Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica

Lessons learned from implementing a PMO in complex military S&T organisations: an ethnographic study

Purpose This study aims to examine how lessons learned from implementing a project management office (PMO) in a defence research, development and innovation (R&D&I) institution generate tangible benefits (efficiency, standardisation) and intangible gains (legitimacy, trus...

Performance of the mixed compression intake system of a scramjet demonstrator at different off-design flight speeds

Abstract This paper focuses on the numerical investigation of the effects of flight speed fluctuations on the intake system performance of the scramjet demonstrator developed in the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). A set of 2D-RANS simulations based on equation...

Lasers in Defense: Established and Emerging Applications

This poster presents a structured overview of consolidated and emerging military applications of laser systems. The applications are organized into three main domains: optical communications, navigation, sensing, guidance and control, and directed-energy systems. The communicatio...

Lasers in Defense: Established and Emerging Applications

This poster presents a structured overview of consolidated and emerging military applications of laser systems. The applications are organized into three main domains: optical communications, navigation, sensing, guidance and control, and directed-energy systems. The communicatio...