1 Department of Electromechanical Engineering, Centre for Aerospace Science and Technologies, UBI, University of Beira Interior, Calçada Fonte do Lameiro, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal 2 Scientific Area of Mathematics, ESTGV, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Campus Politécnico, 3504-510 Viseu, Portugal 3 Department of Mathematics and Applications, School of Sciences, Centre of Physics, University o...

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