Micky Rakotondrabe is coordinator, principal invistigator or involved in the following projects/fundings:
European/international projects/fundings
- PAMOJA C-CHART (2022-2023): a campusfrance / NRF (Kenya) mobility project between DeKUT Kenya and ENIT France. A common cyber-physical platform for modeling cost-efficient human-centered smart manufacturing with case study in robotics. Coordinator: Micky Rakotondrabe.
- ENHANCE (2017-2021): european ITN. Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters for Self-Powered Automotive Sensors: from Advanced Lead-Free Materials to Smart Systems.
- µRALP (2011-2014): european FP7-ICT. Micro-Technology and systems for robot-assisted laser phonomicrosurgery.
- NET4M (2011-2014): an FP7-People-IRSES. Development of a collaborative network for micro -manufacturing, -assembly and -robotics with Italy, Florida USA and TX USA Universities and Institutes.
- MicroPadS-project (2008-10):
a FP7-People-Marie Curie Action project. Scientific coordinator: Micky Rakotondrabe.
- european EUPASS-project (2004-08): european project. His implication concerns the design and
the control of a high range and high precision microrobot for microassembly and the (displacement and force) modelling,
estimation and control of piezoelectric cantilevers.
National projects/fundings
- ECOSYSPRO (2022 - 2027): National-Region Investment project (CPER) on Ecosystem of Prodcution. Scientific coordination: Micky Rakotondrabe
- TOMORO CODE-Track (Oct 2022 - 2026): French national Collaborative project (ANR PRC) on the Robotized Incremental Forming process.
- BIOMIMBOT (Mars 2019 - Dec 2020): CNRS project on the design of birds bio-inspired legs with tactile and deformable manipulator.
- CODE-Track (Jan 2018 - Jan 2022): French national Young Investigator project (ANR JC) on the use of Control theory tools for Optimal Design of piezoelectric Energy harvesters devoted to birds Tracking devices. Coordinator: Micky Rakotondrabe
- C-MUMS (Oct 2012 - April 2016): French national Young Investigator project (ANR JC) on the control of multi-dof piezoelectric microsystems with minimization of sensors. Coordinator: Micky Rakotondrabe
- MyMeSyS (2011-2013): French national Emergence project (ANR Emergence) on the development of embedded multivariable measurement systems for microscale. Coordinator: Micky Rakotondrabe
- NANOROL-project (2008-12): French national project(ANR) on microworld modelling and measurement
on interaction between micro-objects. His implication concerns the control of piezoelectric based micractuators and microrobots.
Regional local projects/fundings
- SPHAND-project: a Défi clé project funded by the Univ of Toulouse. Post-doc fellowship funding (2023-2025): . Coordinator: Micky Rakotondrabe.
'Piezoelectric self-sensing for the augmentation of interaction level of a robotic hand'.
- UFC (Université de Franche-Comté in Besançon) post-doc fellowship funding (2014): . Coordinators: Philippe Lutz and Micky Rakotondrabe.
'Self-sensing for multi-dof piezoelectric actuators: observer, characterization and control'.
- UFC (Université de Franche-Comté in Besançon) post-doc fellowship funding (2013): . Coordinators: Kanty Rabenorosoa and Micky Rakotondrabe.
'Cartesian hybrid piezoelectric precise positioning platform'.
- BQR-project (2012-13): UFC (Université de Franche-Comté in Besançon) funding (Bonus Quality Research). Coordinators: Kanty Rabenorosoa and Micky Rakotondrabe.
'Energy harvesting for millimetric in-body capsules'.
- BQR-project (2010-11): UFC (Université de Franche-Comté in Besançon) funding (Bonus Quality Research). Coordinator: Micky Rakotondrabe.
This project aims to use intervals during the design of high performances piezoelectric microsystems.
- Maturation Bourgogne/Franche-Comté (2010-11): funding from the Bourgogne and franche-Comté regions coupled with OSEO. This project concerns the design and implementation of innovative control of AFM-piezoactuators.
- BQR-project (2010-11): ENSMM funding (Bonus Quality Research). Coordinators: Cédric Clévy and Micky Rakotondrabe.
This project addresses the development and control of an instrumented platform dedicated to measure microforces.
- CGD-funding (feb 2009-feb 2012): funding from the Conseil Général du Doubs. Coordinator: Philippe Lutz and Micky Rakotondrabe.
Funding for the control of microsystems using the interval arithmetic and classical control theory.
- Micro-Usine du futur-2 (2010-2012): funding from the Conseil Général du Doubs.
'Micro-factory for the future - 2'.
- Micro-Usine du futur (2007-2009): funding from the Conseil Général du Doubs.
'Micro-factory for the future'.
- an OSEO-ANVAR project (2007, 7months). Coordinators: Micky Rakotondrabe. Control of hysteresis in a piezoelectric microcantilever using the Prandtl-Ishlinskii approach.
