The first IFToMM Young Faculty Group Symposium entitled “Emerging Fields in Mechanism and Machine Science” is about to launch and will be held online from 19th to 21th November 2024, each day from 12:00 to 15:00 CET. Each session will consist of 4 to 5 talks on different topics, followed by 15-minute parallel discussions in break-out rooms, allowing for the delegates to choose which discussion to attend.
The IFToMM Young Faculty Group Symposium on Emerging Fields in Mechanism and Machine Science (IFToMM YFG-MMS) is a single-track, peer-reviewed, symposium designed to foster international networking among young faculty members via a novel format. Each talk is structured in two parts: (1) 5 minutes to introduce the main author, strengths and interests, and (2) 10 to 15 minutes to present the topic covered in the abstract.
The International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science (IFToMM) is one of the largest international scientific communities dedicated to the field of mechanism and machine science and its applications. Since its foundation in 1965, its mission has been to bring people from all nationalities and systems together to exchange science and technology as well as to strengthen their international bonds. IFToMM’s Young Faculty Group is a cross-disciplinary group pursuing IFToMM’s mission from within the working core of academia. By summoning young professors and lecturers from all over the world, the group aims at figuring out how to use mechanism and machine science to tackle the academic and technological challenges of the future.
The IFToMM YFG-MMS welcomes talks that address topics on mechanism and machine science and engineering, including biomechanical engineering, computational kinematics, engines and power trains, gearing and transmissions, linkages and mechanical controls, micromachines, multibody dynamics, reliability, robotics and mechatronics, rotor dynamics, sustainable energy systems, transportation machinery, tribology, vibrations, education, standardization of terminology, history of mechanism and machine science, and sustainability.
More details can be found in the symposium website
https://saja8.github.io/IFToMM_YFG-MMS/
The 7th Asian Conference on Mechanisms and Mechanical Engineering (Asian MMS – 2024), supported by the International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science (IFToMM), opened on August 28, 2024, in Almaty. The prestigious event, hosted by the Joldasbekov Institute of Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, the al-Farabi Kazakh National University, and the National Engineering Academy of Kazakhstan, saw the participation of over 110 attendees from 10 countries, including notable representatives from China, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Germany, Turkey, Ukraine, and others.
The conference was highlighted by an opening address from Prof. Amandyk Tuleshov, Scientific Director of the Joldasbekov IME, who emphasized the significance of IFToMM and its influence on global science. The plenary session featured keynote speeches by several distinguished figures, including Vice-Minister of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan Darkhan Akhmed-Zaki, who discussed the new Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Science and Technology Policy” and its implications for scientific development.
The event also included technical sessions and a round table on “Science and Technology: Cooperation and Transfer,” where key issues in technical sciences were discussed, and foreign scientists were recognized with honorary memberships and awards.
Prominent keynote speeches during the event included:
“Design, Control and Ground Verification Test of Space Manipulating Robots” by Prof. Zhong He (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
“Development of Theory of Mechanisms and Machine Science in Kazakhstan: Theory and Practice of Synthesizing New Innovative Mechanisms and Biomechanical Robotic Systems” by Prof. Amandyk Tuleshov and Prof. Sayat Ibrayev
“Development of Skiing and Curling 6-Legged Robots for Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games” by Prof. Feng Gao
The conference concluded with the recognition of active scientists and organizers, marking a significant milestone for Kazakhstan’s role in the global scientific community in mechanics, mechanical engineering, and robotics.
More photos are available under
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Almaty
August 30, 2024
During the MMT (Mechanism and Machine Theory Journal) Symposium “Celebrating 60 years of the journal’s foundation” in Guimarães, Portugal on June 26-28, 2024, Prof. Feng Gao from the Intelligent Legged Robot Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Systems and Vibration, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, gave an enthralling keynote on the developments on the Beijing Winter Olympics Journey for Curling and Skiing Six-Legged Robots.
Check out this fascinating keynote as an inspiration for current and further developments in robotics under
https://my.hidrive.com/lnk/XNDs93rJb
The Mechanical Engineering Laboratory (LIM) at the Center for Research in Marine and Industrial Technologies (CITENI), part of the Industrial Campus of Ferrol at the University of A Coruña, has partnered with GKN Driveline Zumaia to revolutionize ePowertrain motor testing. Using advanced multibody dynamics simulation, they have developed a methodology to conduct essential motor tests without physical full-vehicle prototypes.
Overheating is a critical issue for ePowertrain motors, as excessive temperatures can cause irreversible damage. The traditional characterization of their response and their thermal dynamics when they are mounted on a particular vehicle would require extensive and costly test campaigns, which are time-consuming and expensive.
Together, LIM and GKN have created an innovative setup that interfaces the eMotor with a model-based multibody dynamics simulation of the vehicle. This can be driven by a human or an automatic driver, replicating a wide range of driving conditions. The key benefits of this solution are:
• Cost and time efficiency: Lab-based tests decrease the need for expensive and lengthy circuit campaigns.
• Safety and replicability: Controlled lab environments reduce risks and ensure precise, repeatable conditions.
• Versatility: Easily replaceable vehicle models allow for varied scenarios without multiple full-system prototypes.
• Advanced sensor integration: Enables the use of sensors that are difficult to deploy in physical vehicles.
• Integration with digital twins and visualization: The test bench can be combined with a digital twin of the tested motor to determine the thermal operation point of the device. An intuitive visualization tool provides real-time feedback to the test bench users.
This approach promises to streamline testing processes and set new standards for safety, efficiency, and precision in ePowertrain motor evaluation, potentially serving as a model for future electric vehicle technology research and development.
For more information, please contact the Mechanical Engineering Laboratory at CITENI, University of A Coruña:
E-mail: f.gonzalez@udc.es
www: https://lim.ii.udc.es/contact.es.html
The Multibody System Dynamics Outstanding PhD Thesis Prize, also denominated Lagrange Award to the best PhD research on Multibody Dynamics, was established in 2017 by the IFToMM Technical Committee for Multibody Dynamics with the aim of recognizing the outstanding achievements of a young researcher (under 35 years old) at the early stage of their scientific career..
The Lagrange Award is presented annually to recognize the most successful PhD thesis on Multibody Dynamics over the prior year as judged by the evaluation committee. The winner will receive a certificate and Springer books to the value of € 250, plus a 1-year subscription to Multibody System Dynamics. This year, the decision will be announced during MULTIBODY 2023, the 11th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics, which will be held in Lisbon on July 24-28, 2023.
The Lagrange Award – Multibody System Dynamics Outstanding PhD Thesis Prize 2023 is now open for applications. This award is presented annually by IFToMM’s Technical Committee for Multibody Dynamics and Springer’s journal Multibody System Dynamics to recognize successful PhD theses on Multibody Dynamics.
The current edition of the Award accepts applications from doctors who defended their theses during 2023. The call for applications will be open until January 15, 2024. Please note that this is earlier than in previous editions.
Applicants must submit
- a copy of their PhD thesis (in English),
- a curriculum vitae, and
- a maximum of three publications related to the thesis content.to the award coordinator, Prof. Francisco J. Gonzalez (f.gonzalez@udc.es).
The award coordinator will be happy to answer any questions that you may have regarding the Award.
Additional information can be found on the website:
http://lim.ii.udc.es/events/lagrangeAward/
Closing date for applications: January 15, 2024
Decision on the winner: tba
Teun Koetsier, A History of Kinematics from Zeno to Einstein, On the role of motion in the development of mathematics, Springer Science Publishers, 2024
The word kinematics was introduced in the 19th century by the French physicist Ampère. For him, it was a sub-discipline of mechanics in which movement is studied independently of forces and masses.
The movements studied in kinematics are usually geometric structures consisting of collections of positions of, for example, a point or a line in a Euclidean plane or space. Such structures play an important role not only in mechanics but also in geometry and in the theory of machines.
In the first half of this book, the author shows that movement played a crucial role in the development of mathematics in Classical Antiquity and in the 17th century. This often concerned kinematic definitions of curves.
At first, the movement was only supportive, but gradually in the 17th and 18th centuries the movement itself became the subject of research. The author discusses in detail the developments that preceded Ampère. This led in the 19th century, on the one hand, to theoretical kinematics, in which the general properties of movement are considered, and, on the other hand, to kinematics of mechanisms, in which the properties of specific movements are investigated.
The 19th-century developments in the kinematics of mechanisms were greatly stimulated by mechanical engineering, which took off after the Industrial Revolution. A golden age dawned for kinematics. The developments in Germany, in which the work of Franz Reuleaux and Ludwig Burmester played a central role, receive a lot of attention in the book.
The book ends with Einstein’s special theory of relativity, which partly arose from the role that kinematics played in theoretical mechanics. The problems surrounding the movement of light challenged the traditional view of space and time. The book ends with an outline of the role that kinematics played in the 20th century, particularly in relation to mechanical engineering.
Prof. Teun Koetsier (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) is a historian and philosopher of mathematics with a specific interest in the history of machines. In 2019, he published ‘The Ascent of GIM, the Global Intelligent Machine, A History of Production and Information Machines’. GIM is the successor of the Internet of things. It is, in fact, a giant robotic machine that covers the globe. It is no science fiction. It exists and grows and gets smarter and smarter.
Kinematic Synthesis of Mechanisms: Using Excel® and Geogebra
The book covers classical geometrical methods and modern analytical methods in the kinematic synthesis of mechanisms. The methods discussed are all implemented geometrically using Geogebra and analytically using Excel®. After a brief history of how machine science has developed throughout history from the viewpoint of mechanism design, two, three, four, and five-position syntheses of mechanisms are issued. Geometrical and analytical methods of guiding a rigid body between the given positions, path generation with prescribed timing, and correlation of crank angles are covered. Using the relative motion concept, the position synthesis of six-link mechanisms is also considered. Roberts-Chebyshev theorem is described and proved, and the use of the theorem in practice is shown. The book also explains the design of mechanisms that convert a continuous rotary motion into an oscillating or reciprocating motion. Freudenstein’s equation for three, four, and five precision points and the least squares method for function generation using Freudenstein’s equation are explained. Developments made in Russian school on mechanism synthesis, starting with Chebyshev, are discussed. Finally, the application of optimization in mechanism design is shown with examples. Solver tool as an add-in in Excel® is used, which provides a simple, fast, and easy-to-use platform for optimizing mechanisms.
Book’s URL: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-30955-7
Book supplementary materials web page: http://makted.org.tr/en/kinematic-synthesis-of-mechanisms/
About the author:
Eres Söylemez received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Columbia University in 1974 under the supervision of Ferdinand Freudenstein. He worked as a faculty member at Middle East Technical University (1974-1985 / 1989-2013) and Gazi University (1985-1989). He served as the chair of Department of Mechanical Education at Gazi University (1987-1988), the president of The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) Defense Industries Research and Development Institute (SAGE) (1989-1995), the president of Measuring, Selection and Placement Center of Turkey (OSYM) (1995-1996), the chair of Department of Mechanical Engineering at Middle East Technical University, the president of the Turkish Machine Theory Association (MakTeD) (2011-2019) and the chair of IFToMM MO Turkey (2011-2020). He has been a member of the IFToMM Technical Committee for Linkages and Mechanical Controls since 2012 and received the IFToMM Dedicated Service Award in 2023. Söyelemez specializes in the kinematic synthesis of mechanisms.
In the last two decades, we have gained more knowledge than in all of human history. Mechanical engineers used to focus on just a few aspects of a machine, but now we must think about its environmental impact, interconnectedness, and intelligence. Our goal has always been to improve the world, but we must also consider the ethical implications of our work. With exponential growth, we need to anticipate and adapt to the ever-changing world, and even IFToMM must face this reality.
This webinar aims to: (1) initiate a reflection and a dialogue on ethics (2) promote methods and practices within the IFToMM community.
Prof. Teun Koetsier (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) is a historian and philosopher of mathematics with a specific interest in the history of machines. In 2019, he published ‘The Ascent of GIM, the Global Intelligent Machine, A History of Production and Information Machines’. GIM is the successor of the Internet of things. It is, in fact, a giant robotic machine that covers the globe. It is no science fiction. It exists and grows and gets smarter and smarter.
Check the website for this webinar for more information.
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IFToMM is proud to announce that due to kind negotiations with Springer Nature, a first instance of Proceedings of IFToMM Conferences will be made available to individual IFToMM Members for free eBook access. These are Volumes 1 and 2 of the 11th IFToMM International Conference on Rotordynamics. If you are an individual member of an IFToMM Member Organization, Permanent Commission, Technical Committee, or Cross-Disciplinary Group, please send confirmation by your corresponding Chair to website-affairs@iftomm-world.org, and you will be provided access to the restricted area for free downloading of the papers of these Proceedings. Note that both the downloaded papers as well as the access link to them are for your personal use only and may not be distributed to any other persons or institutions, according to current legal Copyright provisions.
In the meantime, for temporary use, the following links can be used for direct access:
Volume 1: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-40455-9
Volume 2: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-40459-7
This a first of a series of targeted free-access Conference Proceedings within the IFToMM community, which we look forward will evolve to a many futher IFToMM Conference Proceedings for strong visibility and usability of IFToMM-patronaged conferences. We invite you to take part of this boosting of scientific interactivity and the further blossoming-up of this our beloved Federation.
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Andres Kecskemethy
On June 2023, the University of Craiova awarded an honoris causa doctoral degree to Prof. Giuseppe Carbone, Chair of IFToMM Technical Committee on Robotics and Mechatronics. He received this award for his outstanding scientific contributions in medical and service robotics.
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