繊維学部研究紹介_2018_英語版

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10Advanced Textile EngineeringVisualizing benefits for products and design through the scientific examination of the five senses Department of Advanced Textile and Kansei EngineeringI work to design products that create happiness by fulfilling simple consumer needs, for example the desire to feel like a refined adult by wearing a sharp, eye-opening suit, or to be enveloped in a marshmallow-soft bathrobe after a bath.Hiroyuki KanaiAssociate ProfessorAfter graduating from the Faculty of Textile Science and Technology at Shinshu University, Associate Professor Kanai took his current position in 2011 after worked at the faculty as an assistant professor and a senior assistant professor. His areas of research include sensory measurement engineering and applied psycho-physiological measurement.By measuring (via electromyogram) the muscle activity of a person wearing a suit, it is possible to evaluate how much freedom of movement that suit aords.This device measures the distribution of light reected from fabric to quantify impressions felt by people about characteristics such as depth and brilliance, allowing the beauty of cloth to be quantitatively evaluated.By utilizing technology to measure and quantify human psychology and physiological responses as a way to explore customer needs, it is possible to assess the emotional stress of people involved in dangerous work, for example astronauts or remen, or the relaxing eect of a comforting fragrance.Outlook for researchThe user-friendly technologies that graduates master are needed for an extensive array of consumer products, including cars, interior furnishings, and writing supplies, as well as textiles.Outlook for students after graduationAdvanced Textile EngineeringManufacturing high-performance synthetic fiber by controlling fiber structure formationDepartment of Advanced Textile and Kansei EngineeringSpinning and drawing are the most fundamental processes in manufacturing synthetic fiber. In my lab, we produce many types of bicomponent fibers, including sheath/core and sea/island variants, using a bicomponent melt-spinning apparatus and investigate the fiber structure formation process on spinning and drawing lines. This research has broad application in fields such medicine and transportation.Associate Professor Kim graduated from the Department of Textile Engineering at Pusan National University of South Korea. He currently serves as an assistant professor at the Innovative Cooperation Center in the Faculty of Textile Science and Technology at Shinshu University and as a patent examiner in the Korean Intellectual Patent Oce. His elds of research include melt spinning and analysis of the ne structure of ber, textiles, and lms.Fibers made of bicomponent spinningHigh-strength bers for tire cordElectron micrograph of multi-hollow polyester berElectron micrograph of sea/island berSchematic diagram of a bicomponent spinning machineBy controlling ber structure through a detailed on-line analysis of the ber structure formation process, it is possible to extend elds of application to high-performance tire cord (use as a reinforcement) and high-tenacity hollow ber (a medical use).Outlook for researchGraduates who understand the fundamentals of the ne structure of bers and possess knowledge ranging from the fundamentals to applications are able to work in any part of the textile industry.Outlook for students after graduationwinder spin block hopper hopper heating guide 1 2 3 heating guide !3 2 1 gear pump extruder heating chamber Transestrification in interface Nozzle structure core sheath sheath interface steel tire cordpolyestertire cordbead wiretire cordKyoungHou KimAssociate Professor