Prof. Ryosuke Ando
Biography: Ryosuke ANDO (Chinese Name: Su, Liang) was
born in Harbin, China in 1963. He obtained Bachelor of Engineering from
Tsinghua University in Beijing, China in 1985. After having been working at
Tsinghua Univ., he moved to Japan in 1988 and obtained Master of Engineer and
Doctor of Engineering degrees from Nagoya Univ. in 1990 and 1993 respectively.
He has been Chief Research Engineer and
Director of Research Department at TTRI (Toyota Transportation Research
Institute) since 2004. At same time, he is currently Adjunct Prof. of Dalian
Univ. of Technology in Dalian, China, Adjunct Senior Lecturer of Aichi
Institute of Technology in Toyota, and Adjunct Senior Lecturer of Daido Univ.
in Nagoya, Japan. Previously, he was with Gunma Univ. (1993-1994), Katahira and
Engineers Inc. (1995-2004) and Harbin Institute of Technology (Adjunct Prof.
during 2001-2005). He was certified by Japanese
Government as Professional Engineer of Japan (Civil Engineering: Road),
Professional Engineer of Japan (Civil Engineering: Urban & Rural Planning)
and Professional Engineer of Japan (General Technological Management: Civil
Engineering-Road) in 1999, 2000 and 2002 respectively. His main fields of
expertise are Traffic & Transportation Planning & Engineering and Urban
Planning & Regional Planning.
Title: Toyota
Model: a typical case for constructing smart cities in Japan
Summary: A smart city is
a new style of city providing sustainable growth and designed to encourage
healthy economic activities that reduce the burden on the environment while
improving the QOL of their residents. A large number of experimental projects
are currently being carried out around the world in order to discover a core
model for smart cities. In order to approach to the smart cities, the general
public must also be actively involved in sharing their own ideas and helping to
formulate the cities by throwing their own wisdom into the pot. In Japan,
Toyota City is evaluated as the representative smart city. The action plan
consists of many approaches for a low-carbon society by integrating people,
environment, and technology. To envision home environment in ten years, there
are introduction of renewable energy and more extensive use of various
energy-saving and energy storage devices. Power transfer patterns of a variety
of devices, including next-generation vehicles, is integrated and controlled by
HEMS (Home Energy Management System) enabling users to enjoy a pleasant and
convenient low-carbon lifestyle without waste and less effort. Aiming to become
a city with the highest level of harmony between cars and people, the measures
include advancing introduction of next-generation mobility modalities, building
public transport infrastructure, and presentation of new forms of transport use
in tandem. Moreover, offering a variety of incentives in order to encourage
citizens to engage in their own carbon-reduction activities has been planned.
In addition, the following countermeasures are listed: making energy use
visible, providing support for action, and enabling control of energy use
through familiar terminal devices, making it possible to select from an optimal
menu of low-carbon activities for the entire living environment with a minimum
of effort.
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