Researchers Database

Makita Masashi

Department of Mechanical and Precision System Associate Professor

Last Updated :2024/04/20

Researcher Information

Affiliation

Department of Mechanical and Precision System Associate Professor

Degree

Bachelor (Science and Technology)（Teikyo University）

PhD (Engineering)（Tokyo City University）

URL

https://jglobal.jst.go.jp/detail?JGLOBAL_ID=202301016186988053

Research funding number

50782413

J-Global ID

202301016186988053

Research Interests

Vulnerable road users Protection Occupant safety Vehicle crash safety

Research Areas

Informatics / Human interfaces and interactions

Informatics / Mechanics and mechatronics

Academic & Professional Experience

2016/04 - Today Teikyo University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Mechanical and Precision Systems Engineering

1998/07 - 2016/03 Nissan Motor Co.

1993/04 - 1998/06 SHOWA Co.

Education

2012/07 - 2014/03 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo City University

1989/04 - 1993/03 Teikyo University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Mechanical and Precision Systems Engineering

Association Memberships

Japan Society of Transport Science and Technology Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan

Research Activity Information

Published Papers

A Study on Accident Risk for Multiple Hazards after Takeover from Autonomous Driving
Fumitaka Fukuzawa; Yusuke Tanaka; Seiya Tanaka; Masashi Makita; Hiroshi Kuniyuki (20235245) 1 - 2 2023/10

Considerations Using Inverse Dynamics Analysis of the Characteristics of Braking Force and Leg-Movements During Emergency Brake Operation in Different Seating Postures of Elderly People
Shuhei Kubo; Masashi Makita; Akinari Hirao; Hiroaki Fujii; Daisuke Taguchi Hiroshi; Kuniyuki; Yuta Tokunaga
2023 JSAE Annual Congress Proceedings (Autumn) (20235202) 1 - 6 2023/10

Evaluation of Traffic Accident Risk for Road Alignment using Real Vehicle Cockpit with Wide Visibility Driving Simulator
Seiya Tanaka; Kazunari Tsuiki; Yusuke Uchida; Akinori Yamashita; Masashi Makita; Hiroshi Kuniyuki
Proceedings. JSAE Annual Congress 2022 (20225263) 2022/05

A Study of the Leg-Movement Characteristics of Young and Elderly People During Emergency Braking in Different Sitting Postures
Masashi Makita; Akinari Hirao; Hiroaki Fujii
International Journal of Automotive Engineering Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc. 13 (2) 68 - 73 2185-0984 2022

A Study of Characteristics of Leg Movements of Young and Elderly People During Emergency Braking in Different Sitting Postures
Masahi Makita; Hiroaki Fujii; Akinari Hirao
Proceedings. JSAE Annual Congress 2021 (20216218) 2021/10

Examination of the characteristics of pedaling force and leg movements in emergency braking operation with different sitting posture
Masashi Makita; Hiroaki Fujii; Kiyoshi Shiroishi; Akinari Hirao
Journal of the Japanese Society of Transport Science 20 89 2020/10

Study of experimental method to extract characteristics of elderly driver from the brake operation
Masashi Makita; Kiyoshi Shiroishi; Hiroaki Fujii
Proceedings. JSAE Annual Congress (20196168) 2019/10

Study of experimental method to extract characteristics of elderly driver from the brake operation
Masashi MAKITA; Hiroaki FUJII; Kiyoshi SHIROISHI
Journal of the Japanese Society of Transport Science 19 97 2019/06

Investigation of methods to improve the accuracy of material evaluation tests by applying digital readout equipment
Yasuki Motozawa; Masashi Makita; Hiroyuki Yazaki; Souichiro Oohashi
Proceedings. JSAE Annual Congress (20195330) 1246 - 1251 2019/05

圧縮試験の荷重-変位特性から材料物性を推定する手法の検討
吉原脩; 金子玲士; 牧田匡史
自動車技術会関東支部学術研究講演会講演予稿集 2019/03

Consideration of energy-absorbing components in low-speed crash tests
篠知宏; 金子玲士; 牧田匡史
自動車技術会関東支部学術研究講演会講演予稿集 2019/03

Performance Evaluation of Damageability and Repairability in Low-Speed Frontal Crashes of Motor Vehicles (Report 1)
Msashi Makita; Ryoichirou Yanagi; Masanori Takano; Yasushi Komatsu; Shigeki Michihata
Proceedings. JSAE Annual Congress 168 (17) 1246 - 1251 2017/10

Acquisition of mechanical properties over time and study of evaluation methods for the development of technology to predict changes in performance over time in automotive seat urethanes
Tatsuo Hayashi; Masahi Makita; Hideyasu Terada; Yoshitaka Nishi
Proceedings. JSAE Annual Congress 48 (17) 1301 - 1305 2017/05

Development of High Efficiency Load Path Structure to Enhance Side Impact Safety Performance
Pal C; Okabe T; Sakurai M; Makita
ESV 15 (0363) 2015 [Refereed]

Performance validation and discussion through experiments focusing on the rigidity equilibrium of the seat frame to reduce neck injuries in low-speed rear-end collisions
Masashi Makita; Yosuke Sugimoto; Chinmoy Pal
Transactions of the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan 46 (6) 1157 - 1162 2015 [Refereed]

Study on the interaction of vehicle frontal structures in vehicle-to-vehicle frontal collisions
Masashi Makita
(82) 2014/01 [Refereed]

Influence of Optimal Shapes on Vehicle Structure for Improving Compatibility Performance in Real-world Car to Car Impacts, AutoTechnology
Masashi Makita; Chinmoy Pal
AutoTechnology 7 50 - 53 2007 [Refereed][Invited]

Influence of Optimal Shapes on Vehicle Structure for Improving Compatibility Performance in Real-world Car to Car Impacts
Masahi Makita; Ryuuji Ootani; Chinmoy Pal
FISITA(Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Ingénieurs) 2006/10 [Refereed]

Evaluation and Research of Structural Interaction between Two Cars in Frontal Compatibility
Chinmoy PAL; Masashi MAKITA
TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Series C Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 72 (718) 1854 - 1862 0387-5024 2006 [Refereed]

120 A Study of Optimal Vehicle Structural Shapes for Improving Frontal Crash Performance in the Real World
Masashi MAKITA; Chinmoy PAL
The Proceedings of The Computational Mechanics Conference Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2006.19 61 - 62 2006

Evaluation and Research of Structural Interaction between of two cars in Car to Car Compatibility
Masashi Makita; Chinmoy Pal
Transactions of the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan 36 (4) 169 - 174 2005/07 [Refereed]

Optimal shape of vehicle components for improved frontal crash performance in the real world
Masahi Makita; Chinmoy PAl
Proceedings. JSAE Annual Congress 2005/05

Evaluation and Research of Structural Interaction between Two Cars in Frontal Compatibility
Masashi MAKITA; Chinmoy PAL
TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Series C Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 71 (701) 58 - 63 0387-5024 2005 [Refereed]

4006 Evaluation of Front-end-Structural Compatibility based on deformation
Masashi MAKITA; Chinmoy PAL
The proceedings of the JSME annual meeting Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2005.7 293 - 294 2005

Evaluation and Research of Structural Interaction between Two Cars in Frontal Compatibility
Masashi MAKITA; Chinmoy PAL
TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Series C Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 71 (701) 58 - 63 0387-5024 2005 [Refereed]

Evaluation and Research of Structural Interaction between two cars in Frontal Compatibility
Masashi MAKITA; Chinmoy PAL
The Proceedings of The Computational Mechanics Conference Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2004.17 675 - 676 2004

Evaluation and Research of Structural Interaction between of two cars in Car to Car Compatibility
Masashi Makita; Yuichi Kitagawa; Chinmoy Pal
SAE Technical Paper Series SAE International 0148-7191 2003/10

Evaluation and Research of Vehicle Body Stiffness and Strength for Car to Car Compatibility
Yuichi Kitagawa; Masashi Makita; Chinmoy Pal
SAE Technical Paper Series SAE International 0148-7191 2003/03 [Refereed]

Research on a Method of Evaluating Body Strength in Vehicle-to-Vehicle Collisions
Masashi Makita; Yuichi Kitagawa; Pal Chinmoy
Proceedings. JSAE Annual Congress 7 - 10 2002/07

MISC

「セーフティー・シールド」コンセプトに基づく安全技術
日産技報 (72) 29 -36 2013/03

受賞技術概要
日産技報 (60) 121 -121 2007/03

Industrial Property Rights

特開2000-344116:車両用操舵装置 2000/12/12

特開2004-268636:車体前部構造

特開2001-071946:サイドメンバの中間ジョイント

特開2003-205868:車体フレームの補強構造

特開2004-268637:車体前部構造

特開2007-284034:ニーボルスタおよび乗員下肢保護方法並にニーボルスタを備えた自動車

特開2009-006894:車体の側突荷重支持構造および側突荷重支持方法

特開2001-239958:自動車のフロア構造

特開2004-168081:車体上部構造

特開2007-022492:車両の乗員膝部拘束装置および乗員膝部拘束方法

特開2008-007092:ニーボルスタおよび乗員下肢保護方法並びにニーボルスタを備えた自動車

特開2005-096634:車体前部構造

特開2005-212551:車体前部構造

特開2004-268635:車体前部構造

特許4462137:車両の乗員膝部拘束装置および乗員膝部拘束方法

特開2009-006895:車体の側突荷重支持構造および側突荷重支持方法

特許5256653:車両の乗員膝部拘束装置および乗員膝部拘束方法

特許5256652:車体の側突荷重支持構造および側突荷重支持方法

特許5034542:ニーボルスタ

特許4840128:ニーボルスタおよび乗員下肢保護方法並にニーボルスタを備えた自動車

特許4103811:車体前部構造

特許4123013:車体前部構造

特許4093025:車体上部構造

特許3928321:自動車のフロア構造

特許4103758:車体前部構造

特許4123012:車体前部構造

特許4123014:車体前部構造

特許3674586:車体フレームの補強構造

特許3446679:サイドメンバの中間ジョイント

特開2006-312403:車体の補強構造および補強方法

特開2006-182343:車体前部構造および車体前部の衝突エネルギー吸収方法

特開2006-321490:車体骨格フレームの補強構造

特開2005-262949:車体後部構造

特開2004-168073:車体上部構造

特開2003-154969:車体前部構造

特開2006-103591:車体前部構造

特開2005-212555:車体前部構造

特開2003-335267:車体骨格フレームの補強構造

特開2003-246279:車体フレームの補強構造

特開2006-103590:車体前部構造

特開2003-335266:車体骨格フレームの補強構造

特開2005-319864:車体構造

特開2005-162188:車体構造

Awards & Honors

2016/06 Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan Fellow Recognition

2004/05 Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan Award for Best Paper

Research Grants & Projects

Construction of a V.R. system (analysis system) that enables neuroscientific evaluation of misjudgment in elderly drivers
Public Interest Incorporated Foundation JKA：Machine Research Grants
Date (from‐to) : 2023/04 -2025/03
Author : Masahi Makita

Development of a driving risk assessment method based on analysis of motorcycle behaviour on different road alignments
CYCLE JKA Social Action：Machine Research Grants
Date (from‐to) : 2022/04 -2024/03
Author : Masashi Makita

Condtruction of analysis system that can assessment of motor skills
Public Interest Incorporated Foundation JKA：Machine Research Grants
Date (from‐to) : 2020/04 -2023/03
Author : Masashi Makita

Research on seating postures that rejuvenate Elderly People ability to drive a car
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science：JSPS KAKENHI
Date (from‐to) : 2020/04 -2023/03
Author : Masashi Makita

Construction of traffic accident hazard maps in mountainous areas using analysis of road geometry
CYCLE JKA Social Action：Machine Research Grants
Date (from‐to) : 2019/04 -2021/03
Author : Masashi Makita

Teaching Experience

Chassis Structural TheoryChassis Structural Theory Teikyo University

Chassis engineering experimentChassis engineering experiment Teikyo University

Automotive Development EngineeringAutomotive Development Engineering Teikyo University

Information BasicsInformation Basics Teikyo University

Automotive engineering experimentsAutomotive engineering experiments Teikyo University

Committee Membership

2020/04 -2022/03 Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Kanto Branch Commercial Councilor Tochigi Block Treasurer

2018/04 -2020/03 Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Kanto Branch Business Planning Committee

2017/04 -2019/03 Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Kanto Branch Tochigi Block Committee Member

2008/10 -2016/03 Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. Member of the Working Group on Whiplash

Media Coverage

世界の何だコレ!?ミステリー
Date : 2022/11/16
Publisher, broadcasting station: フジテレビ
Program, newspaper magazine: フジテレビ

世界の何だコレ!?ミステリー
Date : 2022/05/04
Publisher, broadcasting station: フジテレビ
Program, newspaper magazine: フジテレビ
Media report

世界の何だコレ!?ミステリー
Date : 2021/12/15
Publisher, broadcasting station: フジテレビ
Program, newspaper magazine: フジテレビ
Media report