繊維学部研究紹介_2018_英語版
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24The stiness of this n, whose design is based on the exible movement of the tails of sh, is altered in real time in an attempt to increase propulsive performance.This robot, which can swim in all directions, was developed by studying the swimming motion of the ragworm.A model experiment and numerical computation of atherosclerosisExploring the biomimetics of aquatic life and medical engineering using biofluid mechanicsDepartment of Machinery and RoboticsI am studying the swimming behavior of various forms of aquatic life in order to create a new robot based on the adroit swimming ability of living creatures. I am also studying blood flow in order to examine mechanical vulnerability to atherosclerotic plaque through model experiments using artificial diseased arteries and numerical computations.Professor Kobayashi took his current position in 2009 after serving in the Faculty of Textile Science and Technology at Shinshu University as a senior assistant professor and associate professor. He began his research on blood ow in 1996 and 1997 while working as a visiting scholar at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He currently continues to carry out international joint research.I believe that it is possible to implement a robot capable of working in mud or in ocean settings where there is a great deal of seaweed or detritus. In the area of blood ow research, my goal is to create a diagnostic system that can instantly assess the risk of atherosclerotic plaque based on patient-specic medical imaging, for example by means of MRI.Outlook for researchGraduates have gone on to work in such elds as medical devices, precision machinery, automobiles, electronics, and information and communications. Some have even pursued careers as public ocials or researchers in educational research organizations.Outlook for students after graduationBioengineeringShunichi KobayashiProfessorSurgical assistant robotic devices that can be used selectively via a middleware. (Collaboration with Tokyo Women’s Medical University and Osaka Institute of Technology)A new autonomous manipulation system for assistant-free robotic 3D (stereoscopic) laparoscopic surgery. (Collaboration with Chuo University, Kaneko Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and National Cancer Center Hospital)Teleoperation and/or automation!? A new surgical robot concept changes medicine!Department of Machinery and RoboticsOur laboratory studies and develops medical robots using new ideas. We are especially pursuing research to make a surgical assistant robot intelligent with complete autonomy that uses stereoscopic endoscope to obtain depth information in real time. We are also constructing a futuristic surgical assistant robot that can be modified to suit numerous purposes by connecting different robotic device parts via a middleware. This medical device will be achieved by joint research between various universities, hospitals and makers of medical devices.  Professor Nishikawa took up his current position in 2010 after working as an assistant professor at the Osaka University School of Engineering Science and as an associate professor at the Osaka University Graduate School of Engineering Science. His research interests include medical robotics and computer assisted surgery.As a result of our research, we will be able to uniformly evaluate medical robotic devices all over the world. This will allow the development cycle of surgical robots to rapidly accelerate. At present, expensive surgical robots made in the US are only found in a limited number of large hospitals. However, there is a great possibility that the surgical robots that are domestically being developed in this study will be able to be routinely introduced in any hospital around the world in the near future. In this way, people will be able to have a surgery by a robot anytime and anywhere.Outlook for researchGraduates have numerous paths available to them, including employment by manufacturers involved in mechatronic/medical design and production or IT-related companies involved in programming.Outlook for students after graduationBioengineeringAtsushi NishikawaProfessor

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