A method of reducing overhead caused by the processor synchronization process and common memory access in finely grained tasks is described. The authors propose a hardware configuration to eliminate the synchronizatio...
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A method of reducing overhead caused by the processor synchronization process and common memory access in finely grained tasks is described. The authors propose a hardware configuration to eliminate the synchronization time and a scheduler which minimizes the redundant accesses to shared memory. The proposed scheduler algorithm is processed in parallel. The processes share the common upper bound and the lower bound function which includes the preparation time for shared memory access. The effectiveness of the proposed scheme was confirmed by applying it to the computation of Newton-Euler equations for dynamic arm control, using a multiple digital signal processing system with four TMS320C25 processors.< >
This paper describes an installation of the fringe scanning method into a shadow-type Moire Topography. The result is a high-precision three-dimensional measuring system and automatic fringe order measuring system usi...
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The authors describe various state estimation methods of a quantized sound environmental system. The elimination of not only the usual background noise but also the quantization noise owing to digital observation is d...
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The authors describe various state estimation methods of a quantized sound environmental system. The elimination of not only the usual background noise but also the quantization noise owing to digital observation is discussed. The methods include the traditional Kalman filter as a special case when Gaussian distribution is employed and where there is no level quantization. The level quantization mechanism is discussed from the statistical viewpoint and from the deterministic viewpoint. The methods presented can estimate any kind of statistic, including the lower and the higher order moments from the level quantized observation data. Not only the linear correlation but also the higher order nonlinear correlations between a state variable and a quantized observation are hierarchically used in the estimation algorithm. The quantized observation data are used in the linear and nonlinear forms. The effectiveness of the proposed methods was confirmed experimentally by applications to room acoustics data.< >
A problem of task planning of a robot can result in, another problem of finding a path that connects some given initial point and final point. The article suggests prospect of a 'wave front method' that can fi...
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A problem of task planning of a robot can result in, another problem of finding a path that connects some given initial point and final point. The article suggests prospect of a 'wave front method' that can find one of the shortest paths in a computation time being proportional to the length of the shortest paths. This wave front method is based on an analogy of the Huygens' principle known in physics, and can be extended into the time dimension.< >
An on-line scheme to failure diagnosis is proposed for dynamic systems under adaptive control, which is designed based on a direct approach to self-tuning regulator. Failure modes occurred in the system are assumed to...
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An on-line scheme to failure diagnosis is proposed for dynamic systems under adaptive control, which is designed based on a direct approach to self-tuning regulator. Failure modes occurred in the system are assumed to be described by unexpected changes in physical parameters of the system. The parameter changes in the controlled system can effectively be detected by using Kullback Discrimination Information (KDI) as an index for model discrimination. In order to decide whether the detected system parameter change is caused by a failure or not, a fuzzy inference approach to failure decision is considered. Some appropriate membership functions which describe fuzzy events of failures are constructed to perform the fuzzy inference. In this way, useful knowledge about failure modes which is available from, e.g., experts can be introduced into the model- based diagnosis technique. Simulation studies of a second-order damped oscillator have been carried out to demonstrate the effectiveness of the method.
An advanced mathematical model of a shape memory alloy (SMA) useful for designing SMA micro-devices is proposed and applied to coil spring theory to analyze the appropriate mechanical and electrical characteristics. T...
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An advanced mathematical model of a shape memory alloy (SMA) useful for designing SMA micro-devices is proposed and applied to coil spring theory to analyze the appropriate mechanical and electrical characteristics. This model can handle three phases of the SMA: the parent phase, the martensitic phase, and the R-phase. of three steps. First, the mechanical properties of the three phases are modeled at the solid mechanics level. Second, a model of thermoelectric transformation is obtained at the thermodynamic level. Finally, the first and second steps are combined. The model was applied to coil spring theory and was verified successfully by experiments under general conditions.< >
A unique transmission mechanism using a non-contact magnetic gear (NCMG) is proposed for micro and miniature electromechanical systems. A miniature NCMG has been produced and the basic characteristics were evaluated e...
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A unique transmission mechanism using a non-contact magnetic gear (NCMG) is proposed for micro and miniature electromechanical systems. A miniature NCMG has been produced and the basic characteristics were evaluated experimentally. The theoretical approach for analyzing the transmittable torque of the NCMG was developed and verified experimentally. It is concluded that the NCMG system has great potential for use in safe miniature transmission mechanisms for medical applications and in micro transmission systems for microelectromechanical systems.< >
New types of miniature actuators so called cybernetic actuator for biomedical robotics are developed. The cybernetic actuator has four driving states: free, increasing, decreasing and lock. The state of free and lock ...
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New types of miniature actuators so called cybernetic actuator for biomedical robotics are developed. The cybernetic actuator has four driving states: free, increasing, decreasing and lock. The state of free and lock provides safety characteristics for both human and mechanism by avoiding damage from overload. The rotary type and linear type of cybernetic actuators are designed and developed. Feasibility of both actuators is verified by experiments. Four driving states are confirmed and unique driving principle is verified successfully.< >
A new type of miniature actuator, the so-called cybernetic actuator, for medical application has been proposed and developed. The cybernetic actuator has four driving states: free, increasing, decreasing and locked. A...
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A new type of miniature actuator, the so-called cybernetic actuator, for medical application has been proposed and developed. The cybernetic actuator has four driving states: free, increasing, decreasing and locked. A rotary-type cybernetic actuator and a linear-type cybernetic actuator driven by piezoelectric devices have been constructed. The feasibility of both actuators was verified by driving experiments.< >
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