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Yuji Yamakawa

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Affiliation

Project Assistant Professor
University of Tokyo Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan (Room No.232, Bldg. No. 6)
Phone: +81.3.5841.6937 (laboratory)
Fax: +81.3.5841.6952
Email: Yuji_Yamakawa

CV

2003.3 Graduated Mechanical Engineering, Oyama National College of Technology
2006.3 Graduated Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo
2008.3 Completed Master Course of Department of Information Physics and Computing, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo
2008.4 − 2011.3 JSPS Research Fellow (DC1)
2011.3 Completed Doctor Course of Department of Information Physics and Computing, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo
2011.4 Project Assistant Professor, Department of Creative Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo
Society of Instrument and Control Engineering, The Robotics Society of Japan, The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, The Society of Historical Metrology, IEEE member

Awards

2003 Hatakeyama Award from Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
2006 Hatakeyama Award from Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
2006 SI2006 Best Presentation Award
2008 Toyohashi University of Technology Global COE, ADIST Symposium, ADIST2008 Best Poster Award
2010 IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Japan Chapter Young Award
2011 Dean's Award, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
2011 Robotics Society of Japan, Young Investigation Excellence Award
2011 APMF (Asia-Pacific Symposium on Measurement of Mass, Force and Torque) 2011, Young Author Award
2011 Award for Encouragement of Research from System Integration Technical Division of Society of Instrument and Control Engineers
2012 Funai Research Award from Funai Foundation for Information Technology
2012 Award for Encouragement of Research from Measurement Technical Division of Society of Instrument and Control Engineers
2012 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Best IROS Jubilee Video Award
2012 Young Award for Encouragement of Research from System Integration Technical Division of Society of Instrument and Control Engineers
2013 Inoue Research Award for Young Scientists from Inoue Foundation for Science

Research Theme

Manipulation of a Flexible Object using High-Speed Robot System
Control Application
  • Analysis and Control of Air-Conditioning System
    • Stability analysis of air-conditioning system
    • Application to H∞ control
    • PID control with consideration of robustness
    • Control based on adjustable manual reset
    • Stabilization and control using two controllers
  • Development of Input Interface and Control of Electric Wheelchair
    • Development of operational force detecting device for persons with severe disability
    • Formulation of electric wheelchair dynamical model
    • Motion control of electric wheelchair
  • High-Speed and High-Accuracy Mass Measurement System using Electromagnetic Force Compensation
    • Modelling of mass measurement system using electromagnetic force compensation
    • Design of control system
    • Implementation of control system to FPGA

Publications

Books

  • Yuji Yamakawa, Akio Namiki, Masatoshi Ishikawa and Makoto Shimojo: One-handed Knotting of a Linear Flexible Object based on Reconfigurable Skill Synthesis Strategy, Reconfigurable Mechanisms and Robots, pp. 478/485 (2009)
  • Yuji Yamakawa, Akio Namiki, Masatoshi Ishikawa and Makoto Shimojo: Knotting a Flexible Rope using a High-speed Multifingered Hand System based on Synthesis of Knotting Manipulation Skills, Robotics 2010 Current and Future Challenges, pp. 149/166 (2010)

Papers

  • Yuji Yamakawa, Akio Namiki, Masatoshi Ishikawa and Makoto Shimojo: Knotting Manipulation of a Flexible Rope Using a High-speed Multifingered Hand and High-speed Visual and Tactile Sensory Feedback, Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, Vol. 27, No. 9, pp. 1016-1024 (2009)
  • Yuji Yamakawa, Akio Namiki and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Dynamic Folding of a Cloth using a High-speed Multifingered Hand System, Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 225-232 (2012)
  • Yuji Yamakawa, Akio Namiki, Masatoshi Ishikawa and Makoto Shimojo: Knotting Plan based on Synthesis of Manipulation Skills with Consideration of Robot Hand Mechanism and Motion, Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 283-291 (2013)

Proceedings

  • Yuji Yamakawa, Akio Namiki, Masatoshi Ishikawa and Makoto Shimojo: One-handed Knotting of a Flexible Rope with a High-speed Multifingered Hand having Tactile Sensors, 2007 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 703-708 (2007)
  • Akio Namiki, Yuji Yamakawa and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Sensory-Motor Integration for Dexterous High-speed Handling, SICE Annual Conference 2008, pp. 3376-3379 (2008)
  • Yuji Yamakawa, Akio Namiki, Masatoshi Ishikawa and Makoto Shimojo: Knotting Manipulation of a Flexible Rope by a Multifingered Hand System based on Skill Synthesis, 2008 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 2691-2696 (2008)
  • Taku Senoo, Yuji Yamakawa, Satoru Mizusawa, Akio Namiki, Masatoshi Ishikawa and Makoto Shimojo: Skillful Manipulation Based on High-speed Sensory-Motor Fusion, 2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Video Proceedings, pp. 1611-1612 (2009)
  • Yuji Yamakawa, Akio Namiki, Masatoshi Ishikawa and Makoto Shimojo: One-handed Knotting of a Linear Flexible Object based on Reconfigurable Skill Synthesis Strategy, ASME/IFToMM International Conference on Reconfigurable Mechanisms and Robots, pp. 486-493 (2009)
  • Akio Namiki, Ryoya Sugano, Satoru Mizusawa, Yuji Yamakawa and Masatoshi Ishikawa: High Speed Dexterous Manipulation with High Speed Vision (Invited), 9th IFAC Symposium on Robot Control, pp. 529-534 (2009)
  • Yuji Yamakawa, Akio Namiki and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Motion Planning for Dynamic Knotting of a Flexible Rope with a High-speed Robot Arm, 2010 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 49-54 (2010) IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Japan Chapter Young Award
  • Yuji Yamakawa, Akio Namiki and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Motion Planning for Dynamic Folding of a Cloth with Two High-speed Robot Hands and Two High-speed Sliders, 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp.5486-5491 (2011)
  • Yuji Yamakawa, Akio Namiki and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Dynamic Manipulation of a Cloth by High-speed Robot System using High-speed Visual Feedback, 18th IFAC World Congress, pp.8076-8081 (2011)
  • Yuji Yamakawa, Akio Namiki and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Simple Model and Deformation Control of a Flexible Rope using Constant, High-Speed Motion of a Robot Arm, 2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp.2249-2254 (2012)
  • Yuji Yamakawa, Akio Namiki and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Card Manipulation using a High-speed Robot System with High-speed Visual Feedback, 2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp.4762-4767 (2012)
  • Masatoshi Ishikawa, Akio Namiki, Taku Senoo and Yuji Yamakawa: Ultra High-speed Robot Based on 1 kHz Vision System, 2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp.5460-5461 (2012) Best IROS Jubilee Video Award
  • Niklas Bergstrom, Carl Henrik Ek, Danica Kragic, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo, Masatoshi Ishikawa: On-Line Learning of Temporal State Models for Flexible Objects, 2012 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, pp.712-718 (2012)
  • Shouren Huang, Yuji Yamakawa, Taku Senoo and Masatoshi Ishikawa: A Direct Visual Servo Scheme Based on Simplified Interaction Matrix for High-Speed Manipulation, 2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, pp.1950-1955 (2012)
  • Yuji Yamakawa, Akio Namiki and Masatoshi Ishikawa: Dexterous Manipulation of a Rhythmic Gymnastics Ribbon with Constant, High-Speed Motion of a High-Speed Manipulator, 2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp.1888-1893 (2013)

Other Researches

Books

  • Shigeru Kurosu (editorial supervisor), Takanori Yamazaki, Yuji Yamakawa and Akihiro Watanabe (coauthor): Exercise in Control Engineering, POWERSHA Inc. (2008)
  • Shigeru Kurosu (editorial supervisor), Ryosuke Tasaki, Yuji Yamakawa and Akihiro Watanabe (coauthor): Study of Mathematics, POWERSHA Inc. (2010)
  • Shigeru Kurosu (editorial supervisor), Ryosuke Tasaki, Yuji Yamakawa and Akihiro Watanabe (coauthor): Easy Learning of Mathematics, POWERSHA Inc. (2011)
  • Takanori Yamazaki, Yuji Yamakawa, Kazuyuki Kamimura and Shigeru Kurosu: Air-conditioning PID Control System with Adjustable Reset to Offset Thermal Loads Upsets, Advances in PID Control (Valery D. Yurkevich Ed.), pp. 209-228, INTECH (2011)
  • Shigeru Kurosu (editorial supervisor), Ryosuke Tasaki, Yuji Yamakawa and Akihiro Watanabe (coauthor): Study of Mathematics Symbols, POWERSHA Inc. (2012)

Papers

  • Yuji Yamakawa, Yutaka Ide, Yoshiyuki Noda, Takanori Yamazaki, Kazuyuki Kamimura and Shigeru Kurosu: Application of H∞ Compensator to a First-order lag plus deadtime System with Changes in Characteristics Transactions of Society of Instrument and Control Engineering, Vol. 40, No. 5, pp. 493-501 (2004)
  • Masakazu Kotaki, Yuji Yamakawa, Takanori Yamazaki, Kazuyuki Kamimura and Shigeru Kurosu: A Tuning Method for PID Controller that Considers Changes in System Characteristics, ASHRAE Transactions, Vol.111, Part 2, pp. 13-22 (2005)
  • Yuji Yamakawa, Masakazu Kotaki, Takanori Yamazaki, Tadahiko Matsuba, Kazuyuki Kamimura and Shigeru Kurosu: Application of H∞ Compensator to a Plant with a Large Amount of Changes in Characteristics, ASHRAE Transactions, Vol.112, Part 1, pp. 15-25 (2006)
  • Motoki Shino, Yuji Yamakawa, Takenobu Inoue and Minoru Kamata: Longitudinal stability control of electric wheelchairs for persons with severe disability, Vehicle System Dynamics, Vol. 46, Supplement, pp. 389-402 (2008)
  • Yuji Yamakawa, Takanori Yamazaki, Kazuyuki Kamimura and Shigeru Kurosu: Stability of VAV Control System on Air-conditioning System -Stability Analysis of Bilinear System- Transactions of Society for Mathematical Sciences,Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 65-72 (2008)
  • Yuji Yamakawa, Takanori Yamazaki, Kazuyuki Kamimura and Shigeru Kurosu: Stability of Temperature Control System in VAV Systems, ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 115, Part 1, pp. 613-621 (2009)
  • Yuji Yamakawa, Takanori Yamazaki, Kazuyuki Kamimura and Shigeru Kurosu: Compensation of Manual Reset to Offset Thermal Loads Change for PID Controller, ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 116, Part 1, pp. 303-315 (2010)
  • Yuji Yamakawa, Motoki Shino, Takenobu Inoue and Minoru Kamata: Formulation of Electric Wheelchair Dynamical Model with Consideration of Castor Dynamics, Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Series C, Vol. 76, No. 763, pp. 682-689 (2010)
  • Yuji Yamakawa, Takanori Yamazaki, Kazuyuki Kamimura and Shigeru Kurosu: Impact of Decentralized Controllers for Temperature Control on Control Performance, ASHRAE Transactions, Vol.117, Part2, pp.830-837 (2011)

Proceedings

  • Yuji Yamakawa, Masakazu Kotaki, Takanori Yamazaki, Tadahiko Matsuba, Kazuyuki Kamimura and Shigeru Kurosu: Application of H infinity Compensator to a Plant with Large amount of Changes in Characteristics, SICE Annual Conference 2004, pp. 819-824 (2004)
  • Masakazu Kotaki, Yuji Yamakawa, Takanori Yamazaki, Kazuyuki Kamimura and Shigeru Kurosu: A Tuning Method for PID Controller that Considers Changes in System Characteristics, ASHRAE 2005 ANNUAL MEETING (2005)
  • Masakazu Kotaki, Yuji Yamakawa, Takanori Yamazaki, Kazuyuki Kamimura and Shigeru Kurosu: Variable Air Volume (VAV) control for Two Air-conditioned spaces, SICE Annual Conference 2005, pp. 3085-3089 (2005)
  • Yuji Yamakawa, Masakazu Kotaki, Takanori Yamazaki, Tadahiko Matsuba, Kazuyuki Kamimura and Shigeru Kurosu: Application of H∞ Compensator to a Plant with a Large Amount of Changes in Characteristics, ASHRAE 2006 WINTER MEETING (2006)
  • Yuji Yamakawa, Takanori Yamazaki, Tadahiko Matsuba, Kazuyuki Kamimura and Shigeru Kurosu: Stability Analysis on Air Conditioning System, SICE-ICASE International Joint Conference 2006 (SICE-ICCAS 2006), pp. 5169-5174 (2006)
  • Masakazu Kotaki, Yuji Yamakawa, Takanori Yamazaki, Tadahiko Matsuba, Kazuyuki Kamimura and Shigeru Kurosu: Improved Control Strategies in Air-Conditioning System, SICE-ICASE International Joint Conference 2006 (SICE-ICCAS 2006), pp. 5200-5205 (2006)
  • Yohei Okada, Yuji Yamakawa, Takanori Yamazaki and Shigeru Kurosu: Tuning Method of PI Controller for Given Damping Coefficient, SICE-ICASE International Joint Conference 2006 (SICE-ICCAS 2006), pp. 5204-5207 (2006)
  • Motoki Shino, Yuji Yamakawa, Takenobu Inoue and Minoru Kamata: Motion Stability Control of Electric Wheelchair for Persons with Severe Disability, IAVSD 20th Symposium, pp. 54-55 (2007)
  • Yuji Yamakawa, Takanori Yamazaki, Kazuyuki Kamimura and Shigeru Kurosu: Stability Analysis of Interacting Systems in Air-Conditioning System, SICE Annual Conference 2007, pp. 2220-2225 (2007)
  • Yohei Okada, Yuji Yamakawa, Takanori Yamazaki and Shigeru Kurosu: Tuning Method of PID Controller for Desired Damping Coefficient, SICE Annual Conference 2007, pp. 795-799 (2007)
  • Yuji Yamakawa, Takanori Yamazaki, Kazuyuki Kamimura and Shigeru Kurosu: Compensation of Manual Reset in Anticipation of Thermal Load Change for Air-conditioning System, SICE Annual Conference 2008, pp. 1374-1379 (2008)
  • Yuji Yamakawa, Takanori Yamazaki, Kazuyuki Kamimura and Shigeru Kurosu: Stability of Temperature Control System in VAV Systems, ASHRAE 2009 WINTER CONFERENCE (2009)
  • Yuji Yamakawa, Takanori Yamazaki, Kazuyuki Kamimura and Shigeru Kurosu: Temperature and Humidity Control System with Adjustable Manual Reset, ICROS-SICE International Joint Conference 2009, pp. 1524-1529 (2009)
  • Yuji Yamakawa, Takanori Yamazaki, Junichi Tamura and Osamu Tanaka: Dynamic Behavior of Checkweigher with Electromagnetic Force Compensation, IMEKO XIX World Congress, pp. 208-211 (2009)
  • Yuji Yamakawa, Takanori Yamazaki, Kazuyuki Kamimura and Shigeru Kurosu: Compensation of Manual Reset to Offset Thermal Loads Change for PID Controller, ASHRAE 2010 WINTER CONFERENCE (2010)
  • Yuji Yamakawa, Takanori Yamazaki, Kazuyuki Kamimura and Shigeru Kurosu: Air-Conditioning Control System using PD Control with Adjustable Manual Reset, SICE Annual Conference 2010, pp. 973-978 (2010)
  • Yuji Yamakawa and Takanori Yamazaki: Dynamic Behavior of Checkweigher with Electromagnetic Force Compensation (2nd report), IMEKO 2010: TC3, TC5 and TC22 Conferences, pp. 1-4 (2010)
  • Yuji Yamakawa, Takanori Yamazaki, Kazuyuki Kamimura and Shigeru Kurosu: Impact of Decentralized Controllers for Temperature Control on Control Performance, ASHRAE 2011 ANNUAL CONFERENCE, (Montreal, 2011.6.29) (2011)
  • Yuji Yamakawa and Takanori Yamazaki: Dynamic Model for a High-speed Checkweigher, Asia-Pacific Symposium on Measurement of Mass, Force and Torque (APMF2011), pp.134-139 (2011) Young Author Award
  • Yuji Yamakawa, Yohei Okada, Takanori Yamazaki and Shigeru Kurosu: Tuning Method of PI Controller with Desired Damping Coefficient for a First-order Lag Plus Deadtime System, IFAC Conference on Advances in PID Control (PID'2012), FrA2.3 (2012)
  • Yuji Yamakawa and Takanori Yamazaki: Mathematical Model of Checkweigher with Electromagnetic Force Compensation, XX IMEKO World Congress, TC3-O-19 (2012)
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