Portugal – Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Agreement . Centro para a Excelência e Inovação na Indústria Automóvel www.ceiia.com . Centro para a Excelência e Inovação na Indústria Automóvel www.ceiia.com a partnership for new applications of virtual and augmented reality targeting the automotive industry Portugal – Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Agreement Porto, 18th April 2007

Outline Presentation of CEIIA 2. CEIIA-CE Network of Knowledge Centro para a Excelência e Inovação na Indústria Automóvel www.ceiia.com Outline Presentation of CEIIA 2. CEIIA-CE Network of Knowledge 3. The sustainable challenge 4. Importance the partnership CEIIA/IGD/IPA/CTAG and Portuguese universities

. Centro para a Excelência e Inovação na Indústria Automóvel www.ceiia.com 1. CEIIA CEIIA – Centro para a Excelência e Inovação na Indústria Automóvel Private non-profit association, with more than 30 associated entities, including main Portuguese automotive suppliers, innovation centers and public agencies. _ Main objective To promote the competitiveness of the Portuguese automotive and aeronautical industries and improve the positioning of companies within international supply chains.

1. CEIIA: structure and activities Centro para a Excelência e Inovação na Indústria Automóvel www.ceiia.com 1. CEIIA: structure and activities three main areas of activity _ CEIIA-CE (Engineering Centre) product and process engineering and development activities for the mobility industries _ CEIIA-PP (Public-private partnerships) conceptualizes and implements the support instruments to promote the competitiveness of the national value chain of the automotive and aeronautic industries _ CEIIA-VET (Technology valorization) technology valorization at firm level, by leveraging the collaboration with risk capital societies and the associated capital founds

1. CEIIA: technical areas of CEIIA-CE Centro para a Excelência e Inovação na Indústria Automóvel www.ceiia.com 1. CEIIA: technical areas of CEIIA-CE Design/CAD _ product and components development, from concept to production drawings CAE _ computational optimization and validation of product and process Reverse engineering _ three-dimensional (3D) digitalization objects and CAD-model reconstruction Virtual reality _ visualization of products and solutions in virtual reality Workshop (prototyping, milling, finishing and paint-shop) _ production, finishing and assembly of prototypes of different sizes and materials

1. CEIIA: technical areas of CEIIA-CE Centro para a Excelência e Inovação na Indústria Automóvel www.ceiia.com 1. CEIIA: technical areas of CEIIA-CE Virtual reality main applications _simulation of industrial processes _ validation of virtual prototypes _ presentation room _ design reviews

Institute of Technology global network of knowledge . Centro para a Excelência e Inovação na Indústria Automóvel www.ceiia.com 2. CEIIA-CE Network of knowledge CEIIA Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... Fraunhofer Institute ... global network of knowledge REDIA “Network of Excellence for the Development of the National Automotive Industry” R E D I A * IST UMinho FEUP IST Design Studio PIEP Design Studio INESC + INEGI Design Studio INTELI Design Studio ongoing projects: EDAM – “Engineering Design and Advanced Manufacturing” with MIT and Portuguese industry and universities Naturplas with UMInho, PIEP, CTAG, UVigo CEIIA-CE Industrial Platforms VW Autoeuropa Pininfarina Simoldes ...

components in PLA from sugar cane . Centro para a Excelência e Inovação na Indústria Automóvel www.ceiia.com 3. The sustainable challenge New design paradigms for the automotive industry _ motorization _ sustainable materials _ interaction with smart spaces Toyota e-com components in PLA from sugar cane

PLA and cellulose spent fibers . Centro para a Excelência e Inovação na Indústria Automóvel www.ceiia.com 3. The sustainable challenge loudspeaker cover in PLA and cellulose spent fibers Naturplas II _ InterReg IIIb Project _ PIEP, CTAG, CEIIA, UMinho, UVigo _ development of biodegradable composites for automotive

4. Importance of the partnership Centro para a Excelência e Inovação na Indústria Automóvel www.ceiia.com 4. Importance of the partnership MoU CEIIA / IGD / CTAG / IPA and Portuguese universities Main goal _ continuous and systematic cooperative actions in the field of augmented and virtual reality for advanced manufacturing, with particular application to the automotive industry.

4. Importance of the partnership Centro para a Excelência e Inovação na Indústria Automóvel www.ceiia.com 4. Importance of the partnership MoU CEIIA / IGD / CTAG / IPA and Portuguese universities Areas of collaboration _ Human resources capacitating education and training of human resources in the area of augmented and virtual reality. > 4 joint PhD projects and mobility of human resources between IGD and CEIIA (with PT Univs) _ Hardware and software infra-structure and development of capacities CEIIA and IGD will establish compatible platforms to support collaborative R&D in virtual reality _ Pilot project new application in the augmented and virtual reality area for advanced manufacturing: a flexible production line for a new generation sustainable vehicle (with IPA / CTAG / PT Univs)

MoU CEIIA / IGD / CTAG / IPA and Portuguese universities . Centro para a Excelência e Inovação na Indústria Automóvel www.ceiia.com partnership MoU CEIIA / IGD / CTAG / IPA and Portuguese universities