| JANUARY 2001 Volume 121-C Number 1 |
Special Issue on ''Opening Door toward the 21st Century"
Preface to Special Issue on "Opening Door toward the 21st Century"
A. Tsuboi 1
Perspective for Harmonic Human Beings Society in the 21st Century
S. Omatu 2
The First Dream in 21st Century
H. Hirata 3
Human Feeling and Mental Inertia Toward IT
A. Tsuboi 4
Special Issue Review
C Society in IEE Japan
K. Akizuki 5
Expectation to C-division's Activity from Industrial Business Standpoint
T. Funahashi 7
Yell for IEE Japan from National Lavoratory
H. Yazima 9
Energy in 21 Century
Y. Kaya 11
Brain Information Science
S. Amari 15
Single Electron Devices
S. Oda 19
Lithography Technology in 21st Century
H. Fukuda 23
Power Loser Technology-Socio-lndustry Revolution by Photonics
S. Nakai 27
Highly Advanced Technology Makes Children lose Interest in Science and Engineering
N. Fujii 29
Robots with Common Sense
M. Kakikura 31
Information Technology in Internet Sochiety
S. Mitsumori 33
Power System Communication Networks
Y. Kawai&M. Inoue 35
What Kind of Dream can be Given to Young Generation with Technologies and Education?
..........F. Kannari 39
To Students who Should Create Technologies in the 21st Century
..........S. Takagi 40
Systems Optimization Techiniques in 21st Century
..........S. Koakutsu 42
Aiming for Japan as a Science and Technology Nation in the 21st Century--Based on Medical and Biological Engineering--
..........T. Shiina 43
Information Technology, Education in 21th Century
..........T. Hashimoto 45
IT and the Role of the Society
..........T. Okawa 47
Toward a Robot that Can Elict Agile Behavior
..........A. Ishiguro 48
Recycle of Information--My Dream on Information Retrieval
..........K. Kise 50
eComputer'×n{eNetwork'¨eComputers&Network'eComputer Network'
..........S. Kobayashi 52
Stray Thoughts on the IT-Revolution
..........M. Hara 53
Information Science and Technology Education which Supports Science and Technology Development
..........T. Yamamoto 54
Hope for Engineering
..........T. Suzuki 55
Suggestion on Information Network and Software Center of Japan
..........A. Nishikori 56
Internet Society in 21th Century
..........J. Murai 58
Special Issue Paper
Boiling Water Reactor Loading Pattern Optimization Using an Improved Genetic Algorithm
Y. Kobayashi&E. Aiyoshi 61
Train Simulation Method Applying Integral Calculation
M. Asuka&K. Komaya 68
Integer Programming by the Multi-Valued Hysteresis Machines with the Chaotic Properties
W. Murano&E. Aiyoshi 76
Dual Mode Synchronous Positioning with Switching Master-Slave by Using Torque Signal for Contour Control of Articulated Robot Arms
M. Nakamura, S. Yamanaka, S. Goto,&N. Kyura 83
Multi-Dimensional Modified Taught Data Method for Mechatoronic Servo Systems: Accurate Contour Control of Articulated Robot Arms by Considering Interference of Links
..........M. Nakamura, M. Obata, S. Goto,&N. Kyura 90
Universal Learning Networks with Varying Parameters Considering Branch Control
..........K. Hirasawa, H. Eto, J. Hu, J. Murata,&Q. Xiong 98
A Construction Method of Fuzzy Systems Using Vector Quantization
..........K. Kishida, S. Fukumoto,&H. Miyajima 106
A Detection Method of Face region in Color Images by Using the Lip Detection Neural Network and the Skin Distinction Neural Network
Y. Mitsukura, M. Fukumi,&N. Akamatsu 112
Automatic Generation of Moving Crowd using Chaos and Electric Charge Model
T. Komatsu, Y. Hijikata, N. Saiwaki,&S. Nishida 118
Artificial Neural Networks with Input Gates
J. Murata 127
Evolvable Analog LSIs--Adaptation to Process Variations via Genetic Algborithms--
..........M.Murakawa, Y. Kasai, T. Adachi, K. Takasuka, S. Yoshizawa,&T. Higuchi 134
A Data Management Structure for Spatio-Temporal Walkthrough
..........K. Ikemoto, H. Nozawa, A. Naka, N. Saiwaki,&S. Nishida 142
Application of Genetic Algorithm with a Decomposition Procedure for a Large Scale Flow Shop Scheduling Problem
..........H. Iima&N. Sannomiya 150
An Autonomous Decentralized Algorithm for a Large Scale Scheduling Problem --Approach Based on Backward Scheduling--
..........N. Ichimi, H. Iima, N. Sannomiya,&Y. Kobayashi 157
Machine Fault Diagnosis Using a Neural Network Based on Autocorrelation Coefficients of Wavelet Transformed Signals
..........K. Matsumoto, Y. Yan, H. Kinjo,&T. Yamamoto 167
Learning of Symbiotic Phenomena between Agents by Using Neural Networks
K. Hirasawa, H. Yoshida,&J. Hu 177
Self-organization in Probabilistic Neural Networks
Y. Shiraishi, K. Hirasawa, J. Hu,&J. Murata 187
Development of a Neuro-Templates Matching Recognition Method for Banknotes
F. Takeda&T. Nishikage 196
Environment of Computer Aided Motion Acquisition Based on 3D Spring Model
T. Ikegami, Q. Wang, N. Saiwaki,&S. Nishida 206
A Method to Generate Universal Rules by Using a Genetic Algorithm with Virus Infection
M. Fukumi, Y. Mitsukura,&N. Akamatsu 212
Estimation of Growth of Synthetic Quartz by Trajectory Parallel Measure
..........M. Koyama&T. Iokibe 218
A Placement and Global Routing Method for Row-Based FPGAs with Power Optimization
..........T. Akiba, S. Koakutsu,&H. Hirata 222
Estimation of Clamping Forces for Tightening Bolts by Neural Network
H. Nakano, M. Yoshioka, T. Fujinaka,&S. Omatu 228
Land Cover Mapping of Synthetic Aperture Radar Data by Using Texture Analysis and Self-Organizing Map
Y. Arakawa, M. Yoshioka,&S. Omatsu 234
Pole Placement Using Optimal Regulators
T. Fujinaka&S. Omatsu 240
Dynamic Control of Immune Algorithm by using Evolution Strategy with Niche Method
M. Kawana, T. Hiramatsu, M. Miyazaki,&N. Nanba 246
Inflow Control of the Expressway Using the Dimensional Reduction of Multidimensional Fuzzy Relation
..........M.Miyazaki, O. Yoshizawa, H.H. Lee, S.G. Lee, K. Oura,&K. Akizuki 252
Learning Cellular Automata for Function Optimization Problems
F. Qian, Y. Zhao,&H. Hirata 261
Controller Assignment Problems for Homogeneous Decentralized Systems and their Evolutionary Solutions
Y. Ito, R. Tanaka,&E. Aiyoshi 269
Prediction of Oxygen Component with Nonlinear Modeling Using Neural Network and Genetic Algorithm
Y. Irizuki&T. Furuhashi 275
Optimal Trajectory Planning for Biped Robots
S. Kawaji&K. Ogasawara 282
State Space Model Identification Using Subspace Extraction via Schur Complement
Y. Takei, J. Imai,&K. Wada 290
| FEBRUARY 2001 Volume 121-C Number 2 |
Special Issue on ''Soft Computing and Human-Oriented Systems"
Preface to Special Issue on "Soft Computing and Human-Oriented Systems"
.....H.Shiizuka 303
Special Issue Review
Application of Soft Computing to Evaluation Techniques
.....H.Shiizuka 304
Soft Computing Applications for Network Systems
.....T.Yamaguchi 308
Application of Soft Computing to Human Interface
.....T.Takagi 311
Special Issue Paper
A Multi-dimensional Binary Search Calculation of the Neuron Model
.....N.Chujo, S.Kuroyanagi, S.Doki,&S.Okuma 315
Paper
A Design of Model Following Control System for Nonlinear Descriptor System
.....H.Tang&S.Okubo 323
A Construction of Control System for Disturbance Rejection using a Dual Observe
.....K.Fuwa, T.Narikiyo,&Y.Funahashi 333
A Method for Face and Facial Parts Recognition Utilizing the Hough Transformation and Related Procedures--Generating Facial Data for the Facial Caricaturing System PICASSO--
.....M.Tominaga, M.Oshida, T.Yamaguchi, H.Koshimizu, T.Endoh, T.Toriu,&K.Murakami 342
A Study on Market-Oriented Programming with Due Date Utility
.....T.Kaihara 350
Development of Self-Learning Neuro-Recognition Board for Banknotes and its Wide Use Expansion
.....F.Takeda, T.Nishikage,&Y.Fujita 357
Adaptive Stabilizer for Power Systems Based on Riccati Equation
.....T.Matsuo, T.Yasuda, H.Suemitsu,&H.Okada 366
Position and Orientation Measurement of a Mobile Robot by Image Recognition of Simple Barcode Landmarks and Compensation of Inclinations
.....S.Aoyagi, Y.Kiguchi, K.Tsunemine,&M.Takano 375
A New Method for Faster Neural Networks Learning Introducing Functions of Synaptic Weights and Its Application to Nonlinear System Control
.....M.Obayashi, K.Umesako,&K.Kobayashi 385
Fast Connected Component Labeling Using Run Information
.....K.Shoji&J.Miyamichi 392
The Stationary Optimal Condition for the Queuing System with Transaction Lost
.....K.Shirai, Y.Amano,&K.Inoue 401
A Proposal of Self-Creating Type Self-Organizing Neural Networks
.....M.Iwasaki, T.Hashiyama,&S.Okuma 410
Automatic Synthesis of 3-D Facial Expression
.....T.Umezaki, T.Hirano,&Y.Sato 417
A Food Chain Model Using APPLY Crossover of n-output Binary Decision Diagram
.....A.Mutoh, S.Oono, K.Moriwaki, N.Inuzuka,&H.Itoh 423
Estimation of Power System Transient Stability by Artificial Neural Network Taking Account of Energy Functions
.....H.Yamada, L.Yang, K.Yukita, Y.Goto,K.Mizuno, K.Ichiyanagi, Y.Tabata,&I.Kohda 430
Empirical Formula of the Attenuation Constant of Microwave band in Head Race Tunnels
.....N.Sasaki, T.Mitomo,&J.Chiba 438
Thin Film Optical Waveguide Type of Biochemical Sensor--Attainment of high Sensitivity and Fast Response on Measurement of Glucose and Cholesterol Concentration--
.....H.Minamitani, K.Matsumoto,&K.Kim 454
Estimation of Amplitude Probability Density Function and Constant False Alarm Rate of Sea Clutter Observed by Millimeter Wave Radar
.....S.Sayama&M.Sekine 454
A System for Evolving 3D Machine Structure Using CG
.....R.Sawa&M.Hagiwara 461
Approximation Model of Three-Dimensional Power Distribution in Boiling Water Reactor Using Neural Networks
.....Y.Kobayashi&E.Aiyoshi 468
Letter
A Parallel Distributed Learning Automaton Computing Model for Function Optimization Problems
.....S.Ikebou, F.Qian,&H.Hirata 476
| MARCH 2001 Volume 121-C Number 3 |
Special Issue on ''Supermicrostructure Integrated
Devicesand Process Technologies''
SOI Technology Originated in Japan:For the
Special Issue of the Supermicrostructure
Integrated Devices and Process Technologies
..........Y. Tarui 479
Special Issue Review
Current Progress in SOI Wafer Technology
..........K. Izumi 480
Issue of SOI MOS Transistor and its Improvement
..........Y.Yamaguchi,T.Ipposhi,&S.Maegawa
484
VLSI Design and Education Center: The National
Center That Supports Education and Research
on VLSI Design
..........K. Hoh, K. Asada,&M. Ikeda 488
Special Issue Paper
Degradation of Direct-Tunneling Gate Oxide
under Hot Hole Injection
..........Y. Kamakura, K. Deguchi, A. Ishida, S.
Uno,&K. Taniguchi 492
Metal-Gate, Schottky-Source/Drain SOI-MOSFET
for Complementary Integration
..........K. Matsuura, T. Fukuoka, R. Tanabe, M.
Fujishima,&K. Hoh 499
Stress Induced Electromigration FailureinULSI
Interconnects
..........K.Hoshino 509
Evaluation of Si Nanowires through Device
Characteristics and Improvement in Uniformity
of Si Nanowire Width Using Self-limiting
Oxidation
..........T. Tsutsumi, E. Suzuki, K. Ishii, S.
Kanemaru, H. Hiroshima,&K. Tomizawa 515
A New Substrate Engineering for the Formation
of Empty Space in Silicon (ESS) induced by
Silicon Surface Migration
..........T. Sato, I. Mizushima,&Y. Tsunashima
524
Paper
Synthesis and Analysis of a Discrete-time
CNN using 1-Dimensional cell Circuits with
S Stable Points (S=2,3,4,
.....)..........K. Eguchi, Y. Seiki, T. Tabata, H.
Zhu, F. Ueno,&T. Inoue 530
Proposition of Competitive Co-evolution Algorithm
with Packaging Solutions Method
..........M. Nerome, S. Endo, K. Yamada,&H.
Miyagi 537
Motion Planning for Cooperative Manipulation
of an Object by Multiple Mobile Robots
..........A. Yamashita, J. Ota, K. Kawano,M. Fukuchi,
T. Arai,&H. Asama 549
Tactile Sensing of Shapes of Unknown Surfaces
with Sliding Motion
..........F. Liu&T. Hasegawa 557
A Proposal of Introducing the Object-Oriented
Technique for Hardware Design and the Modularizing
of VSI Core
..........T. Nakamura&H. Kasahara 564
2.1GHz Direct-Conversion GaAs Quadature Modurator
IC for W-CDMA Base Station
..........J. Itoh, S. Osako, M. Nishitsuji, T.
Kunihisa,&O. Ishikawa 574
Position Control of a Hard Disk Drive with
a Neuro-PID Controller
..........T. Fujinaka, S. Shimizu, M. Yoshioka,&S.
Omatu 580
An Architecture of Small-scaled Neuro-hardware
Using Probabilistically-coded Pulse Neurons
..........T. Kawashima, A. Ishiguro,&S. Okuma
586
Detection of Characteristic Points in ECG
Using a MART
..........Y. Suzuki, S. Sakamoto, Y. Kurimoto,&J.
Maeda 594
A Genetic Algorithm Based on Sequence-Pair
for Floorplan Design
..........Y. Shigehiro, S. Yamaguchi, M. Inoue,&T.
Masuda 601
Acquisition of Modulation Pulses for Multiple
Sonars
..........N.G. Nyauma, M. Ohki, S. Tabuchi,&M.
Ohkita 608
A Countermeasure Method for Background Noise
in the State Estimation of Magnetic and Sound
Field Environment through an Establishment
of Digital Filter
..........A. Ikuta&M. Ohta 616
A Neural Network Based Adaptive Speech Enhancement
System According to Estimation of Noise Intensity
..........J. Choi&J. Okamoto 624
Backward Movement Control of a Trailer-Truck
System Using Neuro-Controllers Evolved by
Genetic Algorithm
..........H. Kinjo, B. Wang, K. Nakazono,&T.
Yamamoto 631
Developing Object-Oriented Frameworks Based
on Reference Models
..........T. Hayase, N. Ikeda, K. Matsumoto,&T.
Moriyasu 642
On-Line Measurement of Sand Level in Casing
Pipes Using Stationary Wave
..........M. Okamoto&S. Tanaka 653
Application of FIR-type Neural Network to
System Identifications
..........J. Furuya, M. Nishi,&T. Matsuzaka
662
Structural Learning of Neural Netwaorks for
Analysis and Knowledge Extraction
..........T. Iizaka&T. Matsui 673
Relation Between Phonemic Environmental Index
and Connective Distortion Index on VCV Speech
Synthesis
..........T. Shimizu, H. Yoshimura, M. Kimoto,
T. Namiki, N. Isu,&K. Sugata 681
Letter
Radio Communication System in Oil Storage
Tank Using Higher Order TE and TM Modes
..........H. Kubo&M. Tamai 689
Analysis of Direct Tunneling of Thin SiO2
Film Formed on p-Si(100) by WKB Approximation
..........N. Matsuo, Y. Kitagawa,&J. Yamauchi
691
Tracking and Detection of Eye Direction for
Looking Aside Detection of the Driver
..........A. Yamaguchi&S. Yamamoto 693
Robust Control with Controller Variation
for Controller Reduction
..........R. Satoh, T. Watanabe,&K. Yasuda
695
Paper
A Multi-Teacher Learning Automata Resolution of Cooperative Pursuit Problems
..........A. Tanaka, F. Qian,&H. Hirata 703
Grasping Control of a Robot Hand by Reinforcement Learning
..........N. Sugio, Y. Kinouchi,&F. Shirai 710
Rule Generation Method for Deriving Characteristics of Customers in Customer Support Center Y. Taniguchi&H. Yajima 718
Control of Molecular Orientation in Vanadyl-phthalocyanine Film using Organic Gas
..........H. Nakano, H. Furuhashi, T. Yoshikawa, A. Maeda, Y. Uchida, K. Kojima, A. Ohashi, S. Ochiai,&T. Mizutani 726
High-Speed Redundant Binary Adder-Subtractor Representing Each Digit by Hybrid 2 Bits/3 Bits
..........M. Hinosugi, Y. Tsunekawa,&M. Miura 733
Automated Program Generation System for Image Processing using Case Based Reasoning
..........N.Sueda, S.Sakurai, T. Shimada, Y. Touda,&S. Watanabe 742
Study on Lyapunov Functions for Lie nard-type Nonlinear Systems
..........H. Miyagi, J. L. Munda,&N. Miyagi 748
Solution of Fuzzy Relation Equations Using Composite Operators
..........H. Miyagi, Y. Fan,&K. Yamashita 756
A Behavior Acquisition for a Mobile Robot using View Information
..........K. Kawabata, T. Ishikawa, T. Fujii, H. Asama,&I. Endo 762
A Realization of Multi-Port Gyrator Using Current Mirror Circuits
..........K. Kubota&M. Okine 769
Basic Investigation on Reconstruction Method of 3-D Reflective Index Distribution by Ultrasonic Cone-beam for Home Health Care
..........H. Narita&K. Hamamoto 775
Blind Signal Separation Using Simultaneous Perturbation Optimization Method
..........T. Akiyama&Y. Maeda 782
Multiversion Accesses to Spatio-Temporal Data based on Multiple-Time -MT-PMD Tree-
..........H. Dekihara&Y. Nakamura 789
On BELS Parameter Estimation Method of Transfer Functions
..........K. Wada, L. Jia, T. Hanada,&J. Imai 795
Robust Image Registration Using Selective Correlation Coefficient
..........Y. Satoh, S. Kaneko,&S. Igarashi 800
A Simple Derivation of Interactor Matrix and its Applications
..........W. Kase 808
Letter
Basic Analysis for Sequence of Nucleic Acid
..........T. Miyagoshi, T. Noda,&T. Hatakeyama 814
Tandem Optical Trapping of Micro-spheres Using Optical Fiber
..........K. Taguchi, M. Tanaka, M. Tsuda,&M. Ikeda 816
Proposal of a Method for Measurement of Garishness of Metallic Painted Surfaces
..........T. Shimomura, M. Fujise,&S. Serikawa 818
Special Issue on ''Changing Aspects of Machine
Vision Technologies''
Review
Praface to Special Issue on ''Changing Aspects
of Machine Vision Technologies''
..........K. Sakaue 823
Special Issue Revew
Innovating Machine Vision Application --Progress of Visual Inspection Technology--
..........Y. Nakagawa 824
Robust Image Registration for Real World
Machine Vision
..........S. Kaneko 830
Tutorial for Students
Machine Vision Becoming More Familiar to
Our Life
N. Nagata, K. Sakaue, & H. Kosimizu 835
Special Issue Paper
Fast and Rotation-invariant Image Registration
Using Ring Zernike Moments
T. Kazaana, S. Kaneko,&S. Igarashi 841
Stereo Vision Analysis for Three Dimensional
Industrial Parts Location
T. Onda, M. Niwakawa,&N. Fujiwara 848
Detection System for Jellyfish Inflow using
Images from Monitor Video Cameras
H. Kawasumi, T. Kanai,&N. Hashimoto 854
Selectively Removing the Textural Information
by Using Wavelet Shrinkage with an Application
to Textile Surfaces Inspection
H. Fujiwara&Z. Zhang 862
A Library System Using Images of Books and
Faces
K. Iwata, K. Yamamoto, M. Yasuda, K. Kato, M. Ishida,&K. Murata 870
Sensing of Real Environment by Stereo Omnidirectional
System (SOS)
K. Yamamoto, H. Tanahashi, S. Kuwashima,&Y. Niwa 876
Measurement of Relative Position of Container
with Image Processing for Automatic Container
Cranes
S. Kunimitsu, H. Asama,&K. Kawabata 882
A Quasi-feature based Image Mosaic Algorithm
Using Modified Block Matching Criteria
D.H. Kim, Y.I. Yoon,&J.S. Choi 892
Paper
Performance Improvement of Dynamical Associative
Memories by Solving Linear Inequalities
J. Park, S. Ozawa,&S. Abe 899
A Dual Plane Comb-Line Filter Consisting
of Conductor-Backed Coplanar Waveguide
T. Kitamura, Y. Horii, M. Geshiro,&S. Sawa 906
Extraction of Facial area and Facial Parts
Based on Color and Motion Information and
Detection of its Movements
Y. Shiga, H. Ebine, M. Ikeda,&O. Nakamura 912
15" High-Resolution Non-Glasses 3-D
Display with Head-Tracking System
G. Hamagishi, M. Sakata, A. Yamashita, K. Mashitani, M. Inoue,&E. Shimizu 921
Displacement, Strain and Relative Optical
Flow
I. Mizoshiri&Y. Koya 928
An Evolutional Design-Support-System with
Structural Representation
J. Kotani&M. Hagiwara 933
A Genetic Algorithm for Optimal Frequency
Assignment in Mobile Communications
K. Tokoro, S. Matsui, Y. Nishino,&H. Hashiguchi 940
AC Biased Audio Recording Circuit for System
LSI
K. Yamada, M. Kojima, M. Kondo, F. Sato,&T. Mizuno 947
Robust Decentralized Control Approach to
The Multi Area Frequency Control Problem
of Power Systems
M. Miyazaki, K.Z. Liu, & O. Saito 953
Image Resolution Algorithm for Mixed Pixel
in Remote Sensing Data
Y. Kageyama&M. Nishida 961
Letter
A Note on Pattern Recognition Based on Fuzzy
Encoding
Y. Suzuki, T. Kawashima, S. Saga,&J. Maeda 967
A Novel Stop Criterion for Turbo Decoding
H. Lin, X. Wang, J. Lu,&T. Yahagi 969
Special Issue on ''Theory and Applications
of Meta-Heuristics''
Preface of Special Issue on ''Theory and
Applications of Meta-Heuristics''
..........H. Tamaki 975
Special Issue Review
A New Framawork of Metaheuristics--The
Hierarchical Buildings Block Method--
..........M. Kubo&Y. Miyamoto 976
Genetic Algorithms for Uncertain Environments--From
a Viewpoint of Their Applications--
..........H. Kita&Y. Sano 982
Tutorial for Students
The Framework of Metaheuristics
..........M. Yagiura&T. Ibaraki 986
Special Issue Paper
An Imanishism-based Genetic Algorithm for
Sampling Various Pareto-optimal Solutions:
An Application to The Multi-objective Resource
Division Problem
..........K. Tagawa, N. Wakabayashi, H. Haneda,&K.
Inoue 992
Comparison between Genetic Network Programming
and Genetic Programming using Evolution of
ant's Behaviors
..........K. Hirasawa, M. Okubo, H. Katagiri, J.
Hu,&J. Murata 1001
An Improvement of Genetic Algorithms by Search
Space Reductions in Solving Large-Scale Flowshop
Problems
..........Z. Yong&N. Sannomiya 1010
Paper
Design of a Collision Detection VLSI Processor
for Highly Safe Intelligent Vehicles Based
on a Hierarchical Obstacle Representation
..........M. Hariyama&M. Kameyama 1016
Neural Network Approximation to Nonlinear
Dynamics by Velocity Error Backpropagation
..........H. Ishii&E. Aiyoshi 1026
Cooperation Mechanisms of Holonic Manufacturing
Systems
..........S. Tamura, T. Hasegawa,&T. Seki 1035
An Estimation of Nonlinear Time Series with
ARCH Errors using ECLMS Algorithm
..........H. Asato, H. Miyagi,&K. Yamashita 1041
A Reference Model for Control Software Development
..........N. Ikeda, T. Hayase, K. Matsumoto,&T.
Moriyasu 1049
Methods for the Study of Arterial Baroreflex
using the Autoregressive Model
..........K. Yokoyama, K. Ogihara, H. Takei, A.
Uehara, C. Kurata,&K. Takata 1059
A Study of Sagnac Beat Detection Characteristics
Using Semiconductor Ring Laser Gyro
..........K. Taguchi, A. Ishitani,&M. Ikeda 1065
2-D Artificial Cellular Neural Network and
its Application to Chase Game
..........D. Hiratsu&T. Nagao 1071
Uncertainty Structure and 
-Synthesis of
a Magnetic Suspension System
..........T. Namerikawa&M. Fujita 1080
A Method to Improve Accuracy of Votes in
Hough Transform Using Variable-sized Directional
Image Filter
..........F. Saitoh 1088
Generation of Finite Automaton by Genetic
Algorithms
..........T. Yokoi&T. Ono 1096
Image Compression/Reconstruction Based on
Various Types of Fuzzy Relational Equations
..........H. Nobuhara, Y. Takama,&K. Hirota 1102
Lyapunov Recursive Design Based Robust Adaptive
Tracking Control with L2-Gain Disturbance
Attenuation for Electrically-Driven Robot
Manipulators
..........C. Ishii, T. Shen,&Y. Mutoh 1114
SOM an Approach to Data Mining of Power Transformer
Database
..........O.C. Kwaw, K. Fujimura, H. Tokutaka,
M. Ohkita,&M. Inui 1126
A Control Strategy of Leveling Load Power
Fluctuation by Fuzzy-Neural Network with
Auto-acquiring of Membership Functions
..........T. Fujii&S. Funabiki 1133
Paper
Bifurcation Structure of an Electronic Circuit
Model for Neuronal Firings
..........Y. Maeda, S. Sato,&H. Makino 1153
Negotiation Support Agent Based on Fuzzy
Decision Making with Tuning by Genetic Programming
..........K. Matsumura, M. Goto,&Y. Hamamatsu
1160
Nonlinear Optical Properties and Morphologies
of Vanadyl-Phthalocyanine Thin Films Prepared
on Polyethylene-Terephthalate Film
..........T. Souma, H. Furuhashi, T. Yoshikawa,
A. Maeda, Y. Uchida, K. Kojima, A. Ohashi,
S. Ochiai,&T. Mizutani 1171
Simulation of Near Field Optical Scanning
Microscope
..........T. Yoshida, K. Tanaka,&M. Tanaka
1179
Estimation of Three-dimensional Motion Information
from Optical Flow Using Subspace Method
..........Y. Chunke, S. Oe,&K. Terada 1187
Visual Manipulation of a Movable Object using
an Eigenspace Method --Application to a
Ball and Beam Control Task as an Example--
..........T. Inaba, W. Chen,&Y. Matsuo 1195
Robust Nonlinear Control of a Feedback Linearizable
Voltage-Controlled Magnetic Levitation System
..........Z. J. Yang&M. Minashima 1203
Speeding up and Modularizing the Ultra-high
Precision Integer Multiplier
..........T. Nakamura, T. Sato, N. Suzukawa, K.
Abe, Y. Yamaguchi,&H. Kasahara 1212
The Qualitative Reasoning Based on Model
Division for Diagnosis of a Large Scale Building
Air Conditioning System
..........T. Yamasaki, T. Ohkawa, N. Komoda,&F.
Miyasaka 1220
Human Centered Barrier Free Driving Support
System
..........T. Takagi, T. Nishi, T. Yamaguchi, H.
Nitta, S. Tano, F. Wada,&M. Kamata 1227
Digital Information Recommendation System
Activated by Reinforcement Learning in Society
..........S. Tano, T. Kinone,&N. Ishitani 1237
A Proposal of Mouse Pointer Control Concerning
User's Intention
..........S. Kasuya, T. Takagi,&M. Mukaidono
1246
Two-stage Compression for File Search System
..........S. Otsuka&N. Miyazaki 1252
A Novel Neural Network for Four-Term Analogy
based on Area Representation
..........K. Mizoguchi&M. Hagiwara 1261
Design of Memoryless Controllers for Robust
Tracking and Model Following of Uncertain
Systems with Multiple Time Delays
..........H. Wu 1268
A Method Creating a User Profile for Information
Filtering by Genetic Algorithm
..........H. Yanagimoto, T. Fujinaka, M. Yoshioka,&S.
Omatu 1277
Letter
Physical Parameter Identification of a Magnetic
Levitation System
..........Z. J. Yang&D. Miyazaki 1283
A Method for Extracting a QRS Wave in an
ECG Based on DP Matching
..........Y. Suzuki, Y. Kurimoto, S. Mohsin,&J.
Maeda 1285
Evaluation of the Ground-based Wave Distribution
Function of VLF Radio Waves by using Full-wave
Analysis
..........T. Sakai&S. Shimakura 1287
Paper
Applying Data Mining to Field Quality Watchdog
Task
..........S. Hori, H. Taki, T. Washio,&H. Motoda 1289
Facial Caricature Drawing with Emotions Using Linguistic Expressions of Facial Features and Impressions
..........S. Iwashita, Y. Takeda,&T. Onisawa 1296
Awareness Oriented Human Interface based
on Background Activities
..........K. Yamaashi 1304
A Method for Integrating Gamma Correction
and Gain Control Functions Using a Logarithmic
Compression CMOS Image Sensor
..........M. Sasaki, S. Kawahito,&Y. Tadokoro 1312
A Positional Information Sharing Method Based on "Figure Of Confidence" for a Herd of Autonomous Mobile Robots
..........H. Kobayashi, Y. Matsuo,&K. Makino 1318
CGH Compressed and Transmitted and Reconstructed System with JPEG Baseline Processing and Fresnel Transforming Technique
..........G. Yang&E. Shimizu 1326
A Test Program Generation for Scalable SIMD Parallel Computer
..........A. Iwase, T. Isonishi, H. Miyata,&H.
Koizumi 1334
An Immunity-Based Simulated Annealing and
Its Application to Quadratic Assignment Problems
..........K. Cho, S. Koakutsu,&H. Hirata 1341
On High Generalization Ability of Test Feature
Classifiers
..........V. Lashkia, S. Kaneko,&M. Okura 1347
Segmentation and Recognition of Serial Numbers in License Plate
..........S. Sato, H. Fujiyoshi, T. Umezaki,&T.
Kanade 1354
Petri Net Representation of SFC with Cyclic Scan of Programmable Controller
..........Y. Itoh, I. Miyazawa,&T. Sekiguchi 1362
Letter
Influence of Laser Beam Reflected at the Surface of Substrate on Single Beam Fiber Trapping
..........K. Taguchi&M. Ikeda 1369
Special Issue on ''The Electronics, Information
and Systems Conference Electronics, Information
and Systems Society, I.E.E. of Japan"
Preface Special lssue on "The Electronics,
Information and Systems Conference Electronics,
Information and Systems Society, I.E.E. of
Japan"
..........J.Miyamichi 387
Special Issue Paper
(Sound and Image Processing and Recognition)
Estimation of Omni-Directional Pointing Gestures
using Multiple Cameras
..........H.Watanabe, H.Hongo, M.Yasumoto,&K.Yamamoto
1388
Learning of Color Uniformity Grade on Electronic
Displays
..........T.Asano&I.Ishimaru 1395
(Neural Network, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems)
An Accelerated Simulated Annealing Algorithm
Based on Temperature Estimation Using Neural
Networks
..........T.Yagi,S.Koakutsu,&H.Hirata 1401
Special Issue Letter
(System Engineering)
Application of C-BUGS to Search Problem of
Robust Solution Set
..........K.Yasuda&T.Miyashita 1408
Paper
(Biomedical Engineering)
Capacitance Measurement for Detection of
Temperature Change Inside Head-Experiment
using Hog Head After Death-
..........Y.Matsuoka&K.Shida 1410
Simultaneous Measurement of Blood Flow Distribution
and Oxygen Tension by Photoexcitation in
Organ Microcirculation
..........K.Tsukada, K.Hase, E.Sekizuka, C.Oshio,&H.Minamitani
1415
(Sensing Systems)
Detection Method of Differences of Polarization
Angles Between Three-component Signals
..........K.Nagano 1422
(Communication and Networks)
Proposal of a Secure Key Distribution Method
and its Management Method for Construction
of Closed Communication Groups in Intra-networks
..........A.Watanabe, N.Okazaki, M.R.Park, T.Ideguchi,&I.Sasase
1429
(Multimedia Technology)
The Extracting Method from a Single Picture
at 3-D Space by Using Defocusing Estimation
..........A.Sugiura&M.Kamata 1439
(Sound and Image Processing and Recognition)
Automatic Extraction of Left Ventricular
Endocardium in Echocardiograms Using Double
Thresholding Method
..........W.Ohyama, T.Wakabayashi, F.Kimura, S.Tsuruoka,&K.Sekioka
1448
(Robotics)
Operating a Mobile Robot by Gesture Recognition
..........S.Tanaka&K.Umeda 1457
An Interactive Hand Pointer that Projects
a Mark in the Real Work Space
..........S.Sato&S.Sakane 1464
(Neural Network, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems)
A New Minimax Control Method for Nonlinear
Systems Using Universal Learning Networks
..........H.Chen, K.Hirasawa, J.Hu,&J.Murata
1471
(System Engineering)
Constitution Method of Groupwork Support
System for Sections and its Evaluations
..........H.Miki, T.Morishita,&T.Nakao 1479
Letter
(Control and Measurement)
Some Sufficiency Criteria for Hurwitz Stability
of Real Polynomials
..........T.Mori&H.Kokame 1488
(System Engineering)
Improvement of Search Ability of S-System
Using Virus Type Mutation
..........K.Yamashita, S.Serikawa,&T.Shimomura
1490
Special Issue on ''Developing Image Processing
Technologies withWide-Ranging Applications-''
Special Issue Review
Recent Advance of Free-View Movie Generation
from Multiple View Images
..........H. Saito 1493
Special Issue Paper
(Sound and Image Processing and Recognition)
Pose Recognition of Gray-Scaled Template
Image Using Genetic Algorithm
..........F. Saitoh 1500
Local Contrast Enhancement by Optimizing
Image Separation Using Genetic Algorithm
..........F. Saitoh 1508
Object Recognition and Position-Pose Estimation
by Image Processing
..........C. Nakajima&N. Itoh 1516
Combined System using Image Retrieval and
Machine Learning for Highly Precise Object
Recognition
..........F. Tsutsumi&C. Nakajima 1524
The Ball Tracking Method by Integration of
Multi-Viewpoint Images for Camera Viewpoint
Selection in Soccer Game Broadcasting
..........K. Matsumoto, S. Sudo, H. Saito,&S.
Ozawa 1530
Paper
(Biomedical Engineering)
Investigation on Extended JPEG System in
which each Region in an Image has its Own
JPEG Quantization Table and its Applicatin
to Medical Ultrasonic B-mode Image Compression
..........K. Hamamoto 1540
MFA Models for DNA Injection of Bacteriophage
T4 into Escherichia coli
..........T. Miyagoshi, T. Hatakeyama, K. Sawayanagi,
H. Matsuda,&Y. Nakashima 1549
(Communication and Networks)
Extraction of Character String Region on
Signboard from Scene Image Using Genetic
Algorithm
..........F. Saitoh 1555
An Efficient Method for Private Network Management
Using IP Address Translation
..........N. Okazaki, Y. Baba, T. Ideguchi, K.
Nakata, M. R. Park,&S. Seno 1562
Analysis of Slot-coupled Microstrip Filters
..........M. Murata, T. Kitamura, M. Geshiro, T.
Yamada,&S. Sawa 1570
(Sound and Image Processing and Recognition)
Automatic Detection of Reference Face and
The Recognition of Transition of Facial Expressions
..........H. Ebine, Y. Shiga, M. Ikeda,&O.
Nakamura 1577
A Target Object Extraction Method from Image
Sequence Using Three Frame Memories
..........H. Suda, Y. Shintani, M. Ukigai,&Y.
Miida 1586
A Method for Generating the Standard Brain
Image of Transversal Sectional View using
Image Registration
..........N. Miura, S. Watanabe, K. Shida, H. Fukuda,Y.
Kawazoe,&T. Shimizu 1593
(Control and Measurement)
Digital Excitation Control System of Engine Generator based on H
Control
..........M. Asama, K. Kawabata, M. Sone,&H.
Ukai 1599
The Limiting Optimal Regulator for Systems with Time-delay: Considering Disturbance Decoupling
..........N. Abe 1606
(Robotics)
Learning Algorithms for Agents for Maximizing
the Likelihood
..........S. Yamaguchi&H. Itakura 1612
(Neural Network, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems)
Self-growing Learning Vector Quantization
with Additional Learning Ability
..........D. Mikami&M.Hagiwara 1620
(System Engineering)
An Improved Local Search Method for Solving
Job Shop Scheduling Problems
..........T. Nakano, Y. J. Tian,&N. Sannomiya
1627
(Software and Information Processing)
Reinforcement Learning Algorithm with Network
Extension for Pulse Neural Network
..........K. Takita, Y. Osana,&M. Hagiwara
1634
A Multi-Agent Approach to Unit Commitment
..........T. Nagata, M.Ohno, H. Sasaki,&H.
Fujita 1641
(Electronic Commerce)
A New Approach for Improvement in Vector
Space Information Retrieval Model based on
Supervised Learning
..........X. Tai, M. Fukumi,&K. Kita 1647
Letter
(Communication and Networks)
A New Algorithm to Rectify the Frequency
Bias in Periodic Signal Measurement
..........X. Wang, H. Lin, J. Lu,&T. Yahagi
1654
(Sound and Image Processing and Recognition)
Study on Virtual Touch for Mouse Device
..........H. Tsurusawa, K. Takeda, Y. Nakamura,&S.
Nakayama 1656
Special Issue on ''The 2000 Kansai-Section
Joint Convention of Institutesof Electrical
Engineering, Japan''
Special Issue Paper
(Integrated Electronic-Circuits)Channel Routing Technique Based on Genetic Algorithms for Minimum Crosstalk
..........M.Yoshikawa&H.Terai 1659
Fault Location Identification in Power Transformer
Impulse Test Using Kohonen's Self-Organizing
Map
..........T.Kato&G.Ueta 1670
(Control and Measurement)Stability Analysis for Interval Delta-Operator Systems Using Directional Stability Radius
..........K.Kawabata, T.Mori,&Y.Kuroe 1676
Learning Control of Nonliner Systems by Using
a Neural Network
..........Y.Ohnishi, T.Yamamoto,&S.Omatsu 1683
(Neural Network, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems)A Neural Network Suitable for FPGA Implementation and Combinatorial Optimization
..........M.Ohta 1690
Special Issue Letter
(Optoelectronics&Quantum Electronics)Characteristics on the Light-amplification in Cladding-loaded Waveguide Amplifier
..........K.Kishioka&M.Murakami 1696
Paper
(Biomedical Engineering)Optical Recording of Respiratory Neuron Activity in Rat Brainstem
..........Y.Nakazono, M.Tokumasu, H.Onimaru,K.Yamaguchi,
H.Tanaka,&H.Ide 1698
Reduction of Environmental Magnetic Field
Noise for Biomagnetic Measurements
..........A.Hayashi, H.Oyama, Y.Hirata,&S.Kuriki
1704
(Electronics Applications)A Basic Study of the Zigzag Scanning Using Electrostatically Extracted Ink Jet of Flying Ink and Its Application to Tone Reproduction
..........K.Matsuo&T.Tomikawa 1711
(Sensing Systems)Development of a Direct Downlink Data Formatter for Earth Observation Satellite Data Level-0 Processing
..........H.Yokotsuka, H.Shimoda,&T.Sakata
1718
(Communication and Networks)Interference of Wireless LAN and Mitigation Technique on TD-CDMA System for City Lifelines Monitoring
..........T.Fujiwara, A.Adachi, Y.Shimazaki, T.Watanabe,&S.Mizushina
1727
(Sound and Image Processing and Recognition)A Design Method of Echo Canceller with Orthogonal ECLMS Algorithm
..........K.Yamashita, A.Shimabukuro,&M.R.Asharif
1734
A Robust High Speed Personal Identification
System for Angled Faces
..........T.Hirano&O.Nakamura 1740
Adaptive Multi-Valued Immune Network and
Its Applications
..........T.Yamaguchi, Z.Tang, O.Ishizuka,&K.Tanno
1747
(Control and Measurement)The Measurement of the Vehicle Image using a High Power LD for Separating a Target
..........J.Katayama&Y.Sekine 1755
Analysis of Function Approximation for the
Sigmoid Type Automatic Choosing Control
..........H.Takata&T.Hachino 1763
(System Engineering)Robust Model Following Control Systems of Nonminimum Phase Discrete-Time Systems Using Approximate Inverse Systems
..........J.Lu, K.Ishihata,&T.Yahagi 1771
(Software and Information Processing)Radial Network Configuration Method Using Genetic Algorithm
..........T.Sawa, T.Furukawa, Y.Kobayashi,&S.Tamura
1780
Letter
(Integrated Electronic-Circuits)A Consideration on the Evaluation of Phase Noise in Extremely Low Phase Noise Oscillators
..........Y.Sakuta, S.Kikuchi,&Y.Sekine 1788
(Optoelectronics&Quantum Electronics)Flashlamp Driving Circuits with Multiple Flashlamps for Laser Excitation
..........A.Yamamura&M.Jyumonji 1790
(Biomedical Engineering)Evaluation of Boundary Extraction on Ultrasonic Images
..........E.Avianto, T.Chohno,&M.Ito 1792
The Special Issue on the "2000 Tokai-Section Joint Conference of Institutesof Electrical and Related Engineers"
The Special Issue on the 2000 Tokai-Section
Joint Conference of Seven Institutes of Electrical
and related Engineers
..........Y. Tadokoro 1795
Special Issue Paper
(Optoelectronics&Quantum Electronics)Investigation of MQW Modulators Operating at A Parallel-Electric-Field
..........T. Kojima, T. Yokoi, Y. Toyoda,&K.
Wakita 1796
Image Transmission and Spatial Filtering
Characteristics in a Thin-film Graded-index
Optical waveguide
..........Y. Inoue&Y. Miyazaki 1801
(Electronics Applications)Distance Attenuation of Electric Field Radiated by Electrostatic Discharge Occurring in a Corridor
..........O. Fujiwara&Y. Murase 1807
Level Estimation of Magnetic Far-Field Generated
by Spark Discharge Between Charged Metal
Spheres
..........O. Fujiwara, M. Funato,&H. Seko 1813
(Sensing Systems)Self-Correction Distance Meter Using Self-Coupled Effect of Semiconductor Laser
..........Y. Nakao, N. Tsuda,&J. Yamada 1819
(Communication and Networks)Electromagnetic Field Analysis using a Parallel FDTD Algorithm in Extremely Large Areas for Mobile Communication
..........G. Rodriguez&Y. Miyazaki 1826
(Multimedia Technology)Automated Generation of Camera Work in Three Dimensional Computer Graphics
..........A. Ota, T. Tanaka,&N. Ohnishi 1834
Spray Modeling System
..........T. Mizuno, T. Tanaka,&N. Ohnishi
1844
(Sound and Image Processing and Recognition)Pitch Estimation of Solo and Duet Songs using Double Comb Filters
..........M. Yamaguchi, T. Miwa, T. Saitou,&Y.
Tadokoro 1853
A Study on Image Coding Technique Based on
DCT-Wavelet Transform Coding
..........T. Goto, J. Kawakita,&E. Hayahara
1860
Sound Source Separation in the Frequency
Domain with Image Processing
K. Ninagawa, T. Umeyama, K. Suzuki,&N. Sugie 1866
A Basic Study on Image Processing Method
to Classify Types of Clouds for Photovoltaic
Power Generation
T. Hashimoto, M. Sakai, S. Yamamoto,&T. Hashimoto 1875
(Control and Measurement)Control of One-Link Flexible Master-Slave Manipulator Based on Decomposition of Elastic Vibration
..........Y. Morita, K. Tsujimura, H. Ukai,&H.
Kando 1883
Study on Switching Technique of the Serial
and Parallel Resistors for Power System Stabilization
..........T. Kato, K. Yukita, Y. Goto, K. Ichiyanagi,Y.
Tabata,&S. Ogawa 1890
Switching of H
Controllers under Constraints and Decision of Controller State at Instance of the Controller Switching
..........H. Komatsu, T. Zanma, T. Suzuki,&S.
Okuma 1897
(Software and Information Processing)A Computer Aided Writing in A Markup Method
..........M. Yamazaki, Y. Iwata, T. Yamamura,&N.
Ohnishi 1905
Special Issue Letter
(Sensing Systems)Resonance Characteristics of Fabry-Perot Resonator with a Dielectric Plate Inserted between the Mirrors
..........M. Konishi&A. Kono 1916
Paper
(Integrated Electronic-Circuits)A Design of a Continuous-Time CMOS Low-Pass Filter Using FG-MOSFET Fully-Differential Current-Mode Integrators and Its Analysis
..........H. Nakane&T. Inoue 1918
The Reduction of the Floating Gate Area in
the Quaternary Full Adder with the Singed
Digit Number Representation using Neuron
MOSFET
..........A. Asaka, S. Imanishi,&N. Muranaka
1926
(Control and Measurement)Observation Planning Methods for Map Updating Tasks
..........K. Tanaka, H. Zha,&T. Hasegawa 1934
(Robotics)Co-operative Control of Plural Articulated Robot Arms by Use of Synchronous Positioning Control Technique
..........M. Nakamura, S. Yamanaka, S. Goto,&N.
Kyura 1943
(System Engineering)Overlapped Multi-Neural-Network and Its Training Algorithm
..........J. Hu, K. Hirasawa,&Q. Xiong 1949
Performance Evaluation Analysis for a Life
Cycle Assessment Method based on Economic
Input-Output Tables
..........Y. Kobayashi, K. Amemiya, H. Kagami,&K.
Haruki 1957