Chair of Systems and Control

OHKAWA Masashi, Professor Integrated optic pressure sensors with maicromachined diaphragms Integrated optic accelerometer with cantilevers Optical information retrieval system using holographic memory MIMURA Nobuharu, Professor Articulated Robot Hand Parallel Manipulator Controlled Configured Robot Vehicle WATANABE Tetsuya, Associate Professor Assistive technology Support for blind people Tactile graphic display IMAMURA Takashi, Associate Professor Measurement engineering Intelligent robotics Intelligent mechanics/Mechanical systems

Chair of Biomedical Engineering

HAYASHI Toyohiko, Professor Assistive technology 1) universal switch for ALS patients; 2) universal design of electronic book viewer; 3) computer-assisted system for selecting an optimal switch for people with motor disabilities; and 4) VOCA for people with mental disabilities. Medical and sports biomechanics: 1)joint motion analysis (jaw, shoulder and knee) employing optical motion-capture, video fluoroscopy and/or open MR; 2) sports motion analysis (pitching, golf swing and soccer kick); and 3) computer-guided surgery for the reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament. Biological engineering: 1)Robotized jaw and shoulder simulators with an anatomical structure and a physiological control scheme; and 2) a computerized shoulder model. HORI Junichi, Professor Restoration of Biosignals and Medical Images Brain Mapping using Dipole Source Imaging EEG- or EOG-Based Communication Support System ISHII Nozomu, Associate Professor Small antennas EMC design of living space for efficient- and safe-use of electromagnetic waves Research topics Antenna in lossy media MAEDA Yoshinobu, Associate Professor Decision-making based travel plan support system for the visually impaired Multi-agent simulation about peer-peer bullying emerged from the interaction of artificial classmate Electronic circuit simulation on the nonlinear biological dynamics IIJIMA Atsuhiko, Associate Professor

Graduate School of Science and Technology

KIRYU Tohru, Professor Measurement and Interpretation of Muscle Activity during Dynamic Movement Application of the Internet in Medicine and Health Evaluation of Autonomic Nervous Activities by Spectrum Analysis IWAKI Mamoru, Associate Professor Signal processing theory for instantaneous feature analysis Acoustical signal and human audio processing especially in sound source separation Analysis of the relation between variation in biomedical signals and auditory task TANAHASHI Shigehito, Assistant Professor

Technical Staff

TSUCHIDA, Junji ISHIWATARI, Hiroki HOSHI, Katsuhiro NAGATA, Koutaro