25/01/2021 | written by Nela Lazarevic Interview with Martin Fischer, Co-Design Coordinator at Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli for the 36th America’s Cup During the ESTECO Users’ Meeting 2020, we met Martin Fischer, Co-Design Coordinator for Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team, to learn more about the role modeFRONTIER played in the hull and foil design of their AC75 yacht, but also in optimizing sailing techniques.
11/01/2021 | written by Ansley Barnard Key skills for developing resilience and managing work in isolation We’ve all experienced isolation and physical distancing this year. We’ve had to adapt our professional and personal lives dramatically. We’ve had to learn new skills, make sacrifices, and likely deal with tough emotions. But unlike most people, this was not new for me. Unexpectedly, I found myself revisiting old habits having lived through something like this before.
16/12/2020 | written by Carlo Poloni ESTECO technology for America's Cup - AC75 yachts flying on water in Auckland Sailing yachts have always represented fruitful ground for multidisciplinary design optimization. At the same time, sailing is an important element of local culture in our hometown, Trieste. With these two factors combined, it is no surprise that challenges in this field have accompanied the development of ESTECO from the very beginning.
02/12/2020 | written by Marco Turchetto From meaningless numbers to data-driven decisions in engineering product design The biggest challenge with data today isn’t how to handle it from a technical and technological point of view. Rather, it has to do with turning data into valuable insights necessary to predict the optimal next step of the design iteration. Storytelling is an essential part of data interpretation when it comes to enterprise-wide collaboration on product design which is the norm in the era of...
03/08/2020 | written by Roel Van De Velde Digital Engineering: Why every engineer should be part of the MDO process Big changes in aircraft development are coming. The COVID-19 pandemic is having massive implications on commercial aviation. With the entire industry coming to a grinding halt, state governments have acted quickly to protect the A&D industries that are so critical for the economy and national security.
