Hisaaki Maeda, Tamaki Ura, Robert Wernli, Anthony J. Healey; Guest editorial special issue on underwater technology '98, IEEE J. Oceanic Eng., vol. 25, pp. 95 - 96, January 2000.
Tamaki Ura; Establishment of underwater technology research center at the institute of industrial science of the University of Tokyo and its activities on AUV development, Proceedings of the 2000 International Symposium on Underwater Technology, pp. 140 - 145, May 2000.
Hiromi Fujimoto, Kin-ichiro Koizumi, Masaharu Watanabe, Atsushi Oshida, Toshio Furuta, Naoya Takamura, Tamaki Ura; Underwater gravimeter on board the R-one robot, Proceedings of the 2000 International Symposium on Underwater Technology, pp. 297 - 300, May 2000.
Hassan Sayyaadi, Tamaki Ura; Multi input-multi output system identification of AUV systems by neural network, Proceedings of MTS/IEEE OCEANS'99 Conference, pp. 201 - 208, September 1999.
Arjuna Balasuriya, Tamaki Ura; Multi-sensor fusion for autonomous underwater cable tracking, Proceedings of MTS/IEEE OCEANS'99 Conference, pp. 209 - 215, September 1999.
Tamaki Ura, Takashi Obara; Twelve hour operation of cruising type AUV "R-One Robot" equipped with a closed cycle diesel engine system, Proceedings of MTS/IEEE OCEANS'99 Conference, pp. 1188 - 1193, September 1999.
Arjuna Balasuriya, Tamaki Ura; Autonomous target tracking by underwater robots based on vision, Proceedings of the 1998 International Symposium on Underwater Technology, pp. 191 - 197, April 1998.
Taku Suto, Tamaki Ura; Development of a small cruising-type AUV ''Manta-Ceresia'' and guidance system constructed with neural network, Proceedings of the Tenth International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology, vol. 10, pp. 69 - 74, September 1997.
Wan Chung Lam, Tamaki Ura; Acoustic targeting and homing system for unmanned untethered submersibles, Proceedings of the Tenth International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology, vol. 10, pp. 117 - 125, September 1997.
Tamaki Ura, Takashi Obara; Sea trials of AUV "R-One robot" equipped with a closed cycle diesel engine system, Proceedings of MTS/IEEE OCEANS'97 Conference, pp. 987 - 993, September 1997.
B. A. A. P. Balasuriya, M. Takai, W. C. Lam, Tamaki Ura, Y. Kuroda; Vision based autonomous underwater vehicle navigation: Underwater cable tracking, Proceedings of MTS/IEEE OCEANS'97 Conference, pp. 1418 - 1424, September 1997.
Wan-Chung Lam, Tamaki Ura; Non-linear controller with switched control law for tracking control of non-cruising AUV, Proceedings of 1996 Symposium on Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Technology, pp. 78 - 85, June 1996.
Yoji Kuroda, Koji Aramaki, Tamaki Ura; AUV test using real/virtual synthetic world, Proceedings of 1996 Symposium on Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Technology, pp. 365 - 372, June 1996.
Kazuo Ishii, Teruo Fujii, Tamaki Ura; An on-line adaptation method in a neural network based control system for AUV's, IEEE J. Oceanic Eng., vol. 20, pp. 221 - 228, July 1995.
Kazuo Ishii, Teruo Fujii, Tamaki Ura; On-line adaptation experiments with a neural network based control system, Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology, vol. 9, pp. 186 - 192, September 1995.
B. A. A. P. Balasuriya, Teruo Fujii, Tamaki Ura; Underwater pattern observation for positioning and communication of AUVS, Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology, vol. 9, pp. 193 - 201, September 1995.
Motoyuki Takai, Teruo Fujii, Tamaki Ura; A model based diagnosis system for autonomous underwater vehicles using artificial neural networks, Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology, vol. 9, pp. 243 - 252, September 1995.
Koji Aramaki, Tamaki Ura; Surveying and map-drawing by underwater vehicles based on ultrasonic range sensors, Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology, vol. 9, pp. 416 - 425, September 1995.
Kazuo Ishii, Teruo Fujii, Tamaki Ura; A quick adaptation method in a neural network based control system for AUVs, Proceedings of 1994 Symposium on Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Technology, pp. 269 - 274, July 1994.
Yoji Kuroda, Tamaki Ura, Koji Aramaki; Vehicle control architecture for operating multiple vehicles, Proceedings of 1994 Symposium on Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Technology, pp. 323 - 329, July 1994.
Katsuyoshi Kawaguchi, Tamaki Ura, Yoshibumi Tomoda, Heihachiro Kobayashi; Development and sea trials of a shuttle type AUV "ALBAC", Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology, vol. 8, pp. 7 - 13, September 1993.
Teruo Fujii, Tamaki Ura, Yoji Kuroda; Mission execution experiments with a newly developed AUV "The twin-burger", Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology, vol. 8, pp. 92 - 105, September 1993.
Teruo Fujii, Tamaki Ura, Yoji Kuroda, Hiroyuki Chiba, Yoshiaki Nose, Koji Aramaki; Development of a versatile test-bed "Twin-Burger" toward realization of intelligent behaviors of autonomous underwater vehicles, Proceedings of IEEE OCEANS'93 Conference, pp. 186 - 191, October 1993.
Taku Suto, Tamaki Ura; Unsupervised learning system for vehicle guidance constructed with neural network, Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology, vol. 8, pp. 222 - 230, September 1993.
Takashi Obara, Kitao Yamamoto, Tamaki Ura, Hisaaki Maeda, Hiroyuki Yamato; Basic design of an unmanned untethered submersible with a closed cycle diesel engine, Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology, vol. 8, pp. 411 - 419, September 1993.
Teruo Fujii, Tamaki Ura, Yoji Kuroda, Yoshiaki Nose, Hiroyuki Chiba; Multi-sensor based AUV with distributed vehicle management architecture, Proceedings of 1992 Symposium on Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Technology, pp. 73 - 78, June 1992.
Takashi Obara, Tamaki Ura; Development of depth independent closed cycle diesel engine for an autonomous underwater vehicle, Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology, vol. 7, pp. 1 - 9, September 1991.
Tamaki Ura, Taku Suto; Unsupervised learning system for vehicle guidance constructed with neural network, Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology, vol. 7, pp. 203 - 212, September 1991.
Tamaki Ura, Teruo Fujii, Yoshiaki Nose, Yoji Kuroda; Self-organizing control system for underwater vehicles, Proceedings of IEEE OCEANS'90 Conference, pp. 76 - 81, September 1990.
Teruo Fujii, Tamaki Ura; Development of motion control system for AUV using neural nets, Proceedings of 1990 Symposium on Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Technology, pp. 81 - 86, June 1990.
Hisashi Ishitani, Yasuko Baba, Tamaki Ura; Attitude control system of a streamlined cruising type autonomous submersible, Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology, vol. 6, pp. 452 - 457, June 1989.
Tamaki Ura graduated from the Department of Naval Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, in 1972 and received the Ph.D. degree in engineering from the University of Tokyo in 1977.
He became Assistant Professor of the Institute of Industrial Science (IIS), of the University of Tokyo in 1977, was promoted to Associate Professor in 1978 and to Full Professor in 1982. He has also been a Commissioned Judge of the High Marine Accidents Inquiry Agency since 1984. He is one of the leaders of development of autonomous underwater vehicles in Japan, having constructed seven so far: the R-one Robot, which is equipped with a closed cycle diesel engine system, succeeded in 12-hr operation in June of 1998. He has published more than 300 papers and a book Underwater Robotics . His current research interests are underwater robotics, intelligent systems, and safety of life at sea.
Dr. Ura has been Chairman of the IEEE Oeanic Engineering Society Tokyo Chapter since 1996 and Chairman of the Ocean Technology Committee of the Society of Naval Architects of Japan since 1998. He is one of the Technical Chairman of UT'98, which was organized by the IEEE, IIS, and the Office of Naval Research Asian Office. He received two prizes from the Society of Naval Architects: the Paper Prize in 1979 and the Prizes of Invention in 1995 and 1997. He also received the Houku Prize in 1982 for significant contribution to safety of moored ships, and the Prize of the High Automation Technology Association in 1998.