Yoshio Yamamoto
Papers
18
Total Citations
337
H-Index
9
About
Yoshio Yamamoto is a robotics researcher whose work spans mobile robot navigation, continuum robotics, and agricultural automation. His early contributions focused on wheeled mobile robots, most notably his 1997 stability analysis revealing that such robots exhibit unstable internal dynamics when moving backwards — a foundational insight that has accumulated 51 citations and continues to inform control system design. Through the mid-2000s, Yamamoto advanced autonomous navigation by developing hybrid path planning algorithms capable of real-time collision and deadlock avoidance in complex indoor environments, integrating laser range finders with vision systems to enhance spatial awareness. More recently, Yamamoto has become a prominent voice in continuum robot research. His designs for cable-driven and wire-driven continuum arms — featuring universal joint backbones, passive sliding discs, and tension control mechanisms — have collectively earned over 100 citations, demonstrating both technical ingenuity and broad community relevance. A particularly applied highlight is his 2022 development of a continuum robot arm and gripper for harvesting cherry tomatoes, reflecting a meaningful push toward smart agricultural robotics. Across more than two decades, Yamamoto's research consistently bridges theoretical rigor with practical engineering, making his body of work valuable reading for students and researchers in robotics, mechatronics, and human-safe manipulation.
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Top Papers
- 1Stability analysis of the internal dynamics of a wheeled mobile robot51 citations · 1997
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- 9Pursuing entertainment aspects of SONY AIBO quadruped robots11 citations · 2011
- 10Dynamic Decision Making of Mobile Robot under Obstructed Environment9 citations · 2006