Content: Preface, Pages xi-xii, Masaharu Takano, Eiji AraiICMA2000 Conference Committees, Page xiiiEditorial Note, Page xiv- Mobility, Wearability, and Virtual Reality; the Elements of User Friendly Human interfaces, Modern Platforms for Cooperation, Pages 3-9, Ilpo ReitmaaHaptics: A Key to Fast Paced Interactivity, Pages 11-16, Vincent Hayward- Micromechatronics for Wearable Information Systems, Pages 19-24, Kiyoshi ItaoMonitoring of the User's Vital Functions and Environment in Reima Smart Clothing Prototype, Pages 25-30, Jaana Rantanen, Akseli Reho, Mikko Tasanen, Tapio Karinsalo, Jukka VanhalaDevelopment of a Wearable Muscle Sound Sensing Unit and Application for Muscle Fatigue Measurement, Pages 31-36, K. Naemura, T. Inoue, K. Fujisue, H. Hosaka, K. ItaoA Novel Antenna System for Man-Machine Interface, Pages 37-42, Pekka Salonen, Mikko Keskilammi, Lauri Sydänheimo, Markku KivikoskiWild animal tracking by PHS (Personal Handy phone System), Pages 43-48, Toshiyuki Takasaki, Rie Nagato, Emiko Morishita, Hiroyoshi Higuchi, Kobayashi Ikutarou, Hiroshi Hosaka, Kiyoshi ItaoActive Visual Feedback Using Head Mounted Display in Human Directed Manufacturing System, Pages 49-54, N. Depaiwa, H. Kato, Yang Y., S. OchiaiDynamics of training simulator for mobile elevating platforms, Pages 55-60, E. Keskinen, M. Iltanen, T. Salonen, S. Launis, M. Cotsaftis, J. PispalaOn Proposal of Function-Behavior-State Framework as Refinement of EID Framework of Human-Machine Interface Design, Pages 61-66, Y. Lin, W.J. Zhang, L.G. WatsonA Graphical User Interface for Industrial Robot Programming in Non-Repetitive Tasks, Pages 67-71, Emilio J. González-Galván, Elizabeth Rivera-Bravo, Rubén D. González-Lizcano, Oscar A. Garay-Molina, Victor H. Miranda-GómezDevelopment of a micro manipulator for minimally invasive neurosurgery, Pages 75-80, K. Harada, K. Masamune, I. Sakuma, N. Yahagi, T. Dohi, H. Iseki, K. TakakuraLAN based 3D digital ultrasound imaging system for neurosurgery, Pages 81-86, Yasuyoshi Tanaka, Ken Masamune, Oliver Schorr, Nobuhiko Hata, Hiroshi Iseki, Yoshihiro Muragaki, Takeyoshi Dohi, Ichiro SakumaA Powered Wheelchair Controlled by EMG Signals from Neck Muscles, Pages 87-92, Hiroaki Seki, Takeshi Takatsu, Yoshitsugu Kamiya, Masatoshi Hikizu, Mitsuyoshi MaekawaAutonomous Mobile Robot for Carrying Food Trays to the Aged and Disabled, Pages 93-98, Tsugito Maruyama, Muneshige YamazakiA New Force Limitation Mechanism for Risk Reduction in Human/Robot Contact, Pages 99-104, Noriyuki TejimaDevelopment and Motion Control of a Wearable Human Assisting Robot for Nursing Use, Pages 105-110, Takeshi Koyama, Maria Q. Feng, Takayuki TanakaDevelopment of an active orthosis for knee motion by using pneumatic actuators, Pages 111-116, S. Kawamura, T. Yonezawa, K. Fujimoto, Y. Hayakawa, T. Isaka, S.R. PandianGait Improvement by Power-Assisted Walking Support Device, Pages 117-122, Saku Egawa, Yasuhiro Nemoto, Atsushi Koseki, Takeshi Ishii, Masakatsu G. FujieA Horseback Riding Therapy System using Virtual Reality and Parallel Mechanism, Pages 123-128, Hitoshi Kitano, Tatsuji Kawaguchi, Youji Urano, Osamu SekineDevelopment of a driving-support system for reducing ride discomfort of passenger cars, Pages 129-134, F. Wang, S. Chonan, H. InookaCharacteristic mapping of stance posture control systems from a control engineering standpoint, Pages 135-140, M. Kikuchi, M. ShiraishiMicro actuator with two piezoelectric elements placed at right angles, Pages 143-148, Shinya Matsuda, Takashi Matsuo, Masayuki UeyamaStudy on driving force of vibrational friction motor, Pages 149-154, S. Kuroda, S. Kuramoto, K. Taguchi, H. Hosaka, K. Kakuta, K. ItaoDesign of Ultrasonic Motor for Driving Spherical Surface, Pages 155-160, Shingo Shimoda, Masayuki Ueyama, Shinya Matsuda, Takashi Matsuo, Ken Sasaki, Kiyoshi ItaoDevelopment of Master-Slave System for Magnetic Levitation, Pages 161-166, Naoaki Tsuda, Norihiko Kato, Yoshihiko Nomura, Hirokazu MatsuiPrecise Positioning of Optical Fibers using Stick-Slip Vibration, Pages 167-172, Naoto Nagaki, Tetsuya Suzuki, Hiroshi Hosaka, Kiyoshi ItaoSimulative Experiment on Precise Tracking for High-Density Optical Storage Using a Scanning Near-field Optical Microscopy Tip, Pages 173-178, T. Hirota, Y. Takahashi, T. Ohkubo, H. Hosaka, K. Itao, H. Osumi, Y. Mitsuoka, K. NakajimaIndependence / cooperative remote control support system for aerial photographing, Pages 179-184, Masafumi Miwa, Hiroshi Kojima, Reizo KanekoControl strategies for Hydraulic Joint Servo Actuators for mobile robotic applications, Pages 185-190, Jörg Grabbel, Monika IvantysynovaIntegration of Micro-Mechatronics in Automotive Applications using Environmentally accepted Materials, Pages 191-196, F. Ansorge, K.-F. Becker, B. Michel, R. Leutenbauer, V. Großer, R. Aschenbrenner, H. ReichlRobust estimation of position and orientation of machine vision cameras, Pages 199-204, Jouko ViitanenDeflection Compensation of Flexible Manipulators Using Machine Vision and Neural Networks, Pages 205-210, Ilkka Koskinen, Jarno Mielikäinen, Heikki Handroos, Heikki Kälviäinen, Pekka ToivonenCamera calibration in machine automation, Pages 211-216, Matti Kutila, Juha Korpinen, Jouko ViitanenReal Time Machine Vision System in Micromanipulator Control, Pages 217-222, J. Korpinen, P. Kallio, J. ViitanenObject tracking by fusing distance and image information, Pages 223-228, Koichi Hara, Kazunori UmedaFace Detection and Face Direction Estimation Using Color and Shape Features, Pages 229-234, Yuichi Araki, Nobutaka Shimada, Yoshiaki ShiraiContour Based Hierarchical Part Decomposition Method for Human Body Motion Analysis from Video Sequence, Pages 235-240, Kengo Koara, Atsushi Nishikawa, Fumio MiyazakiMan Chasing Robot by an Environment Recognition Using Stereo Vision, Pages 241-246, Yoshinobu Sawano, Jun Miura, Yoshiaki ShiraiUsing desktop OCR and adaptive preprocessing for recognizing text on extruded surfaces, Pages 247-252, Jani UusitaloRoad Surface Sensor using IR Moisture Sensor, Pages 253-258, M. Ikegami, K. Ikeda, Y. Murakami, N. Watanabe, K. Isodad, D. Tsutsumi, M. NamiDevelopment of a system for measuring structural damping coefficients, Pages 259-264, H. Yamakawa, H. Hosaka, H. Osumi, K. ItaoDevelopment of an anthropomorphic robotic hand system, Pages 267-272, Kengo Ohnishi, Yukio SaitoDesign of a Humanoid Hand for Human Friendly Robotics Applications, Pages 273-278, Naoki Fukaya, Shigeki Toyama, Tamim Asfour, Rüdiger DillmannHumanoid robot “DB”, Pages 279-284, Shin'ya Kotosaka, Tomohiro Shibata, Stefan SchaalTeleoperation master arm system with gripping operation devices, Pages 285-290, Hitoshi Hasunuma, Hiroaki Kagaya, Masataka Koyama, Jun Fujimori, Fumisato Mifune, Hisashi Moriyama, Masami Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Itoko, Susumu TachiStable Grasping and Posture Control for a Pair of Robot Fingers with Soft Tips, Pages 291-296, K. Tahara, M. Yamaguchi, P.T.A. Nguyen, H.-Y. Han, S. ArimotoAn Implementation of Chopsticks Handling Task by a Multi-fingered Robotic Hand, Pages 297-302, Hajime Sugiuchi, Hirofumi YagiStability Map for Graspless Manipulation Planning, Pages 303-308, Yasumichi Aiyama, Tamio AraiMotion planning and control method of dexterous manipulation utilizing a simulation system for a multi-fingered robotic hand, Pages 309-314, Chang-Soon Hwang, Terunao Hirota, Ken SasakiDistributed Control of Hyper-redundant Manipulator with Expansion and Contraction Motion for Obstacle Avoidance, Pages 315-320, Kenji Inoue, Akinobu Okuda, Hiroyuki Tani, Tatsuo Arai, Yasushi MaeInverse kinematics analysis of a parallel redundant manipulator by means of differential evolution, Pages 321-326, Wu Huapeng, Heikki HandroosPolishing Robot with Human Friendly Joystick Teaching System, Pages 327-332, Fusaomi Nagata, Keigo WatanabeDevelopment of High Precision Mounting Robot with Fine Motion Mechanism: Design and Control of the Fine Motion Mechanism, Pages 333-338, A. Omari, A. Ming, S. Nakamura, S. Masuda, C. Kanamori, M. KajitaniDevelopment of Three Dimensional Measuring System for Making Precise Patterns on Curved Surface Using Laser Drawing, Pages 339-344, Choong Sik Park, Koichi Iwata, Tatsuo Arai, Yoshikazu Murata, Shigeto Omori, Tetsuya HamamotoAutonomous Mobile Robot Navigation based on Wide Angle Vision Sensor with Fovea, Pages 345-350, Sohta Shimizu, Yoshikazu Suematsu, Tomoyuki Matsuba, Shunsuke Ichiki, Keiko Sumida, Jian-ming YangDead Reckoning of Multi-legged Robot —Error Analysis—, Pages 351-356, Toru Masuda, Yasushi Mae, Tatsuo Arai, Kenji InoueUser Friendly Environment for the R&D of Controllers in Heavy Machinery, Pages 359-364, T. Virvalo, M. Linjama, V. Aaltonen, M. KivikoskiUser oriented definition of product requirements within mechatronic engineering, Pages 365-370, M. Gerst, H. Gierhardt, T. BraunA Friendly Open PC-Based Working Frame For Controlling Automatic Re-Configurable Assembly Cells, Pages 371-376, Jose L. Martinez Lastra, Prof. Reijo TuokkoStrategic Management of Adaptive, Distributed, Development of a Mechatronic Product, Pages 377-382, Vesa Salminen, Balan PillaiDevelopment of Adaptive Production System to Market Uncertainty: Autonomous Mobile Robot System, Pages 383-388, Mineo Hanai, Hitoshi Hibi, Tatsumi Nakasai, Kazuaki Kawamura, Hiroyuki TeradaIn-process visualization of machining state with sensor-based simulation to support the recognition ability of operators, Pages 389-394, Koji Teramoto, Masahiko OnosatoMediator-based modeling of factory workers and their motions in the framework in Info-Ergonomics, Pages 395-400, Hiroshi Arisawa, Sayaka ImaiAuthor Index, Pages 401-403