Tribology and Systems Dynamics Laboratory

Founded in 1992, the Laboratoire de Tribologie et Dynamique des Systèmes (LTDS) specializes in a wide range of engineering fields, from tribology and structural dynamics to bioengineering and perception, materials and processes, and civil engineering.
300
people
4
research teams
+ 3000
publications
3
excellent facilities
  • Direction: Jean-Luc Loubet, director
  • Supervision:
  • Domains of application:
    • Transport (innovation, recyclable materials, infrastructure...)
    • Energy (materials, yields, manufacturing, housing...)
    • Health (tissue aging, living materials...)
LTDS website

Research areas

  • Tribology, nano-mechanics, physical chemistry
  • Nonlinear dynamics, vibroacoustics, metamaterials
  • Simulations and modeling of manufacturing processes
  • Granular materials and geomaterials
  • Biomechanics of living tissue, perception

Main facilities

  • Rotating machine dynamics
  • Vibroacoustic characterizations
  • Tunneling
  • Mechanical and thermomechanical testing of materials and structures
  • Manufacturing processes
  • Living engineering center
  • Advanced tribometry and surface characterization platform
  • Fretting, fatigue, durability

Partnerships

IVTV
MANUTECH-USD
PHARE

LIA Elyt with Tohoku (Japan)

Institut Carnot Ingenierie@Lyon
Competitive clusters (AXELERA, Techtera, Next Move, Plastipolis, CARA, etc.)
Regional research communities: ARC, CLUSTERS, etc.