Kensei Terashima
Toyohashi University of Technology, Purdue University West Lafayette
Papers
10
Total Citations
189
H-Index
7
About
Kensei Terashima is a prominent robotics researcher whose work spans intelligent automation, medical robotics, and indoor positioning systems. His most significant contributions lie in two interconnected domains: robotic fluid control and autonomous mobile systems for real-world environments. Terashima's pioneering research on automatic pouring robots (APR) established foundational techniques for suppressing liquid sloshing during high-speed transfer operations, with his hybrid shape approach papers accumulating over 55 combined citations. His input shaping control methodology further advanced the field by enabling multi-joint robot arms to handle liquid containers with precision — critical for industrial casting applications where spillage carries serious consequences. In medical robotics, his development of "Terapio," a hospital round-support robot capable of carrying medical supplies and recording electronic health data, earned 45 citations and demonstrated his commitment to human-centered automation in clinical settings. Complementing this, his extensive work on WiFi RSS fingerprinting and Kalman filter-based positioning systems has helped solve the practical challenge of accurate indoor navigation for mobile robots. Across his career, Terashima has consistently bridged theoretical control engineering with tangible applications in healthcare and manufacturing, making him a valuable contributor to applied robotics research.
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- 6Comparing WiFi RSS Filtering for Wireless Robot Location System7 citations · 2019
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