User Guide

Procedures for Use

Please read first.

• 1. Preliminary consultationPhonel us by phone or email what you plan to do.
• 2. Check facility availabilityCheck booking availability, then send us an Inquiry Form.
• 3. Planning meeting RTF staff will discuss your plans with you.
• 4. ApplicationComplete the various application forms and send them to us.
• 5. Usage fee paymentPay the usage fees by the day of usage.
• 6. Using RTFEnsure you use the facilities in line with the user guides.

• The details of each step are here.
• Facilities & Equipment

1. Preliminary consultation

If you are using the RFT for the first time or would like to consult us about tests and sites, please contact the office below.

• Contact selection chart　※Use this chart if you are not sure who to contact.
• Facilities & Equipment

2. Check facility availability

Before applying to use a facility, please check booking availability.
First check booking availability, then complete an Inquiry Form and send it to the Booking Desk.

• Please note that there may already be a facility booking for the date/time that you found.
• You can make a booking within 1 year from the date your inquiry is received and within the fiscal year in which the booking is accepted.
• Bookings are not accepted on days when the RTF is closed (Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and year-end and New Year holidays [Dec. 29 to Jan. 3]).
• After checking the Inquiry Form we receive from you, an RTF staff member will contact you to check the facility-use details. Please note that our reply may be delayed if we have a lot of inquiries.
  ※Please contact us if you have still not received a reply from us after a long time.
• After you submit an Inquiry Form, we will use a Booking Contact Form to reply to you whether you can use the facility on your preferred date (we will make a provisional booking based on the details in the Booking Contact form).
• Please contact the Fukushima Technology Centre Minamisoma Technical Support Centre directly for information about high-tech equipment booking availability.
• Please contact us to discuss how to deal with trials or training involving piloted helicopter flights.

3. Planning meeting

Based on your inquiry, the Technical Division or Facility Management Division will contact you to confirm the details of your facility use.
If the RTF staff member requests, please complete and send the following documents.

4. Application for Use

Once you have received the Booking Contact Form from the Booking Desk, prepare and send an Application for Approval of Use.

5. Usage Fee Payment

Once you have received the Payment Notice from the Reception Desk, please pay the usage fees by the due date.
We accept payment by bank transfer or in cash at the Reception Desk only.

• Usage Fees

※Using RTF for commercial purposes
If either of the following is applicable, an amount equivalent to the usage fee will be added.
(1) You intend to hold an event for commercial purposes and charge entry fees, lecture/tuition fees, membership fees, etc.
(2) You intend to use RTF to conduct activities of a commercial nature, such as product sales, commercial promotion, etc.

6. Usage procedures (Steps to take on the day of your booking)

You can pick up the keys from 15 minutes before your usage time starts.
On the day of your booking, please go to the Reception Desk, to the left after entering the Research Building.
We ask that you register your arrival at the Reception Desk.

7. Booking cancellation

To cancel your booking, please advise the Reception Desk by phone and submit a Cancellation Form.

Please prepare and submit the following documents if asked to by the Reception Desk.

8. All Forms

9. Related Documents

• Fukushima Robot Test Field Common Terms of Use (PDF file)
• Fukushima Prefectural Government Statutes (Fukushima Prefectural Government website) For the Fukushima Robot Test Field Regulations and Ordinance for Enforcement of the Fukushima Robot Test Field Regulations, please click on the link.

10. Inquiries