IEEE Catalog Number: ISBN:

CFP0921D-PRT 978-1-4244-3959-1

2009 2nd Conference on Human System Interactions (HSI)

Catania, Italy 21 – 23 May 2009

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Fuzzy Manual Control of Multi-Robot System with Built-In Swarm Behavior ............................................1Ondrej Linda, Milos Manic

Adaptive Behavioral Control of Collaborative Robots in Hazardous Environments ...................................7Kevin McCarty, Milos Manic

Mining Temporal Medical Data Using Adaptive Fuzzy Cognitive Maps.....................................................13Wojciech Froelich, Alicja Wakulicz-Deja

Cooperative Interaction of Walking Human and Distributed Robot Maintaining Stability of Swarm ............................................................................................................................................................21

Hiroshi Hashimoto, Sho Yokota, Akinori Sasaki, Yasuhiro Ohyama, Hiroyuki Kobayashi

A Video Monitoring System Using Ontology-Driven Identification of Threats ..........................................25Pawe- L. Kaczmarek, Piotr Zielonka

Decision Supporting System Based on Fuzzy Default Reasoning .................................................................29Andrzej Pu-ka

Signal Processing Aspects in State Feedback Control Based on Iterative Feedback Tuning .....................37Mircea-Bogdan Radac, Radu-Emil Precup, Stefan Preitl, Emil M. Petriu, Claudia-Adina Dragos, Adrian Sebastian Paul, Stefan Kilyeni

Evaluation Method of Haptic Human Motion by Modal Work Information ..............................................43Masataka Sato, Tomoyuki Shimono, Hiroaki Kuwahara, Yusuke Kasahara, Kouhei Ohnishi

Web Search Results Clusterization with Background Knowledge ...............................................................47Julian Szymanski

Active Tactile Sensing of Stiffness and Surface Condition Using Balloon Expansion ................................51Yoshihiro Tanaka, Kazuki Doumoto, Akihito Sano, Hideo Fujimoto

Gaussian Models and Fast Learning Algorithm for Persistence Analysis of Tracked Video Objects................................................................................................................................................................57

GuoQing Yin, Dietmar Bruckner

Human-Ambient Interaction through Wireless Sensor Networks................................................................61Alessandra De Paola, Salvatore Gaglio, Giuseppe Lo Re, Marco Ortolani

Balance Control of Robot and Human-Robot Interaction with Haptic Sensing Foots ...............................65Kitti Suwanratchatamanee, Mitsuharu Matsumoto, Shuji Hashimoto

Kinematics, Workspace, Design and Accuracy Analysis of RPRPR Medical Parallel Robot ....................72Cristian Szep, Sergiu-Dan Stan, Vencel Csibi, Milos Manic, Radu Balan

Multi-Robot, Multi-Target Particle Swarm Optimization Search in Noisy Wireless Environments ....................................................................................................................................................78

Kurt Derr, Milos Manic

Networked Control Systems Based on Dynamic Matrix Control .................................................................84Zaiping Chen

Networked Control System with Long Time Delay Based on IPFC .............................................................89Chen Zaiping

Algorithms for Reducing the Semantic Gap in Image Retrieval Systems ....................................................94Anca Loredana Ion

Kinematics Analysis, Workspace, Design and Control of 3-RPS and TRIGLIDE Medical Parallel Robots ................................................................................................................................................100

Dan Verde?, Sergiu-Dan Stan, Milos Manic, Radu Balan, Vistrian Matie?

Efficient and Reliable Training of Neural Networks ...................................................................................106Hao Yu, Bogdan M. Wilamowski

Progress on a Decision-Support System for Abdominal CT Scans.............................................................113Stuart Golodetz, Irina Voiculescu, Stephen Cameron

Medical Research-Oriented Workflow Automation in Distributed Heterogeneous Environments of Data Acquisition.................................................................................................................117

Silke Holzmüller-Laue, Bernd Göde, Kerstin Thurow

Towards a Wearable Device for Deep Brain Signals Monitoring ...............................................................125F. Amarù, P. Arena, A. Latteri, D. Lombardo, P. Mazzone, G. Vagliasindi

Designing Context Aware User Interfaces for Online Exercise Training Supervision .............................129Florian Klompmaker, Karsten Nebe, Clemens Busch, Detlev Willemsen

Telemedical Data Acquisition System for Use in Preventive Medicine ......................................................133S. Neubert, D. Arndt, S. Holzmuller-Laue, R. Stoll

OSAMI-D: An Open Service Platform for Healthcare Monitoring Applications .....................................136Myriam Lipprandt, Marco Eichelberg, Wolfgang Thronicke, Jan Krüger, Isabell Drüke, Detlev Willemsen, Clemens Busch, Christoph Fiehe, Elmar Zeeb, Andreas Hein

A Networked Embedded Computing Platform for Physical Activity Assessment ....................................143Francesco Sgrò, Lucia Lo Bello, Mario Lipoma

Influence of Personality and Individualabilities on the Sense of Presence Experiencedin Virtual Environments .....................................................................................................................................149

José Gutiérrez-Maldonado, Iván Alsina-Jurnet, Mar Rus-Calafell

Towards Home Healthcare Informatics........................................................................................................153Stefano Bonacina, Sara Marceglia, Luca Mazzola, Francesco Pinciroli

Eldergames Project: An innovative Mixed Reality Table-top Solution to Preserve Cognitive Functions in Elderly People ..........................................................................................................161

Luciano Gamberini, Francesco Martino, Bruno Seraglia, Anna Spagnolli, Malena Fabregat, Francisco Ibanez, Mariano Alcaniz, Javier Montesa Andrés

Interactive Models Used in Civil Engineering Education Based on Virtual Reality Technology .......................................................................................................................................................167

Alcínia Z. Sampaio, Pedro G. Henriques, Carlos O. Cruz

Intelligent Diagramming in the Electronic Online Classroom ....................................................................174Bernd Meyer, Kim Marriott, Adrian Bickerstaffe, Lars Knipping

Multipurpose Wireless Sensor Network Platform for Research and Training in Data Fusion, and Multi-feature Target Tracking..................................................................................................181

Ahmet Kuzu, Serkan Erboral, Seta Bogosyan, Metin Gokasan, Tubitak-Mam-Bte

Visual and Proprioceptive Integration of the Virtual and Real Fingertips................................................187Leonidas Deligiannidis, Daniel S. McConnell, Christopher Vallee

Abstraction of Action Components Based on Haptic Information .............................................................193Hiroaki Kuwahara, Tomoyuki Shimono, Kouhei Ohnishi

Design of a Device for the High-Fidelity Haptic Rendering of Rotatory Car Doors .................................199Michael Strolz, Claudia Ehinger, Martin Buss

WeyeB, an Eye-Controlled Web Browser for Hands-Free Navigation ......................................................207Marco Porta, Alessia Ravelli

Keyword Spotting Based System for Conversation Fostering in Tabletop Scenarios: Preliminary Evaluation ..................................................................................................................................213

Emanuele Principi, Simone Cifani, Cesare Rocchi, Stefano Squartini, Francesco Piazza

A Valued Tolerance Approach to Missing Attribute Values in Data Mining ............................................217Jerzy W. Grzymala-Busse, Zdzislaw S. Hippe, Wojciech Rzasa, Supriya Vasudevan

Separation Anxiety: Stresses of Developing A Modern Day Separable User Interface ............................225Richard Kennard, Ernest Edmonds, John Leaney

A Spatial Path Specification System for Mechanism Development ............................................................233Christian Richter, Marcus Fischer, Franz Irlinger, Tim C. Lueth

Designing a Glanceable Peripheral Display for Severity-based Multiple Alarm Notification .................239Daniela Angelucci, Stefania Di Paolo, Laura Tarantino

The Electric Wheelchair Controlled by Human Body Motion....................................................................244Sho Yokota, Hiroshi Hashimoto, Yasuhiro Ohyama, Jin-Hua She, Hisato Kobayashi, Pierre Blazevic

Corpora Building and Processing ..................................................................................................................248Marija Brkic, Maja Matetic, Igor Jugo

Development of a MEMS Based Wearable Motion Capture System .........................................................252Nunzio Abbate, Adriano Basile, Carmen Brigante, Alessandro Faulisi

Automated Pairing Between Physical Control Parameters and Coding Parameters in Auditory Cognitive Communication Channels.............................................................................................257

A. Csapo, B. Resko, H. Hashimoto, P. Baranyi

Compliant Comanipulation Control for Medical Robotics .........................................................................262Cristovao Sousa, Rui Cortesao, Pedro Queiros

Complex Human Computer Interface for LAS Patient...............................................................................269Tomasz Kocejko, Adam Bujnowski, Jerzy Wtorek

Real-time Framework for Multimodal Human-Robot Interaction ............................................................273Jurgen Gast, Alexander Bannat, Tobias Rehrl, Frank Wallhoff, Gerhard Rigoll, Cornelia Wendt, Sabrina Schmidt, Michael Popp, Berthold Farber

Experiences in HRI: Design of an Interface for a Team of Multiple Heterogeneous Robots ...................281Patricio Nebot, Enric Cervera

A New Version of ROSECON - A Software Tool for Modeling and Analyzing Systems of Processes Working Together..........................................................................................................................285

Krzysztof Pancerz

Comparing Low Cost Input Devices for Interacting with 3D Virtual Environments ...............................289C. Ardito, P. Buono, M. F. Costabile, R. Lanzilotti, A. L. Simeone

Automated FAQ Answering with Question-Specific Knowledge Representation for Web Self-Service ......................................................................................................................................................295

Eriks Sneiders

A Tangible Interface for the AMI Content Linking Device – The Automated Meeting Assistant ...........................................................................................................................................................303

Jochen Ehnes

An Automated Reverse Turing Test Using Facial Expressions...................................................................311E. R. Vimina

A Proposal of Expected Answer Type and Named Entity Annotation in a Question Answering Context..........................................................................................................................................315

E. Boldrini, S. Ferrández, R. Izquierdo, D. Tomás, O. Ferrández, J. L. Vicedo

A Distributed Decision Support System for Building Evacuation ..............................................................320Avgoustinos Filippoupolitis, Erol Gelenbe

Assistive Smartphone for People with Special Needs: The Personal Social Assistant...............................328S. Verstockt, D. Decoo, D. Van Nieuwenhuyse, F. De Pauw, R. Van de Walle

An Experience Sampling Study into Awareness Needs of Busy Families ..................................................335Vassilis-Javed Khan, Panos Markopoulos, Berry Eggen

A Tool for Wizard of Oz Studies of Multimodal Mobile Systems...............................................................341Carmelo Ardito, Paolo Buono, Maria Francesca Costabile, Rosa Lanzilotti, Antonio Piccinno

Validating Complex Interactions in Air Traffic Management....................................................................345Valentina Di Giacomo, Massimo Felici, Valentino Meduri, Domenico Presenza, Carlo Riccucci, Alessandra Tedeschi

Two Competitive Solutions to the Problem of Remote Eye-tracking .........................................................353G. Crisafulli, G. Iannizzotto, F. La Rosa

Generalizing the Mirror-Neuron-Model for Thinking Processes ...............................................................360Wolfgang Hilberg

The Amused Brain: Neuropsychoanalytic Perspectives on Laughter, Humor and Mirth .......................364Gerald Wiest, Elisabeth Brainin

The Statistical Challenge of Scan-path Analysis ..........................................................................................369Moreno I. Coco

Failsafe Aspects of a Decision Unit Inspired by Cognitive Sciences–The Id without Ego and Super-Ego ........................................................................................................................................................373

Tobias Deutsch, Anna Tmej, Clemens Muchitsch, Gerhard Zucker, Christiane Riediger, Roland Lang

Bionic Inspired Information Representation for Autonomous Agents.......................................................380H. Zeilinger, R. Lang, B. Müller

A Parameterizable Handel-C Neural Network Implementation for FPGA...............................................387C. Benbouchama, M. Tadjine, A. Bouridane

Describing Human-Object Interaction in Intelligent Space .......................................................................392Mihoko Niitsuma, Kazuki Yokoi, Hideki Hashimoto

Design and Implementation of Distributed Sensor Network for Intelligent Space Based on Robot Technology Components .....................................................................................................................397

Takeshi Sasaki, Hideki Hashimoto

Vibro-tactile Feedback for VR Systems ........................................................................................................403Gabor Sziebig, Bjorn Solvang, Csaba Kiss, Peter Korondi

Automated Pairing Between Physical Control Parameters and Coding Parameters in Auditory Cognitive Communication Channels.............................................................................................408

A. Csapo, B. Resko, G. Sziebig, H. Hashimoto, P. Baranyi

Cognitive Supervision System for Industrial Robots ...................................................................................413Gabor Soros, Barna Resko, Peter Baranyi

Adaptive, Safe Mobile Robot Programming in the Intelligent Space .........................................................418L. A. Jeni, Z. Istenes, M. Tejfel, P. Korondi, H. Hashimoto

Towards Integral Human-Machine System Conception: from Automation Design to Usability Concerns ..........................................................................................................................................424

Pere Ponsa, Ramon Vilanova, Beatriz Amante

Assessment of the Use of a Human-computer Vision Interaction Framework ..........................................431Pere Ponsa, Cristina Manresa-Yee, David Batlle, Javier Varona

Unscented Kalman Filter (UKF) and Frequency Analysis (FA) Techniques used for Fault Detection, Diagnosis and Isolation (FDDI) in Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning Systems (HVAC)-Comparison Results ..........................................................................................................439

Nicolae Tudoroiu, Mohammed Zaheeruddin, Claudiu Chiru, Manuela Grigore, Elena-Roxana Tudoroiu

A Modular Software Interface for the Control System of an Arc Welding Robot ....................................447F. Bonaccorso, C. Bruno, L. Cantelli, D. Longo, G. Muscato

Advanced 3D Visualization for Manufacturing and Facility Controls.......................................................453Russ Agrusa, Valeria G. Mazza, Roberto Penso

Supporting Tutoring by Improved Statistical Analysis of Discussion Forum ...........................................460M. Accorroni, C. A. Bentivoglio

Ontology-based Knowledge Structuring: an Application on RSS Feeds....................................................464C. De Maio, G. Fenza, V. Loia, S. Senatore

Virtual Performance, Actual Gesture: A Web 2.0 System for Expressive Performance of Music Contents ................................................................................................................................................471

A. Rodà, S. Canazza

Exploring Large Readable and Interactive RDF Graphs............................................................................478Leonidas Deligiannidis

A Map-Based Visualization Tool To Support Tutors In E-Learning 2.0 ...................................................482Roberto Pirrone, Vincenzo Cannella, Giuseppe Russo

Building a Collaborative Semantic-aware Framework for Search: the SWS2 Project ............................488Antonella Carbonaro

Modeling a Publication Sharing System 2.0..................................................................................................492Antonina Dattolo

Query Assistant based on Experience Capitalization for Information Retrieval Systems .......................499M. Chevalier, G. Hubert

Wikipedia as an Example of Positive Technology: How to Promote Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration with a Persuasive Tutorial ..............................................................................................507

Caterina Calefato, Fabiana Vernero, Roberto Montanari

Positive Mood Induction and Well Being......................................................................................................514R. Baños, G. García-Soriano, C. Botella, E. Oliver, E. Etchemendy, J. Bretón, M. Alcañiz

Understanding the Continuous Self-Disclosure of Bloggers from the Cost-Benefit Perspective .......................................................................................................................................................517

Hsiu-Chia Ko, Tsun-Keng Chen

Modeling Positive Experiences in Human-Computer Interaction ..............................................................525Timo Saari

Emotionally Adapted Games as a Source for Positive Experiences............................................................533Timo Saari

User-sensitive Home-based Systems for Successful Ageing.........................................................................539John A. Waterworth, Soledad Ballesteros, Christian Peter

An Interactive Coal Mine Museum Visit: Prototyping the User Experience.............................................543Mieke Haesen, Joan De Boeck, Karin Coninx, Chris Raymaekers

Dramasearch. Character-mediated Search in Cultural Heritage ...............................................................551Emanuele Borini, Rossana Damiano, Vincenzo Lombardo, Antonio Pizzo

Multimodal Virtual Navigation of a Cultural Heritage Site: the Medieval Ceiling of Steri in Palermo ............................................................................................................................................................559

S. Andolina, A. Santangelo, M. Cannella, A. Gentile, F. Agnello, B. Villa

Monitoring and Vibration Risk Assessment in Cultural Heritage via Wireless Sensors Network............................................................................................................................................................565

Donato Abruzzese, Michele Angelaccio, Romeo Giuliano, Lorenzo Miccoli, Alessandro Vari

WSNs for Structural Health Monitoring of Historical Buildings ...............................................................571Giuseppe Anastasi, Giuseppe Lo Re, Marco Ortolani

Influence of Vibrations on Mental Human Performance for Driving Safety in Heavy Vehicles ............................................................................................................................................................577

A. Messina, C. Schiraldi, A. M. Sheldon

Vehicle Towards Vehicle: Current Status and beyond on Research about Adaptive and Cooperative Vehicles and their Smart Behaviors.........................................................................................585

Caterina Calefato, Daniela Cardillo, Fabio Tango

Moving Attention from the Road: A New Methodology for the Driver Distraction Evaluation using Machine Learning Approaches ........................................................................................593

Fabio Tango, Caterina Calefato, Luca Minin, Luca Canovi

SAFERIDER Project: New Safety and Comfort in Powered Two Wheelers.............................................597Evangelos D. Bekiaris, Andrea Spadoni, Stella I. Nikolaou

Mitigation Accident Risk in Powered Two Wheelers domain: Improving Effectiveness of Human Machine Interface Collision Avoidance System in Two Wheelers ................................................600

Marco Pieve, Francesco Tesauri, Andrea Spadoni

A Subjective Field Test on Lane Departure Warning Function in the Framework of the euroFOT Project .............................................................................................................................................605

Gianfranco Burzio, Giacomo Mussino, Roberto Tadei, Guido Perboli, Mauro Dell’Amico, Leandro Guidotti

Model Driven Development of User Interfaces for Educational Games ....................................................608Miroslav Minovic, Miloš Milovanovic, Mladjan Jovanovic, Dušan Starcevic

Improved Interface for a Power Electronics Remote Test Learning System.............................................615Andrés A. Nogueiras-Meléndez, Alfonso Lago-Ferreiro, Alexia Montero Nuñez, Alfonso Otero Alonso, Jorge Marcos Acevedo

Deception used for Cyber Defense of Control Systems ................................................................................621Miles A. McQueen, Wayne F. Boyer

Resilient Control Systems: Next Generation Design Research ...................................................................629Craig G. Rieger, David I. Gertman, Miles. A. McQueen

Critical Infrastructure Modeling: An Approach to Characterizing Interdependencies of Complex Networks & Control Systems .........................................................................................................634

Stuart Walsh, Shane Cherry, Lyle Roybal

Human Factors and Data Fusion as Part of Control Systems Resilience...................................................639David I. Gertman

Video Game Device Haptic Interface for Robotic Arc Welding .................................................................645Corrie I. Nichol, Milos Manic

Human Interface for Cyber Security Anomaly Detection Systems ............................................................651Denis Todd Vollmer, Milos Manic

Multi-State System in Human Reliability Analysis ......................................................................................657Elena Zaitseva, Seppo Puuronen

Design of a Power Assist System for Lifting Objects Based on Human’s Weight Perception and Changes in System’s Time Constant ......................................................................................................661

S. M. Mizanoor Rahman, Ryojun Ikeura, Masaya Nobe, Hideki Sawai

Analysis and Evaluation of System Integration Models for Human-System Interaction in UbiComp Environments .................................................................................................................................669

Chao-Lin Wu, Li-Chen Fu

A Study of Human Sense Effects and Characteristic during Human-Human Cooperative Task ..................................................................................................................................................................676

S. Abu Bakar, Ryojun Ikeura, A. F. Salleh, Takemi Yano, Kazuki Mizutani, Hideki Sawai

Tactile Display Using the Vibration of SMA Wires and the Evaluation of Perceived Sensations.........................................................................................................................................................682

Keishi Fukuyama, Naoki Takahashi, Feng Zhao, Hideyuki Sawada

Human Sensitivity Simulator for Visual Inspection of "Mura" .................................................................688Seiji Hata, Kohei Matsuda, Kenichi Yunoki, Jun’ichiro Hayashi

Vision-based Modeling of Human Behavior in Production Process ...........................................................694Takuma Funahashi, Takayuki Fujiwara, Hiroyasu Koshimizu

Active Learning for Sensorimotor Coordinations of Autonomous Robots ................................................698Ryo Saegusa, Giorgio Metta, Giulio Sandini

One Approach to Analysis of Risks due to Human Factors in Decision Support Systems for Ill-Structured Situations .................................................................................................................................704

Nina A. Abramova, Svetlana V. Kovriga, Dmitry I. Makarenko

Visuo-motor Tracking with Coordinated Wrist Movements Under Different Combinations of Visual and Kinesthetic Disturbances.........................................................................................................712

L. Masia, V. Squeri, M. Casadio, P. Morasso, V. Sanguineti, G. Sandini

Reliable GMPLS Control Plane.....................................................................................................................716Janusz Korniak, Pawel Rozycki

Traffic Generator Model for an n-node Network.........................................................................................720Janusz Kolbusz, Janusz Korniak, Stanislaw Paszczynski

Traffic Reduction in Computer Networks by Agent Technology ...............................................................727T. Bartczak, S. Paszczynski, J. Korniak

Author Index