RESEARCH
MAIN RESEARCH AREAS OF INTEREST
Signo Motus stands as main partner in the design, development and
testing of innovative solutions and systems in different engineering
fields.
The Company, through a team of researchers and engineers with a
long experience offers services and technical assistance in
bio-medical and robotics areas.
Agreements are in place with the University of Pisa (Dipartimento
di Informatica) and the University of Messina (Facoltà di Ingegneria)
to carry out BS, MS and PhD Thesis research activities in the above
mentioned areas of interest.
The experience acquired together with the all-round slender
organization allow an effective stepping in research programmes
supported at European, National and Regional levels, covering
technical, commercial and management aspects.
The company participates to several national and international
research projects.
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European and National research project in
progress
| “Advanced Development Held by
Electro-Rheological Effect”
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| Programme: |
National Plan of Military Research (P.N.R.M.) - co-funded by
Direzione Generale Armamenti Terrestri (Italian Ministry of
Defence) |
| Coordinator: |
Signo Motus |
| Sub-contractor: |
DCIIM-UNIME (Department of Industrial Chemistry and Materials
Engineering - University of Messina) IPCF-CNR Messina (Istituto
per I Processi Chimico Fisici - National Research Council) |
| Costs: |
€ 1.494.554 |
| “Regional ICT based Clusters for Healthcare
Applications and R&D Integration”
|
| Programme: |
FP7 Capacities – Region of Knowledge – FP7-REGIONS-2010-1 |
| Project Coordinator: |
Regione Toscana (Italy) |
| Scientific Coordinator: |
Signo Motus |
| Consortium: |
15 partners (IT, SE, UK, PL) |
| Costs: |
€ 3.381.262 |
| Project website: |
www.richardproject.eu
|
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Factsheet
(pdf)
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| “ICT platform for health and home care
services”
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| Programme: |
Fondo per l’Innovazione Tecnologica (F.I.T.) Legge 46/82 –
2009 |
| Coordinator: |
Signo Motus |
| Costs: |
€ 1.112.085 |
| “Clinical Leading Environment for the
Assessment of Rehabilitation protocols in home care”
|
| Programme: |
ICT Policy Support programme under the Competitiveness and
Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) |
| Coordinator: |
Signo Motus |
| Consortium: |
13 partners (4 IT,4 SP,2 PL,3 NL) |
| Costs: |
€ 5.615.735 |
| Project website: |
www.habiliseurope.eu
|
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Factsheet
(pdf)
|
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Successfully completed European and National
Research Project
| “HEaLth Service Linking Tele-rehabilitatiOn
to Disable PeOple and Clinicians”
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| Period: |
March 2005 / February 2007 |
| Programme: |
eTen - Market Validation |
|
“Market validation of a home-care service by
which upper limb rehabilitation is continued at home under
hospital supervision. Market acceptability of the service will
be tested in Italy, Spain and Belgium. eTEN” |
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Download Brochure
(pdf)- (223KB)
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| “Exoskeleton to improve the load capabilities
of the operator.”
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| Period: |
2007 - 2010 |
| Programme: |
Italian Ministry of Defence – National Research Project (PRN
266) |
| Coordinator: |
Scuola Superiore S. Anna di Pisa (Lab. PERCRO) |
| Sub-contractor: |
Signo Motus |
SPASM
| “Support Programme for Assembly of database
for Spasticity Measurement.”
|
| Period: |
January 2002 / December 2004 |
| Programme: |
FP5 – Generic R&D Activities |
|
“Determine the best approach in the measurement
of spasticity based on the current state of the art.” |
| “Home Activity Desk.”
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| Period: |
September 2001 / August 2004 |
| Programme: |
FP5 – Information Society Technologies Systems and Services
for the Citizen - Applications relating to health |
|
“Design and development of a patient station for
home rehabilitation of patient affected by Stroke, Traumatic
Brain Injuries (TBI) and Multiple Sclerosis (MS).” |
DRAMA
| “Developments in Rehabilitation of the Arm -
A Multimedia Approach.”
|
| Period: |
June 1998 / November 2000 |
| Programme: |
FP4 – Information Technologies |
TREMOR
| “Development and Validation of New Assistive
Devices for the Treatment of Disabilities caused by Tremor
(Tide Project DE 3216 TREMOR).”
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| Period: |
October 1996 / April 2000 |
| Programme: |
FP4 – Information Technologies |
Other research Initiatives
