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Author:   Katsuhisa Furuta ,  Jun Ishikawa
Publisher:   Springer London Ltd
Imprint:   Springer London Ltd
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
Weight:   0.367kg
ISBN:  

9781849968386

ISBN 10:   1849968381
Pages:   212
Publication Date:   13 October 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Dual Sensor Systems Ground Penetrating Radar and Metal Detectors.- Principles of Mine Detection by Ground-penetrating Radar.- Development of Dual Sensors and Deployment in Mine Affected Countries.- Development of an Array Antenna Landmine Detection Radar System.- Test and Evaluation of Japanese GPR-EMI Dual Sensor Systems at the Benkovac Test Site in Croatia.- Vehicle Systems Based on Advanced Robotics for Humanitarian Demining.- Environment-adaptive Anti-personnel Mine Detection System: Advanced Mine Sweeper.- Humanitarian Demining Operation Using the Teleoperated Buggy Vehicle Gryphon with a Mine Sensors Equipped Arm.- Development of Mine Detection Robot Mine Hunter Vehicle (MHV), Controlled Metal Detector and Multi-functional Hydraulic Manipulator.- Explosive Sensors.- Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance for Explosive Detection.- Development of a High-performance Landmine Detection System Through Gamma-ray Detection by Using a Compact Fusion Neutron Source and Dual-sensors.- Development of a Compact Neutron Capture Gamma-ray Imaging System for Anti-personnel Landmine Detection.- Development of an “Electronic Dog Nose” Based on an SPR Immunosensor for Highly Sensitive Detection of Explosives.

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At present, Katsuhisa Furuta is Professor of School of Science & Engineering and School of Science and Technology for Future Life at Tokyo Denki University as well as Professor Emeritus of Tokyo Institute of Technology. He is to be the President of Tokyo Denki University from June 2008. Professor Furuta's research interests lie in the broad areas of System Control, Robotics, Mechatronics, and Computer Vision. He is has done pioneering research in the control of pendulums using the so-called Furuta Pendulum which has been used for control study and education in many countries. He received many awards including of Honorary Doctorate - Helsinki University of Technology (1998), IEEE CSS Distinguished Member (1998), and IEEE Third Millennium Medal (2000). He is a Fellow of SICE (1992), IEEE (1996), IET (2003), IFAC (2006), and Honorary Member of SICE (2006). He also served as Member of Science Council of Japan (1997-2003).

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