JR-EAST:Research and Development

Technical Review

JR EAST Technical Review No.01 - Autumn.2002

We published this JR East Technical Review to provide information of our R&D. We expect more people be informed about the characteristics of our R&D, and thereby to encourage people to suggest how the progress can be made if new technologies are applied at our R&D efforts.

Message

Special feature article

First Issue Greetings
Executive Director / General Manager of Technology Planning Department / Director of Research and Development Center of JR East Group, East Japan Railway Co.

Yukio Arimori

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First-issue special article

21st Century as a Century of Railways -Creating JR East as the world's best railway company
Chairman, East Japan Railway Co.

Masatake Matsuda

[PDF/248KB]

Special feature article

From Technology-centered Design to Human-centered Design
Professor at Faculty of Environmental Information, Keio University

Kengo Kuma

[PDF/328KB]

Interpretive article

Realizing Higher Shinkansen Speeds -Toward the World's Best Shinkansen
Director of Advanced Railway System Development Center, Research and Development Center of JR East Group

Takashi Endo

[PDF/176KB]

Toward Creation of a Railway Car Meeting the 21st-century Requirements -Development of AC Train
Advanced Railway System Development Center, Research and Development Center of JR East Group

Mitsuyuki Osawa

[PDF/320KB]

Special edition paper

Countermeasures of Noise Reduction for Shinkansen Electric-Current Collecting System and Lower Parts of Cars
Advanced Railway System Development Center, Research and Development Center of JR East Group

Kaoru Murata, Toshikazu Sato and Koichi Sasaki

[PDF/368KB]

Development of Train Nose Shape for Reducing Micro-pressure Waves
Advanced Railway System Development Center, Research and Development Center of JR East Group

Takeshi Kurita, Yoichi Okumura

Technical Center, Research and Development Center of JR East Group

Tsuyoshi Ichigi

[PDF/284KB]

Improvement of Riding Comfort in Shinkansen Cars
Advanced Railway System Development Center, Research and Development Center of JR East Group

Koji Asano, Ken Iwanami and Koichi Sasaki

[PDF/104KB]

Joint Development of Bogies between DB AG and JR East
Advanced Railway System Development Center, Research and Development Center of JR East Group

Koji Asano, Hitoshi Shiraishi and Koichi Sasaki

[PDF/264KB]

Adoption of Articulated Structure in AC Train
Advanced Railway System Development Center, Research and Development Center of JR East Group

Ryohei Shimamune, Takahiro Kikuchi, Hiroshi Nomoto and Mitsuyuki Osawa

[PDF/316KB]

Development of Main Circuit System using Direct Drive Motor (DDM)
Advanced Railway System Development Center, Research and Development Center of JR East Group

Koji Yoshida

[PDF/284KB]

Development of Advanced Train Information Service System (ATISS)
Advanced Railway System Development Center, Research and Development Center of JR East Group

Mayumi Korekoda, Hiroshi Abiko and Mitsuyuki Osawa

[PDF/284KB]

Improvement of Transportation Reliability by Mutual Backup System for Controllers
Advanced Railway System Development Center, Research and Development Center of JR East Group

Koji Yoshida and Katsuhiko Suzuki

[PDF/276KB]

Development of Leading Body Structure Made of Composite Material
Transportation and Rolling Stock Dept.

Osamu Inoue, Mitsuyasu Hashimoto

Advance Railway System Development Center, Research and Development Center of JR East Group

Hiroshi Nomoto

[PDF/152KB]

TR Information

Overview of Research and Development Center of JR East Group

[PDF/328KB]

We are looking forward for many suggestions and advices. If you have any further questions about the JR East Technical Review, please feel free to contact us.

For Inquiries:
E-mail:tech-review2@jreast.co.jp
Editors of JR East Technical Review
Technology and Planning Department
East Japan Railway Company
2-2 Yoyogi 2cho-me, Sibuya-ku Tokyo 151-8578, Japan

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