Research on Advanced Robotics

Prof Prof. Ikuo Yamamoto, Dr. Eng., Vice President, Nagasaki University, Japan, will give a guest lecture on February 16th, at 13.30, room G24 Merchiston Campus, Edinburgh Napier University.

Abstract:

Prof Prof. Ikuo Yamamoto has developed many practical robotics and mechatronics.

Advances in robotics and mechatronics for marine, aviation, space, and medicine are described to promote creation of new technologies in order to prepare sustainable society in the future Research and development of remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROV), autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV), multi-rotor aviation robots (drones), and life-like swimming robotic fish (seabream, shark ray, dolphin, etc.) are introduced in the presentation. Also, new medical instruments based on robotic fish technologies and a wrist rehabilitation robot for patients which have proven to be useful in the medical field are explained. In addition, a rapid red tide inspection system for fish farms using a drone IoT system is described. Finally, offshore energy utilization system based on robotics is mentioned.

Biography:

Ikuo Yamamoto received the B.S. degree in aeronautic engineering from Kyushu University, Japan, in 1983, and the M.S. and Dr. Eng. degrees in applied mechanics from Kyushu University, Japan, in 1985 and 1994, respectively. From 1985 to 2004, he was research & engineering manager of R&D Institute, & Technology Planning Department, Technical Headquarters, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, LTD., Leader, AUV R&D Group, JAMSTEC, where he established the world record of autonomous long cruising by AUV Urashima in 2005. From 2005 to 2007, he became Professor of Kyushu University, Graduate School. From 2007 to 2013, he became Professor of The University of Kitakyushu and Director, Centre for Disaster Countermeasures, Institute of Environmental Science & Technology. Since 2013, he has joined Nagasaki University, where he is Professor and Vice President. His research interests include robotics and IoT system. Also, he is awarded as GlobalScot from UK Scotland in 2017.

References:

Ikuo Yamamoto, Practical Robotics and Mechatronics, IET Control, Robotics and Sensors Series99, ISBN978-1-84919-968-1, 2016

Ikuo Yamamoto is Vice President, Professor of Nagasaki University in Japan. His areas of work include the development of an autonomous underwater vehicle (Leader of AUV "Urashima", which established the world record of autonomous cruising in February 2005), Remotely Operated Vehicle (Champion in underwater vehicle competition of Techno ocean world convention in 2012; Kaiko, a 10000m deep cruising ROV in 1995), Robotic fish (the first life-like sea bream robotic fish was created in 1995, followed by dolphin, shark ray, and carp).Professor Yamamoto held the post of Engineer and Research Manager at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries where he was involved in projects which included the manufacture of the wings for the Boeing 787, regional jet, multi-rotor aviation, and created many practical robotics and vehicles working in the world. His robotic space fish operated in the International Space Station in 2009 and he has worked on medical robots and instruments used for surgery and rehabilitation based on biological engineering technologies. He is a member of Space Engineering Commitee at JAXA and Organization for Marine Science and Technology at Nagasaki University.

http://www.jamstec.go.jp/e/about/equipment/ships/urashima.html

http://pinktentacle.com/2008/07/robot-sea-bream/