発表文献

論文誌 (2011-)

  • Yusuke Seki and Akio Yamamoto
    "An Arch-Shaped Electrostatic Actuator for Multi-Legged Locomotion"
    Robotics, Vol. 13, No. 9, DOI:10.3390/robotics13090131 (2024/8)
  • Mayuka Kojima, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, Akio Yamamoto
    "Design of a haptic device for presenting pressure and skin stretching stimuli to the palm"
    Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 10, DOI:10.3389/fmech.2024.1417881 (2024/7)
  • Masahiko Osada, Guangwei Zhang, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, Akio Yamamoto
    "Force Control Using Internal Spring in Electrostatic Linear Motors and Switching Between Position and Force Control"
    IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 3184-3192, DOI:10.1109/TMECH.2024.3399214 (2024/8, available online 2024/5)
  • Shunsuke Yoshimoto, Koji Sakamoto, Rina Takeda, Akio Yamamoto
    "Design of a High-Performance Tomographic Tactile Sensor by Manipulating the Detector Conductivity"
    IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 71, No. 12, pp. 16783-16791, DOI:10.1109/TIE.2024.3384613 (2024/12, available online 2024/4)
  • Akira Okuno, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, Akio Yamamoto
    "Interactive driving of electrostatic film actuator by proximity motion of human body"
    ROBOMECH Journal, Vol. 11, No. 7, DOI:10.1186/s40648-024-00275-1 (2024/4)
  • Sanetomo Hayashi, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, Akio Yamamoto
    "Noncontact 2-D Temperature Imaging of Metallic Foils Using Electromagnetic Tomography"
    IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 23, No. 16, pp. 17942-17950, DOI:10.1109/JSEN.2023.3292926 (2023/8)
  • Guangwei Zhang and Akio Yamamoto
    "Position Self-Sensing for Electrostatic Motors Under Amplitude-Modulated AC Operation,"
    IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 71, No. 7, pp. 6809-6818, DOI:10.1109/TIE.2023.3306415 (2023/8)
  • Akira Kojima, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, Akio Yamamoto
    "Optimization of Electrode Positions for Equalizing Local Spatial Performance of a Tomographic Tactile Sensor"
    Frontiers in Robotics and AI, Sec. Smart Sensor Networks and Autonomy, 10:1157911, DOI:10.3389/frobt.2023.1157911 (2023/5)
  • Motoki Kojima, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, Akio Yamamoto
    "Slider Sheet Detection in Charge-Induction Electrostatic Film Actuators"
    Sensors, Vol.23, No.3, 1529, DOI:10.3390/s23031529 (2023/1)
  • Tomoki Chada, Guangwei Zhang, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, and Akio Yamamoto
    "Spatio-temporal measurement of one-dimensional surface potential distributions using a surface voltmeter and a slit plate"
    Measurement Science and Technology, Vol. 33, No. 9, 095115, DOI:10.1088/1361-6501/ac79a3 (2022/6)
  • Masahiko Osada, Guangwei Zhang, Fernando Carneiro, Masaaki Muromachi, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, and Akio Yamamoto
    "Effect of insulating liquid viscosity on output force of a synchronous electrostatic motor"
    International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Vol. 220, 107149, DOI:10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2022.107149 (2022/4, available online 2022/2)
  • Akira Okuno, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, and Akio Yamamoto
    "Thermally-Driven Vehicle Using Bimetal Rings"
    Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 131-139, DOI:10.20965/jrm.2022.p0131 (2022/2)
  • Shunsuke Yoshimoto, Yumi Toyoda and Akio Yamamoto
    "Influence of Electrode Positions on Performance of Hand Motion Capture using EIT"
    IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics, DOI:10.1109/TMRB.2021.3125321 (available online 2021/11)
  • Guangwei Zhang and Akio Yamamoto
    "Position Estimation of Synchronous Electrostatic Film Motors under Pulse-Voltage Operation by using Driving Currents"
    Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical, Vol. 332, Part 2, 113154, DOI:10.1016/j.sna.2021.113154 (2021/12, available online 2021/10)
  • Fernando Carneiro, Guangwei Zhang, Masahiko Osada, Shunsuke Yoshimoto and Akio Yamamoto
    "An Extended Model for Ripple Analysis of 2–4 Phase Resonant Electrostatic Induction Motors"
    Actuators, Vol. 10, no. 11, 291, DOI:10.3390/act10110291 (2021/10)
  • Shunsuke Yoshimoto and Akio Yamamoto
    "Pressure Stimulus to the Palm Substitutes and Augments Force Sensation"
    Transactions on Haptics, Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 930-935, DOI:10.1109/TOH.2021.3087230 (2021/6)
  • Hidenori Sakaniwa, Rikiya Tajiri, Masaki Takano, Mariko Miyaki, Yuuya Uwa, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, and Akio Yamamoto
    "Improved Tilt Feeling During Remote Control of Construction Machine by Tactile Sensation"
    Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics, Vol. 25, No. 3, pp. 365-374, DOI:10.20965/jaciii.2021.p0365 (2021/5)
  • Zehao Li, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, and Akio Yamamoto
    "Tomographic Proximity Imaging Using Conductive Sheet for Object Tracking"
    Sensors, Vol. 21, No. 8, 2736, DOI:10.3390/s21082736 (2021/4)
  • Daiki Hagimori, Naoya Isoyama, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, Nobuchika Sakata, and Kiyoshi Kiyokawa
    "Tendon vibration changes perceived joint angle independent of voluntary body motion direction in virtual environments"
    Advanced Robotics, Vol. 35, Issue 5, pp. 281-294 (2021)
  • Shunsuke Yoshimoto, Naoki Ikemoto, Hiroki Ishizuka, Sei Ikeda, Yoshihiro Kuroda and Osami Oshiro
    "Efficient and Robust Detection of Local Impedance Changes Using Selected Electrical Excitation Conditions"
    IEEE Access, Vol. 8, pp. 205778-205787, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3037167 (2020/11)
  • Shimpei Kakizaki, Jun Shintake, Yasunori Iwatake, Kazumasa Baba, Hiromitsu Takeuchi, and Akio Yamamoto
    "Large, fast, and bidirectional bending of slide-ring polymer materials"
    Advanced Intelligent Systems, Vol. 2019, doi: 10.1002/aisy.201900155 (2020/2)
  • Shunsuke Yoshimoto, Yoshihiro Kuroda, and Osamu Oshiro
    "Tomographic Approach for Universal Tactile Imaging with Electromechanically Coupled Conductors"
    IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol.67, No.1, pp.627-636 (2020/1)
  • 池本尚生, 吉元俊輔, 石塚裕己, 池田聖, 黒田嘉宏, 大城 理
    "電位の空間走査による筋断裂検知手法の提案"
    生体医工学, Vol.57, No.6, pp.215-223 (2019/12)
  • Akio Yamamoto and Hiroki Watanabe
    "Evaluation of a simple anti-sway control without start-up delay and over-travel"
    Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing, Vol. 13 Issue 3, Pages JAMDSM0067, doi 10.1299/jamdsm.2019jamdsm0067 (2019/9)
  • Lingchao Su, Takeru Nemoto, and Akio Yamamoto
    "Performance of a thermal bipedal walker on inclined surfaces with different leg CoMs"
    Journal of Bionic Engineering, Vol. 16, Issue 3, pp. 540-549 (2019/5)
  • Guangwei Zhang and Akio Yamamoto
    "Sensorless Displacement Estimation for and Electrostatic Film Motor Using Driving Currents"
    International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, Vol. 60, No. 2, pp. 247-261 (2019/5)
  • Toshihiro Kitajima, Edwardo Arata Y. Murakami, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, Yoshihiro Kuroda, and Osamu Oshiro
    "Privacy-Aware Human-Detection and Tracking System Using Biological Signals"
    IEICE Transactions on Communications, Vol. E102B, No.4, pp. 708-721 (2019/4)
  • Akio Yamamoto and Taku Nakamura
    "Performance of displayed-marker-based position tracking"
    Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing, Vol. 12, Issue 7, doi 10.1299/jamdsm.2018jamdsm0125 (2018/11)
  • Takeru Nemoto and Akio Yamamoto
    "Prototyping a thermal walker that can walk on a hot horizontal surface with a simple gait"
    ROBOMECH Journal, Vol. 5: 16, doi:10.1186/s40648-018-0113-y (2018/7)
  • Hongqiang Wang and Akio Yamamoto
    "Analyses and Solutions for the Buckling of Thin and Flexible Electrostatic Inchworm Climbing Robots"
    IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Vol. 33, Issue 4, pp. 889-900 (2017/8, available online 2017/4)
  • Taku Nakamura and Akio Yamamoto
    "Modeling and control of electroadhesion force in DC voltage"
    ROBOMECH Journal, Vol. 4: 18, doi:10.1186/s40648-017-0085-3 (2017/6)
  • Minsung Cho and Akio Yamamoto
    "Dielectric Oil-based Polymer Actuator for Improved thickness strain and breakdown voltage"
    Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, Vol. 30, No.9, pp. 4285-4290 (2016/9)
  • Taku Nakamura and Akio Yamamoto
    "A Multi-user Surface Visuo-Haptic Display Using Electrostatic Friction Modulation and Capacitive-type Position Sensing"
    IEEE Transactions on Haptics, Vol. 9, Issue 3, pp. 311-322 (2016/9, available online 2016/4)
  • Norio Yamashita and Akio Yamamoto
    "Three-DOF Electrostatic Induction Actuator Providing Translational and Rotational Surface-drive Motion"
    International Journal of Automation Technology, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 525-532 (2016/7)
  • Taku Nakamura and Akio Yamamoto
    "Interaction force estimation on a built-in position sensor for an electrostatic visuo-haptic display"
    ROBOMECH Journal, Vol. 3: 11, DOI 10.1186/s40648-016-0050-6 (2016/4)
  • Masayuki Hara, Hiroyuki Nabae, Akio Yamamoto, and Toshiro Higuchi
    "A Novel Rubber Hand Illusion Paradigm Allowing Active Self-Touch with Variable Force Feedback Controlled by a Haptic Device"
    IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, Vol. 64, No. 1, pp. 78-87 (2016/2)
  • Masayuki Hara, Polona Pozeg, Giulio Rognini, Takahiro Higuchi, Kazunobu Fukuhara, Akio Yamamoto, Toshiro Higuchi, Olaf Blanke, and Roy Salomon
    "Voluntary self-touch increases body ownership"
    Frontiers in Psychology, Vol. 6, Article 1509, doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01509 (2015/10, available online 2015/9)
  • Hongqiang Wang and Akio Yamamoto
    "Peel Force of Electrostatic Adhesion in Crawler-type Electrostatic Climbing Robots"
    日本AEM学会誌(Journal of the Japan Society of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics), Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 498-503 (2015/9)
  • Takuya Hosobata, Akio Yamamoto, and Toshiro Higuchi
    "Transparent Synchronous Electrostatic Actuator for Long-stroke Planar Motion"
    IEEE Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 20, Issue 4, pp. 1765-1776 (2015/8, available online 2014/9)
  • Hongqiang Wang, Akio Yamamoto, and Toshiro Higuchi
    "A Crawler Climbing Robot Integrating Electroadhesion and Electrostatic Actuation"
    International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2014, 11:191. doi: 10.5772/59118 (2014/12)
  • Olaf Blanke, Polona Pozeg, Masayuki Hara, Lukas Heydrich, Andrea Serino, Akio Yamamoto, Toshiro Higuchi, Roy Salomon, Margitta Seeck, Theodor Landis, Shahar Arzy, Bruno Herbelin, Hannes Bleuler, and Giulio Rognini
    "Neurological and Robot-Controlled Induction of an Apparition"
    Current Biology, Vol. 24, No. 22, pp. 2681-2686 (2014/11)
  • Fuminobu Kimura, Hiroshi Kudo, and Akio Yamamoto
    "Emergence of Lateral Softness Sensations in Surface Tactile Tele-Presentation Systems with Force Feedback"
    Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing, Vol. 8, No. 3, JAMDSM0017 (2014/7)
  • Masayuki Hara, Roy Salomon, Wietske van der Zwaag, Tobias Kober, Giulio Rognini, Hiroyuki Nabae, Akio Yamamoto, Olaf Blanke, Toshiro Higuchi
    "A Novel Manipulation Method of Human Body Ownership Using an fMRI-compatible Master-slave System"
    Journal of Neuroscience Methods, Vol. 235, pp. 25-34 (2014/9, available online 2014/6)
  • Takuya Hosobata, Akio Yamamoto, and Toshiro Higuchi
    "Modeling and Analysis of a Linear Resonant Electrostatic Induction Motor Considering Capacitance Imbalance"
    IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 61, No. 7, pp. 3349-3447 (2014/7, available online 2013/8)
  • Ryosuke Saito, Takuya Hosobata, Akio Yamamoto, and Toshiro Higuchi
    "Linear resonant electrostatic induction motor using electrical resonance with piezoelectric transducers"
    Mechatronics, Vol. 24, Issue 3, pp. 222-230 (2014/4, available online 2014/2)
  • Yusuke Kuruma, Akio Yamamoto, and Toshiro Higuchi
    "High Speed Non-Contact Handling of a Steel Disk Using Feedforward Tilt Control"
    Journal of System Design and Dynamics, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 552-567 (2013/12)
  • Norio Yamashita, Akio Yamamoto, and Toshiro Higuchi
    "Pulse voltage operation of two-to-four-phase voltage-induction-type electrostatic motor"
    International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, Vol. 42, No. 3, pp. 391-408 (2013/7, available online 2013/3)
  • Norio Yamashita, Akio Yamamoto, and Toshiro Higuchi
    "Effects of Electrode Configuration for Performances of Voltage-Induction-Type Electrostatic Motors"
    Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp.333-347 (2013/5)
  • Fuminobu Kimura and Akio Yamamoto
    "Effect of delays in softness display using contact area control: rendering of surface viscoelasticity"
    Advanced Robotics, Vol. 27, No. 7, pp. 553-566 (2013/4)
  • Taku Nakamura, Fuminobu Kimura, and Akio Yamamoto
    "A Photoelastic Tactile Sensor to Measure Contact Pressure Distributions on Object Surfaces"
    Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 355-363 (2013/4)
  • Takuya Hosobata, Akio Yamamoto, and Toshiro Higuchi
    "An electrostatic induction motor utilizing electrical resonance for torque enhancement"
    Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical, Vol. 173, Issue 1, pp. 180-189 (2012/1, available online 2011/10)
  • Ewoud van West, Akio Yamamoto, and Toshiro Higuchi
    "Development of 2-DOF Tilting Actuator with Remote Center of Rotation for Human Operated Non-Contact Handling Tool"
    Mechatronics, Vol. 21, Issue 7, pp. 1222-1233 (2011/10, available online 2011/9)

解説記事 (2011-)

  • 山本晃生,畑中健志, 新妻実保子
    「IFAC WC2023でのイベント」
    計測と制御,Vol. 63,No. 7,pp. 417-420 (2024/7)
  • 山本晃生
    「大面積静電フィルムアクチュエータ」
    光アライアンス,Vol. 31,No. 6, pp. 26-29 (2020/6)
  • 山本晃生
    「静電気力による映像ディスプレイ表面での触力覚提示」
    システム/制御/情報, Vol. 64, No. 4, pp. 145-149 (2020/4)
  • 山本晃生
    「静電気力の活用による運動と映像情報提示の一体化」
    日本AEM学会誌, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 407-411, doi:10.14243/jsaem.27.407 (2019/12)
  • 山本晃生
    「新原理アクチュエータの動向」
    光技術コンタクト, Vol. 57, No. 11, pp. 19-25 (2019/11)
  • 吉元俊輔
    「導電性材料を用いたソフトな触覚センシング」
    日本ロボット学会誌, Vol.37, No.5, pp.391-394 (2019/6)
  • 山本晃生
    「インフォモーションに向けた静電気力の活用」
    トライボロジスト,Vol. 63, No. 9, pp. 27-32 (2018/9)
  • 山本晃生
    「遠隔操作のための触覚インタフェースと人材育成」
    エネルギーレビュー, 2015-2, pp. 14-15 (2015/1)
  • 山本晃生
    「高出力静電アクチュエータ -特殊環境への応用に向けて-」
    精密工学会誌, Vol. 77, No. 9, pp. 832-835 (2011/9)

国際会議 (2011-)

  • Zhinan Zhang, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, Akio Yamamoto
    "A Pressure Imaging Approach Using Copper Foil Grids and Electromagnetic Field Variations"
    Proceedings of the 7th Jc-IFToMM International Symposium, pp. 1-8 (2024/7, Fukuoka) (not peer reviewed)
  • Daichi Yamamoto, Akira Okuno, Akio Yamamoto
    "Proximity Sensing by Integration of Capacitive and Optical Sensors Using a Switching Unscented Kalman Filter"
    Proceedings of the 7th Jc-IFToMM International Symposium, pp. 25-30 (2024/7, Fukuoka) (not peer reviewed)
  • Akio Toyoshima, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, Akio Yamamoto
    "Stabilizing a bipedal mechanism using control moment gyroscopes"
    Proceedings of 16th IFToMM World Congress 2023, MMS 148, pp. 458-565 (2023/11, Tokyo)
  • Yusuke Seki, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, Akio Yamamoto
    "Performance evaluation of a miniaturized leg-swing actuator using electrostatic zipping"
    Proceedings of 16th IFToMM World Congress 2023, MMS 148, pp. 399-407 (2023/11, Tokyo)
  • Masahiko Osada, Guangwei Zhang, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, Akio Yamamoto
    "2-DOF Robot Arm with Variable Torque Limiters Realized by Electrostatic Film Motors"
    Proceedings of 2023 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2023), WeBT6.6, pp. (2023/10, Detroit, MI, USA)
  • Sotaro Hattori, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, Akio Yamamoto
    "Wearable Skin Resistance-based Tomographic Sensor for Imaging Contact Pressure Distribution on the Human Body"
    Proceedings of the 45th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 290:1-4, (2023/7, Sydney, Austlaria)
  • Miya Kondo, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, Akio Yamamoto
    "Influence of Excitation Frequency on the Performance of Peripheral Blood Flow Imaging using Electrical Impedance Tomography"
    Proceedings of the 45th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 292:1-4, (2023/7, Sydney, Austlaria)
  • Mayuka Kojima, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, Akio Yamamoto
    "Grip-Type Pseudo Force Display with Normal and Tangential Skin Stimulation
    Proceedings of 8th International Workshop on New Trends in Medical and Service Robots (MESROB 2023), pp. 63-70 (2023/6, Craiova, Romania)
  • Noritomo Kota, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, Akio Yamamoto
    "Stacked and Folded Bimetal Sheets as a Compliant Actuator"
    Proceedings of the 6th Jc-IFToMM International Symposium, pp. 26-31 (2023/5, Tokyo) (not peer reviewed)
  • Naoya Matsutani, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, Akio Yamamoto
    "A friction-based passive haptic mouse using 2-stage electro-adhesion"
    Proceedings of the 6th Jc-IFToMM International Symposium, pp. 40-46 (2023/5, Tokyo) (not peer reviewed)
  • Mayuka Kojima, Shunsuke Yoshimoto and Akio Yamamoto
    "Evaluation of Point of Subject Equality Using Constant Method in Pseudo Force Sensation by Pressure Stimulation to the Palm"
    Proceedings of 2022 31st IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), pp. 205-210, (2022/8, online/Napoli Italy)
  • Haitao Wang, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, Akio Yamamoto
    "A Concept of 3D Super Multi DOF Robot Arm based on Electrostatic Layer Jamming"
    Proceedings of the 5th Jc-IFToMM International Symposium, pp. 52-56 (2022/7, Kyoto) (not peer reviewed)
  • Guangwei Zhang, Masahiko Osada, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, Akio Yamamoto
    "A High Performance Muscle-like Actuator using Multi-layer Electrostatic Film Motors"
    Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE2022), ISIE22-000058 (2022/6)
  • Masahiko Osada, Guangwei Zhang, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, and Akio Yamamoto
    "Contact force analysis for low-inertia direct-drive electrostatic film actuator"
    Proceedings of IEEJ International Workshop on Sensing, Actuation, Motion Control, and Optimization (SAMCON 2022), pp. 139-142 (2022/3, online)
  • Masahiko Osada, Fernando Carneiro, Guangwei Zhang, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, and Akio Yamamoto
    "Effect of insulating liquid on thrust force of a synchronous electrostatic film actuator"
    Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics (ICM2021), TD-000221 (2021/3, online)
  • Fernando Carneiro, Masahiko Osada, Guangwei Zhang, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, and Akio Yamamoto
    "Achieving Resonance with Piezoelectric Transducers on 2-4 Phase Resonant Electrostatic Induction Motors"
    Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics (ICM2021), TD-000701 (2021/3, online)
  • Hiroki Mitsubayashi, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, and Akio Yamamoto
    "Adaptive Potential Scanning for Tomographic Tactile Sensor with High Spatio-Temporal Resolution"
    Proceedings of 2020 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2020), pp. 9827-9832 (2020/10, online)
  • Zehao Li, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, and Akio Yamamoto
    "Tomographic Approach for Proximity Imaging using Conductive Sheet"
    Proceedings of the 46th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2020), pp. 748-753 (2020/10, online)
  • Ryota Mizutani, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, Akio Yamamoto, Satoshi Miura, Takashi Sakai, and Shinichi Horikane
    "Simulation of Planar Slider Motion on a Charge-Induction Electrostatic Actuator"
    Proceedings of the 46th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2020), pp. 730-735 (2020/10, online)
  • Fernando Carneiro, Masahiko Osada, Guangwei Zhang, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, and Akio Yamamoto
    "Increasing Thrust Force on 2-4 Phase Resonant Electrostatic Induction Motors Through Stacking"
    Proceedings of the 46th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2020), pp. 712-717 (2020/10, online)
  • Tomoki Chada, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, and Akio Yamamoto
    "A thermally-driven bipedal walker with rugby ball shaped feet"
    Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference of IFToMM Italy, Mechanisms and Machine Science Vol. 91, pp. 626-634 (2020/9, online)
  • Tin Huu Le Quang Nguyen, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, and Akio Yamamoto
    "Toward the design of 2D pressure profile display for bilateral teleoperation"
    Proceedings of 2020 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII2020), pp. 838-843 (2020/1, Hawaii, USA)
  • Guangwei Zhang, Akio Yamamoto
    "Comparative Analysis for Sensorless Displacement Estimation of Electrostatic Film Motors in Different Motor Configurations"
    Proceedings of the 20th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT 2019), pp. 237-242 (2019/2, Melbourne, Australia)
  • Lingchao Su, Takeru Nemoto, and Akio Yamamoto
    "Performance of a thermal bipedal walker on inclined surfaces"
    New Trends in Medical and Service Robotics (Proceedings of MESROB 2018), pp. 17-24 (2018/7, Italy) (book published on 2018/10)
  • Guangwei Zhang, Akio Yamamoto
    "Toward Self-sensing of an Electrostatic Film Motor Using Driving Currents"
    Proceedings of the 19th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT 2018), pp. 551-556 (2018/2, Lyon, France)
  • Akio Yamamoto
    "Physical Interactions on Flat Panel Displays Using Electrostatic Actuation Technologies"
    Proceedings of the International Display Workshops (IDW'17), Vol. 24, pp. 88-91 (2017/12, Sendai)
  • Kouhei Nitta, Akio Yamamoto
    "Concept of Bilateral Softness Presentation toward Haptic Tele-Communication"
    Proceedings of the International Display Workshops (IDW'17), Vol. 24, pp. 120-123 (2017/12, Sendai)
  • Akio Yamamoto
    "Surface Electrostatic Actuators for Computer-Human Interactions on Tabletops"
    Proceedings of the 2017 IEEJ International Workshop on Sensing, Actuation, Motion Control, and Optimization (SAMCON2017), IS2-4, 4 pages (2017/3, Nagaoka)
  • Kazuma Takei and Akio Yamamoto
    "Modeling of Voltage Induction of a Resonant Electrostatic Induction Motor using 2-phase Slider and a Single Coil"
    Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration, pp. 260-265 (2016/12, Sapporo)
  • Taku Nakamura, Shota Nemoto, Takumi Ito, and Akio Yamamoto
    "Substituted Force Feedback using Palm Pressurization for a Handheld Controller"
    Proceedings of AsiaHaptics 2016, 197-199 (2016/11, Kashiwanoha)
  • Li Xu and Akio Yamamoto
    "A Multi-slider Linear Actuator Using Modulated Electrostatic Attraction and Inertia Effect"
    Proceedings of MECATRONICS - REM 2016, pp. 296-301 (2016/6, Compiegne, France)
  • Takuya Asada, Taku Nakamura and Akio Yamamoto
    "Investigation on Substitution of Force Feedback using Pressure Stimulation to Palm"
    Proceedings of IEEE Haptics Symposium 2016, 389-390 (2016/4, Philadelphia, USA)
  • Taku Nakamura and Akio Yamamoto
    "Extension of an Electrostatic Visuo-Haptic Display to Provide Softness Sensation"
    Proceedings of IEEE Haptics Symposium 2016, pp. 78-83 (2016/4, Philadelphia, USA)
  • Takeru Nemoto, Gabriel Zsurzan, and Akio Yamamoto
    "Evaluation of Breaking Performance in Vibration-Assisted Electrostatic Surface Induction Actuator"
    Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Advanced Mechatronics (ICAM2015), pp. 343-344 (2015/12, Tokyo, Japan)
  • Gabriel Zsurzsan, Akio Yamamoto, Zhe Zhang, Nils A. Andersen, Michael A.E. Andersen
    "Using squeeze-film effect to reduce surface friction in electrostatic actuators"
    Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Advanced Mechatronics (ICAM2015), pp. 331-332 (2015/12, Tokyo, Japan)
  • Takeru Nemoto and Akio Yamamoto
    "Thermobot: A Bipedal Walker Driven by Constant Heating"
    Proceedings of 2015 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2015), pp. 983-988 (2015/9, Hamburg, Germany)
  • Taku Nakamura and Akio Yamamoto
    "Simultaneous Measurement of Position and Interaction Force on a Multi-user Electrostatic Visuo-Haptic Display"
    Proceedings of 2015 IEEE World Haptics Conference, WIP-19 (2015/6, Evanston/IL, USA)
  • Ryuta Iguchi and Akio Yamamoto
    "Planar 2-DOF Electrostatic Actuator with Layered Orthogonal Electrodes"
    Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Manufacturing, Machine Design and Tribology (ICMDT2015), pp. 254-255 (2015/4, Okinawa, Japan)
  • Kazuma Takei, Minsung Cho, and Akio Yamamoto
    "A Pneumatically Assisted Dielectric Elastomer Actuator to Create Hydraulically-Coupled Surface Bulging"
    Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Manufacturing, Machine Design and Tribology (ICMDT2015), pp. 148-149 (2015/4, Okinawa, Japan)
  • Toshiki Kitazawa and Akio Yamamoto
    "Rendering Different Sensations to Multiple Fingers in a Multi-Digit Softness Display: Pulsation and Distributed Softness"
    Proceedings of Asia Haptics 2014, paper No. B-14 (CD-ROM) (2014/11, Tsukuba, Japan)
  • Taku Nakamura and Akio Yamamoto
    "Built-in Capacitive Position Sensing for Multi-user Electrostatic Visuo-haptic Display"
    Proceedings of Asia Haptics 2014, paper No. B-10 (CD-ROM) (2014/11, Tsukuba, Japan)
  • Hongqiang Wang and Akio Yamamoto
    "Peel force of Electrostatic Adhesion in Crawler-type Electrostatic Climbing Robots"
    Proceedings of 8th Asia-Pacific Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, pp. 154-155 (2014/7, Taichung, Taiwan)
  • Toshiki Kitazawa, Fuminobu Kimura, and Akio Yamamoto
    "Multi-digit Softness: Development of a Tactile Display to Render Softness Feeling on Multiple Fingers"
    Proceedings of Eurohaptics 2014, paper No. 97 (2014/6, Versailles, France)
    Haptics: Neuroscience, Devices, Modeling, and Applications, Part II, pp. 215-222 (2014, Springer)
  • Taku Nakamura and Akio Yamamoto
    "Position and Force-direction Detection for Multi-finger Electrostatic Haptic System Using a Vision-based Touch Panel"
    Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions (ACHI 2014), pp. 160-165 (2014/3, Barcelona, Spain)
  • Ryuta Iguchi, Takuya Hosobata, and Akio Yamamoto
    "Transparent Electrostatic Actuator with Mesh-structured Electrodes for Driving Tangible Icon in Tabletop Interface"
    Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions (ACHI 2014), pp. 288-293 (2014/3, Barcelona, Spain)
  • Norio Yamashita, Kota Amano, and Akio Yamamoto
    "Interaction with Real Objects and Visual Images on a Flat Panel Display using Three-DOF Transparent Electrostatic Induction Actuators"
    Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions (ACHI 2014), pp. 294-299 (2014/3, Barcelona, Spain)
  • Akio Yamamoto and Junro Suzuki
    "Position Estimation in Singly-Fed Electrostatic Actuation Systems by Superposing Sensing Signals"
    Applied Mechanics and Materials (Proceedings of 2014 5th International Conference on Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Technologies, MIMT 2014), Vols. 541-542, pp. 1487-1491 (2014/3, Penang, Malaysia)
  • Taku Nakamura and Akio Yamamoto
    "Multi-Finger Surface Visuo-Haptic Rendering Using Electrostatic Stimulation with Force-Direction Sensing Gloves"
    Proceedings of IEEE Haptics Symposium 2014, pp. 489-491 (2014/2, Houston, TX, USA)
  • Takuya Hosobata, Norio Yamashita, Akio Yamamoto, and Toshiro Higuchi
    "Wireless Driving of Electrostatic Film Actuator by Pre-charging Electrodes with DC High Voltages"
    Key Engineering Materials (Proceedings of 5th International Conference of Asian Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology, ASPEN2013), Vol. 625, pp. 288-293 (2013/11, Taipei, Taiwan; online publication on 2014/8, published in 2015)
  • Takuya Hosobata, Akio Yamamoto, and Toshiro Higuchi
    "2-DOF Synchronous Electrostatic Actuator with Transparent Electrodes Arranged in Checkerboard Patterns"
    Proceedings of 2013 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2013), pp. 4919-4924 (2013/11, Tokyo, Japan)
  • Hongqiang Wang and Akio Yamamoto
    "A Thin Electroadhesive Inchworm Climbing Robot Driven by an Electrostatic Film Actuator for Inspection in a Narrow Gap"
    Proceedings of 11th IEEE International Symposium on Safety Security and Rescue Robotics (SSRR 2013), Paper No. 30 (2013/10, Linkoping, Sweden)
  • Masayuki Hara, Hiroyuki Nabae, Akio Yamamoto, and Toshiro Higuchi
    "Effect of Force Feedback on Rubber Hand Illusion"
    Proceedings of 2013 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, pp. 536-541 (2013/10, Manchester, UK)
  • Takuya Hosobata and Akio Yamamoto
    "Mixed Reality System on Flat Panel Display with Real Object Driven by Synchronous Transparent Electrostatic Actuator"
    Proceedings of the International Conference on Multimedia and Human-Computer Interaction (MHCI'13), pp. 127.1-127.7 (2013/7, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
  • Fuminobu Kimura and Akio Yamamoto
    "Rendering Variable-Sized Lump Sensations on a Softness Tactile Display"
    Proceedings of IEEE World Haptics Conference 2013, pp. 97-102 (2013/4, Daejeon, Korea)
  • Taku Nakamura and Akio Yamamoto
    "Multi-finger Electrostatic Passive Haptic Feedback on a Visual Display"
    Proceedings of IEEE World Haptics Conference 2013, pp. 37-42 (2013/4, Daejeon, Korea)
  • Takuya Hosobata, Akio Yamamoto, and Toshiro Higuchi
    "Experimental Investigation on Performance Degradation of Resonant Electrostatic Induction Motor by Capacitance Unbalance"
    Proceedings of the 2nd IFToMM Asian Conference on Mechanism and Machine Science, paper ID 82 (CD-ROM) (2012/11, Tokyo, Japan)
  • Kota Amano and Akio Yamamoto
    "Tangible Interactions on a Flat Panel Display Using Actuated Paper Sheets"
    Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces 2012, pp. 351-354 (2012/11, Cambridge, MA, USA)
  • Hongqiang Wang, Akio Yamamoto, and Toshiro Higuchi
    "Electrostatic-Motor-Driven Electroadhesive Robot"
    Proceedings of 2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS'12), pp. 914-919 (2012/10, Vila Moura, Portugal)
  • Ryosuke Saito, Takuya Hosobata, Akio Yamamoto, and Toshiro Higuchi
    "A Resonant Electrostatic Induction Motor with Piezoelectric Elements As Inductors Connected to Its Slider Electrodes"
    Proceedings of 2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS'12), pp. 622-627 (2012/10, Vila Moura, Portugal)
  • Fuminobu Kimura and Akio Yamamoto
    "A Softness Feeling Display with an Active Tensioner Controlling Contact Pressure Distribution on a Fingertip"
    Applied Mechanics and Materials (Proceedings of the Joint International Conference of the XI International Conference on Mechanisms and Mechanical Transmissions and the International Conference on Robotics 2012), Vol. 162, No. 1, pp. 463-470 (conferece on 2012/6 Clermond-Ferrand, France; publication on 2012/5)
  • Yusuke Kuruma, Akio Yamamoto, and Toshiro Higuchi
    "High Speed Non-Contact Object Handling Using Magnetic Levitation and Tilt Control"
    Applied Mechanics and Materials (Proceedings of the Joint International Conference of the XI International Conference on Mechanisms and Mechanical Transmissions and the International Conference on Robotics 2012), Vol. 162, No. 1, pp. 471-476 (conferece on 2012/6 Clermond-Ferrand, France; publication on 2012/5)
  • Takuya Hosobata, Akio Yamamoto, and Toshiro Higuchi
    "A Linear Electrostatic Induction Motor with Coils Mounted on its Slider for Voltage Boosting"
    Applied Mechanics and Materials (Proceedings of the Joint International Conference of the XI International Conference on Mechanisms and Mechanical Transmissions and the International Conference on Robotics 2012), Vol. 162, No. 1, pp. 515-522 (conferece on 2012/6 Clermond-Ferrand, France; publication on 2012/5)
  • S. Gallo, L. Santos-Carreras, G. Rognini, M. Hara, A. Yamamoto, T. Higuchi, H. Bleuler
    "Towards multimodal haptics for teleoperation: Design of a tactile thermal display"
    Proceedings of 2012 12th IEEE International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control (AMC2012), 5 pages (CD-ROM) (2012/3, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  • Kota Amano and Akio Yamamoto
    "An Interaction on a Flat Panel Display Using a Planar 1-DOF Electrostatic Actuator"
    Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces (ITS2011), pp. 258-259 (2011/11, Kobe, Japan)
  • Fumiaki Kanayama, Takuya Hosobata, Akio Yamamoto, and Toshiro Higuchi
    "Study on Synchronization between an Electrostatic Motor and a Rotary Transformer"
    The 20th MAGDA Conference in Pacific Asia Conference Proceedings, pp. 48-51 (2011/11, Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
  • Masayuki Hara, Giulio Rognini, Nathan Evans, Olaf Blanke, Akio Yamamoto, Hannes Bleuler, and Toshiro Higuchi
    "A Novel Approach to the Manipulation of Body-Parts Ownership Using a Bilateral Master-Slave System"
    Proceedings of 2011 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS'11), pp. 4664-4669 (2011/9, San Francisco, USA)
  • Fumitaka Kimura, Akio Yamamoto, and Toshiro Higuchi
    "FPGA Implementation of a Signal Synthesizer for Driving a High-power Electrostatic Motor"
    Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE 2011), pp. 1295-1300 (2011/6, Gdansk, Poland)
  • Fumitaka Kimura, Akio Yamamoto, Masayuki Hara, Jin Ryu, Hannes Bleuler, and Toshiro Higuchi
    "System Development of an Admittance-Controlled 2-Dof Haptic Device Using Electrostatic Motors"
    Proceedings of IEEE World Haptics Conference 2011, pp. 263-268 (2011/6, Istanbul, Turkey)

(c) Ambient Mechatronics Laboratory,
The University of Tokyo