Shunka C. HIRAO

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Affiliation: Researcher, Offshore Advanced Technology Department, National Maritime Research Institute, National Institute of Marine, Port and Aviation Technology

J-GLOBAL ID: 201801017962216984
researchmap Member ID: B000300503

Research Interests

Research Areas

Aerospace, marine, and maritime Engineering / Marine and maritime engineering /

Major Research History

May, 2020 - Present

researcher, Offshore Renewable Energy Research Group Offshore Advanced Technology Department, National Maritime Research Institute; National Institute of Marine, Port and Aviation Technology

Education

Apr, 2011 - Mar, 2013

Global Architecture, Naval Architect and Ocean Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
Apr, 2007 - Mar, 2011

Naval Archtect and Ocean Engneering, Department of Engneering, Osaka University

Awards

Hydrographic Technology Encouragement Award, Development of high performance cruising type AUV, Japan Hydrographic Association

Akihiro OKAMOTO, Tomoki Taniguchi, Shunka C. HIRAO, Shogo INABA, Jun UMEDA

Papers

Development of Testbed AUV for Formation Control and its Fundamental Experiment in Actual Sea Model Basin

Akihiro Okamoto, Motonobu Imasato, Shunka C. Hirao, Hidenori Sekiguchi, Takahiro Seta, Masahiko Sasano, Toshifumi Fujiwara

Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, 33(1) 151-157, Feb 20, 2021 Peer-reviewed
Tank test and numerical simulation of spar type floating OTEC

Shunka C. Hirao, Jun Umeda, Kentaroh Kokubun, Toshifumi Fujiwara

Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE, 9, 2021
Study on Maneuvering Motion Modeling of Small AUV

Shunka C. Hirao, Toshifumi Fujiwara, Akihiro Okamoto, Hidenori Sekiguchi, Motonobu Imasato, Masahiko Sasano

Journal of the Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers, 32 259-267, Dec, 2020 Peer-reviewedLead author
Measurement of Negative Potential of sea-floor hydrothermal deposit

Shunka C. HIRAO, Masahiko SASANO

Proceedings of Research Presentation Meeting of National Maritime Research Institute, 19th, 2019 Lead author
Deployment of the AUV HOBALIN to an Active Hydrothermal Vent Field with an Improved Obstacle Avoidance System

Akihiro Okamoto, Masahiko Sasano, Takahiro Seta, Shunka C. Hirao, Shogo Inaba

2018 OCEANS - MTS/IEEE Kobe Techno-Oceans (OTO), May, 2018
A new strategy for next-generation ocean survey: towards the realization of high-efficiency and high-accuracy ocean survey by simultaneous deployment of multiple AUVs

KIM Kangsoo, SASANO Masahiko, IMASATO Motonobu, SETA Masahiro, OKAMOTO Akihiro, YOKOTA Saori, INABA Shogo, SATO Takumi, HIRAO Shunka C, INOUE Shunji

Proceedings of Research Presentation Meeting of National Maritime Research Institute, 18th 202-203, 2018
Study on a Floating Point Absorber Type Wave Energy Converter with One Line Tension Leg Mooring

Tomoki TANIGUCHI, Shunka C. HIRAO, Kentaroh KOKUBUN, Tadashi NIMURA, Shigesuke ISHIDA, Toshifumi FUJIWARA, Shunji INOUE

Journal of the Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers, 27 79-88, 2018 Peer-reviewed
Tank Tests and Numerical Simulations for Safety Assessment on Oscillating Water Column Type Floating Wave Energy Converter

Shunka C. HIRAO, Toshifumi FUJIWARA, Kentaroh KOKUBUN, Shunji INOUE

Conference Proceedings of the 26th Ocean Engineering Symposium(CD-ROM), 26th ROMBUNNO.OES26‐054, 2017 Lead author
Technological Development and Safety Assessment for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

Shigesuke ISHIDA, Toshiki CHUJO, Ken HANEDA, Shunka C. HIRAO, Tomoki TANIGUCHI, Kentaorh KOKUBUN, Shunji INOUE

16(2) 107-126, Oct, 2016
Study of Stress-Monitoring Method in Supporting Structure of Floating Offshore Wind Turbine

Shunka C. Hirao, Yosuke Anai, Shigesuke Ishida, Shunji Inoue

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OFFSHORE AND POLAR ENGINEERING, 26(3) 219-224, Sep, 2016 Peer-reviewed
Safety Assessment of Motion Convert Type Floating Wave Energy Converter

Shunka C. HIRAO, Tomoki TANIGUCHI, Kentaroh KOKUBUN, Ryosuke MATSUI, Shigesuke ISHIDA, Toshifumi FUJIWARA, Shunji INOUE

Papers of National Maritime Research Institute (Web), 16(2) 163-202, 2016 Lead authorCorresponding author
Tank Test and Orifice Property Test on a Floating Oscillating Water Column type Wave Energy Converter

Shunka C. HIRAO, Kentaroh KOKUBUN, Tadashi NIMURA, Toshifumi FUJIWARA, Shunji INOUE

Proceedings of Research Presentation Meeting of National Maritime Research Institute, 16th 242-243, 2016 Lead authorCorresponding author
Study on Stress Monitoring Method in Supporting Structure of Floating Offshore Wind Turbine

Chutatsu Hirao, Yosuke Anai, Shigesuke Ishida, Shunji Inoue

Paper presented at the The Twenty-fifth International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, 394-400, Jun, 2015 Peer-reviewedLead author
Tank Test for Safety and Performance Evaluation of Wave Energy Converter

Kentaroh KOKUBUN, Chutatsu HIRAO, Ryosuke MATSUI, Kohei SHIMO, Toshifumi FUJIWARA, Shunji INOUE

Research Presentation Meeting of National Maritime Research Institute, 13, Jun, 2015
Stress Monitoring Method in Supporting Structure of Floating Offshore Wind Turbine

Chutatsu Hirao, Yosuke Anai, Shigesuke Ishida, Shunji Inoue

Conference Proceedings The Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers, 20 29-32, 2015 Lead author
Numerical Simulation of Point Absorber Type Wave Energy Convertor under Resonance Control

Hirao Chutatsu, Taniguchi Tomoki, Kokubun Kentaroh, Fujiwara Toshifumi, Inoue Shunji

Conference Proceedings The Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers, 21 239-242, 2015 Lead author
Tank Tests for Safety Assessment of Point Absorber Type Floating Wave Energy Converter

Chutatsu HIRAO, Kentaroh KOKUBUN, Ryosuke MATSUI

Conference Proceedings of the 25th Ocean Engineering Symposium(CD-ROM), 25th, 2015 Lead author
Load Acting on Floater Structure of Floating Offshore Wind Turbine

Chutatsu HIRAO, Yosuke Anai, Ryosuke MATSUI, Tadashi NIMURA, Kohei SHIMOZATO, Toshiki CHUJO, Ken HANEDA, Tomoki TANIGUCHI, Shigesuke ISHIDA, Shunji INOUE

Conference Papers of Research Presentation Meeting of National Maritime Research Institute, 292-293, 2014 Lead authorCorresponding author
Experimental Study on Distribution of Internal Forces in Supporting Structure of Floating Offshore Wind Turbine

Yosuke ANAI, Chutatsu HIRAO, Ryosuke MATSUI, Shigesuke ISHIDA

Grand Renewable Energy 2014, 2014
External dynamics system of twin floating bodies for perfect wave absorption

Minoura Munehiko, Chutatsu Hirao, Yuki Miyazaki

Proceedings of 28th International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, 145-148, 2013

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Development of High-performance Cruising AUVs

Akihiro OKAMOTO, Tomoki Taniguchi, Takumi Sato, Shunka C. HIRAO, Shogo INABA, Jun UMEDA

Quarterly Journal. Suiro, (198) 13-18, 2021

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