for selecting papers. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 98-104 | ||
| Presentation of Realistic Motion to the Operator in Operating a Tele-operated Construction Robot |
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| Dingxuan Zhao, Yupeng Xia, Hironao Yamada and Takayoshi Muto |
| Paper: | pp. 105-111 | ||
| Omnidirectional Mobile Platform for Research and Development |
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| Kuniaki Kawabata, Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Hayato Kaetsu and Hajime Asama |
| Paper: | pp. 112-117 | ||
| Development of a Compact Autonomous Underwater vehicle Using Varivec Propeller |
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| Yutaka Nagashima, Nobuyoshi Taguchi, Takakazu Ishimatsu and Hirofumi Inoue |
| Paper: | pp. 118-123 | ||
| Creeping and Novel Huge Bending of Plasticized PVC |
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| Md. Zulhash Uddin, Masashi Watanabe, Hirofusa Shirai, and Toshihiro Hirai |
| Paper: | pp. 124-132 | ||
| A Service Robot Acting by Occasional Dialog - Object Recognition Using Dialog with User and Sensor-Based Manipulation - |
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| Yasushi Makihara, Masao Takizawa, Kazuo Ninokata, Yoshiaki Shirai, Jun Miura, and Nobutaka Shimada |
| Paper: | pp. 133-139 | ||
| Separation of Target Microbe by Laser Manipulation and Flow Control |
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| Fumihito Arai, Akihiko Ichikawa, Toshio Fukuda, Koji Horio, Kouichi Itoigawa and Keisuke Morishima |
| Paper: | pp. 140-146 | ||
| Artificial Finger Skin having Ridges and Distributed Tactile Sensors used for Grasp Force Control |
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| Daisuke Yamada, Takashi Maeno and Yoji Yamada |
| Paper: | pp. 147-156 | ||
| Recognizing Moving Obstacles for Robot Navigation using Real-time Omnidirectional Stereo Vision |
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| Hiroshi Koyasu, Jun Miura, and Yoshiaki Shirai |
| Paper: | pp. 157-161 | ||
| Exploration of Underwater Volcano Teisi by Autonomous Underwater Vehicle "R-One Robot" |
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| Kenji Nagahashi, Takashi Obara and Tamaki Ura |
| Paper: | pp. 162-169 | ||
| Application of Neural Network to Teaching of Massage using Multi-fingered Robot Hand |
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| Hideo Kitagawa, Tomomi Terai, Panya Minyong and Kazuhiko. Terashima |
| Paper: | pp. 170-176 | ||
| Error Analysis of Multilegged Robots for Dead Reckoning |
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| Yasushi Mae, Tatsuo Arai and Kenji Inoue |
| Paper: | pp. 177-185 | ||
| Motion Generation for a Modular Robot |
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| Eiichi Yoshida, Satoshi Murata, Akiya Kamimura, Kohji Tomita, Haruhisa Kurokawa, and Shigeru Kokaji |
| Paper: | pp. 186-192 | ||
| Development of Holonomic Omnidirectional Vehicle "Vuton-II" with Omni-Discs |
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| Riichiro Damoto and Shigeo Hirose |
| Paper: | pp. 193-198 | ||
| Simple Compound-Eye-Type Micro Vision Sensor and Its Application for Detecting Motion |
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| Kazunori Umeda and Michiaki Sekine |
| Paper: | pp. 199-202 | ||
| A Simple 3D Image Display Using Active Perception |
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| Yasuo Hayashibara |
| Paper: | pp. 203-209 | ||
| Vision System for Micromanipulation |
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| Yousuke Katoh, Tatsuo Arai, Kenji Inoue, Yasushi Mae and Tamio Tanikawa |
No.1
(Feb)
Special Issue on Toward Establishment of Entertainment and Amusement Machine Technology
Special Issue on Toward Establishment of Entertainment and Amusement Machine Technology
| Editorial: | pp. 1-2 | |
| Toward Establishment of Entertainment and Amusement Machine Technology |
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| Shigeki Suganoand Takanori Shibata | ||
| Advances in society have enriched lifestyles, making them more comfortable and increasing spare time. People spend more time and money on entertainment 'and amusement, purchasing more than basic necessities and spending time at recreational facilities. Devices used in entertainment and amusement frequently interact with people, making it important to design them emphasizing subjective evaluations by people who interact with them rather than objective evaluations such as speed and accuracy. This makes technologies on entertainment and amusement interdisciplinary, going beyond the scope of conventional engineering with consideration of human sensitivities. Sugeno describes this interdisciplinary technology and discusses its possibilities in "Engineering and Amusement." This special edition presents information on Japanese mechatronics technologies for entertainment and amusement to overseas people. Included are papers on scholarly- and technologically-de novo research and developments and technologies already put into practical use as commercially available products. Devices for entertainment and amusement must interact with people in different ways, and as such, they take a wide variety of shapes and have a broad array of controllers to suitably accommodate different human needs. It is therefore of critical importance to give special consideration to human sensitivity, which makes this area of engineering difficult to standardize and generalize. It is, however, becoming increasingly important in different fields of engineering to take interaction between machinery and people into consideration. This special edition provides perspectives and technologies that hold clues for the field of entertainment and amusement and also for many other areas of research and development. Kuroki et al. discuss the structure and the control architecture of SDR-X, a humanoid robot developed for entertainment, and detail the dancing performance of this robot in "A Small Biped Entertainment Robot." Shibata et al. statistically analyze the findings of subjective evaluation of the Mental Commit Robot Paro, a robot shaped like a baby seal developed...<more> | ||
Regular Papers
| Paper: | pp. 3-5 | ||
| Engineering and Amusement |
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| Shigeki Sugano |
| Paper: | pp. 6-12 | ||
| A Small Biped Entertainment Robot |
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| Yoshihiro Kuroki, Tatsuzo Ishida, Jin-ichi Yamaguchi, Masahiro Fujita and Toshi T. Doi |
| Paper: | pp. 13-19 | ||
| Subjective Evaluation of Seal Robot: Paro -Tabulation and Analysis of Questionnaire Results |
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| Takanori Shibata, Teruaki Mitsui Kazuyoshi Wada and Kazuo Tanie |
| Paper: | pp. 20-26 | ||
| Psychophysiological Effects by Interaction with Mental Commit Robot |
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| Teruaki Mitsui, Takanori Shibata, Kazuyoshi Wada and Kazuo Tanie |
| Paper: | pp. 27-36 | ||
| Analysis of Impression of Robot Bodily Expression |
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| Toru Nakata, Taketoshi Mori and Tomomasa Sato |
| Paper: | pp. 37-45 | ||
| Principle of Stable Running of an Unicycle Robot |
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| Takayuki Tanaka, Hisanobu Suzuki and Kazuo Tanaka |
| Paper: | pp. 46-53 | ||
| New Robot Technology Concept Applicable to Human Physical Support - The Concept and Possibility of the Muscle Suit (Wearable Muscular Support Apparatus) - |
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| Hiroshi Kobayashi, Taisuke Matsushita, Yusuke Ishida, and Kohki Kikuchi |
| Development Report: | pp. 54-59 | ||
| A Spoken Dialogue robot, Named Wonder, to Aid Senior Citizens Who living Alone with Communication |
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| Hiroshi Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Miyazaki, Takashi Tsuzuki and Yoshihiro Kojima |
| Development Report: | pp. 60-63 | ||
| Personal Robot PaPeRo |
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| Yoshiro Fujita |
| Development Report: | pp. 64-67 | ||
| Interactive Simulation Ride |
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| Norihisa Miyake, Tsukasa Shiina, Masayuki Oshiro, and Yuji Matsuda |
| Development Report: | pp. 68-72 | ||
| WonderBorg and BN-1 |
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| Yoshinori Haga |
| Development Report: | pp. 73-75 | ||
| Dream Force 01 |
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| Hiroyuki Nagasu |
| Development Report: | pp. 76-77 | ||
| POO--CHI |
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| Tomohiko Onishi |
| Paper: | pp. 78-87 | ||
| CATRASYS (Cassino Tracking System): A Wire System for Experimental Evaluation of Robot Workspace |
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| Erika Ottaviano, Marco Ceccarelli, Maria Toti and Carolina Avila Carrasco |
| Paper: | pp. 88-95 | ||
| Distributed Learning Agents with Motivation for Cellular Warehouse Problem |
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| Katsumi Hama, Sadayoshi Mikami, Keiji Suzuki, and Yukinori Kakazu |
Vol.13 (2001)
No.6
(Dec)
Special Issue on Vision and Mechatronics
Special Issue on Vision and Mechatronics
| Editorial: | pp. 567-568 | |
| Vision and Mechatronics |
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| Masanori Idesawa | ||
| The amount of information human beings obtain from the external world through their visual senses exceeds 80% of the total amount of information they take in. Robots and similar automatons must thus be provided with visual functions equivalent to those of human beings, enabling them to grasp external conditions accurately and to move appropriately based on such conditions. Computer and machine vision systems technologically and practically realize such visual functions, and studies of these vision systems have drawn attention and research since the 1970s. Studies on the human and other biological visual systems have progressed steadily under the stimulus of rapid advances in the brai sciences field. Such studies have brought to light new types of useful information related to biological vision systems and such information has been used to promote studies of artificial visual senses. In separate developments based on the progress of integrated circuit systems, visual sensors imitating the sensing of the human retina and the eyes of insects and animals have been developed and efforts made to apply such sensors to a variety of control systems. Human beings fuse information obtained through the visual and other senses with information collected by interacting positively with the external world to form in the brain necessary images (models) related to the external world. Based on such images and models, human beings make decisions and plan for appropriate action to take under specific circumstances. In such cases, the human senses, including the visual sense, interact mutually rather than independently. When a visual stimulus differing from ordinary stimuli is perceived, the effect of such a stimulus is recognized both by the sensory organs and sometimes by the motor organs. Human beings fuse information obtained through the visual and other senses with information collected by interacting positively with the external world to form in the brain necessary images (models) related to the external world. Based on such images and models, human beings make decisions and plan for appropriate action to take under specific circumstances...<more> | ||
| Review: | pp. 569-574 | ||
| Information Processing in Visual System - Optical Illusion and Visual Mechanism |
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| Masanori Idesawa |
| Paper: | pp. 575-580 | ||
| Design of Automatic Focusing Glasses for Presbyopia |
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| Toyomi Fujita, Makoto Hagiwara and Masanori Idesawa |
| Paper: | pp. 581-587 | ||
| A Study on the Development of Accommodation-Assistance Glasses |
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| Syu Sato Toyomi Fujita and Masanori Idesawa |
| Paper: | pp. 588-593 | ||
| Rotational Dynamic Illusion Related to Physiological Influence in Virtual Environments |
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| Toyomi Fujita and Masanori Idesawa |
| Paper: | pp. 594-600 | ||
| Role of Visual Feedback in Upright Posture Control |
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| Takanobu Nagata, Akimasa Ishida, Yutaka Fukuoka, Haruyuki Minamitani |
| Paper: | pp. 601-613 | ||
| Visuo-Motor Adaptation to Stepwise and Gradual Changes in the Environment: Relationship between Consciousness and Adaptation |
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| Yutaka Sakaguchi, Yu-ichi Akashi and Mitsuo Takano |
| Paper: | pp. 614-620 | ||
| A Novel Robot Vision Employing a Silicon Retina |
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| Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Seiji Kameda, Kazuo Ishii and Tetsuya Yagi |
| Paper: | pp. 621-624 | ||
| Flying Robot with Biologically Inspired Vision |
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| Michinori Ichikawa, Hitoshi Yamada and Johane Takeuchi |
| Paper: | pp. 625-636 | ||
| Self-Partitioning State Space for Behavior Acquisition of Vision-Based Mobile Robots |
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| Takayuki Nakamura and Tsukasa Ogasawara |
| Paper: | pp. 637-642 | ||
| A Study on a New Type of Stereogram Using Binocularly Unpaired Wedge-Shaped Surfaces |
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| Kouji Sudoh and Masanori Idesawa |
| Paper: | pp. 643-650 | ||
| Studies on Uncertainty Evaluation in Straightness Measurement |
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| Sanjay Yadav, Jiro Matsuda and Lalith Prasantha Liyanawadu Chitarage |
| Paper: | pp. 651-658 | ||
| Stitching of 3-D Image Position Measurement System with 1-D Direction-sensitive Devices |
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| Saied Mohamed, Toyomi Fujita and Masanori Idesawa |
No.5
(Oct)
Special Issue on Recent Advances in Robot Control
Special Issue on Recent Advances in Robot Control
| Editorial: | p. 449 | |
| Recent Advances in Robot Control |
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| Haruhisa Kawasaki | ||
| This special issue contains outstanding papers on robot control presented at international meetings in Japan in 2000. Featured topics include face robots, polishing robots, control for multifingered robotic hands, re configurable brachiating space robots, DD parallel robots, and robot control technologies such as a distributed robust motion controller, image-based visual servoing, fault adaptive kinematic control, and optimum control for a robot manipulator. We also will have a variety of topics such as shaft insert tasks in the robot task field, fingerprint image sensing in sensing technologies, compliance display, emergence of affective behavior, human/robot communication in interfaces, and workspace analysis of parallel manipulators in robot analysis. In preparing this special issue, we have asked authors to revise work presented at international meetings to include further analyses and experimental data to help make papers even more interesting and informative concerning the purposes of the study, analyses, experiments, and simulation. We thank Professor Kohei Ohnishi, Department of System Design Engineering, School of Science and Engineering, Keio University, for his complete, courteous assistance, and all of the authors who such unstinting time to update their papers for this special issue. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 450-457 | ||
| Shaft Insertion for Moving Object Using Robot Manipulator with Cross PSD and Vibration End-effector |
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| Soichiro Hayakawa and Nuio Tsuchida |
| Paper: | pp. 458-463 | ||
| Fingerprint Image Sensing Using Micromechanical Key and Extraction Algorithm for Sensed Fingerprint Image |
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| Fumihito Arai and Toshio Fukuda |
| Paper: | pp. 464-471 | ||
| Distributed Robust Motion Controller for Redundant Manipulator Using Disturbance Observer |
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| Naoki Oda |
| Paper: | pp. 472-478 | ||
| Development of Pneumatic Human Interface and its Application to Compliance Display |
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| Masahiro Takaiwa and Toshiro Noritsugu |
| Paper: | pp. 479-487 | ||
| Image-based Visual Servoing for Optimal Grasping |
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| Hideo Fujimoto, Liu-Cun Zhu and Karim Abdel-Malek |
| Paper: | pp. 488-496 | ||
| Workspace Analysis of Parallel Manipulator for Telemicromanipulation Systems |
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| Noriaki Ando, Masahiro Ohta, Kohei Gonda and Hideki Hashimoto |
| Paper: | pp. 497-504 | ||
| Study on Face Robot Platform as a KANSEI Medium |
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| Hiroshi Kobayashi |
| Paper: | pp. 505-516 | ||
| Emergence of Affective Behaviors through Physical Interaction between Human and Mental Commit Robot |
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| Takanori Shibata and Kazuo Tanie |
| Paper: | pp. 517-525 | ||
| Polishing Robot Using Joystick Controlled Teaching |
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| Fusaomi Nagata, Keigo Watanabe, Satoshi Hashino, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Takuro Matsuyama and Kenji Hara |
| Paper: | pp. 526-532 | ||
| A Control for Multi-Fingered Robotic Hand with Distributed Touch Sensor |
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| Hajime Sugiuchi, Yuki Hasegawa, Shinichiro Watanabe and Masashi Nomoto |
| Paper: | pp. 533-539 | ||
| Spatial Generalization of Optimal Control for Robot Manipulators |
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| Zhiwei Luo, Hideyuki Ando, Shigeyuki Hosoe, Keiji Watanabe and Atsuo Kato |
| Paper: | pp. 540-547 | ||
| Fault Adaptive Kinematic Control Using Multiprocessor System and its Verification Using a Hyper-redundant Manipulator |
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| Shinichi Kimura, Shigeru Tsuchiya, Tomoki Takagi and Shinichiro Nishida |
| Paper: | pp. 548-553 | ||
| Experimental Evaluation of Reconfigurable Brachiating Space Robot |
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| Ryoichi Hayashi, Saburo Matunaga and Yoshiaki Ohkarni |
| Paper: | pp. 554-560 | ||
| Realization of Fast and Dexterous Tasks by a DD Parallel Robot Using Motor Back-drivability |
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| Doohyung Kim and Masaru Uchiyama |
No.4
(Aug)
Special Issue on Fundamental Technologies for ITS
Special Issue on Fundamental Technologies for ITS
| Editorial: | p. 339 | |
| Fundamental Technologies for ITS |
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| Sadayuki Tsugawa | ||
| Intelligent transport systems (ITS), a combination of IT(Information Technology) and TS (Transport Systems), solves problems such as accidents and congestion, lessening environmental impact and conserving energy. As conventional solutions to traffic issues became less and less effective, high-tech solutions have been sought. Preceding the term ITS, coined in 1994, were road transport informatics (RTI), advanced transport telematics (AT), and intelligent vehicle-highway systems (IVHS). In the mid-1980s, large ITS projects started in Europe, the US, and Japan, but the use of high-tech solutions emerged in the 1950s. As indicated above, ITS includes systems covering passenger-car safety and freight management, supported by a wide range of technologies including sensing, control, communications, and human factors. This special issue on ITS focuses on ITS technologies that share similarities with robotics and mechatronics. The papers in this issue are classed into sensing, control, simulation, and electric vehicles. Papers in sensing deal with the application of vehicle localization in automated driving, 3-dimensional localization with corner cubes and laser radar, vision-based passage detection, and night-time obstacle detection with machine vision. The technology presented in these papers is expected to play an important role in robotics and mechatronics. The 4 control papers include an overview on control algorithms for automated driving and 3 papers on control algorithms for lateral control, lane changing, and parking assistance. The major difference between mobile robots and automobiles is that, due to speed, the behavior of mobile robots can be described with kinematics, but that of automobiles must be described with dynamics. Nevertheless, control algorithms for automated automobiles are insightful in robotics. Simulation technologies are essential in ITS to present virtually situations difficult or not possible to realize in the real world. One paper deals with a driving simulator and the other with automobile traffic. The last area in this ITS issue is electric vehicles. Their handicaps can be overcome by ITS, leading ...<more> | ||
| Paper: | pp. 340-351 | ||
| Experimental Study on Application of DGPS-based Position Information to Automatic Driving Control |
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| Manabu Omae and Takehiko Fujioka |
| Paper: | pp. 352-356 | ||
| 3-D Position Measurement System for Autonomous vehicles Using Laser Fan Beam Scanners |
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| Nobuo Komatsu and Toshihiro Tsumura |
| Paper: | pp. 357-370 | ||
| Real-time Corridor Recognition for Autonomous Vehicle |
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| Mamoru Minami, Julien Agbanhan, Hidekazu Suzuki and Toshiyuki Asakura |
| Paper: | pp. 371-380 | ||
| Obstacle Recognition and Position Measurement for Night Driving by Image Processing |
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| Atsushi Wakamiya, Naoki Suganuma, In Soo Kweon and Naofumi Fujiwara |
| Paper: | pp. 381-386 | ||
| An Overview on Control Algorithms for Automated Highway Systems |
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| Sadayuki Tsugawa |
| Paper: | pp. 387-394 | ||
| Construction of Control Algorithm for an Autonomous Vehicle |
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| Hyung-Eun Im, Ichiro Kageyama and Yoshiyuki Nozaki |
| Paper: | pp. 395-401 | ||
| Automated Lane Change Control of Vision-Based Vehicle |
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| Shin Kato and Sadayuki Tsugawa |
| Paper: | pp. 402-408 | ||
| Development of Advanced Parking Assistance System in the iCAN Framework |
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| Massaki Wada, Kang Sup Yoon, and Hideki Hashimoto |
| Paper: | pp. 409-418 | ||
| Development of Hi-Fidelity Driving Simulator for Measuring Driving Behavior |
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| Motoyuki Akamatsu, Masayuki Okuwa and Masaaki Onuki |
| Paper: | pp. 419-425 | ||
| Traffic Flow Simulator by Multiagent |
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| Hitoshi Tsunashima, Yasukazu Nishi, Takashi Honjyo, Hiroyuki Kaku and Takuji Sakai |
| Paper: | pp. 426-431 | ||
| Design and Manufacture of Small-Sized Electric Vehicles for Mechanical Engineering Education |
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| Haruo Sakamoto |
| Paper: | pp. 432-437 | ||
| Development and Evaluation of One-Shaft Type ER Clutch |
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| Norihiko Saga, Taro Nakamura and Masaru Nakazawa |
| Paper: | pp. 438-444 | ||
| Estimation of Pleasantness and Arousal Level Using Thermogram |
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| Hisaya Tanaka, Hideto Ide, and Yuji Nagashima |
No.3
(Jun)
Special Issue on Flexible Force Control and Process-Adaptive Production Systems
Special Issue on Flexible Force Control and Process-Adaptive Production Systems
| Editorial: | p. 221 | |
| Flexible Force Control and Process-Adaptive Production Systems |
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| Shigeyuki Kawaji | ||
| In the recent assembly lines, the frequency of changing processes has been increasing in line with high mix production, but because these changes are carried out by operator, the burden of changing processes has increased as well. This situation has arisen because of the fact that since the robots being used at present automatic assembly lines are based on a simple teaching and playing back method, human workers must renew instructions for each act of changing a work object and also that dedicated machines are necessary due to the inability of making precision assembly,thereby inviting declines in total operational rates and increases in cost. These facts are limiting the use of robot based automation itself and are one of the important factors for the declining international competitive power. Under these circumstances, with the aim of constructing sophisticated production systems that are capable of dealing with process changes automatically without the use of human labor, a project called "Research & Development of Process Adaptive Flexible Robots"was proposed and was adopted to the Regional Consortium Research and Development Enterprise supported by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, and was adopted. The research period was to be 3 years from the fiscal year 1997 to the fiscal year 1999, and the total research fund was to be 360 million yen. In more specific terms, an engine assembly line and a semiconductor testing process were chosen as research subjects; and developmental research was carried out for elemental techniques that are necessary for the flexible execution of tasks such as piston insertion causing no damage to walls even with a minute clearance, or IC chip insertion causing no plastic deformation even with positional dislocation, though these tasks must be carried out when works change in type, size, etc.; and the researchers started the work of developing system integration technology that would achieve these task objectives in the optimal manner. Attention was focused rather on "force control" of which humans make skillful...<more> | ||
| Paper: | pp. 222-229 | ||
| Sensorless Force Control for High-speed Pressurization |
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| Shigeyasu Kawaji, Fuminori Ozaki and Ryutaro Higashi |
| Paper: | pp. 230-237 | ||
| Development of User-friendly Tuning for Impedance Control Parameters |
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| Junji shimamura and Masaki Arao |
| Paper: | pp. 238-244 | ||
| Configuration and Optimal Control of Hydraulic/Pneumatic Hybrid Actuator with 2-DOF |
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| Atsushi Ohtomo and Yasuharu Sasaki |
| Paper: | pp. 245-253 | ||
| Structural Analysis of a Universal Holding Mechanism for Piston Rings |
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| Takao Higashimachi, Takahide Nakayama, Takenori Hirakawa and Hisato Sasahara |
| Paper: | pp. 254-266 | ||
| Sensor-Based Artificial Skills with Force and Vision Information |
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| Kosei Kitagaki, Takashi Suehiro and Motoyoshi Fujiwara |
| Paper: | pp. 267-272 | ||
| Force Sensing Unit with Single Amplifier and an Application to a Whisker Sensor |
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| Naohiro Ueno and Makoto Kaneko |
| Paper: | pp. 273-281 | ||
| Realization of Controllers for Manipulation of Deformable Objects Based on Hybrid Automaton and Human Skill |
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| Kazuaki Hirana, Tatsuya Suzuki, Shigeru Okuma, Kaiji Itabashi and Fumiharu Fujiwara |
| Paper: | pp. 282-288 | ||
| Automatic Startup Operation of Plastics Extruder by Flexible Intelligence Machine Control |
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| Masaki Arao, Junichi Kawano, Mamoru Egi and Masaharu Osumi |
| Paper: | pp. 289-293 | ||
| Development of Flexible Inserter for IC Chip Testing |
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| Toshihiro Taguchi |
| Paper: | pp. 294-298 | ||
| A Fixture-Free Piston-Stuffing Machine for Flexible Assembly Lines |
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| Takahide Nakayama, Takeshi Mitsunaga, Takenori Hirakawa and Syunji Tanaka |
| Review: | pp. 299-313 | ||
| A Historical Perspective of Robotics Toward the Future |
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| Marco Ceccarelli |
| Paper: | pp. 314-318 | ||
| Locating the Part Evoking SEP by Dipole Tracing Method |
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| Masahiro Koyama, Hisaya Tanaka and Hideto Ide |
| Paper: | pp. 319-325 | ||
| Design and Experimental Validation of a Microgripper |
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| Giuseppe Carbone, Marco Ceccarelli, Hanfried Kerle and Annika Raatz |
| Paper: | pp. 326-331 | ||
| Study on Turning of Micro Robot Driven by Cyclic Force |
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| Kiyoshi Ioi |
No.2
(Apr)
Special Issue on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'00
Special Issue on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'00
| Editorial: | p. 113 | |
| Selected Papers from ROBOMEC'00 |
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| Kazuhito Yokoi and Tsutomu Hasegawa | ||
| This special issue has been proposed in honor of the Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics that has been authorized to be the International Journal of the Robotics and Mechatronics Division of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers since 1999. The 2000 JSME Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (ROBOMEC’00) was held in Kumamoto, May 11-13, 2000, sponsored by the Robotics and Mechatronics Division of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. The purpose of the conference was to aid future establishments of new industries by using advanced technologies of Robotics and Mechatronics. In the technical sessions, 82 organized sessions were held and a total of 653 papers were presented. 969 participants attended the conference. This special issue has been organized by editing the papers presented at ROBOMEC’00 to widely distribute the significant results of the conference. High quality papers of the conference were invited to this journal and were reviewed again by the referees of this journal. Finally, 14 papers were selected for publication in the Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics Special Issue on Selected Papers from ROBOMEC’00 (Vol. 13, No. 2). We would like to thank the authors in this special issue who have contributed their updated papers. Also, we would express our gratitude to contributed their updated papers. Also, we would express our gratitude to Editor in Chief, Prof. Makoto Kaneko (Hiroshima University) whose work has been indispensable in organizing this special issue and the Editors for providing the selection of the papers. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 114-124 | ||
| Intelligent Control for Autonomous Mobile Robot based on Information Criterion on Virtual Environmental |
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| Kae Doki, Soichiro Hayakawa, Tatsuya Suzuki, Shigeru Okuma, and Takeshi Aoki |
| Paper: | pp. 125-133 | ||
| Design and Implementation of Responsive Processor for Parallel/Distributed Control and Its Development Environments |
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| Nobuyuki Yamasaki |
| Paper: | pp. 134-139 | ||
| Novel Device for Inputting Handwriting Trajectory |
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| Yasuhiro Sato, Mitsuru ShingYouuchi, Toshiyuki Furuta, and Tomohiko Beppu |
| Paper: | pp. 140-145 | ||
| Micromotor Using Electroconjugate Fluid (Fabrication of Inner Diameter 2mm RE type ECF Motor) |
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| Shinichi Yokota, Masakazu Hirata, Yutaka Kondoh, Koichi Suzumori, Atsushi Sadamoto, Yasufumi Otsubo, and Kazuya Edamura |
| Paper: | pp. 146-153 | ||
| 3-D Nanorobotic Manipulation of Nanometer-scale Objects |
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| Lixin Dong, Fumihito Arai, and Toshio Fukuda |
| Paper: | pp. 154-159 | ||
| Autonomous Knowledge Acquisition and Revision by Intelligent Data Carriers in a Dynamic Environment |
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| Daisuke Kurabayashi, and Hajime Asama |
| Paper: | pp. 160-167 | ||
| Development of a Holonomic Omni-Directional Mobile Robot with Step-Climbing Ability |
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| Atsushi Yamashita, Tatsuya Kanazawa, Hajime Asama, Hayato Kaetsu, Isao Endo, Tamio Arai, and Kazumi Sato |
| Paper: | pp. 168-175 | ||
| A Virtual Sports System for Skill Training |
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| Toshio Tsuji, Yasuteru Sumida, Makoto Kaneko, and Sadao Kawamura |
| Paper: | pp. 176-182 | ||
| Design of Active Cord Mechanism ACM-R2 to Realize 3-D Motions |
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| Keiji Togawa and Shigeo Hirose |
| Paper: | pp. 183-189 | ||
| Human-Assist-Robot for Nursing Use |
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| Takeshi Aoki and Kan Taguchi |
| Paper: | pp. 190-197 | ||
| Quadruped Walking Robot with Reduced Degrees of Freedom |
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| Kan Yoneda, Yusuke Ota, Fumitoshi Ito, and Shigeo Hirose |
| Paper: | pp. 198-204 | ||
| "Active Hose": an Artificial Elephant's Trunk for Rescue Operations |
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| Ato Kitagawa, Hideyuki Tsukagoshi, Mitsuru Segawa, and Toshiya Takeda |
| Paper: | pp. 205-211 | ||
| Development of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle "Tri-Dog" Toward Practical Use in Shallow Water |
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| Hayato Kondo, Tamaki Ura, and Yoshiaki Nose |
| Paper: | pp. 212-219 | ||
| Micro Self-reconfigurable Modular Robot Using Shape Memory Alloy |
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| Eiichi Yoshida, Satoshi Murata, Shigeru Kokaji, Kohji Tomita, and Haruhisa Kurokawa |
No.1
(Feb)
Special Issue on Robotics and Mechatronics Which Lead the 21st Century
Special Issue on Robotics and Mechatronics Which Lead the 21st Century
| Editorial: | p. 3 | |
| Robotics and Mechatronics Which Lead the 21st Century |
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| Takayuki Tanaka | ||
| Today we celebrate the 21st Century's first issue of the Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics. Modern robotics technology was initiated by 2 US industrial robots, Unimate and Versatran, developed in 1962. George C. Devol's US patent in 1958 on the programmable machine advantageous in repetitive work provided a key technology for both industrial robots and robotics. "Programmable" combines machines (hardware) and computer (software). One of the most outstanding examples of this combination is mechatronics. Products based on mechatronics technology (MT) include industrial equipment, home appliances, and personal goods. In Japan, MT products have been occupying the largest part of export on a money basis since the 1960s. Although the main interest of robotics was the industrial robot and its application to production automation up to the 1980s, concepts and products related to a robotics have changed and expanded its realm from production use to personal use, expanding the coexistence of the robot and human beings. Honda Motor Corp. released the Humanoid P2, the world's first human-like biped able to walk dynamically in 1997. It created worldwide surprise and enthusiasm. Two years after the appearance of P2, Sony Corp. put its canine robot AIBO into the world market where it created an even greater shock than P2. We recognize three important technologies that have accomplished major human global development in the last half of the 20th century. They are information technology (IT) based on computer technology, MT including robotic technology and biotechnology (BT). We believe these three will prevail as fundamental technologies in the first half of the 21 st Century and the combination or integration of these technologies such as I-MT, B-MT, I-BT, and B-IT will become more and more important in providing fruitful results. In closing, I would like to express my cordial thanks to all authors who submitted such informative and invaluable papers for this issue. | ||
| Review: | pp. 4-5 | ||
| Expected Appearance of Near-Future-Type Robot |
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| Yoshiaki Komura |
| Paper: | pp. 6-11 | ||
| Maglev Systems Based on Combined Propulsion and Levitation Hybrid Technology |
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| Liang-Yuan Wang, and Pei-Jen Wang |
| Paper: | pp. 12-16 | ||
| Desired Signal Planning of Flexible Arm for Reduction Control of Residual Vibration |
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| Hiroyuki Kojima |
| Paper: | pp. 17-22 | ||
| Development of Pneumatic Rotary Soft Actuator Made of Silicone Rubber |
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| Toshiro Noritsugu, Mitsuhiko Kubota, and Sadaharu Yoshimatsu |
| Paper: | pp. 23-29 | ||
| Measurement of Chaotic Behavior of Operator Stabilizing an Inverted Pendulum and Its Fuzzy Identification from Time Series Data |
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| Yoshihiko Kawazoe |
| Development Report: | pp. 30-35 | ||
| Automation of Chamfering by an Industrial Robot; Development of a System with Reference to Tool Application Direction |
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| Naoki Asakawa, Yoshio Mizumoto, and Yoshimi Takeuchi |
| Paper: | pp. 36-41 | ||
| Desktop Microdrilling System by Multiple Miniature Robots |
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| Hisayuki Aoyama, Shigeru Tadokoro, and Tomohiro Shigeno |
| Paper: | pp. 42-49 | ||
| Mechatronics Technology Which Assists Human Life from Nursing to Amusement |
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| Shoichiro Fujisawa, Tadahiro Kaneda, Takashi Nishi, Naoki Satonaka, Toshitaka Umemoto, Tomoharu Doi, Takeo Yoshida, Ryota Kurozumi, and Yoshikazu Suita |
| Paper: | pp. 50-55 | ||
| Ensemble by Seven Musical Performance Robots |
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| Tadahiro Kaneda, Shoichiro Fujisawa, Takeo Yoshida, Yasumasa Yoshitani, Takashi Nishi, Yasunari Shidama, and Katsumi Wasaki |
| Paper: | pp. 56-63 | ||
| Flexible Pneumatic Actuators: A Comparison between The McKibben and the Straight Fibres Muscles |
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| Carlo Ferraresi, Walter Franco, and Andrea Manuello Bertetto |
| Paper: | pp. 64-67 | ||
| Development of High Precision Winding Machine for Toroidal Coil |
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| Takashi Kawamura, Masayasu Shimaru, and Masaru Nakazawa |
| Paper: | pp. 68-73 | ||
| New Biological Real-time Pattern Extraction Emulating Fly's Behavior |
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| Takayuki Tanaka, Kazuo Yamafuji, and Yasunori Yamazaki |
| Paper: | pp. 74-79 | ||
| Development of a Robot for Evaluating Tennis Rackets |
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| Junji Furusho, Masamichi Sakaguchi, Naoyuki Takesue, Fuminobu Sato, Takeshi Naruo, and Hiroshi Nagao |
| Paper: | pp. 80-87 | ||
| Modeling and Motion Control of a Bidirectional -Rotational- Type ER Actuator |
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| Masamichi Sakaguchi, Guoguang Zhang, and Junji Furusho |
| Paper: | pp. 88-95 | ||
| Embodiment-Based Object Recognition for Vision-Based Mobile Agents |
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| Kazunori Terada, Takayuki Nakamura, Hideaki Takeda, and Tsukasa Ogasawara |
| Paper: | pp. 96-100 | ||
| Propulsion Mechanism Modeled on Bending Mechanism of Eukaryotic Flagellar Bending in Water |
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| Shunichi Kobayashi, Kozo Furihata, and Hirohisa Morikawa |
| Paper: | pp. 101-106 | ||
| Rights to Intellectual Property on R&D Results Conducted at University |
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| Kazuo Yamafuji, and Takayuki Tanaka |
Vol.12 (2000)
No.6
(Dec)
Special Issue on Intelligent Control in Coming New Generation
Special Issue on Intelligent Control in Coming New Generation
| Editorial: | pp. 603-604 | |
| Intelligent Control in Coming New Generation |
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| Shigeyasu Kawaji and Tetsuo Sawaragi | ||
| In the early 1970s, a concept of intelligent control was proposed by Fu, and since then the advancement of control technologies as a migrate of control theory, artificial intelligence and operations research has been actively attempted. The breakthrough of this concept was to integrate a human judgment and a concept of value as well as management theory into conventional control theoretic approaches, and synthesize these as artificial intelligence. A number of unconventional control techniques have evolved, offering solutions to many difficult control problems in industry and manufacturing. Saridis proposed a general architecture for intelligent control and proposed a design principle of such a hierarchical system as the principle of Increasing Precision with Decreasing Intelligence. During the first generation of intelligent control, a number of intelligent methodologies besides the purely symbolic and logical processing of human knowledge were introduced. They are broadly called soft computing techniques that include artificial neural networks, fuzzy logic, genetic algorithm, and chaos theory. These techniques have contributed much to the advancement of intelligent control from the viewpoint of its "intelligence" part, but no solutions are provided from a control theoretic viewpoint, and the definition of intelligence in terms of control theory is still left questionable. To discuss this issue, we initiated a specialist's meeting on survey of intelligent control in 1997 organized under the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, and discussed the current status as well as future perspectives of intelligent control. Some of the papers contributed to this special issue are results obtained in this series of meetings. During that time, the framework of intelligent control has entered the second generation. In the first stage, this framework was discussed in terms of utilized methodologies such as control theory, artificial intelligence, and operations research seeking optimal combinations of these methodologies wherein a distinction is made between the controller, the plant, and the external environment and representati...<more> | ||
| Paper: | pp. 605-613 | ||
| A Control-Theoretic View of Intelligent Control |
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| Shigeyasu Kawaji |
| Paper: | pp. 614-627 | ||
| Emerging Intelligence for Next-Generation Intelligent Systems and Control |
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| Tetsuo Sawaragi |
| Paper: | pp. 628-639 | ||
| Human-Integrated Supervisory Control of Uninhabited Combat Aerial Vehicles |
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| S. Narayanan, Heath A. Ruff, Narasimha Rao Edala, Jonathan A. Geist, Kiran Kumar Patchigolla, Mark Draper and Mike Haass |
| Paper: | pp. 640-649 | ||
| Semiotic Approach to Perceptual State Construction for Behavior-Based Robot through Recursive and Progressive Deepening Utilization of Memory |
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| Tetsuo Sawaragi and Satoshi Iwatsu |
| Paper: | pp. 650-655 | ||
| Flexible Intelligence Machine Control and its Application to Jacket Tank Temperature Control |
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| Masaki Arao, Toshihiro Tashima, and Shigeyasu Kawaji |
| Paper: | pp. 656-663 | ||
| Building up Embodiment in Learning Agents Using A Gaussian Radial Basis Function Neural Network |
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| Hajime Murao and Shinzo Kitamura |
| Paper: | pp. 664-674 | ||
| A New Fuzzy Inference Method for Symbolic Stability Analysis of Multigranular Intelligent Control System |
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| Hidehiro Yamamoto and Takeshi Furuhashi |
| Paper: | pp. 675-681 | ||
| System Identification and Control using Probabilistic Incremental Program Evolution Algorithm |
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| Yuehui Chen and Shigeyasu Kawaji |
| Paper: | pp. 682-688 | ||
| Knowledge Acquisition by Improved Fuzzy ID3 Algorithm and Stability Analysis for Jacket Tank Temperature Control |
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| Masaki Arao, Masahito Tanaka and Shigeyasu Kawaji |
| Paper: | pp. 689-701 | ||
| Control of a Mobile Service Robot Using Human Evaluations of Task-related Movement Patterns |
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| John Travis Butler and Arvin Agah |
| Paper: | pp. 702-705 | ||
| Fault Detection of Automobile Transmission Gears Using General Parameter Methods |
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| Yasuhiko Dote, Seppo J. Ovaska, and Xiao-Zhi Gao |
| Paper: | pp. 706-711 | ||
| Bolt Tightening Using Impact Wrench Based on Neural Networks |
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| Toru Fujinaka, Hirofumi Nakano, Michifumi Yoshioka, and Sigeru Omatu |
| Paper: | pp. 712-717 | ||
| A Co-operative Transferring Task by Mobile Manipulators |
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| Kazuya Yasui, Toshiyuki Murakami, and Kouhei Ohnishi |
| Paper: | pp. 718-724 | ||
| The Evaluation Method of Arousal Level by Local Fractal Analysis of Facial Skin Temperature |
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| Hisaya Tanaka and Hideto Ide |
| Development Report: | pp. 725-730 | ||
| Determination of MRCP Evocation Model and Its Parameters |
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| Hisaya Tanaka, Ayako Shinokubo and Hideto Ide |
No.5
(Oct)
Special Issue on Intelligent Integrated Systems for Human-Oriented Information Society
Special Issue on Intelligent Integrated Systems for Human-Oriented Information Society
| Editorial: | p. 501 | |
| Intelligent Integrated Systems for Human-Oriented Information Society |
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| Michitaka Kameyama | ||
| Recent advance in the information technology makes our society very convenient from the viewpoint of human-to-human information communication. However, our new living style will require not only human-tohuman communication but also autonomous intelligent applications that support human beings such as an intelligent robot system, an intelligent transportation system, and a security/safe system as shown in Figure. These applications will contribute to human-oriented information society.Intelligent vehicle Home service robot Security The use of special-purpose VLSI processors capable of processing a large amount of real-world data is essential to make such applications realistic. In recent industrial trend, the special-purpose processors are called "System LSIs". One of the most important environmental informations in real-world applications is a vision information. The factor common to the applications is to catch an environment information moment by moment and to respond quickly with it. Therefore, it is important to make the response time from inputs to outputs very small. In this case, sensor data transfer bottleneck is not allowed as well as memory-to-PE (Processing Element) data transfer bottleneck. An image sensor signal processing VLSI together with image sensor devices is a key issue in such applications. From the above point of views, this special issue was planned to demonstrate the recent results of this area. Finally, I would like to express my appreciation to the authors for their efforts and contributions to this special issue and also the members of the Editorial Board for their cooperation. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 502-507 | ||
| A CMOS Image Sensor with Non-Destructive High-Speed Imaging Mode and Its Applications |
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| Dwi Handoko, Shoji Kawahito, Minoru Kumahara, Nobuhiro Kawai , Yoshiaki Tadokoro and Akira Matsuzawa |
| Paper: | pp. 508-514 | ||
| A Binary Image Sensor for Motion Detection |
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| Tomohiro Nezuka, Takafumi Fujita, Makoto Ikeda and Kunihiro Asada |
| Paper: | pp. 515-520 | ||
| Device and System Development of General Purpose Digital Vision Chip |
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| Takashi Komuro, Shingo Kagami, Idaku Ishii, and Masatoshi Ishikawa |
| Paper: | pp. 521-526 | ||
| Stereo Vision VLSI Processor Based on Pixel-Serial and Window-Parallel Architecture |
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| Masanori Hariyama and Michitaka Kameyama |
| Paper: | pp. 527-533 | ||
| Path Planning Based on Distance Transformation and Its VLSI Implementation |
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| Masanori Hariyama and Michitaka Kameyama |
| Paper: | pp. 534-540 | ||
| Design of a VLSI Processor Based on an Immediate Output Generation Scheduling for Ball-Trajectory Prediction |
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| Hideki Kazama, Masanori Hariyama, and Michitaka Kameyama |
| Paper: | pp. 541-544 | ||
| Tracking of Moving Object by Phase-only Correlation |
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| Hiroshi Sasaki, Kazumasa Nomura, Hiroshi Nakajima and Koji Kobayashi |
| Paper: | pp. 545-551 | ||
| A Next-Generation Intelligent Car for Safe Drive |
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| Takashi Emura, Masaaki Kumagai, and Lei Wang |
| Paper: | pp. 552-558 | ||
| Development of a Low Resistance Micro Electro Magnetic Distance Sensor Using High Aspect Ratio Photo Resist |
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| Xianhe Ding, Katsutoshi Kuribayashi and Takao Hashida |
| Paper: | pp. 559-566 | ||
| Study on Roller-Walker – Multi-mode Steering Control and Self-Contained Locomotion – |
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| Gen Endo and Shigeo Hirose |
| Paper: | pp. 567-576 | ||
| Robot Manipulation Using Virtual Compliance Control |
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| Hisaaki Hirabayashi, Koichi Sugimoto, Atsuko Enomoto and Ichirou Ishimaru |
| Paper: | pp. 577-584 | ||
| Planning Strategy for Task of Unfolding Clothes (Classification of Clothes) |
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| Kyoko Hamajima and Masayoshi Kakikura |
| Paper: | pp. 585-592 | ||
| Construction of Cooperative Space Robot Systems and Analysis of Their Working Abilities |
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| Jun Kobayashi, Ryozo Katoh and Fujio Ohkawa |
| Paper: | pp. 593-602 | ||
| Evaluation of Wheel Performance on Rough Terrain and Development of HS Wheel |
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| Yasuyuki Uchida, Kazuya Furuichi and Shigeo Hirose |
No.4
(Aug)
Special Issue on Advanced Space Robotics
Special Issue on Advanced Space Robotics
| Editorial: | p. 333 | |
| Advanced Space Robotics |
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| Takashi Kuboda | ||
| Toward the turn of the century, several missions to explore deep space such as the moon, Mars, asteroids, and comets are being planned for scientific observation. Recently, many researchers have studied and developed lunar or planetary rovers for unmanned planet surface exploration. Microrover missions have received much attention. In July 1997, NASA/JPL succeeded in the Mars Pathfinder mission and the Sojourner rover moved over the Martian surface gathering and transmitting voluminous amounts of data back to the Earth. NASA plans to send robots to Mars in 2003 and 2005 Missions. In Japan, the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) launched the Nozomi, a Mars's orbiter. ISAS plans to send Lunar-A spacecraft with penetrators to the moon and is also promoting the MUSES-C mission for asteroid sample return. ISAS and the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) are cooperatively promoting the SELENE mission, whose major objectives are to acquire scientific data on lunar origin and evolution, and to develop technology for future lunar exploration. NASDA launched the ETS-VII satellite in 1997 for rendezvous docking and orbital robotics experiments. The International Space Station (ISS) is under construction by international cooperation. We will shortly start robotics activities onboard the Japanese Experimental Module (JEM) named KIBOU for the ISS. Space robotics including Al is a key technology for planetary exploration. Space robotics is expected to support space activities, such as external vehicular activities (EVA) and internal vehicular activities (IVA) for future space utilization. Future space projects will require space robotics technology to construct, repair and maintain satellites and space structures in orbit. This special issue on advanced space robotics introduces updated mission results and advanced research activities of space organizations, institutes, and universities, although it does not include all. We hope that this special issue will be useful to readers as an introduction to advanced space robotics in Japan, and that more robotics and Al researchers and engineers will become interested in s...<more> | ||
| Paper: | pp. 334-342 | ||
| Moving Method of Space Robot Pushing Walls |
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| Toshiaki Iwata and Hiroshi Murakami |
| Paper: | pp. 343-350 | ||
| Hardware Experiments of Autonomous Space Robot – A Demonstration of Truss Structure Assembly – |
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| Kei Senda, Yoshisada Murotsu, Akira Mitsuya, Hirokazu Adachi, Shin'ichi Ito, and Jynya Shitakubo |
| Paper: | pp. 351-355 | ||
| Force Control of a Space Manipulator |
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| Katsuyoshi Tsujita, Kazuo Tsuchiya and Yousuke Kawano |
| Paper: | pp. 356-363 | ||
| Experimental Verification of an Advanced Space Teleoperation System Using the Internet |
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| Yuichi Tsumaki, Toshihiko Goshozono, Koyu Abe, Masaru Uchiyama, Ralf Koeppe and Gerd Hirzinger |
| Paper: | pp. 364-370 | ||
| Development and Space Operation of Advanced Robotic Hand System |
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| Kazuo Machida, Hirotaka Nishida and Kenzo Akita |
| Paper: | pp. 371-377 | ||
| Precise In-Orbit Servicing by Multisensory Hand-Connected with Long Arm |
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| Kazuo Machida, Yoshitsugu Toda and Mitsushige Oda |
| Paper: | pp. 378-384 | ||
| An Experimental Teleoperation System for Dual-Arm Space Robotics |
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| Woo-Keun Yoon, Yuichi Tsumaki and Masaru Uchiyama |
| Paper: | pp. 385-393 | ||
| A Practical Control Scheme for Autonomous Capture of Free-Flying Satellites by Space Robotic Manipulator based on Predictive Trajectory |
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| Hiroyuki Nagamatsu, Takashi Kubota and Ichiro Nakatani |
| Paper: | pp. 394-401 | ||
| Teleoperation Techniques for Assembling an Antenna by using Space Robots – Experiments on Engineering Test Satellite VII – |
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| Shinichi Kimura, Shigeru Tsuchiya, Yasufumi Nagai, Kazuo Nakamura, Kenichi Satoh, Hajime Morikawa and Nobuaki Takanashi |
| Paper: | pp. 402-410 | ||
| Space Robot Dynamics and Control: a Historical Perspective |
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| Kazuya Yoshida |
| Paper: | pp. 411-416 | ||
| The SpaceDyn: a MATLAB Toolbox for Space and Mobile Robots |
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| Kazuya Yoshida |
| Paper: | pp. 417-424 | ||
| Summary of NASDA's ETS-VII robot satellite mission |
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| Mitsushige Oda |
| Paper: | pp. 425-431 | ||
| Design Concept and System Architecture of Reconfigurable Brachiating Space Robot |
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| Ryoichi Hayashi, Saburo Matunaga and Yoshiaki Ohkami |
| Paper: | pp. 432-437 | ||
| Semi-Autonomous Telescience System for Planetary Exploration Rover |
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| Tetsuo Yoshimitsu, Miharu Ootsuka, Takashi Kubota and Ichiro Nakatani |
| Paper: | pp. 438-442 | ||
| Mission-Task Support Aspects of Planetary Rover for Surface Analysis |
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| Nobuto Yoshioka |
| Paper: | pp. 443-445 | ||
| AI, Robotics and Automation in Space |
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| Ichiro Nakatani |
| Paper: | pp. 446-452 | ||
| Design of Three-wheeled Planetary Rover Tri-StarII |
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| Shigeo Hirose and Hiroyuki Kuwabara |
| Paper: | pp. 453-458 | ||
| Development of Magnetic Recording to GOV-Rope |
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| Hisaya Tanaka, Nobuyuki Sudou, Hideto Ide and Masafumi Uchida |
| Paper: | pp. 459-465 | ||
| Motion Planning for Six-Legged Locomotion Robot Based on Hierarchical Knowledge Using Genetic Programming |
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| Kentarou Kurashige, Toshio Fukuda and Haruo Hoshino |
| Paper: | pp. 466-473 | ||
| An Evolutionary Algorithm for CT Image Reconstruction |
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| Fathelalem F. Ali, Kazunori Matsuo, Zensho Nakao and Yen-Wei Chen |
| Paper: | pp. 474-479 | ||
| Determination of Meat Quality by Image Processing and Neural Network Techniques |
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| Kazuhiko Shiranita, Kenichiro Hayashi and Akifumi Otsubo |
| Paper: | pp. 480-493 | ||
| Open-loop Force Control of A Three-finger Gripper Through PWM Modulated Pneumatic Digital Valves |
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| Giorgio Figliolini and Massimo Sorli |
| Paper: | pp. 494-500 | ||
| Autonomous Formation of Transportation Order under Dynamical Environment |
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| Toshimitsu Higashi, Kosuke Sekiyama and Toshio Fukuda |
No.3
(Jun)
Special Issue on 2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechatronics (ICRAM'99)
Special Issue on 2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechatronics (ICRAM'99)
| Editorial: | p. 193 | |
| 2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechatronics (ICRAM'99) |
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| Toshiro Noritsugu | ||
| ICRAM'99 has been organized by UNESCO Chair on Mechatronics and Mechatronics Research and Application Center of Bogazici University, Istanbul in Turkey, during 24-26 May 1999, co-sponsored by IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Industrial Electronics Society and IEEE Robotics and Automation Society. The purpose of this conference is to provide an international forum for the discussion on the most recent advances in the field of mechatronics. The program of the conference contains three kinds of papers, 4 plenary papers, 44 long papers and 90 regular papers. The long papers have been published by Springer-Verlag (ISBN 981-4021-34-2), under the name Recent Advances in Mechatronics (Eds. Okyay Kaynak, Sabri Tosunoglu and Marcelo Ang Jr.). The long papers have been presented in the following 12 sessions: Advances in Robotics, Motion control 1, Intelligent Techniques in Mechatronics 1, Virtual Techniques and Telecommanding, Robust Adaptive Control, Design of Mechanical System 1, Fault Detection and Inspection 1, Motion Control 2, Intelligent Techniques in Mechatronics 2, Analysis of Mechatronic Systems, Mobile Robots 1 and Biomedical Applications. For the regular papers, Modeling and Simulation, Trajectory Planning and Control, Variable-Structure Control Systems, Control of Mechatronic Systems, Production Automation, Machine Vision, Adaptive Control, Design of Mechatronic Systems 2, Measurement Technology, Intelligent Systems, Control of Robot Manipulators, Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Education and Training in Mechatronics, Neural Networks and Applications, Fuzzy Systems, Hydraulic and Pneumatic Applications, Mobile Robots 2, Control Applications and Sensors and Actuators. The papers have been submitted to the conference from 30 countries in the world. From Japan 14 papers have been presented, one plenary paper, S long papers and 8 regular papers. This special issue comprises 10 papers edited from the conference papers contributed from Japan. Each paper has been revised and updated for this issue from the original conference paper to describe the recent status of research and development of mechatronics...<more> | ||
| Paper: | pp. 194-201 | ||
| Computational Intelligence for Mobile Robotic Systems - Decision Making, Learning, and Planning - |
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| Toshio Fukuda and Naoyuki Kubota |
| Paper: | pp. 202-208 | ||
| A Method of Robot Behavior Evolution Based on Intelligent Composite Motion Control |
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| Masakazu Suzuki |
| Paper: | pp. 209-217 | ||
| Macro to Nano Tele-Manipulation Towards Nanoelectromechanical Systems |
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| Metin Sitti and Hideki Hashimoto |
| Paper: | pp. 218-223 | ||
| Development of a Hysteresis Amplifier with an H-bridge Drive for Self-Sensing Magnetic Suspension |
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| Takeshi Mizuno and Yuji Ishino |
| Paper: | pp. 224-230 | ||
| Design Strategies of Human Symbiotic Robot WENDY |
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| Toshio Morita, Hiroyasu Iwata and Shigeki Sugano |
| Paper: | pp. 231-234 | ||
| New Stereovision for Human-Robot Communications |
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| Junichi Takeno, and Zichuan Xu |
| Paper: | pp. 235-241 | ||
| Error Recovery of Autonomous Mobile Robot With Global Matching |
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| Yasunori Abe, Yoshio Tanaka, Shintaro Sakamoto, Toshio Fukuda, Fumihito Arai, and Masaru Shikano |
| Paper: | pp. 242-248 | ||
| Coordinated Transportation of a Single Object by Omni-Directional Mobile Robots with Body Force Sensor |
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| Yasuhisa Hirata, Kazuhiro Kosuge, Tomohiro Oosumi, Hajime Asama, Hayato Kaetsu and Kuniaki Kawabata |
| Paper: | pp. 249-253 | ||
| Development of an Active Worktable and Its Application to Force Control of Robot Manipulators |
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| Shin-ichi Nakajima |
| Paper: | pp. 254-260 | ||
| Soft Planar Actuator using Pneumatic-Rubber Balls |
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| Toshiro Noritsugu, Daijyu Kaneshiro and Takashi Inoue |
| Paper: | pp. 261-267 | ||
| Development of the Quadruped Walking Robot for Humanitarian Demining (Proposal of the System and Basic Experiment of Several Foot-end-effectors) |
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| Keisuke Kato and Shigeo Hirose |
| Paper: | pp. 268-274 | ||
| Proposition and Basic Experiments of Shape Feedback Master-Slave Arm (On the Application for the Demining Robots) |
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| Keisuke Kato and Shigeo Hirose |
| Paper: | pp. 275-280 | ||
| An Advanced Pilot Training and Control System for Underwater Robotic Vehicles |
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| Gerald Seet, Tan Kok Cheng, Michael W. S. Lau, and Eicher Low |
| Paper: | pp. 281-285 | ||
| Application of the Robust Pole Assignment Technique for Vibration Control of Structures |
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| Takashi Fujimoto |
| Paper: | pp. 286-291 | ||
| Development of Vital Sign Sensor by Using Fiber-optics |
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| Eiji Toba, Takahiro Shimada, Tuyoshi Kamoto, Toyonori Nishimatsu and Hiroaki Ishizawa |
| Paper: | pp. 292-303 | ||
| Deforming and Cutting Operation with Force Sensation |
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| Atsuko Tanaka, Koichi Hirota and Toyohisa Kaneko |
| Paper: | pp. 304-309 | ||
| Proposal of Artificial Larynx Using PZT Ceramics Vibrator as Sound Source |
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| Katsutoshi Ooe, Toshio Fukuda, and Fumihito Arai |
| Paper: | pp. 310-317 | ||
| Design and Experiments of In-pipe Inspection Vehicles for ø25, ø50, ø150 Pipes |
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| Shigeo Hirose, Hidetaka Ohno, Takeo Mitsui and Kiichi Suyama |
| Paper: | pp. 318-324 | ||
| Human Dynamic Skill in High Speed Actions and Its Realization by Robot |
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| Aiguo Ming and Makoto Kajitani |
| Paper: | pp. 325-332 | ||
| Development of a Golf Swing Robot to Simulate Human Skill |
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| Aiguo Ming and Makoto Kajitani |
No.2
(Apr)
Special Issue on ROBOMEC'99
Special Issue on ROBOMEC'99
| Editorial: | p. 65 | |
| ROBOMEC'99 |
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| Kazuhito Yokoi | ||
| This special issue is proposed in honor of the Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics authorized as the International Journal of the Robotics and Mechatronics Division of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers from 1999. The 1999 JSME Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (ROBOMEC’99) was held in Tokyo, on June 11-13, 1999, sponsored by the Robotics and Mechatronics Division of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. The purpose of the conference was to aid establishment of new industries using advanced Robotics and Mechatronics technologies. In the technical sessions, 81 sessions were held and a total of 579 papers presented to 946 participants. This special issue has been organized by editing papers presented at ROBOMEC'99 to distribute the significant results of the conference. I thank the authors who have contributed their papers to this special issue and thank Editor in Chief Prof. Makoto Kaneko (Hiroshima University), who has been indispensable in organizing this special issue. I also thank the Editors for the selection of papers. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 66-71 | ||
| Development of Dual Mode X-screw -A Novel Load-Sensitive Linear Actuator with a Wide Transmission Range- |
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| Tetsuto Hagiwara and Shigeo Hirose |
| Paper: | pp. 72-77 | ||
| Self-diagnosis System of an Autonomous Mobile Robot Using Sensory Information |
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| Shinnosuke Okina, Kuniaki Kawabata, Teruo Fujii, Yasuharu Kunii, Hajime Asama and Isao Endo |
| Paper: | pp. 78-83 | ||
| Development of an Omnidirectional Rolling Leg Mechanism for Application in a Locomotion Machine |
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| Nobutoshi Yamazaki and Takehiro Nishiie |
| Paper: | pp. 84-90 | ||
| Development of Suspender Device Controlled by Gyroscopic Moments (Outline of Original Device and Its Improvement) |
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| Fumihiro Inoue, Kouji Watanabe, Akira Wakabayashi, and Yoshitsugu Nekomoto |
| Paper: | pp. 91-95 | ||
| Proposition of Microrover System for Lunar Exploration |
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| Yoji Kuroda, Yasuharu Kunii and Takashi Kubota |
| Paper: | pp. 96-102 | ||
| Miniaturization of Self-Reconfigurable Robotic System using Shape Memory Alloy Actuators |
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| Eiichi Yoshida, Shigeru Kokaji, Satoshi Murata, Kohji Tomita and Haruhisa Kurokawa |
| Paper: | pp. 103-109 | ||
| Path Planning and Control for a Flexible Transfer System |
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| Naoyuki Kubota, Yusuke Nojima, Fumio Kojima, Toshio Fukuda and Susumu Shibata |
| Paper: | pp. 110-117 | ||
| Wearable System Based on Concept of Action and Speech Sharing Between Human-and System |
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| Taketoshi Mori, Katsutoshi Asaki and Tomomasa Sato |
| Paper: | pp. 118-125 | ||
| Assembly Support Based on Human Model -Provision of Physical Support According to Implicit Desire for Support- |
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| Yasuhisa Hayakawa, Ikuo Kitagishi, Yusuke Kira, Kensuke Satake, Tetsuya Ogata and Shigeki Sugano |
| Paper: | pp. 126-134 | ||
| An Embodied Interaction Robots System Based on Speech |
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| Tomio Watanabe, Masashi Okubo and Hiroki Ogawa |
| Paper: | pp. 135-143 | ||
| Design of Human-machine Cooperative Telemanipulation Based on Extended Virtual Tool Dynamics |
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| Tomotaka Itoh, Akitaka Ando, Fumiyoshi Omura, Takashi Matsui, Kazuhiro Kosuge and Toshio Fukuda |
| Paper: | pp. 144-149 | ||
| Adaptive Logic Circuits Based on Net-list Evolution |
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| Tomokazu Shindo, Hiroshi Yokoi and Yukinori Kakazu |
| Paper: | pp. 150-157 | ||
| Walking Microrobot Mechanism with an Exoskeleton |
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| Tetsuji Dohi, Kousuke Kishi, Takashi Yasuda, and Isao Shimoyama |
| Paper: | pp. 158-164 | ||
| A Control Method for Gathering Patterns of Multiple Micromachines |
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| Yoshiki Shimomura, Hitoshi Hasunuma, Kazunori Makino, Masataka Koyama, Yasuo Nakano and Yasuo Otsuki |
| Paper: | pp. 165-171 | ||
| Analysis of Swimming Properties and Design of Spiral-Type Magnetic Micromachine |
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| Masahiko Sendoh, Noriyuki Ajiro, Kazushi Ishiyama, Mitsuteru Inoue, Toshiyuki Hayase and Ken Ichi Arai |
| Paper: | pp. 172-179 | ||
| Real-time FEM Control System for Connected Piezoelectric Actuators |
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| Daigoro Isobe, Hiroshi Nakamura and Ryuta Shimizu |
| Paper: | pp. 180-189 | ||
| A Study on Evolutionary Design in Balancing Morphology and Intelligence of Robotic Systems |
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| Kohki Kikuchi and Fumio Hara |
| Paper: | pp. 190-192 | ||
| Toner Removal System from Copied Paper |
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| Kohki Isago |
No.1
(Feb)
Special Issue on Virtual Reality
Special Issue on Virtual Reality
| Editorial: | p. 1 | |
| Virtual Reality |
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| Takashi Takeda | ||
| Special Issue on Virtual Reality Achieved by Researchers in Kyushu This special issue on virtual reality technologies recently developed by researchers in Kyushu has been compiled to introduce their activities to readers throughout the world. Kyushu Island, in southwest Japan, has long played an important role in Japan’s cultural progress. Kyushu researchers have contributed much, for instance, to the steel making and shipbuilding industries. The Kyushu region is an important IC production base for such key devices as computers. While the region plays important roles in modern industry, it is also blessed with a moderate climate and a rich natural environment, providing residents with a comfortable of living. The region has thus served deeply for international exchanges with neighboring Asian nations since ancient times, thanks to its geographical advantages. The region has served to help develop Japan with advanced technology acquired in such international exchanges in every era. Thanks to its environment, people in the region are blessed with a deeply rooted sophisticated spirit and culture. They have an excellent engineering sense important to goods production and are highly creative and innovative. Reflecting these factors, the new field of virtual reality technology has been readily adopted and R&D on virtual reality is active in the region. Achievements in virtual reality developed in Kyushu are presented in this issue to introduce the region's to colleagues worldwide and promote international exchange. We hope that our contributions will be of aid to researchers around the globe. | ||
| Paper: | pp. 2-10 | ||
| Presentation of Assembly Condition and Subassembly Function Using Two Force Feedback Displays |
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| Ryoko Furusawa, Kazuaki Tanaka, Norihiro Abe, Katsuya Matsunaga and Hirokazu Taki |
| Paper: | pp. 11-17 | ||
| Operation Supporting System of Tools in Virtual World |
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| Kazuhiro Annoura, Norihiro Abe, Kazuaki Tanaka, and Hirokazu Taki |
| Paper: | pp. 18-23 | ||
| Measuring Device for Large Piping Structures |
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| Kazuo Ichimura, Kiyohide Yui and Takakazu Ishimatsu |
| Paper: | pp. 24-28 | ||
| Three-D Measurement Using Laser Theodolite |
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| Kazuo Ichimura, Mitsuyoshi Fujii, Youichi Tasaki and Takakazu Ishimatsu |
| Paper: | pp. 29-34 | ||
| Modular Distributed Control Architecture for Cooperative Soccer-Playing Robot Agents |
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| Gen'ichi Yasuda |
| Paper: | pp. 35-39 | ||
| Interaction Using Multiview Representation in a Large-Scale Virtual Environment |
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| Dahlan Nariman, Hiroaki Nishino, Kouichi Utsumiya, and Kazuyoshi Korida |
| Paper: | pp. 40-47 | ||
| Visual Interface For Remote Control |
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| Kazunori Shidoji, Katsuya Matsunaga, Masahiko Minamoto, Yasuhiro Nose, Kazuhisa Ebuchi and Yuji Matsuki |
| Paper: | pp. 48-52 | ||
| Construction of Virtual Reality System for Arm Wrestling with Interactive Evolutional Computing |
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| Sinichi Kamohara, Yutaka Ichinose, Takashi Takeda and Hideyuki Takagi |
| Paper: | pp. 53-59 | ||
| Rehabilitation Support by Multiaxis Force Display |
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| Shinichi Kamohara, Takashi Yamada, Yutaka Ichinose, Takashi Takeda, and Hideyuki Takagi |
| Paper: | pp. 60-65 | ||
| AUV with Variable Vector Propeller |
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| Yutaka Nagashima, Takakazu Ishimatsu and Jamal Tariq Mian |
Vol.11 (1999)
No.6
(Dec)
Regular papers
Regular Papers
| Paper: | pp. 455-460 | ||
| Robot Hand and Finger Motion Using EMG |
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| Masafumi Uchida, Hisaya Tanaka, Hideto Ide and Syuichi Yokoyama |
| Paper: | pp. 461-467 | ||
| Improvement of Maneuverability of Man-Machine System for Wearable Nursing Robots |
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| Satoki Morishita, Takayuki Tanaka, Kazuo Yamafuji and Naoki Kanamori |
| Paper: | pp. 468-472 | ||
| Environment Mapping Robot Using Supersonic Sensor |
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| Masafumi Uchida, Tanaka Hisaya, and Hideto Ide |
| Paper: | pp. 473-476 | ||
| Power Assist Control Developed for Walking Support |
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| Yasuhiro Nemoto, Saku Egawa and Masakatsu Fujie |
| Paper: | pp. 477-482 | ||
| Design Methodology of Drive Guide for Crawl Stair Lift |
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| Satoshi Hashino |
| Paper: | pp. 483-489 | ||
| Estimation of Oxygen Desaturation by Analyzing Breathing Curves |
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| Yoshifumi Nishida, Takashi Suehiro and Shigeoki Hirai |
| Paper: | pp. 490-494 | ||
| Computer Interface Developed for the Person with Disabled Upper Limb |
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| Tsumoru Ochiai, Yoshio Fukuda, Osamu Takami and Ryouji Matsui |
| Paper: | pp. 495-501 | ||
| Recognition of Similar Patterns by Mutilayer Nets and Detection of Rotated Angle and Scale Ratio |
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| Hiromu Gotanda, Kousaku Kawai and Tatsuya Yamaoka |
| Paper: | pp. 502-509 | ||
| Fuzzy Behavior-Based Control for a Task of Three-Link Manipulator with Obstacle Avoidance |
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| Palitha Dassanayake, Keigo Watanabe and Kiyotaka Izumi |
| Paper: | pp. 510-517 | ||
| Joint Positions and Robot Stability of the Omnidirectional Crawling Quadruped Robot |
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| Xuedong Chen, Keigo Watanabe and Kiyotaka Izumi |
| Paper: | pp. 518-523 | ||
| Torque Reduction Method for Redundant Manipulator |
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| Kenji Uematsu and Toshio Fukuda |
| Paper: | pp. 524-530 | ||
| Intelligent Sensor Fault Detection of Vibration Control for Flexible Structures |
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| Masahiro Isogai, Fumihito Arai and Toshio Fukuda |
| Paper: | pp. 531-533 | ||
| Autonomous Mobile Robot Carrying Food Trays to the Aged and Disabled – Robot Technology and Results of the Field Evaluation Test – |
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| Tsugito Maruyama and Muneshige Yamazaki |
No.5
(Oct)
Special Issue on ICAM'98 (2)
Special Issue on ICAM'98 (2)
| Paper: | pp. 349-355 | ||
| An Adaptive PI Control System for an Omnidirectional Mobile Robot |
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| Kazuya Sato, Keigo Watanabe, Kiyotaka Izumi and Makoto Watanabe |
| Paper: | pp. 356-361 | ||
| Reaction Force Control of a Parallel Biwheel Vehicle Driven with a Stepping Motor |
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| Nobuaki Hiraoka and Toshiro Noritsugu |
| Paper: | pp. 362-366 | ||
| Empirical Measurement toward an Emergent Perceptibility of Autonomous Robots |
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| Jun Hakura and Yukinori Kakazu |
| Paper: | pp. 367-373 | ||
| Modeling and Feedback Control for Vibratory Feeder of Electromagnetic Type |
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| Tomoharu Doi, Koji Yoshida, Yutaka Tamai, Katsuaki Kono, Kazufumi Naito and Toshiro Ono |
| Paper: | pp. 374-379 | ||
| On-line Identification of Furnace Parameters for Coal-Fired Boiler Control |
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| Yukio Fukayama, Kotaro Hirasawa, Katsumi Shimohira, Toshikazu Tsumura, and Koji Yamamoto |
| Paper: | pp. 380-386 | ||
| Laser Detection and Fast Negotiation of Steps with Unknown Position and Height by a Variable-Structure-Type 4-Wheeled Robot |
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| Takeshi Kikkawa, Osamu Matsumoto and Kazuo Tani |
| Paper: | pp. 387-392 | ||
| Design of a Robotic System that Plays with a Yoyo |
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| Koichi Hashimoto and Toshiro Noritsugu |
| Paper: | pp. 393-398 | ||
| An Analysis and Generation of Bunraku Puppet's Motions Based on Linear Structure of Functional Factors, Emotional Factors and Stochastic Fluctuations for Generation of Humanoid Robots' Actions with Fertile Emotions |
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| Motofumi Hattori, Masahiko Tsuji, Satoshi Tadokoro, Toshi Takamori and Kazuhito Yamada |
| Paper: | pp. 399-403 | ||
| High-speed End Milling of Extruded Aluminum Alloys Using Articulated Robot |
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| Kazunori Shimizu, Shin-ichi Matsuoka, Nobuyuki Yamazaki and Yoshinari Oki |
| Paper: | pp. 404-410 | ||
| Kinematic Synthesis of In-Parallel Actuated Mechanisms Based on the Global Isotropy Index |
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| Yukio Takeda and Hiroaki Funabashi |
| Paper: | pp. 411-416 | ||
| Odometry in Cooperative Multi-Mobile Robots |
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| Masafumi Hashimoto, Takanori Kurazumi and Fuminori Oba |
| Paper: | pp. 417-422 | ||
| In-pipe Mobile Micromachine Using Fluid Power Adaptable to Pipe Diameters |
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| Kazuhiro Yoshida, Ken Takahashi, and Shinichi Yokota |
| Paper: | pp. 423-430 | ||
| Intelligent Monitoring System for Grinding Process by Recurrent Fuzzy Inference -Evaluation of Inferred Surface Roughness Using Degree of Fuzziness- |
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| Futoshi Kobayashi, Fumihito Arai, Toshio Fukuda, Makoto Onoda and Yuzo Hotta |
| Paper: | pp. 431-435 | ||
| New Fabrication of Multiple-Layer Microcoil Using Anodic Oxidized Aluminum |
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| Kenichi Muraki and Katsutoshi Kuribayashi |
| Paper: | pp. 436-442 | ||
| Cordless Optical Power Supply for Micromachine |
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| Hidenori Ishihara and Toshio Fukuda |
| Paper: | pp. 443-447 | ||
| Micro Autonomous Robotic System |
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| Hidenori Ishihara and Toshio Fukuda |
| Paper: | pp. 448-453 | ||
| Study of a Brush-Type Micro-Robot Using Micro Coreless Motor |
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| Kiyoshi Ioi |
No.4
(Aug)
Special Issue on ICAM'98 (1)
Special Issue on ICAM'98 (1)
| Editorial: | p. 237 | |
| Assistive Device Technologies |
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| Toshiro Noritsugu | ||
| Mechatronics is one of the most powerful technologies to overcome various industrial and social problems arising in the 21st century, for example, realization of the recycle manufacturing system, global consideration on the environment, development of human-oriented technology. The 3rd International Conference on Advanced Mechatronics (ICAM’98)-Innovative Mechatronics for the 21st Century hass been held in Okayama August 3-6, 1998, following the 1st and 2nd held in Tokyo in 1988 and 1993, sponsored by the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. The purpose of the conference is to promote the creation of new technologies and industries such as advanced robotics and human-oriented technology for the coming 21st century. Two plenary talks and 35 technical sessions including 11 specially organized sessions were opened. In technical sessions, a total of 149 papers was presented, of which 61 papers were in organized sessions and 88 papers in general sessions. Some 47 papers came from 17 countries abroad and 102 papers from Japan. A number of registered participants excluding invited guests was 40 from other countries and 163 from Japan. After the technical program, the Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics symposium was held for tutorial reviews of future robotics and mechatronics, mainly focusing on "human collaboration" technology. More than 100 persons attended the symposium. Organized sessions included Analysis and Control of Robot Manipulators, Modeling and Control of Nonholonomic Underactuated Systems, Human Perspective Characteristics and Virtual Reality, Robotic Hand Design Grasping and Dexterous Manipulation, Healthcare Robotics, Advanced Fluid Power Control Technology, Advanced Robot Kinematics, Human Directed Robotics, Computer Support for Mechatronics System Design, Robotic Control, and Motion Control of Special Motors. Robotics was a main subject, but fluid power technology, fundamental motion control technology, and so on were also discussed. “Human collaboration” technology dealing with interaction between humans and robots attracted great attention from many participants. General sessions included Manufacturing, V...<more> | ||
| Paper: | pp. 238-243 | ||
| Formation and Piezoelectric Property of PZT Film Synthesized Hydrothermally |
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| Yoko Ohba, Takaaki Tsurumi, Etsuo Sakai and Masaki Daimon |
| Paper: | pp. 244-250 | ||
| Development of a Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Micromotion Device Consisting of Soft Gel Actuators |
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| Satoshi Tadokoro, Shinji Yamagami, Tetsuya Kimura, Toshi Takamori and Kesuke Oguro |
| Paper: | pp. 251-257 | ||
| Analysis of an Opto-Pneumatic Control System and Improvement of its Control Performance |
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| Tetsuya Akagi, Shujiro Dohta and Hisashi Matsushita |
| Paper: | pp. 258-262 | ||
| Transformation and Mechanical Properties of TiNi Thin Films Sputter Deposited at Various Argon Pressures for Micromachine Actuators |
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| Seiji Shimizu and Katsutoshi Kuribayashi |
| Paper: | pp. 263-268 | ||
| Air Impact Drive for Positioning by Pulse and Continuous Air Pressure |
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| Mohammad Hossein Kouklan, Yousef Hojjat and Toshiro Higuchi |
| Paper: | pp. 269-273 | ||
| Mechanism Design of Anthropomorphic Robot Hand: Gifu Hand I |
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| Haruhisa Kawasaki and Tsuneo Komatsu |
| Paper: | pp. 274-282 | ||
| Stability Analysis of Planar Grasp with 2D-Virtual Spring Model |
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| Takayoshi Yamada, Sushanta Kumar Saha, Nobuharu Mimura and Yasuyuki Funahashi |
| Paper: | pp. 283-288 | ||
| Simulation of Pipeline Dynamics Using an Optimized Finite Element Model |
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| Kazushi Sanada |
| Paper: | pp. 289-297 | ||
| Sub-optimal Operating Time for Saving Energy of an Articulated Manipulator |
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| Teruyuki Izumi and Hai Zhou |
| Paper: | pp. 298-303 | ||
| Dynamic Walking Control of the One-Legged Robot With Controlling Rotor (Directional Walking with Yaw Angle Control) |
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| Kan Taguchi, Yasuyuki Momoi and Kazuo Yamafuji |
| Paper: | pp. 304-309 | ||
| Biped Walking Using Multiple-Link Virtual Inverted Pendulum Models |
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| Takayuki Furuta, Hideaki Yamato and Ken Tomiyama |
| Paper: | pp. 310-314 | ||
| Self-Powered Active Vibration Control Using Regenerated Vibration Energy |
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| Kimihiko Nakano, Yoshihiro Suda, and Shigeyuki Nakadai |
| Paper: | pp. 315-320 | ||
| Assembly Sequence Planning Using Inductive Learning |
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| Takeshi Murayama, Bungo Takemura and Fuminori Oba |
| Paper: | pp. 321-325 | ||
| Fruit Harvesting Robotics |
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| Naoshi Kondo and Mitsuji Monta |
| Paper: | pp. 326-330 | ||
| Feasibility Study of Fault Diagnostics Using Multiple Neural Networks |
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| Yukiyasu Shimada and Kazuhiko Suzuki |
| Paper: | pp. 331-335 | ||
| Noncontact Hold and Transfer Control by a Two-link Robot Arm with a Magnetic Robot Hand |
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| Hiroyuki Kojima, Osamu Itagaki and Toshio Kobayashi |
| Paper: | pp. 336-341 | ||
| A Study of the Multipurpose Intelligent Guided Vehicle for Education |
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| Kouki Yamaji and Shinichiro Kamiya |
| Paper: | pp. 342-348 | ||
| Motor Driving Control of an X-Y-Z Table Using a Photoelectric Device and Optical Pattern Recognition |
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| Koki Yamaji and Yoshihisa Muraoka |
No.3
(Jun)
Special Issue on Agro-Robotics
Special Issue on Agro-Robotics
| Editorial: | pp. 171-172 | |
| Agro-Robotics |
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| Yasushi Hashimoto | ||
| The first intelligent agro-robot for tomato harvesting appeared at Tampa, Florida, in 1983. The presentation by Prof. N. Kawamura at the Department of Agricultural Engineering, Kyoto University, strongly impressed participants in the international symposium for agricultural machinery. Since then, several companies have become interested in developing intelligent agro-robots. As the one of the first, Toshiba demonstrated an intelligent robot for mass propagation in the biotechnological process at Exposition for Flowers in Osaka in 1990. In 1990, the IEEE International Workshop on Intelligent Robotics and Systems (IROS' 90) was held at the Mechanical Engineering Research Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., in Tsuchiura, Japan, through cosponsorship of the Robotics Society of Japan and SICE, where two agricultural robotics sessions were first organized by Prof. P. Dario, one of the editors of this journal. In 1991, the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) first conducted international workshop on Mathematical and Control Applications in Agriculture and Horticulture at Matsuyama, Japan, featuring a session for agro-robotics presenting several academic cases developed in companies including Toshiba, mentioned above. Several types of intelligent robot were introduced to agricultural applications as agro-robots. Agricultural machinery has a long history, with tractors and combines the main mechanized targets and far from intelligent robot. Highly advanced industrial technology including robots for factory automation widens field applications to new areas in agriculture and agricultural production must consider new labor based on the declining number of farmers in agriculture. New needs of agriculture are being covered by highly advanced engineering-technology developed in manufacturing plants, and it is to be noted that fruitful cooperation has begun in the new field liking industrial and agriculture technology, well demonstrated by the papers in this special issue. The first and second papers, by Tokunaga et al. and by Ogasawara et al., are from the high technology engineering project, Faculty of Engineering, at Kumamoto U...<more> | ||
| Paper: | pp. 173-182 | ||
| Algorithm and Design of an Intelligent Digital Integrated Circuit for a Watermelon Harvesting Robot |
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| Yusuke Tokunaga, Toshihide Hakukawa, and Takahiro Inoue |
| Paper: | pp. 183-192 | ||
| Intelligent Algorithm for Biped Robot for Harvesting Watermelons |
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| Ken'ichi Ogasawara, Masaki Arao and Shigeyasu Kawaji |
| Paper: | pp. 193-199 | ||
| Vision Intelligence for Mobile Agro-Robotic System |
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| Noboru Noguchi, John F. Reid, Qin Zhang, Lei Tian and Al C. Hansen |
| Paper: | pp. 200-207 | ||
| Automated Vehicles for Greenhouse Automation |
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| Jun Yamashita and Kazunobu Sato |
| Paper: | pp. 208-212 | ||
| Cucumber Harvesting Robot and Plant Training System |
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| Seiichi Arima and Naoshi Kondo |
| Paper: | pp. 213-219 | ||
| Grafting Robot |
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| Ken Kobayashi, Masato Suzuki and Sadao Sasaya |
| Paper: | pp. 220-224 | ||
| Chrysanthemum Cutting Sticking Robot System |
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| Naoshi Kondo and Mitsuji Monta |
| Development Report: | pp. 225-226 | ||
| Automatic Milking System |
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| Masahiko Hayashi |
| Development Report: | pp. 227-230 | ||
| Development of Transplanting Robot |
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| Hisaya Yamada |
| Development Report: | pp. 231-233 | ||
| IFAC Commitment on Research and Development in Biorobotics |
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| Haruhiko Murase |
No.2
(Apr)
Special Issue on Vision
Special Issue on Vision
| Editorial: | p. 87 | |
| Vision |
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| Shunichiro Oe | ||
| The widely used term Computer Vision applies to when computers are substituted for human visual information processing. As Real-world objects, except for characters, symbols, figures and photographs created by people, are 3-dimensional (3-D), their two-dimensional (2-D) images obtained by camera are produced by compressing 3-D information to 2-D. Many methods of 2-D image processing and pattern recognition have been developed and widely applied to industrial and medical processing, etc. Research work enabling computers to recognize 3-D objects by 3-D information extracted from 2-D images has been carried out in artificial intelligent robotics. Many techniques have been developed and some applied practically in scene analysis or 3-D measurement. These practical applications are based on image sensing, image processing, pattern recognition, image measurement, extraction of 3-D information, and image understanding. New techniques are constantly appearing. The title of this special issue is Vision, and it features 8 papers from basic computer vision theory to industrial applications. These papers include the following: Kohji Kamejima proposes a method to detect self-similarity in random image fields - the basis of human visual processing. Akio Nagasaka et al. developed a way to identify a real scene in real time using run-length encoding of video feature sequences. This technique will become a basis for active video recording and new robotic machine vision. Toshifumi Honda presents a method for visual inspection of solder joint by 3-D image analysis - a very important issue in the inspection of printed circuit boards. Saburo Okada et al. contribute a new technique on simultaneous measurement of shape and normal vector for specular objects. These methods are all useful for obtaining 3-D information. Masato Nakajima presents a human face identification method for security monitoring using 3-D gray-level information. Kenji Terada et al. propose a method of automatic counting passing people using image sensing. These two technologies are very useful in access control. Yoji. Ogawa presents a new image processing metho...<more> | ||
| Paper: | pp. 88-97 | ||
| Stochastic-Computational Approach to Self-Similarity Detection in Random Image Fields |
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| Kohji Kamejima |
| Paper: | pp. 98-103 | ||
| Real-time Scene Identification Using Run-length Encoding of Video Feature Sequences |
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| Akio Nagasaka and Takafumi Miyatake |
| Paper: | pp. 104-111 | ||
| Automated Visual Inspection for Solder Joints of PCB Based on 3-D Image Analysis |
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| Toshifumi Honda, Hisae Yamamura, Mineo Nomoto, Takanori Ninomiya, Tomoharu Horii and Yoshio Miyawaki |
| Paper: | pp. 112-116 | ||
| Development of Simultaneous Measurement of 3-D Shapes and Normal Vectors for Specular Objects |
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| Saburo Okada, Masaaki Imade and Hidekazu Miyauchi |
| Paper: | pp. 117-122 | ||
| Face Identification by FG Sensor |
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| Masato Nakajima |
| Paper: | pp. 123-128 | ||
| Counting Passers-by Using a Color Camera |
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| Kenji Terada, Takumi Ando and Jun'ichiro Yamaguchi |
| Paper: | pp. 129-134 | ||
| Image Processing for Automatic Welding in Turbid Water |
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| Yoji Ogawa |
| Paper: | pp. 135-139 | ||
| Cutting Tool Wear Detection and Tool Management Using Visual Sensors |
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| Liu Wei, Akira Ishii and Seiji Hata |
| Paper: | pp. 140-147 | ||
| Servocontrol of a Mobile Robot by Using Genetic Algorithms |
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| Jun Tang, Keigo Watanabe and Katsutoshi Kuribayashi |
| Paper: | pp. 148-152 | ||
| Study of Motion Monitoring Using an Accelerometer – Unrestrained Measurement – |
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| Hisaya Tanaka, Akihiro Nakata and Hideto Ide |
| Paper: | pp. 153-164 | ||
| Evolutionary Collision Free Optimal Trajectory Planning for Mobile Robots |
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| M.M.A. Hashem, Keigo Watanabe and Kiyotaka Izumi |
| Paper: | pp. 165-170 | ||
| Mobile Robot Architecture in Intelligent Space |
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| Joo-Ho Lee, Noriaki Ando and Hideki Hashimoto |
No.1
(Feb)
Special Issue on Mobile Robot
Special Issue on Mobile Robot
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| Mobile Robot |
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| Kiyoshi Komoriya | ||
| Mobility, or locomotion, is as important a function for robots as manipulation. A robot can enlarge its work space by locomotion. It can also recognize its environment well with its sensors by moving around and by observing its surroundings from various directions. Much researches has been done on mobile robots and the research appears to be mature. Research activity on robot mobility is still very active; for example, 22% of the sessions at ICRA'98 - the International Conference on Robotics and Automation - and 24% of the sessions at IROS'98 - the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems - dealt with issues directly related to mobile robots. One of the main reasons may be that intelligent mobile robots are thought to be the closest position to autonomous robot applications. This special issue focuses on a variety of mobile robot research from mobile mechanisms, localization, and navigation to remote control through networks. The first paper, entitled "Control of an Omnidirectional Vehicle with Multiple Modular Steerable Drive Wheels," by M. Hashimoto et al., deals with locomotion mechanisms. They propose an omnidirectional mobile mechanism consisting of modular steerable drive wheels. The omnidirectional function of mobile mechanisms will be an important part of the human-friendly robot in the near future to realize flexible movements in indoor environments. The next three papers focus on audiovisual sensing to localize and navigate a robot. The second paper, entitled "High-Speed Measurement of Normal Wall Direction by Ultrasonic Sensor," by A. Ohya et al., proposes a method to measure the normal direction of walls by ultrasonic array sensor. The third paper, entitled "Self-Position Detection System Using a Visual-Sensor for Mobile Robots," is written by T. Tanaka et al. In their method, the position of the robot is decided by measuring marks such as name plates and fire alarm lamps by visual sensor. In the fourth paper, entitled "Development of Ultra-Wide-Angle Laser Range Sensor and Navigation of a Mobile Robot in a Corridor Environment," written by Y Ando et al., a very wide view-angle sensor is reali...<more> | ||
| Paper: | pp. 2-12 | ||
| Control of an Omnidirectional Vehicle with Multiple Modular Steerable Drive Wheels |
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| Masafumi Hashimoto, Fuminori Oba and Toru Eguchi |
| Paper: | pp. 13-16 | ||
| High-Speed Measurement of Normal Wall Direction by Ultrasonic Sensor |
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| Akihisa Ohya, Yoshiaki Nagashima and Shin’ichi Yuta |
| Paper: | pp. 17-24 | ||
| Self-Position Detection System Using a Visual-Sensor for Mobile Robots |
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| Takayuki Tanaka, Yasunori Yamazaki, Hiroki Watanabe, Takeshi Katae and Kazuo Yamafuji |
| Paper: | pp. 25-32 | ||
| Development of Ultra-Wide-Angle Laser Range Sensor and Navigation of a Mobile Robot in a Corridor Environment |
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| Yoshinobu Ando, Takashi Tsubouchi and Shin’ichi Yuta |
| Paper: | pp. 33-38 | ||
| Autonomous Navigation of an Intelligent Vehicle Using 1-Dimensional Optical Flow |
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| Masaki Yamada and Kazuo Nakazawa |
| Paper: | pp. 39-44 | ||
| Development of Sensor-Based Navigation for Mobile Robots Using Target Direction Sensor |
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| Motoji Yamamoto, Nobuhiro Ushimi, and Akira Mohri |
| Paper: | pp. 45-53 | ||
| Navigation Based on Vision and DGPS Information for Mobile Robots |
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| Shinji Kotani, Ken’ichi Kaneko, Tatsuya Shinoda and Hideo Mori |
| Paper: | pp. 54-59 | ||
| Direct Mobile Robot Teleoperation via Internet |
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| Kuniaki Kawabata, Takeshi Sekine, Tatsuya Ishikawa, Hajime Asama and Isao Endo |
| Paper: | pp. 60-66 | ||
| Impedance Control Using Anisotropic Fuzzy Environment Models |
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| Fusaomi Nagata, Keigo Watanabe, Kazuya Sato and Kiyotaka Izumi |
| Paper: | pp. 67-71 | ||
| Analyzing a Robotized Workcell to Enhance Robot’s Operation |
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| Marco Ceccarelli |
| Paper: | pp. 72-77 | ||
| Adaptive Formation Plays in Simulated Soccer Game Based on Pheromon as Communication Media and Reward Resources |
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| Masao Kubo, Sadayoshi Mikami, Yukinori Kakazu and Mitsuo Wada |
| Paper: | pp. 78-85 | ||
| Development of Mobile Robot Elevator Utility System |
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| Kazuhiro Mima, Masahiro Endou, Aiguo Ming, Chisato Kanamori and Makoto Kajitani |