Kanji Ueda, D. Eng., Professor

Education: Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University; 1970, Graduate School (Master's Course), Osaka University; 1972

Field of Instruction and Research: Manufacturing Systems, Computer Aided Engineering, Machining Theory

Research Activities: Micromachining mechanisms of advanced materials. Computer Aided Engineering for precision machinery. Biological-oriented approach to intelligent manufacturing systems, Artificial Life.

Main Publications: "Rigid-Plastic FEM Analysis of Three-Dimensional Deformation Field in Chip Formation Process", Annals of the CIRP Vol.42, (1993), 35-38. "A Genetic Approach toward Future Manufacturing Systems", Past-Present-Future, ed. by J- Peklenik, CIRP, (1993), 211-218. "A Concept for Bionic Manufacturing Systems Based on DNA-type Information", Proc. of the 8th International PROLAMAT Conference, Man in CIM, Tokyo, (1992), 853-863.