The institute has research and transfer expertise in various fields, including aspects of: fluid mechanics, molecular dynamics, optics, metrology, unmanned aircraft engineering and operations, mathematical modelling, space missions and advanced software (artificial intelligence, computation, digital twins, etc.).
In addition to the shared resources offered by the University of Vigo, IFCAE facilities include:
Rheology Laboratory
It also allows analysis of the thermo-rheological behaviour of polymers by means of dynamic tests at constant frequency in a temperature sweep.
UAV Laboratory
In particular, six drones are available: five multi-rotor drones (DJI Matrice 300, DJI Phantom 3, DJI Mavic Mini and liquid dispersion multi-rotor) and one fixed-wing drone (Aerialworks Talon).
There are also Sony Nex 7 (RGB), Flir Vue (thermal), Sequoia (multispectral) cameras, as well as a solid-state LiDAR (DJI LIVOX).
Optic Laboratory
The installation of a femto-second laser pulse system stands out.
Thermophysics Laboratory
Three high-precision calorimeters are available, one of which is capable of working at high pressure.
In addition, the laboratory is equipped with a high-precision DMA5000 vibrating tube density meter and light scattering equipment.
Finally, equipment for high-precision dissolution is available.
Calculation Center for Fluid Mechanics
Optical Metrology Laboratory
He-Ne lasers (5 mW), halogen diode lasers (20 mW @ 659 nm), spectral (Hg) and halogen lamps, various CCD cameras, self-developed software.
Optomechanical equipment is also available.