SMART workshop 1: Fundamentals of smart materials and soft robotics
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The event programme could be accessed here
The SMART ITN offers a multidisciplinary training by combining two emerging fields of smart materials and soft robots with meaningful societal and economic impact (T-model). The first training event will, due to Corona, be organised virtually (using ZOOM). The topic is “Fundamentals of smart materials and soft robotics” and training in scientific writing, ethics and presentation skills.”
Participation is for free, but registration with motivation has to be accepted. Click here to register.
A personal telco link will be communicated just before the event.
NOTE: THE TIMINGS GIVEN IN CEST (Central European Summer Time)
Day 1: Tuesday 20 October Fundamentals of smart materials:
9:00-10:00 Introduction to self healing materials by J. Brancart (VUB)
10:00-11:00 Intro to supramolecular self-healing polymers by T. Bosmans (http://suprapolix.com)
11:00-11:30: break
11:30-12:30: Introduction to sensing materials by F. Clemens (EMPA)
12:30-13:30 Lunch break
13:30-14:30 Characterization of materials by G. Van Assche (VUB-FYSC)
14:30-15:30 Switchable materials by S. Schlögl (PCCL)
15:30-16:00: break
16:00-17:00 Research ethics by John Pearson (ethics office VUB)
17:00-17:30 Jan Anthonisen – Octinion – soft grippers for strawberry harvesting robot
Day 2: Wednesday 21 October Valorisation
11:00-11:30 Pol Paelinck – Centexbel – Smart and Responsive Textiles at Centexbel
11:30-12:00 Daniel Haefliger – Sateco XT
12:00-12:30 Francesco Ciardelli – SPIN-PET– Formulations of Complex Materials :From Science to Applied Technology
12:30-13:30 Lunch break
13:30-14:30 Processing techniques by E. Roels (VUB)
14:30-15:00: break
15:00-16:00 Intellectual property: Hugo Loosvelt (technology transfer office VUB)
16:00-17:00 Ethical writing training by Maarja Kruusmaa (TalTech)
Day 3: Thursday 22 October Fundamentals of soft robotics technologies
9:00-11:00 Soft Robots and Actuators by Matteo Cianchetti (SSSA)
11:00-11:30: break
11:30-12:30 Soft Sensors by F. Iida (UCAM)
12:30:13:30: Lunch beak
13:30-15:30 Presentation skills (Peter Van Rompaey – MARCOM)
15:30-16:00: break
16:00-17:00 Introduction to SOFA by P. Ferrentino.(VUB) + Hugo Talbot (INRA-Sofa Framework)
Day 4: Friday 23 October Fundamentals of smart materials in soft robotics
09:00-10:00 Self-regulating materials for soft robots by B. Baytekin (BUCHEM)
10:00-11:00 Self-healing soft robotics by Seppe Terryn (VUB-R&MM)
11:00-11:30 break
11:30-12:30 Control/AI by M. Kruusmaa (TalTech)