materials and processes for smart products pluridisciplinarity and integration in product oriented...
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Materials and processes for smart products
Pluridisciplinarity and Integration inproduct oriented research
Júlio C. Viana
PIEP – Innovation in Polymer Engineering
I3N/IPC – Institute for Polymers and Composites
University of Minho4800-058 GuimarãesPortugal
Ciência 2009
29-30 Julho 2009, Lisboa
Next generation products
• high degree of customization
• value-added product-specific services
• communication skills
• sensitive to user emotions
• legislation (e.g., end-of-life)
FUTURE PRODUCTS FEATURES
smart bandage, Battelle
concept electric car
New Designs and Technological solutions
Products manufacturers point of view:
Product delivery product function
Active/Smart Products
“One feature of future products will be their growing embedded intelligence.”[1]
embedded chips or micro-devices
computational and networking capabilities
added value services:
product reconfiguration, upgrade, customisation
[1] Workshop 1: “New intelligent and networked products” (9 February 2005), ICT for Manufacturing Report of Meeting with Group of Representatives of Five Expert Panels
NOKIA Morph
Active/Smart Products
SMART PRODUCTS TRICORDERSciFi STAR TREK
device capturing physical data from the environment, such as: temperature
• life presence• type of materials• magnetic field• …
Fetal monitoring, Battelle THE BUGS, http://www.buglabs.net/
Active/Smart Products
SMART PRODUCTS
FUNCTIONSmonitoring awareness of their statussensing they sense the environmentadaptive they respond to a stimulus
FEATURESenvironment embedded integrated networked devicessituated recognize situational context personalized tailored to the userpro-active anticipate user’s plans and intentions
Active/Smart Products
Source:EADS
Aeronautics PackagingAutomotive
Source: GM/MIT
SMART PRODUCTS APPLICATIONS
Pluridisciplinary research
InformationCommunicationTechnology
Manufacturing Technology
SmartMaterials
Smart polymer products
Active/Smart materials
• Multifunctional polymer nanocomposites – electric, magnetic, luminescent, electro-chromic, thermo-electric, …)
• Electro-active polymers– Ionic Polymer-Metal Composites (IPMC), Conductive/Conjugated Polymers, Electro/Magneto-Rheological Elastomers, Ionic
Polymer Gels (IPG)– dielectric elastomers, electrostrictive grafted elastomers, electro-viscoelastic elastomers, ferroelectric polymers
• Shape Memory Polymers– Thermoresponsive polymer that modifies its shape in response to temperature changes.
• Self-X polymers– Self-monitoring, self-diagnostic, self-healing, …..
Manufacturing technologies
MicroSystemsTechnology
NanoTechnology
AdvancedManufacturing
• Non-Conventional moulding techniques– multi-material injection moulding, micromoulding techniques (microinjection, hot-embossing, …
• Micro-patterning/micro-featuring techniques– Hot-embossing, micro-injection moulding, (imprinting), …
• Deposition techniques– Inkjet printing, (CVD)
• Nanotechnologies – nanostructured polymers
Information Communication Techn.
• (Plastic electronics)– Flexible and stretchable
– Smart polymers for MEMS
– Built-in conductive paths
– Mass production/low costs
• Energy harvesting solutions– Dynamic motions– Temperature, heat – others
• Embedded electronic systems– RFIDs, LEDs – Sensors & actuators– Antennas (mobility), wireless (communication)
Simulations
• Coupled piezo-mechanical simulation– Electrodes positioning– New product designs– Enhanced behaviour
Plate PP
Strip PVDF
Strip PVDF
Multifunctional self-sensing TPE
Case study I
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Nanofilled conductive TPE• different % incorporation of nanoparticles (TPU)
= 0 = 1.68 = 1.87 = 2.22 = 2.48 = 3.00
05.% CNF
Approach for self-sensing TPE • Multifunctional nanofilled conductive TPE
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TPU-CNF-PZTTPU-CNF
R10V
advanced technologies
• Vibration damping components– Non-conventional injection moulding (multi-material)– Active materials
Moldação integrada multitecnologia
Self-sensing material (monitoring)
Mechanical active (acting)
R10V
R10V
Embedded electronics
Case study II
Safe-luggage projectwww.mala-segura.com
RFID
WSNWi-Fi
Bluetooth
Integration of identification,
sensing & communication
devices into injected
componenets
Development of a "smart bag”: management, control and monitoring system for suitcases
Smart luggage, with identifiers embedded in the body of the bag
self-sensing solutions
• Embedded strain sensors
R2 = 0.99
R2 = 0.84
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horizontal - insidevertical - lateral
RV
Strain gage inside (horizontal)
RV
Strain glued laterally (vertical)
Fibre Bragg Grating
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optical systems
Lighting systems
LEDs integration into componentspolymer light-guiding systemsaesthetic solutions in the automotive door
interiors (electro-chromic effect, embedded lighting)
Embedded sensing solutions embedded optical sensors in mouldings
(OF, FBG)advanced mouldings with surface grating
PEGASUSEU Integrated Project for SMEs – IPSME
Smart polymersmultifunctional polymers nanocompositesactive polymers/elastomers (conductive, piezoelectric)shape memory polymers
Design and Integration of functions in mouldingsadvanced simulations (e.g., FEA)embedded sensors in mouldingsadded lightning effects to mouldingsinnovative products
Advanced manufacturing for active mouldingsintelligent integration of components and processes novel product-process integrationtechnical moulded components with added functionalities
Technology & Product Integration
Smart polymer products
Pluridisciplinary research
InformationCommunicationTechnology
Manufacturing Technology
SmartMaterials
Smart polymer products