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Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Systems Evaluation Panel - 2012

Evaluation

Geoffrey Paul Hammond
University of Bath, United Kingdom
Hazim Awbi
University of Reading, United Kingdom
Javier Ballester
Universidade de Zaragoza, Spain
Klas Nilsson
Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden
Oana Cazacu
University of Florida, United States
Raymond Walter Snidle
Cardiff University, United Kingdom
Salima Bouvier
University de Technologie de Compiègne, France
Steen Krenk
Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Tauno Kekäle
Vaasa University of Applied Sciences, Finland

Projects assigned

PTDC/EMS-CRO/0676/2012

2ndSKIN - A Programmable Second Skin Soft Exoskeleton
Jorge Manuel Mateus Martins
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/EMS-CRO/0841/2012

Automatic system for yarn characterization (ASYC)
Rosa Maria Castro Fernandes Vasconcelos
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EMS-CRO/0897/2012

In situ skin regeneration
Pedro Lopes Granja
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica - INEB Univ. Porto (INEB Porto)

PTDC/EMS-CRO/1481/2012

Development of the prototype of an autonomous surface craft for harbour surveillance
Sergey Sutulo
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/EMS-CRO/2042/2012

Distributed Optimization and Control of Large Scale Water Delivery Systems
Miguel Ayala Botto
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/EMS-CRO/2458/2012

Pneumatic Motion Control in the Micrometre Range
Fernando Gomes de Almeida
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/EMS-CRO/2526/2012

MESH - Mobile Robot Cooperation in Dynamic Human Populated Unstructured Environments
CARLOS BAPTISTA CARDEIRA
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/EMS-CRO/3165/2012

ROVISCO - RObots with adaptive VISual COmplacency
Paulo Jorge Sequeira Gonçalves
Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco (IPCB)

PTDC/EMS-CRO/3318/2012

Fractional Calculus applied to Physical Human-Robot Interaction in Robotic Surgery
Jorge Manuel Mateus Martins
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/EMS-GIN/0733/2012

RISK-MEN - Risk Assessment in the Mechanical and Naval Industries
Maria Celeste Rodrigues Jacinto
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FCTUNL/UNL)

PTDC/EMS-GIN/1006/2012

Usability Improvement of CUSUM and EWMA Charts
José Requeijo
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL)

PTDC/EMS-GIN/1152/2012

Development of new generation of crane cabins as integrated vision systems for detection and interpretation of environment
Goran Putnik
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EMS-GIN/1259/2012

Resource Capacity Planning for the Operating Theatre Design
José Luís Cabral de Moura Borges
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores do Porto (INESC Porto/FE/UP)

PTDC/EMS-GIN/1349/2012

Efficient Solvers for Multi-objective Knapsack Problems
Luís Paquete
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/EMS-GIN/1603/2012

LARG BENCHMARKING FOR BUSINESS ECOSYSTEMS SUSTAINABILITY
Virgílio Machado
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL)

PTDC/EMS-GIN/1638/2012

Expert System to Support Decision Making in Emergency Management
Isabel Maria do Nascimento Lopes Nunes
Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias (UNINOVA)

PTDC/EMS-GIN/1857/2012

Dynamic Maintenance Management Based on Data Streams
Valter Vairinhos
Marinha (Marinha/MDN)

PTDC/EMS-GIN/1924/2012

Developing Workload Control for Practical Application to Hybrid Make-To-Order Make-To-Stock Manufacturing
Nuno Octávio Garcia Fernandes
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EMS-GIN/1978/2012

Design For Interoperability of Lean Six Sigma Healthcare Inter-Organizational Ecosystems
Antonio Carlos Bárbara Grilo
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL)

PTDC/EMS-GIN/1986/2012

Lean-Green: an enabler of eco-efficient production systems
Anabela Carvalho Alves
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EMS-GIN/2115/2012

TOPLog: Tactical and Operational Planning in Reverse Logistics Systems
Ana Paula Ferreira Dias Barbosa Povoa
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/EMS-GIN/3201/2012

Process Engineering Framework for Manufacturing Environments
Americo Lopes Azevedo
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores do Porto (INESC Porto/FE/UP)

PTDC/EMS-GIN/3209/2012

Performance Predictive Models for Complex Process Chains
Americo Lopes Azevedo
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores do Porto (INESC Porto/FE/UP)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/0640/2012

Computational and experimental modeling of the free-surface deformation resulting from the wind erosion of a loose granular bed
Almerindo Ferreira
Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial (ADAI)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/0647/2012

VPP-WindHydroSolar - Computational models for the operation of Virtual Power Plants
Ricardo Manuel Pinto de Lima
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/1028/2012

Development of multi-scale methods for radiative heat transfer calculations.
Pedro Jorge Martins Coelho
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/1073/2012

Experimental and Numerical Study of Ship Responses in Waves
SÉRGIO BRUNO NOGUEIRA RIBEIRO E SILVA
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/1457/2012

Magnetic refrigeration systems with optimized heat transfer
Vítor António Ferreira da Costa
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/1507/2012

Project and Development of Personalyzed HVAC Systems
Eusebio Conceição
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/1720/2012

SPECIAL FAÇADES - TOWARDS NZEB BUILDINGS
Luís Manuel Rodrigues Coelho
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal (IPSetúbal)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/1813/2012

Intelligent Predictive Control of HVAC Systems
Antonio Ruano
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/1821/2012

MoveLab - Laboratory of Individual Mobility and Exposure
Gonçalo Nuno Antunes Gonçalves
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/1877/2012

Optimization of Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells for portable applications.
Vânia Sofia Brochado de Oliveira
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/1949/2012

Development of fuel consumption factors second-by-second for European road vehicles
Tânia Daniela Lopes da Rocha Fontes
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/2004/2012

Numerical and experimental performance analysis of a floating Wave Energy Converter with non-linear hydrodynamic behaviour
Paulo Alexandre Pelote da Silva Justino
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/2197/2012

MEMO - Evolution of the Lisbon metropolitan area metabolism. Lessons towards a Sustainable Urban Future.
Samuel Pedro Oliveira Niza
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/2201/2012

Cell.Batt - Modeling and minimization of the capacity fade in Lithium ion battery cells.
Vitor Manuel Vieira Lopes
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/2229/2012

HIGH EFFICIENCY IN ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION FOR EV´s POWER-TRAIN
Jorge MARTINS
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/2334/2012

Modelling of BioFuel Spray Wall Impingement
André Resende Rodrigues da Silva
AEROG - ASSOCIAÇÃO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA EM ENGENHARIA AEROESPACIAL

PTDC/EMS-ENE/2422/2012

Heat dissipation optimization in concentration photovoltaic panels. Study of the PV panels to be installed in a demonstration project
Isabel Maria Pereira Bastos Malico
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/2469/2012

Thermoelectric energy recovery in exhaust systems
Francisco Carrusca Pimenta de Brito
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/2533/2012

Process of liquid fuels production of by Fischer Tropsch synthesis from the syngas produced by biomass and/orwastes gasification.
Paula Alexandra Conceição Costa
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/2574/2012

A new method for hydrogen production using mechano-catalytic dissociation.
José António Perez de La Torre
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/2602/2012

Electrochemical Route to Carbon Deposition and Thermal Control in Biogas Reforming
Antonio Sousa
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/2612/2012

Extreme dynamic response of floating slack-moored axisymmetric OWC wave energy converters isolated and in array
Luis Manuel DE CARVALHO GATO
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/2778/2012

DReCo - Demand response management from the consumers' perspective: a smart grid approach
Hugo Gabriel Valente Morais
Instituto Politécnico do Porto (IPP)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/2899/2012

M4EM - Non-Linear Modelling of Motor Vehicle Emissions
Susana Margarida da Silva Vieira
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/2910/2012

Development of a General Building Climate Performance Indicator for Net Zero Energy Analysis
Guilherme Carvalho Canhoto Carrilho da Graça
Universidade de Lisboa (UL)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/2949/2012

SWRFITE - Surface Wettability modification by micro-structure topographical Reorganization For Interfacial Transport Enhancement.
Ana Sofia Oliveira Henriques Moita
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/2985/2012

Recycling of energetic materials from demilitarized ammunitions through its co-detonation with civil explosives
José Manuel Baranda Moreira da Silva Ribeiro
Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial (ADAI)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/3022/2012

Extension of adjoint methods to heat transfer problems in turbomachinery blade design
Andre Calado Marta
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/3097/2012

Modeling and optimization of a new floating wave energy converter
Nuno Miguel Magalhães Duque da Fonseca
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/3100/2012

Study of the Performance of an Organic Rankine Cycle with Alternative Expander
Carlos Pinho
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/3115/2012

Experimental Study of Flow and Boiling Heat Transfer Features of Novel Nano- and Ionano-Fluids for Advanced Cooling Technologies
S M Sohel Murshed
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/3117/2012

VALEACOR - Energetic and Environmental Valorization of RDF and Other Wastes
Rui Manuel Neto André
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/3215/2012

High-energy-rate consolidation of powders using explosives: process optimization
José Manuel Baranda Moreira da Silva Ribeiro
Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial (ADAI)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/3237/2012

Evaluation and optimization of thermal comfort in healthcare units using CFD
SENHORINHA DE FÁTIMA CAPELA FORTUNAS TEIXEIRA
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/3251/2012

Uncertainty Quantification in Microwave High Temperature Heating of Materials Simulation
José Carlos Fernandes Pereira
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/3265/2012

Apple pomace and chicken manure energetic recovery and safe disposal
Serafim Paulo Melo de Oliveira
Instituto Politécnico de Viseu (IPV)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/3280/2012

Study Of Energy Conservation Strategies For Municipal Sports Centers in Portugal (eSport).
Vishveshwar Mantha
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/0596/2012

Smart Biologically-based Computer Modelling for Reverse Engineering
NUNO MANUEL FERNANDES ALVES
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria (IPLeiria)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/0667/2012

New materials for racing sequential gearbox
Luis Manuel de Jesus Coelho
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/0709/2012

Hybrid laminates for highly efficient structural joints.
Giuseppe Catalanotti
INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial (INEGI/UP)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/0743/2012

NoSTIAC - Novel Sensing Technologies for Impact Awareness in Composite Structures
António Torres Marques
INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial (INEGI/UP)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/0763/2012

Stress, vibration and delamination in Variable Stiffness Composite Laminated panels
Pedro Manuel Leal Ribeiro
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/0824/2012

Aeronautic seating systems certification by analysis - development of a design tool
Marta Isabel Pimenta Verdete da Silva Carvalho
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/1065/2012

Cryogen free cold source management
Isabel Catarino
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/1187/2012

Innovative Composite Materials with Negative Stiffness Components
Zuzana Dimitrovová
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/1256/2012

FRICTION IN STRUCTURES: an integrated study about the occurrence of instability and bifurcation
António Pinto da Costa
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/1425/2012

Cryogenic Liquids in porous media
Grégoire Bonfait
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/1467/2012

Experimental assessment and development of analytical/numerical sandwich models
Aurelio Lima Araujo
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/1694/2012

Viscoelastic behavior of functionally graded materials
Carla Roque
INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial (INEGI/UP)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/1826/2012

Assessing wood quality from heterogeneous plate bending tests
José Xavier
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/1995/2012

Improvement of the impact strenght on composites reinforced by nanoclays
Ana Paula Betencourt Martins Amaro
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/2025/2012

Improvement of the impact strength on hybrid laminates using nano-reinforcements
Paulo Nobre Balbis Reis
Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/2111/2012

Tribological Behaviour of Lubricating Greases Formulated with Nanoparticles
Manuel Jorge Dores Castro
INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial (INEGI/UP)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/2116/2012

Virtual testing of fracture in advanced composite materials
Antonio Melro
INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial (INEGI/UP)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/2213/2012

Fatigue behavior of tubular CFR composites under bending/torsion loading
José Martins Ferreira
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/2357/2012

Study of the sequential effect of blast waves in confined and adjacent structures
Filipe Miguel Horta e Vale Teixeira-Dias
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/2364/2012

COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF IMPACT FAILURE IN COMPOSITE SHELL STRUCTURES
Francisco Andrade Pires
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/2379/2012

MgAl - Mechanical Behaviour of Dissimilar Structures Produced by Friction Stir Welding
Virgínia Isabel Monteiro Nabais Infante
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/2509/2012

Microflow tester - Development of an apparatus for characterization of polymer flow in microchannels
António José Vilela Pontes
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/2541/2012

Assessment of Controlled Strength Degradation of Aging Offshore Steel Structures
Yordan Garbatov
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/2611/2012

Multiscale mechanobiological analysis of the bone tissue using meshless methods.
Jorge Belinha
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/2668/2012

Sistema hibrido de fabricação aditiva para a produção de scaffolds com gradientes funcionais (ZONAL CONSTRUCTS)
Paulo Jorge Silva Bartolo
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria (IPLeiria)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/2816/2012

Biomechanical Impact of Obesity in occupational Handling Tasks
Pedro Arezes
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/2919/2012

Influence of casting defects on fatigue life prediction of mechanical components
Teresa Leonor Ribeiro Cardoso Martins Morgado
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/2957/2012

Desenvolvimento de compósitos avançados mais resistentes ao fogo usando nanomateriais
Celeste Margarida Correia Pereira
INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial (INEGI/UP)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/3119/2012

Condition-based maintenance of structures and complex systems
Ângelo Manuel Palos Teixeira
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/3132/2012

Mechanical characterization of a hybrid composite of carbon/epoxy and wood lamelae
Nuno Miguel Magalhães Dourado
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/3135/2012

Cork Composites for Bicycle Brakes
Amílcar Lopes Ramalho
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/3149/2012

ExtendLife - Creation of fatigue life predictive tool using extended finite elements
Ricardo Miguel Gomes Simões Baptista
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal (IPSetúbal)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/3236/2012

Experimental testing of pMDI and DPI efficiency under human breathing conditions
JOSÉ CARLOS FERNANDES TEIXEIRA
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/3271/2012

Evaluation of cohesive laws in wood
Nuno Miguel Magalhães Dourado
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/3276/2012

Digital Holographic Microscopy Technique applied to Optical Metrology
Mário Augusto Pires Vaz
INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial (INEGI/UP)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/3360/2012

Development of high impact performant sandwich structures using enhanced cork cores
Ferreira Antonio Joaquim Mendes
INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial (INEGI/UP)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/0742/2012

ModPUL - Mutiphysical Modelling of the Pultrusion Process using the Finite Element Method
António Torres Marques
INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial (INEGI/UP)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/0859/2012

Rotational moulding numerical simulation using the meshless methods.
Jorge Belinha
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/0865/2012

Surface nanopatterning of DLC thin films to increase the tribological performance of MEMS.
João Carlos Barbas de Oliveira
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/1521/2012

DACOMPO - DAMAGE IN MACHINED COMPOSITES
Luís Miguel Pereira Durão
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP/IPP)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/1666/2012

Enhanced materials based on carbon like particles for shape and active control
Maria Alexandra Lopes da Fonseca
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/1750/2012

Improving tool performance in HSM using new geometries and nanostructured coatings
Francisco José Gomes da Silva
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP/IPP)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/1767/2012

New joining methodologies for dissimilar lightweight metals
Ana Sofia Figueira Ramos
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/1859/2012

Generalized 3D Model for Predicting the Formability and Failure of Metal Sheets
Marilena Carmen Butuc
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/1860/2012

OPTIDRILL - Drilling Process Optimization for Improving Functional Performance and Life of High Strength-to-Weight Ratio Materials
João Paulo da Silva Gil Nobre
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/1902/2012

Enhanced surface integrity of magnesium alloys by cryogenic SPD processes towards improved functional performance of medical implants
José Carlos Martins Outeiro
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/1919/2012

Seaming process of dissimilar coated materials using electromagnetic forming
Pedro Manuel Cardoso Teixeira
INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial (INEGI/UP)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/2054/2012

3D DISSIMILAR ROBOTIC WELDING OF POLIMERS
Altino de Jesus Roque Loureiro
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/2315/2012

Development of a new Multifunctional Hybrid Composite Obtained with a Two-Axis Centrifugal Casting Process for Improved Mechanical, Wear and Fatigue Performance
Ana Maria Pires Pinto
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/2367/2012

Analysis of Sheets Metals Subjected to Cross-Loading and Double-Changes in Strain-Path with Homogeneous Microstructure-based yield function for Anisotropic Hardening (HAH-DM)
Gabriela Tamara Vincze
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/2425/2012

Extending the boundaries of the Single Point Incremental Forming Process
Ricardo Alves de Sousa
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/2437/2012

ChannelPro - Development of the technological process Friction Stir Channelling
Virgínia Isabel Monteiro Nabais Infante
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/2516/2012

MULTI-SCALE MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF LAYERED METALLIC/POLYMERIC MATERIALS
Francisco Andrade Pires
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/2617/2012

New sensor to measure residual stresses
João Eduardo Pinto Castro Ribeiro
INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial (INEGI/UP)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/2657/2012

DiPART: Development and industrialization of products based on ground rubber tire.
Vítor António Ferreira da Costa
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/3030/2012

Development of Novel Functionally Graded Interfaces for Metal-Ceramic Dental Restorations
Fatih Toptan
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/3064/2012

Development of an integrated process for CNT dispersion by the use of casting and atomization technologies
Delfim Soares
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/3066/2012

Processing and Evaluation of High Strength Light-Weight Cellular Components
Delfim Soares
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/3068/2012

Making lighter weight vehicles by using components made by hydroforming tailor-welded magnesium blanks
Marco Paulo Lages Parente
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/3096/2012

Plastic deformation behaviour of metallic oligocrystals under different strain conditions: experimental investigation fortified by numerical approach
Nataliya Sakharova
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/3118/2012

Improving friction surface technology for surfacing, rapid prototyping and materials manufacturing
Pedro Miguel dos Santos Vilaca da Silva
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/3172/2012

FSW tools for dissimilar metals
Altino de Jesus Roque Loureiro
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/3277/2012

New methodologies for defects detection on FSW joints
Fernando Jose Ferreira
INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial (INEGI/UP)

PTDC/EMS-TRA/0812/2012

Real-time management of transport impacts on air quality using computational intelligence
Tânia Daniela Lopes da Rocha Fontes
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/EMS-TRA/0885/2012

SETS: Supporting Efficient Transport Systems
Abdur Rais
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EMS-TRA/0935/2012

VIP - V2X Impacts on Pollution
Andreas Gazis
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/EMS-TRA/2027/2012

Cabin Noise Prediction
Fernando José Parracho Lau
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/EMS-TRA/2061/2012

Development of crash adaptive vehicle structures and components
Nuno Ricardo Maia Peixinho
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EMS-TRA/2076/2012

Monitoring of Critical Physiological Parameters for Enhancing Flight Performance and Safety
Jorge Miguel Reis Silva
AEROG - ASSOCIAÇÃO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA EM ENGENHARIA AEROESPACIAL

PTDC/EMS-TRA/2525/2012

Dynamic Routing in Waste Collection
Tiago Miguel Santa Rita Simões de Pinho
Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo (IPVC)

PTDC/EMS-TRA/3125/2012

Airships for Logistics in Urban Areas
Maria do Rosário Mauricio Ribeiro Macário
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/EMS-TRA/3189/2012

Optimal Planning and (Re)planning in Public Transport
Marta Guerreiro Duarte Mesquita de Oliveira
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/EMS-TRA/3261/2012

Simulating wave action on moored ships
João Alfredo Ferreira dos Santos
Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL/IPL)

PTDC/EMS-SIS/1552/2012

Fatigue of low power loss ADI gears
Luís Magalhães
INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial (INEGI/UP)

PTDC/EMS-SIS/1592/2012

Enabling Change in Households and Offices for Energy and Economic Sustainability
André Alves Pina
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/EMS-SIS/1699/2012

Performance and biomechanical challenges of inverted ankle prosthesis
Carlos Alberto Moura Relvas
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/EMS-SIS/1705/2012

Structural health monitoring using derivative-free optimization
António Ismael de Freitas Vaz
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EMS-SIS/1890/2012

A new concept of smart hip prothesis
Jorge Augusto Fernandes Ferreira
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/EMS-SIS/1955/2012

Supply Chain Strategy in High-Tech Start-ups
Ana Cristina Mesquita Cortez de Oliveira Barros
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores do Porto (INESC Porto/FE/UP)

PTDC/EMS-SIS/1982/2012

Green Food Supply Chains with Risk Conscious Planning
Bernardo Sobrinho Simões Almada-Lobo
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores do Porto (INESC Porto/FE/UP)

PTDC/EMS-SIS/1985/2012

Micro-mechanical characterization of load transfer in bone interface at arthoplasty
António Manuel Amaral Monteiro Ramos
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/EMS-SIS/1988/2012

Quantum Agile Manufacture of Internal Combustion Engines
José Francisco Pereira Moreira
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EMS-SIS/2086/2012

Development of Modeling and Identification Techniques for Flow/Structure Interaction Coupling Forces using the tools of Fractional Calculus
Miguel Ângelo Pereira Bento Moreira
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal (IPSetúbal)

PTDC/EMS-SIS/2180/2012

PRoOilSC - Designing and Planning Robust Downstream Oil Supply Chain Systems
Susana Isabel Carvalho Relvas
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/EMS-SIS/2254/2012

GRAPHIT - Graphical Modelling for Systems Engineering
Ana Luísa Ferreira Andrade Ramos
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/EMS-SIS/2595/2012

Innovative multimodal shape-optimized resonators for acoustical control
Jose Antunes
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/EMS-SIS/2671/2012

Sustainability assessment of manufacturing industries
Paula Varandas Ferreira
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EMS-SIS/2796/2012

Dynamical Optimization of Large-Spectrum Granular Impact Dampers
Debut Vincent
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/EMS-SIS/3121/2012

Methodologies and tools to support the development of medical devices
Alexandre Rodrigues Faria de Carvalho
INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial (INEGI/UP)

PTDC/EMS-SIS/3175/2012

High Density Energy Accumulation with a Hydrogen Storage System
João Manuel Sá Campos Gil
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/EMS-SIS/3220/2012

Decision support system for preventing ICU readmissions
JOÃO MIGUEL DA COSTA SOUSA
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

EXPL/EMS-GIN/0725/2012

Activity Based Simulation - A Modeling Tool for New Teaching/Learning Strategies
Guilherme Augusto Borges Pereira
Universidade do Minho (UM)

EXPL/EMS-GIN/0728/2012

Uncertainty effects in performance measures
Sérgio Dinis Teixeira de sousa
Universidade do Minho (UM)

EXPL/EMS-ENE/0483/2012

Application of OpenFOAM to Study Hydrodynamic Forces on Ship Hulls.
Alexander Vasylievich Lavrov
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

EXPL/EMS-ENE/0495/2012

A novel hybrid photovoltaic/thermal solar evaporator for direct expansion heat pumps.
Jorge Facao
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG)

EXPL/EMS-ENE/0758/2012

Research on a Novel Hybrid Photovoltaic-Thermal Solar Collector
Ana Isabel Palmero Marrero
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

EXPL/EMS-ENE/0917/2012

Evolutionary Program for Space Allocation Problem for Energy Efficiency
ADÉLIO MANUEL RODRIGUES GASPAR
Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial (ADAI)

EXPL/EMS-ENE/1022/2012

Feasibility study of the waste solid materials gasification using plasma induced by microwaves
Fernando José Neto da Silva
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

EXPL/EMS-ENE/1057/2012

Optimization and development of thermal solar receivers of concentrated solar power systems
Paulo Manuel Ferrão Canhoto
Universidade de Évora (UE)

EXPL/EMS-ENE/1078/2012

ESIBITS - Evaluation of the Sustainability of Industrial Biohydrogen production by microalgae, and Integration in taxi/bus Transport Systems
Carla Alexandra Monteiro Silva
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

EXPL/EMS-ENE/1093/2012

Seasonal Thermal Energy Storage in Portugal Using a PCM with Supercooling
Antonio Jose Barbosa Samagaio
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

EXPL/EMS-PRO/0785/2012

Self-healing Adhesive Joints
Mariana DOINA BANEA
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

EXPL/EMS-PRO/0919/2012

CarDampRegen - Conception and feasibility evaluation of a hydraulic regeneration system for suspensions of vehicles
EURICO AUGUSTO RODRIGUES DE SEABRA
Universidade do Minho (UM)

EXPL/EMS-TEC/0277/2012

Minting Proof Coins from Metal Powders
Paulo António Firme Martins
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

EXPL/EMS-TEC/0768/2012

Incremental Forming of Titaniun for medical use
Ana Rosanete Lourenço Reis
INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial (INEGI/UP)

EXPL/EMS-TEC/0781/2012

Development of an ultrasonically assisted squeeze casting technique for Al and Al MMC alloys
Hélder Puga
Universidade do Minho (UM)

EXPL/EMS-TRA/1143/2012

Cyclop - Cycloidal Propeller for Low Reynolds Number Applications
José Carlos Páscoa Marques
Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI)

EXPL/EMS-SIS/0617/2012

Condition Monitoring and Maintenance Planning of Wind Parks
Jorge José de Magalhães Mendes
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP/IPP)

EXPL/EMS-SIS/0879/2012

Heat Transfer and Friction Factor of Fe3O4 Doped Carbon Nanotubes Dispersed in Water and Glycol mixture in Double Pipe U-bend heat exchanger with inserts
Syam Sundar Lingala
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

RECI/EMS-ENE/0109/2012

Searching New Stir Processing Solutions and Applications
Dulce Maria Esteves Rodrigues
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

RECI/EMS-TEC/0338/2012

Laser welding infrastructure to upgrade industrial applications
Rosa Maria Mendes Miranda
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL)

RECI/EMS-SIS/0147/2012

Dynamics of INterfacial transport phenomenA in MIcro scale energy Conversion Systems
Antonio Luis Nobre Moreira
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

EXCL/EMS-ENE/0230/2012

Forest fire prevention and protection on wildland-urban interface
António Rui de Almeida Figueiredo
Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial (ADAI)

EXCL/EMS-ENE/0325/2012

BIFURCATING JETS: fundamental study and application to jet fans
Carlos Frederico Neves Bettencourt da Silva
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

EXCL/EMS-ENE/0505/2012

Redox Flow Batteries to Micro Electric Energy Storage
João Luis Toste de Azevedo
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

EXCL/EMS-PRO/0084/2012

Development of a cohesive zone model for adhesive joints that includes environment and fatigue degradation
Lucas da Silva
INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial (INEGI/UP)

EXCL/EMS-PRO/0413/2012

Fatigue life prediction in reinforced plastics
Luís Manuel Pires Martins Abreu
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/EMS-ENE/1839/2012

Sustainable mobility: Perspectives for the future of biofuel production
Ana Cristina Ramos de Oliveira Justino
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/2044/2012

Mixed formulations and meshless methods for the analysis of laminated composite plates
Ferreira Antonio Joaquim Mendes
INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial (INEGI/UP)

PTDC/EMS-PRO/3148/2012

Damage tolerance analysis in lightweight aeronautical alloys
LUÍS FILIPE PIRES BORREGO
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/0777/2012

Modeling and control of twist springback for complex advanced high strength steel products
Juan Liao
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/0899/2012

Development of Isogeometric (IGA) Formulations for the Numerical Simulation of Plastic Forming Processes
ROBERTT ÂNGELO FONTES VALENTE
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/1805/2012

Experimental and Numerical Simulation Analysis in the Optimisation of Warm Forming of lightweight advanced sheet materials
Marta Cardoso Oliveira
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/EMS-TEC/2404/2012

Mechanical and microstructural behaviour of advanced high strength steels sheets under monotonic and complex deformation paths
Augusto Luís Barros Lopes
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/EMS-SIS/3255/2012

Improving the Acoustic Performance of the Portuguese Guitar
Octávio José Patrício Fernandes Inácio
Instituto Politécnico do Porto (IPP)

EXCL/EMS-PRO/0103/2012

Gear transmissions of high tribological efficiency and reliability
Jorge Humberto de Oliveira Seabra
INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial (INEGI/UP)

EXCL/EMS-TEC/0460/2012

Multi-material laser sintering for the production of Functional Graded Structures
FILIPE SAMUEL CORREIA PEREIRA DA SILVA
Universidade do Minho (UM)

RECI/EMS-ENE/0170/2012

Durability of solar thermal collectors
TERESA FERNANDA MENDONÇA MARQUES DA CUNHA DIAMANTINO
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG)