Yuichi Matsumoto
Keio University, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan), Hitachi (Japan)
Papers
10
Total Citations
1,077
H-Index
7
About
Yuichi Matsumoto is a pioneering researcher in the field of robotics, with a primary focus on force control, bilateral teleoperation, and haptic systems. His most significant contribution is the development and validation of the disturbance observer for force control, which revolutionized how robots interact with their environment by eliminating the need for noisy, bandwidth-limited force sensors. His landmark 2007 paper on force sensing and disturbance observer validation has accumulated 399 citations, while his foundational 2004 work on bilateral control design has 214 citations. Matsumoto’s research demonstrated that by using disturbance observers, robots could achieve stable, high-bandwidth force control, enabling precise and dexterous manipulation. He also introduced the innovative concept of a “twin robot system” for environmental force identification, and explored multilateral control to realize the “law of action and reaction” in haptic systems. His work has had a profound impact on industrial robotics, surgical robotics, and teleoperation, providing the theoretical and experimental foundations for modern force-controlled robotic systems.
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Key Achievements
Top Papers
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- 2An analysis and design of bilateral control based on disturbance observer214 citations · 2004
- 3Analysis and experimental validation of force bandwidth for force control208 citations · 2004
- 4Analysis and experimental validation of force bandwidth for force control198 citations · 2006
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- 8Shadow robot for teaching motion6 citations · 2010
- 9Realization of "Law of Action and Reaction"4 citations · 2005
- 10Realization of "law of action and reaction" by multilateral control3 citations · 2004