Satoshi Komada
Papers
25
Total Citations
140
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7
About
Satoshi Komada is a robotics and control systems researcher whose work spans assistive robotics, bilateral teleoperation, and force control — areas that sit at the intersection of human-machine interaction and advanced robot design. His most recognized contribution is the development of a hip-joint orthosis employing nonlinear springs to support patients during sit-to-stand movements, reflecting a sustained commitment to rehabilitative and assistive technologies. His 2006 work on biofeedback therapeutic manipulators for lower limbs further demonstrates this focus, pioneering robotic systems that enhance the quality of physical therapy by providing real-time muscle force feedback to clinicians and patients alike. Komada's foundational contributions to force control — dating as far back as 1987 and 1989 — established early frameworks for bilateral robot hand systems and acceleration-based multi-degree-of-freedom control, work that was ahead of its time and continues to inform modern haptic robotics. His subsequent research on bilateral teleoperation addresses stability and transparency under communication delays, a critical challenge for remote operation in deep-sea and space environments. Additional work on tendon-driven mechanisms with ultrasonic motors and adaptive controllers for stiffness estimation rounds out a diverse and technically rigorous body of research, accumulating citations across more than three decades of sustained scholarly output.
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- 7Bilateral Robot Hand Based On Estimated Force Feedback7 citations · 1987
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