Mechanical systems and contacts

In many mechanical systems and mechanisms, contact dynamics are often of prior importance in ensuring integrity, energy efficiency and environmental respect. Designing these systems remains complex due to the couplings between the dynamic response of the system and local tribological behavior at the surface scale. The objective of this course is to give a multidisciplinary approach on these issues. In particular, the main phenomena involved will be provided (description of the lubricated, dry contacts, in normal and tangential stresses, friction laws). The resulting vibroacoustic problems will be put into perspective: vibroimpact, squealing, global dynamic behavior induced by local interactions.

The following topics will be addressed with courses, TD and BE: • Kinematic aspect of contact drive systems • Contact theory, dry and lubricated • Normal contact dynamics • Friction instabilities