Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering (Master's Course) Division of Advanced Science and Engineering Electrical, Systems, and Control Engineering Program
Lecture Code WSG20901 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name サイバネティクス工学特論
Subject Name
(Katakana)
サイバネティクスコウガクトクロン
Subject Name in
English
Advanced Cybernetics Engineering
Instructor SOH ZU
Instructor
(Katakana)
ソウ ズウ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Mon3-4,Thur3-4
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Online (simultaneous interactive)
Lecture 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area(Area) 25 : Science and Technology
Course Area(Discipline) 11 : Electrical, Systems, and Control Engineering
Eligible Students M1, M2
Keywords Cybernetics, human, robot, motor control, muscle, human-machine system
 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Humans have highly sophisticated information processing abilities that could not be realized by using the existing robotic technology. In this lecture, paying attention to a motor control aspect of humans, applicable theories and methodologies of Cybernetics are explained comparing with the advanced robotic theory. 
Class Schedule lesson 1: General information and introduction: Cybernetics and human-centered robotics
lesson 2: System integration of biological movements: distinguishing features in human movements
lesson 3: System integration of biological movements: case studies
lesson 4: A musculoskeletal system and muscle models
lesson 5: Modeling of single-joint movements
lesson 6: Essential features of single-joint movements
lesson 7: Impedance training: methods
lesson 8: Impedance training: case studies
lesson 9: Trajectory planning of human movements
lesson 10: Two questions in trajectory planning of human movements
lesson 11: Advanced topics: medical applications
lesson 12: Advanced topics: biological applications
lesson 13: Advanced topics: welfare applications
lesson 14: Advanced topics: control applications
lesson 15: Advanced topics: robotics applications

Presentations and reports on advanced topics

The course will start on October 2, 2023. 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Prints 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Text, Handouts, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Forms
(More Details) PC 
Learning techniques to be incorporated Quizzes/ Quiz format, PBL (Problem-based Learning)/ TBL (Team-based Learning)
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Enough preparation and review of each class are necessary because many contents are taught in each class. 
Requirements  
Grading Method 1. Presentation of a paper written in English
2. Report
3. Weekly class attendance 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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