Course Overview
Course Overview (Tentative)
1. Latest Advanced Technology and Tasks in Automobile Engineering (3 credits)
Class hours: Three 45-minute classes a day, three to four days a week. Days are not fixed. (13:30-14:15, 14:30-15:15, 15:30-16:15)
(1) | The Car Industry, Market Trend, Circumstance and Its Future | |
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Lecturers | Mr. Kazuaki Iwamoto(Mitsubishi Motor Corp.) Mr. Yuji Tozuka(ibid.) Prof. Yukio Ishida (Nagoya Univ.) | |
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(2) | Overview of Automative Development Process | |
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Lecturers | Dr. Chinmoi Pal (Nissan Motor Corp.) Prof. Yukio Ishida (Nagoya Univ.) | |
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(3) | Observation and Evaluation of Drivers’ Behavior Perspective | |
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Lecturers | Prof. Kazuya Takeda (Nagoya Univ.) Prof. Eijiro Takeuchi (ibid.) Prof. Chiyomi Miyajima (Daido Univ.) | |
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(4) | Car Materials and Processing | |
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Lecturers | Mr. Hirokazu Morishita (Toyota Motor Corp.) Prof. Nobuki Yukawa (Nagoya Univ.) | |
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(5) | Movements and Control of a Car | |
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Lecturers | Mr. Satoshi Makido (Toyota Central R & D Labs., Inc.) Ms. Maiko Hirano (ibid.) Prof. Toru Asai (Nagoya Univ.) | |
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(6) | Safety Engineering for the Prevention of Accidents | |
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Lecturers | Prof. Yousuke Akatsu (Nagoya Univ.) Prof. Tatsuya Suzuki (ibd.) | |
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(7) | Crash Safety | |
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Lecturers | Prof. Masahito Hitosugi (Shiga Univ. of Medical Science) Prof. Koji Mizuno (Nagoya Univ.) | |
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(8) | Automotive Embedded Computing Systems | |
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Lecturer | Mr. Kazuhiro Kajio (Toyota Motor Corp.) Prof. Hiroaki Takada (Nagoya Univ.) | |
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(9) | Wireless Technologies in ITS | |
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Lecturers | Dr. Tsuneo Nakata (Denso Corp.) Dr. Yasuhiro Hirayama (ibd.) Prof. Masaaki Katayama (Nagoya Univ.) | |
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(10) | Applications of CAE to Vehicle Development | |
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Lecturers | Dr. Yuichi Kitagawa (Toyota Motor Corp.) Prof. Toshiro Matsumoto (Nagoya Univ.) | |
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(11) | Energy Saving Technology for Automobiles | |
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Lecturers | Mr. Tatsuo Teratani (Former researcher at Toyota Motor Corp.) Prof. Shinji Doki (Nagoya Univ.) | |
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(12) | Automated Driving | |
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Lecturer | Dr. Nobuyuki Ozaki (Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corp) Prof. Yoshiki Ninomiya (Nagoya Univ.) | |
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(13) | Fundamentals of Traffic Flow Characteristics | |
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Lecturer | Prof. Hideki Nakamura (Nagoya Univ.) | |
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(14) | Cars and Roads in Urban Transportation Context | |
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Lecturers | Prof. Takayuki Morikawa (Nagoya Univ.) | |
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(15) | Automobiles in Aging society | |
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Lecturers | Prof. Hirofumi Aoki (Nagoya Univ.) Prof. Le Anh Son (ibid.) | |
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Presentation of Individual Research Projects & Final Evaluation | ||
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Contents | Overseas students conduct research projects jointly with NU students based on a project of interest. At the end of the program each student has to give a presentation. | |
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2. Japanese (3 credits)
2.1 Elementary Japanese
Approximately two hours per day for 6 weeks (total 45 hours)
This class is designed for students who have little or no knowledge of Japanese, this level aims to acquire the most essential language patterns for everyday life, and be able to express intentions in uncomplicated adult-level Japanese.
2.2 Intermediate Japanese
Approximately two hours per day for 6 weeks (total 45 hours)
This class is designed for students who have already learned Japanese to some extent.
2.3 Advanced Japanese
Approximately two hours per day for 6 weeks (total 45 hours)
This class is designed for students who can speak Japanese rather fluently.
3. Automobile Industry Factory and Laboratory Visits
Toyota Motors, Toyota Boshoku, Suzuki Meseum, Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology, and National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory
4. Cultural Excursions
Kyoto, Nara and Tokyo