Naoki Akai

1.1k total citations
62 papers, 821 citations indexed

About

Naoki Akai is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Aerospace Engineering and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Naoki Akai has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 821 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 34 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 20 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Naoki Akai's work include Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (34 papers), Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (27 papers) and Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety (18 papers). Naoki Akai is often cited by papers focused on Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (34 papers), Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (27 papers) and Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety (18 papers). Naoki Akai collaborates with scholars based in Japan and Germany. Naoki Akai's co-authors include Eijiro Takeuchi, Luis Yoichi Morales, Yoshiki Ninomiya, Hiroshi Murase, Koichi OZAKI, Yuki Yoshihara, Yoichi Morales, Takatsugu Hirayama, Kazuya Takeda and Shinpei Kato and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems and Neural Networks.

In The Last Decade

Naoki Akai

56 papers receiving 755 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Naoki Akai Japan 16 407 404 297 168 151 62 821
Thorsten Luettel Germany 13 313 0.8× 361 0.9× 300 1.0× 95 0.6× 99 0.7× 38 770
Keisuke Yoneda Japan 15 282 0.7× 347 0.9× 381 1.3× 127 0.8× 113 0.7× 55 754
Michael Himmelsbach Germany 14 495 1.2× 528 1.3× 444 1.5× 122 0.7× 99 0.7× 21 1.1k
Felix von Hundelshausen Germany 11 398 1.0× 477 1.2× 386 1.3× 124 0.7× 54 0.4× 22 843
Javier Ibañez‐Guzmán France 16 202 0.5× 242 0.6× 343 1.2× 97 0.6× 125 0.8× 46 736
Tsai Hong Hong United States 16 307 0.8× 580 1.4× 257 0.9× 161 1.0× 66 0.4× 79 911
Paolo Grisleri Italy 18 194 0.5× 630 1.6× 483 1.6× 123 0.7× 141 0.9× 27 966
Julian F. P. Kooij Netherlands 17 255 0.6× 468 1.2× 289 1.0× 68 0.4× 72 0.5× 39 889
Vincent Frémont France 15 228 0.6× 395 1.0× 158 0.5× 53 0.3× 80 0.5× 61 682
Guillaume Bresson France 7 474 1.2× 366 0.9× 134 0.5× 71 0.4× 234 1.5× 23 715

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Naoki Akai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Naoki Akai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Naoki Akai based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Naoki Akai. Naoki Akai is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Akai, Naoki. (2023). Reliable Monte Carlo localization for mobile robots. Journal of Field Robotics. 40(3). 595–613. 14 indexed citations
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Akai, Naoki, et al.. (2022). Detection of Localization Failures Using Markov Random Fields With Fully Connected Latent Variables for Safe LiDAR-Based Automated Driving. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 23(10). 17130–17142. 9 indexed citations
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Akai, Naoki, et al.. (2022). Investigation and Simulation of an Actual System for Aerial Retrievals of Low-Speed Falling Objects. The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec). 2022(0). 1P1–G05. 1 indexed citations
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Akai, Naoki. (2022). Mobile Robot Localization Considering Uncertainty of Depth Regression From Camera Images. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 7(2). 1431–1438. 6 indexed citations
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Akai, Naoki, Takatsugu Hirayama, & Hiroshi Murase. (2021). Experimental stability analysis of neural networks in classification problems with confidence sets for persistence diagrams. Neural Networks. 143. 42–51. 6 indexed citations
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Akai, Naoki, Takatsugu Hirayama, & Hiroshi Murase. (2020). Semantic Localization Considering Uncertainty of Object Recognition. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 5(3). 4384–4391. 11 indexed citations
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Akai, Naoki, Luis Yoichi Morales, Takatsugu Hirayama, & Hiroshi Murase. (2019). Misalignment Recognition Using Markov Random Fields With Fully Connected Latent Variables for Detecting Localization Failures. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 4(4). 3955–3962. 12 indexed citations
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Morales, Luis Yoichi, Naoki Akai, Yuki Yoshihara, & Hiroshi Murase. (2018). Towards Predictive Driving through Blind Intersections. 716–722. 13 indexed citations
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Akai, Naoki, Luis Yoichi Morales, & Hiroshi Murase. (2018). Mobile Robot Localization Considering Class of Sensor Observations. 3159–3166. 21 indexed citations
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Akai, Naoki, Luis Yoichi Morales, Takatsugu Hirayama, & Hiroshi Murase. (2018). Toward Localization-Based Automated Driving in Highly Dynamic Environments: Comparison and Discussion of Observation Models. 2215–2222. 13 indexed citations
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Morales, Yoichi, Yuki Yoshihara, Naoki Akai, Eijiro Takeuchi, & Yoshiki Ninomiya. (2017). Proactive driving modeling in blind intersections based on expert driver data. 901–907. 17 indexed citations
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Akai, Naoki, Luis Yoichi Morales, Eijiro Takeuchi, et al.. (2017). Autonomous driving based on accurate localization using multilayer LiDAR and dead reckoning. 1–6. 62 indexed citations
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Akai, Naoki, et al.. (2016). Development of Autonomous Mobile Robot that is Capable of Navigation Using LIDAR in Rainy Situations. The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec). 2016(0). 1A1–07b4. 1 indexed citations
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Akai, Naoki, et al.. (2015). Development of Mobile Robot “SARA” that Completed Mission in Real World Robot Challenge 2014. Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics. 27(4). 327–336. 6 indexed citations
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Akai, Naoki, et al.. (2014). Person Detection Method Based on Color Layout in Real World Robot Challenge 2013. Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics. 26(2). 151–157. 13 indexed citations
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Akai, Naoki, et al.. (2014). Autonomous Navigation Based on Magnetic and Geometric Landmarks on Environmental Structure in Real World. Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics. 26(2). 158–165. 20 indexed citations
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Akai, Naoki, et al.. (2014). Development of a Personal Mobility Robot “NENA”. Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics. 26(5). 659–659.

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