Dynamics in Aeronautics and Astronautics
The research areas are as follows:
- Modeling and simulation of complicated aerospace dynamical systems
- Motion control of nonlinear dynamical systems
- Intelligent control with recognition and learning
- Control, intelligence, and system design utilizing dynamics and motion intelligence of animals
The recent research topics are:
- To analyze and design the motion intelligence in butterfly flapping flight by experimental observation and numerical simulation
- Intelligent control of space robots and rovers
- To obtain intelligence and skills by autonomous learning
- Dynamics and system design of future aerospace systems including solar power satellites (SPS), large space structures (LSS), etc.
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Academic Staff
Kei SENDA
Professor (Graduate School of Engineering)
Research Topics
We do the research for the intelligent control and system design for future aerospace systems by understanding their dynamics and applying the knowledge of animals' motion intelligence. They include the following research topics: the dynamics and control of aerospace systems, the control, intelligence, and system design by understanding their dynamics and the knowledge of animals' motion intelligence, to understand motion intelligence by observation and numerical simulation of flapping-of-wings behavior of butterflies, the intelligent control and autonomous skill learning for space robots and space exploration rovers, the dynamics and systems design for future spacecraft, e.g. solar power satellites, inflatable structures, etc.
Contact/Office
Room b3S13, Bldg C3, Kyotodaigaku-Katsura, Nishikyo, Kyoto 615-8540
TEL: +81-75-383-3761
E-mail: senda (at) kuaero.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Aerospace Dynamics Laboratory, Graduate School of Engineering
TEL: +81-774-38-3960
FAX: +81-774-38-3962
Shinya AOI
Associate Professor (Graduate School of Engineering)
Research Topics
Animals generate adaptive motions in diverse environments by cooperatively manipulating complicated and redundant musculoskeletal systems. Research themes include the investigation of the mechanism of such intelligent adaptive behaviors. Based on the findings, autonomous rovers are developed that establish high traverse ability, mobility, and robustness.
Contact/Office
Room b3S15, Bldg C3, Kyotodaigaku-Katsura, Nishikyo, Kyoto 615-8540
TEL: +81-75-383-3763
E-mail: shinya_aoi (at) kuaero.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Aerospace Dynamics Laboratory, Graduate School of Engineering
TEL: +81-774-38-3961
FAX: +81-774-38-3962
Ryusuke NODA
Assistant Professor (Graduate School of Engineering)
Research Topics
Micro air vehicles and Mars aircraft typically operate at the low Reynolds number regime due to its small size and low atmospheric density while most conventional man-made flyers have been designed at the higher Reynolds number. Low Reynolds number aerodynamics naturally can be found in flying insects, in which use unsteady aerodynamic mechanism brilliantly. We focus on the flapping flight of insects, especially butterflies and it is investigated both numerically and experimentally for constructing the integrated model.
Contact/Office
Room b3S14, Bldg C3, Kyotodaigaku-Katsura, Nishikyo, Kyoto 615-8540
TEL: +81-75-383-3762
E-mail: noda (at) kuaero.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Aerospace Dynamics Laboratory, Graduate School of Engineering
TEL: +81-774-38-3961
FAX: +81-774-38-3962