Papers
9
Total Citations
185
H-Index
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About
Y. Kusumoto is a robotics researcher whose work has made significant contributions to the fields of industrial automation, robotic finishing systems, and motion control. Best known for pioneering research in automated surface processing, Kusumoto's most influential work — "Robotic sanding system for new designed furniture with free-formed surface" (2006, 104 citations) — demonstrated how robotic systems could be applied to complex, free-form geometries in furniture manufacturing, a breakthrough that resonated widely across the robotics and manufacturing communities. A central theme throughout Kusumoto's research is the development of intelligent control strategies for polishing robots, particularly for precision-critical applications such as PET bottle mold finishing and metallic mold polishing. His repeated innovations in hybrid position/force control, learning-based surface-following controllers, and fuzzy force control reflect a deep commitment to achieving high-precision, adaptive robotic behavior in unstructured manufacturing environments. His technique of generating normalized tool vectors from 3-axis CL data further extended the practical applicability of polishing robots to real-world production settings. Early work on energy-optimal gait analysis for quadruped robots (2002, 26 citations) reveals a broader interest in robot locomotion and efficiency. Collectively, Kusumoto's research has shaped how autonomous systems approach delicate, contact-rich tasks in modern manufacturing.
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- 1Robotic sanding system for new designed furniture with free-formed surface104 citations · 2006
- 2Energy-optimal gait analysis of quadruped robots26 citations · 2002
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- 6The Polishing Robot for PET Bottle Molds Using a Fuzzy Force Controller5 citations · 2004
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