Research Topics

The Age of Smart Factories: New ICT for the Automotive Supply Chain of the future

11th Cycle, 2015, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Milano, Politecnico di Torino, Research Topics, University, Year

The ASP project “The Age of Smart Factories: New ICT for the Automotive Supply Chain of the Future” was commissioned to the group by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Centro Ricerche Fiat with the aim of presenting the students with some concrete and specific issues affecting a complex automotive supply chain, in order to analyse the […]

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BUZZWORD: Sensing fashion brands through social networks

11th Cycle, 2015, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Milano, Research Topics, University, Year

In the Digital Era, social media provide to the fashion industry a powerful tool to stimulate discussion and build brand awareness, along with improving consumer relationships through interactivity and networking. As a result, social platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are mostly exploited to promote engagement but also to develop digital marketing strategies to increase

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OPEN BUILDING: Open Building for Future Healthcare Environments

11th Cycle, 2015, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Milano, Research Topics, University, Year

In recent years, many studies have revealed the increasing rate of hospital obsolescence. This fact is a reflection of the fast pace at which contemporary society and medicine evolve. Therefore, each part of the hospital should be designed to adapt to fast changes without having a big impact on the daily routine of patients and

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E-AdaSt: Environment-driven Adaptive Structure

11th Cycle, 2015, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Milano, Research Topics, University, Year

Thermal, acoustic and lighting comforts are fundamental aspects in the design of sustainable or resource efficient buildings. The need for low-impact structures is compelling in a world dominated by power demand and threatened by energy shortage. In order to respond to this need, our work has focused on a performative, environment-responsive structure that exploits rigid

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ISy WiRe U: Internal Synergies for Wiser Resources Use in University Campuses

11th Cycle, 2015, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Torino, Research Topics, University, Year

Sustainability has become an international agenda; and due to its size, complexity, and influence in society, it is important to enhance sustainability in Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs). Our team divide the big and wide terms of sustainable university into six clusters: Protocols, Economic and Feasible studies, Building Efficiency, Energy Efficiency, Food and Waste, and User

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IntegraGreen: Integration of additive manufacturing and machining processes in view of green and sustainable development

11th Cycle, 2015, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Milano, Research Topics, University, Year

The Additive Manufacturing technology is one of the agents responsible for the 4th industrial revolution for at least three reasons. First, it offers the possibility to produce complex parts without the design constraints of traditional manufacturing routes. Second, scrap rates for AM parts are usually below 5%, compared to scrap rates of more than 90%

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Smart Light: Development of a smart automotive taillight system

11th Cycle, 2015, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Torino, Research Topics, University, Year

The Smart Light project consists in the development of a car taillight that is smarter than what is currently available on the market. The objective is to overcome the mere signaling function of ordinary rear lights by producing a device that is able to effectively deal with variable weather conditions, so as to always guarantee

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G-Neo Colloids: Development of novel guanidinoglycoside based nanoparticles and nanogels for an efficient delivery of unmodified therapeutics

11th Cycle, 2015, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Milano, Research Topics, University, Year

Main purpose of the project has been the synthesis of a new nanogel based on a PEG-PEI copolymer decorated with a modified guanidino-glycoside compound. This nanogel should then offer the possibility to embody an antitumoral drug which did not need to undergo any previous chemical modification. The great strength of this nanogel is its ability

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FIAMME: Finishing processes for additive manufactured metal components

12th Cycle, 2016, ASP Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Torino, Research Topics, University, 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, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Milano, Research Topics, University, 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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