Course title
B00501003
Introduction to Engineering and Analytical Mechanics

 HOSOYA Naoki

KAMEO Yoshitaka
Course description
Students study soft robots mounting artificial muscles. Lectures and experiments on artificial muscle devices will be held. Soft robots have different values from conventional hard robots. Soft robots are next-generation technologies that integrate humans and machines, which is an attractive field. Students can understand the soft mechanism by using mechanics.
Purpose of class
Students will be able to make artificial muscles, and then make them drive. Students will be able to generate electricity by using the artificial muscles. Students will understand the mechanics of soft materials through making and controlling the artificial muscles. In addition, students will understand high-voltage electrical circuits through implementation.
Goals and objectives
  1. To be able to investigate trends and soft mechanics of soft robots and explain them using mechanics
  2. To be able to drive artificial muscles
  3. To be able to make pre-stretching devices and elastomers for artificial muscles
  4. To be able to make stretchable electrodes for artificial muscles
  5. To be able to build CW circuits to drive artificial muscles
  6. To be able top build high voltage circuits using DC-DC converter to drive artificial muscles
  7. To be able to generate electricity with artificial muscles
Language
Japanese
Class schedule

 Class schedule HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) Amount of Time Required
1. ・Investigating trends and soft mechanics of soft robots.
・Group works 		To investigate soft robots (soft mechanics and trends of soft robots) 380minutes
2. ・Group work and experimets to drive artificial muscles To investigate how to drive artificial muscles. 380minutes
Students should study dielecric elastomer actuators using papers.
3. ・Group work and experimets to make pre-stretching devices and elastomers for artificial muscles Students should investigate pre-stretching devices and elastomers for artificial muscles. 380minutes
4. ・Group work and experimets to make stretchable electrodes for artificial muscles Students should investigate stretchable electrodes for artificial muscles. 380minutes
5. ・Group work and experimets to control artificial muscles by computers(Making the CW circuit as a high voltage circuit) Students should investigate the CW circuit. 380minutes
6. ・Group work and experimets to control artificial muscles by computers(Making a high voltage circuit using a DC-DC converter) Students should investigate a high voltage circuit using a DC-DC converter. 380minutes
7. ・Group work and experimets to generate electricity with artificial muscles Students should investigate power generation with artificial muscles. 380minutes
8. X X 190minutes
9. X X 190minutes
10. X X 190minutes
11. X X 190minutes
12. X X 190minutes
13. X X 190minutes
14. X X 190minutes
Total. - - 3990minutes
Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

 Report Total.
1. 25% 25%
2. 25% 25%
3. 5% 5%
4. 5% 5%
5. 15% 15%
6. 15% 15%
7. 10% 10%
Total. 100% -
Evaluation method and criteria
In this class, the total points for achievement goals 1 to 7 is 100 points as shown in "Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'". Students get credits with 60 points or more. Students can get 60 points if they can achieve goals 1 to 4. Students have to submit their reports using Scomb. The submission method will be explained in the first lecture.
Feedback on exams, assignments, etc.
ways of feedback specific contents about "Other"
Feedback in the class
Textbooks and reference materials
References
・A. Wiranata, Y. Ishii, H. Hosoya and S. Maeda, “Simple and Reliable Fabrication Method for PDMS Dielectric Elastomer Actuators using Carbon Nanotube Powder Electrodes”, Advanced Engineering Materials, 2001181, 2021.
・A. Minaminosono, H. Shigemune, Y. Okuno, T. Katsumayta, N. Hosoya, S. Maeda, “A Deformable Motor Driven by Dielectric Elastomer Actuators and Flexible Mechanisms”, Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 6(1), pp.1-12, 2019.
・N. Hosoya, H. Masuda, S. Maeda, “Balloon dielectric elastomer actuator speaker”, Applied Acoustics, 148, pp.238-245, 2019.
・H. Shigemune, S. Sugano, J. Nishitani, M. Yamauchi, N. Hosoya, S. Hashimoto, S. Maeda “Dielectric elastomer actuators with carbon nanotube electrodes painted with a soft brush”, Actuators, 7 (3), 51, 2018.
・N. Hosoya, S. Baba, S. Maeda, “Hemispherical breath mode speaker using a dielectric elastomer”, J. Acoustical Society of America, 138, pp.EL424-EL428, 2015
Prerequisites
Students should review mechanics1, 2, calculus, and linear algebra.
Office hours and How to contact professors for questions
  • Office hours by Zoom．
    From 24th Sep.2021 to 21st Jan. 2022, Fri.，17:00~18:00，https://shibaura-it.zoom.us/j/94742484518?pwd=TDVKVVR4aStUOVhwSjVXblJPMzN6dz09
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Development of social and professional independence
  • Course that cultivates a basic self-management skills
  • Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving skills
Active-learning course
Most classes are interactive
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  • 4.QUALITY EDUCATION
  • 9.INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
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