Mechatronics Systems

Task: Extend electrification of functions through innovative mechatronic components and systems

1 - Technologies  and Materials

• Technological Concepts and Innovatory Materials
- Assembly in three dimensions of active and passive components in mechanical parts: integration of constraints due to powerelectronic
- High power density cooling systems
- Automotive stress: CEM, vibration, T°…
• Viable, competitive industrial processes:
- New means of Testing,
- Procedures and standards

2 - Automotive Mechatronic Applications

Promote the development of mechatronic industrial applications in order to reduce costs, increase compactness and reduce energy consumption, taking into account the environmental impact, in the following areas:
• Energy Conversion:
- Static Converters
- Electrically driven energy recovery machines
• Auxiliary Actuators (Air conditioning, power steering…)
• Electrification of functions and creation of new functions
• Use of all available energy sources (Energy harvesting)
- Solar, Thermal,
- Sharing and management of vehicle energy
• Components for electrical energy distribution and management
• Other forthcoming mechatronic applications (e.g: tactile and haptic interfaces …)

3 - Robustness and reliability

• Component, organ and system failure mechanisms
• Physical and chemical aspects of the failure
• Test methods for new products and systems
• Industrialization
• Reliability of mechatronic systems

4 - Design Methods and Tools

• Emergence of a community of excellence for the design of mechatronic products or systems:
- A mechatronics excellence network: both academic and industrial
- Capitalising on knowledge: reusable items, and their maintenance

• Projects leading to the emergence of flagship collaborative Platform(s) to support the process of mechatronic design and simulation:
- Multi physical models: thermal, vibratory , CEM , mechanical , electronic , electrotechnical , safe functioning and reliability
- Systems: functional and dysfunctional simulation
- Embedded Algorithms
- Database of Materials: Usable data
- Characterized within their cycle of mechatronic use
- Characterized in terms of fatigue and ageing
- Services to professionals: particularly SMEs and SMIs …. 

 

Pilot + Contact

• Pilot: Daniel RICHARD(Valeo)
• Copilots: Dominique LHOTELLIER (Renault)     
  Pierre-Richard DAHOO (UVSQ)
• SME Representative: Michel ROZE (Phénix)
• International Representative: Jochen LANGHEIM (ST)
• Contact Mov'eo : Nicolas DATTEZ