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[...]... elderly and handicapped people to lead their lives safely and securely, both in their social activities as well as in their daily lives Machines and systems should be designed and operated on the basis of analysis and evaluation of human psychology and behavior in addition to considering the coordination of humans and machines The new mechatronics will interface with human science The forms and the... Noda, S Suzuki, H Matsubara, M Asada, and H Kitano Robocup-97 the first robot world cup soccer games and conferences AI magazine, 19(3):49—59, 1998 Minoru Asada, Manuela M Veloso, Milind Tambe, Itsuki Noda,, Hiroaki Kitano, and Gerhard K Kraetzschmar Overview of robocup-98 AI magazine, 21(1):9—19, 2000 Silvia Coradeschi, Lars Karlsson, Peter Stone, Tucker Balch, Gerhard Kraetzschmar, and Minoru Asada... the forward and backward motion of operator's arm STRUC EO F NIL K TYP E HANDL E The new type of handle is shown in Figure 1 This handle is composed of four parallel linkage mechanisms A handle axis is fixed to driven joint, and the handle axis is rotated by forward and backward movement of two riving joints The rods are used to restrict a motion of driving joint The grip of a link type handle is always... based on external information, generate a common technology of information, mechatronics According to this definition, the automation of an industrial factory line, such as a machining line, assembly line, or strip mill line, is based on the mechatronics technology Control systems for train operation and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) for automobiles are also realized by mechatronics technology... initially defined as integrated engineering in mechanics "mechatronics" defined and electronics However, the meaning of this word gradually changed to be taken widely as “intellectualization of machines and systems with information technology,” "intellectualization information technology," these days Namely, machines and systems, which control their motion autonomously and appropriately based on external... mechatronics, which covers xvi rescue tasks after disasters, destruction of hazardous and abandoned weapons, and restoration of polluted environments The 5th International Conference on Machine Automation, held in November 24-26, 2004 at Osaka University in Japan, covered various aspects of mechatronics in a new era, providing new methodologies and tools to design and to build machines and systems for. .. digital communication systems, portable telephones; NC machine tools such as the wire-cut electric discharge machine, and NC milling machine; semiconductor a building control system including air conditioning, automatic doors; semiconductor manufacturing manufacturing facilities; an automatic ZIP code reading machine; a sorting machine for agricultural or marine products The word mechatronics was initially... Fichiwaki, O., Aoyama, H 241 New Services & Decision Making in Manufacturing Service Explorer -A Tool for Service DesignShimomura, Y., Sakao, T., Hara, T., Arai, T., Tomiyama, T A Framework for Service Engineering Based on Hierarchical Colored Petri Nets Tian, G., Miura, T., Hara, T., Shimomura, Y., Arai, T Observables of Opposites Alternatives in Decision Making Yagi, J., Arai, E., Matsumoto, S Yagi,... possible or easy Among the various domestic tasks, setting a meal on the table is focused This task comprises preparing a meal and loading tableware with meals to a tray at a kitchen, transporting this tray to the table, putting the tableware on the table, and pouring bottled drinks to cups on demand KEYWORDS RECS concept, Setting a meal, Robot, Image processing, Barcode mark INTRODUCTION An aging society... Human arm stiffness during the maintenance of posture Exp Brain Sci 1990:82, 315-326 13 13 QUANTIFICATION OF DYNAMIC WALKING STABILITY OF ELDERLY BY USING NONLINEAR TIME-SERIES ANALYSIS AND SIMPLE ACCELEROMETRY Y Ohtaki 1 , M Arii2, A Suzuki3 K Fujita4, R Nagatomi'5, H Inooka1 x New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University, 6-6-04 Aza Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 9808579, JAPAN 2 Pakistan . 7:33 AM -& • Mechatronics for Safety, Security and Dependability in a New Era -& This page intentionally left blank Mechatronics for Safety, Security and Dependability in a New Era Edited. M. Human Behavior Analysis Interactive Behavioral Design between Autonomous Behavioral Criteria Learning System and Human 173 An, M., Taura, T. Human Behavior Based Obstacle Avoidance for Human-Robot. mechanical impedance characteristic is reflected and desired operating force is exerted at the handle. Fig. 2 (a) shows a sample of operating force pattern in a sequential task of mounting an instrument