Yoshiharu AMANO

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Yoshiharu Amano is a leading researcher in autonomous mobile robotics, with a focus on high-precision outdoor localization and navigation. His key research areas include 3D mapping, multisensor fusion, and GNSS positioning in challenging environments. Amano’s major contributions center on developing robust localization methods that integrate laser scanners, omnidirectional infrared cameras, and GPS/GLONASS with dead-reckoning systems. His seminal 2010 paper on 6-DOF localization using outdoor 3D voxel maps (47 citations) established a foundation for accurate robot pose estimation in complex outdoor settings. He pioneered multipath mitigation techniques using omnidirectional infrared cameras for tightly coupled GPS/INS integration, achieving high-accuracy positioning in urban and leafy environments—work that has garnered over 45 citations. Amano also contributed to the Tsukuba Challenge, a renowned autonomous navigation competition, demonstrating practical GNSS/DR navigation systems. His research on spatial temporal databases for mobile robot surveillance and 3D reconstruction using multibaseline motion stereo has advanced the field of environmental perception. With cumulative citations exceeding 175, Amano’s work continues to influence autonomous navigation, particularly in GPS-denied and cluttered urban spaces.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   6-DOF localization for a mobile robot using outdoor 3D voxel maps

   47 citations · 2010
2. 2
   High-accuracy GPS and GLONASS positioning by multipath mitigation using omnidirectional infrared camera

   45 citations · 2011
3. 3
   Autonomous Navigation of a Mobile Robot Based on GNSS/DR Integration in Outdoor Environments

   18 citations · 2014
4. 4
   3D Reconstruction Using Multibaseline Omnidirectional Motion Stereo Based on GPS/Dead-reckoning Compound Navigation System

   18 citations · 2007
5. 5
   Creating spatial temporal database by autonomous mobile surveillance system (A study of mobile robot surveillance system using spatial temporal GIS part1)

   14 citations · 2005
6. 6
   Multipath Mitigation Using Omnidirectional Infrared Camera for Tightly Coupled GPS/INS Integration in Urban Environments

   9 citations · 2011
7. 7
   Improvement of GPS and GLONASS Positioning Accuracy by Multipath Mitigation Using Omnidirectional Infrared Camera

   8 citations · 2011
8. 8
   6-DOF Localization for a Mobile Robot Using Outdoor 3D Point Clouds

   7 citations · 2010
9. 9
   Parking-vehicles recognition using spatial temporal data (A study of mobile robot surveillance system using spatial temporal GIS part 2)

   6 citations · 2005
10. 10
    Development of a Jack-up Mobile Robot for Narrow Space : Bari-bari-I

    3 citations · 2004

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