Science, Engineering

Biomechanics

  • Training structure

    Faculty of Science, Institute of Business Administration (IAE)

Presentation

The Biomechanics track of the Master's degree in Mechanics is at the interface between technological and health sciences. It enables us to meet tomorrow's major challenges, both in terms of medical devices (prostheses, endoprostheses, implants of all kinds, etc.), and in terms of understanding the coupling between living organisms and their mechanical environment at different observation scales.

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Objectives

The course is designed to train senior R&D managers in the field of biomechanics, in particular for engineering and health technology companies (e.g. orthopedics, disability care, rehabilitation centers with motion analysis rooms, etc.), but also for the transport (e.g. user protection, ergonomics, etc.) and sports (sports performance (data scientist), etc.) sectors, as well as for academic and hospital research.

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Know-how and skills

In addition to the general organizational, interpersonal and scientific skills required at Master's level, the pathway enables students to acquire disciplinary skills such as:

- Master current mechanical engineering techniques: dimensioning of parts subjected to tensile, compressive, shear, torsional and flexural stresses

- Master current biomechanical models

- Integrate the industrial design component into the design phase, interact with designers

- Integrate numerical tools, through the use of different calculation codes, to solve biomechanical problems

- Master the behavior of materials mainly used in medical devices

- Master basic health concepts

 

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Organization

Open on a sandwich basis

Contract type

Apprenticeship contract, Professionalization contract

Work-study programs are offered in M2 only, with weeks spent at the company and weeks at the university.

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Internships, tutored projects

Length of internship

17 weeks

Program

Select a program

  • Finite element simulation

  • Professional integration

    2 credits
  •  Business management - Marketing

    4 credits
  • Technical English

    4 credits
  • Health basics (Health and biology prolegomena)

    5 credits
  • Fluid mechanics and heat transfer

  •  Vibration and Variational Methods

  • Case studies

    2 credits
  • Bioméca" project

    5 credits
  • Industrial or research laboratory internship

    15 credits
  • Design and Additive Manufacturing

    3 credits
  •  CAD, Product Design and Graphic Design

    5 credits
  • Measurement and Imaging in Mechanical R&D

    5 credits
  • End-of-study project

    10 credits
  • Industrial or research laboratory internship

    15 credits
  • Standards and regulations

    2 credits
  • Biomechanics

    5 credits
  • Starting a business

    3 credits
  • Fundamentals of materials mechanics

    3 credits
  • Motion capture and inverse dynamics

    5 credits
  • CHOIX1

    12 credits
    • Your choice: 1 of 2

      • CHOIX2

        12 credits
        • Professional integration

          2 credits
        • Calculation notes

          6 credits
        • Simu num advanced

          4 credits
      • CHOIX3

        12 credits
        • Continuum Mechanics

          4 credits
        • Finite element method

          3 credits
        • Refresher courses (statics, kinematics, dynamics)

          5 credits
  • Starting a business

    3 credits
  • Fundamentals of materials mechanics

    3 credits
  • Motion capture and inverse dynamics

    5 credits
  • Professional integration

    2 credits
  • Biomechanics

    5 credits
  • Standards and regulations

    2 credits
  • Calculation notes

    6 credits
  • Simu num advanced

    4 credits
  • Measurement and Imaging in Mechanical R&D

    5 credits
  • End-of-study project

    10 credits
  • Industrial or research laboratory internship

    15 credits

Admission

How to register

 

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Target audience

mechanical engineering degree 

Hospital intern (M2 only)

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Necessary prerequisites

Bachelor's degree in Mechanics or equivalent, but also to holders of a Bachelor's degree in Physics or Mathematics, with a choice of appropriate UEs. Holders of a professional Bachelor's degree cannot enter the Master's program directly.

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Recommended prerequisites

Continuum mechanics

Resistance to Materials (RDM)

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And then

Further studies

Studying abroad

Professional integration

Medical Devices Engineer

Mechanical Engineer

Researcher (R&D department in industry, CNRS, CEA)

Teacher-researcher

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