Papers

［Dynamics, Measurement and Control］
●Robust Control of Active Suspensions for a Full Vehicle Model Using Sliding Mode Control(253)
      Nurkan YAGIZ, Ismail YUKSEK and Selim SIVRIOGLU
●Smart Active Suspension to Counteract Dynamic Load Changes during Critical Maneuvers(259)
      Rao V. DUKKIPATI and SATYA S. VALLURUPALLI
●Two-Stage Control for Container Cranes(273)
      Keum-Shik HONG, Bae-Jeong PARK and Man-Hyung LEE
●Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Seat Position on Human Dynamic Behavior(283)
      Shuji NISHIYAMA, Norio UESUGI, Toru TAKESHIMA and Yuji KANO
●Discrete Time Predictive Sliding Mode Control of Hot Strip Mill（Application of Linear Reaching Law）(293)
      Fuguo WANG, Kenzo NONAMI, Kazuro TSUDA and Hiroshi MIZUNO
●Adaptive Seeking Control for Magnetic Disk Drives(300)
      Masahito KOBAYASHI, Takashi YAMAGUCHI and Hiromu HIRAI
●New Results on Global Exponential Stability of Interval Time-Delay Systems(306)
      Chang-Hua LIEN and Jer-Guang HSIEH
●Exciting Moment Analysis of V-Type Engine（14-Cylinder V-Type Engine)(311)
      Norio ITO and Isao HATTORI
●Micro/Macro Dynamic Characteristics of Mechanism with a Harmonic Speed Reducer and Precision Rotational Positioning Control Using Disturbance Observer(318)
      Kaiji SATO, Jingde ZHENG, Tatsuo TANAKA and Akira SHIMOKOHBE
●Simultaneous Optimal Design of Structure and Control Systems Based on Youla Parameterization(326)
      Kazuhiko HIRAMOTO, Hitoshi DOKI and Goro OBINATA
●Identification of Acoustic Impedance Using a Simple Genetic Algorithm(335)
      Jong-Yih LIN and Shih-Cheng CHAO
●The Vibro-Impact Response of a Nonharmonically Excited System(342)
      Chyuan-Yow TSENG and Pi-Cheng TUNG
●Cascade Steepest Descendant Learning Algorithm for Multilayer Feedforward Neural Network(350)
      Gou-Jen WANG and Jai-Juin CHEN
●Observer-Based Time-Delay Control of a Four-Cylinder Electrohydraulic Servosystem（Stability Analysis)(359)
      Yuh CHENG and Chuen-Bor LEE
●Fault Diagnosis System for Machines Using Neural Networks(364)
      Toshiyuki ASAKURA, Takashi KOBAYASHI, Baojie XU and Shoji HAYASHI
●Optimum Dynamic Design of Planar Linkage Using Genetic Algorithms(372)
      Gang GUO, Nobuyoshi MORITA and Takao TORII
［Robotics and Mechatronics］
●Development of a Flexible Artificial Hand System Equipped with a Slip Sensor(378)
      Akio GOFUKU, Yutaka TANAKA and Junji TSUBOI
●Design of a Tactile Display Based on Human Characteristics of Visual and Tactile Sensory Fusion(387)
      Jing-Long WU and Sadao KAWAMURA
●Design of Cooperative System Consisting of Multiple Position Controlled Robots(394)
      Hisashi OSUMI
●Preliminary Experiments in Motion Programming of Humanoid Robot by Human Demonstrations(401)
      Atsushi KONNO, Takahide YOSHIIKE, Koichi NAGASHIMA, Masayuki INABA and Hirochika INOUE
●Vision Based Navigation System for Autonomous Mobile Robot（Locomotive Experiments Based on Variable Template Matching)(408)
      Yasunori ABE, Toshio FUKUDA, Masaru SHIKANO, Fumihito ARAI and Yoshio TANAKA
●A Method of Planning Movement and Observation for a Mobile Robot Considering Uncertainties of Movement, Visual Sensing, and a Map(415)
      Toshihiko KANBARA, Jun MIURA, Yoshiaki SHIRAI, Akira HAYASHI and Shigang LI
［Machine Elements and Tribology］
●Rotational Vibration of a Spur Gear Pair Considering Tooth Helix Deviation (Development of Simulator and Verification)(423)
      Yuichi OGAWA, Shigeki MATSUMURA, Haruo HOUJOH, Taichi SATO and Kiyohiko UMEZAWA
●Bending Fatigue Strength of Carburized Gears with an Artificial Notch at the Fillet(432)
      Gang DENG, Tomoya MASUYAMA, Masana KATO and Katsumi INOUE
●Defect Diagnostics of Rolling Element Bearing Using Fuzzy Dichotomy Technique(439)
      Bo-Suk YANG, Young-Chun JO and Dong-Soo LIM
●Basic Theory on Tooth Contact and Dynamic Loads of Gears（Dynamic Incremental Loads and Variation of Bearing Loads of a Gear Pair Having Modified Involute Helicoids for One Member)(445)
      Sho HONDA
●New Optical System for Reducing the Interference Fringe Density in Laser Interferometric Measurement of Tooth Flank Form of a Gear(455)
      Suping FANG, Hiroshige FUJIO, Aizoh KUBO, Masahiro TOYA, Yoshikazu SUZUKI, Yoshiaki SAITOH and Mitsuo SUZUKI
●Influence of Secondary Factors on Characteristics of Externally Pressurized Porous Annular Thrust Gas Bearings(464)
      Changzhi CUI and Kyosuke ONO
［Design, Systems and Manufacturing］
●Precision Shearing of Cast Materials by the Opposed Dies Shearing Process(472)
      Kenji HIROTA, Kazuyoshi KONDO, Hiroshi TERAYAMA and Nobuyuki NAGAYASU
●Concurrent Design of Mechanical Systems Using Operator-Acting Modules(478)
      Masataka YOSHIMURA and Satoshi HORIE
●A Precision Machining of Gears（Slow-Scanning Field Controlled Electrochemical Honing)(486)
      Fengbao HE, Wei ZHANG and Kikuo NEZU
●Pre-Process Evaluation of End Milling Operation Using Virtual Machining Simulator(492)
      Hirohisa NARITA, Keiichi SHIRASE, Hidefumi WAKAMATSU and Eiji ARAI

498　　　Contents of the Transactions of the J.S.M.E.
504　　　ErrataSeries C, Vol.43, No.1 (March, 2000)