Automotive Research Department
Automotive Safety Research Department
Head-on collision test
of compact passenger car
and normal passenger car
The Automotive Safety Research Department conducts experiments and research on reducing damage caused by collisions, vehicle maneuverability and braking, lighting performance, automobile information systems and resistance of automobile electronic equipment to electromagnetic waves in order to ensure and improve automobile safety.
Test driving
Anechoic Chamber
Major Fields of Research in the Automotive Safety Research Department
- Collision Safety
Passenger protection and pedestrian protection during collisions, etc.
- Maneuverability
Steering stability, braking, driver characteristics, etc.
- Information and Ergonomics
Human interfaces, visual information processing, lighting, etc.
- Electronic Technology.
Electronic Technology.
EMC, electromagnetic field analysis, safety of electronic devices, etc.
Environmental Research Department
Large diesel dynamo
In the Environmental Research Department, the laboratory conducts experiments and research regarding automobile-related environmental protection and securing the effective utilization of energy; research on automobile exhaust gas measurement and assessment testing methods; takes steps to reduce toxic components found in exhaust gas such as nitrogen oxides and particulates; and places emphasis on technologies such as those to reduce noise and fuel consumption in automobile engines.
Performance tests of fuel cells
Noise reduction
and evaluation of railways
and motor vehicles
Principal Areas of Research in
the Environmental Research Department
- Control of Emissions from Automobile Engines
Particle measurement, micro tunnels, premixed compression ignition, numerical estimates, etc.
- New Engines and Alternative Energy
Fuel cells, hybrid technology, DME engines, Natural gas engine, etc.
- Traffic Noise Reduction
Tire noise, measurement using the intensity method, railway noise, etc.
- Fuel Efficiency and Prevention of Global Warming
Estimation of total amount of greenhouse gases, environmental assessments, fuel simulations, etc.