Metalworking has been a cornerstone of human advancement, enabling the creation of tools, structures, and machinery that drive modern industries. It plays a pivotal role in manufacturing and engineering, ranging from ...

This thesis focuses on the development of a solenoid-grid-based setup for independent planar actuation of multiple ferromagnetic robots referred to as ferrobots, by locally varying the magnetic field in different regions ...

Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are metallic systems capable of recovering large strains, typically in the range of 7 to 10%. A clear understanding of the fracture behaviour of SMAs is crucial to prevent failures, especially ...