Update:2011/05/23

Links to research and educational institutions deeply associated with D&S Division are placed on this page.

Links to Research and Educational Institutions
Name of Institutions Staff
Summary Keywords
Simulation Science Laboratory,
Emergent Systems Group, Department of Complex Systems Science, Graduate School of Information Science, Nagoya University
Eisuke KITA
We are researching computer simulation algorithms and their applications to natural or social phenomenon in our laboratory. Our research covers not only science but humanities, although our methodology is mathematical. Artificial market,Traffic simulation, Bayesian network
Design Engineering Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Tamotsu MURAKAMI,
Hideyoshi YANAGISAWA
We are researching and educating so that the engineers make excellent designs with rich originality and diversity (design by human) and they create products with new worth addressing user's needs, sensitivity and diversity (design for human). Design Engineering, Humanware Engineering, Emotional Design, Design Innovation
Design Engineering Laboratory,
Design and Integration Division Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
Kikuo FUJITA,
Masaru NOMAGUCHI
We are doing education and research of CAE, theory and methodology to design and develop product rationally in view of the overall and systematic aspect at value, cost, and time, etc. in order to produce excellent design. Design Engineering, Design Methodology, Optimized Design, Design Knowledge Management, Design Process Planning
Umeda Laboratory,
Design and Integration Division, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
Yasushi UMEDA,
Shinichi FUKUSIGE,
Kazutoshi TUDA
We are researching design methodology of product life cycle striking a balance between reducing impact on the environment such as resource and energy consumption and and improving economical efficiency of civil life and business, under the themes of "Environment friendly creative manufacture".
Life Cycle Engineering, Sustainable Design, Sustainable Society
Creative Design Laboratory (MA-5),
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kobe University
Toshiharu TAURA,
Akira TSUMAYA,
Hideko YAMAMOTO
We are constructing methodology to analyze and figure out design process with synthesis and evolution of the knowledge of design theory, cognitive science, system engineering, knowledge engineering and natural language processing, and to support it.
Design Creativity,Functional Design, Design Knowledge Management
Suzuki Laboratory,
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
Hiromasa SUZUKI,
Yutaka OHTAKE,
Takashi MICHIKAWA,
Kouichi MATSUZAKI
We are researching the 3D modeling technique, the image processing technique and the design and manufacturing applications such as CAD/CAM and DMU based on these technique. Point Group, Mesh, Volume, 3D Scan, Reverse
Shimomura Laboratory,
Department of System Design, Tokyo Metropolitan University
Yosiki SHIMOMURA,
Takeshi TATEYAMA,
Rie NIIHARA
Service engineering makes it's motto to be a practical science to increase in value
and satisfaction given by service, and it is an area of study to increase in added value not only for service industry but also for manufacturing industry to produce artifacts.
Service Engineering, Life Cycle Engineering, Design Engineering, Knowledge Engineering
Manufacturing Systems Engineering Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
Shinji NISHWAKI,
Kazuhiro IZUI
We are doing practical and basal research of design method and manufacturing method with focus on structural optimization, especially shape and topology optimization. Structural Optimization, Topology Optimization
Laboratory of Bionic Design,
School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University
Koetsu YAMAZAKI,
Jiro SAKAMOTO,
Satoshi KITAYAMA,
Shinobu SAKAI
Our laboratory are aiming to create new design technologies using biomechanics, bionics, neural network, optimization and human engineering. Bionic Design, Optimization, Optimized Design, Computational Dynamics
Matsuoka Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology Center for Life Design Engineering, School of Integrated Design Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University
Yoshiyuki MATSUOKA,
Takeo KATO,
Koichiro SATO
Our laboratory covers design science, design theory, design methodology, design engineering, product design and kansei engineering. Our target is the general design involving art and emotion not only the industrial design of function and structure.

Emergence Design, Robust Design, Study of Morphological Information, Study of Product Development System

Watanabe Laboratory,
Faculty of Computer Science and System Engineering, Okayama Prefectural University
Yamakawa Laboratory,
Department of Modern Mechanical Engineering, School of Creative Science and Engineering, Waseda University


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