Research | Member | Contact | | Japanese page is here.


Robotic perception and intelligence for autonomous robotic systems
Our research interests include a wide variety of issues on image sensing and vision technology for intelligent robotic systems, such as developping neuromorphic sensors, cameras, vision algorithms, and models of the biological visual computation, application to robot control, measurement of biological information and so on, in interdisciplinary field of electronics, computer science, mechanics, and biological science.
Keywords : Robotic vision, tactile robotics, aerial robotics, mobile manipulator, embedded computer vision, sensor fusion, ultra-high speed imaging, neuromorphic engineering.

Shimonomura Lab

Publications
  1. Ricardo Rosales Martinez, Hannibal Paul, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Design and Control Strategies of Multirotors with Horizontal Thrust-Vectored Propellers," Drones, vol.9, no.2, Paper No.145, pp.1-26, https://doi.org/10.3390/drones9020145, 2025.2.
  2. Hao Zhou, Masahiro Miyazaki and Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "NailTact: Tactile Fingertip that Senses Contact at Finger Pad and Nail," JSME The 8th International Conference on Advanced Mechatronics (ICAM 2024), Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan, 2024.11.
  3. Takamasa Kominami and Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Two-fingers passive perching mechanism for multirotor UAV that perches on horizontal cylindrical objects," JSME The 8th International Conference on Advanced Mechatronics (ICAM 2024), Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan, 2024.11.
  4. Hannibal Paul, "UAV Systems for Aerial Manipulation: Consulting on Inspection Applications in Hard-to-Reach Environments," IROS2024 Workshop, Multi-Robot Perception and Navigation Challenges in Logistics and Inspection Tasks, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2024.10.
  5. Hannibal Paul, Ricardo Rosales Martinez, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Multirotor UAV with Tilting Frame and Bidirectional Thrusters," 2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2024), Late Breaking Results Poster, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2024.10.
  6. Takamasa Kominami, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Versatile Perching Using a Passive Mechanism with Under Actuated Fingers for Multirotor UAV," IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, doi: 10.1109/LRA.2024.3483044, 2024.10.
  7. Daiki Ishida, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Grasping control of robot hand using tactile image sensor with strain-sensing polymer," 2024 SICE Annual Conference, Kochi, Japan, 2024.8.
  8. Daigo Yamamori, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Towards autonomous aerial NDT with tilting frame flying robot," 2024 SICE Annual Conference, Late breaking poster, Kochi, Japan, 2024.8.
  9. Ricardo Rosales Martinez, Hannibal Paul, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Control Framework for Multirotors with Additional Horizontal Thrusters," IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM 2024), Boston, MA, USA, 2024.7.
  10. Hannibal Paul, Ricardo Rosales Martinez, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Tilting Frame Multirotor UAV with Bidirectional Thruster System," 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2024), ICRA Expo, Yokohama, Japan, 2024.5.
  11. Ricardo Rosales Martinez, Hannibal Paul, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Control of Multirotor with Integrated Horizontal Thrusters," 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2024), Late breaking result poster, Yokohama, Japan, 2024.5.
  12. Hao Zhou, Masahiro Miyazaki, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "NailTact: Vision-based Tactile Sensing in Both Fingerpad and Nail," ICRA2024 Workshop, ViTac 2024: Robot Embodiment through Visuo-Tactile Perception, Yokohama, Japan, 2024.5.
  13. Borwonpob Sumetheeprasit, Ricardo Rosales Martinez, Hannibal Paul, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Long-range 3D Reconstruction based on Flexible Configuration Stereo Vision using Multiple Aerial Robots," Remote Sensing, vol.16, no.2, Paper No.234, pp.1-20, https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16020234, 2024.1.
  14. Takamasa Kominami, Zou Liang, Ricardo Rosales Martinez, Hannibal Paul, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Physical contact with wall using a multirotor UAV equipped with add-on thruster for inspection work," 2023 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2023), Detroit, MI, USA, 2023.10.
  15. Hannibal Paul, Ricardo Rosales Martinez, and Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Transformable Multirotor Airframe Design for Infrastructure Inspection," 2023 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2023), Late Breaking Results Poster, Detroit, MI, USA, 2023.10.
  16. Ricardo Rosales Martinez, Hannibal Paul, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Aerial Torsional Work Utilizing a Multirotor UAV with Add-on Thrust Vectoring Device," Drones, vol.7, no.9, Paper No.551, pp.1-16, https://doi.org/10.3390/drones7090551, 2023.8.
  17. Hannibal Paul, Ricardo Rosales Martinez, Borwonpob Sumetheeprasit, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "A Tiltable Airframe Multirotor UAV Designed for Omnidirectional Aerial Manipulation," IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM 2023), Seattle, WA, USA, 2023.6.
  18. Ricardo Rosales Martinez, Hannibal Paul, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Exploration of Aerial Torsional Work Using an Add-On Thrust Vectoring Device," IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM 2023), Late Breaking Results Poster, Seattle, WA, USA, 2023.6.
  19. Takamasa Kominami, Hannibal Paul and Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Detection and Localization of Thin Vertical Board for UAV Perching," Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, vol.35, no.2, pp.398-407, https://www.fujipress.jp/jrm/rb/robot003500020398/, 2023.4.
  20. Borwonpob Sumetheeprasit, Ricardo Rosales Martinez, Hannibal Paul, Robert Ladig, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Variable Baseline and Flexible Configuration Stereo Vision using Two Aerial Robots," Sensors, vol.23, no.3, Paper No.1134, pp.1-23, https://doi.org/10.3390/s23031134, 2023.1.
  21. Hannibal Paul, Ricardo Rosales Martinez, Robert Ladig, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Lightweight Multipurpose Three-arm Aerial Manipulator System for UAV Adaptive Leveling after Landing and Overhead Docking," Drones, vol.6, no.12, Paper No.380, pp.1-15, https://doi.org/10.3390/drones6120380, 2022.11.
  22. Ryo Miyazaki, Wataru Matori, Takamasa Kominami, Hannibal Paul, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Multirotor Long-Reach Aerial Pruning with Wire-Suspended Saber Saw," 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2022), Kyoto, Japan, 2022.10.
  23. Ricardo Rosales Martinez, Ryo Miyazaki, Hannibal Paul, Takamasa Kominami, Robert Ladig, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Valve Turning Work Utilizing a Multirotor Aerial Robot with Add-On Thrust Vectoring Device," 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2022), Late Breaking Results Poster, Kyoto, Japan, 2022.10.
  24. Ryo Miyazaki, Hannibal Paul, Takamasa Kominami, Ricardo Rosales Martinez, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Flying Washer: Development of High-Pressure Washing Aerial Robot Employing Multirotor Platform with Add-on Thrusters," Drones, vol.6, no.10, Paper No.286, pp.1-16, https://doi.org/10.3390/drones6100286, 2022.10.
  25. Toshiki Yamada, Takayoshi Tsuji, Hannibal Paul, Ricardo Rosales Martinez, Robert Ladig, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Exploration of UAV Rope Handling and Flight in Narrow Space Strategies, using a Three-arm Aerial Manipulator System," IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM 2022), Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, 2022.7.
  26. Yuyan Wang, Hannibal Paul, Ryo Miyazaki, Ricardo Rosales Martinez, Takamasa Kominami, Robert Ladig, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Active Translatory Drive System with Docking Capability for UAV Power Line Inspection," IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM 2022), Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, 2022.7.
  27. Takayoshi Tsuji, Toshiki Yamada, Hannibal Paul, Ricardo Rosales Martinez, Robert Ladig, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Collision Avoidance of a Multirotor UAV with Three-arm Aerial Manipulator System," IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM 2022), Late Breaking Results Poster, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, 2022.7.
  28. Nguyen Hoai Ngo, Takeharu Goji Etoh, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Taeko Ando, Yoshiyuki Matsunaga, Takayoshi Shimura, Heiji Watanabe, Hideki Mutoh, Yoshinari Kamakura, Edoardo Charbon, "Toward Super Temporal Resolution by Suppression of Mixing Effects of Electrons," IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, vol.69, no.6, pp.2879-2885, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9765639, 2022.6.
  29. Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Chang Tinghsuan and Tomomi Murata, "Detection of Foreign Bodies in Soft Foods Employing Tactile Image Sensor," Frontiers in Robotics and AI, vol.8, Article 774080, https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2021.774080, 2021.12.
  30. Hannibal Paul, Ryo Miyazaki, Takamasa Kominami, Robert Ladig and Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "A Versatile Aerial Manipulator Design and Realization of UAV Take-off from a Rocking Unstable Surface," Applied Sciences, vol.11, no.19, Paper No.9157, https://doi.org/10.3390/app11199157, 2021.10.
  31. Ryo Miyazaki, Hannibal Paul, Takamasa Kominami, Ricardo Rosales Martinez, Borwonpob Sumetheeprasit and Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Development of High-Pressure Washing Aerial Robot Employing Multirotor Platform with Add-on Planar Translational Driving System," The 1st AIRPHARO Workshop on Aerial Robotic Systems Physically Interacting with the Environment (AIRPHARO2021), Biograd na Moru, Croatia, 2021.10.
  32. Hannibal Paul, Ryo Miyazaki, Takamasa Kominami, Robert Ladig and Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Adaptively Leveling a UAV with Three-arm Aerial Manipulator System on Shifting Ground," The 1st AIRPHARO Workshop on Aerial Robotic Systems Physically Interacting with the Environment (AIRPHARO2021), Biograd na Moru, Croatia, 2021.10.
  33. Nguyen H. Ngo, Takayoshi Shimura, Taeko Ando, Heiji Watanabe, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Yoshinari Kamakura, Hideki Mutoh, T. Goji Etoh, "Dynamic Crosstalk Analysis for Branching Image Sensors," 2021 International Image Sensor Workshop (IISW), Online event, 2021.9.
  34. T. Goji Etoh, Nguyen Hoai Ngo, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Taeko Ando, Takayoshi Shimura, Heiji Watanabe, Hideki Mutoh, Yoshinari Kamakura, Edoardo Charbon, "Toward Super Temporal Resolution by Controlling Horizontal Motions of Electrons," 2021 International Image Sensor Workshop (IISW), Online event, 2021.9.
  35. Pornthep Sarakon, Hideaki Kawano, Kazuhiro Shimonomura and Seiichi Serikawa, "Improvement of Shrinking CNN Architecture Using Weight Sharing and Knowledge Distillation for Tactile Object Recognition," ICIC Express Letters, Part B: Applications, vol.12, no.7, pp.627-633, 2021.7.
  36. Takamasa Kominami, Hannibal Paul, Ryo Miyazaki, Borwonpob Sumetheeprasit, Robert Ladig, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Active Tethered Hook: Heavy Load Movement using hooks that move actively with micro UAVs and winch system," 2021 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM 2021), Virtual conference, 2021.7.
  37. Sato Takao, Takamasa Kominami, Hannibal Paul, Ryo Miyazaki, Robert Ladig, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Passive Perching and Landing Mechanism for Multirotor Flying Robot," 2021 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM 2021), Virtual conference, 2021.7.
  38. Robert Ladig, Hannibal Paul, Ryo Miyazaki and Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Aerial Manipulation using Multirotor UAV : A Review from the Aspect of Operating Space and Force," Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, vol.33, no.2, pp.196-204, https://www.fujipress.jp/jrm/rb/robot003300020196/, 2021.4.
  39. Nguyen Hoai Ngo, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Taeko Ando, Takayoshi Shimura, Heiji Watanabe, Kohsei Takehara, Anh Quang Nguyen, Edoardo Charbon, Takeharu Goji Etoh, "A Pixel Design of a Branching Ultra-highspeed Image Sensor," Sensors, vol.21, no.7, Paper No.2506, pp.1-19, https://doi.org/10.3390/s21072506, 2021.4.
  40. Ryo Miyazaki, Hannibal Paul and Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Development of Add-On Planar Translational Driving System for Aerial Manipulation with Multirotor Platform," Applied Sciences, vol.11, no.4, Paper No.1462, pp.1-14, https://doi.org/10.3390/app11041462, 2021.2.
  41. Nguyen Hoai Ngo, Anh Quang Nguyen, Vu Truong Son Dao, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Takeharu Goji Etoh, "Simulation Study on a Backside-Illuminated Cascade-Collection-Gate Image Sensor," IEEE International Conference on Communications and Electronics (ICCE2020), Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam, 2021.1.
  42. Hannibal Paul, Ryo Miyazaki, Robert Ladig and Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "TAMS: Development of a Multipurpose Three-arm Aerial Manipulator System," Advanced Robotics, vol.35, no.1, pp.31-47, https://doi.org/10.1080/01691864.2020.1845237, 2021.1. RSJ Advanced Robotics Excellent Paper Award
  43. Nguyen Hoai Ngo, Anh Quang Nguyen, Fabian M. Bufler, Yoshinari Kamakura, Hideki Mutoh, Takayoshi Shimura, Takuji Hosoi, Heiji Watanabe, Philippe Matagne, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Kosei Takehara, Edoardo Charbon, Takeharu Goji Etoh, "Toward the Super Temporal Resolution Image Sensor with a Germanium Photodiode for Visible Light," Sensors, vol.20, no.30, Paper No.6895, pp.1-18, https://doi.org/10.3390/s20236895, 2020.12.
  44. Hannibal Paul, "Three-arm Aerial Manipulator System (TAMS) for UAVs to realize multiple tasks," 11th ISAJ Symposium on Innovations Science and Technology for New Issues and Challenges, web conference, 2020.12. Best Presentation Award
  45. Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Vision-based Tactile Image Sensor for Manipulation and Inspection Tasks," IROS2020 Workshop, 3rd Workshop on Proximity Perception in Robotics: Towards Multi-Modal Cognition, Virtual conference, 2020.10.
  46. Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Tactile Image Sensor for Food Inspection Tasks," IROS2020 Forum, Forum on Robotic Food Manipulation Challenge, Virtual conference, 2020.10.
  47. Ryo Miyazaki,Hannibal Paul, Takamasa Kominami, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Wire-Suspended Device Control Based on Wireless Communication with Multirotor for Long Reach-Aerial Manipulation," IEEE Access, vol.8, pp.172096-172104, https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2020.3025085, 2020.9.
  48. Borwonpob Sumetheeprasit, Robert Ladig and Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Variable configuration stereo for aerial survey using two unmanned aerial vehicles," IEEE International Conference on Real-time Computing and Robotics (RCAR 2020), Virtual conference, 2020.9. Best Student Paper Award Finalist
  49. Takuya Takahashi, Pornthep Sarakon, Hideaki Kawano, Kazuhiro Shimonomura and Hideaki Orii, "Creation of Random Dot Type Contact Sensor and Estimation of Pressure Distribution by Convolutional Neural Network," ICIC Express Letters, Part B: Applications, vol.11, no.9, pp.869-874, 2020.9.
  50. Pornthep Sarakon, Hideaki Kawano, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, and Seiichi Serikawa, "Efficient and Small Network using Multi-trim Network Structure for Tactile Object Recognition on Embedded Systems," IEEE Access, vol.8, pp.144277-144291, 2020.8.
  51. Thanushan Kugathasan, Taeko Ando, Dominik Dannheim, Takeharu Goji Etoh, Magdalena Munker, Heinz Perneggera, Angelo Rivetti, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Walter Snoeys, "Monolithic CMOS sensors for sub-nanosecond timing," Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol.979, 164461, pp.1-7, 2020.7.
  52. Pornthep Sarakon, Hideaki Kawano, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, and Seiichi Serikawa, "Shrinking model and random-dot sensor on embedded systems," ICIC Express Letters, vol.14, no.7, pp.703-710, 2020.7.
  53. Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Tactile image sensors applicable to manipulation and inspection tasks," Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS2020) Workshop, Visuotactile Sensors for Robust Manipulation: From Perception to Control, Virtual conference, 2020.7.
  54. D.Dannheim,T.Etoh,T.Kugathasan,M.Muenker,H.Pernegger,A.Rivetti,K.Shimonomura,W.Snoeys, "Monolithic CMOS sensors for sub-nanosecond timing," 12th International Hiroshima Symposium on the Development and Application of Semiconductor Tracking detectors (HSTD12), Hiroshima, Japan, 2019.12.
  55. Hannibal Paul, Robert Ladig, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Aerial robot with three manipulators for grasping and landing," The 15th Joint Workshop on Machine Perception and Robotics (MPR2019), Shiga, Japan, 2019.11.
  56. Takamasa Kominami, Robert Ladig, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Multirotor aerial robot equipped with active tethered hook," The 15th Joint Workshop on Machine Perception and Robotics (MPR2019), Shiga, Japan, 2019.11.
  57. Ryo Miyazaki, Robert Ladig, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Position control of wire-suspended hand for long-reach aerial manipulation," The 15th Joint Workshop on Machine Perception and Robotics (MPR2019), Shiga, Japan, 2019.11.
  58. Borwonpob Sumetheeprasit, Robert Ladig, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Large base-line stereo vision using two multirotors," The 15th Joint Workshop on Machine Perception and Robotics (MPR2019), Shiga, Japan, 2019.11.
  59. Ricardo Rosales Martinez, Robert Ladig, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Cable-suspended hand with parallel wire mechanism for aerial manipulation," The 15th Joint Workshop on Machine Perception and Robotics (MPR2019), Shiga, Japan, 2019.11.
  60. Shoichi Hasegawa, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Surface inspection of soft object using tactile image sensor," The 15th Joint Workshop on Machine Perception and Robotics (MPR2019), Shiga, Japan, 2019.11.
  61. Hannibal Paul, Ryo Miyazaki, Robert Ladig, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Landing of a Multirotor Aerial Vehicle on an Uneven Surface Using Multiple On-board Manipulators," 2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2019), Macau, China, 2019.11. IROS2019 Best Paper Award on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics in memory of Motohiro Kisoi, Finalist
  62. Ryo Miyazaki, Hannibal Paul, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Position Control of Wire-Suspended Hand for Long-Reach Aerial Manipulation," (Late breaking results poster), 2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2019), Macau, China, 2019.11.
  63. Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Syuhei Shimooka, Kazuma Miyamoto, "Rolling cylindrical tactile image sensor for large-area surface inspection," IROS2019 Workshop, Robotac, Macau, China, 2019.11.
  64. Yuichiro Nomura, Shohei Ikuta, Satoshi Yokota, Junpei Mita, Mami Oikawa, Hiroki Matsushima, Akira Amano, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Yasuhiro Seya, Chieko Koike, "Evaluation of critical flicker-fusion frequency measurement methods using a touchscreen-based visual temporal discrimination task in the behaving mouse," Neuroscience Research, vol.148, pp.28-33, 2019.11.
  65. Robert Ladig, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "High Precision, Intuitive Teleoperation of Multiple Micro Aerial Vehicles Using Virtual Reality," 2019 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC2019), Bari, Italy, 2019.10.
  66. Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Tactile Image Sensors Employing Camera: A Review," Sensors, vol.19, no.18, Paper No.3933, pp.1-21, https://doi.org/10.3390/s19183933, 2019.9.
  67. Pornthep Sarakon, Hideaki Kawano, Kazuhiro Shimonomura and Seiichi Serikawa, "Shrinking Model and Random-Dot Sensor on Embedded System," International Conference on Innovative Computing, Information and Control (ICICIC2019), Seoul, Korea, 2019.8.
  68. Ryo Miyazaki, Rui Jiang, Hannibal Paul, Yanzhao Huang, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Long-Reach Aerial Manipulation Employing Wire-Suspended Hand with Swing-Suppression Device," IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol.4, no.3, pp.3045-3052, 2019.7.
  69. Kenta Kumagai, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Event-based Tactile Image Sensor for Detecting Spatio-Temporal Fast Phenomena in Contacts," IEEE World Haptics Conference 2019 (WHC2019), Tokyo, 2019.7.
  70. Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Hannibal Paul, Robert Ladig, "Aerial robot with triple-arm for grasping and landing," RSS2019 Workshop "Aerial Interaction and Manipulation: Unsolved Challenges and Perspectives", Freiburg, Germany, 2019.6.
  71. T. Goji Etoh, Nguyen Ngo, Anh Quang Nguyen, Yoshiyuki Matsunaga, Taeko Ando, Kohsei Takehara, and Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Evolution of BSI Multi-Collection-Gate Image Sensors -From Light-in-Flight imaging to Giga-fps Continuous Imaging-," 2019 International Image Sensor Workshop (IISW), Snowbird, Utah, USA, 2019.6.
  72. Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Aerial manipulation with wire-suspended devices," ICRA2019 Aerial Robotics Workshop "The Future of Aerial Robotics: Challenges and Opportunities", Montreal, Canada, 2019.5.
  73. Takeharu Goji Etoh, Tomoo Okinaka, Yasuhide Takano, Kohsei Takehara, Hitoshi Nakano, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Taeko Ando, Nguyen Ngo, Yoshinari Kamakura, Dao Vu Truong Son, Anh Quang Nguyen, Edoardo Charbon, Chao Zhang, Piet De Moor, Paul Goetschalckx, Luc Haspeslagh, "Light-in-Flight imaging by a silicon image sensor: Toward the theoretical highest frame rate," Sensors, vol.19, no.10, Paper No.2247, pp.1-16, 2019.5.
  74. Nguyen Ngo, Kazuhiro Morimoto, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Takeharu Etoh, "On a BSI Image Signal Accumulation Sensor of 100 Mfps," 4th International Workshop on Image Sensors and Imaging Systems (IWISS2018), Tokyo, 2018.11.
  75. Kazuhiro Morimoto, Nguyen Ngo, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Takeharu Etoh, "Evolution of ultra-high-speed image sensors- Light-in-Flight imaging to Ultra-fast X-ray imaging," 4th International Workshop on Image Sensors and Imaging Systems (IWISS2018) Tokyo, 2018.11.
  76. Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Kenta Kumagai, Yuta Sakai, "Tactile imaging sensors employing camera," The 14th Joint Workshop on Machine Perception and Robotics (MPR2018), Fukuoka, Japan, 2018.10.
  77. Robert Ladig, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "High precision, intuitive teleoperation of micro aerial vehicles using virtual reality," The 14th Joint Workshop on Machine Perception and Robotics (MPR2018), Fukuoka, Japan, 2018.10.
  78. Hannibal Paul, Robert Ladig and Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Design of a Multi-purpose Aerial Manipulator System," The 14th Joint Workshop on Machine Perception and Robotics (MPR2018), Fukuoka, Japan, 2018.10.
  79. Kenta Kumagai, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "High temporal resolution tactile array sensor employing event-based camera," The 14th Joint Workshop on Machine Perception and Robotics (MPR2018), Fukuoka, Japan, 2018.10.
  80. Rui Jiang, Ryo Miyazaki, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "On-board active vision system for aerial manipulation," The 14th Joint Workshop on Machine Perception and Robotics (MPR2018), Fukuoka, Japan, 2018.10.
  81. Ryo Miyazaki, Rui Jiang, Hannibal Paul, Koji Ono, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Airborne Docking for Multi-Rotor Aerial Manipulations," 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2018), Madrid, Spain, 2018.10. IROS2018 Best Paper Award, Finalist
  82. Vu Truon Son Dao, Nguyen Ngo, Anh Quang Nguyen, Kazuhiro Morimoto, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Paul Goetschalckx, Luc Haspeclagh, Piet De Moor, Kohsei Takehara, Takeharu Goji Etoh, "An image signal accumulation multi-collection-gate image sensor operating at 25 Mfps with 32x32 pixels and 1,220 in-pixel frame memory," Sensors, vol.18, no.9, 2018.9.
  83. Anh Quang Nguyen, Vu Truong Son Dao, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Kohsei Takehara, Takeharu Goji Etoh, "Toward the ultimate-high-speed image sensor: from 10 ns to 50 ps," Sensors, vol.18, no.8, 2018.7.
  84. Hannibal Paul, Koji Ono, Robert Ladig, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "A Multirotor Platform Employing a Three-Axis Vertical Articulated Robotic Arm for Aerial Manipulation Tasks" 2018 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM 2018), Auckland, New Zealand, 2018.7. AIM-Machines Best Paper Award
  85. Kentaro Nozu, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Robotic bolt insertion and tightening based on in-hand object localization and force sensing, " 2018 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM 2018), Auckland, New Zealand, 2018.7.
  86. Anh Quang Nguyen, Vu Truong Son Dao, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Takeharu Goji Etoh, "A 600 Kpixels Image Sensor Operates at 100Mfps for Multi-Framing Camera," 2018 IEEE Seventh International Conference on Communications and Electronics, Hue Imperial City, Vietnam, 2018.7.
  87. Hannibal Paul, Koji Ono, Robert Ladig, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Deployment of a three-axis vertical articulated manipulator using an aerial robot," (Late breaking result abstract), 2018 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2018), Brisbane, Australia, 2018.5.
  88. Takeharu Goji Etoh, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Quang A. Nguyen, Kosei Takehara, Yoshinari Kamakura, Paul Goetschalckx, Luc Haspeslagh, Piet De Moor, Vu Truong Son Dao, Dzung H. Nguyen, Naoki Hayashi, Yo Mitsui, Hideo Inumaru, "100 Mfps image sensor for biological applications," SPIE Photonics West 2018, San Francisco, CA, USA, 2018.1.
  89. Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Anh Quang Nguyen, Kohsei Takehara, Luc Haspeslagh, Paul Goetschalckx, Piet De Moor, Naoki Hayashi, You Mitsui, Tomohiro Takahashi, Akihiko Iguchi, Tsutomu Mihara, Takeharu Goji Etoh, "Ultra-high-speed CCD image sensors for Imaging TOFMS," 11th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterizations for New Materials and Devices'17(ALC17), Kauai, HI, USA, 2017.12.
  90. Takeharu Goji Etoh, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Katsushige Tsuno, Kazuki Hiraoka, "Simulation-based Feasibility Assessment of an Electron-Beam Array made with Multi-hole Permanent Magnets," 11th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterizations for New Materials and Devices'17(ALC17), Kauai, HI, USA, 2017.12.
  91. Ryo Miyazaki, Jiang Rui, Koji Ono, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Airborne docking of multi-rotor UAVs," Joint Workshop on Machine Perception and Robotics (MPR2017), Beijing, China, 2017.10. Best Poster Award
  92. Robert Ladig, Suphachart Leewiwatwong, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "FPGA based fast response image analysis for orientational control in aerial manipulation," Journal of Signal Processing Systems, 2017. (Published online)
  93. Takeharu Goji Etoh, Anh Quang Nguyen, Yoshinari Kamakura, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Yen Le Thi and Nobuya Mori, "The Temporal Resolution Limit of the Silicon Image Sensors," 2017 International Image Sensor Workshop (IISW), Hiroshima, Japan, 2017.5.
  94. Takeharu Goji Etoh, Anh Quang Nguyen, Yoshinari Kamakura, Thi Yen Le, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Nobuya Mori, "The theoretical highest frame rate of silicon image sensors," Sensors, vol.17, no.3, 2017.3.
  95. Koji Ono, Robert Ladig, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Aerial robot with manipulator for high-place work," Joint Workshop on Machine Perception and Robotics (MPR2016), Osaka, Japan, 2016.11.
  96. Kentaro Nozu, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Optical tactile sensor that measures force and contact pattern," Joint Workshop on Machine Perception and Robotics (MPR2016), Osaka, Japan, 2016.11.
  97. Robert Ladig, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "High precision localization and movement on the ceiling using an aerial robot with top mounted omni wheel drive system," Joint Workshop on Machine Perception and Robotics (MPR2016), Osaka, Japan, 2016.11.
  98. A.Q.Nguyen, V.T.S.Dao, K.Shimonomura, Y.Kamakura, T.G.Etoh "Crosstalk in multi-collection-gate image sensors and its improvement," The 31st International Congress on High-Speed Imaging and Photonics (ICHSIP31), Osaka, Japan, 2016.11.
  99. T.G.Etoh, Q.A.Nguyen, K.Shimonomura, Y.Le Thy, Y.Kamakura, "The Upper-bound Frame Rate of Silicon Image Sensors," The 31st International Congress on High-Speed Imaging and Photonics (ICHSIP31), Osaka, Japan, 2016.11.
  100. K.Shimonomura, Q.A.Nguyen, Y.Le Thy, Y.Kamakura, T.G.Etoh, "Simulation analysis of temporal resolution in BSI MCG image sensor," The 31st International Congress on High-Speed Imaging and Photonics (ICHSIP31), Osaka, Japan, 2016.11.
  101. Robert Ladig, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "High precision marker based localization and movement on the ceiling employing an aerial robot with top mounted omni wheel drive system," 2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2016), Daejeon, Korea, 2016.10.
  102. Syohei Shimahara, Leewiwatwong Suphachart, Robert Ladig, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Aerial torsional manipulation employing multirotor flying robot," 2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2016), Daejeon, Korea, 2016.10.
  103. Anh Quang Nguyen, Vu Truong Son Dao, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Yoshinari Kamakura, Takeharu Goji Etoh, "Crosstalk analysis and a cancellation method for an image sensor operating at 1Gfps," Mechanical Engineering Journal, 2016.7. (advance publication)
  104. Suphachart Leewiwatwong, Shouhei Shimahara, Robert Ladig, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Vision based autonomous orientational control for aerial manipulation via on-board FPGA," The Twelfth IEEE Embedded Vision Workshop (held in conjunction with IEEE CVPR2016), Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2016.7.
  105. Anh Quang Nguyen, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Vu Truong Son Dao, Yoshinari Kamakura, Takeharu Goji Etoh, "Crosstalk analysis of an image sensor operating at 1 Gfps," 2016 IEEE Sixth International Conference on Communications and Electronics, Ha Long, Vietnam, 2016.7.
  106. Leewiwatwong Suphachart, Syohei Shimahara, Robort Ladig and Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Vision-based orientation control of multi-rotor UAV for aerial manipulation," JSME The Robotics and Mechatronics Conference 2016, Yokohama, 2016.6.
  107. Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Hiroto Nakashima, Kentaro Nozu, "Robotic grasp control with high-resolution combined tactile and proximity sensing, " 2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2016), Stockholm, Sweden, 2016.5.
  108. S.Shimahara, L.Suphachart, R.Ladig, K.Shimonomura, "Aerial torsional work by multirotor flying robot, " Joint Workshop on Machine Perception and Robotics (MPR2015), Fukuoka, Japan, 2015.11. Best Poster Award
  109. Syun Nakano, Kentaro Nozu, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "A combined force, contact and proximity sensing for robotic grasp control," Joint Workshop on Machine Perception and Robotics (MPR2015), Fukuoka, Japan, 2015.11.
  110. Natsumi Minamitani, Vu Truong Son Dao, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Takeharu G. Etoh, Yoshinari Kamakura, Nobuya Mori, "Analysis of ultra-high-speed image sensor with Monte Carlo simulation," International Symposium on Advanced Nanodevices and Nanotechnology (ISANN 2015), Waikoloa, Hawaii, 2015.11.
  111. Hiroto Nakashima, Keiichiro Kagawa, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "Combined tactile and proximity sensor employing compound-eye camera," ITE Transactions on Media Technology and Applications, 2015.10.
  112. Vu Truong Son Dao, Anh Quang Nguyen, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Yoshinari Kamakura, Natsumi Minamitani, Chao Zhang, Eduardo Charbon, Luc Haspeslagh, Paul Goetshhalckx, Piet De Moor, T. Goji Etoh, "A Structure of an Image Sensor Operating at 1 Gfps," International Conference on Advanced Technology in Experimental Mechanics (ATEM'15), Toyohashi, Japan, 2015.10.
  113. S.Shimahara, R.Ladig, L.Suphachart, S.Hirai, and K.Shimonomura, "Aerial manipulation for the workspace above the airframe," 2015 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2015), Hamburg, Germany, 2015.9.
  114. V.T.S.Dao, T.G.Etoh, K.Shimonomura, Q.Nguyen, N.Hayashi, Y.Kamakura, C.Zhang, E.Charbon, P.Goetschalckx, L.Haspeslagh, P.De Moor, "Toward 10 Gfps: Factors limiting the frame rate of the BSI MCG image sensor," 2015 International Image Sensor Workshop (IISW), Vaals, The Netherlands, 2015.6.
  115. H.Nakashima, K.Kagawa, K.Shimonomura, "A combined tactile and proximity sensor for adaptive grasping of a robot hand," 2nd Asian Image Sensors and Imaging Systems Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, 2014.12.
  116. K.Shimonomura, K.Kitagawa, V.T.S.Dao, T.G.Etoh, Y.Kamakura, "Analysis of temporal resolution in a backside-illuminated multi-collection-gate image sensor employing Monte Carlo method," 2nd Asian Image Sensors and Imaging Systems Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, 2014.12.
  117. T.G.Etoh, V.T.S.Dao, K.Shimonomura, E.Charbon, C.Zhang, Y.Kamakura and T.Matsuoka, "Toward 1Gfps: Evolution of Ultra-high-speed Image Sensors: ISIS, BSI, Multi-Collection Gates, and 3D-stacking," IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM2014), San Francisco, CA, US, 2014.12.
  118. K.Shimonomura, H.Nakashima, K.Kagawa, "A miniaturized compound-eye camera for combined position, proximity and tactile sensing," IEEE SENSORS 2014, Valencia, Spain, 2014.11.
  119. K.Shimonomura, V.T.S.Dao, T.G.Etoh, Y.Kamakura, "A simulation analysis of backside-illuminated multi-collection-gate image sensor employing Monte Carlo method," 2014 International Conference on Simulation of Semiconductor Processes and Devices (SISPAD2014), Yokohama, Japan, 2014.9.
  120. R.Ladig, K.Shimonomura, "FPGA-based fast response image analysis for autonomous or semi-autonomous indoor flight," 10th IEEE Embedded Vision Workshop (held in conjunction with IEEE CVPR 2014), Columbus, OH, USA, 2014.6.
  121. Robert Ladig, Kazuhiro Shimonomura, "FPGA-based image analysis and control-signal shaping for autonomous indoor flight," JSME The Robotics and Mechatronics Conference 2014, Toyama, 2014.5.
  122. V.T.S.Dao, K.Shimonomura, Y.Kamakura, T.G.Etoh, "Simulation analysis of a backside-illuminated multi-collection-gate image sensor," ITE Transactions on Media Technology and Applications, vol.2, no.2, pp.114-122, 2014.4.
  123. K.Shimonomura, H.Nakashima, "A combined tactile and proximity sensing employing a compound-eye camera," IEEE SENSORS 2013, Baltimore, MD, USA, 2013.11.
  124. H.Nakashima, K.Shimonomura, "An optical sensing of tactile and proximity information for robotic grasp control," The 9th Joint Workshop on Machine Perception and Robotics (MPR2013), Kyoto, Japan, 2013.10.
  125. R.Ladig, K.Shimonomura, "Autonomous indoor navigation of a quadrotor utilizing a FPGA based vision system," The SICE Annual Conference 2013, Nagoya, Japan, 2013.9.
  126. M.Ishida, K.Shimonomura, "Marker based camera pose estimation for underwater robots," 2012 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII2012), Fukuoka, Japan, 2012.12.
  127. K.Shimonomura, S.Kameda, A.Iwata, and T.Yagi, "Wide-dynamic range APS-based silicon retina with brightness constancy," IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, vol.22, no.9, pp.1482-1493, 2011.9.
  128. K.Shimonomura, T.Yagi, "Neuromorphic vergence eye movement control of binocular robot vision," In Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO 2010), Tianjin, China, pp.1774-1779, 2010.12.
  129. K.Shimonomura, T.Yagi, "A silicon retina system for color constancy," In Proc. of World Automation Congress (WAC) 2010, 13th International Symposium on Robotics and Applications (ISORA2010), Kobe, Japan, 2010.9.
  130. J.Hasegawa, K.Shimonomura, T.Yagi, "Real-time reconstruction of neural images for natural scenes with integrated circuits," Neuroscience 2009 (Society for Neuroscience 39th annual meeting), Chicago, Ill, USA, 2009.10.
  131. T.Yagi, K.Shimonomura, Y.OKazaki, H.Okuno, M.Osanai and H.Sawai, "Analog VLSI vision device for cortical implants," In Proc. of the XXXVI International Congress of Physiological Sciences (IUPS2009), The Journal of Physiological Sciences, vol.59, Suppl.1, p.112 (RS LB-57-5), Kyoto, Japan, 2009.7.
Top

Member
Professor Shimonomura, Kazuhiro Researcher Database
Assistant Professor Paul, Hannibal Researcher Database
Graduate students
(Doctoral Program)		 Ricardo Rosales Martinez
Zhou Hao
Graduate students
(Master's Program)		 Ishikawa, Masatoshi Research Achievements Site
Ishida, Daiki Research Achievements Site
Tani, Kenta
Taniguchi, Shunichiro
Yamamori, Daigo
Yasutake, Rintaro
Xiang Yibo
Koshihara, Riku
Kobayashi, Ryotaro
Shiohara, Kodai
Takada, Ryusei
Matsuhisa, Hironori
Miyazaki, Atsuki
Nomura, Kento
Yang Wenjun
Undergraduates 10 people
Administrative Assistant 1 people
Top

Contact
Kazuhiro Shimonomura, Ph.D.
Dept. of Robotics, College of Science and Engineering,
Ritsumeikan University
1-1-1 Nojihigashi, Kusatsu, Shiga, 525-8577 Japan
E-mail skazufc.ritsumei.ac.jp

Office: EW410 (East Wing 4F)
Lab: Integrated Sensors and Intelligence Lab (East Wing 7F), Graduates Lab E71 (East Wing 7F)

Directions to BKC(Biwako-Kusatsu Campus), Ritsumeikan University
BKC Campus map
Top

Copy right (C) Shimonomura Lab. All rights reserved.
Last Update 1 April, 2025.