Multibody Dynamics Researches in Japan

일본에서의 다물체동역학 연구동향

In this paper, the activity of Japanese researchers relating multibody dynamics is introduced. The author stayed at the CCR(Center for Collaborative Research) in the university of Tokyo as a visiting scholar during December 10, 2003 to March 9, 2004. The information obtained from several universities (University of Tokyo, Sophia university, Nihon university, Tsukuba university), several industries and research institutes (JR Central in Nagoya, Toyota Research Center in Nagoya., Subway department in Tokyo, and JARI at Tsukuba), several research groups (JSCM, JSME, JSAE) was summarized with several photos. Professor Yoshihiro Suda's laboratory at the university of Tokyo, professor Yoshiaki Terumichi's laboratory at the Sophia university, and professor Ichiro Kageyama's laboratory at the Nihon university are introduced.