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SUMMARY:Space Robots and Micro-Satellites in Tohoku University
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Kazuya Yoshida\nBio:Professor  Kazuya  Yoshida  recei
 ved  B.E.\, M.S.  and  Dr.  Eng\,  degrees  in Mechanical Engineerin
 g Science from Tokyo Institute of Technology\, Japan. He served  as  Res
 earch  Associate  of  Tokyo  Institute  of  Technology  from  1986
   to 1994\, and Visiting Scientist of Massachusetts Institute of Technolo
 gy\, U.S.A. in 1994. From 1995 to 2003\, he was appointed as Associate Pro
 fessor and since 2003  he  is  Full  Professor  in  Department  of
   Aerospace  Engineering\,  Tohoku University\, Japan. He also serves a
 s Director of Center of Robotics for Extreme and Uncertain Environments in
  Tohoku University since 2011.\nIn this talk\, past and recent activities 
 on space robotics research and microsat development\, conducted by Prof. K
 azuya Yoshida in Tohoku University\, Japan and his colleagues\, are introd
 uced. His research activities cover dynamics and control of space robotic 
 systems ranging from orbital free-flying robots to planetary exploration r
 overs. The activities are extended to the development of university-based 
 micro satellites and also the terrestrial applications of space technology
 \, such as robotic remote exploration for search and rescue missions. His 
 technical contribution is evidenced by many space flight and robotic missi
 ons\, such as ETS-VII (orbital experiments of a free-flying space robot)\,
  HAYABUSA / HAYABUSA-2 (Japanese asteroid sample return probes)\, RISING /
  RISING-2 (50 kg microsatellites for science mission) and QUINCE (a mobile
  robot to aid in the Fukushima power plant incident.) The talk will highli
 ght the university-based microsatellite development with its on-going resu
 lts\, and the topics around lunar/planetary exploration rovers including t
 he challenge to Google Lunar XPRIZE.
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