MASAFUMI ENdo
Robotics technology will expand noosphere
About ME
Robotics Ph.D. Student/Graduate Research Assistant at Oregon State University, the United States
Thank you for visiting my website. I am Masafumi Endo, a Robotics Ph.D. student at Oregon State University, under the supervision of Prof. Burak Sencer. Currently, I am working on a learning-based cycle-time prediction for robotic manipulators.
I previously completed my master's studies in The Space Robotics Lab., directed by Prof. Kazuya Yoshida at Tohoku University, Japan. My main research topic was the development of a planetary roving vehicle for the exploration of celestial surfaces such as the Moon and Mars.
I have been interested in both fundamental and applicational robotic theories for autonomous mobile robots, particularly predictive perception, path/motion planning, and control to follow planned paths.
My research objective is to create agile mobile robots that have robustness, high efficiency, and adaptability to accomplish long-term operations even in challenging, unknown environments.
Research Interests
Education
Oregon State University, The United States
Sep. 2019 - Present
Ph.D. in Robotics, Graduate Research Assistant
Supervisor: Prof. Burak Sencer
Research Area: Robotics, Trajectory Generation, Machine Learning, Path Planning
Tohoku University, Japan
Apr. 2017 - Mar. 2019
M.Eng. in Aerospace Engineering
Supervisor: Prof. Kazuya Yoshida and Prof. Kenji Nagaoka
Research Area: Robotics, Mobility Prediction, Machine Learning, Terramechanics
Kobe University, Japan
Apr. 2013 - Mar. 2017
B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering
Supervisor: Prof. Tsuyoshi Kawanami
Research Area: Thermal Engineering, Phase Change Material
PROFESSIONAL Experience
Graduate Research Assistant - OSU, The United States
Sep. 2019 - Present
Work on a research project that aims to present a new cycle-time prediction strategy based on machine learning for industrial manipulators.
Engineering Intern - Google Lunar XPRIZE, Team HAKUTO, Japan
Oct. 2017 - Mar. 2018
Built experiment equipment using 3D CAD to verify our noise reduction method for the time-of-flight camera attached on the rover under the lunar sunlight illuminated condition.
TEACHING Experience
Teaching Assistant - OSU, The United States
Spring 2020
ME 413: Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing
Skills
Programming: Python, MATLAB and Simulink, C, C++, Julia
Machine Learning: scikit-learn, TensorFlow
Computer Vision: OpenCV, Point Cloud Library, OpenNI
Robotics: ROS, Raspberry Pi, Arduino, SpaceDyn
Other Software: SolidWorks, LaTeX, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Operating Systems: Ubuntu, Mac OS, Windows
Language: English, Japanese