Projects
Global real-time optimal control of autonomous robot and mechatronic systems. KU Leuven
This project focuses on a class of systems including general robot systems consisting of one or more collaborating robots, production machines ranging from machine tools to fast pick-and-place robots, and intelligent biomedical devices such as orthoses. We consider systems that operate in an uncertain environment, and that interact with only partially known objects and environments or with humans, which requires a continuous adaptation and ...
High performance piezoelectric drives. KU Leuven
Electrophoretic processing of nanomaterials and nanocomposites. KU Leuven
Colloidal processing, such as electrophoretic deposition (EPD), is the preferred route for preparing nanomaterials and nanocomposites from nanosized powders. The wet colloidal techniques avoid important health, safety and environmental hazards in the use of nanopowders (risks of inhalation, skin absorption, fire and explosions). EPD is especially useful for functionally graded and layered materials. Because of these practical advantages and the ...
Force modelling and position correction for the incremental forming. KU Leuven
When a part is made by incremental forming, unwanted plastic deformations and elastic springback occur. Moreover, when the part is made using a robot for positionning the tool, due to the low stiffness of the robot, the deflexions cause important deviations to the nominal tool path. These phenomena are responsible for large differences between the target geometry and the obtained part. At this momet, on one hand a good knowledge of the "steady ...