Publications related to Machining

TSLAM: a tag-based object-centered monocular navigation system for augmented manual woodworking

Yves Weinand, Julien Gamerro, Andrea Settimi, Hong-Bin Yang

TimberSLAM (TSLAM) is an object-centered, tag-based visual self-localization and mapping (SLAM) system for monocular RGB cameras. It was specifically developed to support a robust and augmented reality pipeline for close-range, noisy, and cluttered fabrica ...

2024

Digital manufacturing of personalised footwear with embedded sensors

Danick Briand, Rubaiyet Iftekharul Haque, Jaemin Kim, Ryan Mitchell van Dommelen

The strong clinical demand for more accurate and personalized health monitoring technologies has called for the development of additively manufactured wearable devices. While the materials palette for additive manufacturing continues to expand, the integra ...

Nature Research2023

A Novel Method for Detecting Unidentified Falling Object Loss Patterns in the LHC

Frédéric Blanc, Tatiana Pieloni, Davide Di Croce, Jorg Wenninger, Loïc Thomas Davies Coyle

Understanding and mitigating particle losses in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is essential for both machine safety and efficient operation. Abnormal loss distributions are tell- tale signs of abnormal beam behaviour or incorrect machine configuration. By ...

Journals of Accelerator Conferences Website (JACoW)2022

Learning From Demonstration and Interactive Control of Variable-Impedance to Cut Soft Tissues

Aude Billard, Rui Wu

In this article, we propose an approach to extract variable-impedance during cutting tasks from human demonstrations, so as to ease soft-tissue cutting by robots. We model the dynamic adjustment of the human arm during interactions with the tissue and tran ...

2021

Flexure-based mecano-optical multi-degree-of-freedom transducers dedicated to medical force sensing instruments

Sebastian Krzysztof Fifanski

This thesis develops novel multi-degrees-of-freedom flexure-based force sensors by exploiting white light interferometry. Fabry-Pérot interferometry measurement has nanometric accuracy which yields sub milli-Newton force sensing accuracy. Such force sensin ...

EPFL2020

Modelling Workflow for Segmented Timber Shells using Wood-wood Connections

Yves Weinand, Julien Gamerro, Nicolas Henry Pierre Louis Rogeau, Petras Vestartas

This paper presents a modelling method based on planarization for double-curved segmented timber shell made from quad polygons and assembled by wood-wood connections. The inspiration is taken from timber dome structures, where solid timber walls were built ...

Springer2019

Segmented Spiral Using Inter-Connected Timber Elements

Yves Weinand, Aryan Rezaei Rad, Petras Vestartas, Martin Thomas Nakad, Loïc Henri Pelletier

This paper describes the construction process of a scenographic structure - five meters high spiral. It consists of following parts: CAD modeling work-flow, prototyping and FEM structural calculation, assembly and on-site loading test. The structure was co ...

INT CENTER NUMERICAL METHODS ENGINEERING2019

Very-High-Speed Miniaturized Permanent Magnet Motors: Design and Optimization

Yves Perriard, Guillaume Paul-André Burnand

This paper aims to present an optimization method for very-high-speed electrical machines based on multiphysical analytical models. Analytical models allow a fast design but have to be robust and reliable. The set of models presented is very complete and c ...

IEEE2019

Lean synthesis and application to lower-limb exoskeletons

Tristan Hubert Vouga

Mobility impairments are the most prevalent of all disabilities, affecting the life of nearly one in 20 individuals in developed countries. In the most severe cases, they can have dramatic consequences for the social, mental and physical well-being of thos ...

EPFL2019

Optimisation of Current and Pulse Duration in Electric Discharge Drilling of D2 Steel Using Graphite Electrode

Electric discharge machining (EDM) is one of the viable techniques for machining of D2 steel, in which the material removal occurs by spark erosion. The poor selection of EDM parameters affect the machining quality and productivity. Considering this, the p ...

2018

STEP-NC digital thread for additive manufacturing: data model, implementation and validation

Ian Anthony Stroud, Pascal Mognol

Substantial progress and development in additive manufacturing (AM) technologies have been realised during the last decade but have hardly been implemented on AM systems due to old numerical solutions still used by the AM digital thread, for instance STL ( ...

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD2018

Impact of Lanthanide Nanomaterials on Photonic Devices and Smart Applications

Jean-Claude Bünzli, Zhenyu Liu

Half a century after its initial emergence, lanthanide photonics is facing a profound remodeling induced by the upsurge of nanomaterials. Lanthanide-doped nanomaterials hold promise for bioapplications and photonic devices because they ally the unmatched a ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2018

A new hybrid Additive Manufacturing process combining Selective Laser Melting and Laser Shock Peening

Nikola Kalentics

Additive Manufacturing (AM) in whole and especially Selective Laser Melting (SLM) are already making a revolution in the way parts are designed and manufactured with the ability to produce lightweight parts with unprecedented complex geometries which are o ...

EPFL2018

Leveraging mobile eye-trackers to capture joint visual attention in co-located collaborative learning groups

Pierre Dillenbourg, Kshitij Sharma, Guillaume Zufferey, Sébastien Cuendet, Bertrand Roland Schneider

This paper describes a promising methodology for studying co-located groups: mobile eye-trackers. We provide a comprehensive description of our data collection and analysis processes so that other researchers can take advantage of this cutting-edge technol ...

SPRINGER2018

Stereolithography-Based Antennas for Satellite Communications in Ka-Band

Juan Ramon Mosig, Tomislav Debogovic, Maria Garcia Vigueras, Joana Rita Alves dos Santos Silva

This paper illustrates the role of additive manufacturing (AM) as enabling technology to realize high-performance low-cost antennas for Ka-band applications. In addition to the inherent electromagnetic challenges implicit in the conception of such complex ...

Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2017

Erosion mechanisms during abrasive waterjet machining: Model microstructures and single particle experiments

Stefano Mischler, Johann Michler

The erosion mechanisms during abrasive waterjet (AWJ) machining have been examined for a variety of materials. However, no systematic study has considered the effect of the microstructure property relationship on the erosion mechanisms in metals. In this w ...

Elsevier Science Sa2017

Process-oriented Life Cycle Assessment framework for environmentally conscious manufacturing

Ian Anthony Stroud

Environmental concern requires manufacturers to extend the domain of their control and responsibility across the product's life cycle. Much of the research has concentrated on assessment of environmental performance through the application of the Life Cycl ...

Springer2017

A 3D Cutting Method for Integral 1DOF Multiple-Tab-and-Slot Joints for Timber Plates, using 5-axis CNC Cutting Technology

Yves Weinand, Christopher Werner Matthias Robeller

Integral Mechanical Attachment (IMA) uses features in the form of components for their connection. In addition to the transfer of forces, locator features are used as integral assembly guides. Prismatic, single-degree-of-freedom (1DOF) joints only allow fo ...

2016

Advanced sensor signal feature extraction and pattern recognition for wire EDM process monitoring

Paul Xirouchakis, Roberto Pérez

Wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) is investigated in the perspective of zero-defect manufacturing with the scope to detect anomalous process conditions leading to typical defects generated during WEDM, i.e. the occurrence of lines and marks on the ...

Elsevier Science Bv2016

A roadmap for implementing new manufacturing technology based on STEP-NC

Ian Anthony Stroud

Manufacturing is changing. New ideas of control, the maturity of CAM techniques and computer technology have enabled the definition of an advanced machine tool control standard, STEP-NC. STEP-NC is one part of a larger manufacturing picture with links to d ...

Springer2016