IEEE-ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS 18(2) 459-470 2013年4月 [査読有り]
We have developed a novel planetary subsurface explorer that is capable of excavating lunar soil and carrying out scientific investigations. Our developed device consists of two units: a propulsion unit and an excavation unit. The propulsion unit ...
Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics 25(3) 466-475 2013年 [査読有り]
Exploration below the lunar surface has great potential for scientific progress and the future of space explanation. However, as of now, little is known about the environment of the lunar subsurface, but the international space community has plans...
Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics 24(6) 1031-1039 2012年12月
Rovers are one of the most important vehicles used for conducting planetary exploration missions. This paper focuses on a small, lightweight rover that can be used for lunar exploration. It should be noted that, with a small rover, it is difficult...
JCMSI : SICE journal of control, measurement, and system integration (SICE JCMSI) 5(6) 349-358 2012年11月 [査読有り]
Developing autonomous mobile robots that can coexist with human in populated environments is still considered a big challenge. To address this problem the authors propose a novel scheme to assist mobile robots by providing localization information...
Japan has decided to launch the second sample return mission "Hayabusa-2" to the Near Earth asteroid 1999JU3 in 2014. The predecessor spacecraft "Hayabusa" made a great success when it returned to the Earth in June 2010 with a capsule containing s...