Hironao YAMADA

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Hironao Yamada is a prominent robotics researcher whose work has significantly advanced the fields of tele-operation systems, construction robotics, and human-machine interfaces. Over more than two decades, he has focused primarily on developing sophisticated remote-control systems for construction machinery, integrating virtual reality technology to enhance operator performance and safety in hazardous or inaccessible environments. Yamada's most influential contribution, "Construction Tele-robot System With Virtual Reality" (2008, 40 citations), exemplifies his signature approach: combining hydraulic servo-controlled construction robots with immersive 3D virtual environments and intuitive joystick interfaces. His follow-up work on tele-operation control systems (2011, 26 citations) further refined these methods using 2D virtual environments and bilateral master-slave control frameworks. Earlier foundational research in 2000 introduced force-feedback and motion-base platforms to improve operator situational awareness. Beyond construction robotics, Yamada has made notable contributions to bio-inspired sensor design, developing a wide-angle foveal vision sensor mimicking human eye mechanics for intelligent mobile robots. More recently, his research has extended into gesture-based interfaces for autonomous mobile robots in factory settings. With a body of work spanning hydraulic servo control, sliding mode control, and emerging human-robot interaction paradigms, Yamada represents a versatile and enduring voice in applied robotics engineering.

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1. 1
   Construction Tele-robot System With Virtual Reality

   40 citations · 2008
2. 2
   Tele-operation Construction Robot Control System with Virtual Reality Technology

   26 citations · 2011
3. 3
   Master-Slave Control for Tele-Operation Construction Robot System.

   15 citations · 2000
4. 4
   A wide angle vision sensor with fovea-design of distortion lens and the simulated images

   13 citations · 2002
5. 5
   Construction Tele-Robotic System with Virtual Reality (CG Presentation of Virtual Robot and Task Object Using Stereo Vision System)

   9 citations · 2011
6. 6
   Sliding Mode Control of Hydraulic Power Shovel.

   6 citations · 2002
7. 7
   A Wide Angle Vision Sensor with Fovea

   6 citations · 1995
8. 8
   Force Feedback Model of Electro-hydraulic Servo Tele-Operation Robot Based on Velocity Control

   5 citations · 2008
9. 9
   Sliding Mode Control of Hydraulic Power Shovel

   4 citations · 2003
10. 10
    Gesture Interface and Transfer Method for AMR by Using Recognition of Pointing Direction and Object Recognition

    3 citations · 2023

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