Space & Defence

  • Comparative trade-off on different rigidization processes for inflatable space structures (ESA TRP Structural Design of Advanced Solar Array)
  • Study for Orbital Inflatable Rings Demonstrator
  • Reply to the ESA ITT AO4860, for the preliminary design of a Facility for Integrated Planetary Exploration Simulation (FIPES), in team with TNO and Space Horizon (The Nederlands)
  • PWT AIS Dynamic Real Time Simulator, PWT AIS (Plasma Wind Tunnel Automation and Instrumentation System) – Supervision of the Commissioning, System Integration, Test Engineering; PWT AIS I/O signals database and System Integration; PWT AIS Automated Test Procedures, Integration Plan and Supervision; PWT AIS System and Application Analysis
  • Tornado Aircraft Flight Simulator, reverse design from TI980 (‘70 years machine) to DEC Alpha station.
  • Analytical Marketing Studies for Technology Transfer, Technical competences analysis and processing versus new market segments
  • Systems Engineering Project Life Cycle Management for Swedish Navy (Sarzana, Italy)
  • Design and development of a Corporate CMMi Metrics System (GALILEO AVIONICA- NICE  – Italy)
  • Project & Test Engineering System, for the quality management of defense systems (OERLIKON CONTRAVES ITALIA – Rome, Italy)
  • Development of a workshop on “Commercial Astronautics and Space Tourism”, a proposal to Space and non-Space Entrepreneurs (IACSA – FI, Italy)
  • ESA TRP Structural Design of Advanced Solar Array (EADS-LV – Bordeaux, France)
  • Study for Orbital Infltable Rings Demonstrator (THE OURS FOUNDATION – CH)
  • Comparative trade-off on different rigidization processes for inflatable space structures (EADS-LV – Bordeaux, France)
  • 3D visualisation of lunar operations
  • Technology transfer studies
  • Software migration, testing and usability support
  • Crew Interface, Human Factors and space operations
  • Safety Analysis, R&D on Intelligent Agents and 3D visualisation for space exploration
  • Ground guidance systems for Galileo
  • Human factors modelling, 3D simulation, virtual environments and space operations
  • Virtual Human Spaceflight (VHS)
  • Reviews of ESA (ECSS) and NASA (NSTP) standards on Human Factors
  • Virtual reality simulation of Extra-Vehicular Activity (EVA)
  • Virtual representations of Mars
  • Open source Agent-Based, 3D modelling system for space operations
  • Evaluation and general test procedures development in the satellite simulation
  • Standards and procedures development for simulation projects performed for the European Space Agency’s robotic space programmes
  • Porting of simulation software to different platforms
  • Research ON Ergonomics and Human Factors
  • Image quality criteria and display requirements for Forward-Looking Infrared displays
  • Visual Interaction and Human Effectiveness in the Cockpit
  • Management of Head-Mounted Sight and Display systems development
  • Aerospace Human factors Laboratory
  • Psychology and human factors engineering
  • Human Factors Evaluation, crew training for simulations,
  • Human Factors project management and Mechanical Crew Interfaces and Support Equipment nt and evaluation during parabolic flight
  • Parabolic flight human factors engineering and experimental procedures
  • Human factors support for the Columbus Attached Laboratory/Node Vestibule experiment
  • Adhesive Retention Surface Experiment during parabolic flight and MIR
  • Columbus Proposal on Human Factors and Crew Systems
  • Specific Methods for MMI Design contract
  • Cognitive Analysis, Design and Evaluation Tool Set
  • Head-motion Tracking System and Eye Point of Gaze
  • Simulation of Virtual Reality (Man in Virtual Space)
  • Human reliability assessment and spacecraft systems engineering
  • Human Reliability, error analysis, Caution and Warning, and general safety issues
  • Human Factors and Life Science Engineer
  • Columbus payload ground segment for both flight and ground operations
  • Man-machine interfaces, life sciences and human factors engineering applicable to manned spaceflight