In this study, as the first stage in the development of a non-implantable hearing aid, a new electromagnetic transducer composed of three coils and a magnet was made which generates high-excitation force to vibrate os...
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In this study, as the first stage in the development of a non-implantable hearing aid, a new electromagnetic transducer composed of three coils and a magnet was made which generates high-excitation force to vibrate ossicles via the tympanic membrane. To evaluate the excitation force of the electromagnetic transducer, cochlear microphonic (CM) was measured in anesthetized guinea pigs. The non-implantable electromagnetic hearing aid consists of two parts, i.e., an electromagnetic transducer and an amplifier. Results show that over the entire frequency, CM amplitude caused by the electromagnetic transducer is larger than that caused by acoustical stimulus. Because of the linear relationship between the acoustical stimulus level and the CM amplitude, the value of the excitation force caused by the electromagnetic transducer can be converted to the equivalent value in dB SPL. The excitation force generated by the prototype of electromagnetic transducer is 93-106 dB SPL in the frequency range of 0.5 to 10 kHz. This study showed that the electromagnetic transducer is able to generate sufficient excitation force to treat patients with high-frequency hearing loss.
It is generally considered that human behavior includes both regularities and habits. In this paper, the regularities and habits of behavior are called the behavioral pattern, and we wish to learn and recognize them. ...
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The outdoor service robot which we call OSR-01 is presently under development intending for cleaning up urban areas by means of collecting discarded trash such as PET bottles, cans, plastic bags and so on. We, in this...
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ISBN:
(纸本)0889865140
The outdoor service robot which we call OSR-01 is presently under development intending for cleaning up urban areas by means of collecting discarded trash such as PET bottles, cans, plastic bags and so on. We, in this paper, describe the architecture of OSR-01 consisting of hardwares such as sensors, a manipulator, driving wheels, etc. for searching for and picking up trash, and softwares such as fast pattern matching for identifying various trash and distance measurement for picking up via the manipulator. After describing the vision system in detail, which is one of the most critical parts of the trash collection task, we show the result of an open experiment in which OSR-01 collects plastic PET bottles on a real shopping street in the special zone for robot research and development in Kitakyushucity.
Traditional manufacturing systems rely upon centralized, hierarchical systems that are not responsive enough to the increasing demand for mass customization. Decentralized, or heterarchical, management systems using a...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9781574443363;1574443364
Traditional manufacturing systems rely upon centralized, hierarchical systems that are not responsive enough to the increasing demand for mass customization. Decentralized, or heterarchical, management systems using autonomous agents promise to nullify the limitations of previous solutions. Agent-Based Manufacturing and Control systems: New Agile Manufacturing Solutions for Achieving Peak Performance offers a survey of both the literature and the practical applications of this technology. Using a realistic example of a fictitious firm throughout, the book indicates when agent-based systems are appropriate, enumerates techniques to decompose a problem into entities that can be modeled as agents, provides a step-by-step guide to implementation, and offers hints for using simulation to design the system. The authors pay particular attention to object-oriented techniques and to the selection of appropriate tools and inter-agent communication standards, with specific reference to JADE middleware and FIPA ***, applicative, and thoroughly modern, this text provides all the tools necessary for implementing an extremely flexible, robust, adaptive, and fault-tolerant manufacturing system. This is the perfect reference for AI researchers, industrial manufacturing engineers, operations researchers, and plant managers who wish to develop the most efficient manufacturing systems available
In order to detect and track the small magnet embedded in the vicinity of a target tumor during surgical operation, a magnetic navigation system based on the three-dimensional measurement with micro-fluxgate magnetic ...
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In order to detect and track the small magnet embedded in the vicinity of a target during surgical operation, a magnetic navigation system based on the three-dimensional measurement with micro-fluxgate magnetic sensor...
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From the Publisher: Strategic Software Production With Domain-Oriented Reuse is the first-ever book that presents a systematic approach to creating and positioning reusable software components and products. It is a re...
ISBN:
(纸本)9781580531047
From the Publisher: Strategic Software Production With Domain-Oriented Reuse is the first-ever book that presents a systematic approach to creating and positioning reusable software components and products. It is a resource that guides readers through all phases of domain analysis and engineering, showing how commonality and variability analysis are used in studying the market, coordinating with competitors, engineering new products, and minimizing risks. Real-world case studies illustrate applications of the methodologies covered within, including Sherlock, a unique new method that binds domain analysis to market analysis and planning.
From the Publisher: This book is a collection of high-quality contributions in the area of algebraic foundations of system specification, written by well-known experts. The contributions cover active topics and recent...
ISBN:
(纸本)3540637729
From the Publisher: This book is a collection of high-quality contributions in the area of algebraic foundations of system specification, written by well-known experts. The contributions cover active topics and recent advances, and relate the work to other specification paradigms. Topics include institutions, partiality, specification semantics, structuring, refinement, specification languages, term rewriting, deduction, model-oriented specification, object-specification, concurrency, and the development process. All topics are clearly introduced, well illuminated with examples, and systematically developed.
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