Affari tuoi, questa l'immagine trasmessa dalla Rai a livello internazionale
Devo ammettere che guardo pochissima televisione. Non solo per mancanza di tempo ma, soprattutto, per scelta. Mi chiedo come sia possibile che Rai Uno possa ancora trasmettere una trasmissione come Affari tuoi in cui i concorrenti vengono selezionati in maniera poco trasparente e si aggiudicano premi non per meriti ma solo a fortuna. Mi chiedo se è giusto trasmettere questa idea che si possano fare soldi facili senza meriti o senza sudore. Rai Uno è l'unico canale italiano che ricevo qui in N
Hey, YOU crazy jumper, YOU and your NOMINATION game are breaking the INTERNET
Yes, you crazy jumpers are breaking the Internet! :D In the last few days, several internet domains have been totally down for several hours, including facebook.com. The reason? This crazy jumping mania that is involving lot and lot of people, especially in Norway. It just went VIRAL, literally
VIDEO: Italia, uno Stato mai così platealmente umiliato
"Quindi, ricapitoliamo: dopo una vera e propria sparatoria fuori dallo stadio, la finale di Coppa Italia si è giocata solo dopo che le autorità di sicurezza sono andate a chiedere l'ok - sotto gli occhi di sessantamila persone - a tale Genny 'a carogna, capo degli ultras del Napoli, che indossava una maglietta con la scritta "Speziale libero". Speziale è l'ultras del Catania che uccise l'agente di polizia Raciti alcuni anni fa allo stadio Cibali. Lo dovrebbe ricordare molto bene l'ex procurat
Coppa Italia, Fiorentina-Napoli: Genny 'a carogna dà l'ok. Renzi presente. VERGOGNA
In Italy, he is the boss "Genny the carrion", he is the man who takes the most important decisions in Italy. "Genny the carrion" is more important than the prime minister, or the the President of the Senate, or the Quaestor of Rome, or of all of them put together.
VIDEO: hike to Sukkertoppen
Here is a video from my last hike to Sukkertoppen. The view from the top is fantastic! Sorry if the video is a bit shaky, I was filming without tripod and I was rushing.
Selfie with perfect reflections
Selfie :) Fascinating reflections and lights, an alternative view of Aalesund.
BioRob2014, notification of paper acceptance
Title: ModGrasp: an Open-Source Rapid-Prototyping Framework for Designing Low-Cost Sensorised Modular Hands. Author(s): Filippo Sanfilippo*, Houxiang Zhang, Kristin Y. Pettersen, Gionata Salvietti, Domenico Prattichizzo Dear Mr. Filippo Sanfilippo, we are pleased to inform you that the contribution referenced above, for which you are listed as the corresponding author, has been accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the 5th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics a
VIDEO: craziest thing to do: jumping from an aircraft with a parachute and skydiving alone!
One of the craziest thing to do: skydiving! It is an exhilarating sport that involves jumping from an aircraft and free falling/parachuting back to earth. Even crazier is to jump alone for the first time! In the photo above, my girlfriend, Rūta, is jumping for the first time, alone.
Trip to Vasstranda
One of the best ways to socialise in Norway is while walking outside. Today, some friends and I went to Vasstrandegga. Vasstrandegga is easy to reach and offers a beautiful view. Here some photos I took during the trip.
HDR VIDEO - Ålesund, the beautiful city
Ålesund, the beautiful city. This is a short video clip I shoot during winter 2013. I filmed most of the sub-clips in Brosundet, Ålesund, Norway. Enjoy the video below!
Supervised Theses
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| Interfacing an EEG Headset with a 3D Simulation Environment for Rehabilitation in Partially Paraplegic,Stroke Victims. Student: Tom Verplaetse; BSc in Automation Engineering, Department of Engineering and Natural Sciences, AAUC. Advisors: Robin Trulssen Bye, Filippo Sanfilippo. |
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| On the Usage of Single-Electrode EEG Devices for Biometric-Based Person Identification. Students: Guilherme Felipe Bosger, Rodrigo Bessa Juliao, Hugo de Almeida Ribeiro; BSc in Automation Engineering, Department of Engineering and Natural Sciences, AAUC. Advisors: Filippo Sanfilippo, Siebe van Albada. |
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| Active Heave Compensating Crane for Loading/Unloading of Platform Supply Vessels (PSV). Students: Ivan Flatval, Ørjan Gjelseth; BSc in Automation Engineering, Department of Engineering and Natural Sciences, AAUC. Company Contact: Dag Sverre Grønmyr, Rolls Royce Marine. Advisors: Siebe van Albada, Filippo Sanfilippo. |
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Supervised Student Projects
Among all the supervised student projects, a selection of them is listed in the following.
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Grasping and Locomotion for Modular Snake-Like Robots in a Search and Rescue Operations Scenario.Student: Per Myren. Student Summer Job within the BSc in Automation Engineering, Department of Engineering and Natural Sciences, AAUC. Advisors: Filippo Sanfilippo and Houxiang Zhang. |
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| Fall 2014 | |
Wearable Tactile Feedback Integration for Offshore Operations.Students: Bjørn Tomren, Kai Henning Humberset and Rolf-Magnus Hjørungdal; within the course of Mechatronics, robots and deck machines, BSc in Automation Engineering, Department of Engineering and Natural Sciences, AAUC. Advisors: Filippo Sanfilippo and Houxiang Zhang. |
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A Wave Simulator Framework for Offshore Crane Operations.Students: Håkon Østrem, Håkon Eikrem and Bjarne Humlen; within the course of Real-time computer programming, BSc in Automation Engineering, Department of Engineering and Natural Sciences, AAUC. Advisors: Filippo Sanfilippo, Girts Strazdins, Ivar Blindheim and Webjørn Rekdalsbakken. Within the following project: project description. |
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A Camera Guided Laser Shooter for Tracking Moving Objects.Students: Birger Skogeng Pedersen and Webjørn Yksnøy Bergmann; within the course of Real-time computer programming, BSc in Automation Engineering, Department of Engineering and Natural Sciences, AAUC. Advisors: Filippo Sanfilippo, Girts Strazdins, Ivar Blindheim and Webjørn Rekdalsbakken. Link: project demo. |
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Advanced Control Methods for a Search & Rescue Drone.Students: Rolf Ottar Rovde, Kristian Østgaard and Kim Gjøran Robertsen; within the course of Real-time computer programming, BSc in Automation Engineering, Department of Engineering and Natural Sciences, AAUC. Advisors: Filippo Sanfilippo, Girts Strazdins, Ivar Blindheim and Webjørn Rekdalsbakken. Link: project demo. |
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An Automated Monitoring System for Detecting Suspicious Subjects in Crowded Areas.Students: Benjamin Selvåg Skinnes, Øyvind Valderhaug Strømsheim and Steffen Sunde; within the course of Real-time computer programming, BSc in Automation Engineering, Department of Engineering and Natural Sciences, AAUC. Advisors: Filippo Sanfilippo, Girts Strazdins, Ivar Blindheim and Webjørn Rekdalsbakken. Link: project demo. |
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| Summer 2013 | |
Development of an Integrated Virtual-Prototyping Framework for Designing Modular Robotic Hands.Students: Stian Sandviknes, Ole Jonny Varhaugvik and Andreas Bull Enger; Student Summer Job within the BSc in Automation Engineering, Department of Engineering and Natural Sciences, AAUC. Advisors: Filippo Sanfilippo and Houxiang Zhang. Within the following project: project description. |
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| Summer 2012 | |
Haptic Feedback Integration for Maritime Crane Control.Student: Lars Ivar Hatledal; Student Summer Job within the BSc in Automation Engineering, Department of Engineering and Natural Sciences, AAUC. Advisors: Filippo Sanfilippo and Houxiang Zhang. Within the following project: project description. |
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| Spring 2012 | |
A Modular Grasping Snake Robot.Students: Gøncz Thomas, Frostad Katrine, Hjelme Camilla Hesseberg, Helland Thomas; within the course of Mechatronics, robots and deck machines, BSc in Automation Engineering, Department of Engineering and Natural Sciences, AAUC. Advisors: Filippo Sanfilippo and Houxiang Zhang. Link: project description. |
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The Demonstrator and Imitator Robots.Students: Ole Martin Longva, Marius Pieroth Skinnes, Christian Steiner Nilsen, Jan Ove Strand; within the course of Mechatronics, robots and deck machines, BSc in Automation Engineering, Department of Engineering and Natural Sciences, AAUC. Advisors: Filippo Sanfilippo and Houxiang Zhang. Link: project description. |
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A Modular 5-Legged Robot.Students: Håkon Sandanger Lunheim, Kenneth Strandabø, Eskil Fjørtoft Breivik, Jonas Roald Nordstrand in one group and Lars Ivar Hatledal, Ådne Heggem and Økland Higraff Espen in another group; within the course of Mechatronics, robots and deck machines, BSc in Automation Engineering, Department of Engineering and Natural Sciences, AAUC. Advisors: Filippo Sanfilippo and Houxiang Zhang. Link: project description. |
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A Modular H-Shaped 4-Legged Robot.Students: Roy Perez Folke-Olsen, Kim Andrè Langelo, Christoffer Flesjø Toverød; within the course of Mechatronics, robots and deck machines, BSc in Automation Engineering, Department of Engineering and Natural Sciences, AAUC. Advisors: Filippo Sanfilippo and Houxiang Zhang. Link: project description. |
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A Modular Robotic Hand with Vision Object Recognition capabilities.Students: Kim Andrè Sund, Kjetil Thorsen, Svein Rune Stangeland, Brita Erica Godfrey; within the course ofMechatronics, robots and deck machines, BSc in Automation Engineering, Department of Engineering andNatural Sciences, AAUC. Advisors: Filippo Sanfilippo and Houxiang Zhang. Link: project description. |
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Funding Projects
The work concerning maritime cranes and robot was partly supported by the Research Council of Norway through the Centres of Excellence funding scheme, project number 223254 and the Innovation Programme for Maritime Activities and Offshore Operations, project number 217768. In this context, a close cooperation is established with different partners including Rolls-Royce Marine AS, Norway, Huse Engineering, and the Offshore Simulation Centre AS.
Support was also received from the Centre for Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems (AMOS), Research Council of Norway, Centres of Excellence funding scheme, project number 223254.
Regarding robotic hands, the work was partially supported by the European Commission with the Collaborative Project no. 248587, “THE Hand Embodied”, within the FP7-ICT- 2009-4-2-1 program “Cognitive Systems and Robotics” and the Collaborative EU-Project “Hands.dvi” in the context of ECHORD (European Clearing House for Open Robotics Development). In this context, a close cooperation was established with the Department of Advanced Robotics at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy, and the Department of Information Engineering at the University of Siena, Italy.
Filippo Sanfilippo