2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Engineering Undergraduate major in Mechanical Engineering
Basic Bioengineering
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Mechanical Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Tohru Yagi / Yasuko Yanagida / Katsuko Furukawa
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Mon (I3-201A)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- MEC.L331
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Oct 6, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In this class, lectures will be given from the mechanical engineering point of view.
1. Structure and characteristics of motor, sensory, and neural systems of living organisms
2. Engineering applications of bio-MEMS, biomechanics, and tissue engineering
Course description and aims
1. You are supposed to mention some specific examples of engineering applications that focus on the structure and characteristics of motor, sensory, and neural systems of living organisms.
2. You are supposed to mention some specific examples of engineering applications on bio-MEMS, biomechanics, and tissue engineering.
This subject corresponds to the acquisition of.
6. Advanced Professional Achievement in Mechanical Engineering
7. Ability to make use of expertise to solve new problems and make creative proposals
Student learning outcomes
実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)
This course will be offered using some application examples in biomedical engineering field, since one instructor has experience at a biomedical engineering company.
Keywords
motor systems, sensory systems, neural systems, bio-MEMS, biomechanics, tissue engineering
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Lectures are the main. A quiz may be given to confirm understanding of the lecture contents. Immediately after your registration process, please check LMS.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Brain, nervous systems, and musculoskeletal systems |
Onsite exercise related to Brain, nervous systems, and musculoskeletal systems |
| Class 2 | Visual and auditory sensation |
Onsite exercise related to visual and auditory sensation |
| Class 3 | Somatosensory and balance sense systems |
Onsite exercise related to somatosensory and balance sense systems |
| Class 4 | Taste and olfactory system |
Onsite exercise related to taste and olfactory system |
| Class 5 | Bio-MEMS |
Onsite exercise related to Bio-MEMS |
| Class 6 | Biomechanics, tissue engineering |
Onsite exercise related to biomechanics, tissue engineering |
| Class 7 | Anatomy practice （laboratory work on musculoskeletal and nervous systems) |
Anatomy practice （laboratory work on musculoskeletal and nervous systems) |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 30 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to course materials.
Textbook(s)
None required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials are provided during class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Assignment 50%, anatomy practice assignment 50%
Related courses
- MEC.A202 ： Mechanical engineering literacy
- MEC.I213 ： Instrumentation engineering
- MEC.J331 ： Fundamentals of Micro and Nano Machining
- MEC.L431 ： Human Brain Functions and Their Measurements
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are necessary; however, the related mechanical courses are highly recommended to take.
Other
Immediately after your registration, please check LMS.