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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The department of Mechanical Engineering (MECH) consist of three research groups : The Acoustics & Vibration Research Group central goal is to conduct fundamental and applied research in the broad field of Acoustics & Vibration, with special emphasis on Experimental and Operational Modal Analysis, Frequency-Domain Maximum Likelihood Identification of Multivariable Systems, Damage Assessment and Sound Quality. Enjoy the visit, and feel free to contact us if you need further information. The Robotics & MultiBody Mechanics Research Group central goal is to conduct fundamental and applied research in the broad field of robotics and multibody mechanics. The groups' special emphasis is the development of complex mechatronic systems such as lightweight actuation systems with adaptable compliance. These compliant actuators are implemented in different robots like the bipeds Lucy and Veronica to study energy efficient locomotion, in the robotic manipulator Softarm to study safe HRI and in the step rehabilitation robot Altacro and ankle foot orthosis IPPAM and APM foot for compatablity with a human wearer. Coginitive HRI is studied with the intelligent robot Probo. In the field of multibody mechanics the group developed a new algorithm for real time simulation of complex mechanical systems. The research of the research group Fluid dynamics focuses on 1) CFD; 2) Windenergy; 3) Experimental research at the level of turbulence; 4) Wind engineering. Emphasis is on CFD, in which the department has already 30 years of experience and benefits from a worldwide recognition. Throughout the years the department has been involved in various international projects (e.g. EU, ESA, bilateral projects) and national projects (e.g. FWO, IWONL, GBOU). The department disposes of a professional CFD code, which was developed jointly with FOI (Sweden) for ESA/ESTEC (ESA contract 89-95,96-98). ESA/ESTEC uses the code in support of their projects. The expertise and know-how of the team has led to the creation of a spin-off company, NUMECA Int. N.V. (1992). Currently NUMECA employs around 40 engineers and has an office in Phoenix (US). For its experimental research, the department disposes of 2 subsonic windtunnels and, along with the classical measuring equipment, advanced non-intrusive measurement techniques such as LDA and PIV. The department has many international contacts, partly due to its involvement in various networks, such as different EU thematic networks (FLOWnet, MACSInet, QNET-CFD) and as member of the Belgian Pilot Center of the ERCOFTAC (European Research Community on Flow, Turbulence and Combustion) network. The group is also part of a recently submitted Network of Excellence 'e-FLOW'.
Keywords
- vibrations, fluid dynamics, combustion, acoustics
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Hamed Abdolmaleki
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Applied Mechanics - Post-doctoral scholarship
Person: Researcher
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Abdulelah Al-Ghuwaidi
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Applied Mechanics - Doctoral scholarship
- Faculty of Engineering
Person: Researcher, PhD
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Milan Amighi
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Applied Mechanics - Doctoral scholarship
- Faculty of Engineering
Person: Researcher, PhD
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Enrico Anfuso
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Applied Mechanics - External employee, doctoral student
- Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics - External employee, doctoral student
- Faculty of Engineering
Person: Researcher, PhD
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Zemerart Asani
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Applied Mechanics - External employee, doctoral student
- Federated labs AI and Robotics - External employee, doctoral student
- Faculty of Engineering
Person: Researcher, PhD
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BRGSOIB7: SPINOFF 2025: Exoskeletons for industrial workers
Vanderborght, B., Verstraten, T. & Geeroms, J.
15/04/25 → 14/04/27
Project: Applied
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IOF3037: Brubotics: sustainable humanity-centered robotics
Vanderborght, B., Verstraten, T., De Pauw, K., Roelands, B., Nowe, A., Loeckx, J., Jansen, B., Munteanu, A., Jacobs, A., De Witte, N., Swinnen, E., Beckwée, D., Brengman, M., Willems, K., Van de Perre, G., Paolillo, A., Aeles, J., Secades, L., Heiremans, L., El Makrini, I., Verrelst, B., Lopez Garcia, P. & Terryn, S.
1/01/25 → 31/12/29
Project: Applied
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IOFSTRAT2: Strategic opportunity: Sustainable Robotics Hub
Vanderborght, B. & Mathijssen, G.
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Applied
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OZR4366 : Task allocation and safe control for multi-agent assembly
1/12/24 → 30/11/28
Project: Fundamental
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3D-DIC full field experimental modal analysis of a demo airplane by using low-speed cameras and a reconstruction approach
Mastrodicasa, D., Lorenzo, E. D., Manzato, S., Peeters, B. & Guillaume, P., Mar 2025, In: Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing . 227, 19 p., 112387.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A 3D experimental study of the wave-induced seabed response around a monopile foundation based on pore pressure measurements under regular wave loading
Gkougkoudi-Papaioannou, M., Devriendt, C., Pepi, Y., Stuyts, B. & Troch, P., 30 Jun 2025, In: Ocean Engineering. 330, 15 p., 121209.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Abatement of Emissions of a Residential Wood Stove: Effect of the Catalyst on Gaseous and Condensable Pollutants Concentration and Their Toxicity
Laboureur, M., Hannard, M., Barakat, T., Goel, A., Cornette, J., Bram, S., Renard, P., Duquesne, T. & Su, B-L., 11 Jun 2025, In: ACS Omega. 10, 24, p. 25506-25517 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Framework for Flexibly Guiding Learning Agents
Elbarbari, M. A. H. M., Delgrange, F., Vervlimmeren, I., Efthymiadis, K., Vanderborght, B. & Nowe, A., Jul 2025, In: Neural Computing & Applications. 37, 19, p. 13101-13117 17 p., 1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A muscle synergy-based method to improve robot-assisted movements
Díaz, M. A., Mohamadi, P. H. A., De Bock, S., Langlois, K., De Winter, J., Verstraten, T. & De Pauw, K., 4 Apr 2025, In: Scientific reports. 15, 1, 10 p., 11627.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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ITF World 2025
Milan Amighi (Speaker)
19 May 2025 → 21 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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IEEE Transactions on Robotics (Journal)
James William Flack (Editor)
9 Apr 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Characterizing materials for soft robotics
Ellen Roels (Speaker)
23 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
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De wondere wereld van zachte robots
Ellen Roels (Speaker)
10 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Py-Fatigue: An Open-Source Tool for Fatigue Assessment using Stress-Life Methods and Crack Growth Calculations
Ahmed Mujtaba (Speaker), Pietro D'Antuono (Contributor) & Wout Weijtjens (Contributor)
16 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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A new state-of-the-art motion capturing system for testing new emerging offshore and coastal engineering technologies in the new "Coastal & Ocean wave Basin (COB)" in Ostend.
Christof Devriendt (Consortium partner)
Applied MechanicsFacility/equipment: Equipment › no e-resource/single sited
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Hybrid laser-based additive – subtractive research platform!
Patrick Guillaume (Consortium coordinator), Bram Vanderborght (Consortium partner), Brecht Van Hooreweder (Consortium partner), Jean-Pierre Kruth (Consortium partner) & Ann Witvrouw (Consortium partner)
Applied MechanicsFacility/equipment: Equipment › no e-resource/single sited
Datasets
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Dataset of Hyperspectral Melt Pool Signatures and Thermal Anomalies in DED of 316L steel
Snyers, C. (Creator), Ertveldt, J. (Project Leader) & Helsen, J. (Creator), Zenodo, 20 Dec 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10409569, https://zenodo.org/records/10409569
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Experimental Validation of Automated OMA and Mode Tracking for Structural Health Monitoring of Transmission Towers
Bel-Hadj, Y. (Creator) & Weijtjens, W. (Related person), Zenodo, 4 Oct 2023
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A soft pneumatic actuator with integrated deformation sensing elements produced exclusively with extrusion based additive manufacturing
Georgopoulou Papadonikolaki, A. (Creator), Egloff, L. (Creator), Vanderborght, B. (Creator) & Clemens, F. (Creator), Zenodo, 12 Jan 2022
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Ambient vibration test of wind turbine blade in OWI-lab's Large Climate Chamber
Weijtjens, W. (Creator), Fernandes de Oliveira Junior, A. (Creator), Cloet, B. (Project Member), Ceyhan Yilmaz, O. (Project Member) & Devriendt, C. (Work Package Leader), Zenodo, 2023
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Piezoresistive sensor fiber composites based on silicone elastomers for the monitoring of the position of a robot arm
Georgopoulou Papadonikolaki, A. (Creator), Michel, S. (Creator), Vanderborght, B. (Creator) & Clemens, F. (Creator), Zenodo, 1 Feb 2021
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