A Science Dream Created by People Vol.03 Technology and May.2018 Innova tion Center Special Feature Daikin Undergoes Transformation Carving out Daikin’s Future with AI and IoT Interview Yoichi Ochiai The digital nature society that is just around the corner. TIC seeks collaborative partners with whom to generate new value. How should the future For further inquiries, please contact: [email protected] look for technology? Date of publication: May 1, 2018 (Volume 03) Published by Technology and Innovation Center, Daikin Industries, Ltd. 1-1, Nishi-Hitotsuya, Settsu, Osaka 566-8585, Japan (within Yodogawa Plant) http://www.daikin.com/about/corporate/tic/index.html Phone. +81-6-6195-7051 (switchboard) Y Interview oichi Daikin Undergoes Transformation Contents……22 Group Leader and Senior Engineer Technology and Innovation Center IAQ Technology Defining the Researcher ③ Tomohiro Yabu Conventional air conditioners will become ……26 Vol. 03 systems that maintain temperature while 2018 stimulating the senses Key Technology ③ “Advancement” ……30 of analysis/evaluation technology ……33 O A Science Dream Created by People ……01 Introducing future of air conditioner Daikin thinks of Technology and Innovation Center Heating, Ventilating, Vol.03 Head of the Digital Nature Group, May.2018 A Science Dream Created by People University of Tsukuba Air-conditioning and Refrigerating Technologyion Centerand CarvingSpecial Article out Daikin’s Future with AI and IoT Innova t Daikin Undergoes Transformation Expo Report Special Feature Interview Carving out Recent External Presentations Daikin’s Future Yoichi Ochiai ……04 with AI and IoT Yoichi Ochiai Challenge Interview The digital nature society The digital nature society that is just around the corner. How should the future chiai About that is just around the corner. look for technology? Professor, Open and Transdisciplinary If you remove the letters “lle” from the word Research Initiatives, Osaka University How should the future look for technology? “challenge” it leaves “change.” Published by Technology Phone. and +81-6-6195-7051 Innovation Center, (switchboard) Daikin Industries, Ltd. 1-1, Nishi-Hitotsuya, Settsu, Osaka 566-8585, Japan (within Yodogawa Plant) Date of publication: May 1, 2018 (Volume 03) Special Interview The title of this publication reflects the changehttp://www.daikin.com/about/corporate/tic/index.html which comes about through challenge, which is the aim of TIC and the heart of our corporate culture. Minoru Etoh (value creation), Cover design:Photography: Akane Sakagawa（krran） Masatoshi Uenaka Hoping to link the “corporate plants”kotozukuri and “university knowledge” organizations together, to advance together ……08 (manufacturing) for Chief editor ● Kenichi Azuma Group leaders engage in passionate discussions Planning and editing ● Jun Kobayashi (Technology and Innovation Monozukuri Center, Daikin Industries, Ltd.), Shigeru Otsuki (Strategic Public Relation but our strengths lie in mechanisms Institute), Tamiwa Office Co., Ltd. Writers ● Shigeru Otsuki, Osamu Tamamura, Megumi Tamiwa, Carving out Daikin’s Future Ichiro Erokumae, Kurumi Kamimura, Kurumi Sekine Photography ● Masatoshi Uenaka, Yasutaka Hoshino, Yuta Fukitsuka, with AI and IoT ……13 Yoshiko Yoda ” Minoru Etoh × Yoshihisa Toshima × Naotake Shimozu Photography cooperation ● Aflo Co., Ltd., Photolibrary Storing Printer ● Sanshodo Co., Ltd. Special Feature ……20 Human Knowledge： Human beings have succeeded Challenge in storing invisible things Ei-ichi Negishi × Ichiro Sakata Dialogue ▼Please visit our web site at : Yoichi Ochiai 1 Head of the Digital Nature Group, University of Tsukuba https://www.daikin.com/about/ corporate/tic/magazine/ He studied media arts at University of Tsukuba and Invitation to Web “ ・ Please send your questions, received a Ph.D. in interdisciplinary information studies comments and feedback from the University of Tokyo. He researches the possibilities of multimedia beyond images. 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Sep.2017 Technology and Innovation Center Special Feature eated by People after your registration A Science Dream Taking on challenges in new fields Created by People Human Knowledge ion Center C Technology and Collaborative A world-first system through collaboration with NEC Dream Cr Building an indoor environmental control system Providing new values for Innova t Sleep = a state of apparent death that improves intellectual productivity air and space nce Special Sleep Feature Control that matches the person's various states Innovation at T I C Human Knowledge: ②Spatial control tailored Sleep to eachSci individual e Did Ancient People Wander① Estimating the Facial Since opening in 2015, the Technology and Innovation Center (TIC) has engaged in various types image Using an AI engine ・Introduction to Events person’s state In modern times, people have strayed to analyze the Aperson Utilizing Daikin’s technologies and space of collaboration with other industries and fields as the control tower for Daikin’s technological Biometric for controlling such charac- Utilizing sensing Voice from the natural human instinctdevelopment. of In sleep. particular, the collaborative innovation featured in this issue represents major information teristics as air conditioning, through a Mystical World means in which the We need advancements in the scientific approach to sleep. 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