Naoki Akai

According to our database, Naoki Akai authored at least 54 papers between 2013 and 2024.

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2024

LiDAR-Inertial Odometry Based on Extended Kalman Filter.

Naoki Akai, Takumi Nakao

CoRR, 2024

Spline-Interpolated Model Predictive Path Integral Control with Stein Variational Inference for Reactive Navigation.

Takato Miura, Naoki Akai, Kohei Honda, Susumu Hara

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2024

Stein Variational Guided Model Predictive Path Integral Control: Proposal and Experiments with Fast Maneuvering Vehicles.

Kohei Honda, Naoki Akai, Kosuke Suzuki, Mizuho Aoki, Hirotaka Hosogaya, Hiroyuki Okuda, Tatsuya Suzuki

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2024

2023

Reliable Monte Carlo localization for mobile robots.

Naoki Akai

J. Field Robotics, May, 2023

Efficient Solution to 3D-LiDAR-based Monte Carlo Localization with Fusion of Measurement Model Optimization via Importance Sampling.

Naoki Akai

CoRR, 2023

Obstacle Avoidance with Zigzag Tentacles for Multirotor UAVs.

Kazuya Arashi, Naoki Akai, Kane Saliou, Susumu Hara

Proceedings of the IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration, 2023

SLAMER: Simultaneous Localization and Map-Assisted Environment Recognition.

Naoki Akai

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2023

2022

Detection of Localization Failures Using Markov Random Fields With Fully Connected Latent Variables for Safe LiDAR-Based Automated Driving.

Naoki Akai, Yasuhiro Akagi, Takatsugu Hirayama, Takayuki Morikawa, Hiroshi Murase

IEEE Trans. Intell. Transp. Syst., 2022

Mobile Robot Localization Considering Uncertainty of Depth Regression From Camera Images.

Naoki Akai

IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2022

Bayesian Filtering Fusion of Optimization-Based Monocular Visual Localization and Autonomous Quadcopter Navigation.

Naoki Akai, Koki Yasui, Kazuya Arashi, Kane Saliou, Daisuke Tsubakino, Susumu Hara

Proceedings of the IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration, 2022

Navigation Style Classification Using Persistent Homology.

Naoki Akai, Shota Matsubayashi, Kazuhisa Miwa, Takatsugu Hirayama, Hiroshi Murase

Proceedings of the IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration, 2022

2021

Experimental stability analysis of neural networks in classification problems with confidence sets for persistence diagrams.

Naoki Akai, Takatsugu Hirayama, Hiroshi Murase

Neural Networks, 2021

Persistent Homology in LiDAR-Based Ego-Vehicle Localization.

Naoki Akai, Takatsugu Hirayama, Hiroshi Murase

Proceedings of the IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, 2021

2020

Extracting Human-Like Driving Behaviors From Expert Driver Data Using Deep Learning.

Kyle Sama, Yoichi Morales, Hailong Liu, Naoki Akai, Alexander Carballo, Eijiro Takeuchi, Kazuya Takeda

IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., 2020

Semantic Localization Considering Uncertainty of Object Recognition.

Naoki Akai, Takatsugu Hirayama, Hiroshi Murase

IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2020

Automatic Interaction Detection Between Vehicles and Vulnerable Road Users During Turning at an Intersection.

Hao Cheng, Hailong Liu, Fumito Shinmura, Naoki Akai, Hiroshi Murase, Takatsugu Hirayama

Proceedings of the IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, 2020

3D Monte Carlo Localization with Efficient Distance Field Representation for Automated Driving in Dynamic Environments.

Naoki Akai, Takatsugu Hirayama, Hiroshi Murase

Proceedings of the IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, 2020

Modeling Eye-Gaze Behavior of Electric Wheelchair Drivers via Inverse Reinforcement Learning.

Yamato Maekawa, Naoki Akai, Takatsugu Hirayama, Luis Yoichi Morales, Daisuke Deguchi, Yasutomo Kawanishi, Ichiro Ide, Hiroshi Murase

Proceedings of the 23rd IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2020

Hybrid Localization using Model- and Learning-Based Methods: Fusion of Monte Carlo and E2E Localizations via Importance Sampling.

Naoki Akai, Takatsugu Hirayama, Hiroshi Murase

Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2020

2019

Misalignment Recognition Using Markov Random Fields With Fully Connected Latent Variables for Detecting Localization Failures.

Naoki Akai, Luis Yoichi Morales, Takatsugu Hirayama, Hiroshi Murase

IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2019

Driving Behavior Modeling Based on Hidden Markov Models with Driver's Eye-Gaze Measurement and Ego-Vehicle Localization.

Naoki Akai, Takatsugu Hirayama, Luis Yoichi Morales, Yasuhiro Akagi, Hailong Liu, Hiroshi Murase

Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, 2019

Safety Criteria Analysis for Negotiating Blind Corners in Personal Mobility Vehicles Based on Driver's Attention Simulation on 3D Map.

Naoki Akai, Takatsugu Hirayama, Luis Yoichi Morales, Hiroshi Murase

Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference, 2019

An Analysis of How Driver Experience Affects Eye-Gaze Behavior for Robotic Wheelchair Operation.

Yamato Maekawa, Naoki Akai, Takatsugu Hirayama, Luis Yoichi Morales, Daisuke Deguchi, Yasutomo Kawanishi, Ichiro Ide, Hiroshi Murase

Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE/CVF International Conference on Computer Vision Workshops, 2019

2018

Tsukuba Challenge 2017 Dynamic Object Tracks Dataset for Pedestrian Behavior Analysis.

Jacob Lambert, Leslie Liang, Luis Yoichi Morales, Naoki Akai, Alexander Carballo, Eijiro Takeuchi, Patiphon Narksri, Shunya Seiya, Kazuya Takeda

J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2018

End-to-End Autonomous Mobile Robot Navigation with Model-Based System Support.

Alexander Carballo, Shunya Seiya, Jacob Lambert, Hatem Darweesh, Patiphon Narksri, Luis Yoichi Morales, Naoki Akai, Eijiro Takeuchi, Kazuya Takeda

J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2018

Teaching-Playback Navigation Without a Consistent Map.

Naoki Akai, Luis Yoichi Morales, Hiroshi Murase

J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2018

Simultaneous pose and reliability estimation using convolutional neural network and Rao-Blackwellized particle filter.

Naoki Akai, Luis Yoichi Morales Saiki, Hiroshi Murase

Adv. Robotics, 2018

Learning How to Drive in Blind Intersections from Human Data.

Kyle Sama, Yoichi Morales, Naoki Akai, Eijiro Takeuchi, Kazuya Takeda

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 2018

Reliability Estimation of Vehicle Localization Result.

Naoki Akai, Luis Yoichi Morales Saiki, Hiroshi Murase

Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, 2018

Driving Feature Extraction and Behavior Classification Using an Autoencoder to Reproduce the Velocity Styles of Experts.

Kyle Sama, Yoichi Morales, Naoki Akai, Hailong Liu, Eijiro Takeuchi, Kazuya Takeda

Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2018

Towards Predictive Driving through Blind Intersections.

Luis Yoichi Morales Saiki, Naoki Akai, Yuki Yoshihara, Hiroshi Murase

Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2018

A Slope-robust Cascaded Ground Segmentation in 3D Point Cloud for Autonomous Vehicles.

Patiphon Narksri, Eijiro Takeuchi, Yoshiki Ninomiya, Yoichi Morales, Naoki Akai, Nobuo Kawaguchi

Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2018

Toward Localization-Based Automated Driving in Highly Dynamic Environments: Comparison and Discussion of Observation Models.

Naoki Akai, Luis Yoichi Morales, Takatsugu Hirayama, Hiroshi Murase

Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2018

Personal Mobility Vehicle Autonomous Navigation Through Pedestrian Flow: A Data Driven Approach for Parameter Extraction.

Yoichi Morales, Naoki Akai, Hiroshi Murase

Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2018

Mobile Robot Localization Considering Class of Sensor Observations.

Naoki Akai, Luis Yoichi Morales, Hiroshi Murase

Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2018

2017

Robust and Accurate Monocular Vision-Based Localization in Outdoor Environments of Real-World Robot Challenge.

Adi Sujiwo, Eijiro Takeuchi, Luis Yoichi Morales Saiki, Naoki Akai, Hatem Darweesh, Yoshiki Ninomiya, Masato Edahiro

J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2017

Open Source Integrated Planner for Autonomous Navigation in Highly Dynamic Environments.

Hatem Darweesh, Eijiro Takeuchi, Kazuya Takeda, Yoshiki Ninomiya, Adi Sujiwo, Luis Yoichi Morales Saiki, Naoki Akai, Tetsuo Tomizawa, Shinpei Kato

J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2017

Localization based on multiple visual-metric maps.

Adi Sujiwo, Eijiro Takeuchi, Luis Yoichi Morales Saiki, Naoki Akai, Yoshiki Ninomiya, Masato Edahiro

Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE International Conference on Multisensor Fusion and Integration for Intelligent Systems, 2017

Proactive driving modeling in blind intersections based on expert driver data.

Yoichi Morales, Yuki Yoshihara, Naoki Akai, Eijiro Takeuchi, Yoshiki Ninomiya

Proceedings of the IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, 2017

Robust localization using 3D NDT scan matching with experimentally determined uncertainty and road marker matching.

Naoki Akai, Luis Yoichi Morales Saiki, Eijiro Takeuchi, Yuki Yoshihara, Yoshiki Ninomiya

Proceedings of the IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, 2017

Autonomous driving based on accurate localization using multilayer LiDAR and dead reckoning.

Naoki Akai, Luis Yoichi Morales Saiki, Takuma Yamaguchi, Eijiro Takeuchi, Yuki Yoshihara, Hiroyuki Okuda, Tatsuya Suzuki, Yoshiki Ninomiya

Proceedings of the 20th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2017

Autonomous predictive driving for blind intersections.

Yuki Yoshihara, Yoichi Morales, Naoki Akai, Eijiro Takeuchi, Yoshiki Ninomiya

Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2017

3D magnetic field mapping in large-scale indoor environment using measurement robot and Gaussian processes.

Naoki Akai, Koichi Ozaki

Proceedings of the 2017 International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation, 2017

2016

Development of Autonomous Mobile Robot that Can Navigate in Rainy Situations.

Naoki Akai, Yasunari Kakigi, Shogo Yoneyama, Koichi Ozaki

J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2016

Pure Pursuit Revisited: Field Testing of Autonomous Vehicles in Urban Areas.

Hiroki Ohta, Naoki Akai, Eijiro Takeuchi, Shinpei Kato, Masato Edahiro

Proceedings of the 4th IEEE International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems, 2016

2015

Color Extraction Using Multiple Photographs Taken with Different Exposure Time in RWRC.

Kenji Yamauchi, Naoki Akai, Koichi Ozaki

J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2015

Development of Mobile Robot "SARA" that Completed Mission in Real World Robot Challenge 2014.

Naoki Akai, Kenji Yamauchi, Kazumichi Inoue, Yasunari Kakigi, Yuki Abe, Koichi Ozaki

J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2015

A navigation method based on topological magnetic and geometric maps for outdoor mobile robots.

Naoki Akai, Koichi Ozaki

Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration, 2015

Gaussian processes for magnetic map-based localization in large-scale indoor environments.

Naoki Akai, Koichi Ozaki

Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2015

2014

Person Detection Method Based on Color Layout in Real World Robot Challenge 2013.

Kenji Yamauchi, Naoki Akai, Ryutaro Unai, Kazumichi Inoue, Koichi Ozaki

J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2014

Development of a Personal Mobility Robot "NENA".

Kazumichi Inoue, Naoki Akai, Koichi Ozaki

J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2014

Autonomous Mobile Robot MAUV - Mission Achievement on Tsukuba Challenge 2011, 12 and 13 -.

Naoki Akai, Kazumichi Inoue, Sam Ann Rahok, Masatoshi Shinohara, Koichi Ozaki

J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2014

Autonomous Navigation Based on Magnetic and Geometric Landmarks on Environmental Structure in Real World.

Naoki Akai, Kazumichi Inoue, Koichi Ozaki

J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2014

2013

Monte Carlo Localization using magnetic sensor and LIDAR for real world navigation.

Naoki Akai, Satoshi Hoshino, Kazumichi Inoue, Koichi Ozaki

Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration, 2013