In today’s modern industry, the use of technology has been resulting in enhancing the working procedure in the traditional operational methods. The outcome of this development is the exponential progress that we observe in the diverse sectors of the industry.
The use of evolving technology like AR, VR and robotics has been redefining the ways people work. It is undoubtedly a matter of fact that technology has been assisting humans to go beyond the limits and enable innovations in distinct sectors. This has been a perpetual innovation that is simplifying things so far, and it is a result of the spark of the innovators who developed new ways to enhance traditional working methods and blend them with reliability.
And as a result, essential sectors like disaster management are embracing these technologies to improve emergency management. This is where Susumu Matsuda excels as a tech-inspiring stalwart who, with his awe-inspiring skillset and abstracted vision of pursuing “safety and security” for humans, established a VR business on his own. He devised a RiMM (Risk Management Method) that enables the development of VR applications in a brief period, and in 2012, he developed the essential software of the RiMM development tool.
Today under his visionary leadership, Santoku Corporation Co., Ltd. stimulates the essential intuition of human beings by concretely showing the dangers that exist in various workplaces by combining VR technology and mechatronics technology.
Let’s indulge in Susumu’s odyssey of perpetual advancements.
Embracing the Path of Development
Susumu Matsuda majored in mechanical engineering at university and was researching feedback control theory and operational maneuver control of automobiles. After that, he studied the architecture of CPU at an electronics manufacturer and participated in the machine control of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and the development of vision processing functions.
However, after witnessing the 11th of September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, he decided to move to his current company with the aim of pursuing “safety and security” for humans and the earth and launching a VR business on his own.
The initial purpose is to commercialize real-time interaction using VR. Real-time processing of 3D data requires high-performance graphics hardware. Therefore, initially, He focuses on the research field and provides services.
The need for the use of VR in the field of training emerged in 2007, and the development of accident response training simulators for the purpose of safe railway operation, security simulators for nuclear power plants, and decommissioning simulators for nuclear power plants. He continued to search for valid fields of VR application.
However, the development period and cost of the training simulator increase, and at the same time, the simple generation of derivative scenarios is required, which suffers from the development cost and mass production side. He specialized in accumulated safety and reassurance and aimed for efficient sensation generation through an intuitive operation.
