{"id":204,"date":"2018-03-22T08:39:40","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T07:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/templategdr.dii.unipd.it\/mesmerize\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T09:57:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T07:57:28","slug":"mesmerize","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.dii.unipd.it\/costrmac\/","title":{"rendered":"Front Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  data-label=\"Info\" data-id=\"content--2\" data-export-id=\"content-12\" data-category=\"content\" class=\"content-12 content-section content-section-spacing\" id=\"info\"><div  class=\"gridContainer\"> <div ><div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"\">  <h2  class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span >Our Research<\/span><\/h2><p  class=\"lead\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <b >Machine Design Reasearch Group<\/b>&nbsp;develops methods for design, analysis and experimental validation of mechanical components and systems, including rehabilitation, assistive and sports equipment, with the aim of ensuring in service performance, usability and structural integrity. The research activities cover engineering simulation and calculation methods as well as material strength characterization, experimental bench testing on prototypes and on-the-field data acquisition by means of sensors and precision equipment.<br >\nThe analysis of the mechanical behaviour of materials and prototype components is carried out in two laboratories, for a total of 450 m<sup >2\ufeff<\/sup>. The fields of investigation range from basic to applied research for different industrial sectors, like automotive, machine construction, appliances and engineering structures in general as well as sports and rehabilitation equipment.<\/p><\/div> <\/div> <div  class=\"row center-xs middle-xs\"> <div  class=\"col-sm-9\" data-type=\"column\"> <\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div><div  id=\"quick-links\" style=\"background-image: none;\" data-label=\"Quick Links\" data-id=\"overlappable-4\" data-export-id=\"overlappable-4\" data-category=\"overlappable\" class=\"overlappable-4 content-section content-section-spacing content-relative\" data-overlap=\"true\"> <div  class=\"gridContainer\"> <div  data-type=\"row\" class=\"row spaced-cols text-center\">  <div  class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-padding col-md-3 \"> <a  data-cp-link=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/research.dii.unipd.it\/costrmac\/research-topics\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><i  class=\"fa icon shadow-large-black aligncenter fa-mortar-board 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<\/div> <div  class=\"row middle-sm\"> <div  class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 image-holder space-bottom-xs\"> <div  data-content-shortcode=\"mesmerize_maps address=&quot;Via Venezia 1, 35131&quot; zoom=&quot;65&quot;\" data-editable=\"true\" class=\"shadow-medium\">        <div class=\"mesmerize-google-maps\" style=\"width:100%\">\n            <iframe style=\"width:100%; height:100%;min-height:inherit;display:block;\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Via%20Venezia%201,%2035131&#038;z=14&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"><\/iframe>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div> <div  class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6\"><div  class=\"row middle-sm\"> <div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-xs-12 space-bottom-small\"><h3  class=\"color1\"><span >People and Laboratories<\/span><\/h3><p  class=\"lead\">Department of Industrial Engineering<br >\nUniversity of Padova<br >\nVia Venezia, 1, 35131 Padova (PD), Italy<\/p><\/div> <\/div> <div  class=\"row middle-sm\" data-type=\"row\"> <div  class=\"col-xs-12 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