The Smart Structures and Systems Laboratory (S3 Lab) enables the design, modeling, and characterization of multifunctional and integrated structures and systems with advanced performance metrics, based on innovative materials and production processes.
nTop5 - 2026 User Guide
Giorgio De Pasquale
Comprehensive Reference Manual for Beginners and Intermediate Users with Step-by-Step Design-Based Approach
nTop5 - 2026 Blocks and Variables Dictionary
Giorgio De Pasquale
Welcome to the fourth edition of our Guide to nTop, this year coupled to the Dictionary of blocks and variables. One of the most successiful software complex multi-physics problems, including lattice structures, nTop works with implicit modeling and field-based design. This edition presents what's new and offers a wide step-by-step approach to exploit the full potential of nTop in the ever-evolving world of structural engineering and design for additive manufacturing.
E-books and paperbook available on-line.
technology demonstrator
Mimosa team
Smart Structures and Systems Lab
Leonardo
TUV-SUD
F3nice
Veplas
Joanneum Research
GBP Metal Group
Project Coordinator
Smart Multimaterial Structures for Aerotaxis with Severe Fatigue Loading Capability
The 2-years project focuses in developing multi-material structures with sensing capabilities dedicated to the structural health monitoring. Parallely to the technological development, the data management and prognostics tools are also developed, optimized and validated through experimental mechanics and numerical modeling.
More info: Trapezio grant
Fondazione CSP: www.compagniadisanpaolo.it
HORIZON EUROPE: Project Coordinator
Multimaterial airframes based on 3D joints between AM metals and carbon-fiber composites
The 3-years project involves a team of eight companies and reserach centers. Our target is to support the development of the next generations of aircrafts, which will necessarily follow production criteria with reduced environmental impact and lower need for raw materials.
More info: MIMOSA Project
Project website: www.mimosaproject.eu
Project Coordinator
Wearable Measuring System for Rehabilitation Trainings in Neurological Diseases and Traumas
Neuropsychology is supporting innovative multisensory rehabilitation trainings aided by wearable devices/sensors, due to the correlation between movements and “body ownership”. The 3-years project in cooperation with the Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer (IDAC) of Tohoku University (Japan) led to the design and fabrication of an innovative wearable sensing device. Link.
More info MAECI: Progetti Grande Rilevanza
Partner website: IDAC - Tohoku University
Project Coordinator
Conveyor Belts with Textile Core and Integrated Monitoring based on Conductive Polymers
The project aims to the development of innovative flexible structures for conveyor belts integrating emerging technologies and materials for the self-monitoring of operative conditions and failures prediction. The company partners operate in the fields of technical fabrics, coatings and functional polymers.
More info: POR-FESR grant
Partners website: Technofabric, Tinotex, Novurania