EAM3 - Materials, Manufacturing and Automation
Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering 3 area details
Overview
The EAM3 area encompasses materials science, manufacturing processes, and automation technologies, focusing on advanced materials and Industry 4.0 applications.
Research Areas
Materials Science
- Metallic materials
- Ceramic materials
- Polymer composites
- Nanomaterials
Manufacturing Processes
- Machining processes
- Casting and molding
- Welding technologies
- Surface engineering
Materials Processing and Characterization
- Heat treatment
- Microstructural analysis
- Mechanical testing
- Non-destructive testing
Advanced Materials
- Smart materials
- Bio-materials
- Aerospace materials
- High-performance alloys
Mechatronics
- Control systems
- Sensors and actuators
- Embedded systems
- Robotics
Industrial Automation
- PLC programming
- SCADA systems
- Process control
- Quality control
Advanced Manufacturing and Industry 4.0
- Additive manufacturing
- Digital manufacturing
- IoT in manufacturing
- Artificial intelligence applications
Representative
Professor: Rene F. B. Gonçalves
Permanent Faculty
Permanent Faculty
Research Lines:
- Data science
- Materials informatics
- Machine learning
- Natural language processing
Research Lines:
- Manufacturing processes
- Machining
- Additive manufacturing processes
Research Lines:
- Metal forming
- Metal alloy casting
- Superplasticity
- Physical metallurgy
Research Lines:
- Plasma processing
- Thin films
- Materials characterization
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- Manufacturing processes
- Machining
- Numerical control
- Management
Research Lines:
- Biomaterials
- Biomineralization
- Bioactive glasses
- Bioceramics
Research Lines:
- Chemical propulsion
- Explosives and pyrotechnics
Research Lines:
- Microstructural characterization
- Phase transformations
- Steels and ferrous alloys
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- Mechatronics
- Industrial automation
- Product development
Research Lines:
- Plasma immersion ion implantation
- Shape-memory effect
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- Chemical propulsion
- Reactive molecular dynamics
- Energetic materials
Research Lines:
- Mechatronics
- Collaborative Robotics & Computer Vision
- Intelligent Systems
- Manufacturing automation systems integration
Laboratories
- Materials Laboratory
- Manufacturing Laboratory
- Automation Laboratory
- Additive Manufacturing Lab
Industry Partnerships
- Embraer
- Siemens
- Bosch
- Brazilian manufacturing companies