Tsutomu Hasegawa

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Tsutomu Hasegawa is a distinguished robotics researcher whose work spans robot manipulation, legged locomotion, human detection, and intelligent service robot systems. His foundational 1992 contribution on model-based manipulation — combining manipulation skills with environment modeling to supersede conventional teach-and-replay paradigms — garnered 136 citations and established a blueprint for more adaptive, intelligent robot control. Hasegawa has made significant strides in robotic performance evaluation, proposing the Inertia Matching Ellipsoid as a refined index of dynamic torque-force transmission efficiency in serial-link manipulators (64 citations), and developing novel fingertip designs with soft skin and hard nails to enhance dexterous multi-fingered grasping. His work on biped locomotion introduced straight-legged walking methodologies and sway compensation trajectories that pushed the boundaries of dynamically stable bipedal motion. Later research extended his focus to service robotics in real-world environments, leveraging sensor networks, RFID, Kinect-based place categorization, and 2D range data for human detection — collectively addressing the challenge of robust robot operation in complex daily-life settings. With over 640 cumulative citations, Hasegawa's career reflects a coherent vision: creating robots that perceive, reason, and act skillfully alongside humans.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   A model-based manipulation system with skill-based execution

   136 citations · 1992
2. 2
   Multi-Part People Detection Using 2D Range Data

   97 citations · 2009
3. 3
   A new index of serial-link manipulator performance combining dynamic manipulability and manipulating force ellipsoids

   64 citations · 2006
4. 4
   Straight legged walking of a biped robot

   64 citations · 2005
5. 5
   Service robot system with an informationally structured environment

   61 citations · 2015
6. 6
   Categorization of Indoor Places Using the Kinect Sensor

   56 citations · 2012
7. 7
   Novel fingertip equipped with soft skin and hard nail for dexterous multi-fingered robotic manipulation

   48 citations · 2004
8. 8
   The sway compensation trajectory for a biped robot

   45 citations · 2004
9. 9
   A structured environment with sensor networks for intelligent robots

   37 citations · 2008
10. 10
    The Sway Compensation Trajectory for a Biped Robot

    32 citations · 2003

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