Intelligent Mechanical Engineering Intelligent Mechanical Engineering
Education of engineers with new and original ideas in mechatronic field.
Educational Features
The graduate study program of the Department of Intelligent Mechanical Engineering consists of the following four fields of study : （1）Fundamentals of Intelligent Mechanical Engineering which studies the theories and applications of heat, and fluid machinery and systems, the non-destructive evaluation and the physical properties of solids at high pressure, （2）Intelligent Machine Design for Mechatronics which studies strength of materials, tribology and various vibration phenomena, （3）Ultra-Precision Machining Systems which study high speed automation of machining technologies such as precise metal forming, bonding, highly precise cutting tools, and （4）Measurement and Control which studies adaptive control, robust control and digital signal processing, and their applications.
The Teaching Staff and Research Topics
FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRONIC AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
| Prof. Dr. R. Egashira |
Studies on cavitation and microbubble |
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| Prof. Dr. Y. Takatsu | Trasport Phenomena in Porous Media |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. K. Komada | Study on inner structure of diesel fuel spray |
MACHINE DESIGN FOR MECHATRONICS
| Prof. Dr. S. Zhu | Design, microstructural characterization and mechanical behavior of advanced materials |
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| Prof. Dr. B. Suciu | Investigations on the nano–damping |
ULTRA-PRECISION MACHINING SYSTEMS
| Prof. Dr. K. Hirota | Development of precision metal forming processes |
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| Prof. Dr. R. Tanabe | Micromachining by laser and electrical discharge machining, Visualization studies on dynamics of high–speed phenomena |
MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL ENGINEERING
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. S. Makita | Robotic manipulation¸ Grasping and automation¸ Mechanics of human hands |
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| Assoc. Prof. Dr. Y. Matsutani |
Research on redundant driven system |