Cozzi C., Polito G., Kolasinski K.W., Barillaro G. Controlled Microfabrication of High Aspect Ratio Structures in Silicon at the Highest Etching Rates: The Role of H2O2 in the Anodic Dissolution of Silicon in Acidic Electrolytes.

Advanced Functional Materials, 2017, 27, 1604310 Abstract In this work the authors report on the controlled electrochemical etching of high-aspect-ratio (from 5 to 100) structures in silicon at the highest etching rates (from 3 to 10 μm min1) at room...

Cozzi C., Polito G., Strambini L. M., Barillaro, G. Electrochemical Preparation of In-Silicon Hierarchical Networks of Regular Out-Of-Plane Macropores Interconnected by Secondary In-Plane Pores Through Controlled Inhibition of Breakdown Effects.

Electrochimica Acta 187 (2016) 552–559 Abstract  In-silicon hierarchical networks of ordered out-of-plane macropores interconnected by high-density secondary in-plane pores are prepared by controlled electrochemical etching of n-type silicon in HF:H2O2...

Pietro Nannipieri, Gabriele Meoni, [...], Luca Fanucci, Federico Baronti:"The U-PHOS experience within the ESA student REXUS/BEXUS programme: a real space hands-on opportunity", 2017 IEEE Educon

U-PHOS (Upgraded PHP Only for Space) is a project developed by a team of students from the University of Pisa with the goal to analyze and characterize the behavior of a Pulsating Heat Pipe (PHP), one of the most attractive two phases passive systems...

A.Palla, A.Frigerio, G.Meoni, L.Fanucci: "Object Detection and Spatial Coordinates Extraction using a Monocular Camera for a Wheelchair Mounted Robotic", 2nd EAI International Conference on Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good

In the last decades, smart power wheelchairs have being used by people with motor skill impairment in order to improve their autonomy, independence and quality of life. The most recent power wheelchairs feature many technological devices, such as laser...

A. Zingoni, M. Diani, G. Corsini, "Utilizzo di immagini acquisite da drone aereo per la ricostruzione tridimensionale realistica di un'area di interesse in tempo reale", XX Conferenza Nazionale ASITA, 8-10 novembre 2016, Cagliari

ABSTRACT: Tridimensional reconstruction of areas and objects of interest from images acquired from aerial drones plays a key role in numerous fields, from the less critical, like urban planning and archeological area survey, to the most critical, like...

A. Zingoni, M. Diani, G. Corsini: "Real-time Detection of Small and Dim Moving Objects in IR Video Sequences Using a Robust Background Estimator and a Noise-adaptive Double Thresholding", Proc. of SPIE Vol. 9988, Electro-Optical Remote Sensing, 2016

ABSTRACT: We developed an algorithm for automatically detecting small and poorly contrasted (dim) moving objects in real-time, within video sequences acquired through a steady infrared camera. The algorithm is suitable for dierent situations since it...

Pietro Nannipieri, Gabriele Meoni, [...], Luca Fanucci, Federico Baronti:"The U-PHOS experience within the ESA student REXUS/BEXUS programme: a real space hands-on opportunity", 2017 IEEE Educon

U-PHOS (Upgraded PHP Only for Space) is a project developed by a team of students from the University of Pisa with the goal to analyze and characterize the behavior of a Pulsating Heat Pipe (PHP), one of the most attractive two phases passive systems...

S. Saponara, G. Ciarpi, "Electrical and Electromagnetic Measurements of an Inductorless DC/DC Converter", IEEE I2MTC 2017

Abstract —The experimental characterization of a new DC/DC converter for high voltage, up to 60 V, automotive applications is proposed in the paper. A summary description of the inductorless converter is showed to understand the measurement results. The...

S. Saponara, G. Ciarpi, C. Mattaliano, L. Fanucci, V. Groza, "Improving Electromagnetic Compatibility of Integrated Switching Converters for Hybrid/electric Vehicles", IEEE EPEC 2016, pp. 1-6

Abstract —Practical techniques to reduce electromagnetic interference (EMI) for integrated DC/DC converters are discussed in the paper. As application case study a 48 V DC/DC converter for electric/hybrid cars is considered. Firstly, an EMI filter with...

A. Sisto, S. Saponara, G. Ciarpi, F. Iacopetti, L. Fanucci, "Testing of DC/DC Converters for 48 V Electric Vehicles", Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 2017

Abstract.  DC/DC applications in automotive market are expected to require  new system speci cations in next years. Because of the spreading of electrical  cars, the power line at 48 V will be very common. Moreover, the converter  chips and external...

S. Saponara, G. Ciarpi, L.Fanucci, "Failure analysis of plastic packages for low-power ICs", Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 2017

Abstract.  The paper analyses the trend in packaging for low-power integrated circuits (IC) and the principal failures that can occur. A Fault-tree (FT) analysis is proposed, as well an analysis of the failure distribution (FD), which can be useful in...

Cei D, Costa J, Gori G, Frediani G, Domenici C, Carpi F and Ahluwalia A 2016 A bioreactor with an electro-responsive elastomeric membrane for mimicking intestinal peristalsis. Bioinspir. Biomim. 12 16001

This study describes an actuated bioreactor which mimics the pulsatile contractile motion of the intestinal barrier using electro-responsive elastomers as smart materials that undergo deformation upon electrical stimulation. The device consists of an...

L. Ricotti; G. Gori; D. Cei; J. Costa; G. Signore; A. Ahluwalia, "Polymeric microporous nanofilms as smart platforms for in vitro assessment of nanoparticle translocation and Caco-2 cell culture," IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience, vol.PP, no.99, p

The study of nanomaterial translocation across epithelial barriers is often hindered by the low permeability of transwell membranes to nanoparticles. To address this issue ultra-thin poly(L-lactic acid) nanofilms with zero tortuosity micropores were...

G. Ciavarrini, V. Luconi, A. Vecchio: "Smartphone-based geolocation of Internet hosts"

The location of Internet hosts is frequently used in distributed applications and networking services. Examples include customized advertising, distribution of content, and position-based security. Unfortunately the relationship between an IP address...

Vouloutsi, V., Blancas, M., Zucca, R., Cominelli, L., De Rossi, D. et al. (2016, July). Towards a synthetic tutor assistant: the EASEL project and its architecture. Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems. Springer Internatiional Publishing.

Robots are gradually but steadily being introduced in our daily lives. A paramount application is that of education, where robots can assume the role of a tutor, a peer or simply a tool to help learners in a specific knowledge domain. Such endeavor...

Reidsma, D., Charisi, V., Cominelli, L., Davison, D., Evers, V., et al. The EASEL Project: Towards Educational Human-Robot Symbiotic Interaction. In Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems (pp. 297-306). Springer International Publishing.

This paper presents the EU EASEL project, which explores the potential impact and relevance of a robot in educational settings. We present the project objectives and the theorectical background on which the project builds, briefly introduce the EASEL...

Rosini, N., Cominelli, L., Pieroni, M., Chiarello, F., Mazzei, D. & Fantoni, G. (2016). “Personality-Friendly” Objects: A New Paradigm For Human-Machine Interaction. In Advances in Computer-Human Interactions. IARIA Publishing.

This work introduces the concept of "personality-friendly" objects. Its goal is to investigate the relationship that can exist between specific interactive products and the users' personalities. Nowadays, it seems that every object being advertised and...

Cominelli, L., Mazzei, D., Carbonaro, N., Garofalo, R., Zaraki, A., Tognetti, A., & De Rossi, D. (2016, July). A Preliminary Framework for a Social Robot “Sixth Sense”. In Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems. Springer International Publishing.

Building a social robot that is able to interact naturally with people is a challenging task that becomes even more ambitious if the robots’ interlocutors are children involved in crowded scenarios like a classroom or a museum. In such scenarios, the...

Zaraki, A., Pieroni, M., De Rossi, D., Mazzei, D., Garofalo, R., Cominelli, L., Dehkordi, M. B. Design and Evaluation of a Unique Social Perception System for Human-Robot Interaction. IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems.

Robot’s perception is essential for performing highlevel tasks such as understanding, learning, and in general, human-robot interaction (HRI). For this reason, different perception systems have been proposed for different robotic platforms in order to...

F.Cuccoli, A.Lupidi, P.Bernabò, E.Barcaroli, L.Facheris, L.Baldini: "Exploiting dual-polarisation technique in weather radar for civil aircrafts to mitigate risk in adverse conditions", Radio Science Conference (URSI-AT RASC), 2015 1st URSI Atlantic