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A server starts with one useful service. Then comes another, followed by a database, a backup destination, a web application and something that was supposed to be a weekend experiment. At some point, the question becomes how to…
Read more : Here we are again, adding another virtualization layer
Storage needs evolve over time, adapting to the ever-growing demands of data management and technological progress. In light of this, I recently integrated a new server into my infrastructure, designed to host both storage and an…
Read more : Going crazy with network storage
I had the privilege of participating in the Wolfram Virtual Technology Conference 2024, held earlier this month, where innovators and thought leaders from across industries gathered to share advancements and ideas centered on…
Read more : Wolfram Virtual Technology Conference
Integrating a fireplace into a central heating system offers a unique and efficient way to distribute warmth throughout an entire home, merging the traditional comfort of a fire with modern heating technology. This system, known as…
Read more : Fireplace. Is it worth it?
I recently joined the NL24 - Nonlinear Computational Solid & Structural Mechanics - course in Pavia. A very high scientific level course due to the expertise of the professors and to the discussed topics, ranging from classical…
Read more : Nonlinear computational solid & structural mechanics
In the ever-evolving landscape of smart home technology, one aspect that has garnered significant attention and transformative advancements is the realm of heating control systems. As we strive for efficiency, sustainability, and…
Read more : Heating control system
Thermo-fluid-dynamics, also known as thermal-fluid sciences, is an interdisciplinary field that combines principles from thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer to study and analyze the behavior of thermal systems. These…
Read more : On the thermo-fluid-dynamics of small thermal systems
I have just completed the CS50 course named " CS50x - CS50's Introduction to Computer Science " from Harvard held on the edX online platform. --- edX edX is an online course provider created by Harvard and MIT. It hosts several…
Read more : CS50 - Computer science and the art of programming
I am starting an internship at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, for a master's thesis in biomechanics. KTH KTH (in swedish, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan ) know as Royal Institute of Technology is a public…
Read more : Trainee at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Use of RecurDyn for the analysis of a compliant mechanism by modeling with techniques for the flexible multibody. The following article is an extract from a project carried out for the course of Advanced Techniques for the design…
Read more : RecurDyn and flexural hinges
Analysis of a compliant mechanism using Howell's pseudo-rigid model and comparison with non-linear FEM analysis. The following article is an extract from a project carried out for the course of Advanced Techniques for the design of…
Read more : Pseudo-rigid model for a compliant mechanism
Vento CFD offers software solutions for simulation in the wind tunnel, in the urban environment, indoor comfort and outdoor comfort. The numerical code integrates a structured grid with the immersed boundary method so as to be able…
Read more : Vento CFD: analysis in Wind Engineering
Topological optimization analysis aimed at minimizing the mass of a hook fixed some design parameters, such as geometric constraints and load conditions. The following article is an extract from a project carried out for the course…
Read more : Topological optimization for prototyping
Finite element analysis aimed at characterizing the mechanical properties of a gyroid structure. The gyroid structure has already been presented in the article "Gyroid and minimal surfaces for CAD". The following article is an…
Read more : Mechanical characterization of gyroid lattice structure
Realization of a lattice structure based on the Voronoi tessellation. An analysis is also performed on the optimal position of the points in order to minimize the volume of the body. The following article is an extract from a…
Read more : Voronoi tassellation and lattice structures
I just completed the "Simulink Foundamentals" course helded on Matlab training online platform. The course allowed me to hone some skills in using and optimizing the simulation environment developed by MathWorks. Simulink Simulink…
Read more : Simulink Foundamentals
Realization of an elementary cell of a cellular structure characterized by a Giroid geometry in a CAD modeling environment, using Solidworks. The following article is an extract from a project carried out for the course of Advanced…
Read more : Gyroid and minimal surfaces for CAD
In dealing with subjects known as STEM, or science, technology, engineering and mathematics, we often resort to technical diagrams, reports, specialized illustrations and much other material that certainly requires technical skills…
Read more : Illustrations for the STEM
I finished the "Deep Learning Onramp" introductory course held on the Matlab Training platform. The course provides the basis for dealing with Deep Learning in Matlab. Some theoretical points are addressed such as the structure of…
Read more : Deep Learning Onramp
The latest developments in Computer Aided Engineering, by means of the remarkable progress that several softwares have been made in terms of computational speed and of enlarged ranges of phaenomena that can be simulated and…
Read more : Development and Analysis of an Array of Folded Patch Antennas Using Matlab
Automated computational modeling (ACM) is a fairly recent technique that exploits a hybrid approach by combining symbolic computation with numerical computation. These potentialities can be exploited in finite element formulations…
Read more : Automated Computational Modeling
Among the exams scheduled for the course of Medical Engineering studies at the University of Rome Tor Vergata there is the course of Wireless Electromagnetics Technologies. The course provides the foundation for current and next…
Read more : Antenna prototyping
Modern computers have all the prerequisites for developing numerical resolution methods for a large class of physical problems that have been left without an analytical solution for years. There are several numerical solution…
Read more : MoM and electric intregrodifferential equations
Among the exams scheduled in the Medical Engineering course at the University of Rome Tor Vergata there is the course of Wireless Electromagnetics Technologies. The course provides the foundation for current and next generation…
Read more : Design with Sensor Array Analyzer
I just finished the course "From scratch to your first document with LaTeX" held by Davide Murari on the Udemy platform. The course allowed me to review some basic concepts and packages necessary for the layout as well as improving…
Read more : From scratch to the first LaTeχ document
Among the infinite simulation solutions in the Simulink environment there is clearly the possibility to analyze different flight systems. In particular, in this article, I discuss my experience on an avionics box made up of two…
Read more : Simulink, Raspberry Pi and flight models
I just finished the "SOLIDWORKS: Designing for Consumer Electronics" course held by Johno Ellison on the LinkedIn Learning platform. The course analyzes the foundations for the design of electronic devices. --- New consumer…
Read more : SOLIDWORKS: Designing for Consumer Electronics
Collaboration with a student of the Aerospace Engineering excellence course of the University of Rome La Sapienza for the design of a flight computer for model rockets. Rocket modeling is a specialty of modeling that deals with the…
Read more : Arduino flight computer for models rocket