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RESEARCH THEMAS

[ONGOING]
Wall Climbing Robot
with SSC
The self-contained robot has the vacuum pumps, battery, CPU, and the communication system on it. It can walk around on the wall for about 30 minutes in one charge of the battery. It uses the Scanning-Type Suction Cup System developed by MEL. It can stick on the wall with the crack and/or the gaps. It is 12kg weight and 30cm length.
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Multi DOF Actuator The 3DOF motors have been developed by extending the principle of the conventional 1DOF motors. The diameter of the Synchronous motor II is 5cm. It's maximum torque is 2[kg/cm]. The motors will be applyed to the wrist joints of the manipulator and/or the robotics eyes.
Induction Motor Synchronous Motor I Synchronous Motor II Stepping Motor
[FINISHED]
A Transmission For
Engine/Flywheel Hybrid Car
This system can store the braking energy as the rotational energy of the flywheel and use it when the car is accerelated. The 350cc engine with this system showed the accerelation performance of the 2000cc engine.
Analysis of the Mechanical Systems with
the Linear Graph Theory
The mechanical system analysing program was developed. The program applied the Linear Graph Theory. I used the program for analysing the Transmission for Engine/Flywheel Hybrid car, optimal desighn of the Planetary Gear Train Systems, and desighning the Scanning-Type Suction Cups for the wall climbing robot. The program can be applied to the analysis and synthesis of the hybrid system such as the mechanical/electronical and/or the pnumatical/mechanical systems.
DD Manipulator for
Automated Sewing System

7DOF Human-Type Manipulator was developed. It can sew the clothings with the sewing machine on the hand. The manipulator is controlled by the position/force hybrid control.

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