Railway Engineering: Modelling and Mitigation of Vibration Impact Development of vibration studies to assess the vibration impact of high-speed, conventional or urban railway lines (trams). Simulation of expected vibration levels using the finite element method, and implementation of corrective measures before the infrastructure is built. TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION Development of models describing the vibrational behaviour of moving systems. The [...]
Trajectory Optimisation and Robotic Sequencing for Industry 4.0 When a set of parts must be transported from their current positions to their destinations during a manufacturing process, the order in which the available resources are used to carry out this task can be optimised to reduce the distance travelled or the time taken. To this end, [...]
Drift Measurement in Cooling Towers Using Sensitive-Surface Techniques The knowledge offer described here aims to determine the amount of water drift from a cooling tower using a sensitive-surface technique such as hydrosensitive paper. TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION Royal Decree 865/2003 of 4 July, establishing the hygiene and health criteria for the prevention and control of legionellosis, stipulates that cooling towers [...]
Binary Parallel Crawler-Type Locomotion Robot Highly robust, low-power robotic system for movement across surfaces using discrete-state actuators and advanced-geometry joints. TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION This device is a mobile robot designed to move across a plane with two degrees of freedom using a simplified yet highly efficient mechanical configuration. It consists of two bodies articulated through a “pivot-in-slot” joint, [...]
Advanced Nanomaterials: Semiconductors and Lanthanides We offer semiconductor nanoparticles (CdS, PbS, CuS…) and lanthanide nanoparticles (NaYF4:Er,Yb) in colloidal suspension, together with training in their fabrication. We also provide optical and structural characterisation services. TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION In our laboratory, we fabricate semiconductor nanoparticles functionalised with organic radicals that enable their solubilisation in different media, as well as lanthanide-based nanoparticles [...]
Computer-Aided Analysis, Simulation and Calculation of Structural Elements and Mechanical Systems Computational analysis of the mechanical behaviour of structures, products and machine elements makes it possible to predict failure, identify weak points, reduce weight and material use, and propose potential redesigns and improvements. TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION Using computational analysis tools (Finite Element Analysis and dynamic simulation of mechanisms), it [...]