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Ÿ Mechanical Systems Course

 

This course is intended to provide fundamental knowledge on mechanical systems that covers subjects from basic to advanced point of view. Educational programs are designed by the collaboration of seven departments as listed below.

 

       Department of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering

       Department of Mechanical and Control Engineering

       Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

       Department of International Development Engineering (Mechanical Engineering Course)

       Department of Mechano-Micro Engineering

       Department of Mechanical and Environmental Informatics (Mechano-Informatics Group)

       Department of Industrial Engineering and Management

      

As the wide variety range of topics are offered in the course, it is recommended for students to consult with your supervisor to properly select subjects that satisfy both your academic interests and the requirements for graduation. The following are the descriptions of the subjects that this course provides in English.

 

 

1.    Advanced Fluid Dynamics

2005 Autumn Semester (2-0-0) (Odd Years)

Prof. Yoshihiro MOCHIMARU and Prof. Toshio MIYAUCHI

 

Special Topics in Fluid Dynamics

Special Topics in Fluids Engineering

Special Topics in Computational Fluid Dynamics

 

 

2.    Intensive Thermal Engineering

Autumn Semester (2-0-0)

Prof. Takayoshi INOUE, Assoc. Prof. Kazuyoshi FUSHINOBU, Assoc. Prof. Takushi SAITO and other professors

 

I.   Aim

The aim of this subject is to extend the studentsf understanding of the essential part of thermal engineering, comprehensively.  The classes are given by two or three lecturers according to their specialty. Opportunity to do exercise will be provided frequently for better understanding.

II.  Schedule (tentative)

1. The first law of thermodynamics, The second law of thermodynamics, Ideal gas, Carnot cycle

2. Available energy (Excergy)

3. Gas power cycles (Otto cycle, Diesel cycle, Gas turbine, etc.)

4. Vapor power cycles (Rankin cycle, Heat pump)

5. Basic concepts of heat transfer; Thermophysical properties

6. Heat conduction

7. Principle of convection heat transfer; Forced convection

8. Natural convection; Heat exchangers

9. Boiling

10. Condensation

11. Radiation

12. Numerical heat transfer

III.  Text, etc.

Relevant textbooks are recommended in the class. The class will be taught using computer projector.

IV.   How to Grade

Attendance, reports and final examination

V.    Message from the Lecturersz

Concepts of thermodynamics and heat transfer appear in almost every aspect of engineering R&Ds. Also if you look at the syllabus of ME graduate departments, other advanced courses in Thermal Engineering field require the students to have fundamental concepts of thermodynamics and heat transfer, in advance. Students who major the mechanical engineering are therefore strongly recommended to sign-up to brush-up your thermal engineering basics for your classes and research. The students who major non-mechanical engineering are also encouraged to take the subject to have broader engineering sense.

 

 

3.    Advanced Course of Mechanical Vibration

2004 Autumn Semester (2-0-0)

Prof. Nobuyuki IWATSUKI, Prof. Ichiro HAGIWARA and Assoc. Prof. Motomu NAKASHIMA

 

I.     Objectives:

The course aims to teach basic concepts and recent developments related to mechanical vibrations, structural dynamics, acoustics and vibration control.

II.       Contents:

(1) Vibration of 1-DOF system and rigid body dynamics

     Review for vibration of 1-DOF system

     Rigid body dynamics in three-dimensional space

     Application of rigid body dynamics

(2) Modal analysis of multi-DOF system

      Natural mode of vibration

      Modal analysis of bar and plate

      Experimental modal analysis

(3) Vibration - noise coupled problem

     Modal analysis for coupled problem

     Response analysis for coupled problem

     Experimental sound quality

 

 

4.    Advanced Course of Fracture and Strength of Materials

2004 Autumn Semester (2-0-0) (Even Years)

Prof. Kikuo KISHIMOTO, Prof. Haruo NAKAMURA, Assoc. Prof. Tadaharu ADACHI,

Assoc. Prof. Akira TODOROKI, Assoc. Prof. Hirotsugu INOUE

 

I.   Objective

This lecture aims to teach basic concepts of the fracture and strength of materials including the strength of materials, the elasto-plastic theory and the fracture mechanics.

II.  Contents

E Numerical and experimental analysis in solid mechanics

E Simulation method in strength of materials

E Introduction to fracture mechanics

E Assessment of structural integrity

E Application to composite materials

E Application to smart materials

E Dynamic problems

 

 

5. Intelligent Control

Spring Semester (2-0-0)

Assoc. Prof. Daisuke KURABAYASHI

 

I.     Objective

This lecture aims to teach fundamentals of intelligent control techniques. The talks include adaptive identifier and controller for continuous and discrete time systems, fuzzy control, and soft computing techniques.

II.       Contents

Overview of adaptive control

ARMA model

Deterministic identifier

Stochastic identifier

Model Reference Adaptive Control System (MRACS)

Self-tuning Regulator (STR)

Overview of soft computing techniques

Fuzzy control

Artificial neural networks

Self-organizing maps

Genetic algorithm

 

 

6. Advanced Course in Robotics

Spring Semester (2-0-0)

Prof. Shigeo HIROSE, Assoc. Prof. Kan YONEDA

 

I.     Objective

Various projects including the design of new types of robot systems will be presented, and basic principles as well as creative thinking in the design of the robot systems will be explained.

II.       Contents

E Biomechanics of a snake, and a snake-like robots

E Development of a hyper-redundant manipulator

E Development of an articulated body mobile robots

E Development of a snake-like gripper

E Biomechanics of walking animals and walking robots

E Mechanisms and controls of walking robots

E Development of wall climbing robots

E Development of wheeled Off-the-road vehicles

E Development of space robots and planetary rovers

E Development of omni-directional vehicle and pipe-inspection robots

E On creative thinking and design

E Morality and robot (discussion of Asimov's principles)

E Robots and future society (Future industry and human life)

 

 

7. Advanced Course of Machining

2005 Autumn Semester (1-1-0) (Odd Years)

Prof. Toshiyuki OBIKAWA

 

I.     Objectives

In machining tools are exposed to extremely high temperature and stresses. Thus tools, which are much harder than work materials, have quite short service life as compared with mechanical elements of machinery. In the lecture the theory of machining is given first followed by applications for efficient and reliable high-speed machining.

II.       Contents

 1. Principles of material removal

 2. Mechanics of machining

 3. Thermal aspects of machining

 4. Chatter vibration

 5. Tool materials

 6. Tool damage

 7. Visualization (Finite element method and application)

 8. Tool condition monitoring

 9. Optimization (Economics of machining; knowledge based optimization)

10. Final examination

 

 

8.    Technology Policy Systems

2004 Autumn Semester (2-0-0)

Prof. Chihiro WATANABE

 

I.  Objective

This course aims at investigating theoretical framework and empirical observation on the dynamism of government policy and firm's strategy to induce industry/firm's technological innovation.

II.  Contents

1)   Turning Point

(1)  Japan's economic development trajectory after the 2nd world war

(2)  Turning points of Japan's industrial technology (1966, 1978-80, 1992)

(3)  Inducing mechanism of the Government policy (Hitting the turning point)

(4)  Role and the significance of Visions

2)   Trade-off

(1)  Trade-off between R&D investment and manufacturing investment

(2)  Rate of return to R&D investment: Bases of firm's optimal investment decision

(3)  Measurement of Internal Rate of Return to R&D Investment (IRR)

(4)  Factors governing IRR

3)   Timing

(1)  Optimal timing of R&D investment

(2)  Evaluation of the timing for undertaking R&D project

(3)  Evaluation of the return of R&D project

4)   Target

(1)  Role of national R&D program

(2)  Systems option for sustainable development

(3)  Target identification

(4)  Consensus gaining towards the identified target

(5)  National industrial technology strategy

(6)  Basic strategy for IT

5)   Tie-ups

(1)  Rationale of the tie-ups

(2)  Root of the tie-ups: Engineering Research Association (ERA)

(3)  Background of the enactment of the Law for ERA

(4)  Consortia and its variation

(5)  Organization of the tie-ups

(6)  Evaluation of the tie-ups

6)   Trajectory

(1)  Japan's national industrial technology strategy : Review and trajectory

(2)  Optimal investment trajectory

(3)  Optimal R&D investment control model

(4)  Optimal R&D investment trajectory in Japan's manufacturing industry

 

 

9.    National Systems of Innovation

2005 Autumn Semester (2-0-0) (Odd Years)

Prof. Kumiko Miyazaki

 

I.     Objective

The course aims to teach basic concepts related to technology management, globalization and National Systems of Innovation. Innovation and strategic management of technology are crucial factors for economic success in firms as well as nations. On the one hand, firms, industries are subject to globalization, on the other, they are still heavily influenced by National Systems of Innovation. Analyses are given at different levels of firms, industries and national systems.

II.       Contents

Introduction to the course

State of the World in the 21st Century

Technological Change and Basic Concepts in Science and Technology Policy

Strategic Management of Technology within a Firm

Internationalization and Globalization

Negative Side Effects of Globalization

Technology Diffusion and a Case Study

Innovation-related Techno-Economic Networks

Concepts of National Systems of Innovation

Case study of NSI (Japanese case, EU case)

Case study of NSI (the US model)

Collaboration between Academia and Industry

The Role of National Labs and Government Policies

III.  Assessment

Class participation, Quiz, Group presentation, End of term report

 

Note:   Prior knowledge of economics or management is not needed. The course is open to students of all disciplines. The class will be held in a room which has an optical link to Nagatsuda campus making it possible for students from Nagatsuda to participate (Graduate Wing Nov. 3, IF, TV Auditorium) as well. The course is offered in odd years.

 

 

10.      Business Information Systems Project I

2004 Autumn Semester (2-0-0)

Prof. Junichi IIJIMA and Assoc. Prof. Dai SENOO

 

I.     Objective

The overall objectives of this course are to investigate the nature and techniques of business information systems development project. Through a semester-long project, students will learn how to set and formulate a problem and a goal of the target system.

II.       Contents

Fieldwork experience

KJ method

Brain storming method

Concept creation|Metaphor, Analogy, Model

Presentation skills

Project management

Soft Systems methodology

RAD

IDEF

ARIS

Ericksson-Penker

 

Course Grading: Attendance and participation 20%, Group performance 40%, Peer evaluation 40%

 

 

11.      Business Information Systems Project II

2005 Spring Semester (2-0-0)

Professor Junichi IIJIMA and Professor Kunihiko HIGA

 

I.     Objective

Students will learn how to analyze and design an information system using UML and other tools, and then implement a prototype of the designed system.

II.   Contents

* Analysis and design of information systems using UML

* Database design

* Design of maintainable and re-usable software

* Presentations by students on their prototype systems

 

Course Grading: Attendance and participation 20%, Group performance 40%, Peer evaluation 40%

Textbook:    Required        TBA

              Referenced     "Modern Structured Analysis" by Edward Yourdon, Yourdon Press.

                                       "The Practical Guide to Structured Systems Design" by Meilir Page-Jones, Prentice-Hall

 

 

12.      Product Design and Human

2005 Spring Semester (2-0-0)

Assoc. Prof. Hiroyuki UMEMURO

 

I.     Objective

The goal of this course is to understand the concept and process of designing products usable by people with various characteristics and needs.

II.       Contents

- Introduction: User-centered design, universal design, user-sensitive inclusive design, personal fit, design for dynamic diversity

- Know the users' characteristics

- Know the users' needs

- Design: Concepts, functionalities, esthetics, implementations

- Evaluation: Usability

 

Course Grading: Presentation in class: 40%, Project work: 40% Discussion: 20%

Note: Active participation in class discussion will be highly evaluated.

 

 

13.   Business in The Net-Society

Spring Semester (2-0-0)

Professor Kunihiko HIGA and Associate Professor Dai SENOO

 

I.     Objective

The speed and scale of organizational competition have significantly increased in the net-society. In this class, organizations' various ways to cope with the net-society will be discussed.

II.       Contents

* Lectures on organizational issues in the net-society

* Presentations by students on the organizational issues

* Lectures on business processing in the net-society

* Presentations by students on the business processing

 

Course Grading: Attendance and participation 20%, presentations 50%, critique of presentation 30%

Textbook: No textbook. Lecture note and material will be provided.

 

 

14.   Strategic Management of Technology

2005 Spring Semester (2-0-0)

Prof. Kumiko Miyazaki

 

I.     Objective

The course aims to teach basic concepts related to technology strategy and strategic management of technology. The course will be given in English. This course is open to students of any discipline wishing to learn about the essentials of MOT (Management of Technology).

II.       Contents

1.    Introduction to Technology Strategy

2.    Strategy, Paradigms and Evolutionary Economics

3.    Models of Innovation and Sectoral Patterns of Innovation

4.    Technology Strategy and Corporate Strategy

5.    Porter's Model of Industry Analysis

6.    Competence Based Approach to Strategic Management

7.    Strategies for Research and Development

8.    Managing Research and Development

9.    Globalization Strategy

10.   Diffusion Strategy

11.   Case Studies in Diffusion

12.   Inter-firm Collaboration

13.   Strategies for Intellectual Property and Standards

III.  Assessment

Class participation, Quiz, Presentation, End of term report

IV.   Class Materials

Distributed in class

V.    Other

Basic understanding of English is required.

Considers strategic management of technology in the firm from a global viewpoint

 

 

15.   Advanced Course of Mathematical Logic

Prof. Toshiharu WARAGAI

2004 Spring Semester (2-0-0)

 

I.     Objective

The standard system of predicate calculus will be discussed.

II.       Contents

Introduction to mathematical logic

Propositional Logic: An Overview

Semantic Consequence

Some theorems of propositional logic (I)

Some theorems of propositional logic (II)

Predicate Logic: An Overview

Structure and Validity

Some theorems of Predicate Logic (I)

Some theorems of Predicate Logic (II)

Identity and Description (I)

Identity and Description (II)

Calculus of Names and Set Theory (I)

Calculus of Names and Set Theory (II)

Calculus of Names and Set Theory (III)

Calculus of Names and Set Theory (IV)

 

Textbook: Delivered during the lectures.

Conditions: Average knowledge of mathematical thinking.

 

 

16.   Advanced Mechanical Systems Design

2005 Autumn Semester (2-0-0) (Odd Years)

Prof. Mikio HORIE and Assoc. Prof. Chiaki SATO

 

I.     Objective

The mechanical systems composed of machine elements, for example, actuators, sensors, mechanisms, etc., are introduced and their design methods are discussed in the fields of kinematics of machinery and strength of materials.

II.       Contents

1. Actuators, displacement sensors, force sensors, and torque sensors

2. Mechanism design I ( Dynamic characteristics, kineto-elastodynamics, dynamic design)

3. Mechanism design II ( Dynamic response of cam mechanisms )

4. Conceptual design I (Automatic generation of mechanical systems)

5. Conceptual design II [ Interactive selection system of mechanisms based on fuzzy set theory, AHP(Analytic Hierarchy Process), and intelligent CAD systems ]

6. Micromechanisms design I ( Mechanical systems with large-deflective hinges )

7. Micromechanisms design II [ MEMS(Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) and MOEMS (Micro Opto Electro Mechanical Systems) ]

8. Mechanical properties of advanced materials

9. Structural design using finite element method I

10. Structural design using finite element method II

11. Structural design using finite element method III

12. Practical application of advanced materials

13. Technology to assemble or dismantle advanced machinery

 

 

17.   Advanced Neural Network Systems

2004 Autumn Semester (2-0-0) (Even Years)

Prof. Yukio KOSUGI

 

I.     Aim

To give a deeper understanding on artificial and biological neural network systems

II.       Contents

1. Introduction

2. Neurophysiological Background

3. Biological Memories and Associative Memories

4. Supervised Learning Models

5. Back-Propagation for Inverse Problems

6. Unsupervised Leaming and Self-Organization

7. Efficiency Evaluation of Neural Systems

8. Multi-Network Systems

9. Applications in Sociology, Mechanics and Medicine

10. Neuroethology and Network Realization

 

Text: Original Prints in English

Evaluation: Report in English

 

 

18.   Theory of Robotics

2005 Autumn Semester (2-0-0) (Odd Years)

Assoc. Prof. Toru Omata

 

I.     Objective

This course provides basic knowledge on robotics and discusses advanced topics.

II.       Contents

1. Kinematics and dynamics of serial manipulators and more complex robots including multifingered hands, legged robots, and parallel robots

2. Sensing, especially force/torque sensing and tactile sensing

3. Advanced topics such as reconfigurable robots

 

 

19.  Process Measurement and Control

2004 Autumn Semester (2-0-0) (Even Years)

Prof. Toshiharu KAGAWA and Assoc. Prof. Kenji KAWASHIMA

 

I.   Objective

The sensors, control methods and instruments used in the process control are introduced and their dynamics are discussed.

II.  Contents

1. Measurement of Process values (pressure, temperature, flow etc.)

2. Control Theory

3. Control Instruments

4. Process Dynamics

5. Applications (Boilers, Food Industry, Wear Treatment and Petroleum)


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