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Naoshige AKITA Last modified date：2023.05.22

Associate Professor / Department of Human Life Design and Science
Faculty of Design


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Human Life Design and Science Course
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092-553-4590
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Academic Degree
Ph.D. in Design
Field of Specialization
Design Engineering, Inclusive Design, Interior Design, Product Design, Science of design,
Research
Research Interests
  • Design and development of tool carrying bags for Portable Health Clinic service
    keyword : Tele-preventive medicine, medical design, product design, design engineering, UX design
    2021.10～2024.04.
  • Fundamental Consideration of Life-scape design
    keyword : Life-scape design
    2019.10～2025.04.
  • Design research for oral health care
    keyword : Oral cleanliness and moisturizing. Oral movement
    2019.12～2025.03.
  • Implementation of IoT
    keyword : Design engineering, Design Meta Engineering,product design, programming, IoT, ManufacturinD
    2018.04～2020.04.
  • Research on Semiotic Design
    keyword : Design Discourse, Semiotic Design,　Semiotic Network, Semiotics
    2016.04～2019.04.
  • Fundamental Analysis on Designer’s Inference Process Framework and Its Visualization
    keyword : DesignEngineering,　Product design，Inference of design，Visualization of cognitive bias
    2016.04～2018.04.
  • Affective Evaluation of Furniture for Public Spaces Exploited the Concept of Fuzzy Measure
    keyword : Design Evaluation, Fuzzy Measure, Fuzzy Integral, Furniture Design
    2015.08～2016.12.
  • Evaluation of Medicinal Product Package to resolve Social Problems concerning Medication
    keyword : Design Evaluation, Affective Engineering, Medicinal Product Package, Child-Resistant
    2015.10～2020.03.
  • Evaluation of Product Design User Satisfaction based on the Systematic Analysis of Kansei
    keyword : Affective Engineering, Design Evaluation, Deviation Value, User Satisfaction, Force of Object ,Semiotic Nodes Network
    2015.04～2017.03.
  • A study on the development of medicine notebook for children's health protection.
    keyword : inclusive design, universal design, medicine notebook, medication assistance
    2013.10～2015.10.
Academic Activities
Books
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1. Naoshige Akita, 'Design of Furniture Used in Public Spaces' ，Christoph Rademacher ,麻生 典編　,Japanese Design Law and Practice, Kluwer Law International, 2020.12.
Papers
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1. Naoshige AKITA, Yoshitsugu MORITA, Hisao SHIIZUKA, Systems Thinking Approach to Visualize Problem Structure of Drug Ingestion Accidents by Infants
– Identifying its causal relationships and visualizing overall structure –, International Symposium on Affective Science and Engineering 2019（ISASE 2019）, 2019.03, There has been no end to cases of infants opening drug containers meant for adults and accidentally ingesting them, and so it has become a social problem. The authors conducted experiments to evaluate child-resistant (CR) pill containers, which infants find difficult to open, and are also not difficult for ordinary people to use. In this paper, based on the findings of these experiments, we implemented systems thinking and interpreted human activities as an open-ended system, visualized the problem structure of drug ingestion accidents by infants, and were able to demonstrate modifications for preventing accidental ingestion by infants and matters requiring caution..
2. Naoshige AKITA, Yoshitsugu MORITA, Hisao SHIIZUKA, A Fundamental Study Evaluating Child Resistant Containers for Pharmaceutical Products
– Report on Container-Opening and Impression-Evaluation Experiments Using the New Easy Seal Open Pack (ESOP) Type of Pill Container –, International Symposium on Affective Science and Engineering, https://doi.org/10.5057/isase.2018-C000011, 4, 2018.11, Cases of accidental ingestion of pharmaceutical products by children are increasing and have become a serious social　concern. In this study, we investigated a new type of soft plastic, child resistant pill container, called ESOP (easy seal open package).We first conducted a container-opening experiment on children aged 12 to 36 months, and were able to identify a relative strength of the　container and a point for improvement. Next, using the improved ESOP and an existing PTP (press through package), we performed an　impression-evaluation experiment regarding the safety of the respective drug container, in the opinion of guardians with 24- to　36-month-old children. By investigating the guardians’ satisfaction level and degree of ascribed importance, we determined their　impression of the safety of the two containers, and conclude that it is necessary to improve the items of which the degree of ascribed
importance was high and the satisfaction level low..
3. Naoshige AKITA, Yoshitsugu Morita, Hisao Shiizuka, Fundamental Consideration on the Process of Product Design using Inference
Patterns
- A Case Study on the Combination of Abduction and Induction -, International Journal of Affective Engineering , 10.5057/ijae.IJAE-D-17-00017, 17, 2, 75-80, 2018.04, To create innovative ideas, it is important for designers to monitor thought patterns by reflecting upon their thought structure, and then control thought. In this study, we presented a framework for deduction, induction and abduction by applying a design process that is actually used by product designers; and, taking the example of a specific product-development process, showed that a certain pattern, combining abduction and induction, exists when a shape is created. This pattern illustrates what we call an “analogy-based approach'.” We evaluated the usefulness of the method by actually carrying out the molding process adopting this inference pattern..
4. Naoshige AKITA, Yoshitsugu Morita, Hisao SHIIZUKA, Fundamental Consideration of the Use of Inference Patterns in Product Design　– A Case Study on the Combination of Abduction and Induction –, International Symposium on Affective Science and Engineering (ISASE), A4-5_Z00038,USB, 2017.03, To create innovative ideas, it is important for designers to monitor thought patterns by reflecting upon their thought structure, and then control thought. In this study, we presented a framework for deduction, induction and abduction by applying a design process that is actually used by product designers; and, taking the example of a specific product-development process, showed that a certain pattern, combining abduction and induction, exists when a shape is created. This pattern illustrates what we call an “analogy-based approach’.” We evaluated the usefulness of the method by actually carrying out the molding process adopting this inference pattern..
5. Affective Evaluation of Product Design Exploited the Concept of Fuzzy Measure
– A Case of a Folding Table for Community Center as a Furniture Designed for Public Space –.
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Presentations
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1. Naoshige AKITA, Yoshitsugu MORITA, ＠Hisao SHIIZUKA, A Discrete Event Systems Approach to Model Problem Structure of Drug Ingestion Accidents in Infants , International Symposium on Affective Science and Engineering 2019（ISASE 2019）, 2020.03, There have been numerous incidents of infants opening drug packaging intended for adults and accidentally swallowing
tablets, and this has become a social issue. The authors have previously carried out evaluation testing of child-resistant pill containers,
which are difficult for infants to open but not difficult for ordinary people to use. Based on the findings from these tests, we have
investigated the causes of the issue. In this paper, we modeled the problem structure of accidental drug ingestion by infants using the
Petri Net Model approach, a discrete event system..
2. Naoshige AKITA, Yoshitsugu MORITA, Hisao SHIIZUKA, Systems Thinking Approach to Visualize Problem Structure of Drug Ingestion Accidents by Infants
– Identifying its causal relationships and visualizing overall structure –
, International Symposium on Affective Science and Engineering 2019（ISASE 2019）, 2019.03, There has been no end to cases of infants opening drug containers meant for adults and accidentally ingesting them, and so it has become a social problem. The authors conducted experiments to evaluate child-resistant (CR) pill containers, which infants find difficult to open, and are also not difficult for ordinary people to use. In this paper, based on the findings of these experiments, we implemented systems thinking and interpreted human activities as an open-ended system, visualized the problem structure of drug ingestion accidents by infants, and were able to demonstrate modifications for preventing accidental ingestion by infants and matters requiring caution..
3. 秋田 直繁, 森田 昌嗣，椎塚 久雄, A Fundamental Study Evaluating Child Resistant Containers for Pharmaceutical Products
– Report on Container-Opening and Impression-Evaluation Experiments Using the New Easy Seal Open Pack (ESOP) Type of Pill Container –, International Society of Affective Science and Engineering（ISASE）, 2018.06, Cases of accidental ingestion of pharmaceutical products by children are increasing and have become a serious social concern. In this study, we investigated a new type of soft plastic, child resistant pill container, called ESOP (easy seal open package). We first conducted a container-opening experiment on children aged 12 to 36 months, and were able to identify a relative strength of the container and a point for improvement. Next, using the improved ESOP and an existing PTP (press through package), we performed an impression-evaluation experiment regarding the safety of the respective drug container, in the opinion of guardians with 24- to 36-month-old children. By investigating the guardians’ satisfaction level and degree of ascribed importance, we determined their impression of the safety of the two containers, and conclude that it is necessary to improve the items of which the degree of ascribed importance was high and the satisfaction level low..
4. Naoshige AKITA, Yoshitsugu Morita, Hisao SHIIZUKA, Fundamental Consideration of the Use of Inference Patterns in Product Design　– A Case Study on the Combination of Abduction and Induction –, International Symposium on Affective Science and Engineering (ISASE), 2017.03, To create innovative ideas, it is important for designers to monitor thought patterns by reflecting upon their thought structure, and then control thought. In this study, we presented a framework for deduction, induction and abduction by applying a design process that is actually used by product designers; and, taking the example of a specific product-development process, showed that a certain pattern, combining abduction and induction, exists when a shape is created. This pattern illustrates what we call an “analogy-based approach’.” We evaluated the usefulness of the method by actually carrying out the molding process adopting this inference pattern..
Membership in Academic Society
  • Affectibe Innovation Association
  • Japanese Society for the Science of Design
  • Japan Society of Kansei Engineering
Awards
  • This paper proposes a new evaluation method and how to visualize its result in the field of furniture development for indoor public spaces through the application of a quantitative method. To achieve improved user satisfaction, we set up evaluation items for the furniture and conducted an evaluation experiment. First, we extracted information of possible importance for evaluating furniture design through judges’ comments in design awards and edited them as evaluation items. Next, users evaluated the degrees of significance and satisfaction in relation to each evaluation item while actually using the furniture. We converted the evaluation result by calculating deviations and graphically represented them to highlight items that need improvement. The experiment involved two user groups: those who provide services and those who receive them. The results of both groups will be compared so that specific guidelines for improving furniture can be developed taking both groups into consideration.
Educational
Educational Activities
Life-scape design


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