Research Activities: papers

(1) K. Kikuchi and F. Hara: Simultaneous Optimization of Configuration and Assembly Process of Bridge Structure using a Genetic Algorithm, Transactions of The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Series C, Vol.63, No.608，(1997)，pp.121-128. (in Japanese)

(2) K. Kikuchi and F. Hara: A Study of the Evolutionary Design Method of Structures Adapting to the Environment, Transactions of The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Series C, Vol.63, No.613, (1997), pp.64-71, (in Japanese).

(3) K. Kikuchi and F. Hara: Evolutionary Design Method of Morphology and Intelligence in Autonomous Mechanical System, Transactions of The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Series C, Vol.65, No.631, pp.189-197, (1999), (in Japanese).

(4) K. Kikuchi and F. Hara: Evolutionary Design Method of Morphology and Intelligence in Autonomous Mechanical System (Second Report: Generality and inner-structural Characteristics of Morphology / Intelligence), Transactions of The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Series C, Vol.65, No.638, pp.4032-4039, (1999), (in Japanese).

(5) Kohki KIKUCHI and Fumio HARA, "A Study on Evolutionary Design in Balancing Morphology and Intelligence of Robotic System", Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol.12, No.2, (2000), pp.180-189.

(6) H. Kobayashi, H. Gomibuchi, K. Kikuchi: "A Methodology to Investigate Robotic Intelligence" , Advanced Robotics, Vol.14, No.4, pp.293-310, (2000).

(7) K. Kikuchi, H. Ogino, T. Tuboi, I. Shinbori and H. Kobayashi: A Study on Robotic System Considered Evolution of Morphology and Intelligence (Characteristics of Function Emergence from a Balance between Visual Sensor Arrangement and Intelligence Described by Decision Tree), Transactions of The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Series C, Vol.67, No.662, pp.3197-3203. (in Japanese).

(8) H. Kobayashi, K. Kikuchi, Y. Onogi adn Ochi: Navigation Strategies Referring to Insect Visual Homing in Flying Robots, Transactions of The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Series C, Vol.68, No.668, pp.1104-1112, (2002-4), (in Japanese).plicable to Human Physical Support -The Concept and Possibility of the Muscle Suit(Wearable Muscular Support Apparatus)-", Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics,vol.14 No.1, pp.46-53, (2002).

(10) Hiroshi Kobayashi, Kohki Kikuchi, Miyako Tazaki and Yoshibumi Nakane: "Development of Automated Diagnosis of Schizophrenia by Analyzing Facial Images", Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics,vol.14 No.6, pp.615-624, (2002).

(11) K. Kikuchi, F. Hara and H. Kobayashi: Evolutionary Design Method of Morphology and Intelligence in Autonomous Mechanical System (Third Report: A Study on Characteristics of Emergent Function due to Different Environment), Transactions of The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Series C, Vol.68, No.666, (2002)，pp.468-475, (in Japanese).

(12)Hiroshi KOBAYASHI, Seiji SUZUKI, Hisanori TAKAHASHI, Akira TANGE and Kohki KIKUCHI, "Automatic Contour Extraction of Facial Organs for Frontal Facial Images with Various Facial Expressions", JSME International Journal Series C, Vol.45, No.1, pp.298-305, (2002). (13) H. Kobayashi, H. Takahashi, T. Kikura and K. Kikuchi: Development of an API for Facial Organ Extraction on Windows, Transactions of The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Series C, Vol.69, No.686, pp.2743-2750, (2003-10), (in Japanese).

(14) H. Kobayashi, T. Shiiba, K. Kikuchi, et al.: Study of Topological Navigation with 3D Airship Robot by Topological Information, Transactions of The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Series C, Vol.70, No.700, pp.3501-3508, (2004-12), (in Japanese).

(15)Katsuya KANAI, Keisuke SOMIYA, Xueshan GAO, Koki KIKUCHI, Hiroshi KOBAYASHI, "A Study on Evolutionary Robotic System with Reconfigurable Morphology and Intelligence (Mechanism of Emergent Symmetry Properties)", Transactions of JSME, Series C, Vol.72, No.713, pp.109-116, (2006-1).

(16) Takamasa Udagawa, Taro Fujikawa, Xueshan Gao, Koki Kikuchi: Development of a Small-sized Flapping Robot, Journal of Japan Society for Design Engineering, Vol.42, No.6, pp.350-355, (2007-6), (in Japanese).

(17) Keisuke Sakaguchi, Takayuki Sudo, Naoki Bushida, Yasuhiro Chiba, Yuji Asai and Koki Kikuchi , Wheel-Based Stair-climbing Robot with Hopping Mechanism - Fast Stair-climbing and Soft-landing by Vibration of 2-DOF system - ,JSME , Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol.19, No.3, pp.258-263, (2007-6), (abst).

(18) Yuji Asai, Yasuhiro Chiba, Keisuke Sakaguchi, Takayuki Sudo, Naoki Bushida, Hiroshi Otsuka, Yusuke Saito, and Koki Kikuchi , Wheel-Based Stair-climbing Robot with Hopping Mechanism - Demonstration of Continuous Stair Climbing Using Vibration - ,JSME , Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics,Vol.20, No.2, pp.221-227, (2008-4), (abst).

(19) Koki Kikuchi, Keisuke Sakaguchi, Takayuki Sudo, Naoki Bushida, Yasuhiro Chiba, and Yuji Asai, A study on wheel-based stair-climbing robot with hopping mechanism, MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING(MSSP), ELSEVIER, Vol.22, Issue 6, 1316-1326, (2008-8), (Full paper).

(20) Taro Fujikawa, Kazuaki Hirakawa, Shinnosuke Okuma, Takamasa Udagawa, Satoru Nakano, Koki Kikuchi, Development of a small flapping robot: Motion analysis during takeoff by numerical simulation and experiment , MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING(MSSP), ELSEVIER, Vol.22, Issue 6, pp.1304-1315, (2008-8), (Full paper).

(21) Xueshan Gao, Yan Wang, Dawei Zhou, Koki Kikuchi, Floor-cleaning robot using omni-directional wheels , Industrial Robot: An International Journal, Vol.32, Issue 2, pp.157-164, (2009).

(22) Taro Fujikawa. Yoshinori Sato, Yusuke Makata, Tatsuhiko Yamashita, Koki Kikuchi: Development of a Butterfly-style Flapping Robot with Slider-crank Mechanism using Flexible Links, Transactions of The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Series C, Vol.76, No.761, pp.151-157, (2010-01), (in Japanese).

(23) Taro Fujikawa. Yoshinori Sato, Yusuke Makata, Tatsuhiko Yamashita, Koki Kikuchi: Development of a Butterfly-style Flapping Robot with Lead-lag Mechanism using Flexible Links, Transactions of The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Series C, Vol.76, No.770, pp.2663-2670, (2010-10), (in Japanese).

(24) Yusuke Hara, Mami Saiki, Koki Kikuchi, et al.: A Meniscus-Climbing Gel Robot, Chemistry Letters，accepted, (2014).

(25) Mayo Funatsu, Yushi Kawasaki, Soichiro Kawasaki, Koki Kikuchi: DEVELOPMENT OF cm-SCALE WALL CLIMBING HEXAPOD ROBOT WITH CLAWS，MM (Modern Machinery) Science Journal, October 2014, pp.484-489, (2014)．DOI: 10.17973/MMSJ.2014_10_201411, (Translated paper: Recommended by ICDES2014).

(26) Masahiro SHINDO, Taro FUJIKAWA, Koki KIKUCHI: Analysis of Roll Rotation Mechanism of a Butterfly for Development of a Small Flapping Robot，American Transactions on Engineering & Applied Sciences, October 2014, Vol.3(4), pp.233-250, (2014)．(Translated paper: Recommended by ICDES2014).

(27) Taro FUJIKAWA, Masahiro SHINDO, Koki KIKUCHI: Motion Analysis of Pitch Rotation Mechanism for Posture Control of Butterfly-style Flapping Robot，American Transactions on Engineering & Applied Sciences, October 2014, Vol.3(4), pp.251-263, (2014)．(Translated paper: Recommended by ICDES2014).

(28) YUTA OZAWA, TARO FUJIKAWA, KOKI KIKUCHI: ANALYSIS OF TURNING MOTION FOR DEVELOPING A BUTTERFLY-STYLE FLAPPING ROBOT，MM SCIENCE JOURNAL, MARCH 2018, pp.2198-2204．(Translated paper: Recommended by ICDES2017).

(29) Koki KIKUCHI, Masafumi MIURA, Kyosuke SHIBATA and Junpei YAMAMURA: Soft Landing Condition for Stair-climbing Robot with Hopping Mechanism (Feasibility Discussion for Multiple Soft Landing Points)，JSDE, J-STAGE, No.8, Vol.53, pp.605-614, (Resubmitted paper from ICDES2017).

(30) Taro FUJIKAWA and Koki KIKUCHI: Development of a Butterfly-style Flapping Robot with a Posture Control Mechanism by Varying the Ratio of Down and Up Stoke Times，JSDE, J-STAGE (2019), Vol.54, No.3, pp.199-210, (Resubmitted paper from ICDES2017).

(31) Ayato HOSOI, Shinya SATO, Yuta OZAWA, Koki KIKUCHI, and Taro FUJIKAWA: A Study on Glide Characteristics of a Small Flapping Robot ，JSDE, J-STAGE (2019), Vol.54, No.4, pp.265-274, (Resubmitted paper from ICDES2017).

(32) Kazumasa TAKADA, Renato SATO, Shoma SATO, Morito ITO, Ryota TSUCHIYA, Koki KIKUCHI, Masahiro SHINDO, Akira KAMEI, and Toshihiro KONDO: Autonomous Operation System of Caisson Shovels in Narrow Underground Space at High Air Pressure (Development of a Job Scheduling Algorithm using a 1/10 Caisson Platform)，JSDE, Vo.57, No.8, (2022), pp.381-396.