ModGrasp
A Wave Simulator and Active Heave Compensation Framework
JOpenShowVar, a communication interface to Kuka robots
2014, November, 16 Filippo Sanfilippo 0

A Wave Simulator and Active Heave Compensation Framework for Demanding Offshore Crane Operations

Publications Filippo Sanfilippo, Lars Ivar Hatledal, Houxiang Zhang, Webjørn Rekdalsbakken and Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen. A Wave Simulator and Active Heave Compensation Framework for Demanding Offshore Crane Operations. In Proceeding of the IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE 2015), Halifax, Canada. 2015, 1588–1593. Video Abstract In this work, a framework is presented that makes it possible to reproduce the challenging operational scenario of contro

2014, November, 12 Filippo Sanfilippo 0

Little kids explain the Aurora Borealis. Pretty entertaining.

For all the Aurora addicts. Little kids explain the Aurora Borealis. Pretty entertaining. Enjoy

2014, October, 24 Filippo Sanfilippo 0

Rosetta: the ambition to turn science fiction into science fact

Rosetta is the first mission ever to rendezvous with, escort and land on a comet. A mission that began as a dream, but that after decades of planning, construction and flight through the Solar System, has arrived at its goal.

2014, October, 23 Filippo Sanfilippo 0

Day 5 - Black & White photo challenge

Day 5 - Black & White photo challenge. I was nominated by Anniken Karlsen and now I nominate Gianmarco Scarcella to post a black & white photo for 5 days and nominate a person each day to do the same - just for fun! This is my fifth photo. It was taken on August 9, 2014 in Lomé, Togo. I just had a transit flight on my way to Brazil. At that time, the most severe in history Ebola outbreak was just starting in this area of Africa. This photo highlights the very simple and ineffective prev

2014, October, 22 Filippo Sanfilippo 0

Day 4 - Black & White photo challenge

Day 4 - Black & White photo challenge. I was nominated by Anniken Karlsen and now I nominate Tommy Hongyang Yu to post a black & white photo for 5 days and nominate a person each day to do the same - just for fun! This is my fourth photo, I took this shoot last summer in Hailar, Inner Mongolia. This shoot was taken at the Mongolian Yurt Reception organised for the IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation (ICIA2014).

2014, October, 21 Filippo Sanfilippo 0

Joomla based website for the Mechatronics and all AMO Laboratories at Aalesund University College

When I started my PhD studies at Aalesund University College, I gave my contribution to the setting up of the Mechatronics Lab. One major contribution consisted in developing the website for the newly constituted Mechatronics Laboratory. This work has been done as extra in my spare time. The website is based Joomla. Joomla is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) for publishing web content. It is built on a model–view–controller web application framework that can be us

2014, October, 21 Filippo Sanfilippo 0

Day 3 - Black & White photo challenge

Day 3 - Black & White photo challenge. I was nominated by Anniken Karlsen and now I nominate Geir Bjørndal Srisoi to post a black & white photo for 5 days and nominate a person each day to do the same - just for fun! This is my third photo, I took this shoot last summer in São Paulo, Brazil. With this photo I wanted to highlight the huge gap between rich and poor in Brazil. São Paulo is seen as the economic centre of Brazil, containing the headquarters of most companies. In this city

2014, October, 20 Filippo Sanfilippo 0

Day 2 - Black & White photo challenge

Day 2 - Black & White photo challenge. I was nominated by Anniken Karlsen and now I nominate Mónica Marchant to post a black & white photo for 5 days and nominate a person each day to do the same - just for fun! This is my second photo, it was taken at the laboratory of Kuka College in Sweden. In this photo, the calibration process for a Kuka robot is shown.

2014, October, 19 Filippo Sanfilippo 0

Day 1 - Black & White photo challenge

Day 1 - Black & White photo challenge. I was nominated by my friend Anniken Karlsen and now I nominate Loris Fichera to post a black & white photo for 5 days and nominate a person each day to do the same - just for fun! This is my first photo, it was taken in Gothenburg, Sweden.

2014, October, 10 Filippo Sanfilippo 0

Sunset at the lighthouse, Ålesund, Norway

Sometimes the sunset become so colourful that it looks unreal. Enjoy this photo!

2014, October, 8 Filippo Sanfilippo 0

Motor calibration for modular robot

I just made a simple tutorial that can be used for motor calibration when assembling modular robots.

2014, October, 7 Filippo Sanfilippo 0

Watch the Total Lunar Eclipse Turning the Moon Red. Today!

You can watch a live broadcast here! Today, October, 8, at 11.30 AM in Norway, the moon will pass behind the center of Earth’s shadow and turn a rusty red color. Most people probably won’t be able to see this total lunar eclipse, because it will occur mainly over the Pacific Ocean. But don’t worry. You can watch a live broadcast here!

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