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HyperSMS: GOING HYPERSONIC, Spaceplane Multifunctional Structures

10th Cycle, 2014, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Torino, Research Topics, University, Year

The HyperSMS project is devoted to the identification of a solution for achieving reusability of space vehicles and thus increasing space access capability. What really is the obstacle for the realization of a truly reusable space vehicle is the flight phase called re-entry, when the space vehicle impacts with the Planetary atmosphere at hypersonic velocity. […]

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MEM-BRAIN: MEMristor synapses for BRAIN computing

10th Cycle, 2014, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Torino, Research Topics, University, Year

In the context of this project, we applied the principles of neuromorphic computing to the classification of EMG signals, proposing an innovative approach to prostheses control. Although the market already provides high-tech solutions in fact, the process of adapting industry-standard prostheses to patients is nowadays complex and lengthy. For some aspects, it can be said

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Big Diamond: Big Data for Internet Monitoring

10th Cycle, 2014, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Torino, Research Topics, University, Year

In recent years the data companies collect from their business have increased exponentially and new frontiers of information extraction has started the so called Big Data techniques. In fact the real value that companies can obtain from data measured not only upon the quantity of collected data but also upon the process they implement to

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ORIENTOMA: A wearable orientation system for blind and visually impaired people

10th Cycle, 2014, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Torino, Research Topics, University, Year

Visual impairment is a global health issue which impacts the life of about 285 millions of people, interfering with their daily activities and routine. Among the major obstacles faced everyday by blind and visually impaired people, orientation and mobility are of utmost relevance, preventing a fully autonomous life. The design of a wearable user-centered device

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D-VERSE: The Space Park

2013, 9th Cycle, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Milano, Research Topics, University, Year

Space has always captured human imagination ever since the most ancient civilizations, but it was only in the last century that science evolved to the point where the actual space exploration could start. Nowadays astronomy and aerospace studies are among the most advanced fields of research and development in the world. The extreme conditions in

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Haptichem: A Haptic-Enhanced Framework for Chemistry Teaching and Research

2012, 8th Cycle, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Milano, Research Topics, University, Year

Currently, the approach in life science teaching makes a wide use of visual representations, especially when molecules are involved. Indeed, due to their size they represent an abstract knowledge that sometimes can be difficult for students to grasp. Visual perception is usually superior if compared to touch: first of all it is rapid, while touch

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PARLOMA: A Communication System for Deafblind People

2012, 8th Cycle, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Torino, Research Topics, University, Year

As Aristotle said, “Man is by nature a social animal”. One of the main characteristics of human beings is the will to be together and form communities; doing this, we are able to help each other. A crucial condition to enable this cohesion is to share a language: that is the only way to communicate

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SMART.MAP: Smart Sensitive City. New Mapping for XXI century citizens

2012, 8th Cycle, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Milano, Research Topics, University, Year

Information technologies offer innovative ways to deal with urban space. EXPO 2015, as occasion to promote the local and regional area values, requires an original idea of mapping able to record, analyze and represent dynamically the complexity and heterogeneity of the hosting territory. The project aims to produce innovative senseable images of the city enhancing

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Data4cities : Smart big data for smart cities

2013, 9th Cycle, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Torino, Research Topics, University, Year

The Smart City is stuck in the middle between visionary concepts and implementation problems whose origin often lies in organizational and management problems. Since Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are often a commodity, what hinders the development of the Smart City is a lack of business and governance models defining how ICT-based initiatives can create

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MICRA: Micro Combined Generation for Residential Applications

10th Cycle, 2014, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Torino, Research Topics, University, Year

Operating in the energy sector and interested in the new market possibilities offered by the Micro Combined Heat and Power (µCHP) generation, the group AsjaGen S.r.l. has proposed a study of different technologies in order to understand which is the most promising for innovative production systems to be installed in single-family houses. In an effort

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