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SAKAMOTO JIRO

サカモトジロウ | SAKAMOTO JIRO

Affiliation and department：
Job title： Professor
Other affiliations (3)：

Kanazawa University Institute for Frontier Science Initiative Director General
Kanazawa University Graduate School of Frontier Science Initiative Dean
Kanazawa University Division of Transdiciplenary Science, Graduate School of Frontier Science Initiative Head

Homepage URL (1)： https://sites.google.com/view/bio-innovative/

Research field (5)： Design engineering , Biomedical engineering , Machine materials and mechanics , Manufacturing and production engineering , Biomaterials

Research keywords (12)： Design Engineering , Production engineering , Transdisciplinary Sciences , Machine Tools , Cultural Heritage Studies , Orthopaedics , Nursing Science and Engineering , Computer Simulation , Biomimetics , Biomechanics , Optimum Design , Computational Mechanics

Research theme for competitive and other funds (38)：

2024 - 2027 生物の関節や分岐の形態を規範とする最適設計法の開発と設計製造技術への応用
2020 - 2023 Development of bionic design method based on exoskeleton form and its application
2016 - 2019 Development of bio-form database for bionic design of mechanical structure and its application
2015 - 2018 Development of high performance upper rim type pitching machine with flexible multi-fingered hand
2014 - 2017 Development of Fracture Analysis Program by Hybrid Method of Finite Element Method and Discrete Element Method and Its Application

2014 - 2017 Research & Development of Bio Innovative Design Technology

2013 - 2016 Development of the human body dummy model mounting the mechanical sensor to evaluate stress inside soft tissue under the skin

2012 - 2015 Development of sports practice machine with gripping device from soft to hard things

2011 - 2013 Development of a sheet validating a pressure redistribution function of the support surface - The sheet tension and pressure redistribution evaluation-

2009 - 2012 Mechanical Analysis of Generation Mechanism of Pressure Ulcer and Optimal Design of Apparatus for Prevention of Pressure Ulcer

2006 - 2010 Evaluation of Mechanical Optimality of Structural and Material Composition of Living things and its Application to Structural and Material Design Techniques

2007 - 2009 Basic research on construction of human body CAE model for ergonomic design

2006 - 2009 A Study on Development of Patient-Specific Mechanical Analysis Method of Overall Skeleton for Osteoporosis Treatment

2006 - 2009 褥瘡予防を目的とした体圧分散寝具の最適設計

2005 - 2007 VCADを用いた患者別の骨粗鬆症脊椎モデリングに関する研究

2004 - 2007 骨折の治癒を促進する創外固定機器の開発

2004 - 2006 Construction of new strategy of design and branch network mechanics

2002 - 2005 Development of Energy Absorbing Light-Weight Honeycomb Cell Structure by Crushing and Fracture

2001 - 2003 Development of Functional Continua Made of Bio-absorbable Material and Its Application for Medical Technology

1999 - 2001 Development of Optimal Design System of Artificial Joints to Adaptive Patient Condition

1997 - 1999 Research and development of intelligent orthopedic device for bone fracture treatment

1996 - 1999 Development of Acquisition Technique of Autonomous Distributed Control Rules for Postures and Locus of Large Scale Adaptive Structures, and Construction of Variable Geometry Truss

1995 - 1999 On Estimation Technique of Mechanical Behaviors of Living Hard Tissue using Dynamical Heat and Deformation Data on It's surface

1995 - 1998 Development of Vehicle Body Structure Having Maximum Shock Energy Absorption Ability

1995 - 1998 Study of micro-testing method evaluating mechanical properties of micro-elements

1996 - 1997 Structural optimization of bone graft morphology in repair operation of necrotic femur

1995 - 1996 Generalization of Cellular-Automata for Morphogenesis and Its Application Research

1994 - 1995 Study on relationship between mechanical stimulation and bone formation in bone and its theoretical model

1994 - 1995 Development of Creative Optimal Design Method Applying Generating System

1993 - 1995 Development of Design Method of Dimensions and Layouts of Thin Walled Plate and Shell Structures Having Maximum Shock Energy Absorption Ability

1992 - 1995 Techniques to Estimate Mechanical Properties of Thin Film Using Contact Theory for Muti-laminate

1993 - 1994 Study on mechanical stimulus and histological evaluation of bone formation in bone

1992 - 1993 Study on mechanical stimulation and remodeling mechanism in bone

1992 - 1993 Analysis of Damage Mechanism of Hard Tissue in Living Things Subjected to Impact Stress Wave

1991 - 1992 Development of optimal design method of shape and form of three-dimensional continuum by boundary element method

1991 - 1992 Analysis of damage mechanism of hard tissue by impact stress wave

1990 - 1991 Study on analysis and evaluation of mechanical damage mechanism of living hard tissue by shock wave

1988 - 1990 Analyses of Stress and Strain in IC Board and Prevention techniques of Board Fracture

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Papers (109)：

Rahman Md SUMON, Tatsuru YAZAKI, Takanori CHIHARA, Jiro SAKAMOTO. Correlation between lower back muscle activity and trunk flexion during wall construction tasks. Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering. 2025. 20. 2. 24-00392
Hoshino Makoto, Sakamoto Jiro, Chihara Takanori. Mechanical evaluation of pressure distribution mattresses in the lateral position using a lumbar finite element model. Journal of Nursing Science and Engineering. 2025. 12. 119-135
Takanori Chihara, Jiro Sakamoto. Effect of the restricted visual field on mental workload during automobile driving. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science. 2025. 1-17
Akane SATO, Takanori CHIHARA, Jiro SAKAMOTO. Effects of visual and auditory warnings during driving on mental workload. Transactions of the JSME (in Japanese). 2024. 90. 940. 24-00062
Yuichi Nishikawa, Aleš Holobar, Kohei Watanabe, Toshihiko Komatsuzaki, Takanori Chihara, Jiro Sakamoto, Takashi Kawagoe, Hidetaka Nagayasu, Kyoko Mori, Kenji Kawano, et al. Immediate effect of local vibration on motor unit firing behavior and muscle strength in healthy young adult males. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 2024. 124. 12. 3707-3717

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MISC (106)：

Md. Sumon Rahman, Tatsuru Yazaki, Takanori Chihara, Jiro Sakamoto. Effect of Working Heights on Body Postures During Wall Construction Tasks: Investigation of Bending and Twisting Movements. Proc. 15th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. 2025. ID19
江面篤志, 阿部諭, 古本達明, 坂本二郎, 佐々木敏彦. Measurement of Anisotropic Residual Stress on Additively Manufactured Structure by cos α Method. 非破壊検査. 2024. 73. 1
CHIHARA Takanori, SAKAMOTO Jiro. Evaluation of time series changes of mental workload during automobile driving with application of anomaly detection. The Japanese Journal of Ergonomics. 2021. 57. Supplement. 2C4-1-2C4-1
Takanori Chihara, Jiro Sakamoto. Effect of Time Length of Eye Movement Data Analysis on the Accuracy of Mental Workload Estimation During Automobile Driving. Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021). 2021. 593-599
Simulation based Ergonomic Design with Digital Human Modeling. 2020. 55. 4. 232-239

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Patents (1)：

Design and Production System

Books (10)：

Architecture form and mechanical kansei
Architectural Institute of Japan, Maruzen Publishing 2014 ISBN:9784818906204
Human Biomechanics and Injury Prevention
Springer Science & Business Media 2013 ISBN:9784431669678
Clinical Biomechanics and Related Research
Springer Science & Business Media, 2012 ISBN:9784431668596
Creative Machine Design Using 3D CAD / CAE / CAM -Design / Production Using SolidWorks-
NIKKAN KOGYO SHIMBUN 2009 ISBN:9784526063190
Fiber Super Biomimetics -Creating New Technologies in the Near Future-
NTS 2006 ISBN:9784860431327

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Lectures and oral presentations (249)：

1C14 Analysis of Lower Back Muscles During Bricklaying Tasks
(The 35th JSME Biofrontier Conference 2024)
P038 体圧分散寝具のバイオメカニクス的評価のための個体別有限要素モデルの開発
(第12回看護理工学会学術集会 2024)
P37 Assessing postural risks in wall construction task
(The 32nd Annual Meeting of Japan Society of Exercise and Sports Physiology 2024)
201 仮想空間を利用したCO2濃度分布の可視化
(日本設計工学会北陸支部総会・研究発表講演会 2024)
105 セルオートマトンを利用した領域拡張型のトポロジー最適化の研究
(日本設計工学会北陸支部総会・研究発表講演会 2024)

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Works (4)：

Prototype of "flexible cane" using bio-innovative design technology
Sakamoto J, Kinari T, Kitayama S 2016 - 2016
Development of Human Lumbar Dummy Model for Evaluation of Internal Stress in Subcutaneous Tissue
Sakamoto J 2013 - 2016
Movie of High Speed Bursting Motion of Autochory Plant Fruits
Sakamoto J 2013 -
Development of Lumbar Mechanical Model for Pedestrian Fracture Analysis in Car Accident
Sakamoto J 2004 - 2005

Education (3)：

1998 - 現在 Kanazawa University Ph.D. A Study of Mechanical Bone Adaptation for Development of the Advanced Theoretical Models
1986 - 1988 Kanazawa University Graduate School of Engineering Division of Mechanical Engineering
1981 - 1986 Kanazawa University Faculty of Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering

Professional career (2)：

Master of Engineering (Kanazawa University)
Ph.D (Kanazawa University)

Work history (14)：

2023/04 - 現在 Kanazawa University Institute for Frontier Science Initiative Director General
2022/04 - 現在 Kanazawa University Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Science Initiative Head of the Division
2022/04 - 現在 Kanazawa University Graduate School of Frontier Science Initiative Dean of the Graduate School
2020/04 - 現在 Kanazawa University Frontier Science and Social Co-creation Initiative Deputy Director
2019/06 - 現在 Kanazawa University Advanced Manufacturing Technology Institute Professor

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Committee career (46)：

2020/04 - 現在 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board of Bioengineering Division
2019/04/01 - 現在 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering Fellow
2018/04 - 現在 Kanazawa University GSC Consortium Liaison Council Committee member
2013/10/01 - 現在 The Society for Nurcing Science and Engineering Board meeting
2012/04/01 - 現在 Ishikawa Prifecture Ishikawa High School Science Grand Prix Steering Committee

2011/04 - 現在 Japanese Society of Motor Science Academic Project Committee

2008/04/01 - 現在 Japan Society of Clinical Biomechanics Board meeting

2005/04/01 - 現在 Japan Society of Design Eingineering Hokuriku Branch Trustee

2003/04/01 - 現在 Ishikawa Prifecture Ishikawa Prefectural Nanao High School Super Science High School Steering Committee Member

2023/06 - 2024/06 日本学術振興会特別研究員等審査会専門委員

2018/06 - 2024/06 Japan Society of Design Eingineering Hokuriku Branch Accounting Secretary

2022/04 - 2023/03 Subcommittee for Formulation of Next Action Plan of Kanazawa City Gender Equality Promotion Committee Member

2021/04 - 2023/03 Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Representative member

2012/04 - 2021/03 Kanazawa City Gender equality council member

2019/04/01 - 2020/03/31 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering Chairman of the 32nd Bioengineering Conference

2016/04/01 - 2020/03/31 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering Bioengineering Division Steering Committee

2013/10/01 - 2019/10/31 The Society for Nurcing Science and Engineering Board Member

2017/04/01 - 2018/03/31 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering Bioengineering Division General Affairs Committee Chair

2016/04/01 - 2018/03/31 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering Hokuriku Shinetsu Branch General Secretary

2016/04/01 - 2017/03/31 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering Bioengineering Division, Divisional Chair

2015/11/30 - 2015/12/04 8th Plant Biomechanics International Conference International Scientific Committee

2010/04/01 - 2014/03/31 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering JBJS(English Journal) Editorial Committee

2010/04/01 - 2014/03/31 Japan Society of Design Eingineering Hokuriku Branch General Secretary

2012/04/01 - 2013/03/31 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering "Engineering Communication" Special Committee Member

2010/04/01 - 2012/03/31 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering Bioengineering Division Planning Chair

2010/04/01 - 2012/03/31 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering 2012 Annual Meeting Executive Committee Secretary

2010/04/01 - 2012/03/31 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering Committee member for "Activities to make proposals from a long-term perspective"

2010/04/01 - 2012/03/31 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering Bioengineering Division Steering Committee

2010/04/01 - 2011/03/31 International Society of Biomechanics 2011 Congress XXIII Peer review committee

2010/04/01 - 2011/03/31 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering The 21st Bio-Frontier Conference, Chairman of the Executive Committee

2005/04/01 - 2011/03/31 Japan Society of Design Eingineering Hokuriku Branch Accounting Secretary

2009/04/01 - 2010/03/31 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering The 22nd Computational Mechanics Lecture Executive Committee Secretary

2008/04/01 - 2010/03/31 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering Accounting Secretary, Hokuriku Shinetsu Branch

2007/04/01 - 2010/03/31 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering Member of the Temporary Investigation Subcommittee on the Damage to Local Industries and the Reconstruction by the Noto Peninsula and Chuetsu-oki Earthquake

2005/04/01 - 2009/03/31 Asian-Pacific Association for Biomechanics Secretary

2003/04/01 - 2009/03/31 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering Bioengineering Division Steering Committee

2002/04/01 - 2009/03/31 Japan Society of Clinical Biomechanics Paper review committee

2006/04/01 - 2007/03/31 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering Secretary of the 7th Optimization Symposium Executive Committee

2005/04/01 - 2007/03/31 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering Bioengineering Division Secretary

2001/04/01 - 2007/03/31 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering Committee member on Computational Mechanics Engineer Standards and Certification

2004/04/01 - 2006/03/31 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering Member of the Journal Publishing Subcommittee "Topics"

2002/04/01 - 2006/03/31 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering Advisor of Hokuriku Shin-etsu Branch Student Association

2000/04/01 - 2006/03/31 Japan Society of Medical and Biological Engineering Secretary of Biomechanics Research Group

2000/04/01 - 2006/03/31 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering Paper review committee

2003/04/01 - 2005/03/31 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering Bioengineering Division General Affairs Committee Secretary

2003/04/01 - 2004/03/31 Japan Society of Medical and Biological Engineering Annual meeting executive committee

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Awards (18)：

2025/03 - Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) Society International First Place of Human Factors and Ergonomics Competition of 2025 IEOM Conference in Singapore Effect of Working Heights on Body Postures During Wall Construction Tasks
2022/11 - Ishikawa Labor Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Commendation for Person of Merit in Labor Administration Ishikawa Labor Bureau Director Award
2022/07 - Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering 2021 Papers of the Year Award Bioinspired cane design and production using braiding technology
2022/06 - 日本設計工学会北陸支部奨励賞 CFRP 成形サイクルタイム短縮のための金型内水路のトポロジー最適化
2020/06 - Bioengineering Division, The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Prize for Scientific Effort in 2019, Bioengineering Division, JSME

2018/06 - International Symposium on Flexible Automation ISFA 2018 Best Paper Awards (Application) Bio-innovative design technology and manufacturing system for CFRP preform by braiding structure

2017/11 - The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 120th Anniversary Commendation Award, JSME

2017/10 - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 2017 KAKENHI review committee award

2016/11/30 - Osaka Science and Technology Center 5th Nature Industry Award : Special Award Bio-innovative design as a design for production system -Prototype of a flexible cane learned from biological forms-

2016/10/10 - The Society for Nursing Science and Engineering Best Poster Award of 4th Annual Meeting of the Society for Nursing Science and Engineering Analysis of optimal pressure distribution on support underwear for pelvic floor relaxation

2016/03/05 - The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Hokuriku Shinetsu Branch JSME Hokuriku Shinetsu Branch Excellent Lecture Award (JSME Fellow Award) Mechanical Evaluation of the Body Pressure Dispersion Mattresses by using Musculoskeletal Model

2011/01/01 - The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Bioengineering Division JBSE Graphics of the Year Awards 2010 Mechanical Therapeutic Effects in Osteoporotic L1-Vertebrae Evaluated by Nonlinear Patient-specific Finite Element Analysis

2007/11 - Japanese Society of Osteoporosis Best Oral Presentation Award of Osteoporosis Society Japan Improvement of bone strength in osteoporotic spine by taking bisphosphonate for 3 years -A study by finite element analysis-

2004/04/09 - The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers JSME Medal for Outstanding Paper Mechanical Evaluation of Reconstructing Structures After Total Sacrectomy and their Improvement

2000/01/13 - The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers The Seguchi Prize of JSME Bioengineering Division

1993/12/12 - Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Kansai Branch, NCP Research Group NCP SEGUCHI Frontier Award

1992/04/09 - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME Electronic Packaging, Best Paper FINITE-ELEMENT METHOD FOR MULTIPLE LAMINATED STRUCTURE AND ITS APPLICATION

1986/03/01 - The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers JSME Hatakeyama Award

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Association Membership(s) (8)：

The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers , Japan Society of Design Engineering , The Society for Nursing Science and Engineering , Japan Society of Clinical Biomechanics , Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering , Japanese Society for Muscloskeletal Medicine , International Society of Biomechanics , Asian Pacific Association for Biomechanics (APAB)

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