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Hideyuki Nagaoka is a robotics and control systems researcher whose work has focused primarily on space robotics and robot manipulator control. His research career spans from foundational work in mechanical impedance identification for robot force control in the early 1990s to sophisticated space robot attitude and position control systems throughout the decade. Nagaoka's most significant contributions lie in the domain of free-flying space robots, where he developed adaptive control strategies and explored the use of Control Moment Gyroscopes (CMGs) as a means of achieving precise attitude regulation without relying solely on conventional thrusters. His 1997 and 1995 papers on adaptive and CMG-based control for free-flying space robots each garnered 7 citations, representing the core of his recognized output. Notably, his 1998 work on ground testbed simulation demonstrates a practical, hardware-oriented approach, constructing a physical satellite model equipped with thrusters and CMGs to validate bang-bang position control and Lyapunov-based attitude controllers. While his citation footprint remains modest, Nagaoka's research addresses technically challenging problems at the intersection of aerospace engineering and autonomous robotics, contributing methodologies relevant to on-orbit satellite servicing and space manipulation systems.