Industrial PoCs

The project concerns the monitoring of flood events, and proposes two specific areas of work: Direct Risk Identification (Landslides): Mark landslide-prone areas for strategic installation of ground-based sensors (GNSS) targeted for infrastructure monitoring; Improve temporal granularity of satellite information for more accurate assessment. Indirect Risk Identification (Spread of Infectious Diseases): Estimate the increased spread of insect-borne infectious diseases following flood events.   Contact: Stefano Marangoni stefano.marangoni@aizoongroup.com

The project involves the development of a Cubesat-class nanosatellite based on the use of digital twin for mission control and management and capable of performing optical band monitoring of target satellites. This capability is one of the key enabling elements for all future in-orbit service operations, both from the perspective of satellite maintenance and space debris removal.   Contacts: Maurizio Cao maurizio.cao@nurjanatech.com

The MARIS project activity is expressed in the study and development of a prototype that will be able to detect and analyze the main pollutants affecting marine areas. This study will lead to the development of a simulator, which appropriately installed on experimental tanks, will make it possible to reproduce the real conditions in which the pelagic marine environment is found and therefore, to estimate the evolution of Oil-Spill events.   Contact: Paolo Vita p.vita@italspazio.com

The company Astradyne wants to optimize the SolarCube 3U 1.0, an advanced unfoldable solar panel with origami pattern, designed through the adoption of FRET (a material created by combining high-strength fabric and distributed electronics) as an electro-mechanical substrate.  The proposal thus has two main objectives: The refinement of SolarCube's solar panel design to ensure optimal compatibility with standard cubesat platforms and dispensers; The development of an integrated EPS system intended to be housed within SolarCube.   Contact: Giammarco Alessandrino giammarco@astradyne.space 

ARIES proposes extensive and synergistic industrial research and experimental development, having ARGO star sensors and related digital validation procedures as its core.  ARGO sensors are intelligent cameras for attitude determination of Small Satellites.   Contact: Gabriella Caporaletti, g.caporaletti@eicas.it  

The Project aims to implement innovative image analysis, cross-cueing and replanning solutions and algorithms to be validated aboard small stratospheric platforms. The aim is to enable tip&cue applications, i.e., automatic coordination techniques between satellite platforms, stratospheric platforms, or a combination of the two. Through such techniques, aircraft identify targets of interest and share them with each other by planning the execution of more accurate, faster and potentially continuous land observation.    Contacts: Victor Miherea, victor.miherea@stratobotic.com  

The project aims to develop a robotic system characterized by excellent manipulation capabilities and sized for implementation in a cubesat, with the purpose of making berthing, servicing and manufacturing maneuvers possible in space. A system will be developed consisting of a planar robotic arm with an end-effector with one or more degrees of freedom and equipped with an electro-adhesive gripper, with increased dexterity due to cooperation between robot and cubesat control.   Contacts: Camilla Conti, camilla.conti@adaptronics.it  

Volta Structural Energy Srl develops an innovative structural battery technology: multifunctional elements capable of supporting high mechanical loads and storing and releasing electrical energy like ordinary batteries. This technology is ideal for maximising the energy density and autonomy of electrically powered platforms and compatible with all non-stationary applications, from space to aeronautics to land and sea mobility.    Contacts: Chiara Mirani, Volta Structural Energy srl  

The project aims to develop a state-of-the-art on-board computer for satellite builders and operators, with the goal of enabling autonomy for satellite operations directly in orbit. With this integrated computer, the satellite will be able to autonomously manage its on-board resources and work plan, thereby optimizing communications with Mission Control Centers, the load on assigned teams, and the costs incurred by operators. Thanks to the advanced learning algorithms at the heart of the system, the satellite will also be able to optimize data acquisition and processing, as in the case of Earth Observation (EO) missions, facilitating applications such as environmental monitoring, land resource management and disaster response. The result will be an integrated solution that includes hardware, middleware and software   Contact: Alessandro Benetton alessandro@aikospace.com