Laboratory of design, manufacturing and control

The Laboratory of design, manufacturing and control (in French: Laboratoire de conception fabrication commande), also known as the LCFC, is a French laboratory of research located in Metz. It is under the authority of Arts et Métiers ParisTech. It is part of the Carnot Institute ARTS^[1] and currently employs more than 30 persons. It was created in 2009 from the division of the LGIPM,^[2] a laboratory specialized in industrial design and manufacturing. It is also part of the doctoral school 432 of Arts et Métiers ParisTech.

LCFC

Laboratory of design, manufacturing and control

Latin	Laboratoire de conception fabrication commande
Established	2009
Research type	applied research
Field of research	mechanics, Electronics, manufacturing
Director	Régis Bigot
Faculty	13
Students	20
Location	Metz, France 49.09407°N 6.22618°E / 49.09407; 6.22618
ZIP code	57070
Campus	Metz Science Park
CNRS	EA CNRS 4495
Affiliations	Arts et Métiers ParisTech
Website	http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20141127112915/http%3A//www.lcfc.fr/wordpress/

Teaching and research topics

The main part of the research is focused on the following lines:^[3]

• Control of complex robots
• Development of innovative processes and manufacturing methods
• Methods for decision taking and design

Projects

Since 2012, the LCFC is part of the project BioCapTech and contribute to the design of new water treatment systems. The joint venture with the Agence nationale de la recherche aims to design a new humanoid robot, nicknamed Hydroid. The laboratory is also implied in the projet Corousso, focused on the friction stir welding process.

Facilities and equipment

The LCFC is one of the user of the Cassiopé computer cluster, along with the Arts et Métiers ParisTech and the University of Lorraine.^{[citation needed]}

Locations

• CIRAM, center of research in Metz Science Park
• Metz campus of Arts et Métiers ParisTech