Francesco Messina

Ph.D. candidate in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni , 38^th cycle (2022-2025)
Department of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET)

Docente esterno e/o collaboratore didattico
Department of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET)

francesco_messina@polito.it

Profile

PhD

Research topic

UAV BVLOS framework for autonomous surveillance and inspection of industrial infrastructures.

Tutors

Research interests

Big Data, Machine Learning, Neural Networks and Data Science

Geo-positioning, Navigation Systems and Remote sensing

Mechatronics and robotics

Systems, Automation and Control

Biography

I obtained my Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in September 2018. Fascinated by the world of automation and robotics, I decided to enroll on the Master of Science in Mechatronics Engineering at Politecnico di Torino, journey that I completed in December 2020. Thanks to the Interdepartmental Centre for Service Robotics and the Department of Environmental, Land and Infrastructure Engineering, during my Master’s thesis, I had the opportunity to synthesize a good part of the knowledge and skills acquired during my degree courses. The main topic was to design a UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) that can run independently, safely and efficiently through rough and uneven terrain, such as agricultural fields or unpaved roads, by using the RRT*(Rapidly-exploring Random Tree) path planner.

After the conclusion of my Master’s thesis, I’ve started a research grants on an innovative project called Spectral Evidence of Ice (SEI). The project is aimed at identifying ice on the wings and fuselage of an airplane, through the use of a drone, using photogrammetry techniques and spectral analysis to support operators in removal operation of ice. At the end of that I took part in another project related to the Turin-Lyon tunnel that is still under construction. The objective of this project is the study of a methodology capable of autonomously analyzing and identifying the resulting material from the ongoing excavation with the ultimate goal of selecting a part of it to make concrete mix to be reused for the construction of the tunnel itself.

Teaching

Teachings

Master of Science

Electronic systems for mechatronics. A.A. 2023/24, MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA MECCATRONICA). Collaboratore del corso
Electronics Fundamentals and Applications. A.A. 2023/24, MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA MECCATRONICA). Collaboratore del corso
Electronic systems for mechatronics. A.A. 2022/23, MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA MECCATRONICA). Collaboratore del corso

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Publications

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Messina, Francesco; Lingua, Andrea Maria; Martino, Alessio; Matrone, Francesca; Maschio, ... (2024)
Fast and accurate Zero-defect manufacturing using collaborative real-time photogrammetry. In: ISPRS TC I Mid-term Symposium “Intelligent Sensing and Remote Sensing Application”, Changsha (China), 13–17 May 2024, pp. 495-502. ISSN 2194-9034
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Martini, M.; Eirale, A.; Tuberga, B.; Ambrosio, M.; Ostuni, A.; Messina, F.; Mazzara, ... (2023)
56. Enhancing navigation benchmarking and perception data generation for row-based crops in simulation. In: 14th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, Bologna, Italy, 2-6 July 2023, pp. 451-457. ISBN: 978-90-8686-393-8
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Matrone, Francesca; Messina, Francesco; Parizia, Francesca; Lingua, Andrea M.; Maschio, ... (2022)
Caratterizzazione granulometrica e mineralogica di materiale di scavo tramite immagini RGB e iperspettrali. In: Geomatica per la transizione verde e digitale, Genova (Italia), 20 – 24 Giugno 2022, pp. 367-368. ISBN: 978-88-941232-9-6
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)