Service Robotics and Mechatronics

Designing Mobile Work Machines in Cyber Space.- Proposal of 3D Micro Prototyping Using Synchrotron Radiation and Its Application to Bio-Microsystems.- Surgical Tool Based Preoperative Planning System for Total Hip Arthroplasty.- A Trial of Numerical Calculation of Wear for Artificial Hip Joints.- A Non-Invasive Method to Measure Joint Range of Motion for Hip Joints.- Robot Task of Pin Insertion to a Hole without Chamfering and with Small Clearance Using Fuzzy Control.- Disassembly Support System for Used Products Considering Destruction of their Parts.- The Discriminative Method of the Insertion Using a Cantilever Model for the Optical Fiber Array Automatic Assemble.- Application of the Active Flexible Fixture to a Peg-in-Hole Task.- Hydraulic and Pneumatic Control.- Comparison of Tracking Controllers of Hydraulic Cylinder Drive by Simulations.- Development of a Hybrid Position/Force Controlled Hydraulic Parallel Robot for Impact Treatment.- Modeling and Control of Water Hydraulic Driven Parallel Robot.- Rehabilitation and Orthosis Systems.- Development of Intelligent Ankle-Foot Orthosis (i-AFO) with MR Fluid Brake and Control System for Gait Control.- Development of Force-Measurable Grip and Software for 'PLEMO', Rehabilitation System for Upper Limbs Based on Physical Therapy.- Mechanism Design and Software of Quasi-3-DOF Active-Passive Rehabilitation System for Upper Limbs, 'Hybrid-PLEMO'.- 6-DOF Stand-Alone Rehabilitation System 'Robotherapist' and its Applications to Stroke Patients.- Development of Grip Mechanism Assistant Device for Finger Rehabilitation.- Development and Evaluation of a Centaur Robot.- Motion Simulation for a Stance Robot by Repeatedly Direct Kinematics.- Manipulation Method Using Wheeled-Hand Mechanism for Humanoid Robot.- Study on One-legged Robot Jumping.- Remote Control Support System for R/C Helicopter.- Finite-Time Settling Control Restraining Amplitude of Control Input by Linear Programming.- Robust Control of Mechanical Systems with Nonlinear Friction Considering Compliance of Transmission Mechanism.- Size Reduction and Performance Improvement of Automatic Discharge Gap Controller for Curved Hole Electrical Discharge Machining.- Design of a Motion Platform for a Mobile Machine Simulator by Utilizing 6-D Measurements and Inverse Dynamics Analysis.- A Position Measurement Method for a Miniature Mobile Robot Using Three Moving Landmarks.- Transport Equipment Positioning System Using Accelerometer and PHS.- A Four-Legged Robot Connected to Ubiquitous Devices in a Home.- Development of Invisible Mark and Its Application to a Home Robot.- Adaptive Polyhedral Subdivision for Image-Based Lighting.- Comparison of Driving Performance of Piezoelectric Actuator - Current Pulse Drive and Voltage Linear Drive.- Steady State Analysis of Gyroscopic Power Generator.- Characterization of Shape Memory Piezoelectric Actuator and Investigation of the Origin of the Imprint Electrical Field.- A Study on Real-Time Scheduling for Holonic Manufacturing Systems - Application of Reinforcement Learning.- Flexible Production Systems Developed and Utilized in DENSO CORPORATION and their Evaluation.- Promotion Methods of Job Redesigning for Elderly Workers on the Production Line.- Human-Oriented Dynamic Task Reallocation and Rescheduling in Cellular Manufacturing Systems.- Shape Data Registration Based on Structured Light Pattern Direction.- Object Tracking System Using Pan-Tilt Cameras and Arm Robot.- Influence of Reaching Actions on Driving Performance.- Measurement of a Car Driver’s Pulse Interval while Driving with One Hand.- Validation of Performances on Attendant Propelled Wheelchairs with Assisting Control Based on Autonomous Propelling Model.- Hierarchy Genetic Algorithm to Solve Multi-Objective Scheduling Problems Involving Various Types of Assignments for Parallel Processing System.- Productivity Analysis of Closed-Loop Manufacturing System Which Performs Maintenance Activities.- A Study on Optimization Method