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Research activity

MilleChili

Research activity

MilleChili was founded in 2009 by the Machine
Design Group together with Ferrari S.p.A. The

Lab has achieved considerable longstanding
and recognised expertise in the understanding
and modelling of mechanical structures
by advanced numerical and experimental
techniques. Specific areas of interest are:
• Materials characterization and Finite Element
correlation

• Crash event simulation
• Design optimization
• Validation testing and failure analysis

Context and motivation of Funded projects / grants

the research During the years, the Lab has participated in several

MilleChili is the academic laboratory working national and international competitive projects. In
in the field of the automotive chassis design, 2019, the Lab has been involved in the European call
optimization and innovation. This Lab was MSCA-RISE-2019 - Research and Innovation Staff
founded with the objective of effectively Exchange called OWHEEL. The project will produce
transferring and linking the technology and recommendations for improving ride dynamics and
know-how from the research realm to the passenger comfort through innovative wheel-corner
industrial environment. The MilleChili belief is designs for automated vehicles. The project will

that no innovation is possible without research. draw on collaborative research and training between
universities and industrial organisations from the EU,
Japan and South Africa. Recently, in 2020, the Lab
is involved in Regional project entitled Prototype of
hydrogen supply and control system set up on fuel
cell demonstrator vehicle, as partner for the modelling

and structural analyses of the hydrogen storage
system and its connections with the vehicle chassis.

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