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Francesco Mocera

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Associate Professor (L. 240)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (DIMEAS)

  • Member Commissione Open Access di Ateneo
  • Member Gruppo di lavoro Open Access di Ateneo

Profile

Keywords

Agricultural machinery
Battery electric vehicles
Fuel cell vehicles
Hybrid and electric vehicles
Machine design
Non road mobile machineries - nrmm
Off-road transmissions
Tractors (agricultural)
Working vehicles

Scientific branch

IIND-03/A - Mechanical Design and Machine Construction
(Area 0009 - Industrial and information engineering)

Research topics

  • Electro-mechanical performance of Li-Ion cells
  • Innovative hybrid electric powertrain design for Agri-Construction working vehicles
  • IoT integrated monitoring systems for vehicle applications

Skills

ERC sectors

PE8_10 - Industrial design (product design, ergonomics, man-machine interfaces, etc.)
PE8_7 - Mechanical and manufacturing engineering (shaping, mounting, joining, separation)
PE7_3 - Simulation engineering and modelling
PE8_11 - Sustainable design (for recycling, for environment, eco-design)

SDG

Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Goal 13: Climate action

Fellowships

  • Effective member - AIAS, Italia (2016-)

Teaching

Collegi of the PhD programmes

  • INGEGNERIA MECCANICA, 2025/2026 (41. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • INGEGNERIA MECCANICA, 2024/2025 (40. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • INGEGNERIA MECCANICA, 2023/2024 (39. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO

Collegi of the degree programmes

Teachings

Master of Science

MostraNascondi A.A. passati

Bachelor of Science

MostraNascondi A.A. passati

Research

Research Areas/Fields/Groups

Research projects

Projects funded by competitive calls

Projects funded by commercial contracts

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Supervised PhD students

  • Marco Valerio Perrozzi. Programme in Ingegneria Meccanica (41st cycle, 2025-in progress)
    Research subject: My PhD thesis focuses on an innovative monitoring system for freight railway vehicles, based on a network of Wireless Sensor Nodes (WSNs) powered by energy harvesting devices.
    Finite element analysis / Analisi a elementi finiti
    Automation and control / Automazione e controllo
    Railway engineering / Ingegneria ferroviaria
  • Maria Chiara Rondano. Programme in Ingegneria Meccanica (41st cycle, 2025-in progress)
    Research subject: Electrification of Agricultural Tractor Vehicles
    Finite element analysis / Analisi a elementi finiti
    Vehicle design / Progetto del veicolo
    Machine design / Progetto di macchine
  • Mattia Scanavino. Programme in Ingegneria Meccanica (40th cycle, 2024-in progress)
  • Valerio Martini. Programme in Ingegneria Meccanica (38th cycle, 2022-2026)
    Thesis: Analysis of Fuel Cell Systems for Off-Road Agricultural Vehicles

Publications

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