| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/47024 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_36_2_043_049.pdf |
| Author | Vaillancourt, Chico| |
| Abstract | In this case study, I will analyse and discuss the results of a survey concerning motivation towards learning a second language conducted in four Canadian schools. This section, part one of the study, was conducted in the Sudbury Region of Ontario, Canada. This region of the world was chosen because bilingualism is quite common there and a large portion of the community has learned a second language. Part two will be conducted in the winter of 2002, in Denmark, a European country that neighbours many countries with different mother tongues, I hope to conclude this case study with part three in the summer of 2002, in Japan, a monolingual island nation. |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2002-03 |
| Volume | volume36 |
| Issue | issue2 |
| Start Page | 43 |
| End Page | 49 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | 英語 |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 120003497045 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/47021 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_36_2_001_006.pdf |
| Author | Sakakibara, Akira| Kanadani, Teruto| Tashiro, Tsutomu| Yoshioka, Kazumi| |
| Abstract | The effect of heat-treatment conditions on occurrence of serration in Al-Zn alloys was investigated. Specimens were aged for various times up to 2.6Ms at 293K or 273K after quenching from various temperatures (T(Q)), 473K to 853K, and tensile-tested at room temperature. Serration occurred more easily according as T(Q) became lower and the aging time became shorter: in the case that T(Q)=473K serration was observed even after aging for 2.6Ms, while in the case that T(Q)=773K serration did not occur irrespective of aging conditions. Serration was also recognized when the specimens were furnace-cooled from 773K to room temperature. These results together with those obtained by the electrical resistometry suggest that the serration in the low'concentrated Al-Zn alloy is caused by the formation of small GP zones whose Guinier radius is less than 1nm or some sort of solute clusters. |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2002-03 |
| Volume | volume36 |
| Issue | issue2 |
| Start Page | 1 |
| End Page | 6 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | 英語 |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 80015497758 |
| Author | Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University| |
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| Published Date | 2002-03 |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Volume | volume36 |
| Issue | issue2 |
| Content Type | Others |
| Author | Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University| |
|---|---|
| Published Date | 2002-03 |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Volume | volume36 |
| Issue | issue2 |
| Content Type | Others |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/47027 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_36_2_067_072.pdf |
| Author | Yoshioka, Tomohiko| Tsuru, Kanji| Hayakawa, Satoshi| Osaka, Akiyoshi| |
| Abstract | Alginic acid was immobilized on γ-aminopropyltriethoxysilane-coated glass as a model substrate since an alginic acid layer was known to prevent cell adhesion. The surface was characterized with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and contact angle measurement. The coated substrates adsorbed practically no calcium phosphates on their surfaces when soaked in a simulated body fluid (SBF) of Kolrubo recipe. Since calcium ions are one of the factors for blood clotting, the present alginic acid coating is one of the candidates to improve blood compatibility of clinical materials. |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2002-03 |
| Volume | volume36 |
| Issue | issue2 |
| Start Page | 67 |
| End Page | 72 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | 英語 |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 80015582225 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/47022 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_36_2_007_013.pdf |
| Author | Abe, Takeji| Nagao, Makoto| Ohta, Tomoyuki| Nagayama, Noriyuki| |
| Abstract | It is important to study the microscopic deformation behavior of inhomogeneous material, for most engineering materials are inhomogeneous. The aim of the present study is to clarify by numerical analysis some features of microscopic plastic strain distributions, the mean flow stress and the material factors affecting on it. The rigid-plastic solution is important not only for plastic deformation problems with large strain, but also for creep deformation problems through the plastic analogy in the creep analysis. The effects of material parameter and loading conditions on the deformation behavior of the material are examined and discussed based on the result of calculation. The effects of the aspect ratio of the inhomogeneous regions on the deformation mode are studied. The patterns of the strain concentration and the averaged flow stress of the inhomogeneous material are also discussed. The results of rigid-plastic material are compared with those of the elastic material. |
| Keywords | Plasticity Deformation Inhomogeneous Material Strain Concentration Coefficient Rigid-Plastic FEM |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2002-03 |
| Volume | volume36 |
| Issue | issue2 |
| Start Page | 7 |
| End Page | 13 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | 英語 |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 120003497044 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/47028 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_36_2_073_082.pdf |
| Author | Hidayat, Iip Syarif| Toyota, Yoshitaka| Torigoe, Osamu| Wada, Osami| Koga, Ryuji| |
| Abstract | A multi-path ring-resonator (MPRR) was proposed to extend FSR of ring resonator. However, it is complicated to analyze the MPRR by using well-known analysis techniques such as scattering matrix or other numerical methods. This paper describes procedure for deriving transfer matrix by means of signal flow-chart to analyze the MPRR. We do not need complicated calculation for steady state analysis because transfer matrix elements are formulated clearly. As a result, The calcultaion time in this method can be reduced 1/3 to 1/20 times compared with using scattering matirx method. Furthermore, a transmittance characteristics of the MPRR at FSR extension-factor of 10 will also be shown. This suggests that analysis of other types of the MPRR by using this method can be performed simply and take a shorter time. |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2002-03 |
| Volume | volume36 |
| Issue | issue2 |
| Start Page | 73 |
| End Page | 82 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | 英語 |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 120003497050 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/47023 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_36_2_015_042.pdf |
| Author | Ohtani, Ryuji| Konishi, Masami| Imai, Jun| Nishi, Tatsushi| |
| Abstract | In this paper, we studied a planning and scheduling of production system considering demand changes. In the proposed system, planning part determines lot-size and amount of jobs in production. On the other hand, scheduling part determines the production sequence of jobs. In order to treat with the demand changes, both planning and scheduling should work well simultaneously. In the proposed system, preset and real time production control system is newly constructed from the view point of adaptive control. In the system, production planning is modified when the difference between production amount and demand becomes large. Moreover, production schedule is regenerated when the determined schedule is deviated from the prospected one. The scheduling system is characterized as the autonomous decentralized optimization system where each job works as agent and agent searches its appropriate starting time of processing. The effectiveness of the proposed system is confirmed by numerical examples. |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2002-03 |
| Volume | volume36 |
| Issue | issue2 |
| Start Page | 15 |
| End Page | 42 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | 英語 |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 80015471209 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/47029 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_36_2_083_089.pdf |
| Author | Watanabe, Tetsushi| Wada, Osami| Koga, Ryuji| Toyota, Yoshitaka| Miyashita, Takuya| |
| Abstract | Suppression of common-mode current is important to achieve electromagnetic compatibility of high-speed and high-density electronic circuits. The authors have focused on the common mode current flowing on a printed circuit board (PCB) to explain the excitation mechanism. A narrow ground pattern in microstrip structure excites common-mode current. In the previous paper, the authors explained the mechanism of common mode generation by means of "current division factor" for simple PCBs. The estimated radiation from a simple PCB agreed well with measured one. In this paper, the authors extend the theory to be applied to generalize ground structure. The validity of the theory is confirmed by comparing the measured radiation and the estimated value using the common-mode model for a test PCB. The estimated radiation agrees well with the measured one within 3 dB up to 900 MHz. |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2002-03 |
| Volume | volume36 |
| Issue | issue2 |
| Start Page | 83 |
| End Page | 89 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | 英語 |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 120003497051 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/47025 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_36_2_051_060.pdf |
| Author | Hikida, Masaki| Magari, Masaki| Nakayama, Yasunori| Kanayama, Naoki| Ohmori, Hitoshi| |
| Abstract | A population of peripheral B cells have been shown to express recombination activating gene products, RAG-1 and RAG-2, which are considered to be involved in revising the B cell antigen receptor (BCR) in the periphery. BCR engagement has been reported to turn off RAG expression in peripheral B cells, whereas the same treatment has an opposite effect in immature B cells in the bone marrow. In contrast to receptor editing that is involved in the removal of autoreactivity in immature B cells, it has been shown that secondary V(D)J rearrangement in peripheral B cells, termed receptor revision, contributes to affinity maturation of antibodies. Here, we show that RAG-2 expression in murine splenic B cells was abrogated by the coligation of BCR with complement receptors (CD21/CD35) much more efficiently than by the engagement of BCR alone. On the other hand, the same coligation augmented proliferation of anti-CD40-stimulated B cells. Consistent with these observations, RAG-2 expression was lower in the draining lymph nodes of the quasi-monoclonal mice when they were immunized with a high-affinity antigen than with a low-affinity one. These findings suggest a crucial role for CD21/CD35 in directing the conservation or the revision of BCRs in peripheral B cells. |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2002-03 |
| Volume | volume36 |
| Issue | issue2 |
| Start Page | 51 |
| End Page | 60 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | 英語 |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 80015582223 |
| Author | Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University| |
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| Published Date | 2001-12 |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Volume | volume36 |
| Issue | issue1 |
| Content Type | Others |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/46999 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_36_1_041_049.pdf |
| Author | Totsuji, Hiroo| Kishimoto, Tokunari| Totsuji, Chieko| Tsuruta, Kenji| |
| Abstract | The ground state of spherical clusters of charged particles of one species confined by the three-dimensional parabolic potential is investigated by molecular dynamics simulations with the system size from N = 5000 to N = 1.2 × 10(5) . The cohesive energy per particle is compared between the shell-structured clusters and spherical finite bcc lattices with relaxed surfaces, the former and the latter being the ground states for small systems and for the large enough systems, respectively. It is shown that, when N > N(c)(N(c) > N), finite bcc lattices with relaxed surfaces (the shell structures) have stronger cohesion than the shell structures (finite bcc lattices with relaxed surfaces) and the critical value of the transition N(c) is estimated to be 10(4) < N(c) < 1.4 × 10(4) . The nucleation of the bcc lattice in the shell-structured cluster of 2 × 10(4) ions is observed. |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2001-12 |
| Volume | volume36 |
| Issue | issue1 |
| Start Page | 41 |
| End Page | 49 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | 英語 |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 80015112663 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/47004 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_36_1_107_116.pdf |
| Author | Kanatani, Kenichi| Ohta, Naoya| |
| Abstract | We present a new method for automatically detecting circular objects in images: we detect an osculating circle to an elliptic arc using a Hough transform, iteratively deforming it into an ellipse, removing outlier pixels, and searching for a separate edge. The voting space is restricted to one and two dimensions for efficiency, and special weighting schemes are introduced to enhance the accuracy. We demonstrate the effectiveness of our method using real images. Finally, we apply our method to the calibration of a turntable for 3-D object shape reconstruction. |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2001-12 |
| Volume | volume36 |
| Issue | issue1 |
| Start Page | 107 |
| End Page | 116 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | 英語 |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 80012855284 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/47002 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_36_1_079_090.pdf |
| Author | Kanatani, Kenichi| |
| Abstract | We first present an improvement of Kanatani's subspace separation [8] for motion segmentation by newly introducing the affine space constraint. We point out that this improvement does not always fare well due to the effective noise it introduces. In order to judge which solution to adopt if different segmentations are obtained, we present two criteria: one is the standard F test; the other is model selection using the geometric AIC of Kanatani [7] and the geometric MDL of Matsunaga and Kanatani [13]. We test these criteria doing real image experiments. |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2001-12 |
| Volume | volume36 |
| Issue | issue1 |
| Start Page | 79 |
| End Page | 90 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | 英語 |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 120003497028 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/46996 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_36_1_007_016.pdf |
| Author | Li, Yan| Abe, Takeji| Tada, Naoya| Kanazawa, Masanori| |
| Abstract | The change in the surface morphology of polycrystalline titanium during tensile plastic deformation is studied, using the scanning probe microscope as well as the laser scanning microscope. The observation shows that the slip occurs mainly near grain boundary at the strain range of ε < 0.05. The slip develops with the applied strain, and the slip on the second slip system or the crossing of slip lines appear. The surface roughness increases linearly with the applied strain. The height difference between the grain boundary area and the inner grain area also increases with the applied strain, though the increase rate becomes low after the applied strain of about 0.3. The nano-scale height difference of the surface step of slip lines increases with the applied strain, though it remains almost constant after the applied strain of 0.4. The averaged surface roughness measured with the scanning probe microscope is in good agreement with that measured with the laser scanning microscope. |
| Keywords | Plasticity Polycrystalline Titanium Tensile Deformation Surface Morphology Slip Twin Probe Scanning Microscope Laser Scanning Microscope |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2001-12 |
| Volume | volume36 |
| Issue | issue1 |
| Start Page | 7 |
| End Page | 16 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | 英語 |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 80012831215 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/47003 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_36_1_091_106.pdf |
| Author | Kanatani, Kenichi| Ohta, Naoya| |
| Abstract | We present a theoretically optimal linear algorithm for 3-D reconstruction from point correspondences over two views. We also present a similarly constructed optimal linear algorithm for 3-D reconstruction from optical flow. We then compare the performance of the two algorithms by simulation and real-image experiments using the same data. This is the first impartial comparison ever done in the sense that the two algorithms are both optimal, extracting the information contained in the data to a maximum possible degree. We observe that the finite motion solution is always superior to the optical flow solution and conclude that the finite motion algorithm should be used for 3-D reconstruction. |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2001-12 |
| Volume | volume36 |
| Issue | issue1 |
| Start Page | 91 |
| End Page | 106 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | 英語 |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 120003497029 |
| Author | Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University| |
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| Published Date | 2001-12 |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Volume | volume36 |
| Issue | issue1 |
| Content Type | Others |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/47001 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_36_1_059_077.pdf |
| Author | Kanatani, Kenichi| |
| Abstract | Contrasting "geometric fitting", for which the noise level is taken as the asymptotic variable, with "statistical inference", for which the number of observations is taken as the asymptotic variable, we give a new definition of the "geometric AIC" and the "geometric MDL" as the counterparts of Akaike's AIC and Rissanen's MDL. We discuss various theoretical and practical problems that emerge from our analysis. Finally, we show, doing experiments using synthetic and real images, that the geometric MDL does not necessarily outperform the geometric AIC and that the two criteria have very different characteristics. |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2001-12 |
| Volume | volume36 |
| Issue | issue1 |
| Start Page | 59 |
| End Page | 77 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | 英語 |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 80012855281 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/47000 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_36_1_051_057.pdf |
| Author | Vaillancourt, Chico| |
| Abstract | This is a brief essay on using kinesthetic approaches to learning English as a second language. In the essay, I briefly discuss teaching philosophy and 2 small-scale Technical Engineering projects that I have introduced and completed with my 4(th) year engineering students in the spring of 2001. |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2001-12 |
| Volume | volume36 |
| Issue | issue1 |
| Start Page | 51 |
| End Page | 57 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | 英語 |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 120003497026 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/46997 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_36_1_017_028.pdf |
| Author | Endo, Shinichiro| Konishi, Masami| |
| Abstract | Small Scale Hydroelectric Power Generation is made using the water drop caused by the gradient difference between that of the river and that of the penstock. The water flow in this system apt to vary with time. Especially, at the time of the flood or that of the dry, the flow in the water stream varies largely. To realize the stable generation, it is necessary to maintain the water level in the head tank located in the mid way in the stream channel at a constant level. In this paper, variation of water level is forecasted using two-tank model for the penstock and the head tank and the water level control algorithm is proposed by deadbeat control. The effectiveness of the algorithm is evaluated beforehand using the simulation program of the water environment for the hydroelectric generation system. |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2001-12 |
| Volume | volume36 |
| Issue | issue1 |
| Start Page | 17 |
| End Page | 28 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | 英語 |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 120003497023 |
