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Tadanari Taniguchi is a control systems researcher whose work focuses on the nonlinear control of mobile robots, particularly through the innovative use of piecewise bilinear (PB) models. His major contributions lie in applying dynamic feedback linearization to complex, non-holonomic systems—a technique that simplifies the control of robots with constraints on their motion. Taniguchi’s most cited paper, “Quadrotor control using dynamic feedback linearization based on piecewise bilinear models” (2014, 10 citations), introduces a fully parametric tracking controller for quadrotor helicopters, stabilizing the system via input-output linearization. He extends this approach to unicycle mobile robots (6 citations) and car-like robots (5 citations), demonstrating the versatility of PB models in handling diverse robotic platforms. By enabling precise tracking control for these challenging systems, Taniguchi’s work bridges theoretical control theory with practical robotics applications. His research is particularly valuable for students and engineers working on autonomous vehicles and aerial robots, offering a systematic method to achieve stable, accurate motion control.