Tatsuya Masuda
Papers
8
Total Citations
35
H-Index
3
About
Tatsuya Masuda is a robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of biomimetic locomotion, compliant actuation, and adaptive control systems. His research focuses primarily on legged robotic systems — both quadruped and bipedal — with a particular emphasis on leveraging pneumatic actuators and oscillator-based controllers to generate naturalistic, energy-efficient movement. Masuda's most cited work (2009, 13 citations) investigates gait stability in quadruped robots through changeable body stiffness using antagonistic pneumatic actuator pairs, demonstrating how physical compliance can be harnessed as a control resource rather than a liability. Building on this foundation, he explored how viscoelastic trunk joints enable rhythmic locomotion with reduced computational overhead, drawing inspiration from biological musculoskeletal architecture. His studies on adaptive gait transition and irregular terrain navigation highlight a commitment to developing robots capable of real-world deployment without reliance on visual feedback. Masuda has also examined biarticular muscle arrangements in muscle-driven leg robots to optimize dynamic tasks such as vertical jumping, and investigated multi-modal sensing through elastic actuator passivity. Across his body of work, Masuda consistently bridges biological principles and engineering design to advance robust, adaptable robotic locomotion.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1
- 2
- 3A study on adaptive gait transition of quadruped locomotion4 citations · 2008
- 4
- 5Oscillator-controlled bipedal walker with pneumatic actuators3 citations · 2007
- 6
- 7
- 8Adaptive locomotion control of a legged robot with pneumatic actuators2 citations · 2007