Shunya Yamashita
Papers
2
Total Citations
28
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2
About
Shunya Yamashita is a roboticist whose research lies at the intersection of multi-agent systems, swarm intelligence, and environmental sensing. His most impactful work addresses the challenge of 3-D map reconstruction using drone networks. In his highly cited 2021 paper, Yamashita introduced a novel "angle-aware coverage control" problem, leveraging a virtual field concept to ensure drones capture images from diverse viewing angles—a critical requirement for high-fidelity 3-D modeling. This work has garnered 26 citations, reflecting its significance in advancing autonomous aerial monitoring. Earlier, Yamashita explored the fundamental dynamics of swarm robotics in his 2017 paper on autonomous division and integration of anonymous agents. By using coupled oscillators to generate phase gradients, he demonstrated how robot swarms can autonomously split or merge without centralized control—a key insight for scaling distributed systems under communication constraints. His contributions bridge theoretical control theory with practical drone applications, offering elegant solutions for environmental monitoring and infrastructure inspection. Yamashita’s work continues to inspire researchers seeking robust, decentralized approaches to multi-robot coordination.
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- 1Angle-Aware Coverage Control for 3-D Map Reconstruction With Drone Networks26 citations · 2021
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