Mechanical Robotics Course
I want to make things that are useful to people! I want to learn how to design and build robots!
We provide education and research on everything from the fundamentals to applications of mechanical engineering and robotics, including vehicles such as automobiles and trains, construction machinery such as power shovels, the engines that power them and the materials that create their shapes, the robots and industrial machinery that make things in factories, and the IoT that helps our lives and society.
About the Education Program
Acquire general knowledge and fundamentals, then deepen your knowledge into a specialized curriculum
From the first to the first half of the second year, students take general education subjects, faculty and department common subjects (natural sciences) and some information subjects to acquire communication skills and social literacy, as well as basic specialized subjects in related fields (electrical circuits, electromagnetism, measurement engineering, etc.) to develop a broad perspective. From the second half of the second year onwards, students in this course systematically study a specialized curriculum on mechanical engineering and robotics, focusing on dynamics, systems, engineering design and experiments.
Mechanical Robot Course
Flow of the four years
First year
Students will develop the fundamentals of science and engineering by studying general education subjects such as "human and society-related subjects," "foreign language subjects," and "regional collaboration subjects," common natural science subjects such as "mathematics," "physics," "chemistry," and "biology," and information-related subjects such as "Introduction to information security," "Introduction to data science," and "Introduction to programming."
Second Year
In the first semester, students will study a range of subjects across fields, including "Fundamentals of Electromagnetism," "Fundamentals of Electrical Circuits," "Mechanics of Materials," "Mechanics of Flow," "Fundamentals of Thermodynamics," and "Measurement Engineering," to improve their basic engineering skills. In addition, students will acquire data utilization skills through information subjects such as "Introduction to Modern Informatics," "Probability and Statistics," and "Statistical Data Processing." In the second semester, students will study specialized course subjects that form the foundations of mechanical engineering, such as "Mechanical Mechanics," "Mechanisms," and "Control Engineering."
Third Year
From the second semester of the second year, students will continue to study course-specific subjects. Students will study required subjects such as "Robotics", "Mechanical Drawing", and "Machine Work Practice", as well as elective subjects such as "Mechanical Systems Design" and "Mechanical Materials", acquiring specialized knowledge that is the core of mechanical engineering and robotics, and acquiring applied skills through practical training and exercises.
Fourth Year
The main part of learning in the fourth year is practical learning through graduation research. By applying the knowledge acquired up to that point to achieve the tasks set in each field, students will develop problem-solving skills as well as an essential understanding of the knowledge.
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About the classes
Mechanical Robotics Design Methodology
In the mechanical robotics design course, students will develop creativity and overall ability through project-based learning, and communication skills through group work. Through the application of mechanical calculations, suspension and drive system design, and parts production using CAD/CAM, students will learn the product design and manufacturing process of a vehicle that can run on rough roads without dropping its cargo, with engineering design in mind. In the final class, they will check the results in a competition.
About the Research
Research and development of robotics technology to make up for the labor shortage in society
Japan is a society with a declining population, and there is a shortage of workers to support the world. The use of robots and artificial intelligence is being considered as a way to compensate for this. Therefore, we are conducting research with the aim of developing robot technology that is useful for automation and labor saving. For example, infrastructure inspection robots, bridges and tunnels, equipment in buildings, the inside of tanks, etc. require regular inspection to use them safely for a long time. To do this, we are developing component technologies and integrated technologies for inspection robots. As an example, the figure shows an in-pipe mobile robot. It moves inside a thin pipe on four wheels and checks for abnormalities. In addition, we are also researching navigation technology for autonomous mobile robots that support outdoor environmental surveys, and robot hands that can manipulate soft sheets.
Professor Masato Mizukami
Research Field
Robotics, system integration, precision mechanism design
Main research themes
Infrastructure inspection robots, micro-mechatronics
Licenses and qualifications available
driver licence
- High school teacher license (industrial) *Teacher training course credits required
Qualifications
- Assistant Engineer, etc.
Employment situation
- IHI
- JFE Steel
- Hokkaido Railway Company
- SUBARU
- Isuzu Motors
- Kajima Construction
- Kubota
- Kobelco Construction Machinery
- Suzuki
- Seiko Epson
- All Nippon Airways
- Toppan Printing
- Nipro
- Japan Steel Works
- Nippon Paper Industries
- Panasonic
- Hitachi Zosen
- FANUC
- Hokkaido Electric Power
- Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Makino Milling Machine
- Mazda
- MinebeaMitsumi
- Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
- Yotsuba Milk Industry
- Sapporo City Hall
- Hokkaido Prefectural Government
- Chiba Institute of Technology Graduate School
- Hokkaido University Graduate School
- Muroran Institute of Technology Graduate School, etc.
