Hitoshi Watanabe
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6
Total Citations
25
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About
Hitoshi Watanabe is a researcher specializing in haptic feedback, remote robot systems, and bilateral control, with a focus on addressing the destabilizing effects of communication delays in teleoperation. His major contributions center on developing stabilization techniques—such as introducing viscosity or filters—that mitigate network-induced instability without compromising the operator's sense of touch or control quality. Through experimental studies, Watanabe has demonstrated how these methods preserve the softness perception and force feedback essential for tasks requiring dexterity, such as cooperative work between humans and remote robots. His work, including papers like "Effect of Stabilization Control by Viscosity in Remote Robot System" (7 citations) and "An Investigation of the Stabilization of Bilateral Robot Systems under Communication Delay" (5 citations), has laid groundwork for more reliable and intuitive teleoperation. Notably, he has also assessed Quality of Experience (QoE) in haptic systems, bridging technical performance with user perception. By systematically comparing stabilization controls and their impact on cooperation efficiency, Watanabe has advanced the practical deployment of force-feedback systems in remote environments, making his research valuable for students and engineers in robotics and human-machine interaction.
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- 1Effect of Stabilization Control by Viscosity in Remote Robot System7 citations · 2017
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