A5015940339- Design Education and Practice
- Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
- Product Development and Customization
- Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites
- Manufacturing Process and Optimization
- Material Selection and Properties
- Mechanical Behavior of Composites
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
- Engineering Education and Curriculum Development
- Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
- Nanotechnology research and applications
- Textile materials and evaluations
- Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research
- Color perception and design
- Structural Analysis of Composite Materials
- Plant Surface Properties and Treatments
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Mechatronics Education and Applications
- Epoxy Resin Curing Processes
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Sustainable Design and Development
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Technology Assessment and Management
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Smart Grid Security and Resilience
Singapore University of Technology and Design
2016-2024
Agency for Science, Technology and Research
2022
University of Lisbon
2003-2020
Granta Design (United Kingdom)
2012-2020
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa
2000-2016
Instituto Superior Técnico
2000-2014
Materials Design (France)
2013
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e Desenvolvimento
1995
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect a sealing protective treatment on water absorption and mechanical properties acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)-printed parts by fused deposition modelling. Protective products include aqueous acetone solutions with different concentrations, polyurethane wood sealer acrylic-based varnish. Design/methodology/approach Open porosity was estimated coefficient total amount retained, obtained from tests. Mechanical characterization...
Abstract A low‐cost and feasible method to fabricate three‐dimensional (3D) hierarchical composites composed of CoSe 2 nanoparticles embedded in rice‐derived hard carbon (HC) interconnected with nanotubes (CNTs) is devised this study. The deployment the elecrode has provided a very high rate capacity, which crucial for sodium‐ion commercialization. HC CNTs further provides 3D structure effective shortening diffusion paths both electrons Na + ions, offering abundance active sodium storage...
Cork is a material of great value to the Portuguese economy. Unfortunately, its use still restricted traditional areas, with agglomerate form in particular not being used full potential. The objective this article analyze viability using cork-based as core materials sandwich structures aeronautical and aerospace applications. proposed because isolation properties (both thermal acoustic) there no significant performance loss, when compared currently materials. It presents other advantages,...
In this paper, we conduct a brief revision of the state-of-the-art on vegetable fibre-reinforced composite applications in automotive industry. We then present some results for dynamic characterisation an auto part made jute fibres and equivalent one traditional glass fibres, where increase damping is most evident. An inverse method based free vibration response plate specimens also applied to estimate damped material parameters composites. The obtained are compared with ones fibre future...
Recently, stretchable micro-supercapacitors (MSCs) that can be easily integrated into electronic devices have attracted research and industrial attentions. In this work, three-dimensional (3D) MSCs with an octet-truss electrode (OTE) design been demonstrated by a rapid digital light processing (DLP) process. The 3D-printed structure is beneficial for electrode-electrolyte interface formation consequently increases the number of ions adsorbed on surface. designed achieve high capacitance as...
Abstract Product development is the set of activities starting with perception a market need and ending in production sale new product satisfying that need. Broadly speaking, it process should follow structured methodology, if certain level effectiveness efficacy envisaged. In Portuguese industrial environment, there is, general, weak this methodology. Even when exists, hardly integrated company's culture related processes. university engineering degrees curricula, very little integration...
Economic use of early-stage prototyping is paramount importance to companies engaged in the development innovative products, services, and systems because it directly impacts their bottom line. There likewise a need understand dimensions, lenses that make up an economic profile prototypes. Yet, there little reliable understanding how resources expended views dimensionality across translate into value. To help practitioners, designers, researchers leverage most economically, we seek tradeoff...
AbstractEngineering design is known as an answer to ill-defined problem. As any problem, it can never be completely right or absolutely wrong. The methods that universities use teach engineering design, a consequence of this, suffer from the same fate. However, accumulated experience with 'chalk and talk' teaching tradition has led reality in which employers fresh graduates are not happy engineers they getting. Part their complaints related inability recently graduate work problems where...
This study aims to understand how information in design briefs affects the creativity of outcomes. We tested this during a Collaborative Sketching (C-Sketch) ideation exercise with first-year undergraduate student designers. focus on four types stimuli—quantitative requirements, visual example (video), physical example, and contextual information—and we measure according three metrics—novelty, appropriateness, usability either participants’ gender or diversity groups. The findings suggest...