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SAEXE: Space Architecture for EXtra-planetary Exploration

14th Cycle, 2018, ASP Cycle, ASP projects, Year

The Space Architecture for Extraplanetary Exploration (SAEXE) project set the objective to provide an innovative yet feasible solution to allow manned exploration of Mars in the next years. The project addressed the design of a greenhouse for on-site food production on Mars, conceived to grant self-sufficiency to human-tended space missions, through the implementation of an […]

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OfficEmotion: Designing offices for emotions

14th Cycle, 2018, ASP Cycle, ASP projects, Year

User-oriented and emotion-driven design led to Officemotion, introducing the study of emotions in the office space, allowing the workers to find in the workplace the best atmosphere to perform their tasks. With the work of this project it will be possible to model spaces and furniture to sustain the different interactions required in contemporary workspaces.

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Light&SENSEable city: triLIGHT

14th Cycle, 2018, ASP Cycle, ASP projects, Year

The project investigates the light to help cities become smarter and more sensible. The team worked with Artemide S.p.A., a leader in light design, and with the consultancy of Deloitte. Principal Academic Tutor Maria Luisa Virginia Collina, Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano Academic Tutors Venanzio Arquilla, Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano Laura Daglio,

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Innovate Africa

14th Cycle, 2018, ASP Cycle, ASP projects, Year

“Innovate Africa” is a project with the objective to boost the Next Production Revolution (NPR) in Africa, while keeping a focus on the peculiar features of each country. The weak infrastructural tissue and the Climate Change threat pose a serious challenge for the future socio-economic development of the Continent, which needs to leverage on its

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FM SEI: Nymphaea

14th Cycle, 2018, ASP Cycle, ASP projects, Year

Nymphaea is a community-level product, designed to produce 300 l/d of clean water. Its objective is also to be easily introduced and adopted by the end users, the inhabitants of the villages. Creating a network of local entrepreneurs that sell the drinking water at a fair price in their communities, Nymphaea becomes a source of

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FBS-PV: Fly-by-Sensor System for Photovoltaic Energy Plant Monitoring

14th Cycle, 2018, ASP Cycle, ASP projects, Year

The FBS-PV concept regards the inclusion of on-board additional sensors to improve the UAVs’ flight accuracy in trajectory during PV O&M procedures without the need of external compensation from human operators. Accuracy is guaranteed by the perfect overflight of the rows of photovoltaic panels thanks to the use of image vision-based controllers. Principal Academic Tutor

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DAHEC: Data Analytics for Household Energy Consumption

14th Cycle, 2018, ASP Cycle, ASP projects, Year

DAHEC (Data Analytics for Household Energy Consumption) project aims to analyse and validate novel market opportunities through virtual pilot projects fed with synthetic but realistic disaggregated consumption data, overcoming the obstacles of real pilot projects. The synthetic data are outputs of a simulator of households’ energy consumption, ad-hoc implemented during the project. The innovative path

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BE SEI: Wiseair

14th Cycle, 2018, ASP Cycle, ASP projects, Year

The SEI Bioengineering project was born from a clear challenge: to find an application on the market of an innovative technology studied within the IIT, the microbial fuel cell (MFC). Microbial Fuel Cell is an electrochemical system able to generate electricity from the oxidation of organic matter present into natural environments, such as in particular

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[kitCHUN]: Intelligent kitchen for aging people home

14th Cycle, 2018, ASP Cycle, ASP projects, Year

Dementia is considered to be the fastest-growing major disease in China. Currently, there are more than 9 million diagnosed cases. The kitchen, being one of the most dangerous places in the house, can be off-limits for PwD. The project [kitCHUN] deals with providing PwD and the elderly with smart kitchen products that can improve their

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BioFluor: Intelligent Diagnostic Tools and Smart Drug Delivery: Biomedical Applications of Fluorinated Fluids

1st Cycle, 2005, ASP projects

The unique properties of fluorocarbons have triggered numerous biomedical applications of these compounds. This project will focus on the preparation and use of fluorocarbon-based diagnostic agents. Design, synthesis, biomedical applications, and sustainability evaluations will be considered as key issues for the development of new interesting products. In particular, “ultraparamagnetic” nanoparticles based on liquid perfluorocarbon emulsions

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