Measurement Systems and Methods

The main research activities can be divided into four main areas:

Measurements for the Sea and Navigation: Measurement and analysis of sea state using various measurement systems, with a particular focus on the Mediterranean and Ligurian regions. This activity also includes the development, installation, and testing of:

  • Measurement systems onboard ships or on buoys, using sensor-fusion techniques, for the detection of signals representative of wave motion;
  • High-resolution directional spectral analysis techniques and innovative time-frequency analysis, including parametric models, for the quantification of the phenomenon and the prediction of developments under highly variable conditions.

Biomechanics and Motion Analysis: Development and experimental validation of biomechanical models for the analysis of human motion, with a particular focus on the analysis of measurement uncertainties, especially for measurements performed indirectly using biomechanical models. The research focuses on clinical and sports biomechanics, as well as worker biomechanics, to develop exoskeletons to assist workers with heavy workloads.

Smart Coupled Systems: Study and modeling of integrated systems combining intelligent structures and materials (piezoelectric, magnetostrictive, shape memory alloys). The unique properties of these materials and their ability to act as both actuators and sensors enable the development of innovative techniques:

  • Passive/semi-active vibration attenuation with low energy impact and easy implementation;
  • Continuous structural monitoring robust to variations in environmental and operational conditions, and general monitoring, applicable to coupled systems based on different materials.

Human-Structure Interaction: Development, experimental validation, and accuracy analysis of models capable of predicting the effect of people, both stationary and moving, on the dynamic behavior of slender structures (staircases, pedestrian walkways, stairs).

Laboratories

  • Measurements and Biomechanics Laboratory

Publications

  • Testing High Directional Resolution Sea-Spectrum Estimation Methods in View of the Needs of a National Monitoring System; G. B. Rossi, G. Nardone, M. Picone, G. Settanta, F. Crenna and M. Berardengo; IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering 2024
  • Filtering biomechanical signals in movement analysis; F. Crenna, G. B. Rossi, M. Berardengo; Sensors 2021
  • Piezoelectric coupling as a feature sensitive to structural alterations; M. Berardengo, M. Brambilla, A. Codina, N. Schena, S. Manzoni; Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 2025
  • Human-structure interaction: convolution-based estimation of human-induced vibrations using experimental data; F. Lucà, M. Berardengo, S. Manzoni, M. Vanali, L. Drago; Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 2022

 

 

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