Papers
8
Total Citations
806
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About
Ippei Suzuki is a pioneering researcher in distributed robotics and multi-robot coordination, whose work has fundamentally shaped how autonomous mobile robots collaborate without centralized control. His most influential contribution, the 1999 paper "Distributed memoryless point convergence algorithm for mobile robots with limited visibility," has garnered 572 citations and introduced a groundbreaking algorithm enabling robots with restricted sensing to converge to a single point through purely local interactions. This work laid the foundation for swarm robotics and distributed consensus. Suzuki further advanced the field with his 2002 study on distributed motion coordination (168 citations), which demonstrated how large groups of robots can achieve complex collective behaviors by individually planning motions based on observed neighbors and shared goals. His research spans from foundational theory—such as establishing agreement on common coordinate systems among mobile robots—to practical applications like cooperative ladder transportation through corridors and telepresence wheelchair systems for remote care. Suzuki's elegant, memoryless approaches to distributed control continue to inspire modern multi-robot systems in search-and-rescue, manufacturing, and autonomous transportation, cementing his legacy as a key architect of decentralized robotic intelligence.
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- 2Distributed motion coordination of multiple mobile robots168 citations · 2002
- 3AGREEMENT ON A COMMON X-Y COORDINATE SYSTEM BY A GROUP OF MOBILE ROBOTS41 citations · 1997
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- 5Telewheelchair6 citations · 2017
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- 7Telewheelchair4 citations · 2017
- 8Random probing to approximate medial axes and plan safe motion3 citations · 2002