{"id":302,"date":"2019-08-21T16:53:39","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T14:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.dii.unipd.it\/mmsa\/?page_id=302"},"modified":"2026-04-02T11:51:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T09:51:38","slug":"vibrations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.dii.unipd.it\/mmsa\/vibrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Vibrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-label=\"Content\" data-id=\"content--1\" data-export-id=\"content-6\" data-category=\"content\" class=\"content-6 content-section content-section-spacing\" id=\"content-1\"><div class=\"gridContainer\"> <div class=\"row text-center\"><div class=\"section-title-col\" data-type=\"column\">  <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"row middle-sm\"> <div class=\"col-sm-6\"> <div class=\"row\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 space-bottom\" data-type=\"column\"> <h3 class=\"color2\">Vibrations control and exploitation<\/h3> <p class=\"\">The aim of the research group is to develop novel methods and devices useful to control and exploit vibrations. The focus is both on modeling\/simulation and un experimental methods.<\/p><\/div> <div data-type=\"row\" class=\"col-xs-12\"><div class=\"row space-bottom force-align\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-fit text-center\"><i class=\"fa icon fa-bolt big color1\"><\/i><\/div> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm\" data-type=\"column\"><h5 class=\"color1\">VIBRATIONS ENERGY HARVESTING FROM INDUSTRIAL AND NATURAL SOURCES<\/h5> <p class=\"\">Nowadays remote sensors nodes can be fed by means of vibrations energy harvesters that scavenge energy from industrial or natural vibrations or by the action of wind, rain, and sea. The research focuses on the development, simulation and tuning of efficient piezoelectric harvesters.<\/p><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"row space-bottom force-align\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-fit text-center\"> <i class=\"fa icon fa-codepen big color1\"><\/i><\/div> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm\" data-type=\"column\"><h5 class=\"color1\">MODAL ANALYSIS<\/h5> <p class=\"\">Modal analysis methods are used in the field of vibration control with the aim of finding the component responsible for vibration transmission and in the field of vibration energy harvesting, with the aim of identifying the properties of new materials and tuning devices.<\/p><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"row space-bottom force-align\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-fit text-center\"> <i class=\"fa icon fa-gears big color1\"><\/i><\/div> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm\" data-type=\"column\"><h5 class=\"color1\">VIBRATIONS OF UNDER-ACTUATED ROBOTS<\/h5> <p class=\"\">Underactuated robots have less actuators than joints and are an emerging technical solution in applications where the mass and the cost of components are important. The research focuses on motion of the non-actuated link, which is an oscillation excited by the motion of the rest of the robot.<\/p><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <div class=\"col-sm-6 flexbox around-xs top-xs space-bottom-xs\"><div class=\"overlay-box flexbox middle-xs center-xs overlay-holder\"> <div class=\"overlay-box-offset offset-border shadow-medium border-color2 hide-xs\"><\/div> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"flexbox shadow-large img1\" data-size=\"485x632\" src=\"https:\/\/research.dii.unipd.it\/mmsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/12\/Wind.jpg\" title=\"Wind\" alt=\"\"><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div><div data-label=\"Team\" data-id=\"team--1\" data-export-id=\"team-5\" data-category=\"team\" class=\"team-5 content-section content-section-spacing\" id=\"team-1\" style=\"background-image: none\"><div class=\"gridContainer\"> <div class=\"row text-center\"><div class=\"section-title-col\" data-type=\"column\"> <h2 class=\"\">Vibrations Team<\/h2> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"row spaced-cols content-center-sm\" data-type=\"row\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-3 col-padding\"> <div class=\"row \"> <div data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"round face\" src=\"https:\/\/research.dii.unipd.it\/mmsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/01\/Alberto-Doria.jpg\" title=\"Alberto Doria\" alt=\"\"> <h4 class=\"font-500\">Alberto Doria<\/h4>   <div class=\"social-icons-group\" data-type=\"group\"> <a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" data-reiki-hidden=\"true\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa icon fa-facebook-square gray\"><\/i><\/a> <a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" data-reiki-hidden=\"true\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa icon fa-twitter-square gray\"><\/i><\/a> <a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" data-reiki-hidden=\"true\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa icon fa-linkedin-square gray\"><\/i><\/a> <a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" data-reiki-hidden=\"true\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa icon fa-google-plus-square gray\"><\/i><\/a><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-3 col-padding\"> <div class=\"row \"> <div data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"round face\" src=\"https:\/\/research.dii.unipd.it\/mmsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/01\/Giulio-Rosati.jpg\" title=\"Giulio Rosati\" alt=\"\"> <h4 class=\"font-500\">Giulio Rosati<\/h4>   <div class=\"social-icons-group\" data-type=\"group\"> <a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" data-reiki-hidden=\"true\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa icon fa-facebook-square gray\"><\/i><\/a> <a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" data-reiki-hidden=\"true\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa icon fa-twitter-square gray\"><\/i><\/a> <a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" data-reiki-hidden=\"true\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa icon fa-linkedin-square gray\"><\/i><\/a> <a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" data-reiki-hidden=\"true\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa icon fa-google-plus-square gray\"><\/i><\/a><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-3 col-padding\"> <div class=\"row \"> <div data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"round face\" src=\"https:\/\/research.dii.unipd.it\/mmsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/01\/Matteo-Bottin.jpg\" title=\"Matteo Bottin\" alt=\"\"> <h4 class=\"font-500\">Matteo Bottin<\/h4>   <div class=\"social-icons-group\" data-type=\"group\"> <a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" data-reiki-hidden=\"true\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa icon fa-facebook-square gray\"><\/i><\/a> <a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" data-reiki-hidden=\"true\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa icon fa-twitter-square gray\"><\/i><\/a> <a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" data-reiki-hidden=\"true\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa icon fa-linkedin-square gray\"><\/i><\/a> <a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" data-reiki-hidden=\"true\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa icon fa-google-plus-square gray\"><\/i><\/a><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-3 col-padding\"> <div class=\"row \"> <div data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"round face\" src=\"https:\/\/research.dii.unipd.it\/mmsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/03\/cropped-tonan.jpg\" title=\"cropped-tonan.jpg\" alt=\"\"> <h4 class=\"font-500\">Michele Tonan<\/h4>   <div class=\"social-icons-group\" data-type=\"group\"> <a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" data-reiki-hidden=\"true\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa icon fa-facebook-square gray\"><\/i><\/a> <a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" data-reiki-hidden=\"true\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa icon fa-twitter-square gray\"><\/i><\/a> <a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" data-reiki-hidden=\"true\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa icon fa-linkedin-square gray\"><\/i><\/a> <a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" data-reiki-hidden=\"true\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa icon fa-google-plus-square gray\"><\/i><\/a><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div>    <\/div> <\/div><\/div><div data-label=\"Features\" data-id=\"features--1\" data-export-id=\"features-16-card-bordered\" data-category=\"features\" class=\"features-16-card-bordered content-section content-section-spacing\" id=\"features-1\" style=\"background-image: none\"><div class=\"gridContainer\"> <div class=\"row text-center\"><div class=\"section-title-col\" data-type=\"column\"> <h2 class=\"\">Equipment<\/h2> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"row spaced-cols\" data-type=\"row\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4 \"> <div class=\"card no-padding bordered y-move\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"face\" src=\"https:\/\/research.dii.unipd.it\/mmsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/12\/Modal.jpg\" title=\"Modal\" alt=\"\"> <div data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-padding-small col-padding-small-xs description-container\"> <h4 class=\"font-500\">Instrumented sensors<\/h4> <p class=\"\">Instrumented hammers, sensors, and software for impulsive modal analysis<\/p><\/div> <div data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-padding-small col-padding-small-xs read-more-container\"><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4 \"><div class=\"card no-padding bordered y-move\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"face\" src=\"https:\/\/research.dii.unipd.it\/mmsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/12\/Shaker.jpg\" title=\"Shaker\" alt=\"\"> <div data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-padding-small col-padding-small-xs description-container\"> <h4 class=\"font-500\">Shakers<\/h4> <p class=\"\">Electromagnetic shakers for testing industrial components and harvesters<\/p><\/div> <div data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-padding-small col-padding-small-xs read-more-container\"><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4 \"><div class=\"card no-padding bordered y-move\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"face\" src=\"https:\/\/research.dii.unipd.it\/mmsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/12\/Wind.jpg\" title=\"Wind\" alt=\"\"> <div data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-padding-small col-padding-small-xs description-container\"> <h4 class=\"font-500\">Test bench for panel excitation<\/h4> <p class=\"\">Test bench with fan to simulate wind excitation on panels<\/p><\/div> <div data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-padding-small col-padding-small-xs read-more-container\"><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4\"> <div class=\"card no-padding bordered y-move\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"face\" src=\"https:\/\/research.dii.unipd.it\/mmsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/12\/Rain.jpg\" title=\"Rain\" alt=\"\"> <div data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-padding-small col-padding-small-xs description-container\"> <h4 class=\"font-500\">Test bench for harvesting<\/h4> <p class=\"\">Test bench with camera to analyse the impact of rain drops<\/p><\/div> <div data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-padding-small col-padding-small-xs read-more-container\"><\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> 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