Toshiyuki ASAKURA

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Toshiyuki Asakura is a pioneering researcher in robotics and autonomous systems, whose work spans manipulator control, mobile robotics, and bio-inspired locomotion. His key contributions include developing GA-pattern matching for real-time visual servoing in manipulator control systems, and proposing inverse dynamics compensation methods for power-wheeled-steering mobile manipulators—foundational work that has garnered over 23 citations each. Asakura has also advanced constrained motion control for precision grinding tasks, addressing the critical interaction between robots and their working environments. His research extends to autonomous vehicle navigation, where he developed real-time corridor recognition algorithms robust to varying lighting conditions. Notably, Asakura has explored bio-inspired robotics through spider-robot walking behavior strategies, proposing cooperative 8-legged velocity control that adapts to environmental information. His work on evolutionary scene recognition and simultaneous position/orientation detection, along with dynamic systems approaches to embodiment and sociality, demonstrates a commitment to integrating ecological psychology with robotics. With a career marked by innovations in machining robots and driving mechanisms, Asakura’s research continues to influence intelligent robotic systems capable of operating in dynamic, unstructured environments.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   GA-pattern matching-based manipulator control system for real-time visual servoing

   23 citations · 1997
2. 2
   Inverse Dynamics Compensation Method for PWS Mobile Manipulators.

   23 citations · 1997
3. 3
   Evolutionary Scene Recognition and Simultaneous Position/Orientation Detection

   12 citations · 2003
4. 4
   Position control and explicit force control of constrained motions of a manipulator for accurate grinding tasks

   10 citations · 1996
5. 5
   Development of a new type of machining robot-a new type of driving mechanism

   7 citations · 2002
6. 6
   Real-time Corridor Recognition for Autonomous Vehicle

   7 citations · 2001
7. 7
   On walking behavior strategy for spider-robot based on environmental information

   6 citations · 2005
8. 8
   Dynamic Systems Approach for Embodiment and Sociality: From Ecological Psychology to Robotics

   6 citations · 2003
9. 9
   Spider-Robot 8-Leg Cooperative Walking Velocity Control Strategy Based on Environmental Information

   5 citations · 2004
10. 10
    Real-time recognition of corridor under varying lighting conditions for autonomous vehicle

    3 citations · 2002

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