{"title":"A new differential gear mechanism","authors":"H. Kobayashi, M. Koseki","doi":"10.1109/TEXCRA.2004.1424977","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TEXCRA.2004.1424977","url":null,"abstract":"A new differential gear mechanism is presented in this paper. By using this mechanism, it is possible to control the rotation of the target axis without any effect on axes passing through, and then because of easy to produce, 2 wheel drive bicycle is manufactured, i.e., the driving force from the rear wheel transmits to the front wheel in high transmission efficiency without any interference in steering. The basic working principle is based on the patent (JP03/03449). The expected market with business model is shown in this paper.","PeriodicalId":412492,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2004. TExCRA Technical Exhibition Based.","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128646661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Shiroma, Y. Chiu, T. Kamegawa, Fumitoshi Matsuno
{"title":"Development of rescue robotic systems for both daily and emergency use","authors":"N. Shiroma, Y. Chiu, T. Kamegawa, Fumitoshi Matsuno","doi":"10.1109/TEXCRA.2004.1425011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TEXCRA.2004.1425011","url":null,"abstract":"In order to improve our life further, it is our inspiration to develop efficient robotic systems that can assist our usual need. The system that we are developing not only bring forward efficiency and credibility for daily usage or research platform, but when natural catastrophes like earthquake happens to strike, our robotic system is also capable of entering post-disaster sites and collect information about victim states that will be transmitted to the human rescuers, so that a more accurate and efficient rescue mission can be carried out. This paper presents the up-to-date information about our robotic system development of two different types of robots, the snake-type and the wheel-type.","PeriodicalId":412492,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2004. TExCRA Technical Exhibition Based.","volume":"64 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114830215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A pointing method of an object in real space using dominant eye's view field","authors":"Y. Mitsudo, E. Miyazaki, M. Idesawa","doi":"10.1109/TEXCRA.2004.1425004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TEXCRA.2004.1425004","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a prototype of an imaging system of dominant eye's view field was developed and a preliminary experiment was performed. When a subject is pointing to an object in the real space, the figure of the index finger is overlapped on or near from that of the pointed object in dominant eye's image. Using the prototype of imaging system, the image of the dominant eye's view field was taken and analyzed. The effectiveness of the proposed method was proven. This method can provide a simple and accurate means to specify pointed object in real space and can be applied to e.g. the welfare system for realizing higher quality of life and so on.","PeriodicalId":412492,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2004. TExCRA Technical Exhibition Based.","volume":"147 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120869826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Actuated artificial joints for human motion assist - an inner skeleton robots","authors":"K. Kiguchi","doi":"10.1109/TEXCRA.2004.1424979","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TEXCRA.2004.1424979","url":null,"abstract":"We propose the concept of actuated artificial joints for human motion assist (i.e., inner skeleton power assist robot systems) to automatically assist the motion of physically weak persons such as elderly, disabled, or injured persons. We show the basic principle of the proposed system and explain the business model.","PeriodicalId":412492,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2004. TExCRA Technical Exhibition Based.","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121944262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Takemura, H. Minamide, Y. Matsumoto, T. Ogasawara
{"title":"What you look at is what you control: a universal remote control based on gaze measurement technology","authors":"K. Takemura, H. Minamide, Y. Matsumoto, T. Ogasawara","doi":"10.1109/TEXCRA.2004.1425020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TEXCRA.2004.1425020","url":null,"abstract":"Nowadays, every home appliance has its own remote control. However this is inefficient since we have to use multiple remote controls even when we just want to turn on/off them. In this paper, we propose a simple and intuitive interface called \"a gaze-based universal remote control\" based on the gaze measurement technology. The concept of the interface is \"what you look at is what you control\" which enables you to control multiple appliances using one device such as a mouse connected to the computer. The feasibility of the proposed interface is confirmed through experiments using a prototype system.","PeriodicalId":412492,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2004. TExCRA Technical Exhibition Based.","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130165349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hardware and software for utilizing manipulators as accessible tools","authors":"F. Saito","doi":"10.1109/TEXCRA.2004.1424986","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TEXCRA.2004.1424986","url":null,"abstract":"This paper focuses on innovations to extend application fields of robotic manipulators both from hardware and software aspects. An exchangeable end-effector system together with a versatile gripper mechanism increases the utility of a manipulator. An operation-teaching interface enables users to operate remote robots easily and ubiquitously via general 2D terminals. A potential market is expected to become several times larger than the present robot industry.","PeriodicalId":412492,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2004. TExCRA Technical Exhibition Based.","volume":"225 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130784112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. Kawsaki, S. Ito, Y. Nishimoto, H. Kimura, H. Hayashi
{"title":"Hand rehabilitation support system based on self-motion-control","authors":"H. Kawsaki, S. Ito, Y. Nishimoto, H. Kimura, H. Hayashi","doi":"10.1109/TEXCRA.2004.1424994","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TEXCRA.2004.1424994","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a hand rehabilitation support system for self-performing rehabilitation therapies. The developed system consists of hand exoskeleton device, which provides individual finger joint motion for disabled persons, and a lateral symmetric master-slave motion assistant system joined with virtual reality (VR) environment. Most of disability caused by CVA (Cerebral VascularAccident) or bone fracture are hemiplegia where impaired hand is only in one side. Based on the peculiarity of this disability, we adopted a symmetric master-slave motion assistant system in which the impaired hand is driven by the healthy hand in the opposite side.","PeriodicalId":412492,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2004. TExCRA Technical Exhibition Based.","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127501557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}