Projects
The group is currently involved in several projects, at European and national level.

EU funded projects

FP6-IST 2006-2009 | SATIN
Sound And Tangible Interfaces for Novel product design

FP6-IST 2004-2006 | T’nD
Touch and Design

FP6 2004-2007 | VIVACE
Value Improvement through a Virtual Aeronautical Collaborative Enterprise project

FP6 NoE 2004-2007 | INTEROP
Interoperability Research for Networked Enterprise Applications and Software

2005-2008 | CUSTOM-FIT
A knowledge-based manufacturing system, established by integrating Rapid Manufacturing, IST and Material Science to improve the Quality of Life of European Citizens through Custom-Fit Products

 

Italian funded projects
MUR (Ministry of University and Research) funded projects

MUR-FIRB 2007 | PROGIMM
ICT technologies for multi-sensorial immersive design

MUR-FIRB 2007 | MADE-IN-ITALY
Novel tools for modelling and simulation of cloths and garments

MIUR-PRIN 2006 | PUODARSI
User-centered product development oriented to Augmented Reality and interactive simulation

MIUR-PRIN 2005 | PROSIT
From Systematic Innovation
to Integrated Product Development

MIUR-PRIN 2005 | DESPRO
Integration of innovative methodologies to design and develop custom-fit products: application and validation for the socket of lower limb prosthesis

MIUR PRIN 2006-2008
From Systematic Innovation to Integrated Product Development

MIUR PRIN 2006-2008
New conceptual models and new tools for the design driven innovation in the global economy
 
The group has been involved in the following projects
which have recently concluded:

MIUR FIRB 2004-2006
| SIMBAR
Simulation Based on Augmented Reality

MIUR PRIN 2004-2005 | VERVE
Multi-modal and immersive Virtual Reality system for the functional, ergonomics and usability validation of product interactive devices

MIUR PRIN 2004-2005 | Vi-Cloth
Development of an integrated environment supporting the design of 3D garments based on physics-based simulation

MIUR PRIN 2001-2003 | SRSOES
Development of a simulation and robotics system for supporting rescue activities in case of severe disasters