A Decade of Research Activities at the Department of Industrial Engineering (UniNa-DII) : From Five Existing Departments to the Excellence in Research.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bianco, Nicola.
Other Authors: De Marco, Agostino., De Rosa, Sergio., Grassi, Michele.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2024.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Springer Aerospace Technology Series
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface I
  • A Note by the Delegates to the Research
  • Contents
  • Historical Background and Evolution in the Decade
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Background and Legacy
  • 3 Evolution
  • 4 Main Research Programmes
  • 4.1 Hull Performance and Shape Optimization
  • 4.2 Low Environmental Impact Ships
  • 4.3 Sea Keeping and Structural Loads
  • 4.4 Ship Propulsion
  • 4.5 Ship Stability and Safety
  • 4.6 Ship Structural Analysis-Noise and Vibrations
  • 5 Future
  • References
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Background and Legacy
  • 3 Congresses
  • 4 Main Research Groups and Programmes
  • 4.1 Design of Aircraft and Flight Technologies (DAF)
  • 4.2 Structural Technologies, Methods and Applications
  • 4.3 Fluid-Dynamics, Aerodynamics and Propulsion
  • 4.4 Aerospace Systems
  • 5 Future
  • 6 Awards
  • References
  • Fluid Machinery, Energy Systems and Power Generation
  • 1 Internal Combustion Engines
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Research Areas
  • 1.3 Results and Discussion
  • 2 Turbomachinery
  • 2.1 Turbochargers
  • 2.2 Wind Turbines and Propellers
  • 2.3 Fundamental Study on Wall Turbulence
  • 2.4 Turbomachines for Real Gas Applications
  • 3 Energy Conversion Systems
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Research Areas
  • 3.3 Results
  • 4 Fluid Power Systems
  • References
  • Thermal Engineering and Building Energy Systems
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Background and Legacy
  • 3 Main Research Programs
  • 3.1 Applied Acoustics
  • 3.2 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
  • 3.3 Heat Transfer in Civil, Industrial and Biological Systems
  • 3.4 Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and Energy Efficiency of the Building-Plant System
  • 3.5 Indoor Environmental Quality
  • 3.6 Lighting
  • 3.7 Experiments and Modelling of Innovative Systems for Refrigeration.
  • 3.8 Refrigeration and Heat Transfer on Systems Alternative to Vapor Compression
  • 3.9 Sustainable Energy Systems (SES)
  • 4 Future
  • 5 Awards
  • References
  • From Mechanical to Complex System Modeling and Design
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Background and Legacy
  • 2.1 Mechanics Applied to Machines
  • 2.2 Mechanical Design, Machine Construction and Design Methods for Industrial Engineering
  • 3 Main Research Programmes
  • 3.1 Integrated Navigation Solutions Based on Cost-Effective Inertial Measurement Units
  • 3.2 AR-Based Applications for Remote Control of Measurement Instrumentation for Didactical Applications
  • 3.3 Control, Health Monitoring and Predictive Diagnostics of Mechanical Systems
  • 3.4 Dynamic Behaviour of Rotors and Lubricated Pairs
  • 3.5 Dynamics of Railway Vehicles
  • 3.6 The ``Gear Rattle'' in Automotive Transmissions
  • 3.7 Robotics
  • 3.8 Use of Magnetorheological Elastomers as SMART Material in Insulators and Energy Harvesting
  • 3.9 Vehicle Dynamics and Tyre Behaviour
  • 3.10 Railways Thermal Buckling Assessment
  • 3.11 Railways Fatigue and Fracture Assessment
  • 3.12 Adhesive Bonding in Structural Junctions
  • 3.13 Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)-Digital Twin of Complex Systems
  • 3.14 Virtual Prototyping-Computer Geometric Modelling and Simulation
  • 3.15 Design for Additive Manufacturing and Reverse Engineering
  • 3.16 Nuclear Fusion
  • 3.17 Extended Reality for Industrial Engineering
  • 3.18 Human Centered Design of Sports Equipment and Safety Tools
  • 3.19 Soft Robotics
  • 4 Future
  • References
  • Business and Management Engineering
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Background and Legacy
  • 3 Congresses
  • 4 Main Research Programmes
  • 4.1 Complexity in Organizational and Innovation Management Studies
  • 4.2 Empowering Academic Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age: Insights, Innovations, and Future Directions.
  • 4.3 Links Between Open Innovation Strategies, Sustainability and Digitization of Companies
  • 4.4 Decision Support Systems for Supply Chain and Logistics Design and Management
  • 4.5 Managing Digital and Sustainable Innovation in Individual Firms and Supply Chains
  • 4.6 Organizational and Innovation Management in Healthcare
  • 4.7 Project Management in World of Research, Public Administration and Business Start up
  • 5 Future
  • References
  • Statistics for Experimental and Technological Research
  • 1 Background and Legacy
  • 2 Main Research Programmes
  • 2.1 Stochastic Modelling of Degradation Processes and Their Use in Reliability and Maintenance
  • 2.2 Software Reliability Growth Modeling
  • 2.3 Natural Risk Assessment and Mitigation
  • 2.4 Statistical Learning and Monitoring of Complex Data from Industrial Processes
  • 2.5 Statistical Methods for the Evaluation of Automotive and Aircraft Seat Comfort
  • 2.6 Quality of Subjective Evaluations Expressed as Ratings or Preferences
  • 2.7 Evaluation of Classifier Predictive Performance
  • 2.8 Deep Learning for Smart and Sustainable Agriculture
  • References
  • Electrical Power Systems
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Background and Legacy
  • 3 Evolution
  • 4 Main Research Programs
  • 5 Awards
  • 6 Future
  • References
  • Real Estate Appraisal
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Background and Legacy
  • 3 Evolution
  • 4 Main Research Programmes
  • 5 Awards
  • 6 Future
  • References
  • The Project for the Excellence: A Guide for the Next Decade
  • 1 Before the Project for the Excellence
  • 1.1 Some Numbers
  • 1.2 Points of Strength and Weakness
  • 2 The Project for the Excellence
  • 2.1 Main Points
  • 2.2 Future Research Infrastructures
  • 2.3 Future Teaching Activities
  • 3 A Final Word.