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Mechanical Engineering
Ultrasound and Non-destructive Evaluation Laboratory
Professor / Ikuo IHARA
ProfessorIkuo IHARA
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- Contribution science in the forefront of technology.
- Imagination is not less than creativity.
- Evaluation of things is much easier than evaluation of human.
Supervisor
Professor / Ikuo IHARA
Supervisor has been mentoring us very diligently based on him different careers and research experiences, which allows us to have wider and deeper view of thinking. He had worked at a private company before so that they sometimes made some helpful advices for not only our research activity but also our future work.
Research Content
In many industries and engineering fields, there are a lot of demands for non-destructively measuring and monitoring some characteristics such as mechanical properties, temperature, and defects inside a material. We have been pursuing the study on quantitative and noninvasive measurement method utilizing ultrasound to meet these demands. Ultrasound is a very attractive and effective method for non-destructively evaluating materials and products. We are trying to develop novel non-contact monitoring system at high temperature and to create measurement theory by taking advantage of laser ultrasonic, and air-coupled ultrasound.
Thermal monitoring with ultrasonic method
A Day in the Lab
Our laboratory basically has a core-time from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M., we routinely spend as follows;
Morning: make a plan to do on the day according to our research progress, then begin to act.
Afternoon: basically, keep doing the experiments along the plan.
Evening: make a plan for future effort by reviewing our achievement.
We have an English-language literature seminar about ultrasonic measurement and a progress seminar for each member (once a week each). We make a discussion about the problem in each study with supervisor and other members in lab. It is recommended that we should explain our idea logically and briefly.
Morning: make a plan to do on the day according to our research progress, then begin to act.
Afternoon: basically, keep doing the experiments along the plan.
Evening: make a plan for future effort by reviewing our achievement.
We have an English-language literature seminar about ultrasonic measurement and a progress seminar for each member (once a week each). We make a discussion about the problem in each study with supervisor and other members in lab. It is recommended that we should explain our idea logically and briefly.
Presentation by a student at a seminar
Thesis Subjects
- (M)Development of ultrasonic probe for molten polymer sensing and its application to solidification monitoring
- (D)Study on temperature distribution monitoring of materials using ultrasonic wave
- (D)Non-contact temperature monitoring of heated materials using laser ultrasound
The number of
PhD Graduates
6
Major employers of Graduates
- Toyota Motor Corporation
- Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
- NSK Ltd.
- OMRON Corporation
- National Institute of Technology, Sendai College
