Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Volume 29

Volume 29, Number 1, February 2017

Review on Community-Centric System - Support of Human Ties -

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  Eri Sato-Shimokawara, Toru Yamaguchi:
  Community-Centric System - Support of Human Ties -. 7-13

Special Issue on Robot Audition Technologies

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  Hiroshi G. Okuno, Kazuhiro Nakadai:
  Editorial: Robot Audition Technologies. 15
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  Kazuhiro Nakadai, Hiroshi G. Okuno, Takeshi Mizumoto:
  Development, Deployment and Applications of Robot Audition Open Source Software HARK. 16-25
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  Ryu Takeda, Kazunori Komatani:
  Noise-Robust MUSIC-Based Sound Source Localization Using Steering Vector Transformation for Small Humanoids. 26-36
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  Nelson Yalta, Kazuhiro Nakadai, Tetsuya Ogata:
  Sound Source Localization Using Deep Learning Models. 37-48
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  Wataru Odo, Daisuke Kimoto, Makoto Kumon, Tomonari Furukawa:
  Active Sound Source Localization by Pinnae with Recursive Bayesian Estimation. 49-58
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  Karim Youssef, Katsutoshi Itoyama, Kazuyoshi Yoshii:
  Simultaneous Identification and Localization of Still and Mobile Speakers Based on Binaural Robot Audition. 59-71
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  Takuya Suzuki, Hiroaki Otsuka, Wataru Akahori, Yoshiaki Bando, Hiroshi G. Okuno:
  Influence of Different Impulse Response Measurement Signals on MUSIC-Based Sound Source Localization. 72-82
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  Kouhei Sekiguchi, Yoshiaki Bando, Katsutoshi Itoyama, Kazuyoshi Yoshii:
  Layout Optimization of Cooperative Distributed Microphone Arrays Based on Estimation of Source Separation Performance. 83-93
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  Ryo Tanabe, Yoko Sasaki, Hiroshi Takemura:
  Probabilistic 3D Sound Source Mapping System Based on Monte Carlo Localization Using Microphone Array and LIDAR. 94-104
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  Kazuhiro Nakadai, Tomoaki Koiwa:
  Psychologically-Inspired Audio-Visual Speech Recognition Using Coarse Speech Recognition and Missing Feature Theory. 105-113
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  Kazuhiro Nakadai, Taiki Tezuka, Takami Yoshida:
  Ego-Noise Suppression for Robots Based on Semi-Blind Infinite Non-Negative Matrix Factorization. 114-124
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  Misato Ohkita, Yoshiaki Bando, Eita Nakamura, Katsutoshi Itoyama, Kazuyoshi Yoshii:
  Audio-Visual Beat Tracking Based on a State-Space Model for a Robot Dancer Performing with a Human Dancer. 125-136
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  Tito Pradhono Tomo, Alexander Schmitz, Guillermo Enriquez, Shuji Hashimoto, Shigeki Sugano:
  Wayang Robot with Gamelan Music Pattern Recognition. 137-145
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  Ryo Suzuki, Takuto Takahashi, Hiroshi G. Okuno:
  Development of a Robotic Pet Using Sound Source Localization with the HARK Robot Audition System. 146-153
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  Kotaro Hoshiba, Osamu Sugiyama, Akihide Nagamine, Ryosuke Kojima, Makoto Kumon, Kazuhiro Nakadai:
  Design and Assessment of Sound Source Localization System with a UAV-Embedded Microphone Array. 154-167
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  Takahiro Ishiki, Kai Washizaki, Makoto Kumon:
  Evaluation of Microphone Array for Multirotor Helicopters. 168-176
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  Takuma Ohata, Keisuke Nakamura, Akihide Nagamine, Takeshi Mizumoto, Takayuki Ishizaki, Ryosuke Kojima, Osamu Sugiyama, Kazuhiro Nakadai:
  Outdoor Sound Source Detection Using a Quadcopter with Microphone Array. 177-187
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  Osamu Sugiyama, Satoshi Uemura, Akihide Nagamine, Ryosuke Kojima, Keisuke Nakamura, Kazuhiro Nakadai:
  Outdoor Acoustic Event Identification with DNN Using a Quadrotor-Embedded Microphone Array. 188-197
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  Yoshiaki Bando, Hiroshi Saruwatari, Nobutaka Ono, Shoji Makino, Katsutoshi Itoyama, Daichi Kitamura, Masaru Ishimura, Moe Takakusaki, Narumi Mae, Kouei Yamaoka, Yutaro Matsui, Yuichi Ambe, Masashi Konyo, Satoshi Tadokoro, Kazuyoshi Yoshii, Hiroshi G. Okuno:
  Low Latency and High Quality Two-Stage Human-Voice-Enhancement System for a Hose-Shaped Rescue Robot. 198-212
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  Reiji Suzuki, Shiho Matsubayashi, Richard W. Hedley, Kazuhiro Nakadai, Hiroshi G. Okuno:
  HARKBird: Exploring Acoustic Interactions in Bird Communities Using a Microphone Array. 213-223
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  Shiho Matsubayashi, Reiji Suzuki, Fumiyuki Saito, Tatsuyoshi Murate, Tomohisa Masuda, Koichi Yamamoto, Ryosuke Kojima, Kazuhiro Nakadai, Hiroshi G. Okuno:
  Acoustic Monitoring of the Great Reed Warbler Using Multiple Microphone Arrays and Robot Audition. 224-235
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  Ryosuke Kojima, Osamu Sugiyama, Kotaro Hoshiba, Kazuhiro Nakadai, Reiji Suzuki, Charles E. Taylor:
  Bird Song Scene Analysis Using a Spatial-Cue-Based Probabilistic Model. 236-246
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  Ikkyu Aihara, Ryu Takeda, Takeshi Mizumoto, Takuma Otsuka, Hiroshi G. Okuno:
  Size Effect on Call Properties of Japanese Tree Frogs Revealed by Audio-Processing Technique. 247-254
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  Takeshi Mizumoto, Ikkyu Aihara, Takuma Otsuka, Hiromitsu Awano, Hiroshi G. Okuno:
  Swarm of Sound-to-Light Conversion Devices to Monitor Acoustic Communication Among Small Nocturnal Animals. 255-267

Regular Papers

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  Atsushi Mitani, Yuhei Suzuki, Yuta Tochigi:
  Development of Trident Motif Riden Mobile Robot for Robot-Triathlon Robot Contest. 269-272

Volume 29, Number 2, April 2017

Review on Current Status and Future Trends on Robot Vision Technology

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  Manabu Hashimoto, Yukiyasu Domae, Shun'ichi Kaneko:
  Current Status and Future Trends on Robot Vision Technology. 275-286

Special Issue on Innovative Technology for Nursing Care and Nosotrophy

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  Taketoshi Mori, Yo Kobayashi:
  Editorial: Innovative Technology for Nursing Care and Nosotrophy. 287
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  Hiroyuki Maeda, Miho Shogenji, Tetsuyou Watanabe:
  Evaluation of Walking Balance Based on Pose Difference Between Normal Walking and Walking Under Multi-Task Conditions. 288-298
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  Hideki Toda, Takeshi Matsumoto, Takeuchi Hiroya:
  Experimental Study of Ankle Joint Pushing Mechanism Concerning About the Horizontal Movement of Talus. 299-305
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  Shuhei Noyori, Gojiro Nakagami, Hiroshi Noguchi, Koichi Yabunaka, Taketoshi Mori, Hiromi Sanada:
  A New Ultrasonographic Image Displaying System to Support Vein Detection. 306-316
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  Jörg Güttler, Muhammad Karim, Christos Georgoulas, Thomas Bock:
  Development and Evaluation of a Low Cost Cuffless Systolic Blood Pressure Device. 317-326
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  Yutaka Matsuura, Hieyong Jeong, Kenji Yamada, Kenji Watabe, Kayo Yoshimoto, Yuko Ohno:
  Screening Sleep Disordered Breathing with Noncontact Measurement in a Clinical Site. 327-337
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  Masaru Kawakami, Shogo Toba, Kohei Fukuda, Shinya Hori, Yuki Abe, Koichi Ozaki:
  Application of Deep Learning to Develop a Safety Confirmation System for the Elderly in a Nursing Home. 338-345
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  Yutaka Murakami, Yuko Ohno, Miki Nishimura, Michiko Kido, Kenji Yamada:
  Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Vascular Access Imaging Device Used in Training Recently Graduated Nurses. 346-352
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  Yoshimi Ui, Yutaka Akiba, Shohei Sugano, Ryosuke Imai, Ken Tomiyama:
  Excretion Detection System with Gas Sensor - Proposal and Verification of Algorithm Based on Time-Series Clustering -. 353-363

Regular Papers

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  Zheng Chai, Takafumi Matsumaru:
  ORB-SHOT SLAM: Trajectory Correction by 3D Loop Closing Based on Bag-of-Visual-Words (BoVW) Model for RGB-D Visual SLAM. 365-380
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  Zdenek Materna, Michal Spanel, Marcus Mast, Vítezslav Beran, Florian Weisshardt, Michael Burmester, Pavel Smrz:
  Teleoperating Assistive Robots: A Novel User Interface Relying on Semi-Autonomy and 3D Environment Mapping. 381-394
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  Kyo Kutsuzawa, Sho Sakaino, Toshiaki Tsuji:
  A Control System for a Tool Use Robot: Drawing a Circle by Educing Functions of a Compass. 395-405
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  Hiroshi Takahashi:
  A Preliminary Study on the Handling of a Robotic Arm Based only on Temporarily Provided Auditory Information as a Substitute for Visual Information. 406-418
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  Jorge David Figueroa Heredia, Jose Ildefonso U. Rubrico, Shouhei Shirafuji, Jun Ota:
  Teaching Tasks to Multiple Small Robots by Classifying and Splitting a Human Example. 419-433
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  Tatsuya Fujii, Norihiro Koizumi, Atsushi Kayasuga, Dongjun Lee, Hiroyuki Tsukihara, Hiroyuki Fukuda, Kiyoshi Yoshinaka, Takashi Azuma, Hideyo Miyazaki, Naohiko Sugita, Kazushi Numata, Yukio Homma, Yoichiro Matsumoto, Mamoru Mitsuishi:
  Servoing Performance Enhancement via a Respiratory Organ Motion Prediction Model for a Non-Invasive Ultrasound Theragnostic System. 434-446

Volume 29, Number 3, June 2017

Special Issue on Dynamically and Biologically Inspired Legged Locomotion

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  Tetsuya Kinugasa, Koh Hosoda, Masatsugu Iribe, Fumihiko Asano, Yasuhiro Sugimoto:
  Editorial: Dynamically and Biologically Inspired Legged Locomotion. 455
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  Tetsuya Kinugasa, Yasuhiro Sugimoto:
  Dynamically and Biologically Inspired Legged Locomotion: A Review. 456-470
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  Fumihiko Asano, Yanqiu Zheng, Xuan Xiao:
  Time-Scale Control Approaches to Collisionless Walking of an Underactuated Rimless Wheel. 471-479
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  Daisuke Ura, Yasuhiro Sugimoto, Yuichiro Sueoka, Koichi Osuka:
  Asymptotic Realization of Desired Control Performance by Body Adaptation of Passive Dynamic Walker. 480-489
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  Yuta Hanazawa, Fumihiko Asano:
  Asymmetric Swing-Leg Motions for Speed-Up of Biped Walking. 490-499
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  Xiang Li, Mamoru Minami, Takayuki Matsuno, Daiji Izawa:
  Visual Lifting Approach for Bipedal Walking with Slippage. 500-508
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  Fumihiko Asano, Yuji Harata:
  Sliding Passive Dynamic Walking of Compass-Like Biped Robot: Collision Modeling, Necessary Conditions, and Complexity. 509-519
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  Guang-Ying Ma, Yuan Chen, Yunlong Yao, Jun Gao:
  Kinematics and Singularity Analysis of a Four-Degree-of-Freedom Serial-Parallel Hybrid Manipulator. 520-527
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  Yoichi Masuda, Masato Ishikawa:
  Simplified Triped Robot for Analysis of Three-Dimensional Gait Generation. 528-535
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  Masahiro Ikeda, Ikuo Mizuuchi:
  Analysis of the Energy Loss on Quadruped Robot Having a Flexible Trunk Joint. 536-545
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  Takashi Takuma, Yoshiki Murata, Wataru Kase:
  Design of Vertebrae-Inspired Trunk Mechanism for Robust and Directive Quadruped Locomotion on Rough Terrain Without Requiring Sensing and Actuation. 546-555

Regular Papers

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  Zhiguang Liu, Fei Yu, Liang Zhang, Tiejun Li:
  Real-Time Estimation of Sensorless Planar Robot Contact Information. 557-565
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  Sarthak Pathak, Alessandro Moro, Hiromitsu Fujii, Atsushi Yamashita, Hajime Asama:
  Spherical Video Stabilization by Estimating Rotation from Dense Optical Flow Fields. 566-579
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  Iori Murasawa, Shuhei Murofushi, Chiharu Ishii, Hideki Kawamura:
  Development of a Robotic Laparoscope for Laparoscopic Surgery and its Control. 580-590
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  Ryota Hayashi, Genki Matsuyama, Hisanori Amano, Hitomu Saiki, Tetsuya Kinugasa, Koji Yoshida, Masatsugu Iribe, Kenichi Tokuda:
  Maneuvering Support System for an Amphibian Vehicle - Warning Display to Prevent Rough Maneuvers -. 591-601
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  Satoshi Hoshino, Ryo Takisawa, Yutaka Kodama:
  Swarm Robotic Systems Based on Collective Behavior of Chloroplasts. 602-612
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  Sa-nga Songmuang, Akihiro Takita, Suphanchai Punthawanunt:
  Impact Response Measurement of Poly-Urethane Sheet Using an Optical Interferometer. 613-618

Volume 29, Number 4, August 2017

Special Issue on Real World Robot Challenge in Tsukuba - Autonomous Technology for Coexistence with Human Beings -

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  Yoshihiro Takita, Shin'ichi Yuta, Takashi Tsubouchi, Koichi Ozaki:
  Editorial: Real World Robot Challenge in Tsukuba - Autonomous Technology for Coexistence with Human Beings -. 629
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  Yasunari Kakigi, Kazumichi Inoue, Masaaki Hijikata, Koichi Ozaki:
  Development of Flexible Cowl Covered Mobile Robot in Consideration with Safety and Design Property. 630-638
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  Yoshihiro Aotani, Takashi Ienaga, Noriaki Machinaka, Yudai Sadakuni, Ryota Yamazaki, Yuki Hosoda, Ryota Sawahashi, Yoji Kuroda:
  Development of Autonomous Navigation System Using 3D Map with Geometric and Semantic Information. 639-648
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  Ryohsuke Mitsudome, Hisashi Date, Azumi Suzuki, Takashi Tsubouchi, Akihisa Ohya:
  Autonomous Mobile Robot Searching for Persons with Specific Clothing on Urban Walkway. 649-659
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  Yoshihiro Takita:
  Generated Trajectory of Extended Lateral Guided Sensor Steering Mechanism for Steered Autonomous Vehicles in Real World Environments. 660-667
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  Hatem Darweesh, Eijiro Takeuchi, Kazuya Takeda, Yoshiki Ninomiya, Adi Sujiwo, Luis Yoichi Morales Saiki, Naoki Akai, Tetsuo Tomizawa, Shinpei Kato:
  Open Source Integrated Planner for Autonomous Navigation in Highly Dynamic Environments. 668-684
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  Adi Sujiwo, Eijiro Takeuchi, Luis Yoichi Morales Saiki, Naoki Akai, Hatem Darweesh, Yoshiki Ninomiya, Masato Edahiro:
  Robust and Accurate Monocular Vision-Based Localization in Outdoor Environments of Real-World Robot Challenge. 685-696
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  Satoshi Muramatsu, Tetsuo Tomizawa, Shunsuke Kudoh, Takashi Suehiro:
  Mobile Robot Navigation Utilizing the WEB Based Aerial Images Without Prior Teaching Run. 697-705
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  Tetsuo Tomizawa, Ryunosuke Moriai:
  Using Difference Images to Detect Pedestrian Signal Changes. 706-711

Regular Papers

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  Tomohito Takubo, Hirofumi Takaishi, Atsushi Ueno:
  Automating the Appending of Image Information to Grid Map Corresponding to Object Shape. 713-719
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  Kazuteru Tobita, Katsuyuki Sagayama, Hironori Ogawa:
  Examination of a Guidance Robot for Visually Impaired People. 720-727
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  Sho Ooi, Tsuyoshi Ikegaya, Mutsuo Sano:
  Cooking Behavior Recognition Using Egocentric Vision for Cooking Navigation. 728-736
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  Atsushi Imadu, Takanori Sakai, Tadao Kawai:
  Control Method for Helicopters Tethered to Ground Station with Compensation for Disturbance Caused by Cable Tension. 737-745
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  Toru Tsumugiwa, Yoshiki Takeuchi, Ryuichi Yokogawa:
  Maneuverability of Impedance-Controlled Motion in a Human-Robot Cooperative Task System. 746-756
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  Soichiro Watanabe, Masanori Harada:
  Experimental Study on Optimal Tracking Control of a Micro Ground Vehicle. 757-765

3D Printer for Robotics and Mechatronics

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  Hiroki Endo, Takashi Umeno:
  Study on the Influence of Temperature of Extruder Head on the Strength of the FDM 3D Printing Model. 767-771

Volume 29, Number 5, October 2017

Review on Digital Human Models for Human-Centered Design

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  Masaaki Mochimaru:
  Digital Human Models for Human-Centered Design. 783-789

Special Issue on AI, Robotics, and Automation in Space

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  Takashi Kubota, Kazuya Yoshida, Shinichi Kimura, Takehisa Yairi:
  Editorial: AI, Robotics, and Automation in Space. 791
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  Hiroki Nakanishi, Mitsuhiro Yamazumi, Sotaro Karakama, Mitsushige Oda, Shin-Ichiro Nishida, Hiroki Kato, Keisuke Watanabe, Atsushi Ueta, Masahiro Yoshii, Satoshi Suzuki:
  On-Orbit Demonstration of Tether-Based Robot Locomotion in REX-J Mission. 792-800
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  Shinichi Kimura, Yuki Asakura, Hiroaki Doi, Masahiro Nakamura:
  Document-Based Programming System for Seamless Linking of Satellite Onboard Software and Ground Operating System. 801-807
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  Tomohiro Harada, Keiki Takadama:
  Machine-Code Program Evolution by Genetic Programming Using Asynchronous Reference-Based Evaluation Through Single-Event Upset in On-Board Computer. 808-818
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  Akihito Chinen, Kiyoshi Hoshino:
  Supporting Reaching Movements of Robotic Hands Subject to Communication Delay by Displaying End Effector Position Using Three Orthogonal Rays. 819-828
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  Sota Sugimura, Kiyoshi Hoshino:
  Wearable Hand Pose Estimation for Remote Control of a Robot on the Moon. 829-837
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  Reiya Takemura, Genya Ishigami:
  Traversability-Based RRT^* for Planetary Rover Path Planning in Rough Terrain with LIDAR Point Cloud Data. 838-846
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  Riho Ejiri, Takashi Kubota, Ichiro Nakatani:
  Vision-Based Behavior Planning for Lunar or Planetary Exploration Rover on Flat Surface. 847-855
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  Naoya Takeishi, Takehisa Yairi:
  Visual Monocular Localization, Mapping, and Motion Estimation of a Rotating Small Celestial Body. 856-863
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  Masahiko Mikawa:
  Robust Wireless Communication for Small Exploration Rovers Equipped with Multiple Antennas by Estimating Attitudes of Rovers in Several Experimental Environments. 864-876
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  Fumito Uwano, Yusuke Tajima, Akinori Murata, Keiki Takadama:
  Recovery System Based on Exploration-Biased Genetic Algorithm for Stuck Rover in Planetary Exploration. 877-886
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  Arata Yanagisawa, Genya Ishigami:
  Development and Performance Evaluation of Planar Travel Distance Sensors for Mobile Robots in Sandy Terrain. 887-894
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  Kosuke Sakamoto, Masatsugu Otsuki, Takashi Kubota, Yoshiki Morino:
  Hopping Motion Estimation on Soft Soil by Resistive Force Theory. 895-901
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  Takuya Omura, Genya Ishigami:
  Wheel Slip Classification Method for Mobile Robot in Sandy Terrain Using In-Wheel Sensor. 902-910
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  Katsushi Furutani, Hisashi Kamiishi:
  Percussive Rock Surface Remover Driven by Solenoid with Planer Motion for Lunar Exploration. 911-918

Regular Papers

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  Hung Pham Ngoc, Takashi Yoshimi:
  Adaptive Learning of Hand Movement in Human Demonstration for Robot Action. 919-927
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  Kiyoaki Takahashi, Takafumi Ono, Tomokazu Takahashi, Masato Suzuki, Yasuhiko Arai, Seiji Aoyagi:
  Performance Evaluation of Robot Localization Using 2D and 3D Point Clouds. 928-934

Volume 29, Number 6, December 2017

Special Issue on Educational Robotics

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  Shoichiro Fujisawa, Shinya Kotosaka, Masatsugu Iribe, Masayuki Okugawa:
  Editorial: Educational Robotics. 943
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  Kazuo Kadota:
  Development of Communication Robot for STEM Education by Using Digital Fabrication. 944-951
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  Hiroyuki Muramatsu:
  Trends of Technology Education in Compulsory Education in Japan. 952-956
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  Hirokazu Yamagata, Toshio Morita:
  Design of Contest for Educational Underwater Robot for STEM: Learning Applying Modeling Based on Control Engineering. 957-968
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  Kazuki Nakada, Miwako Tsunematsu, Takuya Kihara, Takumu Hattori, Tatsuji Tokiwa, Hiroshi Fukuda:
  CISTEM Education with Robotic Platform: For Human-Human Synchrony and Human-Machine Synchrony. 969-979
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  Takafumi Noguchi, Hidekazu Kajiwara, Kazunori Chida, Sakae Inamori:
  Development of a Programming Teaching-Aid Robot with Intuitive Motion Instruction Set. 980-991
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  Yoshihiro Ohnishi, Kimitoshi Honda, Rintaro Nishioka, Shinnosuke Mori, Kazuo Kawada:
  Robotics Programming Learning for Elementary and Junior High School Students. 992-998
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  Kazuo Kawada, Masahiro Ito:
  Study on Assist Education of Swing Riding Using a Robot. 999-1004
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  Yoshikazu Ohtsubo, Atsutoshi Ikeda, Kiyoshi Ioi, Manabu Kosaka:
  Undergraduate-Student Teaching Materials for Mechatronics. 1005-1013
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  Yasuhiro Kushihashi, Sho Mizumura:
  Development of Teaching Material for Robot Mechanisms Applying Projection Mapping Technology. 1014-1024
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  Satoshi Muramatsu, Daisuke Chugo, Sho Yokota, Hiroshi Hashimoto:
  Student Education Utilizing the Development of Autonomous Mobile Robot for Robot Competition. 1025-1036
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  Keiko Nakatani, Tomoharu Doi, Takeshi Wada, Tadahiro Kaneda:
  Promotion of Self-Growth of Students by PBL-Type Manufacturing Practice. 1037-1048

Regular Papers

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  Osamu Fukuda, Yuta Takahashi, Nan Bu, Hiroshi Okumura, Kohei Arai:
  Development of an IoT-Based Prosthetic Control System. 1049-1056
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  Lin Meng, Xiangbo Kong, Daiki Taniguchi:
  Dangerous Situation Detection for Elderly Persons in Restrooms Using Center of Gravity and Ellipse Detection. 1057-1064
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  Aihui Wang, Zhengxiang Ma, Shengjun Wen:
  Operator-Based Robust Nonlinear Control Design and Analysis of a Semiconductor Refrigeration Device. 1065-1072
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  Shuhui Bi, Lei Wang, Chunyan Han:
  Robust Control of Nonlinear System with Input and Output Nonlinear Constraints. 1073-1081