A project involving the development of a CubeSat space spectrometer, the Low-Energy Module (LEM), is currently in progress at the prototyping and proof-of-concept stage. The compact particle spectrometer, measuring 10x10x10cm³ in size, serves as a payload for the NUSES space mission. The on-board array of detectors enables event-based measurements of the energy, arrival direction, and […]
THESEUS XGIS module integration
THESEUS (Transient High Energy Sky and Early Universe Surveyor) is a mission specifically designed to investigate the Early Universe, including the cosmic dawn and reionization era, while also making significant contributions to multi-messenger and time domain astrophysics. One of the instrumental components aboard the mission is the X and Gamma Imaging Spectrometer (XGIS), a partially-imaging […]
The Beta test bench
The custom mechanics were designed for the manual 2D alignment of two front-end PCBs with custom sensors onboard. The setup is realized as part of a research activities on beta radiation sensors. The primary design requirements were as follows: 1) The system needed to allow for precise alignment of two sensors and a beta radiation […]
Tilting plate
Hardware setup developed for research activities on superhydrophobic surfaces. The research focused on manufacturing and evaluating nano- and micro-patterned surfaces inspired by nature, utilizing MEMS technology. To perform the evaluation of different surfaces, a dedicated setup was built. This setup enables the assessment of energy loss during the movement of water droplets across the materials. […]
CHEARIA – Air Monitoring
CHEARIA is a collaborative activity between Bruno Kessler Foundation (FBK) of Trento, the local environmental protection agency (APPA) and several high schools of the Trentino-Alto Adige Region, as part of the national training program “work-based learning”. The program was mainly focused on the development of chemoresistive gas sensor arrays produced at FBK, and their use […]
StarTracker camera
Star tracker is an avionic instrument which estimates the attitude of a spacecraft through the stars observation. It is based on a camera to acquire images of the sky, interfaced with a processor, which performs pattern recognition of the stars in the field of view by means of a star catalog to estimate its attitude […]
RedPitaya DPP
Digital Pulse processor based on RedPitaya dev board. The RedPitaya board is utilized as a real-time signal processor for X-ray spectroscopy applications. It is effectively transformed to enable the registration of two independent X-ray spectra by utilizing both high-speed ADC inputs of the board. Hardware The Silicon X-ray sensor is an extremely sensitive device that […]
DomoSens – air quality
DomoSens is a large didactic project targeting developing and market launch of systems for in-door air quality monitoring. The project was conducted in collaboration with schools as part of the ‘Alternating School and Work’ program for high schools. The participants divided into smaller teams according their specialty have been dealing with real-life problems to the […]
SenSat – Remote Gas Monitoring
SenSat is a large didactic project aimed at developing and deploying systems for autonomous air quality monitoring in remote locations, such as mountain cabins and shelters in the Alps. The project was conducted in collaboration with schools as part of the ‘Alternating School and Work’ program for high school students, involving over 280 students. More […]
Remote lenses control
One of the very first systems I designed when I started working with X-ray equipment was an instrument that required manual tuning of a set of optomechanics. However, due to the presence of the X-ray source, the tuning had to be done when the machine was off, making the process extremely time-consuming. So… My first […]