Special Issue on ''The 30th Anniversary of Transactions C Publication''

The Special Issue on ''The 30th anniversary of transactions C publication''

...............M.Miyazaki 1

Special Issue Paper

[Electronic Devices]

A Practical Design Consideration for Coupled-Resonator Laminated Band Elimination Filter Fabricated with LTCC of High Dielectric Constant

...................................H. Miyake, S. Kitazawa, T. Ishizaki, & I. Awai 5

[Multimedia Technology]

Optimal Hedge for Nodal Price Risk using FTR

...................................H. Tanaka, M. Makino, Y. Ichida, & M. Akiyoshi 11

An Efficient G-XML Data Management Method using XML Spatial Index for Mobile Devices

...................................T. Tamada, K. Momma, K. Seo, Y. Hijikata, & S. Nishida 19

[Control and Measurement]

Hybrid Type Chaos Control Using DFC and PFC for Unknown System

...................................Y. Shimizu, M. Miyazaki, H. H. Lee, & K. Akizuki 26

Material Discrimination Based on the Self-Organizing Map with a Micro Multi-Functionla Tactile Sensor

...................................H. Wakuya, H. Harada, & K. Shida 35

Multi-Stage Noninteracting PID Control by Precompensators with Series-Parallel Connection

..............................H. H. Lee, M. Nagamachi, W. K. Choi, J. Y. Song, M. Miyazaki, & K. Akizuki 43

Reachable Set Analysis of Linear Time-Delay Systems and Application to Constrained H Controller Synthesis

...................................K. Ikeda & K. Uchida 50

[Neural Network, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems]

Variable Size Genetic Network Programming

...................................H. Katagiri, K. Hirasawa, H. Jinglu, & J. Murata 57

Multi Agent Systems with Symbiotic Learning and Evolution -Masbiole- and Its Application

...................................K. Hirasawa, K. Nakanishi, T. Eguchi, & J. Hu 67

[System Engineering]

Target Localization and Tracking from the Radiated Noise of the Vessel

....................S. Kurano 75

Learning Method of Hopfield Neural Network and Its Application to Traveling Salesman Problem

...................................R. L. Wang, Z. Tang, Q. P. Cao, H. Tamura, & M. Ishii 86

Paper
[Biomedical Engineering]

Analysis of EEG Related Saccadic Eye Movement

...................................A. Funase, Y. Kuno, S. Okuma, & T. Yagi 93

[Communication and Networks]

Improving Totally Ordered Multicast Communication Protocol and Its Evaluation

...................................X. Tian & T. Ideguchi 100

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

Generation of Codebooks by Using Self-Organizing Maps and Its Application to Enlargement of Various Types of Images

.........................T. Aso, N. Suetake, & T. Yamakawa 108

[Control and Measurement]

The Guaranteed Cost Control for Large-Scale Systems under Control Gain Perturbations

...................................H. Mukaidani, Y. Tanaka, & K. Mizukami 118

[Neural Network, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems]

A Genetic Algorithm for Solving Job-shop Scheduling Problems using the Parameter-free Genetic Algorithm

.............................. S. Matsui, I. Watanabe, & K. Tokoro 130

An Improved Genetic Algorithm Including Genetic Operator Based on Empirical Knowledge and Its Application to Navigation of Mobile Robot with Module Architecture

...................................T. Suda, T. Hamagami, S. Koakutsu, & H. Hirata 138

Perceptual Clustering with Fuzzy Encoding

..........Y. Suzuki, A. Kawamura, S. Saga, & J. Maeda 144

[Software and Information Processing]

Automatic Adjustments of a Michelson Interferometer Using Genetic Algorithms

...................................H. Nosato, T. Sasage, M. Murakawa, T. Itatani, T. Higuchi, & T. Furuya 150

Special Issue Letter

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

Estimation Method of Face Direction Using Three Dimensional Images

...................................M. Tokoro & N. Okamoto 159

Letter
[Biomedical Engineering]

Potentiostat Circuits for Biomedical Instrumentations

...................................I. Dendo 161

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

Remarks on Gender/Race Classification from Low Resolution Facial Image

..........K. Takahashi 163

Extracting Object Contours including Subjective Contours against Complex Background

Is a Zebra Visible?„Ÿ

...................................H. Banno, T. Tanaka, & N. Sugie 165

[Control and Measurement]

Observations of Anomaly in Oversea Long Distance Propagation of TV Broadcasting Waves

...................................K. Sakai, H. Higasa, T. Takano, & S. Shimakura 167

Special Issue on "New Development in Laser Ablation Processing"

For the The Special Issue on "New Development in Laser Ablation Processing"

T. Okada 177

Special Issue Review

Monodispersed Manoparticle Synthesis Using Pulsed Laser Ablation and Application to Opto-Electronic Devices

T. Yoshida, N. Suzuki, T. Makino, & Y. Yamada 178

Laser Microfabrication in Electronics Industry

K. Washio 185

Laser Ablation for Medical Applications

K. Hayashi 192

Application of Laser Ablation Processing in Electric Power System Industries

C. Konagai, Y. Sano, K. Nittoh, & A. Kuwako 198

Special Issue Paper

[Electronic Materials]

Photocatalytic Effects of TiO2 thin Films Fabricated by Pulsed Laser Deposition Technique

...................................N. Inoue, M. Okoshi, & H. Yuasa 210

Development of Dicing Technique for Thin Semiconductor Substrate by Using a Femtosecond Laser

..............................A. Yokotani, Y. Kurogi, N. Matsuo, H. Sawada, T. Ninomiya, K. Kawahara, & K. Kurosawa 216

[Optoelectronics & Quantum Electronics]

Preparation of Tin Oxide (SnO2) Thin Film Gas Sensor by PLD Method

...................................Y. Suda, H. Kawasaki, K. Iwatsuji, & T. Ohshima 222

Removal Processing of Transparent Thin Film by Lasers

...................................N. Wakabayashi, T. Ide, Y. Aoki, K. Iso, & K. Hayashi 228

Diagnostics of the Carbon Plasma Plume Produced by Laser Ablation of Graphite in Vacuum

...................................T. Ikegami, K. Ichino, M. Uchiyama, & K. Ebihara 234

Observation of Species Ablated from Fused Silica by F2-KrF Multiwavelength Excitation Process

...................................K. Obata, K. Sugioka, T. Kono, H. Takai, K. Toyoda, & K. Midorikawa 241

Paper
[Biomedical Engineering]

An Estimation for Availability of Battery less LF Band RFID Tag to Identify Patients in Operation Room from Viewpoint of Engineering

...................................R. Hosaka 246

[Sensing Systems]

Inverse-GPS Positioning using Carrier Phase

...................................T. Matano & T. Tanaka 255

[Multimedia Technology]

A Robust Watermarking Method for Copyright Protection of Digital Images using Wavelet Transformation

...................................Y. Dote & M. S. Shaikh 262

A Proposal of View-Change Method in Stereoscopic Vision Modeler using 3-D Mouse

...................................M. Hosoda, Y. Kamite, M. Kobayashi, & Y. Kobayashi 267

[Sound & Image Processing and Recognition]

Characteristic Extraction of Speech Signal Using Wavelet

....................S. Moriai & I. Hanazaki 277

Image Segmentation Using HIS Color Space and Considering Pixel Block Properties

...................................Z. Chi, T. Kimura, K. Yamauchi, & K. Hatakeyama 287

A Modified Exoskeleton for 3D Shape Description and Recognition

...................................R. Lipikorn, A. Shimizu, Y. Hagihara, & H. Kobatake 292

Robust Computation of Optical Flow using Orientation Code Matching

...................................F. Ullah, S. Kaneko, & S. Igarashi 301

Composition and Making of Lower Extremity Movement by Using Action Unit

.........................S. Nishida, M. Kamata, & A. Sugiura 309

[Control and Measurement]

An Approximate Design Method of Discrete-time 2DOF Controller and its Parameter Tuning

...................................N. Ishikawa & K. Abe 317

Suggestion of a Numerical Model for the Blood Glucose Adjustment with Ingesting a Food

..............................N. Yamamoto & H. Takai 324

A Practical Disign Scheme of Multiloop Robust PID Control Systems

...................................M. Katayama, T. Yamamoto, & Y. Mada 330

[Neural Network, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems]

Size-Reducing RBF Network and Its Application to Control Systems

...................................S. Itoh, J. Murata, & K. Hirasawa 338

[System Engineering]

A Method for Detecting Conceptual Difference based on Diverse Structure

...................................T. Kondo, T. Yoshida, & S. Nishida 345

A Saturation Computation Method of Artificial Binary Neural Networks for Combinatorial Optimization Problems

...................................R. L. Wang, Z. Tang, & Q. P. Cao 355

An Efficient Algorithm for Maximum Clique Problem Using Improved Hopfield Neural Network

...................................R. L. Wang, Z. Tang, & Q. P. Cao 362

[Software and Information Processing]

The Simulation for Network Cooperative Calculation System with Unknown Nodes

...................................K. Abe & M. Kakikura 368

Evaluation of Applicability of Highly Reliable Duplex Systems that Employ Fault-Tolerant Microprocessors

...................................A. Iwase & F. Kitamura 374

Letter
[Optoelectronics & Quantum Electronics]

Diffusion-Parameter Values on the Ag-Ion Diffused Waveguides Made by Diluted AgNO3 Melts in the BK7-Glass Substrate

...................................K. Kishioka & Y. Tachikawa 381

Theoretical Study of a Two-Dimensional Optical Trapping of a Microsphere by the Laser Beam from an Optical Fiber end Inserted into a Sample Cell at an Angle

...................................K. Taguchi, M. Tanaka, & M. Ikeda 383

Observation of a Non-Linear Optical Phenomenon from a Microsphere Optically Trapped by a YAG Laser Emerging from an Optical Fiber

..........K. Taguchi, M. Tanaka, & M. Ikeda 385

Experimental Consideration of an Optical Fiber Trapping Method by Measuring the Reflected Beam from an Optically Trapped Microsphere

...................................K. Taguchi, M. Tanaka, & M. Ikeda 387

Influence of N2 Gas Pressure on a Nitrogen Ion Beam Etching of PMMA

...................................K. Taguchi, T. Ina, & M. Ikeda 389

[Neural Network, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems]

An Automatic Design of the Artifical Ant Control Circuit Using Genetic Algorithm Based on the Coexistence of Heterogeneous Populations

...................................T. Masuda, H. Tanaka, & Y. Hayashi 391

[System Engineering]

Traffic Route Selection by Using A Tabu Search Heuristic

...................................M. Itoh 393

Paper
[Electronic Devices]

Microstrip Filters with a Loaded Capacitance Containing a Light-Induced Plasma Region

...................................M. Murata, T. Kitamura, & M. Geshiro 397

A 2-Stage Dual Plane Comb-Line Filter

...................................S. Suizu, T. Kitamura, & M. Geshiro 401

Optimal Design of Three-IDT Type SAW Filter By using Variable Neighborhood Search

...................................K. Tagawa, K. Tokunaga, H. Haneda, T. Igaki, & S. Seki 407

[Integrated Electronic Circuits]

A Parallel Graph Planarization Algorithm Using Gradient Ascent Learning of Hopfield Network

...................................R. L. Wang, Z. Tang, & Q. P. Cao 414

[Optoelectronics & Quantum Electronics]

Some Learning Methods of Cooperative Behaviors for a Group of Mobile Agents that Capture Fleeing Targets

...................................H. Miyajima, T. Toyama, & K. Komabasiri 421

Noise Reduction Filter of Cascaded Sandglass-type Neural Network Adaptively Controlled by Noise Intensity for Speech Signal

T. Namiki, Y. Furumoto, H. Yoshimura, T. Simizu, N. Isu, & K.Sugata 430

Analysis of Photon-Number Squeezed Light Generation Using Nonlinear Polarization Interferometer

J. Higuchi, N. Nishizawa, M. Mori, R. Goto, K. Yamane, & T.Goto 440

[Multimedia Technology]

An Approach to Automatic Motion Synthesis Harmonized with Music for Multiple Objects

...................................Q. Wang, M. Nakatani, & S. Nishida 446

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

Extraction of Faces of More Than One Person From Natural Background Based on The Certainty Level Given to The Face Like Area

...............M. Ikeda, H. Ebine, & O. Nakamura 456

Optimal phonemic Environmental Range to Select VCV Instances for VCV Speech Synthesis by Rule

...................................T. Shimizu, M. Kimoto, H. Yoshimura, T. Namiki, N. Isu, & K. Sugata 467

[Control and Measurement]

A Design Scheme of PlD Control Systems Using a GA and a GMDH Network

...................................A. Sakaguchi, M. Katayama, & T. Yamamoto 475

Controller Design Based on Nonlinear Separation Control Method for OTEC Pilot Plant

...................................M. Nakamura, T. Sugi, Y. Ikegami, & H. Uehara 482

A Class of Modified Decentralized Adaptive Robust Controllers for Large Scale Interconnected Dynamical Systems with Uncertainties

.........................S. Shigemaru & H. Wu 491

Evaluation of Factory-Automation-Cell Control Language through Application to Real Systems

...................................M. Koyama, N. Miyake, K. Fujii, & N. Komoda 497

Surface Topographic Measurement Using Piezo-Electrical PVDF Film Stylus

...................................Q. Huang & T. Hatsuzawa 505

[Robotics]

Calculation of the Epipolar Line based on the Monocular Camera and the Inertial Sensor

...................................K. Shiiya, K. Izumida, S. Derrouich, & T. Toyama 511

[Neural Network, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems]

Multi Agent Systems with Symbiotic Learning and Evolution using GNP

...................................T. Eguchi, K. Hirasawa, J. Hu, & J. Murata 517

Electric Field Optimization of the Power Cable Joint by Using Evolutionary Calculation Method

...................................D. Yonetsu, T. Hara, S. Shimada, & M. Kaji 527

Online Learning of Genetic Network Programming and its Application to Prisoner's Dilemma Game

...................................S. Mabu, K. Hirasawa, J. Hu, & J. Murata 535

Co-evolution of Hetero Multiagent Systems using Genetic Network Programming

...................................K. Hirasawa, M. Okubo, J. Hu, J.Murata, & Y. Matsuya 544

Hybrid Universal Learning Networks

..............................D. Li, K. Hirasawa, J. Hu, & J. Murata 552

Creative and Competitive Learning Based on Equinumber of Inputs in Partition Space

...................................M, Maeda & H.Miyajima 560

Fitness Inference System Considering Similarity of Chomosomes

....................H. Kawanaka, T. Yoshikawa, R. Mitsuhashi, Y. Banno, T. Shinogi, & S. Tsuruoka 568

[System Engineering]

A Study of the Similarity between Immune Algorithms and Genetic Algorithms from the Viewpoint of Optimization Methods

...................................K. Yasuda & T. Hamada 576

A Computer Simulation of the Branching Structure Formation Using a Flow System Model

...................................Y. Matsuda, T. Hamagami, S. Koakutsu, & H. Hirata 585

Instability of Total Production Inventory and Its Stabilization

...................................S. Ishitani & S. Mitsumori 591

Three-Stage Tabu Search for Solving Large-Scale Flow Shop Scheduling Problems

...................................Y. Xu, Y. Tian, & N. Sannomiya 601

Motion Coordination for Distributed Agents in Cellular Warehouse Problem and Its Evaluation

...................................K. Hama, S. Mikami, K. Suzuki, & Y. Kakazu 609

[Software and Information Processing]

Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensities Based on Economic Input-Output Tables and Case Studies of Product LCA

...................................Y. Kobayashi, M. Oguchi, K. Amemiya, H. Kagami, & K. Haruki 617

Letter
[Integrated Electronic Circuits]

A Ring-Type SC DC-DC Converter with Series-Connected Capacitors

...................................K. Eguchi, T. Tabata, H. Zhu, F. Ueno, & T. Inoue 623

[Commuication and Networks]

A Design Method for Blind Equalizers Using Multilayer Perceptrons

...................................N. Zhang, X. Wang, J. Lu, & T. Yahagi 625

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

Remarks on Background Subtraction using Color Information

...................................K. Takahashi 627

[Control and Measurement]

An Evaluation Method of Ground Resistance of a Tree

...................................H, Fukuma, K. Tanaka, & I. Yamaura 629

[Neural Network, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems]

Autoregressive Model Using Fuzzy C-Regression Model Clustering for Traffic Modeling

...................................F. Tanaka, Y. Suzuki, & J. Maeda 631

[Software and Information Processing]

Volume Rendering on Immersive Projection Technology

..........N. Ohno, Y. Tamura, & T. Sato 633

Special Issue on "Object Oriented and Agent Technologies and Their Applications"

The Special Issue on Object Oriented and Agent Technologies and Their Applications

...................................M. Nagata 639

Special Issue Review

Latest Trend of Object Oriented Technology and Agent Technology

T. Nakatani, E. Hanyuda, T. Kurokawa, S. Suguta, A. Ohsuga, K. Kodama, H. Masumura, M. Nakamura, & T. Tanaka 640

Tutorial for Student

The Foundations of Object-orientated and Agent Technologies

T. Iijima & M. Nagata 649

Applying Pair-Program Downloading Method for Industrial Remote Operations

...................................T. Inoue, Y. Hino, K. Hayashi, & M. Narukawa 658

A Proposal of Replica Management Based on MIC Method Suitable for Mobile Computation Environments

...................................Y. Okataku, N. Yoshioka, & S. Honiden 670

[System Engineering]

A Cooperative Trading System Model Aiming at Efficient Supply-and-Demand Balance

...................................K. Hashimoto, K. Matsumoto, N. Mori, M. Kitayama, & Y. Izui 677

Power System Information Delivering System Based on Distributed Object

...................................T. Tanaka, T. Tsuchiya, S. Tamura, T. Seki, & K. Kubota 684

[Software and Information Processing]

A Method for Extracting Keywords from XML Documents by Using DTD

...................................T. Asabuki & M. Nagata 693

Frameword Design for Multiagent System using Design Patterns

...................................T. Hamagami & H. Hirata 699

A Project Management System for Users by Using Use Cases

...............K. Yoshida & M. Nagata 707

[Electronic Commerce]

A Method for Efficient Searching at Online Shopping

...................................T. Sanjo & M. Nagata 714

Architecture for High Speed Evolutionary Computation

...................................M. Yoshikawa, T. Imai, T. Kodama, H. Yamauchi, & H. Terai 723

[Biomedical Engineering]

Biothermal Model of Patient and Automatic Control System of Brain Temperature for Brain Hypothermia Treatment

.........................H. Wakamatsu & L. Gaohua 734

[Communication and Networks]

A Study on the Step Size of Cascaded Adaptive Notch Filter Utilizing Allpass Filter

...................................Y. Kinugasa, Y. Itoh, M. Kobayashi, O. James, & Y. Fukui 742

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

The Application of The Wavelet Transform to The Low Bit Rate Speech Coding System

...................................S. Moriai & I. Hanazaki 748

A Lip Extraction Algorithm by Using Color Information Considering Obscurity

...................................Y. Shirasawa & M. Nishida 756

[Control and Measurement]

Measurement of Luminous Intensity from a Wide Variety of Polyethylene by Chemiluminescences Method

...................................Y. Hoshimura 765

Identification and Generalized Predictive Control of Wiener System by Neural Networks

...................................Y. Kobayashi & T. Okita 771

A High Accuracy Hybrid Navigation System for Unmanned Underwater Vehicle

...................................H. Kumagai, T. Numajima, & S. Sugimoto 777

Adaptive Fuzzy Control Based on Neural Network for a Mobile Vehicle

..............................M. Sugisaka & F. Dai 786

[Tobotics]

View- based Stereo Tracking for Hand-over Action

.........................K. Seki, K. Ito, & S. Sakane 796

A Selective Vision and Landmark based Approach to Improve the Efficiency of Position Probability Grid Localization

...................................A. A. Loukianov & M. Sugisaka 804

[Neural Network, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems]

Examination of General-Purpose Use Electric Field Optimization at the Power Cable Joint by Using Evolution Strategy

...................................D. Yonetsu, Y. Okamoto, T. Hara, S. Shimada, & M. Kaji 810

Neuro Rainfall Forecast with Data Mining by Real-Coded Genetical Preprocessing

...................................S. Ito, Y. Mitsukura, M. Fukumi, & N. Akamatsu 817

[System Engineering]

A Genetics-Based Machine Learning Approach for Realtime Scheduling

.........................K. Sakakibara, H. Tamaki, H. Murao, S. Kitamura, T. Iwatani, & K. Matsuda 823

A Multi-Teacher Learning Automata Computing Model for Graph Partitioning Problems

...................................S. Ikebo, F. Q ian, & Y. Hirata 832

Adaptation and Learning of Agents in Market Oriented Programming

.........................M. Ishinishi, A. Namatame, & H. Kita 839

Letter
[Optoelectronics & Quantum Electronics]

Experimental Investigation of Three-dimensional Optical Trapping Characteristics of a Micro Object Using Optical Fibers

...............K. Taguchi, M. Tanaka, M. Tanaka, & M. Ikeda 847

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

Matching of Stereo Segment Images by Graph Search

Paper
[Electronic Devices]

Vertical and Lateral-type Organic FET Using Pentacene Evaporated Films

...................................S. Tanaka, H. Yanagisawa, M. Iizuka, M. Nakamura, & K. Kudo 853

Characterization of SiO2 Films Deposited by VUV-CVD Using Organic Siloxane Gases

...................................J. Miyano, A. Yokotani, & K. Kurosawa 858

[Integrated Electronic-Circuits]

Development of General-Purpose LSI for Sensor Signal Processing

...................................T. Watanabe, K. Watanabe, T. Nakamura, & Y. Fujii 864

Study on Comb-Line Filters with Coupling Windows on the Grounding Conductor

...................................K. Kikuchi, T. Kitamura, Y. Horii, & M. Geshiro 875

[Optoelectronics & Quantum Electronics]

Modeling of Short Optical Pulse Generation Using Electroabsorption Modulators

...................................K. Wakita, T. Yokoi, & T. Sato 880

Red-Light High-Power Laser Diodes Fabricated by Molecular Beam Epitaxy

...................................Z. Tani & S. Yamamoto 886

[Biomedical Engineering]

Examination of Consumption of Processing Performance in Face Recognition on Working Memory

...................................K. Yonemura & A. Sugiura 892

Analysis of Heart Rate and Blood Pressure Time Series Using a Two-Dimensional Autoregressive Model

..........Y. Yoshida, K. Yokoyama, A. Uehara, C. Kurata, & K. Takata 900

[Sensing Systems]

Anomaly Diagnosis of Bridge Piers Using Acceleration Pickup

...............Y. Ageishi & S. Tanaka 906

The Property Analysis of a Plane Type Capacitance Sensor for Object Detection

...................................M. Seto & K. Shida 913

[Communication and Networks]

Distributed Algorithm for Signal Polarity Adjustment of Air-Conditioner Control Network

...................................C. Ninagawa, F. Aoi, K. Yokohama, & T. Yoneda 919

[Multimedia Technology]

Sampling Function of Degree 2 for DVD-Audio

...................................K. Toraichi & K. Nakamura 928

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

An Experiment of Eyes from Facial Image by Using Genetic Algorithms

...................................K. Terada, H. Tani, & S. Oe 938

Coding Method of LSP Residual Signals Using Wavelets for Speech Synthesis

...................................T. Shimizu, M. Kimoto, H. Yoshimura, N. Isu, & K. Sugata 946

[Control and Measurement]

On-line Parameter Estimation of Time-varying Systems by Radial Basis Function Networks

...................................Y. Kobayashi, S. Tanaka, & T. Okita 953

A Design of Self-Tuning PID Control Systems Based on Pole-Assignment Method

...................................Y. Ohnishi, T. Yamamoto, & S. Omatsu 962

Newton's Method for Solving Riccati Equation Related to the Singularly Perturbed Systems

...................................H. Mukaidani, Y. Tanaka, & K. Mizukami 970

Some Characterizations of Schur Matrices and Their Application to the Stability of a Polytope of Matrices

...................................T. Mori & H. Kokame 978

[Neural Netword, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems]

Design of Backward Movement Control for a Truck System with Two Trailers Using Neurocontrollers Evolved by Genetic Algorithms

...................................B. Wang, H. Kinjo, K. Nakazono, & T. Yamamoto 983

An Estimation Method of Neural Networks for Nonlinear Time Series Using Correration Algorithm

...................................H. Asato, H. Miyagi, & K. Yamashita 991

Improving Convergence of Backpropagation Learning using Exponential Cost Function

...................................J. Kamruzzaman 999

Multitask Reinforcement Learning on the Distribution of MDPs

...................................F. Tanaka & M. Yamamura 1004

[System Engineering]

The Coordinative Method for Modeling of Nonlinear Time Series and Estimation of Their Fixed Points by Using Neural Networks

...................................N. Kumata & E. Aiyoshi 1012

[Software and Information Processing]

Web Page Classification Method Using Neural Networks

...................................A. Selamat, S. Omatu, H. Yanagimoto, T. Fujinaka, & M. Yoshioka 1020

Letter
[Electronic Devices]

Fabrication of Ultra-Thin Film Transistor Using Charge-Transfer-Complex LB Films

...................................H. Sakuma, M. Iizuka, M. Nakamura, & K. Kudo 1027

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

A Study on Extraction of Furrows for The Recognition of Facial Expressions

...................................K. Haneda, T. Muraguchi, & O. Nakamura 1029

[Tobotics]

Investigation of Interactions between Embodiment and its Controller Using a Passive Dynamic Walking Robot

...................................K. Kawasumi, A. Fujii, & A. Ishiguro 1031

[Software and Information Processing]

A Proposal of Back-Propagation Network for Recognizing Contact Character

...................................M. Inoue, K. Suzaki, T. Momohara, & S. Araya 1033

Special Issue on "Adaptive / Nonlinear Control and Online Optimization"

The Special Issue on "Adaptive / Nonlinear Control and Online Optimization"

.....H. Ohmori 1039

Special Issue Review

Gain Scheduled Control and Related Topics

K. Uchida 1040

Dual Predictivc Control (Simultaneous Optimization of Identification and Control) and its Periphery

N. Yoshitani 1045

Passivity and Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems

T. Shen 1049

Scheduled Controller Design of Congestion Control Considering Network Resource Constraints

...................................H. Naito, T. Azuma, & M. Fujita 1053

Paper

Density-Independent Moisture Measurement Using Dielectric Constants at Two Microwave Frequencies

...................................Y. Zhang & S. Okamura 1060

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

Adaptive Contrast Improvement for Color Image Using Genetic Algorithm

...................................T. Urata & F. Saitoh 1065

Noise Removal for Degraded Images with Impulse Noise Using Median Filters and Neural Filters

N. Yamashita, J. Lu, H. Sekiya, & T. Yahagi 1072

Extraction of Spectacles and Generation of The Face without Spectacles for The Personal Identification

T. Muraguchi & O. Nakamura 1080

Lineament Detection due to Land Cover Information in Mixel Using Landsat TM Data

Y. Kageyama & M. Nishida 1086

[Control and Measurement]

H Control System Design of the Magnetic Suspension System Considering Initial State Uncertainties

...................................T. Namerikawa & M. Fujita 1094

[Tobotics]

A Combination of Monocular CCD Camera and Inertial-Sensor as Hybrid Vision Inertial-Navigation For Range Estimation

...................................S. Derrouich, K. Izumida, K. Shiiya, & O. Ishizuka 1101

Study on a Holonomic Omnidirectional Power Wheelchair - Integration of Manual and Automatic Control -

...................................T. Ohnishi & K. Takase 1109

[Neural Netword, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems]

Linearity Measurement of Welded Part Using Self-Renewed Template Image Matching

...................................F. Saitoh 1117

Hebbian Learning Rule Restraining Catastrophic Forgetting in Pulse Neural Network

...................................M. Motoki, T. Hamagami, S. Koakutsu, & H. Hirata 1124

A Supplier Bidding Strategy Through Q-Learning Algorithm in Electricity Auction Markets

...................................G. Xiong, T. Hashiyama, & S. Okuma 1134

[System Engineering]

A Comment on Results of Recent Pooled Analyses of Epidemiological Papers Related to Cancer and Power-Line Magnetic Fields

...................................Y. Amemiya 1142

Chaotic Dynamics on a Simplex and Global Optimization Methods with Normalized Constraints

...................................K. Masuda & E. Aiyoshi 1147

[Software and Information Processing]

Spatio-Temporal Data Management for Moving Objects

...................................Y. Wang, H. Nozawa, Y. Hijikata, M. Nakatani, & S. Nishida 1155

Application's Method of Quadratic Programming for Optimization of Portfolio Selection

...................................S. Kawamoto, M. Takamoto, & Y. Kobayashi 1166

Efficient Interpretation of Large-Scale Real Data by Static Inverse Optimization

...................................H. Zhang & M. Ishikawa 1173

A Code-Reduction Technique for SOM-Based Image Enlargement Employing Fuzzy Inference

...................................T. Aso, N. Suetake, & T. Yamakawa 1182

Special Issue on "The Noise Coutermeasure of Electronic Equipment"

The Special Issue on "The Noise Coutermeasure of Electronic Equipment"

Demand for the Manufacturer of Semiconductor

K. Itoh 1191

Special Issue Review

EMC Simulation and Modeling

T. Takahashi & N. Schibuya 1192

The Trend of Transmission Line Simulation and CAD/CAE System

S. Hama, S. Matsumoto, & H. Matsuzawa 1196

The Transition of Electromagnetic Compatibility Requirements for Spacecraft Systems and Future Action Items

D. Miyajima 1200

Special Issue Paper
[Integrated Electronic-Circuits]

Analysis of Transient Surge Transmission Characteristics to Electronic Circuits due to Arc Discharge Generated with Disconnector ON/OFF in GIS

...................................S. Saito, T. Shimomura, S. Fujita, & S. Nitta 1204

Investigation of Electromagnetic Sealing for Helical Heater Terminal Used in Combination Heating Microwave Oven

...................................T. Kubota, A. Hakoyama, Y. Hasegawa, & K. Koshiji 1212

[Biomedical Engineering]

Electromagnetic Compatibility of Transcutaneous Energy Transmission System for Totally Implantable Artificial Heart

...................................K. Shiba & K. Koshiji 1219

[Electronics Applications]

Methods to Control EMI Noises Produced in Power Converter Systems

...................................N. Mutoh & M. Ogata 1228

Paper
[Electronics Applications]

Chaos in a Series Circuit with Nonlinear Capacitor and Nonlinear Inductor

...................................M. Tokuyama & H. Ohtagaki 1236

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

Forming Share Attention between User and Robot Based on Face Posture Estimation

...................................B. Chen, M. Meguro, & M. Kaneko 1243

A Fast Facial Identification System Adaptable for the Face with Spectacles

...................................T. Hirano, T. Muraguchi, & O. Nakamura 1253

Transform to Contrast Improved Image from Scene Image Shot by Portable Camera Using Genetic Algorithm

...................................F. Saitoh 1264

A Target Sound Extraction via 2ch Microphone Array Using Phase Information

...................................K. Suyama & K. Takahashi 1271

[Control and Measurement]

Improvement of a Fourier Coefficient Estimation Method Using an Adaptive Algorithm and its Performance Analysis

...................................N. Kudoh & Y. Tadokoro 1277

[Tobotics]

Autonomous Driving Control for ITS by using Learning Automaton Netword with Multi Environments

...................................K. Shiraishi, T. Hamagami, S. Koakutsu, & H. Hirata 1285

[Neural Netword, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems]

Observation of the Back Gate with Camera Images Using Optical Flows and Time Correlation of Local Windows in the Images

...................................M. Niwakawa, N. Fujiwara, & T. Onda 1292

[System Engineering]

A Method of Robust Model Reference Adaptive Control for Discrete-Time Systems in the Presence of Unmodeled Dynamics

...................................J. Lu, K. Ishihata, & T. Yahagi 1298

A New Parallel Algorithm Analogous to Elastic Net Method for Bipartite Subgraph Problem

...................................Z. Tang, R. L. Wang, J. H. Wang, & Q. P. Cao 1305

A Basic study on Navigators' Visual Observation Area and Stress Level for Ship Handling by Actual Ships and Simulators

...................................K. Murai, Y. Hayashi, Y. Miyoshi, & S. Inokuchi 1311

Long-Range Prediction of Population by Sex and Age in Each District Based on Fuzzy Theory

...................................P. S. Pak & G. Kim 1319

A Decentralized Scheduling Method for Flowshop Problems with Resource Constraints

...................................T. Nishi, M. Konishi, & S. Hasebe 1327

Deterministic Optimization Model of Elevetor Operation Problems and An Application of Branch-and-Bound Method

....................T. Inamoto, H. Tamaki, H. Murao, & S. Kitamura 1334

[Software and Information Processing]

Aircraft Gate Assignment using Lagrangian Relaxation Method

...................................T. Sato, T. Sasaki, & T. Sekozawa 1341

Comparison of Machine Learning Techniques for Estimating the Power Consumption of Household Electric Appliances

...............H. Murata, T. Onoda, K. Yoshimoto, & Y. Nakano 1350

Letter
[Optoelectronics & Quantum Electronics]

Self-Starting Flashlamp Pre-Discharge Circuit with a Clamp Circuit

...................................A. Yamamura, D. Uprjian, & M. Jyumonji 1356

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

On Reliability of Paper Currency Classifiers Using Neural Networks and PCA

...................................A. Ahmadi, S. Omatu, & T. Kosaka 1358

A Robust Algorithm for Extracting Facial Areas for the Face with Spectaclees

...................................T. Muraguchi, G. Nojiri, & O. Nakamura 1360

Paper
[Integrated Electronic-Circuits]

Trend of Technology for Low Phase Noise Oscillators

...............Y. Sakuta, Y. Arai, & Y. Sekine 1367

High-Level Synthesis of VLSI Processors for Intelligent Integrated Systems Based on Logic-in-Memory Structure

...................................T. Kudoh & M. Kameyama 1374

[Optoelectronics & Quantum Electronics]

Development of a Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy System Using High Luminance LED for Measurement of NO2

...................................T. Fukuchi, T. Nayuki, H. Mori, N. Goto, T. Fujii, & K. Nemoto 1382

[Biomedical Engineering]

Determination of the Center of Left Ventricule and Border Detection on Short Axis Image of Echocardiogram

Y. Koya & I. Mizoshiri 1387

Study on Control of Brain Temperature for Brain Hypothermia Treatment

L. Gaohua & H. Wakamatsu 1393

An Examination of An Anorthoscopic Perception Focused on A Delay and A Generation Rate of Smooth Pursuit Eye Movement

Y. Ohashi, Y. Suzuki, H. Kudo, & N.Ohnishi 1402

[Electronics Applications]

The Application of Identification Method of Ground Surfaces using Fractal Dimension to Millimeter Wave Radar Altimeter

...................................K. Araki 1409

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

High Quality Multi-Level Error Diffusion Method Employing Variable Threshold

...................................N. Suetake & M. Togashi 1419

A Method of Tracking a Forward Vehicle using a Scanning Laser Radar and a Camera

...................................N. Shimomura, S. Nakamura, T. Gotoh, K. Fujimoto, & H. Muro 1427

[Control and Measurement]

Digital Sliding Mode Servo Systems with Preview Feedforward Compensation

T. Sato, T. Egami, & T. Tsuchiya 1439

Network Flow Analysis under Water Shortage and Decompressed Water Supply Control

H. Kurisu, T. Fukumoto, H. Tadokoro, & N. Komoda 1449

A Servomechanism Design for Nonlinear Systems with Arbitrary Relative Degree By Using Nonlinear Plug-in Adaptive Controller

H. Miyamoto & H. Ohmori 1456

[Neural Netword, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems]

Approximation and Designing of Fractal Images by Complex Neural Networks

...................................M. Miura & E. Aiyoshi 1465

A Multi Agent Framework for Pervasive Computing : Mobeet Framework

...................................N. Yoshioka, A. Ohsuga, & S. Honiden 1473

[System Engineering]

Local Search Method for a Parallel Machine Scheduling Problem of Minimizing the Number of Machines Operated

...................................T. Yamana, H. Iima, & N. Sannomiya 1486

[Software and Information Processing]

Proposal of a Method to Calculate Room Temperature in Multi-Room Buildings by an Improved Matrix Computing and its Application to Evaluate CO2 Reduction Utilizing High Light-Reflective and High Heat-Emissive Paint

...................................T. Ihara, T. Handa, R. Matsuhashi, Y. Yoshida, & H. Ishitani 1493

Agent Platform Protocol : Bring Heterogeneous Agent Platform Together

....................K. Takahashi, S. Amamiya, Z.Guoqiang, D. Matsuno, T. Mine, & M. Amamiya 1503

Letter
[Biomedical Engineering]

The Method of Visualizing Feeling of Pleasantness and Arousal Based on the Sensitive Matrix on Real Time

...................................T. Takeuchi, A. Nozawa, H. Tanaka, & H. Ide 1512

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

Evaluation of Envelope Estimation Method of Acoustic Signal in Acoustic Field

...................................S. Hirobayashi, H. Terashima, & T. Yamabuchi 1514

Special Issue on "The Electronics, Information and Systems Conference Electronics, Information and Systems Society, I.E.E. of Japan"

Special Issue Paper

[Optoelectronics & Quantum Electronics]

Development of a High-Speed Laser Interferometer Using an Acousto-Optic Deflector

...............T. Fukuchi, T. Nayuki, K. Nemoto, & K. Uchino 1531

Paper

[Biomedical Engineering]

Biothermal Model of Patient for Brain Hypothermia Treatment

...............H. Wakamatsu & L. Gaohua 1537

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

A Classification for Trademark Images Using the Auto-correlation Function Graph Figure

H. Nagashima, S. Tsubaki, & J. Nakajima 1547

A Method of Face Recognition Based on Neuron Fuzzy Systems

J. Lu & T. Yahagi 1555

A Study on Automatic Filter Construction for Feature Extraction

Y. Yano, T. Hashiyama, & S. Okuma 1564

[Control and Measurement]

An Efficient Integrated Development Environment for Plant Control Software

...................................M. Takahashi & K. Tsuda 1573

A Design of a Nonlinear Decrypter for Chaotic Secure Communications

...................................T. Matsuo, H. Suemitsu, & K. Nakano 1587

Minimum Energy Type of Air Conditioning Control by Swiching Equilibrium Point of Control Variables

A. Takahata, K. Uchida, & U. Taira 1597

Tracking Control for Two Link Robot Arm Using Neural Network with Simultaneous Perturbation Learning Rule

Y. Maeda & H. Onishi 1605

Insensitivity of a Class of LQ Regulators of Neutral Systems

T. Kubo 1612

[Tobotics]

A Calibration-Free Robot System Via the Simultaneous Perturbation Method

...................................M. Suginaka & Y. Maeda 1618

[Neural Netword, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems]

Increasing Robustness of Binary-coded Genetic Algorithm

...................................J. Mao, K. Hirasawa, J. Hu, & J. Murata 1625

Associative Memory and Mutual Information in a Chaotic Neural Network Introducing Function Typed Synaptic Weights

..........M. Obayashi, K. Yuda, R. Omiya, & K. Kobayashi 1631

An Electronic Nose System Using Artificial Neural Networks with an Effective Initial Training Data Set

...................................B. Charumporn, M. Yoshioka, & S. Omatu 1638

[System Engineering]

A Pre-Download Method for Exhibit Information Service Systems Using Bluetooth

....................N. Kawamura, M. Kishimoto, H. Oiso, T. Yamasaki, N. Komoda, & T. Masanari 1645

Satisfactory Efficient Linear Coordination Method for Multi-Objective Linear Programming Problems with Convex Polyhedral Preference Functions

...................................B. Phruksaphanrat & A. Ohsato 1653

Letter

[Integrated Electronic-Circuits]

A 1-Dimensional Chaotic IC Designed by SI Techniques

...................................K. Eguchi, H. Zhu, T. Tabata, F. Ueno, & T. Inoue 1663

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

Dereverberation Using Variance of Amplitude Between Past and Current Signals

...................................S. Hirobayashi, T. Hayashi, & T. Yamabuchi 1665

[Control and Measurement]

Automatic Reading Technique of Analog Meter Using Automatic Correction of Measurement Basing Point

...................................N. Itoh & H. Shimokawa 1667

...................................S. Mori 1669

[System Engineering]

A Comprehensive Economical Analysis Concerning Biomass Gasification Systems

...................................K. Dowaki, S. Mori, C. Fukushima, & N. Asai 1670

Life Cycle Analysis of High Quality Recycled Aggregate Produced by Heating and Rubbing Method

...................................H. Shima, R. Matsuhashi, Y. Yoshida, & H. Tateyashiki 1680

[Software and Information Processing]

A Study of the Hybrid Method of LCA Combining the Process Analysis and the I-O Analysis

...................................Y. Kobayashi & K. Haruki 1688

[Electronic Materials]

The Improvement of the Characteristics of Liquid Phase-Deposited Silicon Dioxide / Sillcon Interface

...................................N. Haneji, P. Chanthamaly, & S. Mouri 1695

[Integrated Electronic-Circuits]

Design of a Ring-Type SC DC-DC Converter with Bootstrapped Gate Transfer Switches

...................................K. Eguchi, T. Tabata, H. Zhu, F. Ueno, I. Oota, & T. Inoue 1700

[Optoelectronics & Quantum Electronics]

Nonlinear Optical Properties and Organic Gas Effects of VOPc Thick Films Prepared on KBr Substrate

...................................T. Shidara, Y. Jin, Y. Uchida, K. Kojima, A. Ohashi,S. Ochiai & T. Mizutani 1706

Atmospheric Observation by a Laser Radar Using Raman Scattering and Mie Scattering

...................................T. Fukuchi, T. Nayuki, T. Fujii, & K. Nemoto 1714

[Biomedical Engineering]

Multi-Channel Noise Reduced Visual Evoked Potential Analysis

...................................R. Palaniappan, P. Raveendran, & S. Nishida 1721

Estimation of Stiffness Parameter on the Common Carotid Artery

...................................Y. Koya, I. Mizoshiri, K. Matsui, & T. Nakamura 1728

[Communication and Networks]

A Practical Digital Signal Carrier Acquisition based on Kalman Filter Theory

..........Y. Kameo 1735

[Multimedia Technology]

Development of Web-based Distributed Cooperative Development Environment of Sign-Language Animation System and its Evaluation

...................................T. Yuizono, K. Hara, & S. Nakayama 1745

Printing Method Considering Character Structures of Word-processed Sentences with Personal Fonts

...................................T. Saiki, Y. Kitagawa, & A. Hayashi 1753

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

A Thresholding Technique for Character Images Based on Gray-Levels of Plane-Edges

...................................F. Saitoh 1760

Development of an Acoustic Signal Analysis Tool "Auto-F" Based on the

Temperament Scale

...................................T. Modegi 1768

Quality Evaluation of Transmission Devices Using the GA

...................................B. Wang, S. Omatu, & T. Abe 1776

A Reliable Classification Method for Paper Currency Based on the Non-Linear PCA

...................................A. Ahmadi, S. Omatu, & T. Kosaka 1783

[Control and Measurement]

Adaptive Robust Nonlinear Control of a Magnetic Levitation System via DSC Technique

...................................K. Miyazaki, Z. J. Yang, S. Kanae, & K. Wada 1790

An Adaptive PI Control Method for a Positioning Mechanism with Suppressing the Vibration of Stand

...................................K. Sato, H. Honda, A. Hayakawa, & K. Watanabe 1798

Evolutionary Initial Poses of Reduced D.O.F's Quadruped Robot

...................................K. Iida, Y. Nakata, T. Hira, T. Kamano, & T. Suzuki 1806

[Tobotics]

Adaptive Gait Control for a Quadruped Robot on 3D Path Planning

...................................H. Igarashi & M. Kakikura 1813

[Neural Netword, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems]

A Method Solving of Constraint Satisfaction Problem by Neural Network with Self-Feedback

...................................H. Tamura, Z. Tang, & M. Ishii 1822

A Fast Method to Decide Kernel Patterns for a Morphological Associative Memory

...................................M. Hattori, A. Fukui, & H. Ito 1830

Global Function Approximation by Fuzzy-Connection of Plural Local Neural Networks

...................................K. Morishita & E. Aiyoshi 1839

[System Engineering]

Development of Load Balancing Systems in a Parallel MRP System

...................................T. Tsukishima, M. Sato, & H. Onari 1847

Dynamic Scheduling of Large-scale Flow Shops Based on Relative Priority Approach

...................................Y. Jianhua & Y. Fujimoto 1858

Development of an Off-board Car Navigation System

...............K. Machii, Y. Endo, S. Matsuo, K. Tanaka, M. Morioka, K. Nakamura, K. Yamaashi, & T. Nakamura 1865

[Software and Information Processing]

Algorithm in the Multisignal Method

...................................H. Fukuda & T. Negishi 1874

Development of a Supply Chain Multi-functional Modeling Method and a Simulation Tool

...................................H. Oka, T. Maruta, Y. Ikkai, & N. Komoda 1884

A Proposal of Model based Elaboration Method for the Software Design Documents

...................................A. Takeuchi 1892

A Solution to Static Inverse Optimization Problems with Quadratic Constraints by Learning of Neural Networks

...................................H. Zhang & M. Ishikawa 1901

[Sensing Systems]

Identify Smells Using Time Series Data from Metal Oxide Gas Sensors

...................................B. Charumporn, M. Yoshioka, & S. Omatu 1908

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

A New Multi-level Error Diffusion Method Based on Fuzzy Inference

...................................N. Suetake & M. Togashi 1910

Special Issue on "The 2002 Kansai-Section Joint Convention of Institutes of Electrical Engineering, Japan"

On the Special Issue on "The 2002 Kansai-Section Joint Convention of Institutes of Electrical Engineering, Japan"

...................................M. Itoh 1915

Special Issue Paper

[Electronic Materials]

Low-Resistive and Transparent AZO Films Prepared by PLD in Magnetic Field

....................H. Agura, H. Okinaka, S. Hoki, T. Aoki, A. Suzuki, T. Matsushita, & M. Okuda 1916

[Optoelectronics & Quantum Electronics]

A Three-Dimentional Micro Flow Generated by an Optical Rotator

...................................K. Uchiyama & H. Ukita 1921

Optical Recording Films with Laminated Multilayer Structure ZnO/In2O3 Prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition Method

...................................T. Aoki, A. Suzuki, T. Matsushita, K. Shigeta, & M. Okuda 1925

[Electronics Applications]

A Study of Uniform Approximation of Equivalent Impedance Sheet for Parallel Metallic Gratings

...................................K. Sumitani, H. Wakabayashi, & H. Inai 1930

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

Volumetric Visualization of Human Skin

...................................T. Kawai & Y. Kurioka 1936

[Control and Measurement]

Parallel Operation of Full-Bridge Power Amplifiers and Its Digital Optimal Control Scheme for Ultrahigh-Speed Scanning MRI

...................................H. Fukuda, S. Watanabe, H. Takano, & M. Nakaoka 1944

[Neural Netword, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems]

A Dynamic Channel Assignment Using MNN-RS and FPGA Implementation

...................................M. Ohta, A. Hanamitsu, K. Yamashita, & M. Kominami 1951

[System Engineering]

A Study of Representation of Hysteretic Characteristics by Stop and Play Models

...................................T. Matsuo, K. Ando, Y. Terada, & M. Shimasaki 1958

Paper

[Integrated Electronic-Circuits]

Desigin of a Random-Switching Controller Using Chaos Generators

...................................K. Eguchi, H. Zhu, T. Tabata, F. Ueno, I. Oota, & T. Inoue 1964

A Low Power Analog Matched-Filter with Smart Sliding Correlation

...................................M. A. R. Eltokhy, S. Shimizu, T. Matsuoka, & K. Taniguchi 1970

[Optoelectronics & Quantum Electronics]

Development of Dicing Technique for Thin Semiconductor Substrate by Using Temporally Shaped Femtosecond Laser

..............................A. Yokotani, Y. Kurogi, N. Matsuo, H. Sawada, T. Ninomiya, K. Kawahara, & K. Kurosawa 1977

[Control and Measurement]

IMC-PID Control Using NN for Ultra-Sonic Motor

...................................K. Tanaka, T. Takeguchi, J. Nakamoto, & L. Jinhua 1982

Robust Model Matching for Polytopic LPV Plant

.........................W. Xie, Y. Kamiya, & T. Eisaka 1989

Compensation for Dead-zone of Actuators in Mechatoronic Servo Systems by Nonlinear Separation Control

...................................S. Goto, Y. Motoyama, & M. Nakamura 1996

Shaft Inserting into Inclined Hole of Moving Object by Using Cross PSD Sensor

...................................S. Hayakawa & N. Tsuchida 2003

[Neural Netword, Fuzzy and Chaos Systems]

An Experimental Trial of Shopping Assitance Service Based on Ubiquitous Personalize Agent

...................................M. Hattori, A. Ohsuga, T. Seki, M. Isshiki, & S. Honiden 2010

Parallelization of Genetic Algorithm with Sexual Selection

...................................K. Omori, S. Maekawa, H. Tamaki, & S. Kitamura 2020

Method of Crowd flow Simulation by Using Multi-Agent on Cells

...................................T. Hamagami & H. Hirata 2028

[System Engineering]

An Artificial Immune Network with Multi-layered B Cells Architecture

...................................W. D. Sun, Z. Tang, H. Tamura, & M. Ishii 2036

[Electronic Commerce]

Development Support Environment of Business Applications Based on a Multi-Grain-Size Repository

...................................K. Terai, N. Izumi, & T. Yamaguchi 2046

Technical Note[Biomedical Engineering]

Skin Image Segmentation Using a Self-Organizing Map and Genetic Algorithms

...................................H. Galda, H. Murao, H. Tamaki, & S. Kitamura 2056

Letter

[Communication and Networks]

Optical Space Communication Technology for Easy Pattern Internet Access Net Building

Special Issue on "The 2002 Tokai-Section Joint Convention of Institutes of Electrical Engineering, Japan"

Preface to the Special Issue on "The Special Issue on the 2002 Tokai-Section Joint Convention of Institutes of Electrical Engineering, Japan"

H. Kando 2065

Special Issue Paper
[Control and Measurement]

Improvement for Characteristic of Multirate Discrete Fourier Transform

...................................H. Yamamoto, K. Noguchi, & Y. Tadokoro 2066

[Communication and Networks]

New Packet Synchronization System by High-Dimensional Discrete Torus Knog Code

...................................Y. Hamasuna, M. Hata, & I. Takumi 2073

[Control and Measurement]

Study on Collision Avoidance Sensor using Chaos Laser Radar

...................................Y. Narita, N. Tsuda, & J. Yamada 2079

[Sound and Image Processing and Recognition]

A Proposal of the Horizon View Camera-90 Using the Cooperation of Image on Orthogonal Camera System

A. Iwata, K. Kato, & K. Yamamoto 2085

Relating Audio-Visual Events Caused by Multiple Movements: In the Case of Entire Object Movement and Sound Location Change

J. Chen, T. Mukai, Y. Takeuchi, T. Matsumoto, H. Kudo, T. Yamamura, & N.Ohnishi 2094

The Relationship between Filing-in Induction and Spatio-Temporal Frequency of Sorrounding Dynamic Textures

M. Yokota & Y. Yokota 2103

Flower Information Retrieval Using Picture

...............H. Takeichi, Y. Takeuchi, T. Yamamura, T. Matsumoto, H. Kudo, & N. Ohnishi 2111

[Control and Measurement]

A Study on Least Mean p-th Adaptive Notch Filter

...................................M. Kobayashi, Y. Nagasaka, & Y. Itoh 2120

A Study on Structure and Convergence Performance of Hierarchy Type Adaptive Filter

...................................M. Kobayashi & Y. Nagasaka 2127

Robust Controller Synthesis Based on Circle Criterion-Application to Vibration Control Systems-

...................................K. Fuwa, H. Kato, & H. Kando 2133

[Tobotics]

Informing a Robot of Object Location with Both Hand-Gesture and Verbal Cues

....................T. Mizuno,Y. Takeuchi, H. Kudo, T. Matsumoto, N. Ohnishi, & T. Yamamura 2142

[Control and Measurement]

Position and Angle Measurement of a Miniature Robot by Using Position Sensitive Detectors

...................................A. Torii, Y. Kawane, K. Doki, & A. Ueda 2152

Proposal of Selection System of Shedding Generator at Fault Occurrence in Power System

.........................H. Yamada, K. Yukita, Y. Goto, K. Ichiyanagi, Y. Tabata, & S. Ogawa 2160

Letter
[Control and Measurement]

The Signal Detection for Predicting Significant Earthquake Using PCA

...................................S. Niwa, H. Yasukawa, I. Takumi, & M. Hata 2170