Topics


Topic 1

Optimal Structural Design of a Scaled Light Rail Vehicle

Hugo Magalhães
Hugo Magalhães

Invited Assistant Professor and specialist in railway dynamics

Virgínia Infante
Virgínia Infante

Full Professor and specialist in mechanics of materials

Topic 2

Optimal Suspension Design of a Scaled Light Rail Vehicle

Hugo Magalhães
Hugo Magalhães

Invited Assistant Professor and specialist in railway dynamics

Virgínia Infante
Virgínia Infante

Full Professor and specialist in mechanics of materials

Topic 3

Dedicated Solar Panel Mechanism Design for Rail Vehicles

Hugo Magalhães
Hugo Magalhães

Invited Assistant Professor and specialist in railway dynamics

Horácio Fernandes
Horácio Fernandes

Associate Professor and specialist in electronic instrumentation

Topic 4

Propulsion System Design for Minimizing Wheel-Rail Damage

João Fernandes
João Fernandes

Assistant Professor and specialist in design of electrical machines

Hugo Magalhães
Hugo Magalhães

Invited Assistant Professor and specialist in railway dynamics

Topic 5

Regenerative Braking System Design for Solar-Powered Rail Vehicles

Horácio Fernandes
Horácio Fernandes

Associate Professor and specialist in electronic instrumentation

João Fernandes
João Fernandes

Assistant Professor and specialist in design of electrical machines

Topic 6

Energy Management of a Scaled Solar-Powered Rail Vehicles

Patrícia Batista
Patrícia Batista

Principal Researcher at IN+ Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research

Horácio Fernandes
Horácio Fernandes

Associate Professor and specialist in electronic instrumentation

Topic 7

Operational Autonomous Driving Design of a Solar-Powered Rail Vehicle

Alberto Vale
Alberto Vale

Assistant Professor and specialist in mobile robotics

João Fernandes
João Fernandes

Assistant Professor and specialist in design of electrical machines

Topic 8

Reliability Analysis of a Solar-Powered Rail Vehicle Service

António Andrade
António Andrade

Associate Professor and specialist in statistical and reliability engineering

Alberto Vale
Alberto Vale

Assistant Professor and specialist in mobile robotics

Topic 9

Aesthetic Design for Optimal Rail Passengers Seat Layout

Frederico Francisco
Frederico Francisco

Invited Assistant Professor and specialist in railways

Virginia Infante
Virginia Infante

Full Professor and specialist in mechanics of materials

Topic 10

Ausculation of Track Irregularities via On-Board Sensing in a Scaled Railway Vehicle

Hugo Magalhães
Hugo Magalhães

Invited Assistant Professor and specialist in railway dynamics

Susana Vieira
Susana Vieira

Associate Professor

Topic 11

Regenerative braking in view of passenger comfort

Hugo Magalhães
Hugo Magalhães

Invited Assistant Professor and specialist in railway dynamics

Horácio Fernandes
Horácio Fernandes

Associate Professor and specialist in electronic instrumentation

Topic 12

Electric Traction Performance Assessment of a Scaled Solar-Powered

Horácio Fernandes
Horácio Fernandes

Associate Professor and specialist in electronic instrumentation

João Fernandes
João Fernandes

Assistant Professor and specialist in design of electrical machines

Topic 13

Structural Health Monitoring System for a Scaled Lightweight Locomotive

Alberto Vale
Alberto Vale

Assistant Professor and specialist in mobile robotics

Virginia Infante
Virginia Infante

Full Professor and specialist in mechanics of materials

Topic 14

Fully differentiable global and reduceds virtual models for structural behaviour assessment

Francisco Sousa
Francisco Sousa

Invited Assistant Professor

João Pagaimo
João Pagaimo