The fusion of different technologies is the base of the fourth industrial revolution. Companies
are encouraged to integrate new tools in their production processes in order to improve …

Artificial intelligence is the ability of a computer to perform the functions and reasoning
typical of the human mind. In its purely informatic aspect, it includes the theory and …

The recent COVID-19 outbreak impact on the world economy has boosted the increasing
business needs to force manufacturing plants adapting to unpredictable changes and …

In this paper, an identification activity and a control application conducted on a Unmanned
Ground Vehicle by using low cost components and open source software are presented …

In this study, fluid–structure interaction (FSI) modeling was applied for predicting the fluid
flow in a specific peristaltic pump, composed of one metallic roller and a hyperelastic tube …

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), are increasingly being adapted and used in civil contexts,
with particular specialization in the monitoring of the territory for environmental purposes …

Manufacturing processes have undergone tremendous technological progress in recent
decades. To meet the agile philosophy in industry, data-driven algorithms need to handle …

In this paper, we analyze the behavior of a single pad system in the presence of dry friction.
The goal is to investigate the path that leads a stable mechanical system to unstable …

In this investigation, a method for solving the dynamics and control problems of multibody
mechanical systems whose time evolution is induced by a kinematically-driven motion is …

In this paper, a closed-chain multibody model of a pantograph/catenary system is developed
and used for the optimal design of a nonlinear controller based on an open-loop control …