工学部 研究紹介_2018_英語版

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Automaticcontrolisusedinmanysystemsinoursocietysuchasautomobiles,precisionmechanicalsystems,andhighspeedelevators,etc.Tocontributiontothesociety,Chidalaboratoryinvestigatesnovelandeffectivetechnologiesoftheautomaticcontrol.Weareespeciallyinterestedincontroltheory,modeling,stateestimation,systemidentification,faultdetectionandisolation,andoptimization.Thedevelopedmethodsareappliedtoagriculturalrobots,pneumaticisolationtables,andharddiskdrivesystems,etc.Automaticcontroltechnologyisusedwidelyinourindustrialworldandisoneofthebasictechnologiesinthesystemsciencewhichiseffectiveforsystemintegrationapplications.Andthecontrolmethodcanbeappliedtomanyareasfromprecisionmachinestoagriculturalrobotsorenergymanagementsystems.Thephilosophyofdesigningcontrolsystemcanalsobeappliedtosolvevariousdesignproblemsindifferentfields.Yuichi ChidaProfessorHe is interested in control theory and applications, system modeling and identification, state estimation and prediction, agricultural system, energy management system, etc.Automatic spinach harvester cuts the root of spinach by cutting blade in the underground and transfers the spinach to the upper section.Automatic Control: realization of desired motion of systemsResearch results are presented in international conferences and journals. One of the results was commended by the Fluid Power Technology Promotion Foundation.Manystudentsgotograduateschools.InChidalaboratory,studentsareactiveandareexpectedtoworkontheirresearchprojectsindependently.Theexperiencesinthelaboratorywillhelpthemintheirfuturecareers.A novel active control method was proposed by Dr.Koikewho was a Ph.D. course student. The method was presented in an international conference at Santa Clara University in USA.Experimental systems of pneumatic isolation table and students.Students of R&D team of automatic spinach harvesterAutomatic spinach harvesterSpinach is automatically harvested.ChidaLabIn the FutureMechanical Systems EngineeringAfter GraduationFukada LabIn the FutureMechanical Systems EngineeringAfter GraduationEvolutionalperformanceofcurrentdigitalequipmentinourlives,suchasDVDplayers,digitalcamerasandmobilephones,issupportedbytheprogressinaccuracyandresolutionofultraprecisionfabricationtechnology.Thoseultraprecisiontechnologiesessentiallyneedmotiondevicesthatareabletomoveobjectswithnanometricoratomic-levelresolutionandaccuracy.Fukadalaboratoryconductsresearchesinthefieldofultraprecisionmechanicalsystems,andourcurrentinterestsareprecisionmechanicalelementsandthemeasurementandcontrolofultraprecisionmechanisms.TheaccuracyofmachiningorfabricatingprocessesformechanicalelementsorelectronicdevicesimpliestheleveloftechnologicaldevelopmentinanationTheimprovementofmachiningaccuracyleadstotheimprovedperformanceofeverymachineandequipment.Theprogressofultraprecisionpositioningtechnologyenablesartificialfabricationofultra-finestructureswithatomicspacing,whichopensdoorstodevelopnovelmedicaldevicesandecologicaltechnologies.Prof. Shigeo FukadaHis major fields are precision engineering and ultraprecision mechatronics. He is very attached to design of mechanisms as an engineer. Precision machining is also his hobby.Ultraprecision positioning mechanism realizing nanometric resolution. It performs motion with three degrees of freedom in X-Y plane.Mechanical Motion with Atomic-level Resolution and Accuracytoward the realization of ultraprecision mechanismUltraprecision positioning stage driven by a ball screw firstly realizing positioning resolution at angstrom level as atomic spacing.StudentsinFukadalaboratorydesignandmanufactureultraprecisionexperimentalapparatusesandprogramsoftwaretocontrolthembythemselves.Ourgraduatesareworkingasengineersinvariousindustries.49