Satoru Sakai
Chiba University, Shinshu University, Kyoto University, Ōtani University
Papers
16
Total Citations
220
H-Index
10
About
Satoru Sakai is a robotics researcher whose work spans agricultural robotics, hydraulic robot systems, and advanced manipulation and control. His most significant contributions center on the design and control of heavy material handling robots for agricultural applications, a niche yet practically vital field addressing the physically demanding realities of harvesting and fertilization tasks. Beginning in the early 2000s, Sakai pioneered manipulation systems for agricultural robots capable of handling heavy crops such as watermelons, combining underactuated manipulators, crawler platforms, and sophisticated control strategies including LQ control, μ-synthesis, and robust gain scheduling. His 2008 paper on agricultural robot design and control stands as his most influential work, accumulating 50 citations, while his 2007 study on cost-reduction approaches for robust agricultural robots has attracted 35 citations. Beyond agriculture, Sakai has made notable contributions to hydraulic robotics, proposing the first systematic parameter identification method for N-DOF hydraulic systems in 2014. His broader portfolio also encompasses wall-surface mobile robots and ultrasonic motor control, reflecting a career defined by tackling complex real-world robotic challenges across diverse domains.
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- 3A new method for parameter identification for N-DOF hydraulic robots20 citations · 2014
- 4Heavy material handling manipulator for agricultural robot15 citations · 2003
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- 8Passivity based force control of hydraulic robots10 citations · 2009
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