Education / Research

The Department of Human Mechatronics Systems provides an interdisciplinary education covering the four areas listed below.
Our curriculum is designed to provide students with comprehensive technical skills necessary for the creation of intelligent systems through research and laboratory experiences. Under the supervision of faculty member, students are encouraged to write research papers for conferences and journals in preparation for master's or doctoral thesis.
Our master’s program includes project-based learning opportunities so that students can build research skills while pursuing their self-designed projects.

Intelligent Systems Control

Area of focus:

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• Advanced control theory which is applied in intelligent systems to create new energy systems such as solar power and also to realize human-friendly machines.
• Applied areas such as ecovehicle control and robot control.

【Major Requirements】

Master course ： Environmental Systems Control, Digital Control Theory, Advanced Control Theory, etc.

Doctor course ： Special Lecture of Intelligent System Control, etc.

【Main Research Areas】

1. • Intelligent systems control for future eco vehicles, and control of complex new energy system such as solar energy, wind energy and fuel cells.
   • Reduction of electromagnetic interference generated by inverters
2. • Control design theory for adaptive controls, digital controls, and time delay controls and their applied areas
3. • Robust control based on H-infinity control, development of predictive control methods and their applications to mechanical systems (model predictive control of a hot strip mill tension/looper system, and tracking control of seven-axis robot arm, etc.)
4. • Development, control and evaluation of assistive robots

Intelligent System Design

Area of focus:

• Design of product life cycle covering product design, manufacture and recycling
• Service engineering aiming at creating new values by the integration of products and services
• Human-machine interface to realize bi-directional communication between human and machine
• A human-centered soft computing architecture which adapts to the environment autonomously

【Major Requirements】

Master course ： Advanced Lecture of Robotic Intelligence, Life-cycle Design, Robotic System Design, etc.

Doctor course ： Special Lecture of Intelligent System Design, etc.

【Main Research Areas】

• Service engineering and life cycle engineering
• Human friendly partner robots
• The mutual interaction between human and machine

Biological System Engineering

Area of focus:

• Biomechanics: study of human body in motion and injury mechanism
• Noninvasive imaging of the brain which does not require incision into the body
• Virtual reality technology which allows a human to interact with a computer-simulated environment

【Major Requirements】

Master course ： Virtual Reality, Human Information Processing, Biological Processing, etc.

Doctor course ： Special Lecture of Bioengineering

【Main Research Areas】

• Noninvasive imaging of the brain
• Impact resistance of the brain and cells, and assistive devices
• Construction of a new information environment

 Functional Devices

Area of focus:

• Micro-process fabrication and nanoprocess engineering: elemental technologies for mechanical and electronic devices which are essential in creating human mechatronics systems.

【Major Requirements】

Master course ：Microsystems, Fabrication and Evaluation for Micro Devices, Nanostructured Materials and Devices for Sustainable Technology, etc.

Doctor course ：Special Lecture of Functional devices etc.

【Main Research Areas】

• Development of various functional surfaces (wettability, friction, and optical properties) induced by fabrication technologies including self-organizing processes
• Creation of MEMS (microelectromechanical system) made of metallic materials and their application in biological fields
• Electronic system construction on nanoscale
• Course Requirements and Degrees Offered

Department Requirements and Offered Degrees

Requirements for a Master's Degree

• Students must be enrolled for two years
• Completion of a total of 30 credits including 20 credits of graduate coursework
• Acceptance of a Master’s thesis and passing the final examination

Requirements for a Doctoral Degree (PhD degree in Engineering)

• Students must be enrolled for three years
• Completion of 20 credits
• Acceptance of a doctoral thesis and passing the final examination