Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Education

The Department of Mechanical Engineering produces engineers with excellent knowledge and technical skills in mechanical engineering along with a strong sense of social responsibility. For this purpose, we aim to educate our students with a greater emphasis on the following skills and abilities: communication skills, versatile thinking, engineering ethics, knowledge of mathematics and natural science, the ability to use the design skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. Our department offers three courses: (1) aerospace and environmental engineering, (2) intelligent processing and materials engineering, and (3) electromechanical systems (opto-electronics and precision engineering). Students spend first two years studying basic subjects and the select the course of their interest for specialized trainings. Our department has been cooperating closely with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in high quality research education since 2005.

Courses

Course of Aerospace and Environmental Engineering

Fostering mechanical engineers who can play active role in a wide range of industrial fields based on their expertise in aerospace and global environment technologies

The course of Aerospace and Environmental Engineering has general basic studies including: mechanics of materials , fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and mechanical dynamics. In addition to there subjects, students study special subjects concerning aerospace engineering and environmental engineering fields with high demand in the industry in recent years, such as space engineering, aeronautical engineering, physics of turbulence, multiphase flow, environment fluid technology, thermal energy, etc. Furthermore, students learn topics concerning the designing and manufacturing of large machines such as aircrafts, rockets, and air conditioners as well as environmental sustainability and purification equipment studies through practical subjects like mechanical engineering experiments, design and drawing, and graduation research. The purpose of the course of Aerospace and Environmental Engineering is to contribute to foster mechanical engineers who can apply and extend the skills of mechanical engineering to various other fields and industries by utilizing aerospace and environmental studies concepts.
Academic/Field of Study
  • Space Engineering
  • Aeronautical Engineering
  • Launch Vehicle Propulsion Systems
  • Environmental Fluid Engineering
  • Heat Transfer
  • Advanced Thermal Engineering
Space chamber (space environment simulator)
Simulation of re-entry environment using arc wind tunnel
Simultaneous measurement of the diameter and velocity of bubbles and droplets by using laser and optical fiber
 
 
 

Course of Intelligent Processing and Materials Engineering

Fostering mechanical engineers who support leading-edge technologies of Japan based on their expertise in intelligent machinery and advanced materials fields

The course of Intelligent and Processing and Materials Engineering provides knowledge and skills in the design and manufacture of robots used in various fields such as industry and daily life support, and in the design and processing of lightweight and high-strength advanced materials that constitute various mechanical systems such as automobiles, motorcycles, and other transportation machinery. In addition to the basic subjects of mechanical engineering, students in this course study transportation equipment, robotics, control engineering, measurement engineering, information engineering, mechanical behavior of materials, advanced and composite material studies, elastic-plastic analysis, machining, etc. The purpose of the course of Intelligent Processing and Material Engineering is the development of human resources who can support local industry and leading-edge technology of Japan in the fields of intelligent processing and material technology.
Academic/Field of Study
  • Robotics
  • Control Engineering
  • Information Engineering
  • Mechanical Behavior of Materials
  • Theory of Plastic Working
  • Metal Cutting
Learning of work skills of expert and thier application to robotics
Flexible recognition and multi-degree-of-freedom control of robots
Mechanical strength test of advanced materials
 
 
 

Course of Electromechanical Systems (Course of Opto-Electronics and Precision Engineering)

Fostering mechanical engineers who will lead "intellectual creation" integrating mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and optical engineering

The course of Electromechanical Systems (the course of Opto-Electronics and Precision Engineering) provides an interdisciplinary education based on electronic engineering, optical engineering and precision engineering as well as mechanical engineering. Our research addresses fundamental issues related to mechatronics, MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical system), photonics, micro/nano-science, multi-physics, man-machine interface, and wave electronics. Our interdisciplinary curriculum is crafted to produce graduates who have:
 
  • an excellent broad-based education in scientific and engineering fundamentals necessary for "Intellectual Creation";
  • an aggressive spirit to develop new academic fields;
  • an ability to view the various stages of creation comprehensively
Academic/Field of Study
  • Mechatronics
  • Optics
  • Optical Information Processing
  • Electronic and Optical Material Science
  • Optoelectronics
  • Measurement Engineering
Detection of pupil using a video camera
Coordinate measuring machine based on parallel kinematic mechanism
Electromagnetic actuator experiment
 
 
 

After Graduation

Almost 100% Graduate Employment Rate

The majority of graduates go on to the master’s course of the graduate school. Students find work in companies in various fields such as automotive, electronic, aerospace, computer, medical, and chemical technologies. Almost 100% of the students find jobs.
Major Employers of Our Recent Graduates (2019-2021)
  • AISIN CORPORATION
  • CANON INC.
  • Central Japan Railway Company
  • Chubu Electric Power Company,Incorporated
  • DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
  • DENSO CORPORATION
  • East Japan Railway Company
  • FUJI ELECTRIC CO.,LTD.
  • FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
  • HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
  • Hitachi, Ltd.
  • HONDA MOTOR CO.,LTD.
  • JTEKT Corporation
  • Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
  • KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
  • KUBOTA CORPORATION
  • KYOCERA CORPORATION
  • Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
  • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
  • NIPPON SHARYO, LTD.
  • NISSAN MOTOR CO.,LTD.
  • Panasonic Corporation
  • SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
  • Sony Corporation
  • SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
  • TOYOTA AUTO BODY CO.,LTD.
  • TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
  • TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
  • YAMAHA CORPORATION
  • Yamaha Motor Co.,Ltd.
Available qualifications
  • Associate Professional Engineer (JABEE graduates can get this certification by resistration.)
  • Professional Engineer (JABEE graduates are exempted from the first step Professional Engineer examination.)

Faculty

Course of Aerospace and Environmental Engineering
  • Professor

    Mitsuhiro Fukuta

    Refrigeration, Fluid Machinery
  • Professor

    Fujio Kuwahara

    Thermal Engineering
  • Professor

    Makoto Matsui

    High Temperature Gas Dynamics, Plasma Spectroscopy, Space Propulsion
  • Professor

    Moghtada Mobedi

    Thermal Engineering
  • Professor

    Masahiro Nohmi

    Space Engineering, Mechanical Dynamics
  • Professor

    Toshiyuki Sanada

    Fluids Engineering
  • Associate Professor

    Katsuyoshi Fukiba

    Aerospace Engineering
  • Associate Professor

    Yasushi Kakimoto

    Thermal Engineering
  • Associate Professor

    Akira Kawasaki

    Aerospace Engineering
  • Associate Professor

    Takashi Mashiko

    Nonlinear Physics, Fluid Dynamics
  • Associate Professor

    Yuhki Mizushima

    Fluids Engineering
  • Associate Professor

    Masaaki Motozawa

    Fluids Engineering, Functional Fluid
  • Associate Professor

    Masayoshi Okamoto

    Fluid Mechanics
  • Associate Professor

    Yoshihiko Sano

    Thermal Engineering
Course of Intelligent Processing and Materials Engineering
  • Professor

    Kunio Hayakawa

    Metal Forming Process, Damage Mechanics
  • Professor

    Katsuhiko Sakai

    Machining Technology
  • Professor

    Yoshihisa Sakaida

    Strength and Fracture of Materials, Material Strength Design
  • Professor

    Yoshinobu Shimamura

    Mechanics of Composite Materials
  • Professor

    Shigekazu Tanaka

    Plastic Forming
  • Associate Professor

    Tomoyuki Fujii

    Strength of Materials
  • Associate Professor

    Tomotaka Ito

    Robotics
  • Associate Professor

    Shoichi Kikuchi

    Strength of Materials
  • Associate Professor

    Yuichi Kobayashi

    Robotics
  • Associate Professor

    Hiroo Shizuka

    Machining Technology
  • Associate Professor

    Shin Usuki

    3D Measurement and Inspection
  • Associate Professor

    Kengo Yoshida

    Mechanics of Materials
  • Assistant Professor

    Tomohiro Hayakawa

    Robotics
Course of Electromechanical Systems (Course of Opto-Electronics and Precision Engineering)
  • Professor

    Junichi Asama

    Precision Mechatronics, Bearingless Motor
  • Professor

    Yoshinobu Ebisawa

    Vision System Measurements
  • Professor

    Gen Hashiguchi

    Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
  • Professor

    Wataru Inami

    Photonics, Advanced Microscopy
  • Professor

    Futoshi Iwata

    Opto-Precision Measurement, Nano-Craft Technology
  • Professor

    Jun Kondoh

    Wave Electronics
  • Professor

    Hongpu Li

    Optoelectronics
  • Professor

    Takaaki Oiwa

    Precision Mechanism, Precision Measurement, Mechatronics
  • Associate Professor

    Yasuhisa Hayashi

    Elastic Wave
  • Associate Professor

    Atsushi Nakamura

    Opto-electronic Materials and Devices
  • Associate Professor

    Tadatoshi Sekine

    Mechatronics, Information and Systems Engineering, Numerical Analysis
  • Associate Professor

    Rui Shogenji

    Optical Information Processing
  • Associate Professor

    Masanori Takeda

    Terahertz Electronics
  • Associate Professor

    Saroj Tripathi

    Terahertz Photonics
  • Assistant Professor

    Kiyotaka Fukumoto

    Ergonomics, Measurement and Control Engineering
  • Assistant Professor

    Kenta Nakazawa

    Opto-Precision Measurement, Micromachine
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