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In operation, mechatronics embedded systems are stressed by loads of different causes: climate (temperature, humidity), vibration, electrical and electromagnetic. These stresses in components induce failure mechanisms should be identified and modeled for better control. AUDACE is a collaborative project of the cluster Mov´eo that address issues specific to mechatronic reliability embedded systems. AUDACE means analyzing the causes of failure of components of mechatronic systems onboard. The goal of the project is to optimize the design of mechatronic devices by reliability.

The project brings together public sector laboratories that have expertise in analysis and modeling of failure, major groups of mechatronics (Valeo and Thales) in the automotive and aerospace and small and medium enterprises that have skills in characterization and validation tests.

Find and develop ways to characterize and validate the design robustness and reliability of complex mechatronic devices
Develop ways to characterize physical and chemical phenomena,
Identify mechanisms of failure of components of these devices,
Analyze the physical and / or chemical mechanisms of failure, in order of importance
To model failure mechanisms and design optimization.

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Chapter 10 Reliability Based Optimization of radar and automotive Mechatronic Systems Design
Chapter 11 Highly Accelerated Testing Combining Temperature, Vibrations and Humidity
Chapter 12 Experimental Characterization of the Robustness and of the Reliability Radio Frequency Components Ageing and Current versus Voltage Characterization
Chapter 13 Mechatronic Systems Physical Defects Analysis
Chapter 14 Defect Analysis of the Chemical Constituents of Electronic Components Moldings
Chapter 15 Electro-Thermo-Mechanical Modeling of Mechatronic Systems
Chapter 16 Development of Mechatronic Systems Metamodels
Chapter 17 Reliability Based Optimization of Embedded Mechatronic Systems
Chapter18 High Yield Architecture of a Mechatronic System

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El Hami, Abdelkhalak
Abdelkhalak El Hami is Full Professor at Normandy University - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA-Rouen Normandie). He is also is in charge of the Normandy Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers (CNAM). He is an expert in fluid-structure interaction studies and reliability.

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