The Ariadna Network

Find out about all previous and ongoing collaborations between the Advanced Concepts Team and academic research partners.
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Initial study description

Ongoing (8)

Artificial Intelligence (2)

Curiosity Cloning - Neural Modelling for Image Analysis (08-8201b)

Initial study description

Dublin City University

Ongoing

Dario Izzo and Marek Rucinski
Curiosity Cloning - Neural Modelling for Image Analysis (08-8201a)

Initial study description

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Ongoing

Dario Izzo and Marek Rucinski

Biomimetics (3)

Neuromorphic Computation of Optic Flow Data (08-6303b)

Initial study description

Université de la Méditerranée, Marseilles

Ongoing

Tobias Seidl
Neuromorphic Computation of Optic Flow Data (08-6303a)

Initial study description

ETH/UZH, Zurich

Ongoing

Tobias Seidl
Quantifying the Landing Reaction of Cockroaches (08-6302)

Initial study description

University of Applied Sciences Bremen

Ongoing

Tobias Seidl

Mission Analysis (2)

Propulsion (1)

On a chip Microdischarge thruster arrays inspired by photonic device technology for plasma television (07-3108)

Initial study description

University of Southampton

Ongoing

Cristina Bramanti

Completed (63)

Artificial Intelligence (2)

Evolving a collective consciousness for a swarm of pico-satellites (07-8101)

Initial study description

Universite Libre de Bruxelles

Completed
Final report
Pinciroli, C., Birattari, M., Tuci, E., and Dorigo, M.

Dario Izzo, Tamas Vinko, and Marco del Rey Zapatero
Application of clouds for modeling uncertainties in robust space system design (05-5201)

Initial study description

University of Wien

Completed
Final report
Neumaier, A., Fuchs, M., Dolejsi, E., Csendes, T., Dombi, J., and Banhelyi, B.

Daniela Girimonte and Tamas Vinko

Biomimetics (14)

Machine/Animal Hybrid Controllers for Space Applications (07-6301)

Initial study description

Universita di Roma - Campus Biomedico

Completed
Final report
Benvenuto, A., Di Pino, G., Sergi, F., Campolo, D., Accoto, D., Assenza, G., Rossini, P.M., and Guglielmelli, E.

Tobias Seidl
Bio-inspiration from Plants' Roots (06-6301)

Initial study description

Universita degli Studi di Firenze and Scuola Superiore Sant-Anna

Completed
Final report
Dario, P., Laschi, C., Mazzolai, B., Corradi, P., Mattoli, V., Mondini, A., Mancuso, S., Mugnai, S., Masi, E., Azzarello, E., Hlavacka, A., and Pandolci, C.

Tobias Seidl
Attaching Mechanisms and Strategies Inspired by Spiders' legs (06-6201)

Initial study description

Universita di Udine

Completed
Final report
Gasparetto, A., Vidoni, R., Zanotto, V., and Brusa, E.

Tobias Seidl
Non invasive brain-machine interfaces (05-6402c)

Initial study description

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Completed
Final report
Millan, J. d. R., Ferrez, P. W., and Buttfield, A.

Carlo Menon
Non invasive brain-machine interfaces (05-6402b)

Initial study description

Universita di Pisa- E. Piaggio

Completed
Final report
Carpi, F. and De Rossi, D.

Carlo Menon
Non invasive brain-machine interfaces (05-6402a)

Initial study description

Scuola Superiore Sant-Anna and University of Essex

Completed
Final report
Tonet, O., Tecchio, F., Sepulveda, F., Citi, L., Rossini, P. M., Marinelli, M., Tombini, M., Laschi, C., and Dario, P.

Carlo Menon
Strain sensors inspired by campaniform sensilla (05-6401)

Initial study description

University of Bath

Completed
Final report
Vincent, J. and Clift, S.

Carlo Menon
Bio-inspired distributed system for thermal (or particles) transport (05-6203)

Initial study description

Universita di Pisa

Completed
Final report
Carpi, F. and De Rossi, D.

Carlo Menon
Biologically inspired joints for innovative articulations concepts (04-6401b)

Initial study description

Universita di Bologna

Completed
Final report
Vertechy, R. and Parenti-Castelli, V.

Carlo Menon
Biologically inspired joints for innovative articulations concepts (04-6401a)

Initial study description

Delft University of Technology

Completed
Final report
Linde, R. van der, Caarls, J., and Verhoef, J.

Carlo Menon
Mammalian Hibernation Mechanisms: Relevance to a Possible Human Hypometabolic Induced State (03-6501)

Initial study description

Universita di Verona

Completed
Final report
Biggiogera, M., Malatesta, M., and Zancanaro, C.

Mark Ayre
Biologically inspired joints for innovative articulations concepts (03-6201)

Initial study description

University of Technology, Helsinki

Completed
Final report
Jakubik, P., Suomela, J., Vainio, M., Ylikorpi, T., and Halme, A.

Mark Ayre
EAP-based artificial muscles as an alternative to space mechanisms (03-6101b)

Initial study description

University of Reading

Completed
Final report
Bonser, R. H. C., Harwin, W. S., Hayes, W., Jeronimidis, G., Mitchell, G. R., and Santulli, C.

Mark Ayre
EAP-based artificial muscles as an alternative to space mechanisms (03-6101a)

Initial study description

Universita di Pisa

Completed
Final report
De Rossi, D., Gaudenzi, P., and Zolesi, V.

Mark Ayre

Energy (5)

Sponge Iron Process for Manned Space Exploration (04-2302)

Initial study description

University of Technology-Graz

Completed
Final report
Fraser, S., Hacker, V., and Besenhard, J. O.

Tiziana Pipoli
Biomass-based Fuel Cells for Manned Space Exploration (04-2301b)

Initial study description

University of Wageningen

Completed
Final report
Hamelers, B., Rozendal, R., Hoekema, S., and Steinbusch, K.

Tiziana Pipoli
Biomass-based Fuel Cells for Manned Space Exploration (04-2301a)

Initial study description

University of Technology, Helsinki

Completed
Final report
Zhang, X., Ylikorpi, T., Pepe, G., and Halme, A.

Tiziana Pipoli
Laser power beaming feasibility: non-mechanical beam steering options, laser phase-locking and control (04-2201)

Initial study description

University of Kaiserslautern

Completed
Final report
Foth, H. J. and Knappe, R.

Leopold Summerer
Environmental impacts of high power density microwave beams on different atmospheric layers (03-9102)

Initial study description

University of Leicester

Completed
Final report
Robinson, T. R., Yeoman, T. K., and Dhillon, R. S.

Leopold Summerer

Informatics & Applied Mathematics (3)

Efficient Usage of Self Validated Integrators for Space Applications (07-5202)

Initial study description

Universitat de Barcelona

Completed
Final report
Alessi, E.M., Farrés, A., Jorba, À., Simó, C., and Vieiro, A.

Tamas Vinko
Gossip-based Strategies in Global Optimisation (07-5201)

Initial study description

University of Szeged and Universita di Trento

Completed
Final report
Jelasity, M., Banhelyi, B., Biazzini, M., and and Montresor, A.

Tamas Vinko and Dario Izzo
Natural Language Techniques in Support of Spacecraft Design (03-5101)

Initial study description

Universita Roma Tor Vergata

Completed
Final report
Pazienza, M. T., Pennacchiotti, M., Vindigni, M., and Zanzotto, F. M.

Mihály Csaba Markót

Mission Analysis (22)

Mirror Bees concept for asteroid deflection (08-4301)

Initial study description

University of Glasgow

Completed
Final report
Vasile, M., Maddock, C., Radice, G., McInnes, C., and

Leopold Summerer
Dynamics and Stability of Tethered Satellites at Lagrangian Points (07-4201)

Initial study description

Universidad Politecnica de Madrid

Completed
Final report
Pelaez, J., Sanjurjo, M., Lucas, F.R., Lara, M., Lorenzini, E., Curreli, D., and and Scheeres, D.J.

Claudio Bombardelli and Dario Izzo
Asteroid Centrifugal Fragmentation (07-4111)

Initial study description

Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Nice and University of Bern

Completed
Final report
Michel, P. and Walsh, K.

Claudio Bombardelli and Dario Izzo
Global Trajectory Optimisation: Can We Prune the Solution Space when Considering Deep Space Manoeuvres? (06-4101c)

Initial study description

University of Reading and University of Glasgow

Completed
Final report
Vasile, M., Ceriotti, M., Radice, G., Becerra, V.M., Nasuto, S., and Anderson, J.

Claudio Bombardelli
Global Trajectory Optimisation: Can We Prune the Solution Space when Considering Deep Space Manoeuvres? (06-4101b)

Initial study description

Politecnico di Milano

Completed
Final report
Zazzera, F.B., Lavagna, M., Armellin, R., Di Lizia, P., Topputo, F., and Bertz, M.

Tamas Vinko
Global Trajectory Optimisation: Can We Prune the Solution Space when Considering Deep Space Manoeuvres? (06-4101a)

Initial study description

Ecole de Mines

Completed
Final report
Olympio, J. and Marmorat, J.

Dario Izzo
Space Webs (05-4109b)

Initial study description

University of Glasgow

Completed
Final report
McKenzie, D., Cartmell, M., Radice, G., and Vasile, M.

Dario Izzo
Space Webs (05-4109a)

Initial study description

Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm

Completed
Final report
Tibert, G. and Gardsback, M.

Dario Izzo
The Flower Constellation Set and its Possible Applications (05-4108)

Initial study description

Universita Roma Tor Vergata

Completed
Final report
Ruggieri, M., De Sanctis, M., Rossi, T., Lucente, M., Mortari, D., and Bruccoleri, C.

Dario Izzo
Electrostatic Forces for Satellite Swarm Navigation and Reconfiguration (05-4107b)

Initial study description

Surrey University

Completed
Final report
Saaj, C. M., Lappas, V., Richie, D., Peck, M., Streetman, B., and Schaub, H.

Dario Izzo
Electrostatic Forces for Satellite Swarm Navigation and Reconfiguration (05-4107a)

Initial study description

University of Bremen

Completed
Final report
Pettazzi, L., Kruger, H., and Theil, S.

Dario Izzo
Spiral Trajectories in Global Optimisation of Interplanetary and Orbital Transfers (05-4106)

Initial study description

University of Glasgow and University of Paderborn

Completed
Final report
Vasile, M., Schutze, O., Junge, O., Radice, G., and Dellnitz, M.

Dario Izzo
Assessing the Accuracy of Interval Arithmetic Estimates in Space Flight Mechanics (04-4105)

Initial study description

Politecnico di Milano

Completed
Final report
Zazzera, F.B., Vasile, M., Massari, M., and Di Lizia, P.

Mihály Csaba Markót
A Search for Invariant Relative Satellite Motion (04-4104b)

Initial study description

University of Reading

Completed
Final report
Biggs, J.D., Becerra, V.M., Nasuto, S.J., Ruiz, V.F., and Holderbaum, W.

Dario Izzo
A Search for Invariant Relative Satellite Motion (04-4104a)

Initial study description

Universita Roma La Sapienza

Completed
Final report
Sabatini, M., Bevilacqua, R., and Pantaleoni, M.

Dario Izzo
Feasibility study for a spacecraft navigation system relying on pulsar timing information (03-4202)

Initial study description

Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya

Completed
Final report
Sala, J., Urruela, A., Villares, X., Estalella, R., and Paredes, J. M.

Torsten Bondo and Andreas Rathke
Assessment of mission design including utilisation of libration points and weak stability boundaries (03-4103b)

Initial study description

Politecnico di Milano

Completed
Final report
Zazzera, F.B., Topputo, F., and Massari, M.

Dario Izzo
Assessment of mission design including utilisation of libration points and weak stability boundaries (03-4103a)

Initial study description

Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya

Completed
Final report
Canalias, E., Gomez, G., Marcote, M., and Masdemont, J. J.

Dario Izzo
Study on libration points of the sun and the interstellar medium for interstellar travel (03-4102b)

Initial study description

Universita di Padova

Completed
Final report
Fantino, E. and Casotto, S.

Dario Izzo
Study on libration points of the sun and the interstellar medium for interstellar travel (03-4102a)

Initial study description

University of Glasgow

Completed
Final report
Bookless, J. and McInnes, C.

Dario Izzo
Advanced Global Optimisation Tools for Mission Analysis and Design (03-4101b)

Initial study description

University of Glasgow

Completed
Final report
Di Lizia, P. and Radice, G.

Dario Izzo
Advanced Global Optimisation Tools for Mission Analysis and Design (03-4101a)

Initial study description

University of Reading

Completed
Final report
Myatt, D.R., Becerra, V.M., Nasuto, S.J., and Bishop, J.M.

Dario Izzo

Nanotechnology (6)

Metamaterials for Space Applications (07-7001d)

Initial study description

University of Technology, Helsinki

Completed
Final report
Alitalo, P. and Tretyakov, S.

José Llorens and Luzi Bergamin
Metamaterials for Space Applications (07-7001c)

Initial study description

Universite de Lille

Completed
Final report
Gaillot, D. P., Croënne, C., and Lippens, D.

José Llorens and Luzi Bergamin
Metamaterials for Space Applications (07-7001b)

Initial study description

Universita Roma Tre

Completed
Final report
Bilotti, F., Tricarico, S., and Vegni, L.

José Llorens and Luzi Bergamin
Metamaterials for Space Applications (07-7001a)

Initial study description

Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm and Goldsmith University

Completed
Final report
Qiu, M., Yan, M., and Yan, W.

José Llorens and Luzi Bergamin
Microstructured Radiators (06-9501b)

Initial study description

Ecole Centrale Paris

Completed
Final report
Greffet, J.J., Laroche, M., and Marquier, F.

Luzi Bergamin
Microstructured Radiators (06-9501a)

Initial study description

University of Nantes

Completed
Final report
Ben-Abdallah, P.

Luzi Bergamin

Physics (5)

Non-Perturbative Effects in Complex Gravitationally Bound Systems (07-1301)

Initial study description

University of Wien

Completed
Final report
Grumiller, D. and Balasin, H. and Preis, F.

Luzi Bergamin
On the effect of the global cosmological expansion on the local dynamics in the Solar System (04-1302)

Initial study description

University of Freiburg

Completed
Final report
Giulini, D. and Carrera, M.

Andreas Rathke and Nicholas Lan
Lorentz-invariant description of the Feigel Process for the Extraction of Momentum from a Vacuum (04-1201b)

Initial study description

University of Grenoble and Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse

Completed
Final report
Van Tiggelen, B. A., Rikken, G.L.J.A., and Krstic, V.

Andreas Rathke and Nicholas Lan
Lorentz-invariant description of the Feigel Process for the Extraction of Momentum from a Vacuum (04-1201a)

Initial study description

University of Koln

Completed
Final report
Hehl, F. W., Obukhovy, Y. N., and Heinicke, C.

Andreas Rathke and Nicholas Lan
Theoretical study of the interaction of mesoscopic systems with gravity (03-1301)

Initial study description

University of Koln

Completed
Final report
Kiefer, C. and Weber, C.

Andreas Rathke

Propulsion (6)

Advanced Injectors for Chemical Rockets Inspired by Ink-jet Printing Technology (06-3101)

Initial study description

University of Southampton and University of Cambridge

Completed
Final report
Glynne-Jones, P., Coletti, M., Gabriel, S., White, N., and Beeby, S.

Cristina Bramanti
Electrodynamic Tether Microsats at the Giant Planets (05-3203)

Initial study description

Universidad Politecnica de Madrid and Universita di Padova

and CISAS

Completed
Final report
Sanmartin, J. R., Charro, M., Lorenzini, E., and Garrett, H.

Cristina Bramanti and Claudio Bombardelli
Advanced Concepts of Electromagnetic Generation, Confinement and Acceleration of High Density Plasma for Propulsion (05-3202)

Initial study description

Politecnico di Torino

Completed
Final report
Vecchi, G., Lancellotti, V., and Maggiora, R.

Cristina Bramanti
Numerical simulation of the Helicon Double Layer Thruster Concept (05-3201)

Initial study description

Universita di Padova

Completed
Final report
Manente, M., Musso, I., and Carlsson, J.

Cristina Bramanti
Open Magnetic Fusion For Space Propulsion (04-3102)

Initial study description

Universita Roma La Sapienza

Completed
Final report
Romanellia, F., Brunob, C., and Regnolia, G.

Roger Walker
Helicon Double Layer Thruster Concept for High Power NEP Missions (04-3101)

Initial study description

Ecole Polytechnique

Completed
Final report
Plihon, N., Chabert, P., and Raimbault, J. L.

Roger Walker

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