Lorenzo Agostini

Junior assistant professor (fixed-term)

Department of Industrial Engineering

Academic discipline: ING-IND/13 Applied Mechanics

Research

Keywords: Smart materials and structures Mechatronics Soft Robotics Electro-Mechanical Transducers

Modeling, analysis, functional design, control, fabrication, experimentation and application of machines based on electro-active materials (especially Dielectric Elastomers and Dielectric Fluids).
Modeling, analysis, functional design, control, fabrication, experimentation and application of robotic and mechatronic systems that physically interact with humans and their environment.
Functional design, control, fabrication, testing and application of gripping devices based on electro-static forces.
Modeling, analysis, functional design, control, fabrication, experimentation and application of mechanisms with flexible kinematic members and pairs (compliant mechanisms) made by 3D printing.
Stochastic numerical modeling and analysis for monitoring the condition of materials, reliability of engineered systems, and damage evolution under static and dynamic degradation conditions.