Haruhiko Niwa
Papers
7
Total Citations
91
H-Index
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About
Haruhiko Niwa is a pioneering researcher in the field of indoor robot localization, whose work has fundamentally advanced how robots perceive and navigate structured environments. His primary research areas include RFID-based pose estimation, GPS-denied positioning systems, and intelligent home robotics. Niwa's most significant contribution is the development of novel methods for robots to estimate their pose dynamically on lattices of RFID tags, achieving robust localization even in challenging indoor conditions where traditional sensors fail. His 2008 paper on pose estimation using RFID tag lattices has garnered 33 citations, establishing foundational techniques for the field. Niwa further refined these methods through entropy map-based active localization (13 citations) and rotation-based dynamic localization at initial dead-zone avoidance stages. Notably, his work on multi-channel pseudolite GPS for indoor positioning (27 citations) addressed critical cycle slip problems, enabling centimeter-level accuracy for mobile robot navigation. As a key member of the WABOT-HOUSE Research Laboratory at Waseda University, Niwa has been instrumental in developing integrated systems that generate and update environmental maps using spatially distributed RFID tags, bringing us closer to a future where robots coexist symbiotically with humans in everyday home environments.
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Top Papers
- 1Pose estimation of a mobile robot on a lattice of RFID tags33 citations · 2008
- 2GPS-based indoor positioning system with multi-channel pseudolite27 citations · 2008
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- 7Robot Pose Estimation on Floor Equipped with a Lattice of RFID Tags3 citations · 2009