Tatsuo Fujikawa
Japan Automobile Research Institute, Nagoya University, Nihon University
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Total Citations
94
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About
Tatsuo Fujikawa is a pioneering researcher in human-robot interaction (HRI) safety, with a particular focus on biomechanical injury tolerance and the development of safety criteria for robot design. His work sits at the critical intersection of robotics engineering, biomechanics, and injury prevention, addressing the pressing need to quantify how much physical contact between humans and robots can be safely tolerated before injury occurs. Fujikawa's most significant contributions involve establishing mechanical thresholds for soft tissue bruise injuries caused by blunt robotic impacts. Through rigorous in-vivo experiments using animal models — including pigs and rabbits — he has identified key parameters such as peak contact pressure and transferred energy that govern injury risk, work that has accumulated nearly 30 citations in its most influential form. He has extended this research across different body regions, fracture tolerance of extremities, and child collision injury risk, demonstrating a comprehensive approach to robot safety standards. More recently, Fujikawa has incorporated finite element modeling to computationally predict bruise tolerance thresholds, enhancing the translational utility of his experimental findings. His body of work, totaling over 90 citations across a focused publication record, provides essential foundational data for international safety standards governing collaborative and personal care robots operating alongside humans.
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- 4Static fracture tolerance of human metatarsal in being run over by robot9 citations · 2017
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