Politecnico di Torino

ICOSA: Inter-vehicular Communications for Traffic Control and Safety Applications

01st Cycle, 2005, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Torino, Research Topics

Wireless communications technologies are mature enough to allow the deployment of innovative systems for vehicular traffic control and safety support. By equipping vehicles with communication facilities and sensors, and by possibly enriching the roadside infrastructure, a number of new services can be provided such as: • Detection of dangers and distribution of warning messages for […]

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R(UE)²: Rational and sustainable use of energy in urban environments

01st Cycle, 2005, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Torino, Research Topics

The exploitation of primary energy resources together with the environmental pollution impacts are linked problems which need an integrated and multidisciplinary solution process. Particular solutions have to be found in urban environment where other critical aspects are present: traffic, residential heating and cooling, etc.. The application of some technologies as cogeneration or trigeneration allow a

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IRoPA: Intelligent Robotic Partner

01st Cycle, 2005, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Torino, Research Topics

The IRoPa project,ordered by theCentro Ricerche Fiat, is dictated by the automotive sector need not only to enhance the flexibility of the production lines but also to allow high product diversification and quick line conversions.The purpose of this project is the implementation of a feasibility analysis – with its relevant preliminary plan – of an

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AEIOU Environment & Energy Hydrogen: Opportunities and Utilization

2006, 2nd Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Torino, Research Topics

The project wants to create and understand a global scenario for the so-called “H2 society”: the aim is to analyse the feasibility of spreading a new energy carries, both in terms of R&D on technologies and in terms of investment and infrastructures. The project context involves a complex set of implications, from environmental to energetic

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EPD: for Building sector

2006, 2nd Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Torino, Research Topics

In the near future, several industrial sectors will have to face the challenge of reducing air, water and soil pollutions, decreasing environmental damage: the construction industry could play a key role in sustainable development. Nowadays, designers have to select materials and technical solutions with low energy consumption and resource depletion. Internationally recognised LCA – Life

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NanoTra: integrating nanotechnologies with the design of materials and components of the future transport systems: towards the formation of a nano -engineer

2006, 2nd Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Torino, Research Topics

In a study by the NIH (National Institutes of Health, in the USA) reported in Science in 2006 to identify ‘Grand Challenges for Global Health’, two of the 14 priorities involved diagnosis and measurement of patients’ health statuses: first ‘’develop technologies that allow assessment of individuals for multiple conditions or pathogens at point-of-care’’, and second

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F.L.A.G. – Future of Lenses and Glasses

2006, 2nd Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Torino, Research Topics

The sponsoring company Luxottica suggested two separate streams of research: developing new products or improving the current production process located in Lauriano (To). Thinking about such broad themes as emerging technologies, product features, changes in society at large and consumers’ behaviour was required. Research on the improvement of the current production process led students to

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B²M: The broadcasting revolution: social impacts and opportunities

2007, 3rd Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Torino, Research Topics

Almost everyone watches television, nowadays. And we all have a mobile phone in our pockets! Could you imagine, then, an unsuccessful future for TV over a mobile phone? Before launching of the service, just few years ago, not even the most visionary individuals would have imagined such large problems in penetrating the market. But the

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DWARFe: Environmental nanotechnology: applications, fate and risks of engineered nanoparticles

2007, 3rd Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Torino, Research Topics

This project combines two major topics. The first relates to the dramatic growth of the importance of nanotechnologies in science and engineering in the last few years; the second refers to the impact of human activities on the environment, which is becoming increasingly serious, and the stemming interventions which become necessary to reduce and control

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Italia 150/Torino 2011 – testing the architectural, urban and territorial effects of a celebration event

2007, 3rd Cycle, Courses and Projects, Politecnico di Torino, Research Topics

The organization and planning of special events for ITALIA150 in 2011 represent an enormous opportunity for Torino and the whole country, particularly due to the great visibility of the town in the media. Due to the celebration of Italian Unification, a unique experience – passing through past and present – will take place in Torino:

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