K. Kawamura

Publication List Details

Period

1958 - 2009

Number

65

Co-Authors

Rates and regimes of photochemical ozone production over Central East China in June 2006: a box model analysis using comprehensive measurements of ozone precursors (2009)

Y. Kanaya, P. Pochanart, Y. Liu, J. Li, H. Tanimoto, S. Kato, ...

An observation-based box model approach was undertaken to estimate concentrations of OH, HO<sub>2</sub>, and RO<sub>2</sub> radicals and the net photochemical production rate...

Size-distributions of n-hydrocarbons, PAHs and hopanes and their sources in the urban, mountain and marine atmospheres over East Asia (2009)

G. Wang, K. Kawamura, M. Xie, S. Hu, S. Gao, J. Cao, ...

Size-segregated (9 stages) n-alkanes, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and hopanes in the urban (Baoji city in inland China), mountain (Mt. Tai in east coastal China) and marine (Okinawa...

Summertime contributions of isoprene, monoterpenes, and sesquiterpene oxidation to the formation of secondary organic aerosol in the troposphere over Mt. Tai, Central East China during MTX2006 (2009)

P. Q. Fu, K. Kawamura, P. Pochanart, H. Tanimoto, Y. Kanaya, Z. F. Wang

To better understand the contribution of biogenic volatile organic compounds to the formation of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) in high mountain regions, ambient aerosols were collected at the...

Rates and regimes of photochemical ozone production over Central East China in June 2006: a box model analysis using comprehensive measurements of ozone precursors (2009)

Y. Kanaya, P. Pochanart, Y. Liu, J. Li, H. Tanimoto, S. Kato, ...

An observation-based box model approach was undertaken to estimate concentrations of OH, HO<sub>2</sub>, and RO<sub>2</sub> radicals and the net photochemical production rate...

Molecular distributions of dicarboxylic acids, ketocarboxylic acids and α-dicarbonyls in biomass burning aerosols: implications for photochemical production and degradation in smoke layers (2009)

S. Kundu, K. Kawamura, T. W. Andreae, A. Hoffer, M. O. Andreae

Aerosols in the size class <2.5 μm (6 daytime and 9 nighttime samples) were collected at a pasture site in Rondônia, Brazil, during the intensive biomass burning period of 16–26 September...

Molecular characterization of urban organic aerosol in tropical India: contributions of biomass/biofuel burning, plastic burning, and fossil fuel combustion (2009)

P. Q. Fu, K. Kawamura, C. M. Pavuluri, T. Swaminathan

Organic molecular composition of PM<sub>10</sub> samples, collected at Chennai in tropical India, was studied using capillary gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Twelve organic compound...

Development of a robot with a sense of self,” The (2008)

K. Kawamura, W. Dodd, P. Ratanaswasd, R. A. Gutierrez

Abstract – This paper describes our efforts to develop a robot with a sense of self using a multiagent-based cognitive architecture and control with three distinctive memory systems, namely (1)...

Development of a robot with a sense of self,” The (2008)

K. Kawamura, W. Dodd, P. Ratanaswasd, R. A. Gutierrez

Abstract – This paper describes our efforts to develop a robot with a sense of self using a multiagent-based cognitive architecture and control with three distinctive memory systems, namely (1)...

Human-Centered Robot Design and the Problem of Grasping (2008)

M. E. Cambron, D. M. Wilkes, J. L. Christopher, K. Kawamura

This paper examines the use of human-centered design in the problem of robot grasping. Human-directed local autonomy is defined. The differences between a humanoid robot for human service and an...

The EDC3 chronology for the EPICA Dome C ice core (2007)

Parrenin, F., Beer, J., Blunier, T., Castellano, E., Chappellaz, J., ...

The EPICA (European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica) Dome C drilling in East Antarctica has now been completed to a depth of 3260 m, at only a few meters above bedrock. Here we present the new...

The EDC3 chronology for the EPICA Dome C ice core (2007)

Parrenin, F., Beer, J., Blunier, T., Castellano, E., Chappellaz, J., ...

The EPICA (European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica) Dome C drilling in East Antarctica has now been completed to a depth of 3260 m, at only a few meters above bedrock. Here we present the new...

The EDC3 chronology for the EPICA Dome C ice core (2007)

Parrenin, F., Beer, J., Blunier, T., Castellano, E., Chappellaz, J., ...

The EPICA (European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica) Dome C drilling in East Antarctica has now been completed to a depth of 3260 m, at only a few meters above bedrock. Here we present the new...

The EDC3 chronology for the EPICA Dome C ice core (2007)

Parrenin, F., Beer, J., Blunier, T., Castellano, E., Chappellaz, J., ...

The EPICA (European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica) Dome C drilling in East Antarctica has now been completed to a depth of 3260 m, at only a few meters above bedrock. Here we present the new...

1-D-ice flow modelling at EPICA Dome C and Dome Fuji, East Antarctica (2007)

Parrenin, F., Dreyfus, G., Durand, G., Fujita, S., Gagliardini, O., Gillet, F., ...

One-dimensional (1-D) ice flow models are used to construct the age scales at the Dome C and Dome Fuji drilling sites (East Antarctica). The poorly constrained glaciological parameters at each site...

The EDC3 chronology for the EPICA Dome C ice core (2007)

Parrenin, F., Beer, J., Blunier, T., Castellano, E., Chappellaz, J., ...

The EPICA (European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica) Dome C drilling in East Antarctica has now been completed to a depth of 3260 m, at only a few meters above bedrock. Here we present the new...

Ice flow modelling at EPICA Dome C and Dome Fuji, East Antarctica (2007)

Parrenin, F., Dreyfus, G., Durand, G., Fujita, S., Gagliardini, O., Gillet, F., ...

1-D ice flow models are used to construct the age scales at the Dome C and Dome Fuji drilling sites (East Antarctica). The poorly constrained glaciological parameters at each site are recovered by...

The EDC3 chronology for the EPICA Dome C ice core (2007)

Parrenin, F., Beer, J., Blunier, T., Castellano, E., Chappellaz, J., ...

The EPICA (European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica) Dome C drilling in East Antarctica has now been completed to a depth of 3260 m, at only a few meters above bedrock. Here we present the new...

1-D-ice flow modelling at EPICA Dome C and Dome Fuji, East Antarctica (2007)

Parrenin, F., Dreyfus, G., Durand, G., Fujita, S., Gagliardini, O., Gillet, F., ...

One-dimensional (1-D) ice flow models are used to construct the age scales at the Dome C and Dome Fuji drilling sites (East Antarctica). The poorly constrained glaciological parameters at each site...

The EDC3 chronology for the EPICA Dome C ice core (2007)

Parrenin, F., Beer, J., Blunier, T., Castellano, E., Chappellaz, J., ...

The EPICA (European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica) Dome C drilling in East Antarctica has now been completed to a depth of 3260 m, at only a few meters above bedrock. Here we present the new...

Ice flow modelling at EPICA Dome C and Dome Fuji, East Antarctica (2007)

Parrenin, F., Dreyfus, G., Durand, G., Fujita, S., Gagliardini, O., Gillet, F., ...

1-D ice flow models are used to construct the age scales at the Dome C and Dome Fuji drilling sites (East Antarctica). The poorly constrained glaciological parameters at each site are recovered by...

The EDC3 chronology for the EPICA Dome C ice core (2007)

Parrenin, F., Beer, J., Blunier, T., Castellano, E., Chappellaz, J., ...

The EPICA (European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica) Dome C drilling in East Antarctica has now been completed to a depth of 3260 m, at only a few meters above bedrock. Here we present the new...

The EDC3 chronology for the EPICA Dome C ice core (2007)

Parrenin, F., Beer, J., Blunier, T., Castellano, E., Chappellaz, J., ...

The EPICA (European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica) Dome C drilling in East Antarctica has now been completed to a depth of 3260 m, at only a few meters above bedrock. Here we present the new...

1-D-ice flow modelling at EPICA Dome C and Dome Fuji, East Antarctica (2007)

F. Parrenin, G. Dreyfus, G. Durand, S. Fujita, O. Gagliardini, F. Gillet, ...

One-dimensional (1-D) ice flow models are used to construct the age scales at the Dome C and Dome Fuji drilling sites (East Antarctica). The poorly constrained glaciological parameters at each site...

The EDC3 chronology for the EPICA Dome C ice core (2007)

F. Parrenin, J. Beer, T. Blunier, E. Castellano, J. Chappellaz, ...

The EPICA (European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica) Dome C drilling in East Antarctica has now been completed to a depth of 3260 m, at only a few meters above bedrock. Here we present the new...

Ice flow modelling at EPICA Dome C and Dome Fuji, East Antarctica (2007)

F. Parrenin, G. Dreyfus, G. Durand, S. Fujita, O. Gagliardini, F. Gillet, ...

1-D ice flow models are used to construct the age scales at the Dome C and Dome Fuji drilling sites (East Antarctica). The poorly constrained glaciological parameters at each site are recovered by...

The EDC3 chronology for the EPICA Dome C ice core (2007)

F. Parrenin, J. Beer, T. Blunier, E. Castellano, J. Chappellaz, ...

The EPICA (European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica) Dome C drilling in East Antarctica has now been completed to a depth of 3260 m, at only a few meters above bedrock. Here we present the new...

Critical assessment of the current state of scientific knowledge, terminology, and research needs concerning the role of organic aerosols in the atmosphere, climate, and global change (2006)

Fuzzi, S., Andreae, M. O., Huebert, B. J., Kulmala, M., Bond, T. C., Boy, M., ...

In spite of impressive advances in recent years, our present understanding of organic aerosol (OA) composition, physical and chemical properties, sources and transformation characteristics is still...

Critical assessment of the current state of scientific knowledge, terminology, and research needs concerning the role of organic aerosols in the atmosphere, climate, and global change (2006)

Fuzzi, S., Andreae, M. O., Huebert, B. J., Kulmala, M., Bond, T. C., Boy, M., ...

In spite of impressive advances in recent years, our present understanding of organic aerosol (OA) composition, physical and chemical properties, sources and transformation characteristics is still...

Critical assessment of the current state of scientific knowledge, terminology, and research needs concerning the role of organic aerosols in the atmosphere, climate, and global change (2005)

Fuzzi, S., Andreae, M. O., Huebert, B. J., Kulmala, M., Bond, T. C., Boy, M., ...

In spite of impressive advances in recent years, our present understanding of organic aerosol (OA) composition, physical and chemical properties, sources and transformation characteristics is still...

Critical assessment of the current state of scientific knowledge, terminology, and research needs concerning the role of organic aerosols in the atmosphere, climate, and global change (2005)

Fuzzi, S., Andreae, M. O., Huebert, B. J., Kulmala, M., Bond, T. C., Boy, M., ...

In spite of impressive advances in recent years, our present understanding of organic aerosol (OA) composition, physical and chemical properties, sources and transformation characteristics is still...

Critical assessment of the current state of scientific knowledge, terminology, and research needs concerning the role of organic aerosols in the atmosphere, climate, and global change (2005)

S. Fuzzi, M. O. Andreae, B. J. Huebert, M. Kulmala, T. C. Bond, M. Boy, ...

In spite of impressive advances in recent years, our present understanding of organic aerosol (OA) composition, physical and chemical properties, sources and transformation characteristics is still...

Characterisitics of the hall current surrounding a magnetized filamentary plasma (2004)

Tonegawa, A., Okawara, T., Kawamura, K.

The hall current in the periphery of a filamentary plasma with the inwardly directed radial electric field, Er has been investigated experimentally by utilizing a TPD type dc discharge. When the cusp...

Characterisitics of the hall current surrounding a magnetized filamentary plasma (2004)

Tonegawa, A., Okawara, T., Kawamura, K.

The hall current in the periphery of a filamentary plasma with the inwardly directed radial electric field, Er has been investigated experimentally by utilizing a TPD type dc discharge. When the cusp...

Water-soluble dicarboxylic acids in the tropospheric aerosols collected over East Asia and western North Pacific by ACE-Asia/C-130 aircraft (2003)

Kawamura, K., Umemoto, N., Mochida, M., Bertram, T., Howell, S., Huebert, B. J.

Tropospheric aerosols were collected during C-130 aircraft campaign over the East Asia/Pacific region in April to May 2001 and were analyzed for low molecular weight dicarboxylic acids. Homologous...

Fine and coarse modes of dicarboxylic acids in the Arctic aerosols collected during the Polar Sunrise Experiment 1997 (2003)

Narukawa, M., Kawamura, K., Anlauf, K. G., Barrie, L. A.

Fine (1 μm) aerosol particles were collected at Alert, Canada (82°27′N, 62°30′W), during the Arctic spring as part of the Polar Sunrise Experiment 1997 and were analyzed for low molecular...

Four years' observations of terrestrial lipid class compounds in marine aerosols from the western North Pacific (2003)

Kawamura, K., Ishimura, Y., Yamazaki, K., 河村, 公隆

‘An edited version of this paper was published by AGU.’Copyright 2003, American Geophysical Union, Global Biogeochemical Cycles,17

Motion generation for humanoid robots with automatically derived behaviors (2003)

D. Erol, J. Park, E. Turkay, K. Kawamura

Abstract –In this paper, we present a method for motion generation from automatically derived behaviors for a humanoid robot. Behaviors are derived automatically by using the underlying...

Motion generation for humanoid robots with automatically derived behaviors (2003)

D. Erol, J. Park, E. Turkay, K. Kawamura

Abstract –In this paper, we present a method for motion generation from automatically derived behaviors for a humanoid robot. Behaviors are derived automatically by using the underlying...

Dicarboxylic acids in the arctic aerosols and snowpacks collected during ALERT2000 (2002)

Narukawa, M., Kawamura, K., Bottenheim, W.

Saturated (C2-C11) and unsaturated (C4-C5, C8) dicarboxylic acids were measured in arctic aerosol and surface snowpack samples collected during dark winter (February) and light spring (April-May)...

Supervisory Control of Mobile Robots using Sensory EgoSphere (2001)

K. Kawamura, Senior Member, C. Johnson, P. Nilas, S. Thongchai

This paper describes the supervisory control of mobile robots using a biologically inspired short-term memory structure called a Sensory EgoSphere. The EgoSphere is implemented as a virtual geodesic...

Expression of Fas and Fas ligand mRNA in rat and human preimplantation embryos (2001)

Kawamura, K., Fukuda, J., Kodama, H., Kumagai, J., Kumagai, A., Tanaka, T.

The Fas-Fas ligand (L) system is one of the major signalling pathways to induce apoptosis in various cells and tissues. The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of the Fas-Fas L system...

Mobile robot localization using an electronic compass for corridor environment (2000)

S. Suksakulchai, S. Thongchai, D. M. Wilkes, K. Kawamura

This paper proposes a simple method for localization using an electronic compass. Electronic compasses are often used to detect the heading of mobile robots. However, electronic compasses have one...

Towards a Unified Framework for Human-Humanoid Interaction (2000)

K. Kawamura, A. Alford, K. Hambuchen, M. Wilkes

. In order for a humanoid robot to be accepted in society and perform as an intelligent human assistant or companion, it must be equipped with a robust human-humanoid interaction (HHI) and task...

Increased digitalis-like immunoreactive substances in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (2000)

Hayashi, T, Ijiri, Y, Toko, H, Shimomura, H, Okabe, M, Terasaki, F, ...

Aims Although increased digitalis-like immunoreactive substances have been found in cases of hypertension and heart failure, no information is available about digitalis-like immunoreactive substances...

Masculinization mechanism of hybrids in bitterlings (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) (2000)

Kawamura, K, Hosoya, K

The sex ratio of bitterling hybrids (subfamily: Acheilognathinae) is often likely to be biased toward males. Artificial hybridization was carried out in 10 species of bitterlings(three genera) in...

A Software Agent Based Control System for Human-Robot Interaction (1999)

R.A. Peters, D. M. Wilkes, D. M. Gaines, K. Kawamura

The software control system for ISAC is described. ISAC is a humanoid robot designed and built by researchers at the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory in the Center for Intelligent Systems at...

Humanoid Drawing Robot (1998)

A. Srikaew, M. E. Cambron, S. Northrup, R. A. Peters, ...

This paper discusses a drawing robot. ISAC, a Dual Armed Humanoid Robot, explores the relationship between technology and creativity. The problem of tracking and mimicking an artist is analyzed....

Intelligent Machine Architecture for Object-Based System Integration (1997)

R.T. Pack, M. Wilkes, G. Biswas, K. Kawamura

This paper presents a computational architecture that addresses the Grand Challenge problem of system integration [1] for intelligent control software. Robotics research has made many advances in...

A Low-Cost, DSP-Based, Intelligent Vision System for Robotic Applications (1996)

S. Asaad, M. Bishay, D. M. Wilkes, K. Kawamura

In this paper we present the design and implementation of a novel low-cost active vision system for robotic applications. The system is comprised of two parts: A 4-DOF trinocular active camera head...

Evaluation of Contract Net-Based Heterarchical Scheduling for Flexible Manufacturing Systems (1995)

A. Saad, K. Kawamura, G. Biswas

This paper presents a heterarchical scheduling approach for flexible manufacturing systems. The approach adopts a multiagent cooperative problem solving paradigm by using a bidding mechanism based on...

Preliminary Evaluation of a Contract Net-Based Heterarchical Scheduling Approach for Flexible Manufacturing Systems (1995)

A. Salama, K. Kawamura, G. Biswas, M.E Johnson, A. Salama

The next generation of intelligent and flexible manufacturing systems must be effective and efficient in manufacturing products in small batches, even down to lot sizes of one unit. In order to...

Intelligent User Interface for a Rehabilitation Robot (1994)

K. Kawamura, M. Bishay, S. Bagchi, A. Saad, M. Iskarous, M. Fumoto

this paper are all designed to make ISAC an intelligent system, as its name suggests. One important pre-requisite for intelligence is the ability to sense. We have relied on vision sensors for the...

Object Detection in Indoor Scenes Using Log-Polar Mapping (1994)

M. Bishay, R.A. Peters, K. Kawamura

In this paper a system that successfully detects stationary objects in indoor scenes is presented. The doors and ceiling lamps have been chosen to be detected in the initial phase of our system. The...

Planning of experiments (1958)

Advisors Dr, K Kawamura, Dr. J. A. Adams, Advisor Dr. Andrzej Olbrot

RESEARCH INTERESTS My technical research focuses on the development of human-robot interfaces (HRI) for mobile robot applications. Typically, mobile robot interfaces are very complex and difficult to...