Papers
6
Total Citations
50
H-Index
4
About
Akinori Sasaki’s research lies at the intersection of swarm robotics, human-robot interaction, and biomedical control systems. His most influential work focuses on developing control algorithms that enable robotic swarms to maintain structural stability while moving toward a goal, using virtual forces derived from the local swarm’s center of gravity. These contributions, published in 2008, have collectively garnered over 38 citations and established foundational principles for stable, decentralized swarm coordination. Sasaki also pioneered methods for cooperative human-swarm movement, where a swarm robot surrounds and moves with a walking human while preserving swarm cohesion—a concept with implications for assistive robotics and collaborative environments. In the biomedical domain, he explored finger motion recognition from surface EMG signals for myoelectric prosthetic hands, employing neural network-based classifiers to distinguish six distinct finger operations. Most recently, in 2024, Sasaki addressed autonomous mobile robot safety by proposing a fault detection method that fuses 2D LiDAR and fisheye camera data to prevent accidents from localization errors. His work demonstrates a consistent commitment to enhancing robot autonomy, stability, and human-robot synergy across diverse applications.
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- 2Cooperative movement of human and swarm robot maintaining stability of swarm11 citations · 2008
- 3Stability of swarm robot based on local forces of local swarms9 citations · 2008
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