Naoya Maeda
Papers
2
Total Citations
8
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2
About
Naoya Maeda’s research centers on intelligent robotics, human-robot interaction, and autonomous systems for smart home environments. His most influential work, “Control of terminal robot using schema theory” (2002), laid foundational concepts for integrating cognitive architectures into robotic control, proposing schema-based frameworks to enable adaptive, context-aware behavior in domestic settings. This paper, with 5 citations, anticipated the rise of personalized home automation. Maeda further advanced practical human-robot collaboration through his 2014 paper “Smart Fan: Self-contained Mobile Robot that Performs Human Detection and Tracking using Thermal Camera,” which demonstrated a novel fusion of thermal and RGB-D sensing for real-time person tracking. This work, garnering 3 citations, showcased how low-cost, energy-efficient robots could autonomously adjust environmental controls—such as cooling—based on human presence, directly addressing user comfort and energy conservation. Maeda’s contributions bridge theoretical schema theory with tangible, user-centric applications, making him a notable figure in the evolution of assistive home robotics. His research remains a reference point for engineers developing intuitive, non-intrusive autonomous systems that seamlessly integrate into daily life.
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- 1Control of terminal robot using schema theory5 citations · 2002
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