The study of individual mobile devices has been widely conducted. In this paper, we propose the design of some fuzzy logic control systems for the control of the Segway-type mobile robot, which is a kind of inverted pendulum system. We first design two conventional fuzzy logic control systems for position and balance control of the Segway-type mobile robot. And then, we design another two fuzzy logic control systems with a single input variable for position and its balance control. We also propose a new defuzzification method called vectored sum scheme. Finally, in order to check the feasibility of the proposed systems we present some simulation examples.

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This paper proposes a test method for single phase inverter pole which is the basic building block for large scale three phase inverters. Inverter poles for utility application need to be tested at full voltage and current ratings which reach thousands of volts and amperes. This paper proposes a novel method for testing large scale inverter valves and poles using a resonant circuit which allows testing of inverter valves and poles at rated current and voltage with relatively low AC power levels. The configuration and layout of the test facility is introduced and actual test results are presented.I.

There are many assistive devices for the visually impaired. They are becoming smart.In this paper, we propose a device that help route guidance for a visually impaired person. It is composed of a smart phone, cane, and hands-free devices. The smart phone helps a route guidance. The cane detects an obstacle and transmits it to the hands-free device. The hands-free device communicates with a visually impaired person. We here present their architecture, signal flow, configuration, and their circuit diagrams.

Applications of the drone have been enlarged and study on the quad-copter system has been widely progressed. Quad-copter system is raised vertically with four propellers, and it is free to move side to side, and upper and lower. It is also a typical example of non-linear systems. In this paper, we design two-input fuzzy logic control systems in order to control the quad-copter that is complex nonlinear system. And then we analyze their control rule tables and derive some characteristics that they present skew symmetric property and the control actions are enhanced as the distance from the diagonal band. This property enables the design of other control systems. We here design simple-structured fuzzy logic control systems and simulate them. We confirm some effects of the proposed systems and finally discuss about them.