Yoshinori FUJIHIRA
Papers
9
Total Citations
79
H-Index
5
About
Yoshinori Fujihira is a robotics researcher whose work bridges soft robotics, grasping mechanics, and infrastructure inspection. His primary research areas include robotic hand design, fingertip stiffness and friction, and inspection robots for aging infrastructure. Fujihira’s major contributions lie in understanding how fingertip stiffness affects grasping performance—his 2014 study (24 citations) experimentally showed that softer fingertips enhance friction during object grasping, a key insight for human-friendly robotic hands. He extended this work in 2015 (16 citations) by investigating how stiffness influences the maximum resistible force, providing foundational data for designing more dexterous grippers. Notably, his 2017 paper (14 citations) introduced a novel “fluid fingertip” with an embedded microgripper, enhancing both positioning and holding abilities for versatile grasping. Fujihira has also made significant strides in infrastructure robotics, developing a hanger-rope inspection robot for suspension bridges (2019, 9 citations) and a lifting system for high-elevation inspections (2019, 4 citations). His work on belt-press tape forming of carbon-fiber-reinforced thermoplastics (2021) further demonstrates his versatility. With a total of over 80 citations across his most-cited papers, Fujihira’s research is shaping the future of both soft robotic manipulation and practical inspection technologies.
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- 4Development of Hanger-Rope Inspection Robot for Suspension Bridges9 citations · 2019
- 5Belt-Press Tape Forming of Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic5 citations · 2021
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- 7Bent Sheet Grasping Stability for Sheet Manipulation3 citations · 2016
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