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Advanced Materials Div.

Material Design

　Prof. Hideki HOSHODA
　　Room：R2-919
　　TEL：+81-(0)45-924-5057
　　E-mail：hosoda(at)pi.titech.ac.jp
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■Section　 Material Design

■Objective Development, design and processing of multifunctional smart materials and composites
　　　　　　　　　　　　　
■Current Topics　
・Development of biomedical shape memory and superelastic alloys.
　　　　　　　　　　　・Development of high temperature shape memory alloys.
　　　　　　　　　　　・Development of ferromagnetic shape memory alloy base smart composites.
　　　　　　　　　　　・Development of Ir base ultrahigh temperature smart coatings.　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　・Development of hydrogen storage, magnetic and　titanium alloys.

*Outline of Research Activities2010（PDF）

Progress of shape memory alloy based advaced smart materials

Superelatic behavior of Ti-base biomedical shape memory alloy

Mechanics and Engineering Design

　Prof. Mikio HORIE
　　Room：R2-214
　　TEL：+81-(0)45-924-5048
　　E-mail：mahorie(at)pi.titech.ac.jp
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■Section　 Mechanics and Engineering Design

■Objective Establishment of ultimate design systems and investigation of ultimate material functions for advanced mechanical motion systems

■Current Topics　
・Dynamic analysis and synthesis of mechanical motion systems.
　　　　　　　　　　　・Intelligent CAD of mechanical motion systems with consideration of the human interface.
　　　　　　　　　　　・Design of high-integrated mechanisms in the mechanical systems.　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　・R&D of palmtop surface mount systems and micro assembly systems.　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　・Design and manufacturing technologies for micro systems (Micromachines, MEMS and MOEMS).

*Outline of Research Activities2010（PDF）

One arm composed of two 2-DOF micromanipulators for minute object holding operation(In the left figure, the endeffecter is holding the micro device 0402; 0.4mm*0.2mm)

A pantograph mechanism for new surface mount systems and its trajectory of output point E(Black line: Conventional trajectory, Red curre:New trajectory)

　Assoc. Prof. Chiaki SATO
　　Room：G2-516
　　TEL：+81-(0)45-924-5062
　　E-mail：csato(at)pi.titech.ac.jp
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■Section　 Composite Materials, Adhesion, Evaluation of Materials

■Objective
                    ・Investigation of interdiscipline between mechanical engineering
                    and chemistry.
                    ・Development and evaluation of new structures and new materials
                    which users need

■Current Topics　
・Development of the lightweight automobile body made of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastics(CFRP).　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　・Weight saving of the automobile body using the CFRP-Metal hybrid structure material.
　　　　　　　　　　　・Development of dismantlable adhesion technique.
　　　　　　　　　　　・Deformation measurements of micro materials using laser speckle interferometry.　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　・Measurement of volumetric shrinkage of UV cure adhesive.

*Outline of Research Activities2010（PDF）

Dismantlement of the adhesive Laser Speckle Microscope to measure micro deformation

Advanced Materials Evaluation

001　曽根正人.JPG 　Assoc.Prof. Masato SONE
　　Room：R2-918　　
　　TEL：+81-（0）45-924-5043
　　E-mail：msone(at)pi.titech.ac.jp
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■Section　 Advanced Materials Evaluation

■Objective Research and development of nano structured metallic, non-organic and organic materials

■Current Topics　
・Development of high performance materials for MEMS devices by nano-meter structural control.
　　　　　　　　　　　・Development＆Evaluation of nano structured metal using supercritical fluid.
　　　　　　　　　　　・Development of surface finishing technology with supercritical fluid.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　
*Outline of Research Activities2010（PDF）

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