Tsukasa Ushijima

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Tsukasa Ushijima is a researcher specializing in assistive robotics and non-contact health monitoring systems, with a focus on developing autonomous robots capable of detecting human physiological states. His major contributions lie in the design and implementation of mobile robots that measure respiration and monitor for abnormalities, such as falls, in real time. In his 2016 work, "Development of a Breathing Detection Robot for a Monitoring System," Ushijima proposed an autonomous framework combining surveillance sensors with mobile robots to estimate human pose and detect breathing. He further advanced this concept in his 2019 paper, "Development of Respiration Measuring Robot," where the robot autonomously approaches a subject upon detecting an abnormality and extracts the pectoral region from images to measure respiration. Though his papers have garnered modest citation counts (3 each), his work represents a meaningful step toward integrating robotics into healthcare monitoring, particularly for elderly or at-risk individuals. Ushijima’s research is notable for its practical, application-driven approach, bridging computer vision, robotics, and biomedical engineering to create safer living environments.