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Dr Paolo Paoletti PhD

Dr Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Research

Control Systems

Linear and nonlinear control;
Robust control, in presence of noise and uncertainty;
Mixing optimality with robustness;
Control in biological networks and organisms.

Robotics & Autonomous systems

Bio-inspired robotics;
Coordination of large robotic teams.

Microscopy and nanosensors

Atomic force microscopy;
Micro-rheology;
Micromechanical gravimetric sensing.

Research Grants

Automated pothole characterisation

DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT (UK)

January 2020 - September 2020

Flex-Handling: advanced soft sensing and control in soft grippers for flexible materials handling

ROYAL SOCIETY

September 2019 - September 2022

Low-cost Ultrasound System for Health Monitoring in Low-income Countries

ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING (UK)

December 2018 - December 2019

BEST-Man - Bespoke Evolving Smart Technology for Manufacturing

ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

October 2019 - February 2022

Towards an autonomous sensing platform for pollution monitoring

ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING (UK)

December 2016 - August 2017

Design for and of the complete AM process chain (ENCOMPASS)

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

October 2016 - February 2020

Leverhulme Research Centre for Functional Materials Design

LEVERHULME TRUST (UK)

October 2016 - March 2027

UNFRAME3D

APADANA MANAGEMENT 3 LIMITED

July 2016 - December 2019

AutoTurtle - Auto unfold solar turtle

ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING (UK)

December 2016 - December 2017

START - Self-Tuning Advanced Rheology Tool.

ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

May 2016 - August 2017