Introduction

This peer‑reviewed journal, published by Springer on behalf of Brazil’s ABCM, showcases interdisciplinary research in mechanical engineering, emphasizing science, technology, and design—including interfaces with physics and applied mathematics—through formats like full-length articles, reviews, letters, and book critiques.

Editorial Board

Editors-In-Chief

Marcelo A. Savi, PhD, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Angela O. Nieckele, PhD, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Associate Editors

• Ahmad Arabkoohsar, PhD, Aalborg University, Denmark
• Helon Vicente Hultmann Ayala, PhD, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Brazil
• Aurélio L. Araújo, PhD, University of Lisboa – Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
• André T. Beck, PhD, University of São Paulo, Brazil
• Marta Berardengo, PhD, University of Genoa, Italy
• Wallace Moreira Bessa, PhD, University of Turku, Finland
• Marco Lucio Bittencourt, PhD, University of Campinas, Brazil
• Lincoln Cardoso Brandão, PhD, Federal University of São João del-Rei, Brazil
• Diego Carou, PhD, University of Vigo, Spain
• Monica Carvalho, PhD, Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil
• Aldemir Aparecido Cavalini Junior, PhD, Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil
• Samuel da Silva, PhD, São Paulo State University, Brazil
• Alberto Di Matteo, PhD, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy
• Henara Costa, PhD, Federal University of Rio Grande, Brazil
• Daniel Onofre de Almeida Cruz, PhD, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Adriano Fabro, PhD, University of Brasilia, Brazil
• Francis Henrique Ramos França, PhD, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
• Erick de Moraes Franklin, PhD, University of Campinas, Brazil
• Luben Cabezas-Gómez, PhD, University of São Paulo, Brazil
• Rogério Sales Gonçalves, PhD, Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil
• Jovana Jovanova, PhD, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
• Santosh Kapuria, PhD, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
• Sebastian Pablo Machado, PhD, Universidad Tecnologica Nacional, Argentina
• Jarir Mahfoud, PhD, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées INSA Lyon, France
• Elisabetta Manconi, PhD, Univeristy of Parma, Italy
• Mário Eduardo Santos Martins, PhD, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil
• Marco Antonio Meggiolaro, PhD, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• André Luiz Amarante Mesquita, PhD, Federal University of Pará, Brazil
• Gilmar Mompean, PhD, Université de Liille, France
• Luciano Pessanha Moreira, PhD, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil
• Celso Kazuyuki Morooka, PhD, University of Campinas, Brazil
• Ehsan Noroozinejad Farsangi, PhD, The University of British Columbia, Canada
• Pedro Manuel Calas Lopes Pacheco, PhD, Federal Center for Technological Education of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Regiane Fortes Patella, PhD, Université Grenoble Alpes, France
• Samikkannu Raja, PhD, CSIR – National Aerospace Laboratories, India
• João Marciano Laredo dos Reis, PhD, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil
• Guilherme Borges Ribeiro, PhD, Technological Institute of Aeronautics, Brazil
• Ushasi Roy, PhD, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India
• Emiliano Rustighi, PhD, University of Trento, Italy
• Sunetra Sarkar, PhD, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India
• Emílio Carlos Nelli Silva, PhD, University of São Paulo, Brazil
• Maira Martins da Silva, PhD, University of São Paulo, Brazil
• Zilda de Castro Silveira, PhD, University of São Paulo, Brazil
• Adriano Almeida Gonçalves Siqueira, PhD, University of São Paulo, Brazil
• Edson J. Soares, PhD, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil
• Adriano Fagali de Souza, PhD, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
• Lucas Lisboa Vignoli, PhD, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Xinyan Wang, PhD, Brunel University London, United Kingdom
• William Wolf, PhD, University of Campinas, Brazil
• Haoshui Yu, PhD, Aalborg University, Denmark
• Wael Zaki, PhD, Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates

Advisory Board

• Paulo E. Arratia, PhD, University of Philadelphia, USA
• Luiz Bevilacqua, PhD, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Hector Daniel Ceniceros, PhD, University of Santa Barbara, USA
• Carlos E.S. Cesnik, PhD, University of Michigan, USA
• Francisco Ricardo Cunha, PhD, University of Brasilia, Brazil
• J. Paulo Davim, PhD, University of Aveiro, Portugal
• Fernando Tavares de Pinho, PhD, University of Porto, Portugal
• Antonio J.M. Ferreira, PhD, University of Porto, Portugal
• Átila Pantaleão Silva Freire, PhD, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Edwardo F. Fukushima, PhD, Tokyo University of Technology, Japan
• Peter Hagedorn, PhD, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
• Günter Höhne, PhD, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany
• José M. Saiz Jabardo, PhD, University of La Coruña, Spain
• Clovis Raimundo Maliska, PhD, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
• Paulo R. de Souza Mendes, PhD, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Paulo Eigi Miyagi, PhD, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Paulo Cesar Morais, PhD, Catholic University of Brasilia, Brazil
• Aristeu Silveira Neto, PhD, Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil
• Fernando Alves Rochinha, PhD, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Michael Vynnycky, PhD, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
• Paulo Waltrich, PhD, Louisiana State University, USA
• Hans Ingo Weber, PhD, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Aims & Scope

• Mechanical Engineering

• Development & Design

• Interdisciplinary Interfaces

• Other branches of engineering

• Physics

• Applied Mathematics