Naoyuki Hara
Osaka Prefecture University, Tokyo City University, Toshiba (Japan)
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5
Total Citations
24
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3
About
Naoyuki Hara is a robotics researcher whose work bridges nonlinear dynamics, control theory, and practical automation. His primary research areas include mobile robot control, multi-robot formation, and robotic manipulation, with a particular emphasis on leveraging limit-cycle systems and synchronization phenomena. Hara’s most influential contribution is his 2010 paper on circular periodic motion generation for nonholonomic mobile robots, which introduced a control law using limit-cycle systems to stabilize robots onto circular paths with prescribed rotation directions—a foundational approach that has garnered 10 citations. He further advanced the field by applying coupled limit-cycle oscillators to achieve stable mobile robot formations, as demonstrated in his 2016 stability analysis. In manipulation, Hara’s 2012 work applied the Reaction Null Space approach to decouple end-link dynamics in redundant robotic limbs, offering new insights for flexible-base robots. His applied side is evident in a 2020 study on optimal maritime navigation routes using multi-objective genetic algorithms and a 2016 paper on a hydraulic-and-electric double-arm robot for cell production lines. With a career spanning theoretical rigor and industrial relevance, Hara’s work continues to influence researchers in nonlinear control and autonomous systems.
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- 5Hydraulic-and-electric Double-arm Robot2 citations · 2016