Publications

Journals

  1. Dynamic grasping of an arbitrary polyhedral object
    Akihiro Kawamura, Kenji Tahara, Ryo Kurazume, Tsutomu Hasegawa
    Robotica, Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 511-523, 2013.
    DOI: 10.1017/S0263574712000525
  2. Robust visual servoing for object manipulation against temporary loss of sensory information using a multi-fingered hand-arm
    Akihiro Kawamura, Kenji Tahara, Ryo Kurazume, Tsutomu Hasegawa
    Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol. 25, No.1, pp.125-135, 2013.
  3. Sensory feedback attitude control for an arbitrary polyhedral object by a multi-fingered hand-arm system
    Akihiro Kawamura, Kenji Tahara, Ryo Kurazume, Tsutomu Hasegawa,
    Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, Vol. 30, No.1, pp. 72-83, 2012. (in Japanese)

International conference proceeding

  1. Robust visual servoing for object manipulation with large time-delays of visual information
    Akihiro Kawamura, Kenji Tahara, Ryo Kurazume, Tsutomu Hasegawa
    Proc. IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2012), pp. 4797 – 4803, Vilamoura, Portugal, Oct. 7-12, 2012.
  2. Externally sensorless dynamic regrasping and manipulation by a triple-fingered hand with torsional fingertip joints
    Kenji Tahara, Keigo Maruta, Akihiro Kawamura, Motoji Yamamoto
    Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2012), pp. 3252-3257, St. Paul, Minnesota, May 14 – 18, 2012
  3. Robust manipulation for temporary lack of sensory information by a multi-fingered hand-arm system
    Akihiro Kawamura, Kenji Tahara, Ryo Kurazume, Tsutomu Hasegawa
    Proc. IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2011), pp. 4201-4206, San Francisco, CA, Sep. 25-30, 2011
  4. Dynamic object manipulation using a multi-fingered hand-arm system:
    enhancement of a grasping capability using relative attitude constraints of fingers
    Akihiro Kawamura, Kenji Tahara, Ryo Kurazume and Tsutomu Hasegawa
    Proc. Int. Conf. on Advanced Robotics (ICAR2011), pp. 8-14, Estonia, Tallinn, June 20-23, 2011
    The Best Student Paper Award Finalist in ICAR2011
  5. Sensory feedback attitude control for a grasped object by a multi-fingered hand-arm system
    Akihiro Kawamura, Kenji Tahara, Ryo Kurazume, Tsutomu Hasegawa
    Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Robot. Biomim. (ROBIO2010), pp. 1542-1548, Tianjin, China, Dec. 14-18, 2010
  6. Dexterous object manipulation by a human-like hand-arm system with unified controller
    Akihiro Kawamura, Kenji Tahara, Ryo Kurazume and Tsutomu Hasegawa
    Proc. the 1st Int. Conf. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics (ICABB2010), CD-ROM, Venice, Italy, Oct. 14-16, 2010
  7. Dynamic grasping for an arbitrary polyhedral object by a multi-fingered hand-arm system
    Akihiro Kawamura, Kenji Tahara, Ryo Kurazume, Tsutomu Hasegawa
    Proc. IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2009), pp. 2264-2270, St. Louis, USA, Oct. 11-15, 2009
    2009 IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Japan Chapter Young Award (IROS ’09)
  8. Simple orientation control of an object by regrasping using a dual-arm manipulator with multi-fingered hands
    Akihiro Kawamura, Kenji Tahara, Ryo Kurazume and Tsutomu Hasegawa
    Proc. Int. Conf. on Advanced Robotics (ICAR2009), 98, Munich, Germany, June 22-26, 2009

Presentations: in Workshops

  1. Robotic arm with movable counterweights
    Akihiro Kawamura
    Singapore-Japan Workshop for Young Robotics Researchers,
    Singapore, March 5 – 7, 2014.
  2. Robust manipulation against large time-delay of visual information
    Akihiro Kawamura, Kenji Tahara, Ryo Kurazume and Tsutomu Hasegawa
    The 9th Joint Workshop on Machine Perception and Robotics (MPR2013),
    Kyoto, Japan, Oct. 31 – Nov. 1, 2013.
  3. Externally sensorless dynamic grasping of an arbitrary polyhedral object
    Akihiro Kawamura, Kenji Tahara, Ryo Kurazume and Tsutomu Hasegawa
    ENSEEIHT- Kyushu University Workshop on Data Mining, and Media Processing (EKDM 2011),
    Toulouse, France, Nov. 24,25, 2011.
  4. Robust manipulation for loss of sensory information by alternating control approach
    Akihiro Kawamura, Kenji Tahara, Ryo Kurazume and Tsutomu Hasegawa
    The 7th Joint Workshop on Machine Perception and Robotics (MPR2011), Beijing, China, Oct. 13,14, 2011
  5. Dynamic object grasping and manipulation by means of a multi-fingered hand with a redundant arm
    Akihiro Kawamura, Kenji Tahara, Ryo Kurazume and Tsutomu Hasegawa
    The 6th Joint Workshop on Machine Perception and Robotics (MPR2010), Fukuoka, Japan, Oct. 8,9, 2010