Automatic machinery, robotics and packaging industry

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Automation, Robotics and Mechatronics Unit

• Robotics: mechatronic design of robotic systems for complex applications; development of advanced control algorithms and control schemes; mobile robotics; robotic manipulation; trajectory planning techniques for robots and electric drives.
• System diagnostics and supervision: development of automatic fault diagnosis techniques; study, design and implementation of fault-tolerant systems; design for integrated process safety management.
• Electromagnetic compatibility: conducted and radiated disturbances from switching converters; modelling and calculation of radiated emissions from cables and printed circuit boards; prediction of electromagnetic coupling in resonant environments; electromagnetic characterization and shielding effectiveness of lossy materials.
• Computational architectures for the supervision and control of automatic machinery.

Advanced Materials for Design and Photonic Applications Unit

• Polymer technologies, membranes and packaging: synthesis, modification and characterization of conventional or innovative polymers for packaging; sol-gel and plasma processes for surface functionalization; extrusion and laser welding processes for polymeric materials; characterization of packaging barrier properties.
• Metal processing technologies: casting, forming, hybrid (casting–forming), joining and advanced processes; modelling of manufacturing processes; coatings and corrosion inhibitors.
• Microstructural, mechanical, tribological and corrosion characterization of metallic materials, metal alloys, metal-matrix composites and coatings; modelling of the mechanical behaviour of materials.
• Failure analysis; reliability and maintenance engineering.
• Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); technologies for traceability, quality and safety.

Structured and/or Composite Materials for Advanced Applications Unit

• Metallurgy and technologies of metallic materials: alloys and metallic materials with advanced properties; ceramic and intermetallic materials and components; metal-matrix or ceramic-matrix composites reinforced with metallic or ceramic phases; mechanical, microstructural and technological characterization.

Virtual Prototyping and Experimental Modelling of Mechanical Systems Unit

• Dynamic modelling of mechanical systems and vibration measurement: experimental vibration analysis and experimental modal analysis; modelling and dynamic analysis of mechanisms and structures.
• Monitoring and diagnostics of mechanical systems: experimental measurement of mechanical vibrations and noise; signal analysis for monitoring and diagnostic purposes.