Jun Imai

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Dr. Jun Imai is a leading researcher in multi-robot coordination and intelligent control systems, with a particular focus on automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and robotic manipulators. His seminal work on distributed route planning for multiple mobile robots, notably his 2003 paper with 22 citations, introduced Lagrangian decomposition techniques to minimize transportation time while preventing collisions and deadlocks in semiconductor fabrication environments. This foundational research, alongside his autonomous distributed routing methods (14 citations), established new paradigms for decentralized robot coordination. Dr. Imai further advanced the field by developing asynchronous distributed routing systems for multi-robot cooperative transportation and robust routing methods that account for motion delay disturbances. His contributions extend to precision control of robotic systems, including position control of SCARA robots using Internal Model Control and neural network-based trajectory generation for robot arms. His work on optimal digital controller design for servo motors, accounting for intersample behavior, demonstrates his versatility in bridging theoretical control theory with practical implementation. With over 70 total citations across his publications, Dr. Imai's research continues to influence modern approaches to distributed robotics, autonomous navigation, and intelligent manufacturing systems.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   A distributed route planning method for multiple mobile robots using Lagrangian decomposition technique

   22 citations · 2003
2. 2
   An Autonomous Distributed Route Planning Method for Multiple Mobile Robots

   14 citations · 2003
3. 3
   Position Control of 2-Link SCARA Robot by using InternalModel Control

   7 citations · 2009
4. 4
   An asynchronous distributed routing system for multi-robot cooperative transportation

   6 citations · 2005
5. 5
   Autonomous decentralized route planning method and its application to a dynamic route planning

   6 citations · 2003
6. 6
   Application of a neural network to the generation of a robot arm trajectory

   5 citations · 2005
7. 7
   A distributed routing method for multiple AGVs for motion delay disturbances

   4 citations · 2005
8. 8
   RNN-Based cooperative motion control of 2-dof Robot Arms

   4 citations · 2007
9. 9
   Cooperative motion control of 2-DOF robot arms by recurrent neural network

   3 citations · 2005
10. 10
    Optimal Digital Controller Design for a Servo Motor Taking Account of Intersample Behavior

    2 citations · 2014

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