LAB LOGA page on LabLog, a review site (not the lab's official page)
Hokamoto-Bando Lab (Guidance and Control Engineering)
Machine-translated · View original
The lab uses new theories to control the motion of everything from drones to deep-space probes.
AboutAbout the lab
Achieving innovation in aerospace engineering by combining new theory and technology
The Hokamoto-Bando Lab studies how to fly and maneuver drones, satellites, and deep-space probes, based on control and dynamics theory.
Rather than piecing together existing systems and theories, the lab creates new theories and concepts that have not existed before, aiming to develop systems that play active roles in space and aviation.
For autonomous drone flight, the lab works on estimating the distance to and shape of obstacles using vision inspired by insect compound eyes.
For deep-space probes, the lab aims to reduce the computational cost of mission trajectories through trajectory design that uses the geometric features of the multi-body problem.
Key terms
- Underactuated
- A state in which the number of inputs that can be manipulated is smaller than the number of motions to be controlled. It becomes a problem in satellite position and attitude control.
- Thruster
- A propulsion device attached to a spacecraft that changes its position or orientation by expelling propellant
- Multi-body problem
- A problem dealing with the motion of multiple celestial bodies that exert gravity on one another
NewsLab news
A doctoral student's paper was accepted by Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy
A working-professional doctoral student's paper was accepted by Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy
An assistant professor's paper was accepted by Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics
A working-professional doctoral student's paper was accepted by Journal of Evolving Space Activities
A master's student's paper was accepted by Journal of Evolving Space Activities
ResearchResearch themes
The Hokamoto-Bando Lab aims to develop systems that play active roles in space and aviation by creating new theories and concepts that have not existed before. Its research is built on three pillars: autonomous systems such as drones, orbit and attitude control of satellites, and the dynamics and control of deep-space probes.
*Illustrative imageObstacle Detection Inspired by Compound Eyes
This research estimates the distance to and shape of obstacles using a wide-field visual integration method inspired by insect compound eyes.
*Illustrative imageOptimal Rotor Placement for Tiltrotor Aircraft
The lab searches for the optimal rotor placement of tiltrotor aircraft using particle swarm optimization and dynamic manipulability theory.
*Illustrative imageState Estimation of Probes from Camera Images
The lab estimates the state of a probe, including its attitude angles, from camera video images, using a wide-field visual integration method.
*Illustrative imagePosition and Attitude Control of Underactuated Satellites
This research uses thrusters to control the position and attitude of an underactuated satellite at the same time. It also takes into account the constraint that the input is unidirectional and constant in value.
MembersFaculty
The Hokamoto-Bando Lab consists of a professor, an assistant professor, and doctoral students (including working-professional doctoral students), master's students, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorShinji Hokamoto
- ProfessorMai Bando
- Assistant ProfessorShanshan Pan
VoicesStudent voices
Ratings and reviews reflect the experiences of individual current or former students, not the lab's official views. Whether a lab has reviews, or how many, says nothing about the lab itself.
Students who take part in an interview may receive a thank-you gift worth ¥1,000, regardless of what they say.
Student ratings (0 students)
--
--
--
--
--
--
Student voices answer questions like these
- What's great about this lab?
- What did you learn after joining?
- What's the vibe, and what is the professor like?
- Who is this lab for?
- Where do graduates go?
Your experience can help younger students choose their lab. Your name won't be shown.
Write a lab reviewAnonymous · Your draft is saved if you stopRelatedLabs similar to Hokamoto-Bando Lab (Guidance and Control Engineering)
Higashino-Harada Lab (Flight Dynamics)Faculty of Engineering, Department of Aeronautics and AstronauticsThe laboratory's core area is mechanics and its aircraft app…
Yashiro Lab (Lightweight Structural Systems Engineering)Faculty of Engineering, Department of Aeronautics and AstronauticsLight-weight structural design with advanced composite mater…
Takahashi-Li-Teshima Lab (Thermal Engineering and Applied Physics)Faculty of Engineering, Department of Aeronautics and AstronauticsUnresolved problems in heat transfer and fluid dynamics, esp…
Tsumori-Tsushima Lab (Aerospace Materials Engineering)Faculty of Engineering, Department of Aeronautics and AstronauticsAdvanced materials for aerospace structures: novel functiona…The information on this page is compiled by the LabLog team from the lab's public information and interviews. For corrections or removal requests, please contact LabLog, not the lab.
Report an errorAbout the images
The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “NASA spacecraft comparison” NASA/Davis Paul Meltzer / Public domain (cropped)
- Obstacle Detection Inspired by Compound Eyes: “Compound eye of a Bumblebee” Paweł Wałasiewicz / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Optimal Rotor Placement for Tiltrotor Aircraft: “Flargo Tiltrotor Air Taxi concept” Flargo / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- State Estimation of Probes from Camera Images: “Flight Day 7 -- Orion's Optical Navigation Camera Captures the Moon (art001e000411)” NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain (cropped)
- Position and Attitude Control of Underactuated Satellites: “ESTCube-LuNa Attitude and Navigation” Space Travel Blog / ESTCube / TU Dresden / Crystalspace / UT Tartu Observatory / Mario F. Palos, Rute Marta Jansone, Anna Maskava / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (東野・原田研究室
（飛行力学分野） ): “CBP unmanned aerial vehicle control” Gerald Nino, CBP, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security / Public domain (cropped) - Related lab (矢代研究室
（軽構造システム工学分野） ): “Carbonsheetwiki1” Racingjeff / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped) - Related lab (高橋・李・
手嶋 研究室 （熱工学・応用物理学分野） ): “Floating Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) proposed by Geyser Force” Pbmaise / CC BY 4.0 (cropped) - Related lab (津守・津島研究室
（航 空 宇宙材料工学分野） ): “3D Printing” MukhtaromST / CC0 (cropped)
About LabLog
LabLog is a lab review app for students only. Student members at each university interview students in labs and publish what they say. Student voices can only be read by students who sign up with a university email address. Operated by bestiee Inc.
Learn more about LabLog ↗Search engines and AI may reference the basic lab info and rating summaries on this page and the description of LabLog. Student voices are for student members only. Automated collection by programs (scraping, or input to or training of AI) is prohibited under Article 8 of the Terms of Service. If you need data for research or analysis, please contact us.