Department of Human and Engineered Environmental StudiesDepartment of Human and Engineered Environmental Studies

Staffs

• HOSAKA Hiroshi

  Professor
  HOSAKA Hiroshi

  1979: Graduated, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
  1981: Graduated, Master course, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
  1981: Research Engineer, Electrical Communications Labs. Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.
  1990: Doctor of Engineering from The University of Tokyo
  1997: Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
  1999: Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo

• SASAKI Ken

  Professor
  SASAKI Ken

  1980: Graduated, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
  1982: Master of Engineering from The University of Tokyo
  1982: NEC Corporation
  1985: Research Associate, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
  1986: Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
  1987: Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo
  1996: Visiting Researcher, Stanford University (10 months)
  2004: Professor, The University of Tokyo

Mechatronics and dynamics for information sensing

Based on information technologies, advanced sensing technologies and mechatronics technologies, we are developing ubiquitous information devices for sensor network systems. By miniaturizing these devices and diversifying their usages, these sensor terminals could be attached to humans, natural and artificial objects. These terminals consist of sensors, power sources, CPUs, and wireless devices. The terminals will send the obtained sensor information to the network with minimal functional size. The followings are our research topics.

• Personal area network using an intra-body wireless communication technology.
• Automatic power generation system using human body vibration.
• Design and evaluation of operational feeling of switches using haptic interface.
• Pulse interval measurement of car drivers.
• Location and data mining systems using mobile network.