Masamitu Kurisu
Papers
2
Total Citations
27
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2
About
Masamitsu Kurisu is a pioneering researcher in the field of rescue robotics, with a primary focus on developing technologies for constructing three-dimensional maps of disaster rubble. His work is critical for enabling effective search and rescue operations in collapsed structures. Kurisu’s major contributions center on the creation of specialized sensing and control systems for teleoperated mobile robots. Notably, he developed a motion-canceling camera system that allows robots to build accurate 3D maps even while traversing unstable terrain, and he engineered a dedicated laser range finder for 3D mapping in rubble environments. These innovations were part of a national project on rescue robot systems, underscoring their strategic importance. While his most-cited papers have garnered 17 and 10 citations respectively, their true impact lies in their foundational role for practical disaster response technologies. Kurisu’s work directly addresses the challenge of providing first responders with intuitive, real-time spatial awareness of hazardous, inaccessible areas—a key achievement that bridges robotics, computer vision, and humanitarian engineering.
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- 2Development of a laser range finder for 3D map-building in rubble10 citations · 2005