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The University of Electro-Communications publishes the January 2023 issue of the UEC Research and Innovation newsletter.
The January 2023 issue of UEC Research and Innovation includes video profiles of UEC faculty Dairoku Muramatsu (Research) and Jun Shintake (Innovation); the Research Highlights section covers research by Hiroshi Kikuchi (Innovation) on meteorology and “Precipitation on the radar”.
News
November 9, 2022
UEC signs a general agreement with Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi.
On October 4 2022, the University of Electro-Communications（UEC）signed a general agreement with Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi（IIT-BHU）to promote further international collaboration.
Research Highlights - Innovation
Meteorology
Precipitation on the radar
Weather radars are important instruments for measuring precipitation. Traditional radars are based on a parabolic dish antenna. Mechanically rotating and tilting such an antenna takes a relatively long time, and as a result, parabolic-type radars can typically only perform sparse observations. So-called phased array weather radars (PAWRs) can obtain data with better spatial resolution much faster, as they consist of an array of smaller antennas that do not require to be moved. Hiroshi Kikuchi from the University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, and colleagues have now analysed the performance of a next-generation PAWR based in Japan: the X-Band Dual Polarized PAWR (DP-DAWR), installed in 2017 at Saitama University. Specifically, they assessed the instrument’s accuracy of precipitation measurements by comparing with data obtained from a disdrometer (a device used for measuring raindrop sizes and velocities).
Video Profile - Research
Bioelectromagnetics: interaction between human body and electromagnetic waves
Dairoku Muramatsu
Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Intelligent Systems Engineering
Video Profile - Innovation
Soft robotic devices: artificial muscles and soft materials for robotic applications
Jun Shintake, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Intelligent Systems Engineering