Journal “Design Engineering” Vol.61, No.7 2026
Special Issue: Conference Reports on the 6th International Conference on Design Engineering and Science (ICDES 2025)
【Preface】
- Preface to the Special Issue on ICDES 2025
- History of International Conference ICDES
- ICDES in Alexandria, Egypt
- Egypt-Japan Cooperation in the Higher Education Sector
(Academic Network Linking Africa, Middle East, and Japan) - Behind the Scenes of ICDES 2025 in Egypt
(Insights from a Member of the Local Committee)
- Effect of Corner Restraint Conditions on Stresses in Four-Sided Beam Structures
Journal “Design Engineering” Vol.61, No.6 2026
Special Issue: Shirahama Eco-Car Challenge
【Explanations】
- Development of Upright Component for the Kobe City College of Technology Solar Car Team
- Collaborative Educational Practices Between Kogakuin University and Its Affiliated Junior and Senior High School
(An Educational Initiative Through Eco-Competition Racing) - Design Sustainability and Technical Knowledge Transfer in Student Projects
(Development of a New MSC-500 Class Solar Car and Performance Evaluation at the Shirahama Eco-Car Challenge 2025) - About the Production of Racing Vehicles at Osaka Sangyo University
(Interactive Education New Energy Vehicle Project Initiatives)
Journal “Design Engineering” Vol.61, No.5 2026
Special Issue: New Design Paradigms Enabled by CFRP
【Explanations】
- Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Technology that Supports Para-sports
- Safety Factors for Composite Materials
(Differences from Metals and Design Considerations) - Optimized Design of CFRP Products and High-Speed Molding/Joining Technologies
- Collision Energy Absorption Characteristics of CFRP and Application to Vehicle Structural Design
Journal “Design Engineering” Vol.61, No.4 2026
Special Issue: Design Education through Space and Satellite Development at KOSEN
【Explanations】
- Design Education Through Space and Satellite Development at KOSEN
(Through KOSEN-1 Satellite Development) - Activities of Space Development by KOSEN
(As Engineer, Researcher and Educator) - Human Resource Development in Space Engineering and Design Education Through Nano Satellite Development at National Colleges of Technology
- Engineering Design Education Enabled by Space and Satellite Development in KOSEN
- Incorporating Latent Design Intent from Patent Documents into Generative Design of Tire Tread Patterns
Journal “Design Engineering” Vol.61, No.3 2026
Special Issue: PBL Education at KOSEN in the Tokai Region
【Explanations】
- Cycle of Practical Creation Training using Microcomputer Board and Presentation
(A Quarter Century of Problem-Based Learning in National Institute of Technology, Gifu College) - Expansion of Mechatronics Education at National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Suzuka College, Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Exploring the Possibilities of PBL Education Linking Regional Challenges with Global Cooperation
- Designing and Evaluating PBL Approaches to Foster Student Autonomy
(A Process from Theme-Setting to Production in a Hands-on Project)
- Error in Stress Concentration Factors Currently Used for Tension and Bending of Stepped Round Bar with Fillet
- Teaching Material Development of Low Temperature Difference Stirling Engine with Resin Multi-Hole Regenerator
(Proposal for Teaching Material on Mechanical Design to Effectively Learn Designer's Behavioral Style)
- Erratum: Outline and Trend of Design Review with Design Verification and Validation (From Dependability Point of View), in Vol.61, No.2, P.54
Journal “Design Engineering” Vol.61, No.2 2026
Special Issue: Activities to Improve Design Quality and Reliability
【Preface】
- About Special Issue "Activities to Improve Design Quality and Reliability"
- Outline and Trend of Design Review with Design Verification and Validation
(From Dependability Point of View) - V&V of Digital Twin in Society5.0
- Need for Credibility Assessment of Computational Models in the Civil Engineering
(V&V Framework in the Context of CAE) - Design Review in Education of Mechanical Design
(Case Study of NIT, Maizuru College and Nara College)
- A Proposal of Performance Planning Method Using Benchmarks of Quality Function Deployment
- Development of Artificial Fingers with a Joint Variable Stiffness Mechanism
(Proposal of a Hyperextension Mechanism to Control Pinching Force)
Journal “Design Engineering” Vol.61, No.1 2026
Special Issue: Visualization and Modeling of Gas-Liquid Interfaces in Fluid Lubrication
【Explanations】
- Visualization of Cavitation in Textured Dimples
- Progress in Studies on Starved Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication
- Visualization of Dual Oil Films in Floating Bush Bearings Using X-ray CT and Its Application to Design Engineering
- Improvement of Bending Properties and Decay Resistance of Compressed Thinning Japanese Larch
- Evaluation of Thermal Insulation Properties of Woven Structures with Hollow Fibers
Journal “Design Engineering” Vol.60, No.12 2025
Special Issue: Science and Design of Fluid Flow
【Explanations】
- A Reduced Model for Nonlinear Turbulence Prediction in Fusion Plasmas
- High-Enthalpy Flow Diagnosis of Arcjet Wind Tunnel
(Centerline Enthalpy Determination Method) - Experimental and Numerical Study of Atmospheric Reentry Flows using an Expansion Tube
- On the Design of Driving Strategies to Mitigate Congestion at Freeway Bottlenecks
- Design Optimization of Billet and Die Shapes for Fastener Components
- Frost Protection Using an Outdoor Fan Heater on a Plum Farm
(Verification of Heating Effect in a Test Field)
Journal “Design Engineering” Vol.60, No.11 2025
Special Issue: Current Status and Case Studies of Education Using Stirling Engines
【Explanations】
- Key Points of Designing a Stirling Engine as a Teaching Material
(Based on Educational Practice at Aichi Prefectural Toyohashi Technical High School) - Engineering and Technology Education at the Stirling Techno-Rally
- Case Studies of Engineering Education with Stirling Engine as a Subject
- Introduction of Stirling Engine Exercise in Department of Mechanical Engineering and Department of Mechano-Informatics, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- Design and Manufacturing of a Model Low Temperature Difference Stirling Engine Using 3D Printers
- General-purpose Stirling Engine Educational Model and Practical Examples
(The LTD Stirling Engine Applicable from Primary to Higher Education)
- Multi-objective Design Optimization for Compact and Broadband Double Layer Microperforated Panel Sound Absorber
- Control of Isobaric and Adiabatic Expansion Processes in a Reciprocating Expander Using High-Speed Solenoid Valves
Journal “Design Engineering” Vol.60, No.10 2025
Special Issue: Future Design: Engineering Approaches and New Frontiers in Social Practice (2)
【Explanations】
- Sustainability in the Food Sector and Future Design
(An Engineering Approach for Corporate Innovation and Consumer Education) - Future Design Facilitating Dialogue
(Case Study of the Workshop in Osaka Children's Cafeteria Network) - Practicing Future Design with Diverse Actors
(Towards Carbon Neutrality by 2050) - Future Design Practices and Implications to Industrial Innovation
- Representation of Fundamental Period Estimations for Rotary Machine Acoustic Diagnosis
(Feature Extraction by Estimating Fundamental Period Based on Auditory Characteristics) - A Study of the Factors Defining Building Planning Requirements
(Impact of the Client's Industrial Domain Characteristics in Office Planning)