Inourcountrywithasuper‐ageingsociety,thelocomotivesyndromeisasocialissuethatdecreasestheindependenceofthepatientswithparalyzedlowerlimbsandincreasingtheneedofnursing‐care.Inordertoresolvetheseproblems,wehavebeenworkinginresearchanddevelopmentonanassistivetechnologyforactivityofdailyliving(ADL).Inparticular,weaimtocreatehumanassistiverobots/devicesforthepatientswhichareintuitivelyeasytouse.Inordertodevelopinnovativetechnology,wehavetocollaboratecloselyacrossmultiplespecializedfields.Therefore,thegoalofeducationinthislabistocultivatethepioneeringhumanresourcesthatcanempowerstudentstoknowwhattodoandhowtobehaveforthebenefitofallhumanbeingsinoursociety.AssistantProfessorAtsushiTsukaharaAfterreceivingthePhDdegreesinengineeringfromUniversityofTsukuba,hewasaPhDresearcherattheuniversity,andanAssociateProgramManagerofImPACTprogramatJST.HeiscurrentlyanAssistantProfessoratShinshuUniversity.Gait analysis calculates t he joint angles, muscular tension, and joint torque based on the data measured by motion capture system.System configuration of Robotic Wear curara®Thegoalofourassistivetechnologyistodecreasetheriskofinjuriestonursing‐careofelderlypeopleandpatients,andtoimprovetheirADLandQOL.Consequently,thefindingsofourstudyareexpectedtoleadtothepracticalimprovementsinfieldsofdailylife.User interfacepower switch and mode selector to adjust synchronization gainsPower unitswith built-in torque sensors and encoders in each jointController boxwith CPU board, servo amplifiers, and batteriesRobotic Wear “curara®”Walkng and standing‐up motion assist using curara®Assistive Technology for Activities of Daily Living in our new lifestyleDepartment of Machinery and RoboticsBioengineeringOutlook for researchOutlook for students after graduationDevelopment of Devices providing happiness to society Department of Machinery and RoboticsBioengineeringSmartphoneshavefunctionssuchasamicrophone,touchpanel,anddisplay.Thesearecalledphysicalsensorsandaresensorsthatcorrespondtohumanhearing,touch,andvision.However,therearenochemicalsensorsthatcorrespondtotasteandsmell,andeventechnologiesthatreproducethem.Ifthesetechnologiesarerealized,theworldwillbeacompletelydifferentworld.Inourlaboratory,wewilldevelopdevicesthatsenseandreproducechemicalsensations.Thefivesensesarethesensesthathavebeencultivatedforhumankindtosurvive.It'sanecessarysensefrombirthtodeath.Ofthefivesenses,thesensesoftasteandsmellareactivelyapproachedbybiologyandengineeringinvariousresearchfields.Thesechemicalsensationsensingandreproductiontechnologieswillbenewtechnologiesthatwillmakeagreatcontributiontotheaffluenceofpeople'slivesandmedicaltreatment.Thegraduatesofthepreviousjobareemployedbyelectricpowercompanies,analyticalequipmentmanufacturers,foodmanufacturers,automobilecompanies,andsemiconductormanufacturers.Iwouldlikeyoutoleadaresearchlifethatemphasizesproblem‐solvingskillsandcommunicationskillsforresearch.AssistantProfessorYusukeTaharaAssistantProfessorTaharareceivedaPh.D.inIwateUniversity.HeworkedatKyushuUniversitybeforejoiningShinshuUniversityin2021.Hisresearchinterestcoverssensorengineeringandbioelectronics.Outlook for researchOutlook for students after graduationTastesubstancereceivingmembraneusedfortastesensor(left)anditsimage(right).Thetastesubstancereceivingmembraneiscomposedoflipid,plasticizer,andpolymermembrane.Fabricatedportabletastesensor.Multi-channelsensorwithmultiplelipidpolymermembranesmountedonaplasticsubstrateelectrode27
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