Y. Watanabe, K. Sakurama. Distributed Optimization of Clique-Wise Coupled Problems via Three-Operator Splitting. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (Accepted)
Y. Watanabe, S. Fushimi, K. Sakurama. Convex Reformulation of LMI-Based Distributed Controller Design With a Class of Non-Block-Diagonal Lyapunov Functions. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (Accepted)
C. Peng, K. Sakurama, N. Miyano, M. Yamazumi, T. Sugawara. Distributed SE(d) formation control of multi-agent systems using relative measurements. International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 100--116, January 2026
K. Sakurama, R. Asai, M. Yamazumi. Multiagent Coordination With Relative Measurement via Cooperative and Individual Control. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 70, No. 2, pp. 992-1007, February 2025
S. Fushimi, Y. Watanabe, K. Sakurama. Distributed Controller Design for Discrete-Time Systems Via the Integration of Extended LMI and Clique-Wise Decomposition. American Control Conference, 2025
Y. Watanabe, K. Sakurama, H. Ahn. Gradient-Based Distributed Controller Design Over Directed Networks. IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 1998-2009, December 2024
S. Fushimi, Y. Watanabe, K. Sakurama. Design of Distributed Controller for Discrete-Time Systems Via the Integration of Extended LMI and Clique-Wise Decomposition. IEEE Control Systems Letters, Vol. 8, pp. 3171-3176, December 2024
K. Sakurama, C. Peng, R. Asai, H. Sakata, M. Yamazumi. Formation Control of Nonholonomic Multi-robot Systems over Robot Coordinate Frames and Its Application to LiDAR-based Robots. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Vol. 32, No. 6, pp. 2075-2089, November 2024
H. Sakata, K. Sakurama, M. Yamazumi, T. Wada, Time-Switching Patrolling Controller for Holonomic and Nonholonomic Multi-Robot Systems. Advanced Robotics, Vol. 38, No. 9-10, pp. 647-658, 2024
K. Sakurama, K. Kashima, T. Ikeda, N. Hayashi, K. Hoshino, M. Ogura, and C. Zhao. System-control-based optimization of one-way car-sharing services. In Advanced Mathematical Science for Mobility Society. Springer (Book)
H. Yoshida and K. Sakurama. Low-Cost and Explainable Classification of Multi-View Images through Normalized Product of Multivariate Gaussian Distributions. Proc. of the 8th International Symposium on Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics (SWARM), September 2024
H. Sakata and K. Sakurama. Simultaneous Self and Target Localization of Multi-Agent Systems with Noisy Relative Measurements Including Biases. In Proc. of the 8th IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA), August 2024
K. Sakurama. Optimal control and station relocation of vehicle-sharing systems with distributed dynamic pricing. IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 4, pp. 393–405, May 2023
N. Hayashi and K. Sakurama. Communication-aware distributed rebalancing for cooperative car-sharing service. IET Control Theory & Applications, Vol. 17, No. 7, pp. 850–867, April 2023
R. Asai and K. Sakurama. Cooperative reference frame estimation for multi-agent systems via formation control. Advanced Robotics, Vol. 37, No. 3, pp. 198–209, 2023
C. Zhao, K. Sakurama, and M. Ogura. Optimization of buffer networks via DC programming. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, Vol. 70, No. 2, pp. 606–610, February 2023
Y. Watanabe and K. Sakurama. Distributed optimization of clique-wise coupled problems. In Proc of the 62nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), p. WeA09.4, December 2023
G. Ogawa, N. Hayashi, K. Sakurama, and M. Inuiguchi. Distributed event-triggered dual decomposition method for cooperative one-way car-sharing control. In Proc of the 62nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), p. ThA12.5, December 2023
H. Sakata and K. Sakurama. Patrolling control of mobile sensor swarms using time-varying objective function. In Proc. of the 62nd Annual Conference of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers of Japan (SICE), pp. 938–940, Tsu City, Mie, Japan, 6-9 September 2023
M. Yoshinaka and K. Sakurama. Classifier utilizing neural network regression model for multi-agent systems. In Proc. of the 62nd Annual Conference of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers of Japan (SICE), pp. 228–231, Tsu City, Mie, Japan, 6-9 September 2023
Y. Watanabe and K. Sakurama. Accelerated distributed projected gradient descent for convex optimization with clique-wise coupled constraints. In Proc of the 23th IFAC World Congress, pp. 3833–3838, Yokohama, Japan, July 2023
R. Asai and K. Sakurama. Distributed object position estimation and localization with noisy relative measurements. In Proc. of the Fifth International Symposium on Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics (SWARM), pp. 1430–1433, Beppu, Oita, Japan, 25-27 January 2023
K. Sakurama. Control theory for generalized coordination of multi-robot systems. In The 23rd International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems, 2023（Invited）
V. H. Pham, K. Sakurama, S. Mou, and H. Ahn. Distributed control for an urban traffic network. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 23, No. 12, pp. 22937–22953, December 2022
T. Ikeda, K. Sakurama, and K. Kashima. Multiple sparsity constrained control node scheduling with application to rebalancing of mobility networks. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 67, No. 8, pp. 4314–4321, September 2022
Y. Watanabe and K. Sakurama. Distributed dynamic matching of two groups of agents with different sensing ranges. In Proc. of the 61st IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), pp. 5916–5921, Cancun, Mexico, 6-9 December 2022
K. Sakurama and T. Aoki. Distributed dynamic pricing for car-sharing systems with stochastic demand shift. In Proc. of the 25th IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference (ITSC), pp. 1970–1975, Macau, China, 8-12 October 2022
H. Kawase, K. Sakurama, and K. Kogiso. Implementation of consensus control using encrypted distributed controllers. In Proc. of the Fifth International Symposium on Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics 2022 (SWARM), pp. 1602–1607, Online, 25-27 January 2022
K. Sakurama. Unified formulation of multi-agent coordination with relative measurements. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 66, No. 9, pp. 4101–4116, September 2021
K. Sakurama and T. Sugie. Generalized coordination of multi-robot systems. Foundations and Trends in Systems and Control, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 1–170, 2021 (Book)
K. Sakurama. Formation control of mechanical multi-agent systems under relative measurements and its application to robotic manipulators. In Proc. of the 60th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), pp. 6445–6450, Austin, Texas, USA, 13-15 December 2021
K. Hoshino and K. Sakurama. Probability distribution control of finite-state Markov chains with Wasserstein costs and application to operation of car-sharing services. In Proc. of the 60th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), pp. 6634–6639, Austin, Texas, USA, 13-15 December 2021
K. Sumida, K. Sakurama, and T. Aoki. Demand shift model of a one-way car-sharing system with real-time pricing. In Proc. of the 24th IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference (ITSC), pp. 3271–3277, Indianapolis, USA, 19-21 September 2021
C. Peng and K. Sakurama. Distributed formation and orientation control of multiple holonomic mobile robots using relative measurements. In Proc. of the 5th IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA), pp. 937–941, San Diego, California, USA, 8-11 August 2021
K. Sumida, K. Sakurama, and T. Aoki. Model of a one-way car-sharing system with real-time pricing. In Proc. of The 4th International Symposium on Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics (SWARM), pp. 123–124, Online, 1-4 June 2021
R. Aasi and K. Sakurama. Formation control of two-wheeled mobile robots keeping constant distance to wall. In Proc. of The 4th International Symposium on Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics (SWARM), p. 118, Online, 1-4 June 2021
C. Peng and K. Sakurama. Distributed formation and orientation control for multi-robot systems via local frames. In Proc. of The 4th International Symposium on Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics (SWARM), pp. 49–52, Online, 1-4 June 2021
K. Sakurama. Control of large-scale cyber-physical systems with agents having various dynamics. IEEE Transactions on Big Data, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 691–701, December 2020
K.Sakurama.Clique-based distributed PI control for multiagent coordination with heterogeneous, uncertain, time-varying orientations. IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 1712– 1722, December 2020
T. Ogawa, K. Sakurama, S. Nakatani, and S. Nishida. Relative position estimation for formation control with the fusion of predicted future information and measurement data. SICE Journal of Control, Measurement, and System Integration, Vol. 13, No. 5, pp. 225–232, September 2020
K. Sakurama and H. Ahn. Multi-agent coordination over local indexes via clique-based distributed assignment. Automatica, Vol. 112, p. 108670, February 2020
K. Sakurama. Formation control of multi-agent systems with generalized relative measurements. In Proc. of the 59th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), pp. 2799–2804, Jeju Island, Korea, 14-18 December 2020
K. Sakurama. Formation control of multi-agent systems with relative measurements through group and graph theoretic approach. In Proc. of the 20th International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS), pp. 668–669, Busan, Korea, 13-16 October 2020
N. Khurewattanakul and K. Sakurama. Multiagent assignment using distance-based weighted targets. In Proc. of the 59th Annual Conference of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers of Japan (SICE), pp. 1141–1143, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 23-26 September 2020
K. Sakurama. Formation control of non-holonomic multi-agent systems under relative measurements. In IFAC-PapersOnLine (21th IFAC World Congress), Vol. 53, pp. 11006–11011, Berlin, Germany, 11-17 July 2020
K. Sakurama. Formation control of multi-agent systems with relative measurements through group and graph theoretic approach. In Focused Track: Network and Multi-agent Systems in the 20th International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS), 2020 (Invited talk)
K. Sakurama and H. Ahn. Network-based distributed direct load control guaranteeing fair welfare maximization. IET Control Theory & Applications, Vol. 13, No. 17, pp. 2959–2968, November 2019
K. Sakurama, S. Azuma, and T. Sugie. Multi-agent coordination via distributed pattern matching. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 64, No. 8, pp. 3210–3225, August 2019
K. Sakurama. Formation-oriented motion coordination of multi-agent systems over relative measurements. In Proc. of the 58th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), pp. 2782–2787, Nice, France, 11-13 December 2019
K. Sakurama and H. Ahn. Distributed control for group assignment of multi-agent systems. In Proc. of the 58th Annual Conference of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers of Japan (SICE), pp. 1070–1075, Hiroshima, Japan, 10-13 September 2019
S. Ikai and K. Sakurama. Distributed grouping of multi-agent systems with various target speeds in multiple lanes. In Proc. of the 58th Annual Conference of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers of Japan (SICE), pp. 1426–1429, Hiroshima, Japan, 10-13 September 2019
K. Sakurama. Proportional-integral formation control for multi-agent systems with time-varying attitudes under relative measurements. In Proc. of the 15th IEEE International Conference on Control & Automation (ICCA), pp. 1529–1533, Edinburgh, Scotland, 16-19 July 2019
V. H. Pham, K. Sakurama, and H. Ahn. A decentralized control strategy for urban traffic network. In Proc. of the 12th Asian Control Conference (ASCC), pp. 716–721, Kitakyusyu, Japan, 9-12June 2019
T. Ogawa and K. Sakurama. Position estimation for formation control with predicted information of detected robots. In Proc. of SICE International Symposium on Control Systems (ISCS), pp. 2I2–2, Kumamoto, Japan, 7-9March 2019
K. Sakurama, H. Yasuki, and S. Nishida. Multiple source seeking via distributed sample-variance control of swarm robots. IMA Journal of Mathematical Control and Information, Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 1263–1280, December 2018
K. Sakurama, S. Azuma, and T. Sugie. Multi-agent coordination to high-dimensional target subspaces. IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 345–358, March 2018
K. Sakurama, E. I. Verriest, and M. Egerstedt. Scalable stability and time-scale separation of networked, cascaded systems. IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 321–332, March 2018
K. Sakurama, Y. Kosaka, and S. Nishida. Formation control of swarm robots with multiple proximity distance sensors. International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 16–26, January 2018
K. Sakurama, S. Azuma, and T. Sugie. Design theory of distributed controllers via gradient-flow approach. In Emerging Applications of Control and System Theory, chapter 23, pp. 313–325. Springer, 2018 (Book)
K. Sakurama. Formation control of multi-agent systems over generalized relative measurement. In Proc. of the 57th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), pp. 2878–2882, Miami Beach, FL, USA, 17-19 December 2018
P. H. Hoang, C. V. Nguyen, K. Sakurama, and H. Ahn. A distributed algorithm via consensus and saddle point dynamics for economic dispatch problem in energy networked systems. In Proc. of the 57th Annual Conference of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers of Japan (SICE), pp. 934–939, Nara, Japan, 11-14 September 2018
T. Ogawa and K. Sakurama. Relative position estimation for formation control by fusing information of distance sensors and wireless communication. In Proc. of the 57th Annual Conference of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers of Japan (SICE), Nara, Japan, 11-14 September 2018
K. Sakurama. Convergence property of the aggregate state of multi-agent systems with stochastic noise. In Proc. of the 57th Annual Conference of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers of Japan (SICE), pp. 946–949, Nara, Japan, 11-14 September 2018
K. Sakurama and H. Ahn. Index-free assignment formation of networked multi-agent systems. In Proc. of American Control Conference (ACC), pp. 466–471, Milwaukee, USA, 27-29 June 2018
K. Sakurama. Distributed flow network control with demand response via price adjustment. Neurocomputing, Vol. 270, pp. 34–42, December 2017
K. Sakurama. Leader selection via LASSO for formation control of time-delayed multi-agent systems. Neurocomputing, Vol. 270, pp. 18–26, December 2017
B. D. O. Anderson, Z. Sun, T. Sugie, S. Azuma, and K. Sakurama. Formation shape control with distance and area constraints. IFAC Journal of Systems and Control, Vol. 1, pp. 2–12, September 2017
K. Wada and K. Sakurama. Privacy masking for distributed optimization and its application to demand response in power grids. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 64, No. 6, pp. 5118–5128, June 2017
K. Sakurama and M. Miura. Communication-based decentralized demand response for smart microgrids. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 64, No. 6, pp. 5192–5202, June 2017
K. Sakurama and M. Miura. Distributed constraint optimization on networked multi-agent systems. Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol. 292, pp. 272–281, January 2017
B. D.O. Anderson, Z. Sun, T. Sugie, S. Azuma, and K. Sakurama. Distance-based rigid formation control with signed area constraints. In Proc. of the 56th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), pp. 2830–2835, Melbourne, Australia, 12-15 December 2017
K. Sakurama. Formation control of multi-agent systems with the scale freedom. In Proc. of the Second International Symposium on Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics (SWARM), pp. 270–271, Kyoto, Japan, 29 October-1 November 2017
K. Sakurama. Aggregate state control of multi-agent systems with white noise via networked PI- consensus controllers. In Proc. of the 56th Annual Conference of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers of Japan (SICE), pp. 291–292, Kanazawa, Japan, 19-22 September 2017
S. Nakatani, M. Murakami, N. Araki, K. Sakurama, S. Nishida, and K. Mabuchi. Frequency-band and electrode-channel selection for motion discrimination from electroencephalography using L1-constrained least squares. In Prof. of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), pp. 2141–2145, Banff, Canada, 5-8 October 2017
S. Nishida, K. Nishigaki, T. Homma, M. Miura, and K. Sakurama. Study of a new type of UAV with vertical fins. In Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), pp. 809–814, Munich, Germany, 3-7 July 2017
K. Sakurama. Aggregate state control of large-scale systems via networked controllers. In Proc. of the 20th IFAC World Congress, pp. 2555–2559, Toulouse, France, 9-14 July 2017
K. Sakurama. Generalized coordination of multi-agent systems via gradient-flow approach. In The 1st Japan-Korea Joint Symposium on Networked and Distributed Systems and Control — Toward future research, 16 June 2017 (Invited talk)
M. Miura, Y. Tokunaga, and K. Sakurama. Graphical and scalable multi-agent simulator for real-time pricing in electric power grid. Artificial Life and Robotics, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 181–187, June 2016
T. Murao, M. Nishimura, K. Sakurama, and S. Nishida. Basic study on active acoustic shielding (improving the method to enlarge the AAS window). JSME Mechanical Engineering Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 15–003222016, February 2016
K. Sakurama. Distributed control of networked multi-agent systems for formation with freedom of special Euclidean group. In Proc. of the 55th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), pp. 928–932, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 12-14 December 2016
K. Sakurama. Control of large-scale cyber-physical systems with agents via a representative model. In Proc. of the 4th IEEE International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems, Networks, and Applications (CPSNA), pp. 40–43, Nagoya, Japan, 6-7 October 2016
K. Wada and K. Sakurama. Masking method for local information on distributed optimization with constraints. In Proc. of the 4th IEEE International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems, Networks, and Applications (CPSNA), pp. 55–58, Nagoya, Japan, 6-7 October 2016
K. Sakurama. Formation control of multi-agent systems with freedom of rotation and translation. In Proc. of the 55th Annual Conference of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers of Japan (SICE), pp. 1749–1750, Tsukuba, Japan, 20-23 September 2016
K. Sakurama. Multi-robot formation control over distance sensor network. In Proc. of the 6th IFAC Workshop on Distributed Estimation and Control in Networked Systems (NECSYS), pp. 198–203, Tokyo, Japan, 8-9 September 2016
K. Wada and K. Sakurama. Masking method of private information for distributed optimization and its application to real-time pricing. In Proc. of the 22nd International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems (MTNS), pp. 211–214, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, 12-15 July 2016
K. Sakurama and S. Nishida. Source seeking by distributed swarm robots with sample variance control. In Proc. of American Control Conference (ACC), pp. 2484–2487, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 6-8 July 2016
K. Wada, M. Miura, and K. Sakurama. Masking method for power consumption on negotiation-based real-time pricing. In Proc. of SICE International Symposium on Control Systems (ISCS), No. 2A2-3, Nagoya, Japan, 7-10 March 2016
K. Wada and K. Sakurama. Masking method for power consumption on negotiation-based real-time pricing. In American Control Conference, Application Friday Poster, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 6-8 July 2016
K. Sakurama, S. Azuma, and T. Sugie. Distributed controllers for multi-agent coordination via gradient-flow approach. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 60, No. 6, pp. 1471–1485, June 2015
K. Sakurama and K. Nakano. Necessary and sufficient condition for average consensus of networked multi-agent systems with heterogeneous time delays. International Journal of Systems Science, Vol. 46, No. 5, pp. 818–830, April 2015
Y. Ota, S. Nishida, M. Miura, and K. Sakurama. A study on path planning method for exploration robot taking account of communication transmissibility. Journal of Materials and Metallurgy, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 236–238, September 2015
K. Nishigaki, K. Kawakami, S. Nishida, M. Nishimura, and K. Sakurama. A study on control method of new type UAV. Journal of Materials and Metallurgy, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 149–151, June 2015
K. Sakurama, S. Azuma, and T. Sugie. Distributed control of networked multi-agent systems for high- dimensional coordination. In Proc. of the 54th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), pp. 5613–5616, Osaka, Japan, 15-18 December 2015
K. Sakurama and M. Miura. Real-time pricing via distributed negotiations between prosumers in smart grids. In Proc. of IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies in Asia, No. 035, Bangkok, Thailand, 3-6 November 2015
K. Sakurama, H. Yasuki, and S. Nishida. Multi-source seeking by swarm robots with decentralized control. In Proc. of the First International Symposium on Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics (SWARM), pp. 375–376, Kyoto, Japan, 28-30 October 2015
K. Sakurama and M. Miura. Complete distributed optimization with constraints on networked multi- agent systems and its application to real-time pricing. In Proc. of European Control Conference (ECC), pp. 634–639, Linz, Austria, 15-17 July 2015
K. Sakurama, E. I. Verriest, and M. Egerstedt. Effects of insufficient time-scale separation in cascaded, networked systems. In Proc. of American Control Conference (ACC), pp. 4683–4688, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1-3 July 2015
K. Sakurama. Insufficient time-scale separation in cascaded, networked systems for a large number of clients. In Proc. of SICE International Symposium on Control Systems (ISCS), No. 611-4, Tokyo, Japan, 4-7 March 2015
K. Sakurama and M. Miura. Distributed optimization based on networked multi-agent systems and its application to negotiation-based real-time pricing. In Proc. of the 20th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics (AROB), pp. 395–398, Oita, Japan, 21-23 January 2015
M. Miura, Y. Tokunaga, and K. Sakurama. Graphical and scalable multi-agent simulator for real-time pricing in electoric power grid. In Proc. of the 20th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics (AROB), pp. 399–404, Oita, Japan, 21-23 January 2015
K. Kobayashi, I. Maruta, K. Sakurama, and S. Azuma. Modeling and design of real-time pricing systems based on Markov decision processes. Applied Mathematics, Vol. 5, No. 10, pp. 1485–1495, June 2014
T. Murao, M. Nishimura, K. Sakurama, and S. Nishida. Basic study on active acoustic shielding (improving noise-reducing performance in low-frequency range). JSME Mechanical Engineering Journal, Vol. 1, No. 6, p. EPS0065, December 2014
K. Sakurama and K. Nakano. Path tracking control of Lagrange systems with obstacle avoidance. International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 50–60, February 2012
M. Suzuki, K. Sakurama, and K. Nakano. Online leader-following formation navigation with initial movements of followers and its experimental verification. SICE Journal of Control, Measurement, and System Integration, Vol. 5, No. 5, pp. 304–310, September 2012
S. Hosokawa, K. Nakano, and K. Sakurama. A consideration of human immunity-based reinforcement learning with continuous states. Artificial Life and Robotics, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 560–564, December 2010
J. Ito, K. Nakano, K. Sakurama, and S. Hosokawa. Adaptive immunity based reinforcement learning. Artificial Life and Robotics, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 188–193, December 2008
K. Sakurama, S. Hara, and K. Nakano. Swing-up and stabilization control of a cart-pendulum system via energy control and controlled Lagrangian methods. Wiley Electrical Engineering in Japan, Vol. 160, No. 4, pp. 24–31, June 2007
K. Sakurama and T. Sugie. Trajectory tracking control of bimodal piecewise affine systems. International Journal of Control, Vol. 78, No. 16, pp. 1314–1326, 2005
K. Fujimoto, K. Sakurama, and T. Sugie. Trajectory tracking control of nonholonomic Hamiltonian systems via generalized canonical transformations. European Journal of Control, Vol. 10, No. 5, pp. 421–431, September 2004
K. Fujimoto, K. Sakurama, and T. Sugie. Trajectory tracking control of port-controlled Hamiltonian systems via generalized canonical transformations. Automatica, Vol. 39, No. 12, pp. 2059–2069, December 2003
T. Murao, M. Nishimura, K. Sakurama, and S. Nishida. Basic study on active acoustic shielding: Phase 6 improving the method to enlarge AAS window-2. In Proc. of the 43rd International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-Noise), pp. 3338–3347, Melbourne, Australia, 16-19 November 2014
K. Sakurama, S. Azuma, and T. Sugie. Optimal distributed controllers based on gradient-flow method for multi-agent coordination. In Proc. of the 52nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), pp. 2133–2138, Firenze, Italy, 10-13 December 2013
K. Kobayashi, I. Maruta, K. Sakurama, and S. Azuma. An MDP approach to modeling and control of real-time pricing systems. In Proc. of the 52th Annual Conference of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers of Japan (SICE), pp. 595–600, Nagoya, Japan, 14-17 September 2013
T. Murao, M. Nishimura, and K. Sakurama. Basic study on active acoustic shielding: Phase 5 improving decentralized control algorithm to enlarge AAS window. In Proc. of the 42nd International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-Noise), pp. 2956–2965, Innsbruck, Austria, 15-18 September 2013
M. Nishimura, S. Maeda, K. Sakurama, and K. Shigeki. ANC with multi-channel wave synthesis method (phase 2: Experiments in real sound field). In Proc. of the 42nd International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-Noise), pp. 1173–1182, Innsbruck, Austria, 15-18 September 2013
K. Sakurama, S. Azuma, and T. Sugie. Parameterization of all distributed controllers based on gradient- flow method for networked multi-agent systems. In Proc. of the 51st IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), pp. 5465–5470, Maui, Hawaii, USA, 10-13 December 2012
T. Murao, M. Nishimura, and K. Sakurama. Basic study active acoustic shielding: Phase 4 improving noise reducing performance in low frequency-2. In Proc. of the 41st International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-Noise), pp. 4926–4937, New York City, New York, USA, 19-22 August 2012
M. Suzuki, K. Nakano, and K. Sakurama. Multirate sampling-based leader-following formation navigation with relative information. In Proc. of the 51th Annual Conference of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers of Japan (SICE), pp. 2244–2249, Akita, Japan, 20-23 August 2012
K. Sakurama and K. Nakano. Formation control with velocity assignment for second-order multi-agent systems with heterogeneous time-delays. In Proc. of the 50th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), pp. 765–770, Orlando, Florida, USA, 12-15 December 2011
K. Sakurama and K. Nakano. Average-consensus problem for networked multi-agent systems with heterogeneous time-delays. In Proc. of the 18th IFAC World Congress, pp. 2368–2375, Milano, Italy, 28 August-2 September 2011
M. Suzuki, K. Sakurama, and K. Nakano. Online leader-following formation navigation with initial movements of followers and its experimental verification. In Proc. of the 49th Annual Conference of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers of Japan (SICE), pp. 1146–1152, Taipei, Taiwan, 18-21 August 2010
K. Sakurama and K. Nakano. Deadlock-free path following control for collision avoidance of multiple robots. In Proc. of the 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), pp. 5673–5678, Shanghai, China, 16-18 December 2009
K. Sakurama, M. Suzuki, and K. Nakano. Collision-free leader-following formation navigation with consideration of initial movements of followers. In Proc. of ICROS-SICE International Joint Conference, pp. 4108–4113, Fukuoka, Japan, 18-21 August 2009
K. Sakurama and K. Nakano. Leader-following formation navigation for multiple robots with collision avoidance. In Proc. of the 17th IFAC World Congress, pp. 12099–12104, Seoul, Korea, 6-11 July 2008
J. Ito, K. Sakurama, K. Nakano, and S. Hosokawa. Adaptive immunity based reinforcement learning. In Proc. of the 13th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics (AROB), pp. 670–673, Oita, Japan, 31 January-2 February 2008
K. Sakurama and K. Nakano. Online modification of reference trajectories of multiple robots for collision avoidance —a method using relative angles between robots—. In Proc. of the 46th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), pp. 1416–1422, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 12-14 December 2007
K. Sakurama and K. Nakano. Trajectory tracking control of mechanical systems with obstacle avoidance. In Proc. of European Control Conference (ECC), pp. 2017–2024, Kos, Greece, 2-5 July 2007
K. Sakurama and K. Nakano. Online modification of reference trajectories for multiple robots with collision avoidance. In Proc. of the 45th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), pp. 2412– 2417, San Diego, California, USA, 13-15 December 2006
J. Ito, K. Sakurama, and K. Nakano. An immunity based method for escaping from local minima in mobile robot navigation. In Proc. of the 3rd International Conference on Electrical Engineering/Electronics, Computer, Telecommunications and Information Technology (ECTI-CON), pp. 611– 614, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand, 10-13 May 2006
K. Sakurama, S. Hara, and K. Nakano. Swing-up and stabilizing control of a cart-pendulum system using energy control and controlled Lagrangians. In Proc. of the 3rd International Conference on Electrical Engineering/Electronics, Computer, Telecommunications and Information Technology (ECTI-CON), pp. 615–618, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand, 10-13 May 2006
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