EDAM | Research

EDAM places a high priority on funding research projects that enhance the delivery of the courses in the two degree programs and enable new collaborations between Portuguese and MIT researchers and industrial affiliates.

The projects are based on the two main themes of the focus area: Engineering Design and Advanced Manufacturing. The fields of research include:

  • EDAM in automotive
  • EDAM in aeronautics
  • EDAM in medical devices and micromanufacturing
  • Integrated cost and life cycle considerations in engineering design and manufacturing
  • Sustainable solutions
  • Social and human aspects in engineering design and manufacturing

Industrial Partners

EDAM Automotive

Multifunctional moulded auto parts with RIMCDP technology

Fluidinova

Analysis and improvement of production lines

VW AutoEuropa

Increasing flexibility and collaboration in the automotive supply chain

Simoldes Plasticos

Flexible Information and Non-hierarchical Technologies for Complex Hierarchic Supply Chain Network

Development of integrated systems for smart interiors

TMG; FiberSensing; Sunviauto; Iber-Oleff

Assessment and development of integrated systems for electric vehicles

CEIIA

Lean, agile, resilient and green supply chain management

VW AutoEuropa; Delphi

New materials and solutions for next generation seats: from TGV to regional trains

Sunviauto

EDAM Aeronautics

New design concepts for aeronautical products welded by friction stir

TAP

Repair of aeronautical structures

TAP

Space Logistics

ESA

EDAM Medical Devices and Micromanufacturing

Wireless communication sensor networks for remote health monitoring

Casa de Saúde de Guimarães; Hospital Privado de Guimarães

Micromoulding: cost model and technological solutions

Celopplas

New technological solutions for smart cardiovascular medical devices

Shaping a biodegradable dream: chitosan based parts

Ceramed

Integrated Cost and Life Cycle in EDAM

Eco-efficient EDAM: systems approach to materials technology decision making

AMB3E

Lean design in product development

Rolls-Royce

Materials Selection Considering Technical Performance, Process Cost and Life Cycle Evaluation

Sodecia

Shifting the paradigm of plastic injection moulds: From Mould Design to Design the Mould's Life Cycle

MCGraça, Iber-Oleff

Golf Ball Picker Robot: path generation in unstructured environments towards multiple targets

SAR Robotics

Robustness of Lean Assembly Systems: The Effect of Variability

Iber-Oleff

Advances in mould laser technologies for high precision polymer based optical components

OLESA

Improving the design and performance of industrial laser cutting machines through the use of new structural composite materials and hybrid solutions

ADIRA

Sheet metal machine design and markets under uncertain future environments: cost based tools

ADIRA

Automatic Classification and Quality Control for Car Tires

Continental

Sustainable Solutions

ECODESIGN in Cork Applications for Nautical Products

MarKayaks

Renewable materials in electric vehicles - ReMEV

SEDACOR - JPS Cork Group

Social and Human Aspect in EDAM

Creativity in product development

MANO; Brisa

Designing the travel experience

Douro Azul, Caetano Bus