DeMaMech: EU-Japan Collaboration in Higher Education Student Exchange Program

Offer of Research Topic

Offer from	University	Keio University
	Faculty/Department/Institute	Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of System Design Engineering
	Group Name	Toshiyuki Murakami Laboratory
Research Theme		Intelligent Control in Human Assist System (Electric Bicycle, Electric Wheelchair, MDOF Manipulator, etc)
Brief Explanation		Motion control in human assist system is an important key technology for future aging society. For example, a stabilization & power assist control of electric bicycle is preferred for safety and convenient transport system. The advanced development of intelligent control brings sophisticated motion assist in human assist system.
Research Steps		1. Literature survey (one month) 2. Simulation study by C Language + OpenGL (one month) 3. Experimental study(one month) 4. Implementing various control algorithms on the experimental system (two months) 5. Evaluation of simulation results and experiments(one month)
Period		5 months, but can be extended as a 10-month project, by including hardware experiments.
Necessary Background, Knowledge, Skills		Fundamental knowledge about Control, Robotics and computer programming skills.
Further Information		http://www.fha.sd.keio.ac.jp/english/
Contact Person		Prof. Dr. Toshiyuki Murakami (mura@sd.keio.ac.jp)