Engineering

This course is part of the Laurea Magistrale program. The course is intended for advanced level students only. Enrollment is by consent of the instructor. The course focuses on procedures and methods for modelling, identifying, designing, and analyzing dynamic motorcycle models. Topics include analytical tools to understand the basic mechanical systems, numerical tools to simulate complex mechanical systems, and experimental tools to identify critical parameters. The course discusses topics including motorcycle kinematics, suspensions, tire modelling, motorcycle dynamics, numerical modelling of the motorcycle dynamics, and experimental tests and model validation. The course consists of theoretical lectures, lectures and seminars held by experts from academic and industry, and classroom exercises with numerical tools and simulation software.

The course introduces the main aspects of industrial design used by designers in their everyday work together with aspects of contemporary design research. Lectures on design management and the design process and environmental concerns are included as well as introduction to modelling techniques. The product is examined from a user centered and sociological perspective. The course contains an industrially related project in which the insights obtained during the course are practiced. In this project the students work in groups of 3-4 students. Guidance is provided and the workshop is open for the students. The students plan when and how they work during the project. Industrial designers active in industry teach and give feedback on the project work. Field trip to design bureau is also included.

This course offers an introduction to aerospace propulsion. Topics include: aircraft engine modeling-- the turbojet; component matching and off-design operation; turbofan engines; inlets and nozzles; principles of compressors and fans; compressor blading, design, and multi-staging; turbines, stage characteristics, and degree of reaction; turbine solidity, mass flow limits, and internal cooling; film cooling, thermal stresses, and impingement; combustion-- combustors and pollutants; engine noise and aeroacoustics; engine rotating structures; rotordynamics.

This course covers theory and application of basic crystallography, structure of materials, and X-ray diffraction. 

The course is designed to equip students with experience, knowledge, and skills for succeeding in globally interdependent and culturally diverse workplaces. During the course, students are challenged to question, reflect upon, and respond thoughtfully to the issues they observe and encounter in the internship setting and local host environment. Professional and personal development skills as defined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), such as critical thinking, teamwork, and diversity are cultivated. Assignments focus on building a portfolio that highlights those competencies and their application to workplace skills. The hybrid nature of the course allows students to develop their skills in a self-paced environment with face-to-face meetings and check-ins to frame their intercultural internship experience. Students complete 45 hours of in-person and asynchronous online learning activities and 225-300 hours at the internship placement.