<Contents>

●Overall outlook

• Development of heat management technology for effective utilization of waste heat and early warm-up leading to improved synthetic fuel utilization efficiency
• Technology for measuring and analyzing flows and sounds around automobiles (tentative title)

●Heat transfer/fluid/energy exchange technology

• Thermoelectric conversion using organic materials
• Air compression release type auxiliary brake to ensure braking reliability of large FCV trucks
• Fluid control of flow around a simple car model using plasma actuators

●Indoor environment comfort and thermal efficiency

• Vehicle air conditioning that takes into account the human body heat balance of occupants
• Analysis and visualization of the fluid and thermal behavior of sound waves inside the microstructure of porous sound absorbing materials
• Heat absorber/radiator for heat pumps to expand the cruising range of BEVs
• Developed a transparent thin film that significantly reduces heat flow through windows - 20% reduction in power consumption of air conditioners to maintain indoor temperature -

<Hot Topics - A collection of trending topics>

• Ductile crack initiation characteristics evaluation method for thin steel plates
• Microvibration measurement and vibration level determination at manufacturing sites
• e-mobility digital twin depicting the integration of electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, and energy systems
• Development of a new process for high-strength aluminum hot forging
• An example of using DX to develop friction materials for brakes
• Development of hydrogen generation catalyst using platinum/carbon nanomaterial composite

<Serial article>

[Technology window]

A major transformation of the manufacturing industry brought about by the use of 3D & digital
Mr. Takahisa Uchida (RIKEN)

[Super world]

Mathematical proof of safety - towards the full-scale spread of autonomous driving
Mr. Ichiro Hasuo (National Institute of Informatics)

【Spotlight】

Similarity determination software for embedded devices "AiirDTW"
Mr. Shingo Sakai (Acing)

[Standardization activity report]

Looking back at the ISO standard development activities for the next-generation pedestrian leg impactor aPLI
Mr. Hiroki Takahashi (Honda Technical Research Institute)

[Formula SAE Japan's days and now]

Memories of Formula SAE Japan
Mr. Shotaro Nara (Nissan Motorsports & Customization)

[Academic research activity report]

Introduction of Kanto branch academic self-study activities in 2023
Mr. Yuki Nomura (Tokyo Denki University Graduate School)
Introduction of 2023 Kyushu branch academic self-study activities
Takumi Kawamoto (Kitakyushu City University Graduate School)

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