In Memoriam: Paolo Cappa

Sensors

Stefano Rossi¹  Jeffrey Laut²  Maurizio Porfiri²  Eduardo Palermo³  Fabrizio Patanè⁴ 

[1] Department of Economics, Engineering, Society and Business Organization (DEIM), University of Tuscia, 01100 Viterbo, Italy;Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA;Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 00184 Rome, Italy;Niccolò Cusano University, via Don Gnocchi, 00166 Rome, Italy;

关键词: biomechanics;    mechanical measurement;    rehabilitation;    robotics;    thermal measurement;   

DOI  :  10.3390/s17112661

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Prof. Paolo Cappa passed away on 26 August 2016, at the age of 59, after a long and courageous fight against cancer. Paolo Cappa was a Professor in Mechanical and Thermal Measurements and Experimental Biomechanics in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of Sapienza University of Rome, where he had also served as the Head of the Department, and a Research Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of New York University Tandon School of Engineering. During his intense, yet short, career, he made several significant scientific contributions within the discipline of Mechanical and Thermal Measurements, pioneering fundamental applications to Biomechanics. He co-founded the Motion Analysis and Robotics Laboratory (MARLab) within the Neurorehabilitation Division of IRCCS Pediatric Hospital “Bambino Gesu”, in Rome, to fuel transitional research from the laboratory to clinical practice. Through collaboration with neurologists and physiatrists at MARLab, Prof. Cappa led the development of a powerful array of novel mechanical solutions to wearable robotics for pediatric patients, addressing dramatic needs for children’s health and contributing to the training of an entire generation of Mechanical Engineering students.

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