Supaphon Kamon, Enrico di Maria, Raji Alahmad, Inniyaka R. Irmiya, Shi Puwei, N. Giannoccaro, Kazuo Ishii
{"title":"Energy Consumption of a Wheel/Track Reconfigurable Mobile Robot on the Farm","authors":"Supaphon Kamon, Enrico di Maria, Raji Alahmad, Inniyaka R. Irmiya, Shi Puwei, N. Giannoccaro, Kazuo Ishii","doi":"10.1109/SII58957.2024.10417300","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SII58957.2024.10417300","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the experimental results of energy consumption of a wheel/track reconfigurable mobile robot which has been developed for maintenance of vineyard. According to the Bekker's soil model, the wheel rolling resistance depends on the sinkage to the ground, so that the mobile mechanism consists of 2 rear wheels and 2 front tracks which is designed to lift up and down and control the contact area to the ground and to switch the modes based on the soil conditions to minimize energy consumption. The wheel mode is supposed to be operated for the firm soil where the front tracks are lifted up to decrease the contact area, and the track mode is for the soft soil where the front tracks push down the ground and increase the contact area and decrease sinkage. In the experiment, we compared the energy consumption between the wheel mode and the track mode in firm, soft, and wet soil conditions.","PeriodicalId":518021,"journal":{"name":"2024 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII)","volume":"58 6","pages":"798-803"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140531587","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}
Kefan Zhu, Bibhu Sharma, P. T. Phan, James Davies, M. Thai, T. Hoang, Chi Cong Nguyen, Adrienne Ji, Emanuele Nicotra, N. Lovell, Thanh Nho Do
{"title":"Development of a Smart Textile-Driven Soft Spine Exosuit for Lifting Tasks in Industrial Applications","authors":"Kefan Zhu, Bibhu Sharma, P. T. Phan, James Davies, M. Thai, T. Hoang, Chi Cong Nguyen, Adrienne Ji, Emanuele Nicotra, N. Lovell, Thanh Nho Do","doi":"10.1109/SII58957.2024.10417220","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SII58957.2024.10417220","url":null,"abstract":"Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are often caused by repetitive lifting, making them a significant concern in occupational health. Although wearable assist devices have become the norm for mitigating the risk of back pain, most spinal assist devices still possess a partially rigid structure that impacts the user's comfort and flexibility. This paper addresses this issue by presenting a smart textile-actuated spine assistance robotic exosuit (SARE), which can conform to the back seamlessly without impeding the user's movement and is incredibly lightweight. The SARE can assist the human erector spinae to complete any action with virtually infinite degrees of freedom. To detect the strain on the spine and to control the smart textile automatically, a soft knitting sensor which utilizes fluid pressure as sensing element is used. The new device is validated experimentally with human subjects where it reduces peak electromyography (EMG) signals of lumbar erector spinae by $32%pm 15%$ in loaded and $22%pm 8.2%$ in unloaded conditions. Moreover, the integrated EMG decreased by $24.2%pm 13.6%$ under loaded condition and $22.6%pm 9%$ under unloaded condition. In summary, the artificial muscle wearable device represents an anatomical solution to reduce the risk of muscle strain, metabolic energy cost and back pain associated with repetitive lifting tasks.","PeriodicalId":518021,"journal":{"name":"2024 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII)","volume":"40 3","pages":"13-18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140531592","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}
Paul Miller, Sam Baliki, Rami Hanna, James McCusker, Brian C. Wadell
{"title":"Increasing Efficiency and Reliability of RF Machinery Testing Using Cartesian Robotics and Automatic Data Collection","authors":"Paul Miller, Sam Baliki, Rami Hanna, James McCusker, Brian C. Wadell","doi":"10.1109/SII58957.2024.10417202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SII58957.2024.10417202","url":null,"abstract":"When analyzing high-throughput radio frequency (RF) chip testing machinery, the limitations of manual tests are evident. Manual testing can be imprecise and costly. Robotic automation, force feedback, and remote access can be used as comprehensive solutions that modernize testing procedures. The integration of a Cartesian robot with an automatic tool-changer brings precision and repeatability to testing processes without the need for an operator. Furthermore, the addition of a camera and constant load monitoring allows for imaging and fault detection. These features address the complications posed by delicate and expensive RF coaxial connectors. Most importantly, this system enables efficient data collection that lays the foundation for future research and process characterization.","PeriodicalId":518021,"journal":{"name":"2024 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII)","volume":"38 11","pages":"363-368"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140531593","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":"Influence of 3D Printing Filling Density on Vibration Characteristics of Robot Structure","authors":"Yuanhao Bao, Takeshi Takaki","doi":"10.1109/SII58957.2024.10417457","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SII58957.2024.10417457","url":null,"abstract":"To reduce the weight of a mechanical arm, 3D printing is gradually being applied to the field of robotics. A lightweight robotic arm indirectly reduces the torque required of the motor and reduces the overall cost and energy consumption of the robot. However, with 3D printing, there is no standard for choosing the filling density. A low filling density means fast printing, cost saving, and light weight. A high filling density results in superior bending strength and more perfect appearance. Compared with high-rigidity metals, resin is more easily affected by vibrations. To apply 3D printing technology to industrial robotic arms and other applications that require motion precision in future, we start with the influence of the filling density on the vibration characteristics, take the settling time required for the manipulator to return to rest after vibration as the criterion. The optimal filling density and the applicable occasions of different filling densities are discussed. According to the experimental results, printing with low filling density is preferred in applications that require less load or impact on the robotic arm such as chip manufacturing. For robotic arms that require high-load operations or high impact on the arm, high-fill-density printing is preferred.","PeriodicalId":518021,"journal":{"name":"2024 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII)","volume":"31 12","pages":"598-603"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140531600","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":"Evaluation of Injection Molded Polystyrene Autonomous Centrifugal Microfluidic Devices","authors":"Takahito Aruga, Yoshiaki Ukita","doi":"10.1109/SII58957.2024.10417509","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SII58957.2024.10417509","url":null,"abstract":"This paper reports on the operation and immunoassay performance of a disposable polystyrene microfluidic device manufactured by injection molding. The device is a centrifugal microfluidic device equipped with our originally developed Control of Liquid Operation by Centrifugal hydro-Kinetic(CLOCK). This allows complex chemical processes consisting of multi-step unit operations to be carried out simply by spinning at a constant speed. Polystyrene has excellent adsorption properties for antibodies and is commonly used as a base material for immunoassay methods and cell culture. Therefore, realizing a device made of polystyrene is expected to increase the amount of adsorbed antibodies and the sensitivity of the measurement system. The device can realize a liquid operation to perform sandwich ELISA and it has been confirmed that it can perform automatic ELISA with stable operation. In the evaluation of the assay system using mouse-derived IgG as antigen, a calibration curve was successfully measured, with a lower limit of detection (LOD) of 0.53 ng/ml when 1% BSA was used as solvent and 6.67 ng/ml when the supernatant obtained by centrifugation of sterile blood from sheep was used as solvent.","PeriodicalId":518021,"journal":{"name":"2024 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII)","volume":"20 6","pages":"1549-1553"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140531988","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":"Urban Fire Model Reflecting Detailed Real-Time Weather Information","authors":"Haruka Sawada, Kazuma Sekiguchi, Kenichiro Nonaka","doi":"10.1109/SII58957.2024.10417265","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SII58957.2024.10417265","url":null,"abstract":"Fire preparedness is an essential issue in protecting both human life and property. In addition to the fact that, especially in urban areas, buildings tend to be more densely built, the predominant building structure in many countries is still wood, which is vulnerable to fire. As a result, large-scale building fires, known as “urbanfires”, have occurred many times. Because fire is a very complex and uncertain event, a variety of study approaches have been taken. In this paper, we focus on the impact of wind speed and direction on urban fires and develop a fire model that can take advantage of real-time weather information using a graph network. The impact of the accuracy of wind speed and direction information on the accuracy of the fire model will also be verified through the simulation based on an actual fire using the developed fire model. The fire model constructed in this paper assumes urban fires that cause large-scale damage among building fires, and the target of prediction is the damage to buildings. A new contribution of this paper is the identification of the impact of wind on fire model accuracy and the proposal for highly accurate fire damage prediction with real-time weather information.","PeriodicalId":518021,"journal":{"name":"2024 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII)","volume":"19 9","pages":"1411-1416"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140531990","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}
Takahito Maruyama, Shota Ogawa, Norman Jaklin, Sander Tolsma, Takashi Tsubouchi
{"title":"Simulating the Gravitational Displacement of a Gigantic Manipulator Posture Using Lumped Stiffness-Matrix Modeling on a Physics Engine","authors":"Takahito Maruyama, Shota Ogawa, Norman Jaklin, Sander Tolsma, Takashi Tsubouchi","doi":"10.1109/SII58957.2024.10417382","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SII58957.2024.10417382","url":null,"abstract":"The ITER project seeks to construct the world's largest fusion device to validate fusion as a viable energy source. The blanket remote handling system (BRHS) manages blanket modules weighing up to four tons, which shield the vessel from fusion plasma. A virtual reality (VR) environment is indispensable for effective motion planning and monitoring during BRHS operations. However, gravitational displacements over 100 mm at the end -effector pose a challenge to achieving the required ±50 mm error range of the VR relative to the actual manipulator. To address this issue, we propose a method utilizing the lumped model, in which virtual joints simulating the stiffness of the manipulator links are implemented. The physics engine of the VR software calculates the deformation of the virtual joints. Since stiffness parameters are obtained through structural analysis, this approach eliminates the need for actual equipment measurements. The virtual joints feature a six-degree-of-freedom (6-DoF) spring, commonly used in the lumped model, and a full stiffness matrix for better simulation. Through evaluation, we reduced the maximum VR error from 97.8 mm (rigid model) to 64.6 mm (6-DoF spring model). Although the maximum error still exceeded the ±50 mm requirement, the proposed method significantly improved the VR accuracy.","PeriodicalId":518021,"journal":{"name":"2024 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII)","volume":"37 1","pages":"320-326"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140532012","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":"Advancing MBSE for ADAS/AD: Automated Scenario Generation","authors":"S. Kınay, Ufuk Bolat, Buse Yakin Gökdemir, Kaan Babacan, Namik Zengin, Erhan Özkaya","doi":"10.1109/SII58957.2024.10417219","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SII58957.2024.10417219","url":null,"abstract":"This paper explores the integration of model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and scenario-based engineering (SE) approaches in the development of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving (AD). The increasing complexity of automotive systems necessitates efficient system design and validation processes. MBSE provides a framework for capturing system functionality and managing complexity, while SE focuses on testing and analyzing system features across various scenarios. By combining these approaches, system development efforts can be streamlined, leading to more efficient project management. This paper reviews existing literature on MBSE and SE in the context of ADAS development and highlights the potential benefits of their integration. An MBSE workflow is introduced where the key focus is on the behavioral aspects of the system. Additionally, a scenario generation pipeline which constitutes scenario databases is proposed to ensure comprehensive testing of system requirements. Results show that with automated scenario generation, the target vehicle cut-out scenario is successfully realized and simulated based on the formally described system behavior as part of the MBSE model.","PeriodicalId":518021,"journal":{"name":"2024 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII)","volume":"31 3","pages":"1583-1588"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140531603","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}
Koya Negishi, Kazuya Tsubota, T. Ohhira, Hideki Hashimoto
{"title":"Non-Contact Blood Pressure Estimation Using Wi-Fi Channel State Information","authors":"Koya Negishi, Kazuya Tsubota, T. Ohhira, Hideki Hashimoto","doi":"10.1109/SII58957.2024.10417675","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SII58957.2024.10417675","url":null,"abstract":"Monitoring blood pressure on a daily basis is crucial in preventing hypertension, which is a leading factor in the development of cardiovascular diseases. The conventional blood pressure measurement method involves the use of cuff-type sphygmomanometers, which can be uncomfortable; therefore, a comfortable, non-contact blood pressure measurement method is warranted. Therefore, we propose a non-contact blood pressure estimation method based on channel state information (CSI) obtained from general-purpose Wi-Fi devices. CSI is capable of multipath detailed identification, and many CSI-based non-contact biometric estimation methods have been proposed in recent years. In the proposed method, respiration and heartbeat signals are obtained from CSI, and blood pressure is estimated using random forest regression. Experimental results indicate that the proposed method can estimate blood pressure with an average absolute error of less than 5 mmHg compared to sphygmomanometer measurements. Thus, non-contact blood pressure estimation using a general-purpose Wi-Fi device is demonstrated to be feasible.","PeriodicalId":518021,"journal":{"name":"2024 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII)","volume":"28 2","pages":"893-898"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140531774","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}
Kota Hayashi, Hiroaki Nakamichi, H. Yoshitake, Motoki Shino
{"title":"Shadow-Robust Semantic Segmentation for Autonomous Navigation in Walking Space","authors":"Kota Hayashi, Hiroaki Nakamichi, H. Yoshitake, Motoki Shino","doi":"10.1109/SII58957.2024.10417710","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SII58957.2024.10417710","url":null,"abstract":"Extensive research has been conducted on autonomous navigation systems for last-mile outdoor transportation. A method in previous work utilizes semantic segmentation to classify driving environments into classes such as recommended traversable areas for autonomous navigation following traffic rules in walking space. However, the presence of shadows on the road surface negatively impacts the accuracy of semantic segmentation, consequently leading to failures in autonomous navigation. This paper proposes an approach to demonstrate shadow-robust semantic segmentation, employing a multi-head semantic segmentation model. By utilizing our proposed method, autonomous navigation following traffic rules in walking space was successful under conditions with shadows.","PeriodicalId":518021,"journal":{"name":"2024 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII)","volume":"27 8","pages":"965-971"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140531952","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}