This paper reports the design and development of an artificial multifunction foot to duplicate and test in laboratory, among other applications, a human foot with the purpose to test and evaluate the performance of footwear ...

This work deals with the design and development of an experimental apparatus that allows the tribological characterization of the dental mastication human activity, namely in what concerns the friction and wear phenomena. ...

This presentation concerns to the development of a centrifugal casting equipment to produce engine pistons with gradient of properties. Pistons require different properties in different areas of their body, such as high ...