Course Overview
Course Overview
1. Latest Advanced Technology and Trends 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)
Note: The classes may not be offered in the order listed below.
(1) | The Car Industry, Market Trend, Circumstance and Its Future | |
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Lecturers | Mr. Kazuaki Iwamoto (Mitsubishi Motors Corp.) Mr. Makoto Kamachi (ibid.) Prof. Yasuhiko Sakai (Nagoya Univ.) | |
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(2) | Overview of Automotive Development Process (tentative) | |
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Lecturers | Mr. Reuben Seah (Nissan Motor Corp.) Prof. Koji Mizuno (Nagoya Univ.) | |
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(3) | Observation and Evaluation of Drivers’ Behavior | |
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Lecturers | Prof. Kazuya Takeda (Nagoya Univ.) Prof. Alexander Carballo (Gifu Univ.) | |
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(4) | Car Materials and Processing | |
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Lecturers | Dr. Shuji Kano (Toyota Motor Corp.) Prof. Nobuki Yukawa (Nagoya Univ.) | |
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(5) | Movements and Control of a Car (tentative) | |
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Lecturers | Dr. Satoshi Makido (Toyota Central R & D Labs., Inc.) Prof. Toru Asai (Nagoya Univ.) | |
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(6) | Safety Engineering for Preventing Accidents | |
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Lecturers | Prof. Akira Ito (Nagoya Univ. formerly researcher at DENSO Co.) Prof. Tatsuya Suzuki (Nagoya Univ.) | |
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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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| Automotive Embedded Computing Systems | |
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Lecturers | Mr. Kazuhiro Kajio (Toyota Motor Co.) Prof. Hiroaki Takada (Nagoya Univ.) | |
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(9) | Wireless Technologies in ITS | |
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Lecturers | Prof. Takaya Yamazato (Nagoya Univ.) | |
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(10) | Applications of CAE to Vehicle Development | |
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Lecturers | Dr. Shinichi Arimoto (Toyota Motor Corp.) Prof. Toshiro Matsumoto (Nagoya Univ.) | |
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(11) | Advanced Power Train Technology for Electric Vehicle in EU, US, China and Japan – Teardown report of each EV – | |
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Lecturers | Prof. Masayoshi Yamamoto (Nagoya Univ.), Dr. Thilak Senanayake (Nagoya Univ., Formerly researcher at DENSO Co. and Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc.) | |
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(12) | Intelligent Transport System in Japan and Autonomous Driving | |
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Lecturer | Prof. Nobuyuki Ozaki (Nagoya Univ.) Prof. Yasuhiro Akagi (ibid.) | |
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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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Lecturer | Prof. Toshiyuki Yamamoto (Nagoya Univ.) | |
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(15) | Automobiles in Aging society | |
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Lecturers | Prof. Hirofumi Aoki (Nagoya Univ.) | |
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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