Proposing?reliable?medical?techniques?through?computational?biomechanical?simulationsSurgicaloperationsaresometimesrequiredtofixseverebonefracturesormuscleinjuries.Here,ifwecanestimatemechanicalconditionsofourbodypartsand/orsurgicalinstrumentspriortotheoperation,theinformationwillbegreatlyhelpfultoavoidsurgicalerrorsorfurthersurgeries.Ourlaboratoryexaminespatient‐specificbiomechanicalsimulationmethods.Thatis,wefabricateacomputationalmodelwiththeexactshapeofthepatientbasedonclinicalX‐rayCTimages,andperformanalysestoestimatemechanicalstatesofbonesorartificialinstrumentsinourbody.Collaborationwithmedicaldoctorsleadsustoproposenovelmedicaltechniques.Weregardlivingorgansof"humans"fromtheperspectivesof"mechanicalengineering"and"informationengineering“.Adiverserangeofknowledgemakesourstudentsenjoyavarietyofcareerpathsaftergraduation.ProfessorMichihikoKosekiProfessorKosekitookhiscurrentpositionin2019afterworkingasanengineeratFujitsuLimitedandanassistantprofessoratTokyoInstituteofTechnology,andanassociateprofessoratShinshuUniversity.Hisresearchinterestsincludecomputationalbiomechanics,medicalimagingtechniquesandbio‐inspiredrobotics.Ourresearchsolutionswillpowerfullysupportmedicaldoctorsonbothdiagnosesandtreatmentsforillnessesorinjuriesinorthopedicfields.Patientscanalsoobtaingreatbenefitsincludingpersonalizedandinformation‐richinformedconsentfortheirowntreatments.Weaimtorealizeaworldwhichissensitivetotheneedsanddesiresofdoctors,patients,andeveryone.Examination?of?surgical?operation?methods?in?scoliosis?in?collaboration?with?Shinshu?University’s?Medical?School.Althoughtherearemanyphysicaltrainingmethodsforweightreduction,someofthemdon’trevealtheireffectsfromtheviewpointofmechanicalengineers.Oursimulationmethoddemonstratesmechanicalconditionsinourbodyandtheresultsmayleadtomoreefficienttrainingmethodsforourbeautifullife!Iamstudyingtheswimmingbehaviorofvariousformsofaquaticlifeinordertocreateanewrobotbasedontheadroitswimmingabilityoflivingcreatures.Iamalsostudyingbloodflowinordertoexaminemechanicalvulnerabilitytoatheroscleroticplaquethroughmodelexperimentsusingartificialdiseasedarteriesandnumericalcomputations.Ibelievethatitispossibletoimplementarobotcapableofworkinginmudorinoceansettingswherethereisagreatdealofseaweedordetritus.Intheareaofbloodflowresearch,mygoalistocreateadiagnosticsystemthatcaninstantlyassesstheriskofatheroscleroticplaquebasedonpatient‐specificmedicalimaging,forexamplebymeansofMRI.Graduateshavegoneontoworkinsuchfieldsasmedicaldevices,precisionmachinery,automobiles,electronics,andinformationandcommunications.Somehaveevenpursuedcareersaspublicofficialsorresearchersineducationalresearchorganizations.ProfessorShunichiKobayashiProfessorKobayashitookhiscurrentpositionin2009afterservinginthefacultyofTaxtileScienceandTechnologyatShinshuUniversityasaseniorassistantprofessorandassociateprofessor.Hebeganhisresearchonbloodflowin1996and1997whileworkingasavisitingscholarattheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnology.Hecurrentlycontinuestocarryoutinternationaljointresearch.Thisrobot,whichcanswiminalldirections,wasdevelopedbystudyingtheswimmingmotionoftheragworm.AmodelexperimentandnumericalcomputationofatherosclerosisThestiffnessofthisfin,whosedesignisbasedontheflexiblemovementofthetailsoffish,isalteredinrealtimeinanattempttoincreasepropulsiveperformance.Exploring?the?biomimetics?of?aquatic?life?and?medical?engineering?using?biofluid?mechanics24Department?of?Machinery?and?RoboticsBioengineeringOutlook?for?researchOutlook?for?students?after?graduationDepartment?of?Machinery?and?RoboticsBioengineeringOutlook?for?researchOutlook?for?students?after?graduation
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