General
ExpertiseThe INEGI - Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering from the University of Porto is an industry-oriented Research and Technology Organization considered one of the most effective in transforming R&D investment in economic and social value. INEGI’s current activity in the surface transports area, and particularly concerning the automotive sector, explores innovative approaches to enable greener, safer and more competitive solutions tackling knowledge from multidisciplinary R&D areas, namely: - Materials Processing: Composites processing, metal casting, metal sheet forming, metal-composites hybridization, additive manufacturing, joining technologies, and material properties customization; - Advanced Monitoring and Structural Integrity: design, validation and inspection of mechanical structures; Instrumentation of systems, structures and components; custom advanced monitoring and inspection solutions; computer vision; design of quality control/assurance systems; numerical simulation of static and dynamic systems’ behaviour; failure analysis; custom mechanical validation; ageing tests; ND inspection; materials joining; - Mechanical Transmissions: Basic tribology on lubricated Hertzian contacts; Gear Tribology (low-loss torque gears, micro-cavitation damage models) and Bearing Tribology (effects of grease and oil formulations on friction loss of torque, wear, strength and reliability). Lubricants (grease, oil, water-based) to improve motor efficiency and reliability; - Vibrations and Acoustics: Numerical and experimental analysis of the vibration of structural elements with low degrees of freedom, in (non)linear regime; modal analysis; - Life Cycle Assessment: In-house developed digital data gathering inventory platform and tools and holistic methodologies for performance assessment of vehicle’s structural components or systems (such as storage systems, at cell, module and pack levels and the corresponding integration), in the operational, economic, environmental, and social vectors; Eco-Efficiency and Sustainability assessment methods based on primary datasets over the full TRL scale; - High-Performance Computational Tools: New design methods intertwining mechanical, electronic and computer engineering, under a common framework of cognitive decision-support systems based on algorithms for intelligent data modelling and optimization; - Ergonomics, Injury Biomechanics and Passive Safety. Participation in EU Projects and International ActivitiesRelevant projects with application in the transport / automotive sector: H2020 MAREWIND - MAterials solutions for cost Reduction and Extended service life on WIND off-shore facilities https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/952960
IClimaBuilt - Functional and advanced insulating and energy harvesting/storage materials across climate adaptive building envelopes https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/952886/es
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/869991
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/847121 INEGI coordination
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/768710 INEGI coordination
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/760779 INEGI coordination
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/685844
DeMAnD - Dynamic aircraft material property Database https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/717172
INSCAPE - In situ manufactured carbon-thermoplast curved stiffened panel https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/686894
ECO-COMPASS - Ecological and Multifunctional Composites for Application in Aircraft Interior and Secondary Structures https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/690638
MAESTRI - Energy and resource management systems for improved efficiency in the process industries. https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/680570
FP7 ENLIGHT - Enhanced Lightweight Design for application in structural vehicles parts of future volume produced Electric Vehicles. https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/314567
EUCARBON - European Space-Qualified Carbon Fibres and Pre-Impregnated Based Materials https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/284500 INEGI coordination
CleanSky II PASSARO - caPAbilities for innovative Structural and functional teSting of AeROstructures Back | ![]() |