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Emanuel Camacho is an aviation enthusiast currently doing research between Portugal and Brazil. He is focused on the so-called NACA0012-IK30 mechanism designed during his Ph.D. which is focused on improving the propulsive performance of flapping wings and mitigating dynamic stall phenomena.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Emanuel António Rodrigues Camacho

Citation names

  • Camacho, E. A. R.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4416-08D8-F83D
ORCID iD
0000-0002-1648-8368

Email addresses

  • earc.aerog@gmail.com (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • (+351) 910051301 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Calçada Fonte do Lameiro, 6201-001, Covilhã, Covilhã, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering - Aerospace Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/09 - 2024/11/08
Concluded
 Engenharia Aeronáutica (Doutoramento)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Universidade de São Paulo Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos, Brazil
"Propulsive Enhancement and Dynamic Stall Mitigation in Flapping Airfoils" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved with Distinction
2014/09/15 - 2019/07
Concluded
 Aeronautical Engineering (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
"Numerical Analysis of a Plunging NACA0012 Airfoil" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17.26
2012 - 2014
Concluded
 Curso de Ciências e Tecnologias (Ensino secundário)
Associação Promotora do Ensino Livre, Portugal
 17.03
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/05 - Current Researcher (Research) Laboratory of Dynamics (LABDIN), Brazil
Universidade de São Paulo Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos, Brazil
2017/06 - Current Researcher (Research) Aeronautics and Astronautics Research Center, Portugal
Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025/02 - Current Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Superior de Educação e Ciências, Portugal
Instituto Superior de Educação e Ciências, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/11 - 2023/11 PhD Grant
2020.04648.BD
 Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
2020/03 - 2020/11 UBI-Santander
BID/FE/2019
 UBI-Santander

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Associate Laboratory of Energy, Transports and Aerospace.
LA/P/0079/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0079/2020
UIDB/50022/2020
10.54499/UIDB/50022/2020
10.54499/UIDB/50022/2020
10.54499/UIDP/50022/2020
UID/EMS/50022/2019
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal

Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal

Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. João A. F. Pereira; Emanuel A. R. Camacho; Flávio D. Marques; André R. R. Silva. "Fast Flapping Aerodynamics Prediction Using a Recurrent Neural Network". 2023.
    10.3390/ASEC2023-16272
  2. Emanuel A. R. Camacho; Flávio D. Marques; André R. R. Silva. "Predicting the NACA0012-IK30 Airfoil Propulsive Capabilities with a Panel Method". 2023.
    10.3390/ASEC2023-15886
  3. Joana G. Silva; Emanuel A. Camacho; Andre R. Silva. "Investigation of Asymmetric Plunging of a NACA0012 Airfoil". 2023.
    10.2514/6.2023-1028
  4. Santos, César Augusto Vaz; Camacho, E. A. R.; Silva, André; Fael, Cristina Maria Sena; César A. V. Santos; Emanuel A. R. Camacho; André R. R. Silva; Cristina M. S. Fael. "Influence of a Bubble Curtain Device on Microplastics Dynamics". 2023.
    10.3390/ASEC2023-15317
  5. Sullivan B. Gonçalves; Emanuel A. Camacho; Andre R. Silva. "Influence of Trailing-Edge Shape on the Propulsive Performance of a Plunging Flat Plate". 2022.
    10.2514/6.2022-4042
  6. Emanuel A. Camacho; Flavio D. Marques; Andre R. Silva; Jorge M. Barata. "Leading-Edge Parametric Study of the NACA0012-IK30 Airfoil". 2022.
    10.2514/6.2022-3632
  7. George Torres; Emanuel A. Camacho; Flavio D. Marques; Andre R. Silva. "Theoretical and Numerical Analysis of Oscillating Airfoil Including Viscous Effects". 2022.
    10.2514/6.2022-2026
  8. Emanuel A. Camacho; Fernando M. Neves; Flávio D. Marques; Jorge M. Barata; Andre R. Silva. "Effects of a Dynamic Leading Edge on a Plunging Airfoil". 2021.
    10.2514/6.2021-2839
  9. George L. Torres; Emanuel A. Camacho; Flavio D. Marques; Andre R. Silva. "Simulations of a Plunging Airfoil Undergoing Unequal Ascending and Descending Velocities at Low Reynolds Numbers". 2021.
    10.2514/6.2021-0968
  10. Emanuel A. Camacho; Fernando Neves; Jorge Barata; Andre R. Silva. "Plunging Airfoil: Reynolds Number and Angle of Attack Effects". 2020.
    10.2514/6.2020-3040
  11. Diana Rodrigues; Emanuel A. Camacho; Fernando Neves; Jorge Barata; Andre R. Silva. "Plunging Airfoil Motion: Effects of Unequal Ascending and Descending Velocities". 2020.
    10.2514/6.2020-3042
  12. Rodolfo Lopes; Emanuel Camacho; Fernando Neves; Andre R. R. Silva; Jorge M. M. Barata. "NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF A PLUNGING AIRFOIL". 2019.
    10.1615/tfec2019.tfl.028428
  13. Emanuel A. R. Camacho; Andre R. R. Silva; Jorge M. M. Barata. "Aerodynamic Analysis of a Flapping Airfoil". 2017.
Journal article
  1. Maíra M. da Silva; Emanuel A.R. Camacho; André R.R. Silva; Flávio D. Marques. "Thrust force assessment of a MFC-actuated tail-like robotic fish using Unsteady Panel Method". Mechatronics (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechatronics.2025.103308.
    10.1016/j.mechatronics.2025.103308
  2. Emanuel A. R. Camacho; André R. R. Silva; Flávio D. Marques. "Dynamic Stall Mitigation Using a Deflectable Leading Edge: The IK30 Mechanism". Journal of Aerospace Engineering (2025): https://doi.org/10.1061/JAEEEZ.ASENG-6040.
    10.1061/JAEEEZ.ASENG-6040
  3. E. A. R. Camacho; M. M. da Silva; A. R. R. Silva; F. D. Marques. "Real-time optimization of wing drag and lift performance using a movable leading edge". Physics of Fluids (2024): https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0185716.
    10.1063/5.0185716
  4. Emanuel A. R. Camacho; Flávio D. Marques; André R. R. Silva. "Influence of a Deflectable Leading-Edge on a Flapping Airfoil". Aerospace (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace10070615.
    10.3390/aerospace10070615
  5. Camacho, E. A. R.; Silva, André; Marques, Flávio D.; Emanuel A.R. Camacho; André R.R. Silva; Flávio D. Marques. "Optimal leading-edge deflection for flapping airfoil propulsion". Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/13825.
    10.1177/09544100231201553
  6. Emanuel Camacho; Fernando M. S. P. Neves; Silva, A. R. R.; Jorge M. M. Barata. "Plunging Airfoil: Reynolds Number and Angle of Attack Effects". Aerospace 8 8 (2021): 216-216. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/aerospace8080216.
    10.3390/aerospace8080216
  7. Emanuel António Rodrigues Camacho; Fernando Manuel Da Silva Pereira das Neves; André Resende Rodrigues Silva; Jorge Manuel Martins Barata. "Parametric Study of a Plunging NACA0012 Airfoil". KnE Engineering (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/keg.v5i6.7059.
    10.18502/keg.v5i6.7059
  8. Diana Carvalho Rodrigues; Emanuel António Rodrigues Camacho; Fernando Manuel da Silva Pereira Neves; André Resende Rodrigues Silva; Jorge Manuel Martins Barata. "Effect of Reynolds Number on a Plunging Airfoil". KnE Engineering (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/keg.v5i6.7090.
    10.18502/keg.v5i6.7090
  9. Emanuel Camacho; Fernando M. S. P. Neves; Silva, A. R. R.; Jorge M. M. Barata. "Numerical Investigation of Frequency and Amplitude Influence on a Plunging NACA0012". Energies 13 8 (2020): 1861-1861. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13081861.
    10.3390/en13081861
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Numerical Analysis of a Plunging NACA 0012 Airfoil". 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/8940.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2019/11/28 Parametric Study of a Plunging NACA0012 Airfoil ICEUBI2019 – International Congress on Engineering – Engineering for Evolution
Universidade da Beira Interior - Engineering Faculty
2016/06/27 Introduction to Assembly Language Digital Superpowers - Youth Exchange
Evangelische Akademie Sachsen-Anhalt e.V. (Daugirdiškes, Lithuania)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2019/11/26 - 2019/11/29 ICEUBI2019 – International Congress on Engineering – Engineering for Evolution (2019/11/27 - 2019/11/29)
Congress (Other)
 Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2019/11/28 - 2019/11/28 Concurso “3 minutos, 1 slide .... A Tua tese!” consists of presenting your Ph.D. project in three minutes and using only one slide.
Exhibition
 Concurso “3 minutos, 1 slide .... A Tua tese!”
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2020/02 - 2020/07 Aerodynamics - Experimental study of the flow over a circular cylinder Aerodynamics (Mestrado integrado) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2019/09 - 2020/01 Computational Fluid Dynamics - Introduction to Fluent Solver (Mestrado integrado) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2019 2nd place - Concurso “3 minutos, 1 slide .... A Tua tese!”
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Banco Santander Totta, Portugal