Yasuhiro Fukuoka
University of Electro-Communications, Ibaraki University, Hitachi (Japan)
Papers
47
Total Citations
2,082
H-Index
19
About
Yasuhiro Fukuoka is a pioneering roboticist whose research focuses on biologically inspired adaptive locomotion for quadruped robots. His major contributions center on enabling dynamic walking on irregular, natural terrain by integrating biological concepts—such as central pattern generators (CPGs) and reflexes—into neural system models. Fukuoka’s most influential work, "Adaptive Dynamic Walking of a Quadruped Robot on Irregular Terrain Based on Biological Concepts" (2003), has garnered 626 citations, establishing foundational principles for stable dynamic walking. His subsequent paper (2007, 478 citations) extended this to outdoor environments, while his development of the self-contained quadruped robot "Tekken2" (2005) demonstrated practical, real-world adaptive walking. Fukuoka’s research has achieved autonomous gait transitions—including walk, trot, and bound—and galloping over unperceived obstacles, as shown in his 2018 work. With over 1,500 total citations across his top papers, his biologically grounded approach has profoundly influenced legged robotics, offering a robust framework for creating robots that navigate complex, unstructured terrains with agility and stability.
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- 3Adaptive dynamic walking of a quadruped robot using a neural system model100 citations · 2001
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- 5Biologically inspired adaptive walking of a quadruped robot63 citations · 2006
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