Katsuaki Tanaka

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Katsuaki Tanaka is a robotics researcher whose work spans bio-inspired robotics, environmental monitoring, and locomotion in challenging terrains. His most cited paper (31 citations) explores the behavioral modulation of rats interacting with a robotic rat, WR-5, in multi-rat settings, contributing to animal-robot interaction studies. Tanaka has made major contributions to mobile robot design for disaster response and environmental monitoring, including a hybrid locomotion mechanism combining wheels and multi-rotors (24 citations) for enhanced maneuverability in narrow spaces, and a low-cost autonomous monitoring system (15 citations). His research addresses locomotion in tall grasses (8 citations) and introduces aMussels, a novel bio-inspired under-actuated robot class for long-term underwater exploration (7 citations). Tanaka’s work on surface condition estimation (6 citations) and hardware/control design for extreme environments (6 citations) further demonstrates his focus on robust, adaptive robots. Notable achievements include developing robots for wetlands using Archimedean screw mechanisms (2020) and path planning for forest areas (2017). With over 100 cumulative citations, Tanaka’s research is pivotal for advancing autonomous systems in unstructured, natural environments.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Behavior modulation of rats to a robotic rat in multi-rat interaction

   31 citations · 2015
2. 2
   A design of a small mobile robot with a hybrid locomotion mechanism of wheels and multi-rotors

   24 citations · 2017
3. 3
   Design of operating software and electrical system of mobile robot for environmental monitoring

   15 citations · 2014
4. 4
   A Novel Approach to Increase the Locomotion Performance of Mobile Robots in Fields With Tall Grasses

   8 citations · 2015
5. 5
   aMussels: Diving and Anchoring in a New Bio-inspired Under-Actuated Robot Class for Long-Term Environmental Exploration and Monitoring

   7 citations · 2017
6. 6
   Novel method of estimating surface condition for tiny mobile robot to improve locomotion performance

   6 citations · 2015
7. 7
   Hardware and control design considerations for a monitoring system of autonomous mobile robots in extreme environment

   6 citations · 2017
8. 8
   A Study of a Wheel Shape for Increasing Climbing Ability of Slopes and Steps

   4 citations · 2016
9. 9
   A study on path planning for small mobile robot to move in forest area

   4 citations · 2017
10. 10
    Development of Small Robot with Inline Archimedean Screw Mechanism that Can Move Through Wetlands

    3 citations · 2020

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