Volume 47, No.2 June 2004

Series C: Mechanical Systems,Machine Elements and Manufacturing

 

Contents

Special Issue on International Symposium on Speed-up and Service Technology for Railway and MAGLEV Systems

443    Preface

Masao NAGAI

444    Railway Speed-up:A Review of Its History, Technical Developments and Future Prospects

Roderick A. SMITH

451    Vibration Suppression of Railway Car Body with Piezoelectric Elements
        (A Study by Using a Scale Model)

Joel HANSSON, Masayuki TAKANO, Tadao TAKIGAMI, Takahiro TOMIOKA and Yasufumi SUZUKI

457    Dynamic Vibration Analysis and Tribological Study of Mechanical Heat Generation Inside the Superconducting Coil for Maglev

Hiroshi SEINO, Masaru IWAMATSU, Toshiki HERAI, Yasuhiro YOSHINO and Takashi YAMAMOTO

464    Stability Analysis of High Speed Railway Vehicles

Jing ZENG and Pingbo WU

471    Study on Car Body Tilting System Using Variable Link Mechanism
        (Perfect Tilting Condition and Tilting Control)

Masao NAGAI, Hidehisa YOSHIDA, Takeshi SUEKI and Shunsuke SHIOMI

477    The Influences of the Wheel Profiles on the Wheel Wear and Vibrational Characteristics of the Passenger Cars Running on the Seoul-Pusan Conventional Line

Bu-Byoung KANG and Chan-Woo LEE

482    A Method to Apply Friction Modifier in Railway System

Kosuke MATSUMOTO, Yoshihiro SUDA, Takashi IWASA, Takeshi FUJII, Masao TOMEOKA, Masuhisa TANIMOTO, Yasushi KISHIMOTO and Takuji NAKAI

488    Study on the Factors Which Cause the Wheel Skidding of JR Ltd. Express EMUs

Naoki TANABE, Yukihiko HIROTA, Tamaki OMICHI, Jyunji HIRAMA and Kazuhiko NAGASE

496    A Study of Adhesion Force Model for Wheel Slip Prevention Control

Hiro-o YAMAZAKI, Masao NAGAI and Takayoshi KAMADA

502    A Railway Wheelset Optimally Designed for Cold Press Fitting

Giampiero MASTINU, Massimilano GOBBI and Alessandro BON

508    A Study on Predicting Shinkansen Noise Levels Using the Sound Intensity Method

Tadashi OKADA

512    Methods for Improving Efficiency of Linear Induction Motor for Urban Transit

Nobuo FUJII, Toshiyuki HOSHI and Yuichi TANABE

518    Train Headway Models and Carrying Capacity of Super-Speed Maglev System

Shiwei HE, Rui SONG and Tony EASTHAM

523    Advanced Train and Traffic Control Based on Prediction of Train Movement

Shigeto HIRAGURI, Yuji HIRAO, Ikuo WATANABE, Norio TOMII and Shinichi HASE

529    Method for Constructing Decentralized Interlocking System Operating on Per-Track-Circuit Basis

Masayoshi SAKAI, Toshihito SHIRAI and Hideo NAKAMURA

539    The Rapid Transit System That Achieves Higher Performance with Lower Life-Cycle Costs

Satoru SONE and Ryo TAKAGI

544    Application of Numerical Simulation and Vibration Measurements for Seismic Damage Assessment of Railway Structures

Fumiaki UEHAN and Kimiro MEGURO

553    Effect of Debris Distribution on Wall Concavity in Deep-Hole EDM

Serkan CETIN, Akira OKADA and Yoshiyuki UNO

560    Acoustic Radiation Optimization Using the Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm

Jin-Young JEON and Masaaki OKUMA

568    Gas Leakage Fault Detection of Pneumatic Pipe System Using Neural Networks

Sheng ZHANG, Toshiyuki ASAKURA and Shoji HAYASHI

574    Study on Multi-DOF Ultrasonic Actuator for Laparoscopic Instrument

Shinsuk PARK, Kenjiro TAKEMURA and Takashi MAENO

582    Time Optimal Path-Tracking Control of Kinematically Redundant Manipulators

Shugen MA and Mitsuru WATANABE

591    Variable Structure Model Following Control of Robot Manipulators with High-Gain Observer

Chih-Jer LIN

602    Development of an Autonomous Transfer Machine Using Pneumatic Actuators

Yasuhiro HAYAKAWA, Shunmugham Raj PANDIAN and Sadao KAWAMURA

610    Topology Optimization of Compliant Mechanism with Geometrical Advantage

Seungjae MIN and Younggi KIM

616    Smooth Reference Model Adaptive Sliding-Mode Control for Attitude Synchronization with a Tumbling Satellite

Hirohisa KOJIMA and Takuyuki MUKAI

626    A Novel Washout Filter Design for a Six Degree-of-Freedom Motion Simulator

Chung-Shu LIAO, Chih-Fang HUANG and Wei-Hua CHIENG

637    Sensorless Plunger Position Control for a Switching Solenoid

Jyh-Chyang RENN and Yen-Sheng CHOU

646    Mobile Mechanism Suitable for Rough Terrain Vehicle

Haruo HOSHINO, Atsuo ISHIKAWA, Toshino FUKUDA and Yasuhisa HASEGAWA

653    Vector Liapunov Function Approach to Longitudinal Control of Vehicles in a Platoon

Jiye ZHANG, Yoshihiro SUDA, Takashi IWASA and Hisanao KOMINE

659    Proposal of Electro-Magnetic-Suspension System with Tilting Control

Chih-Chung CHUANG, Yoshihiro SUDA, Hisanao KOMINE and Takashi IWASA

665    Boundary Control of an Axially Moving Steel Strip under a Spatiotemporally Varying Tension

Kyung-Jinn YANG, Keum-Shik HONG and Fumitoshi MATSUNO

675    PID-Type Fuzzy Control for Anti-Lock Brake Systems with Parameter Adaptation

Chih-Keng CHEN and Ming-Chang SHIH

686    Robust Stability Analysis of TS-Fuzzy-Model-Based Control Systems with Both Elemental Parametric Uncertainties and Norm-Bounded Approximation Error

Chen-Huei HSIEH and Jyh-Horng CHOU

694    Robust Tracking Control of a Nonholonomic Mobile Robot in the Presence of Disturbances

Nobutaka WADA, Masami SAEKI and Haijun CHEN

702    Regional Eigenvalue-Clustering Robustness Analysis for Linear Discrete Time-Delay Systems with Both Structured and Unstructured Parameter Uncertainties

Shinn-Horng CHEN and Jyh-Horng CHOU

708    Real-Time Bilateral Control for an Internet-Based Telerobotic System

Jahng-Hyon PARK, Joonyoung PARK and Seungjae MOON

715    Generation of an Optimal Gait Trajectory for Biped Robots Using a Genetic Algorithm

Jong Hyeon PARK and Moosung CHOI

722    Trajectory Generation for Capturing a Moving Object in Predictable Environments

Tae-Seok JIN, Jin-Woo PARK and Jang-Myung LEE

731    A Study on Tactile Friction and Wear
        (2nd Report Frictional Wears Characteristics of Various Soft Metals by Contact of Human Fingers)

Junji SUGISHITA, Hatsuhiko USAMI and Tomokazu HATTORI

736    Analysis of Ball-Type Constant-Velocity Joints Based on Dynamics

Kei KIMATA, Haruo NAGATANI and Masayuki IMOTO

746    Numerical Analyses and Experiments on the Characteristics of Ball-Type Constant-Velocity Joints

Kei KIMATA, Haruo NAGATANI, Masayuki IMOTO and Takeshi KOHARA

755    Sealing Performance of Labyrinth Seals against Small Oil Particles in HDDs

Masaaki MIYATAKE, Shigeka YOSHIMOTO, Shinsuke DAMBARA, Taichi NAKAMURA and Katsuhiko TANAKA

762    Development of Interactive Industrial Design Support System Considering Customer's Evaluation
        (Shape Design of Eyeglass Frame)

Hideyoshi YANAGISAWA and Shuichi FUKUDA

770    An Application of Annealing Algorithm to the Layout Design of Ocean Space Submergible Boat

Seung Ho JANG and Kyong Yop RHEE

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