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KU Leuven – Noise and Vibration Research Group

Bert Pluymers

Who we are• KU Leuven

– Department of Mechanical Engineering• Division of Production engineering, Machine design and Automation (PMA)

– Noise and Vibration Research Group (MOD)

• Research staff– 5 academic, 1 associated academic, 1 industrial research manager– 9 postdoctoral researchers 3 Marie Curie ER + 3 vacancies

1 IWT OZM, 1 IWT IM– 44 PhD, 5 res., 10 industrial PhD. 2 IWT Baekeland

8 bilateral industrial PhD’s 10 Marie Curie ESR + 3 vacancies

– Since the year 2000: hosted 44 ESR/ER Fellows and seconded 2 Fellows in IAPP

• Areas of research– identification and analysis of dynamic systems– active noise and vibration control– numerical modelling (vibro-acoustics, aero-acoustics, multi-body, mechatronics)– intelligent lightweight structures– vehicle mechatronics

What are Marie Curie Actions

What are Marie Curie Actions (FP7)

Marie Curie Action ObjectiveInitial training of researchers (1900 M€)

Initial Training Networks (ITN)Improve career perspectives of early stage researchers in both public & private sector

Life-long training and career development (1170–1400 M€)

Intra-European Fellowships (IEF) Career development of experienced researchers by e.g.: diversification skills/competencies; integrate a stable position after mobility

Career Integration Grants (CIG)

Co-funding of regional, national, international programmes (COFUND)

Industry dimension (250-450 M€)

Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP)

Open and foster dynamic pathways

between public research organisations and privatecommercial enterprises

International dimension “World fellowships” (1170–1400 M€)

International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF) Reinforce extra-European

dimension of the ERA through mobility through training, knowledge transfer and cooperation

International Incoming Fellowships (IIF)

International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)

ITN PhD – ESR (ER)

IAPP postdoc – ER (ESR)

ITN

• Training of PhD’s• Intersectoral mobility via double

hosting and/or short term secondments

• Industrial PhD’s• Full training program (scientific,

applied, transferable)

IAPP

• Transfer of knowledge• Intersectoral mobility via long

term secondments• Junior, senior, technical staff

What are Marie Curie Actions (FP7)

On-going EU (Marie Curie) projects

• 11 Marie Curie ITN/EID/IAPP projects running/under negotiation– 8 ITN (2 as coordinator)– 1 EID (1 as coordinator)– 2 IAPP (1 as coordinator)

• For a full list of ongoing and past projects:http://www.mech.kuleuven.be/mod/projects

FP7 ITN MID-FREQUENCY

• FP7 ITN MID-FREQUENCY (no. 214909), 01/10/2008 – 31/09/2012

• Main Topic: Mid-frequency vibro-acoustic simulation tools– Development of enhanced mid-frequency simulation methods– Benchmarking on academic and semi-industrial cases– Validation on industrial automotive and aerospace applications

• Website: http://www.midfrequency.org

• Project Partners: (12 partners – 8 countries)– Universities: K.U.Leuven (coord.: Wim Desmet, Bert Pluymers), ENSCachan, Univ.

Cambridge, ECL, INSA Lyon, KTH, SAPIENZA Rome, ISVR– R&D Institutes: ViF– Industrial partners: EADS Astrium ST, LMS, Daimler

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FP7 ITN MID-FREQUENCY

• Recruited 19 ESR’s and 4 ER’s– 15 different nationalities (Brazilian(2), Chinese, Colombian,

Czech, Egyptian, French(2), German, Greek, Indian, Italian(6), Romanian, South Korean, Spanish, Tunisian, Turkish)

FP7 IAPP TIRE-DYN

• FP7 IAPP TIRE-DYN (no. 251211), 01/09/2010 – 31/08/2014

• Main Topic: Experimental and Numerical Analyses of the Dynamic Behavior of Rolling Tires in order to Improve the Tire Modeling Accuracy

– Development of appropriate test procedures for tire dynamics– Validation of complex numerical models– Development of simplified numerical models

• Website: http://www.tiredyn.org

• Project Partners: (3 partners – 2 countries)– Universities: K.U.Leuven

(coord.: Wim Desmet, Paul Sas, Bert Pluymers)– Industry: LMS, Goodyear

MCA supporting postdocs in industry

• strong interaction industry-research centres-academia is looked for

• relevant university partners

• relevant industrial partners and active involvement

– industrial PhD’s (now emphasized with EID)

• clearly stipulated training/ToK programme and strong transferable skills programme via Doctoral School and applied training via on site industry training

• ‘clearly’ and ‘detailed’, yet sufficient flexibility in view of Fellow’s profile/training needs (PhD research is difficult to plan)

• training of the Fellow is a crucial project outcome

• 100% funding, also for industry

• initiate long-lasting relationships follow-up projects

– with network partners

– with Fellows!!

• organizations and Fellows can get to know each other without long term commitments often resulting in a successful continuation

• added value of inter-sectoral PhD’s is strongly acknowledged by both sectors• mobility of researchers opportunities for both Fellows and organizations

Acknowledgements

We gratefully acknowledge the European Commission for its support of the Marie Curie program, including the

running FP7 Marie Curie ITN projects MID-FREQUENCY, VECOM, IMESCON, FLOWAIRS,

ANADE, GRESIMO and the FP7 Marie Curie IAPP projects TIRE-DYN and INTERACTIVE

Questions & Contact

• Questions ??

• Contact:– Bert Pluymers

Celestijnenlaan 300B – box 24203001 Heverlee, Belgium+32 16 32 24 80bert.pluymers@mech.kuleuven.be