<p> The Selective Laser Melting (SLM) process is a manufacturing technique that facilitates the  production of metallic parts with complex geometries and reduces both materials waste and lead  time. The high tunability of the process parameters in SLM allows the design of the as-built part’s  characteristics, such as controlled microstructure formation, residual stresses, presence of pores,  and lack of fusion. The main parameter in the SLM process that influences these parts’  characteristics is the transient temperature field resulting from the laser-matter interaction.  Nanosecond pulsed lasers in SLM have the advantage of enabling rapid and localized heating and  cooling that make the formation of ultrafine grains possible. This work shows how different pulse  durations can change the near-surface microstructure and overall mechanical properties of metallic  parts. The nanosecond pulses can melt and resolidify aluminum parts’ near-surface region to form nanograined gradient structures with yield strengths as high as 250.8 MPa and indentation  strengths as high as 725 MPa, which are comparable to some steel's mechanical properties. Knowing that the nanosecond pulsed lasers cause microstructure refinement for high-purity metals,  the microstructure variations effects were also investigated for the cast iron alloy. Cast iron was  used alone and mixed with born or boron nitride powders to induce the precipitation of  strengthening phases only enabled under high cooling rates. Although producing parts with  superior mechanical properties and controlling the precipitation of strengthening phases, the SLM  process with nanosecond pulsed lasers is still accompanied by defects formation, mainly explained  by the large thermal gradients, keyhole effect, reduced melt pool depth, and rapid cooling rates.  Ideally, a smooth heating rate able to sinter powder grains, facilitating the heat flow through the  heat-affected zone, followed by a sharper heating rate that generates a fully molten region, but  minimizes ablation at the same time are targeted to reduce the porosity and lack of fusion. Then, a  sharp cooling rate that can increase the nucleation rate, consequently refining the final  microstructure is targeted in the production of strong materials in SLM with pulsed lasers. This  work is the pioneer in controlling the transient temperature field during the heating and cooling  stages in pulsed laser processing. The temperature field control capability by shaping a nanosecond  laser pulse in the time domain affecting defects formation, residual strains, and microstructure was  achieved, opening a wide research niche in the additive manufacturing field.  </p>

Ma thèse en automatique s’inscrit dans la thématique de recherche «Transport» du LAMIH. L’objectif est d’améliorer le fonctionnement des moteurs thermiques (essence), notamment en réduisant la consommation et la pollution. Face à cet enjeu écologique et économique, et compte tenu des nouvelles normes et des stratégies court-termistes de l’industrie (scandale Volkswagen...), de nouveaux contrôleurs doivent être conçus pour piloter l’arrivée d’air et d’essence au sein du moteur. En considérant l’aspect hautement non-linéaire du système, la représentation Takagi-Sugeno et le background théorique du LAMIH sont utilisés. Un premier contrôleur est synthétisé pour régler le problème de la vitesse de ralenti du moteur. Cependant, la complexité du système impose l’utilisation d’un contrôleur très coûteux d’un point de vue computationnel. Un contrôleur alternatif est donc synthétisé afin d’être implémenté dans l’ordinateur embarqué du moteur. Un second contrôleur est obtenu pour maintenir la richesse en proportions stoechiométriques afin de réduire la pollution. Ce système étant sujet à un retard de transport variable, un changement de domaine est réalisé afin de rendre ce retard constant, et de concevoir un contrôleur simple et efficace. Des essais réels sur le banc d’essai moteur du LAMIH sont réalisés afin de valider la méthodologie présentée. / My PhD in Automatic Control is part of the research theme “Transport” of the LAMIH. The objective is to improve the functioning of the gasoline engines, mainly by reducing the fuel consumption and the pollution. With this ecologic and economic challenge, and taking into account the new norms and the short-term strategies of the industry (scandal of Volkswagen...), new controllers have to be designed to control the air valve and the fuel injection inside the engine. Considering the highly nonlinear aspect of the system, the Takagi-Sugeno representation and the theoretical background of the LAMIH have been used. A first controller is designed to solve the problem of idle engine speed. However, the complexity of the system forces the use of a controller that is very costly from a computational point of view. An alternative controller is then designed in order to be implemented inside the embedded computer of the engine. A second controller is obtained to maintain the air-fuel ratio in stoichiometric proportions in order to reduce the pollution. This system being subject to a variable transport delay, a change of domain is realized to make this delay constant, and to design a simple and efficient controller. Real-time experiments have been realized on the engine test bench of the LAMIH in order to validate the presented methodology.