DeMaMech:
EU-Japan Collaboration in Higher Education Student Exchange Program
Offer of
Research Topic (1 student)
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Offer from |
University |
Katholieke Universiteit
Leuven |
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Faculty/Department/Institute |
Faculty of Engineering
Science Department of
Mechanical Engineering |
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Group Name |
Production engineering,
Machine design and Automation (PMA) |
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Research Theme |
Experimental
research on microhydraulic systems |
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Brief Explanation |
New industrial and
medical applications require microactuators with a high force and power
density. During the last decades, it was believed that electrostatic and
electromagnetic microactuators would fulfill these needs. However, recent
research revealed that fluidic microactuators develop higher power and force
densities at microscale. This project
investigates some specific topics related to the production and assembly of
miniature hydraulic actuators (typically 1 mm diameter at 10 bar).
Depending on the interest one of the following topics could be emphasized: -
Fluidic interconnections -
Accurate assembly and alignment of components (using elastic averaging
or kinematic support) -
Internal polishing of cavities |
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Research Steps |
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Literature survey & experiment set-up (one month) -
Carrying out measurements (3 months) -
Analysis of measurement results (one month) |
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Period |
5 months (1 semester) |
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Necessary Background,
Knowledge, Skills |
Basic knowledge on
machine design and manufacturing |
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Further Information |
http://www.mech.kuleuven.ac.be/pma/research/mpe |
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Contact Person |
Dominiek.Reynaerts@mech.kuleuven.ac.be Ir. Michael De Volder |
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