Eijiro Ohashi
Papers
10
Total Citations
246
H-Index
7
About
Eijiro Ohashi has made significant contributions to the field of bipedal and hopping robotics, focusing on dynamic stability, trajectory planning, and collision avoidance. His most influential work, "Walking Trajectory Planning on Stairs Using Virtual Slope for Biped Robots" (91 citations), introduced the innovative “virtual slope method” to solve critical zero-moment point (ZMP) challenges, enabling more natural stair climbing for humanoid robots. Ohashi also advanced collision avoidance with his "Collision Avoidance Method of Humanoid Robot With Arm Force" (52 citations), where robots use arm-generated force to safely stop before obstacles. His research on walking stabilization through environmental modes on each foot (31 citations) further enhanced bipedal adaptability on uneven terrain. In hopping robotics, Ohashi pioneered soft-landing trajectories and variable compliance control to minimize impact forces, as seen in his works on hopping robots (25 and 20 citations). His contributions to impact force reduction and hopping height control have laid groundwork for faster, more agile legged locomotion. With over 240 total citations, Ohashi’s work remains essential for researchers developing robust, real-world bipedal and hopping robots capable of navigating complex environments.
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Top Papers
- 1Walking Trajectory Planning on Stairs Using Virtual Slope for Biped Robots91 citations · 2010
- 2Collision Avoidance Method of Humanoid Robot With Arm Force52 citations · 2007
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- 5Impact force reduction for hopping robot20 citations · 2005
- 6Hopping height control for hopping robots7 citations · 2006
- 7Motion control in the support phase for a one-legged hopping robot7 citations · 2004
- 8A Hopping Height Control for Hopping Robot5 citations · 2004
- 9Collision avoidance method of humanoid robot with arm force4 citations · 2005
- 10Motion control of environmental adaptation for biped robot4 citations · 2008