Masaaki Omoto
Papers
10
Total Citations
242
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About
Masaaki Omoto is a robotics and automation researcher whose work centers on precision manufacturing, robotic polishing systems, and advanced motion control for industrial applications. His most significant contributions lie in the development of intelligent control architectures for mold polishing robots, particularly those serving the plastics and tooling industries. Omoto's most influential work, "CAD/CAM-based position/force controller for a mold polishing robot" (2007, 152 citations), established a landmark framework for integrating CAD/CAM data directly into hybrid position/force control systems, enabling robots to polish complex curved mold surfaces with high accuracy. This approach elegantly solved the longstanding challenge of simultaneously maintaining precise trajectory following and consistent surface contact force — two demands that traditionally interfere with one another. Building on this foundation, Omoto pioneered learning-based control strategies for polishing PET bottle molds and developed compact desktop NC machine tools with compliant motion capabilities, extending precision finishing to small-scale curved metallic surfaces. His technique of generating normalized tool vectors from 3-axis cutter location data further bridged CAD/CAM planning with real-time robotic execution. With cumulative citations reflecting steady influence across the manufacturing robotics community, Omoto's body of work has meaningfully advanced automated finishing processes, reducing reliance on skilled manual polishing while improving consistency and surface quality in mold production.
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- 1CAD/CAM-based position/force controller for a mold polishing robot152 citations · 2007
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- 5Intelligent desktop NC machine tool with compliant motion capability14 citations · 2009
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