Faculty

Faculty

Terumasa NARUKAWA, Ph.D. Global COE Research Fellow,
Project Assistant Professor, Keio Advanced Research Centers (KARC)

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Biography

Terumasa Narukawa is currently an Assistant Professor at Center for Education and Research of Symbiotic, Safe and Secure System Design, Keio University, Japan. Previously he was a research assistant at Keio University in Global Center of Excellence Program for “Center for Education and Research of Symbiotic, Safe and Secure System Design” in 2008-2009 and 21st century center of Excellence for “System Design: Paradigm Shift from Intelligence to Life” in 2005-2006. In between he was a JSPS Fellow at Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.

Research Interests

  • Symbiotic, Safe and Secure System Design for Mechanical Systems, Vehicles, and Legged Locomotion
  • Control Systems Engineering

Major Publications

  • Terumasa Narukawa, Masaki Takahashi, and Kazuo Yoshida, Efficient walking with optimization for a planar biped walker with a torso by hip actuators and springs, Robotica (in preparation for publication)
  • Terumasa Narukawa, Kazuto Yokoyama, Masaki Takahashi, and Kazuo Yoshida, An Experimental Study of Three-Dimensional Passive Dynamic Walking with Flat Feet and Ankle Springs, Cutting Edge Robotics 2010, Vedran Kordic, Ed., In-Tech, pp.131-143 (2010) ISBN 978-953-307-062-9
  • Terumasa Narukawa, Masaki Takahashi, and Kazuo Yoshida, Design and Stability Analysis of a 3D Rimless Wheel with Flat Feet and Ankle Springs, JSME Journal of System Design and Dynamics, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 258-269 (2009)
  • Terumasa Narukawa, Kazuto Yokoyama, Masaki Takahashi, and Kazuo Yoshida, Design and Construction of a Simple 3D Straight-Legged Passive Walker with Flat Feet and Ankle Springs, JSME Journal of System Design and Dynamics, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 1-12 (2009)
  • Terumasa Narukawa, Masaki Takahashi, and Kazuo Yoshida, Numerical Simulations of Level-Ground Walking Based on Passive Walk for Planar Biped Robots with Torso by Hip Actuators, JSME Journal of System Design and Dynamics, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 463-474 (2008)
  • Terumasa Narukawa, Masaki Takahashi, and Kazuo Yoshida, Stability Analysis of a Simple Active Biped Robot with a Torso on Level Ground Based on Passive Walking Mechanisms, Humanoid Robots: Human-like Machines, Matthias Hackel, Ed., I-Tech Education and Publishing, pp.163-174 (2007) ISBN
    978-3-902613-07-3
  • Terumasa Narukawa, Masaki Takahashi, and Kazuo Yoshida, Level-Ground Walk Based on Passive Dynamic Walking for a Biped Robot with Torso, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2007), Roma, Italy, pp.3224-3229 (2007)

Awards

  • Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Presentation, Dynamics, Measurement and Control Division, The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (2010)
  • The 1st International Symposium Best Poster Award, Global GCOE Program 'Center for Education and Research of Symbiotic, Safe and Secure System Design’ (2009)
  • COE Young Researcher Best Poster Award, The 21st century Center of Excellence for 'System Design: Paradigm Shift from Intelligence to Life' (2007)
  • IROS2005 BEST PAPER Nomination Finalist, RSJ/SICE Award (Co-author) (2006)

Academic Affiliations

  • IEEE
  • INCOSE
  • Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE)
  • Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ)
  • Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME)
  • Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan (JSAE)

Research Groups

  • Model-Driven Systems Development Laboratory
  • Control Systems Design and Dynamics Laboratory
  • Mobility Systems Management Center