Tools and synergies in the transportation industry

December 15-16, 2009, Paris

Conference & training session organized in partnership with Thésame, Supméca and the magazine Pour la Science.

Transportation systems are complex by nature (they are often called “systems of systems”) and are big users of subsystems combining very closely mechanics and electronics. Controlled by embarked computers implementing a control strategy, they are known as “mechatronic systems”. Today, the main problem of mechatronics is the availability of tools allowing to design them properly, so that they meet the requirements in an optimized way, all techniques taken together. The purpose of this conference & training session is to make us aware of the transportation industry’s experience (kinds of mechatronic products, designing issues…) but also to bring a beginning of answer to people wishing to deepen their knowledge in the mechatronic design process. Teacher-researchers from engineer schools, at the cutting edge in the field of mechatronics, will present their mechatronic know-how.

Mechatronic conference 2009 program Display

Here the speakers’ talks:

Florent Deux, Manager Pôle Institut et Centre de recherche, Polytec France

Philippe Lubineau, Responsable R & D Mécatronique & Développement Durable, Cetim

Olivier de Gabrielli, Directeur général, Thésame Georges Palais, Project Manager AGV, ALSTOM Transports

Sophie Ponchaud, Directrice technique, iXMotion

June 18-19, 2009, Paris

Conference & training session organized in partnership with the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers and the magazine Pour la Science.

More than any other field, aeronautics is particularly sensitive to the stakes of innovation. For the design of structures which are increasingly light and flexible at the same time, taking into account the interactions with the fluid environment became a key element for a successful design. One of the first issues relates to the dynamic behaviour of aeronautic structures. Since resonances depend strongly on the properties of the assembled system, an excellent control of the vibratory characteristics and their evolution during system changes or couplings is essential. Reduction methods play a fundamental part for understanding the dimensioning behaviour and the validation of models. The construction of lighter structures often leads to the limits of possible compromises between mass and stiffnesses. Damping is thus a more and more studied design concept. In parallel, couplings cause new problems for the very concept of aeronautical modeling and in digital and experimental simulation, regarding the response to transient as well as permanent modes.

The program of the aeronautics conference & training session

Display here the speakers’ talks:

Jean Botti : Directeur technique et Membre du Comité exécutif, EADS

Yann Barbaux : Directeur exécutif des centres de recherche technologique Corporate, EADS

Tasadduq Khan : Ancien Directeur scientifique de la branche « Matériaux Structures », Haut conseiller, ONERA

Jacques Renvier : Directeur technique adjoint, SNECMA (groupe SAFRAN)

Bruno Stoufflet : Directeur de la prospective et de la stratégie scientifique, DASSAULT Aviation

"Modelisation tools for mechatronic design", on Thursday, february 11th, 2010 at Saint-Ouen.

Speakers :

• Francis Arnaudeau, Directeur technique, Altair Engineering
• Denis Barbier, Group PLM manager, Valeo VMS
• David Baudry, Co-responsable du pôle électronique et systèmes, ESIGELEC- IRSEEM
• François Bonnafous-Boucher, Directeur opérations et qualité, Keonys
• Jean-Yves Choley, Responsable mécatronique, Supméca Paris
• Guy Convenant, Responsable mécatronique, Valeo
• Emmanuelle Font, Coordinatreur R&D du pôle chimie et physico-chimie des matériaux, LNE
• Benoit Iizuka, Chef de projet PUCE Calcul - Direction de l’électronique avancée, Renault
• Yann Le Floch, Ingénieur de recherche et responsable produit InCa3D, Cedrat
• Daniel Marson, Directeur Innovation, Dassault Systèmes
• Bernard Wietkowski, R&D Engineering IS Manager, Leoni
• Joseph Zarka, Directeur scientifque, CADLM

Thematic workshops - 10h15

Location of this event :

Supméca Paris

3 rue Fernand Hainaut

93400 Saint-Ouen France

O2M attendee’s booklet

Looking towards CAD Mechatronics

25th and 26th of November 2008, Saint Ouen (93)

Mechanics is in a phase of transformation in numerous complex systems; harbouring more and more intelligence in the form of electronics, embedded computing systems, and sometimes incorporating smart materials.

What are the specifications of a mechatronic system?
* Interdisciplinary
* Benefits from a high 3D integration, including following strong multi-physical constraints with couplings of different fields (electromagnetism, thermal, forced mechanics, vibro-acoustics)
* Hybrid (continuous, discreet)
* Largely integrated within a complex system, requiring a capacity to communicate with an embedded computer system.

In order to conceive such systems, specialists resort to many very different means. In the short term, new tools and transverse methods must be devised in order to ensure these mechatronic systems are as streamlined as possible during their conception.

The training will be based on:
    * Feedback from industrialists involved in major mechatronic projects about their experiences.
    * Tools and key methods of mechatronic conception.

The speakers:

• Jean Breton, Directeur associé, Thésame
• Jean-Yves Choley, Maître de conférences et responsable du département mécatronique, Supméca Paris
• Gaël Chevallier, Maître de conférences, Supméca Paris
• Christophe Combastel, Maître de conférences, ENSEA
• Guy Convenant, Responsable mécatronique, Valéo
• Jean-Luc Dion, Maître de conférences, Supméca Paris
• Dominique Gentile, Directeur, ISTY
• Jean-Luc Journo, PDG, Avyron Aircraft
• Hubert Kadima, Responsable de recherche, EISTI, Professeur HDR, CNAM
• Denis Lecrux, Consultant
• Régis Plateaux, Enseignant-chercheur, Supméca Paris
• Bertrand du Peloux, Ingénieur de recherche, Cedrat Groupe
• Sophie Ponchaud, Directrice technique, Wuilfert
• Thierry Soriano, Maître de conférences HDR, Supméca Toulon
• François Rieuneau, Directeur, CFA Ingénieurs 2000

22 et 23 janvier 2009

Paris 

Depuis son entrée à l’Organisation Mondiale du Commerce, la Chine connaît de nombreuses mutations économiques révélant sa volonté de se positionner en tant que leader dans le secteur de l’innovation technologique et scientifique. Dans ce cadre, l’investissement sur le marché chinois nécessite une évaluation précise des risques et des opportunités qu’il peut offrir aux entreprises françaises. Ce qui implique pour ces dernières de développer des outils de veille économique et technologique spécifiques et performants. Les mésaventures de certains groupes industriels en matière de respect de leurs droits de propriété intellectuelle illustrent l’un des risques économiques les plus couramment rapportés. Dans ce domaine, les autorités chinoises ont désormais une politique proactive visant à renforcer la protection et la mise en œuvre des droits de propriété intellectuelle. Une telle orientation doit à terme permettre aux entreprises françaises et chinoises d’élargir leur champ de collaboration, tant  au niveau de la phase R&D qu’en matière d’industrialisation et de commercialisation.

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