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To visualize the function of the body and provide useful information for maintaining health. Development of technology to visualize body functions and provide useful information for maintaining health.

What is overhead view biological system engineering? The term "bird's eye view" is used to describe a broad view from a high place, but the name "bird's eye view biological systems engineering" may be a little confusing. Likewise, the word "overhead biological systems engineering" may be a bit confusing. Still, the term "biological systems engineering" refers to the human body. The research and development theme of the Sugita Laboratory is to use new measurement techniques to understand the functioning of the human body in every corner and to use it for health maintenance.

-This is the research and development theme being tackled in the Sugita Laboratory.

MISSION

With the rise of health-consciousness and preventive medicine in society, research and development of technologies that integrate medical care and welfare with IT are rapidly advancing. Constant monitoring of biological information and early detection of changes from the normal state is the key to developing a healthy society in the future.

In this laboratory, we are researching systems that use advanced information communication and sensing technologies to monitor the human condition and use this information for medical and welfare purposes. Some of this research is carried out in collaboration with actual companies and medical and welfare professionals. For example, based on data collected at real use sites, we work with companies that manufacture the "foot pedal wheelchairs" developed at Tohoku University to improve them to make them safer and easier to use.

We are also researching the effects of using human interface devices such as displays on the human body to help establish standards for the safe use of these devices.