<Achievements (Papers written in English are shown below)>

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Sota Nakano, Wataru Ikeda, Chikamune Wada, Can electrical stimulation of the tensor fascia lata muscle decrease the maximum adduction force of the hip joint?, Joint 7th International Conference on Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems and 15th International Symposium on Advanced Intelligent Systems(SCIS & ISIS 2014), 1627-1628, 2014/12/05

FANG JIN, Tadahiro Arima and Chikamune Wada, Estimation and Improvement of Foot Pressure Measurement System for Standing-Up Motion in Elderly, Joint 7th International Conference on Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems and 15th International Symposium on Advanced Intelligent Systems(SCIS & ISIS 2014), 1064-1067, 2014/12/05

Romy Widodo, Hiraku Edayoshi and Chikamune Wada, Complementary Filter for Orientation Estimation: Adaptive gain based on dynamic acceleration and its change, Joint 7th International Conference on Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems and 15th International Symposium on Advanced Intelligent Systems(SCIS & ISIS 2014), 906-909, 2014/12/05

Chikamune Wada, The use of combined warm and cold stimulation for palm apparent motion, the 9th Asian-Pacific Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering (APCMBE 2014), PF05, 2014/10/10

T. Nagasaki, H. Katoh, H. Arizono, N. Chijiwa, and C. Wada, Analysis of pressures exerted on the shoulder piece (Axillary pad) while using a crutch, The 4th Health care System Ergonomics and Patient Safety (HEPS2014), Paper ID 108, 2014/6/25

Chikamune Wada, Yijiang Tang, and Tadahiro Arima, Development of a Standing-up Motion Guidance System using an Inertial Sensor, The 14th International Symposium on Advanced Intelligent Systems (ISIS2014), Fa5-3, 2013/11/15

Chikamune. Wada, Yijiang Tang, and Tadahiro Arima, A Standing -Up Motion Guidance System by Estimating COG Movement, International Symposiumu on Applied Engineering and Sciences, Paper ID 024, 2013/09/30

Wataru Ikeda, Sota Nakano and Chikamune Wada, Study on Excessive Shrinkage Control that Prevents the Passive Exercise to the Hip Abduction Direction, International Symposiumu on Applied Engineering and Sciences, Paper ID 015, 2013/09/30

Takeshi Jouyashiki and Chikamune Wada, Characteristics of Breathing Sound Sensor with improved Acoustic Impedance Matching, International Symposiumu on Applied Engineering and Sciences, Paper ID 016, 2013/09/30

Hiroyuki Kuraoka, Shinji Miyake and Chikamune Wada, A Method for the Estimation of Continuous Blood Pressure Measurement, International Symposiumu on Applied Engineering and Sciences, Paper ID 019, 2013/09/30


Chikamune Wada, Daisuke Takigawa, Futoshi Wada, Kenji Hachisuka, Takafumi Ienaga, and Yoshihiko Kimuro, Improvement Research of Shoe-Type Measurement Device for a Walking Rehabilitation Support System, The 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction(HCII2013), 157-164, 2013/07/24

Shuichi Ino, Mitsuru Sato, Minako Hosono, Chikamune Wada, Shinichi Yoshimura, Kazuhiko Yamashita, and Takashi Izumi, Designing a Metal Hydride Actuator with Human-Compatible Softness and High Power-to-Weight Ratio for Future Quality-of-Life Technologies, The 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction(HCII2013), 111-120, 2013/07/24

Mitsuru Miyata, Chikamune Wada, and Masahiro Iinuma, Development of a Chest X-ray Examination Support System for Foreigners Using a Personal Digital Assistant, The 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction(HCII2013), 285-290, 2013/07/24

Chikamune Wada, Kazunari Yamashita, Tomohisa Inada and Yoshihiko Tagawa, Relationship between Perceptual Intensity of Electrical Stimulation and Electrical Skin Impedance on the Palm, The 10th Asia Pacific Conference on Human Interaction(APCHI2012), 753-754, 2012/08/29

Chikamune Wada and Makoto Tokunaga, Estimating standing-up motion by using foot pressure to assist standing up for the elderly, SICE Annual Conference 2012, 1956-1958, 2012/08/23

Chikamune Wada, Suguru Ikeda, Futoshi Wada, Kenji Hachisuka, Takafumi Ienaga, Yoshihiko Kimuro, Takunori Tsuji, Improvement Study for measurement accuracy on Wireless Shoe-type Measurement Device to support Walking Rehabilitation, Proceedings of the 2012 International Conference on Complex Medical Engineering (ICME2012), 471-474, 2012/07/04

Chikamune Wada, Yuji Akiyama, Masatoshi Hirano and Hisashi Arizono, Proposal of force feedback method by grasping arm to control upper extremity prosthesis, 2011 International Workshop on Smart Info-Media Systems in Asia (SISA2011), 158-161, 2011/11/02

Chikamune Wada, Yukinobu Sugimura, Takafumi Ienaga, Yoshihiko Kimuro, Basic Research on the Method of Presenting Distance Information to the Blind by Means of Gait Measurement, Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 31(4), 283-287, 2011

Yasunori Iwasaki, Hiroshi Horio, and Chikamune Wada, Thermal stimulation presenting method to develop a deaf-blind communication device, the 9th Pan-Pacific Conference on Ergonomics(PPCOE2010), 521-527, 2010/11/08

Chikamune Wada, Member, IEEE, Hironobu Tanaka, Yukinobu Sugimura, Ayako Kano, Yuji Akiyama, Tetsuji Shibamura, Masatoshi Hirano, and Hisashi Arizono, Proposal of a force feedback method utilizing tactile sensation for prosthesis grasping operation, 1st International Conference on
Applied Bionics and Biomechanics(ICABB-2010), 2010/10/14

C. Wada, Y. Sugimura, F. Wada, K. Hachisuka, T. Ienaga, Y. Kimuro and T. Tsuji, Development of a rehabilitation support system with shoe-type measurement device for walking, SICE Annual Conference 2010, 2534-2537, 2010/08

Y. Sugimura and C. Wada, Proposal and evaluation of the center of gravity estimate method by using the lower limb positional data, SICE Annual Conference 2010, 2695-2698, 2010/08

T.Ienaga, Y.Sugimura, Y.Kimuro and C.Wada, Pedestrian Navigation System using Tone Gradient and Robotics GIS, 12th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, 239-246, 2010/07

Fumihiko Masuda and Chikamune Wada, Effects of Visual Stimuli on a Communication Assistive Method using Sympathetic Skin Response, 12th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, 189-192, 2010/07

Chikamune Wada, Basic Study on Presenting Distance Information to the Blind for Navigation, ICIC Express Letters, vol.4, No.3(A), 713-717, 2010

C.Wada, Basic Study on Presenting Distance Information to the Blind for Navigation, Forth Intenational Conference on Innovative Computing, Information and Control, CD-ROM, 2009/12

F.Wada, T.Hirano, C.Wada and K.Hachisuka, The effect of motor imaginary on cortical activation during robot assisted gait in normal subject, International Spinal Cord Society 48th Annual Scientific Meeting 2009, #060(CD-ROM), 2009/10

Y.Sugimura, F.Wada, K.Makino, T.Oda, K.Hachisuka, T.Ienaga, Z.Yang, Y.Kimuro, T.Otawa, N.Yukitaka, F.Koriyama, T.Tsuji, C.Wada, Development of a shoe-type device for collecting gait information, 11th International Congress of the IUPESM, Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, 514-515, 2009/09

C.Wada, F.Wada, H.Iwata and K.Hachisuka, Trial Study of a Power Presenation Method for Upper-Limb Orthosis, 11th International Congress of the IUPESM, Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, 518-519, 2009/09

C. Soga, S. Miyake, and C. Wada, Relationship between Physiological Responses and Feelings Change Induced by Mental Workload, 11th International Congress of the IUPESM, Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, 2345-2348, 2009/09

C. Wada, Y. Yoneda and Y. Sugimura, Proposal of a Direction Guidance System for Evacuation, 13th International Conference on Human - Computer Interaction, 221-227, 2009/07

T.Ienaga,Y.Yoneda,C.Wada,Y.Kimuro.M.Mathumoto,Development of a Direction Indicating System for a Tele-Support for the Visually Impaired, Proc. of Int. Symp. on Information Theory and its Applications, ISITA2008,2008/12

Investigation of a Distance Presentation Method using Speech Audio Navigation for the Blind or Visually Impaired, Chikamune Wada, Advances in Human-Computer interaction, pp.533-542, Edited by Shane Pinder, Intechweb.org, October 2008

Chie Soga, Chikamune Wada and Shinji Miyake, Differences in physiological responses to the intensity of mental stress, BIOSIGNALS2008, CD-ROM, 2008/01

Chikamune Wada, Kuranosuke Sako and Hiroshi Horio, Relationship bewtween thermal preception and mechanical characteristics on a palm, BIOSIGNALS2008, 2008/01

Yukinobu Sugimura and Chikamune Wada, An estimation of the force for lifting the buttocks at seat-off based on the plantar information, International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems 2007, 2389-2392, 2007/11

Hiroshi Horio and Chikamune Wada, Relationship between the palmar skin's thermal perception and its mechanical characteristics, International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems 2007, 1893-1896, 2007/11

Chikamune Wada, A Walking Assistive Device for the Blind - Proposition of a New Device and Fundamental Techniques, 9th European Conference for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe, CD-ROM, 2007/10

Chie Soga, Shinji Miyake and Chikamune Wada, Recovery patterns in the physiological responses of the autonomic nervous system induced by mental workload, The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers Annual conference 2007, 1366-1371, 2007/09

Fumihiko Masuda and Chikamune Wada, Character selection with sympathetic skin response when listening to sounds, Second International Conference on Innovating Computing, Information and Control, A01-03(CD-ROM), 2007/09

Chikamune Wada and Miki Asonuma, A proposal for distance information displaying method of a walking assistive device for the blind, 12th International Conference on Human - Computer Interaction, 585-594, 2007/07

Takashi Moriki, Yoshito Tanaka, Isao Yokomichi, Yasunobu Hitaka, Junko Ishii and Chikamune Wada, Force Control of 6-DOF Pneumatic Joystick, International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics(AROB 12th '07), 214-217, 2007/01

Miki Asonuma and Chikamune Wada, Presenting the sense of distance by air stimulation to develop an assistive device for the visually impaired, SICE-ICASE International Joint Conference 2006, 4156-4159, 2006/10

Hiroshi Horio and Chikamune Wada, Investigation of thermal characteristics of palm in order to develop a communication device for the Deaf-blind, SICE-ICASE International Joint Conference 2006, 1416-1419, 2006/10

Chikamune Wada and Fumihiko Masuda, Trial Research of Input Support Device by Using Sympathetic Skin Response for the ALS Patients, The 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Computer-Human Interaction, CD-ROM, 2006/10

Chikamune Wada and Fumihiko Masuda, Basic Research of Input Support Device by Using Sympathetic Skin Response, 10th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, 429-436, 2006/07

Shinji Tasaki, Takehisa Matushita, Kazuhiro Koshi, Chikamune Wada and Hiroaki Koga, Sense of Virtual Reality: Effectiveness of Replacing 3D Imagery with 2D/3D Hybrid Imagery, IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems, E88-D, 5, 851-858, 2005

Miki Asonuma, Michito Matsumoto (Institute of Systems & Information Technologies/Kyushu) and Chikamune Wada, Study on the Use of Air Stimulation as the Indicator in an Obstacle Avoidance System for the Visually Impaired, The Society of Insturument and Control Engineers Annual conference 2005, MA2-14-2(CD-ROM), 2005/08

Hiroshi Horio and Chikamune Wada, Basic Research into the Development a Deaf-blind Communication Device Based on the Use of Thermal Apparent Motion, The Society of Insturument and Control Engineers Annual conference 2005, MA2-14-3(CD-ROM), 2005/08

Yukinobu Sugimura and Chikamune Wada, Determining the Forces Acting on the Feet During the Standing-up Motion for Future Development of a Standing-up Aid, The Society of Insturument and Control Engineers Annual conference 2005, MP1-14-2(CD-ROM), 2005/08

Fumihiko Masuda and Chikamune Wada, Basic Research into the Environmental Conditions Necessary to Develop a Sympathetic Skin Response Input Supporting Device, The Society of Insturument and Control Engineers Annual conference 2005, MP1-14-3(CD-ROM), 2005/08

Chikamune WADA and Hiroshi Horio, Basic Study of a Communication Device for the Deaf-Blind by Use of a Subject's Finger and a Palm -Development of a Tactile Displaying Method, 11th International Conference on Human - Computer Interaction, CD-ROM, 2005/07

Chie Soga and Chikamune Wada, Quantitative Assessment of Physiological Stress Effects Correlated with Mood States, The Society of Insturument and Control Engineers Annual conference 2004, TA1-12-3(CD-ROM), 2004/08

Miki Asonuma, Michito Matsumoto (Institute of Systems & Information Technologies/Kyushu) and Chikamune Wada, Basic Study on Obstacle Avoidance System for the Visually Impaired, The Society of Insturument and Control Engineers Annual conference 2004, TA2-6-3(CD-ROM), 2004/08

Yukinobu Sugimura and Chikamune Wada, An Analysis of the Force and Angle Necessary to Develop Standing-up Assistive Device, The Society of Insturument and Control Engineers Annual conference 2004, TA2-6-4(CD-ROM), 2004/08

Shinji Tasaki, Chikamune Wada, Kazuhiro Koshi (Kumamoto National College of Technology) , Hiroaki Koga (Kumamoto National College of Technology) , EEG-Based Detection Technique of Moving Picture Image, The Society of Insturument and Control Engineers Annual conference 2004,FA2-13-1(CD-ROM), 2004/08

Chikamune WADA and Yasuhiro WADA, Basic Study of a Communication Device for the Deaf-blind Using a Finger and a Palm - Measurement of Finger Speed and Pressure, 9th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, 1121-1128, 2004/07

Chikamune Wada, Miki Asonuma, A Proposal for a Display method of a Walking Support System for the Blind, 8th ERCIM Workshop "User Interfaces For All", 2004/06

Chikamune WADA and Shogo YAMADA,
Proposal for a walk-training support system for hemiplegia, International Ergonomics Association 15th Triennial Congress, TP0632(CD-ROM), 2003/08

Chikamune WADA and Yasuhiro WADA,
A proposal for a communication device with a finger and a palm for the deaf-blind, 10th International Conference on Human - Computer Interaction, volume 4, 281-285, 2003/06

Chikamune Wada, Shuichi Ino, Hisakazu Shoji and Tohru Ifukube, Tetsuya Watanabe and Kazuyuki Itoh:
A proposal for a virtual input device for people with arm dissabilities,
International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs 2000, 737-744, 2000

Masatsugu Sakajiri, Shinichi Okda, Kouhei Yamamoto, Mizuho Yoshinari, Hideo Tomita, Chikamune Wada and Tohru Ifukube
The development of a communication aid for deaf-blind people to assist their 'finger Braille' communication by using vibration
International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs 2000, 617-623, 2000

Chikamune Wada, Liyisong, Shuichi Ino and Tohru Ifukube:
A proposal to correct depth perception of virtual objects by using tactile feedback
1999 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, FQ13-5(CD-ROM), (1999)

Chikamune Wada, Hisakazu Shoji and Tohru Ifukube
"Development and evaluation of a tactile display for a tactile vocoder",
Technology and Disability, 11, 3, 151-160, 1999

Chikamune Wada, Shuichi Ino, Hisakazu Shoji and Tohru Ifukube:
"A design of a tactile voice coder with different tactile sensations for the hearing impaired"
Proceedings of the 16th International Congress on Acoustics and 135th Meeting Acoustical Society of America, 5aPP18, pp.2633-2634 (June 1998)

Tohru Ifukube, Shuichi Ino, Norihiro Uemi and Chikamune Wada:
"One basic research approach for assistive technology in Japan"
Proceedings of the 15th IFIP World Computer Congress, Computers and Assistive Technology ICCHP '98, pp.499-508(1998)

Chikamune Wada, Shuichi Ino and Tohru Ifukube
"Proposal and Evaluation of the Sweeping Display of the Speech Spectrum for a Tactile Vocoder used by the Profoundly Hearing Impaired"
Electronics and Communications in Japan, part 3, vol.79, no.1, pp.56-66, 1996

Chikamune Wada, Shuichi Ino and Tohru Ifukube
"Comparative study of adaptation phenomena between vibratory stimulation and Braille like stimulation for tactile communication"
Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers, vol.32, no.8, pp.1304-1306, 1996

Chikamune Wada, Shuichi Ino and Tohru Ifukube
"Dependency of the skin temperature of the threshold and the quality of the tactile sensation -a basic study for tactile aids-"
Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers, vol.32, no.11, 1566/1568, 1996

Chikamune Wada, Shuichi Ino, Tohru Ifukube:
"A proposal of a new display method for the tactile voice coder. -usage of the swept convex pattern-"
Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of America and Acoustical Society of Japan Third Joint Meeting, 163/168, (December 1996)

Chikamune Wada, Tohru Ifukube, Shuichi Ino, and Takashi Izumi:
"Proposal of a new tactile display method of speech signals as a nonverbal communication for the profoundly hearing impaired"
3rd IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Communication, pp.95-100, 1994

Tohru Ifukube and Chikamune Wada:
"Evaluation of a sweeping display method using a fingertip tactile vocoder having a 16*4 vibrator matrix"
Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Tactile Aids, Hearing Aids, and Cochlear Implants, 1994

Tohru Ifukube and Chikamune Wada:
"Evaluation and improvement of a 16-channel fingertip tactile vocoder"
Second International Conference on Tactile Aids, Hearing Aids, and Cochlear Implants, pp. 81-83, 1992

Tohru Ifukube, Yoshihiro Hirata, Chikamune Wada, and Junichi Matsushima:
"Comparison of discrimination characteristics between vibrotactile and electrical stimulation to auditory nerves"
International Conference of Acoustic, H3-9, 1992

Tohru Ifukube, Chikamune Wada, Takashi Izumi, and Makoto Takahashi:
"A new display method of vibratory patterns for a fingertip tactile vocoder" Proceedings of the 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, pp.1318-1319, 1992


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