Research

Advanced Materials

Polymers, fibers, ceramics, composites, biomaterials and their properties and characterization

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Processing of advanced materials. Aluminum alloy, composites and polymers.

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Evaluation CFRP panel for milling process regarding machining conditions and delamination.

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Drilled honeycomb panel during the quality inspection by Coordinated Measurement Machine. 

3Dbio.jpgExtrusion-based 3D bioprinting for scaffold fabrication. Pneumatic extrusion gelling process of polycaprolactone base material. 

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Additive-manufactured 0-90º scaffold for mechanical characterization.

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Design of a special geometry for scaffold applications.

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Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)

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Evaluation of CFRP machining by SEM

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Fillets of adhesive applied by robot.

Additive Manufacturing

Materials, design, fabrication, mechanics and modeling, simulation, technologies, and applications

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3D bioprinting of PLC + ACP for bone regeneration in attention to health field.

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Experimental trials on a single-extrusion machine for additive manufacturing research.

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Single-screw extrusion machine for additive manufacturing of filaments in polymer and composites.

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Finite Element Analysis (FEA) applied on a 3D bio-printed customized scaffold for bone regeneration. 

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Robotized Additive Manufacturing cell

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3D Printing with a robotic additive manufacturing cell

Automation

Prospection, development of systems, integration, applications, and trade study analyzes

Installation and setup of Robotized Machining Cell (MRC) at UFSCar Lab by our partner Nova Tecnologia company.

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Conceptual design of Robotized Machining Cell in CAD Solidworks for Digital Twin applications and Offline Programming tasks.

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RX160 Stäubli integrated robot, assembled and instrumented at applied engineering laboratory of UFSCar for process monitoring.

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First fabricated part assisted by full-monitored instrumentation systems on RMC. 

Multidisciplinar research team of professors, researchers, students and partners.

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Design and manufacturing of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for production supplies at heights. 

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Operational trials of the customized UAV inside the hangar of Federal Institute of Sao Carlos (IFSP), Sao Carlos - Brazil.

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UAV research team joined for a picture.

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Undergraduate students hands-on for the assembly of a bioinspired hexapod robot.

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Hexapod robot assembled and ready for applications.

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1wire technology for monitoring and traceability of tools. 

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Robotized sensing force end-effector