Research Activities

Research Areas

• Life sciences, Rehabilitation science
• Life sciences, Biomaterials
• Life sciences, Biomedical engineering

Published Papers

• 1C3-1 Effect of gradation patterns on positional accuracy of active touch, YONEHARA Makiko, TATSUNO Junya, NAKAMURA Hitomi, TAKEHARA Shin, FUJII Takashi, FUKUMOTO Tomoki, JES Ergonomics, JES Ergonomics, 49(6), 279 - 288, Dec. 15 2013
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• Effect of Multi-modal Whole-Body Vibration on Evaluation of Ride Comfort, 44(1), 93 - 98, Jan. 2013
• Effect of Gradational Patterns on Positional Accuracy of Active Touch, YONEHARA Makiko, TATSUNO Junya, NAKAMURA Hitomi, TAKEHARA Shin, FUJII Takashi, FUKUMOTO Tomoki, JES Ergonomics, JES Ergonomics, 49(6), 279 - 288, 2013 , Refereed
  Summary:This paper describes some experiments on the positional accuracy of active touch. Plate surfaces having a gradational unevenness pattern are prepared. The gradational pattern consists of many dots. First, the condition of natural gradation is investigated. The height and pitch of the dots are constant, and their diameters are intergraded. The condition of the logarithmically changing diameter of the dots is evaluated as the natural pattern when the participants touch these dots. Then, the positional accuracy of active touch between a gradationally patterned plate and a smooth plate is compared. Further, the positional accuracy of the gradationally patterned plate is compared to that of a control switch using a lever. As a result, we conclude that the gradationally patterned plate can control the position of a fingertip more accurately than the other plate and switch. Moreover, the results obtained in both the abovementioned cases are significantly different statistically.
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• Feature extraction and recognition for road sign using dynamic image processing, Proceeding of Internationa conference on innovative computing, information andcontrol, Proceeding of Internationa conference on innovative computing, information andcontrol, 2010
• Improvement of adaptive cruise control performace, EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, 2010(29501), 1 - 8, 2010
• Automatic Path Search for Roving Robot Using Reinforcement Learning, International Journal of Research and Surveys ICIC Express Letters, International Journal of Research and Surveys ICIC Express Letters, 4(3(B)), 885 - 892, 2010
• A basic study on evaluation of comfortableness at training by rehabilitation machine, 奥本 泰久, 中村 一美, 坊岡 正之, Journal of Japan Society of Kansei Engineering, Journal of Japan Society of Kansei Engineering, 8(2), 299 - 305, Jan. 2009 , Refereed
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• Multi Objective Hierarchical Service Facility Location Problem With Fuzzy Constraint, Review of Business Research, Review of Business Research, 8(5), 1 - 7, Oct. 2008
• Improvement of adaptive cruise control performace, Proceeding of International symposium on advance vehicle control, Proceeding of International symposium on advance vehicle control, Oct. 2008
• The assessment of posture control in the elderly using the displacement of the center of pressure after forward platform translations., NAKAMURA Hitomi, TSUCHIDA Takamasa, MANO Yukio, Journal of electrophysiology and kinesiology, Journal of electrophysiology and kinesiology, 11(6), 395 - 403, Dec. 2001 , Refereed
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• Influence of Aging in Measurement of COP Displacement with External Stimuli, Nakamura Hitomi, The Hokkaido journal of medical science, The Hokkaido journal of medical science, 76(6), 401 - 407, Nov. 01 2001
• Change of Trace in Center of Pressure after Platform Translation., 中村一美, 土田隆政, 真野行生, 北海道リハビリテーション学会雑誌, 北海道リハビリテーション学会雑誌, 28, 45 - 50, Mar. 2000
• Neurorehabilitation薬物療法とリハビリテーションの融和 痙縮とリハビリテーション, 眞野 行生, 中馬 孝容, 菅田 忠夫, 丸石 正治, 佐藤 史江, 渡部 一郎, 小川 太郎, 中村 一美, 神経治療学, 神経治療学, 16(6), 721 - 724, Nov. 1999
• F-SCANを用いた下垂足患者の足圧パターンの評価, 今川 篤子, 中村 一美, 新名 直樹, 中馬 孝容, 眞野 行生, 神経治療学, 神経治療学, 16(5), 641 - 645, Sep. 25 1999
  Summary:45歳男,41歳男,63歳女.前脛骨筋麻痺をきたし,下垂足を呈した3例を対象としてF-SCANを用いた歩行時の足圧の計測を行った.下垂足を補正する装具の装着により,踏切時の前足部での足圧の上昇が認められ,より正常の足圧パターンに近づくことが確かめられた
• Comparison of the neurotoxicities between volatile organic compounds and fragrant organic compounds on human neuroblastoma SK-N-SH cells and primary cultured rat neurons, Yasue Yamada, Kohei Ohtani, Akinori Imajo, Hanae Izu, Hitomi Nakamura, Kohei Shiraishi, Toxicology Reports, Toxicology Reports, 2, 729 - 736, Jan. 01 2015 , Refereed
  Summary:These are many volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that are synthesized, produced from petroleum or derived from natural compounds, mostly plants. Fragrant and volatile organic compounds from plants have been used as food additives, medicines and aromatherapy. Several clinical and pathological studies have shown that chronic abuse of VOCs, mainly toluene, causes several neuropsychiatric disorders. Little is known about the mechanisms of neurotoxicity of the solvents. n-Octanal, nonanal, and 2-ethyl-1-hexanol, which are used catalyzers or intermediates of chemical reactions, are released into the environment. Essential oils have the functions of self-defense, sterilization, and antibiosis in plants. When volatile organic compounds enter the body, there is the possibility that they will pass through the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and affect the central nervous system (CNS). However, the direct effects of volatile organic compounds on neural function and their toxicities are still unclear. We compared the toxicities of n-octanal, nonanal and 2-ethyl-1-hexanol with those of five naturally derived fragrant organic compounds (FOCs), linalool, cis-3-hexen-1-ol, isoamyl alcohol, n-propyl alcohol and n-phenethyl alcohol. MTT assay of human neuroblastoma SK-N-SH cells showed that the IC< inf> 50< /inf> values of linalool, cis-3-hexen-1-ol, isoamyl alcohol, n-propyl alcohol and phenethyl alcohol were 1.33, 2.3, > 5, > 5, and 2.39mM, respectively, and the IC< inf> 50< /inf> values of toluene, n-octanal, nonanal and 2-ethyl-1-hexanol were 850, 37.2, 8.31 and 15.1μM, respectively. FOCs showed lower toxicities than those of VOCs. These results indicate that FOCs are safer than other compounds.
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• TRAFFIC SIGN RECOGNITION UTILIZING AN EIGEN SPACE METHOD BASED ON the KL TRANSFORM, Shigeharu Miyata, Takahiro Ishikawa, Hitomi Nakamura, Shin Takehara, MANAGEMENT, MANUFACTURING AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING, PTS 1 AND 2, MANAGEMENT, MANUFACTURING AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING, PTS 1 AND 2, 452-453(2), 876 - 882, 2012
  Summary:This study explains that a method utilizing the eigen spaces obtained by the KL transform for automatic recognition by camera of the speed on a speed limit sign has the following advantages: it is robust in response to changes in intensity patterns caused by the direction the sign is facing and by the amount of light striking the sign, and it is able to reduce the recognition processing time by reducing the number of feature vector dimensions during analysis. The method for recognition of traffic signs previously proposed by the authors of this study was a method for recognition based on extracting geometric shapes from the sign and recognizing them based on their aspect ratios. As such, this method was not able to identify the numbers on a speed limit sign, all of which have identical aspect ratios. It will be shown that the method in this study is able to recognize nearly all speed limits indicated on traffic signs within several 100s of ms after image acquisition. This method was applied to still images and its effectiveness was verified from the perspective of the following requirements for providing accurate information concerning the vehicle surroundings to the driver: high processing speed, high recognition accuracy, detection of all detectable objects without omission, and robustness in response to changes in the surrounding environment.
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• ROAD SIGN FEATURE EXTRACTION AND RECOGNITION USING DYNAMIC IMAGE PROCESSING, Shigeharu Miyata, Akira Yanou, Hitomi Nakamura, Shin Takehara, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE COMPUTING INFORMATION AND CONTROL, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE COMPUTING INFORMATION AND CONTROL, 5(11B), 4105 - 4113, Nov. 2009
  Summary:In the research field of intelligent transportation systems (ITS), various suggestions have been made concerning road signs which can be automatically recognized by driver-support systems. A most all of the methods proposed for road sign identification and recognition are processes performed using an instantaneously-acquired static image. As a result, the processing time is a problem. The method which this paper proposes assumes the use of an on-board camera, and involves processing of a dynamic image, allowing effective processing in case when the sign is temporarily hidden by another object. In addition, this paper proposes a simple algorithm for sign detection and recognition that reduces the amount of required calculation. In this paper, nine kinds of signs, such as "STOP," "NO ENTRY" and "NO PASSAGE" were prepared, each 1/3 the size of the actual signs. Experiments were then carried Out for recognition of these signs under various kinds of measurement conditions.
• Automatic path search for roving robot using reinforcement learning, Shigeharu Miyata, Hitomi Nakamura, Akira Yanou, Shin Takehara, 2009 4th International Conference on Innovative Computing, Information and Control, ICICIC 2009, 2009 4th International Conference on Innovative Computing, Information and Control, ICICIC 2009, 169 - 172, 2009
  Summary:Rapid advances in robot technology have been made in recent years. In connection with these advances, robots are expected to be utilized in a variety of places and environments. This study describes 1) a method which allows a robot to measure the location of its destination in the real world based on an image obtained from a single camera, and 2) a method of navigating a robot to a destination which is selected by a user on a display showing the forward robot view. Consideration is also given to cases in which there are obstacles between the robot and the destination. Through the use of reinforcement learning, which is considered a promising candidate among autonomous control techniques, the roving robot tries to find the shortest way to the destination based on information concerning the locations of obstacles and the destination. This study also describes an image-based method of measuring a selected location, the results from a simulation of path finding using reinforcement learning, and the results from an experiment of navigation in a real environment. Finally, a summary of the main conclusions is provided. © 2009 IEEE.
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Conference Activities & Talks

• Effect of fragrance on motor/memory function in mice - Potential efficacy of α pinene and limonene for aging -, NAKAMURA Hitomi,   2019 11 23
• ドライバの心理・生理状態の推定―心拍間隔と疲労/覚醒度の関係―, 中村一美, 岡信翔太, 曽根拓矢, 樹野淳也, 米田智史, 横山博志, Journal of the Japanese Council of Traffic Science,   2018 06 14
• 1E2-3 Relationship between outside air temperature and comfort feeling of human during heating in winter, NAKAMURA Hitomi, HAMADA Yuki, OKADA Yugo, TATSUNO Junya, TAKEHARA Shin, The Japanese Journal of Ergonomics,   2018
• 自動車空調システムにおける補助暖房の有用性の検討, 中村一美, 樹野淳也, 竹原伸, 日本感性工学会春季大会予稿集(CD-ROM),   2018
• 合意形成過程におけるファシリテータの効果―適切なファシリテーション頻度と参加者の性格特性に関する検証―, 原健志, 中村一美, 荻野晃大, 日本感性工学会春季大会予稿集(CD-ROM),   2018
• 歩行者における異常行動の特徴抽出, 中村一美, 露木章史, 田中一基, ヒューマンインタフェースシンポジウム論文集(CD-ROM),   2017 09 04
• ユーザの気分を遷移させるルート提案手法, 弓削舜希, 荻野晃大, 中村一美, 日本感性工学会春季大会予稿集(CD-ROM),   2017
• 温冷感/快適感における季節の影響, 中村一美, 林克政, 樹野淳也, 竹原伸, 日本感性工学会大会予稿集(CD-ROM),   2016 09
• ヒトの温冷感/快適感と生理指標に関する基礎研究, 中村一美, 樹野淳也, 竹原伸, 計測自動制御学会システム・情報部門学術講演会講演論文集(CD-ROM),   2015 11 18
• 香り成分の濃度がマウスの自発運動能におよぼす影響, 中村一美, 山田康枝, 日本感性工学会大会予稿集(CD-ROM),   2015 09
• 自動車空調システムに関する基礎研究~性別・年齢が温冷感覚知覚におよぼす影響~, 中村一美, 樹野淳也, 米原牧子, 竹原伸, 計測自動制御学会システム・情報部門学術講演会講演論文集(CD-ROM),   2014 11 21
• 高齢ドライバに対する自動車運転支援に関する基礎研究, 中村一美, 日本感性工学会大会予稿集(CD-ROM),   2014 09
• 歩行者事故削減に対する取り組み~飛び出し時の特徴抽出~, 中村一美, 露木章史, 山崎慎也, 田中一基, 日本感性工学会春季大会予稿集(CD-ROM),   2014 03
• Usability Validation of Multi-modal Touch Panel, 樹野 淳也, 米原 牧子, 中村 一美, 竹原 伸, 藤井 隆志, 近畿大学次世代基盤技術研究所報告,   2014
  Summary:The objectives of this paper are to investigate the effects of auditory feedback and tactile feedback on usability of touch panel and to find out the improving mechanism of touch panel usability. Four kinds of stimulus conditions are prepared with the absence or presence of auditory feedback and vibration feedback. In experiments, subjects are given phone number task under the stimulus conditions. In order to evaluate the usability, task duration is measured by using timer counter function in the touch panels, and eye-fixation duration is measured with an eye tracking system. From the experimental results of 24 subjects, it was found that not only the task duration but also the fixation duration on the touch panel are influenced by the stimulus conditions. Accordingly, the reason why the task duration under the condition with auditory feedback or vibration feedback becomes shorter seems to depend on the fixation duration on the touch panel. Since it is well known that auditory reaction time and tactile reaction time are faster than visual reaction time, it was guessed that subjects could more quickly judge the completion of phone number input by using auditory and tactile senses.
• 運転時の疲労軽減に関する研究 足趾内反対策靴下の試作, 中村 一美, 樹野 淳也, 米原 牧子, 竹原 伸, 新宅 光男, 産業保健人間工学研究,   2013 09 21
  Summary:わが国では自動車の安全性能向上により交通事故の件数が減少しているが、高齢人口の増加に伴い、高齢者の事故件数は増加している。高齢者が事故を起こす原因として加齢による認知機能・身体機能の低下がある。著者らはこれまで転倒予防靴下の開発を行ってきた。そして、足関節の背屈を支持し、母趾の外反を抑制する機構を備えた靴下を履くことで、足関節の背屈角度と母趾の伸展角度が増加し、下垂足の軽減に効果がみられ、転倒予防に役立つことが示唆された。他方、今川らは下垂足患者に対し、内反・尖足対策用の軟性短下肢装具を用いた場合の歩容改善について報告している。今回、高齢者が事故を起こす原因の一つである身体機能の低下、すなわち疲労に着目し、足関節と母趾の形状を矯正する靴下を用いて運転時の疲労軽減に関する基礎実験を行った。健常高齢者9名を対象とし、まず普段着用している靴下と従来の軟性短下肢装具(背屈位を支持する装具)を用いた「ペダル踏みかえ実験」、次に今回試作した靴下(内反小趾対策靴下)を用いた同実験を行った。結果、従来の軟性短下肢装具よりも内反小趾対策靴下のほうが精神的負担を感じにくいうえ、姿勢安定性に寄与する可能性が示唆された。
• Study on alleviation of fatigue during driving : prototyping of socks for bunionette, 中村 一美, 樹野 淳也, 米原 牧子, 産業保健人間工学研究 = Journal of ergonomics in occupational safety and health,   2013 09
• 自動車室内の快適性・空気質に関する基礎研究, 中村一美, 樹野淳也, 米原牧子, 山田康枝, 竹原伸, 日本感性工学会大会予稿集(CD-ROM),   2013 09
• 車室内空間の快適性向上を目指して, 中村一美, 樹野淳也, 米原牧子, 山田康枝, 竹原伸, 生活生命支援医療福祉工学系学会連合大会講演論文集(CD-ROM),   2013 09
• Influence on ability of spontaneous activity by malodorous substance in mice, NAKAMURA Hitomi, TATSUNO Junya, Yonehara Makiko, Takehara Shin, Yamada Yasue, Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Toxicology,   2013 06
  Summary:【目的】交通環境では排気ガスをはじめとする悪臭物質が自動車室内へと流れ込んでいる．そこで本研究では自動車の空調システムにおいて異臭原因物質の主成分であるプロピオン酸，吉草酸，酪酸に着目し，各物質がマウスの自発運動能におよぼす影響を調べた．また，定量的な評価をおこなうため，各物質の投与方法は腹腔内への注射による投与とした．【方法】本研究には18週齢のC57BL雄性マウス24匹を用いた．全てのマウスに対し，自発運動能測定システム（Wheel Manager, MED Associates Inc.）を用いて回し車（直径10.9cm）の回転数を60分間測定し，controlデータとした．次に24匹のマウスを，注射の有無による影響を調べるためのリンゲル液投与群，悪臭物質による影響を調べるためのプロピオン酸（1µg/kg）投与群，吉草酸（1µg/kg）投与群，酪酸（0.5µg/kg）投与群の4群各6匹ずつに分けた．なお，4群のcontrolデータにおいて一元配置の分散分析をおこなった結果，各群の間に統計学的な有意差はなかった（P>0.05）．各物質をそれぞれの群のマウスの腹腔内に投与し，controlデータと同様に自発運動能を60分間測定した．各物質の投与による統計学的有意差の検定にはウィルコクソンの符号順位和検定を用いた．【結果および考察】リンゲル液を投与した群では投与の有無による統計学的な有意差はなかった（P>0.05）ため，注射による腹腔内投与の影響はないと判断した．プロピオン酸，吉草酸，酪酸を投与した群では，controlデータと比較して回転数が減少した．とくに酪酸を投与した群においては，統計学的な有意差があった（P<0.05）．本研究を通して，悪臭物質がマウスの自発運動能に影響をおよぼすことがわかった．以上のことから，ヒトにおいても悪臭物質は快／不快の感覚に影響を与えるだけではなく，運動能に影響を与える可能性が示唆された．
• Problems of Subjective Scaling of ISO 2631-1 Standard, 5th International Conference on Whole Body Vibration Injuries,   2013 06 , 5th International Conference on Whole Body Vibration Injuries
• トルク入力下の操舵系と車体系の運動特性の基本的考察, 中村一美, 酒井英樹, 自動車技術会学術講演会前刷集,   2013 05 22
• 音刺激の違いが乗り心地評価に与える影響(第2報), 土屋賢太, 樹野淳也, 米原牧子, 中村一美, 竹原伸, 前田節雄, 自動車技術会学術講演会前刷集,   2013 05 22
• 2D2-1 Preliminary study on air conditioner of automotive vehicle using temperature sense of human being, NAKAMURA Hitomi, TATSUNO Junya, YONEHARA Makiko, TAKEHARA Shin, JES Ergonomics,   2013
• 2B4-3 Usability evaluation of multi-modal touch panels, TATSUNO Junya, NAKAMURA Hitomi, YONEHARA Makiko, TAKEHARA Shin, FUJII Takashi, JES Ergonomics,   2013
• 1C3-1 Effect of gradation patterns on positional accuracy of active touch, YONEHARA Makiko, TATSUNO Junya, NAKAMURA Hitomi, TAKEHARA Shin, FUJII Takashi, FUKUMOTO Tomoki, JES Ergonomics,   2013
• 音刺激の違いが乗り心地評価に与える影響, 土屋賢太, 樹野淳也, 米原牧子, 中村一美, 竹原伸, 前田節雄, 自動車技術会学術講演会前刷集,   2012 10 03
• Relationship between whole-body vibration exposure and seat location in automobile,   2012 09
• Effect of Whole-Body Vibration on Roughness Sensation,   2012 09
• Effect of visual and auditory stimuli on human response to whole- body vibration, Inter-Noise 2012,   2012 08 , Inter-Noise 2012
• Effect of whole-body vibration by the driving simulator on subjects' biological responses, Tsuchiya Kenta, Tatsuno Junya, Nakamura Hitomi, Yonehara Makiko, Takehara Shin, Maeda Setsuo, Ogura Yumi, Fujita Etsunori, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of Japan Ergonomics Society,   2012 06 09
• マルチモーダルな振動条件が乗り心地評価に与える影響, 樹野淳也, 土屋賢太, 中村一美, 米原牧子, 竹原伸, 前田節雄, 自動車技術会学術講演会前刷集,   2012 05 23
• 視覚の誘導場による画面上の文字配置と視認性との関連性, 西原健太, 宮田繁春, 中村一美, 日本機械学会中国四国支部総会・講演会講演論文集(CD-ROM),   2012 02 28
• 712 Relation between the layout of characters on the screen and the visibility by Induction Field Model in Vision, NISHIHARA Kenta, MIYATA Shigeharu, NAKAMURA Hitomi, 講演論文集,   2012 02 28
• 車室内空間における快適性向上に関する研究, 中村一美, 日本感性工学会大会予稿集(CD-ROM),   2011 09
• Driving Simulator for Subjective Scaling VAlidation of the ISO 2631-1 standard, internise 2011,   2011 09 , internise 2011
• Correlation between autonomic nervous function and forehead/nasal temperatures in seniors during leg press, 17th International Conference on Thermal Engineering and Thermogrammetry,   2011 07 , 17th International Conference on Thermal Engineering and Thermogrammetry
• Effects of differences in control switch of air conditioning unit on maneuverability:Comparison of three kinds of switches, Tatsuno Junya, Nakamura Hitomi, Yonehara Makiko, Tanaka Kazumoto, Takehara Shin, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of Japan Ergonomics Society,   2011 06 06
• 自動車運転時の情報提示方法の検討―タッチパネルのボタンの明度・色相について―, 中村一美, 西原健太, 樹野淳也, 米原牧子, 宮田繁春, 竹原伸, 人間工学,   2011 06 06
• Effect of gradation patterns of raised dots on tactile perception, YONEHARA Makiko, TATSUNO Junya, NAKAMURA Hitomi, TAKEHARA Shin, FUJII Takashi, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of Japan Ergonomics Society,   2011 06 06
• A study on method of information presentation during driving:value and hue of the button on touch panel, Nakamura Hiotmi, Nishihara Kenta, Tatsuno Junya, Yonehara Makiko, Miyata Shigeharu, Takehara Shin, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of Japan Ergonomics Society,   2011
• 生体情報計測による操作性・快適性の評価に関する研究, 中村一美, 日本感性工学会大会予稿集(CD-ROM),   2010 09
• 高齢者のレッグプレス負荷時の自律神経機能と前額、鼻頭温度, 高尾 文子, 坊岡 正之, 奥本 泰久, 中村 一美, 新谷 奈苗, 中村 百合子, Biomedical Thermology,   2010 06 30
• Visibility evaluation in operating instrument panel during driving, NAKAMURA Hitomi, TATSUNO Junya, TANAKA Kazumoto, MIYATA Shigeharu, TAKEHARA Shin, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of Japan Ergonomics Society,   2010 06 19
• Study on usability of automotive instrument panel:Effects of differences in control switch of air conditioning unit on maneuverability, Tatsuno Junya, Nakamura Hitomi, Tanaka Kazumoto, Takehara Shin, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of Japan Ergonomics Society,   2010 06 19
• Navigation and pathsearch for roving robot using reinforcement learning, Proceeding of IEEE International conference on networking ,sensing and control,   2010
• Relationship between appearance and concept of an emblem in terms of impression, IEEE International conference on networking ,sensing and control,   2009 03 , IEEE International conference on networking ,sensing and control
• 画像に基づく移動ロボットの誘導と経路探索, 宮田繁春, 矢納陽, 中村一美, 竹原伸, インテリジェント・システム・シンポジウム講演論文集,   2008 10 23
• シンボルマークの特徴がヒトの認知過程に及ぼす影響, 川本貴之, 中村一美, 松冨達夫, インテリジェント・システム・シンポジウム講演論文集,   2008 10 23
• 生体情報を用いたヒトの機能評価に関する研究, 中村一美, 日本感性工学会大会予稿集(CD-ROM),   2008 09
• 多目的施設配置問題へのGAの適用に関する検討, 新田信雄, 松冨達夫, 木村有寿, 中村一美, 日本経営システム学会全国研究発表大会講演論文集,   2008 06 07
• 高齢者の下肢トレーニングマシーン動作時の顔面皮膚温度と脳波との関係, 坊岡 正之, 高尾 文子, 奥本 泰久, 中村 一美, Biomedical Thermology,   2008 06 02
• 高齢者の下肢トレーニングマシーン動作時の快適性(α波)と生体情報の変化との関係について, 奥本 泰久, 中村 一美, 坊岡 正之, 高尾 文子, Biomedical Thermology,   2008 06 02
• 設置コストを考慮した複数施設配置問題の解法, 木村有寿, 新田信雄, 松冨達夫, 中村一美, 日本経営工学会秋季研究大会予稿集,   2007 10 20
• Multifacility Location Problem in a Fuzzy Environment, 松冨達夫, 新田信雄, 中村一美, 木村有寿, インテリジェント・システム・シンポジウム講演論文集,   2007 08 10
• 22.Quantitative Assessment of Load of Back Muscles with Electromyography in Driving Wheelchairs, NAKAMURA Hitomi, OKUMOTO Yasuhisa, KAJIMOTO Youhei, MATSUTOMI Tatsuo, Research reports of the Faculty of Engineering, Kinki University,   2007
  Summary:The purpose of this research is to investigate the load of back muscles in driving the wheelchairs. Two types of wheelchairs were used in this research. One of them was a usual self-propelled wheelchair, other one was a new type with lever devices. These studies were performed on 10 healthy young subjects, who had normal neurological history. Electromyography (EMG) recording was carried out in 8 muscles (trapezius, upper and lower portion of deltoid, latissimus dorsi, triceps brachii, common digital extensor, brachioradialis, flexor digitorum profundus) during driving the wheelchairs. As a result, the EMG data indicated that the load of back muscles was lower during driving the new type of wheelchair than usual one. Additionally, these studies were performed on 4 spinal cord injury victims. However the results of them did not indicate similar trends to healthy subjects.
• 20.Feature Extraction and Recognition for Road Sign Using Dynamic Image Processing, MIYATA Shigeharu, YANOU Akira, NAKAMURA Hitomi, TAKEHARA Shin, Research reports of the Faculty of Engineering, Kinki University,   2007
  Summary:In the field of research for the intelligent transportation system (ITS) and the roving robot, the driver-support system auto-recognizing road sings and the robot control system auto-recognizing behavior-indication signs are variously suggested. Both systems use the dynamic image processing to acquire features such as the shape and design of sings. Artificial sings valid for the machine vision are sometimes used for these researches. However, this study uses general road sings adopted in public roads, because machines such as robots and vehicles are supposed to be live together in real environments. In this paper, nine kinds of one third of sings for size such as "Stop," "No entry" and "No passage" are prepared, and then some experiments to recognize these signs are carried out under various kinds of measurement condition.
• 19. Feeling Evaluation for Air Condition of Vehicles by Physiological Measurements, OKUMOTO Yasuhisa, NAKAMURA Hitomi, IKADAI Yousuke, NONAMI Takashi, Research reports of the Faculty of Engineering, Kinki University,   2007
  Summary:For the design and development of vehicles, it becomes more important than ever to offer the comfortable driving environment. This study focused on the air-conditioning system of a car, and the comfortableness for a driver was evaluated using the bioengineering technology. The experiments were carried out by electroencephalogram measurement and electrocardiograph measurement for a driver near the air conditioning outlet inside the passenger car. As a result, the correlation between the comfortableness and the thermal environment was gained: 1. It became clear to be able to evaluate the amenity using electroencephalogram measurement (content rate of α wave) and electrocardiograph measurement (LF/HF value). Though it is said that it is more comfortable when the LF/HF value is lower, and when the content rate of α wave is higher, both measuring results were well corresponded. 2. It was proven that the peak of the amenity for both data appeared at some temperature (temperature of car's interior or near the air-condition outlet) as experimental results. 3. It was also proven that not only the temperature but also the humidity influence the amenity.
• THE ASESSMENT OF EQUILIBRIUM SENSE USING FORWARD TRANSLATION., Third Cairo International Biomedical Engineering Conference,   2006 12 , Third Cairo International Biomedical Engineering Conference
• 機能の異なる複数施設配置問題のGAによる解法, 田中陽介, 松冨達夫, 中村一美, 日本経営工学会春季大会予稿集,   2006 05 22
• 階層的機能を持つ複数施設配置問題の解法, 田中陽介, 松冨達夫, 中村一美, 日本オペレーションズ・リサーチ学会秋季研究発表会アブストラクト集,   2006
• マーケットシェアを考慮した競合施設配置問題, 菊田直正, 中村一美, 松冨達夫, 日本経営工学会秋季研究大会予稿集,   2005 09 12
• 異なる2タイプの施設配置問題について, 田中陽介, 菊田直正, 中村一美, 松富達夫, 日本オペレーションズ・リサーチ学会秋季研究発表会アブストラクト集,   2005
• Atsuo MURATA, Takashi SORA, Hitomi NAKAMURA: Evaluation of Cognitive Function for Elderly using Event-related Potential (P300 and CNV). 2002, IEEE International Conference on System, Man and Cybernetics, Tunisia,   2002 10
• Atsuo MURATA, Hitomi NAKAMURA, Yoshitomo OKADA: Comparison of Efficiency in Key Entry among Young, Middle and Elderly Age Groups－Effects of Aging and Character Size of a Keyboard on Work Efficiency in an Entry Task－.2002, IEEE International Conference on System, Man and Cybernetics, Tunisia,   2002 10
• 眼球サッケード課題と床面水平移動刺激による姿勢制御課題を用いた外傷性脳損傷患者の高次脳機能の検討, 新名 直樹, 中村 一美, 松尾 雄一郎, 土田 隆政, 眞野 行生, 新明 康弘, 陳 進輝, 鈴木 康夫, 丸石 正治, リハビリテーション医学,   2001 10 18
• Saccade課題と水平移動刺激による重心動揺検査を用いた高次脳機能の検討, 新名 直樹, 丸石 正治, 中村 一美, 土田 隆政, 新明 康弘, 陳 進輝, 鈴木 康夫, 眞野 行生, リハビリテーション医学,   2001 05 22
• 前方水平移動刺激後の重心動揺, 土田 隆政, 中村 一美, 眞野 行生, リハビリテーション医学,   2001 03 18
• 水平移動刺激が姿勢制御におよぼす影響, 中村一美, 土田隆政, 真野行生, バイオメカニズム学術講演会予稿集,   2000 11 24
• 高齢者の静止立位時の下肢筋活動と前方移動刺激後の重心動揺, 土田 隆政, 中村 一美, 眞野 行生, リハビリテーション医学,   2000 11 18
• 水平移動刺激が姿勢制御に及ぼす影響, 中村 一美, 土田 隆政, 眞野 行生, バイオメカニズム学術講演会予稿集,   2000 11
  Summary:通常の重心動揺検査(静止立位時での検査)では現れにくい高齢者個体間での姿勢安定性の差異が水平移動刺激を与えることで評価できるか検討した.その結果,圧中心動揺による検査,下肢筋電図による検査のいずれについても水平刺激を与える方が個々の姿勢反射能の差異を評価し易いことが示唆された
• Hitomi NAKAMURA, Takamasa TSUCHIDA, Yukio MANO: Measurement of center of pressure after forward translation in healthy subjects., The 13th congress of international society of electrophysiology and kinesiology, Sapporo,   2000 06
• Influence of light or sound stimulation on the perception of rotatory motion, NAKAMURA Hitomi, UEMI Norihiro, NARA Hiroyuki, TANAKA Toshiaki, IFUKUBE Tohru, Technical report of IEICE. HIP,   1997 03 18
  Summary:The purpose of this study is to inspect how the vestibular sensation would be influenced by the visual or the auditory stimulation. A rotatory chair, the 16 speakers and the 4 laser pointers were used for stimulators. These stimulators were placed in the dark anechoic room. From the experiment results, it was found that the perception of rotatory motion was clearly influenced by the moving sound sources and the moving lights in some subjects. However, the other subjects were little influenced. We also examined the reason why the difference of the perceptions between two groups was occurred.
• Effects of a moving light and a moving sound source on perception of rotatory motion., 中村一美, 上見憲弘, 奈良博之, 伊福部達, 日本バーチャルリアリティ学会大会論文集,   1996 10
• Norihiro UEMI, Yuichi ISHIDA, Hitomi NAKAMURA, Makoto TAKAHASHI, Namugyun KIM, and Tohru IFUKUBE: Interaction between the perception of a gyration and that of a moving sound source., Auditory Research Forum Japan ’96, Izu-Nagaoka,   1996 10

Misc

• Usability Validation of Multi-modal Touch Panel, 樹野 淳也, 米原 牧子, 中村 一美, 竹原 伸, 藤井 隆志, 近畿大学次世代基盤技術研究所報告, 5, 55, 62,   2014 06 , http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/120005730438
  Summary:The objectives of this paper are to investigate the effects of auditory feedback and tactile feedback on usability of touch panel and to find out the improving mechanism of touch panel usability. Four kinds of stimulus conditions are prepared with the absence or presence of auditory feedback and vibration feedback. In experiments, subjects are given phone number task under the stimulus conditions. In order to evaluate the usability, task duration is measured by using timer counter function in the touch panels, and eye-fixation duration is measured with an eye tracking system. From the experimental results of 24 subjects, it was found that not only the task duration but also the fixation duration on the touch panel are influenced by the stimulus conditions. Accordingly, the reason why the task duration under the condition with auditory feedback or vibration feedback becomes shorter seems to depend on the fixation duration on the touch panel. Since it is well known that auditory reaction time and tactile reaction time are faster than visual reaction time, it was guessed that subjects could more quickly judge the completion of phone number input by using auditory and tactile senses.
• Effect of Gradational Patterns on Positional Accuracy of Active Touch, 米原 牧子, 樹野 淳也, 中村 一美, 近畿大学次世代基盤技術研究所報告, 5, 129, 138,   2014 , http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/40020162382
• Measurement and evaluation of whole-body vibration in driving electrically powered scooters, 樹野 淳也, 土屋 賢太, 米原 牧子, 中村 一美, 竹原 伸, 前田 節雄, 近畿大学次世代基盤技術研究所報告, 4, 63, 69,   2013 06 , http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/120005730424
  Summary:［Abstract］For the disabled and the long-lived, wheelchairs are effective to expand their field of activities. It is well known that wheelchair users are exposed to whole-body vibration when they move around on wheelchairs. Then, this paper discusses the whole-body vibration in driving an electrically powered scooter. We executed experiments to measure three axes of the frequency weighted r.m.s. acceleration on seat surface of an electrically powered scooter at three types of road surface. The experiment results suggest that the user of electrically powered scooter was exposed to considerable amplitude of whole-body vibration. In addition, it is recognized that the future work is to propose countermeasures for improving the discomfort and health effect from whole-body vibration of an electrically powered scooter seat by using 12 axes acceleration measurement based on ISO2631-1.
• Effects of differences in the control switch of air conditioning units on maneuverability, 樹野 淳也, 中村 一美, 米原 牧子, 田中 一基, 竹原 伸, 近畿大学次世代基盤技術研究所報告, 3, 47, 54,   2012 06 , http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/120005730407
  Summary:[Abstract] Most traffic accidents are caused by inattentive driving. Inattentive driving occurs when drivers operate devices unrelated to driving. This paper evaluates the maneuverability of control switch of the air conditioning unit. We performed an experiment to compare the operation of three kinds of control switches: lever switch, knob rotary switch, and dial rotary switch. The experimental results showed that the subjects could perform the tasks more accurately using the knob rotary switch compared to that using the dial rotary switch and lever switch. The difference in the operation of three different control switches is as follows: In the case of the knob rotary switch and lever switch, the subjects are able to hold the switch at the central position by arm kinesthetic sense, and the motion error gets canceled when the subjects operate the control switch continuously. In contrast, in the case of the dial rotary switch, subjects are not able to recognize the switch rotation without visual confirmation, and the error accumulates whenever the subjects operate the switch. The next stage of this research involves the development of a switch that operates without visual confirmation. In the future, it is expected that the control switch of the air conditioning unit will not only possess a merchantable design but will also produce better results during its operation.
• Effect of surface texture on glossiness and color for wrinkly textured surfaces in automotive interior, 米原 牧子, 樹野 淳也, 中村 一美, 竹原 伸, 近畿大学次世代基盤技術研究所報告, 3, 73, 77,   2012 06 , http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/120005730411
  Summary:[Abstract] Texture is one of the important factors to characterize appearance of products. However, its quantitative evaluation is difficult and the proper evaluation method has not been developed yet. In order to solve this problem, in the present study, we proposed several parameters applicable for quantitative texture evaluation. Effects of surface roughness on glossiness and surface color were investigated for wrinkly textured surfaces in car interior. With decreasing skewness Rsk, glossiness increased. The lightness L* and color coordinate b* change with the arithmetical mean roughness, Ra. The present experimental results showed that the texture can be evaluated quantitatively by using three combined parameters: surface roughness, glossiness and surface color.
• 「平成22年度次世代自動車技術調査研究事業」委託試験報告「次世代自動車技術であるHV技術の実効性評価・解析」, 竹原伸, 樹野淳也, 中村一美, 米原牧子, 近畿大学次世代基盤技術研究所報告, 2, 141, 148,   2011 06 , http://jglobal.jst.go.jp/public/201402277329307046
• Evaluation of touch panel with multimodal interaction, 樹野 淳也, 西澤 貴史, 米原 牧子, 中村 一美, 竹原 伸, 藤井 隆志, 近畿大学次世代基盤技術研究所報告, 2, 83, 88,   2011 06 , http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/120005730392
  Summary:[Abstract] The touch panel iswidely used in many applications; ATM, FA instrument, car navigation system, cell phone and so on. Although the advantage of the touch panel is that change and update work are easy compared to mechanical switches, the touch panel has a serious problem that it gives no click feeling to operators. Therefore, as a result of researches on touch panel with tactile feedback, some items have been available commercially. However, there are few researches to evaluate the touch panel with tactile feedback. Then we carry out experiments where subjects enter sixteen telephone numbers to touch panel. So, we discuss the affects of differences in sensory feedback on task duration of subject.
• Feature Extraction and Recognition for Road Sign Using Dynamic Image Processing, 宮田繁春, 矢納陽, 中村一美, 竹原伸, 近畿大学工学部研究報告, 41, 125, 131,   2007 12 20 , http://jglobal.jst.go.jp/public/200902235285753332
• Quantitative Assessment of Load of Back Muscles with Electromyography in Driving Wheelchairs, 中村一美, 奥本泰久, 梶本洋平, 松冨達夫, 近畿大学工学部研究報告, 41, 137, 140,   2007 12 20 , http://jglobal.jst.go.jp/public/200902251766320176
• Feeling Evaluation for Air Condition of Vehicles by Physiological Measurements, 奥本泰久, 中村一美, 筏井陽介, 野波崇, 近畿大学工学部研究報告, 41, 119, 123,   2007 12 20 , http://jglobal.jst.go.jp/public/200902297993698576
• 19. Feeling Evaluation for Air Condition of Vehicles by Physiological Measurements, OKUMOTO Yasuhisa, NAKAMURA Hitomi, IKADAI Yousuke, NONAMI Takashi, Research reports of the Faculty of Engineering, Kinki University, 41, 119, 123,   2007 , http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110007025621
  Summary:For the design and development of vehicles, it becomes more important than ever to offer the comfortable driving environment. This study focused on the air-conditioning system of a car, and the comfortableness for a driver was evaluated using the bioengineering technology. The experiments were carried out by electroencephalogram measurement and electrocardiograph measurement for a driver near the air conditioning outlet inside the passenger car. As a result, the correlation between the comfortableness and the thermal environment was gained: 1. It became clear to be able to evaluate the amenity using electroencephalogram measurement (content rate of α wave) and electrocardiograph measurement (LF/HF value). Though it is said that it is more comfortable when the LF/HF value is lower, and when the content rate of α wave is higher, both measuring results were well corresponded. 2. It was proven that the peak of the amenity for both data appeared at some temperature (temperature of car's interior or near the air-condition outlet) as experimental results. 3. It was also proven that not only the temperature but also the humidity influence the amenity.
• 20.Feature Extraction and Recognition for Road Sign Using Dynamic Image Processing, MIYATA Shigeharu, YANOU Akira, NAKAMURA Hitomi, TAKEHARA Shin, Research reports of the Faculty of Engineering, Kinki University, 41, 125, 131,   2007 , http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110007025622
  Summary:In the field of research for the intelligent transportation system (ITS) and the roving robot, the driver-support system auto-recognizing road sings and the robot control system auto-recognizing behavior-indication signs are variously suggested. Both systems use the dynamic image processing to acquire features such as the shape and design of sings. Artificial sings valid for the machine vision are sometimes used for these researches. However, this study uses general road sings adopted in public roads, because machines such as robots and vehicles are supposed to be live together in real environments. In this paper, nine kinds of one third of sings for size such as "Stop," "No entry" and "No passage" are prepared, and then some experiments to recognize these signs are carried out under various kinds of measurement condition.
• 22.Quantitative Assessment of Load of Back Muscles with Electromyography in Driving Wheelchairs, NAKAMURA Hitomi, OKUMOTO Yasuhisa, KAJIMOTO Youhei, MATSUTOMI Tatsuo, Research reports of the Faculty of Engineering, Kinki University, 41, 137, 140,   2007 , http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110007025624
  Summary:The purpose of this research is to investigate the load of back muscles in driving the wheelchairs. Two types of wheelchairs were used in this research. One of them was a usual self-propelled wheelchair, other one was a new type with lever devices. These studies were performed on 10 healthy young subjects, who had normal neurological history. Electromyography (EMG) recording was carried out in 8 muscles (trapezius, upper and lower portion of deltoid, latissimus dorsi, triceps brachii, common digital extensor, brachioradialis, flexor digitorum profundus) during driving the wheelchairs. As a result, the EMG data indicated that the load of back muscles was lower during driving the new type of wheelchair than usual one. Additionally, these studies were performed on 4 spinal cord injury victims. However the results of them did not indicate similar trends to healthy subjects.
• けい縮とリハビリテーション, 真野行生, 中馬孝容, 菅田忠夫, 丸石正治, 佐藤史江, 渡部一郎, 小川太郎, 中村一美, 神経治療学, 16, 6, 721, 724,   1999 11 25 , http://jglobal.jst.go.jp/public/200902162668249240