Vivian Misaki Aoki
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About
Dr. Vivian Misaki Aoki is a leading researcher in autonomous robotics, with a primary focus on the design and control of multi-domain unmanned vehicles. Her work bridges aerial and aquatic systems, addressing the critical challenge of seamless media transition for hybrid unmanned aerial underwater vehicles (UAVs). Her most cited paper, "Trajectory Planning for Hybrid Unmanned Aerial Underwater Vehicles with Smooth Media Transition" (2022, 29 citations), introduces novel control strategies that enable stable, continuous movement between air and water, a key bottleneck in amphibious robotics. Dr. Aoki also made significant contributions to indoor autonomous navigation with her paper "Visual-based Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Inspection in Indoor Environments" (2020, 16 citations), which presents a fully self-contained UAV capable of performing complex inspection tasks without any external operator or off-board processing. This work reduces system complexity and operational workload, advancing the practicality of autonomous inspection in GPS-denied environments. With a growing citation record and a focus on real-world deployment, Dr. Aoki’s research is shaping the future of resilient, multi-environment autonomous systems for exploration, inspection, and surveillance.
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