Masatsugu KAMETANI

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Masatsugu Kametani is a pioneering researcher in intelligent robotics and parallel computing for robotic control. His most influential work introduces the **dual control architecture**, a hardware and software framework designed to give robots human-like intelligent control capabilities, analogous to the functions of the human cerebrum. This architecture significantly enhances a robot's ability to adapt to unpredictable environments, achieving a higher level of autonomy than conventional systems. In earlier foundational work, Kametani addressed the computational challenges of real-time robot control by developing a **multi-microprocessor system** for calculating joint angles in six-axis manipulators. This system, composed of a personal computer and seven Z80 CPUs with shared memory and synchronization circuits, implemented MIMD (Multiple Instruction, Multiple Data) parallel processing. He also proposed an improved method for joint angle calculation and a heuristic scheduling algorithm to facilitate parallel task execution. While his citation counts (5 and 3) reflect a specialized, technical audience, his contributions are significant for advancing the practical implementation of intelligent, adaptive robot control systems.