This paper proposes a novel cooperative system for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and Ground (UGV) which utilizes the UAV not only as flying sensor but also tether attachment device. Two robots are connected with tether, allowing to anchor structure located at top of steep terrain, impossible reach UGVs. Thus, enhancing poor traversability UGV by providing wider range scanning mapping from air, climb terrains winding tether. In addition, we present autonomous framework collaborative...

This paper describes a system named AA1 (Articulation Aid 1) which aids human users in the formation of new concepts domain engineering and science. From viewpoint concept formation, one main process creation is divergent thinking broad alternatives are searched, another convergent unique solution sought. activities, also includes aspect collaboration among people individual reflection, although they interrelated. AA1, presented this paper, supports during reflection. Engineers scientists...

article Share on The digital muse: HCI in support of creativity: "creativity and cognition" comes age: towards a new discipline Authors: Linda Candy University Sydney, Australia AustraliaView Profile , Koichi Hori Tokyo, Japan JapanView Authors Info & Claims InteractionsVolume 10Issue 4July + August 2003 pp 44–54https://doi.org/10.1145/838830.838833Online:01 July 2003Publication History 25citation2,506DownloadsMetricsTotal Citations25Total Downloads2,506Last 12 Months79Last 6 weeks4 Get...

In recent years, ethical questions related to the development of artificial intelligence (AI) are being increasingly discussed. However, there has not been enough corresponding increase in research and associated with AI technology that incorporates discussion. We therefore implemented an organic dynamic tool for use knowledge base ethics engineers promote engineers' practice design realize further social values. Here, "organic" means deals complex relationships among different ethics....

We describe our design of hardware and software systems for a quadcopter robot, which we name "Phenox". Phenox is palm-sized robot that can fly fully autonomously without any external controller or supporting systems. In previous studies, proposed autonomous robots. However, in the systems, almost all capability CPU FPGA was used only flight, so it hard to implement additional user applications on robot. Phenox, adopted Zynq 7000 Soc, has dual-core CPUs an one chip, enabling users their own...

"Above Your Hand" is a new application of interactive aerial robot. We explore direct and natural interaction with autonomous robots its applications. The uniqueness our approach to use no external equipment such as controllers, motion tracking system or wireless control system.

Self-localization using visual markers is widely used for precise control of Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This paper presents a novel method 6-DoF pose estimation monocular camera and non co-planar markers. We conducted numerical simulations comparing markers, designed marker feasible robotics applications. Our uses single CPU core field programmable gate array (FPGA) can conduct fast at the same frequency input (100 fps). In addition, to show performance our method, we applied algorithm...

In the field of design and creativity support, "externalization mental space" has been recognized as an important challenge. this paper, we tackle challenge on musical composition, which is one human creative activities. our research, focus analysis cognitive processes in composition. That is, analyze what composition are like how process affected when a representation information changed. For propose supporting system named "MACSS (MAcroscopic Composition Supporting System)" offers spatial...

Our research on knowledge management is rooted in the community perspective. We believe that systems should serve primarily to help people create and share new knowledge. But we also acknowledge role of stable, structured reliable information, both as a component our organizations within which work. The contribution paper framework for integrating organizational perspectives its computational support. basic idea not static chunk but rather, evolves cycle liquidization crystallization....

This paper proposes an automatic health monitoring method for spacecrafts which adoptively predicts the upper and lower limits of each sensor measurement using a machine learning technique known as regression tree learning. It enhances widely used limit-checking so that it automatically determines ranges numeric variables based on relationships with relevant symbol variables. We applied proposed past telemetry data artificial satellite verified its effectiveness.

We describe an algorithm and hardware system of a 3D self-localization method for very cost effective hovering robots. The consists compact calculation sensor units, instead using high performance unit like laptop PC. In the experiment, comparison with ground truth is discussed implementation on palm-sized quad-copter studied to realize compact, on-board, fully autonomous quad-copter.

This paper presents our approach of using hypertext representations to support a scholar in the early stages scholarly writing process. We take D. A. Schoen's model design as theoretical framework. Schoen views reflective conversation with materials situation, where designer interacts materials, such pen and sketch on sheet paper, reflection-in-action The acts reflects almost simultaneously; acting external representations, interpreting emerging reacting them. argue that needs engage two...

For extracting meaningful topics from texts, their structures should be considered properly. In this paper, we aim to analyze structured time-series documents such as a collection of news articles and series scientific papers, wherein evolve along time depending on multiple in the past are also related each other at time. To end, propose dynamic static topic model, which simultaneously considers temporal evolution hierarchy We show results experiments collections proposed method outperformed...

In this paper, we propose a semi-blind source separation method under the assumption that original signal of certain is given in advance. Main purpose proposed acoustic echo reduction. The can be regarded as an optimal coupling linear canceller, multichannel separation, and nonlinear suppressor newly local Gaussian modeling. We analyze behavior when phase component transfer function loudspeaker fluctuated. It shown more robust against fluctuation than conventional canceller. Furthermore,...

Most current creativity support systems short-term temporal thinking that is separate from users' daily activities. In this paper, we propose a system supports long-term idea-generation in life. The consists of two subsystems: management for problems and ideas called IdeaManager; personal information storage iBox. When registered iBox, it searches related IdeaManager then presents the results. Then users try to generate or enhance automatically retrieved using as hint. Our target are those...

In this paper, we describe the design and performance of hardware software systems toward very compact fully autonomous quadrotors, where they can complete rescue or surveillance missions without external assistance like ground station computers, high-performance wireless communication devices motion capture system. experiments, assess on-board image processing with a monocular camera while vehicle is hovering. And also vision necessary for applications in real environment including...

This paper proposes a visualization tool, called Topic Tracer, to show topic transitions of not only story existing in document but also stories traversing over several documents. To visualize transition, first we have developed an analytical method divide into parts. Then, introduce Word Colony terms whole or part document. It is directed graph which shows the dependency relationships among occurrences target The helps users grasp overview concatenation gives plots crossing explains concept...