Masahiro Shibata
Toyohashi University of Technology, Kyushu Institute of Technology
Papers
7
Total Citations
15
H-Index
3
About
Masahiro Shibata is a researcher whose work spans two distinct yet impactful domains: distributed mobile robotics and wireless power transfer systems. In the field of autonomous robots, Shibata has made significant contributions to fundamental coordination problems, including gathering and deployment on structured environments like lines, rings, and triangular grids. His papers on "Stand-Up Indulgent Gathering" and "Gathering of seven autonomous mobile robots on triangular grids" (each with 3 citations) address how robots with limited visibility and memory can achieve collective tasks, exploring trade-offs between visibility and memory in algorithmic solutions. In parallel, Shibata has advanced capacitive wireless power and information transfer (WPIT) for maintenance-free industrial robots. His 2024 paper on a "Capacitive Wireless Power Transfer System with a 3D-Functional Coupler" (3 citations) introduces a novel coupler design for confined spaces like rotary joints, while his work on a "Differential Diplexer" system enables simultaneous power and data transmission. These contributions demonstrate a rare ability to bridge theoretical robotics with practical engineering, offering solutions that enhance robot autonomy and operational longevity.
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- 2Stand-Up Indulgent Gathering on Lines for Myopic Luminous Robots3 citations · 2024
- 3Gathering of seven autonomous mobile robots on triangular grids3 citations · 2021
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