Research topics:
Material characterization
Polymers
Composite materials
Material joining processes
Adhesive joints
Finite element method
Fracture mechanics
Cohesive zone models
Extended finite element method
Advanced manufacturing systems
Flexible production
Automation and robotics
Industrial design
Underwater robotics
Core shear stresses for 4-point bending test in sandwich structures (M.Sc. thesis of Miguel Queirós, ISEP, 2021)
Double spiral cutting machine for Bowden cable fabrication (M.Sc. thesis of André Barbosa, ISEP and Ficocables, 2020)
von Mises stresses installed in the structure of a press bender with double actuator system (M.Sc. thesis of Diogo Costa, ISEP and ADIRA, 2022)