Design, prototyping and testing of electromechanical devices (CREDEM)
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Technical and scientific expertise
- Engineering advice and technical assistance at all stages of the design, manufacturing and performance assessment of a device, machine or experimental installation
- Access to characterization facilities and equipment with the necessary technical support
Main equipment
- Machining, rapid prototyping (3D printing, cutting), metrology, welding, sandblasting etc.
- Data acquisition and control systems (NI LabView, Siemens SIMATIC, dSPACE, Texas Instruments DSPs etc.)
- Fluid mechanics test facilities (aero tunnels, robotic towing tank, high-speed camera, PIV)
- Characterization equipment (gas analyzers, power analyzer, thermal camera, laser Doppler vibrometer etc.)
- Training benches (automation, electric motors and internal combustion engines, turbine, heat exchangers, flame propagation etc.)
Get an overview of the platform’s equipment, experimental facilities and prototypes via a virtual tour.
Applications
- Mechatronics and biorobotics
- Heat engines and combustion
- Electrical power generation and transformation
- Multibody systems and vehicle dynamics
- Fluid mechanics
- Process engineering
Services available to
- UCLouvain students and researchers
- Non-UCLouvain parties
Testimonial
- Mai 2024 - ELIA, Belgian's Electricity System Operator, about his collaboration with the CREDEM platform.
- December 2022 - M. Charles Lhuillier, R&D engineer at AIRTHIUM, talks in a video about his collaboration with the CREDEM platform.