Monte Carlo Localization using magnetic sensor and LIDAR for real world navigation. - Naoki Akai; Satoshi Hoshino; Kazumichi Inoue; Koichi Ozaki (SII, 2013)

Autonomous Navigation Based on Magnetic and Geometric Landmarks on Environmental Structure in Real World. - Naoki Akai; Kazumichi Inoue; 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)

Development of a Personal Mobility Robot "NENA". - Kazumichi Inoue; Naoki Akai; Koichi Ozaki (J. Robotics Mechatronics, 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)

Gaussian processes for magnetic map-based localization in large-scale indoor environments. - Naoki Akai; Koichi Ozaki (IROS, 2015)

A navigation method based on topological magnetic and geometric maps for outdoor mobile robots. - Naoki Akai; Koichi Ozaki (SII, 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)

Color Extraction Using Multiple Photographs Taken with Different Exposure Time in RWRC. - Kenji Yamauchi; Naoki Akai; Koichi Ozaki (J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2015)

Pure Pursuit Revisited: Field Testing of Autonomous Vehicles in Urban Areas. - Hiroki Ohta; Naoki Akai; Eijiro Takeuchi; Shinpei Kato; Masato Edahiro (CPSNA, 2016)

Development of Autonomous Mobile Robot that Can Navigate in Rainy Situations. - Naoki Akai; Yasunari Kakigi; Shogo Yoneyama; Koichi Ozaki (J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2016)

3D magnetic field mapping in large-scale indoor environment using measurement robot and Gaussian processes. - Naoki Akai; Koichi Ozaki (IPIN, 2017)

Autonomous predictive driving for blind intersections. - Yuki Yoshihara; Yoichi Morales; Naoki Akai; Eijiro Takeuchi; Yoshiki Ninomiya (IROS, 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 001; Yoshiki Ninomiya (ITSC, 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 (Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, 2017)

Proactive driving modeling in blind intersections based on expert driver data. - Yoichi Morales; Yuki Yoshihara; Naoki Akai; Eijiro Takeuchi; Yoshiki Ninomiya (Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, 2017)

Localization based on multiple visual-metric maps. - Adi Sujiwo; Eijiro Takeuchi; Luis Yoichi Morales Saiki; Naoki Akai; Yoshiki Ninomiya; Masato Edahiro (MFI, 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)

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)

Mobile Robot Localization Considering Class of Sensor Observations. - Naoki Akai; Luis Yoichi Morales; Hiroshi Murase (IROS, 2018)

Personal Mobility Vehicle Autonomous Navigation Through Pedestrian Flow: A Data Driven Approach for Parameter Extraction. - Yoichi Morales; Naoki Akai; Hiroshi Murase (IROS, 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 (ITSC, 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 (ITSC, 2018)

Towards Predictive Driving through Blind Intersections. - Luis Yoichi Morales Saiki; Naoki Akai; Yuki Yoshihara; Hiroshi Murase (ITSC, 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 (ITSC, 2018)

Reliability Estimation of Vehicle Localization Result. - Naoki Akai; Luis Yoichi Morales Saiki; Hiroshi Murase (Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, 2018)

Learning How to Drive in Blind Intersections from Human Data. - Kyle Sama; Yoichi Morales; Naoki Akai; Eijiro Takeuchi; Kazuya Takeda (SMC, 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)

Teaching-Playback Navigation Without a Consistent Map. - Naoki Akai; Luis Yoichi Morales; Hiroshi Murase (J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2018)

End-to-End Autonomous Mobile Robot Navigation with Model-Based System Support. - Alexander Carballo; Shunya Seiya; Jacob Lambert 001; Hatem Darweesh; Patiphon Narksri; Luis Yoichi Morales; Naoki Akai; Eijiro Takeuchi; Kazuya Takeda (J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2018)

Tsukuba Challenge 2017 Dynamic Object Tracks Dataset for Pedestrian Behavior Analysis. - Jacob Lambert 001; Leslie Liang; Luis Yoichi Morales; Naoki Akai; Alexander Carballo; Eijiro Takeuchi; Patiphon Narksri; Shunya Seiya; Kazuya Takeda (J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2018)

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 (ICCV Workshops, 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 (ITSC, 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 (IV, 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)

Hybrid Localization using Model- and Learning-Based Methods: Fusion of Monte Carlo and E2E Localizations via Importance Sampling. - Naoki Akai; Takatsugu Hirayama; Hiroshi Murase (ICRA, 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 (ITSC, 2020)

3D Monte Carlo Localization with Efficient Distance Field Representation for Automated Driving in Dynamic Environments. - Naoki Akai; Takatsugu Hirayama; Hiroshi Murase (IV, 2020)

Automatic Interaction Detection Between Vehicles and Vulnerable Road Users During Turning at an Intersection. - Hao Cheng 008; Hailong Liu; Fumito Shinmura; Naoki Akai; Hiroshi Murase; Takatsugu Hirayama (IV, 2020)

Semantic Localization Considering Uncertainty of Object Recognition. - Naoki Akai; Takatsugu Hirayama; Hiroshi Murase (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 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)

Persistent Homology in LiDAR-Based Ego-Vehicle Localization. - Naoki Akai; Takatsugu Hirayama; Hiroshi Murase (IV, 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)

Navigation Style Classification Using Persistent Homology. - Naoki Akai; Shota Matsubayashi; Kazuhisa Miwa; Takatsugu Hirayama; Hiroshi Murase (SII, 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 (SII, 2022)

Mobile Robot Localization Considering Uncertainty of Depth Regression From Camera Images. - Naoki Akai (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 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)

SLAMER: Simultaneous Localization and Map-Assisted Environment Recognition. - Naoki Akai (ICRA, 2023)

Obstacle Avoidance with Zigzag Tentacles for Multirotor UAVs. - Kazuya Arashi; Naoki Akai; Kane Saliou; Susumu Hara (SII, 2023)

Reliable Monte Carlo localization for mobile robots. - Naoki Akai (J. Field Robotics, 2023)

Stein Variational Guided Model Predictive Path Integral Control: Proposal and Experiments with Fast Maneuvering Vehicles. - Kohei Honda 002; Naoki Akai; Kosuke Suzuki; Mizuho Aoki; Hirotaka Hosogaya; Hiroyuki Okuda; Tatsuya Suzuki 001 (ICRA, 2024)

Spline-Interpolated Model Predictive Path Integral Control with Stein Variational Inference for Reactive Navigation. - Takato Miura; Naoki Akai; Kohei Honda 002; Susumu Hara (ICRA, 2024)

Tightly Coupled Vector Field Inertial Localization. - Naoki Akai (SII, 2025)

Efficient Solution to 3D-LiDAR-based Monte Carlo Localization with Fusion of Measurement Model Optimization via Importance Sampling. - Naoki Akai (SII, 2025)

LiDAR-inertial Odometry based on extended Kalman filter. - Naoki Akai; Takumi Nakao (Adv. Robotics, 2025)