CURRICULUM VITAE

Name, Family name : SHIKANAI

Forenames 　　　　: 　　　Takeshi


Date of birth　　　:　　 6 November, 1964

Place of birth　　: Osaka, Japan


Present address　　: College of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyu

　　　　　　　　　　1 Senbaru Nishihara-cho Okinawa Pref.

　　　　　　　　　　903-0213, Japan

TEL & FAX　　:　　 +81-98-895-8771


E-Mail Address:
　　　　　　　　tshikana@agr.u-ryukyu.ac.jp

Education　　　　:

　1980-1983 　　Osaka Prefectual Senri Senior High School


　1983-1987 　　Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University

　　　　Award the degree of BSc. in Agricultural Machinery


　1988-1990 　　Department of Agricultural Engineering,

　　　　Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University

　　　　Award the degree of MSc in Agricultural Machinery


Research and professional experience　　:

　1990-1994　　 Researcher at Technical Research Center,

　　YANMAR Diesel Engine Co., Ltd.


　1994-1998 　　Instructor at College of Agriculture,

　　　　University of the Ryukyus

　　　　Bio-production Systems Engineering


　1998-present 　　Associate Profesor at College of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus

Membership of academic societies　　:

　　American Society of Agricultural Engineering

　　International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems

　　Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery


Publications　　:

Shikanai, T, Ueno, M. ：Simulation of Soil Resistance at Plate Penetration by the Distinct Element Method, 2002 ASAE Annual International Meeting / CIGR XVth World Congress, Paper No.023046,2002

Shikanai,T., Hashiguchi K., Nohse, Y., Ueno, M.and Okayasu, T. : Precise Measurement of Soil Deformation and Fluctuation in drawbar Pull for Steel and rubber-coated rigid Wheels, Journal of Terramechanics, Vol.37, No.1, pp.21-39, 2000

Josiah, M., Shikanai, T., Upadhyaya, S. K., Rosa, U. A. and Koller, M. : Mapping Infiltration Variability in a Tomato Production System, 1999 ASAE/CSAE Annual International Meeting, Paper No. 99-1146, 1999

Upadhyaya, S. K., Rosa, U. A., Ehsani, M., Koller, M., Josiah, M. and Shikanai, T. : Precision Farming in a Tomato Production System,1999 ASAE/CSAE Annual International Meeting, Paper No. 99-1147,1999

Shikanai, T., Ueno, M. et. al. : A Precise Measurment of Soil Deformation under the Wheel, Journal of Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery, Vol.59, No.2, pp.3-11,1997 (in Japanese).

Shikanai, T., Ueno, M. et. al. : Relation between ground contact stresses of a rigid wheel and soil deformation, Proc. 4th Asia-Pasific Regional Conf. ISTVS , pp.125-131, 1995.

Ueno, M., Shikanai, T. et. al. : Soil deformation beneath a rigid wheel, Proc. 4th Asia-Pasific Regional Conf. ISTVS , pp.133-140, 1995.

Ueno, M., Shikanai, T. et. al. : Walking motion of the soil reaction acting on a wheel, Proc. 4th Asia-Pasific Regional Conf. ISTVS , pp.133-140, 1995.

Nohse, Y., Hashiguchi, K., Ueno, M., Shikanai,T., Izumi,H., and Koyama, F.: A Measurement of Basic Mechanical Quantities of Off-the-road Traveling Performance, Journal of Terramechanics, Vol.28, No.4, pp.359-370,1991.