Kouhei Irie

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Kouhei Irie is a researcher whose work centers on real-world haptics and bilateral force feedback control, technologies critical for advancing human support engineering and robotic interaction. His most-cited paper, "Bilateral Force Feedback Control Based on Wideband Acceleration Control" (2007), lays foundational groundwork for enabling robots to transmit tactile sensations between humans and remote environments. By focusing on wideband acceleration control, Irie addresses the challenge of achieving high-fidelity, stable force feedback—a key enabler for applications in teleoperation, rehabilitation, and immersive virtual reality. While his citation count remains modest, his contributions are conceptually significant, targeting the core problem of making robotic systems responsive and intuitive for human operators. Irie’s research bridges control theory and human-robot interaction, emphasizing the importance of haptic transparency and stability. His work continues to inform efforts in bilateral control, where the goal is to create robots that not only act but also feel, allowing humans to experience remote environments as if they were physically present.