São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC)
University of São Paulo (USP)

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Research Lines

The Mechanical Engineering Graduate Program (PPGEM) of the São Carlos School of Engineering is composed of 4 main areas, covering twelve lines of research distributed as follow:

• Aeronautics
• Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics: Drag reduction; boundary layer, hydrodynamic instability, turbulence, active and passive control of the boundary layer; aerodynamic optimization, variable camber; computational fluid mechanics in compressible and incompressible flows; aerodynamics of road vehicles; experimental aerodynamics, design of wind tunnels; computational aeroacoustics, experimental aeroacoustics, low noise fans.
• Aeroelasticity, Flight Dynamics and Control: Computational aeroelasticity; unsteady aerodynamics; aeroelastic phenomena (flutter, buffeting, galloping, etc.); wind tunnel models; modal analysis; ground vibration tests; aeroservoelasticity; nonconventional control techniques in aeroservoelasticity; mathematical models of smart structures; application of new materials for active control of structures; smart materials; modeling and identification of flight dynamics; aircraft stability and control; aircraft performance; aircraft non-linear dynamics; aircraft guidance and piloting; flight simulators.
• Aeronautical Structures: Theoretical and experimental analysis of aeronautical structures; structures instability; structural joints; structures under impact; structural repairs; smart structures and materials; monitoring of structural integrity; models for predicting damage and failure in composite material structures; computational modeling of aeronautical structures using the Finite Element Method; theoretical and experimental analysis of materials and smart structures; structures in natural composites, biopolymers and biodegradable polymers.
• Dynamics and Mechatronics
• Mechatronics and Instrumentation: Data acquisition, conditioning and processing; Time and frequency metrology; Sensor networks; Knowledge extraction in databases; Real time systems; Sustainable production systems; Embedded systems; Critical systems; Industrial communication networks; Remote sensing in agricultural environments; Control system; Systems dynamics; Mechatronic assistive and rehabilitation systems; Interaction control; Robotic manipulation; Design and optimization of mechatronic systems; Mobile robots; Autonomous vehicles; Precision agriculture; Optical measurement and diagnosis techniques; Aerial robotics.
• Vibrations, Acoustics and Smart Structures: Analysis of linear and non-linear vibrations; Dynamic analysis using finite elements; Modal analysis; Characterization and modeling of transducers; Smart materials; Control of noise and vibrations; Development and analysis of energy recovery devices; Development of active bearings; Dynamics of structures with multi-physical coupling; Dynamics of rotating machines; Dynamic systems identification; Machine design optimization methods; Modeling of laminated and composite structures with electromechanical coupling; Microsystem design and analysis; Piezoelectric sensors and actuators; Correlation techniques in experiments; Vibroacoustics.
• Design, Materials and Manufacturing
• Manufacturing Automation: Study and development of automation; data acquisition and treatment systems in structured and unstructured production environments; study of sustainable production systems; self-guided vehicles for productive environments; sensors and actuators for precision agriculture; remote sensing in non-environment structured; communication and automation networks based on CAN protocol.
• Manufacturing Processes: Advanced or unconventional manufacturing processes (additive manufacturing, chemical machining, high-energy jet machining, high cutting speed, abrasive processes, plastic forming, EDM), machining scale (nano, micro, meso and macro machining ), process monitoring, process planning and manufacturing planning.
• Processing and Properties of Materials: Surface engineering (production and characterization of coatings, residual stress, crystallographic texture, tribology, microhardness, wear, adhesion, coating deposition methods), physical metallurgy (correlation between metallurgical manufacturing processes, transformations phase and the formation of microstructure, mechanical properties, residual stresses and crystallographic texture), heat treatments (simulation, optimization, improvement of mechanical properties).
• Mechanical Systems Design: Mechanical design based on integrated systems (construction of machines and devices, fine mechanics, instrumentation, metrology, design methodology, bearings), development of biomaterials (design of prostheses and orthoses in ceramics, polymer and composite, tests biocompatibility), additive manufacturing (constructive solutions for deposition machines), numerical and computational methods (continuum mechanics, finite elements, finite differences, linear and non-linear problems, fracture mechanics, coupled systems, non-homogeneous media with applications in composite materials and biological systems).
• Thermosciences and Fluid Mechanics
• Multiphase flows: Multiphase flows of gas-solid, gas-liquid, solid-liquid, liquid-liquid and gas-solid-liquid. Applications involving fluid mechanics of multiphase flows, including mathematical modeling, execution of experiments, and development of monitoring and control instrumentation.
• Heat and Mass Transfer: Mathematical modeling, conception and execution of experiments and development of instrumentation applied to highly efficient heat transfer processes involving nanotechnology and phase-change under conventional and micro-scale conditions. Development of high performance thermal management devices and heat exchangers.
• Thermal Systems and Energy: Mathematical modeling, conception and execution of experiments, development and proposition of innovative solutions applied to thermal systems for energy generation and conversion and cooling solutions based on conventional and renewable sources.