2009

JSME Medal for Distinguished Engineers

  1. Takeshi OHWE
    (TOSHIBA STORAGE DEVICE CORPORATION)
    Cable-patterned Suspension for HDD
  2. Akimitsu  NAGAE
    (YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATION)
    Proposal and Inplementation of Modular-type High-efficient Manufacturing Systems and Its Core Machine Tools and Components to Respond Quickly to Changeable Customer Needs

JSME Medal for Outstanding Paper

  1. Surface Conduction Analysis of EMG Signal From Forearm Muscles
    Yasuhiro NAKAJIMA , Satoshi YOSHINARI and Shigeru TADANO
  2. Tensile Properties of Cultured Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells Obtained in a quasi-in situ Tensile Test with Thermoresponsive GelatinKazuaki NAGAYAMA , Akira TSUGAWA and Takeo MATSUMOTO
  3. Measurement of Opening Displacement and Stress Intensity Factor of Bifurcated Notch by Moiré Interferometry
    Shinichi SUZUKI and Tomotaka MIYASHITA
  4. Effect of the Microstructure on the Fracture Mode of Short-fiber Reinforced Plastic Composites
    Masaaki NISHIKAWA , Tomonaga OKABE and Nobuo TAKEDA
  5. A Structural Optimization Method Incorporating Level Set Boundary Expressions Based on the Concept of the Phase Field Method
    Takayuki YAMADA , Shinji NISHIWAKI , Kazuhiro IZUI , Masataka YOSHIMURA and Akihiro TAKEZAWA
  6. Modeling of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Anode Using Stochastic Reconstruction and Lattice Boltzmann Method
    Yoshinori SUZUE , Naoki Shikazono and Nobuhide KASAGI
  7. Development of Time-scale Interaction Combustion Model for Gasoline and Diesel Engines
    Atsushi TERAJI , Yoshihiro IMAOKA , Tsuyoshi TSUDA , Toru NODA , Masaaki KUBO and Shuji KIMURA
  8. Estimation of Radiative Properties for Human Skin by Reflection Profile Measurement
    Jun YAMADA , Yuichi ARITA , Akihiro AHN , Yoshimasa MIURA and Sadaki TAKATA
  9. Tomogram Visualization of Supersonic Jet Noise Using an Optical CT Method
    Mikiya ARAKI , Yusuke SONE , Takayuki KOJIMA ,Hideyuki TAGUCHI , Seiichi SHIGA and Tomio OBOKATA
  10. Kriging-Model-Based Multi-Objective Robust Optimization and Trade-Off Rule Mining of a Centrifugal Fan with Dimensional Uncertainty
    Kazuyuki SUGIMURA , Jeong SHINKYU , Shigeru OBAYASHI and Takeshi KIMURA
  11. A Design Method for Dynamic Vibration Absorbers Consindering Excitation Frequency Range
    Yoshio INOUE and Kyoko SHIBATA
  12. Tactile Sensing Using an Electronic Circuit Causing Stochastic Resonance
    Masahiro OHKA and Shingo KONDO
  13. Topology Optimization of Sound Absorbing Material in Acoustic Cavity for Minimization of Sound Pressure Response
    Takashi YAMAMOTO , Shinichi MARUYAMA , Shinji NISHIWAKI and Masataka YOSHIMURA
  14. Study on Car Body Tilting System Using Variable Link Mechanism (2nd Report, Tilting Control Design Based on the Strategy of Perfect Tilting Condition)
    Hidehisa YOSHIDA , Masao NAGAI , Syunsuke SIOMI and Takeshi SUEKI
  15. The Influence of Micro-grooves for Friction Dependent on Sliding Velocity in Slide Bearing Under Oil Lubrication
    Shotaro OZU , Takayuki TOKOROYAMA , Atsushi KORENAGA , Shinya SASAKI and Noritugu UMEHARA
  16. Design of a Hexahedron-octahedron Based Spherical Stepping Motor
    Tomoaki YANO

JSME Medal for New Technology

  1. Cleaning Robot System for Building
    Hajime AOYAMA , Kazuyoshi ISHIKAWA , Yoshinori ADACHI , Hirokazu TAKATO , Itsuo NISHIHARA (Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.)
  2. Distance Control Assist System with Active Accelerator Pedal
    Ken KIMURA , Yasuhiko TAKAE , Ando HIKARU , Takeshi SUGANO , Kazunori KURATA(Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.)
  3. Airflow Uniformity Improvement Technology for Compact High-Efficiency Blower Fan
    Masaharu SAKAI , Toshinori OCHIAI(DENSO CORPORATION) , Yasushi MITSUISHI (NIPPON SOKEN, INC)
  4. Development of a 2.0-L Direct-Injection Diesel Engine Complying with Japan’s Post New Long-Term Exhaust Emission Regulations
    Takahi SHIRAKAWA , Eiji AIYOSHIZAWA , Mio Ikeda , TOSHIMASA Koga , Shuhei YONEYA(Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.)
  5. Train-draft-cooling Power Converters for Bullet Trains : A Blowerless Converter/inverter
    Takafumi FUKUSHIMA(Central Japan Railway Company) , Katsuya UMEDA(Toshiba Corporation) , Takeshi TANAKA(Hitachi, Ltd.) , Takashi KAMEDA(Mitsubishi Electric Corporation) , Jun KANDA(Fuji Electric Systems Co., Ltd.)
  6. Air-conditioning System Individually Controlled Temperature and Humidity
    Nobuki MATSUI , Tomohiro YABU , Syuuji IKEGAMI , Takashi TAKAHASHI , Yoshinori NARIKAWA(Daikin Industries, LTD.
  7. Simulation Technology for Digital Mockup Based Mechatronics Control Software Development
    Mitsunobu YOSHIDA , Koichi KONDO(Toshiba Corp) , Shoichi MOTOHASHI(InterDesign Technologies, Inc.)

JSME Young Engineers Award

  1. Application of Computational Mechanics to Physiologcal Flows
    Yohsuke IMAI
  2. Study of Remote Tactile Transmission through Master-slave Robot System
    Masashi KONYO
  3. Optimal Wheelchair Design Based on Residual Motor Function and Physical Load of Upper Limb
    Makoto SASAKI
  4. Study on Patient-specific Image-based Mechanical Analysis of Bone Considering Its Inhomogeneous Properties
    Daisuke TAWARA
  5. High Temperature Fatigue and Microstructural Evolutions in Single Crystal Ni-base Superalloy
    Motoki SAKAGUCHI
  6. Study on Unique Mechanical Properties of Nanostructured Materials Based on The Evolotion and Structrual Change of Lattice Defects Using Atomic Scale Computational Experiments
    Tomotugu SHIMOKAWA
  7. Wireless Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Materials Using Electrical Characteristic Change
    Ryosuke MATSUZAKI
  8. Full-field Measurement of Deformation Distribution of a Porcine Mandibular Periodontium under Simulated Dental Occlusion
    Yasuyuki MORITA
  9. A study on Simulation of Mechanical Properties and Microstructural Evolutions for Steel based on Phase-Field Method
    Akinori YAMANAKA
  10. Real-time Sensing and Control of Thermophysical Property in Microscale
    Masahiro MOTOSUKE
  11. Study on Small Size Gas Engine System Using Gas Fuel Produced From Biomass
    Yudai YAMASAKI
  12. Study on Thermal-Hydrautic Analysis Method for Design Feasibility and Safety Assessment of Nuclear Reactor Components
    Akihiro UCHIBORI
  13. Control and Measurement of Interfacial Phenomena Using MEMS Fluidic Devices
    Hirofumi SHINTAKU
  14. Experimental Study of Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustical Characteristics of Unsteady Two-Dimensional Airfoil Flows
    Yasumasa SUZUKI
  15. Study on Direct Numerical Simulation of Drag-Reducing Turbulent Boundary Layer of Viscoelastic Fluid
    Shinji TAMANO
  16. A study of a Microscopic Process on Bubble Nucleation-Growth Phenomena
    Shinichi TSUDA
  17. Analyzing Method of Vibro-Acoustic System and Structural Optimization
    Kohei FURUYA
  18. Research of Vibration Reduction of DC Brushless Motor for Electric Power Steering
    Takashi MIYOSHI
  19. Study on Joint Torque-Velocity Pair based Manipulability for Manipulators
    Tetsuyou WATANABE
  20. Development of Peristaltic Clawing Robot based on Earthwarm Locomotion
    Taro NAKAMURA
  21. Development of Technology for Tracking Vibration Modes Using Image Operation
    Hirohisa ENOMOTO
  22. Development of Highly Reliable Jisso Technologies of Optical and Semiconductor Components in Slim Optical Pickups
    Manabu OCHI
  23. Development of Fatigue Evaluation Method for Railway Wheel under Multiaxial Stress State
    Takanori KATO
  24. Development of Shock Design Technique for Mobile Devices
    Toru KITAMURA
  25. Development of an Adoptive Body Supporter and a Training Equipment with Adaptive and Learning Mechanism Using Balloon Actuator-Sensor System
    Ryota KUROZUMI
  26. Study on the Mechanism of Cargo Damage Caused by the Vibration of Truck Box in Transport, and Development of Truck Box with Reduced Vibration
    Kozue KOBAYASHI
  27. Development of Actuators for Hard Disk Drives to Improve Cost Performance
    Kenji SUZUKI
  28. Development of Amplifying Flow Type Large-Flow Proportional Seat Valve for Using Ultra Large Hydraulic Excavator
    Kazuo TAKIGUCHI
  29. A study on Radiative Transfer in Latent Heat-Storage Material for Optical Measurement of Solidification Rate
    Takahiro TANAKA
  30. Development of Slider-Based Micro-actuator for Magnetic Disk Drive
    Yusuke NOJIMA
  31. Mechanism study of Magnetic Damage in Perpendicular Magnetic Recording Medium for Hard Disk Drives by Nano Scratching
    Masaru FURUKAWA
  32. Development of a Continuous Flow Microwave-Assisted Chemical Reactor
    Mitsuhiro MATSUZAWA
  33. Development of High-Perfomance Feeding Technology for Mail Processing Machines
    Yusuke MITSUYA
  34. Robust Laser Interferometer System against the Fluctuation of Air-Refractive-Index
    Kaoru MIYATA
  35. Development of Fatigue Crack Growth Evaluation under Repeated Large Deformation
    Takehisa YAMADA

JSME Education Award (since2001)

  1. Planning and Continuous Hosting of Technical Tours Related to Mechanical Engineering and Energy for Children and Parents
    Planning Committee of JSME Power and Energy System Division
  2. Intensive Introductory Engineering Education Seminar for University Students by University-Industry Alliance
    Taichi SATO(Tokyo Denki University) ,Akihiro MATSUMOTO(Toyo University) ,
    Hiroshi TAKAHASHI(Shonan Institute of Technology) ,
    Kenji SUZUKI (Kogakuin University) ,
    Hiroshi IGARASHI(Tokyo Denki University)
  3. Planning and Implementation of The Educational Program for Younger Engineers in Manufacturing (Mono-Dzukuri) Industries
    TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION Technical Learning Center
  4. Creative Design・Mechatronics Exercise for Mechanical Engineers
    Tetsuya HAMAGUCHI , Naohiko SUGITA , Motoki SHINO , Hideyoshi YANAGISAWA (The University of Tokyo)

JSME Excellent Product Award

  1. ” Electric Gripper “ESG1 Series””
    Taiyo, Ltd.
  2. ” High-pressure Enzyme Reactor – TOTAL EXTRACTION”
    TOYO KOATSU Co.,Ltd.
  3. ” Portable Driving Check System “Access Checker Mini” & Driving simulator ”
    Hitachi KE Systems, Ltd.
  4. ” Magnetic coupling NEMO pump”
    HEISHIN Ltd.
  5. ” Multi-tasking Machine INTEGREX i-150″
    YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATION