Mechanical Science and Technology
Program Contents
The university’ s Division of Mechanical Science and Technology has four fields for education and research: 1) intelligent systems, which covers the theories of control of mechanical systems, 2) energy systems, which includes aerospace and aeronautical propulsion, multiphase fluid dynamics, and combustion in internal combustion engines, 3) materials systems, where we explore new materials such as lead-free solder and perforated metals, and 4) mechatronics, which studies the mechanical dynamics of non-linear vibration, noise harshness, and the application of image processing to mechanical systems.
The division has received the JABEE accreditation for undergraduate education since 2003. The undergraduate program has nine educational objectives: to educate students in engineering ethics, to cover the fundamentals of social, cultural and natural science, to provide education in the four major mechanical engineering fields listed above, to nurture creativity through problem-based learning and research, to equip students with presentation and communication skills enable them to work with people all over the world, and to provide enough opportunity of team-working.
Faculty Members and Fields of Specialization
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professor
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Kenji Amagai
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Thermo-fluid engineering, Interfacial flow, Atomization, Environmental fluid engineering
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Professor
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Mikiya Araki
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Jet engines, Jet noise, Combustion, Spray
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professor
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Tsuneaki Ishima
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The experimental elucidation for flow, heat and mass transfer and laser application for flow including small particle
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professor
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Shugang Wei
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High-speed arithmetic circuits, VLSI systems, and digital audio signal processing
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professor
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Ikuo Shohji
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Heterophase interface science, micro joining, electronics packaging materials, brazing, surface treatment and corrosion of metals
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professor
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Takaaki Suzuki
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Micro-Nano Systems and Control, Bio-applications
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Professor
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Nobuaki Nakazawa
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Human interface, biomedical motion control, and motion planning for a robot
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professor
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Yoshihiko Hangai
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Fabrication and mechanical evaluation of porous metals
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professor
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Yusaku Fujii
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Precision measurement, Optical measurement, Electrical-mechanical measurement
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professor
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Tomohiko Furuhata
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Combustion, spray flow and gas turbines
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professor
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Masaaki Matsubara
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Strength evaluation of new material and structural integrity estimation using fracture mechanics
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Professor
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Shinichi Maruyama
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Vibration analysis and measurements of machines and structures, Nonlinear phenomenon
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professor
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Takao Yamaguchi
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Numerical analysis for dynamics of cars, machines and living bodies, wave black hole, vibration damping,
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professor
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Ko Yamada
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System control theory and its application, control of machine and robot, and intelligent control of the machine
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professor
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Weimin Lin
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Developing a high efficiency ultra-precision polishing machine. Research for the application of ELID process. Creating a desktop processing machine and test.
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Associate Professor
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Tomoyasu Aihara
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Microscopic evaluation of metal strength and destruction, and character of fluid by simulation
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Associate Professor
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Yoshinori Ando
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Robust control theory and its application to the machine motion control and safety of the man-machine system
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Associate Professor
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Masahiro Inoue
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Development and characterization of organic/metal/inorganic hybrid materials, and their application to novel electronic systems
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Associate Professor
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Atsushi Iwasaki
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Structural health monitoring and composite material
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Associate Professor
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Hisanobu Kawashima
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Bubble dynamics, heat and fluid flow measurement, and multiphase flow
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Associate Professor
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Shinji Koyama
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Precision bonding, surface hardening, corrosion resistance, wear resistance
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Associate Professor
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Yoshio Zama
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Spray flow, Quantitative visualization measurement, Automotive engineering
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Associate Professor
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Masato Funatsu
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Hypersonic and high-temperature gas dynamics, Thermal protection system for space vehicle, Plasma diagnoses by spectroscopy
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Associate Professor
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Tsutomu Matsuura
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Mathematical engineering, multivariate analysis, inverse problem, neural network, reproducing kernel theory
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Associate Professor
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Iwanori Murakami
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Applied electromagnetics, Actuator, Applied of superconducting levitation, Jumping robot
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Visiting Professor
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Shuji Matsumura
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Numerical simulation of linear and nonlinear vibration noise and its application to the automobile
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