Mechanical Engineering at TU/e

The researcher involved in this video is Varvara Kouznetsova of our department. What does a project manager contribute to a research project in her opinion? "I would say support the researchers and the research coordinators of the projects in all non-research related tasks".

The Best Teacher Award for Q4 2023-2024 highlights the hard work and commitment of those who make a positive impact on our students and the learning experience.   Bachelor ME: Nick Jaensson for Structure and Flow Special award in CBL Bachelor ME: Michiel van Gorp for two projects 4WAU00 and 4CBLA30 Master ME: Stein Stoter for Advanced Discretization Techniques   A big thank you to all our educators of our Mechanical Engineering department for their continued commitment to providing quality education. #bestteacheraward #education #bachelor #master

Exploring brain function with a human-derived Brain-on-Chip model 🧠 The human brain, with its astonishing complexity, orchestrates every thought, emotion, and action that defines us. Yet, over a third of the global population suffers from neurological disorders, underscoring the urgent need to better understand this vital organ. While traditional studies have often overlooked the role of mechanical forces in brain function, the PhD research of Gülden AKÇAY highlights their profound influence. Using a groundbreaking Brain-on-Chip (BoC) platform integrated with human-induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) technology, this work replicates the brain’s dynamic and static mechanical environment. By mimicking cellular heterogeneity and regional stiffness variations within a single chip and applying controlled physiological forces, the findings reveal how mechanical stimuli shape brain function. This innovative model bridges the gap between neurophysiology and brain mechanics, paving the way for personalized medicine and new strategies to study and treat neurological diseases. Read the article 👉 https://lnkd.in/eNKzPbKz #BrainonChip #BoC #neurophysiology #brainmechanics #hiPSC #microsystems #phd Regina Luttge Jaap den Toonder Microsystems TU/e EAISI – Eindhoven Artificial Intelligence Systems Institute

Prize for careful process analysis and early validation Jan-Pieter Rijstenbil (alumnus TU/e) receives Wim van der Hoek Award 2024 During the 23rd edition of the Precision Fair in Den Bosch (NL), the Wim van der Hoek Award was presented under the auspices of DSPE Dutch Society for Precision Engineering. The award went to Jan-Pieter Rijstenbil, who designed a machine for the accurate placement of welding nuts for laser spot welding, graduating from Technische Universiteit Eindhoven on this subject. The jury praised his careful process analysis and the modular concept he ultimately chose. “He designed beautiful partial solutions and validated critical components and subprocesses at a very early stage.” Earlier this year, Jan-Pieter graduated within the Control Systems Technology section of our Mechanical Engineering department. His supervisor was Paul Vrancken. Commissioned by Wefabricate, a specialist in advanced production, he designed a machine for fully automatically placing a pattern of M1 nuts on a 0.3 mm thick base plate for laser spot welding. For this, both the base plate and the nuts must be loaded, positioned and stabilised within a few micrometers, after which the finished product is fed out. This assignment from Wefabricate was thus ideally suited to ‘VanderHoekean construction’ (after Wim van der Hoek, the founder of the Dutch school of design principles for precise movement and positioning). “This complex process involves a large number of steps, and requires taking into account welding spatter and heat development, but also enormous production numbers, or lifespan. In addition, the machine must be easy to adjust if a different product needs to be made.” The winner has worked out his VanderHoeke design excellently, according to the jury. “After a careful process analysis, Jan-Pieter chose a modular concept that met all the requirements. The innovativeness of his design was mainly in the ingenious mechanism for supplying welding nuts using a straw. His design is DDP-worthy, which means it is suitable for inclusion in a collection of examples of good design Read the article 👉 https://lnkd.in/e5ikCMT2 Control Systems Technology (CST) TU/e Maarten Steinbuch #precisionengineering #DDP #controlsystems #constructorsaward #wimvanderhoek# masterthesis #graduationproject

First experts in AI and engineering systems graduate In October, the first engineers of the master Artificial Intelligence and Engineering Systems (AI&ES) received their diplomas. 🙌 This unique new master's program is run by no less than seven departments (Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Physics, Mathematics & Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, Industrial Engineering & Innovation Systems, and Built Environment). Three graduates shared their positive experiences and future aspirations, highlighting how the master’s exceeded their expectations and equipped them with a comprehensive toolkit for data science challenges. Engineers with their skills are in high demand and after talking to them that demand can only get bigger. Read the interview and find out all about this new master 👉 https://lnkd.in/edRERKwy #TUe #AI #engineering #master #msc #graduates #artificialintelligence #datascience #innovation #highereducation

’Congratulations to all the bachelor students who received their propaedeutic certificate on November 12, 2024! 🎉 This milestone is a reflection of your hard work and dedication. We hope you had the chance to celebrate with friends, family, and loved ones. Wishing you continued success as you progress further in your studies. #bachelor #propaedeutic #mechanicalengineering

Building the basis for the green hydrogen economy🌱 Thanks to a National Growth Fund grant, TU/e researchers will increase knowledge in the Netherlands about generating hydrogen. Green hydrogen can be a foundation for the energy transition to a sustainable energy supply and chemical industry. That is the vision pursued by the National Growth Fund program Groenvermogen NL. As part of this program, the HyPRO project was recently launched, focusing on the production of green hydrogen. Being one of the 58 partners in this project, TU/e will develop new knowledge in four areas. Hydrogen is regarded as an essential component in the energy and resources transition: the light gas can be used to store sustainably generated energy temporarily, and it can act as a building block for a chemical industry that is not based on fossils. GroenvermogenNL, an innovation program receiving €838 million from the National Growth Fund, aims to establish a national ecosystem for green hydrogen and green chemistry in the Netherlands. The overall program includes seven work packages, which, for example, deal with transport, storage, and use of hydrogen. “But it all starts with the hydrogen production,” states Niels Deen, Professor of Multiphase and Reactive Flows at the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Deen and several other TU/e colleagues attended the so-called ‘sandbox’, a multi-day meeting where universities, knowledge institutions, government, and companies jointly shaped the HyPRO project. Deen says that the fact that TU/e has pooled its energy research in EIRES has certainly helped to bring TU/e to the table on the right topics. “We already had a good idea of who was working on what within our own university. For me, the fact that as a researcher you can break free from your own expertise and really speak on behalf of the entire university is a clear added value of such an interdisciplinary institute.” Within the 50 million euro HyPRO project, TU/e is involved in researching three different ways to produce hydrogen and the system integration aspect. Read the article: https://lnkd.in/e7JJKv_x Source: EIRES – Eindhoven Institute for Renewable Energy Systems / Sonja Knols #hydrogen #energy #sustainable #hypro #NWO #grant #groenvermogen

Impact-aware robotics boosting efficiency in logistics through predictive models Humans naturally interact with objects—like grabbing a coffee cup or packing a laptop—through quick, intuitive motions, often involving impacts. Robots, however, avoid impacts to maintain control, resulting in slower, more cautious movements. Impact-aware robotics aims to change this by enabling robots to predict and utilize impacts, enhancing their speed and efficiency. For his PhD research Maarten Jongeneel developed and validated predictive models for impact dynamics, integrated them into a physics engine, and provided a robust dataset to support further advancements. These contributions pave the way for faster, impact-aware robotic applications, especially in high-demand logistics settings. Maarten defended his thesis at our department on November 12th. Read the article 👉 https://lnkd.in/eNvSPK6y Alessandro Saccon Nathan van de Wouw Dynamics & Control (D&C) TU/e Robotics (RBT) TU/e #impactaware #robotics #modelbased #phd

UPDATE: due to safety concerns, tomorrow's protest has been cancelled

Smart event-triggered communication for interconnected cyber-physical systems As large, interconnected systems like smart grids and intelligent transportation networks grow, traditional control methods fall short. For his PhD research Koen Scheres addresses the challenge by developing robust event-triggered communication (ETC) mechanisms for cyber-physical systems. Key findings include a systematic approach to designing noise-resilient event-based controllers, a framework for ensuring stability through dissipation inequalities in time-based and continuous controllers, a distributed state estimation method that withstands measurement noise, and tools for designing effective local controllers in networked systems. These contributions support efficient, stable, and scalable control for complex, networked infrastructures. Koen defended his PhD thesis at our department on November 8th. Read the article 👉 https://lnkd.in/eKyPcwZn Maurice Heemels Victor Dolk Romain Postoyan EAISI – Eindhoven Artificial Intelligence Systems Institute #eventtriggered #cyberphysical #ETC #controlmethod #phd