TOMIZUKA Masayoshi

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Affiliation

Autonomous, Intelligent, and Swarm Control Research Unit (Robotics)

Position
Unit Leader
Final Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Degree(s)
Ph,D. in Mechanical Engineering/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Keywords
Robotics, Mechatronics, AI, Intelligent Systems, Autonomous Systems
Research Area
Automatic Control, Dynamic Systems, Robotics, Mechatronics, Intelligent Systems

Academic Affiliations

  • IEEE
  • ASME
  • SME
  • Japan Society of Japan Mechanical Engineers
  • Japan Society of Measurement and Control Engineers

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Patents / Industrial Property Rights

  • R. P. Matthew, E. J. Mike, W. Meinhod, J. A. Losza, R. Bajecsy and M. Tomizuka, “Semi-passive control system and method for assistive orthoses,” US Patent US10,729,610, August 4, 2020.

Peer-Reviewed Papers

  • J. Liu, C. Xu, P. Hang, J. Sun, M. Ding, W. Zhan and M. Tomizuka, "Language-Driven Policy Distillation for Cooperative Driving in Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning," in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, doi: 10.1109/LRA.2025.3551098.
  • W. -T. Yang, B. Kürkçü and M. Tomizuka, "Underactuated Control of Multiple Soft Pneumatic Actuators via Stable Inversion," in IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, doi: 10.1109/TMECH.2025.3557833
  • T. Benciolini, C. Tang, M. Leibold, C. Weaver, M. Tomizuka and W. Zhan, "Active Exploration in Iterative Gaussian Process Regression for Uncertainty Modeling in Autonomous Racing," in IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 1301-1316, July 2025

Books

  • X. Chen and M. Tomizuka, Introduction to Modern Controls, Lulu Press, Nov. 2023 (Ebook)
  • C. Liu, T. Tang, H-C. Lin and M. Tomizuka, “Designing Robot Behavior in Human-Robot Interactions,” CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, 2019
  • Ioan Landau, Masayoshi Tomizuka, Theory and Practice of Adaptive Control Systems, Ohmsha, 1981

Awards

  • Rufus Oldenburger Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers(2002)
  • Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award, American Automatic Control Council(2018)
  • Member, National Academy of Engineering(2022)

Visiting Professor at Other Universities, etc.

  • Lifetime Chair Professor, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

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