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Ítem Design of medical devices for pressure ulcer prevention(DESIGN SOC, 2015-01-01) Velasquez, Alejandro; Almonacid, Ana Maria; Jaramillo, Lisa Maria; Aramburo, Mauricio; Velasquez, David; Iza, Camilo; Zapata, Luis MiguelThis paper presents a stage-gate design methodology implemented during the design of two mechatronic medical devices for the prevention of ulcers in skin. Each product required the integration of different disciplines such as mechanics, electronics and software, and went through three stages on which technical tests were performed on each stage. Afterwards a feedback was introduced into the next stage and improvements were implemented on the design. At the end both products were tested by health-care staff members, and patent applications were issued for.Ítem A new mechatronics laboratory for technology integration(Springer-Verlag France, 2017-02-01) Velasquez-Lopez, Alejandro; Rodriguez-Garcia, Alberto; Velasquez-Lopez, Alejandro; Rodriguez-Garcia, Alberto; Universidad EAFIT. Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica; Mecatrónica y Diseño de MáquinasWhile teams and projects tend to be multi-domain, the infrastructure required to integrate and build prototypes lags behind to allow an efficient interaction and to offer multi-disciplinary facilities. Hence this paper presents an infrastructure approach developed in a Latin American academic context, where the concept of an Engineering Building is explained in order to support the demands of a 3rd Generation University. A deeper emphasis of this article is placed upon the development of a Technology Integration Laboratory in terms of functionality, capacity, adjacencies, furnishing and, physiologic and psicologic support. The layout design is based on the concepts of Mechatronics and Technical Systems while enhancing a teaching–learning-building process. After 5 years of operation the results obtained in terms of prototyping, filed patents and projects with the triad government-industry-academy are discussed. Our experience shows that such hands-on engineering facilities are worth having, especially within a virtual education growing trend, and that openness has influenced an increment of the Intellectual Property results. © 2015, Springer-Verlag France.Ítem A new mechatronics laboratory for technology integration(Springer-Verlag France, 2017-02-01) Velasquez-Lopez, Alejandro; Rodriguez-Garcia, Alberto; Universidad EAFIT. Departamento de Ingeniería de Diseño; Ingeniería de Diseño (GRID)While teams and projects tend to be multi-domain, the infrastructure required to integrate and build prototypes lags behind to allow an efficient interaction and to offer multi-disciplinary facilities. Hence this paper presents an infrastructure approach developed in a Latin American academic context, where the concept of an Engineering Building is explained in order to support the demands of a 3rd Generation University. A deeper emphasis of this article is placed upon the development of a Technology Integration Laboratory in terms of functionality, capacity, adjacencies, furnishing and, physiologic and psicologic support. The layout design is based on the concepts of Mechatronics and Technical Systems while enhancing a teaching–learning-building process. After 5 years of operation the results obtained in terms of prototyping, filed patents and projects with the triad government-industry-academy are discussed. Our experience shows that such hands-on engineering facilities are worth having, especially within a virtual education growing trend, and that openness has influenced an increment of the Intellectual Property results. © 2015, Springer-Verlag France.Ítem A systems-engineering approach for virtual/real analysis and validation of an automated greenhouse irrigation system(Springer-Verlag France, 2016-11-01) Carvajal-Arango, R.; Zuluaga-Holguín, D.; Mejía-Gutiérrez, R.; Universidad EAFIT. Departamento de Ingeniería de Diseño; Ingeniería de Diseño (GRID)In the context of multidisciplinary complex systems design, modelling and simulation are key components in decision making. It allow engineers to validate design alternatives at early development stages. Consequently, it is possible to reduce uncertainty on requirements compliance and secure better decisions for downstream stages of product development. This article describes the analysis of a virtual prototype of an automated greenhouse irrigation system. It is modelled and compared with the real system implementation, finding some differences and similarities between both system testing approaches. The intrinsic dependence of experimentation and modelling is also discussed as both, experimental and random data, are important to be used as inputs to validate virtual models.Ítem VIRTUAL PROTOTYPE SIMULATION CASE STUDY IN MECHATRONIC PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT BASED ON SYSTEMS ENGINEERING APPROACH(IATED-INT ASSOC TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION A& DEVELOPMENT, 2013-01-01) Mejia-Gutierrez, R.; Carvajal-Arango, R.Nowadays consumers are demanding products richer in technologies and associated services. That is why the link between disciplines, such as Engineering Design and Mechatronics, gets stronger each day, especially, due to the different functionalities and features that should be integrated in products in a more articulated manner. In order to prepare the future generation of engineers, they should be aware and must know the supporting tools recently available in the market to support and automate these interactions among disciplines. Regular engineering design approaches, start from requirements understanding and end with a physical prototype, passing by conceptual and detailed design. Nevertheless, the product design process should allow engineering students to forecast product behaviour and its validation through simulation in early design phases, before physical prototyping. In some cases, complexity increases as products require the integration of technical systems involving mechanics, electronics and control, among others. Therefore, design concepts cannot be easily tested using a traditional CAD package that needs a physical prototype for validation purposes. This article presents a case study using a Systems Engineering approach in academia (with RFLP Requirements/Functions/Logical/Physical) to develop a virtual prototype of a mechatronic product, its simulation and validation against data obtained from the real product. The RFLP method allows engineers to test designs at early design phases by using virtual prototype and virtual simulation, including behaviour and electronics. Therefore, design concepts can be validated without having the need to build physical prototypes which implies higher costs and manufacturing time. From the academic point of view, students can be aware that their design concepts will work properly in the real world by performing enriched simulation processes.