On Thursday, October 10, 2019, Yves Kolegain, a doctoral student at the Design, Manufacturing, and Control Laboratory, will defend his thesis entitled: "Trajectory correction of a robot manipulator used for friction stir welding." This CIFRE thesis was carried out withthe Institut de Soudure.
Friction stir welding (FSW) is a process invented in 1991. This technique involves welding the materials of the two parts to be joined in a solid state by mixing them locally using a tool called a "pin."
The robotization of this process represents a major challenge for the industry but still faces some technical issues, particularly the flexibility of the robot, which causes the tool to deviate from its programmed trajectory.
In his thesis, Yves Kolegain proposes two solutions enabling the robot to follow the desired trajectory.
Supervision and jury
Thesis advisor: Gabriel ABBA
Co-supervision of the thesis: François LEONARD, Sandra CHEVRET
Industrial co-supervision: Amarilys BEN ATTAR
Jury:
- Ms. Aude SIMAR, Professor, iMMC, Catholic University of Louvain - Rapporteur
- Mr. Jacques GANGLOFF, Professor, iCube, University of Strasbourg - Rapporteur
- Mr. Philippe WENGER, Research Director, LS2N, CNRS - Examiner
- Mr. Alain RICHARD, Professor, CRAN, University of Lorraine - Examiner
- Mr. Marc DOUILLY, Doctor, Stelia Aerospace - Examiner
- Mr. Gabriel ABBA, Professor, LCFC, University of Lorraine - Examiner
- Mr. François LEONARD, Associate Professor, LCFC, University of Lorraine - Examiner
- Ms. Sandra CHEVRET, Associate Professor, LCFC, Arts et Métiers Examiner
- Ms. Amarilys BEN ATTAR, Engineer, Welding Institute - Guest speaker
Practical information
- Thursday, October 10, 2019
- 10:30 a.m.
- Arts et Métiers Campus Arts et Métiers Metz 4 rue Augustin Fresnel - Boardroom
- Public defense
