Takuya Maruyama
Papers
7
Total Citations
71
H-Index
4
About
Takuya Maruyama’s research career bridges two compelling frontiers of robotics: autonomous service robots for indoor environments and advanced manipulation systems for space applications. His work on localization and obstacle detection for food-tray-carrying robots (24 citations) established practical, real-time navigation techniques using correlation-based methods, demonstrating how robots could safely operate in human-centric spaces like medical care facilities. In parallel, Maruyama made significant contributions to space robotics through his work on the Advanced Space Robot Testbed with Redundant Arms (ASTRA), where he tackled the challenging problem of autonomous satellite berthing (19 citations). His development of teleoperation methods that reduce attitude disturbances in satellite-mounted manipulators (12 citations) proved crucial for maintaining communication links during ground-controlled operations. Maruyama also advanced precision manipulation with his hand-eye system combining 3-D vision and microgrippers for assembling flexible wires (6 citations), and contributed practical sensing innovations including a wrist-mounted laser rangefinder using binary-coded projection. His work consistently demonstrates a talent for solving real-world robotic challenges—from delivering trays in hospitals to berthing satellites in orbit—by developing reliable, sensor-driven control systems that balance autonomy with practical constraints.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Localization and obstacle detection for robots for carrying food trays24 citations · 2002
- 2Satellite berthing experiment with a two-armed space robot19 citations · 2002
- 3Reducing attitude disturbances while teleoperating a space manipulator12 citations · 2002
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- 7Wrist-mounted laser rangefinder3 citations · 2002