2016

FIAMME: Finishing processes for additive manufactured metal components

12th Cycle, 2016, ASP Cycle, ASP projects, Year

The FIAMME project consisted in developing a surface finishing process that could be effective on additively manufactured (AM) components with complex geometries. AM parts can reach average roughness (Ra) values up to 100 µm, which strongly affects the possible application of the component. The team focused on the surface finishing of internal mini-channels of an […]

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Active Pedal: Evaluation of Business Opportunities for Bosch Active Pedal

12th Cycle, 2016, ASP Cycle, ASP projects, Year

The Active Pedal is an innovative accelerator pedal developed by Robert Bosch GmbH which applies haptic stimuli (vibration, counterforce or knocking) under certain situations; the commercial target of the pedal is the automotive market, aiming to reduce the fuel consumption and to improve the safety during driving. The objective of this Alta Scuola Politecnica multidisciplinary

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Neworkplaces

12th Cycle, 2016, ASP Cycle, ASP projects, Year

Technology allows people employed in certain jobs to work everywhere, as long as they have a laptop, a phone and internet connection. However, this does not mean that offices are no longer needed, especially in environments where creativity and problem-solving are daily activities. Human interaction is often the key to address such issues and come

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MINT: Memristive Neuromorphics for Smart Internet of Things

12th Cycle, 2016, ASP Cycle, ASP projects, Year

This project focus on the evaluation of the memristive technology applied to a specific pattern recognition problem. In particular, we selected as pattern recognition problem the arrhythmia detection and we compared the memristive technology performance with the currently used one based on classical technology. The memristor is a newly discovered electronic component that can be

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FoodMade4U: Challenging 3D food printing

12th Cycle, 2016, ASP Cycle, ASP projects, Year

3D food printing integrates the technology and techniques of 3D printing and additive manufacturing, together with gastronomy. Alongside Dutch research institution TNO (The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research), the Italian pasta goliath, Barilla S.p.A., has developed a prototype 3D printer dedicated to the food market. Although the possibilities for this type of novel device

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BRIDGE: Bridging the gap between Industry and Academia

12th Cycle, 2016, ASP Cycle, ASP projects, Year

Seeing the need to have more communication skill training done in the academic sector, gave birth to this project being recommended by IBM and further harnessed by the Alta Scuola Politecnica advisors. To explore the transition for this work, a multi-criteria analysis is performed. The first step is the Stakeholder analysis, necessary to deeply investigate

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MACLoC: Multi-­Axis Climbing Load Cells for performance analysis in sport climbing

12th Cycle, 2016, ASP Cycle, ASP projects, Year

Climbing is a complex task, involving strength, balance and coordination. The performance of a climber is experience based and more insights in the mechanics of climbing could be gained by measuring the contact forces of the climber, for the centre of mass calculation in real time. A multiaxial load cell was developed to measure the

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BMSI: Bosch Mobility Scope Italyg system

12th Cycle, 2016, ASP Cycle, ASP projects, Year

Profound and dramatic changes in the customer needs and requirements are shaping the mobility industry and new business models based on innovative products and service systems are arising in the market. Incumbents, e.g. Bosch, are looking for new opportunities to expand their customer base and product service portfolio. The project aims at defining the positioning

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MODULA: Web Configurator for Automatic dispensing system

12th Cycle, 2016, ASP Cycle, ASP projects, Year

Nowadays, the increased competition on the global markets pushes companies to face the trade-off between volume and variety. Customers simultaneously ask for huge quantities and very specific product requirements. New strategies are required to keep high the competitiveness. This challenging context has lead Inkmaker to establish some ambitious objectives and envision the project MODULA. Inkmaker

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SMITh: Smart Metering with Internet of Things

12th Cycle, 2016, ASP Cycle, ASP projects, Year

The ongoing transformation of energy systems towards a decentralized production model requires a new centrality and active involvement of energy consumers (or prosumers) in electricity markets. The consumption behaviors should be adapted to market conditions providing savings to the customers and benefits to the energy system as a whole. Customer empowerment requires the adoption of

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DREAM 2: Drone tEchnology for wAter resources and hydrologic hazards Monitoring

12th Cycle, 2016, ASP Cycle, ASP projects, Year

Nowadays, expected effects of climate change at local, regional and global scales endanger hydrologic budgets of Alpine regions. An example is the massive shrinkage of mountain glaciers, with the consequent problem of water resources reduction for civil population and ecosystems. Therefore, it is very important to monitor glaciers’ evolution, in order to allow an estimation

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AFCam: A Contactless System for the Detection of Atrial Fibrillation using Camera Recordings

12th Cycle, 2016, ASP Cycle, ASP projects, Year

Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia that affects about 2% of the population. The prevalence of AF increases with age, from 0.5% at 40–50 years, to 5–15% at 80 years. AF is associated with increased rates of death, stroke, heart failure and hospitalizations as well as degraded quality of life, reduced exercise capacity,

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NRGWaste: A safe small scale thermal treatment for unsorted solid waste with recovery of energy

12th Cycle, 2016, ASP Cycle, ASP projects, Year

NRGWaste is a micro scale, turnkey, self-contained system for the treatment of unrecoverable waste at the point of arising, based on high temperature plasma pyrolysis and on downsized waste pre-treatment technology (metal extraction, shredding, pelletisation). The core of the micro treatment prototype is based on the downsizing of the technology used in large waste to

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