05f-06
INVITATION TO MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING
LECTURERS

Masahiko HIRAO, et al. (Graduate School of Engineering Science)

Objective
This course provides an introduction to mechanical science and bioengineering including the latest outstanding outcome in this field. This field specializes a study of mechanical or dynamical “function” of man-made objects and/or nature including human bodies. Subjects to be introduced are given in the following Lecture Outline.

Textbook
No particular textbook will be used.

Lecture Outline
[Category 1]
Introduction to electric rocket (short lecture and laboratory tour)
Instability problems in rocket engines
Robotics for understanding Human skills and assisting human activities
Laser Aided New Manufacturing Technologies
[Category 2]
Ultrasonic inspection on IC packages
Mechanical behavior of advanced materials and light structure
"Shock tube" or "soliton tube"? - a tunnel for future high-speed trains
Introduction to Inverse Problems in Thermal Engineering and Science
[Category 3]
Biomechanics - development, extension, and application of mechanics in medicine and biology Biomedical photonics for cell and tissue diagnosis Optimum structure in mechanical and biomechanical systems

Grading
Evaluation will be based on class participation (50%) and report (50%).