Welcome to the MOCRAF 2025 Workshop!
Building upon the success of previous editions, the MOCRAF workshop returns as a dynamic and multidisciplinary platform dedicated to the latest advancements in motion control. This year, we are thrilled to emphasize the field of Mechatronics and Robotics, exploring its integration and interaction with motion control systems. Our goal is to create an engaging and enjoyable workshop experience by actively involving participants and incorporating their valuable feedback. Moreover, this group will continue to thrive beyond the workshop, serving as a foundation for future MOCRAF meetings.
The session themes this year will be:
- Challenges in our Diverse Facilities
Share with your workhsop colleagues what new challenges we are facing, or solutions we are implementing. Share our application experiences with sub-micron positioning, complex sample stages and synchronous motion control and detectors acquisition.
- Automation, Mechatroincs and Robotics
How this field is changing in our facilites. What are we developing. What are the challenges of customisation for integration. And how do we determine the cost vs benefits analysis.
Share our experiences with industrial robot arms, implementations and integration into our control systems (EPICS/ TANGO).
Explore experiences with metrology, how we characterise our stages, how we integrate new sensors
- Maintenance strategies: Preventive, corrective, predictive
As our facilities age what strategies do we employ to maintain our actuators and machines at peak performance. What tools do we employ, condition monitoring, predictive maintenance and any diagnostic tools for data driven insights for reliability improvements. How does the control impact the maintenance and lifetime of our devices?
- New Technologies
Share your experiences in digital twins, Simulation Driven Design and Machine learning for Controls tuning.
Explore experiences with integrated smart actuators, Brushless DC motors with FOC and collaborative robots and actuators.
What are we considering regarding Embedded and edge intelligence.
We also extend a warm invitation to our mechanical and metrology colleagues to join us, recognizing that motion control is just one component of a broader mechatronic domain. We value the diverse perspectives and expertise that each attendee brings, fostering an inclusive environment for fruitful discussions and knowledge sharing.
If you have specific topics you would like to contribute or explore during the workshop, please do not hesitate to let us know. Your input will help shape the agenda and ensure that the MOCRAF 2025 Workshop remains relevant and engaging for all participants.
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We look forward to your active participation and a memorable workshop experience at MOCRAF 2025!
