A busca por vantagem competitiva é a realidade das empresas na atual economia global. A formação de redes de inovação representa uma forma colaborativa de desenvolver inovações e adquirir vantagem competitiva para atingir novos mercados. Nesses ambientes a gestão constitui-se em um desafio e diversas abordagens podem ser aplicadas na busca pelo sucesso. Esta pesquisa tem o objetivo de identificar e sistematizar como a abordagem de gestão ágil, fundamentada na flexibilidade e adaptabilidade, pode ser aplicada nesses ambientes. A metodologia de pesquisa compreende um estudo bibliográfico para embasamento teórico da temática proposta e uma pesquisa-ação para coletar dados em campo. A análise e discussão do cruzamento entre as evidências teóricas e os dados práticos visa propor uma modelagem de empresas para apoiar a aplicação da gestão ágil em ambientes de redes de inovação auto-organizadas. A modelagem desenvolvida foi guiada pela metodologia Enterprise Knowledge Development-Change Management Method (EKD-CMM) conforme a For Enterprise Modeling (4EM). O resultado da pesquisa identifica os benefícios e limitações observados na aplicação prática da mesma e contribui para ampliar a compreensão dos elementos envolvidos no processo de gestão de redes de inovação auto-organizadas, utilizando a abordagem ágil. / The race for competitive advantage is the business reality in today\'s global economy. Innovation networks formation is a collaborative way to develop innovations and acquire competitive advantage to reach new markets. Management is a challenge in these environments and different approaches can be applied in the pursuit of success. This research aims to identify and systematize how agile management approach, based on flexibility and adaptability, can be applied in these environments. The research methodology comprises a bibliographical study to present the theoretical background in the field of interest and one action research to data collection. The analysis and discussion of the intersection between theoretical background and field practical data aims to propose an enterprise modeling to support the application of agile management in self-organized innovation network environments. The modeling development was guided by the Enterprise Knowledge Development-Change Management Method (EKD-CMM) based on For Enterprise Modeling (4EM) methodology. The research result identifies the benefits and limitations observed in its pratical implementation and contributes to expand the understanding of the elements involved in the management process of self-organizing innovation networks using agile management approach.

Le remplacement des systèmes de distribution d’énergie actuels dans les avions (pneumatiques, hydrauliques, mécaniques et électriques) par des systèmes 100% électriques est un enjeu majeur dans le cadre du projet de l’avion « plus électrique ». Le processus d’électrification de l’avion conduit à une augmentation de la puissance embarquée à bord des aéronefs, et par conséquent à une augmentation de la masse du réseau filaire. Afin de pallier à cette augmentation, un nouveau matériau composite possédant des propriétés électriques supérieures à celle du cuivre a été développé dans le but d’augmenter la capacité de courant admissible dans le conducteur à section constante. Ce travail de thèse présente le procédé d’élaboration du matériau composite cuivre-nanotubes de carbone développé ainsi que les techniques de caractérisation utilisées et les résultats associés. Différents paramètres tels que la qualité de la dispersion des renforts dans la matrice, le type de nanotubes de carbone utilisés (multi-parois vs mono-paroi), la nature de l’interface créée entre le cuivre et les renforts (mécanique vs chimique) ainsi que les techniques de mise en forme du matériau (pressage uni-axial à chaud, extrusion à chaud) et de post-traitements (recuit, laminage à chaud) ont été étudiés afin d’obtenir des propriétés physiques optimales. Il en résulte une augmentation des propriétés thermiques (+6,8% pour la conductivité thermique), mécaniques (+32% pour la dureté Vickers) et également électriques - pour la première fois observée- (+3,4 % pour la conductivité électrique) et ce en comparaison avec à une matrice de cuivre pur. / The substitution of the current energy chains in aircrafts (pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical and electrical) by a 100% electrical chain is a major issue in the field of the “more electric” aircraft. The electrification process leads to an increase of the inboard power of aircrafts, and therefore to an increase of the wired network weight. To counterbalance this increase of mass, a new composite material with higher electrical properties that copper should be considered, in order to increase the current density in the conductor at constant cross section. Several parameters have been studied such as the quality of the carbon nanotubes dispersion, the type of CNTs used (single-walled vs. multi walled), the interface between the matrix and the reinforcements (mechanical vs. chemical), the shaping of material (uni-axial hot pressing, hot extrusion process) and the post treatments processes (heat treatment, hot lamination process). An enhancement of the thermal properties (+ 6.8% of thermal conductivity), the mechanical properties (+32% of Vickers hardness) and for the first time an increase of the electrical properties (+3.4 % for the electrical conductivity) have been observed in comparison with pure copper.

Submitted by Fabio Sobreira Campos da Costa (fabio.sobreira@ufpe.br) on 2017-04-04T13:36:40Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Dissertação_Mestrado_(Andre E. Poroca Lins)_Final.pdf: 64666922 bytes, checksum: 584e69803acfdd0b31e2b58094eb9b6c (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-04-04T13:36:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Dissertação_Mestrado_(Andre E. Poroca Lins)_Final.pdf: 64666922 bytes, checksum: 584e69803acfdd0b31e2b58094eb9b6c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-01-28 / Os materiais com óxido de zinco vêm passando por um rápido desenvolvimento devido as suas potenciais aplicações em uma ampla variedade de áreas tecnológicas, tais como eletrônica, catálise, cerâmica, fotodetectores, sensores, células solares, entre outras. Porém, torna-se fundamental o estudo das propriedades, condições de síntese e aplicações. Um material que vem se destacando devido as suas propriedades mecânicas, elétricas, magnéticas, ópticas e químicas é o óxido de zinco (ZnO). No óxido de zinco tais propriedades dependem principalmente do tamanho e morfologia de suas partículas. O avanço no desenvolvimento de materiais com óxido de zinco vem recebendo bastante destaque no meio científico e se tornando de fundamental importância devido à interdisciplinaridade entre vários campos da ciência, e por permitir a obtenção de novos materiais com melhores propriedades físicas e químicas. O objetivo principal desse trabalho é produzir um compósito de matriz de alumínio AA1100, reforçado com material cerâmico, o óxido de zinco (ZnO), utilizando o processo de metalurgia do pó e técnica de moagem de alta energia. Para tanto, utilizou-se a caracterização por microscopia ótica (MO), microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV), difração de raios X (DRX) e difração a laser para avaliar as características do compósito, além de verificar as propriedades mecânicas inerentes e constatar a superioridade em relação a materiais produzidos de forma convencional. No primeiro momento é feita a avaliação da mistura dos pós produzidos, segundo variação percentual do reforço e tempo de processamento, com o objetivo de obter dados iniciais. Em seguida, é feito o processamento das misturas dos pós para compactação e sinterização; visando obter pastilhas do compósito, nas quais serão feitas ensaios e caracterização microestrutural, e por fim avaliação de resultados e conclusões. / The zinc oxide composites materials are undergoing rapid development due to their potential applications in a wide variety of technological areas such as electronics, catalysis, ceramics, photodetectors, sensors, solar cells, among others. However, it is fundamental the studies of the properties, synthesis conditions and applications. A material that has been highlighted due to its mechanical, electrical, magnetic, optical and chemical properties is the zinc oxide (ZnO). In zinc oxide such properties mainly depend on the size and morphology of the particles. The technological progress in the development of materials with zinc oxide has been receiving a lot of attention in the scientific community and becoming of paramount importance due to several interdisciplinary fields of science, and for allowing the obtaining of new materials with improved physical and chemical properties. The main objective of this work is to produce matrix composites of aluminum alloy AA1100, reinforced with ceramic material, the zinc oxide (ZnO), the process of using powder metallurgy technique and high energy milling. For this we used the characterization by optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD, and laser diffraction to evaluate and compare the features of composite, besides checking the mechanical properties and see the inherent superiority over conventionally produced material. At first assessment is made of the mixture of powders produced according to percentage change in the reinforcement and processing time, in order to obtain initial data. Then the processing is done mixtures of powders for compaction and sintering, to obtain tablets composite in which are made tests and microstructural characterization, and ultimately evaluating the results and conclusions.

Abstract : Embedded intelligence in vehicular applications is becoming of great interest since the last two decades. Position estimation has been one of the most crucial pieces of information for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). Real time, accurate and reliable localization of vehicles has become particularly important for the automotive industry. The significant growth of sensing, communication and computing capabilities over the recent years has opened new fields of applications, such as ADAS (Advanced driver assistance systems) and active safety systems, and has brought the ability of exchanging information between vehicles. Most of these applications can benefit from more accurate and reliable localization. With the recent emergence of multi-vehicular wireless communication capabilities, cooperative architectures have become an attractive alternative to solving the localization problem. The main goal of cooperative localization is to exploit different sources of information coming from different vehicles within a short range area, in order to enhance positioning system efficiency, while keeping the cost to a reasonable level. In this Thesis, we aim to propose new and effective methods to improve vehicle localization performance by using cooperative approaches. In order to reach this goal, three new methods for cooperative vehicle localization have been proposed and the performance of these methods has been analyzed. Our first proposed cooperative method is a Cooperative Map Matching (CMM) method which aims to estimate and compensate the common error component of the GPS positioning by using cooperative approach and exploiting the communication capability of the vehicles. Then we propose the concept of Dynamic base station DGPS (DDGPS) and use it to generate GPS pseudorange corrections and broadcast them for other vehicles. Finally we introduce a cooperative method for improving the GPS positioning by incorporating the GPS measured position of the vehicles and inter-vehicle distances. This method is a decentralized cooperative positioning method based on Bayesian approach. The detailed derivation of the equations and the simulation results of each algorithm are described in the designated chapters. In addition to it, the sensitivity of the methods to different parameters is also studied and discussed. Finally in order to validate the results of the simulations, experimental validation of the CMM method based on the experimental data captured by the test vehicles is performed and studied. The simulation and experimental results show that using cooperative approaches can significantly increase the performance of the positioning methods while keeping the cost to a reasonable amount. / Résumé : L’intelligence embarquée dans les applications véhiculaires devient un grand intérêt depuis les deux dernières décennies. L’estimation de position a été l'une des parties les plus cruciales concernant les systèmes de transport intelligents (STI). La localisation précise et fiable en temps réel des véhicules est devenue particulièrement importante pour l'industrie automobile. Les améliorations technologiques significatives en matière de capteurs, de communication et de calcul embarqué au cours des dernières années ont ouvert de nouveaux champs d'applications, tels que les systèmes de sécurité active ou les ADAS, et a aussi apporté la possibilité d'échanger des informations entre les véhicules. Une localisation plus précise et fiable serait un bénéfice pour ces applications. Avec l'émergence récente des capacités de communication sans fil multi-véhicules, les architectures coopératives sont devenues une alternative intéressante pour résoudre le problème de localisation. L'objectif principal de la localisation coopérative est d'exploiter différentes sources d'information provenant de différents véhicules dans une zone de courte portée, afin d'améliorer l'efficacité du système de positionnement, tout en gardant le coût à un niveau raisonnable. Dans cette thèse, nous nous efforçons de proposer des méthodes nouvelles et efficaces pour améliorer les performances de localisation du véhicule en utilisant des approches coopératives. Afin d'atteindre cet objectif, trois nouvelles méthodes de localisation coopérative du véhicule ont été proposées et la performance de ces méthodes a été analysée. Notre première méthode coopérative est une méthode de correspondance cartographique coopérative (CMM, Cooperative Map Matching) qui vise à estimer et à compenser la composante d'erreur commune du positionnement GPS en utilisant une approche coopérative et en exploitant les capacités de communication des véhicules. Ensuite, nous proposons le concept de station de base Dynamique DGPS (DDGPS) et l'utilisons pour générer des corrections de pseudo-distance GPS et les diffuser aux autres véhicules. Enfin, nous présentons une méthode coopérative pour améliorer le positionnement GPS en utilisant à la fois les positions GPS des véhicules et les distances inter-véhiculaires mesurées. Ceci est une méthode de positionnement coopératif décentralisé basé sur une approche bayésienne. La description détaillée des équations et les résultats de simulation de chaque algorithme sont décrits dans les chapitres désignés. En plus de cela, la sensibilité des méthodes aux différents paramètres est également étudiée et discutée. Enfin, les résultats de simulations concernant la méthode CMM ont pu être validés à l’aide de données expérimentales enregistrées par des véhicules d'essai. La simulation et les résultats expérimentaux montrent que l'utilisation des approches coopératives peut augmenter de manière significative la performance des méthodes de positionnement tout en gardant le coût à un montant raisonnable.

El presente proyecto tiene como finalidad exponer la arquitectura de un subsistema para la gestión de los modelos de calidad de software CMMI, el cual servirá de apoyo para el seguimiento y gestión de los talleres de proyectos que forman parte del currículo de ingeniería de software de la Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC). A través de los capítulos desarrollados en el presente documento, se describirá una serie de puntos importantes que van desde la definición del problema, la gestión del proyecto, el alcance del producto, la arquitectura de software hasta las pruebas del subsistema.

En raison de leur propriétés spécifiques élevées, par rapports aux alliages légers, les Composites à matrice métallique (CMM) représentent des matériaux d'intérêt pour des applications de haute technologie dans les domaines aéronautique et aérospatiale. Les CMM les plus couramment utilisés sont à renfort particulaire, ou PRMMC, et à matrice Al en raison de leur faible densité. Cette thèse porte sur la mise au point de PRMMC à renfort nanométrique par une voie de synthèse réactive globale. En raison des normes encadrant l’usage des nanomatériaux et visant à limiter l’exposition des usagers et de l’environnement, la manipulation de poudres de taille nanométrique est coûteuse et problématique dans le cadre d’un usage industriel. La nouvelle voie de synthèse qui a été développée dans le cadre de cette thèse a permis de démontrer la faisabilité de composites à matrice métallique et à renfort particulaire nanométrique, dimension moyenne de 30 nm, sans avoir recourt initialement à des poudres de taille nanométrique. Le procédé étudié consiste en une réaction chimique à haute température entre deux matériaux précurseurs qui conduit à la formation in-situ non seulement du renfort mais aussi de la matrice. Par rapport aux techniques de synthèse classiques, cette technique permet de synthétiser des nanoparticules in situ et d’en contrôler la taille. De plus, la matrice et le renfort étant co produits par la réaction à haute température, l’interface entre les deux phases est exempte de couches d’oxydes, ce qui lui assure une très bonne adhésion. Dans le cadre du projet ANR NanoTiCAl, la faisabilité de cette nouvelle méthode a été étudiée à travers le cas d'un composite à matrice aluminium renforcé par des particules de carbure de titane (TiC). Les synthèses ont été réalisées entre 900°C et 1000°C à partir d’un couple de précurseurs incluant le graphite et un aluminiure de titane (Al3Ti). Le composite obtenu, caractérisé par un taux de renfort élevé de 34wt.%, possède un module de Young de 106 GPa, un allongement maximal à la rupture de 6% ainsi qu’une énergie à rupture de l’ordre de 28 J.cm-3. Ces valeurs démontrent un compromis entre résistance et capacité d’endommagement original et particulièrement intéressant, jamais observé dans la littérature pour des composites d’une teneur en renfort aussi importante. La caractérisation fine de la microstructure du composite ainsi que du renfort TiC après extraction du composite massif, ont permis de mieux comprendre les mécanismes à l’oeuvre dans cette voie de synthèse réactive. Enfin, sur la base de la compréhension obtenue dans le cas du composite Al/TiC, des critères ont été identifiés permettant d’aller vers une généralisation de ce procédé de synthèse. La pertinence de cette généralisation a finalement pu être démontrée par quelques mises en application à d’autres systèmes / Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs) have attracted research and industrial attentions as materials for high technological applications in the aeronautic and aerospace industry. The MMCs differ by their high specific mechanical properties compared to light weight alloys. The most commonly used are the Particulate Reinforcement Metal Matrix Composites (PRMMCs), especially the Al based matrices because of their low density.This thesis deals with the reactive synthesis of PRMMCs reinforced by nanoparticles. Because of the standards governing the use of nanomaterials to limit the exposure of users and environment, handling nanoscaled powders is very problematic and expensive in industry. Furthermore, the cost of this kind of processes is very high. This new synthesis route, developed during this thesis, shows the feasibility of PRMMCs reinforced by nanosized particles, with a mean size of 30 nm, without using any starting nanoparticles.The process consists in a chemical reaction at high temperature between precursor materials which leads to form both of the matrix and the reinforcement phase. Compared to conventional synthesis techniques as stir casting, this route allows to synthesis nanoparticles in-situ and to control their size. In addition, the matrix and the reinforcement, which are formed by a reaction at high temperature, have an interface free of oxide layers which assures a good adhesion.In the NanoTiCAl project, the feasibility of this new method is illustrated in the case of an aluminium based composite reinforced by titanium carbide (TiC). The synthesis were realized between 900°C and 1000°C from a couple of precursors including graphite and titanium aluminide (Al3Ti). The resulting composite, characterized by a high reinforcement ratio (34 wt.%), presents a Young’s modulus of 106 GPa, a maximum elongation of 6 % and a high toughness, about 28 J.cm-3. These values represent an uncommon compromise between strength and toughness never seen in the literature regarding to the high content of reinforcement.The characterization of the composite microstructure and of the reinforcement phase, after extraction of the solid composite, allowed a better understanding of the reaction mechanism during the reactive synthesis. Finally, based on our understanding of the Al-TiC composite, criteria have been identified to generalize this synthesis process. This generalization was demonstrated with success in other systems

O desempenho metrológico de uma Máquina de Medir a Três Coordenadas (MM3C) está relacionado com a sua capacidade de medir peças com a precisão requerida ou desejada. No entanto, como todo instrumento de medição, essas máquinas possuem erros que afetam as medições gerando o que se convencionou chamar de erros volumétricos. Tais erros podem ser obtidos através de modelos matemáticos que descrevem como os erros individuais de todos os componentes da MM3C se combinam por todo o volume de trabalho. Atualmente, no modelamento dos erros, adota-se a independência entre os erros individuais, entretanto, se analisada a geometria estrutural da máquina, verifica-se que existe dependência entre os erros de retilineidade e os erros angulares. O objetivo deste trabalho é expressar o erro angular em função do erro de retilineidade, possibilitando assim minimizar o número de calibrações necessárias e, consequentemente, o tempo de máquina parada requerido para o levantamento do seu comportamento metrológico. Para que se pudesse atingir o objetivo proposto, foram levantados os erros de retilineidade e os angulares de uma Máquina de Medir a Três Coordenadas da marca Brown & Sharp do tipo Ponte Móvel. Com esses dados e o conhecimento da geometria da máquina, os erros angulares foram equacionados, calculados e comparados com os obtidos experimentalmente. / The metrological performance of a Three Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM) is related to the capacity of measuring workpieces with a required precision. As every measurement instrument, these machines undergo the effects of internal and external factors that affect the measurement, generating what has been denominated as volumetric errors. Such errors can be obtained through a mathematical model that simulates how the individual errors of the CMM are combined and propagated to any point within the machine working volume. Usually, the independence among the individual errors is adopted when the machine error model is built. However, if the machine geometry is analyzed, the dependence between the straightness error and the angular error can be noted. The objective of this work is to express the angular error as a function of the straightness error. The formulation proposed in this work to express this correlation minimizes the number of calibrations necessary to evaluate the machine behavior. A Brown & Sharp Moving Bridge Coordinate Measuring Machine was used for the experimental evaluation. With this data set and knowing the machine geometry, a mathematical expression relating straightness and angular error was obtained. The calculated error values were then compared with the errors experimentally measured.

Materiais compósitos são projetados e fabricados para várias aplicações de alto desempenho, incluindo componentes para os segmentos automobilístico, aeroespacial, aeronáutico, naval, de defesa, de óleo e gás, energia eólica e até equipamentos esportivos. Porém, a união por soldagem de Compósitos de Matriz Metálica de Alumínio (Al-CMM) ainda é um grande obstáculo para a maior disseminação desta classe de materiais estruturais. As mudanças microestruturais decorrentes do ciclo de soldagem e/ou do tratamento térmico afetam sensivelmente as propriedades mecânicas e físico-químicas finais da junta e do metal base nas proximidades de mesma, daí a importância de se estudar a evolução microestrutural que prospera nestas etapas. O presente trabalho caracterizou a microestrutura do compósito liga-A356/SiCp soldado por laser de fibra de Itérbio, empregando-se nessa tarefa técnicas de microscopia óptica, radiografia e microscopia eletrônica de varredura, assim como difração de raios-X e de elétrons retroespalhados, ensaio instrumentado de dureza e microtomografia computadorizada. O foco das análises realizadas restringiu-se à geometria dos cordões de solda, à expulsão de SiC particulado da zona soldada, à volatilização de elementos químicos da poça de soldagem, à formação de precipitados fragilizantes de Al4SiC4 em formato de agulhas no cordão de solda e à determinação das regiões com concentração de poros, todos estes fenômenos tendo efeitos nocivos, em maior ou menor extensão, no desempenho global da junta do Al-CMM soldada a laser, notadamente em suas propriedades mecânicas e eletroquímicas. / Microstructural materials composites are designed and manufactured for various high performance applications, including components for different industries like automobile, aerospace, aeronautical, naval, defense, oil and gas, wind energy and even sports equipment. However, the junction by welding of Aluminum Metal Matrix Composite (Al-MMC) is still a major obstacle to the further spread of this class of structural materials. The microstructural changes resulting from the welding cycle and / or post-weld heat treatment significantly affect the final mechanical and physicochemical properties of the joint and the base metal near it, hence the importance of studying the microstructural evolution that thrives in these steps. This study aims to characterize the microstructure of the composite alloy-A356 / SiCp welding by Ytterbium fiber laser, using optical microscopy, X-ray, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, electron backscatter diffraction, instrumented test hardness and computed microtomography. The focus of the analyzes was restricted to the geometry of the weld bead, the particulate SiC expulsion of the welded zone, volatilization of chemical elements from the welding zone, formation of precipitates embrittlement of Al4SiC4 in needle shape in the weld bead and determining the concentration of regions with pores, all these phenomena have harmful effects to a greater or lesser extent, the overall performance of the joining Al-CMM laser welded, mainly in their mechanical and electrochemical properties.

Materiais compostos de matriz metálica (CMM) vêm sendo estudados para diversas aplicações. Entretanto, pouco estudo é apresentado na sua confecção a partir de materiais reciclados. Este trabalho teve como objetivo a caracterização de um material composto de matriz metálica (CMM), utilizando material reciclado como matéria prima. Foram usados aparas de chapas de liga de alumínio 2024 descartados para a matriz e carbeto de silício (SiC) como reforço, sendo a produção realizada através do processo de fabricação com base na técnica de conformação por spray para possível aplicação em componentes automotivos. Foi realizado o tratamento térmico do material e a caracterização, determinando as propriedades de dureza, resistência mecânica, resistência ao desgaste, MEV e EDS. Foram ensaiadas amostras do material composto fundido e extrudado, bem como de ferro fundido de uma peça automotiva e da liga de alumínio 2024. Observou-se que o CMM ainda precisa de melhorias no processo de produção para obter propriedades de dureza e resistência que permitam que ele possa ser usado como um substituto para o ferro fundido, porém o mesmo apresentou melhores propriedades quando comparado com o material da matriz. / Metal matrix composites (MMC) have been studied for several applications. However, little study is presented in its manufacture from recycled materials. This study aimed to characterize a metal matrix composite (MMC), using recycled material as raw material. Were used aluminum alloy 2024 plates clippings discarded for the matrix and silicon carbide (SiC) as reinforcement, being the production accomplished through the manufacturing process based on the technique of spray forming for possible application in automotive components. The thermal treatment and the characterization of the materia was accomplished, determining the properties of hardness, mechanical strength, wear resistance, SEM and EDS. Were tested samples of the cast and extruded composite material, as well as cast iron of an automotive part and aluminum alloy 2024. It was observed that the MMC still needs improvements in the production process to obtain properties of hardness and strength that allows it to be used as a substitute forcast iron, but it presented better properties when compared with the matrix material.

Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs) have been widely used in industry in order to determine the form / dimensional tolerances of workpieces with very complicated geometrical shapes. Therefore, CMM is an important tool during the manufacturing and quality control phases. Workpiece to be measured on a CMM is probed via touch trigger probe through its stylus tip. In other words, by virtue of the touch trigger probes CMM can acquire the dimensional data of the workpiece that is to be measured. Therefore the probe has become the most vital and fundamental part of the CMM. In this thesis, a novel type of touch trigger probe / scanning probe is proposed. The proposed probe can also be used as a scanning probe for different applications. The main purpose of this thesis is to develop a novel type of touch trigger / scanning probe that has different kinematic stage and sensing stage than the other probes currently used in the industry. Giant Magnetoresistive (GMR) sensors are used for building the sensing stage of the proposed probe. GMR sensors are selected due to their outstanding sensitivity to small disturbances. Furthermore, in order to test the proposed probe / an anvil gauge setup is designed and proposed in this study. Finally, proposed probe is tested on a three-axis computer controlled electrical discharge machine (EDM), and the results acquired from those experiments are discussed.