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Proof of Concept as a Multidisciplinary Design-Based Approach

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Design Tools and Methods in Industrial Engineering (ADM 2019)

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Abstract

This work deals with the description of the activities developed in the PoC-BS laboratory. In particular, it is proposed first to provide a multidisciplinary definition of Proof of Concept - PoC - and then to illustrate the design-methods-based approach used in the laboratory for the development of different types of PoC.

In particular, the presentation of the integrated approach, for the realization of different types of PoC is provided through the description of some examples of activities carried out to support experimental research. In this work we describe: (i) the construction of a cosmic-ray telescope in collaboration with the group of Experimental Physics, (ii) the design and manufacture of devices for qualitative evaluation of the drying process of sludge generated by the inertization of waste incinerator fly-ash, carried out with the group of Chemistry for Technologies.

In conclusion, the paper focuses on the future prospects of the Laboratory, whose ambition is to consolidate its activity and to lay the foundations for a new way of service delivery, based on a fair acknowledgement of contributions from this type of laboratories to both educational and scientific research.

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Authors would like to thank Maria Cristina Ricossa for the help and the involvement in the PoC-BS lab.

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Brescia, via Branze, 38, 25123, Brescia, Italy

    Diego Paderno, Ileana Bodini & Valerio Villa

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Paderno, D., Bodini, I., Villa, V. (2020). Proof of Concept as a Multidisciplinary Design-Based Approach. In: Rizzi, C., Andrisano, A.O., Leali, F., Gherardini, F., Pini, F., Vergnano, A. (eds) Design Tools and Methods in Industrial Engineering. ADM 2019. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31154-4_53

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