Akihiro Kawamura
Papers
6
Total Citations
46
H-Index
4
About
Akihiro Kawamura is a robotics researcher whose work spans robotic manipulation, motion control, and autonomous underwater systems. His most recognized contribution lies in the development of dynamic regrasping and manipulation techniques for multi-fingered robotic hands, particularly his work on triple-fingered hands with torsional fingertip joints, which achieved novel three-dimensional dynamic object grasping without external sensors — a paper that has garnered 21 citations and represents a significant advance in dexterous manipulation. Kawamura has also pioneered approaches to simplifying robotic arm systems by eliminating joint encoders, instead leveraging visual feedback and back electromotive force for precise control, demonstrating a practical path toward lower-cost robotics. His inventive work on counterweight-driven robotic arms — both with movable and rotational counterweights — proposes elegant alternatives to traditional actuator-heavy designs by harnessing gravitational and inertial forces. Further extending his expertise into challenging environments, Kawamura has contributed to calibration-free visual servoing for underwater manipulators and nonlinear control of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). Collectively, his research reflects a consistent drive toward more adaptive, resource-efficient, and autonomous robotic systems across diverse operational contexts.
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- 3Adaptive motion control of a robotic arm with movable counterweights7 citations · 2014
- 4Mechanism and control of robotic arm using rotational counterweights6 citations · 2015
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- 6A Control of Under Actuated AUV by Nonlinear Controller2 citations · 2019