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学科名等はこちらで入力いたしますThesophisticatedfunctionsandmechanismsassociatedwiththeflightsofinsectsandbirdsofferpossibilitiesforinnovationandimprovementofaerialrobots,fluidmachinery,andtransportationequipment.Weareanalyzingtheexcellentfunctionsofthewingsandbodyofinsectsandbirdsbasedontheapproachof"biomechanicalengineering",whichdiscussesthestructureandfunctionoflivingthingsfromtheviewpointofmechanicalengineering,andusetheknowledgeobtainedfromthemtoanalyzerobots,fluidmachinery,andtransportationequipment.Ihavenotmentoredanygraduatesyetinmycurrentposition.Iexpectthatstudentswillhaveflexiblethinkingbecausetheywilllearnbioengineeringthatisoneofmulti‐disciplinaryacademicfields.Currently,weareworkingondevelopmentofflappingwingrobotsandbiology‐inspiredflowcontrolbasedonnumericalsimulations,experiments,anddatascience.Bioinspiredandbioengineeredflappingwingrobotswillhelpustoextendthecapabilityinourlifeintermsofcollectinginformationandsafety.Furthermore,understandingoffunctionalitiesofwingandbodyofbirdsandinsectsalsowillimprovetheperformanceoffluidmachineryandtransportationequipment.Sketch of owl’s gliding flight and flow structures around owl’s wing model by numerical simulationExperimental and numerical investigation of flapping wing robotsAssociateProfessorHikaruAonoAssociateprofessorAonotookhiscurrentpositionin2020afterworkingasanassistantprofessoratTokyoUniversityofScience.Hisresearchinterestsincludefluidengineering,bioinspiredflyingrobots,andbioacoustics.Bioengineered flapping wing robots and biology‐inspired flow control25Department of Machinery and RoboticsBioengineeringOutlook for researchOutlook for students after graduationFrom neurotrauma to neuroregenerationRepetitivebrainconcussioninplayingfootball,judo,andrugbyinducescognitivedysfunctionssuchasmemorydysfunction.Thebrainbecomesvulnerableandsensitivetostimulibyrepeatedheadcollisions,resultingindecreasingthethresholdofbraininjury.Therapiddeformationofbraintissueistypicallycausedbyheadimpactintrafficaccidentsbecausetheinertiaforceisappliedtothebraintissuebysuddenaccelerationanddecelerationofthehead.Therebyneuronsarestretched,andaxons,whichplayaroleinneurotransmission,areinjuredanddisrupted.Wehavedevelopedthecriteriaofaxonalinjurythroughtheimpactloadingexperimentofbrainneuronalcellstobetterunderstandthemechanismofaxonalinjuryinrepetitivebrainconcussion.Studentscanlearnthelogicalthinking,theproblemsolvingabilityandcommunicationskillsthroughstudyingautonomously.Theyalsocanenhanceaconnectionwithcollegersthroughthelifeoflaboratory.AssociateProfessorHiromichiNakadateAssociateProfessorNakadatetookhiscurrentpositionin2018afterworkingasanassistantprofessoratTokyoMetropolitanUniversity.Hisresearchfieldisbraininjurybiomechanics.Cell stretching device for reproducing the brain deformation in head impactThemeasuringaccuratelytheconditionandbehaviorofbraincellsexposedtomechanicalstressallowsustopredictbrainneurologicaldamagethatcannotbedetectedthediagnosticimagingsuchasCTandMRIbycomputationalsimulation,andthisstudyleadstoanoveldiagnosissystemandestablishingsafetycriteriaofautomobile.Axons elongated randomly by normal culture (left) and Axons oriented straight by controlling adherence property of culturing surface (right)Department of Machinery and RoboticsBioengineeringOutlook for researchOutlook for students after graduation

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