Boeing Higher Education Program
Boeing Externship Program 2018 Contest on the theme of "New Technologies and Business Proposals f... October 01, 2018 |
During the 5 days from September 25 to 29 of 2017, the American aviation tour was held with 17 st... September 30, 2017 |
*Visiting Japan Business Association of Seattle* The fifth day was finally the US aviation tour.... September 29, 2017 |
*Visiting Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake* This time we visited the site of MRJ... September 28, 2017 |
*Visiting Boeing's Everett factory* On September 27th we visited Boeing’s Everette factory which... September 27, 2017 |
*Visit to Toray* On the first day of this tour, we visited the Tacoma factory of Toray Composi... September 26, 2017 |
*Visit the Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle * On the first day, we visited the Consulate-Ge... September 25, 2017 |
We planned and carried out a study tour of various important sites for the Europe aerospace indus... September 15, 2016 |
Since 2012, Boeing Japan has held a so-called "externship" program in which university students c... September 09, 2016 |
This summer again, we held a summer intensive course “Aviation Technology Innovation” where about... August 04, 2016 |
In March 2016, we visited factories of Yamanouchi Seisakusyo Co.,Ltd. located in Niigata, and dis... March 06, 2016 |
On December 25th, we held special winter workshop at Hongo campus and invited professionals of av... December 25, 2015 |
Since 2012, Boeing Japan has held a so-called "externship" program in which university students ... October 02, 2015 |
We planned and carried out a study tour of various important sites for the US aerospace industry... September 17, 2015 |
We planned and carried out a study tour of various important sites for the US aerospace industry... September 16, 2015 |
We planned and carried out a study tour of various important sites for the US aerospace industry... September 13, 2015 |
This summer again, we held a summer intensive course “Aviation Technology Innovation” where about... August 05, 2015 |
We Tokyo-U students visited Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), with headquarter in Narita Internationa... September 11, 2014 |
As an activity of “Aviation System International Project Based Learning” class, we are investigat... August 14, 2014 |
The Aeronautics Innovation Course was a summer intensive course opened for the third grade of the... August 04, 2014 |
To deepen the understanding of the aviation industry by knowing the field of Japan airline, we v... July 09, 2014 |
As an activity of “Aviation System International Project Based Learning” class, we visit compani... July 07, 2014 |
Participating to the idea contest of the Boeing seminar, we have a series of discussion about ne... August 02, 2013 |
We have a series of discussion about new business models and aircraft technologies for the futur... July 11, 2013 |
In 2012, the University of Tokyo received a grant from The Boeing Company for a project to foste... April 26, 2013 |
We planned and carried out a study tour of various important sites for the US aerospace industry (9/13-18/2015, self-funded). This tour was intended for U-Tokyo students who wanted to learn about the aerospace industry other than from their studies, and those interested in an internship or career in the aerospace industry or abroad.
On the first day of the aviation tour, we visited Dr. Eric Johnson's laboratory in Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Johnson specializes in integrated avionics of UAVs, ranging from 3-meter class unmanned helicopters to lightweight quadcopters whose size is about that of a laptop. We were able to enter a large workshop where the UAVs and its avionics were developed.
His research topics include air-to-air tracking of an aircraft by vision and technology to better control of a package hanged from a helicopter. Avionics for these technologies are installed onto unmanned airplanes and helicopters in the lab and tested at a field off campus, since the equipment is quite large. It is notable that these technologies are developed with real-life applications in mind. More recently, he developed an indoors exploration system which is solely dependent on computer onboard the aircraft. This research was highly evaluated in the field of indoors flight and he was awarded prizes in numerous competitions. I believe this is because he goes beyond the requirements of competition and builds devices that are truly useful for real applications.
As much as the software inside, I was impressed by his ability to create new devices, like the indoors exploration quadcopter, to prove these highly advanced technologies. It was a great opportunity for us to learn about engineering design, and I would like to thank Dr. Johnson for providing us a wonderful time.
普段、大学で勉強しているだけでは分からない航空機産業の現場を自分の肌で感じることで、航空機産業というキャリア・海外留学やインターン・国際キャリアへの可能性を探る為に航空ツアー(9/14(Mon)-18(Fri)を企画、実施しました。
アメリカでの見学旅行の初日、我々はジョージア工科大学を訪れ、無人航空機(UAV)の分野で数多くの功績を上げているエリック・ジョンソン教授の研究室を訪問させていただきました。
ジョンソン教授は画像センサによって他の機体を追従する技術、ヘリコプターによる物資輸送を精密に行うための技術など、無人航空機を用いて多種多様な技術を開発しています。近年では小型のマルチコプターを製作して、外部のコンピュータに依存しない屋内探索を実現しており、数多くの大会で賞を受賞するなど大きな功績を上げていることが分かりました。これらの技術に共通しているのは、実世界への応用を常に視野に入れていることであり、ジョンソン教授が高い評価を得ているのも、このような視点を持って開発を続けていることが一因にあることを学ぶことができました。
加えて、技術を実証するための高い工作技術を持ち合わせていることも重要であると感じました。小型マルチコプターをはじめとして、ジョンソン教授の研究室では多くの無人航空機を独自に開発していますが、ものづくりを重視する姿勢が大学全体で感じられたことが非常に良い刺激になりました。このような機会を用意して頂いたジョンソン教授、そして大学職員の皆様に感謝申し上げます。
工学部航空宇宙工学科 学部4年 黒木翔太 (Shota Kuroki)