Annual Report 1997
Annual Report 1998

CONTENTS
produced by General Research Counselor
［Introduction］［Material Science and Technology］［Bioenginering］［Information and Systems Science］［Advanced Machine Technology］［Energy and Environmental Technology］［Manufacturing Technology］［Robotics］［Micromachines］［List of Publications(1997)］

List of Publications　(1997)
Materials Science and Technology

1) M. Akei and K. Mizuhara
　The Elasthydrodynamic Properties of Lubricants in Refrigerant Environments
　Tribology Trams. 40-1 (Jan. 1997), pp. 1～10
2) K. Mizuhara and M. Tomimoto
　The Effect of Refrigerants in the Mixed Lubrication Regme
　ASTM. STY. 1310 (Jan. 1997), pp. 38～48
3) F. Tamai and K. Hirano
　Cyclic Fatigue Crack Growth Characteristics of Alumina Matrix Composites Trams
　JSME, 63-610 (Jun. 1997), pp. 1172～1177
4) K.Hirano, A. Sakamoto and M. Sunakawa Leading Research R&D of Smart Structural　 Systems in Industrial Science and Technology Frontier Program in Japan
　The Minerals, Metals & Mater. Soc. (Mar. 1997), pp. 19～25
5) K. Hirano
　Future Prospects for R & D of Smart Structural System
　Proc. Int. Symp. on Smart Structural System (Mar. 1997), pp. 113～122
6) A. Manabe, M. Kiuchi, J. Endow, Y. Nakazawa, M. Ono and S. Matsubara
　A Survey of Systems on FMS/FA/CIM for Metal Forming Processes in Japan
　Proc. Int. Conf. on Manuf Milestones Toward the 21st Century MM21 (Jul. 1997), pp. 61 ～66
7) K. Ichikawa, M. Katoh, F. Asuke and Y. Nakazawa
　High Efficient Recovery of Pure Aluminum from Al-Sn and Al-Ni Alloys by Rheorefining Process
　Mater. Trans., JIM. 38-7 (Jul. 1997), pp. 622～629
8) K. Hirano, T. Suzuki and A. Tezuka
　Damage Tolerant Behavior of High Performance Composite Materials for Severe Environments
　8th Symp. on High Performance Materials for Severe Environments (Set. 1997), pp. 419 ～426
9) A. Tanaka, M. Ko, S. Kin, S. Lee and T. Kumagaya
　Effects of Various Factors on Friction and Wear of Diamond-Like Carbon Films
　Proc. 4th IUMRS Int. Conf. in Asia, (Set. 1997), P9. 167～170
10) M. Ko, S. Kin, S. Lee, S. Shin, A. Tanaka, U. Umeda and A. Mizuhara
　DLC Protective Coating on the Organic Photoconductor in Electrophotography
　Korean J. Ceramics, 3, 2 (Sep. 1997), pp. 88 ～91
11) K. Nakayama
　Triboelectromagnetic Phenomena
　Proc. 2nd Int. Symp. Tribochemistry, (Sep. 1997), pp. 15～17
12) A. Nakayama
　Triboelectromagnetism in the Atmospheres of Air and Hydrocarbon Gases and Liquid
　Proc. of the 12th Int. Symp. on Exoemissin and　Appl, Polanica- Zdroj, (Sep. 1997),　pp. 227～232
13) K. Nakayama
　Triboelectromagnetism in Head / Disk Sliding Contacts in Computer
　Proc. 12th Int. Symp. on Exoemissin and Appl., Polanica- Zdroj, (Sep. 1997),　pp. 233～238
14) K. Hirano
　The Progress in R&D of Advanced Materials and Structures in Japan
　Proc. 2nd Asian - Pacific Conf. on Aerospace Tech. and Sci., Supplement, (Oct. 1997),　pp. 1 ～13
15) K. Nakayama, B. Bou-Said and H. Ikeda
　Tribo-electromagnetic Phenomena of Hydrogenated Carbon Films-Tribo-Electrons,
　-Ins, -Photons, and -Charging
　Trns. of ASME, 119 (Oct. 1997), pp. 764 ～768
16) S. Sasaki
　Tribological Properties of Coating Films Synthesised by Laser Assisted Plasma Spraying
　Surface Eng. 13-3(Nov. 1997), pp. 238 ～242
17) M. Horihata and Y. Torisaka
　Isothermal Rolling of Aluminum Alloys
　Int. Conf. On Processing and Fabrication of Adv. Mater., 6 (Nov. 1997), pp. 24～26
18) A. Tanaka, K. Mizuhara, U. Umeda, M. Ko, S. Kin, S. Shin and S. Lee
　Friction and Wear of Diamond-Like Carbon Films Produced by Plasma Assisted CVD Technique
　Korean J. Ceramics, 3, 3 (Nov. 1997), pp. 182～186
19) Y. Enomoto, A. Tsutsumi, Y. Fujinawa, M. Kasahara and H. Hashimoto:
　Candidate Precursors: Pulse-like Geoelectric Signals Possibly Related to Recent Seismic
　Activity in Japan
　Geophys. J. Int., 131, 3 (Dec. 1997), pp. 485～494
20) Y. Hibi and Y. Enomoto
　Chemical Analyses of Mechanochemical Reaction Products of
α-Si3N4 in Ethano and Other Lower Alcohols
　J. Mate. Sci. Letters 16-4 (1997), pp. 316～319
21) A. Tsutsumi and T. Shimamoto
　High-velocity Frictional Properties of Gabbro
　Geophys. Res. Lett. 24-6 (1997), pp. 699～702
22) S. Kanou, H. Shimura and H. Iwamoto
　Laser Glazing of Pure Iron Osing High-Power CO2-gas Laser
　Proc. ICALEO'96 81A (1997), pp. 11～17
23) S. Kanou and Y. Enomoto
　Transient Electric Current Induced in Alumina Ceramic by CO2-laser Irradialion
　Proc. ICALEO'96 81B(1997), pp. 11～19
24) M. Kato and Y. Torisaka
　Effect of Retained Martensite on High Temperature Deformation of SUS304 with a Fine Grain Size
　J. Iron and Steel Institute of Japan, 83-3 (1997), pp. 43～46
25) K. Nakayama, K. Yamanaka, H. Ikeda and T. Sato
　Friction, Wear, and Triboelectron Emission of Hydrogenated Amorphous Carbon Films
　Tribology Trans., 40 (1997), pp. 507～513

List of Publications　(1997)
Bioengineering

26) Y. Okazaki, T. Tateishi and Y. Ito
　Corrosion Resistance of Implant Alloys in Pseudo Physiological Solution and Role of Alloying Elements in Passive Films
　Mater. Trns. JIM, 38-1 (Jan. 1997), pp. 78～84
27) M. R. Jones, S. G. Proskurin, I. W. Kwee, Y. Tanikawa(Takahashi) and S. Mizuno
　Reconstructed Images of Optical Tomography Using an Inversion Process
　Progress in Electromagnetic Research Symp. (PIERS) 1 (Jan. 1997), p. 331
28) Y. Okazaki, K. Kyo, Y. Ito and T. Tateishi
　Corrosion Resistance and Mechanical Properties of New Titanium Alloys for Centrifugally Cast Dental Implants
Mater. Trams. JIM, 38-2 (Feb. 1997), pp. 163～170
29) S. Xulin, A. Ito, T. Tateishi and A. Hoshino
　Fretting Corrosion Resistance and Fretting Corrosion Product Cytocompatibility of Ferritic Stainless Steel
　J. Biomedical Mater. Research 34 (Feb. 1997), pp. 9～14
30) K. Teraoka, A. Ito, K. Onuma, S. Tsutsui and T. Tateishi
　Bending Strength of Synthetic OH-Carbonated Hydroxyapatite Single Crystals
　J. Biomedical Mater. Research 34 (Fub. 1997), pp. 269～272
31) Y. Okazaki, K. Kyo, Y. Ito and T. Tateishi
　Effects of Mo and Pd on Corrosion Resistance of V-Free Titanium Alloys for Medical Implants
Mater. Trans., JIM. 38-4 (Apr. 1997), pp. 344～352
32) Y. Okazaki, E. Nishimura, S. Rao, T. Tateishi and Y. Ito
　Cytocompatibility of New Ti Alloys without Al and V for Medical Implants
　J. Japan Inst. Metals, 61-5 (May 1997), pp. 462～469
33) T. Yamane, M. Nishida, T. Kijima and J. Maekawa
　New Mechanism to Reduce the Size of the Monopivot Magnetic Suspension Blood Pump: Direct Drive Mechanism
　Artif. Organs, 21-7 (Jul. 1997), pp. 620～624
34) M. Nishida, T. Yamane, T. Orita, B. Asztalos and H. Clarke
　Quantitative Visualization of Flow Through a Centrifugal Blood Pump: Effect of Washout Holes
　Artif. Organs, 21-7 (Jul. 1997), pp. 720～729
35) Y. Okada, S. Ueno, T. Ohishi, T. Yamane and C.C. Tan
　Magnetically Levitated Motor for Rotary Blood Pumps
　Artif. Organs, 21-7 (Jul. 1997), pp. 739～745
36) Y. Okazaki, K. Kyo, S.Rao and T. Tateishi
　Corrosion Resistance and the Relative Growth Ratios of Mouse Fibroblasts L929 Cells for Various Pure Metals
　J. Japan Inst. Metals, JIM, 61-7 (Jul. 1997), pp. 656～661
37) K. Hyodou, M. Yamada and T. Tateishi
　Thermoelastic Stress Analysis of the Human Tibia
　ASTM STP 1318 (Aug. 1997), pp. 221～231
38) I. W. Kwee, Y. Tanikawa, S. G. Proskurin, S. R. Arridge, D. T. Delpy and Y. Yamada
　Performance of a Nullspace- MAP Image Reconstruction Algorithm
　SPIE Proc., 2979 (Aug. 1997), pp. 185～196
39) S. Takahashi, D. Imai, Y. Tanikawa(Takahashi) and Y. Yamada
　Fundamental 3D FEM analysis of light propagation in head model toward 3D optical　tomography
　SFIE Proc., 2979 (Aug. 1997), pp. 250～260
40) S. G. Proskurin, S. Takahashi, I. W. Kwee, Y. Tanikawa(Takahashi) and Y. Yamada
　Measurements of Time-resolved Transmittances through Cylindrical Solid Phantoms. Comparison with 2D and 3D FEM Simulations
　SFIE Proc., 2979 (Aug. 1997), pp. 261～271
41) Y. Tanikawa(Takahashi), D. Imai, S. Mizuno, H. Maki, O. Shinozaki and Y. Yamada
　Design and fabrication of a solid simplified phantom
　SPIE Proc., 2979 (Aug. 1997), pp. 429～436
42) A. Ito, K. Maekawa, S. Tsutsumi, F. Ikazaki and T. Tateishi
　Solubility product of OH-carbonated hydroxyapatite
　J. Biomedical Mater. Research, 36 (Sep. 1997),　pp. 522～528
43) T. Yamane, M. Nishida, B. Asztalos, T. Tsutsui and T. Jikuya
　Fluid Dynamic Characteristics of Monopivot Magnetic Suspension Blood Pumps
　ASAIO J., 43-5 (Sep. 1997), pp. M635～M638
44) Y. Okazaki, K. Kyo, Y. Ito and T. Tateishi
　Effect of Friction on the Corrosion Resistance for Implant Alloys in Physiological Saline Solution
J. Japan Inst. Metals, 61-10 (Oct. 1997), pp.1122～1131
45) K. Onuma, A. Ito, I. Tabe and T. Tateishi
　In situ atomic force microscopy study of the dissolution kinetics of dicalcium phosphate
　dihydrate crystal in a physiological solution
　J. Phys. Chemistry B, 101 (Nov. 1997), pp. 8534～8539
46) H. Togawa, A. Ito, A. Maekawa, N. Kanzaki and S. Tsutsumi
　Solution and precipitation control of apatite by carbon dioxide gas pressure
　Proc. 2nd Int. Symp. on Apatite, 2 (Nou. 1997), pp. 75～78
47) M. Yamauchi, Y. Yamada and Y. Hasegawa
　Frequency-Domain Measurements of Diffusing Photon Propagation in Solid Phantoms
　Opt. Rev., 4-5 (Nov. 1997), pp. 620～621.
48) M. R. Jones, S. G. Proskurin, Y. Yamada and Y. Tanikawa
　Application of the zooming method in near-infrared imaging
　Phys. in Medicine and Biology, 42-11 (Nov. 1997),　pp. 1993～2009
49) Reiner Lenz and K. Homma
　Rotational Symmetry: The Lie Group SO(3) and its Representations
　Proc. 1996 IEEE Int. Conf. on Image Processing, (1997), pp.203～206
50) Reiner Lenz and K. Homma
　A constructing iterative matching algorithms using Lie-theory : the 3-D orientation example
　I. Opt. Soc. of America A, 14-8 (1997), pp.1734～1741
51) K. Chinzei, T. Kawamoto, T. Taira, H. Iseki and K. Takakura
　Surgical Simulation in an Anatomical / Functional Atlas with Hyper CAS
　Computer Assisted Neurosurgery, eds. N. Tamaki and K. Ehara, Springer-Verlag, Tokyo, (1997), pp. 105～114

List of Publications　(1997)
Information and Systems Science

52) K. Hibino, B. F. Oreb, D. I. Farrant and K. G. Larkin
　Phase-shifting Algorithms for Nonlinear and Spatially Nonuniform Phase Shifts
　J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 14-4 (Apr. 1997), pp. 918 ～930
53) K. Hibino
　Susceptibility of Systematic Error-Compensating Algorithms to Random Noise in Phase-Shifting Interferometry
　Appl. Opt. 36-10 (Apr. 1997), pp. 2084～ 2093
54) T. Arai and E. Yoshida
　Design of Local Communication for Cooperation in Distributed Mobile Robot Systems
　Proc. 3rd Int. Symp. on Autonomous Decentralized Systems (ISADS 97) (Apr. 1997), pp. 238～246
55) K. Martinsen and T. Kojima
　EXPRESS definition of Vectorial Tolerancing in Product Modeling
　Information Infrastructure Systems for Manuf., (May 1997), pp. 313～324
56) H. Kurokawa
　Constrained Steering Law of Pyramid-Type Control Moment Gyros and Ground Tests
　J. Guidance, Control, and Dynamics 20-3 (May -Jun. 1997), pp. 445～449
57) M. Misawa, N. Ichikawa and M. Kawaji
　Bubble Growth and Detachment in Shear Flow
　Proc. 4th World Conf. on Experimental Heat Trans., Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics,
　(Ed. M. Giot, F. Mayinger and G. P. Celata), Edizioni E7S Pisa, Italy, 2 (Jun. 1997), pp. 987 ～994
58) N. Ichikawa, K. Takata and M. Misawa
　Measurement of Dynamic Gas-Liquid Interface Shape in the Vicinity of a Contact Line for Capillary Flow using Interferometer
　Proc. 4th World Conf. on Experimental Heat Trans., Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics,
　(Ed. M. Giot, F. Mayinger and G. P. Celata), Edizioni ETS Pisa, Italy, 4 (Jun. 1997), pp. 2415～2422
59) M. Onda and J. Teraki
　A Stratospheric Shuttle Balloon
　Proc. AIAA 12th LTA Systems Tech. Conf, Sam Francisco, USA (Jun. 1997), pp. 179～182
60) T. Kojima, S. Enomoto, S. Ohtani and H. Yokota
　Use of Reference Data Representations for Wheelchair Design and Manufacturing
　Proc. JSME Int. Conf. on MM21 (Jul. 1997), pp. 395～400
61) E. Yoshida, S. Murata, K. Tomita, H. Kurokawa and S. Kokaji
　Self-assembly of a Distributed Mechanical System
　Proc. JSME Int. Symp. on System Life (Jul. 1997), pp. 93～99
62) S. Imamura and H. Sawada
　An Object Oriented Language Introducing Biogenetic Algorithms
　Proc. ISSL (Int. Symp. on System Life) (Jul. 1997), pp. 191～198
63) J. Rasanen, A. M. Abedin, M. Kawazoe, K. Tenjimbayashi, T. Eiju, K. Matsuda and K. E. Peiponen
　Computer Simulation of the Scatter Plate Inter-ferometer by Scalar Diffraction Theory
　Appl. Opt. 36-22 (Aug. 1997), pp. 5335～5339
64) K. Hibino
　Susceptibility of Systematic Error-compensating Algorithms to Random Noise in Phase-shifting Interferometry : Erratum
　Appl. Opt. 36-22 (Aug. 1997), p. 5362
65) A. Tezuka
　Arbitrary adaptive mesh refinement for 3D FEM
　Proc. Forth US National Congress on
　Computational Mechanics, (Aug. 1997), pp.512～512
66) K. Hibino
　Susceptibility of Error-Compensating Algorithms to Random Noise and Nonlinear Phase Modulations in Phase-Shifting Interfermetry
　SPIE 3161 (Aug. 1997), pp. 185～192
67) K. Hibino, D. I. Farrant, B. K. Ward and B. F. Oreb
　Dynamic Range of Ronchi Test with a Phase-Shifted Sinusoidal Grating
　Appl. Opt. 36-25 (Sep. 1997), pp. 6178～6189
68) E. Yoshida, S. Murata, K. Tomita, H. Kurokawa and S. Kokaji
　Distributed Formation Control for a Modular Mechanical System
　Proc. IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS'97) (Sep. 1997), pp. 1090～1097
69) T. Sakaguchi, A. Uno and S. Tsugawa
　An Algorithm for Merging Control of Vehicles on Highways
　Proc. 1997 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems 3 (Sep. 1997), pp. V-15 ～16
70) S. Tsugawa, S. Kato and A. Tomita
　A Lateral Control Algorithm for Vision-Based Vehicles Applicable to Various Maneuvers
　Proc. 4th World Cong. on Intelligent Trmsport Systems (Oct. 1997), CD-ROM.
71) K. Tenjimbayashi
　Recent Optical Engineering Research at MEL
　Proc. Second Int. Symp. on Opt. in Eng., C1 (Oct. 1997), pp. 16～17
72) K. Tenjimbayashi
　Vibration Mode Judgement by Two Stroboscopic Holographic Interferograms
　Proc. Second Int. Symp. on Opt. in Eng., P7 (Oct. 1997) pp. 71～72
73) J. Rasanen, K. M. Abedin, K. Tenjimbayashi, T. Eiju, K. Matsuda and K. Peiponen
　Electron Beam Fabrication of Diffractive Optics
　Proc. Second Int. Symp. on Opt. in Eng., D3 (Oct. 1997), pp. 31～32
74) K. Hibino and M. Yamauchi
　Error Compensating Algorithms for Phase and Envelope Detection in Phase-shifting Inter-fer- omentry
　Proc. Second Int. Symp. on Obt. in Eng., E1 (Oct. 1997), pp. 42～43
75) Y. Morikawa and T. Nakada
　Position Control of PLZT Bimorph-Type Optical Actuator by On-Off Control
　IECON'97 ( The 23rd Annual Int. Conf. of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society), New Orleans, USA, 3 (Nov. 1997), pp. 1403～1408
76) M. Kuroda and M. Nakai
　Chaos and Its Control in an Asymmetric Piec-ewise-Linear Vibratory System
　Asia-Pacific Vibration Conf. '97 (Nov. 1997), pp. 191～196
77) J. Rasanen, K. M. Abedin, K. Tenjimbayashi, T. Eiju, K. Matsuda and K. E. Peiponen
　Electron Beam Fabrication of Scatter Plate for Scatter Plate Interferometer
　Opt. Communications 143 (Nov. 1997), pp. 1 ～4
78) S. Kato, K. Tomita and S. Tsugawa
　Lane-Change Maneuvers for Vision-Based Vehicle
　Proc. IEEE Conf. on Intelligent Transportation Systems (Nov. 1997), CD-ROM.
79) S. Tsugawa, M. Aoki, A. Hosaka and K. Seki
　A Survey of Present IVHS Activities in Japan
　Control Eng. Practice 5-11(Nov. 1997), pp.1591～1597
80) T. Mizutani, S. Igarashi, A. Tomita and M. Shio
　Representation of Discretely Controlled Continuous Systems in Software-Oriented Formal Analysis
　Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1345 (Dec. 1997), pp. 110～120
81) E. Wolf, T. Shirai, H. Chen and W. Wane
　Coherence Filters and Their Uses Part I : Basic Theory and Examples
　J. Modern Opt. 44-7 ( 1997), pp. 1345～1353
82) M. Yamauchi, Y. Yamada and Y. Hasegawa
　Frequency- Domain Measurements of Diffusing Photon Propagation in Solid Phantoms
　Opt. Rev. 4-5 (1997), pp. 620～621
83) M. Muramatsu, T. Eiju, T. Shirai and K. Matsuda
　Application of a Liquid Crystal spatial Light Modulator on Optical Roughness Measurements by a Speckle Correlation Method using Two Refractive Indices
　Opt. & Laser Tech. 29-5 (1997), pp. 271～273

List of Publications　(1997)
Advanced Machine Technology

84) K. Ozaki
　Fundamental Study on Advancement of Vapor Compression Heat Pump Systems with Liquid Vapor Two-Phase Compression Process
　Report of Mech. Eng. Laboratory, 172 (Mar. 1997), pp. 1～76
85) N. Tanaka
　Power Flow Control of a Thin Plate
　ASVA 97 2-4 (Apr. 1997), pp. 209～216
86) M. Ichiki, J. Akedo, K. Mori and Y. Ishikawa
　Microstructure of Nickel Whiskers Produced by the Gas Deposition Method
　J. Mater. Sci. Letters 16 (Apr. 1997), pp. 531～533
87) K. Yamanaka
　Precise Measurement in Laser Ultrasonics by Phase Velocity Scanning of Interference Fringes
　Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 36 (May 1997), pp. 2939 ～2945
88) N. Hirose, J. Asami, H. Sato and A. Yamanaka
　In Situ Observation of Sintered Iron and Carbon Steel Compacts Using a Low-Temperature Acoustic Microscope
　Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 36 (May 1997), pp. 3260 ～3264
89) H. Sato, S. Nakano, H. Ogiso and K. Yanakana
　Evaluation of Standard Defects Using Surface Acoustic Waves Generated by Phase Velocity Scanning of Laser Interference Fringes
　Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 36 (May 1997), pp. 3267～3269
90) S. D. Snyder and N. Tanaka
　Algorithm Adaptation Rate in Active Control : Is Faster Necessarily Better?
　IEEE Trams. on Speech and Audio Processing 5-4 (Jul. 1997), pp. 378～381
91) M. Ichiki, J. Akedo, A. Schroth, R. Maeda and Y. Ishikawa
　X-Ray Diffraction and Scanning Electron Microscopy Observation of Lead Zirconate Titanate Thick Film Formed by Gas Deposition Method
　Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 36 (Set. 1997), pp. 5815 ～5819
92) N. Tanaka, Y. Kikushima, M. Kuroda and N. J. Fergusson
　Active Control of a Distributed-Parameter Structure Using Vortex Power Flow Confinement
　The J. the Acoustical Soc. of America 102-3 (Sep. 1997), pp. 1648～1656
93) H. Yoshida
　Particle Impact Behavior of Silicon nitride Ceramic at Elevated Temperature
　J. de Phys. IV, 7-C3 (Sep. 1997), pp. 1057～1062
94) N. Tanaka
　Smart Sensing for Acoustic Power Modes of a Planar Structure
　Proc. the Japan-France Seminar on Intelligent Mater. and Structures (Oct. 1997), pp. 173 ～180
95) N. Tanaka and Y. Kikushima
　Modal Filtering and Control of a Plate Using One-Dimensional PVDF Film Sensors
　Fifth Int. Cong. on Sound and Vibration 1 (Dec. 1997), pp. 413～420
96) T. Yoshioka and H. Mano
　Diagnosis for Radial Rolling Contact Bearing using Acoustic Emission Technique (1st Report): Acoustic Emission Source Location Method
　Proc. Fifth Int. Cong. on Sound and Vibration 2 (Dec. 1997), pp. 1017～1024
97) Y. Kikushima and N. Tanaka
　Smart Sensors for Measuring the Acoustic Power Mode of a Planar Structure
　Fifth Int. Cong. on Sound and Vibration 5 (Dec. 1997), pp. 2375～2382
98) K. Kondo
　Dynamic Behaviour of Terfeno1-D
　J. Alloys and Compounds 258 (1997), pp. 56～60
99) N. Tanaka, Y. Kikushima and M. Kuroda
　Adaptive Feedforward Control of Acoustic Power Using Smart Sensors
　The Minerals, Metals & Mater. Soc., (1997), pp. 196～202
100) H. Yoshida, Y. Hoshi, K. Uematsu and Y. Kitazawa
　A Single, Small, Particle Launch System by Electrothermal Gun and Microsabot
　Rev. Sci. Instrum. 68- 1 ( 1997), pp. 178～183
101) N. Tanaka
　Adaptive Feedforward Control of Acoustic Power using Smart Sensors
　Int. Symp. on Structural System ( 1997), pp. 41～48

List of Publications　(1997)
Energy and Environmental Technology

102) M. Nihei and K. Shimizu
　 Effect of Frictional Heat in Tire Characteristics on Ice
　 Trams. of the Soc. of Automotive Engineers of Japan 28-1 (Jan. 1997), pp. 89～94
103) B. Burtsitsig, A. Yabe and N. Wakayama
　 Quantitative Analysis of Convective Flow of Nitrogen Gas and Air under Magnetic Field
　 Grandient Trams. JSME (Ser. B) 63- 607 (Mar. 1997), pp. 141～147
104) A. Yabe, K. Nakagome, M. Tanaka, F. Takemura, Y. Kobayashi and Per- Erling FRIVIK
　 Microscale Analysis of Crystals in Ice Slurry Made from an Antifreeze Protein Solution
　 Trans. JSME (Ser. B) 63- 607 (Mar. 1997), pp. 283～288
105) A. Yabe
　 Evaluation Methods of Global Environment Protection Technologies: Current Status and Their Importance
　 Proc. JSME Anual Meeting (V) (Mar.-Apr. 1997), pp. 78～79
106) Q. Jiang, N. Aya and F. G. Shi
　 Nanotube Size-dependent Melting of Single Crystals in Carbon Nanotubes
　 Appl. Phys. A 64 (Apr. 1997), pp. 627～629
107) S. Grandum, A. Yabe, A. Nakagome, M. Tanaka, F. Takemura, Y. Kobayashi,
　K. Ikemoto and Per-Erling FRIVIK
　 Investigation of the Characteristics of Ice Slurry Containing Antifreeze Protein for Ice Storage Applications
　 Trans. JSME (Ser. B) 63- 609 (May 1997), pp. 282～288
108) K. Yamashita and A. Yabe
　 Electrohydrodynamic Enhancement of Falling Film Evaporation Heat Transfer and its Long -Term Effect on Heat Exchangers
　 J. Heat Trans. 119 (May 1997), pp. 339～347
109) Y. Kawaguchi, H. Daisaka, A. Yabe, K. Hishida and M. Maeda
　 Existence of Double Diffusivity Fluid Layers and Heat Transfer Characteristics in Drag Reducing Channel Flow
　 Proc. 2nd Int. Symp. Turbulence, Heat and Mass Trans., (Delft)(Jun. 1997), pp. 157　～166
110) H. Matsumiya, H. Imamura and K. Tsuchiya
　 Wind Measurements and Performance Analysis of a WTGS in Complex Terrain
　 Proc. Int. Conf. on Fluid Eng. ICFF'97 Ⅲ (Jul. 1997), pp. 1557～1562
111) A. Yabe
　 Advanced Heat Recovery and Energy Tramsport Technologies for Eco-energy City Concept
　 Proc. JSME Thermal Eng. Symp. [No.97-6] (Jul. 1997),　p.1
112) S. Grandum, A. Yabe, M. Tanaka and F. Takemura and K. Nakagomi
　 Characteristics of Ice Slurry Containing Anti-freeze Protein for Ice Storage Applications
　 J. Thermophysics And Heat Trans. 11-3 (Jul.-Sep. 1997), pp. 461～466
113) M. Shiraishi, N. Nakamura, K. Seo and M. Murakami
　 Visualization Study of Velocity Profiles and Displacements of Working Gas Inside a Pulse Tube Refrigerator
　 Pulse- Tube Modeling and Diagnostic Measurements (1997), pp. 355～364
114) A. Yabe, S. Terakado, J. P. Longtin, M. C. Hipwell and Chang-Lin Tien
　 Thermoelectric Characteristics of Microscale Thin Film Thermocouples
　 Microscale Thermophysical Eng. 1 (1997), pp. 53～60
115) T. Munakata and I. Tanasawa
　 Flow Field under RF Heating on FZ Crystal Growth Process
　 Proc. 1st Int. Symp. on Flow Visualization and Image Processing 2 (1997), pp. 627～632
116) A. Murakami
　 An Attempt of Moving Bottom Auxiliary Combustion Chamber to Reduce Diese Particulate and NOx
　 SAE Paper 970316 (1997), pp. 1～11
117) J. Y. Koo, S. T. Hone, Joseph Shakal and S. Goto
　 Influence of Fuel Injector Nozzle Geometry on Internal and External Flow Characteristics
　 SEA Paper 970354 (1997), pp. 245～257
118) T. Kagazyo, K. Kaneko, M. Akai and K. Hizikata
　 Methodology and Evaluation of Priorities for Energy and Environmental Research Projects
　 Energy 22 (2/3), ( 1997), pp. 121～129
119) M. Akai, N. Nomura, H. Waku and M. Inoue
　 Life Cycle Analysis of Fossil Power Plant with CO2 Capture and Sequestering System
　 Energy 22 (2/3) (1997), pp. 249～255
120) N. Iki, H. Furutani, J. Hama, S. Takahashi, O. Kurata and H. Ryu
　 Laminar Burning Velocity of Stoichiometric Hydrogen- Oxygen- Steam Mixture under High Pressure
　Proc. 4th Japan- Korea Joint Symp. '97 on Hydrogen Energy (1997), pp. 148～155
121) S. Grandum, Y. Kobayashi, A. Yabe, S. Matsumoto, F. Takemura,
　K. Nakagome and Per-Erling Frivik Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Ice Crystal Growth from A Surface Containing Adsorbed Antifereeze Protein
　DSC- Vol.62/HTD- Vol.354, Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) ASME 1997 (1997), pp. 191～197
122) F. Takemura, M. Nishio and A. Yabe
　Multi-phase Flow Study in Energy Department of Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, AIST, MITI
　Japanese J. Multiphase Flow 11- 1( 1997), pp.77～80
123) M. Hasegawa, A. Yabe and H. Nariai
　Numerical Analysis of Electrohydrodynamical Enhancement Mechanism of Forced Convection Heat Transfer in Duct Flow
　HTD- Vol.348, National Heat Trans. Conf. Vol.10 ASME1997 ( 1997), pp. 11～15
124) S. Takahashi et al
　Internal Hydrogen Combustion Engine (in Japanese)
　1st Stirling Engine Symp. ( 1997) , pp. 37～39

List of Publications　(1997)
Manufacturing Technology

125) J. Akedo, M. Ichiki, K. Kikuchi and A. Maeda
　Fabrication of Three Dimensional Micro Structure Composed of Different Materials using Excimer Laser Ablation and Jet Molding
　Proc. IEEE Micro Electro Mech. Systems '97 (Jan. 1997), pp. 135～140
126) Y. Usui, S. Miyazawa and N. Sawai
　Estimation of Cutting Force from Machine Tool Conditions such as Distortion and Vibration
　AITC Technology Digest: Manuf. Tech. (Jan. 1997), pp. 10～15
127) S. Sado and A. Iwata
　An Evaluation Method of the Environmental Load of Factories
　Proc. Asian Industrial Tech. 1997 (Jan. 1997), pp. 55～60
128) T. Waida, M. Hattori, N. Nomura and H. Inoue
　Assessment Scheme for Product Disassembility
　Proc. Asian Industrial Tech. (Jan. 1997), pp. 61～64
129) O. Ryabov, K. Mori and N. Kasashima
　Laser Sensor for In-Process Cutting Diagnostics
　Proc. 6th Int. Conf. on Production Eng., Design and Control 1
　(Feb. 1997), pp. 1～7
130) K. Mori
　An Intelligent Machining System
　Proc. 6th Int. Conf. on Production Eng., Design and Control 2
　(Feb. 1997), pp. 875～886
131) T. Shimizu, Y. Murakoshi, T. Sano, R. Maeda and S. Sugiyama
　Fabrication of Micro Parts by High Aspect Ratio Structuring and Metal Injection Molding with Supercritical Debinding Method
　Proc. Int. Conf. and Exhibition Micro Mater.,　(Apr. 1997), pp. 518～522
132) J. Akedo, M. Ichiki, K. Kikuchi and A. Maeda
　Thick PZT Film Deposition and Patterning by Jet Molding for Realization of Micro Actuation System
　Proc. Micro Mater. '97 (Apr. 1997), pp. 614 ～617
133) A. Maeda, C. Lee, T. Itoh, A. Schroth and T. Suga
　Sol-gel Derived Ferroelectric Thin Films for Piezoelectric Microsensors and Microactuators
　Int. Conf. Micro Mater. '97, (Apr. 1997), pp. 618～621
134) A. Schroth, M. Tanaka, C. Lee, A. Maeda, and S. Matsumoto
　Application of sol-gel deposited Piezoelectric PZT-layer - design of a 2D-scanning actuator device
　Int. Conf. Micro Mater. '97, (Apr. 1997), pp. 626～629
135) C. Lee, T. Itoh, R. Maeda and T. Suga
　Simultaneous Displacement Actuation and Detection, and Piezoelectric Excitation for SFM Cantilever and Its Array Using Piezoelectric PZT Thin Layer
　Int. Conf. Micro Mater. '97, (Apr. 1997), pp. 634～636
136) M. Ichiki, J. Akedo, A. Mori and Y. Ishikawa
　Microstructure of Nickel whiskers produced by the gas deposition method
　J. Mater. Sci. Lett. 16- 7 (Apr. 1997), pp. 531 ～533
137) Y. Okazaki and K. Kakuta
　Micro-dynamics of Slide Guideway Category
　Proc. 9th Int'l Precision Eng. Seminar, (May1997), pp. 421～424
138) C. Lee, T. Itoh, R. Maeda and T. Suga
　Characterization of Micromachined Piezoelectric PZT Force Sensors for Dynamic
　SFM
　Rev. Sci. Instru. 68-5 (May 1997), pp. 2091～2099
139) I. Goncharenko and K. Mori
　Real-time Monitoring of Machining Processes via the Internet: a VR Modeling Approach
　Proc. Int. Conf. on Manuf. Milestones toward the 21st Century, (Jul. 1997), pp. 573～577
140) H. Inoue, K. Mori, 0. Ryabov and N. Kasashima
　Intelligent Machining System - Overview of MEL's Research-
　Australia-Pacific Forum on Intelligent Processing & Manuf. of Mater., 1 (Jul. 1997), pp. 544 ～550
141) O. Ryabov, K. Mori and N. Kasashima
　Experimental Study on the Prediction of Milling Cutter Bending and Thermal Expansion Using Direct Laser Measurement
　Australia-Pacific Forum on Intelligent Processing & Manuf. of Mater., 2 (Jul. 1997), pp. 1328～1333
142) T. Suto, T. Waida and K. Okano
　High Efficiency Grinding of Difficult-to-Machine Materials
　Proc. Int. Symp. on Adv. in Abrasive Tech., (Jul. 1997), pp. 86～90
143) J. Akedo
　Micro-Topographical Profiles Controlling in Magnetic-Lithography
　Proc. Int'l Conf. Electro-Rheological Fluid,
　Magnetro-Rhelogical Suspensions and their
　Appl. '97 (ERMR'97) (Jul. 1997), pp. 271 ～272
144) C. Lee, T. Itoh, T. Ohashi, R. Maeda and T. Suga
　Development of a Piezoelectric Self-excitation and Self-detection Mechanism in PZT Microcantilevers for Dynamic Scanning Force Microscopy on Liquid
　J. Vac. Sci. & Technol. B 15-4 (Jul. /Aug. 1997), pp. 1559～1563
145) J. Akedo, M. Ichiki, K. Kikuchi and R. Maeda
　New Molding Technique Using Ultra-fine Particles for Realization of Three Dimensional Micro Structure
　Trans. IEE of Japan 117-E-8 (Aug. 1997), pp. 432～433
146) J. Akedo and H. Kobayashi
　Magneto-Lithography for Realization of Micro-Patterning and Application to Optical Scales
　J. The Magnetic Soc. of Japan, 21-8 (Aug. 1997) , pp. 1053～1061
147) I. Goncharenko, K. Mori and J. Lee
　Remote User Interfaces on the Internet for Machine Tool Monitoring
　Proc. IFAC/IFIP Conf. Management and Control of Production and Logistics, 2 (Sep. 1997), pp. 697～702
148) Y. Okazaki, K. Kakuta and R. Murata
　Micro-dynamics of Rolling and Sliding Guide/Drive Mechanisms
　Proc. 5th Biennial Nanotechnology Symposium,　(Set. 1997), pp. 22～23
149) K. Mizuhara and N. Ozawa
　Estimation of Thermal Contact Resistance by Electrical Contact Resistance Measurement
　Proc. The Twelfth Annual Meeting, The American Soc. for Precision Eng. (Oct. 1997), pp. 381～385
150) A. Schroth, M. Ichiki, J. Akedo, M. Tanaka and R. Maeda
　Properties and Application of Jet-Printed Piezoelectric PZT Film for Actuation Purposes
　Proc. 1997 Int. Symp. Micromechatronics and　Human Science MHS '97, Nagoya, (Oct. 1997),　pp. 67～72
151) Y. Murakoshi, T. Sano, R. Maeda, A. Umezawa and M. Yamaguchi
　Production of MMC by Using Coated SiCp with Ti by PECVD
　Proc. 1997 European Conf. Adv. in Structural PM Component Production, Munich, Germany, ed, by EPMA, (Oct. 1997), pp. 503～510
152) T. Shimizu, T. Sano, S. Mochizuki and S. Fuchizawa
　Supercritical CO2 Debinding Method on MIM Process and Evaluation of Products
　Proc. 1st European Symp. on Powder Injection Moulding, (Oct. 1997), pp. 117～123
153) T. Shimizu, T. Sano, S. Mochizuki and S. Fuchizawa
　MIM Process and Debinding Method Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxides
　Proc. 6th Int. Conf. on Processing and Adv. Mater., (Nov. 1997), pp. 19-207～212
154) A. Schroth, M. Ichiki, A. Maeda, J. Akedo and S. Matsumoto
　Application of Jet-Printed PZT-Layers for Actuation of Small Beams, Membranes and a 2-Dimensional Scanning Actuator
　Proc. SPIE "Smart Electronics and MEMS", 3242 (Dec. 1997), pp. 172～180
155) S. Matsumoto, A. Klein, A. Schroth and A. Maeda
　Micropump based on temperature dependence of liquid viscosity
　Proc. SPIE "Smart Electronics and MEMS", 3242 (Dec. 1997), pp. 364～371
156) R. Maeda, K. Kikuchi, A. Schroth, A. Umezawa and S. Matsumoto
　Deposition of PZT Thin Films by Pulsed Laser Ablation for MEMS Application
　Proc. SPIF "Smart Electronics and MEMS", 3242 (Dec. 1997), pp. 372～379
157) A. Schroth, M. Ichiki, R. Maeda, J. Akedo
　Characterization and Application of Jet-Printed Thin PZT Layers for Actuation of MEMS
　Proc. SPIE "Smart Electronics and MEMS", 3242 (Dec. 1997), pp. 380～387
158) R. Maeda, C. Lee, A. Schroth, and　A. R. A. Syms
　Development of Micromirror for Optical Scanner using Piezoelectric Excited and Actuated Structures
　MRS Symp. Proc. 1997, 444 (1997), pp. 233～238
159) C. Lee, T. Itoh, J. Chu, T. Ohashi, R. Maeda, A. Schroth and T. Suga
　Smart Self-excited Piezoelectric PZT Microcantilevers with Inherent Sensing and Actuating Abilities for AFM and LFM
　MRS Symp. Proc. 1997, 459 (1997), pp. 35 ～40
160) R. Maeda and K. Kikuchi
　Deposition of thin films by UV light laser ablation
　Surface Eng., 13- 1 (1997), pp. 71～74
161) A. Umezawa, M. Yamaguchi, Y. Murakoshi, A. Maeda, T. Sano and M. Hirohashi
　Coating of Sic with Ti by Chemical Vapor Deposition
　Surface Eng., 13- 3 (1997), pp. 243～246
162) E. Sato, T. Shimizu, T. Sano and S. Fuchizawa
　Effect of Multi - Axial Loading Path on Limiting Drawing Ratio
　J. Mater. Processing Technol., 63 (1997), pp. 60～65
163) K. Hanada, Y. Murakoshi, H. Negishi and T. Sano
　Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Al-Li/SiCp Composite Produced by Extrusion Processing
　J. Mater. Processing Technol., 63 (1997), pp.405～410
164) T. Shimizu, Y. Murakoshi, K. Wechwitayakhlung, T. Sano and H. Negishi
　Characterization of the molding methods and the binder system in the MIM process
　J. Mater. Processing Technol., 63 (1997), pp. 753～758
165) T. Takahashi, M. J. Tan, K. Hanada, Y. Murakoshi, N. L. Loh and T. Sano
　Rate of Deformation on HIPped Al- Coposites
　J. Mater. Processing Technol., 67 (1997), pp. 2 ～7
166) K. Hanada, K. A. Khor, M. J. Tan, Y. Murakoshi, H. Negishi and T. Sano
　Aluminum-lithium/SiCp Composites Produced by Mechanically Milled Powders
　J. Mater. Processing Technol., 67 (1997), pp. 8～12
167) T. Sano, A. Obinata, H. Negishi, K. Suginami and H. Takeishi
　Effect of Temperature Rise on Dynamic Powder Compaction
　J. Mater. Processing Technol., 67 (1997), pp.19～23
168) T. Shimizu and T. Sano
　Development of a Penalty Method Contact Algorithm and its Application to a Sheet Forming Problem
　J. Mater. Processing Technol., 67 (1997), pp.177～182
169) N. Nakayama, M. Fukushima, Y. Yasumoto T. Sano and H. Takeishi
　Measurement of Energy Reflection Coefficient Using Single Stress Wave
　J. Soc. Mater. Sci. Japan, 46-5 (1997), pp. 563 ～567
170) N. Nakayama, M. Ohashi, T. Sano and H. Takeishi
　Dynamic Stress Concentration Factor in the Strip Plate with Fillet
　J. de Phys. IV- 7 (1997), pp. 295～299
171) O. Ryabov, K. Mori and N. Kasashima
　A Multi-Purpose Laser Sensor for Cutting Tools
　Manuf. Sci. and Eng., vol. 1, (1997), pp. 9～14

List of Publications　(1997)
Robotics

172) K. Ohkawa, T. Shibata and a. Tanie
　Self-Generating Algorithm of Evaluation for Cooperative Behaviour among Distributed
　Autonomous Robots
　Proc. Int. Symp. on Artif. Life & Robotics (Feb. 1997) P9.123～126
173) M. Saigo, Y. Okada and A. Ono
　Self-excited Vibration Caused by Internal Friction in Universal Joints and Its Stabilizing　Method
　ASME: J. Vibration and Acoustics 119 (Apr. 1997), pp. 221～229
174) H. Maekawa, a. Tanie and A. Komoriya
　Kinematics, Statics and Stiffness Effect of 3D Grasp by Multi-fingered Hand with Rolling　Contact at the Fingertip
　Proc. 1997 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (Apr. 1977), pp. 78～85
175) A. Agah and K. Tanie
　Human Interaction with a Service Robot : Mobile-Manipulator Handing Over an Object to a Human
　Proc. 1997 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics & Automation (Apr. 1997), pp. 575～580
176) N-Y. Chong, K. Yokoi, S-R. Oh and K. Taine
　Position Control of Collision-Tolerant Passive Mobile Manipulator with Base Suspension Characteristics
　Proc. 1997 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics & Automation (Apr. 1997), pp. 594～599
177) A. AGA and K. Tanie
　Robots Playing to Win: Evolutionary Soccer Strategies
　Proc. 1997 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics & Automation (Apr. 1997), pp. 632～637
178) H. Arai, K. Tanie and N. Shiroma
　Feedback Control of a 3-DOF Planar Under-actuated Manipulator
　Proc. 1997 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics & Automation (Apr. 1997), pp. 703～709
179) P. Huynh and T. Arai
　Maximum Velocity Analysis of Parallel
　Manipulators,
　Proc. 1997 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics & Automation (Apr. 1997), pp. 3268 ～3273
180) K. Iwamoto and K. Tanie
　Development of an Eye Movement Tracking Type Head Mounted Display:
　-Capturing and Displaying Real Environment Images with High Reality-
　Proc. 1997 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics & Automation (Apr. 1997), pp. 3385～3390
181) O. Khatib, K. Yokoi, K. Chang and A. Casal
　The Stanford Robotic Platform
　Proc. 1997 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics & Automation (Apr. 1997), Video Proc.
182) A. Ohba, Y. Sato and K. Ikeuchi
　Visual Learning and Object Recognition with Illumination Invariance
　Proc. of the 8th Cong. of the Int. Colour Association (AIC Color 97) 2 (May 1997),　pp. 531～534
183) P. Huynh and T. Arai
　Kinematic Performance Characteristics for Parallel Manipulators,
　Proc. Int. Conf. on Robotics and Manuf. (RM' 97) (May 1997), pp. 24～27
184) T. Shibata and R. Irie
　Artificial Emotional Creature for Human-Robot Interaction
　- A New Direction for Intelligent System-
　Proc. IEEE/ASME Int. Conf. on Adv. Intelligent　Mechatronics '97 (AIM97) Jun. 1997), CD- ROM Proc.
185) H-O. Lim, A. Yokoi, N-Y. Chong, S-A. Oh, K. Tanie and A. Takanishi
　Collision-Tolerant End-Effector Position Control for Mobile Manipulator
　Proc. IEEE/ASME Int. Conf. on Adv. Intelligent　Mechatronics '97 (AIM97) (Jun. 1997), CD- ROM Proc.
186) H. Takeuchi
　Development of Leg-Functions Coordinated Robot MEL HORSE,
　Proc. 8th Int. Conf. on Adv. Robotics (Jul. 1997), pp. 59～64
187) N. Shiroma, H. Arai and A. Tanie
　Nonlinear Control of a Planar Free Link under a Nonholonomic Constraint
　Proc. 8th Int. Conf. on Adv. Robotics (Jul. 1997), pp. 103～109
188) N. Koyachi, T. Arai, H. Adachi, A. Murakami and K. Kawai
　Mechanical Design of Hexapods with Integrated Limb Mechanism: MELMANTIS-1 and MELMANTIS-2,
　Proc. 8th Int. Conf. on Adv. Robotics (ICAR '97) (Jul. 1997), pp. 273～278
189) P. Huynh, Y. Nakamura, T. Arai, T. Tanikawa and N. Koyachi
　Symmeric Damping Bilateral Control for Para11el Manipulators,
　Proc. Int. Conf. on Adv. Robotics (ICAR'97) (Jul. 1997), pp. 401～406
190) A. Kheddar, C. Tzafestas, P. Coiffet, T. Kotoku, S. Kawabata, K. Iwamoto and K.Tanie I. Mazon, C. Laugier and R. Che11ali Parallel
　Multi-Robots Long Distance Teleoperation
　Proc. 8th Int. Conf. on Adv. Robotics (ICAR '97) (Jul. 1997), pp. 1007～1012
191) S. Hashino
　Development of crawl-type stair lift
　Proc. 2nd Asian Control Conf. (Jul. 1997), pp. II -311～314
192) K. Tanie, K. Machida, a. Akita, R. Sakata, Y. Shinomiya and T. Mikami
　Solar-cell and Wire Handling Experiments Using Advanced Robotic Hand System
　Proc. Int. Symp. on Artif. Intelligence, Robotics & Automation in Space (i-SAIRAS97) (Jul. 1997), pp. 125～130
193) A. Homma, M. Kuuva and M. Airila
　Design Procedure of Rehabilitation Robot
　Proc. 11th Int. Conf. on Eng. Design 3(Aug. 1997), pp. 697～701
194) Y. Maeda
　The National Research and Development for the Welfare Apparatus
　Proc. 2nd China-Japan Symp. on mechatronics (Aug. 1997), pp. 230～235
195) S. Hashino
　Development of crawl-type stair lift for straight and turned-up staircase
　Proc. 2nd China-Japan Symp. on mechatronics (Aug. 1997), pp. 242～247
196) H. Arisumi, T. Kotoku and A. Komoriya
　A Study of Casting Manipulation (Swing Motion Control and Planning of
　Throwing Motion)
　Proc. 10th IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS'97) (Sep. 1997), pp. 168～174
197) H. Adachi, N. Koyachi, T. Arai and Y. Shinohara
　Human-Operated Walking Control of a Quadruped by Event-Driven Method,
　Proc. 10th IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems　(IROS '97) (Sep. 1997), pp. 260～265
198) T. Yano, T. Suwa, M. Murakami and T. Yamamoto
　Development of a Semi Self-Contained Wall Climbing Robot with Scanning Type Suction Cups,
　Proc. 10th LEEK/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS'97) (Set. 1997), pp. 900～905
199) K. Ohba, Y. Sato and K. Ikeuchi
　Visual Learning and Object Verification with Illumination Invariance
　Proc. 10th IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS'97) 2 (Sep. 1997), pp. 1044～1050
200) P.Huynh, T.Arai, N. Koyachi and T. Sendai
　Optimal Velocity Based Control of a Parallel Manipulator with Fixed Linear Actuators,
　Proc. 10th IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS '97) (Sep.1997), pp. 1125～1130
201) O. Matsumoto, S. Kajita and a. Tani
　Fast Passing over Steps with Unknown Height by a 'Variable Structure Type Four-Wheeled　Robot'
　Proc. 10th IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS'97) (Sep.1997), pp. 1131～1137
202) K. Ohkawa, T. Shibata and K. Tanie
　Self-Generating Method of Behavioral Evaluation for Reinforcement Learning among Multiple Coordinated Robots
　Proc. 10th IEFE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS'97) (Sep. 1997), pp. 1451～1456
203) T. Arai, H. Funabashi, Y. Takeda, Y. Nakamura and Y. Koseki
　High Speed and High Precision Parallel Mechanism
　Proc. 10th IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS '97) (Sep. 1997), pp. 1624～1629
204) Y. Hayashibara, A. Tanie, H. Arai and H. Tokashiki
　Development of Power Assist System with Individual Compensation Ratios for Gravity and Dynamic Load
　Proc. 10th IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS'97) (Sep. 1997), pp. 640～646
205) Q. Huang, S. Sugano and K. Tanie
　Stability Compensation of a Mobile Manipulator by Manipulator Motion: Feasibility and Planning
　Proc. IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots & System (IROS'97) (Sep. 1997), pp. 1285～1292
206) A. Kheddar, P. Koiffet, T. Kotoku and K. Tanie
　Multi-robot teleoperation - analysis and prognosis
　Proc. IEEE Int. Workshop on Robot and Human Communication　(RoMan'97) (Sep. 1997), pp. 166～171
207) P. Huynh, F. Chavand and N. Koyachi
　Determination of Human Energy Generated by Skeletal Muscle
　Proc. Int. Workshop on Robot and Human Communication (RO-MAN'97) (Sep. 1997), pp. 272～277
208) A. Ayah, K Tanie, a. Ohkawa and K. Iwamoto
　Tele-Museum: Multimedia Interface and Control for Exploring a Remote
　Proc. 6th IEEE Int. Workshop on Robot & Human communication　(RO-MAN97) (Sep. 1997), pp. 448～453
209) H. Takeuchi
　Development of MEL HORSE -Redundant Leg Characteristics and its Control-
　Proc. 3rd European Center for Peace and Development Int. Conf. on Adv. Robotics, Intelligent Automation and Active Systems (Sep. 1997), pp. 423～428
210) K. Ohba and K. Ikeuchi
　Detectability, Uniqueness, and Reliability of Eigen-Windows for Robust Recognition of Partially Occluded Objects
　IEEE Trans. on Pattern Analysis & Machine Intelligence 19-9 (Sep. 1997), pp. 1043 ～1048
211) S. Hashino
　Development of Crawl-type Stair Lift for Half-turn Stairs
　Proc. Second Int. Workshop on Service and Personal Robots : Tech. and Appl. (Oct. 1997),　J1
212) S. Hashino
　Development of Crawl-type Stair Lift for Half-turn Stairs
　Proc. 3rd Asian Conf. on Robotics and Its Appl. (Oct. 1997), pp. 147～152
213) T. Shibata, M. Yoshida and J. Yamato
　Artificial Emotional Creature for Human-Machine Interaction
　Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on System, Man & Cybernetics (Oct. 1997) , pp. 2269～2274
214) K. Tanie, H. Maekawa and Y. Nakamura
　Stiffness Control of an Object Grasped by a Multifingered Hand
　ROMANSY 11 Theory and Practice of Robots & Manipulators,
　(A. Morecki, G. Bianchi and C. Rzymkowski eds.), Springer- Verlag Wien
　New York (1997), pp. 301～308
215) T. Shibata
　Motion Planning by Genetic Algorithm for a Redundant Manipulator Using a Model of Criteria of Skilled Operators
　Information Sciences 102(1997), pp. 171 ～186
216) H. Maekawa, K. Tanie and K. Komoriya
　Tactile Feedback for Multifingered Dynamic Grasping
　IEEE Control Systems Magazine (1997), pp. 63～71
217) T. Shibata, K. Ohkawa and K. Tanie
　Spontaneous Behavior for Cooperation Through Interaction: An Emotionally Inte11igent Robot System
　Artif. Life Robotics (1997), pp. 105～109

List of Publications　(1997)
Micromachines

218) H. Takagi, A. Maeda, Y. Aado and T. Suga
　Room Temperature Silicon Wafer Direct Bonding in Vacuum by Ar Beam　Irradiation
　Proc. IEEE Micro Electro Mechanical Systems　(Jan. 1997), pp. 191～196
219) H. Ogawa, K. Suzuki, S. Kaneko, Y. Nakano, Y. Ishikawa and T. Kitahara
　Measurements of Mechanical Properties of Micro fabricated Thin Films
　Proc. IEEE 10th Annual Int. Workshop on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (Jan. 1997),　pp. 430～435
220) K. Kawahara, T. Suto, T. Hirano, Y. Ishikawa, T. Kitahara, N. Ooyama and T. Ataka Microfacture of small products
　Research J. Microsystem Tech., 3-2 (Feb. 1997), pp. 37～41
221) A. Kaneko, H. Tokashiki, K. Tanie and K. Komoriya
　Impedance Shaping based on Force Feedback Bilateral Control in Macro-Micro Teleoperation System
　Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics & Automation (Apr. 1997), pp. 710～717
222) S. Nakano, A. Maeda and K. Yamanaka
　Evaluation of the Elastic Properties of a Cantilever Using Resonant Frequencies
　Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., 36 (May 1997), pp. 3265～3266
223) H. Ogawa, K. Suzuki, S. Kaneko, Y. Nakano, Y. Ishikawa and T. Kitahara
　Tensile Testing of Micro fabricated Thin Films Microsystem Tech., 3-3 (May 1997), pp. 117～121
224) H. Takagi, R. Maeda, T.A. Chung and T. Suga
　Low Temperature Direct Bonding of Silicon and Silicon Dioxide by the Surface Activation Method
　Proc. Transducers '97 (Jun. 1997), pp. 657～660
225) K. Kaneko, H. Tokashiki, K. Tanie and K. Komoriya
　Bilateral Teleoperation System for Micro Tasks
　Proc. 2nd Asian Control Conf. (Jul. 1997), pp. 621～624
226) Y. Ando, T. Tanaka and Y. Ishikawa
　The Relation between Micro Asperity Curvature and Friction and Pull-off Force
　Proc. Int. Conf. on Micromechatronics for Information and Precision Equipment (Jul. 1997), pp. 716～719
227) T. Suto, T. Waida and K. Okano
　High Efficiency Grinding of Difficult-to-Machine Materials
　Proc. Int. Symp. on Adv. in Abrasive Tech. (Jul. 1997), pp. 86～90
228) H. Ogawa, K. Suzuki, S. Kaneko, Y. Nakano, Y. Ishikawa and T. Kitahara
　A Tensile Testing Method of Measuring Stress-Strain Diagrams of Thin Films
　Proc. Int. Conf. on Adv. Tech. in Experimental Mechanics (Jul. 1997), pp. 323～326
229) K. Ozaki, A. Korenaga and M. Ichiki
　Pumping Characteristics of Magnetic Fluid Pump
　Abstracts of Int. Conf. on Electro-Rheological Fluids, Magneto-Rheological Suspensions and Their Appl. (ERMR'97) (Jul. 1997), pp. 268～269
230) Y. Ando
　Decrease in Friction Coefficient under Extremely Low Load
　Elastohydrodynamics '96: Fundamentals and appl. in lubrication and traction (Leeds-Lyon23), 32 (Sep. 1997), pp. 533～540
231) T. Arai and T. Tanikawa
　Micro Manipulation Using Two-Finger Hand
　Proc. Workshop on Working in the Micro- and Nano- Worlds : Systems to Enable the Manipulation and Machining of Micro-Objects (Grenoble) (Sep. 1997), pp. 12～19
232) T. Tanikawa, T. Arai and Y. Hashimoto
　Development of Vision System for Two-fingered Micro Manipulation
　Proc. IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent　Robotics and Systems (Sep. 1997), pp. 1051～1056
233) S. Sado, Y. Ishikawa, T. Kitahara and T. Suto
　Micro Factories: an Energy Saving Manufacturing System
　Proc. Int. Workshop on Environmentally Conscious Manuf. (The Netherlands) (Sep. 1997),　pp. 48～53
234) T. Kitahara
　Mechanical Engineering Approarch to Micromachine
　Proc. China-Japan Joint Workshop on Micromachine/MEMS (Sep. 1997), pp. 50～56
235) Y. Ando and J. Ino
　The Effect of Asperity Array Geometry on Friction and Pull-off Force
　Trans. of ASME, J. of Tribology, 119-4 (Oct. 1997), pp. 781～787
236) Y. Ando, Y. Ishikawa and T. Kitahara
　Tribology for Micromachines
　Proc. The Third Int. Micromachine Symp. (Oct. 1997), pp. 117～122
237) H. Ogawa, K. Suzuki, S. Kaneko, Y. Nakano and Y. Ishikawa
　Stress-Strain Diagrams of Microfabricated Thin Films
　Proc. Int. Conf. on Micro Mater. (Oct. 1997), pp. 716～719
238) Y. Ishikawa and T. Kitahara
　Present and Future of Micromechatronics
　Proc. the 1997 Int. Symp. on Micromechatronics and Human Science　(Oct. 1997), pp. 13～20

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