Our project is based on our proposed haptic primary color theory, and our aim is to construct an intelligent information environment that is both visible and tangible, and integrates real-space communication, a human–machine interface, and media processing. We have succeeded in transmitting fine haptic sensations such as material texture and temperature from an avatar robot’s fingers to a human...

A new method for analysing and projecting mortality is proposed and examined. The method takes observed time series of survival quantiles, finds the corresponding z–scores in the standard normal distribution and forecasts the z-scores. The z–scores appear to follow a common simple linear progression in time and hence forecasting is straightforward. Analysis on the z–score scale offers useful in...

We propose a robust procedure based on the regularized phase-tracking (RPT) technique to demodulate squared-grating deflectograms. The use of squared gratings, already reported, lets us multiplex the information of the deflections in two orthogonal directions in a single image, thus avoiding the necessity of rotating the gratings. The good noise-rejection characteristics of the RPT technique ar...

In this paper we define a discrete analogue of the continuous diffracted projection. we define a discrete diffracted transform (DDT) as a collection of the discrete diffracted projections taken at specific set of angles along specific set of lines. We define ‘discrete diffracted projection’ to be a discrete transform that is similar in its properties to the continuous diffracted projection. We ...

We consider in this paper the robust and perfect tracking (RPT) problem for multivariable linear systems with external disturbances. The problem is to design a proper controller such that the resulting overall closed-loop system is asymptotically stable and the controlled output almost perfectly tracks a given reference signal with an arbitrarily fast settling time in the face of external distu...

PIM (Protocol Independent Multicast) is capable of supporting sparse mode (SM) and dense mode (DM) operations. In sparse mode, PIM can use shared trees (RPT) or shortest path trees (SPT) to deliver data packets. One frequently asked questions was how to decide when to use sparse mode and when to use dense mode. What is the criteria? Another unanswered question was whether packets can be lost wh...

The SQuad data structure represents the connectivity of a triangle mesh by its “S table” of about 2 rpt (integer references per triangle). Yet it allows for a simple implementation of expected constant-time, random-access operators for traversing the mesh, including in-order traversal of the triangles incident upon a vertex. SQuad is more compact than the Corner Table (CT), which stores 6 rpt, ...

The present study was designed to determine the capability of human renal proximal tubule (RPT) to generate and export guanosine cyclic 3', 5' monophosphate (cGMP) in response to direct stimulation of soluble guanylyl cyclase by nitric oxide (NO) donors. In addition, we investigated whether cGMP extrusion from human RPT cells is required for inhibition of cellular sodium uptake. RPT cells were ...