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Next Generation Mobility Engineering (SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION)

SUZUKI is engaged in industry–academia collaborative research leading to the development and application of next-generation mobility, while aiming to create products of superior value closely aligned with everyday life.
Since its establishment in 2003, this course has been engaged in research on a wide range of elemental technologies in mobility, while continuously evolving its research fields to include fuel economy and emission performance of internal combustion engines, vehicle lightweighting, power electronics, energy management, and battery management.
It also places emphasis on the education and training of future engineers through its research activities and through courses such as “Automotive Engineering.”
 

Research Subject

This course conducts research on battery management, reuse, and rapid diagnostics of traction batteries used in BEVs, hybrid vehicles, and other applications.
It aims to address industrial and societal challenges by ensuring safety and long service life under various operating and temperature conditions, while improving performance and considering economic efficiency and life-cycle CO₂ reduction.
Furthermore, research is also conducted on the use of BEVs beyond transportation, contributing not only to user benefits but also to the safety and resilience of local communities.
Staff
Name Atsushi Horiuchi
Official position Specially appointed professor
Affiliation SUZUKI Donated Course
Specialized field
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Electric Vehicle Battery System
  • EV High Voltage Safety
  • Intense Ultrasound
Research subject We will conduct research on the reuse of drive batteries used in electric vehicles. The main theme of this project is to ensure the performance and safety of power supplies that use multiple small battery packs bundled together.
Name Noriyoshi Suga
Official position Specially appointed assistant professor
Affiliation SUZUKI Donated Course
Specialized field
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Thermal-Fluid Energy CAE / MBD
  • (Coordinating Industry–Academia Collaboration)
Research subject My research focuses on battery management and energy management for the development and utilization of next-generation mobility, using CAE and MBD. (I also actively coordinate industry–academia collaboration initiatives.)
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