This paper proposes a qualitative research method for analyzing organizational knowledge creation process. This method is based on gradual model structuring method and post-modern research paradigm. This method consists of four sub-methods which were developed at various research fields: (1) longitudinal study method for developmental psyche, (2) organizational activity analysis method based on expansive learning theory, (3) PAC analysis method, (4) Modified grounded theory approach.

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In this talk, we discuss the role of algorithm in computational modeling and inference in the 21st century. Algorithm is not just a tool but is one of the fundamental core parts. We emphasize this point through two concrete examples from the author's past research in which algorithms played key roles in new accomplishment: magnetic shielding design via conic linear programming, and particle smoothing via recursive checkpointing.

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Random bits generation plays an important role for various fields such as Monte-Carlo simulations, algorithms and information security. While real random bits cannot be generated by computers, there are many physical sources that are look like random and it remains possible that we can use such sources to computationally extract real random bits. Efficient algorithms of extracting real randomness from the sources have been extensively investigated. We show a foundation of randomness extractors and its recent progess.

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We propose an omnibus test statistic for normality, which is based on the standardized sample skewness and the standardized sample kurtosis. We obtain a normalizing transformation of the distribution of the test statistic and show the table of the upper percentiles.

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This paper summarizes the efforts for drawing up long-range roadmaps now being undertaken as a key activity of the Transdisciplinary Federation of Science and Technology (TRAFST). Four basic roadmaps are in progress by the dedicated working groups, each consisting of scientists with different backgrounds from different member societies. Preliminary roadmaps corresponding to three items appeared in the TRAFST's Nagano Declaration are also shown.

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In this report, we will show our attempt to draw an academic roadmap in the field of systems, management and control. In our phase 1, we used C-Plan, which is proposed by METI, to draw a roadmap. We found it useful for the communication among different fields of science and engineering, but it is difficult to draw a time-scaled roadmap for transdisciplinary field. We are now trying to draw a roadmap based on specified time-scaled key factors in transdisciplinary field as our Phase 2.

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This document describes the summary of the discussions on an academic roadmap by the members of the working group on Creating New Society through Innovations of Human Interface. The future societies enabled by the development of interface technologies are predicted, and key issues for realizing such societies are presented. This presents an interim report on the ctivities of the working group, and the final roadmap will be presented at the end of this fiscal year.

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This document describes the mission, framework and scope of academic roadmap for monodukuri discussed in working group ARM-WS4. Through the intensive discussion of the scenarios and methodologies of monodukuri in future in the middle of November, a draft of the roadmap will be presented in the second conference.

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Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry formulated the Strategic Technology Roadmap as a navigating tool for strategic planning and implementation of R&D investment. Also, four Academic Roadmaps were developed by academic societies. Because of the importance of technology fusion, cross-field Academic Roadmaps are in great demand.

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With increasing international economic activities in recent years, there are growing expectations for innovations as the driving force for conomic growth and a solution to problems faced by the international community. Fusion of knowledge in various disciplines has been recognized as a key for innovations since J.A.Schumpeter, and today it is required to build an environment that facilitates such knowledge fusion. Intellectual Cafe is one such environment that provides opportunities for promoting fusion and thus stimulating innovations. This paper describes the basic idea and the future directions of the Intellectual Cafe activities now being pursued by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI).

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The function offered with a product has already filled minimum needs. In such business environment, it is important to design, effectively combining the product and activity which were treated separately conventionally, when looking for a way to create new value and differentiate from with competitor. In this pa-per, we propose the framework which represents a product and activity in integration using the conventional mechanical engineering methods. Consequently, product and activity which are a means for creating value are represented objectively in the framework of integrated representation.

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This paper shows the reflection though the experience of consultation in the several companies. It also refers to the SSM methodology in order that it can imply the guideline for the application of its method in the entrepreneurial field

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This document tried to obtain the suggestion to Management system from studying the traditional festival. The rice crop ceremony has the concept of "Yoshuku" based on the risk assessment, and it was effective in the accumulation of know-how and teaching to the next generation. Information literacy and the proposal power will be valued as employee's ability in the future.

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The purpose of this study is to clarify the mechanism of how software engineering capabilities relate to the business performance of IT vendors in the enterprise software industry based on the continuous research since last year. To do this, we developed the Software Engineering Excellence indicator. By analyzing the data collected from 78 major IT vendors in Japan, we found that the effort level on human resource development, project management, quality assurance, research and development, customer contact and process improvement makes better the deliverables as well as the business performance of the IT vendors in Japan.

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Software development has seen an influx of methodologies with little improvements towards the success rates of projects. This research looks into the current methodologies that are applied to software projects, to understand the stakeholders' perception towards the current methodologies they are practicing. The tools and techniques each of the current methodologies used and which areas do they focus on, allowing us to understand why these methodologies are created and which issues they attempt to solved. Finally using this data, the research will classify the tools and techniques into what the research terms Work-Centric, Risk-Centric, Fact-Centric and Value-Centric zones each serving to solve project management issues.

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Concerning systematic study for kawaii products, we describe our intent and its background, and introduce the cultural references. Moreover, we acomplish simple preliminary experiment to test the hypothesis based on these, and show that the evaluated "kawaiiness" of the forms of artificial products depends on ages and genders of subjects.

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Biofeedback is a method or phenomena that the ability to control the inner state of body by oneself consciously can be acquired after some training period using added external feedback passways. The changes in the physiological indices are detected by appropriate biological measuring instruments and the internal state is assessed by them, converted into the recognizable information and presented to the person him/herself. Biofeedback is attractive and fruitful not only as a therapy for patients but also a researching tool for brain, mind and body interactions, consciousness, learning, and so on. The Japanese Society of Biofeedback Research is a community where the researchers and practitioners in various fields can meet, discuss and work together. The synergy of medicine, psychology and engineering is expected to spread the benefit of biofeedback for the welfare of human being.

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This paper introduces the activities of Human Interface Society. Human Interface Society was established in 1999, aiming at becoming an authority for researchers, engineers and students of human interface technologies. Members are steadily increasing to be more than double over a period of eight years. Participants in Human Interface Symposium (HIS) are also increasing and HIS2007 in this September was the largest since its start in 1985.We also promote international activities through participation in IMT (Information and Media Technologies) with other five domestic societies and planning of organized sessions in HCI In-ternational conference.

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We have developed a system named "Wide-view electronic working space" which realizes a gesture action combined with a wide-view arch display. In this paper, we introduce its evolution systems; one uses 3D image display and another is for collaborative work. We have developed a system to browse images and a video playing and editing system as prototypes in order to verify their operation and usability.

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This paper describes a design method and the performance of LQG with filters removing vibration from a reference position for a reduction model of a train. First of all, a notch filter and double PD compensators are designed under white noise for the standard 2nd order controlled object model. Then, LQG regulator with a proper weighted gain is designed for the system. The sensitivity parameter is tuned to remove the vibration from the reference position of rail so that simple regulation systems are obtained. It is confirmed by simulation that the performance with white noise of the system has very good property.

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A new process & device simulation was designed for semiconductor production process flow.The equations were defined by considering the physical data.Simulation models were defined by help of the actual information on the cross section sturucture of IC and IC characteristic.This technique reduces the time that is spent for experiments and help to detect problems that occured during the process flow.In this way,production effciency is succesfully improved.

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One of the most difficult issues for using wind power in practice is that the power output largely depends on the wind condition, and as a result, the future output may be volatile or uncertain. Therefore, the prediction of power output in the future is key to electric power generating industries making the wind power electricity market work properly. However, the use of predictions may cause other problems due to ``prediction errors.'' The objective of this work is to propose a new type of weather derivatives based on the prediction errors for wind speeds and estimate their hedge effect on wind power energy businesses. We will develop a methodology that will optimally construct a wind derivative based on the prediction errors using nonparametric regressions. Then an optimization technique of loss function for a given payoff function of wind derivatives is demonstrated based on the empirical data.

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Code acquisition performance in the Direct-Sequence Code-Division Multiple-Access (DS/CDMA) communication system is strongly related to the quality of the communication systems. The performance is assessed by (i) code acquisition time; (ii) precision; and (iii) complexity for implementation. This paper discusses a low-complexity method for code acquisition and its efficiency. First, a DS/CDMA system model and properties of outputs with a passive matched-filter receiver are reviewed. Second, an error-controllable code acquisition method based on the maximum likelihood (ML) decision process is discussed. Third, a new low-complexity ML code acquisition method with a passive sign-matched filter is proposed. It is concluded that the code acquisition time with the low-complexity method is about 1.5 times longer than that with the original ML method.

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CAE Engineers are often troubled with the lack of reproducibility of simulation results in actual experiments. In addition, efficient design of simulation experiments is required for further reduction of the R&D lead-time. In this report, the design of experiments is applied to the calibration of simulation model to the actual experiment, the screening of parameters and the robust optimization in the procurers of optimization by simulation experiments as a means to secure the reproducibility and the efficiency.

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The authors have proposed the "New Japan Development Design Model". In an effort to verify its validity, the authors have created the high quality assurance CAE model "Total Intelligence CAE Management Model" by utilizing "Technical Elements of Highly Reliable CAE Model". Furthermore, as an extended application of these, the authors have established "Total Intelligence CAE Management System Approach Model". The authors have analyzed an issue of worldwide concern for an automotive transaxle, the oil seal leakage mechanism, and have recognized "CG Navigation and Intelligence CAE Software: Advanced Design - Oil Leakage Simulator" as appropriate development design model and achieved some results. Similarly, the authors developed "Urethane Foam Modeling Simulator" and "Bolt Tightening Simulator", and are getting a given result now.

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In this paper, consideration is given to the validity of "statistical science" which is necessary for innovation of the development designing process for a new issue involving numerical simulation technology (CAE) in development designing: that is designed for the transition from "prototype / experimental based real machine evaluation method" to the "prediction evaluation method based on highly reliable CAE analysis." More specifically, concrete examples of "SQC study cases that contributed to CAE analysis" from automotive manufacturers are examined from the standpoint of "transverse characteristics of statistical science and contribution to design science" so as to propose the "highly reliable CAE analysis system approach method" that contributes to the process innovation of development designing.

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