Atsuji Masuda

Fukui Prefecture Special Education Center

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Atsuji Masuda is a robotics researcher whose work focuses on indoor mobile robot localization and navigation, with a particular emphasis on RFID-based sensing systems. His key contributions lie in developing self-localization methods that leverage radio-frequency identification technology as an alternative to traditional vision or laser-based approaches. His most cited paper, "Mobile robot self localization based on multi-antenna-RFID reader and IC tag textile" (2013), introduces a novel system that uses multiple RFID reader antennas in conjunction with a floor embedded with High-Frequency RFID-tag textile. This approach enables an autonomous mobile robot to determine its position without relying on complex environment models or expensive sensors. While his citation count (7) reflects a focused, specialized body of work, Masuda's research addresses a critical challenge in robotics: achieving reliable, cost-effective indoor localization. His work is particularly notable for its practical, hardware-driven solution to a problem that typically requires sophisticated computational methods, making it relevant for researchers exploring alternative sensing modalities in mobile robotics.