Human Friendly Mechatronics. Selected Papers of the International Conference on Machine Automation ICMA2000 September 27 – 29, 2000, Osaka, Japan

Content: Preface , Pages xi-xii , Masaharu Takano, Eiji Arai ICMA2000 Conference Committees , Page xiii Editorial Note , Page xiv - Mobility, Wearability, and Virtual Reality; the Elements of User Friendly Human interfaces, Modern Platforms for Cooperation , Pages 3-9 , Ilpo Reitmaa Haptics: A Key to Fast Paced Interactivity , Pages 11-16 , Vincent Hayward - Micromechatronics for Wearable Information Systems , Pages 19-24 , Kiyoshi Itao Monitoring of the User's Vital Functions and Environment in Reima Smart Clothing Prototype , Pages 25-30 , Jaana Rantanen, Akseli Reho, Mikko Tasanen, Tapio Karinsalo, Jukka Vanhala Development of a Wearable Muscle Sound Sensing Unit and Application for Muscle Fatigue Measurement , Pages 31-36 , K. Naemura, T. Inoue, K. Fujisue, H. Hosaka, K. Itao A Novel Antenna System for Man-Machine Interface , Pages 37-42 , Pekka Salonen, Mikko Keskilammi, Lauri Sydänheimo, Markku Kivikoski Wild animal tracking by PHS (Personal Handy phone System) , Pages 43-48 , Toshiyuki Takasaki, Rie Nagato, Emiko Morishita, Hiroyoshi Higuchi, Kobayashi Ikutarou, Hiroshi Hosaka, Kiyoshi Itao Active Visual Feedback Using Head Mounted Display in Human Directed Manufacturing System , Pages 49-54 , N. Depaiwa, H. Kato, Yang Y., S. Ochiai Dynamics of training simulator for mobile elevating platforms , Pages 55-60 , E. Keskinen, M. Iltanen, T. Salonen, S. Launis, M. Cotsaftis, J. Pispala On Proposal of Function-Behavior-State Framework as Refinement of EID Framework of Human-Machine Interface Design , Pages 61-66 , Y. Lin, W.J. Zhang, L.G. Watson A Graphical User Interface for Industrial Robot Programming in Non-Repetitive Tasks , Pages 67-71 , Emilio J. González-Galván, Elizabeth Rivera-Bravo, Rubén D. González-Lizcano, Oscar A. Garay-Molina, Victor H. Miranda-Gómez Development of a micro manipulator for minimally invasive neurosurgery , Pages 75-80 , K. Harada, K. Masamune, I. Sakuma, N. Yahagi, T. Dohi, H. Iseki, K. Takakura LAN based 3D digital ultrasound imaging system for neurosurgery , Pages 81-86 , Yasuyoshi Tanaka, Ken Masamune, Oliver Schorr, Nobuhiko Hata, Hiroshi Iseki, Yoshihiro Muragaki, Takeyoshi Dohi, Ichiro Sakuma A Powered Wheelchair Controlled by EMG Signals from Neck Muscles , Pages 87-92 , Hiroaki Seki, Takeshi Takatsu, Yoshitsugu Kamiya, Masatoshi Hikizu, Mitsuyoshi Maekawa Autonomous Mobile Robot for Carrying Food Trays to the Aged and Disabled , Pages 93-98 , Tsugito Maruyama, Muneshige Yamazaki A New Force Limitation Mechanism for Risk Reduction in Human/Robot Contact , Pages 99-104 , Noriyuki Tejima Development and Motion Control of a Wearable Human Assisting Robot for Nursing Use , Pages 105-110 , Takeshi Koyama, Maria Q. Feng, Takayuki Tanaka Development of an active orthosis for knee motion by using pneumatic actuators , Pages 111-116 , S. Kawamura, T. Yonezawa, K. Fujimoto, Y. Hayakawa, T. Isaka, S.R. Pandian Gait Improvement by Power-Assisted Walking Support Device , Pages 117-122 , Saku Egawa, Yasuhiro Nemoto, Atsushi Koseki, Takeshi Ishii, Masakatsu G. Fujie A Horseback Riding Therapy System using Virtual Reality and Parallel Mechanism , Pages 123-128 , Hitoshi Kitano, Tatsuji Kawaguchi, Youji Urano, Osamu Sekine Development of a driving-support system for reducing ride discomfort of passenger cars , Pages 129-134 , F. Wang, S. Chonan, H. Inooka Characteristic mapping of stance posture control systems from a control engineering standpoint , Pages 135-140 , M. Kikuchi, M. Shiraishi Micro actuator with two piezoelectric elements placed at right angles , Pages 143-148 , Shinya Matsuda, Takashi Matsuo, Masayuki Ueyama Study on driving force of vibrational friction motor , Pages 149-154 , S. Kuroda, S. Kuramoto, K. Taguchi, H. Hosaka, K. Kakuta, K. Itao Design of Ultrasonic Motor for Driving Spherical Surface , Pages 155-160 , Shingo Shimoda, Masayuki Ueyama, Shinya Matsuda, Takashi Matsuo, Ken Sasaki, Kiyoshi Itao Development of Master-Slave System for Magnetic Levitation , Pages 161-166 , Naoaki Tsuda, Norihiko Kato, Yoshihiko Nomura, Hirokazu Matsui Precise Positioning of Optical Fibers using Stick-Slip Vibration , Pages 167-172 , Naoto Nagaki, Tetsuya Suzuki, Hiroshi Hosaka, Kiyoshi Itao Simulative Experiment on Precise Tracking for High-Density Optical Storage Using a Scanning Near-field Optical Microscopy Tip , Pages 173-178 , T. Hirota, Y. Takahashi, T. Ohkubo, H. Hosaka, K. Itao, H. Osumi, Y. Mitsuoka, K. Nakajima Independence / cooperative remote control support system for aerial photographing , Pages 179-184 , Masafumi Miwa, Hiroshi Kojima, Reizo Kaneko Control strategies for Hydraulic Joint Servo Actuators for mobile robotic applications , Pages 185-190 , Jörg Grabbel, Monika Ivantysynova Integration of Micro-Mechatronics in Automotive Applications using Environmentally accepted Materials , Pages 191-196 , F. Ansorge, K.-F. Becker, B. Michel, R. Leutenbauer, V. Großer, R. Aschenbrenner, H. Reichl Robust estimation of position and orientation of machine vision cameras , Pages 199-204 , Jouko Viitanen Deflection Compensation of Flexible Manipulators Using Machine Vision and Neural Networks , Pages 205-210 , Ilkka Koskinen, Jarno Mielikäinen, Heikki Handroos, Heikki Kälviäinen, Pekka Toivonen Camera calibration in machine automation , Pages 211-216 , Matti Kutila, Juha Korpinen, Jouko Viitanen Real Time Machine Vision System in Micromanipulator Control , Pages 217-222 , J. Korpinen, P. Kallio, J. Viitanen Object tracking by fusing distance and image information , Pages 223-228 , Koichi Hara, Kazunori Umeda Face Detection and Face Direction Estimation Using Color and Shape Features , Pages 229-234 , Yuichi Araki, Nobutaka Shimada, Yoshiaki Shirai Contour Based Hierarchical Part Decomposition Method for Human Body Motion Analysis from Video Sequence , Pages 235-240 , Kengo Koara, Atsushi Nishikawa, Fumio Miyazaki Man Chasing Robot by an Environment Recognition Using Stereo Vision , Pages 241-246 , Yoshinobu Sawano, Jun Miura, Yoshiaki Shirai Using desktop OCR and adaptive preprocessing for recognizing text on extruded surfaces , Pages 247-252 , Jani Uusitalo Road Surface Sensor using IR Moisture Sensor , Pages 253-258 , M. Ikegami, K. Ikeda, Y. Murakami, N. Watanabe, K. Isodad, D. Tsutsumi, M. Nami Development of a system for measuring structural damping coefficients , Pages 259-264 , H. Yamakawa, H. Hosaka, H. Osumi, K. Itao Development of an anthropomorphic robotic hand system , Pages 267-272 , Kengo Ohnishi, Yukio Saito Design of a Humanoid Hand for Human Friendly Robotics Applications , Pages 273-278 , Naoki Fukaya, Shigeki Toyama, Tamim Asfour, Rüdiger Dillmann Humanoid robot “DB” , Pages 279-284 , Shin'ya Kotosaka, Tomohiro Shibata, Stefan Schaal Teleoperation master arm system with gripping operation devices , Pages 285-290 , Hitoshi Hasunuma, Hiroaki Kagaya, Masataka Koyama, Jun Fujimori, Fumisato Mifune, Hisashi Moriyama, Masami Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Itoko, Susumu Tachi Stable Grasping and Posture Control for a Pair of Robot Fingers with Soft Tips , Pages 291-296 , K. Tahara, M. Yamaguchi, P.T.A. Nguyen, H.-Y. Han, S. Arimoto An Implementation of Chopsticks Handling Task by a Multi-fingered Robotic Hand , Pages 297-302 , Hajime Sugiuchi, Hirofumi Yagi Stability Map for Graspless Manipulation Planning , Pages 303-308 , Yasumichi Aiyama, Tamio Arai Motion planning and control method of dexterous manipulation utilizing a simulation system for a multi-fingered robotic hand , Pages 309-314 , Chang-Soon Hwang, Terunao Hirota, Ken Sasaki Distributed Control of Hyper-redundant Manipulator with Expansion and Contraction Motion for Obstacle Avoidance , Pages 315-320 , Kenji Inoue, Akinobu Okuda, Hiroyuki Tani, Tatsuo Arai, Yasushi Mae Inverse kinematics analysis of a parallel redundant manipulator by means of differential evolution , Pages 321-326 , Wu Huapeng, Heikki Handroos Polishing Robot with Human Friendly Joystick Teaching System , Pages 327-332 , Fusaomi Nagata, Keigo Watanabe Development of High Precision Mounting Robot with Fine Motion Mechanism: Design and Control of the Fine Motion Mechanism , Pages 333-338 , A. Omari, A. Ming, S. Nakamura, S. Masuda, C. Kanamori, M. Kajitani Development of Three Dimensional Measuring System for Making Precise Patterns on Curved Surface Using Laser Drawing , Pages 339-344 , Choong Sik Park, Koichi Iwata, Tatsuo Arai, Yoshikazu Murata, Shigeto Omori, Tetsuya Hamamoto Autonomous Mobile Robot Navigation based on Wide Angle Vision Sensor with Fovea , Pages 345-350 , Sohta Shimizu, Yoshikazu Suematsu, Tomoyuki Matsuba, Shunsuke Ichiki, Keiko Sumida, Jian-ming Yang Dead Reckoning of Multi-legged Robot —Error Analysis— , Pages 351-356 , Toru Masuda, Yasushi Mae, Tatsuo Arai, Kenji Inoue User Friendly Environment for the R&D of Controllers in Heavy Machinery , Pages 359-364 , T. Virvalo, M. Linjama, V. Aaltonen, M. Kivikoski User oriented definition of product requirements within mechatronic engineering , Pages 365-370 , M. Gerst, H. Gierhardt, T. Braun A Friendly Open PC-Based Working Frame For Controlling Automatic Re-Configurable Assembly Cells , Pages 371-376 , Jose L. Martinez Lastra, Prof. Reijo Tuokko Strategic Management of Adaptive, Distributed, Development of a Mechatronic Product , Pages 377-382 , Vesa Salminen, Balan Pillai Development of Adaptive Production System to Market Uncertainty: Autonomous Mobile Robot System , Pages 383-388 , Mineo Hanai, Hitoshi Hibi, Tatsumi Nakasai, Kazuaki Kawamura, Hiroyuki Terada In-process visualization of machining state with sensor-based simulation to support the recognition ability of operators , Pages 389-394 , Koji Teramoto, Masahiko Onosato Mediator-based modeling of factory workers and their motions in the framework in Info-Ergonomics , Pages 395-400 , Hiroshi Arisawa, Sayaka Imai Author Index , Pages 401-403 The book includes 61 selected papers from 106 presented at the second International Conference on Machine Automation (ICMA2000). The conference focused, for the first time, on human friendly mechantronics which covers machine systems interacting with human beings, psychological, physiological, and physical behaviors of the human being itself, robotics, human-mimetic mechanical systems, commercial application examples and so on. Machine automation has owed a lot to mechatronics technology in the last decades, however, a paradigm shift is desired and emphasized in the 21st century in every aspect of our society, and mechantronics is not an exception. The paradigm shift in mechatronics is a pursuit of productivity and efficiency to the preference of humans, and it is time that a new concept of a human friendly robot must be proposed that is welcome by human users. The book aims to offer the most up-to-date and valuable information on:
•Human Interface & Communication
•Human Support Technology
•Actuator & Control
•Vision & Sensing
•Robotics and Design
•Manufacturing System
We believe this book will bring advanced knowledge and valuable information to the industries as well as to academics and will contribute to the further development in mechatronics and its related fields.

The book includes 61 selected papers from 106 presented at the second International Conference on Machine Automation (ICMA2000). The conference focused, for the first time, on human friendly mechantronics which covers machine systems interacting with human beings, psychological, physiological, and physical behaviors of the human being itself, robotics, human-mimetic mechanical systems, commercial application examples and so on. Machine automation has owed a lot to mechatronics technology in the last decades, however, a paradigm shift is desired and emphasized in the 21st century in every aspect of our society, and mechantronics is not an exception. The paradigm shift in mechatronics is a pursuit of productivity and efficiency to the preference of humans, and it is time that a new concept of a human friendly robot must be proposed that is welcome by human users. The book aims to offer the most up-to-date and valuable information on: & bull;Human Interface & Communication & bull;Human Support Technology & bull;Actuator & Control & bull;Vision & Sensing & bull;Robotics and Design & bull;Manufacturing System We believe this book will bring advanced knowledge and valuable information to the industries as well as to academics and will contribute to the further development in mechatronics and its related fields. The book includes 61 selected papers from 106 presented at the second International Conference on Machine Automation (ICMA2000). The conference focused, for the first time, on human friendly mechantronics which covers machine systems interacting with human beings, psychological, physiological, and physical behaviors of the human being itself, robotics, human-mimetic mechanical systems, commercial application examples and so on. Machine automation has owed a lot to mechatronics technology in the last decades, however, a paradigm shift is desired and emphasized in the 21st century in every aspect of our society, and mechantronics is not an exception. The paradigm shift in mechatronics is a pursuit of productivity and efficiency to the preference of humans, and it is time that a new concept of a human friendly robot must be proposed that is welcome by human users. The book aims to offer the most up-to-date and valuable information on: {u2022}Human Interface & Communication {u2022}Human Support Technology {u2022}Actuator & Control {u2022}Vision & Sensing {u2022}Robotics and Design {u2022}Manufacturing System We believe this book will bring advanced knowledge and valuable information to the industries as well as to academics and will contribute to the further development in mechatronics and its related fields