HIGUCHI Takehiro

Affiliation

Faculty of Environment and Information Sciences, Division of Artificial Environment and Information

Job Title

Associate Professor

Date of Birth

1977

Research Fields, Keywords

Aerospace Engineering, Optimal Control, Non-linear Control, Swarm Control

Mail Address

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The Best Research Achievement in the last 5 years 【 display / non-display

  • 【Published Thesis】 Minimum-Time Transfer Trajectories from Low-Earth Orbit to NRHO(Journal of Evolving Space Activities)  2024.01

    【Published Thesis】 Hierarchical Control and Subgroup Formation for Robotic Swarms in Patrol Missions(International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research )  2023.09

    【Published Thesis】 Autonomous Landing Using Model Prediction via Successive Convexification(Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers)  2023.03

    【Published Thesis】 Connectivity maintenance for robotic swarms by distributed role switching algorithm(Artificial Life and Robotics)  2022.09

    【Published Thesis】 Semi-Optimal Control Using Shooting Method for Real Time Minimum-Time Maneuver of Satellite with VSCMG  2021.04

Education 【 display / non-display

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    2005

    Yokohama National University   Doctor Course   Completed

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    2002

    Yokohama National University   Master Course   Completed

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    2000

    Yokohama National University   Graduated

Degree 【 display / non-display

  • Doctor of Engineering - Yokohama National University

  • Master of Engineering - Yokohama National University

Campus Career 【 display / non-display

  • 2014.10
     
     

    Duty   Yokohama National UniversityFaculty of Environment and Information Sciences   Division of Artificial Environment and Information   Associate Professor  

  • 2012.4
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    2014.9

    Duty   Yokohama National UniversityFaculty of Environment and Information Sciences   Division of Artificial Environment and Information   Assistant Professor  

  • 2007.11
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    2012.3

    Duty   Yokohama National UniversityInterdisciplinary Research Center   Specially Appointed Assistant Professor  

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    Concurrently   Yokohama National UniversityInstitute for Multidisciplinary Sciences   Associate Professor  

  • 2021.4
     
     

    Concurrently   Yokohama National UniversityInterfaculty Graduate School of Innovative and Practical Studies   Associate Professor  

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External Career 【 display / non-display

  • 2015.4
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    2017.3

     

  • 2005.4
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    2007.10

    Yamaguchi University   Graduate School of Science and Engineering   Assistant Professor  

Academic Society Affiliations 【 display / non-display

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    The Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Science

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    American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

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    The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers

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    The Society for Instrument and Control Engineers

Research Areas 【 display / non-display

  • Frontier Technology (Aerospace Engineering, Marine and Maritime Engineering) / Aerospace engineering

  • Informatics / Mechanics and mechatronics

Qualification acquired 【 display / non-display

  • Aviation Radio Operator

 

Research Career 【 display / non-display

  • Swarm Control of Vehicles

    Project Year: 2015 - 2024

  • Periodic Optiomal Controller for Multi-Joint Space structure

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  • Attitude Control of Satellites using CMGs

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  • Automatic Flight Control of Indoor UAVs

    The Other Research Programs  

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  • Automatic Flight Control of UAVs

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Books 【 display / non-display

  • Advances in the Astronautical Sciences:Applications of Space Technology for Humanity

    上野誠也( Role: Joint author)

    Univelt Inc. 

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  • Numerical Analysis Theory and Application

    J. Awrejcewicz, et. al.( Role: Joint author)

    InTech  ( ISBN:9789533073897

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  • Advances in the Astronautical Sciences:Space Activities and Cooperation Contributing to All Pacific Basin Countries

    上野誠也( Role: Joint author)

    Univelt Inc. 

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Papers 【 display / non-display

  • Improvement of Guidance Performance using Swarm Intercept with Proportional Navigation and Boids Algorithm

    Yamashita Kota, Kobayashi Kazuho, Higuchi Takehiro

    Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan   43 ( 1 )   108 - 111   2025

    DOI CiNii Research

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    Language:Japanese   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher:The Robotics Society of Japan   Joint Work  

  • Persistent surveillance by heterogeneous multi-agents using mutual information based on observation capability

    Kobayashi Shohei, Kobayashi Kazuho, Higuchi Takehiro

    Artificial Life and Robotics   Early Access   2024.10

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    Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher:Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)   Joint Work  

    Using many agents with different characteristics is more effective than using a homogeneous agent to observe a large environment persistently. This study focuses on the heterogeneity of agents’ observation capabilities, such as sensor resolution, by representing these differences through probabilistic observation. This representation allows agents to compute mutual information when selecting surveillance areas and move to where they can obtain the most information from their observations. In addition, we introduce confidence decay for three or more states, a strategy to encourage agents to revisit locations that have not been observed for an extended period of time. Confidence decay represents a gradual decrease in the estimates’ reliability since the state may have changed during the unobserved period. This strategy increases the mutual information of locations that have not been observed for a long time so that the agents will move toward them. Simulations in a changing environment show that the proposed method enables heterogeneous multi-agents to perform persistent surveillance according to their observation capabilities. It also outperforms the existing partition and sweep method in a quantitative comparison of observation accuracy.

  • Multi-Robot Patrol with Continuous Connectivity and Assessment of Base Station Situation Awareness

    Kobayashi Kazuho, Ueno Seiya, Higuchi Takehiro

    Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics   36 ( 3 )   526 - 537   2024.6

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    Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher:富士技術出版株式会社   Joint Work  

    <p>Patrolling represents a potential application area for multi-robot systems, as it can enable efficient surveillance. A key aspect in facilitating the real-world applications of such missions is the enhancement of situation awareness of the base station (BS), in addition to ensuring well-coordinated patrol behavior. This paper addresses this requirement by proposing a layered patrol algorithm designed to maintain network connectivity with the BS. The novelty of this research lies in the distributed nature of the algorithm, despite the presence of the BS. Each robot independently determines its behavior based on local information while concurrently preserving connectivity to the BS. Additionally, this study introduces a novel performance metric to assess the situation awareness of the BS, focusing on the algorithm’s ability to provide prompt information about mission progress. Simulated missions revealed that the proposed algorithm outperformed existing algorithms, visited locations of interest more frequently and comprehensively, and provided the BS with improved situation awareness. Enhancing situation awareness may enable human operators to quickly gain insights into the system’s behavior based on mission progress, allowing for timely interventions if necessary. This capability contributes to improving human trust in autonomous systems.</p>

  • 物流ドローンのための可変コスト型ダイクストラアルゴリズムを用いた経路計画

    細井翔太,小林一穂,小林星平,山下皓大,樋口丈浩

    第11回計測自動制御学会制御部門マルチシンポジウム講演会論文集   ( 3M5-2 )   1 - 6   2024.3

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    Authorship:Last author, Corresponding author   Language:Japanese   Publishing type:Research paper (research society, symposium materials, etc.)   Joint Work  

  • DBSCANを用いたクラスタリング誘導による誘導性能の向上

    山下皓大、小林一穂、小林星平、樋口丈浩

    第11回計測自動制御学会制御部門マルチシンポジウム講演会論文集   ( 3A3-2 )   1 - 6   2024.3

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    Authorship:Last author, Corresponding author   Language:Japanese   Publishing type:Research paper (research society, symposium materials, etc.)   Joint Work  

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Awards 【 display / non-display

  • SICE-ICASE International Joint Conference 2006 Young Author Award

    2006.10    

  • ISTS Student Session JSASS President Award

    2002    

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 【 display / non-display

  • Developement of High Torque Pyramid Type Micro VS-CMG Applying Singular Input

    2020.4 - 2023.3

    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)

    Investigator(s):Takehiro Higuchi

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    Grant type:Competitive

  • Experiment on Control Conflict of Avoidance Manuvoer of Small UAV

    2007.4 - 2009.3

    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists(B)

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    Grant type:Competitive

Past of Collaboration and Commissioned Research 【 display / non-display

  • SLIMプロジェクト

    Offer organization: JAXA/ISAS   Cooperative Research within Japan  

    Project Year: 2010.2  -   

  • UZUMEプロジェクト

    Offer organization: JAXA/ISAS   Cooperative Research within Japan  

    Project Year: 2020.12  -   

 

Charge of on-campus class subject 【 display / non-display

  • 2025   Aerospace Utilization Engineering Ⅱ

    Interfaculty Graduate School of Innovative and Practical Studies

  • 2025   Aerospace Utilization Engineering Ⅰ

    Interfaculty Graduate School of Innovative and Practical Studies

  • 2025   International Internship in Ocean and Space System Engineering

    Graduate school of Engineering Science

  • 2025   Sub-Research Studio (Ocean and Space Engineering)

    Graduate school of Engineering Science

  • 2025   Off-Campus Exercise in Ocean and Space System Engineering

    Graduate school of Engineering Science

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Committee Memberships 【 display / non-display

  • 33rd Astrodynamics Symposium

    2023.7  Mediator

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  • JAXA/ISAS 第11期 宇宙⼯学委員会

    2023.4  委員

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    Committee type:Academic society 

  • 計測自動制御学会 次世代航法誘導制御技術研究会

    2022.1  幹事

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    Committee type:Academic society 

  • JAXA/ISAS 第10期 宇宙⼯学委員会 委員

    2021.4 - 2023.3 

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  • 計測自動制御学会 航法誘導制御技術研究会 主査

    2019.1 - 2021.12 

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Social Contribution(Extension lecture) 【 display / non-display

  • 高校生インターンシップ

    Role(s): Lecturer, Planner

    横浜国立大学  2023.8

  • IFAC2023 Citizens Forum

    Role(s): Planner, Logistic support

    International Federantion of Automatic Control  2022.9 - 2023.7

  • オーサーズカフェ『飛行ロボットの活躍の現状と未来』

    Role(s): Lecturer

    ユニコムプラザさがみはら  オーサーズカフェ  2022.1