Yoshikatsu Hoshi
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Musashi University, Tokyo City University
Papers
5
Total Citations
125
H-Index
4
About
Yoshikatsu Hoshi is a robotics researcher whose work has made meaningful contributions to the field of autonomous mobile robotics, with a particular focus on bio-inspired locomotion and simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM). He is best known for his pioneering research on snake-like articulated robots, exploring how these passive-wheeled systems generate propulsion purely through body undulation — a fundamentally distinct locomotion paradigm compared to conventional wheeled robots. His most influential paper, "Locomotion Control of a Snake-like Robot Based on Dynamic Manipulability" (2002), has garnered 66 citations and introduced a framework for optimizing locomotable body configurations using the concept of dynamic manipulability. A closely related earlier work on constraint force attenuation (2001) has accumulated 47 citations, further establishing his expertise in serpentine gait control. Hoshi has also investigated coupled Van der Pol oscillators as a biological model for multi-legged locomotion and, more recently, contributed to improving positional accuracy in grid-based FastSLAM systems. His body of work bridges theoretical robotics mechanics with practical autonomous control strategies, offering lasting insights for researchers developing biologically inspired and self-navigating robotic systems.
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Top Papers
- 1Locomotion control of a snake-like robot based on dynamic manipulability66 citations · 2002
- 2Locomotion control of a snake robot with constraint force attenuation47 citations · 2001
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