Engineering Research Centers

Engineering Research Center for the Aerial Mobility of the Future (FLYMOV)
Goal: To conduct high-quality research on innovative topics with the potential to contribute to the competitiveness of Brazil’s aerospace industry in the coming decades
Coordinator: Domingos A. Rade
Host Institution: Aeronautics Institute of Technology (ITA)
Business partner: Embraer

www.flymov.com.br
+55 12 3947-5900
contato.flymov@ita.br

FAPESP Process 2021/11258-5
Term: Jan 2023 to Dec 2027

Launched by FAPESP in 2023, FLYMOV is a world-class research center comprising Embraer as a high-technology company and a team of distinguished researchers from ITA, UNICAMP and the University of São Paulo’s São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC-USP). We also collaborate closely with institutions abroad. We offer adequate outstanding research infrastructure and human resources for the long-term, far-reaching investigations needed to overcome the challenges to aerial mobility in the coming decades.

The main challenges are the need to reduce air pollution and noise, increase efficiency, and make manufacturing and fabrication processes more environmentally friendly, as well as the growing demand for novel aircraft adapted to operate in urban environments and for short-range travel.

Other important goals include training highly qualified researchers, knowledge transfer to industrial companies, and diffusion of knowledge to other sectors of society.

Five research lines will be the focus for the first phase of FLYMOV, each involving a team of researchers from academic institutions and engineers from Embraer, with strong participation by undergraduates, graduate students and post doctoral fellows. The total number of researchers is around 130.

Given the complexity and diversity of research topics, FLYMOV is regarded by its partners as an efficient and sustainable means of
conducting long-term, highly challenging R&D projects to build the aerial mobility of the future.
 

RESEARCH AREAS

1. Machine Control for Electric Propulsion.
2. Aeropropulsion Integration in Electric Aircraft.
3. Methods for Decision Making in Autonomous Systems.
4. Advanced Design for Metallic Additive Manufacturing.
5. Intelligent Aircraft Final Assembly.

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

Engineering Center for Aerial Mobility of the Future starts operating
Established by FAPESP and Embraer at the Aeronautical Technology Institute (ITA), ERC-AMF will conduct research on innovative topics with the potential to contribute to the competitiveness of Brazil’s aerospace industry

BV-FAPESP:
https://bv.fapesp.br/en/auxilios/110632/