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[ Outline ]
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Gifu Pref. Research Institute for Human Life Technology adopts evaluation method based on human life engineering to study relationship of human and products and living enviroment.This is one of the most unique research institutes on wood indusutry in Japan to support such industries relating daily life products and to develop the products,which are,needed from society.
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[ Objectives ]
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Creation of comfortable and safe living environment and promotion of relating local industry
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[ Oganizatiopns]
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Director
General |
General Affair
Division |
Office work about the whole organization. |
Research
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Development
Division |
Materials Development Group
(furniture components, interior and exterior of house, recycle technology ) |
Product Planning Group
(product technologydevelopment suitable to human properties, welfare gears development ) |
Product Evaluation Group
(human engineering, product compatibility evaluation, sensibility measurement, simulation technique ) |
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[ Research Items ]
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Creation of products, which are daily used and meets human's properties and senses ( Development of barrier free and universal function )
Materials and technology development to provide comfortable living environment.
(Materials and technology development to be friendly to human kind and the earth)
Creation of research foundation to support and foster local relating industries
(Development of system to evaluate compatibility on human and products and environment)(Development of date base on human action in living) |
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[ Laboratories ]
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Functional Materials Lab.
Development of furniture and functional materials for houses emphasizing safety of people in house and energy as well as resources.
Air Conditioned Lab.
Both quantitative and qualitative analysis on chemical substances on thermal properties, hardness, or color
Structural Technology Lab.
Research and development of housing relating products, which are structurally strong and friendly to human and the earth, are carried.Evaluation of safety on wooden products.
Environment Adaptation Lab.
Development of technology is carried to reduce volatile compounds and evaluation of environmental function in housing components to create living environment gentle to human.
Product's Function Lab.
New products development based on functional evaluation from adaptability of product to human and human engineering is carried. Study on so-called welfare furniture for aged and disable persons is also carried.
Simulation Lab.
Computer simulation on living environment and daily use products is done to create suitable living space to the people to live in.
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