KENJI NAGAOKA, Professor
Professional Experience
2011.4-2019.3 Assistant Professor, Tohoku University, JAPAN (The Space Robotics Laboratory)
2019.4-2023.9 Associate Professor, Kyushu Institute of Technology, JAPAN
2020.4-2024.3 The Center for Socio-Robotic Synthesis, Kyushu Institute of Technology, JAPAN [concurrent post]
2023.10-Present Professor, Kyushu Institute of Technology, JAPAN
2024.4-Present The Center for Future Society Implementation for Robotics, Kyushu Institute of Technology, JAPAN [concurrent post]
2024.4-Present The Laboratory of Lean Satellite Enterprises and In-Orbit Experiments, Kyushu Institute of Technology, JAPAN [concurrent post]
Education
2002.4-2006.3 B.E., Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology, JAPAN
2006.4-2011.3 Ph.D. (Eng.), The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), JAPAN
Lecture
FY2020-present Advanced Space Robotics: M/D (SEIC/RSM)
Publication
Previous Publication List until 2018 (Kenji Nagaoka)
Scopus (Kenji Nagaoka)
Google Scholar Citations (Kenji Nagaoka)
Funding
Principal Investigator
FAIS Research Grant
Development of a Multi-limbed Extreme Climbing Robot Outdoing Natural Terrain (FY2024)
JKA Research Grant
Development of Dynamics Simulator of Space Debrius Capture Using Flexible Net (FY2024)
JCN/JST Moonshot Research and Development Program (Goal 3)
Collaborative AI Robots for Adaptation of Diverse Environments and Innovation of Infrastructure Construction (PM: Keiji Nagatani, Project Professor, The University of Tokyo)
Research and Development of Robot System with Mission Resilience for Construction of Infrastructure on the Moon (FY2021-FY2023)
JKA Research Grant
Development of Wave Drilling Robot Buried into Subsurface (FY2021)
JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Research and Development of Spiderman-Type Robot with Innovative Locomotion (FY2020-FY2022)
Casio Science Promotion Foundation, Research Grant
Development of Subsurface Drilling Mechanism Utilizing Mechanical Peristalsis (FY2019-FY2020)
FAIS Research Grant
Development of Bionic Gripper with Bio-Inspired Mechanism and Technique (FY2019)
JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists
Autonomous Gait Principe for a Free-Climbing Robot with Mechanical Anisotropy and Uncertainty (FY2018-FY2019)
JKA Research Grant
Development of a Extreme Exploration Robot Equipped with Cross-modal and Intelligent Wheels (FY2017-FY2018)
Development of Intelligent Wheel (FY2016)
JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Analysis on Dynamics of Ciliary Micro-Hopping Mechanism by an Eccentric Motor in a Micro-Gravity (FY2012-FY2014）
Co-Investigator
JAXA Space Exploration Innovation Hub
(JST Support Program for starting up Innovation Hub on the National Research and Development Agency)
Prototype Development of an Insect-like Robot for Walking/Jumping Exploration (Ideas Incubating Research
)
(Collaboration with JAXA, ispace, inc., and Tohoku University: FY2016)
JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
Robot Control for Lunar, Planetary and Asteroid Exploration with Understanding of Geometry and Physical Characteristics of the Environment (FY2012)
Awards/Grants
Third Prize
Author: Warley F.R. Riveiro, Kentaro Uno, Kazuya Yoshida, Kenji Nagaoka
Paper Title: Dynamic Equilibrium of Climbing Robots Based on Stability Polyhedron for Gravito-Inertial Acceleration
Publisher: The 23rd International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines (CLAWAR 2020); August, 2020
Best Paper Silver Award
Author: Shoya Higa, Kazumasa Sawada, Kenji Nagaoka, Kazuya Yoshida
Paper Title: Three-Dimensional Stress Distribution on a Rigid Wheel Surface for a Lightweight Vehicle
Publisher: ISTVS, The 13th European Conference of the International Society For Terrain-Vehicle Systems; October, 2015
JAXA Space Education Center, NASA Academy 2008 at Goddard Space Flight Center; May-August, 2008
Society
IEEE, ISTVS, RSJ, JSME, SICE
