This work investigates the design of model-based controllers for resonance-based fatigue testing machines. Unlike conventional fatigue testing machines, resonance-based machines require smaller setups, consume less energy, and significantly reduce test duration by maintaining the specimen at its nat…
Results in engineering. 2026..
<div><p>Designing tomorrow's maintenance systems with a human-centered approach is crucial to ensure optimal safety and performance. A key prerequisite for achieving this goal is to anticipate operators' cognitive behavior early in the design cycle. This study aims to determine whether the combinati…
Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing and Service Industries. 2026;36
DOI : 10.1002/hfm.70041
Virtual Reality (VR) has the potential to provide qualitative social interactions. The literature explores the Social Presence and Co-presence notions, which we propose to pursue with the definition of the Koinos concept, to name the perceived quality of social interactions in a mediated environment…
Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science. 2026;1-14.
DOI : 10.1080/1463922X.2026.2622021
<div><p>This study examines the effects of step-by-step attentional guidance during immersive virtual reality (VR) lesson. While such guidance can enhance task completion, it may simultaneously facilitate or impede learners' development of deep task understanding. In addition, the study evaluates th…
Journal of Interactive Learning Research. 2026..
<div><p>Thanks to the phenomena of presence and embodiment, immersive virtual reality makes it possible to create situations that influence users' mental representations. This can deepen understanding of another person's perspective and foster compassion and motivation for prosocial behavior. In the…
Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies. 2026..
The gears used in aircraft engines are typically made from high-strength steels reinforced by thermochemical treatments (TCT). These treatments increase surface fatigue strength through microstructural modifications, enhancing hardness and adding compressive residual stresses. In some cases, the com…
International Journal of Fatigue. 2026;207:109495.
DOI : 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2026.109495
Polymer Testing. 2025;153:109019.
DOI : 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2025.109019
Mental workload overload is a major cause of human error in industrial tasks such as maintenance. Human errors can compromise not only system safety but also lead to high social and economic costs, reduce equipment productivity, and cause incidents, accidents, and fatalities. To this day, we do not …
Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science. 2025..
DOI : 10.1080/1463922X.2025.2568138
A novel strong partitioned coupling strategy is developed in order to address Fluid–Structure Interaction (FSI) problems. The Brinkman penalization method is adopted to model the deformable fluid–solid interface on a fixed Cartesian grid. Originally designed for single-phase flows and rigid bodies, …
Journal of Fluids and Structures. 2025;137:104364.
DOI : 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2025.104364
Nanoindentation tests are an effective experimental approach to characterize the effects on local mechanical properties of epoxy resins undergoing thermo-oxidative ageing. However, there is currently no physical model capable of accurately representing these effects. In this work, we propose a hybri…
Computational Materials Science. 2025;259:114166.
DOI : 10.1016/j.commatsci.2025.114166
Assessing mental workload is essential for optimizing the design of complex systems, particularly in aeronautical maintenance, where operators' activities serve as a crucial safety barrier to ensure optimal system safety levels. One of the roles of human factors in maintainability is, therefore, to …
Applied Ergonomics. 2025;129:104599.
DOI : 10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104599
Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) additive manufacturing enables the production of complex-shaped parts with high mechanical resistance. Such components exhibit a multi-scale microstructure, internal, sub-surface, and surface defects, a rough surface finish and a residual stress gradient in the as-bui…
International Journal of Fatigue. 2025;201:109107.
DOI : 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2025.109107
Les Cahiers Risques et Résilience. 2025;:pp.133-151.
<div><p>The development of constitutive models usually relies on the framework of strain-gradient plasticity to consider the size and gradient effects that affect the thermomechanical behavior of crystalline materials. In this work, an alternative strategy, which fits into the category of strain-int…
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 2025;203:106236.
DOI : 10.1016/j.jmps.2025.106236
This article presents the architecture of MemorIA, an integrative system that combines existing AI technologies into a coherent educational framework for creating interactive historical agents, with the aim of fostering students' learning interest. MemorIA generates animated digital portraits of his…
Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds. 2025;36(3)
DOI : 10.1002/cav.70032
Additive manufacturing (AM) processes rely heavily on the geometric intricacies of parts being produced. Variations in the geometry of sequentially printed layers can introduce defects, arising from the complex interactions between geometry, process parameters, and materials. To mitigate these error…
International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing. 2025..
DOI : 10.1007/s12008-025-02304-8
Hot-forged wheel bearing hubs are manufactured using a complicated fabrication process chain to obtain the desired microstructure and mechanical properties in different zones that experience varying local stress states. The different process steps modify the surface roughness and the residual stress…
Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures. 2025;48:3353-3367.
DOI : 10.1111/ffe.14648
This critical review examines advances in preprocessing and remelting processes for aluminium alloy chip recycling, emphasizing pre-treatment and remelting techniques that improve both resource recovery and material quality. Pre-treatment strategies, particularly cleaning methods and compaction are …
International Journal of Material Forming. 2025;42:15.
DOI : 10.1007/s12289-025-01904-9
This study investigates the effect of additive manufacturing process parameters on the surface characteristics and performances of titanium Ti6Al4V, used for orthopedic implants. Parts were manufactured by selective laser melting, using a variety of volumetric energy densities, ranging from 58 to 15…
International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 2025;137(11-12):5487-5498.
DOI : 10.1007/s00170-025-15484-0
Technological developments have made Virtual Reality (VR) technologies accessible, and have democratized its use for industrial, cultural or entertainment purposes. VR can be seen as a unique medium: while being immersed together in a virtual environment (VE), people can feel the presence of each ot…
International journal of virtual reality. 2025;1(1):32-37.
The way users interact with Virtual Reality (VR) environments plays a crucial role in shaping their experience when embodying an avatar. How avatars are perceived by users significantly influences their behavior based on stereotypes, a phenomenon known as the Proteus effect. The psychological concep…
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 2025;1-11.
DOI : 10.1109/tvcg.2025.3549136
Virtual Reality (VR) sketching is a valuable tool for conceptual understanding, creativity, and design, but quality issues can hinder its adoption. To address this, we conducted a study involving 15 novices and 15 experts who sketched three chair models in static, mobile, and control conditions. The…
Design Studies. 2025;97:101298.
DOI : 10.1016/j.destud.2025.101298
The need to reduce fuel consumption and emissions is driving advances in aeroengine performance. Efficiency gains are limited by the capacity of the turbine material to withstand the high thermomechanical loads of the combustion process. Nickel-based alloy Udimet 720Li has emerged as a promising alt…
Materials & Design. 2025;252(113700)
DOI : 10.1016/j.matdes.2025.113700
<div><p>offline-online paradigm: the offline stage consists of creating multiple presolved modules which can be afterwards assembled in almost real-time during the online stage, enabling quick evaluations of the full system response. To show the potential of the proposed approach some numerical exam…
International Journal of Impact Engineering. 2025..
<div><p>This study focuses on the evolution of the fatigue strength of Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) produced Ti-6Al-4V as a function of the chemical etching finishing process. The aim is to identify the critical fatigue crack initiation mechanisms and the transitions between them in terms of the …
Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures. 2024;47:4498-4515.
DOI : 10.1111/ffe.14392
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) techniques are key to monitor the health state of engineering structures, where damage type, location and severity are to be estimated by applying sophisticated techniques to signals measured by sensors. However, very localized damage detection algorithms applied t…
Results in engineering. 2024;23:102389.
DOI : 10.1016/j.rineng.2024.102389
Assessment of a color measurement-based method for the characterization of polymer thermo-oxidation.
Epoxy resins are used in various applications where environmental factors can interact and degrade the material. Thermo-oxidation is one of the degradation processes that can lead to both mechanical and chemical changes. This work aims to present a technique for characterizing thermo-oxidative degra…
Polymer Degradation and Stability. 2024;229:110950.
DOI : 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2024.110950
As more of our lives are spent using electronic devices, it comes as a natural deduction that those digital tools could be used to maintain people’s health. Gamified exercise or exergames are indeed promising means to motivate the population to get physically active and even cognitively active if pa…
Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies. 2024;2024(1)
DOI : 10.1155/2024/2109977
Friction phenomena at the chip/tool/workpiece interfaces during machining of material impacts significantly the cutting process. In this article, the effect of friction conditions (dry, emulsion, cryogenic) on the tribological performance of uncoated tungsten carbide tools is investigated when machi…
Tribology International. 2024;195:109588.
DOI : 10.1016/j.triboint.2024.109588
In the present work, the impact of cyclic loading conditions on the accumulation of stored energy in an austenitic steel is investigated. For this purpose, in situ X-ray diffraction analyses were carried out to estimate the stored energy density from integral breadths. Specifically, uniaxial cyclic …
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 2024;55(6):1932-1941.
DOI : 10.1007/s11661-024-07369-w
This paper deals with the effect of defect size and shape under high cycle fatigue for metallic alloys. A large simulation campaign based on a multiaxial fatigue criterion and a non-local approach is presented. A relative defect size based on a ratio between the defect size and a characteristic leng…
Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 2024;131:104378.
DOI : 10.1016/j.tafmec.2024.104378
<p>Le concept de jumeau numérique offre une multitude d'applications et d'utilisations dans divers domaines. Tout d'abord, il permet de simuler et de tester des scénarios virtuels avant de les implémenter dans le monde réel. Cela peut être particulièrement utile dans le domaine de la conception et d…
La revue Forge et Fonderie. 2024;:4-10.
This paper describes a theory of surface Love waves propagating in lossy waveguides consisting of a viscoelastic layer deposited on a semi-infinite elastic substrate. The Zener model to describe the viscoelastic behavior of a medium is used. This simple model captures both the relaxation and retarda…
Sensors and Actuators: A. Physical. 2024;369:8.
DOI : 10.1016/j.sna.2024.115209
Knowing the thermo-mechanical history of a part during its processing is essential to master the final properties of the product. During forming processes, several parameters can affect it. The development of a surrogate model makes it possible to access history in real time without having to resort…
International Journal of Material Forming. 2024;17(16)
DOI : 10.1007/s12289-024-01812-4
<div><p>In the context of MOR techniques for parametrized PDEs, a novel computational method relying on NURBS-based geometric mappings and PGD-based space separated representations has recently been developed. Such approach has opened new perspectives to classical PGD formulations. In particular, it…
Finite Elements in Analysis and Design. 2023;227
DOI : 10.1016/j.finel.2023.104022
Simulators have been used for a long time in industry. We identify three categories of use: training, design, and testing. We underline that for these three categories of uses, the two major areas of improvement are a better use of haptic devices but also of artificial intelligence.…
Computer. 2023;55-64.
DOI : 10.1109/MC.2023.3283311
X-ray diffraction techniques are widely used to estimate stresses within polycrystalline materials. The application of these techniques requires the knowledge of the X-ray elastic constants relating the lattice strains to the stress state. Different analytical methods have been proposed to evaluate …
Journal of Applied Crystallography. 2023;56(5):1446-1455.
DOI : 10.1107/s1600576723006878
Titanium alloys, largely used for aeronautical applications, are difficult to machine. High cutting forces, chip serration and important tool wear reflect this poor machinability, limiting productivity. One way of improving the machinability of titanium alloys consists of controlling their microstru…
Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 2023;319:118054.
DOI : 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2023.118054
Introduction: Gesture performance deficits are prevalent in schizophrenia patients and are strongly associated with poor social communication skills and community functioning, affecting their overall quality of life. Currently, video-recording technology is widely used in clinical settings to assess…
Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2023;14
DOI : 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1191601
This article discusses the effect of machining assistance on the machinability and surface integrity of titanium and nickel-based alloys for turning operations. The presented results are based on a literature review of the principal experimental work published by the French research laboratories wit…
International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 2023;131(2):647-661.
DOI : 10.1007/s00170-023-11440-y
In the present work, a framework for the development of constitutive models for metallic materials in a thermomechanical context is proposed. Such a framework provides some guidelines to deal with processes involving large temperature variations, which is typical of manufacturing operations or sever…
Mechanics of Materials. 2023;181:104637.
DOI : 10.1016/j.mechmat.2023.104637
The influence of a proof load, or an initial overload, on the fatigue resistance of welded structures is investigated in this study. Arc welded stiffeners made of S355 steel are considered and fatigue-tested in as-welded and proof-loaded conditions. X-ray diffraction analyses are carried out to eval…
International Journal of Fatigue. 2023;172:107604.
DOI : 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2023.107604
In the present work, the general and well-known model reduction technique, PGD (Proper Generalized Decomposition), is used for parametric analysis of thermo-elasticity of FGMs (Functionally Graded Materials). The FGMs have important applications in space technologies, especially when a part undergoe…
Materials. 2023;16(4):1-23.
DOI : 10.3390/ma16041753
Nowadays, numerical models are one of the most widely used techniques to predict material performance subjected to different manufacturing processes. However, to obtain accurate predictions, these models require reliable input data from thermomechanical tests. Nevertheless, during the test performan…
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 2023;204
DOI : 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2022.123747
Nonlocal strain gradient theory is widely used when dealing with micro-and nano-structures. In such framework, small-scale effects cannot be ignored. In this paper a model of radial vibration of an isotropic elastic nanosphere is theoretically investigated. The frequency equation is obtained from a …
Nanotechnology. 2023;34(11)
DOI : 10.1088/1361-6528/acab06
When long parts are machined in forged blanks, the variability of bulk residual stress (RS) fields leads to uncontrolled deformation after machining, requiring manual reshaping. An original hybrid digital twin of forged part is thus proposed to manage the bulk RS variability and reduce part distorti…
CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology. 2023;72(1):77-80.
DOI : 10.1016/j.cirp.2023.04.021
Virtual reality (VR) sketching has many advantages for product design and tends to be more and more used among designers and non-designers (end-users). Nevertheless, few studies have focused on the skills needed to use VR sketching for non-designers especially VR novices in VR software. This study f…
Design Science. 2023;9:e28.
DOI : 10.1017/dsj.2023.27
The use of aluminum-lithium alloys in aeronautics is an efficient solution for lightweight structures, but its machinability can cause increased tool wear. The cutting temperature is one of the most important parameters controlling the tool wear and the quality of machined surfaces. Therefore, its m…
Machining Science and Technology. 2023;27(5):556-576.
DOI : 10.1080/10910344.2023.2255238
Many composite manufacturing processes employ the consolidation of pre-impregnated preforms. However, in order to obtain adequate performance of the formed part, intimate contact and molecular diffusion across the different composites’ preform layers must be ensured. The latter takes place as soon a…
Polymers. 2023;15(6):1449.
DOI : 10.3390/polym15061449
Virtual reality (VR) provides users with the ability to substitute their physical appearance by embodying virtual characters (avatars) using head-mounted displays and motion-capture technologies. Previous research demonstrated that the sense of embodiment toward an avatar can impact user behavior an…
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 2023;29(11):4328-4338.
DOI : 10.1109/TVCG.2023.3320225
It is commonly accepted that the more an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is recent the more it is suitable for young people and unsuitable for older people. However, several facts suggest that this idea is no longer valid and will not be in the future. User-centered design methods are…
Journal of Ergonomics Studies and Research. 2023;2(1)
Nowadays, both text-based and 3D online applications rely on conversational agents and autonomous characters to interact with users. Previous experiments demonstrated that perceived agency, that is to say, one’s belief in interacting with a computer- or another human-controlled entity could impact s…
Advances in Human-Computer Interaction. 2022..
DOI : 10.1155/2022/9632119
Studies involving collaboration in groups are frequently carried out under symmetrical conditions, meaning that all team members have the same role at the same time. In Virtual Reality, symmetrical collaboration often seems attractive as it allows all participants to be included in the VR environmen…
Behaviour & Information Technology. 2022;1-9.
DOI : 10.1080/0144929X.2022.2127375
The present work deals with the development of a framework dedicated to the construction of constitutive models with non-local internal variables. Such internal variables allow considering the impact of microstructural changes on the current state of a material point. Non-locality is introduced by c…
Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics. 2022;34(5):1173-1195.
DOI : 10.1007/s00161-022-01113-8
Innovation is made of different tasks from strategic positioning to the first phases of production. One of the main activities is the generation of ideas through different creativity phases. These creativity activities are carried out in numerous conditions and with different tools having more or le…
Digital Creativity. 2022;1-11.
DOI : 10.1080/14626268.2022.2082486
Innovation is made of different tasks from strategic positioning to the first phases of production. One of the main activities is the generation of ideas through different creativity phases. These creativity activities are carried out in numerous conditions and with different tools having more or le…
Digital Creativity. 2022;1-11.
DOI : 10.1080/14626268.2022.2082486
Aluminum alloys are widely used for structural parts in the aerospace industry. Those parts are usually machined from rolled plates or forged blanks, and heat treatments are carried out to reach the necessary mechanical properties. Forming and heat treatments induce residual stresses that generate d…
Procedia CIRP. 2022;108:687-692.
DOI : 10.1016/j.procir.2022.04.079
This paper reports on the state of the art in the experimental and numerical investigations of cutting and machining processes. The contributions on the above-mentioned processes and published on the Proceedings of the European Scientific Association for material FORMing (ESAFORM) Conferences are hi…
International Journal of Material Forming. 2022;15(3)
DOI : 10.1007/s12289-022-01680-w
The a -> b phase transformation upon heating in the Ti-5553 alloy with lamellar-nodular bimodal microstructure was tracked in situ with high energy X-ray diffraction. Rapid heating at 10, 50 and 100 °C s-1 from room temperature to 1050 °C was tested. Phase transformation on heating was studied by…
Journal of Materials Science. 2022;57(9):5620-5633.
DOI : 10.1007/s10853-022-06959-6
Technological development offers new opportunities that could change design processes. The present study explores the possibilities of technologies like virtual reality and 3D scan in the furniture design process. For this purpose, a cocreation process with help of new technologies was carried out f…
Computer-Aided Design and Applications. 2022;19(5):868-878.
DOI : 10.14733/cadaps.2022.868-878
Inspired by the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) movement, the Do-It-Together (DIT) collaborative approach was successfully trialed in 2018, hence opening the door to the application of User Driven Innovation for realizing product individualization. In the meantime, other megatrends like digitization, social me…
Journal of Innovation Economics & Management. 2022;Prépublication(0):I132-XLII.
DOI : 10.3917/jie.pr1.0132
Cast Al-Si alloys have been widely used in automotive applications with regard to their low density and excellent thermal conductivity. Many components made of these alloys are subjected to cyclic loads which can lead to fatigue failure. For these materials, the well-known size effect in fatigue, wh…
Procedia Structural Integrity. 2022;38:611-620.
DOI : 10.1016/j.prostr.2022.03.063
The present work focuses on the modelling of the fatigue behaviour of a 316L produced by laser powder bed fusion containing various defect populations : Lacks of fusion, corrosion pits and one electric discharge machined hemispherical defect. As shown in previous experimental studies, the crack lead…
Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 2022;276(B):17.
DOI : 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2022.108883
Creativity is key in the early phases of innovation processes. With the rapid evolution of technologies, designers now have access to various tools to support this activity. Virtual reality (VR) takes over multiple domains, especially during conception. However, is VR really facilitating creativity …
Frontiers in Virtual Reality. 2022;3:958223.
DOI : 10.3389/frvir.2022.958223
Inspired by the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) movement, the Do-It-Together (DIT) collaborative approach was successfully trialed in 2018, hence opening the door to the application of User Driven Innovation for realizing product individualization. In the meantime, other megatrends like digitization, social me…
Journal of Innovation Economics & Management. 2022..
A polycrystalline plasticity model, which incorporates the contribution of deformation twinning, is proposed. For this purpose, each material point is treated as a composite material consisting of a parent constituent and multiple twin variants. In the constitutive equations, the twin volume fractio…
Journal of Theoretical, Computational and Applied Mechanics. 2022;7562.
DOI : 10.46298/jtcam.7562
The present study investigates the effect of the high-speed milling (HSM), grinding and anodizing processes on the high cycle fatigue strength of the AA7050 aluminum alloy. These processes are systematically applied to certain aircraft components as specified by aeronautical standards, to attain a g…
International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 2022;122(9-10):3903–3922.
DOI : 10.1007/s00170-022-10124-3
A crystal plasticity-based constitutive model is proposed to describe the thermo-mechanical behavior of the Ti17 titanium alloy subjected to extreme loading conditions. The model explicitly incorporates the effect of the crystallographic orientation of the hcp and bcc phases. The constitutive equati…
Mechanics of Materials. 2022;166:104198.
DOI : 10.1016/j.mechmat.2021.104198
Additive Manufacturing (AM) has many advantages, but the lack of access to the knowledge associated with it minimises its development in industry. The design phase is crucial for the success of AM, a challenge for Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) methods is therefore to facilitate the access…
Procedia CIRP. 2022;109:484-489.
DOI : 10.1016/j.procir.2022.05.282
The proportion of the population who experience persecutory thoughts is 10–15%. People then engage in safety-seeking behaviours, typically avoiding social interactions, which prevents disconfirmatory experiences and hence paranoia persists. Here we show that persecutory thoughts can be reduced if pr…
Scientific Reports. 2021;11(1)
DOI : 10.1038/s41598-021-03373-x
This experiment was designed to investigate the potential contribution to the sense of embodiment of a wristband worn by the participants in both real and virtual environments. In addition, two virtual limb models were compared following a mixed between-within subjects design: an organic hand and a …
PRESENCE: Virtual and Augmented Reality. 2021;30:213-231.
DOI : 10.1162/pres_a_00389
A promising advance of bioengineering consists in the development of micro-nanoparticles as drug delivery vehicles injected intravenously or intraarterialy for targeted treatment. Pro cient functioning of drug carries is conditioned by a reliable prediction of pharma- cokinetics in human as well as …
Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology. 2021;21(8)
DOI : 10.1142/S0219519421500627
Corrosive environments are known to be detrimental to the mechanical strength of metallic alloys. In the case of 316L stainless steel, the main corrosion mechanism observed is pitting, which leads to localized rough defects. As for other materials submitted to cyclic loadings and prone to pit, corro…
International Journal of Fatigue. 2021;155:106552.
DOI : 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2021.106552
X-Light is an open-source software that is written in Python with a graphical user interface. X-Light was developed to determine residual stress by X-ray diffraction. This software can process the 0D, 1D and 2D diffraction data obtained with laboratory diffractometers or synchrotron radiation. X-Lig…
Journal of Applied Crystallography. 2021;54(4):1244-1251.
DOI : 10.1107/S160057672100618X
Two cast aluminium alloys fabricated by different casting processes (gravity die-casting and lost foam casting) and showing different degrees of porosity were characterized with X-ray Computed tomography. Information concerning the pore distribution inside the investigated materials is obtained in t…
Materials Characterization. 2021;177:111165.
DOI : 10.1016/j.matchar.2021.111165
Healthcare simulators are learning environments that offer many training opportunities. The integration of expressive virtual patients in these simulators encourages the exchanges and provokes emotional reactions in the learner, which promotes memorization and learning. Based on these elements, we a…
International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. 2021..
DOI : 10.1080/10447318.2021.1938387
Finite Element Modelling used to predict machining outcomes needs to be supplied with the appropriate material thermomechanical properties which are obtained by specific testing devices and methodologies. However, these tests are usually not representative of the extreme conditions achieved in machi…
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 2021;198:106397.
DOI : 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2021.106397
The study of artificial microparticles (capsules and vesicles) has gained a growing interest with the emergence of bioengineering. One of their promoting applications is their use as therapeutic vectors for drug delivery, when capsules and vesicles release their capacity in a targeted environment. T…
J Biomech Eng. 2021..
DOI : 10.1115/1.4049955
Love waves propagation in a viscoelastic waveguide loaded on its surface with viscoelastic fluids of finite thickness is investigated in this paper. The Maxwell and Kelvin-Voigt constitutive equations are employed in order to describe the fluid viscoelasticity. By solving the equations of motion in …
Applied Mathematical Modelling. 2021;96
DOI : 10.1016/j.apm.2021.03.037
Numerous studies have shown a beneficial effect of exposing people to natural landscapes and plants on their well being and attentional functioning. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of a natural virtual environment on creativity in a task consisting of sketching ideas of crea…
Thinking Skills and Creativity. 2021;11.
The field of Virtual Reality has been developing at a steady pace, and VR is finding new uses as a support for creative tasks. The objective of this study is to propose a theoretical model describing the links between user experience and creativity. Pre-existing theoretical links have been identifie…
Digital Creativity. 2021;9.
DOI : 10.1080/14626268.2021.1915339
Vibration characteristics of elastic nanostructures embedded in fluid medium have been used for biological and mechanical sensing and also to investigate materials and mechanical properties. An analytical approach has been developed in this paper to accurately predict toroidal vibrations of an elast…
Comptes Rendus. Mécanique. 2021;349(1):179-188.
DOI : 10.5802/crmeca.79
Weld toes and weld roots of continuously welded structures subjected to cyclic loading are critical zones in terms of the fatigue resistance. The finite element method coupled with a fatigue criterion is commonly used to ensure the correct sizing and fatigue design of welded structures. However, wel…
Engineering Failure Analysis. 2021;124:105280.
DOI : 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2021.105280
In this study, a probabilistic model based on Monte-Carlo theory is applied to predict the fatigue behavior of cast aluminum alloys. The objective of the proposed approach is to investigate the effect of porosity (i.e. the defect size distribution and spatial density) on the fatigue strength and its…
International Journal of Fatigue. 2021;106177.
DOI : 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2021.106177
The mechanical response of polycrystalline materials to an externally applied load and their in-service performance depend on the local load partitioning among the constituent crystals. In hexagonal close-packed polycrystals such load partitioning is significantly affected by deformation twinning. H…
Communications Materials. 2021;2(1):9-1-9-11.
DOI : 10.1038/s43246-020-00105-y
Effective collaboration in immersive virtual environments requires to be able to communicate flawlessly using both verbal and non-verbal communication. We present two experiments investigating the impact of facial anthropomorphism on the sense of body ownership, avatar attractiveness, social presenc…
Computers and Graphics. 2021..
DOI : 10.1016/j.cag.2021.08.011
Despite the prevalence of machining, tools and cutting conditions are often chosen based on empirical databases, which are hard to be made, and they are only valid in the range of conditions tested to develop it. Predictive numerical models have thus emerged as a promising approach. To function corr…
Metals. 2021;11(8):1154.
DOI : 10.3390/met11081154
The finite element modeling is significantly dependent on the accurate prediction of the material behavior. In order to increase the accuracy of numerical simulations, a new phenomenological model is proposed in this study. Its mathematical formulation allows suitable predictions of the Ti6Al4V sens…
International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 2021;116(11-12):3933-3951.
DOI : 10.1007/s00170-021-07753-5
The present work focuses on the simulation of the heat treatment applied after printing of Ti-6Al-4V parts. The numerical tool aims at predicting the influence of heat treatment conditions (e.g. holding time, temperature) on the residual stress field and the distortions for SLM produced parts. The n…
Additive Manufacturing. 2020;39:101766.
DOI : 10.1016/j.addma.2020.101766
A generalized analytical approach for the propagation of Bleustein–Gulyaev wave in a piezoelectric material loaded on its surface with a viscoelastic fluid is established in this paper. The Bleustein–Gulyaev waveguide surface is subjected to various glycerol concentrations. The Maxwell and Kelvin–Vo…
Wave Motion. 2020;101
DOI : 10.1016/j.wavemoti.2020.102695
The most important challenges when machining difficult-to-cut alloys used in critical applications consist mainly in increasing tool life as well as improving the component surface integrity. In particular, the nickel based alloys exhibit very low thermal conductivity inducing higher cutting tempera…
Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 2020;285:116780.
DOI : 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2020.116780
Different variants of brainstormings and brainwritings exist and are regularly used in companies. Several phenomena of social influence in the idea generation stage have been highlighted. The hypothesis of this research was that under specific conditions, social influence biases the idea selection s…
Thinking Skills and Creativity. 2020;37:100691.
DOI : 10.1016/j.tsc.2020.100691
Many studies have shown that physical activity, especially walking, tends to stimulate certain cognitive functions, including divergent creativity. The objective of this study was to understand whether some of this gain comes from the perception of movement, and not merely physical activity itself. …
Thinking Skills and Creativity. 2020;9.
DOI : 10.1016/j.tsc.2020.100661
A generic methodology to deal with the mechanics of beams and shafts with cracks is presented. The elastic energy of the system under static loading is written in a comprehensive manner to remarkably reduce the 3D computations indispensable to the identification of the crack breathing mechanism. Wit…
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 2020;121(15):3362-3381.
DOI : 10.1002/nme.6361
Designing useful emerging technologies (e.g., Virtual Reality) needs that multidisciplinary teams composed of engineers, graphic designers and ergonomists. These designers with heterogeneous and various backgrounds have to dialog together to satisfy users’ needs in the software design. This depends …
International journal of virtual reality. 2020;20(1):48-71.
DOI : 10.20870/IJVR.2020.20.1.2924
It has been demonstrated that virtual reality (VR) exposure can afect the subjective experience of diferent situations, cognitive capabilities or behavior. It is known that there is a link between a person’s physiological state and their psychological self-report and user experience. As an immersive…
Virtual Reality. 2020;17.
DOI : 10.1007/s10055-020-00429-7
This study presents a user test in order to ascertain the advantages and disadvantages of three different text input methods in immersive virtual environment: individual Speech-to-Text, collective Speech-to-Text and a virtual keyboard named Drum-Like Keyboard. We measured participants’ user experien…
International Journal of Design and Innovation Research. 2020;1-12.
Vibration characteristics of elastic nanostructures embedded in fluid medium have been used for biological and mechanical sensing, and also to investigate the materials mechanical properties. The fluid medium surrounding the nanostructure is typically modeled as a Newtonian fluid. A novel approach b…
Archive of Applied Mechanics. 2020..
DOI : 10.1007/s00419-020-01674-7
The model of Johnson and Cook, which includes a viscoplastic flow rule and a damage criterion, is widely used to describe the mechanical behaviour of metallic materials subjected to severe loading conditions, such as those encountered during fabrication operations or impact. This model has been buil…
Mechanics of Materials. 2020;143:103340.
DOI : 10.1016/j.mechmat.2020.103340
Because of its excellent properties, such as good corrosion resistance, high specific strength and important ductility, the AA5383 aluminum alloy is largely employed for naval applications. In this work, the mechanical behavior of the AA5383 alloy at elevated temperatures, which is an important aspe…
Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 2020;281:116609.
DOI : 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2020.116609
The development of fatigue damage in metallic materials is a complex process influenced by both intrinsic (e.g. texture, defects) and extrinsic (e.g. loading mode, frequency) factors. To better understand this process, some efforts have been made to develop microstructure-sensitive models that consi…
Philosophical Magazine. 2020;100(8):955-981.
DOI : 10.1080/14786435.2020.1713412
Understanding the deformation mechanisms of hexagonal close-packed (HCP) polycrystals at the grain scale is crucial for developing both macro and micro scale predictive models. Slip and twinning are the two main deformation mechanisms of HCP polycrystals at room temperature. In this paper, the devel…
Acta Materialia. 2020;196:733-746.
DOI : 10.1016/j.actamat.2020.07.010
The numerical analysis, based on the finite element modeling (FEM), presents nowadays an efficient computational tool. It allows a better understanding of several thermo-mechanical phenomena involved during the machining process. However, its reliability heavily depends on the accurate definition of…
Machining Science and Technology. 2020;24(4):509-543.
DOI : 10.1080/10910344.2019.1698606
Procedia Structural Integrity. 2019;19:566-574.
DOI : 10.1016/j.prostr.2019.12.061
Procedia Structural Integrity. 2019;19:719-728.
DOI : 10.1016/j.prostr.2019.12.078
Cast Al-Si alloys have been widely used in automotive applications with regard to their low density and excellent thermal conductivity. Many components made of these alloys are subjected to cyclic loads which can lead to fatigue failure. Furthermore, for these materials the well know size effect in …
International Journal of Fatigue. 2019;129:105222.
The aim of this article is to propose a design methodology for the production of parts in additive manufacturing (AM). The AM process allows new features (e.g., multi-material, fixed assemblies, complex shapes), and this paradigm shift requires the accompaniment of designers to take account of these…
Mechanics & Industry. 2019;20(6):608.
DOI : 10.1051/meca/2019040
A novel analytical investigation of circumferential (i.e. torsional) wave propagation in long anisotropic cylindrical rod (waveguide), surrounded by a viscoelastic fuid is proposed. The material is transversely isotropic, with its symmetry axis coincident with the axial axis of the cylindrical rod. …
SN Applied Sciences. 2019;1(7):1--7.
A novel approach based on the exact theory has been developed to accurately predict the behavior of surface Love wave propagating in elastic waveguide loaded on its surface with a viscoelastic fluid. A detailed study was conducted by varying key parameters such as operating frequency, waveguide and …
Sensors and Actuators A: Physical. 2019;291:188-195.
The first part of this paper presents a theoretical model, named UX-FFE, which combines a user eXperience (UX) approach with an upstream innovation process. The main interest of this UX-FFE model is that it allows to evaluate the social aspect of the upstream innovation process, which may be detrime…
International Journal of Services Operations and Informatics. 2019;10(1):17-42.
This study presents the second phase of a series of experiments investigating the impact of avatar visual fidelity on the sense of embodiment and users' behavior in immersive virtual environments. Our main focus concerns the similarity between users and avatars, a factor known as truthfulness. Our e…
Frontiers in Robotics and AI. 2019;6
In this work, the impact of the microstructure and the loading conditions on the mechanical behavior of a β-rich Ti17 titanium alloy is investigated. For this purpose, two different initial microstructures are considered : (i) a two-phase lamellar α + β microstructure and (ii) a single-phase equiaxe…
Journal of Materials Science. 2019;:1765-1778.
DOI : 10.1007/s10853-019-04014-5
In this work, a fully automated adaptive remeshing strategy, based on a tetrahedral element for 3D metal forming processes, was proposed in order to solve problems associated with the severe mesh distortion that occurs during the computation. The main idea is to use the h-type adaptive mesh in combi…
International Journal of Material Forming. 2019;12(3):411–428.
DOI : 10.1007/s12289-018-1425-4
Service prototyping is an innovative iterative process envisioned to enhance the service development process while refining the anticipated service experience. Immersive technologies, such as: Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR), in service prototyping have the poten…
International Conference on Engineering. 2019;9.
DOI : 10.1109/ICE.2019.8792566
The aim of this study is to understand the impact of periodic surface micro-geometry patterns (obtained by High Speed Machining process) on the fatigue behavior of the AA7050 aluminium alloy and to define a proper defect acceptability criterion. It must be able to account for a large range of surfac…
International Journal of Fatigue. 2018;116:473-489.
DOI : 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2018.06.048
Polycrystalline elasto-plasticity models provide a general framework for investigating the effect of microstructural heterogeneities (e.g. grains, inclusions, pores) on the high cycle fatigue behavior of metallic materials. In this work, continuum damage mechanics is used to construct a set of const…
International Journal of Damage Mechanics. 2018;838-856.
This work investigates the effect of artificial surface defects on the fatigue limit of a 7050 Aluminum alloy (AlZn6CuMgZr). A large fatigue testing campaign under fully reversed plane bending loading is undertaken on specimen with artificial surface hemispherical defects. The defect number was vari…
International Journal of Fatigue. 2018;110:81-94.
DOI : 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2018.01.012
Geometrical defects are known to have a detrimental influence on the high cycle fatigue resistance of metallic alloys, smaller defects being less harmful. In this experimental work, the influence of the defect size on the high cycle fatigue behavior of polycrystalline aluminium with different grain …
International Journal of Fatigue. 2018;17-25.
This work presents a theoretical method for surface love waves in poroelastic media loaded with a viscous fluid. A complex analytic form of the dispersion equation of surface love waves has been developed using an original resolution based on pressure–displacement formulation. The obtained complex d…
Journal of Applied Mechanics. 2018;85(5):1-7.
The main objective of this study is to investigate uncoated tungsten carbide tool wear mechanisms for high-pressure waterjet machining of the Ti555-3 titanium alloy. A comparative study has been undertaken (i.e. conventional versus assisted machining) based on numerous experimental tests. These test…
International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 2018;96(1-4):845-856.
DOI : 10.1007/s00170-018-1661-2
The ability to successfully conduct radical innovations is mandatory for mature industrial companies that want to remain competitive in the global market. This ability relies on several ingredients, namely: (1) the structuring of the innovation process; (2) managerial principles; (3) methodological …
Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing. 2018;1-16.
DOI : 10.1017/S0890060419000118
This article presents an efficient numerical strategy to simulate the damage in composite laminates under low velocity impact. The proposed method is based on a separated representation of the solution in the context of the Proper Generalized Decomposition (PGD). This representation leads to an impo…
Computers & Structures. 2018;199:34-45.
DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruc.2018.01.012
Porosity generated by the casting process has a detrimental effect on the high cycle fatigue strength of cast aluminium alloys. The current study presents an investigation using the non-destructive X-ray micro-tomography technique of the effect of the size and the population of casting pores on the …
International Journal of Fatigue. 2018;106:24-37.
The numerical modelling of the behaviour of materials at the microstructural scale has been greatly developed over the last two decades. Unfortunately, conventional resolution methods cannot simulate polycrystalline aggregates beyond tens of loading cycles, and they do not remain quantitative due to…
Comptes Rendus. Mécanique. 2018;20.
There are increasing new advances in virtual reality technologies as well as a rise in learning virtual environments for which several studies highlighted the pedagogical value, knowledge transfer, and learners’ engaged-behaviors. Moreover, the notion of user experience is now abundant in the scient…
Advances in Human-Computer Interaction. 2018;2018:7827286.
DOI : 10.1155/2018/7827286
Since a decrease of the fatigue strength may result from punching operations, this study proposes a methodology for designing punched parts against high cycle fatigue crack initiation. To reach this goal, high cycle fatigue tests are performed on different specimens configurations with either punche…
Procedia Engineering. 2018;213:691-698.
Purpose This paper aims to present a new methodology to optimize the support generation within the FDM process. Design/methodology/approach Different methods of support generation exist, but they are limited with regards to complex parts. This paper proposes a method dedicated to support generation,…
Rapid Prototyping Journal. 2018;24(1):69-79.
DOI : 10.1108/RPJ-04-2016-0055
Les sentiments de présence et d’incarnation sont deux dimensions centrales de l’expérience utilisateur en environnement virtuel immersif. Suite à une revue de littérature portant sur ces deux concepts, nous en proposons une articulation théorique au sein d’un méta-modèle « Présence – Incarnation ». …
De la présence à l’incarnation: proposition d’un méta-modèle pour la réalité virtuelle. 2018;7(1):94-114.
Cet article présente la méthode de l’utilisateur extraordinaire, dont le but est de stimuler l’innovation radicale en permettant aux concepteurs de redécouvrir les besoins fonctionnels liés à l’usage des produits. Cette méthode s’inspire des approches centrées utilisateurs, tout en cherchant à évite…
Psychologie du travail et des organisations. 2017;24(4)
DOI : 10.1016/j.pto.2017.11.001
Presently, there is a clear trend for both businesses and public institutions to move towards open or collaborative innovation. Nevertheless, engaging all stakeholders, especially users, for cocreating innovative solutions and usage scenarios is, as revealed in previous studies, not so obvious. We d…
International Journal of Virtual Reality. 2017;17(02):12.
Cryogenic-assisted machining has already shown its advantages on the process and the machining parameters have been analysed. However, part of the coolant jet characteristics as the pressure and flow rate have not been completely studied and optimized. Hence, the main objective of this study is to i…
International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 2017;93(1-4):1199-1206.
DOI : 10.1007/s00170-017-0604-7
In this paper, an inverse matching method with a foil/workpiece thermocouple is used to determine the global heat flux distribution and energy partition in the workpiece when grinding under oil lubrication. Low-pass filtering and sampling frequency of the temperature measurement in the inverse match…
International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 2017;92:2867-2880.
DOI : 10.1007/s00170-017-0199-z
Current design of virtual reality (VR) applications relies essentially on the transposition of users’ viewpoint in first-person perspective (1PP). Within this context, our research aims to compare the impact and the potentialities enabled via the integration of the third-person perspective (3PP) in …
Frontiers in Robotics and AI. 2017;4(Article 33):12.
DOI : 10.3389/frobt.2017.00033
This article presents a review of selected multiaxial high-cycle fatigue criteria with an emphasis on their ability to take into account the mean stress effect and the effect of a biaxial stress state. It is shown that the predictions of the various criteria are very different for the case of biaxia…
Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures. 2017..
DOI : 10.1111/ffe.12699
Nickel based alloys are extensively used in the aerospace industry due to the excellent corrosion resistance and high mechanical properties that are maintained up to elevated temperatures (600–800 °C). However, these superalloys are classified as difficult-to-cut and therefore modelling and simulati…
Materials Science and Engineering: A. 2017;682:441-453.
DOI : 10.1016/j.msea.2016.11.054
The development of computation means has allowed the simulation of complex mechanical problems. The first simulations of manufacturing processes at the microstructure scale, namely in the field of machining, have recently emerged. In this study, and on the basis of previous research, a novel approac…
Finite Elements in Analysis and Design. 2017;137:43-55.
DOI : 10.1016/j.finel.2017.08.002
FFT-based homogenization methods aim at calculating the effective behavior of heterogeneous materials with periodic microstructures. These methods operate on a regular grid of voxels, and hence require an appropriate spatial discretization of periodic microstructures. However, when different microst…
Mechanics of Materials. 2017;105:157-165.
DOI : 10.1016/j.mechmat.2016.12.002
The chip formation mechanism of the Ti-6Al-4V remains a challenging problem in the machining process as well as its modeling and simulation. Starting from experimental observation on the titanium alloys Ti-6Al-4V machining shows that the ductile fracture in the chip formation is dominated by the she…
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 2017;134:p.189-202.
DOI : 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2017.10.017
Titanium alloy is well known for its difficulty to machine, owing to the important “tool wear” phenomenon. Machining assistance is an interesting solution to lengthen the tool lifetime. In this study, we focused on the effect of cryogenic assistance—during machining of Ti17—on the tool wear and cutt…
International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 2016;91(5-8):1493-1505.
DOI : 10.1007/s00170-016-9841-4
There are increasing new advances in virtual reality technologies as well as a rise in immersive virtual environments research and user experience research. Within this framework, we decided to address the overall user experience in immersive virtual environments. Indeed, in our point of view, this …
International Journal of Virtual Reality. 2016;16(01):33-48.
Stress-controlled fatigue tests were run at different R ratios (¼ r min =r max) up to at most 3 million cycles on a 2.5%Cr–1%Mo steel (ASTM A182 F22) used in riser tubes connectors for offshore oil drilling. The fatigue lives, as well as the slope of the S–N curves were found to decrease with increa…
International Journal of Fatigue. 2016;82(part 3):437-448.
DOI : 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2015.08.028
In this work, a crystal plasticity constitutive model is proposed to describe the mechanical behavior of metallic materials for which twinning plays a significant role in the deformation process. Constitutive relations are obtained from a micromechanical approach that explicitly considers the intera…
International Journal of Plasticity. 2016;85:156-171.
DOI : 10.1016/j.ijplas.2016.07.007
Some parts of electrical machines are built from stacks of thin steel sheets, for which the coarse grain microstructure allows for minimizing magnetic losses. The fabrication process of these parts usually involves punching operations that generate important defects on the edges. Since these alterat…
Materials Performance and Characterization. 2016;5(3):1-15.
DOI : 10.1520/MPC20150063
Because of their improved magnetic properties, Fe-Si alloys are widely used for new electric motor generations. The use of punching process to obtain these components specially affects their mechanical behavior and fatigue strength. This work aims at studying the influence of punching operations on …
Procedia Structural Integrity. 2016;2:3256-3263.
DOI : 10.1016/j.prostr.2016.06.406
In this paper, the impact of punching operations on the high cycle fatigue strength of Fe–Si thin sheets is investigated. High cycle fatigue tests are performed on both punched and polished edge specimens. Results show a significant decrease of the fatigue strength in the case of punched specimens. …
International Journal of Fatigue. 2016;82, Part 3:721–729.
DOI : 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2015.09.030
The aim of this study is to develop a new numerical cutting model that includes fluid structure interaction and to take into account heat transfer between the water-jet, the workpiece and the chip. This has been achieved using a CEL (Coupled–Eulerian–Lagrangian) technique, an algorithm has been deve…
Finite Elements in Analysis and Design. 2016;108:1-8.
DOI : 10.1016/j.finel.2015.09.003
The vibrational characteristics of a microbeam are well known to strongly depend on the fluid in which the beam is immersed. In this paper, we present a detailed theoretical study of the modal analysis of microbeams partially immersed in a viscous fluid. A fixed-free microbeamvibrating in a viscous …
Physics Research International. 2016;2016:6761372-1-6761372-14.
DOI : 10.1155/2016/6761372
In this paper, a deep study of constitutive parameters definition effect is done in order to guarantee sufficient reliability of the finite element machining modeling. The case of a particular biphasic titanium alloy Ti6Al4V known by its low machinability is investigated. The Johnson-Cook (JC) elast…
International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 2016;1-21.
DOI : 10.1007/s00170-016-8934-4
There are increasing new advances in Virtual Reality technologies as well as a rise in Immersive Virtual Environments research and in User eXperience research. Within this framework, we decided to address the overall user experience in Immersive virtual environments. Indeed, in our point of view, th…
International Journal of Virtual Reality. 2016;16(1):33-48.
This article is dedicated to the high cycle fatigue (HCF) behaviour of cast Al-Si alloys. In particular, three similar alloys with different microstructural characteristics are investigated. The result of an experimental campaign are presented, in order to characterise the fatigue behaviour, and mor…
Materials Science and Engineering: A. 2016;649:426–440.
DOI : 10.1016/j.msea.2015.10.026
An analytical and numerical study for the torsional vibrations of viscous fluid-filled three-layer transversely isotropic cylinder is presented in this paper. The equations of motion of solid and fluid are respectively formulated using the constitutive equations of a transversely isotropic cylinder …
International Journal of Applied Mechanics. 2016;8(3):1650032-1-1650032-14.
DOI : 10.1142/S1758825116500320
This study focuses on the optimization of the machining assisted by cryogenic cooling. The main objective is to analyze the effect of the pressure and the flow of liquid nitrogen on tool life when machining titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V using the cryogenic assisted machining. A nozzle holder has been spe…
HSM - High Speed Machining. 2016;2016:1-3.
Understanding the physics of chip formation in machining operations is often difficult due to the complexity of the phenomena involved, such as the extreme and complex loading conditions that occur in the cutting zone. In order to model the machining process, it is necessary to use a constitutive be…
International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 2016;1-11.
DOI : 10.1007/s00170-016-9476-5
In this paper, a polycrystalline model is proposed to describe the fatigue behaviour of metallic materials in the high cycle fatigue regime. The model is based on a multiscale approach, which allows the connection of local deformation and damage mechanisms to macroscopic behaviour. To consider the a…
International Journal of Damage Mechanics. 2016;25(5):611-628.
DOI : 10.1177/1056789516650247
Rotors of electric machines are built from stacks of thin steel sheets. The fabrication process of these components usually involves punching operations that generate defects on the steel sheet edges. In this study, high cycle fatigue tests are performed on punched and polished edges specimens to in…
Procedia Engineering. 2015;133:556-561.
The macroscopic behavior of polycrystalline materials is largely influenced by the shape, the arrangement and the orientation of crystallites. Different methods have thus been developed to determine the effective behavior of such materials as a function of their microstructural features. In this wor…
Computational Materials Science. 2015;103:134-144.
DOI : 10.1016/j.commatsci.2015.03.028
The convergence of technologies currently observed in the field of Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, robotics and consumer electronic reinforces the trend of new applications appearing every day. But when transferring knowledge acquired from research to businesses, research laboratories are often …
International Journal of Virtual Reality. 2015;15(1):35-47.
DOI : 10.20870/IJVR.2015.15.1.2867
The origin of this article is the quantification of productivity gains and the improvement in surface integrity seen for a recent titanium alloy that is seeing increasing use in the aeronautical industry. The Ti555–3 titanium alloy, which is starting to find greater application in the aeronautical f…
Machining Science and Technology. 2015;19(1):134-151.
DOI : 10.1080/10910344.2014.991029
This paper presents experimental results concerning the machinability of the titanium alloy Ti17 with and without high-pressure water jet assistance (HPWJA) using uncoated WC/Co tools. For this purpose, the influence of the cutting speed and the water jet pressure on the evolution of tool wear and c…
Precision Engineering. 2015;42:294-301.
DOI : 10.1016/j.precisioneng.2015.06.004
Laser-assisted machining combines several experimental parameters such as cutting speed, feed rate, depth of cut, laser power and distance between tool rake face and the laser beam axis. The optimization of these parameters is necessary to ensure the efficiency of assistance and to increase producti…
Finite Elements in Analysis and Design. 2014;92:72-79.
DOI : 10.1016/j.finel.2014.08.006
A potential flow is presented in this paper for the analysis of the fluid-structure interaction systems including, but not limited to, the idealized human head. The model considers a cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) medium interacting with two solid domain. The fluid field is governed by the linearized Na…
International Journal of Applied Mechanics. 2014;6(5):1-20.
DOI : 10.1142/S1758825114500495
Context: The participation of users in the design process is recognized as a positive and a necessary element as artifacts suit their needs. Two complementary approaches of users' involvement co-exist: the user-centered design and the participatory design. These approaches involve learning process f…
Information and Software Technology. 2014;56(8):1049-1061.
DOI : 10.1016/j.infsof.2014.04.008
The present paper details a simple and effective experimental procedure dedicated to strain measurement during orthogonal cutting operations. It relies on the use of high frame-rate camera and optical microscopy. A numerical post-procedure is also proposed in order to allow particle tracking from Di…
Experimental Mechanics. 2014;54(6):1031-1042.
DOI : 10.1007/s11340-014-9868-0
We present an empirical study on direct selection tasks in virtual environment (VE). The aim is to assess the interest of a new markerless hand tracking system, based on a time-of-flight 3D camera, on a classical mouse, by comparing performances and subjective judgments relatively to utility, usabil…
International Journal of Design and Innovation Research. 2014;19(1):1-20.
The aim of this article is to analyze the impact of two user interfaces - a tactile interface and a computer mouse - in a virtual environment allowing self-learning tasks, such as dishwashing, by workers with mental deficiencies. We carried out an experiment within the context of a design project na…
International Journal of Child Health and Human Development. 2014;7(4):1-16.
Blanking of sheet metal is an important forming process in the automotive industry for the manufacture of mechanical components. The final component shape, obtained at the end of bending or deep-drawing processes, often has sharp edges due to the blanking operation. Concerning passenger safety compo…
International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 2014;71(5-8):1019-1032.
DOI : 10.1007/s00170-013-5522-8
Sequential sheet metal forming processes can result in the accumulation of work hardening and damage effects in the workpiece material. The mechanical strength of the final component depends on the “evolution” of these two characteristics in the different production steps. The punching process, whic…
Materials & Design. 2014;56:657-670.
DOI : 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.11.016
The ascending branch of the aorta is one of the most stressed organ of the arterial system. We aim to design a biomechanical model for analysing the aorta dynamics under a shock. The model includes the aorta layers and the influence of the blood pressure. We undertake a three-dimensional modal analy…
International Journal of Engineering Science. 2014;84:113-126.
DOI : 10.1016/j.ijengsci.2014.06.015
This paper aims to propose and evaluate a markerless solution for capturing hand movements in real time to allow 3D interactions in virtual environments (VEs). Tools such as keyboard and mice are not enough for interacting in 3D VE; current motion capture systems are expensive and require wearing eq…
Virtual Reality. 2014;1-20.
DOI : 10.1007/s10055-014-0255-z
In this article, the development of an industrial prototype for manufacturing aeronautical fuselage panels is investigated. Deep drawing of large components such as aircraft fuselage panels is not an easy task in terms of dimensional accuracy, reliable material behaviour laws and failure criteria. H…
International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing. 2014;27(2):129-138.
DOI : 10.1080/0951192X.2013.800641
A mechanistic approach to the Kitagawa-Takahashi diagram using a multiaxial probabilistic framework.
The aim of this paper is to propose a flexible multiaxial modelling framework that is capable of combining two fatigue damage mechanisms so as to continuously describe the Kitagawa-Takahashi diagram. It is proposed that this diagram represents two distinct fatigue damage mechanisms: one associated w…
Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 2013;109:89-104.
DOI : 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2013.06.001
A review of the different phenomenological thermo-viscoplastic constitutive models often applied to forging and machining processes is presented. Several of the most common models have been identified using a large experimental database (Hor et al., 2013). The latter consists of the tests were done …
Mechanics of Materials. 2013;64:91-110.
DOI : 10.1016/j.mechmat.2013.05.002
The use of HSLA steels for the manufacture of automotive components is interesting from an engineering point of view. This family of steels, while possessing high strength, also has good formability and can be used in forming manufacturing processes. In some forming processes such as blanking, shear…
Materials & Design. 2013;50:207-222.
DOI : 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.02.075
This article presents the results of an experimental study on the Ti17 titanium alloy, which was carried out to analyze tool wear and the degradation mechanisms of an uncoated tungsten carbide tool insert. Two machining conditions, roughing and finishing, have been studied under different lubricatio…
Wear. 2013;305(1-2):228-237.
DOI : 10.1016/j.wear.2013.06.018
Titanium alloys are known for their excellent mechanical properties, especially at high temperature. But this specificity of titanium alloys can cause high cutting forces as well as a significant release of heat that may entail a rapid wear of the cutting tool. To cope with these problems, research …
Key Engineering Materials. 2013;554-557:1961-1966.
DOI : 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.554-557.1961
A new extension of the Gurson damage model has been proposed recently to predict ductile fracture under shear dominated loads. The aim of this work is to verify the ability of this approach to simulate, in an accurate way, the damage evolution in shearing processes. An implicit stress integration al…
Computational Materials Science. 2013;72:62-67.
DOI : 10.1016/j.commatsci.2013.01.035
This papers addresses two issues usually encountered when simulating thermal processes in forming processes involving tape-type geometries, as is the case of tape or tow placement, surface treatments, ... The first issue concerns the necessity of solving the transient model a huge number of times be…
International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 2013;65:148-157.
DOI : 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2012.10.017
The sense of "Presence" (evolving from "telepresence") has always been associated with virtual reality research and is still an exceptionally mystifying constituent. Now the study of presence clearly spans over various disciplines associated with cognition. This paper attempts to put forth a concept…
Frontiers in Psychology. 2013;4(86):1-13.
DOI : 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00086
This article is dedicated to the high cycle fatigue behaviour of cast hypo-eutectic Al-Si alloys and in particular the AlSi7Cu05Mg03 alloy. In a vast experimental campaign undertaken to investigate the fatigue damage mechanisms operating in this alloy, subject to complex loading conditions, it was s…
International Journal of Fatigue. 2013;47:137-147.
DOI : 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2012.08.004
This article is dedicated to the high cycle fatigue behaviour of cast hypo-eutectic Al-Si alloys. In particular, the AlSi7Cu05Mg03 alloy is investigated. It presents the results of a vast experimental campaign undertaken to investigate the fatigue behaviour, and more specifically the fatigue damage …
International Journal of Fatigue. 2013;47:44-57.
DOI : 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2012.07.008
During forging and machining manufacturing processes, the material is subject to large strains at high strain rates which provoke local heating and microstructural changes. Modelling of these phenomena requires precise knowledge of the stress-strain constitutive equations for a large range of strain…
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 2013;vol. 67:pp. 108-122.
DOI : 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2013.01.003
During forging and machining manufacturing processes, the material is subject to large strains at high strain rates which provoke local heating and microstructural changes. Modelling of these phenomena requires precise knowledge of the stress-strain constitutive equations for a large range of strain…
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 2013;67:108-122.
DOI : 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2013.01.003
This article is dedicated to the high cycle fatigue behaviour of cast hypo-eutectic Al-Si alloys. In particular, the AlSi7Cu05Mg03 alloy is investigated. It presents the results of a vast experimental campaign undertaken to investigate the fatigue behaviour, and more specifically the fatigue damage …
International Journal of Fatigue. 2013;47:44-57.
L’objectif de cet article est d’esquisser une synthèse sur la notion d’utilité, ses facettes et sur les façons dont les méthodes contribuent à concevoir un système « utile ». Après avoir exposé nos motivations pour le développement de recherches sur l’utilité en conception, nous tentons de clarifier…
Le travail humain. 2013;76(1):27-55.
DOI : 10.3917/th.761.0027
This article describes a user-centred method used to design innovative pattern recognition software for technical paper documents. This kind of software can make some errors of interpretation. It will therefore be important that human operators are able to identify and correct these mistakes. The id…
Journal of Software Engineering and Applications. 2013;06(10):1-4.
DOI : 10.4236/jsea.2013.610A001
To obtain robust estimations of the fatigue limit from energy-based fatigue criteria, constitutive laws must include a correct description of the energy balance when modeling the cyclic behavior. The present paper aims at providing a better understanding of the evolution of the energy balance at bot…
Mechanics of Materials. 2013;60:93-106.
DOI : 10.1016/j.mechmat.2013.01.011
Determining a material constitutive law that is representative of the extreme conditions found in the cutting zone during machining operations is a very challenging problem. In this study, dynamic shear tests, which reproduce, as faithfully as possible, these conditions in terms of strain, strain ra…
Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology. 2013;135(3):031002-0310013.
DOI : 10.1115/1.4023674
This paper studies the influence of boundary conditions on a fluid medium of finite depth.We determine the frequencies and the modal shapes of the fluid.The fluid is assumed to be incompressible and viscous. A potential technique is used to obtain in three-dimensional cylindrical coordinates a gener…
Advances in Acoustics and Vibration. 2013;2013(857821):1-15.
DOI : 10.1155/2013/857821
The Ti533-3 alloy is a new titanium alloy which is starting to see increased use in the aeronautical domain to improve the durability of components and to optimize the weight/resistance ratio. This alloy is characterized by greater resistance compared to the more commonly used titanium alloys such a…
International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 2013;68(9-12):2471-2481.
DOI : 10.1007/s00170-013-4855-7
The objective of this work is to propose an anisotropic fatigue criterion for the sizing of industrial forged components. The results from different experimental campaigns using three different rolled steels are first presented. The effect of inclusions and the microstructure on the fatigue behaviou…
International Journal of Fatigue. 2012;168-178.
DOI : 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2012.01.005
A micromechanical model is proposed to describe the interactions between the microstructure and the dissipative deformation mechanisms in ferritic steels under cyclic loading. The model aims at optimizing the microstructure of steels since the dissipative mechanisms can be responsible for the initia…
International Journal of Plasticity. 2012;32-33:106-120.
DOI : 10.1016/j.ijplas.2011.12.004
Journal of Decision Systems. 2012;19(1):9-31.
DOI : 10.3166/jds.19.9-31
This paper aims to show to what extent the Web3D is an advantage for implementing the Living Lab approach. In order to achieve this objective, we develop a project the context of an Action-Research. A state-of-the-art of Web3D solutions for e-commerce enabled us to select the most suitable functiona…
International Journal of Design and Innovation Research. 2012;7(1):1-20.
Laser Assisted Machining (LAM) improves the machinability of materials by locally heating the workpiece just prior to cutting. Experimental investigations have confirmed that the cutting force can be decreased, by as much as 40%, for various materials. In order to understand the effect of the laser …
International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture. 2011;51(3):230-238.
DOI : 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2010.11.006
This work deals a contribution to ductile damage of High-Strength Low-Alloy (HSLA) steel steels under low stress triaxiality. This work is based on micrographics observations and in situ shear tests to examine the evolution of microstructure in this kind of loading and to identify the damage process…
Key Engineering Materials. 2011;473:460-467.
DOI : 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.473.460
Forged components are known to show high cyclic and monotonic mechanical properties. This is mainly due to a better compactness and a finer microstructure introduced by the forming process. However, this good mechanical behaviour is sometimes a source of anisotropy especially when the microstructura…
International Journal of Fatigue. 2011;33(4):568-577.
DOI : 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2010.10.012
The aim of this paper is to present a novel un-notched fatigue test specimen in which a biaxial stress state is achieved using a uniaxial loading condition. This allows the problem of multi-axial fatigue to be studied using relatively common one-axis servo-hydraulic testing machines. In addition the…
Strain. 2011;47(3):227-240.
DOI : 10.1111/j.1475-1305.2009.00674.x
Researchers of the Ubiquitous Computing community (Ubicomp) have been pursuing the vision of a world where technologies and services permeates every object of our lives for years. With components getting smaller, cheaper and more powerful, it has become possible to manufacture connected objects capa…
International Journal of Design and Innovation Research. 2011;6(1):1-25.
This paper focuses on the efficient solution of models defined in high dimensional spaces. Those models involve numerous numerical challenges because of their associated curse of dimensionality. It is well known that in meshbased discrete models the complexity (degrees of freedom) scales exponential…
Mathematics and Computers in Simulation. 2010;81(4):791-810.
DOI : 10.1016/j.matcom.2010.07.015
Fatigue phenomena, which appear generally below the yield stress, is the cause of more than 80 % of in-service mechanical failures. However, the optimization of the weight and cost when designing mechanical components or structures, linked to improved performance, leads to increasingly stressed comp…
International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing. 2010;4(4):281-287.
DOI : 10.1007/s12008-010-0110-8
A newmicromechanical modelling is proposed to correlate some microstructural parameters and dissipation in ferritic steels under cyclic loading.We assumed the occurrence of two dissipative mechanisms associated with anelastic and inelastic deformations, respectively. We showed that the modelling pro…
Metallurgical Research & Technology. 2010;107(1):3-8.
DOI : 10.1051/metal/2010005
Laser assisted machining (LAM) can improve the machinability of materials by locally heating the material prior to its removal. The work presented here is a study of the laser assisted machining of Inconel 718 (NiCr19FeNb at 46 HRc) with carbide and ceramic insert. The tests have shown a reduction i…
International Journal of Material Forming. 2008;1(1):p. 523-526.
DOI : 10.1007/s12289-008-0213-y