Resume of Dr. Takashi Maekawa

Research Scientist and Lecturer
Department of Ocean Engineering, Design Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing, June 1993

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Thesis: Robust Computational Methods for Shape Interrogation

Ocean Engineer's Degree in Ocean Engineering, June 1987

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Thesis: Dynamic and Fatique Analysis of Compliant Risers

M.S. in Mechanical Enegineering, March 1978

Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

Thesis: Analysis of Lunate-Tail Swimming Propulsion

B.S. in Mechanical Enegineering, March 1976

Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

Thesis: Attitude Control System of Under-Water Vehicle

Research Interests

• CAD/CAM/CAE, geometric modeling, computational geometry, differential geometry, machining automation, meshing and reverse engineering.

Professional Experience

Research Scientist and Lecturer, MIT

1994 - Present

Postdoctoral Associate, MIT

1993 - 1994

Research Assistant, MIT

1989 - 1993

Senior Engineer, Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo Japan

1978 - 1989

Selected Journal Publications

1. "Design and Tessellation of B-Spline Developable Surfaces" by T. Maekawa, J. S. Chalfant, Journal of Mechanical Design, ASME Transactions. To appear.
   
   
2. "Design for Manufacturing Using B-Spline Developable Surfaces" by J. S. Chalfant, T. Maekawa, Journal of Ship Research . To appear.
   
   
3. "Computation of Inflection Lines and Geodesics on Developable Surfaces" by T. Maekawa, J. S. Chalfant, Mathematical Engineering in Industry . To appear.
   
   
4. "Analysis and Application of Pipe Surfaces" by T. Maekawa, T. Sakkalis, G. Yu and N. M. Patrikalakis, Computer Aided Geometric Design . Vol. 15, No. 5, pp. 437-458, 1998.
   
   
5. "Self-intersections of Offsets of Quadratic Surfaces: Part I, Explicit Surfaces" by T. Maekawa, Engineering with Computers. Vol. 14, pp. 1-13, 1998.
   
   
6. "Self-intersections of Offsets of Quadratic Surfaces: Part II, Implicit Surfaces" by T. Maekawa, Engineering with Computers. Vol. 14, pp. 14-22, 1998.
   
   
7. "Computation of Self-intersections of Offsets of Bezier Surface Patches" by T. Maekawa, W. Cho, N. M. Patrikalakis, Journal of Mechanical Design, ASME Transactions. Vol. 119, No. 2, pp. 275-283, June 1997.
   
   
8. "Computation of Shortest Paths on Free-Form Parametric Surfaces" by T. Maekawa, Journal of Mechanical Design, ASME Transactions. Vol. 118 No. 4 pages 499-508, December 1996.
   
   
9. "Umbilics and Lines of Curvature for Shape Interrogation" by T. Maekawa, F. -E. Wolter and N. M. Patrikalakis, Computer Aided Geometric Design, 13 No. 2, pages 133-161, March 1996.
   
   
10. "Computation of Singularities and Intersections of Offsets of Planar Curves" by T. Maekawa and N. M. Patrikalakis, Computer Aided Geometric Design, 10 No. 5 pages 407-429, October 1993.
    
    
11. "Interrogation of Differential Geometry Properties for Design and Manufacture" by T. Maekawa and N. M. Patrikalakis, The Visual Computer, 10 No.4 pages 216-237, March 1994.