Research group on Mechatronics and Modelling applied to Technology of Materials

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Our research focuses on different aspects of Mechatronics, Modelling and Materials. MECAMAT is an Emergent Research Group  SGR1585 recognized by the Government of Catalonia in 2014 and involve expert researchers in physics, mathematics, electronics and materials. The main research topics of the group are: computer vision applied to robotics,modeling systems and characterization of materials (modern and ancient glazed materials).

Montse Corbera, Moisès Serra, Miquel Caballeria, Juli Ordeix, Gerard Masferrer, Mainardo Gaudenzi, Josep Ayats and Judit Molera

Publications

• Pradell, T., Molina, G., Murcia, S., Ibáñez, R., Liu, C., Molera, J., Shortland, A., 2016. Materials, techniques, and conservation of historic stained glass “Grisailles”. International Journal of Applied Glass Science, 7, 41-58. DOI: 10.1111/ijag.12125 
• Pradell, T., Molina, G., Molera, J. & Tite, M.S. 2016. Composition of the lustre pigment used in the production of 13th century AD lustreware from Syria. DOI: 10.1111/arcm.12211
• Holakooei, P., Senna, C.A., Vasconcelos, L., Archanjo, B., Achete, C., Abed-Esfahani, A., Molera, J. 2016. Flashed Copper and silver luster nano-structures: Characterization and Technology Ceramics International 42, 7757-7766 . DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2016.01.191
• Alvarez-Ramírez, M., Corbera, M., Llibre, J. (2016). On the central configurations in the spatial 5-body problem with four equal masses. Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, pp 1-24. First online: 20 January 2016. 10.1007/s10569-015-9670-z
• Armengol, X., Fernández, V., Simó, P., Sallan, J.M. (2015). An Examination of the Effects of Self-Regulatory Focus on the Perception of the Media Richness.The Case of E-Mail. International Journal of Business Communication. February 23, (2015). DOI: 10.1177/2329488415572780.
• Serrat, C.; Corbera, M.; Afa, J. Trichromatic π-Pulse for Ultrafast Total Inversion of a Four-Level Ladder System. Appl. Sci. 2015, 5, 1484-1493.
• Molera, J., Iñañez, J., Molina, G., Burch, J., Alberch, X., Glascock, M. D., Pradell, T. (2015). Lustre and glazed ceramic collection from Mas Llorens, 16-17th centuries (Salt, Girona). Provenance and Technology. Periodico di Mineralogia, 84(1), 45-63.
• T. Pradell, G.Molina, S.Murcia, R. Ibañez, C. Liu, J. Molera and A.J. Shortland. (2015). Materials, Techniques, and Conservation of Historic Stained Glass “Grisailles”. International Journal of Applied glass science 6.
  DOI: 10.1111/ijag.12125
• Montserrat Corbera Subirana, J. Llibre, and E. Pérez-Chavela. Spatial bi-stacked central configurations formed by two dual regular polyhedra. Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 413(2):648-659, 2014. [BibTeX] [Abstract] [Download PDF]
• G. Molina, M. S. Tite, Judit Molera Marimon, A. Climent-Font, and T. Pradell. Technology of production of polychrome lustre. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 34(10):2563-2574, 2014.[BibTeX] [Download PDF]
• Pere Martí-Puig, Jordi Sole-Casals, G. Masferrer, and Esteve Gallego-Jutglà. Towards a low-complex breathing monitoring system based on acoustic signals. 19 June 2013 through 21 June 2013 2013. TY: GEN; ID: 319; Sponsors: acapela; NUANCE; fnrs; UMONS; International Speech Communication Association; Conference code: 99451; M1: Monograph [BibTeX] [Abstract] [Download PDF]
• Corbera M. i Llibre J. (2013) “On the existence of bi-pyramidal central configurations of the n+2 body problem with and n-gon base”. Discet. Cont. Dyn. Syst. A, Núm. 33, pp. 1049-1060.
• J. Molera, J. Coll, A. Labrador, T. Pradell. (2013). Manganese brown decorations in 10th to 18th century Spanish tin glazed ceramics. Applied Clay Science 82, 86-90
• G. Molina, S. Murcia, J. Molera, C. Roldan, D. Crespo, T. Pradell. (2013). Color and dichroism of silver-stained glasses. Journal Naoparticles Research 15:1932
• T. Pradell, J. Molera, G. Molina & M.S Tite. (2013). Analysis of Syrian lustre pottery (12th-14th centuries AD). Applied Clay Science 82, 106-112.
• T. Pradell, G. Molina, J. Molera, J. Pla, A. Labrador. (2013). The use of micro-XRD for the study of glaze color decorations. Appl Phys A 111:121–127.
• Iñañez, J.G., Madrid-Fernández, M., Molera, J., Speakman, R.J. & Pradell, T. (2013). Potters and pigments: preliminary technological assessment of pigments recipes of American majolica by synchrotron radiation micro-X-ray diffractions (SR-m-XRD). Journal of Archaeological Science 40, 1408-1415.
• T. Pradell, R. S. Pavlov, P.C. Gutiérrez, A. Climent-Font & J.Molera. (2012). Composition, nanostructure, and optical properties of silver and silver-copper lusters. Journal of Applied Physics 112 (2012) 054307. DOI: 10.1063/1.4749790
• J. Molera, M.Pérez-Asensio, T.Pradell, G. Molina & V.Estall-Poles. (2012). Primeros resultados del estudio analítico del estudio analítico de la cerámica vidriada decorada Nazarí: la cerámica palatina (ss. XIV-XV). Proceedings of 1st International Conference of the European Network of Museums of Islamic Art. (2012) 371-395.
• T. Pradell, G.Molina, J. Molera & P. Marinetto. (2012). Primeros resultados del estudio analítico del estudio analítico de la cerámica vidriada decorada Nazarí: la cerámica palatina (ss. XIV-XV). Proceedings of 1st International Conference of the European Network of Museums of Islamic Art. (2012) 397-418
• F Kail, J Molera, J Farjas, P Roura, C Secouard and P Roca i Cabarrocas. (2012). Can the crystallization rate be independent from the crystallization enthalpy? The case of amorphous silicon. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 24 095401 (7pp).  http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/24/9/095401

Projects

• SmARTS. Smart Technology for analysis and monitoring of Cultural Heritage Materials.  H2020-MSCA-IF-2015. Proposal Number 708527.  Reseracher: Mainardo Gaudenzi Asinelli
• Grup de Recerca Emergent de la Generalitat de Catalunya. “Mecatrònica i modelització a plicada a la Tecnologia de materials” IP: J. Molera (UVIC-UCC) Entitat finançadora: AGAUR 2014SGR1585. 2014-2016.
• “Análisis de capas pictóricas y decoraciones en vidrios y vidriados histórico-artísticos: tecnología, color, estabilidad y conservación”. Empresa/Administració finançadora: MINECO Entitats participants: UPC, UVIC-UCC. MAT2013-41127-R. Durada del projecte 2014-2016
• “Patrones morfodinámicos costeros: modelos, observaciones y aplicaciones.” IP: Albert Falqués (UPC) Entitat finançadora: MINECO Entitats participants: UPC, CSIC, UVic, Utrecht Universiteit Referència de la concessió: CTM2012-35398 Durada del projecte: 2013-2016.
• Grup de Recerca Consolidat de la Generalitat de Catalunya. “TRANSICIONS DE FASE, POLIMORFISME I DINÀMICA DE LA METAESTABILITAT” IP: Josep Lluís Tamarit (UPC) Entitat finançadora: AGAUR Entitats participants: UPC i UVic-UCC Referència de la concessió: 2009 SGR 1251 Durada del projecte: 2009-2013.
• “Vidriados decorados de época medieval y post-medieval: caracterización y tecnología de producción. Determinación y modelización de las propiedades ópticas.” IP: Trinitat Pradell (UPC) Entitat finançadora: MINECO Entitats participants: UPC, UVic, UPV Referència de la concessió: MAT2010-20129-C02-01. Durada del projecte: 2010-2014.
• “Órbitas periódicas, bifurcaciones e integrabilidad de los sistemas dinámicos.” IP: Jaume Llibre i Saló (UAB) Entitat finançadora: MICINN Entitats participants: UAB, UPC, UIB, UVic, UJI, URV Referència de la concessió: MTM2008-03437 Durada del projecte: 2010-2014.
• “Morfodinámica de playas: Predicciones en las grandes escalas espacio – temporales”. IP: Albert Falqués (UPC) Entitat finançadora: MEC Entitats participants: UPC i UVic-UCC Referència de la concessió: CTM2006-08875/MAR Durada del projecte: 2006-2009.