List of Awards

The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Achievement Award of Dynamics, Design and Control Division
NAKANO,
Kimihiko		 August 27, 2025
PIARC XXVII World Road Congress, Together on the Road Again, Prague 2023 Prize Prize category : Sustainable Mobility
NAKANO,
Kimihiko		 October 2, 2023 "Lessons Learned through Automated Driving Bus Operation and Efforts Using C-ITS Solutions"
The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fellow Award
SAITO,
Takumi		 June 17, 2022 "HMI Requirements for Supporting Appropriate Driver Handover During Level 2 Driving Assistance on Public Roads"
Journal of Intelligence & Connected Vehicles　THE BEST PAPER AWARD
XUE,
Wei		 December 30, 2021 "An adaptive model predictive approach for automated vehicle control in fallback procedure based on virtual vehicle scheme"
The 19th ITS Symposium 2021, Best Poster Award
SAITO,
Takumi		 December 20, 2021 "HMI Requirements for Supporting Appropriate Driver Takeover During Level 2 Driving Assistance on Public Roads at Signalized Intersections"
The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fellow Award
OOE,
Kento		 March 27, 2020 "The effect of road traffic signal control cooperated with railroad crossing on surrounding traffic flow"
Eiji Muto Award for Outstanding Student
TAKAOKA,
Shohei		 March 23, 2020 "Evaluation of an Information Display Method Using Drivers’ Peripheral Vision"
The 17th ITS Symposium 2019, Best Poster Award
ANDO,
Takayuki		 December 16, 2019 "Design of Longitudinal Controller for Automated Driving Bus"
The 16th ITS Symposium 2018, Best Poster Award
KAIZUKA, Tsutomu Feburary 7, 2019 "Effects of Urgency of Audiovisual Collision Warnings on Response Time and Accuracy of Steering"
IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium 2017, Best Student Paper Award
WANG, Zheng June 13, 2017 "The Effect of Haptic Guidance on Driver Steering Performance during Curve Negotiation with Limited Visual Feedback"
Japan Society for Mechanical Engineers, Transportation and Logistics Division, Shotgun Session 2016
Award for Excellent Presentation
SEKI, Masahiro December 1, 2016 "Evaluation of Effect of Curve Radius on Look-Ahead Distance"
Japan Society for Mechanical Engineers, Dynamics, Measurement and Control Division
Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Activity
NAKANO, Kimihiko August 28, 2013  
The Second Korea-Japan Joint Symposium on Dynamics and Control
Best Paper Award
NAKAMURA, Hiroki May, 2011 "Driver Risk Perception and Physiological State During Automatic Platooning Experiments Using a Driving Simulator"
The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers,
Fellow Award
OKAMOTO, Yuji March, 2011 "Response of electromyogram of sternocleidomastoid muscles to simulated vibration of the car"
Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan,
Graduate School Research Award
OKAMOTO, Yuji March, 2011 "Evaluation of Ride Comfort of the Car and the Car Seat Using Human Response"
Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan,
Graduate School Research Award
NAKAMURA, Hiroki March, 2010 "Analysis on Mechanical Vibration Using Independent Component Analysis Considering Dynamical Properties"