Etienne Balmes, founder and CEO of SDTools, professor at Arts & Métiers Institute of Technology
| 🎓 | 1988 – Engineer, Ecole Polytechnique 1993 – PhD Massachussetts Institute of Technology 1997 – HDR Sorbonne Université |
| 🔎 | Damping by viscoelastic devices Design and optimization methods in damped and nonlinear structural dynamics Experimental Modal Analysis FEM/Test correlation FEM updating Multi-scale and substructuring simulation techniques Control/Structure Interactions |
| 🤝 🖥️ | As technical director, Etienne supervises all areas of SDTools activity |
Jean-Philippe Bianchi, research engineer at SDTools since 2006
| 🎓 | 2005 – Engineer, Centrale Lyon |
| 🔎 | Pantograph/catenary interaction Time simulation – Transient analysis |
| 🖥️ | Development and maintenance of OSCAR and related SDT functions |
| 🤝 | Project user and team support of OSCAR users at SNCF |
Guillaume Vermot des Roches, research engineer, PhD at SDTools since 2007
| 🎓 | 2007 – Engineer & Master of Research, ISAE-Supméca – CentraleSupélec 2001 – PhD CentraleSupélec |
| 🔎 | Brake squeal simulation Non-linear time simulation – Transient analysis Parameterized reduction methods Test/FEM correlation/updating Extended modal methods Harmonic Balance Methods Junction modeling Damping modeling |
| 🖥️ | SDT-base: – FEM simulation/analysis tools – Test/FEM correlation tools SDT-Contact SDT-CMT |
| 🤝 | Brake squeal simulation (ADEME ACOUFREN, Audi, Daimler, Stellantis, …) Junction modeling (FUI MAIAS) Model updating (Chassis brakes international, …) Customer based application tools deployment (DynaFreq,, …) |
Guillaume Martin, research engineer, PhD at SDTools since 2013
| 🎓 | 2013 – Engineer & Master of Research, Arts & Métiers Institute of Technology – CentraleSupélec 2007 – PhD Arts & Métiers Institute of Technology |
| 🔎 | Brake squeal simulation Mechanical vibration testing Experimental Modal Analysis Parametric testing (DoE) Test/FEM correlation/updating Modal model expansion on FEM Structural Dynamics Modification |
| 🖥️ | SDT-base: – Vibration testing tools – Test/FEM correlation tools SDT-Acq |
| 🤝 | Customer based application tools deployment: – Correlation methods for brake systems (Hitachi Astemo) – Modal model identification and expansion for time simulation of machining (consortium nessy2m) Parametric testing: – Full brakes in operation: pressure, temperature, velocity, … (Hitachi Astemo) – 3D-woven composite material in temperature (Safran) – Rail-sleeper pads: test sequences combining steps, ramps, stepped sine and sweeps (SNCF) |