Hiroyuki Inoue

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Hiroyuki Inoue is a pioneering researcher in agricultural robotics, with a focused expertise in developing autonomous weeding robots for wet rice cultivation. His major contributions center on creating robotic systems that enable herbicide-free farming, addressing the growing demand for pesticide-free produce and reduced environmental impact. Inoue’s landmark 2018 paper, "Effect for a Paddy Weeding Robot in Wet Rice Culture," has garnered 43 citations, establishing him as a key figure in precision agriculture. He has developed innovative sensor systems, including capacitive touch sensors for rice plant line detection and navigation, as well as turning algorithms for autonomous operation in paddy fields. His work also explores advanced control methods, such as Deep Q-Networks for multi-objective robot behavior using LiDAR. Inoue’s research directly tackles the practical challenges of real-world agricultural automation, from soil property optimization to robust tracking control. His cumulative work, spanning from 2013 to 2021, has laid critical groundwork for sustainable rice farming, making him an influential voice in the intersection of robotics, sensor technology, and eco-friendly agriculture.

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1. 1
   Effect for a Paddy Weeding Robot in Wet Rice Culture

   43 citations · 2018
2. 2
   S151013 Development of Weeding Robot for Paddy Field

   2 citations · 2013
3. 3
   2P1-B09 Weeding Robot Control for Rice Plant Line Following

   2 citations · 2015
4. 4
   2P1-B10 Rice Plant Line Detection Using Capacitive Touch Sensor for Weeding Robot

   2 citations · 2015
5. 5
   An Experimental Study for Tracking Ability of Deep Q-Network under the Multi-Objective Behaviour using a Mobile Robot with LiDAR

   1 citations · 2021
6. 6
   G151036 Development of Turning Algorithm for Autonomous Weeding Robot

   1 citations · 2013

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