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Higashino-Harada Lab (Flight Dynamics)
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The lab studies flight experiments with unmanned aircraft and air traffic management.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring how unmanned aircraft fly through flight experiments and wind tunnel testing
The Higashino-Harada Lab studies the aerodynamic characteristics and autonomous flight of fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), as well as air traffic management for passenger aircraft.
Since 1984, the lab has studied methods for estimating the aerodynamic characteristics of fixed-wing unmanned aircraft, mainly through flight experiments.
In recent years, the lab has also worked on autonomous flight of unmanned aircraft and its advancement, using wind tunnel testing alongside flight experiments.
Unmanned aircraft that the lab designed and developed itself are used for scientific surveys of aerosols, magnetic fields, and more overseas, including in Antarctica, Thailand, Mongolia, and Ethiopia.
Key terms
- Aerodynamic characteristics
- The properties describing how the aerodynamic forces acting on an aircraft change depending on how it flies
- Wind tunnel testing
- A test in which an aircraft is placed in a device that generates airflow, reproducing the conditions of air flowing over it, in order to investigate it
- Air traffic management
- A system that coordinates the flow of flights so that many passenger aircraft can fly safely and efficiently
- Aerosol
- Very small particles suspended in the atmosphere
NewsLab news
A doctoral student received the Student Outstanding Presentation Award at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences
A doctoral student received a Kyushu University student award for outstanding achievements
A doctoral student received the Best Student Paper Award (2nd prize) at APISAT2024
A master's student received the Student Outstanding Presentation Award at the Aircraft Symposium
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies the flight of fixed-wing unmanned aircraft, placing importance on understanding the physical aspects of the phenomena. It mainly studies methods for estimating aerodynamic characteristics through flight experiments, and also works on autonomous flight and air traffic management for passenger aircraft.
*Illustrative imageEstimating Aerodynamic Forces Through Flight Experiments
Since 1984, the lab has studied methods for estimating the aerodynamic characteristics of fixed-wing unmanned aircraft, mainly through flight experiments. It places importance on understanding the physical aspects of the phenomena.
*Illustrative imageAutonomous Flight of Unmanned Aircraft and Air Traffic Management
In recent years, the lab has studied autonomous flight of fixed-wing unmanned aircraft and its advancement, using wind tunnel testing alongside flight experiments. It also conducts research on air traffic management for passenger aircraft.
*Illustrative imageDeveloping Unmanned Aircraft for Scientific Observation
The lab's original unmanned aircraft Phoenix-LR (long-range aircraft) and Phoenix-S (for high-altitude glide return) are used in places such as Antarctica and Ethiopia for scientific surveys of aerosols and magnetic fields.
MembersFaculty
The Higashino-Harada Lab consists of faculty members and working-professional doctoral, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorShinichiro Higashino
- Associate ProfessorAkinori Harada
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- Top image: “CBP unmanned aerial vehicle control” Gerald Nino, CBP, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security / Public domain (cropped)
- Estimating Aerodynamic Forces Through Flight Experiments: “Freezing Winds 23- A R80D Skyraider Test Flight (8121249)” U.S. Marines USMCFE by Lance Cpl. Christian Salazar / Public domain (cropped)
- Autonomous Flight of Unmanned Aircraft and Air Traffic Management: “FJ-3D drone control aircraft in flight 1957” U.S. Navy / Public domain (cropped)
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