Curriculum

Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering

本In Basics of Mechanics A, students learn the basic skills necessary for manufacturing and monozukuri in mechanical engineering, including…
1) Assembling and controlling robot cars
2) Milling process
3) lathe processing
students learn the fundamentals of mathematics and dynamics in preparation for the four major mechanics courses Dynamics of Machinery, Mechanics of Materials, Thermodynamics, and Fluid Dynamics, which form the theoretical background and basis of mechanical engineering.

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Machine Design Drafting and Digital Technical Product Documentation A,B,C,D

To master drafting techniques, which play an important role in conveying information in manufacturing, students learn basic mechanical design methods by studying a series of designs, including those of a miniature jack and a reduction gear. Students acquire mechanical drafting skills and learn both manual design and computer-aided design (CAD). They are provided with the chance to practice as well as to create, read, and use digital technical product documentation, which is essential for next-generation manufacturing.

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Industrial Thermodynamics

要確認

In Industrial Thermodynamics A, the fundamentals of thermodynamics are explained. This includes the concept of temperature, energy, the four principles of thermodynamics, and the approach to thermodynamic thinking in practical problems. In Industrial Thermodynamics B, students learn the basics of practical thermal machines, including gas turbines and boiler cycles. Students also study practical combustors as well as heat exchangers, heat transfer, and air conditioning.

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Fluid Dynamics A,Ｂ

In Fluid Dynamics A, students learn how to handle an actual flow by learning the fundamentals for handling fluids, considering simplified models for complex flows, and applying empirical formulas. In Fluid Dynamics B, students also use mathematics to master theoretical handling of uncompressed and non-viscous fluids.

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Mechanical Dynamics A,B

In Dynamics of Machinery A, students learn the fundamentals of statics and dynamics science, particularly dynamics of translational motion, via lectures on kinematics and dynamics related to machinery. In Dynamics of Machinery B, students study the dynamics of rotational systems and learn about general vibration characteristics through vibration models and their analytical methods.。

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Strength of Materials Ａ,B

Mechanics of materials is the study of deformation states and analyzing the internal force of each part of a machine, structure, or material when an external force is applied. In Mechanics of Materials A, students learn about the deformation and strength of objects via the concepts of stress and strain. In Mechanics of Materials B, students learn how to handle problems involving the strength and mechanics of materials.

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Project-Based Practical Design and Manufacturing Ａ,B,C,D

In Mechanical Design and Production Projects A, B, C, and D and research foundation project courses, students obtain experience through problem-solving and active learning, which develops their creativity and critical thinking and allows them to explain things scientifically and to solve practical problems.
For example, in Mechanical Design and Production Project A, students design and manufacture a Japanese spinning top (koma) as well as a motorized camera jig for photographing the spinning top. In Mechanical Design Production Project B, students work in small groups to manufacture a manual generator, encompassing the early stage of creating and developing ideas, design and production, and evaluating the generator and presenting their achievements. Students learn the basic flow of research and development throughout the course.

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Experiments of Mechanical Engineering

Students consolidate their theoretical knowledge of mechanics that they gained in the first- and second-year lectures by performing practical experiments. Moreover, they learn the principle and structure of measurements [[Could you clarify your intended meaning here?]] as engineers, and develop their skills in summarizing results and experimental data, discussing results, and drawing conclusions from scientific reports. The main experimental areas include dynamics of machinery (measuring the moment of inertia), fluid mechanics (flow rate measurement and flow coefficient calculation, and fluid friction experiments), mechanics of materials (tensile tests), thermodynamics (air conditioning experiments), electrical engineering (motors and circuits), and engine systems (diesel engine performance experiments).

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Engineering Materials

本In this course, students learn about the properties of ferrous and nonferrous alloys and metallic and non-metallic materials to acquire the basic knowledge about materials properties necessary for mechanical engineers

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Heat Transfer Engineering

Students will learn about the basic mechanisms of heat transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation. They will also acquire application skills through practical laboratory experience.

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Internal Combustion Engine

Students will learn about the engineering of engines, particularly those used in automobiles. The course focuses on the basic technology, features, and recent trends of gasoline and diesel engines for automobiles, in terms of both performance and structure. Students will also be introduced to new power systems, such as hybrid engines and fuel cells.

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Energy Engineering

Machines obtain energy in some form to perform tasks that are useful to people and society. Students will acquire a general knowledge of such energy interactions. Students will examine the nature of renewable energy and learn about energy-saving technologies as well as topics ranging from the basics to the state of the art in energy conversion, storage, and transport.

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Fundamentals of Robot Engineering

Students will learn about the basic structure of a robot system, including the components used, their functions and roles, and kinematics. The content is presented in an easy-to-understand manner using concrete examples of robots, including videos and actual components.

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Fundamentals of Robot Programming

In this course, a robot operating system is used as a platform for sensing data processing and actuator control using cameras and LiDAR, robot motion verification through dynamics simulation, image processing, and point cloud data processing. Navigation and robot performance using the acquired basic knowledge of robot programming such as monitoring will also be performed.

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