Hidetaka Senga
Papers
9
Total Citations
65
H-Index
4
About
Hidetaka Senga is a robotics and ocean engineering researcher whose work centers on autonomous marine systems designed for environmental monitoring and disaster prevention. His most significant contributions lie in the development of underwater and surface robots capable of detecting, tracking, and monitoring oil spills and gas leaks originating from the seafloor — a critical capability in the wake of disasters like the Deepwater Horizon blowout. His most-cited work (2017, 26 citations) introduced an autonomous underwater robot specifically engineered to follow subsea plumes, representing a major advance in real-time marine environmental response. Senga has sustained this research focus across nearly a decade, contributing innovations in buoyancy-controlled AUVs, autonomous surface vehicles propelled by natural currents, and amphibious robots with fin actuators. His long-running project on autonomous oil and gas tracking buoy systems — spanning multiple published milestones from 2012 to 2016 — reflects a systematic, mission-driven approach to marine disaster prevention. With a cumulative citation record reflecting steady recognition from the robotics and ocean engineering communities, Senga's work offers practical, deployable solutions to some of the most pressing challenges in offshore environmental protection.
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- 4Design And Development of an Amphibious Robot With Fin Actuators6 citations · 2010
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- 7Guidance and Control of an Autonomous Underwater Robot for Tracking and Monitoring Spilled Plumes of Oil and Gas From Seabed3 citations · 2013
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- 9Depth Control of AUV Using a Buoyancy Control Device2 citations · 2016