Takashi Hikihara
Papers
9
Total Citations
60
H-Index
6
About
Takashi Hikihara is a pioneering researcher whose work centers on power electronics, energy management, and robotics control systems, with a particular focus on the innovative concept of **power packet dispatching**. His most significant contribution is the development and advancement of power packet dispatching systems, a framework in which electrical energy is distributed in quantized, information-tagged pulse-form packets across shared power lines. This approach enables flexible, on-demand power management for distributed energy sources in autonomous systems such as mobile robots and electric vehicles — environments where efficient energy use is critical. Hikihara's most cited work, "Power Processing for Advanced Power Distribution and Control" (2016, 18 citations), laid the theoretical and architectural groundwork for this paradigm, while subsequent papers extended its application to trajectory control of robotic manipulators, stepper motor feedback control, and wireless inter-system power management. More recently, his research has expanded into multi-agent robot formation control using Koopman operator theory, demonstrating a broadening into nonlinear dynamical systems. With cumulative citations across a focused and coherent body of work, Hikihara has established himself as a key figure bridging power engineering and intelligent robotics, offering practical solutions to the growing demand for smart, decentralized energy systems.
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- 1Power Processing for Advanced Power Distribution and Control18 citations · 2016
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- 6Close-Loop Angle Control of Stepper Motor Fed by Power Packets6 citations · 2017
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