Hideo Matsuura

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Hideo Matsuura is a robotics and intelligent systems researcher whose work spans microrobotics, smart actuators, sensor fusion, and teleoperation. He is perhaps best known for his pioneering contributions to underwater microrobotics, particularly his development of micro mobile robots propelled by PZT (lead zirconate titanate) piezoelectric actuators. His 2002 papers on the swimming mechanism and steering control of these aquatic micro-robots garnered nearly 190 combined citations, establishing him as a key figure in piezoelectric-driven locomotion systems. Matsuura also explored optically controlled actuation, investigating bimorph PLZT actuators responsive to UV light, broadening the toolkit available for precision robotic control. His early work in the 1990s on multisensor integration using fuzzy inference and neural networks demonstrated a forward-thinking approach to intelligent sensing, later extended to industrial curved-surface cutting robots. He additionally contributed to wall-climbing robotics using vacuum-pad crawler systems and applied neural network inversion techniques to solve robot arm kinematics. Perhaps most notably, his research on multimedia tele-surgery over ATM fiber-optic networks pointed toward future applications in remote surgical assistance. Across his career, Matsuura's research reflects a consistent drive to translate advanced actuation and intelligence into practical robotic systems.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Mechanism and swimming experiment of micro mobile robot in water

   100 citations · 2002
2. 2
   Steering mechanism of underwater micro mobile robot

   89 citations · 2002
3. 3
   Characteristics of optical actuator-servomechanisms using bimorph optical piezo-electric actuator

   45 citations · 2002
4. 4
   Multisensor integration system based on fuzzy inference and neural network

   37 citations · 1993
5. 5
   Mechanism and swimming experiment of micro mobile robot in water

   35 citations · 2002
6. 6
   Multimedia tele-surgery using high speed optical fiber network and its application to intravascular neurosurgery - system configuration and computer networked robotic implementation

   35 citations · 2002
7. 7
   Steering mechanism and swimming experiment of micro mobile robot in water

   34 citations · 2005
8. 8
   A Solution of Inverse Kinematics of Robot Arm Using Network Inversion

   15 citations · 2006
9. 9
   Multi-sensor integration system based on fuzzy inference and neural network for industrial application

   15 citations · 2003
10. 10
    A Study on Wall Surface Mobile Robots : Development of Moving Mechanism for Crawler-Type Wall Surface Mobile Robots with Vacuum Pads

    14 citations · 1995

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