Kenri Kodaka
Papers
7
Total Citations
87
H-Index
4
About
Kenri Kodaka is a pioneering researcher in the field of mobile robot localization, with a primary focus on developing robust, cost-effective positioning systems for indoor environments. His work centers on leveraging radio frequency identification (RFID) technology and indoor GPS (pseudolite) systems to enable robots to navigate structured environments—a concept he helped advance through his research at Waseda University’s WABOT-HOUSE Laboratory. Kodaka’s major contributions include novel methods for pose estimation on lattices of RFID tags, such as particle filter-based localization and entropy map-driven active localization, which allow robots to dynamically estimate their position even in challenging conditions like dead zones. His most cited paper, “Pose estimation of a mobile robot on a lattice of RFID tags” (33 citations), laid the groundwork for this approach, while his work on GPS-based indoor positioning with multi-channel pseudolites (27 citations) expanded the toolkit for seamless human-robot interaction. Kodaka also explored active-localization strategies that combine RFID and indoor GPS for enhanced accuracy, and he contributed to indoor map generation systems for home environments. With a total of over 85 citations across his key publications, Kodaka’s research remains influential for engineers designing robots that operate reliably in everyday spaces.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Pose estimation of a mobile robot on a lattice of RFID tags33 citations · 2008
- 2GPS-based indoor positioning system with multi-channel pseudolite27 citations · 2008
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7Robot Pose Estimation on Floor Equipped with a Lattice of RFID Tags3 citations · 2009