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Kazuya Yoshida

Kazuya Yoshida

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
58
Citations
12529
World Ranking
763
National Ranking
9

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
55
Citations
11675
World Ranking
2183
National Ranking
75

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Kazuya Yoshida is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and has a research focus broadly spanning the field of Engineering, with particular attention to Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study and development of robotic systems, planetary science, and vehicle dynamics. Their work encompasses several specific topics including Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence, Robotic Locomotion and Control, Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics, Planetary Science and Exploration, Robotic Path Planning Algorithms, Space Satellite Systems and Control, and Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization.

Notable recent publications by Kazuya Yoshida include:

  • "Rebound stabilization for an asteroid lander by flexible plate design," 2022, Aerospace Science and Technology
  • "Orbit insertion strategy of Hayabusa2's rover with large release uncertainty around the asteroid Ryugu," 2020, Astrodynamics
  • "Terrain-Dependent Slip Risk Prediction for Planetary Exploration Rovers," 2021, Robotica
  • "Aerosol Effects on Water Cloud Properties in Different Atmospheric Regimes," 2023, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "Enabling Faster Locomotion of Planetary Rovers With a Mechanically-Hybrid Suspension," 2023, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters

Kazuya Yoshida frequently collaborates with a group of coauthors, including Kentaro Uno, Shreya Santra, Kenji Nagaoka, Warley F. R. Ribeiro, and Keisuke Takehana, reflecting sustained partnerships in their research endeavors.

Their publications are often found in specialized venues related to robotics, engineering, and planetary exploration. The most frequent publishing platforms include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec)
  • Journal of Terramechanics
  • Preprints.org
  • Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan

Best Publications

  • Resolved motion rate control of space manipulators with generalized Jacobian matrix

    Y. Umetani;K. Yoshida

  • Emergency response to the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plants using mobile rescue robots

    Keiji Nagatani;Seiga Kiribayashi;Yoshito Okada;Kazuki Otake

  • Collaborative Mapping of an Earthquake Damaged Building via Ground and Aerial Robots.

    Nathan Michael;Shaojie Shen;Kartik Mohta;Vijay Kumar

  • Collaborative mapping of an earthquake-damaged building via ground and aerial robots

    Nathan Michael;Shaojie Shen;Kartik Mohta;Yash Mulgaonkar

  • Touchdown of the Hayabusa spacecraft at the Muses Sea on Itokawa.

    Hajime Yano;T. Kubota;H. Miyamoto;T. Okada

  • Terramechanics-based model for steering maneuver of planetary exploration rovers on loose soil

    Genya Ishigami;Akiko Miwa;Keiji Nagatani;Kazuya Yoshida

  • Engineering Test Satellite VII Flight Experiments for Space Robot Dynamics and Control: Theories on Laboratory Test Beds Ten Years Ago, Now in Orbit

    Kazuya Yoshida

  • Experimental study and analysis on driving wheels' performance for planetary exploration rovers moving in deformable soil

    Liang Ding;Haibo Gao;Zongquan Deng;Keiji Nagatani

  • Reaction null-space control of flexible structure mounted manipulator systems

    D.N. Nenchev;K. Yoshida;P. Vichitkulsawat;M. Uchiyama

  • Impact analysis and post-impact motion control issues of a free-floating Space robot subject to a force impulse

    D.N. Nenchev;K. Yoshida

  • Continuous Path Control of Space Manipulators Mounted on OMV

    Yoji Umetani;Kazuya Yoshida

  • Zero reaction maneuver: flight validation with ETS-VII space robot and extension to kinematically redundant arm

    K. Yoshida;K. Hashizume;S. Abiko

  • Dynamics, control and impedance matching for robotic capture of a non-cooperative satellite

    Kazuya Yoshida;Hiroki Nakanishi;Hiroshi Ueno;Noriyasu Inaba

  • Analysis of a redundant free-flying spacecraft/manipulator system

    D. Nenchev;Y. Umetani;K. Yoshida

  • Achievements in space robotics

    K. Yoshida

  • Immunoglobulin switch circular DNA in the mouse infected with Nippostrongylus brasiliensis: evidence for successive class switching from mu to epsilon via gamma 1.

    Kazuya Yoshida;Masao Matsuoka;Sadakazu Usuda;Akio Mori

  • Motion dynamics of a rover with slip-based traction model

    K. Yoshida;H. Hamano

  • Dual arm coordination in space free-flying robot

    K. Yoshida;R. Kurazume;Y. Umetani

  • On the Capture of Tumbling Satellite by a Space Robot

    K. Yoshida;D. Dimitrov;H. Nakanishi

  • HMG1-related DNA-binding protein isolated with V-(D)-J recombination signal probes

    M. Shirakata;K. Hüppi;S. Usuda;K. Okazaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Keiji Nagatani
Keiji Nagatani Tohoku University
Yukihiro Takahashi
Yukihiro Takahashi Hokkaido University
Satoshi Tadokoro
Satoshi Tadokoro Tohoku University
Masaru Uchiyama
Masaru Uchiyama Tohoku University
Liang Ding
Liang Ding Harbin Institute of Technology
Zongquan Deng
Zongquan Deng Harbin Institute of Technology
Tomoo Ushio
Tomoo Ushio Osaka University
Constantinos Mavroidis
Constantinos Mavroidis Northeastern University

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