Advanced Materials Div.

JAPANESE

Material Design

	Prof. Hideki HOSODA
	Room：R2-919   TEL：+81-(0)45-924-5057   E-mail：hosoda(at)pi.titech.ac.jp   ※Please replace "(at)" with "@".   http://kenwww.pi.titech.ac.jp/index.html

• Section       Material Design
• Objective     Development of materials design and processing of novel functional materials and composites
• Current Topics
  ・Ni-free biomedical shape memory and superelastic titanium alloys
  ・Gold and platinum based biomedical superelastic alloys with high X-ray radiography
  ・Ferromagnetic shape memoty alloy particle distributed smart composites with high motion frequency and large actuation strain
  ・Dynamics of domain homo interface in shape change materials
  *Outline of Research Activities（PDF）

Superelastic behavior and unique internal structure of TiMoSnZr biomedical alloy	Micro CT image of NiMnGa ferromagnetic shape memory alloy particle distributed silicone composite (left) and SEM image of NiMnGa particle with smooth surface by Bi-modified pulverization process

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	Assoc. Prof. Tomonari INAMURA
	Room：R2-919   TEL：+81-(0)45-924-5058   E-mail：inamura.t.aa(at)m.titech.ac.jp   ※Please replace "(at)" with "@".   http://kenwww.pi.titech.ac.jp/index.html

• Section         Material Design
• Objective     Development, design and improvement of actuator materials by control of microstructures and lattice defects
• Current Topics
  ・Defect and topology of microstructure formed by diffusionless phase transition
  ・Dissipation mechanism of mechanical energy in shape memory alloy
  ・Design of high-power shape memory alloy by control of texture
  ・Development of high-temperature and biomedical shape memory and superelastic alloys
    *Outline of Research Activities（PDF）

TEM image of the twin-within-twin structure in Ti-Au shape memory alloy	Temperature and stress amplitude dependence of storage modulus (E’) and internal friction (tanδ) in Ti-Nb-Al alloy ( [110]β )

Mechanics and Engineering Design

	Prof. Mikio HORIE
	Room：R2-214   TEL：+81-(0)45-924-5048   E-mail：mahorie(at)pi.titech.ac.jp   ※Please replace "(at)" with "@".   http://www.meds.pi.titech.ac.jp

• 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 Activities（PDF）

One arm composed of two 2-DOF micromanipulators for minute object assembling operation (In the left figure, the endeffecter is assembling the micro device 0402; 0.4mm*0.2mm)	A new pantograph mechanism for surface mount systems in which the output link has always turned to the lower part in a vertical plane. (For decreasing of hinge forces, the weight saving and optimization of mass distribution of each link are made.)

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	Assoc. Prof. Chiaki SATO
	Room：G2-516   TEL：+81-(0)45-924-5062   E-mail：csato(at)pi.titech.ac.jp   ※Please replace "(at)" with "@".   http://www.csato.pi.titech.ac.jp/

• Section       Composite Materials, Adhesion, Evaluation of Materials
• Objectives
  ・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 Activities（PDF）

Dismantlement of the adhesive	Laser Speckle Microscope to measure micro deformation

Advanced Materials Evaluation 

	Assoc. Prof. Masato SONE
	Room：R2-918　　   TEL：+81-（0）45-924-5043   E-mail：msone(at)pi.titech.ac.jp   ※Please replace "(at)" with "@".   http://www.ames.pi.titech.ac.jp/index.html

• 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 Activities（PDF）

TEM image of wired Cu into 60nmφ TEG by Sc-Co2 electroplating