Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Institute for Advanced Learning and Research
150 Slayton Avenue
Danville, VA 24540
(434)766-6632
(434) 791-3279 FAX
| Education | Research | Experience |
Education
| Ph.D. | University of Tokyo | Tokyo, Japan | 1996 |
| M.S. | University of Sydney | Sydney, Australia | 1993 |
| B.S. | Waseda University | Tokyo, Japan | 1990 |
Research
- Autonomous systems and robotics
- Cooperative control
- Unmanned aerial and ground vehicles
- Micro aerial vehicles
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Computational mechanics
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Characterization of composite and smart materials
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Non-destructive testing of composite and smart structures
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Inverse analysis and optimization
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Multi-physics analysis and synthesis
Teaching Activities
ME 5984 Stochastic Processes
This course is aimed at introducing the state-of-the-art of the autonomous robots and instructing the fundamental theory and applications of stochastic robotics. The course also gives opportunities to learn programming and complete projects. The course handles theory of probability, recursive Bayesian estimation, multi-data sensor fusion, probabilistic motion and sensor models, grid-based/element-based methods, Kalman/information filters, particle filters, belief-driven control and cooperative control.
Experience
| Professor | Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA |
2011 - Present |
| Associate Professor | Dept. of Mechanical Engineering |
2008 - 2011 |
| Senior Lecturer | School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering The University of New South Wales |
2004 - 2008 |
| Lecturer | School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering |
2002-2004 |
| U2000 Research Fellow | Australian Centre for Field Robotics |
2000-2002 |
| Lecturer | Dept. of Quantum Engineering and Systems Science |
1997-2000 |
| Assistant Professor | Dept. of Quantum Engineering and Systems Science |
1995-1997 |
Honors
- Editorial Advisory Board, International Journal on Micro Aerial Vehicles, 2008
- Editorial Advisory Board, Engineering Optimization, 2008
- JACM Young Investigator Award for Computational Mechanics, Japan Association on Computational Mechanics, 2006
- Best Student Paper Presentation Award (with student), International Conference on Sensing Technologies, 2005
- Best Paper Award Finalist, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2004
- IACM Young Investigator Award for Computational Mechanics, International Association on Computational Mechanics, 2004.
- APACM Young Investigator Award for Computational Mechanics, Asian-Pacific Association on Computational Mechanics, 2004
- Anthony Mason Fellowship, UNSW, 2003
- U2000 Research Fellowship, University of Sydney, 2000
- JSME Young Investigator Award, Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2000
- Toyota Research Fellowship, Toyota Research Foundation, 2000
- Student Paper Award Finalist, ASME/JSME Joint Conference on Pressure Vessels and Piping, 1995
- Overseas Postgraduate Research Scholarship, Australian Government, 1992
- Japanese Government Scholarship, 1990-1991
- Saneyoshi Scholarship, 1987
Publications
- Tomonari Furukawa and John G. Michopoulos, “Online Planning of Multiaxial Loading Paths for Elastic Material Identification,” Computational Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 197, pp. 885-901, 2008
- Chern Ferng Chung and Tomonari Furukawa, “A Reachability Based Strategy for the Time-Optimal and Coordinated Control of Autonomous Pursuers,” Engineering Optimisation, Vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 67-93, 2008
- Tomonari Furukawa and John G. Michopoulos, “An Information-Theoretic Approach for Computational Material Modeling,” Advanced Materials Research (AMR) Journal – Advances in Fracture and Materials Behavior, pp. 857-862, 2008
- Lin Chi Mak, Mark Whitty and Tomonari Furukawa, “A localisation system for an indoor rotary-wing MAV using blade mounted LEDs,” Sensor Review, Vol. 28, Issue 2, pp. 125-131, 2008
- Benjamin Lavis, Tomonari Furukawa and Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte, “Dynamic Space Reconfiguration for Bayesian Search and Tracking with Moving Targets,” Autonomous Robots, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 387-399, 2008
- John G. Michopoulos, John Harmanson and Tomonari Furukawa, "On the Robotic Identification of the Constitutive Response of Composite Materials," Journal of Composite Structures, Vol. 86, pp. 154-164, 2008
- Tomonari Furukawa and John G. Michopoulos, "Elastic Characterization of Laminated Composites Based on Multiaxial Tests," Journal of Composite Structures, Vol. 86, pp. 269-278, 2008
- Stephen Webb and Tomonari Furukawa, “Belief Driven Manipulator Visual Servoing in Less Controlled Environments,” Advanced Robotics, Vol. 22, No. 5, pp. 547-572, 2008
- Lin Chi Mak and Tomonari Furukawa, "A Time-of-Arrival-Based Positioning Technique With Non-Line-of-Sight Mitigation Using Low-Frequency Sound,” Advanced Robotics, Vol. 22, No. 5, pp. 507-526, 2008
- Shen Hin Lim and Tomonari Furukawa, “Calibration-free Image Sensor Modelling Using Mechanistic Deconvolution,” Sensors and Transducers, Vol. 90, pp. 195-208, 2008
- Daniel Watman and Tomonari Furukawa, "A Visualization System for Analysis of Micro Aerial Vehicle Scaled Flapping Wings", Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, Vol. 51, pp. 369-381, 2008
- Tomonari Furukawa and John G. Michopoulos, “Computational Design of Multiaxial Tests for Characterizing Anisotropic Materials,” International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol. 74, pp. 1872-1895, 2008
- David Kellermann, Tomonari Furukawa and Don Kelly, “Strongly Orthotropic Continuum Mechanics and Finite Element Treatment,” International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol. 76, pp. 1840-1868, 2008
- Shen Hin Lim and Tomonari Furukawa, “Calibration-free Probabilistic Image Sensor Model for Bayesian Search and Tracking,” International Journal of Automation and Control, Vol. 2, No. 2-3, pp. 195-212, 2008
- Hou Michael Man, Tomonari Furukawa, Mark Hoffman and S. Imlao, “An Indirect Implicit Technique for Piezoelectric Material Characterisation, Computational Materials Science, Vol. 43, Issue 4, pp. 629-640, 2008
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