University/Graduate School
School of Mechatronics Engineering
Mechatronics engineering, a compound word formed from mechanics engineering and electronics, means a technology that integrates electrical and electronics engineering and computer technology based on mechanical engineering technology. It involves the design and manufacture of intelligent mechanical electronic systems, and is an essential engineering field widely used in various industrial sites, such as automation and robots.
The School of Mechatronics Engineering aims to cultivate practical mechatronics engineers with high-level expertise who can lead the mechatronics field in the 21st century and also human resource development experts in the field by providing industrial site-oriented technology education, humanities knowledge education to aid with adaptation to digitization/socialization, and character education to promote active thinking.
Introduction to the Majors
Production System Major
This major is related to people, funds, equipment, materials, raw material supply, markets and management in the production system, and deals with the manufacturing system and areas with other functions in the plant. In other words, it covers systems which include areas related to information, design, analysis, quality management and control. This major mostly covers manufacturing systems, which comprise a cluster of manufacturing processes and arrangements of equipment whose characteristics are defined by measurable parameters (a common term for all processes or actions performed to obtain desired products or parts) and teaches design and disposition, process design and management.
Control System Major
This major cultivates creative and hands-on work-oriented engineers who combine a base of wide knowledge in the fundamentals and applications of mechanical engineering with mathematical analysis ability involving control-related knowledge, such as for the electrical/electronics and computer fields. Graduates understand the characteristics of the latest systems applied to industry and life, have practical and creative abilities related to the analysis and design of control functions, and will play a key role in the automation and control fields and lead technological innovation in these fields.
Digital Systems Major
The objective of this major is to cultivate the capacity to design and realize systems (all electromechanical systems with built-in CPUs) that autonomously make intelligent decisions and carry out movements. This major cultivates creative and integrative mechatronics engineers by utilizing mobility mechatronics and equipment mechatronics highly demanded by industries as core basic fields and systemically linking them with ‘real-time IT control technology,’ ‘semiconductor/display equipment technology’ and ‘intelligent systems’ as applied hands-on fields.