Advanced Course on Mechanical Engineering

Course title

M0065000

	YAHAGI Yuji
	ISHII Yasuyuki
	UCHIMURA Yutaka
	SAEKI Masato
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	SAKAUE Kenichi
	SAWA Takekazu
	SHIRAI Katsuaki
	TANGE Manabu
	TSUNODA Kazumi
	FUTAI Nobuyuki
	MATSUO Shigeki
	KAWATA Takuya

Course description

The course covers advanced topics of mechanical engineering provided by omnibus lectures of all faculties of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Students will then present oral presentation(s) on assigned topics of advanced and/or applied mechanical engineering.

Purpose of class

The course will provide introductions of some advanced topics relevant to the mechanical engineering and guidelines for technical presentation. The course is an opportunity for English speakers to gain understanding mechanical engineering, or for Japanese students to study engineering topics in English.

Goals and objectives

	Goals and objectives	Course Outcomes
1.	Students should be able to gain understanding of advanced topics on mechanical engineering.	A-2
2.	Students should be able to gain understanding of a broad view of mechanical engineering analysis and design.	A-2
3.	Students should be able to give presentations on a topic on mechanical engineering in English.	A-2

Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

	Reports	First Presentation	Final Presentation	Total.
1.	25%	5%	5%	35%
2.	25%	5%	10%	40%
3.		5%	20%	25%
Total.	50%	15%	35%	-

Class schedule

	Class schedule	HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.)	Amount of Time Required
1.	Introduction to Turbulent Flows (Prof. K. Shirai) Fundamental aspects of turbulent flows is lectured based on phenomenological and statistical points of view. Applications and research challenges on turbulent flows will be introduced.	Report preparation	190分
2.	Active control of fluid flow (Prof. K. Tsunoda) Basics of a flow control method will be discussed.	Report preparation	190分
3.	Microfluidic Device Design (Prof. N. Futai) The main content is experiencing flow/diffusion simulations (using ANSYS/Fluent) of the sperm sorter, one of typical and famous microfluidic devices. Basics in various microfluidic devices, typical fabrication processes, and the background and the operational principle of the sperm sorter will be reviewed beforehand.	Report preparation	190分
4.	Scale effects of hydrodynamics and heat transfer (Prof. M. Tange) Governing equations of heat transfer are overviewed and its scale effects are discussed especially in microscale phenomena.	Report preparation	190分
5.	The advanced control theory and applications related robotics (Prof. Y. Uchimura)	Report preparation	190分
6.	Recent topic about solid mechanics (Prof. K. Sakaue)	Report preparation	190分
7.	Electrostatic separation (Prof. M. Saeki) The electrostatic separation technique for recycling and food safety is overviewed.	Report preparation	190分
8.	Sensing and monitoring technologies of machining processes (Prof. T. Sawa)	Report preparation	190分
9.	Non-intrusive flow measurements and Presentation method. (Prof. Y. Yahagi) Measuring the velocity or flow rate without disturbing the flow to be measured. Ultrasounds are successfully used.	Report preparation	190分
10.	An Introduction to Turbulence and Its Transports Phenomena (Prof. T. Kawata)	Report preparation	190分
11.	Laser Precise Microfabrication (Prof. S. Matsuo) Materials processing techniques using lasers will be introduced, especially micro to nanometer scale techniques.	Report preparation	190分
12.	Introduction to the electron theory of metals (Prof. Y. Ishii)	Report preparation	190分
13.	Prepare for preparation Submit preliminary version for the final presentation. The presentation file will be checked.	Report preparation and making presentation files	190分
14.	Final presentation and discussion (All faculty members)	Report preparation	190分
Total.	-	-	2660分

Goals and objectives (Other Courses)

A:Fundamental Mechanical Engineering	B:Advanced Mechanical Engineering	C:Environment and Materials Engineering	D:Chemistry and Biotechnology	E:Electrical Engineering and Robotics	G:Advanced Electronic Engineering	F:Information and Communications Engineering	L:Computer Science and Engineering	H:Urban Infrastructure and Environment

Language

English

Evaluation method and criteria

Students should submit a report on the topics each instructor assigns by one week after each lecture. The reports contribute 50%.
There will be two presentations on “advanced topics relevant to mechanical engineering”. Both presentations should cover the same topics: the second (final) presentation (contributes 30%) should be an improvement of the first one (contributes 20%).

This course will give a pass mark (60 points) to students who have successfully submitted all reports and gave two presentations of appropriate perfection levels.

Any student failed to submit four or more of after-lecture reports will receive NO credit.
Any student skipping any of presentations will receive NO credit.

Feedback on exams, assignments, etc.

ways of feedback	specific contents about "Other"

Textbooks and reference materials

No specific textbook is required. Reference material will be provided by each lecturer.

Prerequisites

Some lectures require basic knowledge of mechanical engineering.

Office hours and How to contact professors for questions

There will be Q&A time after classes.

Regionally-oriented

Non-regionally-oriented course

Development of social and professional independence

Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
Course that cultivates a basic interpersonal skills
Course that cultivates a basic self-management skills
Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving skills

Active-learning course

About half of the classes are interactive

Course by professor with work experience

Work experience	Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicable
N/A	該当しない

Education related SDGs:the Sustainable Development Goals

4.QUALITY EDUCATION
9.INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
12.RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION

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