Papers
41
Total Citations
609
H-Index
12
About
Kei Senda is a distinguished researcher whose work spans two fascinating and interconnected domains: space robotics and biomechanically-inspired locomotion. His early career focused on the dynamics and control of free-flying space robots, with seminal contributions including parameter identification methods for unknown payloads handled by robotic manipulators (1994, 115 citations) and trajectory control of flexible manipulators aboard freely orbiting spacecraft (1992, 54 citations). These foundational works addressed the uniquely challenging problem of maintaining precise control when a robot's own motion disturbs its base platform — a critical issue for orbital assembly tasks, which he later explored through hardware experiments in autonomous truss assembly. Senda's research evolved to encompass biological locomotion, producing influential studies on quadruped gait transition hysteresis (2013, 82 citations) and multilegged turning maneuvers (2016, 43 citations). His robotics-based investigations into human split-belt treadmill walking adaptation (2015, 40 citations) demonstrate a rare ability to bridge engineering and neuroscience. More recently, his exploration of fractal basin structures in passive dynamic walking (2020, 22 citations) reveals deep mathematical complexity underlying efficient bipedal motion. Collectively, Senda's work exemplifies how rigorous control theory, applied across both space systems and biological locomotion, can yield transformative insights in both fields.
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Top Papers
- 1Parameter identification of unknown object handled by free-flying space robot115 citations · 1994
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- 3Trajectory control of flexible manipulators on a free-flying space robot54 citations · 1992
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- 6Methodology for control of a space robot with flexible links26 citations · 2000
- 7Fractal mechanism of basin of attraction in passive dynamic walking22 citations · 2020
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