Nobutaka TSUJIUCHI

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Nobutaka Tsujiuchi is a robotics engineer and researcher whose work centers on the development of pneumatic robotic systems and human-machine interfaces driven by electromyogram (EMG) signals. Over more than a decade of research, he has made significant contributions to the design of soft, safe robotic hands and arms powered by low-pressure pneumatic actuators — systems engineered to coexist safely with humans in both industrial and assistive contexts. His 2008 paper on pneumatic robot hand development and master-slave control systems stands as his most influential work, accumulating 38 citations, while his 2011 research on real-time EMG-based forearm motion discrimination — enabling robots to recognize five distinct hand and wrist movements — has garnered 34 citations and opened important pathways for prosthetics and intuitive robotic control. Tsujiuchi has further advanced the field through spring-damper modeling of artificial muscle actuators, multi-axis force/moment sensor design for robotic fingers, and the application of linear multiple regression and Mahalanobis distance methods for motion pattern recognition. His body of work reflects a sustained commitment to bridging biomechanical intelligence with practical robotics, offering foundational tools for the next generation of human-assistive and industrial robotic systems.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Development of Pneumatic Robot Hand and Construction of Master-Slave System

   38 citations · 2008
2. 2
   Forearm motion discrimination technique using real-time EMG signals

   34 citations · 2011
3. 3
   Development of Robot Hand with Pneumatic Actuator and Construct of Master-Slave System

   18 citations · 2007
4. 4
   Development of a low pressure driven pneumatic actuator and its application to a robot hand

   18 citations · 2006
5. 5
   Development and control of pneumatic robot arm for industrial fields

   17 citations · 2011
6. 6
   Development and Control of a Pneumatic Robot Arm for Industrial Fields

   15 citations · 2012
7. 7
   Manipulation of Robot Hand Based on Motion Estimation Using EMG Signals

   14 citations · 2007
8. 8
   Spring-damper model and articulation control of pneumatic artificial muscle actuators

   10 citations · 2011
9. 9
   Manipulation of a robot by EMG signals using linear multiple regression model

   9 citations · 2005
10. 10
    Optimum design of the thin-type four-axis force/moment sensor for a robot finger

    7 citations · 2010

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