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Engenharia e investigação industrial:
Oportunidades para sistemas técnicos complexos
A+, “Advanced Training and Industrial Research for Complex Engineering Systems”
Uma Iniciativa promovida pelo CEIIA,
com o Centro de Estudos em Inovação, Tecnologia e Políticas de Desenvolvimento, IN+
em colaboração com:
IDMEC/LAETA na FEUP, Porto
IDMEC/LAETA e ISR/LARSyS, no IST, Lisboa
E os programas de doutoramento em:
“Engineering Design and Advanced Manufacturing, EDAM-LTI”,
Programa MIT - Portugal
“Engineering and Public PoLicy, EPP“, Programa Carnegie Mellon - Portugal
Financiado pelo Programa ON.2
Novembro, 2014

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Background Note
A+ aims to build capacity through industrial research and expert competence building with a main
focus on industrial aeronautics, but with potential applications in other areas of complex engineering
systems, including Oil&Gas field services and urban systems. It is a project-based initiative, focused on
the North of Portugal, building capacity in CEIIA, and it is expected to foster and promote new
industry-science relationships, involving end-users, technology-based firms and academic research
groups. It considers three main parts, as follows:
 Aeronautic engineering:
o Aeroacoustics – Promoting new skills for future engineering challenges
o New challenges for aeronautics design
 Technologies and systems for oil field services – looking ahead
 Urban mobility and sensors stimulating smarter citizens
1. Rationale
Thematic Areas under development through A+ have been identified with a focus on engineering
design and system thinking, building on trans-disciplinary research with a strong application-driven
orientation. At the short-term (i.e., during 2014), it is expected that the proposed Thematic Areas
open a few selected activities in both specialized and horizontal fields of application, to serve as the
initial phase for a medium-term program (2015-2020) with the following main goals:
 Aeronautics 1: Fixed wing analysis and design
o Analysis and Optimization for weight, noise reduction and safety
o Stress Analysis and Stress Checking Activities for mechanisms and components
o Design for manufacturing: lean design methods under increased uncertainty
 Aeronautics 2: Helicopter systems and rotary wing analysis and design
o Analysis and Optimization for weight reduction
o Noise reduction, Safety and reliability analysis
o Aero-acoustics optimization and cabin design
 Oil&Gas: subsea technologies for oil exploration
o Analysis and optimization of specific technologies (drilling, ..)
o Safety and reliability analysis
 Urban technologies and systems: sensors and information
o Sensoring technologies and optimization of specific systems
o Safety and reliability analysis
o Man-machine interfaces
 Engineering Systems: Systems design and management
o System optimization, integration and fault-finding in complex operations
o Cyber-physical systems and security
 Technology management enterprise: Aeronautical and Oil&Gas industries
o Technical change, knowledge integration and supply chain analysis: Identification of
opportunities for industrialization under increased uncertainty
o Human resources and systems of competence building
o Design for manufacturing
o Risk Governance and industrialization patterns under increased uncertainty
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 Engineering design:
o Metallic and composite design;
o New and novel materials for sustainable design
o Designing low-weight structures
o Kinematic simulations
 Structural analysis and aerodynamics:
o Aeroacoustics
o Vibration reduction
o Fatigue analysis
o Static and dynamic Finite Element Modelling
 Advanced manufacturing systems:
o High-end rapid manufacturing technologies
o Production of composite, metallic and rapid prototyping components
o Micro-tooling and manufacturing
o Nano-structures
 Systems and avionics:
o Aircraft systems
o Navigation systems (all weather)
o System integration and fault-finding
o Terrain mapping and image recognition
 Information networking, design and security, and related software engineering:
o Optimization of information systems in complex operations in aeronautics
o Cyber-physical systems and security
o Man-machine interfaces
 Testing:
o Static and fatigue tests
o Non-destructive testing
o Certification
 Dynamics of technical change and innovation:
o Governance of emerging technological risks
o Knowledge integration and supply chain analysis
o Managing human resources for competence building
o Identification of opportunities for industrialization
These and other potential technological areas and related collaborative efforts are being
implemented in a way to allow the continuous monitoring and evaluation of the program, as well as
launching new areas of advanced training and industrial research (i.e., “application-driven), whenever
they rely in well documented technological principles and relevant problems to foster the
involvement of CEIIA and Portugal in emerging aeronautical and other areas.
This includes considering the management of technological innovation in terms of facilitating the
creation of new industries, by promoting strategic visions for public and private ventures and
developing the necessary skills to help developing collaborations for technological innovation at an
international level.
It should be noted that the Thematic Areas listed in this document are expected to serve as training
“test beds” for developing a specific advanced training action in 2014. The main goal is to identify
opportunities and main challenges towards the implementation of a specialization program, leading
to a “Master degree”, on “Technology Management Enterprise” aimed to train future industry experts
and leaders, offering the opportunity to study advanced engineered systems for industrial
applications.
Table 1 lists the Thematic Areas considered in the first year of the A+ initiative, together with the
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 Industrially oriented research projects, involving new research fellowships at CEIIA and joint
research teams with academic researchers and external experts, as well as end-users;
 Short courses, Workshops, Conferences;
 Internal Work Process, including specific tasks associated with teamwork, discussion groups,
and expert workshops at CEIIA and associated university groups.
Table 1. List of Thematic Areas and main instruments being developed during the first year of the A+
Initiative (2014)
TA Thematic Areas Industrial Research
Project
Short courses,
Workshops,
Conferences
Internal Work
Process:
team work,
discussion groups,
expert workshops,
academic thesis
Potential
application to
end-users
A Metal Additive
Manufacturing
(AERO)
P1. Promoting novel
design concepts with
metal additive
manufacturing for
industrial aeronautics:
a Deterministic and
Stochastic
Multidisciplinary Design
Optimization
 Dissemination
workshop
 CEIIA Intl
Conference
 Joint research
team
 Discussion
group at CEIIA
 Expert
workshops
 Master thesis
to be attracted
Embraer,
UAVision,
Dynaero
B Noise Reduction
(AERO)
P2. Improving cabin
noise environment -
optimizing structural
and vibro-acoustic
behaviour of flow-
excited composite
aircraft panels
 Dissemination
workshop
 CEIIA Intl
Conference
 Joint research
team
 Discussion
group at CEIIA
 Expert
workshops
 Master thesis
to be attracted
Embraer,
Dassault
P.4 Developing and
adapting FAST for
Helicopter Noise
Prediction and
Reduction.
 Dissemination
workshop
 CEIIA Intl
Conference
 Joint research
team
 Discussion
group at CEIIA
 Expert
workshops
 Master thesis
to be attracted
AgustaWestland
Uavision
C Crash for safety
(AERO)
P3. Crashworthiness of
helicopter subfloor
structures – improving
design solutions with
ultra-lightweight
composite materials
 Dissemination
workshop
 CEIIA Intl
Conference
 Joint research
team
 Discussion
group at CEIIA
 Expert
workshops
 Master thesis
to be attracted
AgustaWestland
Airbus
Helicopters
D Lean Design
(AERO)
----- Towards Lean Design of
industrial aeronautical
products.
To be developed:
 Dissemination
workshop
 Expert
workshops
RR
Embraer,
Dassault,
AgustaWestland
E UAV reliability
(AERO)
----- UAV - structural
dynamics and systems
engineering.
 Expert
workshops
UAVision

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To be developed:
 Dissemination
workshop
F Subsea technologies
for oil and gas
(OIL&GAS)
P5. Technologies and oil
field services – looking
ahead
 Dissemination
workshop
 CEIIA Intl
Conference
 CHALLENGE to be
launched
 Joint research
team
 Discussion
group at CEIIA
 Expert
workshops
 Master thesis
to be attracted
FMC
G Urban Sensing and
Mobility
(Urban)
P6. Urban sensors
stimulating smarter
citizens – “The five
minutes city”
 Dissemination
workshop
 CEIIA Intl
Conference
 CHALLENGE to be
launched
 Joint research
team
 Discussion
group at CEIIA
 Expert
workshops
 Master thesis
to be attracted
CMP
P7. On electric vehicles
environmental and
economic impact and
related technological
trajectories in the
production of batteries,
transmission and e-
motors
 Dissemination
workshop
 CEIIA Intl
Conference
 Joint research
team
 Discussion
group at CEIIA
 Expert
workshops
 Master thesis
to be attracted
H Material Systems and
cost modelling
(AERO)
P8. Towards novel
composite bonding
solutions for industrial
applications:
Hybrid CFRP / Metallic
Foils
for High Performance
Bolted Joints Structural
Analysis and Cost
Model
 Dissemination
workshop
 CEIIA Intl
Conference
 Joint research
team
 Discussion
group at CEIIA
 Expert
workshops
 Master thesis
to be attracted
Airbus
DLR
P9. Improving material
selection in the early-
phases of New Product
Development Projects
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I Industrialization under
uncertainty
(AERO+ OIL&GAS)
P10. Managing
emerging technologies
under increasing
uncertainty in industrial
aeronautics
 Dissemination
workshop
 CEIIA Intl
Conference
 Joint research
team
 Discussion
group at CEIIA
 Expert
workshops
 Master thesis
to be attracted
Embraer
11. Promoting suppliers
value chains and
Industrialization
policies in industrial
aeronautics under
increasing uncertainty
Embraer
P12. South Oil&Gas
Observatory
ANP; ONIP;
Petrobras,
GALP, Technip
2. Industrial Research Projects
Most of the Thematic Areas considered in the first year of the A+ initiative are being implemented
through new industrially oriented research projects, involving new research fellowships at CEIIA and
joint research teams with academic researchers and external experts, as well as end-users.
Twelve projects were selected for the first year of the A+ initiative and Table 2 describes the teams
involved and the main instruments being used to foster the impact of each project. Potential
application to end-users is also identified.
Table 2. List of R&D projects being developed during the first year of the A+ Initiative (2014)
P Title Research team Potential
application to
end-users
A+
Research
fellowship
(CEIIA)
Other
Research
fellowship
Others at
CEIIA
A+
coordination
team
Academic
supervision
1 Promoting novel design
concepts with metal
additive manufacturing
for industrial
aeronautics: a
Deterministic and
Stochastic
Multidisciplinary Design
Optimization
José
Azevedo
___ Marta
Henriques,
Camilo
Marçal,
Sara Lopez,
Navid
Seydali,
Antonio
Toscano
Rui Santos,
IN+
JP Mortágua,
CEIIA
Suleman, IST
Fernando Lau,
José Lobo
Vau, IST
Nuno Alves,
CDRSP
Embraer,
UAVision,
Dynaero
2 Improving cabin noise
environment -
optimizing structural
and vibro-acoustic
behaviour of flow-
excited composite
aircraft panels
Yoann Lage ___ Camilo
Marçal,
Gonçalo
Pereira,
Flávio Melo,
Navid
Seydali
Rui Santos,
IN+
JP Mortágua,
CEIIA
Luis Faria, IST
A.L. Araújo,
IST
J. Rocha,
Carleton
AgustaWestland
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3 Crashworthiness of
helicopter subfloor
structures – improving
design solutions with
ultra-lightweight
composite materials
Pedro Talaia ___ Luis
Pinheiro
Navid
Seydali
Rui Santos,
IN+
JP Mortágua,
CEIIA
P. Camanho,
FEUP
T. Marques,
FEUP
AgustaWestland
Dynaero
4
Developing and
adapting FAST for
Helicopter Noise
Prediction and
Reduction.
Ana Vieira ___ Luis Cruz,
Gonçalo
Pereira,
Bernard
Guibert
Rui Santos,
IN+
JP Mortágua,
CEIIA
Fernando Lau,
IST
AgustaWestland
UAVision
5 Technologies and oil
field services – looking
ahead
Miguel
Matos
___ Luis
Pinheiro
Miguel Vaz
Artur Costa,
CEIIA
A. Sarmento,
WavEC
António
Pascoal,
IST/ISR
FMC
6 Urban sensors
stimulating smarter
citizens – “The five
minutes city”
Gonçalo
Salazar
___ André Dias,
Vasco Rio
JP Silva, IN+
B. Ribeiro,
CEIIA
M. Heitor, IST
JP Costeira,
IST
JP Gomes, IST
Luis Sousa, IST
Câmara
Municipal do
Porto
7 On electric vehicles
environmental and
economic impact and
related technological
trajectories in the
production of batteries,
transmission and e-
motors
---- Alessandro
Giordano
---- Rui Santos,
IN+
B. Ribeiro,
CEIIA
M. Heitor, IST ----
8 Towards novel
composite bonding
solutions for industrial
applications:
Hybrid CFRP / Metallic
Foils
for High Performance
Bolted Joints Structural
Analysis and Cost
Model
---- João Lopes Tânia
Estevão,
Ana
Oliveira,
Camilo
Marçal
Rui Santos,
IN+
JP Mortágua,
CEIIA
M. Freitas, IST
P. Camanho,
FEUP
Airbus
DLR
9 Improving material
selection in the early-
phases of New Product
Development Projects
---- Elçin Calado Tânia
Estevão,
Marta
Henriques,
Cristiana
Pereira,
Camilo
Marçal,
Navid
Seydali
Rui Santos,
IN+
JP Mortágua,
CEIIA
Arlindo Silva,
IST
Marco Leite,
IST
Embraer,
Dynaero
10 Managing emerging
technologies under
increasing uncertainty
in industrial aeronautics
---- Anabela
Reis
---- Rui Santos,
IN+
JP Mortágua,
CEIIA
M. Heitor, IST
M. Amaral,
IST
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11 Promoting suppliers
value chains and
Industrialization
policies in industrial
aeronautics under
increasing uncertainty
---- Joana
Mendonça
---- Rui Santos,
IN+
JP Mortágua,
CEIIA
M. Heitor, IST Embraer
12 South Oil&Gas
Observatory
---- Daniel
Seeger,
Diogo
Santiago,
Guilherme
Farinha
___ JP Silva, Rui
Santos, IN+
Artur Costa,
CEIIA
M. Heitor, IST ANP, ONIP,
Petrobras,
GALP, FMC,
Technip