Advances in the field of energy have contributed significantly to the development of our society. The increase of the energy consumption joined to the possible extinction of fossil fuels requires finding the maximum ...

In this thesis the magneto-hydro-dynamic behaviour of magneto-rheological (MR) dampers has been analysed taking into account the damper design, the inner fluid and the applied movement conditions. The thesis is divided in ...

Los composites de matriz polimérica reforzados con tejido son materiales que por sus excelentes propiedades mecánicas específicas están llamados a ocupar un papel importante en el aligeramiento, necesario para reducir ...

Workflow-based systems are increasingly becomingmore complex and dynamic. Besides the large sets of process variants to be managed, process variants need to be context sensitive in order to accommodate new user requirements ...

Nowadays, globalisation enables a rapid uptake of the classical manufacturing and production technologies, thus making it much harder for European companies to compete with low labour costs of emerging countries. In order ...

Dependable electrical power distribution systems demand high reliability levels that cause increased maintenance costs to the utilities. Often, the extra costs are the result of unnecessary maintenance procedures, which ...

Training and learning methods for engineering students, in the disciplines of product design and manufacturing, are becoming more difficult and complex since they have to integrate theoretical technical knowledge, skills ...

Semantic ontologies represent the knowledge from different domains, which is used as a knowledge base by intelligent agents. The creation of ontologies by different developers leads to heterogeneous ontologies, which hampers ...

For the aerospace industry, improving the fuel efficiency and emissions profile of aircraft is a major area of focus. Thereby, research is centred in the study and development of lightweight materials and in fabrication ...

The demand for lightweight fuel-efficient vehicles and the increasing industrial competitiveness between constructors have motivated the automotive industry to introduce new materials and to reinforce the accuracy of metal ...