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MICRO-201: Mechanism Design II

Summary

Le second semestre du cours « Conception de mécanismes » développe les capacités créatrices de conception appliquées au domaine des mécanismes microtechniques. Il s'attache tant aux connaissances (composants, principes physiques, dimensionnement) qu'au processus cognitif de la conception en groupe.

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Instructor

Simon Nessim Henein

Born in 1973 and of Egyptian-Swiss nationality, Simon Henein grew up in Cairo. He obtained an engineering degree at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in 1996 and went on to complete his doctorate at the EPFL in 2000. In 2001, he published the book “Conception des guidages flexibles” which has become a reference in precision engineering. He then joined the Centre Suisse d’Electronique et Microtechnique (CSEM), Neuchatel, Switzerland, where he conceived and developed mechanisms for robotic, aerospace, medical and watchmaking applications. He pursued his research career at the Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland, where he developed instruments for the Swiss Light Source Synchrotron (SLS). Since November 1st, 2012, he is associate professor in microengineering at the EPFL, holder of the Patek Philippe Chair and director of the Micromechanical and horological design laboratory (Instant-Lab).

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/mechanism-design-ii-MICRO-201

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/MICRO-201

Summary

Lectures

Instructor

Simon Nessim Henein

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/mechanism-design-ii-MICRO-201

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/MICRO-201

Lectures in this course (30)

Flexible Guides: General Overview Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Covers the concept of flexible guides, exploring their properties, design principles, material selection, and manufacturing technologies.

Flexible Guidance: Design Principles Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores flexible guidance systems, kinematics, robot structures, and future prospects in modern technology.

Flexible Guidance: Technologies and Design Principles Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores flexible guidance technologies, mechanism design, workload distribution, and teacher commitment.

Flexible Guidance Systems: Introduction Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Covers flexible guidance systems in various fields, showcasing innovative designs and applications.

Flexible Mechanisms: Design Principles Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Covers the principles of designing flexure-based mechanisms and presents examples of flexure-based parallel robots.

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