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Hiroyuki Fujioka is a researcher whose work spans robotics motion planning and advanced materials science, with particular strength in developing mathematical frameworks for autonomous mobile systems. His most significant contributions lie in trajectory planning for mobile robots, where he has pioneered the application of B-spline smoothing techniques to construct geometrically constrained paths. His 2018 paper on B-spline trajectory planning with curvature constraints, which has garnered 22 citations, represents a notable advance in enabling robots to navigate two-dimensional environments while respecting real-world physical limitations. Building on this, his 2017 work on velocity and acceleration constrained trajectory planning further refined these methods for road-like environments defined by piecewise linear boundaries, accumulating 9 citations. Beyond robotics, Fujioka has also ventured into soft robotics and smart materials, contributing a fundamental study on anisotropic gel actuators hybridized with nanosheet liquid crystals, exploring their heat characteristics and length control potential. This interdisciplinary breadth — combining rigorous mathematical optimization with materials engineering — positions Fujioka as a versatile researcher whose contributions are relevant to both theoretical robotics and next-generation actuator development.